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Education Creative Industries Centre hopes to contribute to economic diversification

Renato Marques

he Macau Polytechnic Insti- Ttute inaugurated its Cultural and Creative Industries Teaching and Research Centre (CCITR) last Friday at a ceremony attended by a large number of high-ranking offi- cials and field experts from Macau, Lei Heong Iok March gaming revenue Hong Kong, Beijing and Taiwan. During an opening speech at sing need in Macau, while the de- IPM’s auditorium, Lei Heong Iok, velopment and spread of cultural drops more than president of the IPM, remarked and creative industries opens an that since 2010 – when the MSAR avenue to the diversification of the began promoting cultural and economy,” he said. creative industries – it was found Prof Lei concluded by saying “the expected to MOP18b that the “weakest point” lay not in newly established CCITR will le- the lack of cultural creativity but verage from IPM’s advantages, in the “educational plan for per- drawing on the resources of va- Daniela Wei holidaymakers. Deutsche Bank AG analyst sonnel in the industry” and the rious areas such as Sino-western About $46 billion of market Karen Tang in a report. The lack of “research on the policies cultures, Portuguese teaching and acau’s casino re- value was wiped out last market will probably recover for long-term development of the gaming research, assisting in the Mvenue fell more than year from the city’s six gam- in the second half of 2017, she industry,” which Prof Lei said was training personnel, and being de- analysts’ estimates last bling houses, but most of wrote in a March 30 note. “very necessary for the growth of voted to long-term education.” month as mainland Chine- their shares have rebounded Investors expect casino the local industry.” The CCITR will be headed by se gamblers dissipated after so far this year. While Bloom- companies’ first-quarter pro- Lei also commented on the issues Hsu Hsiu-Chu, who highlighted February’s week-long Lunar berg Intelligence’s index of fit to improve because the the CCITR will address and be able the role of the new facility in pro- New Year holiday. Macau gaming stocks rose 16 Lunar New Year results came to tackle from now on, with the viding a “positive response [from Gross gaming revenue de- percent in the first quarter, in better than expected, but help of the experience gathered by the IPM] to the Macau SAR gover- creased 16.3 percent to 18 such increase could be shor- revenue during the period is IPM. According to Lei, the institu- nment’s promotion of cultural and billion patacas (USD2.3 t-lived, said Richard Huang, no better than the previous te has trained more than 1,000 in- creative industries.” billion), according to data an analyst at Nomura Hol- quarter, according to a No- dividuals in creative arts since the “We have the conviction that, from Macau’s Gaming Ins- dings Inc. mura note. Gambling receipts creation of the School of Arts back taking the lead from the centre as pection and Coordination “The recent share rally is will probably remain soft in in 1994. it carries out its mission, IPM will Bureau, marking 22 consecu- based on its low valuation, it the second quarter because The head of the IPM said, “The be able to contribute more to the tive months of declines. That isn’t driven by business per- of a lack of major holidays to policy of ‘adequately diversified enterprise of cultural creativity in compares with the median es- formance,” Huang said in an boost customer traffic. industries’ presents [today] a pres- Macau,” Prof Hsu said. timate of a 15.5 percent drop interview before the March Investors could also be- from six analysts surveyed by gaming data were released. gin questioning whether the Bloomberg and a fall of 0.1 Shares in the index fell 3.5 openings of Wynn Macau percent in February. percent as of 1.30 p.m. with Ltd. and Sands China Ltd.’s Macau casinos have been in Sands China Ltd. and MGM billion-dollar resorts later Macau seeks business a downturn since mid-2014 China Holdings Ltd. down this year would help earnings as China’s anti-corruption the most, about 4 percent. because of the “disappoin- opportunities in Myanmar campaign and a slowing eco- Still, there’s a risk that the ting” visitation and revenue nomy kept the country’s high rally may be short lived as Ma- generated by the new casinos he Macau Myanmar Friend- schools providing scholarships rollers away from the world’s cau’s shares have seen several last year, according to the No- Tship Association (MMFA) or- to these students. He noted that largest gambling hub. Ope- short-term rebound whene- mura report published Mon- ganized a business trip to Yangon MMFA will talk with Aung San rators such as Galaxy En- ver gaming revenue showed day. and Bagan with the expectation of Suu Kyi, the newly appointed tertainment Group Ltd. and some signs of recovery and Gaming revenue in the first developing trade relations with the Myanmar Minister of Education. Melco Crown Entertainment when there were news of po- quarter dropped 13.3 per- country, TDM reported. Officials from the Chinese em- Ltd. have opened new resor- tential supporting policies cent to 56 billion patacas. MMFA perceives Myanmar’s bassy in Myanmar have already ts since last year to woo more from the government, said Bloomberg new government as promoting a met with the MMFA. According healthy environment for young to the Chinese ambassador, Chen companies from Macau that wish Chen, “Myanmar has been full of to expand their businesses to the great opportunities since the re- We correct country. The visit is seen as one form.” Chen also claimed that, by step further in Macau’s role as a supporting the development of On March 31, in a feature article titled tado is no longer the president following re- platform of China’s “one belt, one Myanmar, China’s main goal is “Macau parents not likely to rally behind cent elections of the board of directors. The road” strategy. However, accor- simply to “advance the country.” ban on tackling” (p5), MDT wrongly stated current president is Dr Jorge Sales Marques. ding to Jose Wong, President of Chen noted that China is also en- the affiliation of Dr Rui Furtado, a local phy- As of yesterday, the official website of the as- MMFA, Myanmar “has a lack of couraging Myanmar to ease its sician quoted in the said piece. Dr Furtado sociation (amlpm.com) still shows Furtado modern facilities.” policies towards expatriates. “The is, indeed, the former president of the Asso- as the association’s president. Our apologies Wong acknowledged the fact that Myanmar government can avail ciation of Macau Portuguese Speaking Phy- to Dr Furtado, Dr Sales Marques and to our Macau, through its three tertiary [itself of] the services offered by sicians, of which he’s still a member. Dr Fur- readers for the mistake. educational institutes, is accepting Chinese expatriated human re- students from Myanmar, with the sources,” concluded Chen.

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Hao vs Adelson Campaign to help hit-and-run victim repatriation

Billions lawsuit against LVS A fund raising event was held on Saturday at the Roadhouse Macau to help raise funds for Vasco Ferreira’s funeral and repatriation back to Portugal. Ferreira was riding a motorbike close to be trialed in Macau court to the Sai Van Bridge on Wednesday when he was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. The organizers announced that the total collected Paulo Coutinho after the judgment has been was MOP 57,535. Aged 37, Vasco Ferreira passed – that is, only after the was supporting his younger brother, Carlos Macau court has ru- trial. bloomberg Ferreira, to complete his studies in Macau (he led that Asian Ame- On its ruling on March 16, currently studies at the Portuguese School) rican Entertain- which was reviewed by the and the fundraising also aims at helping Carlos ment Corporation Times, the Macau judge ruled to continue his education. Those who wish to (AAEC),A a former business against the dismissal, stating contribute can deposit funds in Carlos Ferreira’s partner of Las Vegas Sands, that the decision in Nevada BNU account (9011894266). can proceed with a lawsuit was based on reasons that seeking billions of dollars in would not give grounds for a damages for breaking the ter- dismissal in Macau. There- IH reacquires 60 public ms of their former partnership Communications and Corpo- walked a long way to achieve fore, the case will proceed to housing units in Q1 agreement, Reuters and MDT rate Affairs responded from this goal.” trial. online reported yesterday. Vegas via email with a short, In Hao’s words, “this is also According to legal sources, Approximately 60 public housing units were In a filing made on March laconic statement: “The com- an opportunity for Macau to “Sands should have reported reacquired by the Housing Bureau (IH) during 16, the Court of First Instan- pany has consistently main- revisit and reconcile itself this decision to the stock ex- the first quarter of this year, according to an ce (TJB) denied Las Vegas tained that this case has no with the 2001–02 affairs.” change.” announcement made by IH last week. Twenty- Sands a motion to dismiss merit. We have confidence The partnership of Las Ve- In a filing to the U.S. Se- three units had lease agreements cancelled after the lawsuit, which alleges that that ultimately the Macau ju- gas Sands and Asian Ame- curities and Exchange Com- the tenants passed away. Eleven tenants were the gaming operator, headed dicial process will reach the rican submitted a bid for a mission (SEC), Las Vegas not using their flats as permanent residences, by Sheldon Adelson, breach same conclusion.” gaming concession in 2001 Sands says it reported the which, according to the law, requires the the contract and misuse trade Marshall Hao, on the other in Macau. During the pro- decision on June 25, 2014, housing units to be returned to the government. secrets obtained during their side of the long-standing liti- cess, Las Vegas Sands swit- when “the Macau Court of Seven flats were recovered after the tenants venture. gation, holds a different opi- ched partners, and instead Second Instance delivered a failed to pay rent. The remaining cases of The TJB decision means nion. However, like Reese, teamed up with Hong Kong decision, which gave formal reclaimed public housing relate to tenants who “that a trial would soon be he trusts the Macau judicial group Galaxy Entertainment, recognition to and allowed had to move into nursing homes, among other reasons. The reallocation of these reclaimed called in Macau,” lawyer Jor- system. a venture that went on to win enforcement in Macau of the properties will commence after due repairs are ge Menezes told the Times “This decision shows Ma- a license in Macau over a de- judgment of the U.S. Court of completed. yesterday. cau’s commitment to the rule cade ago. Appeals, dismissing AAEC’s Menezes, who represents of law. We trust the Macau Asian American claims that claims against the U.S. De- Asian American, of Taiwa- court system in indepen- Las Vegas Sands terminated fendants.” CCM hosts Hofesh nese businessman Marshall dently deciding such a sig- its joint venture and then “Were we to win this le- Hao, added that “a trial date nificant lawsuit,” the Asian “made a near identical bid gal action, as we confidently Shechter’s show, has not yet been scheduled, American president told the submission with Galaxy,” hope we will, we would work workshops but it should be set in a ma- Times in an email. using details that were exclu- together with the relevant tter of months.” He declined “We’ve received this news sive to their previous partner- authorities and entities to The Macau to comment on the content of with great delight. As your ship. make sure that a favorable ju- Cultural the case. newspaper reported last This is the most crucial ru- dgment would not affect the Centre (CCM) Asian American is asking year [May 14], and contrary ling by a court in the Asian smooth running of the casino presented an for compensation equiva- to what had been hinted American lawsuit against operations and the jobs of all event called lent to over 70 percent of Las in some media outlets, the Sands, because it means that those who contributed to an “Sun” on Vegas Sands’ profits from Asian American lawsuit has AAEC will definitely have a important source of revenue Saturday, a 2004 to 2022. Even before never been dismissed,” he trial in Macau to adjudicate to Macau. We seek compen- contemporary dance piece conceived by UK- based Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter. taking into account future said in a first, more emphatic, on whether Sands breached sation, not retribution,” con- According to a press release issued by CCM, profits, that could amount to reaction. its contract with the Taiwa- cluded Marshall Hao in his local dancer and choreographer Jenny Mok Hao continued by saying nese company and whether USD10 billion on reported reply to the Times yesterday. spoke to the audience, introducing the content profits to date, according to that this ruling “means that Sands should consequently The figure involved in the and main ideas behind the choreography. After MDT calculations. Asian American will be entit- pay the claimed losses. Even claim (up to USD10 billion) the show, Shechter spoke about his masterpiece MDT also sought a comment led to a trial and will see for if Sands appeals this decision, is probably one of the biggest with a group of dance-lovers. Other associated from Las Vegas Sands. Ron the first time its claim adjudi- the appeal would only be re- claims in the history of law- activities included a backstage tour held before Reese, Senior VP for Global cated on its merits. We have viewed by the upper court suits. the performance as well as workshops hosted by the company’s dancers both yesterday and today, during which dance enthusiasts would wenty trees that used to stand on be given insightful tips on the choreographer’s Tthe sidewalk of Rua das Árvores do Illegal tree-cutting in Seac Pai Van approach to movement creation. As they Pagode in the Seac Pai Van avenue have were introduced to the company’s style and been removed. repertory in yesterday’s workshop, participants According to an announcement made also learned extracts of other works by the by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bu- choreographer. reau (IACM), on-duty IACM staff were the first to discover that the trees had White dolphin found been removed, leaving behind 20 holes that are now filled with concrete. Re- dead in Coloane mains of tree branches and roots were The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) all cleared. The 20 trees consisted of 17 announced that a white dolphin was found Ormosia pinnata, a Hong Kong orchid dead along the shoreline in Coloane, Cheng tree, a glossy shower and a weeping Pou has reported. The dolphin was female, fig. A preliminary estimate by IACM about 20-years old and was about 2.45 meters shows that the loss amounts to about long. The carcass was found with 70 percent MOP300,000 worth of trees. have been made illegally. IACM has re- damaged the environment and ecology. of its skin peeling off and in a moderate state IACM checked relevant records, only ported the matter to both the Judiciary IACM also condemns these acts of van- of decomposition. IACM technician estimated, to find the bureau had not approved any Police and the Public Security Police dalism and theft, and has pledged that it after an autopsy, that the dolphin had died third party removal of the trees, hence Force of Macau. will recover the due compensation, con- before being washed ashore near Coloane. No concluding that no one was allowed to Investigations are now ongoing. The sidering the legal consequences reser- sign was found of physical wounds. A further relocate or transplant the trees. The re- bureau expressed its complete disa- ved for such acts, from the responsible assessment of possible causes of death will be moval of the public trees is believed to pproval of such behavior, stating that it parties. Staff reporter conducted. 04.04.2016 mon

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Health Experts declare ‘imperative need’ for infectious diseases building

Renato Marques

here is an impera- tive need for a new infectious diseases facility,” according to Ta group of experts who were invited by the Health Bureau (SSM) to present opinions at a seminar on the preparation and practice for preventing infectious diseases. The semi- nar was held on Friday at the Tourism Activities Centre. The event, attended by Se- cretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam, gathe- red three experts from main- land China – Zhao Chi Hong, Xie Jing Xin and Jiang Rong Meng – to hear their opinions. Coming from Beijing and Jiangsu, they came to enhance the knowledge of local health professionals regarding the importance of the prevention and control of infectious di- seases, as well as the methods for preventing and controlling these diseases, especially tho- se of the respiratory tract. Besides the health services professionals, a very large number lawmakers were also in the audience. In the introductory speech, SSM director Lei Chin Ion fo- cused mostly on the need to build a new facility that has The Health Bureau presented a leaflet with technical details on the planned building been “in [the] project [phase] for more than 10 years” and requiring a “mandatory re- oriented his technical assess- ply fully with the regulations, cretary-general of Caritas should not be “deferred” any port from health services and ment by electing “air quality” being a facility that was trans- Macau, Paul Pun, inquired longer. schools of case of infectious as the main issue to be ad- formed from a general infir- about the staff training. Ale- SSM’s head of the Centre for diseases” also helped to keep dressed since “it is through mary into an isolation unit. xis Tam clarified that “several Disease Control and Preven- Macau and its population safe. the air that most of the disea- Regarding the central loca- SSM staff have been under- tion of Macau, Lam Chong, On the experts’ side, Zhao ses are transmitted.” tion for the contested infec- going training in mainland clarified the territory’s con- Chi Hong, deputy-chief of the Xie explained in detail the tious diseases facility, Chou China and at the WHO to cerns regarding the prepara- Laboratorial Management necessary technical specifica- argued that there are two be prepared to deal with the tion and experience in terms of Centre for Disease Con- tions for buildings to support main factors to build down- needs.” of response to these diseases. trol and Prevention of China, effective treatments made in town, namely the “need to Tam also took the opportu- Dr Lam highlighted the suc- painted a “very serious” and isolation. be close to the main hospital nity to advise that the “[Pearl cessful implementation of the “potentially catastrophic” si- Jiang Rong Meng, Depart- unit, as it needs support from River] Delta region is one of vaccination programs that, tuation, citing Ebola, Middle ment Chief of Beijing’s Ditan other services” and “being the regions where there is a he said, “allowed the control East Respiratory Syndrome Hospital, focused his presen- close to the population, as the higher incidence of these di- of several infectious diseases – Coronavirus (MERS) and tation on “preventive measu- majority of the population li- seases,” concluding by saying from 1998 to 2014 and that Avian Flu as the “greatest res” and on the attitude of the ves on the peninsula.” that besides the damage to awarded the Macau Health threats” of our time. medical staff attending the He added that the location health and the risks to the po- Service the recognition of a To those diseases, Zhao also patients, also highlighting the chosen will allow “suspected pulation, there is also an eco- ‘good level’ of control by the added the “serious possibi- need for a “clean and monito- cases to be treated immedia- nomic risk attached. He re- World Health Organization lity” of “new resistant forms red environment,” which had tely [in isolation],” contribu- called a figure presented ear- (WHO) since 2008.” of those diseases appearing” been mentioned before by ting to reducing the risk of lier where it was stated that The same official also men- as well as forms of “bioterro- Xie. He also stated that “for further contamination. one case reported in China tioned that the local authori- rism” rising. security reasons, an infec- During the Q&A session that carried a direct loss of about ties’ focus on the prevention “To fight all these threats tious disease building shou- followed the lectures, the se- RMB8 million. and control of these kinds of and protect a vulnerable po- ld have no more than three diseases was clearly appa- pulation, we must be able to floors,” giving the example of rent when in 2003 the Severe isolate those people who are the facility at Ditan Hospital Acute Respiratory Syndro- infected” pointing the way to in Beijing. building to start in q this year me (SARS) hit the neighbo- solve the problem by “creating Philip Chou, Coordinator of 3 ring regions, especially Hong special facilities as well as ad- the Organizing Cabinet for “I think after the summer and preparation and practice for pre- Kong, “causing around 300 ministering safe vaccines.” the Construction of the SSM before the end of this year, it will venting infectious diseases. “We deaths [there] while Macau Xie Jing Xin, senior engi- New Facilities, reviewed the be possible [to start the construc- meet all the conditions to move only registered one case and neer of the Institute of Occu- plans for SSM’s new facilities. tion of the building for infectious forward with this project. The ma- [that] was an imported one.” pational Health of the Jiang- The official mentioned that diseases],” said Alexis Tam on the jority of the population is with us,” Lam recalled that the regu- su Provincial Centre for Di- the isolation infirmary of the sidelines of the seminar on the the secretary concluded. lations set by the government sease Control and Prevention, public hospital does not com- 04.04.2016 mon

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Renato Marques Environment on’t wait for the go- vernment” and “put yourselves to work” were two of the most ‘Don’t wait for the government,’ Dfrequently heard expressions during the opening session of the Green Business Co-opera- tion Day of the Macau Interna- MIECF Green Forum entreaties tional Environmental Co-ope- ration Forum and Exhibition (MIECF). Participants expressed the idea that the private sector needs to take the lead in redu- cing waste and increasing effi- ciency. Friday’s debate moderator, António Trindade, who is the founding president of the Ma- cau Association of Environ- mental Protection Industry, remarked that “the striving for high efficiency brings us to zero waste,” before adding that “smart cities don’t happen by chance, nor only by design either. But, above all, they ha- ppen through collaboration.” Dennis Wang, executive di- rector and chairman of China Water Industry Group, said that his company, which re- sults from a public-private From left; Veronique Rochet, Ricardo Neto, Yawei Chen, António Trindade, José Pedro Salema and Dennis Wang collaboration, was created to explore the need for providing buted to manufacturers the de- Salema, CEO and chairman of net, Cost” (PPC) that “starts Rotterdam Port in the Nether- expertise in solving a daily-oc- cision was made to put in place EDIA (a company that mana- with the designers and goes all lands where “a series of com- curring problem of waste water a program that was initially a ges the infrastructure of Alque- the way to the producers and to panies from several fields were discharge in China. monopoly leading to high costs va Dam in Portugal). The exe- the raw material.” installed in order to be able to The president and Iberian to manufacturers. When we cutive talked about the poten- “Clever labels” are another participate ‘in loco’ with ideas manager of the European Re- entered the market, our system tial for a large water reservoir of the brand’s solutions to “in- that help to make the port sus- cycling Platform, Ricardo was exactly targeted at lowe- and how it could be used in form the customers of how to tainable, cleaner and more ef- Neto, approached the topic of ring the costs of this return of several ways in order to increa- better care for their products ficient,” highlighting the idea “compliance,” which is an area the products, because lowering se its potential and benefit the in order to make them last.” to create “Smart Cities” that of expertise for the company the costs to the manufacturer community. As he mentioned Regarding this topic and the can integrate many different he represents, given that its is ultimately lowering the final “To do several things in the transportation of old and used things in one area while also purpose is to get communities cost of the product, resulting in same space and using the same clothes to be recycled, another contributing towards its own involved in recycling materials. a clear benefit to all.” resources results in a ‘cost op- remark arose regarding main- sustainability. As he mentioned, “25 years ago The further use of resources timization’ that is ultimately land China’s lack of logistic Education and training were waste was a problem in Europe, at a secondary level was an what we all looking for.” systems that do not allow a also topics addressed by Neto, and as responsibility was attri- idea expressed by José Pedro Corporate social responsibi- more sustainable system and who said, “Kids are the best lity was also a topic addressed more efficiency. The same ha- vehicle for communication” at this forum by Veronique ppens in Macau. and that “schools helped me to Rochet, regional sustainability Yawei Chen, assistant pro- reach my target this year.” 32 protocols and 708 business agreements manager at Hennes & Mau- fessor of the Faculty of Archi- Chen also addressed the main ritz AB (H&M), Shanghai, who tecture and the Built Environ- idea suggested by the mode- According to the organ- ing the fair. The ninth edition talked about sustainability ment at Delft University of Te- rator by saying “A smart city izers of this year’s MIECF, 32 of this international event at- and new technologies for re- chnology, also submitted ideas requires smart governors and protocols and 708 business tracted 460 exhibitors from 20 covering and reusing clothing regarding the use of spaces, smart citizens to work well. It’s agreements were signed dur- countries and regions. fibers. The company follows a addressed earlier by Salema. not a top-down initiative but standard called “People, Pla- She gave the example of the instead a grassroots’ one.”

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Gamblers played Automakers report best US USD30m of stolen funds in March sales in 16 years Philippine casino

Tom Krisher, Auto Writer Norman P. Aquino

ost major ap photo total of 19 people gambled 1.37 automakers A billion pesos (USD30 million) of the reported U.S. $81 million stolen from Bangladesh fo- sales gains last reign reserves at a Philippine casino in Mmonth as stronger employ- February before a fraction of the funds ment figures and consumer was frozen by the gaming operator. confidence drove the auto The high-roller players gambled under industry to its best March two Chinese junket operators at Solai- in 16 years. re Resort & Casino and withdrew 278.6 But the sales growth rate million pesos in total winnings, accor- appeared to be slowing as ding to reports Bloomberry Resorts Corp. brisk SUV and truck sales submitted to the Senate Blue Ribbon barely offset falling car sa- Nissan electric vehicles sit on display at an auto dealership in Roswell, U.S. Committee and casino regulator seen by les. Some automakers had Bloomberg News. Bloomberry owns and to raise discounts on cars economy remained healthy ral Motors, which has been in, said Thomas King, a J.D. operates Solaire in Manila. or peddle more of them despite stock market tur- cutting sales to rental car Power vice president. Solaire stopped the gamblers on Mar- to rental companies. That moil. Unemployment rose companies, said its retail “March car sales remain ch 10 after five weeks, and froze 107.4 could mean better deals for slightly to 5 percent, but sales to individual buyers strong, but automakers are million pesos remaining from six people, car buyers down the road. that was because the num- rose 6 percent. being forced to pull additio- according to the document. Another 1.35 Overall, U.S. sales rose ber of Americans looking Volkswagen, still mired nal levers to sustain those million pesos in cash was also confisca- 3.2 percent to 1.59 million, for work has increased. in an emissions cheating sales, like selling more cars ted, and the casino operator said it will the best March since 2000, It all means that auto sales scandal, saw its sales tum- to fleets, enriching incenti- hold the funds until it receives a court or- according to Kelley Blue will continue to lead econo- ble 10 percent. ves and using leasing and der, according to the report. Book. But the growth was mic growth, said Mustafa Some analysts said the- extended-term loans to “We are disappointed that the casinos only about half of last year’s Mohatarem, GM’s chief re were troubling signs for keep monthly payments wi- are now being made a scapegoat in this 6 percent increase. Car sa- economist. “We expect his- automakers beneath the thin consumers’ budgets,” unfortunate affair,” Silverio Benny J. les dropped 6 percent, whi- torically low interest rates, numbers. Last month had said Autotrader.com senior Tan, compliance officer at Bloomberry, le SUVs and trucks were up strong employment, rising two more selling days than analyst Michelle Krebs. said in the report to the Senate. “We are 11 percent, according to Au- wages and stable fuel pri- a year ago, and spending on Mark LaNeve, Ford’s U.S. not the culprits here.” todata Corp. ces to continue for the fore- discounts is on the rise. sales chief, said he’s seeing Joy Wassmer, a Bloomberry spokeswo- Ford, Honda, Fiat Chrys- seeable future,” he said. Discounts, while good for increased car discounts be- man, declined to comment on the repor- ler, Nissan, Hyundai and Nissan sales were up 13 new-car buyers, cut profits cause of the market shift ts. General Motors all reported percent, hitting a record and hurt used car values. toward SUVs and trucks, The $81 million transferred through a increases, largely driven by for any month in its his- The auto pricing site True- but “not anything that wou- Philippine lender made this one of the SUVs and trucks. But Toyo- tory. At Fiat Chrysler and Car.com said automakers ld be alarming.” largest bank heists in modern history, ta sales fell nearly 3 per- Ford, sales rose 8 percent, averaged just over $3,000 If car inventories start to with the channeling to at least two Phi- cent as rising SUV numbers while they grew 0.9 percent in discounts per vehicle in rise, automakers will offer lippine casinos where the money trail couldn’t overcome car sales at General Motors. Honda March, up more than 10 more discounts to sell them, has gone cold. A further $20 million that that fell almost 10 percent. reported a 9 percent in- percent from a year ago. said Tom Libby, manager the hackers managed to transfer to a Sri Toyota’s Camry, the top- crease fueled largely by the The increase comes main- of industry analysis for the Lankan bank was recovered. selling car in the U.S., saw all-new Civic compact, and ly because automakers are IHS Automotive consulting Kim Wong, the Philippine gambling sales drop 9 percent to just SUVs. Hyundai sales rose having trouble selling cars firm. “That will offer oppor- junket operator dubbed the “missing under 37,000. just 0.4 percent, but it was as the U.S. market shifts to tunities for consumers in link” in the case, said on in a Senate hea- The sales figures, coupled enough to set a record for trucks and SUVs, according the short-term,” he said. But ring earlier this week he’s willing to re- with Friday’s announce- monthly sales. to J.D. Power and Associa- in the long term, companies turn as much as $14.3 million he received ment that U.S. employers Ford and Fiat Chrysler tes. Discounted cars can will follow the trends and from two Chinese nationals linked to the added 215,000 jobs in posted their best March push down used car values produce more SUVs and stolen funds. He returned $4.6 million March, showed that the numbers in a decade. Gene- so buyers have less to trade fewer cars, he said. AP on Thursday. Bloomberg

corporate bits volkswagen reassures dealers starwood ceo: m&a accelerating after marriott deal on growth plans for us market The battle for Starwood Ho- 90 minutes during a conven- tels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. tion in Las Vegas. may be over, but the com- “We are working to redefi- pany’s chief executive officer ne the Volkswagen brand in says it’s just the beginning for the United States by stren- lodging-industry mergers. gthening our management “Clearly the Marriott-S- team, our partnerships with tarwood transaction has crea- dealers, and our product por- ted a lot of chatter about fur- tfolio,” Diess told reporters af- ther consolidation,” Starwood ter the meeting. “We want to CEO Tom Mangas said during grow the volume consistently a conference call with analys- beyond past levels, and we ts, in which he and Marriott will do this with our partners, International Inc.’s CEO, Arne the dealers.” Sorenson, discussed the out- Meanwhile, the hotel indus- and see how it goes, and deci- Volkswagen AG has told its baru from the beginning of the “If there’s going to be a re- come of a three-week bidding try is consolidating, following a de how critical it is for them to dealers that the automaker fourth quarter of 2016. definition, it’s going to be pri- war for Starwood. drop in lodging stocks last year play,” Mangas said during the is still committed to a mass-­ Herbert Diess, global head ce-competitive German engi- The deal, which solidified af- and signs of slowing revenue call on Friday. “To the extent market strategy in the United of the Volkswagen brand, and neering,’’ said Michael DiFeo, ter Thursday’s surprise exit of growth for the industry. Hyatt that we execute well, I think States, and has doubled pro- Hinrich Woebcken, interim the dealer principal at Linden rival bidder Anbang Insuran- Hotels Corp. had been in talks they’ll feel increased pressure duction of an all-wheel-drive chief executive of the com- Volkswagen in New Jersey, ce Group Co., will drive cost to acquire Starwood last year for consolidation in what’s an station wagon to challenge pany’s U.S. sales unit, met who attended Saturday’s savings and revenue growth, before Marriott swooped in. extremely fragmented market the Japanese automaker Su- with dealers on Saturday for meeting. Mangas said. “Competitors will observe worldwide.” mon 04.04.2016

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tuffed into a tiny room ap photo Soff an alleyway are items that Wang Jinming readily admits were put out with the garbage: Paper string, a needle holder, a metal pancake maker built for thrusting into a fire. “These objects all look quite old and shabby,” he said. “But they record real history.” Wang’s Beijing Old Items Exhibition in the heart of old Beijing is one of dozens of private museums that dot the capital’s backstreets and its suburbs. Their collections fea- ture the grand and mundane — from items salvaged from the garbage to a limousine in which Mao Zedong once rode. Entering these private mu- seums is to peel off a largely forgotten layer of Beijing’s re- cent history. While state-run museums seek mainly to legitimize the Red Flag car models collected by Luo Wenyou are displayed at his private museum in Huairou district of Beijing ruling Communist Party throu- gh its own highly selective normal hours for visitors tra- interpretation of history, the veling from afar. “Even if just capital’s private museums are one person comes we will open, born from their founders’ hob- From limos to junk, even though the entrance fee bies and obsessions, along with won’t cover the electricity,” he a sense of duty to keep alive a said. little bit of history others might quirky museums Private collections like Luo’s dismiss as trivial. offer a welcome alternative to state museums that seek to draw the visitor into a narrati- Beijing’s tell Beijing’s history ve about the greatness of Chi- na and the necessity of the private Communist Party’s leadership, museums bucket-shaped iron heated by “It’s not like big state-owned “I felt this was my personal said Philip Tinari, director of charcoal. All form part of the museums. You don’t need to duty.” His museum opened in the Ullens Center for Contem- are born from collection that Wang and two buy a ticket to enter some sort 2009 and he now boasts more porary Art in Beijing. co-founders began in the 1980s of grand hall and stroll through than 200 vintage Chinese and “You don’t really find publicly their founders’ after asking foreign visitors different chambers,” he said. foreign cars. supported pockets of weird- why they were so interested in “Here many of the old objec- Some of Luo’s cars have sto- ness,” Tinari said. hobbies and buying old everyday items. ts displayed might have been ries from China’s recent his- Ma Weidu opened China’s first obsessions “They said, ‘To collect.’ Now if the kind of things used by Mr. tory. They include a car Mao private museum in 1996, filling you go to someone’s home you Wang himself when he was a refused to ride in until the it with antiques bought cheaply probably can’t find such thin- kid, so you can feel his enthu- brand’s Romanized name on in the late 1970s and 80s from “If you throw it on the street, gs,” Wang said. siasm, which is the key thing the hood was replaced with Chi- Beijing residents eager for cash people would say ‘What’s this?’ Picking up a doughnut-sha- that distinguishes it from other nese characters and a car found to buy refrigerators, TVs and and maybe think it’s useless and ped metal bell, Wang explai- museums.” in an overgrown patch of grass washing machines. throw it away,” said Wang, ges- ned that before Beijing had As China grows richer, weal- that had been assigned to for- “I could buy 10 average pieces turing around the room packed many hospitals, itinerant doc- thy citizens, banks and priva- mer President Liu Shaoqi. The of art for 65 yuan ($10),” said with hundreds of household tors used to roam the streets. te businesses have invested in latter vehicle still had broken Ma. items and street objects dating “When you heard this sound, Chinese art and started mu- windows from when Liu was In those early days, his most from the 1900s to the 1970s. the doctor was walking in the seums to display their wealth pursued by Red Guards during valuable acquisition was a bowl “But we think it’s culture.” street, available, ringing the or patriotism. Others, such as the Cultural Revolution after made in an imperial kiln during Wang delights in telling visi- bell,” he said. Luo Wenyou, opened their col- falling out of favor with Mao. the reign of the Qing dynasty tors to guess what the objects Liu Chen, 27, first visited the lections after their pastimes Luo lives at the site with his emperor Qianlong about 250 are in their hands. They mi- museum after reading about it evolved into callings. wife so he can open up outside years ago, Ma said. Purchased ght include a popsicle holder on social media and has retur- In 1998, when he already ow- for just 6 yuan (less than $1) used by street vendors or a ned several times with friends. ned about 70 old cars, Luo took at the time, it could be wor- part in an 800-kilometer rally th as much as 600,000 yuan from the northeastern city of It’s not like big ($92,000) if sold today, he said. Dalian to Beijing, his iconic Ma’s Guanfu Museum now ap photo Red Flag sedan the only Chine- state-owned has three branches across Chi- se car in the event. na with two more opening this Having learned about vintage museums. year. Ma himself has become car associations and museums a TV personality, hosting pro- outside China, and inspired by You don’t grams teaching antique hun- shouts of “long live Red Flag” need to buy a ters how to discern between as he pulled up to Tiananmen real treasures and fakes. Square, Luo decided he was ho- ticket to enter Ever keen to attract more vi- nor-bound to preserve the le- sitors, Ma, a cat lover, recently gacy of China’s early motoring some sort of named 20 felines as assistant history. curators. “I had a karting track, a trans- grand hall and “A lot of people who come to port company and a garage. stroll through the museum (…) are more in- After the rally I sold them off terested in cats than culture,” cheaply in order to immedia- different said Ma. “But some may come tely start a vintage car associa- here because of the cats and in tion and later found the mu- chambers. doing so learn something about Visitors look at antiques on display at a private museum owned by Ma Weidu in Beijing seum, to fill the gap,” said Luo. Liu Chen antiques.” AP mon 04.04.2016

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Xi, Abe miss opportunity for talks as China-Japan tensions grow

Sam Kim ships regularly entering what spokesman Yasuhisa Kawa- Japan regards as its territorial mura said. hinese President Xi ap photo waters in the East China Sea. “The overall relations be- Jinping and Japanese The two countries have yet to tween Japan and China are Prime Minister Shinzo implement a communications going in the direction of gra- Abe, standing only a mechanism to reduce chances dual improvement,” Kawamu- Crow apart, chose not to speak of an unintended clash at sea. ra said. He declined to specify to each other during a group Japan remains committed to a reason for the absence of a photo session at a nuclear improving its relations with summit between China and summit in Washington, highli- China even though no formal Japan in Washington. ghting the state of relations meeting took place this week, Abe has said he wants to con- between Asia’s two biggest Japanese Foreign Ministry tinue to meet Xi on the sideli- economies. nes of international gatherin- The absence of talks between gs. Xi and Abe are scheduled the leaders at the two-day to both attend the Group of summit comes as Japan steps 20 nations meet in Hangzhou, up its criticism of China’s ter- It’s unfortunate China, in September. ritorial ambitions in the South “It’s unfortunate Xi and Abe China Sea and as ships and Xi and Abe were unable to hold a bilate- planes from both nations tail were unable to ral summit, but that shouldn’t one another around contested affect their work on nuclear islets in the East China Sea. Forum CSIS in Honolulu, said. High-level economic talks that hold a bilateral security,” said Duyeon Kim, a Both nations support recent “I’m not sure if I’d read an were supposed to be held early Seoul-based non-resident as- United Nations Security Cou- awful lot into it, but it reflec- this year in Japan have so far summit, but sociate in the Nuclear Policy ncil sanctions on North Korea ts a general cooling or at least failed to materialize. Program and Asia Program at for its weapons program. less eagerness on both sides to Last month China accused that shouldn’t the Carnegie Endowment for “Just the fact they had an keep the momentum going.” Japan of “double dealing” and affect their International Peace. “The ab- opportunity, both being in the Japan and China had USD344 “making trouble for China at sence of a bilateral summit re- same place at the same time, billion in trade in 2014 and are every turn.” Japan has expres- work on nuclear flects the current geopolitical and chose not to meet shows seeking to expand that throu- sed concern about the growing landscape more rather than a a missed opportunity,” Ralph gh a three-way free-trade firepower of the Chinese coast security. serious deficit in or dent to nu- Cossa, president of the Pacific agreement with South Korea. guard, with converted war- Duyeon Kim clear security work.”

world’s biggest utility and Man China builds an empire of electricity put it ahead of Toyota Motor Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. sentenced with Australia as target “It’s an increasingly signi- ficant company and making to death for some extremely sizable in- James Paton vestments,” said Joseph Ja- cobelli, an analyst at Bloom- killing 9 in berg Intelligence in Hong

t generates more revenue bloomberg Ithan Apple Inc. and Boeing Kong. nursing home Co. combined and serves one Countries in which State in seven people on the pla- Grid has bought power assets man who killed nine people net. Meet State Grid Corp. of include Brazil, Australia, the A and injured nine others in a China, a company that may Philippines and Italy, whe- Chinese nursing home has been be buying power assets near re it bought a stake in CDP sentenced to death, the official Xi- you. Reti in a $2.8 billion deal in nhua News Agency said Saturday. While State Grid is hardly a 2014. “You’ve got a brand Luo Renchu had gathered bricks household name, its geogra- new player in town and a and pummeled residents at the phic footprint extends from new capital injection source, home in the central city of Loudi South America to Australia, which you didn’t have five or following a dispute with the ow- where it’s a contender to ac- 10 years ago,” Jacobelli said. ners over allegedly unpaid wages, quire a stake in Sydney-ba- In Australia, State Grid Xinhua said, citing a verdict han- sed power network Ausgrid. owns stakes in electricity ded down on Friday by the city’s Hungry to grow outside Chi- companies Jemena Ltd, Aus- Intermediate People’s Court. na, the company plans to de- by the opportunities availab- in at least 12 years, according Net Services and ElectraNet Xinhua said the attack occurred velop a USD50 trillion global le to it, not by cash, Liu said. to data compiled by Bloom- Pty. The 50.4 percent hol- on Feb. 19, 2015, after the ow- energy network that could The Beijing-based company, berg. While such investment ding in Ausgrid, which the ners failed to pay 40,000 yuan enable electricity to be trans- which is wholly owned by the is vital as Australia seeks new New South Wales state go- (USD6,150) owed to Luo and mitted beyond continental government of China, can growth drivers following a vernment is selling, could fe- his wife. Calls to the court and boundaries. help upgrade electricity grids decade-long mining boom, tch more than A$10 billion, local government offices rang “If railway, road and Inter- and other infrastructure, and it’s stoked security concer- people with knowledge of the unanswered Saturday net can link the whole wor- bring new power-transmis- ns and community unease, matter said in February. Retirement homes in China are ld, why can’t an energy ne- sion technology to the coun- particularly over sales of far- State Grid will actively bid drawing new attention as the twork be built?” Chairman tries it’s targeting, he said. mland and real estate. for Australia’s power assets, country’s overall population ra- Liu Zhenya said last week in The company’s interest in State Grid, which says it has Chairman Liu told a briefing pidly ages, mainly as a result of a an interview in Beijing. “The Ausgrid comes amid a wave about 1.9 million employees in Beijing on Wednesday, wi- shrinking fertility rate exacerba- problem right now is just of Chinese investment in and 1.1 billion customers, ge- thout identifying any targets. ted by rules limiting most couples that people need to embrace Australia, from cattle ran- nerated more than $50 billion “Australia ticks an enor- to just one child. Smaller family new ideas and not let the old ches to natural gas. Buyers in cash from operations in its mous number boxes for State sizes and increased mobility have thinking stand in the way of from China announced about latest fiscal year, according Grid,” said Jacobelli, adding challenged traditional notions that new innovation.” A$8.5 billion ($6.5 billion) to data compiled by Bloom- that the company would be children should house and care for State Grid’s expansion am- in acquisitions of Australian berg. Its annual sales of more a logical buyer of Ausgrid. their parents into their old age. AP bitions will be limited only companies last year, the most than $330 billion make it the Bloomberg 04.04.2016 mon

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fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, questioned if stationing F-16s Indonesia to deploy F-16s to in the Natuna area would act as much of a deterrent or be of use combating illegal fishing. guard South China Sea territory “It looks like a show of force, but it’s a meaningless one,” he said. “Indonesia has diplomatic Chris Brummitt and give precise coordinates. In pass- cards to play but it doesn’t have Rieka Rahadiana ports issued in 2012, China’s line military ones. It’s not going to encroached on the exclusive eco- scare away the Chinese military ndonesia will deploy U.S. nomic zone that Indonesia deri- by putting a few F-16s on Natu- I-made F-16 fighter jets to the ves from the Natuna islands. na. These are items that can’t be Natuna islands to ward off “thie- The increased proximity of reasonably used to survey mari- ves”, the defense minister said Chinese fishing boats and coast time activities.” less than two weeks after Chi- guard vessels to the ships of other Ryacudu also said he hoped to nese coast guard vessels clashed countries has also caused unease finalize a deal to buy between 8 with an Indonesian boat in the in Malaysia. The country’s fo- and 10 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 area. reign affairs ministry summo- fighter jets in a trip to Russia in The move is part of a military ned Chinese ambassador Huang early April. The government had buildup on islands overlooking Huikang to register concern over been considering purchasing the South China Sea that will see the alleged encroachment of Chi- Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-16V, a refurbished runway and a new nese-flagged boats in the South BAE Systems Plc’s Eurofighter port constructed, Ryamizard Ryamizard Ryacudu (center) China Sea, it said late Thursday. Typhoon or Saab AB’s Gripen. Ryacudu said in an interview last Aaron Connelly, a research Asked if Indonesia intended to week with Bloomberg News. It guard last month over the de- litary conscription in Natuna by any F-16Vs in addition to the also involves the deployment of tention of a Chinese fishing boat and other remote areas of the Su-35 jets, Ryacudu said “no, we marines, air force special force showed the potential for it to be 17,000-island archipelago, “so if have enough already.” Still, he units, an army battalion, three drawn into conflict. something happens people won’t Indonesia has said Indonesia would continue frigates, a new radar system and “Natuna is a door, if the door be afraid and know what to do.” looking to various countries for drones, he said. The planned is not guarded then thieves will China claims more than 80 diplomatic procurement. stationing of five F-16s reflects come inside,” said Ryacudu, a percent of the South China Sea, “We will buy from Europe and a new level of Indonesian con- former army chief of staff. “There bringing it into dispute with cards to play America, from Russia also,” he cern about territorial disputes has been all this fuss because un- Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, but it doesn’t said. “We don’t prioritize. The in the South China Sea that are til now it has not been guarded. Vietnam and Taiwan. Beijing’s important thing is if we need pitting Beijing against several of This is about the respect of the claims, which it has been pres- have military them, and the research backs it its Southeast Asian neighbors. country.” sing more assertively in recent up, we will buy. We are repla- Indonesia is not a claimant, but The minister also said he was years, are based on a so-called ones. cing old planes, not adding new the clash with the Chinese coast considering introducing mi- nine-dash line for which it won’t Aaron Connelly ones.” Bloomberg

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Train smashes into double-decker ap photo bus in Thailand, killing 3

train smashed into a double-decker bus carrying Thai tourists at an un-

A ap photo guarded railway crossing in central Thai- land yesterday, with local media reporting that three people were killed and more than two dozen injured. Security video showed the bus moving slowly across the tracks and stopping mo- This image taken from close circuit television video mentarily before it is hit by the train. A provided by TPBS shows the moment a passenger car had crossed the tracks safely from the train, left in background, hit a tourist bus, right, at a opposite direction a few seconds earlier. crossing in Nakhon Pathom province, west of Bangkok Soon after the accident, the driver of another bus behind the one that was hit is 30 passengers were injured. seen getting out and running toward the The newspaper said the accident occur- crash. Another video from a camera posi- red at about 7:30 a.m. in Nakhon Pathom tioned at a different angle shows the bus province, west of Bangkok. The bus was General view shows a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India being hit and dragged some distance in a taking tourists to Samet island in Rayong cloud of dust. province, southeast of Bangkok. The Bangkok Post said that the driver Such accidents occur often in Thailand, of the bus was killed on the spot, and that where many railway crossings do not have two passengers died at a hospital. Around barriers. AP India considers Australia alerted to suspected possible murder Malaysian airliner debris charges in Michael Heath nating other nations’ input, The aircraft vanished from so Malaysia is in contact radars on March 8, 2014, en ustralia has been with Mauritius and they’ll route to Beijing from Kuala overpass collapse Aalerted to suspected be working out how best to Lumpur. There has been no debris from missing Ma- proceed.” trace of the 239 people on laysia Airlines Flight 370 The debris was found on board, making it modern Rishi Lekhi, Rishabh R. Jain IVRCL Infrastructure, based in found in the Indian Ocean the coast of Rodrigues Is- aviation’s biggest mystery. the southern city of Hyderabad, was island nation of Mauritius, land by two guests at the Families of the victims want ndian police said Saturday contracted in 2007 to build the over- a spokesman for the trans- Mourouk Ebony Hotel the hunt to continue even that they are investigating pos- pass, a project that was expected to port safety investigator Thursday, CNN reported. if it comes up empty, while sible murder charges against take two years. But construction was said, adding authorities in Mauritius lies about 1,127 investigators say the search 10 construction company em- far behind schedule. Kuala Lumpur would lead kilometers east of Mada- will end unless fresh clues Iployees who have been either arres- The overpass had spanned nearly the response. gascar. In July, a suspected are found. ted or detained in connection with the width of the street and was de- “Yes we’re aware, we’ve part of a Boeing Co. 777 pla- Vessels looking for the jet the collapse of an unfinished over- signed to ease traffic through Kolka- been alerted to the finding ne washed up on Reunion are due to finish scouring passin Kolkata that killed at least 26 ta’s densely crowded Bara Bazaar on Rodrigues Island in island off Madagascar, and 120,000 square kilome- people. neighborhood. The structure fell wi- Mauritius,” Dan O’Malley Australia’s transport mi- ters of the southern Indian Rescuers continued clearing rubb- thin hours of concrete being poured of the Australian Transport nister said March 24 that Ocean by the middle of the le from the scene of Thursday’s ac- into a framework of steel girders on Safety Bureau said yester- two pieces of aircraft de- year. Authorities still have cident. Sixty-nine people have been Thursday. day. “But because this is a bris found on the coast of little idea what took place in pulled out alive, but authorities said Malaysian investigation, Mozambique were “almost the cockpit or why the plane they doubted more survivors would they’re in charge of coordi- certainly” from Flight 370. flew off course.Bloomberg be found. Police believe Judge Sanchita Sarkar of the Kolka- ta city court on Saturday remanded there may be three arrested employees of IVRCL more bodies Infrastructure Co., which was con- Maldives police break up tracted to build theoverpass, to poli- under the debris ce custody for nine days for questio- media protest; 11 arrested ning and investigation. “We completed nearly 70 percent Seven other company employees of the construction work without olice in the Maldives taken against the media. up because the journalists have been detained for questioning, any mishap,” IVRCL official K.P. Rao Pused tear gas and pepper President Yameen Abdul had gathered in a protected police said. said Thursday. “We have to go into spray yesterday to break up Gayoom’s ruling party has zone near the president’s The employees were being ques- the details to find out whether the a protest by journalists and presented a bill in parlia- office and scaled the barri- tioned regarding possible charges of collapse was due to any technical or activists accusing the go- ment that proposes heavy cades. He said 11 demons- murder and culpable homicide, whi- quality issue.” Rao was not among vernment of stifling press fines and jail terms for de- trators were arrested. ch are punishable by death or life im- those detained on Friday. freedom, arresting 11 of the famation. Meanwhile, police on prisonment, and criminal breach of Two West Bengal state engineers demonstrators. The demonstrators also Saturday confirmed for trust, which carries a prison sentence overseeing the construction of The Maldives, a South accused the government the first time that Ahmed of up to seven years, police said. the overpass were suspended from Asian archipelago nation of having a part in a court Rilwan, the journalist who Rescue workers pulled out two jobs pending an inquiry into the di- known mainly for its luxury order that suspended pu- went missing in 2014, had more bodies from under the rubble saster, a state government statement resorts, became a multipar- blication of the Maldives’ been abducted. Rilwan on Saturday, raising the death toll to said. ty democracy in 2008 after oldest newspaper. Other worked for a pro-opposi- 26, said police inspector Debashish Around 100 residents of several decades of autocratic rule. issues raised during the tion website at the time of Chakraborty. The bodies were pin- buildings located close to the collap- However, democratic gains protest included delays in his disappearance. ned under concrete slabs and were sed overpass have been ordered to have been rapidly declining investigating the disappea- Police said security ca- recovered by emergency workers at vacate the buildings, where some of in recent years. rance of a journalist two mera video showed a man the crash site. them have been living for genera- The protesters were years ago and some media identified as a member of Police believe there may be more tions. Government engineers said the rallying near the presi- organizations being barred a criminal gang following bodies under the debris. While most buildings have been weakened from dent’s office against the go- from court reporting. Rilwan as he was returning of the injured have been discharged the impact of the overpass collapse vernment’s move to crimi- Government spokesman home from work. from the hospital, 18 were still un- and it would be risky for them to stay nalize defamation, as well Ibrahim Hussain Shihab The motive for the abduc- dergoing treatment, Chakraborty in the nearly 100-year-old tenement as other measures allegedly said the protest was broken tion is not clear. AP said. buildings. AP 04.04.2016 mon

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extent.” A day later, Austria imposed caps both on the num- ber of asylum seekers it would Austria claims much of the accept daily and overall for the whole year. Five days later on Feb. 24, foreign and interior ministers from Austria and credit for EU migrant deal its southern neighbors made it formal — tightening border controls and announcing that George Jahn, Vienna a complete shutdown of the route was looming. ust weeks ago, thou- ap photo The move was initially met sands of migrants a day by harsh criticism. The EU were streaming into said Austria’s clampdown on northern Europe. Now asylum seekers contravened Jthe influx has been dramati- international law. Greece re- cally crimped and Austria is called its ambassador to Vien- claiming much of the credit. na and U.N. Secretary-Gene- The small country at the ral Ban Ki-moon said the bor- heart of Europe traditionally der restrictions “are not in line is associated with schnitzel, with international law or with Mozart and “The Sound of common human decency.” Music.” More recently, it has But the mood has changed. also gained a reputation for a While declining to comment hard-nosed migration stance on Austria’s role in the mi- that has shaped Europe’s res- grant debate, EU migration ponse to the biggest migrant spokeswoman Tove Ernst arrivals since World War II. echoed the language coming Austria’s decision to shut out of Vienna, saying all mem- down its border — the main bers “must commit to ending transit route into the heart of the ‘wave-through’ approach Europe for most refugees — to those who indicate an in- initially caused consternation terest in applying for asylum among many in Europe. But Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Vienna elsewhere.” senior Austrian politicians as- The move to shut the Balkans sert the decision helped forge Austria — and other eastern nd the border village of Ido- Still, Austria’s decision to route was drastic — but it last month’s agreement be- European nations — argue meni, laid bare the scale of the impose daily caps on those worked. Figures provided Fri- tween the EU and Turkey that that their decision to close human misery and increased seeking asylum at its sou- day to the AP show the num- commits Ankara to start taking their borders leading from pressure within the EU to act. theastern border as of Feb. 19 ber of new refugee arrivals back migrants who pay smu- Greece through the Balkans “The right measures were sent ripples of alarm through registered by German police gglers to make dangerous sea and into prosperous northern taken on the European level countries along the migrant dropped from an average of crossings to the Greek islands. Europe enabled the deal with (only) after Austria’s outcry,” route, from Slovenia to Croa- over 2,000 daily at the start “I believe that we played a Turkey to happen by creating Austrian Chancellor Werner tia, Serbia and Macedonia. of the year to several hundred significant role in (...) finding new facts on the ground. Faymann told reporters. Austrian and Balkan route from the middle of February. a solution for the migration Those facts include having Others see a more nuanced police chiefs on Feb. 18 called Currently, about 100 people crisis,” Austrian Foreign Mi- over 50,000 migrants pile up picture. Anton Pelinka, a po- for the migrant flow “to be re- are being recorded each day. nister Sebastian Kurz told The in Greece, as borders further litics professor at Eotvoes Lo- duced to the greatest possible Kurz suggested other EU na- Associated Press ahead of the north closed and boatloads of rant University in the Hunga- tions had just been waiting for first expected migrant retur- people still poured across its rian capital of Budapest, says it an opening to fall in line. “The ns from Greece to Turkey on vast Aegean Sea border daily was Hungary that played a big fact that our path was the right Monday. from Turkey. role in the EU’s new approa- one revealed itself after only a The premise behind the deal The Austrian decision meant ch. Hungarian Prime Minister The fact that few weeks,” he said, asserting is that Europe will send back there would be no more “wa- Viktor Orban was arguably the that all 28 EU nations endor- to Turkey anyone from any ving through” of migrants as first to reject German-led at- our path was sed an end to the unfettered country who doesn’t qualify they sought to get to Austria, tempts to allow the migrants migration shortly after Mace- for asylum or has tried to eva- Sweden or Germany, which free passage through Europe the right one donia, Serbia and Croatia also de a rigorous asylum applica- alone accepted more than 1 with his migrant quotas and revealed itself shut their borders. tion process. For every person million refugees last year. As his razor-wire border fences. “I can stand criticism from sent back, EU countries would the Balkan route shut down, “Hungary was in fact the after only a few here and there, particularly take in one person confirmed the sufferings of migrants tra- initiator of what then conse- when it comes from those who to have made a legitimate pped in makeshift camps in quently was put into force in weeks. after a few weeks agree to what asylum request. northern Greece, notably arou- the Balkans,” he said. Sebastian Kurz we suggested,” he said. AP

ap photo Azerbaijan: Unilateral cease-fire against Nagorno-Karabakh

Fighting in what was a unilaterally “suspending military since a war en- clashes have broken out dormant conflict for two a counter-offensive and ded in 1994 with no reso- frequently. decades flared up over response on the territo- lution of the region’s sta- Officials in the sel- the weekend with a boy ries occupied by Arme- tus. The conflict is fueled f-proclaimed republic and at least 30 troops kil- nia.” The ministry added by long-simmering ten- of Nagorno-Karabakh led on both sides. Each it will not focus on forti- sions between Christian promptly disputed the re- side blamed the other for fying the territory that Armenians and mostly ports of Azerbaijan’s uni- Remains of a downed Azerbaijani forces helicopter lies in a field in Saturday’s escalation, the Azerbaijan has “libera- Muslim Azeris. lateral cease-fire. David the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, on Saturday, April 2 worst since the end of a ted.” It did not elaborate. Armenian forces also Babayan, spokesman for full-scale war in 1994. Nagorno-Karabakh, a occupy several areas ou- the Karabakh president, zerbaijan’s De- the separatist region of The defense minis- region in Azerbaijan, has tside Nagorno-Karabakh told AP yesterday that Afense Ministry an- Nagorno-Karabakh, a try said, in response to been under the control proper. The sides are se- they had not seen any sig- nounced a unilateral cea- claim that rebel forces pleas from international of local ethnic Armenian parated by a demilitari- ns that fighting was sus- se-fire yesterday against there promptly rejected. organizations, it will be forces and the Armenian zed buffer zone, but small pended. AP mon 04.04.2016

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Hamza Hendawi, Cairo thing to do, but it is also possible.” early three years Egypt’s abuses, crackdown Veteran rights campaig- Ninto a crackdown ner Hesham Qassim war- overseen by President Ab- ned in a column in the Al- del-Fattah el-Sissi, alle- on critics draw world attention Masry Al-Youm newspa- gations of human rights per that governments and abuses including killings, development agencies mi- torture and secret deten- international “tutelage” Islam. He has become a ght eventually scale down tions are starting to bring on human rights. He said close ally of European sta- their dealings with Egypt, an international backlash ap photo Egypt is “keen to imple- tes in fighting the Islamic “which will gradually beco- from the Egyptian leader’s ment and put into action State group, particularly in me ... a pariah state.” allies. the constitution, which Libya. Government supporters In the past month, Egypt stipulates respect for and So far there’s no sign that in the media have cons- was rebuked over its hu- commitment to human Egypt’s Western allies will tantly depicted the U.S. man rights record by U.S. rights.” Shoukry and Ker- take any action beyond cri- and Europeans as trying Secretary of State John ry met Wednesday in ticism. But some leading to restore the rule of the Kerry, the European Washington on the side- commentators in Egypt Muslim Brotherhood or Union’s foreign affairs lines of a nuclear security warn that the worsening undermine Egypt. After an arm, the European Parlia- conference in talks that rights reputation is dama- Egyptian man hijacked an ment, the U.N. Council for A mourner distributes flowers at a vigil for slain Italian graduate focused on the conflicts on ging to a country that re- EgyptAir flight to Cyprus Human Rights as well as student Giulio Regeni, in front of the Italian embassy in Cairo Syria and Yemen — though ceives considerable inter- this week, two prominent several Western European the State Department said national development aid TV personalities argued nations, including key tra- Also raising alarm was pdown on sections of Kerry underlined the need and is struggling to repair that the hijacking was a de partner and EU hea- Egypt’s reopening earlier Egyptian civil society and for Egypt to allow rights a tourism sector vital to its plot — presumably by fo- vyweight Germany. this month of a criminal it must stop,” the U.N. Hu- NGOs to operate freely. economy. reign powers — to pressu- The case of an Italian stu- investigation into a num- man Rights High Commis- Egypt often counters “In the final analysis, we re authorities to drop the dent kidnapped and tortu- ber of non-governmental sioner Zeid Raad Al-Has- that it is fighting against need the world more than NGO case. red to death in Cairo has organizations — including san said of the NGO case. Islamic militancy in the the world needs us,” wro- Since he led the military’s poisoned Egypt’s long clo- rights groups — on suspi- Kerry raised concern over form of an insurgency ba- te Abdel-Monem Said, a July 2013 ouster of Presi- se ties with Italy, amid sus- cion of illegally taking fo- “deterioration” in Egypt’s sed in the Sinai Peninsula respected analyst who for dent Mohammed Morsi of picions that it was carried reign funds and aiming to rights situation and “a wi- that has killed hundreds years led Egypt’s leading the Muslim Brotherhood, out by members of the se- “harm national security.” der backdrop of arrests of policemen and soldiers state-owned think tank, el-Sissi has overseen the curity agencies. Egypt de- The two cases came under and intimidation of politi- the past three years. Since the Al-Ahram Center for jailing of thousands of Is- nies police were involved heavy criticism at a session cal opposition, journalists, coming to office in 2014, Political and Strategic Stu- lamists. Hundreds more and last week announced of the U.N. Human Righ- civil society activists and el-Sissi has presented him- dies. He said the govern- were killed in clashes with that a criminal gang was ts council last week, along cultural figures.” self as at the forefront of ment can’t keep shrugging police, mostly in 2013 and behind the killing of Giulio with reports of torture and Egyptian Foreign Mi- the battle against Islamic off criticism. 2014. The crackdown has Regeni — a claim that was forced disappearances. nister Sameh Shoukry, militants, calling for refor- “Improving our reputa- also targeted secular, pro- derided in Italy. “This looks like a clam- replied that Cairo rejects ms to encourage moderate tion is not only the smart democracy activists. AP

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Former Home of Revolutionary Leader cinema cineteatro Martin Luther King (center) on the balcony where he was shot Ye Ting 01 Apr - 06 Apr Time: 10am-6pm daily (Except Wednesdays, open on public holidays) Batman V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE_ artin uther ing room 1 1968 M L K Venue: 76, Rua Almirante Costa Cabral 2.30, 6.30, 9.15 pm shot dead Admission: Free Director: Zack Snyder Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 Starring: Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane The American black civil rights leader, Dr Martin Lu- Language: English (Cantonese) ther King, has been assassinated. Duration: 153min Dr King was shot dead in the southern US city of Macau Grand Prix Museum & Wine Museum Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a march Time: 10am-8pm daily (Except Tuesdays) of sanitation workers protesting against low wages and poor working conditions enue V : Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes, 431, basement He was shot in the neck as he stood on a hotel bal- (Tourism Activities Centre-CAT) cony and died in hospital soon afterwards. Reverend Admission: Free Jesse Jackson was on the balcony with Dr King when Enquiries: the single shot rang out. (853) 8798 4108 / 2833 3000 “He had just bent over. I reckon if he had been stan- ding up he would not have been hit in the face,” said Mr Jackson. Police in Memphis were put on alert for a “well- dressed” white man who is said to have dropped an Offbeat automatic rifle after the shooting and escaped in a zootopia_ blue car. room 2 There were early signs of rioting in Memphis after Yves Saint Laurent creative 2.15, 4.05, 9.45 pm Dr King’s death and 4,000 members of the National director edi limane leaves Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore Guard were drafted into the city. A dusk-to-dawn cur- H S Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) few has been ordered to ward off disturbances. Duration: 108min The US President, Lyndon Johnson, has postponed a trip to Hawaii for peace talks on Vietnam. The pre-

ap photo sident said he was “shocked and saddened” by the civil rights leader’s death. “I ask every citizen to reject the blind violence that has taken Dr King who lived by non-violence,” Mr Johnson said. Dr King, 39, had previously survived several at- tempts on his life including the bombing of his home in 1956. The charismatic civil rights leader joined the crusade for equal rights for black people in America in the mid 1950s. He first came to national prominence as one of the leaders of the Alabama bus boycott in 1955. In 1963 Dr King led a massive march on Washing- ton DC where he delivered his now famous “I have a dream” speech. Dr King advocated the use of non- French-born fashion designer Hedi Slimane for Yves St Laurent eddie the eagle_ room 3 violent tactics such as sit-ins and protest marches. appearing at the end of his ready to wear Spring-Summer 2013 In 1964 he was awarded the Nobel peace prize. collection presented in Paris 2.15, 4.05, 5.55, 9.30 pm Director: Dexter Fletcher Courtesy BBC News Yves Saint Laurent’s Hedi Slimane has left as the brand’s Starring: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Tom Costello creative director. Language: English (Cantonese) French company Kering SA said in a statement Friday that Duration: 106min Slimane, 47, had ended a four-year mission to reposition In context the couture house. It added that a new creative organi- Kung Fu Panda 3_ zation for Yves Saint Laurent will be announced “in due Martin Luther King’s assassination led to riots in more than room 3 100 US cities. course.” 7.45 pm James Earl Ray was convicted of his murder and sentenced to “I would like to thank Hedi Slimane very much for his Director: Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh 99 years in prison. vision in reforming such an iconic House as Yves Saint Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) But he later retracted his confession and said he had been Laurent. The direction that has been taken over the last Duration: 95min only a minor player in a conspiracy. four years represents an incredible foundation,” Yves Saint However, his appeals for a new trial were rejected and he died Laurent Chief Executive Officer Francesca Belletini said in in prison in 1998. the statement. macau tower Ray was supported by some members of Martin Luther King’s family who believed the US Government may have been in- Sales at the brand in the fourth quarter of 2015 grew 24 Mar - 27 Apr 27.4%, beating estimates. A report by Bloomberg Intelli- volved in Dr King’s death. Their case was strengthened in December 1999 when a jury in gence showed that Saint Laurent’s profit growth remained Batman V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE_ a wrongful death case brought by the King family, decided the the highest in the group at 68%. 1.15, 4.00, 6.45, 9.30 pm civil rights leader was the victim of a murder conspiracy. Slimane had worked as Saint Laurent’s men wear desig- Director: Zack Snyder However, in June 2000 after an investigation the US Justice ner at the end of the 1990s, before leaving to join Dior Hom- Starring: Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane Department said it had uncovered no reliable evidence of a me. He later left fashion design for five years to concentrate Language: English (Cantonese) conspiracy. on photography. Bloomberg Duration: 153min mon 04.04.2016 th Anniversary

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YOUR STARS The Born Loser by Chip Sansom Aries Taurus

Mar. 21-Apr. 19 April 20-May 20 You’re not the only one exploring Social interactions are fraught with your options. But don’t waste booby traps. Be careful of coworkers, time wondering what choices today. You can’t charm them and others are mulling over. Be you can’t overpower them, either. In independent, in thought and fact, just leaving your cubicle is a risk action, instead. not worth taking.

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May 21-Jun. 21 Jun. 22-Jul. 22 Who says preaching won’t get Between home and the office, you anywhere? You can’t be you just don’t have time to do too dogmatic today. Or is it anything for yourself. The best too dramatic? Either way, pour you can hope for today is a long it on thick when making your lunch, so ask coworkers to pick pitch. up some of the slack. SUDOKU Weather Leo Virgo Min Max Condition Jul. 23-Aug. 22 Aug. 23-Sept. 22 China Whether it’s a passion for travel or Things take time to take root and Easy Easy+ simply a desire to be somewhere grow. You want to rush ahead in else, channel the energy. The more your career, but you just can’t. Beijing 6 22 clear options you explore, the more Banish all whining. Don’t forget it Harbin clear passionate you’ll feel about being at and give up. Anything worth having -3 12 the office. or doing is worth working for. Tianjin 9 21 clear Urumqi 15 cloudy Libra Scorpio 7 Xi’an 11 17 overcast Sep.23-Oct. 22 Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 Lhasa 4 19 cloudy ‘It’s all good’ is a phrase you hear a Don’t let yourself get caught up in Chengdu 15 27 overcast lot, but just what is it expressing? the moment. Stick to your deadlines, Denial? Or acceptance? Don’t no matter how much others try to Chongqing 17 27 cloudy waste your time exploring such lead you astray. If you bargain with Kunming 10 25 clear lofty thoughts. Simply try to enjoy your future, it won’t pay off. work instead. Nanjing 9 18 overcast/cloudy Shanghai 12 18 drizzle/cloudy Sagittarius Capricorn Wuhan 10 17 cloudy Medium Hard Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Hangzhou 12 18 drizzle/overcast Where do some people get The first three quarters of any Taipei 22 29 overcast/drizzle that joviality and confidence? project is pure drudgery, and the Guangzhou moderate rain/heavy rain From hard work, of course! last bit goes by with unconscious 20 24 Get down to it and you’ll see speed. You’re almost at that point, Hong Kong 21 24 cloudy/drizzle payoffs in more places than today. Even if it doesn’t seem your paycheck. possible, persevere.

Aquarius Pisces world

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow -2 8 sleet/drizzle Some days you fit right in, and You’re too skilled to rely on luck, Frankfurt 9 18 drizzle/cloudy others you wonder where (and even but you’ll need it today, anyway. who!) your allies are. Today is a It’s not about your work, it’s Paris 10 20 drizzle strange blend of each feeling. In any about your mouth. Don’t blurt London 6 14 drizzle event, colleagues are not friends, so things out before thinking, stick to work. especially around the boss. New York 3 7 drizzle

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Facebook said to back off bid Former Milan captain and Italy to stream NFL Thursday games coach Cesare

Scott Soshnick, Sarah Frier Maldini dies and Scott Moritz ap photo ilan has announced the death of long-time ess than a month after Face- Mcoach and player Cesare Maldini at the age Lbook Inc. confirmed its inte- of 84. rest in live-streaming the National In a statement yesterday, the club remembe- Football League next season, the red Maldini as “a man who was destined for im- social media giant has withdrawn mense achievements at Milan.” from the bidding for Thursday ga- Maldini made his Milan debut as a player in mes, according to a person with 1954, going on to make 412 appearances that in- knowledge of the discussions. cluded four Italian league titles and one European While a deal to stream the most-­ Cup before retiring in 1966. watched American sport on the He returned to the club six years later as a coach most-popular social network has until a defeat to Verona in 1974 cost him his job. obvious appeal, Facebook likes its He also coached Italy during the 1998 World Cup live videos to be commercial-free in France. and balked at the NFL’s traditio- His son Paolo followed his footsteps to play at nal advertising model, said the contenders for the rights. TV subscribers are known. Milan, while a grandson, Christian, plays for the person, who asked not to be iden- Facebook spokeswoman Rachael Football doesn’t come cheap. under-19 team Milan Primavera. AP tified because the talks are priva- Horwitz and NFL spokesman Alex The league commands the highest te. Early morning London games Riethmiller declined to comment. per-game price for any sport on that come with the deal were also Yahoo and Amazon didn’t respond American TV. In the most recent a turn-off, according to the per- to requests for comment. broadcast deal, CBS Corp. and ap photo son. Aware that a growing number of Comcast Corp.’s NBC each paid The NFL is still shopping digi- households are comfortable strea- about USD45 million a game for tal rights for its Thursday night ming video over the Internet, the five Thursday night contests for games. Verizon Communications NFL has used this recent round of the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Yahoo Inc., which already streams ga- negotiations for Thursday night paid $17 million to stream the 2015 mes to its wireless customers’ games to aggressively court tech- London game, which was played at smartphones, Yahoo! Inc., which nology and telecommunications 9:30 a.m. New York time and broa- has streamed London games, and companies eager to serve so-cal- dcast on network TV in the teams’ Amazon.com Inc. are considered led cord-cutters, as former cable- home markets. Bloomberg Italian national soccer team coach Cesare Maldini

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ico Rosberg made ap photo it back-to-back wins to start the new For- mula One season by Nwinning the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday, capitalizing on a first-corner collision in- volving Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and an engine failure which prevented Fer- rari’s Sebastian Vettel starting the race. Rosberg led throughout to win by 10.2 seconds at the Sakhir circuit from Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, with Hamil- ton recovering from the colli- sion with the Williams of Val- tteri Bottas and finishing third. It was the fifth straight win for Rosberg, dating back to last Nico Rosberg leads the field after the start during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix season, and his first in Bahrain. “The key was the start, I made F1 a great getaway,” Rosberg said. “I tried to control the race, I was very, very happy with the day, awesome to get the win.” Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo Rosberg wins Bahrain GP, was fourth and Romain Gros- jean fifth in another encoura- ging performance by the new American-based Haas team. Hamilton 3rd after collision Toro Rosso teenager Max Verstappen was sixth and Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat seventh, rari already this season after the right side of the Mercedes, top cars, beginning on lap 12. behind Nico and it’s hard to ahead of the Williams drivers trouble struck Raikkonen in dropping Hamilton down to se- The top three matched tire recover from that,” Raikkonen Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bo- Australia. venth at the end of the first lap. strategy except for Hamilton said. ttas, with McLaren’s Stoffel Pole-sitter Hamilton again Bottas was blamed by stewards being put onto the hardest-a- Hamilton carried damage on Vandoorne in 10th to take a got off to a poor start, like he and was forced to do a pitlane vailable medium compound for the right side of the chassis point on his F1 debut. did in Melbourne, as he adjus- drive-through penalty. his middle stint while Rosberg throughout the race after the There was drama on the war- ts to the new rule restricting With his chief rivals out of the and Raikkonen were on softs. first-corner collision. m-up lap as smoke began pou- drivers to a single clutch at the equation, Rosberg sailed away Raikkonen has finished on “We still managed to get back ring from the back of Vettel’s start. The Briton was running up front, and had pushed his the podium in Bahrain eight up there,” Hamilton said. “I Ferrari and he immediately behind Rosberg at the first cor- lead out to 8.5 seconds after six times without winning. had so much damage on the parked the car. It was the se- ner when Bottas made an am- laps and more than 14 by the “I had a bad start and after a car I could not keep up with cond reliability failure for Fer- bitious move and collided with first round of pitstops for the few laps we were one straight Kimi.” AP

Analysis No pressure: Ronaldo thrives again ap photo at Barcelona’s Camp Nou

Tales Azzoni, Sports Writer tiano Ronaldo but I don’t his muscles. The result think he needs to prove “A player like him will ristiano Ronaldo ended anything to anybody,” always want to score, it’s Cis quick to praise him- Real Madrid defender always satisfying,” Ra- self almost every chance Barcelona’s Sergio Ramos said. “He mos said. he gets. But he backs it up has showed over the years It wasn’t long ago that Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring the winning goal during with decisive goals in the record what a great player he is.” Ronaldo publicly said the match between Barcelona and Real Madrid toughest of places. The Portuguese striker that if his teammates It’s especially true when 39-game didn’t play brilliantly Sa- were at his level, the team his 250th victory with season and boosted the playing at Barcelona’s turday but proved decisi- would be doing much be- Los Blancos. team’s confidence hea- Camp Nou stadium, where unbeaten ve in the final minutes at tter. His comments came “The players that we’ve ding into the quarterfi- Ronaldo scored Real Ma- streak and the Camp Nou. Just be- after a 1-0 home loss to got up top make it easier nals of the Champions drid’s winning goal in a fore scoring his goal with city rival Atletico Ma- for us,” Real Madrid left League. Madrid plays at 2-1 victory Saturday. The possibly put a right-footed cross shot drid in February. In six back Marcelo said. “The Wolfsburg in the first leg result ended Barcelona’s from inside the area, he games since then, Ronal- whole team worked hard, of the quarters on Wed- record 39-game unbea- Madrid back had already assisted Ga- do scored eight goals, in- from (goalkeeper) Keylor nesday. ten streak and possibly in contention reth Bale for a goal that cluding twice in two im- (Navas) right through Madrid will still be sa- put Madrid back in con- appeared to be badly cal- portant Champions Lea- to Cristiano, and we did voring the important win tention for the Spanish lea- for the led off. gue games against Roma a really great job. The- over the Spanish rivals, gue title. On Sunday, a photo in the tournament’s rou- se three points give us a when Ronaldo was the It was Ronaldo’s 10th Spanish of Madrid players cele- nd of 16. boost to keep on fighting.” one who shined on a ni- goal in the last nine ma- brating in the changing Ronaldo, who is the lea- The victory cut the ght that Lionel Messi’s tches he’s played at the league title room was published ding scorer in both the team’s deficit to Barcelo- team took the time to ho- famed venue and 13th across most sports sites Champions League and na to seven points with nor the late Johan Cruyff. overall in the last 16 “cla- nine games he’s played around the world with the Spanish league, rea- seven rounds to go. It It was the type of victory sicos.” at the Camp Nou since Ronaldo standing out, ched 350 official goals also helped Madrid aven- that gave the Portuguese Ronaldo scored at least 2012. wearing only his un- with Madrid last month. ge a humiliating 4-0 loss great even more right to one goal in eight of the “It’s difficult to be Cris- derwear and showing off On Saturday he earned to the rival earlier this brag about himself. AP THE ATM not crazy: Station04.04.2016Air quality mon th Anniversary BUZZApril’s fooling around Roadside 45-65 20 Moderate As our readers might know by now, the The “incident” involving a malfunctioning news we published on the back page of our ATM in downtown Macau, which was “re- High Friday edition (April 1, “ATM gone crazy, vealed” by the Times, didn’t really happen Density 55-75 people pocket thousands”) follows a lon- – to our knowledge! – so, no, people didn’t Residental g-lasting tradition among – but not limited really pocket “a much unexpected lai-see.” Moderate Area opinion to – journalists. Not that we are aware… Ambient 45-65 Moderate Rear Window nied any interference from dsmg source: Severo Portela Ho in the decisions of the ‘I was never MP through that time. During the interview, whi- WORLD BRIEFS ch aired on Saturday, Paulo Big cat a mouse click away under pressure Martins Chan said that he Suspected Philippines As Macau population came to the final stage was “obviously surprised” Filipino Muslim militants of its peculiar mode to handle ´difficult situa- from Ho Chio by the former general pro- seized four Malaysian tions´ in the detention of former Prosecutor-ge- secutor’s arrest. “We need crewmen of a tugboat neral Ho Chio Meng, another high-profile case to respect the judiciary sys- in the second such hit the once insulated enclave: CCDI (Central Meng,’ gaming tem and the principle of pre- attack at sea in recent Commission for Discipline Inspection) annou- sumption of innocence,” he weeks, sparking a new nced that Li Jia, neighboring Zhuhai´s Party said. Chan concluded that security alarm, officials Committee Secretary, is a suspect and under regulator says “he is forced to agree” with said Saturday. investigation for “serious disciplinary offenses”- the decision of the Court of a euphemism for corruption. Final Appeal (TUI) regar- Indonesia Leonardo As in the recovery of contusions, let it swell ding the decision not to con- DiCaprio may be a bit, put it to sleep and the swelling will be sider Ho Chio Meng as part banned from returning completely gone, and, pardon us for the poor of the magistracy, but as a to Indonesia over his criticisms that palm metaphor, it can be applied to the MSAR case. public servant. oil plantations are However, it is useless to attempt to contain the “The magistracy of the Pu- case of the fourth Provincial-level cadre to the destroying the country’s blic Prosecution Office is a rainforests and accusation of corruption in Guangdong since hierarchically set judiciary President Xi fired up the anti-graft campaign endangering wildlife, an institution and, therefore, against tigers and flies. Li Jia was considered immigration official said different from the judges, to be close to the fallen Guangzhou Party top Saturday. The Oscar cadre, Wan Qingliang. who are totally independent. winner made a one-day The sudden downfall of the young CCP star, We [prosecutors] can recei- visit to protected Mount Li Jia (52, Hunan born) called the attention of ve higher instructions to give Leuser National Park outside observers, and Mainland media alike, greater attention to a par- in northern Sumatra since news broke while the Party Secretary ticular case,” which he ad- last weekend and was attending a public event. Li met a dele- mitted to happening “every uploaded photos to gation of Kyrgyzstan officials 24 hours before time that there is a case that his Instagram account, his arrest. A month ago, Li led a delegation of involves important people.” expressing concerns Zhuhai officials to Macau. However, the current DICJ over species whose Apparently the CCDI investigation and sub- head refused the idea of “in- habitats are threatened. sequent arrest of Zhuhai´s Party boss could terference in a special case be related to his political association with Wan or anything that could be Qingliang and his Meizhou tenure (2003-2012). considered abnormal.” But that would be rather…out of place. Li was Paulo Martins Chan left ap photo posted in Zhuhai in 2012, in time to look for the his position as MP prose- ambitious development of Hengqin Island: the Paulo Martins Chan cutor at the end of last year lifeline to Macau’s diversification! to take office at the DCIJ. Hengqin has been all the while, through this he current director of certain way by the former He expressed disagreement unravelling period, both one thing and all thin- the Gaming Inspection Prosecutor General Ho Chio with opinions vented by gs at the same time. Imagination seemed to T and Coordination Bureau Meng.” several public figures who be the limit to the wildest ideas to develop the (DICJ), Paulo Martins Chan, Chan was referring to the have recently aired concerns enormous Zhuhai area Central government has claimed during a Radio regarding the possibility of ´gave´ Macau Special Administrative Region to period of time when he SYRIA A week after diversify from the gaming industry and better in- Macau interview that he “was worked in the Public Prose- influence-peddling in cases taking back the historic tegrate with the Pearl River Delta. It is possible never pressured to act in a cutions Office (MP) and de- at the MP. town of Palmyra, Syrian that in this frontier mood, some leisure and en- troops and their allies tertainment entrepreneurs began to encourage captured another wrong ideas about the limits of entertainment Arts town controlled by the and financial services. Islamic State group The doubling of the Hengqin free trade zone in central Syria, state through reclamation, the selection of the direc- Photography exhibition media reported. tor-general of the department of Commerce of Guangdong Province to replace Li Jia, and the features local heritage Vanuatu A strong importance of the Guangdong-Macau Coope- earthquake hit off of ration Industrial Park as an engine to diversify ointly organized by the Cultural that purpose, he included photographs the South Pacific nation and move away from the utter dependence on JAffairs Bureau (IC) and the Macao taken from high above and from a dis- of Vanuatu yesterday, the casino business that Secretary Leong has Cultural Heritage Reinventing Studies tance, offering different visions of com- but authorities said been underlining, point to an industry model. Association, “Where the World Heritage monly known places and venues. any threat of a tsunami had mostly passed, On the gambling side, in spite of the softening Shines – Photography Exhibition of the A recognized and award-winning pho- and there were no of the GGR to March’s MOP 21.48 billion, a little Historic Centre of Macao” was recently tographer in the territory, Chan Hin Io over the new normal, there are some clouds immediate reports of inaugurated at the Old Court Building in has been devoting his time to capturing injuries or damage. to Macau casino business. Gaming entrepre- the center of Macau. the region’s customs. Among his pub- neurs are investing heavily in Australia, in Sai- Featuring 100 photographs of heritage- lished works are “The Neighbourhood pan, while others have been buying in Vietnam, listed sites, the exhibition by local pho- of Macao,” “Memories of the Old Crafts Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore, Korea, and elsewhere. These are the ones who believe tographer Chan Hin Io, aims to reveal and Trades in Macao,” and “Life in Ma- ap photo the so-called invisible hand of the market runs the beauty and vitality of Macau’s cultu- cao 2012.” everything. These are the ones reacting to the ral heritage from different angles. The exhibition will be open to the pu- unrelenting anti-corruption campaign that is The author said that the works on blic from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day ex- diverting the Chinese punters from the Macau display aim to offer new perspectives cept Mondays until April 16. Admission tables. on the city’s World Heritage sites. For is free. RM Shenzhen Daily underlines the fact that Pre- sident Xi has warned that corruption threatens the survival of the Party. Meanwhile…letters supposedly signed by 171 “loyal party mem- POLAND Thousands bers” calling for Xi´s resignation began clicking. of Poles took part in So the question is how to keep Macau as an street demonstrations International Tourism Centre with luxury casi- yesterday to protest a nos and the unstoppable anti-graft campaign possible tightening of that is driving away rich gamblers from China. the country’s abortion Well, by refutation of the principle of non-con- law, already one of tradiction. the most restrictive in Europe.