ho’s former right drug law to ‘increase hand man testifies deterrent effect’ history revised The trial of former Prosecutor- The Social Welfare Bureau is as china General Ho Chio Meng entered arguing that the recent changes nationalism on its latest session at the Court of to the drug law are not intended the rise Final Appeal to penalize addicts P2 P6 P11 FEATURE

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CHINA A highway pile-up in southern China on Saturday night resulted in the deaths of six people, while another 19 were injured, reported mainland media. The crash, which involved a total of 19 vehicles, began when a cement truck collided with the rear of a car on the Qinglian highway in Guangdong Province.

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Julie Zhu room was not an independent de- partment. HE trial of former Prosecu- The court took a two-hour recess Ttor-General Ho Chio Meng before it resumed at 3 p.m. Accor- went through another session ding to Sam Hou Fai, Lai was only on Friday at the Court of Final supposed to be a witness for half a Appeal. The former Chief of the day, but was in court for two days. Office of the Prosecutor-Gene- When the trial resumed in the ral, Lai Kin Ian, was present as a afternoon, the prosecution called witness to provide his testimony a Judiciary Police (PJ) officer, who regarding one of the accusations had worked in the police force for levelled against Ho. more than ten years as a handwri- Ho stands accused of regularly ting examiner. taking individuals who were not employees of the Public Prosecu- tion Office (MP) on trips to Eu- Ho is rope, some of which included his wife and nephew with all expenses Ho Chio Meng’s lawyer, Leong Weng Pun accused of covered by the MP, under the gui- se of official visits. taking his wife Prosecutors presented a note eventually travelled to Europe According to him, the MP had trial neared its conclusion, Ho and nephew drafted by Lai, stating that Ho were not part of Lai’s original paid for the accommodation, clarified that the trip of which he would visit Northern Europe. plan. Lai was questioned about food, and transportation of the stands accused had not been an to Europe with They questioned Lai whether this whether he knew who actually Portuguese prosecutors, but the official government trip. He went trip was reported to the Chief Exe- went to Northern Europe. prosecutors’ relatives had paid for on to say that the city has travel re- all expenses cutive (CE) before it happened. However Lai claimed that he did their own flight tickets. gulations for certain main govern- Lai claimed that he did overhear not remember exactly who went Ho’s lawyer, Leong Weng Pun, ment officials. covered by the Ho calling the CE, but did not on the trip, which took place in questioned Lai on whether there “There was a report, Lai is a good MP under the know exactly what Ho told the August. had been more trips where gover- chief,” said Ho. “If it is not a gover- CE. He claimed that he had only a Regarding Ho’s premature de- nment officials visited places aside nmental event, there is no need guise of official vague impression of the conversa- parture for Europe before the from those included in their offi- for a written report.” tion rather than exact details. beginning of the official visit, cial itineraries. The prosecutors asked why the visits The prosecutors asked Lai whe- and his return to Macau after the Lai admitted that this had ha- MP chose the Hotline Center to ther a written report had been de- conclusion of the official trip, Lai ppened on occasion and that even open the “teachers’ resting room.” The prosecutors presented one livered to the CE to provide details said that Portuguese prosecutors the Secretary for Social Affairs Lai said that he had not visited the manuscript seized from Ho’s for- of the trip. had occasionally visited Portugal and Culture, Alexis Tam, had place since its renovation works mer residence, which is believed Lai said that in accordance with during August and September. made such visits. were completed and added that to have been written by Ho. the regulations regarding the rela- Moreover, given the approved va- Lai recalled an official trip to Bei- Ho had told him not to visit the In the manuscript were some tionship between Ho and the CE, cation period, they had the option jing with Tam, then the chief of place unless strictly necessary. sentences that the prosecution sometimes written reports would of going to Portugal prior to offi- CE’s Office, which was followed by The prosecution then displayed believes are related to Ho’s shelf be provided but sometimes there cial visits and returning to Macau a trip to Fujian that was fully paid a picture of the entire 16th floor of companies. would be only verbal reports. after their conclusion. for by the government. the building that the MP had ren- The police officer answered se- After Ho and the others had re- Lai emphasized that the govern- Presiding judge Sam Hou Fai re- ted. One directory indicated that veral questions regarding the pro- viewed the initial budget for the ment had looked after Portuguese minded Lai that all civil servants’ one room on that floor belonged cess he identified as a manuscript. trip, the final bill that travel agen- prosecutors “quite a lot.” official outbound visits must be to the MP, while the rest of the Ho, at the end of the afternoon cies delivered to the MP exceeded Lai added that he has a few me- supported by the CE, a regulation rooms had no directories. trial, said the writing could not be the original budget. mories of Portuguese prosecutors of which Lai claimed to be unawa- At this point in the trial, Ho Chio proven as his. Other evidence provided by the accompanying Ho on trips to Eu- re. Meng raised his hand and asked The trial continues at 9.30 a.m. MP showed that the people who rope. As the morning session of the why a directory was needed if a today.

HE average Tourist change of goods and ser- ECONOMY TIndex Price (TPI) vices purchased by visi- for 2016 continued its tors, which tend to fall downward trend from mostly in the market seg- 2015, according to data ments of food, alcoholic Tourist prices continue decline released Friday by the beverages, tobacco, clo- Statistics and Census thing, accommodation, Service (DSEC). restaurant services, and tion (-21.2 percent) and percent) both registered vel, said DSEC in a state- modation which soared The bureau said the de- entertainment and cul- transport and communi- increases. ment. by almost one-quarter. cline last year reached tural activities. cations (-9.82 percent). TPI for the fourth quar- Meanwhile, fourth DSEC attributes the sur- 5.44 percent, down from According to DSEC, the At the same time, the pri- ter of 2016 decreased by quarter TPI increased by ge to higher room rates the 0.86 percent decrea- diminishment in 2016 ce indexes of restaurant almost 4.5 percent year- about 6.4 percent com- during the National Day se in 2015, which left the was driven by “significant services (+2.27 percent) on-year to 134.96 due to pared to the third quar- holidays, the Christmas index at 130.86. declines” in the price in- and food, alcoholic beve- lower charges for hotel ter of 2016, led by the period and the Macau TPI reflects the price dexes of accommoda- rages and tobacco (+1.91 accommodation and tra- price index for accom- Grand Prix.

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OCAL health authori- ties revealed yesterday that the elderly woman who initially tested Avian flu concerns dispelled Lpositive for avian influenza virus A (H7N9) late last week is no longer, or was never, infected. The revision to the by Health Bureau 72-year-old’s diagnosis was confirmed after the virus was not detected in her blood and remains unclear whether the- urine samples during further se procedures have now been examinations on Saturday. lifted. “This already shows a reces- Local authorities have also sion of the virus,” noted the urged members of the public Health Bureau (SSM) in a sta- to “remain vigilant and to take tement yesterday, implying notice of advice.” that last week’s initial diagno- sis had been correct. On Thursday, the SSM held Health a special press conference at the Conde de S. Januario Hos- authorities are pital, where SSM director Lei monitoring 81 Chin Ion informed the public of the case. other people The woman was hospitalized after entering the territory on Tuesday. On Thursday, sam- The head of the Center for ples of her mucus tested posi- Disease Prevention and Con- tive for H7N9. trol, Lam Chong, said Macau The elderly lady was initially should be prepared for the diagnosed with pneumonia possibility of encountering but has a history of high blood more cases of avian influen- pressure, diabetes and other za in the near future. Usually, chronic diseases, said the February and March are peak SSM. seasons. The patient initially said that SSM director Lei Chin (center) pictured during a press conference giving details of a confirmed imported case of avian influenza A The case has been reported she had not had any recent to the Guangdong and Hong contact with live birds, but Health authorities are moni- health procedures in Guang- was a locally-contracted case Kong authorities, which will later admitted that she raised toring 81 other people with dong Province, given medica- last month, the patient of whi- continue to cooperate with chickens in Zhongshan and of- whom she had been in con- tion, and must wear masks to ch has made a full recovery. health officials in the MSAR. ten went to markets that sold tact, 45 of whom had recently prevent further or potential According to the statement, All parties will remain in close poultry. The authorities said been in close contact with her. contamination. the government initiated its contact with the World Health the misinformation had resul- The remaining 36 had occa- During the press conferen- “emergency response proce- Organization in order to pre- ted in the delayed diagnosis. sional contact with her. These ce, Lei stressed that this was dures” late last week to con- pare contingency plans should The woman was immediately people will be monitored for the first imported case of the trol the spread of the disease. suspected cases be detected confined to an isolation ward. the next 10 days in line with H7N9 strain, though there Following the re-diagnosis, it elsewhere in the city. DB

TOURISM no Greek Mythology, which operated until the end of 2015 under the gaming license of Beijing Imperial Palace returns hotel license Sociedade de Jogos de Macau S.A. (SJM). It has been closed since Man Sun) justified the that it does expect to end-2015 due to alle- decision based on “the undergo the required ged “renovation works.” severe problematic ir- works and plans to “re- In a recent development,

RENATO MARQUES RENATO regularities caused by, develop, renovate, and following several sta- and inherited from, the re-apply for the hotel ged protests from for- former management of license” as soon as its mer workers and staff Macau Hotel Developers current problems are members, the hotel was Limited, namely Chen solved. accused of fraud rela- Mei Huan and Xu Jiao- The statement followed ted to the overbooking ji.” a letter sent to MGTO of hotel rooms in Sep- These were cited in on the previous day (Ja- tember 2016. The inci- the work permit appli- nuary 12) requesting the dent involved more than cations the new mana- cancelation of the licen- HKD250 million in ad- gement had requested se. The bureau acknow- vance payments. from the Land, Public ledged the request in a According to a group of Works and Transport statement issued on Ja- representatives from tra- The Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel Bureau (DSSOPT) to nuary 13. vel agencies and touris- proceed with the remo- In July 23, 2016, MGTO m-related industries in Renato Marques led to the hotel’s tem- Macau Hotel Developers val of all illegal structu- closed the 599-room ho- Macau, Hong Kong and porary closure in July Limited is forced to re- res, as well as other re- tel due to “serious admi- the mainland, the hotel HE Beijing Imperial 2016. turn its current hotel li- furbishment works. The nistrative irregularities had committed fraud by TPalace Hotel (for- “Considering the im- cense to MGTO [Macao permits were not appro- which constitute threa- selling more rooms than merly known as New minent expiration of the Government Tourism ved by the DSSOPT, whi- ts to public safety.” The it could physically provi- Century Hotel) may temporary closure pe- Office],” stated the pro- ch “raised concerns over hotel then had 29 full de and subsequently re- be permanently closed riod on 22 January 2017, perty owners last Friday. ownership of the Hotel’s time workers, as well as fusing to provide rooms following the property and the unfeasibility of In the same statement, land property.” 30 housekeeping staff, for previous bookings. owners’ admission of completing renovation the Macau Hotel De- Although the company working on either a par- The case was forwarded their inability to solve works before then, even velopers Limited’s new acknowledged the im- t-time or full-time basis. to the Public Prosecu- certain issues raised by if a renovation work per- management (under possibility of meeting The hotel holds within tions Office for investi- the government, which mit approval is granted, the leadership of Ng any deadline, it stated its premises the casi- gation. 16.01.2017 mon

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ARTS Consumer Council compares local Riverdance performers internet service discuss show’s success providers

WO local in- that users should a Russian acrobat ensemble in addition Tternet service also compare the to a routine “Trading Taps”, which pits providers have pro- terms and condi- Irish and tap dancers against each other vided nine and five tions and the qua- in front of a New York background. different monthly lity of both internet “Our band used to be static but now plans, respectively, service providers; we have a new four-piece women band as revealed in a sur- especially key items, and they are able to walk around the vey by the Consumer such as checking stage with us and interact a bit more,” Council. fees. Smyth added. The survey covered According to the When asked which section of the show fiber broadband ser- survey results, one the audience should look forward to, vices offered by both of the internet servi- Smyth replied, “definitely the opening, internet service pro- ce providers waived Reel Around The Sun. It’s very power- viders, and showed its first-time che- Leading performers Lauren Smyth and William Bryant ful, very strong, and just the atmosphere that consumers do cking fee (non-offi- the music creates is amazing. It’s some- not usually change ce hours) but sub- HE Irish phenomenon Riverdance tion and the Irish people’s emigration thing that, even though I’ve been in the internet service pro- sequently charged Tis set to perform at The Venetian across the world, new elements have show for seven years, still gives me goo- viders within a short consumers MOP100 Macao for two weeks as part of its 20th been added to this tour, which sees new se bumps.” period of time. (office hours) or Anniversary World Tour, beginning on costumers, lighting, projections and the The Irish tapper revealed that he is The monthly plans MOP200 (non- offi- January 24. addition of a new song, “Anna Livia.” confident that the show’s new number feature different ce hours). Riverdance is a show that blends dan- “Anna Livia” will feature the female “Anna Livia” and the trio tap dance upload and down- The other internet ce and music drawing on Irish tradi- members of the dance troupe in an aca- number by American and Irish dancers load speeds. All service provider of- tions and has been seen live by over 21 pella hard shoe number. would entertain the local audience. plans include unli- fers free checking, million people worldwide. “Anna Livia is a chance to show how During the past 20 years, Riverdance mited usage of time, and does not requi- Last week, Riverdance’s two lead per- powerful the girls are,” said Irish tapper has staged over 18,000 performances in and plans with equi- re an initial deposit. formers William Byrant and Lauren Smyth – citing that men tappers also 117 countries and regions. valent upload and However, a fee will Smyth provided a sneak peek of the perform an acapella tap dance during Its soundtrack has been recognized by download speeds di- be charged if con- show during the Media Show Preview. the show. the Grammy Awards as Best Musical ffer in price by about sumers cancel their While still loosely based around the Moreover, the world tour incorporates Show Album – a certified platinum, whi- 3 to 9 percent. contract before the story of the formation of the Irish na- elements such as flamenco dancing and ch has sold some 11 million albums. LV The council stated service commences. ad mon 16.01.2017

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Vibrant colors fill Sinulog Festival in Friendship Square

Lynzy Valles vings to the Santo Niño such Sports for All Day held as “Viva Pit Señor! Señor Santo ITH vibrant co- Niño!” at Areia Preta lors and cheer- This year six adult and two ful yells, the children’s groups participated The monthly edition of the Sports Bureau’s Sinulog Festival in the competition. Winners “Sports for All Day” was held on Saturday at Areia Preta’s Urban Park gathering. 2017W attracted a significant received up to MOP8,000 in The ID said a large number of citizens and crowd yesterday at Friendship cash. families had participated. The event was Square. One performer, “Bestie”, said conducted in collaboration with Sports for The 17th edition of the festival this year’s festival performers All Maintenance and Recreation Classes, – this year’s theme was “One devoted a significant amount which performed demonstrations of several Beat, One Dance, One Vision while they are here,” he told the big event for the Filipinos. We of time to practicing and crea- sports. The organizers expressed the hope for Peace” – kicked off with a Times. unite ourselves [in] this event ting their costumes. that such events would promote closer mass at St Lawrence Church. “So the purpose is to bring to- [because] it’s a part of our re- The revelers the Times family bonds and regular participation Organized by the Santo Niño gether Filipinos working here; ligious practice,” she told the spoke with affirmed that this in sports activities to improve health and de Cebu in Macau Association, not just for celebration but to Times. year’s participants had of- living quality. the annual religious proces- remind them of their duty to The organizing committee fered up more creative cos- sion passed by Sai Van Lake preach and proclaim the Good also commended the local go- tumes and performances. bearing the image of St. Niño News.” vernment for its continuing su- The celebration, which origina- IC holds meeting on to honor the infant Jesus, and Violetta Duran, president of pport of the festival. ted in Cebu, begins nine days fire prevention in featured dance performances Santo Niño de Cebu in Macau “This is already part of our before the grand parade. The at the Friendship Square. Association, said the yearly fes- religious practice and we’re parade itself can last up to 12 temples According to organizing com- tival has been attracting an in- proud that the government ac- hours, and involves a traditio- The Cultural Affairs Bureau met 32 curators mittee member Father Agustin creasing number of Filipinos. cepts and supports us,” Duran nal Sinulog dance in which par- of local temples to discuss measures to Datu, the religious celebration While some regard it as the added. ticipants take two steps forward prevent fires. In the meeting, which was was established in the region biggest Filipino event in Ma- The festival customarily takes and one step back, swaying to also attended by the Fire Services, the along with the growing pre- cau, Duran stressed that the place on the third Sunday in the rhythm of the drums. bureau discussed new measures to be sence and number of Filipino celebration unites Filipino Ca- January, with over a hundred The yearly fiesta began after implemented after Chinese New Year, migrant workers. tholics as they practice their Filipinos joining the festival’s the image of the Santo Niño including the prohibition of incense “We decided to bring the cele- culture in Macau. dance competition. was brought to Cebu and the burning inside the temples at night as well bration [to] Macau so Filipinos “So many Filipinos watch While dancing, participants Catholic faith was established as mandatory interruptions to the electrical here can celebrate Santo Niño this because it’s considered a shout petitions and thanksgi- in the region. supply in the evenings.

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ANALYSIS from outside the mainland. Chan expressed no doub- Money seems always to be ts on whether such a law is the big issue, Chan said: “It required. “Are the workers can be the binder that brings going out on the stree- Labor-related NGOs in people together but also the ts protesting against those motive to make them apart [working conditions] indivi- (through corruption).” dually? If yes, that obviously In her research, Chan clai- means that the existing Tra- China facing hard times med to have found several ca- de Unions are not doing their ses where worker support was job,” she said. poor or non-existent. Instead, “I think it’s China that several NGOs made minor in- doesn’t want to have the terventions before or after law… I don’t know enough strikes and other workers’ ac- about Macau politics to really

RENATO MARQUES RENATO tivities, in order to take credit say this, but it’s very likely.” for the activities when “the Regarding the reduction workers by themselves and to only eight days of the pe- almost spontaneously orga- riod in which non-resident nized such activities making workers can remain in the use of communication tech- territory after the cancella- nologies such as WeChat.” tion of their work permits While China now seems to (blue cards), Chan remarked: be to cracking down on such “It’s a measure to bond the organizations, Chan says that workers [even more] and to the outcome does not seem to restrain their moves [free- be overly negative. This is be- dom].” cause “people seem to be less She added that she does not in need of such organizations think that such measures will to stage protests over their help at all, as non-resident rights and are doing those workers are already constrai- by themselves, like what ha- ned in many ways, including ppened during a 2014 strike the high fees charged by la- when 14,000 people got toge- bor recruitment agencies. ther to demand better work During, the workshop, visi- conditions.” ting assistant professor Jong When questioned on the Nowak from Hong K ong City lack of a Trade Union Law, University, as well as the which failed to pass in the UM’s Professor Timothy Ker- Legislative Assembly (AL) ei- swell, addressed other issues ght times, Chan commented: such as recent events related “As far as I know, there is a to strikes and labor shifting Anita Chan Federation of Trade Unions activities in India and Brazil. (FAOM) that I assume is the In his closing summary, official trade union control- Australian National Univer- Renato Marques cial Transformation and that bans foreign funding to led by China […] if the law sity Professor Jonathon Un- Globalization,” which took such entities. [bill] allows freedom of as- ger noted the need for balan- ON-GOVERNMENTAL place last week at the UM’s As stated during the pre- sociation […] then a lot of ce where labor disputes and NOrganizations (NGO’s) Faculty of Social Sciences. sentation of the paper, “The workers will begin to orga- demands are concerned, par- in the mainland are currently The workshop was organi- Relationship Between Labor nize their own trade unions ticularly cases in China and facing difficulties and will zed by the European Union NGOs and Chinese Workers: and that is the main issue in Brazil. face more in the near future, Academic Program in Macau From an Asymmetrical Rela- China [too] as China only has “Companies could easily says Australian National Uni- (EUAP-M) of the University tionship to Partnership, and one Trade Union - the official have replaced this workforce versity scholar Anita Chan, of Macau (UM). beyond,” China labor affairs one - and even that was crea- [unqualified workers] with who has been studying the According to Chan, these have been historically con- ted many years ago back in machines in the production relations and development of organizations, which have nected to two major stakehol- 1949. Whether the law draft lines at least since the early NGOs in China, particularly been operating for many ders: Hong Kong-based La- has passed or not, the impor- 1990s,” Unger said. in Guangdong province. years in China, will face many bor NGOs and China-based tant [thing] is what is on that “They won’t do it as long as Chan was speaking at the challenges, mostly due to a NGOs, both of whom source draft regarding freedom of the wages are kept [at] a low workshop “Labor under So- new law effective last week support for their activities association.” level.”

HE Social Welfare Bu- participating in a drug abs- Treau (IAS) is arguing tention program. IAS: New drug law to that the recent changes to The increase “The revision of the abo- the drug law are intended vementioned law [Law No to increase the deterrent of the 17/2009] aims, on the one ‘increase deterrent effect’ effect, not to penalize ad- penalties hand, to increase its deter- dicts. The new changes are rent effect in preventing meant to encourage addicts through the drug use among young peo- trend of decriminalization, to choose treatments that revision of ple and, on the other hand, the IAS replied: “The increa- promote drug abstention, to strengthen the motiva- se of the penalties through during which their senten- the drug tion and determination of the revision of the drug law ces will be suspended. young drug addicts to enroll is not intended to penalize The bureau’s answer was law is not in a treatment program,” addicts but rather to en- in response to the Times’ intended the IAS stated. courage them to opt for the questions on the expected The IAS added that it is [possibility of the] suspen- consequences of the new to penalize seeking the cooperation of sion of sentence execution measures, especially for the police, schools, associa- through drug abstention younger drug users. addicts. tions and families to identify [programs].” The IAS replied in a writ- SOCIAL WELFARE BUREAU potential problems within The IAS reaffirmed that ten statement that the Social the community as early as together with two local insti- Reintegration Service and under its supervision, are possible. tutions, it can provide treat- the Service for Prevention prepared to suspend any Questioned on the choice ment and counseling servi- and Treatment of Drug De- sentence upon presentation to adopt a system that steers ces for drug addicts “in favor pendence, which are both of proof that an individual is away from the international of social reintegration.” RM IAS headquarters mon 16.01.2017

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PRIORITIZING LOCAL with local SMEs, through ramping up The awards ceremony, held in July, PROCUREMENT partnership meetings, for example. saluted local micro-enterprise Blupurple Interactive Media Ltd., or ‘Blupurple’, for BOOSTING CORPORATE creating its procurement platform mobile DEVELOPMENT app ‘ChoicePro’, which comprises a platform to centralize the release of procurement information announced by various large enterprises. The app, which bridges the gap between local SMEs and Workshop participants say they learn a large companies, is now available as a lot, and that the insights gleaned at the free download for both iOS and Android events help compensate for attendees’ devices. Since the launch of Local SME lack of experience. Blupurple - founded by program Procurement Partnership Program in April The government continues to provide designers Steven Lei, Becky Lee and 2016, Wynn has successfully held three Wynn has been actively participating in essential assistance to SMEs and young Vincent Lei in early 2012, primarily business matching sessions devoted to the local SME procurement partnership entrepreneurs. For its part, Wynn will focuses on the design and development small and micro enterprises; they attracted initiatives advocated by the government continue to collaborate with the Macau of websites and mobile apps. the participation of more than 500 SMEs. from its launch, going on to organize a Productivity and Technology Transfer Steven acknowledged that standing Wynn is collaborating with local SMEs series of SME partnership meetings. Centre to organize workshops for SMEs. out from their competitors was no in 36 procurement categories, including Drawing on the resources of the Macau Not only does this help small firms, it easy task, adding that winning the Food & Beverage, Hotel Operations, Productivity and Technology Transfer contributes to Macau’s development as acknowledgment of a large corporation Facilities and Others, including but not Center to organize several workshops, a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure, has not only enhanced the social limited to Services and Contracts. Wynn assembled veteran consultants which in part comprises an array of influence of Blupurple but boosted both The meetings targeted three major types and industry insiders to conduct ‘classes’ strong, independent companies feeding its brand reputation and development of enterprises, including Small and Micro in which they share their experience with into Macau’s core industries. 16.01.2017 mon

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said in an interview. “It was im- portant for us to get all the com- Boeing loosens Airbus’s India grip mercial terms right.” Deliveries will begin in July 2018 and continue through 2024. The carrier and Boeing also dis- with USD22 billion SpiceJet win cussed a proposed stretch of the largest Max, Singh told repor- ters. The so-called 10X, Boeing’s Anurag Kotoky, Kyunghee Park ding to Boeing. That represents response to Airbus’s fast-selling 38 percent of the global require- A321neo, would be available in

OEING Co. won a USD22 BLOOMBERG ment. 2020 and seat as many as 230 Bbillion deal from budget car- Friday’s deal adds to the 348 travelers. rier SpiceJet Ltd., notching the jetliner sales garnered by the The order signals a resurgence plane maker’s largest-ever order U.S. planemaker in India. Spi- for SpiceJet after it almost collap- from an Indian airline and stren- ceJet, which is based in Gurgaon sed more than two years ago. The gthening its hold in a market near New Delhi, and AirIndia expansion also sets up sharpe- dominated by Europe’s Airbus Express are the only budget car- ned competition against IndiGo, Group SE. riers to use Boeing aircraft in the operated by InterGlobe Aviation The order includes 100 of country. Ltd., which has about 400 Airbus Boeing’s 737 Max single-aisle SpiceJet shares climbed 2.5 aircraft awaiting delivery. IndiGo jets and renegotiated terms for percent to 65.50 rupees in Mum- dominates the world’s fastest- 55 previously ordered aircraft, bai. Boeing rose less than 1 per- growing major aviation market, SpiceJet said in a statement Fri- cent to $159.02 at 9:55 a.m. in with a 42 percent share. SpiceJet day. The airline also has options New York. has 13 percent. A representative to purchase another 50 Boeing The airline placed firm orders for Airbus declined to comment. aircraft, including the 777 and for 100 737 Max 8 aircraft, with The world’s two biggest plane 787 Dreamliner wide-bodies. a cumulative list price of $11 makers are vying to serve a cru- The commitment, which was billion, before the discounts that cial market with an emerging included in Boeing’s 2016 order are customary for large custo- middle-class that is flying for tally, comes as the Chicago-ba- mers. Bloomberg News reported the first time and where passen- sed plane maker races to catch “India is an important market years, according to a Boeing fo- on Jan. 6 that the carrier was clo- ger traffic is growing at twice the Airbus in narrow-body sales, both Airbus and Boeing can’t recast. Single-aisle planes will se to signing a deal for at least 92 pace of nearest rival China. the largest source of profit for ignore,” said Shukor Yusof, fou- make up the bulk of the new de- planes valued at $10.1 billion and While the growth is prompting the companies. The deal for the nder of aviation consulting firm liveries. that the total could rise based on India airlines to order planes, Max, which competes with Air- Endau Analytics. The SpiceJet The Asia-Pacific region, which negotiations for discounts and they also have to contend with bus’s A320neo workhorse, also order gives Boeing “a lifeline. is eclipsing North America as the service contracts. airport infrastructure that hasn’t helps Boeing widen its footprint There’s a lot more to grow in In- world’s largest aircraft market, “We spent a considerable kept pace. Limited landing and in the fast-growing South Asian dia than other parts of Asia.” will need 15,130 new aircraft amount of time negotiating and parking slots extend the time market. Most of SpiceJet’s low- Rapidly expanding Indian car- valued at $2.3 trillion in the next finalizing the commercial terms, circling above airports such as cost rivals fly the European com- riers will need 1,850 new pla- 20 years, as economic growth including maintenance of the Mumbai during peak hours, was- pany’s aircraft. nes valued at $265 billion in 20 boosts middle-class travel, accor- aircraft,” Chairman Ajay Singh ting fuel. Bloomberg

Prudence Ho me rose 3.4 percent to 255 billion yuan, while profit Wanda posts first sales decline in at least 11 Years ALIAN Wanda Group grew more than 10 percent, DCo.’s revenue fell for the it said, without giving speci- first time in at least 11 years fics. China’s second-richest get profit of more than 10 and increasing his focus on after a slump in its property man has been acquiring billion yuan. leasing and management. business outweighed grow-

Hollywood assets - he bou- Wang delisted Dalian The transition has resulted BLOOMBERG th from entertainment ope- ght film producer Legen- Wanda Commercial Pro- in sales volatility, but could rations at billionaire Wang dary Entertainment last perties last year in Hong improve the group’s cash Jianlin’s conglomerate. year - to help Wanda diver- Kong under a plan to even- flow and earnings stability. Sales, which includes pro- sify away from its real-esta- tually seek a listing in main- Wanda Cultural Industry perty-contracted sales, de- te roots. land China, where valua- Group Co., which includes clined 14 percent in 2016 Wang, speaking to em- tions tend to be higher. most of Wanda’s theme from a year earlier, accor- ployees at Wanda’s annual The company has been in parks, film production and ding to a Wanda statement meeting in Hefei, the capi- takeover talks with several exhibition businesses, saw on Saturday, more than a tal city of Anhui province candidates to execute a ba- sales climb 25 percent to January 2016 forecast of a in eastern China, said Ffan. ckdoor listing, people fami- 64.1 billion yuan last year. 12 percent drop. Revenue at com, a unit that includes liar with the matter said in The increase also reflected Dalian Wanda Commercial Internet financing and cre- November. income from newly acqui- Properties Co., the group’s dit-rating businesses, will Wang has taken an “as- red businesses including real-estate unit, declined 25 raise 10 billion yuan via a set-light” strategy for his Legendary Entertainment. plans to build a global mo- ness and 20 percent market percent to 143 billion yuan private placement this year. real-estate business in Entertainment will be vie-distribution network, share in the global movie ($20.7 billion). He ultimately plans to list recent years, reducing re- continue the growth dri- aims to achieve 10 billion industry by the end of the Wanda’s operating inco- the unit by 2020 and tar- liance on property sales ver for Wanda. Wang, who yuan profit in its film busi- decade. Bloomberg

corporate bits ctm extends data roaming destinations it is keen to collaborate with inter- a special offer to fulfill residents’ overseas. national roaming telecom service needs for telecommunications ser- As of now, CTM has reached col- Following the launch of the “Data providers to deliver multiple data vices on their travels. laboration agreements with more Roaming Passport (10 days)” ser- roaming service options for users From now until February 28, than 100 major telecom service vice, CTM has announced 25 new to extend service coverage. CTM mobile postpaid customers providers worldwide to extend 4G destinations for the scheme. CTM also introduced six “Data can subscribe to a selected Asian roaming services across China, This extends coverage to 59 Roaming Passport (one day)” des- country/region’s 1G “Data Roa- Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South countries and regions including tinations such as USA, East Timor, ming Passport (one or 10 days) Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Aus- Chile, Australia, Bahrain, Bangla- Czech Republic, Germany, Hun- package at special rate of MOP38 tralia, Portugal, the UK, the US desh, India, Kazakhstan, Papau gary and Malta, which means that or MOP380 respectively. and Canada, among others. New Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, there are now up to 30 available Since the first launch of 4G+ ser- CTM said it will pursue more of and Thailand, among others. destinations for this service. vices last year, CTM has expan- these collaborations so that custo- The telecommunications com- As the Chinese New Year is ded roaming coverage, enabling mers can experience unlimited 4G pany said in a press release that approaching, CTM is introducing customers to use 4G services services. mon 16.01.2017

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MOZAMBIQUE Angola starts exporting Economic growth is expected mangoes to to increase from 2018 Portugal ship moored at the port of Namibe, A southern Angola, within the next OZAMBIQUE 8.8 percent in 2019 and 5 per- few days will travel to Portugal carrying

will return to a pe- XINHUA cent in 2021. a shipment of 35.7 tonnes of mangoes riod of increased The budget deficit this year produced at a farm in the municipali- economic growth is expected to fall this year to ty of Baía Farta, in Benguela province, Mbetween 2018 and 2021, during 6.7 percent, after an estimate said farmer Victorino Marques. which the economy is expected of -9.7 percent in 2016, befo- The farmer told Angolan news agen- to grow at an average rate of 5.1 re contracting to between -5.4 cy Angop that exports of the fruit to percent, according to the latest percent in 2018 and -3 percent the Portuguese market is the result of forecasts from the Economist in 2021. a partnership with a Portuguese com- Intelligence Unit (EIU). Gross fixed capital formation, pany linked to international trade in However, the publication or investment, is expected to horticultural products. points out that, even reaching contract 14.8 percent this year, The farm covers an area of ​92 hecta- an average rate of 5.1 percent, Citizens travel in a crowded bus in Maputo after falling by an expected 11.6 res and has a production of between the economy continues to grow percent in 2016, after which 1,500 and 1,600 tons, said Marques, at lower values ​​than the avera- of growth in agricultural pro- not expected that exploration growth will resume with a mar- adding the project had started in 2010 ge of 7.3 percent that was re- duction, although it will remain of gas reserves can begin in ginal value of 0.2 percent in and currently has 18 varieties of man- corded in the period between limited due to drops in produc- the period (2016/2021) due to 2018, 5.2 percent in 2019, 11.6 go. 2005 and 2015. tivity among small farmers. the complexity of the projects percent in 2020 and 10.2 per- “In 2010 we planted 18,000 mango A rigid budget execution is The EIU notes that, over time, in which those two groups are cent in 2021. seedlings, in the second year we had expected to limit growth of the the exploration of natural gas operators and the fact that the- The EIU also mentioned mo- the first harvest on a small scale and, construction and services sec- by Italian group ENI and US re is a contraction in internatio- netary policy, saying that the from the third year, the target was the tors, “which historically have group Anadarko Petroleum, is nal lending.” Bank of Mozambique will seek domestic market,” the farmer explai- based their growth on public expected to be the great driver Prices, which the EIU projec- to stabilize the national cur- ned that the shipment heading for Por- contracts,” with the EIU expec- of the country’s development, ts will reach an annual growth rency and prices but said that, tugal is a surplus of production. ting that from 2018 there will with the construction of facili- rate of 23.8 percent this year, taking into account the dollar’s In May 2016 Angola began exporting be some private investment in ties for the liquefaction of gas should start to decline in 2018, rise in the international marke- bananas to Portugal, a process that be- these sectors. to be extracted in two blocks in with a rate of 14.3 percent, after ts, it appears that the metical gan with shipping fruit produced on The gradual expansion of the Rovuma basin. which they are expected to re- will continue to devalue in the Bacelinho Agro-Industrial unit, lo- cash crops should be the basis However, the EIU said, “it is turn to a single digit of between 2017. MDT/Macauhub cated in Lobito. MDT/Macauhub

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Christopher Bodeen, Beijing ts that U.S. carriers use, requi- ring China’s jets to use more fuel hina’s sole aircraft carrier has for takeoff and limiting them to Creturned home following a Aircraft carrier ability smaller payloads. far-ranging three-week training The Liaoning’s pilots and crew mission during which its combat are also far less experienced than capabilities were closely scrutini- tested on latest mission their American counterparts, al- zed and speculation soared over though they benefit from lessons what future role the flat-top will learned by the U.S. and others in play amid China’s growing mili- the decades since carriers ente- tary ambitions. red operation, CSIS said. Other

The Defense Ministry said the AP PHOTO analysts point out that the Liao- 60,000-ton Liaoning sailed in to ning doesn’t appear yet able to lau- the eastern port of Qingdao on nch and recover aircraft at night, Friday along with its battle group a crucial ingredient for combat that includes destroyers, frigates, effectiveness. a supply ship and anti-submarine craft. The ministry quoted the group’s The Liaoning commander, Rear Adm. Chen Yueqi, as saying the drill simulated represents a real combat as closely as possible and “achieved all targets set for new degree of it.”China commissioned the car- sophistication rier in 2012 and declared it combat ready in November, shortly after in the Chinese which it launched its first live-fire exercises. China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning berths in Chinese port armed forces The cruise that began on Christ- mas Day took it through the Japanese and Taiwanese sur- of sophistication in the Chinese dies. The CSIS study concludes that Miyako Strait, south of Okinawa, veillance aircraft and ships closely armed forces that includes ballistic While the Liaoning’s J-15 multi- those shortcomings make the Japan, and then the Bashi Channel monitored the Liaoning along its missile submarines and prototype role fighters — a Chinese version Liaoning unsuited for “sustained, separating Taiwan from the Phili- journey, seen by some as a sign stealth fighters. It’s also conside- of the Russian Su-33 — are highly high-intensity combat opera- ppines as it entered the disputed of how China plans to use it to de- red a blueprint for future Chinese capable, they lack the low-obser- tions,” at least for now. That will South China Sea that China claims monstrate its willingness to back carriers built using entirely do- vable stealth technology of fifth- likely restrict it to humanitarian virtually in its entirety. up its territorial claims with mili- mestic technology, at least one of generation fighters such as the aid and disaster relief operations, It headed home through the tary muscle. which has been under construc- U.S. F-35C. training and diplomatic missions Taiwan Strait in what was seen by The Liaoning originated in 1990 tion since 2015. CSIS also says the ship’s Soviet and cruises in the South China Sea many as a threatening message to as the unfinished Varyag for the Yet, analysts point out major li- steam turbine power plant was asserting Beijing’s territorial the island’s independence-leaning now-defunct Soviet fleet. Purcha- mitations in both the carrier’s de- badly designed and poorly main- claims. President Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwan’s sed as a shell by China in 1998, it sign and the Chinese navy’s ability tained, probably limiting it to a Despite that, the Liaoning “re- Defense Ministry said it was clo- was towed from the Black Sea to to utilize its full capabilities. typical speed of around 20 knots. presents an important step in ad- sely monitoring the passage but the northeastern Chinese port of Considerably smaller than the That is far slower than the Nimitz- vancing China’s ability to project that there was no cause for alarm. Dalian where it underwent an ex- 100,000-ton U.S. Nimitz-class class’ 30 knots, meaning it would naval power,” the study said. China and Taiwan split amid civil tensive overhaul of its hull, radar, carriers, it can carry just 24 fixed- take longer to arrive at target and “Regardless of the Liaoning’s fu- war in 1949 and Beijing has vowed electronics and other systems. wing aircraft compared to 55 for be less able to flee from threats. ture abilities, the ship commands never to renounce its threat to use Designated first as an experi- the American flat-tops, according Its aircraft are also launched a degree of political utility as a tool force to recover what it considers mental and training platform, the to a recent report by the Center for from a “ski jump” style deck rather of naval diplomacy through various lost territory. Liaoning represents a new degree Strategic and International Stu- than the powerful steam catapul- operations, regional and global.” AP

David Tweed states like the Philippines out of turn and that his and Vietnam. comments didn’t reflect HINA’S state media China’s official response a fully evolved policy po- Crebuffed a suggestion BLOOMBERG was relatively mild, with sition of the incoming by President-elect Do- Ministry of Foreign Af- Trump administration. nald Trump’s nominee fairs spokesman Lu Kang Trump’s nominee for for secretary of state that saying that “like the U.S., defense secretary, retired Beijing must be denied ac- China has the right within General James Mattis, cess to reclaimed reefs in its own territory to car- bolstered that interpre- the disputed waters of the ry out normal activities.” tation at his own Senate South China Sea. The People’s Daily news- hearing last week, in whi- “Unless Washington paper last month argued ch he said that the State, plans to wage a large-sca- for “strategic composure,” Treasury and Defense le war in the South China and urged policy makers departments should coor- Sea, any other approa- to remain calm in respon- dinate their South China ches to prevent China ac- se to criticisms from the Sea policies. “We’re going cess to the islands will be Trump camp before he to have to integrate this, foolish,” the Communist Rex Tillerson, former CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp. and U.S. secretary of state nominee takes office. so that we’re not dealing Party-run Global Times The U.S. has followed with an incomplete or in- newspaper wrote in an a long-held policy of not coherent strategy,” Mat- editorial. The English-lan- taking a position on the tis told the Senate Armed guage China Daily took a claims of any countries in Services Committee. similar line: “It is certainly Paper calls Tillerson’s the South China Sea whi- Even China’s state media no small matter for a man le defending the freedom gave Tillerson the benefit intended to be the U.S. di- of navigation for vessels of the doubt. “It remains plomat in chief to display South Sea threat ‘foolish’ from all nations. to be seen to what extent such undisguised animo- Tillerson didn’t say how his views against China sity toward China.” the U.S. would stop Chi- will translate into U.S. fo- In his confirmation hea- respond had allowed it to not going to be allowed,” frontational response to na from building on the reign policies,” China Dai- ring before the U.S. Senate “keep pushing the envelo- Tillerson said. Beijing’s claims to more features, prevent it from ly wrote. “His remarks at Foreign Relations Commi- pe” in the waters. “We’re Should the former Exxon than 80 percent of the accessing them or how it the Wednesday hearing, ttee last week, Rex Tiller- going to have to send Chi- Mobil Corp. chief execu- South China Sea. In recent would treat other coun- sensational as they were, son compared China’s ac- na a clear signal that first tive’s remarks reflect fu- years, China has reclai- tries trying to access their turned out to be of litt- tions in the South China the island-building stops ture U.S. policy, it would med thousands of acres land features in the wa- le reference value except Sea to those of Russia in and second your access represent a fundamental of land and shooed away ters. That raised specula- for judging his personal Crimea, saying a failure to to those islands is also shift toward a more con- boats from other claimant tion that he had spoken orientations.” Bloomberg mon 16.01.2017

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“revived use of mass movements to suppress discourse and spread fear.” Critics attacked, history revised “These are the same tactics of using Red Guards to defend the government,” Song said. Maoist blogger Lu Qi said pro- as China nationalism rises Mao actions have skyrocketed due to growing inequality and workin- g-class frustration with capitalism. Gerry Shih, Beijing He praised Deng’s ouster as demo- cracy in action. AP PHOTO RITER Lu Yong “Deng Xiangchao’s speech clear- had merely wanted ly violated political correctness,” to show support Lu said. “I believe everyone should for a professor who bear responsibility for their own hadW taken flak online for criticizing illegal speech.” Mao Zedong, the founder of the Another well-known Maoist blo- communist state who died more gger Zhang Hongliang praised the than four decades ago. Jinan police for allowing the cam- Yet minutes after raising a sign pus protest. to defend Deng Xiangchao’s right “This is probably the first time in to free speech, Lu found himself 20 or 30 years that anti-riot police surrounded by a group of Mao su- or armed police were not deployed pporters who grappled at his face. against leftist protests and de- Other companions were punched monstrations,” Zhang wrote. “This and kicked. is a sign that we’ve reached a tur- Video taken hours later showed ning point.” the Mao loyalists parading throu- Utopia, an online gathering place gh the campus of eastern Chi- for Maoists and hard liners, this na’s Jinan University with large week celebrated the recent ousting banners while chanting “Down of public figures for “anti-Mao, an- with Deng Xiangchao, down with ti-Xi, anti-party” speech, among traitors.” Within days, Deng was them Bi Fujian, a prominent TV forced to retire and stripped of his host suspended by China Central Communist Party titles. State me- Television after a video surfaced dia justified his dismissal. of him mocking Mao at a private Across China, a retrograde strain event. of populist nationalism is gaining Supporters of Mao Zedong ideology gather to dance and sing in praise of the late Chinese leader on Zhouwangcheng Following Deng’s removal, on- strength as the ruling Commu- plaza in Luoyang line Maoists quickly moved on in nist Party intensifies its control search of other targets. Spotting over history and ideology. Those steeped in party lore, Xi set the years back to 1931, calling it a “14- Observers compare Deng’s re- social media posts from a televi- who question the party’s inter- tone shortly after taking power in year” war, apparently to broaden moval and similar incidents to sion producer in support of Deng, pretations find their careers and 2012, with a major speech in whi- the scope of the struggle from the frenzied persecutions of the they complained and he was reputations threatened, while ch he said that the latter 30 years which the party derives its legiti- 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution, swiftly suspended from his job. their persecutors receive tacit and of Communist Party rule — a pe- macy. Last year, a Beijing court when street mobs and radical In Jinan, which suffered some of sometimes outright support from riod of economic and political re- found a writer guilty of libel after “Red Guards” unleashed by Mao the worst convulsions of the Cul- the authorities. form — should not be considered he challenged the veracity of a harassed, humiliated, imprisoned tural Revolution, the Maoist com- “They are shutting down speech a repudiation of the first 30 years famous tale of Communist Par- and sometimes killed ideological munity is making its presence felt. that’s not aligned with the party,” under Mao. ty soldiers sacrificing themselves opponents. Supporters gather in public parks said Feng Chongyi, a China scho- More recently, authorities have against the Japanese. Liberal edi- Mao supporters, largely retired to spread Mao’s teachings and de- lar at Sydney’s University of Te- warned against liberal Western tors of a respected history journal workers and military veterans, nounce corruption — sometimes chnology. “Populism and the ma- values in the classroom, rounded were ousted last year. increasingly gather to praise the attacking critics like Lu, the writer nipulation of working class anger, up lawyers and civil society activis- Deng initially attracted critics’ ire former leader in public. Online, who sought to defend the profes- combined with nationalism and ts — along with corrupt officials — in December when he mused on- Maoist communities lambast pu- sor. xenophobia are the classic signs of and promoted a cult of personality line that millions of Chinese lives blic intellectuals or party members “Even if Deng said something Chinese totalitarianism.” around Xi likened to that surroun- would have been saved had Mao who criticize Mao — even in jest wrong, he should be held accoun- The Chinese president and party ding Mao. died decades earlier — a view not — with the apparent assent of the table according to the law, not be leader, Xi Jinping, is largely seen Earlier this week, the Education unusual among intellectual circles. authorities. attacked this way, like during the as setting the tone for the newly Ministry ordered that textbooks Mao’s policies have been blamed Song Yongyi, a Cultural Revolu- Cultural Revolution,” Lu said. “As conformist attitude. move the start of China’s war for tens of millions of deaths throu- tion historian based in California, a writer, I cannot watch the basic The son of a Mao confederate against Japanese invaders six gh famine and political upheaval. said he was concerned about a freedom of speech disappear.” AP

HOU Youguang, a lin- Zguist considered the father of modern China’s Father of Chinese Romanization, dies at 111 Pinyin Romanization sys- tem, died Saturday at the age of 111. Returning to China along and Hong Kong, continue In his later years, he beca- na’s government acknowle- Born in 1906 during Chi- Zhou with other idealistic youths to use alternatives. In the me a scathing critic of the dge that the bloody crack- na’s last imperial dynasty, after the communist vic- era of computers and smar- ruling Communist Party down on the 1989 Tianan- the Qing, Zhou died at his continued tory in 1949, he was placed tphones, Pinyin has become and an advocate for poli- men Square pro-democracy home in Beijing, one day af- in charge of a committee more ubiquitous than ever, tical reform, making him protests was a mistake and ter celebrating his birthday, writing working on a new system with traditionalists lamen- persona non grata at offi- the victims bore no guilt. according to state broadcas- even after to allow Chinese characters ting that it is supplanting cial events. He continued That has yet to happen, and ter Chinese Central Televi- to be converted into Roman the original Chinese charac- writing even after age 100, the entire topic remains ta- sion and other official media age 100, script. ters from which it derives. although many of his books boo. outlets. Adopted by the People’s Zhou went on to work on were banned and the gover- “Ordinary people no lon- After receiving a Western- although Republic in 1958, Pinyin has an official Chinese trans- nment censored discussion ger believe in the Commu- style education at Shan- virtually become the global lation of the Encyclopedia about his work online. nist Party anymore,” Zhou ghai’s St. John’s University, many of his standard due to its simplici- Britannica and write on Zhou told America’s Na- said in the interview. “The Zhou moved to the United books were ty and consistency, althou- topics including the evolu- tional Public Radio in a 2011 vast majority of Chinese in- States and for a time worked gh some Chinese commu- tion of Chinese historical interview that he hoped to tellectuals advocate demo- as a banker on Wall Street. banned nities, especially in Taiwan languages and scripts. live long enough to see Chi- cracy.” AP 16.01.2017 mon

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INDIA PHILIPPINES 21 people drown after boat capsizes Duterte orders troops to blast At least 21 people drowned and a dozen others were missing after their overcrowded boat capsized in a river in eastern India, police said yesterday. Nearly 50 people were militants and their hostages returning by boat after attending a Hindu religious festival in a village across the river near Patna, the state capital of Bihar, when it capsized on Saturday, said police officer Jim Gomez, Manila gotiate the release of several hostages of the Chandan Kushwaha. He said 13 people have smaller but more violent Abu Sayyaf, which been rescued and hospitalized. HILIPPINE President Rodrigo Du- AP PHOTO is blacklisted by the U.S. as a terrorist orga- Pterte said he has ordered his troops to nization for kidnappings, beheadings and THAILAND bomb extremists who flee with their capti- bombings. ves in a bid to stop a wave of kidnappings at Duterte’s adviser dealing with insurgen- Pilot killed as fighter jet sea, calling the loss of civilian lives in such ts, Jesus Dureza, said he was not aware of crashes at air show an attack “collateral damage.” any ransom being paid in exchange for the Duterte has previously stated that he had South Korean hostage Park Chul-hong (center) freedom of the sailors. At least 27 hostages, told his Indonesian and Malaysian coun- many of them foreign crewmen, remain in terparts their forces can blast away as they don’t allow yourselves to be kidnapped.” the hands of different Abu Sayyaf factions, AP PHOTO pursue militants who abduct sailors in wa- Duterte’s remarks reflect the alarm and he said. ters where the three countries converge desperation of the Philippines, along with There have been persistent speculations, and bring their kidnap victims to the sou- Malaysia and Indonesia, in halting a series however, that most of the freed hostages thern Philippines. He said in a speech late of ransom kidnappings primarily by Abu have been ransomed off. A Thai air force pilot died when his fighter Saturday that he had given the same orders Sayyaf militants and their allies along a busy Without a known foreign source of funds, jet crashed at an air show Saturday during to Filipino forces. waterway for regional trade. the Abu Sayyaf has survived mostly on ran- the country's Children's Day. Amateur He said he instructed the navy and the On Saturday, ransom-seeking Abu Sayyaf som kidnappings, extortion and other acts video footage shows the JAS 39 Gripen jet coast guard that “if there are kidnappers and gunmen freed a South Korean captain and of banditry. maneuvering over the Hat Yai air base in they’re trying to escape, bomb them all.” his Filipino crewman who were abducted A confidential Philippine government southern Thailand when it suddenly lost altitude and crashed in a ball of fire away “They say ‘hostages.’ Sorry, collateral three months ago from their cargo ship. threat assessment report seen by The As- from spectators. The Ministry of Defense damage,” he said in a speech to business The gunmen handed skipper Park Chul- sociated Press last year said the militants was investigating the cause of the crash. people in Davao, his southern hometown. hong and Glenn Alindajao over to Moro Na- pocketed at least 353 million pesos (USD7.3 Deputy government spokesman Werachon He said such an approach would ena- tional Liberation Front rebels, who turned million) from ransom kidnappings in the Sukondhapatipakerachon said Prime ble the government to get even with the them over to Philippine officialsin southern first six months of 2016. Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha expressed ransom-seeking militants. “You can’t gain Jolo town in predominantly Muslim Sulu The militants have mostly targeted slow- condolences to the pilot's family. mileage for your wrongdoing, I will really province. moving tugboats in the busy sea bordering Children's Day is usually observed with have you blasted,” he said. The Moro rebels, who signed a 1996 peace the southern Philippines, Malaysia and In- public outings at military bases. His advice to potential victims? “So, really, deal with the government, have helped ne- donesia. AP ad mon 16.01.2017

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ENVIRONMENT tries, has become synony- mous with the costs of a throwaway high-tech world. China has cleaned up Guiyu and other centers like Gadget mountain rising in Asia it but the Basel Action Ne- twork, which brought Guiyu to international attention, threatens health, environment said most of the dangerous practices continue in Guiyu albeit concentrated within a new industrial park on its Stephen Wright and communities near recy- outskirts. cling operations They inclu- Ruediger Kuehr, one of HE waste from dis- AP PHOTO de infertility, childhood de- the study’s authors, said the carded electronic velopment problems, impai- amount of waste being ge- gadgets and elec- red lung function, liver and nerated is higher than go- trical appliances kidney damage, inheritable vernments estimate, partly Thas reached severe levels in genetic damage and mental because of their narrower East Asia, posing a growing health problems. definitions, and should threat to health and the envi- Backyard recyclers are after be a wake-up call to poli- ronment unless safe disposal gold, silver, palladium and cymakers and consumers. becomes the norm. copper, mainly from printed “We are all benefiting from China was the biggest cul- Used electronics fill a repair shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia circuit boards, but the crude the luxury of these electri- prit with its electronic waste acid bath extraction process cal and electronic products more than doubling, accor- ly two thirds in the five years, many products are designed components, open burning releases toxic fumes and is to a certain extent, it makes ding to a new study by the totaling 12.3 million tons in for low cost production, but of plastics to release encased also inefficient, recovering our lives easier, sometimes United Nations University. 2015 alone. not necessarily repair, refur- copper and unsafe backyard only a portion of the valuable more complicated,” he said. But nearly every country in Rising incomes in Asia, bishment or easy recycling,” operations to extract pre- material. “However if we want to con- the region had massive in- burgeoning populations of said the study. It urges gover- cious metals are the norm in Asia as a whole is the big- tinue like this we must be creases between 2010 and young adults, rapid obso- nments to enact specific laws most countries including In- gest market for electronics reusing the resources con- 2015, including those least lescence of products due to for management of electro- donesia, Thailand and Cam- and appliances, accounting tained in electronic and elec- equipped to deal with the technological innovation and nic waste or rigorously en- bodia, which also lack laws for nearly half of global sales trical equipment.” growing mountain of dis- changes in fashion, on top of force existing legislation. governing the treatment of by volume, and produces the A smartphone, for exam- carded smartphones, com- illegal global trade in waste, Only South Korea, Taiwan electronic and electrical was- most waste. ple, uses more than half the puters, TVs, air conditioners are among factors driving and Japan have long esta- te. Guiyu, a heavily-polluted elements in the periodic ta- and other goods. the increases. blished recycling systems The study said open bur- rural town in China that spe- ble, some of which are very On average, electronic was- “Consumers in Asia now based on laws introduced in ning and unsafe recycling cializes in dismantling con- rare, and in the longer-run te in the 12 countries in the replace their gadgets more the 1990s. Open dumping is associated with a slew of sumer electronics, some of will be exhausted without study had increased by near- frequently. In addition, of lead- and mercury-laden health problems for workers it exported from rich coun- recycling, said Kuehr. AP

Indonesia, Japan affirm deeper MYANMAR ties during Abe’s Asian tour Muslims hope UN envoy’s visit will bring change

APAN and Indonesia yes- USLIM villagers in wes- the region. Jterday affirmed a deepening Mtern Myanmar’s troubled Rohingya villagers and acti- of economic and political ties AP PHOTO Rakhine state said yesterday vists say hundreds of civilians during a visit by Japanese Pri- that they hope positive change have been killed, but the num- me Minister Shinzo Abe, who is will result from a U.N. envoy’s ber cannot be verified because using a four-nation tour of Asia visit to the region, where sol- authorities have limited access to underscore his government’s diers are accused of widespread of aid workers and journalists role in countering China’s asser- abuses against minority Mus- to areas where the deaths oc- tiveness in the South China Sea. lims, including murder, rape curred. Recent satellite images After meeting with Abe, Indo- and the burning of thousands of showed thousands of houses nesian President Joko “Jokowi” homes. were burned. Widodo said the increase in U.N. Special Rapporteur on “We have received hundreds Japanese investment in Indo- Human Rights Yanghee Lee of villagers whose houses were nesia, Southeast Asia’s largest Shinzo Abe (right) inspects an honor guard with his Indonesian President Joko concluded a three-day visit yes- burned and they are living in our Widodo (second left) economy, has been “very signi- terday to probe the situation village and they have nowhere ficant,” more than doubling to in northern Rakhine, where to go,” said Kyee Kan Pyin resi- USD4.5 billion in January-Sep- Donald Trump administration. nities and investment. an army crackdown has driven dent Mohammad Hussein. tember of last year. With the tour, Tokyo wants to Jokowi said that in his meeting an estimated 65,000 Muslim Despite living in Myanmar He said the countries agreed send a message that its respect with Abe, he asked for Japan to ethnic Rohingya to flee across for generations, an estimated that their defense and foreign for a rules-based international open access for Indonesian agri- the border to Bangladesh in the 1 million Rohingya are barred ministers will meet in Indonesia system, in contrast to China’s cultural goods, improve access past three months. from citizenship in the Buddhis- this year under a new forum they more aggressive behavior in the for Indonesian nurses to work “We really hope that her vi- t-majority nation of 50 million, established in 2015 to increase South China Sea, where it has in Japan, commence a review of sit brings a positive change for and instead live as some of the maritime cooperation. vast territorial claims, makes it the Indonesia-Japan economic Rohingya and we hope to gain world’s most persecuted people. Jokowi said there were agree- the best partner for Southeast partnership agreement this year, our human rights,” a displaced More than 100,000 Rohingya ments on development of a deep- Asian countries. and grant national carrier Garu- Rohingya man living tempo- still live in squalid internal dis- sea port and the Masela gas field The trip has included two of da rights for a Jakarta-Tokyo-Los rarily in Kyee Kan Pyin village placement camps. in Indonesia, and for preliminary America’s main allies in the re- Angeles route. said on condition of anonymity Lee is on a 12-day visit to discussions of a Jakarta-Sura- gion, Australia and the Philippi- After Indonesia, Abe will visit due to security reasons. Myanmar to assess the human baya rail line. He did not give nes, where Philippine President Vietnam, which the U.S. has cul- The crackdown began in Oc- rights situation, less than a year specifics. Rodrigo Duterte’s hostility to the tivated stronger ties with as a part tober after nine policemen were after the formation of the demo- Abe’s trip is largely aimed at U.S. has raised doubts about its of President Barack Obama’s pi- killed in attacks by a shadowy cratically elected government of taking a leadership role in pro- commitment to the U.S. alliance vot to Asia policy. group along the border. The go- Aung San Suu Kyi. She is focu- moting regional cooperation to that Japan is a crucial part of. Trump, however, has said he vernment and the army have re- sing her attention on the Rohin- counter Beijing at a time of in- Australia and Japan agreed to will scrap U.S. involvement in the jected the accusations of abuses gya, who mostly live in Rakhine creased tension between China greater military cooperation, and Trans Pacific Partnership trade and killings, saying recently that state. She said she would pre- and the U.S. and uncertainty in the Philippines, Abe pledged agreement, which was a signatu- they have simply been conduc- sent a report to the U.N. Human about the policies of the incoming $8.7 billion in business opportu- re part of Obama’s policy. AP ting a “clearance operation” in Rights Council in March. AP 16.01.2017 mon

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Ignoring Trump’s skepticism, Davos elite bets on climate change

Javier Blas lient,” said Christiana Figueres, and Jessica Shankleman the UN’s former top climate chan-

BLOOMBERG ge diplomat, who will be in Davos speaking on a panel alongside Pa- ONALD Trump has of- trick Pouyanne, boss of French oil ten ridiculed global war- giant Total SA, Oleg Deripaska, ming and promised to owner of world’s top aluminum withdraw the U.S. from producer United Co. Rusal, and Dthe global accord signed in Paris Ignacio Sanchez Galan, head of in 2015. Yet despite the change renewables heavyweight Iberdro- of political weather in Washin- la SA. gton, the captains of business China, which for years sought to and finance gathered in Davos derail global efforts to tackle cli- this week will spend a lot of time mate change, has flipped its role talking about climate change - and and is now lecturing the U.S. and how to make money from it. Europe on the importance of the The World Economic Forum is issue. Xi Jinping will be the first devoting 15 sessions of its 2017 sitting Chinese president to attend annual meeting to climate change, Davos, after making green finance and nine more to clean energy - a key topic for China’s presiden- the most ever on the issues. cy of the Group of 20 nations last It reflects how much is at stake. year. For global business leaders, it’s siness. Only last year, clean energy Jennifer Morgan - will mingle in In the Alpine resort’s congress In 2012, Trump claimed climate not just a question of burnishing investment stood at $287.5 billion, panel discussions with executives center, the World Economic Fo- change was a Chinese hoax desig- their green credentials, but about data compiled by Bloomberg New such as HSBC Holdings Plc Chair- rum has built an exhibition hi- ned to damage the U.S. economy. billions of dollars - maybe even Energy Finance indicate. man Stuart Gulliver and Patrick ghlighting climate change, “from Even though the president-elect trillions - in potential profits and Yu, president of Cofco Corp., the rampant emissions to rising sea has appeared to soften his stance losses. Insurers are starting to largest food company in China. levels.” a little, telling the New York Ti- price-in more frequent flooding They will discuss the nexus be- Michael Oppenheimer, a profes- mes last year he was open minded and droughts; energy giants are tween the fight against global war- sor at Princeton University who about the issue, his policy posi- shaping their business for a wor- Climate change ming and business - both how to will help to explain the exhibit, tions stand in stark contrast to ld that’s moving away from oil is a core part stop climate change and how to said despite the arrival of Trump, China. and coal; car makers are putting profit from it. the fight against global warming Trumps’s election platform ple- real money into electric vehicles; of the growth “Climate change is material and will continue. dged to reverse environmental banks want to lend money for re- central for many companies and “No matter what the U.S. presi- regulations, increase coal produc- newable electricity projects. agenda. their boards,” said Dominic Wau- dent says, the progress on climate tion and pull the U.S. out of the “The good thing is that the Pa- DOMINIC WAUGHRAY ghray, head of public-private part- change can have many routes,” he landmark Paris Agreement signed ris agreement raised the bar for WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM nership at the World Economic said. “The U.S. can harm progress, in 2015 to limit fossil-fuel emis- everyone,” said Ben van Beurden, Forum. “Climate change is a core but will not stop progress.” sions. the head of Royal Dutch Shell “The scale and scope of the in- part of the growth agenda.” In November’s follow-up mee- Yet, more than 600 U.S. com- Plc, Europe’s largest oil group. vestment flows on renewables Beyond the official program, a ting to Paris, nearly 200 nations, panies from DuPont Co. to Mon- “Everybody feels the obligation to shows it’s mainstream,” said Da- record 60 chief executive officers including China and Saudi Arabia, santo Co. have urged Trump to act.” vid Turk, head of climate change are expected to gather in a clo- vowed to step up their efforts to stay in the Paris accord. Achieving the ambitions set out at the IEA in Paris and a former sed-door session to discuss the fight global warming, facing down “It’s totally clear that companies in Paris may require USD13.5 senior U.S. climate diplomat. challenges of climate change, ac- concerns the new Trump admi- see the writing on the wall,” trillion of spending through to With money-making opportu- cording to a person familiar with nistration will seek to derail poli- said Morgan of Greenpeace. “If 2030, according International nities rising, traditional climate the event, who asked not to be cies aimed at curbing pollution. President-elect Trump doesn’t Energy Agency data that shows change advocates - Al Gore and named because the meeting isn’t “Leadership on climate change want to go, there then he is going the scale of the opportunity for bu- Greenpeace executive director public. is proving to be remarkably resi- to be very out of step.” Bloomberg

AP PHOTO World diplomats in Paris to urge renewed Mideast peace talks

protracted conflict. tinians and potentially mo- moud Abbas was initially Pro-Israel demonstrators “Both parties are very far ving the U.S. Embassy from expected, but his visit to Pa- planned a protest yesterday EARING a new erup- a two-state solution as the apart and their relationship Tel Aviv to contested Jeru- ris was postponed. in Paris. Ftion of violence in the best way to achieve it in the is one of distrust — a par- salem. According to a draft sta- The final declaration also Middle East, more than 70 Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ticularly dangerous situa- U.S. Secretary of State tement obtained by The may warn Trump against world diplomats gathered Netanyahu has snubbed tion,” Ayrault added. “Our John Kerry is in Paris de- Associated Press on Friday, moving the embassy, a in Paris yesterday to push yesterday’s conference as collective responsibility is fending American interes- the conference will urge Is- move that could be seen as for renewed peace talks that “rigged” against Israel, and to bring Israelis and Pales- ts at the conference, in his rael and the Palestinians “to recognizing Jerusalem as would lead to a Palestinian Trump’s incoming adminis- tinians back to the nego- last major diplomatic foray officially restate their com- Israel’s capital after decades state. tration isn’t taking part. tiating table. We know it before he leaves office. It mitment to the two-state of insisting that the city’s The conference is meant “A two-state solution is is difficult, but is there an marks the end of eight years solution.” status must be determined to be a forceful message to the only possible one,” alternative? No, there isn’t.” of failed U.S. efforts at Israe- It also will affirm that the by direct negotiations. U.S. President-elect Donald French Foreign Minister French diplomats fear li-Palestinian diplomacy. international community Israeli and Palestinian Trump and Israeli Prime Jean-Marc Ayrault said in Trump will unleash new Netanyahu declined an in- “will not recognize” chan- leaders have not negotiated Minister Benjamin Ne- opening the conference, tensions in the region by vitation to a special meeting ges to Israel’s pre-1967 lines even indirectly since a fai- tanyahu that much of the calling it “more indispen- condoning settlements on after the conference, and without agreement by both led U.S.-led peace effort in world wants peace and sees sable than ever” to solve the land claimed by the Pales- Palestinian President Mah- sides. 2014. AP 16.01.2017 mon

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Official reports say the room 2 Shah has left for a “vacation” and medical treatment. 2:30, 9:30pm In fact, he was asked to leave by the man he appointed Director: Chris Chow prime minister earlier this month. Starring:Song Jia, Lam Ka Tung, Cherry Ngan, Hu Ge Over the past few months, there have been an increa- Language: Cantonese (Chinese, English) sing number of violent clashes between security forces A STREET CAT NAMED BOB and anti-Shah demonstrators. Opposition to the Shah room 2 has become united behind the Muslim traditionalist 4:30, 7:30pm movement led by Iran’s main spiritual leader, Ayatollah Director: Roger Spottiswoode Ruholla Khomeini, from exile in France. Starring: Luke Treadaway, Joanne Froggatt, Ruta There have been calls for the Ayatollah’s return - and Gedmintas news of the Shah’s departure was greeted with mass Language: English celebrations across Iran. Duration: 103min British and United States’ ex-patriates living in Iran Luke and Hillary Gardner never have a problem remembering - regarded as symbols of westernization - have been each other’s birthday. After all, the husband and wife were born the frequent target of attacks. Thousands have left the the same day. And so was their son, 27 years later this past De- country. cember. Martial law was declared in many cities on 8 Septem- The odds of that happening are about one in 133,000, statis- ber. But later that month, industrial action by thousands ticians say. And that’s a lot less likely than getting hit by light- of Iranian workers culminated in a mass strike by em- ning sometime in your lifetime, which some put at roughly one ployees in the oil industry. in 12,000. The strike sparked riots and rallies across the country They weren’t aiming at a joint birthday when their son Cade Lee in support of the Ayatollah. Western governments, like the US, UK and West Ger- Gardner was conceived, said Luke Gardner, an assistant pastor SING many, have continued to express support for the Shah. at a Baptist church in northeast Mississippi and a student at a room 3 nearby campus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. 7:30pm The Shah appointed a new military government in “I really didn’t even put it together until we got pregnant,” he Director: Garth Jennings early November. But it failed to stem the rising tide of said in a telephone interview last week . “Then we realized, ‘Oh, Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, support for the Ayatollah. wow!’” Seth MacFarlane Earlier this month he appointed a new prime minister, Using a smartphone app, he said, his wife calculated a due Language: Cantonese (English) Dr Shapur Bahktiar. When, on 13 January, the Ayatollah date of Dec. 15, three days before their joint birthday. Her obste- Duration: 108min declared a revolutionary Islamic council to replace what trician called it for Dec. 19. he called the “illegal government” of Iran, Dr Bahktiar So the couple from Baldwyn, Mississippi, got in some exercise 10000 MILES persuaded the Shah it was time to leave. to try to hurry the baby up a bit. The night of Dec. 17, Gardner room 3 said, “we went walking” around the parking lot at First Baptist 2:30, 4:30, 9:30pm Courtesy of BBC Church of Baldwyn, where Gardner is outreach pastor. Director: Simon Hung Whether or not the exercise sped things up, Cade was born Starring: Yuan Huang, Megan Lai, Darren Wang at 10:01 a.m. on Dec. 18 — exactly 27 years after his parents’ Language: Mandarin (Cantonese, English) Duration: 103min birthdate. In context “Hillary is exactly six hours older than me,” Luke Gardner said. The Shah never returned to Iran. He died in exile in Egypt in 1980. She was born at 8:10 a.m. and her husband at 2:10 p.m. on acau ower Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran on 1 February after 14 years’ Dec. 18, 1989. M T exile. He threw out Dr Bahktiar’s government on 11 February and, They learned about their shared birthday before they started 12 Jan - 18 Jan after a referendum, declared an Islamic Republic on 1 April. dating, while just part of a group of friends who hung out toge- Khomeini guided his country’s revolutionary social, legal, and po- ther. litical development until his death in 1989. He presided over the “I saw it on a Facebook page first and asked about it,” Gardner country during the Iran/Iraq war, only reluctantly agreeing a cease- fire. He also issued a fatwa against author Salman Rushdie. Two said. “I couldn’t really believe it when I saw it. I had to confirm it decades later, liberals ushered in a period of transformation with with her.” their election victory in 2000 over the conservative elite. The chance of meeting someone born the same day as you But reformist president Mohammad Khatami was at odds with is one in 365, explained Tumulesh Solanky, chair of the math hardliners, including the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, and department at the University of New Orleans. He said the chance failed to make good on his promises. of two people being born on the same day and having a baby on He was replaced by the ultra-conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad their birthday is about 1/365 times 1/365. in June 2005. ARRIVAL President Bush declared Iran part of an “axis of evil” in 2002. “That comes out to .0000000751 — seven zeros and then 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm 751,” or about 7.5 in a million, he said, which comes to about Washington accused Tehran of attempting to develop nuclear Director: Denis Villeneuve weapons, although Iran says its nuclear ambitions are peaceful. one in 133,000. Statisticians note that this ignores such factors Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker Tehran resumed its uranium conversion process in 2005, provoking as leap years and the fact that births are not evenly spaced throu- Language: English a diplomatic showdown with the international community. ghout the year. AP Duration: 116min mon 16.01.2017 th Anniversary

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RENCH driver Stepha- ne Peterhansel said luck played no part in his re- cord-extending seven- Peterhansel completes 7th Fth Dakar Rally triumph on Satur- day. Peterhansel duly completed the 12th and last stage - a mere Dakar Rally victory; 13th overall 64-kilometer sprint - on the road to Buenos Aires without incident to successfully defend his title by nished a Dakar; they abandoned more than five minutes from coun- both of their previous attempts. tryman and Peugeot teammate Se- AP PHOTO Another KTM rider, Gerard Far- bastien Loeb. res Guell of Spain, was third for his Another countryman, Cyril Des- highest finish at his ninth attempt. pres, was third to give Peugeot a Sunderland dominated for the sweep of the podium. past week, but was still relieved to The next best drivers, former reach the end. champions Nani Roma of Spain and Giniel de Villiers of South Africa, were more than an hour Sam behind. Loeb won the last stage, and Sunderland third straight, by 19 seconds from Peterhansel, but lost his chance became the of a maiden Dakar title when he punctured on Friday. At the time, first Englishman Loeb, the former nine-time world to win rally champion, was attacking Pe- terhansel and had more than hal- a Dakar when ved the time deficit on the leader. “It was a high-stakes duel, we he topped the went fast,” Peterhansel said. “I’d like to thank Peugeot for providing motorbike class us with awesome cars and, espe- cially, for not issuing team orders, Peterhansel (right) co-driver Jean Paul Cottret (left) with team director Bruno Famin, (center) cheer after winning the car “When I crossed the line I felt all which is a great show of fair play category at the Argentina Dakar Rally the emotion hit me,” he said. because it puts us all on an even “The weight on my shoulders of footing. mistakes, which he eventually did, titles than anyone else, all of them going to race in as many editions the race over the last week, leading “We were fighting against a su- so it’s not a matter of luck.” with co-driver Jean Paul Cottret. of the Dakar as Peterhansel, but the rally, has been really heavy. per-fast champion who knows Nobody has a better unders- He’s abandoned the Dakar only my aim is to win it some day. We’ll To finish here is incredible. It’s how to race from the lead and isn’t tanding of the world’s toughest three times in 29 years. have to keep on trying.” been difficult, especially in some easily impressed. Yesterday, it rally than the 51-year-old Pe- Loeb was content with second Sam Sunderland became the first of the moments with navigation was decided by a flat tire, and that terhansel. After winning a record after placing ninth on debut last Englishman to win a Dakar when mistakes or when things get stres- was probably the turning point six Dakars on a motorbike, he year, but he still had unfinished he topped the motorbike class, a sful, to stay calm. It’s been really in this Dakar. My strategy was to won another six in a car in 2004, business in the Dakar. half-hour ahead of KTM teamma- the most difficult thing to do, but push Sebastien to his limits. This ‘05, ‘07, ‘12, ‘13 and ‘16 before this “We have what it takes to win the te Matthias Walkner of Austria. we’re here, we did it, and I couldn’t made him more likely to make month. He has three more car race,” Loeb said. “I don’t think I’m This was the first time both fi- be any happier.” AP

said. “We had to prove as Chelsea threatened drive hit Wes Morgan to it. It’s all about boun- a procession. Leicester squirm past goalkeeper AP PHOTO cing back.” completed just 15 pas- Kasper Schmeichel. Whether Costa returns ses inside the opening Chelsea went hunting to the Chelsea team is 15 minutes. for more as Cahill’s unclear, with the striker The rotation of Chel- overhead kick was blo- linked with a move to sea’s front three Ha- cked before Alonso China but officially out zard, Willian and Pedro, was inches away from of the game due to a caused Leicester issues. a shock hat trick when back injury. Willian was particu- his ambitious first-time “He wasn’t there to- larly impressive, and volley dropped wide. day and we managed to any threats were batted But Pedro wrapped up put Pedro, Hazard and away by Cahill and Da- the points in the 71st Willian up there so you vid Luiz as the subdued as Chelsea underlined try to defend against host looked short of its superiority and the those three boys — it’s ideas. gulf between the two very difficult,” Cahill Without Riyad Mahrez, sides. His flick found said. “We are blessed on African Cup of Na- Willian and, when the Marcos Alonso (center) celebrates scoring his second goal to have talent like that, tions duty with Alge- midfielder’s cross loo- and if someone is mis- ria, Leicester lacked its ped off Schmeichel, Pe- sing someone comes in main supply line to Ja- dro rose to nod into an EPL and produces a perfor- mie Vardy and Musa. empty net. mance like that.” The only real alarm Chelsea’s last visit to Chelsea’s early opener for Chelsea came when King Power Stadium Costa no loss for Chelsea as came from an unlikely Courtois palmed away in November 2015 en- source in the sixth mi- Vardy’s low cross but ded in a 2-1 loss that leader beats Leicester 3-0 nute. Cesar Azpilicue- the visitors always held led to Jose Mourinho’s ta’s delicious cross-cau- a degree of control. firing and helped Lei- sed chaos in the Lei- A second goal arrived cester win the title. HELSEA easily co- yesterday (Macau time). ended at Tottenham in cester defense before it six minutes into the se- Fast forward 13 mon- Cped without top-sco- Marcos Alonso scored the previous game. fell to Hazard to tee up cond half. Willian was ths and Chelsea inflic- rer Diego Costa, swee- twice and Pedro Rodri- “It was a very profes- the unmarked Alonso fouled by Christian Fu- ted Leicester’s 10th loss ping aside fading cham- guez headed in the third sional, solid performan- to hammer in from six chs and his right-wing of the season to leave pion Leicester 3-0 to go as Chelsea put its title ce by us on the back of yards. free kick was only half Claudio Ranieri’s team seven points clear in the bid back on track after the Spurs game,” Chel- There was little reac- cleared to Alonso. The only five points above English Premier League a 13-match winning run sea defender Gary Cahill tion from Leicester left-back’s low 18-yard the relegation zone. AP THE The big top comes down: Ringling Station16.01.2017Air quality mon BUZZ Bros. circus is closing Roadside 30-50 Good After 146 years, the curtain is coming The company broke the news to down on “The Greatest Show on circus employees Saturday night High Earth.” The owner of the Ringling Bros. after shows in Orlando and Miami. Density 30-50 and Barnum & Bailey Circus will close Ringling Bros. has two touring circuses Residental forever in May. this season and will perform 30 Good The iconic American spectacle was shows between now and May. Major Area opinion felled by a variety of factors, company stops include Atlanta, Washington, executives say. Declining attendance Philadelphia, Boston and Brooklyn. Ambient 35-55 combined with high operating costs, The final shows will be in Providence, Good Rear Window along with changing public tastes and Rhode Island, on May 7 and in DSMG SOURCE: Severo Portela prolonged battles with animal rights Uniondale, New York, at the Nassau groups all contributed to its demise. County Coliseum on May 21. WORLD BRIEFS Telling apart good and evil THAILAND

These first days of 2017 have been event- AP PHOTO ful and sufficiently dramatic – I cannot offer a more interesting choice of words - to guess, Changes to constitution on to anticipate a tough Year of the Rooster. And as the popular saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going! king powers approved What we are about to try to do is articulate Japan the meaning of a body of loosely connected INDONESIA-JAPAN Prem Tinisulanonda, a for- and Indonesia yesterday affairs here and corresponding circumstan- mer army chief and prime affirmed a deepening of ces across the Pearl River Delta in the sister AP PHOTO minister who was a close economic and political ties SAR of Hong Kong. adviser to Bhumibol, served during a visit by Japanese First and foremost we have the high profile as regent during the month Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. trials of Hong Kong’s ex-Chief Executive and After meeting with Abe, MSAR’s ex-Prosecutor General. Linking the before Vajiralongkorn suc- Indonesian President Joko Hong Kong and Macau court cases, besides ceeded his father. “Jokowi” Widodo said the public and political weight of both defen- Until Prime Minister Prayu- the increase in Japanese dants, we would point to the prosaic nature of th Chan-ocha announced investment in Indonesia the crimes of corruption, unlawful economic earlier this week that the king has been “very significant,” advantage, abuse of power… and forgive us, desired some changes, there doubling to USD4.5 billion the prosaic contempt. Perhaps the evidence was concern that the new in January-September of of the reality blurs the understanding, but it constitution might have to last year. is hard to put together ex-CE Donald Tsang, be totally scrapped, because More on p13 a pre-handover civil servant - today he wou- it was uncertain that the king ld be called a localist - promoted to the top would approve it by a Feb. 6 PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte job under very special circumstances, and deadline. The deadline is ex- HAILAND’S military- abroad. orders his troops to bomb a “hopelessly compromised” (SCMP) white ruled legislature on Fri- A second amendment tended under the new rules, extremists who flee with collar raider. T day approved constitutio- makes it easier to imple- which call for experts to write their captives in a bid to The same sense of strangeness comes to nal changes desired by the ment the king’s desired the new amendments, which stop a wave of kidnappings mind when we try to picture powerful Prose- newly enthroned king that changes in a new constitu- will then be reviewed by the at sea, calling the loss of cutor Ho who once dreamed of the top job, would reserve more powers tion that was approved in king. civilian lives in such an and a life of petty crime that includes mas- for him. a referendum last August. attack “collateral damage.” sages not specified, coffee capsules and One change made by the The government says the timber, yes, timber. The reports of the court More on p12 National Legislative As- changes solely concern sessions make for good reading… and jud- The revision sembly allows King Maha A Germany- ging from that narrative, reality beats fiction royal powers. Vajiralon- KUWAIT keeps royal bound Eurowings when the stuff is the parody of argument. Vajiralongkorn Bodindra- gkorn’s approval is needed passenger flight from That is all about similarity. The containment debayavarangkun to decide for the new constitution to power in Oman landed in Kuwait of Tsang’s trial and ordeal, rather, ordeal and whether or not to appoint a be implemented. yesterday over a bomb trial, means that due process is not challen- regent when he travels out- Friday’s changes were the hands threat but no explosives ged – the Hong Kong prosecutor promised side the country. Vajiralon- made to an interim consti- were found on board, jurors a “simple story” - like of the sort with gkorn traveled frequently to tution enacted in 2014 after of the king authorities said. The the oath-taking imbroglio. Political shadow Germany, where he main- the military ousted an elec- state-run KUNA news will not taint current affairs… but now we tains a residence, before be- ted government in a coup or a trusted agency of Kuwait said know that an ex-CE is not an untouchable. coming king in December. d’etat. It is unclear why 299 passengers on board On the contrary, Macau’s Ho Chio Meng’s The constitution previou- Vajiralongkorn is seeking confidant were evacuated over 1,500-counts-court case threatens to spill to sly stated that if no regent changes in the new consti- the incident and that allegedly unintended realms, and it has al- was appointed, the head The changes raise anew tution, but it suggests that the plane’s captain had ready, indeed. As we said, the crime count the possibility that the go- of the Privy Council — the he has not yet settled his re- requested an emergency looks a bit common considering it involves king’s advisory body — lationship with the military. vernment will not meet its landing in Kuwait City. someone who has supervised matters like would become regent. The Vajiralongkorn took the avowed deadline to hold a the AML uber trial and all throughout the ga- amendment effectively throne on Dec. 2 following general election by the end ming industry. And of gaming, there was in keeps royal power in the the death of his father King of this year. It has already the HCM trial reference made to a share in hands of the king or a trus- Bhumibol Adulyadej on let several previously decla- AP PHOTO a VIP room. ted confidante when he is Oct. 13. Privy Council head red deadlines slip. AP To jump to conclusions, we would say that Hong Kong will keep fighting the political ba- ttles outside the courts, even though the only gain for democracy seems to be just to see An Iraqi military CYL go home, thus preserving the courts THE IRAQ spokesman said and the common law. government troops have In Macau, we see different signs. Political Bloomberg DECISIVE MOMENT fully liberated the sprawling stuff is kept to a stand-still (cryogenic even) complex of Mosul while judiciary and legal problems pile up, University, a major step in and threaten to dent the system or at least the massive operation to erode it in such a way to concern its “agen- retake the Islamic State- ts”… to use the terminology coming from the held city of Mosul. brand new association of Vong Hin Fai and Chui Sai Cheong, among other lawyers and is warning otherwise. Macau should be aware of the SERBIA Kosovo it will defend dangers of such a postmodernist association “every inch of its territory,” that, if allowed, could erode the meaning of including its former agency and intention, that being rationality province where Serbs itself. allegedly are under threat Finally, on a much positive note we have from Kosovo Albanians. to acknowledge the re-appointment of Echo Serbian President Tomislav Chan as coordinator of the Supporting Offi- Nikolic issued the warning ce to the Permanent Secretariat of the Fo- yesterday after a Serbian rum for Economic and Trade Co-operation train, with signs “Kosovo is between China and Portuguese Speaking Serbian,” was halted before Countries. Precisely at the moment it will go More than half of the Hong Kong billionaires ranked among the world’s 500 richest people derive their fortunes it entered Kosovo due to full throttle with the blessing of Premier Li from property, controlling USD119 billion in total net worth. Property moguls from the U.S., a country with more than 40 times the population and almost nine times the representation on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index are reports of a planned attack Keqiang. worth a combined $78b The world’s richest property mogul is Chinese developer Wang Jianlin, who’s worth $31b. by ethnic Albanians.