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Qatar Foreign ministers from four P3 Arab nations seeking to isolate Qatar over not running for AL its alleged support for extremist groups met yesterday in the Egyptian capital, just hours after they said they had received Doha’s response to their demands for ending the diplomatic crisis roiling the Persian Gulf. What Qatar said in response to the demands remains unclear, but the crisis is becoming a global concern as neither side appears to be backing down. More on p14
China yesterday insisted India withdraw its troops from a disputed plateau in the Himalayan mountains before talks can take place to settle the most protracted standoff in recent years between the nuclear-armed neighbors who fought a brief but bloody frontier war in the area 55 years ago.
Philippines The decapitated bodies of two Vietnamese crewmen abducted last year by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants were found yesterday on a southern Philippine island. More on p13
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Wong urges Education investigation over national flag Sio: Reporting on Taiwan itinerary Earlier this week, a Chinese national flag was found hanging upside down at the Macau Ferry Terminal. The ‘normal’ for work related trips Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, has condemned the people who photoshopped the image of the he Coordinator of the upside-down flag onto other pictures TTertiary Education Servi- which were then posted online. ces Office (GAES) said that the According to a report by Macao Daily alleged requirement for acade- When News, Wong clarified that the Chinese mics at the University of Ma- national flag was not hanging upside organizing cau (UM) to report their acti- down anywhere else, other than vities while on trips to Taiwan besides the ferry, confirming that the official is normal if the trip is work photoshopped upside down flag image missions, and accompanying stories created by related. netizens were fabricated. Further to Denying that this require- they have to this, Wong declared that the digital ment constitutes a violation of alterations not only insulted the national academic freedom, Sou Chio indicate with flag but insulted the Customs Services. Fai argued that the university He informed that the Judiciary Police and its academics should re- which entities will proceed with investigations into port who they meet and what netizens who posted the digitally altered they plan to do when in Taiwan or people they pictures of the national flag online. as the trips are financed by the will meet. government. “According to the current Sou Chio Fai 800 aged residents law of tertiary education, we meet. This is a normal practice [GAES] respect all educatio- [and] has nothing to do with report on any visit to Taiwan, am not aware of these rules [to looking for job nal freedom in every higher educational freedom or an in- including personal trips ou- report the itinerary of a perso- education institution in Ma- vestigation.” tside the purview of the UM. nal trip] in any public service,” Some 800 Macau residents aged over cau,” he said, as cited by public The statement comes in res- Questioned by the Times on he said. 60 years old are registered at the Labor broadcaster TDM. ponse to allegations of dimi- the matter, the university de- Citing an unnamed source, Affairs Bureau (DSAL) to receive “I think, as a public service nishing academic freedom at clined to comment. Hoje Macau reported last week assistance while job seeking. According and as any entity that has the However, the GAES coordi- that these requirements were to a report by TDM, this number the UM, first raised by Profes- corresponds to data collected between support of public funds, when sor Hao Zhidong. nator has rejected the idea that not initiated by the UM itself, January and May, 2017. According organizing official missions, Hao, who is leaving the UM, academics would need to make but had been imposed on it by to the Social Welfare Bureau, 130 of they have to indicate with whi- claimed that the education ins- the same reports when trave- an undisclosed government these residents (corresponding to 16 ch entities or people they will titution was requiring its staff ling for personal reasons. “I department. percent of the total) were successfully employed after receiving help from the bureau. The latest government Gaming identification cards unease and lawsuits by data indicates that the unemployment with chips that contain individuals concerned rate among those aged between data including social about data security and 55 and 64 years old is 2.9 percent. security numbers shou- potential invasions of DSAL considers this low rate a Japan casino ID checks ld be a requirement for privacy. A campaign to reflection of Macau providing positive entry by residents of make sure all Japanese environments for mature age workers could deter customers Japan, including foreig- and foreign residents to be included in the job market. ners. have what is known as Yuki Hagiwara for the legal framework come extremely restric- This would be a stric- a “My Number” card and Isabel Reynolds to allow casinos to be ted,” LDP panel head ter requirement than in has stumbled, with only CHCSJ accused opened in regions, as Takeshi Iwaya said on the U.S., where social 9 percent of the popu- of medical apan could deter well as major cities. Monday, when asked security numbers are lation in possession of Jcustomers from its The government is about the use of so- required only when col- such cards as of May. negligence casinos if it forces gam- planning to submit a bill cial security numbers. lecting winnings over a “Even if we use them, blers to submit their on casino operations to “These will be leisure certain limit. Foreign we must avoid any data A patient’s relatives have accused social security num- parliament in autumn, and entertainment fa- tourists in Japan should leaks or having people’s the Hospital Conde de São Januário bers before entering, with the first such re- cilities, so they must be be allowed to use their activities monitored by (CHCSJ) of medical negligence during according to the head sorts expected to open friendly to customers passports as ID, the the government,” Iwaya the patient’s life-saving procedures. of a ruling party panel their doors sometime in and we mustn’t go too expert panel said last said. “If enjoying gam- CHCSJ denied the accusation and said working on plans for the early to mid 2020s. far” with attempts to month. bling is treated as a bad that the hospital denies the charges the Singapore-style re- The world’s major casi- prevent wrongdoing. Strict entry require- thing, the integrated made by the patient’s relatives, who sorts. no operators, including He suggested passports ments for residents of resorts won’t be a suc- question the decisions made by a Japan would lessen the cess.” doctor from the hospital. CHCSJ Lawmaker Takeshi Las Vegas Sands Corp, and drivers’ licenses as noted that the hospital already fully Iwaya’s comments in- Melco Resorts & En- alternative forms of ID. attractiveness of the Smaller cities have understood the patient’s condition, dicate a potential clash tertainment Ltd, Wynn Bureaucrats are market for casino ope- already expressed an- and that, according to medical records, between bureaucrats Resorts Ltd and MGM seeking to resolve pu- rators who hope that lo- noyance that the bi- the patient’s relatives agreed to not and politicians as they Resorts International, blic concerns over gam- cal visitors will become dding framework for transfer the patient to the Intensive prepare a bill to regu- have expressed interest bling addiction and a pillar of their gaming casino licenses may Care Unit. CHCSJ also stated that the late gambling resorts in a market expected money laundering in revenue. exclude them and run late patient’s relatives could sue CHCSJ following their lega- to generate billions of a country where crime Japan introduced so- counter to Prime Mi- or forward the case to the region’s lization late last year. dollars in revenue. rates are low. An expert cial security numbers nister Shinzo Abe’s medical accidents committee for further Speaking in an inter- “It’s important to make panel working with of- less than two years ago goal of reviving Japan’s investigation. view, Iwaya also called sure access doesn’t be- ficials said government amid widespread public regions. Bloomberg
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Education rally, will always be Chan Meng Kam’s issue. Si Ka Lon, Song Local film Pei Kei and I do not have any projects family relationship. […] We are Sio: Reporting on Taiwan itinerary breaking the hereditary system, selected for which was part of my previous AL slogans. I believe in them,” trade fair Chan remarked. “And you, re- sidents, please believe in my Nine film projects were ‘normal’ for work related trips selected last Tuesday for choice. Supporting Si Ka Lon the 2017 Guangdong- and Song Pek Kei is the same Hong Kong-Macau Film as supporting me, Chan Meng Production Investment Kam.” and Trade Fair. Co- Chan believes it is time for organized by the Cultural more young people to become a Affairs Bureau, the fair voice in society. He also noted is a platform for film that there are still many things investors and producers he can do for society in his life from the three regions and thanked his supporters. to cooperatively invest in the film industry. The fair cultivates filmmaking talents and promotes the film industry in the Why should I three regions. Eligible be appointed films were selected by an adjudication panel, Chan Meng Kam by the based on the story’s creativity, the applicant’s government? experience and execution, Chan Meng Kam the executive producer not running for AL and production team, and the budgeting rationale. Chan Meng Kam was born in The applicants whose awmaker Chan am a lawmaker, I will become a nity services,” adding: “I think, 1962, in Fujian province. He film projects were chosen Meng Kam has an- directly elected lawmaker. Why assuming more young people moved to Macau in 1980, was for the fair include Vong nounced that he will should I be appointed by the go- will become lawmakers, that elected as a Macau lawmaker in Tin Leong, Long Wai I, not be a candidate for vernment?” questioned Chan. Macau’s AL will become more 2005, and in 2009 began his se- Wong Kong Po, Tong Lthe next Legislative Assembly In a press conference organi- energetic, and Macau’s future cond term. In 2013, he was re- Ka Chun, Ieong Lek On, (AL) direct election. Amid spe- zed by Chan to announce his will be more promising.” elected with his list securing the Lou Ka Hou, Fernando culation regarding his possible retirement from the AL, the Fu- “I will stand in different pla- highest number of votes. Eloy, Vincent Hoi and appointment to the AL, Chan jian community leader said that ces to continue serving Macau He is also a member of the Na- Wong Teng Teng. These also confirmed that he would he has been “looking at these residents. […] Every residen- tional Committee of the Chine- applicants will be invited not become a lawmaker appoin- young people stepping into ts’ issue is Si Ka Lon’s issue, is se People’s Political Consultati- to attend the fair on July ted by the Chief Executive. “If I clubs and deeper into commu- Song Pek Kei’s issue, and, natu- ve Conference. JZ 25 and 26.
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pment of startups. Education “People understood this mes- sage and decided that it’s time to get new resources,” Neves continued. IPOR launches support desk Some universities participa- ting in the scheme demand a level of B2 Portuguese language for international students competence, although this de- pends on the student’s desired course. Lynzy Valles pport this decision making of fa- Because of this competency re- mily and students,” said Neves. quirement, IPOR is encouraging he Portuguese Institute of In addition to the support and students to learn the language Tthe Orient (IPOR) has ki- assistance available from the lo- before moving to Portugal. The cked off its new International cal government for students in- institute is also working with Student Desk yesterday aimed tending to study in Portugal, the universities in Portugal to have at assisting non-Portuguese stu- director noted that the support part of the language training re- dents intending to study in hi- desk would be able to effectively quirements conducted at IPOR. gher education in Portugal. mediate between students and Meanwhile, Neves believes Under special regulations crea- universities. that the region is making good ted by Portuguese authorities for progress on its goal of becoming international students, foreign a Portuguese-language lear- students who are non-Portugue- ning-center within the Asia pa- se and non-EU nationals may be What we’re cific region. admitted to study at universities Neves stated that IPOR is one in Portugal if they have a high trying to do of the biggest centers for acqui- school diploma and Portuguese ring an international Portugue- language proficiency. is to support se certification in the Portugue- Roughly 400 local students se language in Asia, adding that decided to study in Portugal last this decision it has two institutes that support year alone. As of June, the Por- making of training Portuguese language tuguese consulate has received teachers. nearly 300 study visa applica- family and João Laurentino Neves “I do think that Macau not tions for the coming academic only has the conditions, but the year. students. Neves predicted that the num- cal message is very strong. They will to perform as the center of Speaking to the Times, director João Laurentino Neves ber of students wanting to move hear it from the Central Gover- a network that has Portuguese of IPOR João Laurentino Neves IPOR director to Portugal to continue their nment and from the Macau go- language as its main core,” he indicated that many local stu- education would increase as a vernment.” said. dents prefer to continue their “What we’re trying to do is to result of the platform, stressing Neves also noted that the Director of Tertiary Education studies in Portugal and are keen get this information from uni- the government’s aim to produ- message is ‘very strong and ef- Services Office (GAES) Sou Chi to process their applications un- versities to provide useful in- ce bilingual talents. fective’ as foreigners are aware Fai was cited in a TDM report der the country’s special regula- formation for [parents and stu- Regarding this aim, he said: that Portuguese speakers have describing the International tions for international students. dents] to make decisions,” the “I do think that students now also been receiving opportuni- Student Desk as “a good idea, “What we’re trying to do is to su- director clarified. have understood that the politi- ties, for example in the develo- an innovation.”
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he University of TMacau’s (UM) Facul- ty of Arts and Humani- ties (FAH) and local high school, Sacred Heart Canossian College’s En- glish Section recently co-organized a two-day summer reading camp for 20 students from the high school. The students partici- pated in a series of ac- tivities led by Profes- sor Katrine Wong from the FAH department of English and Corrine rian to early modern made up creative sen- Wallace from the UM era, impromptu per- tences with the words English Language Cen- formances of Shakes- they had learnt over the ter. The camp aimed to peare’s play “Macbe- two days. increase students’ inte- th” at the university’s The camp ended with rest in reading and to Black Box Theatre and a visit to the university provide them with an an interactive reading library. opportunity to expe- session in one of the According to the press rience college life. university’s residential release from the uni- On the first day, the colleges, where studen- versity, both Professor activities included a ts engaged with selec- Wong and Wallace sta- three-hour workshop ted texts using different ted that they were plea- titled “Playing with questions. sed that students exer- Words,” where studen- On the second day, cised their imaginations ts were introduced to students presented mi- and shared their funny three different English ni-performances in the and wild ideas during poems from the Victo- Black Box Theatre and the camp. thu 06.07.2017
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KYC technology will ‘ensure that the person who uses the card is the rightful owner’
Renato Marques But there are challenges to im- plementing electronic banking he implementation of solutions in Macau, where the the “Know-Your-Cus- banking system has not been tomer (KYC)” facial included in broader e-payment recognition technology systems such as PayPal or Ali- Tfor ATM users with bank cards pay. “The way is to work throu- from mainland China will ensu- gh partnership. A traditional re that the person who uses the bank like BNU can’t really go card is the rightful owner, the anywhere [with this] by itself. Banco Nacional Ultramarino The way to go in my perspecti- (BNU) Chief Executive Officer ve is to work with the so-called Pedro Cardoso told the Times in Fintechs – which are companies an interview yesterday. much more advanced in terms Cardoso said that the bank of financial payment [solutions] sees this development in a “very – and that is the way we are favorable” light. “It is a costly working, establishing partner- development but also quite ef- ships that can help us to pro- fective,” he said, noting that gress in that area,” Cardoso said. people in Macau have become accustomed to seeing people using cards from banks based Cardoso in mainland China that “most likely do not belong to them.” was recently The CEO stated that the unlaw- ful use of a foreign bank card granted the “disturbs the lives of residents.” Banker of He added that the implementa- tion of facial recognition techno- the Year for logy represented a “significant investment,” since the costs of Asia award in retrofitting ATMs would be bor- ne by banking institutions. Pedro Cardoso 2017 by World BNU owns approximately 200 Finance ATM machines in Macau. Of to all kinds of activities, espe- award, Cardoso said that when banking systems in the world, these, approximately 50 percent cially ones that aren’t according World Finance explained their in terms of electronic paymen- As a final remark on future are located at the gaming opera- to the law,” he remarked. decision-making process they ts and in particular in mobile challenges for BNU, Cardoso tors’ integrated resorts; speci- Pedro Cardoso was recently “referred to the progress of the payment solutions. Macau is noted that as a well-established fically, a large number of ATM granted the Banker of the Year bank in the last few years in ter- particularly well placed to deve- bank, BNU could use all oppor- machines are located on the ga- for Asia award in 2017 by inter- ms of the main Key Performan- lop significantly into that field.” tunities available as a result of ming floors. national business publication ce Indicators (KPI) and in terms However, he noted that, “con- the development of the Macau The CEO highlighted that the World Finance. “I had the idea of innovation and new products, sidering Macau’s specific cha- SAR. Nevertheless, “contrary to investment required to install that this type of award was only services and operation work- racteristics [there is] still a mix many of its competitors, BNU the new KYC system was signi- given to large organizations. […] flow.” He also noted that his between traditional banking and [decision centers] and parent ficant, both in terms of financial BNU operates in a small terri- “sixth-sense” informed him that developed banking,” in this spe- companies (Caixa Geral de De- resources and in terms of time. tory (Macau) and considering “the role of BNU throughout all cific field. He emphasized that positos) are very far way while “We had to do this investment that dimension, BNU is also a these years connecting Asia and BNU is working on both fronts. the others are operating in their and to do it quickly in order to relatively small bank,” he said. Western countries and Portugal In terms of traditional banking, ‘home base’ which gives them a comply with the new regula- Cardoso believes that such and the Europe in particular is the institution is preparing to significant advantage.” tions,” he said. He did not want recognition is “an award to the also most likely one of the rea- open 20 new branches, within To tackle the fierce competi- to disclose an approximate entire bank team.” He noted the sons for this award.” this year alone (21 including the tion, Cardoso explained that amount for the installation. “fortunate coincidence” of arri- Questioned on the region’s Hengqin branch which opened BNU had to “leverage its posi- When asked about the purpo- ving just as the institution was specific characteristics relating earlier this year). On the other tion in the Portuguese-speaking se and possible consequences of celebrating the 115th anniver- to recent global trends in elec- hand, the bank is also “working countries” while also focusing implementing the KYC system, sary of its presence in Macau. tronic payment methods as well hard in terms of developing elec- on improving the quality of ser- Cardoso noted that the additio- “It’s a good reward for all the as electronic and online banking tronic banking solutions and vice and innovation by provi- nal infrastructure has attracted efforts made by our existing and systems, the BNU CEO noted, specially targeting the new gene- ding new services targeting the more tourists to the region. Ne- previous staff,” he remarked. “Macau is a particular case. ration, the so-called ‘millennials’ particular needs of millennials. vertheless, “this doesn’t mean Questioned on the factors that China’s [banking system] is one who are much more prone to use This strategy follows a worldwi- that the territory should be open contributed to him receiving the of, if not the most, advanced such technology.” de trend in banking.
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Money supply rebounds
According to statistics released yesterday by the Monetary Consulate hopes for more Authority of Macau, the money supply rebounded in May, while the share denominated in MOP remained stable. Both resident deposits and loans grew in comparison to the previous month. The currency in circulation in May dropped trade visits to Philippines 0.9 percent from the previous month, with the portions denominated in MOP, HKD, RMD and USD standing at 31.3 percent, 52.9 percent, 3.9 percent and 9.8 percent respectively. Total deposits within the banking sector grew 1.5 percent from the previous month to MOP988.5 billion, out of which resident deposits and non-resident deposits daniel beitler daniel amounted to MOP539.8 billion and MOP263.1 billion respectively. Meanwhile, domestic loans to the private sector increased 0.6 percent month-on-month to MOP424.8 billion, while external loans rose 3.9 percent to MOP417.4 billion. Concurrently, at the end of May, the loan-to-deposit ratio for both the resident and non-resident sectors grew to 85.2 percent.
6th Global Tourism Economy Forum to be held in October
The Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) held a networking luncheon at the Guangzhou Marriott Hotel Tianhe on Tuesday to introduce the 6th edition of GTEF, which is scheduled for October 16 to 17 of this year. This year’s theme is, “Regional collaboration towards a better future.” The event included representatives from outbound tour operators and travel agencies, travel and trade industry Lilybeth Deapera (right) representatives from Guangdong Province, leading operators from Macau (including SJM Holdings and Sands China), and members of the media. This year, GTEF will showcase 16 Lynzy Valles Members them are interested in furniture [so] central and eastern European countries as featured “partner we visited a renowned furniture desig- countries” to embrace China’s “16+1” economic framework, orty-three delega- attending the ner’s shop,” she said. and will present Guizhou province as the featured Chinese tes from the Macau ASEAN Although Deapera did not know of province. Furthermore, in support of the 2017 International International Chamber of trade visit were the deals that were signed during the Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, GTEF will be Commerce recently visited event (as it was only exploratory for engaging with prominent leaders from both public and private Fthe Philippines for a seminar on trade delegates from the delegates), she hoped that similar sectors to deepen regional collaboration and foster tourism and investment, held at the Hyatt City trips would be arranged in the future. development. of Dreams Manila. Macau, Hong “I don’t know if they were followed The delegation met with the coun- Kong and China through after their meeting. […] I hope try’s Department of Trade and Indus- there will be results after this initial Scholar receives award from try, and attended presentations about were delegates from Macau, Hong meeting between them.” investment opportunities in the Phili- Kong and China. The delegation re- Meanwhile, when questioned about engineers institute ppines. presented different sectors, such as updates on the government-run shel- Philippine Consul General in Macau, real estate and property, tourism and ters for its domestic workers, Deapera Assistant Professor Lu Yan from the University of Macau’s Lilybeth Deapera, suggested that the hospitality and maritime transport said they have yet to receive an upda- (UM) State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI received the 2017 Outstanding Young Author Award from growing relationship between the Phi- services and logistics. te from the Department of Labor and the circuits and systems society of the Institute of Electrical lippines and China led to this visit, re- The networking session was followed Employment (DOLE). and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was given the award by a business matching session atten- calling that president Rodrigo Duterte “It’s not a simple thing. DOLE has to in recognition of his paper titled, “A fully-integrated low- had visited China in October 2016. ded by more than 50 companies from learn about the situation and then bu- dropout regulator with full-spectrum power supply rejection,” “As early as July last year, I’ve spoken the Philippine Chamber of Commerce dget a plan. It’s a long process [and] published in March 2015. The paper has since been cited with officers of MAICC saying that they and Industry (PCCI), Federation of Fi- we haven’t received feedback on the in highly influential journals and various conferences. The were thinking of going to the Philippi- lipino-Chinese Chambers of Commer- status. regulator was designed by Lu during his doctoral studies at the nes either at the end of the first quarter ce and Industry (FFCCCI), and Manila Last year Filipino migrant group Mi- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). or in the first half of 2017,” she said. WTC Club. grante-Macau highlighted the need Papers shortlisted for the award are evaluated for their “I think [one of the factors] that The five-day event in May included for government-run shelters as a general quality, originality, contributions, subject matter and pushed the trade visit was president trade visits to both Manila and Cebu means to provide support to migrant timeliness. Only one paper is selected for this award each year. Duterte’s visit to China,” she added. City. workers who experience premature This is the second time that a professor from the laboratory Members attending the trade visit “We [also] went to Cebu and some of termination. has received the award.
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Technology Taiwan Dollar’s Alibaba challenges Google, Amazon Asia-best rally seen with new Echo- halting in second half like device Lulu Yilun Chen Chinmei Sung and Justina Lee he competition in digital speaker-as- sistants is getting more intense, as Ali-
bloomberg T he Taiwan baba Group Holding Ltd. unfurled an Ama- dollar’s Asia- zon Echo-like device and fellow Chinese in- topping gains ternet giants Tencent and Baidu prepare to are coming to an develop their own. Tend, local traders say. Alibaba’s “Tmall Genie X1” will go for The currency, which 499 yuan (USD73) to the first 1,000 people jumped 6 percent in the during a one-month trial, coming in below first half amid strong Apple’s $349 HomePod and the roughly equity inflows, will end $180 Echo. Its biggest competitor, Tencent the year at 31 to the U.S. Holdings Ltd., is developing a voice-activa- dollar, according to the ted digital speaker that could hit the market median estimate in a within months, Tencent President Martin Bloomberg survey of fo- Lau said in a May interview. And yesterday, reign-exchange traders. Baidu Inc. showed off its own “DuerOS” This implies a 1.8 per- personal assistant. cent drop from the close Taking a page from Amazon.com Inc. and on June 30. Overseas in- Google, Hangzhou-based Alibaba’s speaker vestors are likely to post offers voice-controlled services from mu- net fund outflows over sic streaming to newscasts and calendar- the next 12 months, whi- cluding the Taiwan dollar of respondents in a se- booking, according to its website. Impor- le the central bank will and South Korean won parate Bloomberg survey tantly, the gadget - powered by the AliGenie show a bias for a steady to Inflation this half. Taiwan’s cur- said they expect the Taiex system - may eventually simplify shopping weaker Taiwan dollar, a rency strengthened 0.1 to end the year below the for the Chinese e-commerce giant’s 450 majority of the 17 respon- in Taiwan percent to 30.51 to the 10,000 level. million active buyers who turn to the web- dents said. greenback on Wednes- Ten of the 17 responden- site for everything from cherries to makeup. The survey adds to signs is low, so day. ts in the latest currency It will begin formal sales from August 8 only the Taiwan dollar’s rally the central Net inflows into survey said the central for China and won’t come with a display. in 2017 - the best among Taiwan’s stock market bank’s attitude toward Digital speakers powered by virtual as- 11 Asian currencies tra- bank has no fell to USD720 million in the Taiwan dollar is neu- sistants are one of the hottest consumer cked by Bloomberg - is June, the lowest figure for tral with a bias for weak- product categories right now. Apple Inc. unraveling. The curren- urgency to any month this year. The ness, while six said neu- recently debuted its Siri-controlled Home- cy posted its first mon- raise rates. island has still seen a net tral. Ten also said foreign Pod, Google launched its Home speaker thly decline this year in $8.8 billion of equity in- investors will probably last fall and Amazon, the pioneer, has been Christopher Wong churning out Alexa-powered devices for June amid slower stock Foreign-exchange vestments from overseas post net outflows over the inflows and speculation strategist this year through Tues- next 12 months, four said years. of renewed intervention. day, second in Asia after flows will be neutral while Shipments of intelligent home speakers With the U.S. expected to rates,” said Christopher South Korea. the rest said inflows are surged nearly 600 percent to 4.2 million continue raising interest Wong, a foreign-exchan- This has helped the ben- likely. The exchange rate units in the fourth quarter, with Amazon rates and Taiwan seen ge strategist at Malayan chmark Taiex gauge rally will fall to 30.73 to the taking about an 88 percent share and Goo- holding rates steady this Banking Bhd in Singapo- 12 percent this year and U.S. dollar at the end of gle 10 percent, according to Strategy Analy- year, the island’s assets re.“This will lead to pres- reach a 27-year high on the third quarter, accor- tics. Spending on smart-home related har- are also seeing their rela- sure for fund outflows.” June 26. There are also ding to the median of 16 dware, services and installation fees will tive appeal erode. Wong expects the Fe- signs the stock rally may estimates. The survey was reach $155 billion by 2022, up from almost “Inflation in Taiwan is deral Reserve’s policy falter: the measure slid conducted June 26 to 29, $90 billion this year with devices accoun- low, so the central bank outlook to put pressure the most this year on with 12 banks participa- ting for about half of that, the consulting has no urgency to raise on Asian currencies in- June 28 and a majority ting. Bloomberg firm estimates. Bloomberg
corporate bits the fresh cook films episode at the parisian macau Chinese television show According to a press re- has used a Sands Resorts ‘ ’ “The Fresh Cook” was re- lease from The Parisian, property as its backdrop. cently filmed an episode on “The Fresh Cook” is produ- According to the press re- location at The Parisian Ma- ced by Shanghai Fei Yue lease, Sands Resorts Ma- cao. The show was hosted Culture and Communica- cao is a popular location by multiple award-winning tions Company Limited, choice for film and televi- international chefs, Jereme and was the country’s first sion shoots, with produc- Leung and Steven Liu, and celebrity culinary reality tions including actor Chow singer and actor, Lin Yi Lun. show. The show is currently Yun-Fat’s “From Vegas to The episode also included the leading cooking pro- Macau,” actress Zhang Chinese celebrity contes- gram, and has been con- Ziyi’s “My Lucky Star” and tants Yuan Hua, Peng Yu sidered the most popular the Hollywood sequel “Now and Shao Bing. The episo- show on national television You See Me 2” all shot at de was shot around various since the day it first aired. The Venetian Macao. Sou- locations such as by The It has since won the Asian th Korean reality TV shows Parisian Macao’s swimming Adaption Award, and has including “We Got Married: pool and the “Love Lock Bri- been nominated for an In- Global Edition,” the “Dan- dge” on the half-scale Eiffel ternational Emmy Award in cing 9” television series, Tower observation deck. the category of “Non-script “Boys Over Flowers,” “Fated The episode was broadcas- Variety Show.” to Love you,” and Taiwane- ted nationally on Jiangsu Originally named “Cele- se series, “Summer’s Desi- Satellite TV at 10pm last brity Master Chef,” this is re” were also filmed at the night. the third year that the show integrated resort. 06.07.2017 thu
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able to freely communicate with Western governments have the outside and that their messa- been urging Beijing to relea- ap photo ges have been tightly controlled se Liu and allow him the free- by authorities, who say Liu’s fa- dom to choose where he wants mily has been satisfied with their to be treated. The invitation of course of treatment. foreign experts also followed “Having foreign experts on the meetings between Chinese and medical team is no replacement Western officials, who sugges- for Liu Xiaobo and his family to ted at least American and Ger- freely choose how and where he man doctors be allowed to see should be treated,” Liu’s friend, Liu. scholar Wen Kejian, said yester- Geng Shuang, spokesman day. “We have not been able to for China’s foreign ministry, speak to family members, who said yesterday that China pro- are under pressure not to speak tects the rights of those convic- to us.” ted and serving time in jail. Wen said he believes Liu and “We request that China’s judi- his family want to seek medical cial sovereignty be respected,” treatment overseas and that it is Geng said at a daily media brie- important for Liu to be allowed fing. “No country shall interfe- to communicate with his friends re with China’s internal affairs A video clip shows China’s jailed Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo lying on a bed receiving medical treatment at a hospital for the sake of his emotional through an individual case.” health as he battles the liver can- Liu, 61, an essayist and literary cer that has metastasized to his critic, was sentenced to 11 years entire body. in prison in 2009 on the charge of inciting subversion of state Friends have power, based on his writings, Foreign experts invited to including the bold Charter 08 raised concerns that he co-authored. That docu- ment and some of his prior wri- that Liu, his tings called for political reforms treat Nobel laureate Liu that would end the one-party wife and other communist rule. He was awar- ded the Nobel Peace Prize in Didi Tang, Beijing prisoner, is being treated at a man Chancellor Angela Merkel family members 2010 while incarcerated. Shenyang hospital for late-sta- met Chinese President Xi Jinping have not been China calls Liu a criminal who hina has agreed to allow ge liver cancer diagnosed in late in Berlin yesterday ahead of the sought to overthrow the gover- Cliver cancer experts from the May. G-20 Summit in Hamburg. The able to freely nment and has denounced the U.S., Germany and other coun- The bureau said in an online U.S. Embassy in Beijing did not awarding of the Nobel prize to tries to join a medical team trea- statement that the invited exper- immediately respond to requests communicate him as an attack on its political ting imprisoned Nobel Peace Pri- ts were “the most authoritative for comment. with the outside and legal system. ze laureate Liu Xiaobo, amid in- liver cancer treatment experts,” Following initial questions over In a statement yesterday, ternational criticism of Beijing’s but gave no other details. Other how Liu had become so sick wi- Amnesty International reite- handling of his case and calls for countries whose experts had thout having been previously Wen and another friend of Liu’s, rated calls for Liu and his wife him to be allowed to be treated been invited weren’t named. diagnosed, authorities said they Mo Zhixu, tried to visit Liu at the Liu Xia to be allowed to travel abroad. In an emailed statement, the had assembled a team of eight First Hospital of China Medical overseas. The judicial bureau in a nor- German foreign ministry in Ber- Chinese specialists to oversee his University in Shenyang where “It is not too late for the au- theastern city where Liu is being lin said it supports a humanita- treatment and have released sta- the authorities said Liu is being thorities to end this cruel far- treated said yesterday Liu’s me- rian solution and hopes Liu will tements testifying to the care he treated. They made inquiries ce,” the group said by email. dical team agreed to a request get the medical treatment he is receiving. at likely floors, but were turned The invitation to foreign ex- by Liu’s family members for fo- needs. Yet his friends have raised con- away when nurses said they were perts appeared to be “in part reign experts to be consulted. It was unclear whether Liu’s cerns that Liu, his wife and other not aware of a patient by the an attempt to limit internatio- Liu, China’s best-known political case was brought up when Ger- family members have not been name of Liu Xiaobo. nal criticism,” it said. AP
opinion
China’s electric cars are actually pretty dirty
Mark Buchanan, Bloomberg gases and consumes more of a conventional car over its vehicles win out. overall energy. In the short run, life cycle. It’s even less in the The real challenge to redu-
Could China, the world’s lar- China’s moves could make western, southern and nor- cing greenhouse gas emis- ap photo gest automobile market, help greenhouse emissions go up, theastern parts of the coun- sions will be in developing na- address the threat of global not down. try, where power plants draw tions - especially China, which warming if it went completely Electric vehicles seem envi- more renewable power. A is likely to dominate the global electric? The answer isn’t as ronmentally benign. They’re comprehensive energy model auto market for decades to obvious as it seems. lightweight, energy-efficient, being developed by Argonne come. Unfortunately, the struc- China has been making and potentially greener than National Laboratory produces ture of China’s industrial eco- great strides toward electrifica- their conventional counterpar- a similar estimate. nomy will make it difficult. One tion. Electric vehicle sales are ts. But the reality is more com- Europe does well, too. recent study by Chinese engi- booming: Consumers bought plex. Their manufacture en- Looking at all the processes neers estimated that electric more than 300,000 last year, tails energy-intensive mining involved in the manufacture, vehicles generate about a 50 and more than 5 million are of rare elements, such as the use, and ultimate disposal percent increase in both gree- expected to be on the road by lithium required for their batte- of a range of both electrical nhouse gas emissions and 2020. The government just an- ries. Their fuel efficiency can and conventional vehicles, total energy consumption over nounced bold plans for a wave make up for that in the course Norwegian researchers found their life cycle. The manufac- of big new battery factories. of use, but only if the electri- that electric vehicles offer at ture of the lithium-ion battery still relies quite heavily on hi- compared with just 11 percent Encouraging as that may be, city is produced in a relatively least a 10 percent reduction alone accounts for 13 percent gh-carbon sources including in China. though, the move away from clean way. in greenhouse gas emissions of the energy consumption and coal. Hence, both the manu- Electric vehicles can help conventional cars and trucks Developed nations get the (assuming they were driven 20 percent of the emissions. facturing of the batteries and China reduce greenhouse won’t immediately reduce the best results, because they about 150,000 kilometers). To The most promising ways the operation of the vehicle emissions only in the context country’s carbon emissions. tend to generate electricity be sure, electric-vehicle bat- to make electric vehicles be- produce more pollution than of a deeper shift toward re- On the contrary, the produc- using cleaner sources. By one teries impose a host of other tter have little to do with the they would elsewhere. The re- newable sources of energy tion and exploitation of elec- estimate, the average electric environmental costs linked to vehicles themselves. Energy cycling industry in China is also and greater efficiency. No one tric vehicles in China actually car in the U.S. has just half the mining of rare metals. But infrastructure matters more. underdeveloped. U.S. steel is technology alone can create a produces more greenhouse the greenhouse gas impact on carbon emissions, electric In China, electricity production about 70 percent recycled, green revolution. thu 06.07.2017
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Shawna Kwan, David Tweed Hong Kong a China-backed overhaul of the electoral process. She started ong Kong’s new by proposing a HKD5 billion leader distanced (USD640 million) education herself from her pre- fund, which includes conver- decessor’s fraught Lam has veiled dig at ting contract teachers to full-ti- Hrelationship with lawmakers, me positions and paying annual vowing better communication subsidies of HKD30,000 for as she sought to break years of predecessor in unity call students who are funding their political deadlock. own undergraduate education. Five days after becoming the The proposal appeared to en- city’s first female chief executi- joy across-the-board support. ve, Carrie Lam went before the Wu Chi-wai, chairman of the Legislative Council yesterday opposition Democratic Party, promising more frequent mee- bloomberg said the move showed Lam’s tings with lawmakers. Hong willingness to engage with Kong’s former No. 2 said her stakeholders and “could impro- government would lobby the ve the administrative-legislati- chamber’s 70 democratically ve relationship.” elected members directly to en- sure their concerns were heard. “I am a bit saddened seeing the internal conflicts and scuf- I am a bit fles in the past few years,” Lam said in a rare public critique of saddened her ally and former boss, Leu- ng Chun-ying. “Seeing the poor seeing the administrative-legislative rela- internal tionship and the lack of trust be- tween officials and lawmakers conflicts and slow down the speed of policy implementation, I am concer- scuffles in the ned, but not disheartened.” Lam delivered the olive branch past few years. days after President Xi Jinping Carrie Lam presided over her inaugura- tion on the 20th anniversary of The test for Lam will come Hong Kong’s return to Chinese should she attempt to push rule on a promise of a “high de- through proposals that touch gree of autonomy.” Xi - making on more controversial issues, his first visit since mass pro- such the national security le- democracy protests in 2014 - gislation sought by Chinese warned Saturday that challen- “Even before she assumed ng Kwok-hung being removed of 1,200 political and business authorities. She’ll also have to ges to China’s sovereignty wou- office, she tried to make peace for rowdiness. Her predeces- elites dominated by Beijing deal with rising tensions as the ldn’t be tolerated. with legislators and other po- sor’s question-and-answer ses- loyalists. courts proceed with cases that Lam’s speech to lawmakers litical parties in Hong Kong to sions were often interrupted by “At a time when some citizens could result in the ouster of was more accommodating and offer something new to society opposition lawmakers chanting are feeling anxious and confu- as many as 10 pro-democracy represented her most substan- rather than adopting the C.Y. slogans, throwing objects and sed, my top priority is to unite lawmakers. tive attempt to differentiate Leung approach,” said Chung staging walkouts. the society,” Lam said. “The- Legislator Alvin Yeung, leader herself from Leung, whose five Kim-wah, a political scientist at Lam, 60, a one-time colonial refore, connecting all parts of of the opposition Civic Party, -year term was marred by legis- Hong Kong Polytechnic Univer- civil servant who was preparing society extensively would be an said he was withholding judg- lative gridlock and increasingly sity. “The question is whether to retire before Leung decided important job for me and my ment on Lam for now. radical protest movements. Her the Liaison Office is willing to not to seek a second term, has executive team.” “I adopt a wait-and-see at- challenge will be wooing his step back and stop interfering.” pledged to focus on healing po- Lam is seeking an early vic- titude,” Yeung said. “It is critics without running afoul Lam’s first appearance at litical divides. China’s support tory in the legislature, where now premature to make ju- of China’s Liaison Office, which the legislature was largely or- helped her overcome a more the pro-democracy opposition dgments without seeing any democrats have accused of me- derly, despite pro-democracy popular challenger in March to blocked many of Leung’s most concrete policies being put ddling in local affairs. lawmaker “Long-hair” Leu- win an election by a committee ambitious proposals including forward.” Bloomberg
also major threats. “It will be the most di- Work starts on second railway to Tibet fficult super project in railway construction his- ork is underway the line will traverse ei- tory,” Xia Lie, a senior
Won China’s second xinhua ght ascents and descen- engineer at China Rai- railway line to Tibet that ts, topping out at 4,400 lway Eryuan Engineering will wind through some of meters, Xinhua said. Group, was quoted as the world’s most moun- Varying terrain, landsli- saying. tainous and inhospitable des and earthquakes are The line is the latest in territory and likely take a seemingly endless se- the better part of a deca- ries of hugely ambitious de to complete, state me- construction projects dia said yesterday. that include the gargan- Work at the line’s two It will be the tuan Three Gorges Dam, ends in Chengdu, the ca- most difficult the world’s longest brid- pital of Sichuan provin- ge over water in Jiaozhou ce, and Tibet’s capital of A train runs on Wangjiaba Bridge during a joint test of the Sichuan section of Xi’an-Chengdu Passenger super Bay and the world’s most Lhasa has already begun, Railway in Jiangyou. The first high-speed railway travelling through the Qinling Mountains with a extensive high-speed rail the official Xinhua News projected speed of 250 kilometers per hour, started a joint test Monday in its Sichuan section project in network. Agency reported. China opened an initial Other feasibility studies Tibet, is still being desig- line will run for 1,700 ki- le the travel time from railway line to Lhasa from Qin- have been completed, ned and may take seven lometers, 80 percent of it Chengdu to Lhasa will be construction ghai province to the nor- but the most difficult sec- years to finish once cons- consisting of tunnels and cut from 48 to about 13 theast in 2006 that runs tion, through the moun- truction begins, Xinhua bridges. Total cost is esti- hours, Xinhua said. history. for 1,956 kilometers and tains from Kangding in said. mated at 250 billion yuan Likening it to a roller Xia Lie tops out at about 4,000 Sichuan to Nyingchi in Once completed, the (USD37 billion), whi- coaster, designers said Senior engineer meters. 06.07.2017 thu
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fice said. North Korea’s Academy of De- ap photo fense Science, in a bit of hyper- bole, said the test of the Hwa- song-14 missile marked the “fi- nal step” in creating a “confident and powerful nuclear state that can strike anywhere on Earth.” A U.S. scientist analyzing the height and distance of the launch said the missile could potentially reach Alaska. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said it’s unclear whether North Korea has mastered re-entry te- chnology for an ICBM. It said the North may now conduct a nu- clear test with “boosted explosi- ve power” to show off a warhead mounted on a missile. North Korea has a reliable arse- nal of shorter-range missiles and is thought to have a small num- ber of atomic bombs, but is still trying to perfect its longer-range missiles. Pyongyang says it needs North Korean leader Kim Jong Un nuclear weapons and powerful missiles to cope with what it calls rising U.S. military threats. Regional disarmament talks on North Korea the first face-to-face meeting North Korea’s nuclear program between Trump and South Ko- have been deadlocked since rean President Moon Jae-in and 2009, when the North pulled out ahead of a summit of the world’s of the negotiations to protest in- Kim vows nukes are not richest economies. ternational condemnation over a Yesterday, U.S. and South Ko- long-range rocket launch. rean troops, in response to the The missile test could invite a ICBM launch, engineered a show new round of international sanc- on negotiation table of force for North Korea, with tions, but North Korea is already soldiers from the allies firing one of the most sanctioned coun- orth Korean leader Kim more tests to perfect such an ar- pire North Korea, whose pro- “deep strike” precision missi- tries on Earth. NJong Un vowed yesterday senal — but a successful launch paganda machine rarely fails to les into South Korean territorial Last year, it conducted its four- his nation will “demonstrate its of an ICBM has long been seen aggrandize its leader and its mili- waters. Moon ordered the drills th and fifth atomic bomb tests. mettle to the U.S.” and never as a red line after which it would tary or to thumb its nose at rivals with the United States to show The fifth test in September was put its weapons programs up for only be a matter of time if North Seoul and Washington. “North Korea our firm combined its most powerful atomic deto- negotiations, a day after test-lau- Korea isn’t stopped. The launch came days after missile response posture,” his of- nation to date. MDT/AP nching its first intercontinental Worry spread in Washington ballistic missile. The hard line and at the United Nations, whe- suggests more tests are being re the United States, Japan and ‘brilliant victory’, ‘thrilling’ success prepared as the country tries to South Korea requested an emer- perfect nuclear-armed missiles gency U.N. Security Council ses- A “BRILLIANT victory” and “thrill- what it clearly sees as a historic mo- and rampant human rights abus- capable of striking anywhere in sion yesterday. U.S. Secretary of ing” success, North Korea’s grinning ment — and a golden chance to boost es. It is hated, feared, mocked and the United States. State Rex Tillerson confirmed leader crowed of his country’s first the dictator and his military. In some sanctioned by its neighbors. Yet Tuesday’s ICBM launch, confir- that the missile was an ICBM and test of a long-range ballistic missile. respects, the accomplishment this despite all of this, after decades of med by U.S. and South Korean said the U.S. response would in- The “final phase” in a confrontation week is as big a deal as the breathless single-minded determination, a tiny, officials, is a milestone in North clude “stronger measures to hold with America, Kim Jong Un called it. descriptions. But, as ever with North impoverished country stands on the Korea’s efforts to develop long- the DPRK accountable,” using Part of a coming stream of “’gift pack- Korea, there are some important threshold of completing a long-cov- range missiles with nuclear the acronym for the nation’s for- ages’ to the Yankees” in the form of reasons to be skeptical. People in the eted goal that only the United States, warheads. It isn’t there yet — mal name, the Democratic Peo- more weapons tests. You can feel the North Korean countryside still go Russia and a handful of others some analysts suggest it will take ple’s Republic of Korea. self-satisfied, self-aggrandizing bliss without food. It’s still a third-world have accomplished: building nucle- as North Korean state media revels in economy, with massive corruption ar-armed ICBMs. several more years and many The uproar only seemed to ins- China, Russia offer plan for easing tensions
ussia and China cow and Beijing both cal- use force and a pledge to countering North Korea’s have proposed a plan led “unacceptable.” make the Korean Penin- nuclear and missile pro-
R ap photo for defusing tensions over The foreign ministries sula free of nuclear wea- grams.” North Korea, suggesting said that as a “voluntary pons. They specifically oppo- that Pyongyang declare a political decision,” North At the same time, the sed U.S. missile defense voluntary moratorium on Korea should declare a document emphasized systems in the region, nuclear and missile tests “moratorium on testing that the North’s “sensible saying their deployment while the United States nuclear devices and test concerns” must be res- “seriously damages stra- and South Korea refrain launches of ballistic mis- pected and urged other tegic security interests of from large-scale military siles.” In turn, the U.S. nations to create a “peace- regional powers, inclu- exercises. and South Korea should ful atmosphere of mutual ding Russia and China” The Russian and Chine- “accordingly refrain from trust” to help launch the and hinders peace and se foreign ministries made large-scale joint maneu- talks. stability. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) speaks with Chinese the recommendation in a vers,” the joint statement In an apparent hint at Xi’s visit to Russia came President Xi Jinping during a meeting in the Kremlin joint statement after talks added. the U.S., Beijing and Mos- amid a flare-up of ten- between President Vla- They said “the confron- cow spoke against the sions between China and the South China Sea. ghest award for his efforts dimir Putin and Chinese ting parties” involved “non-regional powers’ the U.S. over an American Putin hailed Xi during to strengthen ties. Xi said President Xi Jinping and should sit down for talks military presence in Nor- destroyer sailing within their Kremlin talks as a “the Russian-Chinese re- another North Korean to agree on principles theast Asia and its buil- the territorial waters of a “big friend” and presen- lations are now the best missile test, which Mos- that include a refusal to dup under the pretext of Chinese-claimed island in ted him with Russia’s hi- ever.” MDT/AP thu 06.07.2017
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Plane reported missing 2 Vietnamese captives found in Indonisia’s Papua A small plane with five people on board went missing yesterday in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua, officials said. The PT dead in southern Philippines Associated Mission Aviation plane went missing on a short flight from Wamena, the capital of the mountainous district of Jayawijaya, to Derakma he decapitated commander, condoled with in neighboring Nduga district. A search by bodies of two Viet- the families of the slain vic-
ap photo helicopter and a similar plane from AMA was namese crewmen tims, saying “we grieve as hampered by bad weather. Rescue teams from abducted last year we strongly condemn the the army and police were deployed to search on Tby suspected Abu Sayyaf mi- barbaric beheading.” The the ground. The plane was carrying two pilots — litants were found yesterday military and police have one Indonesian and one from the Netherlands — on the southern Philippine been exhausting all efforts and three Indonesian passengers. Indonesia has island of Basilan, the Phi- to rescue the kidnap victims, been plagued by transportation accidents because lippine military said, in a he added. of overcrowding on ferries, aging infrastructure gruesome end to the sailors’ “In no way does the Abu and poorly enforced safety standards. Flying is ordeal. Sayyaf group represent our the only practical way of accessing many areas in The bodies of Hoang Thong Muslim brothers who are the mountainous and jungle-clad easternmost and Hoang Va Hai were fou- true followers of Islam,” provinces of Papua and West Papua. nd by villagers in the town Galvez said. of Sumisip, said the mili- Officials said the bodies tary’s Western Mindanao will undergo forensic exa- Thai body wants social Command. Pictures showed mination as they coordinate their decapitated heads besi- with the Vietnamese Em- media regulations de their bodies. bassy in Manila. Soldiers The two were among six and policemen are getting A policy-writing body advising Thailand’s military government has suggested imposing crewmen of the Vietnamese more details about the inci- stringent restrictions on internet usage, intended cargo vessel MV Royal 16 dent, they added. Philippine marines walk to the frontline in the continuing assaults to retake Marawi city in the southern Philippines in part to identify the posters of all content on taken by gunmen last No- In February, gunmen at- services such as Facebook and YouTube. The vember in seawaters off Ba- tacked another Vietnamese package of wide-ranging measures, if adopted, silan amid a wave of sea as- cargo ship off the Philippi- drigo Duterte and his Ma- The three countries lau- could put Thailand’s restrictions closer to those saults that have alarmed the nes’ southern tip, killing a laysian and Indonesian nched coordinated mari- of nations such as China and Iran, which try to region’s leaders. Vietnamese crewman and counterparts have struggled time patrols last month to tightly control citizens’ access to information. The One of the six crewmen abducting six others, inclu- to deal with a wave of atta- intensify their fight against proposal suggests initial steps including requiring was rescued in June. Three ding the vessel’s captain, the cks by the Abu Sayyaf and Islamic militants, piracy, that all cellphone numbers be registered with others remain captive. Philippine coast guard and allied gunmen who target kidnapping, terrorism and not only Thai users’ 13-digit citizen identification Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez the ship’s owner said. tugboats and cargo ships other crimes in regional wa- numbers — as is already the case — but also their Jr., the military’s regional Philippine President Ro- along their busy sea borders. ters. AP fingerprints and facial recognition data.
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Qatar’s foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul- rahman Al Thani, criticized the Officials from Arab countries four Arab nations for trying to isolate Qatar “under the banner of fighting terrorism.” isolating Qatar meet in Cairo Though Qatar Airways’ routes over its neighbors have been closed, along with the country’s Mohammed Wagdy, Cairo sole land border with Saudi Ara- bia, Doha has been able to im- oreign ministers from four ap photo port food and goods from other FArab nations seeking to isolate countries. Its economy, fueled Qatar over its alleged support for by its natural gas exports, seems extremist groups met yesterday to be weathering the crisis thou- in the Egyptian capital, just hours gh there has been pressure on its after they said they had received stock market and currency. Doha’s response to their demands The credit ratings agency Moo- for ending the diplomatic crisis dy’s warned early yesterday roiling the Persian Gulf. that it had set Qatar’s economic Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United outlook to negative over the cri- Arab Emirates and Bahrain said sis. in a joint statement earlier that they would respond “in a timely What manner” to Qatar’s reply. They did not elaborate on what Qatar said in steps they could take, though a major credit rating agency war- response to ned it had changed Qatar’s econo- mic outlook to negative over the the demands turmoil. remains The four countries cut ties to the FIFA 2022 World Cup host unclear. It has early last month over its alleged support for extremist groups and already called ties with Shiite power Iran. Qatar What Qatar said in response to The nations could impose fi- matter is not related only to the denies supporting extremists and the demands remains unclear. It nancial sanctions or force Qa- sovereignty of Qatar,” Gabriel the demands has defended its warm relations already had called the demands tar out of the Gulf Cooperation said. “We have to come back to an affront to its with Iran; the two countries sha- — which include shutting down Council, a regional body known common work at the GCC and re a massive undersea natural gas its Al-Jazeera satellite news ne- as the GCC that serves as a for the Europeans this is a very sovereignty field. twork, expelling Turkish military counterbalance to Iran. important matter. For us, the The four Arab nations issued forces based in the country and Some Arab media outle- GCC is the guarantor of stabi- “Public exchanges between the a 13-point list of demands on paying restitution — an affront to ts have suggested a military lity and security in the region.” various parties in recent weeks June 22, giving Qatar 10 days to its sovereignty. confrontation or a change of Meanwhile, Emirati Foreign and previous periods of heigh- comply. They later extended the The crisis has become a global leadership in Qatar could be Minister Abdullah bin Zayed tened tensions between Qatar deadline by another 48 hours at concern as neither side appears in the offing, but officials have Al Nahyan kept up the pressure and other GCC countries sug- the request of Kuwait, which has to be backing down. said those options are not on on Qatar. gest that a quick resolution is acted as a mediator to resolve the Qatar, the world’s biggest ex- the table. “To defeat terrorism, we must unlikely and that the stalemate crisis. That deadline expired early porter of liquefied natural gas, On Tuesday, German Foreign confront extremism, we must may continue for some time,” yesterday morning. hosts some 10,000 American Minister Sigmar Gabriel visi- confront hate speech, we must Moody’s said. “Depending on There was no word yet on what troops at its sprawling al-Udeid ted officials in both the United confront the harboring and the duration and potential fur- went on during the Cairo meeting Air Base. U.S. Secretary of State Arab Emirates and Qatar. He sheltering of extremists and ther escalation of tensions, the but a news conference was due Rex Tillerson has been trying to said Germany supported the terrorists, and funding them,” dispute could negatively affect later in the day. On Tuesday, inte- ease tensions, while President UAE’s efforts at confronting Sheikh Abdullah said. “Unfor- Qatar’s economic and fiscal lligence chiefs from the four Arab Donald Trump’s comments on those who fund extremists. tunately, we in this region see strength. Absent a swift resolu- countries also met in Cairo, likely Qatar funding extremist groups “We now have this opportuni- that our sister nation of Qatar tion, economic activity will likely to discuss the crisis, according to back the Saudi-led countries’ po- ty to reach good results for the has allowed and harbored and be hampered by the measures Egypt’s state MENA news agency. sition. benefit of the whole region. The encouraged all of this.” imposed so far.” AP
EU, Japan have ‘agreement in ap photo principle’ on free trade deal Raf Casert, Brussels EU Trade Commissioner tion of the kind of protec- thing of importance to ei- Cecilia Malmstrom said in tionism Trump advocates. ther side.” he European Union a Tweet that “We’ve rea- For Abe, it shows Japan Now, legal scrubbing and Tand Japan have ched political agreement” remains an important translations are expected agreed “in principle” on and “now recommend to partner in global trade, to take several months be- a free trade deal that will leaders to confirm this” at especially after Trump fore the agreement can be affect an overwhelming their short summit. pulled the plug on a trade formally completed and majority of commerce be- The timing of the an- deal with Pacific nations. put to approval to natio- tween the two economic nouncement is important, For the EU, it shows that nal authorities in the EU giants and will be officially coming just before a sum- it remains a champion of and Japan. endorsed at a summit of mit of world leaders in free trade even if free tra- The 28-nation EU expor- EU officials are escorted by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (second right) to a working dinner as part of the negotiations their leaders Thursday. Hamburg, Germany. U.S. de negotiations with the ts some 86 billion euros in EU Council President President Donald Trump United States are in a rut. goods and services to Ja- Donald Tusk and Japane- is expected to express his A senior EU official, who pan every year yet still fa- whose home market is sector was expected to be se Prime Minister Shinzo discontent with free trade spoke only on condition ces high tariffs and other protected by tariffs of up “the big winner” out of the Abe will meet Thursday and his desire to renego- of anonymity ahead of obstacles in reaching the to 40 percent on proces- negotiations. and will be able to shake tiate some deals. Thursday’s summit, said lucrative market. sed cheese, wine, pasta Japan is specifically hands on the landmark Both the EU and Japan that the deal with the Ja- A deal would require and chocolate. looking for removing im- deal, which took four have stressed that their panese “means we have tweaks to Japan’s protec- The EU official said that port tariffs on cars and car years of negotiations. pact is intended as a rejec- agreed on almost every- tions for its dairy farmers, the EU food agriculture parts. AP thu 06.07.2017
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Venezuela Cop behind helicopter ap photo heist reappears in video Italy to nationalize new video has emerged of show him in fatigues, scuba the Venezuelan policeman diving while toting an assault bank
A ap photo who allegedly stole a helicopter rifle, skydiving and standing In a bid to end years of struggles, and then fired on two govern- in action poses with a German the Italian government is taking ment buildings. shepherd by his side. In his poli- control of bank Monte dei Paschi In the 5-minute video pub- tical debut, he read a manifesto under a relaunch plan agreed by lished late Tuesday, police ins- in which he claimed to be part European officials that includes pector Oscar Perez claimed that of a group of disgruntled mem- the disposal of a massive USD32.5 he was in Caracas following an bers of Venezuela’s security billion in bad loans. In detailing the emergency landing on Venezue- forces determined to save the plan yesterday, CEO Marco Morelli la’s coast. He said he was ready country’s democracy. said that ridding the bank of the for the “second phase” of his Maduro said a massive loss load of soured loans was “the most campaign to free his homeland of life was avoided because Ve- relevant issue” in the European from what he called the corrupt Medics take positions ready to assist the wounded during protests in Caracas nezuela’s air defense system Commission’s approval this week of rule of President Nicolas Madu- was quickly activated. But Perez the rescue plan. ro and his “assassin” allies. cease to exist because we’ll have at least two grenades over the said in the video that the strike Perez gave no other details but given away the country to the supreme court building. produced no casualties becau- pledged to join youth who have Cubans,” he said. While Maduro claimed Perez se he had taken care to avoid Croatia defiant on been protesting on the streets The bold though largely har- had stolen the helicopter on a them. the past three months against mless June 27 attack shocked U.S.-backed mission to oust Neither of the buildings he border arbitration Maduro. Venezuelans who had grown him from power, many in the attacked suffered damage. The Croatia yesterday rejected a “Stop talking. Get on the stree- helicopter he stole was found 24 accustomed to almost-daily opposition questioned whether European Commission call for the ts. Take action. Fight,” he said clashes since April between the incident was a staged by the hours later, abandoned in a ver- implementation of an international in the video, sitting before a often-violent youth protesters government to distract atten- dant valley near the Caribbean arbitration ruling in a longstanding Venezuelan flag and with what and security forces that have left tion from the president’s increa- coastline outside Caracas. border dispute with Slovenia that looks like an assault rifle by his more than 90 people dead and singly authoritarian rule. “They are going to have to put has caused tensions between the EU side. He also denounced Madu- hundreds injured. Adding to the intrigue is Pe- the entire nation in jail to stop neighbors. Prime Minister Andrej ro’s plan to rewrite the constitu- Perez apparently piloted the rez’s colorful past. our mission,” he said in the new Plenkovic said the commission has tion. stolen police helicopter that In 2015, he produced and video, which had been seen on- no jurisdiction in border matters and “If this constitutional assem- sprayed 15 bullets toward the starred in a film called “Suspen- line some 135,000 times within insisted that territorial issues should bly goes through, Venezuela will Interior Ministry and dropped ded Death,” and several photos a few hours after its release. AP be resolved between the two states.
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Admission: MOP120 (for one adult and one child 6 - 12 Jul The rover, known as Sojourner, has been stuck on Pa- aged 3 to 12), thfinder since its successful landing on Mars two days MOP312 (for three family members and Spider-man: Homecoming ago. It is the first time a man-made craft has travelled one child aged 3 or above) room 1/3 over the surface of another planet. Enquiries: (853) 2882 8818 2:15, 4:45, 7,15, 9:30pm Pathfinder quickly sent back the evidence: an image of Director: Jon Watts the Martian surface showing the tracks made by Sojour- Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr. ner’s six studded titanium wheels. Colour Shape Love - Works by Joaqium Language: English The problem began when a partially-deflated airbag Franco Duration: 133min blocked Sojourner’s way out of Pathfinder. Then the Time: 11am-7pm (Closed on Mondays and public computers on board the probe and the rover failed to holidays) talk to each other. ntil Finally, at 0646 BST (0546 GMT) there was a break- U : July 16, 2017 through. Flight director Chris Salvo announced to the Venue: Macau Art Garden waiting team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Califor- Admission: Free nia: “Six wheels on the ground.” Enquiries: (853) 2836 6064 There was an ecstatic cheer from the 70-strong team. But they will now have to wait another day for the first limpse of acau lack and hite high-resolution pictures because an hour after the vehi- A G M - B W cle moved off the ramp, the sun went down and the rover Photographs by Jason Lei was left parked until the next Martian morning. Time: 2pm - 7pm The Sojourner is a tiny robot, about the size of a brea- Until: July 22, 2017 DEspicable Me 3 d-bin and weighing just 10 kg. It travels on six wheels, Venue: Creative Macau (G/F Macau Cultural Centre room 2 each of which can move independently to cope with the 2:30, 4:15, 7:45, 9:30pm uneven Martian terrain. Building) Director: Eric Guillon, Kyle Balda,Pierre Coffin Most of the power is provided by solar cells on the Admission: Free Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker roof, and there is also a battery power pack for backup. Enquiries: (853) 2875 3282 Language: Cantonese It is controlled remotely from California, millions of miles Duration: 90min away. The Pathfinder probe had a near-perfect landing on 4 July - America’s Independence Day - in the Ares Vallis, an ancient channel on Mars that may once have held Offbeat water. The first reading sent back was of the temperature - a freezing minus 93 degrees C. The probe has also sent A fifth of divorces in Taiwan are back some astounding pictures of the barren, rock-s- transnational couples trewn surface. It showed massive dust storms in the pink Martian sky, As of May this year, the proportion of total divorces in Taiwan one raging just 600 miles (950 km) south of the landing that involved one Taiwanese partner and a foreigner has con- Transformers: the last knight site. tinued to fall as in the previous six years. room 3 The mission is being followed avidly by millions on the Some 20.2 percent of the 21,000 divorces registered in 2:00, 4:45, 9:30pm internet through the official Mars Pathfinder website. Taiwan between January and May involved a foreign national, Director: Michael bay There is particular interest in what it may find following while only 14.4 percent of the 61,000 marriages were regis- Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel the controversial announcement by Nasa last August tered as “transnational”, according to the newspaper Taiwan Language: English that it had found evidence of life in a Martian meteorite. Duration: 148min News. Courtesy BBC News At the same time, new transnational marriages are increa- sing as a proportion of total marriages, up 1.7 percent be- tween January and May compared with the same period last Macau Tower year. In context The data implies that although transnational couples are still 6 - 26 Jul more likely to divorce than culturally homogeneous ones, that Although Sojourner was designed to operate for just one week, in fact it propensity itself is on the decline. kept exploring Mars for nearly three months. In fact the share of transnational divorces has been falling It covered more than 42,000 square meters of territory around Pathfind- er’s landing site and sent back 550 images of the Martian surface. Path- since 2010, when it stood at about 26 percent. Last year, the finder itself also took thousands of pictures. share was 20.3 percent, while it was 20.8 percent in 2015. They revealed new information about geological features on Mars and Citing statistics released by Taiwan’s Directorate General od provided compelling evidence that the planet once contained liquid water Budget, Accounting and Statistics, the newspaper said that and was warm and wet, like the Earth. more than 4,300 transnational divorces were registered on the The Mars Global Surveyor, which arrived in September 1997, was also a island-state in the first five months of 2017. success, providing tantalizing hints of possible water beneath the surface. Of these, couples with a spouse from mainland China ac- However, the next missions, Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar counted for 54.1 percent of the total, while those with a Sou- Lander in 1999, were costly failures, putting the future of Mars exploration theast Asian spouse represented 38 percent. Just 1.6 percent in doubt. Spider-man: Homecoming Then in 2001, the Mars Odyssey revived Nasa’s fortunes with a remark- of transnational couples had one of the partners from Macau room 1/3 able geological map of the planet which transformed our knowledge of or Hong Kong, while the remaining 6.3 percent (accounting for 2:15, 4:45, 7,15, 9:30pm what Mars is made of. 271 people) were listed as “other”. Director: Jon Watts The European Space Agency put the Mars Express into orbit around Mars One hundred and eight fewer Chinese spouses have sought Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr. in December 2003. a divorce this year, compared with the same period last year, Language: English In 2004, Nasa’s Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, discovered compel- representing a 4.4 percent decline. Duration: 133min ling evidence for the prolonged presence of water on the planet’s surface. thu 06.07.2017
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Tennis Wimbledon earns 35,000 pounds (about $45,000). “Unless you’re [in the] top 10... it’s significant mo- Federer, Djokovic benefit ney,” said Dolgopolov, who is ranked 84th. Tipsarevic, Dolgopolov, Djokovic and Federer all from Wimbledon retirements said they would like to see the majors follow the ATP’s lead. Howard Fendrich Two other men also “A player should not go stopped mid-match Tues- on court if he knows he ovak Djokovic’s ap photo day, 19th-seeded Feliciano [can] not finish. The ques- Nfirst-round match at Lopez (left foot) and Janko tion is: Did they truly be- Wimbledon lasted all of 40 Tipsarevic (right leg), brin- lieve they were going to minutes Tuesday. Roger ging the first-round retire- finish? If they did, I think Federer’s, which was next ment total to seven. That it’s OK that they walk on in the All England Club’s equals 2008 for the most court. Otherwise, I feel main stadium, went 43. by men in the first round they should give up the When two of tennis’ bi- during the 50 editions of spot,” Federer said. “The ggest stars crossed paths Wimbledon in the Open ATP has adjusted its rule, after both advanced when era. but maybe the Slams shou- opponents stopped playing It sparked discussion ld [...] look at what they because of pre-existing in- about whether Grand could do for the players to juries, they kidded each Slam tournaments should make it just a little bit ea- other about a way to try to change their rules to allow sier.” make it up to the fans. players to still receive pri- At Centre Court on Tues- “We had a little joke ze money if they withdraw day, Federer and Djokovic about it in the locker before an event. That’s a had an easy go of things. room,” Djokovic recoun- Switzerland’s Roger Federer (left) shakes hands with Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov after winning their system being employed Kerber, last year’s runner- ted, “saying we should Men’s Singles Match on a trial basis this season up to Serena Williams at maybe play a practice set on the ATP Tour — which the All England Club, had on the Centre Court, have ahead 6-3, 3-0 when Ale- tie with Jimmy Connors But the way the after- doesn’t run majors — and more to do to get past Irina the crowd stay.” xandr Dolgopolov quit for the most in the Open noon went meant Centre lets someone who lost in Falconi of the U.S. 6-4, 6-4, The short workdays for because of a painful right era. Djokovic picked up Court spectators who paid qualifying take the spot in and Wozniacki, a two-time the two were quite similar. ankle he first twisted last his 234th match victory at 56 pounds (more than the main draw of an inju- U.S. Open finalist, needed Djokovic led 6-3, 2-0 when month. all majors, moving ahead USD70) per ticket, some red player. three full sets to edge Ti- Martin Klizan retired with Those still go into the of Connors and alone into of them waiting in line for The theory behind that mea Babos 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. a left leg problem that has books as wins, allowing second place in history, hours, got only brief glimp- setup: Players who are in- But it was the short men’s bothered him for about Federer to collect his 85th behind only Federer’s ses of seven-time cham- jured won’t step on court matches that had everyone two months; Federer was at Wimbledon, breaking a 315. pion Federer or three-ti- simply to collect their prize talking. me champion Djokovic. money as an entrant, befo- “If it’s just excruciating They did, however, have re calling it a day without pain, OK, you can’t play. If ad the opportunity to watch a finishing the match. something is tweaked here pair of top women, current “Even if I had a torn mus- or there and you feel like No. 1 Angelique Kerber cle today, and the doctor you can give it a decent go and former No. 1 Caroline says, ‘You shouldn’t go on without hurting yourself, I Wozniacki, win full-length court, you have serious think they should stay out matches. damage to risk,’ I could there and I think you owe “I feel for the crowd. have faked it, stayed the- it to the fans,” said 23rd- They’re there to watch re for two less games, and seeded John Isner, who good tennis. Proper tennis. still picked up the payche- beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-6 At least they see the two of ck,” said Tipsarevic, who (3), 6-3 in an all-American us, who gave it all they had. stopped while trailing matchup on Court 14. “I They saw other players 5-0 after only 12 minutes know the Wimbledon Cen- that tried, at least,” Fede- against Jared Donaldson tre Court didn’t get their rer said. “It’s unfortunate of the U.S. money’s worth today, that’s that it happened.” A first-round loser at for sure.” MDT/AP
After injuries, Stephens plays first match
loane Stephens hadn’t played a year and climbed to a career-high No. 11 Scompetitive match in nearly a year be- in the WTA rankings. cause of an injured left foot, so when she But she had a stress reaction in her foot stepped on the grass of Wimbledon on last year, something she said was bothe- Tuesday, simply being there was signifi- ring her when she lost in the first round cant. at the Rio Olympics. That was Stephens’ “Just getting on the court, I was relieved, fourth loss in a row — her most recent vic- I was happy, excited,” Stephens said. “I tory came in the second round of Wimb- mean, all good emotions.” ledon a year ago — and the last time she Less than six months after foot surgery, participated in a tournament until Tues- Stephens returned to action with a 6-2, day. 7-5 loss to Alison Riske in an all-U.S. ma- Her ranking now down to 336th, the tchup in the first round at the All England 24-year-old Stephens had permission Club. from her doctor to get back to tournament Stephens was a quarterfinalist at Wimb- play, she said, “So I was like, ‘Why not?’” ledon in 2013, back when she appeared to “I did the best I could. I’m pleased with be a rising star in tennis, making at least — I mean, obviously not that I didn’t win the fourth round at six consecutive Grand — but that I was able to get out there and Slam tournaments. She reached the semi- I was pain-free,” she said. “I played de- finals at the Australian Open earlier that cent.” MDT/AP thu 06.07.2017
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Football rean coach Choi Yong-soo resig- ned on June 1. “With the experience Cape- llo has, you would think he can turn it around,” White said. New league, very different “This club should not be bottom of the league with the players they have. He has to get them to play for each other, the team, challenges for Capello in China the fans and the city.” The expected upturn has yet to John Duerden happen, though the 71 year-old Italian coach is trying to stay po- s he won league titles ap photo sitive. as head coach of Real “We are improving,” Capello Madrid, Milan and said after the latest loss. “We are Juventus, Fabio Ca- playing better all the time but pelloA never had to contemplate we are lacking confidence es- relegation. In his first foray to pecially in front of goal. Against China, it has suddenly become a Shanghai we played well and very real threat. did not deserve to lose [...] I can Capello, winner of the UEFA see the quality that there is in Champions League in 1994 and the team.” who also led the national teams Capello has been in China for of England and Russia to the less than a month but much of 2010 and 2014 World Cups, the Chinese media has warned was appointed as head coach of of the need for a result soon. Jiangsu Suning in June. However, Capello can take In three Chinese Super League heart from Felix Magath. The games under one of the world’s former Bayern Munich boss ar- most famous coaches, Jiang- rived in June 2016 to take over su has collected just one point. a struggling Shandong Luneng. More worrying still is that in “The Chinese Super League is those games, the Nanjing-based a tough league and when you are club failed to score. in the relegation zone, confiden- The latest setback was a 1-0 Fabio Capello ce falls and when you are a big home loss to Shanghai SIPG, team with famous players, the which was missing star players One in 2016, told The Associa- high at the club which finished added in the shape of Colom- other teams like to beat you,” Oscar and Hulk through sus- ted Press. runner-up in the 2016 season. bian international striker Roger said Magath, who steered Shan- pension. That loss left Jiangsu “He does not have a team full Bolstered by more than USD80 Martinez. dong to safety with a margin of bottom of the 16-team league, of world-class players to rely on. million spent on Brazilian inter- There were high hopes at the just two points. three points adrift of safety. He must bring the big foreign nationals Alex Teixeira and Ra- start of the season but the ex- This season Shandong is mu- “Maybe this is the most tes- stars and the Chinese players to- mires, Jiangsu pushed Luiz Fe- pected title challenge hasn’t ch-improved and currently sits ting situation that Capello has gether and get them to play for lipe Scolari’s Guangzhou Ever- materialized and Jiangsu star- in fifth. ever faced,” Gary White, who each other. It is not about quali- grande all the way for the title. ted to slip down the standings, For Capello, anywhere outside led Shanghai Shenxin clear of ty, it is about motivation.” This season the stars remained winning just once in the first the bottom two when the season relegation from China’s League The player stocks are still at the club and firepower was third of the season. South Ko- ends in October will do. AP
ver been seen in world football.” Real Madrid’s Messi to extend contract Since making his de- but with Barcelona’s first Modric questioned team at age 17 in 2004, with Barcelona until 2021 Messi has established for alleged perjury himself as one of the best to ever play the game. He Joseph Wilson, Barcelona has won the FIFA world player of the year five ti- eal Madrid mid- Dinamo director Zdra-
ionel Messi will ap photo mes, and has become the Rfielder Luka Modric vko Mamic to pay the Lplay out the best re- Spanish league’s all-time was questioned yester- club 50 percent of the maining years of his tro- leading scorer. day by Croatia’s state at- 21 million euro (USD24 phy-rich career at Barce- Messi, who turned 30 torney amid accusations million) contract. Ma- lona. last month, has scored a that he falsely testified mic, who denies any The Spanish club said club record 507 goals in about his financial deals wrongdoing, allegedly yesterday that Messi 583 matches. His honors with a former Dinamo took an unspecified had agreed a three-year with the club include Zagreb director charged chunk. contract extension that four Champions League with embezzlement and Modric is suspected of will keep him at the club trophies, eight Spanish tax fraud. changing his testimony through the 2020-21 sea- league titles and five “I came here to state in favor of Mamic during son. By then, Barcelona’s Copa del Rey titles. my defense and tell the the trial, compared to all-time leading scorer The announcement co- truth, like every time so a statement he gave to will be 34 years old and mes five days after Messi far,” Modric said after prosecutors earlier in finishing his 17th season married his childhood questioning for suspec- the investigation. The with the club. sweetheart Antonella ted perjury in the eas- focus was on the date Barcelona announced to his native Argentina breathe easier this sum- Roccuzzo, mother of tern town of Osijek. “My when he made a written that Messi will sign the that he left at 13 years old mer knowing their star is their two sons. conscience is clear.” deal with Mamic, before new deal “in the coming to come to Barcelona’s staying put. Messi will now be ex- Prosecutors have said or after the money was weeks” that will be good famed La Masia training Barcelona released a pected to again lead a Modric gave a false sta- paid. through June 30, 2021. academy. statement in English Barcelona side that has tement to a court last If charged and found The contract extension But with his current calling Messi “the best been eclipsed for the first month about his 2008 guilty, Modric could face comes as no surprise. contract set to expire player in history, who has time in more than a de- transfer from Dinamo to up to five years in prison. Messi has repeatedly at the end of the upco- played his full professio- cade by fierce rival Real Tottenham. He moved Mamic is considered said he wanted to play ming 2017-18 season, nal career at Barca and Madrid, which won both to Real Madrid in 2012. the most powerful per- the best years of his ca- the club’s board, players, has led the team to an era the Champions League Modric, the Croatia son in Croatian soccer reer at Barcelona, before fans and new coach Er- of extraordinary success, and La Liga titles last captain, told the court he with substantial political perhaps making a return nesto Valverde can all the likes of which has ne- season. AP had a deal with former influence.MDT/AP THE Emirates, Turkish Airlines Station Air quality BUZZ off US laptop ban list Roadside 15-35 Good Emirates and Turkish Airways said yesterday to take cross-section images of passengers’ electro- they have also been exempted from a U.S. ban on nics just before they board airplanes heading to the High laptops in airplane cabins, joining Etihad in satis- U.S. Density 15-35 fying American security concerns that had cut into Both airlines alerted the Department of Home- Residental the long-haul carriers’ business. land Security, which oversees airplane safety in Good It remains unclear how the airlines addressed the United States, that “they are ready to comply Area opinion fears that the Islamic State or other militant groups with the enhanced security measures,” said Da- might smuggle explosives in electronic devices. vid Lapan, a Homeland Security spokesman in Ambient 20-40 But in Turkey, authorities now use CT scanners Washington. He declined to discuss specifics. Good Made in Macao dsmg source: Jenny Lao-Phillips Boxing WORLD BRIEFS High School Horror: red shoes in the washroom Pacquiao backs call Japan Heavy rain following a recent typhoon left a 93-year- After my Macao Ghost Tour article a couple old man dead and of months ago, I received enquires about what for WBO review of flooded many houses other ghost stories there are in Macao. People in southwestern seem to be intrigued about these stories. But Japan, forcing are they real, or just a figment of our imagina- his loss to Horn thousands of people tion? In my experience, the difference between to flee, authorities said real and imagination is actually not that signi- Jim Gomez, Manila yesterday. ficant. For what I know, they could be stories
ap photo Police officials spread over time stemming from the tradition Kenya anny Pacquiao asked say three police officers and practices of a different era. Mthe WBO to act on a were killed and seven One such story is the red shoes in the request by Philippine spor- others wounded as washroom. It is not only in Hogwarts that there ts officials for a review of his gunmen suspected to is a Moaning Myrtle. In stories told by people welterweight world title loss be al-Shabab militants from different schools, there is a female ghost to Jeff Horn, saying he didn’t attacked Pandaguo haunting the restrooms in almost every school. want to see the boxing indus- center, Lamu County. The story always begins with a warning: “Thou try “dying because of unfair shalt not stay in school after sundown”. Why? decision and officiating.” Once upon a night, some students stayed late While Pacquiao has accep- ap photo to work on a project (or was it for basketball ted his defeat to Horn, who practice?). Whatever the reason, the students fought in his first world title stayed late and one of them went to the toilet bout in Sunday’s so-called alone and heard a girl crying. The lone girl cal- “Battle of Brisbane,” the Phi- led out to ask who it was and if the crying girl lippine senator said in a sta- was in trouble. Receiving no answer, the stu- tement yesterday he had a Turkey’s president dent peeked from under the door to see who it “moral obligation to uphold Jeff Horn (right) of Australia watches as Manny Pacquiao falls on the is assailing German was. But all that the student saw was a pair of sportsmanship, truth and mat during their WBO World welterweight title bout in Brisbane authorities’ refusal to let red embroidered shoes: There was no one in fairness.” him address Turks at a the restroom, but the crying went on. The 11-time world cham- who needed stitches to two had the Australian schooltea- rally when he visits for The origin of the story cannot be traced. I pion cited a request by the the Group of 20 summit, cuts in his hairline that resul- cher wobbling and on the ro- declaring the decision imagine someone created this story to keep Philippines’ Games and ted from head clashes, landed pes. Horn recovered and won “political suicide.” students from roaming around the school at Amusements Board, or GAB, twice as many punches. the next round, setting up a night. Or perhaps students created it hoping to World Boxing Organiza- Commentators from ESPN, battle of attrition in the two Ukraine authorities teachers would not keep them at school too tion President Francisco Val- which broadcast the fight live closing rounds. have avoided a late. Or perhaps someone really heard the carcel for a thorough review in the U.S., were among the The WBO published a pho- second cyberattack, crying in the toilet and encountered the red of the refereeing and judging most vocal critics of the out- to of the judge’s cards on its the country’s interior embroidered shoes. No matter how this story of the bout, which was sta- come. Twitter account on Sunday minister said yesterday, began to spread, the same version was told in ged outdoors in front of more night, and followed up on the an announcement that almost every school in Macao and Hong Kong. than 51,000 fans at Suncorp GAB request for an inquest suggests the effort to wreak electronic havoc Assuming it is an unfortunate coincidence, it Stadium. with another post yesterday across the country is raises two questions: Why does it always have The WBO should take action that said: “The discretion ongoing. to be red embroidered shoes? And why does it on the Philippine request “so I love boxing of a referee or judge cannot always have to be in the toilets? as not to erode the people’s and I don’t be reversed, except in a case In my opinion, red embroidered shoes are re- interest in boxing,” Pacquiao of fraud or violation of laws lated to two things in the Chinese culture: wed- said. “I had already accepted want to which is not the case in Pac vs ap photo dings and pre-1940s fashion. According to the the decision but as a leader Horn.” Chinese horror culture, people who die wearing and, at the same time, fighter, see it dying Pacquiao entered the fi- red come back as the most vicious ghosts. Mo- I have the moral obligation to ght with a record of 59-6-2, reover, a few Hong Kong horror movies from uphold sportsmanship, truth because but the last of his 38 wins by the last century feature a ghost bride who was and fairness in the eyes of the of unfair knockout was in 2009. Horn wronged and killed herself in her wedding dress, public.” Venezuela A new hadn’t lost any of his previous video has emerged creating the impression that vengeful spirits are “I love boxing and I don’t decision and 17 professional fights, but had of the Venezuelan often female and dressed in red, much like the want to see it dying because never encountered anybody policeman who allegedly woman in white in western ghost stories. Fur- of unfair decision and officia- officiating. with Pacquiao’s credentials. stole a helicopter thermore, since the 1940s, embroidered shoes ting,” he said. Manny Pacquiao Philippine officials organi- and then fired on two were no longer common. So, seeing a pair of In their July 3 letter to zed a free public viewing of government buildings. red embroidered shoes - partly burnt in some Valcarcel, GAB chairman All three judges awarded the bout in southern Marawi Police inspector Oscar stories - implies they belong to someone from Abraham Kahlil Mitra and it to Horn, with American city, to give thousands of dis- Perez claimed he was a different era. I guess that’s how a pair of red two other officials expressed Waleska Roldan’s 117-111 sco- placed residents, troops and ready for the “second embroidered shoes became a scary image cor- concerns about “ the possible re attracting most of the criti- police a respite from a disas- phase” of his campaign to free his homeland responding to a female ghost dressed in red. errors of the referee and the cism. U.S. judge Chris Flores trous siege by Islamic mili- from what he called the The setting of these stories in the washroom is three judges who officiated and Ramon Cerdan of Argen- tants that has turned parts of corrupt rule of President probably based on the ‘Ying’ and ‘Yang’ concept. the subject fight.” tina each scored it much clo- the city into a smoldering war Nicolas Maduro and his While ‘Yang’ refers to bright and sunlight, ‘Ying’ “We [...] request for a tho- ser at 115-113. zone. “assassin” allies. relates to darkness. It is believed that venge- rough review by the WBO for Top Rank promotor Bob The Filipinos cheered for More on p15 ful spirits roam in places of ‘Ying’ atmosphere. possible miscalls of the refe- Arum said it was a “close fi- their boxing hero, but fell si- One of those places are washrooms which are ree where some deductions ght. It could have gone either lent when the decision was US Fans of the Trump Taj often dark and wet. Also, people normally go to were not made and of the way.” Pacquiao had a rema- announced. Marawi crisis Mahal Casino Resort can the toilet alone, so they are more vulnerable to judges in their judging that tch clause in the contract, committee spokesman Zia take home a piece of the being attacked by ghosts. have caused varying opinions meaning the 38-year-old Fi- Alonto Adiong said then that former casino before it’s However, with our modern culture of girls who on their objectivity,” the sta- lipino could negotiate to fight many could not accept the gutted to make way for accompany each other to the toilet, it leaves tement said. the Hard Rock Hotel and Horn again before the end of outcome but he added that Casino. Furniture, poker very little space for the toilet ghost stories to Pacquiao’s trainers were the year. the momentary entertain- tables, grand pianos, survive. Or perhaps it was these ghost stories critical of the referee for not Horn won the majority of ment was a relief and that art and even its famous we hear all the time in schools that led to the doing more to stop or pena- the early rounds on all judge’s Pacquiao provided a crucial chandeliers will be need of company whenever one needs to visit lize head clashes and neck cards, but Pacquaio rallied message of courage and resi- among the merchandise the washroom? holds. They highlighted sta- and had opportunities to end liency to the war-weary resi- up for grabs at a tistics that showed Pacquiao, the fight in the 9th when he dents and troops. AP liquidation sale.