528 fire incidents faulty regulations, chan new measures to prop up stocks The latest statistics meng kam says from the Fire Service There’s currently no penalty for indicate that the region public housing unit grantees has seen a decline in who delay moving into their the number of blazes assigned flats P2 P4 P11 CHINA

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WORLD BRIEFS PAULO BARBOSA PAULO AP PHOTO Assembly votes on casino

PHILIPPINES-CHINA The Philippines asks P5 an international full smoking ban today tribunal to declare China’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea invalid, saying Beijing’s island- building and other acts have trampled other nations’ maritime rights and irreversibly damaged coral reefs.

PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN One-day peace talks between Afghan officials and Taliban representatives ended with both sides agreeing to meet again after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says. More on p14

AFGHANISTAN The first- ever female nominee for the supreme court in Afghanistan fails to receiver enough votes of approval from the parliament. AP PHOTO

MALAYSIA Authorities raid the office of state investment fund 1MDB as part of an investigation into allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were funneled from the fund to the personal accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak.

THAILAND Ten months after two British tourists were killed on a resort island in Thailand, prosecutors call their first witnesses in a case marked by claims that the accused — two migrant workers from Myanmar — were tortured into confessing. MGM Lion Dance Championship to More on p14 More on backpage be held in Beijing for 1st time P2 MDT IN BEIJING 09.07.2015 thu

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Grace Yu, Beijing EIJING will welcome MGM Lion Dance Championship to a group of guests from Macau to bear witness to the MGM Lion Dan- Bce Championship being held be held in Beijing for the first time in mainland China for the first time. Ten top lion dance trou- pes from different countries will compete in the capital city teams asking if they could at- on August 30. tend. I guess there’s demand The event is scheduled to for a large-scale and high-end take place at Sanlitun (Three lion dance competition on the Miles Village), an area in the mainland. Therefore we have Chaoyang District of Beijing. To a chance to make one. For this celebrate the Championship’s edition, participating troupes fifth anniversary, MGM Macau are international. In the future, will team up with its mainland we hope to organize domestic affiliate, Diaoyutai MGM Hos- competitions and select great pitality, to host the “MGM Lion teams to compete in the inter- Dance Championship – Bei- national one,” said Mr. Leung. jing International Invitational According to Leung, in addi- 2015,” with the Chinese Long tion to the “MGM International Shi Sports Association and Lion Dance Championship – MGM Grand Sanya (in Hainan Macau Invitational 2015” and province) as event partners. the “MGM International Lion Through the Beijing Invitatio- Dance Championship – Bei- nal, MGM Macau hopes to fur- jing Invitational 2015”, MGM ther raise the Chinese cultural Macau is also partnering with sport’s international profile. Bill Scott, Grant Bowie (center) and Lau Kung Shing get together to officiate the “MGM Lion Dance Championship” in Beijing the Hong Wai Sports and Re- A press conference was held creations Association of Macau yesterday at the Diaoyutai Sta- “We are very excited to support cluding mainland China, Hong will compete in a two-day event to kick-off the hotel’s first-ever te Guesthouse in Beijing to this exciting traditional Chine- Kong, Macau, Chinese Taipei, in Macau. Around MOP12 “Junior Lion Dance Training announce the event. Mr Grant se sport here, and hope to bring Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapo- million has been earmarked for Program,” running from July 6 Bowie, chief executive officer it to our hotels in Sanya, Han- re, Thailand and Vietnam. the 5th edition of the celebra- to August 31. This program is a and executive director of MGM gzhou, Shanghai and elsewhere Following the Beijing Invita- tion, according to organizers. promotional activity to celebra- China Holdings Limited, said: in China,” said Scott. tional, the “MGM Lion Dance Toby Leung, MGM Macau’s te the fifth anniversary of the “We seek to celebrate Chinese Mr Lau Kung Shing, vice pre- vice president of Marketing “MGM International Lion Dan- culture as expressed by the tra- sident of Chinese Long Shi and Communications, who is ce Championship.” Its aim is to ditional lion dance. In doing so, Sports Association, said that overseeing the event, revealed promote the essence of Chine- we want to take the lion dance the “lion dance is one of China’s We want to to the Times that it is highly se culture and to spike interest to the world and in turn allow cultural ‘pearls’ and reflects the likely that in 2016 the event in this traditional sport among the world to share the history, 5000-year history of China in a take the lion will expand to two more main- local youths. Participants will excitement and athleticism of modern and relevant way. After land cities, namely Shanghai learn about the history of lion the Chinese lion dance.” many years of effort made by dance to the and Chengdu, as those cities dance, and the importance of Mr Bill Scott, executive di- MGM Macau, the ‘MGM Lion have plans for two more ho- practicing and acquiring basic Dance Championship’ has be- world tels to be built under Diaoyutai skills in this traditional sport. rector and general manager of GRANT BOWIE Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality, come a top event of the inter- MGM Hospitality. “We plan to The MGM lion dance contest expressed in the press confe- national sport of lion dance, extend the scale of the event was established by MGM Ma- rence that his company is com- highly recognized by lion dance Championship – Macau Inter- year by year, reaching other cau in 2010, and participating mitted to promoting economic lovers.” national Invitational 2015” will mainland cities. (…) When we troupes from around the world and cultural exchanges among The Beijing event will welco- be held on November 14 and 15, released information regarding have been competing for the mainland China, Hong Kong, me ten top lion dance troupes during which time more than 14 the championship, we received championship in Macau ever Macau and the United States. from different countries, in- international lion dance teams many inquiries from mainland since.

said the fire officer. Besides, Lam Io Fan 528 fire incidents in first half of the year also added that the bu- reau would brief function organizers on anti-fire HE latest statistics spotting fires early over that did not require extin- thanks to the resourceful- vacancies allowed at the measures for their acti- Tfrom the Fire Service the past year. guishing with water, while ness of citizens. bureau. However, the fire vities through advance indicate that the region According to the bureau’s 128 cases were due to ci- “This also shows that brigade is always looking conferences, in order to has seen a decline in the data, a total of 528 fire ca- tizens’ failure to keep an currently most citizens, in for more recruits. “Cur- prevent accidents. number of blazes in the ses were recorded in the eye on stoves. Lam disclo- cases of fire, could notify rently the numbers of Despite the drop in fi- first half of this year, first six months, a year-on- sed that in the past, locals us swiftly, and as a result personnel are sufficient re-related accidents, the compared with the equi- year drop of 8.17 percent usually managed to con- the fire wouldn’t become to deal with the workload. number of ambulan- valent period last year. in comparison to the 575 tain the fires by themsel- very big,” said Lam. However, to correspond ces deployed in the first Lam Io Fan, the vice chief cases recorded in the same ves before they spread to At the moment, there with the city’s future de- half of the year saw a fire officer, told the media period of 2014. Among the a larger area. In addition, are 1,091 firemen in total velopment, we are always 17.97-percent rise, brin- yesterday that local citi- accidents that took place most were already put out serving the region, a num- actively recruiting firefi- ging the number from zens have grown vigilant in the first half of 2015, before the fire brigade’s ar- ber far less than the ma- ghters to meet the requi- 590 to 696 year-on-year. and highly responsive in 344 cases involved blazes rival at the accident scenes, ximum volume of 1,589 rements in five years,” Staff reporter

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Merrill Lynch cuts 2015 revenue forecast to 32pct Faulty regulations fail to penalize drop year-on-year tardy public housing occupants Noting that the performance of Macau gaming stocks was disappointing in the first half of 2015, the Bank of HE president of the Follow- In regard to the accusations, America Merrill Lynch has reduced Tup Committee for Public Chan said that the government its forecast for Macau’s GGR from Finance Affairs has acknowle- has pledged to report to the -26% to -32%. Revenue contraction dged that flawed regulation is legislature on the progress of was a major concern, but Merrill hampering the government’s ef- infrastructure construction in Lynch believes that the second half forts to penalize public housing that district prior to the parlia- of the year should stabilize; easing unit grantees who delay moving mentary recess this upcoming transit visas, economic upturn in the into their assigned affordable August. summer months, and new supply are housing units. Chan Meng Kam However, the government also factors that should drive mass market spoke yesterday after a confe- wishes to clarify the definition growth. However, the predicted GGR growth for 2016 was revised down rence in which lawmakers rea- of “non-occupation” in the legal from 10.5 percent to 5.3 percent, and ched no consensus with the go- amendment – a definition it be- the EBITDA forecast was cut by 10 vernment over whether a full or lieves would support the autho- percent due to the impending smoking partial amendment was needed rities’ enforcement powers when ban. Merrill Lynch also mentioned that for the regulation. handling violators. there could be further downsides if The existing affordable housing “What’s ‘unoccupied’? How do smoking lounges are rendered illegal. law, the amendment to which Chan Meng Kam we define it? There are various is believed to have reached the opinions about it among society,” Legislative Assembly for a vote view of the law. The committee “Some lawmakers stressed that, Chan said, citing a number of T1 signal hoisted as before the summer recess, still has agreed that such a review regarding the principles of self- regulations. He subsequently Linfa edges closer lacks specific articles and terms should always be preceded by a use of the flats, the government added that the city’s legal de- that target offenders who fail to public consultation period. still has the right to inspect the partments hold the opinion that occupy their housing units be- “After the government’s con- cases [of non-occupation] and the authorities’ enforcement fore a designated date. As Chan sultation with the Legal Affairs hold those offenders responsible could only be achieved under the revealed, the occupancy rate at Bureau and the Commission for the unoccupied flats, despi- “principle of legality.” the afordable housing complex Against Corruption, the two de- te there being no punitive terms When it comes to social hou- stands at around 80 percent, partments said that, at the mo- laid down in the law,” said Chan. sing units on the other hand, while its other two housing ment, there is no condition to Most proprietors who are yet Chan said that the non-occu- counterparts have so far almost support the punishment of the to reside in their new units in pation cases were “inconspi- reached full occupancy. offenders,” stated the lawmaker. Seac Pai Van have repeatedly cuous.” However, the opinions The committee members ack- Nonetheless, Chan Meng Kam complained about the shortfall received from the public sug- The Meteorological and Geophysical nowledged in the two-hour, told the media that several com- of facilities in the housing’s sur- gest that applicants have suf- Bureau hoisted typhoon signal no.1 closed-door meeting that the mittee members have pointed rounding neighborhood. During fered from bureaucratic proce- last night as the tropical cyclone Linfa authorities currently have no out that the agreements signed a forum held by the New Macau dures in the public departmen- continues to move northwest, edging statutory power to bring those by the occupants empower the Association late last month in ts, which most of the time have closer to Macau. The observatory said offenders to justice. Such power government to penalize them if the Seac Pai Van quarter, resi- required them to make a num- that the chance of issuing a signal can only become a reality if the they are caught breaching the dents accused authorities of re- ber of journeys to finish the en- of higher order in the next few days government conducts a full re- rules and regulations. ckless planning. tire application. Staff reporter was slim. The typhoon is expected to make landfall in eastern Guangdong province, hundreds of miles away from the MSAR. In other words, it SURVEY is likely to have only minimal effect on the city. The bureau expects that typhoons with greater local impact Local consumers’ economic confidence will only appear after July. New Irish continues to drop Macau Chamber Brook Yang sub-index in employment has plunged by of Commerce 12.86 percent. mentorship program ACAU consumers’ overall confiden- Director of MUST’s Institute for Sustai- Mce in spending money grew slightly nable Development, Chan Lai Kow, explai- The Irish Chamber of Commerce during the second quarter of this year, as ned in a press conference that the declines of Hong Kong, together with its they saw better prospects in commodity show that residents have become “relati- partner organization, the Irish prices, living standards, property purcha- vely pessimistic [compared with] their pre- Macau Chamber of Commerce, is sing and stock investment. However, their vious cautiously-optimistic feeling about collaborating with Macau’s Consulate overall confidence is still below the general the city’s economic performance,” and General on a mentorship program. standard, and confidence in the local eco- that the downturn has “further weakened “The aim of the program is to nomy and employment has continued to their optimistic attitude toward the labor also suggests an approaching risk of defla- facilitate and support engagement decline. market.” tion,” said the professor. between the more experienced According to the latest quarterly survey The professor further explained: “The The survey also revealed a surge in locals’ contacts drawn from the Irish conducted by the Macau University of economic situation in the mainland has confidence towards purchasing property – community and ‘Friends of Ireland’ in Science and Technology (MUST) between changed dramatically in recent days as sto- an increase of 16.8 percent over the previous Hong Kong and Macau,” the chamber June 16 and 25, locals’ overall consumer cks have slumped. It is difficult to tell how quarter. Reaching a score of 53.7, the indi- said in a statement, cited by the Irish confidence stood at 85.94 points out of a local consumers’ current perceptions and cator remained the lowest of the six sub- Times. The program will run for six scale of 200 in Q2, 0.62 percent higher expectations will change.” indexes, but still represented a substantial months from September to February, than the previous quarter and 0.73 percent Meanwhile, consumer confidence in com- increase. “Compared with the same period using the Irish Executive Mentorship up compared to Q2 of 2014. last year, there has been a 36.3-percent in- Program platform supported by the modity prices rose by 1.6 percent to 67.6 Department of Foreign Affairs and Looking at only the first quarter of 2015, points, representing a nearly 15-percent crease, suggesting substantial further relief Trade. The mentors are typically the survey recorded a drop in consumer surge when compared with the previous from the negative sentiment among poten- executives and entrepreneurs in confidence in the local economy and em- year. The sub-index of living standards tial home buyers,” added the professor. the middle to late stages of their ployment for the first time since the 2008 also achieved a slight rise of 0.7 percent by In addition, the survey reflected a clear career who are willing to share their financial crisis. The two indicators con- quarter, continuing to approach the ben- rise in local consumers’ willingness to in- experience and guide their younger tinued to drop in Q2, with confidence in chmark of 100 points. vest in the volatile stock market, as their counterparts towards accomplishing local economy and employment down by “It shows consumers’ pressure caused by confidence in stock investment rose by 4.2 key professional goals. They are 3.2 percent and 5.8 percent respectively, inflation has continued to alleviate, and percent to 91.1 points over the quarter – a expected to volunteer one to two to stand at 96.18 and 110.13 points. Com- their worries about future inflation have significant rise year-on-year of 8.7 percent, hours per month, for six months. pared with one year ago, the confidence greatly reduced. But on the other hand, it according to the report. thu 09.07.2015

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AWMAKERS will vote today on an amendment to Macau’s Tobacco Pre- vention and Control Assembly votes on casino LLaw that would completely ban smoking in casinos – including the VIP rooms and the recently created smoking lounges – uni- full smoking ban today versities and even bus stops. The fines and taxation on tobacco pro- ducts would also be increased. tude toward smoking in public The amendment stipulates spaces, in tandem with the an- increases in fines from the ti-smoking campaign currently

current range of MOP400 ongoing in mainland China. BARBOSA PAULO to MOP100,000, to between The announcement that casi- MOP1,500 and MOP200,000. nos will not be allowed to keep Introduced in 2012, the exis- their smoking lounges has been ting law banned smoking in contested. The six gaming ope- most indoor spaces, but casi- rators are arguing that the mea- nos were initially exempted. sure will have a negative impact Following some controversy on revenues, which have been over the reasoning behind the dropping for over a year. In exemption of casinos, a partial June they commissioned a stu- smoking ban came into effect dy on the full smoking ban from on mass gaming floors in 2013, international audit firm KPMG. which allowed operators to allo- The survey indicated that 66 cate no more than 50 percent of percent of surveyed casino em- their gaming area to smokers. ployees are in favor of keeping A full smoking ban on mass the current smoking lounges. gaming floors was then imple- The proposal to be analyzed to- mented on October 6 last year, day at the Legislative Assembly and operators were required to also stipulates that the taxes on to- build smoking lounges. Given bacco products should be increa- the law’s temporary provisions, sed to more than 70 percent of smoking in bars and saunas the sale price (currently the taxes was banned in January 2015. represent approximately 33 per- Particularly since the be- cent of the price). This means The Legislative Assembly building ginning of the year, the local go- that a pack of 20 cigarettes would vernment has made it clear that be taxed MOP30, instead of the there’s a “zero tolerance” atti- current MOP10. PB September 3 to become public holiday

AWMAKERS will also vote today on the declared September 3 “Victory Day”. independent ventilation system Lproposal to turn September 3 into a public In a statement of reasons for the proposal, holiday. This would be in order to celebrate the government asserts: “By celebrating THE TIMES recently visited the According to explanations pro- the 70th anniversary of the Chinese victory the victory over Japan and paying tribute smoking lounges of three gaming vided by gaming operators, the over Japan, following an eight-year struggle to the heroes, martyrs and patriots sacri- operators (Sands China, Melco smoking rooms do not contami- between 1937 and 1945. The date is also in- ficed during the war, it’s intended to show Crown Entertainment and MGM nate the rest of the property, and tended to mark the end of World War II, whi- the firmness of the Chinese people against China) in order to understand the smoke-filled air is extracted ch is alluded to as a “victory in the world war the aggression and for the safeguarding of how the lounges are run. They and vented outside. Combined against fascism.” peace.” are equipped with an independ- investment in smoking lounges World War II ended when Japan signed a Hong Kong’s Labor Department also annou- ent ventilation system and the made by all six gaming opera- document confirming its surrender on Sep- nced that it will submit a bill to the Legislative kind of technology usually used tors is said to have reached over tember 2, 1945, and China celebrated the Council to declare September 3 a one-off, non- in hospital operating theaters. MOP1 billion. next day. Last year, China’s top legislature working public holiday.

ber of tobacco-related deaths in a year will reach Health Bureau argues for tobacco tax rise over 8 million by 2030. Drawing on a proven cor- n response to the Wor- diseases caused by to- relation between tobacco Ild Health Organization bacco use and promotes consumption and taxa- (WHO)’s 2015 report on health,” noted the bureau. tion, the organization su- BLOOMBERG the global tobacco epide- It added that heavier tax- ggested a significant raise mic, the Health Bureau ation on tobacco is also in tobacco taxes from 70 has issued a statement a “win-win measure that percent to at least 75 per- stressing its belief in rai- is not only cost-effective, cent of the retail price. sing tobacco taxes as an but can also maintain a The Health Bureau sta- effective means to curb revenue stream to the go- ted that it agrees with the smoking and related vernment.” WHO’s suggestion and health issues. With the report pub- believes it to be “a prefe- The bureau cited the lished on Tuesday, the rable policy for Macau, WHO report to support WHO has appealed to winning on both fiscal re- its statement that tobacco governments across the venue and public health.” use is currently respon- globe to intensify their ac- “In fact, tobacco is not a sible for the death of six tions to combat the tobac- necessity of life; as was million people across the co industry and dramati- indicated in the WHO world each year, with a cally reduce consumption Framework Convention death occurring on ave- of tobacco products, in on Tobacco Control, rai- rage once every six se- order to protect public sing tobacco prices and conds. It further stated health. The organization taxes can reduce the re- that over 17 percent of stressed that tobacco is liance on tobacco of peo- the city’s cancer-rela- the only legal drug that ple from all walks of life. ted deaths each year are kills many of its users. It is an effective and key caused by smoking and sed by active and passive “The WHO suggests that to reduce the number of The report predicts that means to curb adolescen- second-hand smoke; and smoking are estimated to raising taxes on tobac- smokers, which thereby without further controls ts’ tobacco consumption,” the economic losses cau- be MOP4.71 billion. co is an effective means reduces occurrences of on the industry, the num- it explained. BY 09.07.2015 thu

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Officials downplay concerns IC suggests preserving over reclaimed zone high-rises Coloane archaeological site

Man, acting deputy director of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau, attended TDM’s call-in program on so- cial affairs in order to discuss the ongoing public consulta- tion, which will conclude on August 8th. “The height limitation [for HE Cultural Affairs Bu- relics from four different an- Zone B buildings] is 100 me- Treau (IC) unveiled the cient periods: the late Neo- ters, while that of Penha Hill latest findings from its ar- lithic Age; the late Bronze is a mere 60 meters; basically, chaeological excavation site Age; the Tang and Song they are incompatible with each in Coloane village to the dynasties; and the middle- Raimundo do Rosário other. It would also create a loo- Cultural Heritage Commi- to-late Qing dynasty. phole for zones C, D and E. The ttee yesterday. Citing sug- The bureau has also rein- UBLIC sentiment conti- necessary in every single socie- blocks at the waterfront are this gestions from experts, the forced protection of the Pnues to escalate over the go- ty, which is a good thing. But high, let alone those situated bureau indicated that the unearthed ruins through ba- vernment’s possible intention then sometimes due to other [closer to the hill],” remarked a high-value areas should be ck-filling work. According to to allow 100-meter high-rises reasons, like technical ones, not caller surnamed Sou. preserved in situ, while the the experts’ reports into the to be constructed on Reclama- everyone’s opinions on the ma- However, Cheong made as- rest needs further excava- excavation project, the entire tion Zone B. The Secretary for tter are appropriate,” he added. surances that the chapel wou- tion based on the possible section of the road has been Transport and Public Works, During the very first consul- ld remain visible, with two distribution of relics. divided into different areas Raimundo do Rosário, told me- tation that was open to local ci- “view corridors” to be erected The IC has carried out two that are categorized by their dia yesterday that authorities tizens on the subject of urban in the area, the specifics of phases of archaeological ex- level of archaeological value. may not accept “amateur opi- planning in the five reclamation which will be based on the ad- cavation at the site located While preserving the areas nions” received through public zones last Saturday, some par- vice of commissioned experts. in Rua do Estaleiro over with high-heritage value, ex- consultations. ticipants voiced their concerns “The experts suggested that the past year. After digging perts suggested that the bu- “The text is for consultation, over allowing the construction of technically the buildings’ hei- into a parking lot, a football reau not only learn about the not for decisions,” said the Se- buildings in Zone B with a possi- ght in Zone B, especially in the pitch and a recreation area, distribution of relics in the cretary after a committee mee- ble height of 100 meters, as this precincts close to the Macau the bureau’s joint archaeo- entire road section transver- ting at the Legislative Assem- may impede views of the Chapel Tower, could reach higher,” logical team, with experts sely, but also choose poten- bly. “There could be another of Our Lady of Penha, sitting on said the bureau official, asser- from Hong Kong and the tial areas for deeper digging, one after a consultation,” he Penha Hill, from the waterfront. ting that the project was te- mainland, discovered rich in order to learn about the said. “I think consultation is This morning, Cheong Ion chnically sound. Staff reporter archaeological remains and site’s layers of cultures.

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Elena Becatoros and Jamey Keaten, Athens Greece races against clock to REECE made a re- quest for aid from Europe’s bailout fund yesterday as it rushed submit reform proposals Gto deliver details of its proposed economic reforms in time to se- cure the country’s future in the euro and avoid a descent into than 60 euros ($67) a day from financial chaos. ATMs, are unable to send mo- The government has asked for AP PHOTO ney abroad, including to pay a three-year loan program and supplies or bills, without spe- insisted the rescue will be ac- cial permission. companied by major economic Tsipras said Greece’s trou- reforms. No amount was men- bles predated his arrival in of- tioned. According to the letter sent to the European Stability Me- The gov’t chanism, Athens said it would “immediately implement a set has asked for of measures as early as the be- ginning of next week.” a three-year Those include tax and pension loan program reforms, details of which will be presented today at the latest. and insisted Those are two of the issues that divided the Greek government it will be and creditors over the past few months of protracted discus- accompanied sions. by major In the letter, the Greek go- vernment said it was asking economic for the loans “given the risk to the financial stability of Gree- reforms ce as a member state and of the euro area as a whole.” Its aim, it People are seen reflected at a glass of a bank as they line up to withdraw cash from an ATM in central Athens fice in January and condemned went on, was to regain “full and the “austerity experiment” his affordable market financing to 50 index was up 0.3 percent. and growth program,” Tsipras which voters soundly rejected a country has endured over the meet its future funding requi- “Guarded optimism is the the- told lawmakers in Strasbourg, previous creditors’ reform pro- past five years that he blames rements as well as sustainable me today, as the eurozone gi- France. posal, does not mean a break for spiraling unemployment economic and financial situa- ves Greece one final deadline,” The head of France’s central with Europe. and poverty. tion” by the time the loan ends said Chris Beauchamp, senior bank said he feared the “collap- Applause rose from left-wing “We demand an agreement at the latest. market analyst at IG in London. se” of the Greek economy and quarters in the EU Parliament with our neighbors, but one Greece has been told it has to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, “chaos” if Greece doesn’t strike when Tsipras said aid to Gree- that gives us a sign that we are deliver details of the reforms by addressing lawmakers at the a deal by Sunday. ce only helped out banks, not on a long-lasting basis exiting tonight so a deal can be agreed European Parliament, said his And in unusually strong lan- ordinary Greeks. A few called from the crisis — which will at a summit of the European country is seeking a deal that guage, Christian Noyer told Eu- for compromise. demonstrate to us that there is Union’s 28 leaders Sunday. would bring a definitive end rope-1 radio he predicted “riots” The head of a conservative light at the end of the tunnel. Without a deal, the country fa- to his country’s financial cri- in Greece if no deal is reached. group in the Parliament, Bel- An agreement which will bring ces an almost inevitable collap- sis. Greece has had two bailou- He also indicated the European gium’s Guy Verhofstadt, said he about the credible and neces- se of the banking system, and ts from its European partners Central Bank would effectively was “furious” at Tsipras’ failure sary reforms,” he said. European leaders have war- and the International Monetary pull the plug on its emergency to spell out specifics of his re- Tsipras vowed to continue ned Greece this is its last chan- Fund since May, 2010, totaling liquidity measures for Greek form plans. reforms but warned about the ce to remain in the euro. 240 billion euros (USD260 banks if no deal is struck. In Greece, meanwhile, people austerity-weariness of the pu- Markets are holding up des- billion). Tsipras insisted he has “no were struggling with an eighth blic. pite the apparent ultimatum, “We need to ensure the me- hidden agenda” to drive Gree- day of limits on money with- “This has exhausted the pa- with many investors predicting dium-term funding of our ce out of the euro and that last drawals and shuttered banks. tience and resilience of the a last-minute deal. The Stoxx country with a development Sunday’s referendum result, in They cannot take out more Greek people,” he said. AP

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Investor in the “2015 All-Asian Officer and Executive Director Executive Team Ranking”. The of MGM China Holdings Limited company was ranked as the said, “We are honored being re- “Most Honored Company” within cognized by Institutional Inves- the Gaming and Lodging sector, tor and industry professionals. I and the third most respectable would like to express my appre- across all sectors in Asia. ciation to our CFO in leading our MGM China and its executives IR team with dedicated efforts were also recognized in four ca- in the two-way communication tegories: between MGM China and the MGM China: Best Investor investor community. Our Macau Relations Company – 1st Place -based team has been voted as Nominated by the Sell side, 3rd the ‘Best IR Company’ for three Place by the Buy side consecutive years, demonstra- Grant Bowie: Best CEO – 1st ting our strength and industry 20 L’Arc Macau Volunteer and had a basic understan- members said, “We are ha- Place Nominated by Buy and acknowledgement as one of the Team members joined the ding of sign language. During ppy to participate in this sign Sell sides most leading professionals in the sign language song workshop the event, the instructor and language songs workshop, it Hubert Wang: Best CFO – 1st region. At MGM China, we look organized by the Macau Asso- members from the associa- served as a platform of com- Place Nominated by the Sell forward to assist investors to ciation of the Hearing Impai- tion demonstrated the basic municating with the hearing side, 3rd Place by the Buy side understand and invest in the in- red, to enhance interactions gestures of signing technique, impaired and to express our Sidney Luk: Best IR Profes- trinsic value of our company, our with the hearing impaired. followed by a balloon twisting care to them. There is no limi- MGM China Holdings Limi- sional – 1st Place Nominated by strategies in the fast-changing Most volunteer team mem- session given by the hearing tation in communication and ted has been recognized by Buy and Sell sides market, and the potential of our bers had previously joined the impaired. we should take the initiative to financial publication Institutional Grant Bowie, Chief Operating future.” April visit to the association One of the volunteer team approach them.” 09.07.2015 thu

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surance through the Italian In- LUSA years of statistical data surance Foreign Loan Insurance Company, include the two me- moranda of economic and finan- APE Verde’s National cial understanding, the Angolan CStatistics Institute (INE) LUSA government said. has compiled a publication “We will draw on the experien- that reveals the evolution of ce and scientific knowledge of Cape Verdean society over Italy and the execution ability of its 40 years of independence, its entrepreneurs to develop our INE said. Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni (r) agriculture, boost the food indus- Called “40 years of repor- with Georges Chikoti, Foreign Minister try and diversify the economy,” ting for a prosperous Cape of the Republic of Angola, during their meeting at Farnesina Palace in Rome the minister of Agriculture, Afon- Verde – 5 July, 1975 – 5 so Pedro Canga told the Angolan July, 2015,” the publication, HE governments of Angola press. available at http://www.ine. Tand Italy signed three bila- The official visit by José Eduar- cv/destaques/view.aspx?n= teral cooperation instruments, do dos Santos to Italy ended 1075, compiles data from notably for the development of Tuesday, after meetings with Ita- areas including population, agriculture, during a visit that en- lian businessmen and on Monday education, water, sanitation ded Tuesday by the Angolan Pre- meeting with the Italian Presi- and energy, foreign trade, sident, José Eduardo dos Santos, dent, Sergio Mattarella, and Pri- business statistics, national to Rome. me Minister Matteo Renzi. accounts, tourism and mone- A military parade to celebrate the country’s 40 years of independence was The countries signed two Me- Figures from the Angolan Natio- tary statistics. held on July 5 moranda of Understanding on nal Statistics Institute of Angola INE explained the publica- economic and financial coopera- Statistics showed Italy was the tion, which will be reissued statistics at various times 1975-2011, the ministries, an- tion and a third legal instrument 11th destination for exports from in October in a wider-ran- in our history as an inde- nual population growth, the on political consultations between Angola in 2014, totalling 131.736 ging format, by saying that pendent country and the number of households, life the diplomats of both countries, billion kwanzas (USD1.066 the history of any country is multiple contributions it expectancy between 1970- directly involving the Italian Fo- billion), or 2.29 percent of total made of facts and that statis- has given over the years to 2015, the average number of reign Ministries and the Angolan exports. tics are essential in this pro- strengthening citizenship,” children per woman (1980- Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Italy was the 15th biggest source cess as they are information the President wrote in the 2015), the proportion of peo- Economic cooperation and su- of Angola’s imports, with a share that helps society to unders- preface. ple living below the poverty pport for Italian exports to Ango- of 1.74 percent of the total and an tand the path travelled by the The number of women and line (1989 to 2007) are just la, in particular on the negotiation amount of 49.137 billion kwanzas country. men in the legislative and some of the data in this pu- of insurance and sales risks as- (US$397 million). MDT/Macauhub “It shows the presence of executive chambers between blication. MDT/Macauhub

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curtailed in the name of natio- nal security. China already has some of NPC mulls privacy protection, the most restrictive Internet controls. It blocks popular Web sites such as Twitter, Fa- further curbs on Internet cebook, YouTube, Instagram and various Google services. Search results are severely fil- Didi Tang, Beijing tered to scrub out information deemed offensive to the au- HINESE authorities have thorities, and online posts are Cproposed a sweeping but routinely removed if they are vaguely worded Internet se- considered to have potential curity law that would streng- to unsettle the public. then protection of private in- Recently, Pu Zhiqiang, a formation, ban hacking activi- prominent rights lawyer, was ties and also allow authorities indicted on criminal charges to restrict Internet access to of fanning ethnic hatred and maintain public order. provoking trouble for online The National People’s Con- comments that questioned gress, the country’s highest le- China’s ethnic policies and gislative body, released the text mocked some public figures. of the proposed law yesterday. Communications have been It said a legislative panel gave cut off in China’s restive Xin- the proposal its first reading in jiang region when authorities June and that it is seeking pu- tried to suppress information blic comment until Aug. 5. on violent ethnic clashes there. China’s government consi- The draft law says access to ders cybersecurity to be cru- the Internet can be restricted cial to national security, and when there is a threat to pu- espouses the concept of In- blic security, a clause that has ternet sovereignty, treating raised concerns because it its portion of cyberspace as its does not define what constitu- territory. tes a threat. The proposed law says Inter- users’ personal data. It also mation,” said Tang Lan of the by its people,” Tang said. “The “The worry is that it could net operators must take ne- requires that users register China Institute of Contempo- country has the mandate to be applied to normal environ- cessary steps to close security their real names to receive In- rary International Relations. make public policies over its mental protests or incidents loopholes to prevent possible ternet service. “So the paramount concern of Web — independently and in when the public is venting dis- cyberattacks. It also crimina- “China is faced with severe this law is security.” accordance with its own laws.” satisfaction,” said Hu Xindou, lizes any hacking activity. challenges in terms of cyber- “Any country has jurisdic- Yet, members of the Chinese a Beijing-based economist. “A The draft says Internet ope- security, such as cybercrimes tion over its Internet infras- public are worried that their bad law that restricts public rators are obligated to protect and breach of personal infor- tructure, data, and behaviors right to speech may be further rights could be disastrous.” AP

TYPHOON SEASON Tropical threats stretch XINHUA from Shanghai to Hawaii as storms develop

Brian K. Sullivan through Japan’s Ryukyu Tropical Islands, the Joint Typhoon HE tropical Pacific has Storm Linfa Warning Center said. That Tcome alive, and the would make it a Category 4 threats extend from China may go system on the U.S. scale. to Hawaii. To the east, Typhoon Typhoon Chan-hom is ashore in Nangka also is forecast to forecast to sweep China’s become a major storm as coast south of Shanghai on China north it passes north of Guam. Saturday as a Category 1 and east of Its winds may peak at 260 Dark clouds above the city of Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province storm on the five-step Sa- mph, which would put it at ffir-Simpson scale, accor- Hong Kong the top of the Saffir-Simp- east of Hong Kong today. Tropical Storm Iselle cau- likely the island chain will ding to the Joint Typhoon son rankings as a Category In the eastern Pacific, sed about USD66 million feel its impact, Kottlowski Warning Center, run by today 5 cyclone. a tropical depression is in damage, mainly to the said. the U.S. Air Force and “Nangka is going to re- about 1,650 miles east- Hawaii’s papaya crop, An El Nino is currently Navy in Hawaii. That wou- yesterday. curve east of Japan,” said southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, when it struck the Big Is- under way across the equa- ld place its top sustained “More than half of Dan Kottlowski, expert according to the National land in August. Hurricane torial Pacific, which means winds around 120 kilome- Shanghai is less than senior meteorologist at Hurricane Center. If the Julio came close to the is- water there is warmer than ters per hour. six feet above sea level,” AccuWeather Inc. in State forecast holds and it grows land chain, also in August, normal. The warm water The biggest danger from Masters said. “Someday, College, Pennsylvania. into a tropical storm, it and Hurricane Ana threa- and low wind shear are Chan-hom may be the wa- their number is going to The C-shaped track could would be the fourth named tened again in October. making conditions across ter, or storm surge, that it come up, and they are be a threat to Iwo To, also system to menace the state The current track fore- the basin ripe for storm pushes against land, said going to get a bad storm known as Iwo Jima, whe- since last August. cast calls for the new sys- growth. Jeff Masters, co- founder surge there.” re the World War II battle “Three storms passing tem to sweep north of the “Whenever an El Nino of Weather Undergrou- Before Chan-hom rea- was fought. within 200 miles (320 km) island chain through Sun- pattern sets up, the odds of nd in Ann Arbor, Michi- ches the coast, its winds Also churning in the last year was unpreceden- day. If that holds, the size Hawaii being impacted by gan. While China’s largest may grow to almost western Pacific is Tropical ted, and to get a fourth of the storm will determi- tropical storms and hurri- city is vulnerable, a direct 230kph as it threads its Storm Linfa, which may go one, that just piles on,” ne its threat to Hawaii: canes is much higher,” Ko- strike wasn’t likely as of way north of Taiwan and ashore in China north and said Masters. The bigger it is, the more ttlowski said. Bloomberg thu 09.07.2015

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Joe McDonald Business Writer, Beijing N a flurry of new moves Gov’t unveils new measures to halt a stock market sli- de, China›s government yesterday told state com- Ipanies and corporate executi- to prop up stocks ves to buy shares, raised the amount of equities insurance companies can hold and pro- mised more credit to finance trading. AP PHOTO Hundreds of companies have announced a halt to trading in their shares after emergen- cy measures announced last weekend failed to stop a sli- de that has dragged down the benchmark Shanghai Compo- site Index by more than 30 percent since early June. Despite the new measures, the Shanghai index lost ano- ther 5.9 percent yesterday. The decline threatens to fuel political tensions and set back Communist Party plans to use financial markets to make China’s state-domina- ted economy more productive. The party wants to encourage stock ownership but small in- vestors whose holdings have plunged in value say they will no longer buy shares. “The central government made considerable reputa- tional investment in the rally over the last year, particularly via ample cheerleading from state media,” said IHS Global Insight economist Brian Jack- son in a report. “As a result, support is likely to remain extraordinary, although that will find difficulty reversing the rapid shift in attitudes by retail investors.” Yesterday, the Cabinet agen- cy that oversees China’s big- they are required to buy more provide “ample liquidity to su- Southwestern University of companies have received little gest state-owned companies if the price falls by more than pport stock market stability” Finance found 8.8 percent of support. said it had told them not to 30 percent in the next 10 days. through a state-owned com- households participated in A weekend pledge by sta- sell shares and to buy more The insurance regulator said pany that lends to brokerages stock market in the second te-owned brokerages to buy “in order to safeguard market the proportion of their assets to finance share purchases, quarter of this year, up from blue-chip stocks helped to stability.” Chinese insurers are allowed a practice known as margin 6.1 percent in the first quarter. boost prices of government In a separate order, the se- to invest in stocks will be in- lending. The People’s Bank “That confirms that a subs- companies such as PetroChi- curities regulator told direc- creased to 40 percent from of China gave no indication tantial number of households na Ltd., Asia’s biggest oil and tors, executives and senior 30 percent. The agency said how much money it might in- rushed in just as valuations gas producer. But shares in managers of publicly traded the amount of a single blue- ject into the system. smaller companies have fallen. companies who have sold sha- chip company’s shares that an The central bank statement That has prompted hun- res in those companies within insurance company can buy was read on state TV’s natio- China’s dreds of companies to ask the the past six months to buy will be increased to 10 percent nal midday news. mainland’s two exchanges to them back and said they are from 5 percent. Chinese authorities have government suspend trading in their sha- barred from selling. It said The central bank said it will tried to reassure investors res after prices of some fell by the price decline is normal yesterday more than 50 percent. Dozens following a boom that saw the told state with shares traded in Hong hk stock index down 8.5 pct Shanghai index soar by more Kong also have requested sus- than 150 percent since late companies pensions. amid china sell-off 2014. On Monday, the flagship Some 787 companies had ruling party newspaper, Peo- and corporate suspended trade on the ex- other major markets finishing ple’s Daily, said the economy changes in Shanghai and the sharply lower. Hong Kong’s Hang can maintain steady growth executives to southern city of Shenzhen by AP PHOTO Seng tumbled in the last hour of and provide “solid fundamen- buy shares the end of trading Tuesday, trading, a victim of the turmoil in tals” for “healthy development according to the newspa- mainland Chinese markets, where of capital markets.” per China Business News. It stocks have been sliding for three The market boom began af- were peaking, but also that said more asked to be suspen- weeks despite increasingly des- ter state media said last year the total exposure of private ded later Tuesday, raising the perate measures by authorities to stocks were cheap, which led households in China is relati- total to more than 1,000. stem the decline. The Hong Kong investors to believe Beijing vely low compared to Western That would be almost 36 per- HONG KONG’S main stock index trimmed its losses in the fi- would prevent prices from countries, where often a third cent of the total of 2,802 com- index plummeted as much as 8.5 nal minutes of trading to close 5.9 falling. It has made profits for or more participate in equity panies traded in Shanghai and percent yesterday as a sell-off percent lower at 23,516.56. “Eve- some traders but many novice markets,” he said. Shenzhen. in mainland Chinese shares ac- ryone has come back to reality. investors who piled in just be- The emergency measures an- In Hong Kong, shares in whi- celerated despite new measures The so-called bull market is over fore the peak hold shares that nounced so far are aimed at ch trading was suspended in- to support the market. The China for now,” said Jackson Wong, an are worth less than they paid. shoring up share prices of ma- cluded Sinopec, the country’s rout also battered investor sen- associate director at United Sim- Jackson, of IHS Global In- jor state-owned companies, No. 2 state-owned oil com- timent elsewhere in Asia, with sen Securities Ltd. sight, noted a survey by the while smaller and private pany. AP 09.07.2015 thu

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NORTH KOREA have little awareness of hea- ring disabilities or the resour- ces that might be available to them. German attempts to break The government’s figures are also based on an old, so- mewhat ambiguous survey. Underreporting of disabilities down barriers for deaf is common, both because of a sense of shame and a fear among parents that, if repor- Eric Talmadge, Pyongyang ted, their children might be sent off to distant institutions, N a country with zero AP PHOTO pigeonholed and channeled kindergartens specifi- into an educational or career cally for the deaf, Robert path with few opportunities. Grund wants to help es- Nevertheless, a new survey is Itablish the first — just a small underway, which Ro believes suite of rooms for perhaps a will provide a more reliable couple dozen kids, in North picture. Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, a Grund, possibly more than city of roughly 2.5 million. anyone else, has helped in- It’s a small step, but Grund, fluence the change in attitudes the Pyongyang representative toward the deaf here. of the World Federation of the As a teenager, he watched a Deaf and the city’s only full-ti- TV report in his native Ger- me deaf foreign resident, sees many suggesting there were it as part of a larger push to “practically no” deaf people end isolation for the deaf here in North Korea. A fourth-ge- by helping them be heard, in- neration deaf child in his own volved and empowered in pro- family, an incredulous Grund jects about them. decided to go see for himself. He appears to be making Grund, now 30, has since de- progress. voted himself to improving Over the past few years, Nor- life for deaf North Koreans. th Korean officials have grown He works with the bureaucra- more receptive to helping the cy and with the deaf to train disabled. Events have beco- them to plan and lead their me more frequent and get a own projects. higher profile in the state-run Though funding is always a media, while more cultural struggle, he has received su- exchanges are being allowed pport from Catholic and Pro- abroad. Recent media stories testant groups and private played up a new all-deaf soc- donors, mainly in Germany. cer team. The North last mon- The biggest individual con- th held high-profile events to tribution came from Michael mark Disabled Persons Day. Spavor, of Paektu Cultural The kindergarten project is Exchange and the organizer of also coming together. former NBA star Dennis Rod- Grund says officials have Robert Grund, Pyongyang representative of the World Federation of the Deaf and the city’s only full-time deaf foreign resident, man’s visit last year, who do- approved a location for the fa- communicates through the use of sign language during an interview in Pyongyang nated USD20,000 to the deaf cility, several rooms in a now kindergarten project. under-used nursery building, to know the new option and visit to the country’s largest percent in North Korea, said Grund’s mantra for empowe- and appear keen on opening dare to bring their deaf child, school for the deaf, in Song- an aid worker who spoke on ring the deaf, “nothing about it in time for the 70th anni- overcoming the traditional hi- chon, outside of Pyongyang, condition of anonymity be- us without us,” often rankles versary of the founding of the ding in the family.” last year. cause of worries that ongoing with even the most sympa- country’s ruling party on Oct. To be deaf in North Korea is Ri is lucky to have found the projects might be hurt. thetic North Korean officials. 10. to endure a level of isolation school. North Korean officials dispu- In the country’s top-down The kindergarten itself will that is hard to imagine. He wants to be a barber, and te that estimate. system, hearing bureaucrats be wholly paid for and funded For most of his childhood, Ri the school has a classroom Ro Kyong Su, director of the who often don’t understand by TOGETHER-Hamhung, a Jong Hyok was a shut in. where the students practice Korean Economic and Cul- the deaf experience are used German non-profit Disabled cutting each other’s hair, with tural Center for the Deaf and to making decisions on their Persons Organization. barber’s chairs and pictures of Blind, said mainstream public behalf. “Nobody knows how many To be deaf various hairstyles on the walls. schools or other special-needs Grund says he will continue kids will come,” Grund said With few other trades open to facilities currently accommo- to cooperate with deaf North in a recent interview with in North Korea the deaf, the most common date most deaf or hearing-im- Koreans — he currently works The Associated Press. “If ne- is to endure a jobs are barber or tailor for paired students. By his calcu- closely with about 20, up from cessary, we can assign more men, and hairstylist or seams- lations, there are about 6,000 just two in 2013 — to help rooms for children.” level of isolation tress for women. school-age deaf children who them join mainstream society. The plan is to accept children Of the eight schools for older need to be in schools that are One priority is more schools from infancy on up until they that is hard to deaf children in North Korea, specifically for the deaf. He for occupational training and are old enough to attend regu- none are located in Pyon- said about half already are, educational opportunities for lar deaf schools. Grund hopes imagine gyang, though statistically and the number is rising. the deaf. Another is teaching access will be based solely on the deaf population in a city “The other half will soon be more deaf children — and in- need, but he is not sure whe- While his father went out the same size in a developing able to go to school. We aren’t terpreters — how to sign. He ther the government will ins- to do construction work, he country would likely be in the looking at a five-year or 10- also wants sign language in- tead decide who gets to go. stayed at home in Pyongyang tens of thousands. year plan. It will be much soo- terpretation made available “From our point of view, helping his mother make tofu. There are roughly 300,000 ner than that,” he said. at workplaces and meetings. every deaf child has access,” He didn’t go to school. He had deaf people in all of North Ko- Officials involved in projects But most of all, he wants to he said. “Since this country no friends and, with no one to rea, according to official esti- for the deaf acknowledge an see signing on national televi- strongly advertises the right teach him sign language, es- mates. outdated grasp of the size of sion broadcasts, if just to raise of children to be in nurseries sentially no way to communi- But while about 10-20 per- the deaf community. awareness in the hearing com- and kindergartens, it is pro- cate with them even if he did. cent of deaf children in deve- A major problem continues munity that the deaf exist and bably not so much a matter of “I had never seen sign lan- loping countries are able to to be getting access to and need not be hidden away. choosing, but a matter of in- guage before I came here,” study in deaf schools, accor- diagnosing pre-school chil- “That has been my oldest formation and spreading the Ri told the AP through a sign ding to the World Federation dren, many of whom are shut dream, from the time I first word so that the families get language interpreter during a of the Deaf, that rate is just 2 in at home with families who came here,” he said. 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Thanyarat Doksone, Koh Samui THAILAND on the beach with seawater lapping his body,” said Jakra- EN months after two Bri- pan, the prosecution’s first Ttish tourists were killed witness. “Then I found the wo- on a resort island in Thailand, Trial opens for 2 accused man’s body behind the rocks.” prosecutors called their first The rocks were spotted with witnesses yesterday in a case blood, he said. The two bodies marked by claims that the ac- were several meters (yards) cused — two migrant workers of killing British tourists apart and both were mostly from Myanmar — were tortu- unclothed, with Witheridge’s red into confessing. body bearing signs of physical Following widespread atten- assault, he said. tion, the case has been called Inside the small courtroom a test for Thailand’s justice AP PHOTO on Koh Samui, an island near system and its treatment of Koh Tao, the accused sat in migrant laborers. orange prison uniforms with The battered bodies of Da- their legs shackled. vid Miller, 24, and Hannah The two men — Win Zaw Witheridge, 23, were found Htun and Zaw Lin, both 22 — Sept. 15 on the rocky shores were arrested in early October of Koh Tao, a scenic island in and initially confessed to the the Gulf of Thailand known killings but then retracted for its scuba diving. Autop- their statements, saying they sies showed that the young were extracted through bea- backpackers, who had met on tings and threats, which poli- the island while staying at the ce deny. Human rights groups same hotel, had both suffered repeatedly called for an in- severe head wounds and that dependent investigation and Witheridge had been raped. raised concerns that the men The first policeman on the might be scapegoats. scene, Lt. Jakrapan Kaewkao, The accused were indicted told the court that he got a on several charges related to call at 6:30 a.m. that morning the murders and to illegally about two tourists’ bodies fou- working in Thailand. Prosecu- nd on the beach. He said he tors say they have a solid case arrived to find a gruesome si- against them that includes ght. DNA evidence linking them to “I found a man’s body lying Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin, center, and Win Zaw Htun, rear, arrive at a provincial court in Surat Thani province the crime. AP

MYANMAR AFGHANISTAN Rights group condemns bill Peace talks between Kabul, on interfaith marriage Taliban end, plan to meet again

YANMAR’S par- Munir Ahmed, Islamabad liament is “playing AP PHOTO M AP PHOTO with fire” by passing a bill NE-DAY peace talks between regulating the right of wo- OAfghan officials and Taliban re- men from the country’s presentatives ended with both sides Buddhist majority to mar- agreeing to meet again after the Islamic ry men from outside their fasting month of Ramadan, Pakistan’s religion, an international Foreign Ministry said yesterday. human rights group said The ministry said in a statement the yesterday. talks were held Tuesday at Murree, a Phil Robertson of New hilly resort near the Pakistani capital, York-based Human Righ- A Buddhist monk walks on a sidewalk to collect alms in Yangon Islamabad. Representatives of China Pakistani Muslims wait to break their fast ts Watch linked the bill to and the United States were also pre- during Ramadan in Islamabad a campaign by extremist return it with suggested parliament.” sent during the meeting, it said. Buddhist groups that changes. Robertson said in an Participants exchanged views on ment said. have incited anti-Muslim “It’s shocking that Bur- email that by initiating ways to bring peace and reconciliation Tuesday’s talks came after repeated hatred. Religious tensions ma’s parliament has pas- and passing such laws, to Afghanistan, where fighting has con- informal meetings between Taliban have led to deadly violen- sed yet another incredibly “the government and ru- tinued since the Taliban was removed and government representatives, most ce since 2012, especially dangerous law, this time ling party lawmakers are from power by U.S.-led forces in 2001. recently hosted by Qatar and Norway. against Rohingya Mus- legislating clearly dis- playing with fire.” He said Since taking office in September, Af- The talks were the first formally ack- lims in western Myanmar, criminatory provisions that if sectarian violence ghan President Ashraf Ghani has made nowledged by the Afghan government; who have felt compelled targeting the rights of flares again like it did in it a priority to find a peace settlement. that and the semi-public nature of the to flee abroad, leading to religious minority men 2012, “then these legis- Both sides “expressed their collecti- talks suggested possible progress after a regional refugee crisis. and Buddhist women lators will have blood on ve desire to bring peace to Afghanis- years of frustration in trying to bring The Buddhist Women’s to marry who they wish their hands.” tan and the region,” the ministry state- the two sides together. Special Marriage Bill pas- without interference,” Also among the laws is ment said. “Participants recognized the Previous efforts to start a dialogue sed Tuesday is one of four said Robertson, deputy the Population Control need to develop confidence-building stalled, however, largely due the lack of known as the Protection of director of Human Righ- Health Care Bill, which measures to engender trust among all trust and confidence between the two Race and Religion Laws, ts Watch’s Asia division. became law in May and stakeholders.” sides. which have been criticized Burma is the old name calls for a 36-month in- The next meeting would be held at a Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz as discriminatory by rights for Myanmar, sometimes terval for women between mutually convenient date after Rama- Sharif, Tuesday night called the hol- groups. It mandates that used by critics of its mili- child births, ostensibly to dan ends later this month, it said. ding of the talks “a major breakthrou- Buddhist women register tary-backed government. keep poor families from In Kabul, Afghanistan’s Ministry of gh” in comments recorded for Pakista- their intent to marry out- He suggested that the becoming overstretched Foreign Affairs welcomed the peace ni TV from the Norwegian capital Oslo, side their faith, and allows leaders of the Buddhist financially. It is vague talks and praised Pakistan for hosting where he is on a three-day visit. them to be stopped if there nationalist groups that about penalties, raising and thanked Washington and China He said the overtness of the meeting are objections. pushed for the laws “be fears that they could in- for taking part. was a positive development. “I hope President Thein Sein has investigated and prosecu- clude coerced contracep- “We believe that if there is a good and there will be a positive outcome which 14 days from when the bill ted for hate speech rather tion, forced sterilization strong intention in the peace process, will certainly be very helpful for peace was passed to sign it or than feted in the halls of or abortion. AP there will be good results,” the state- and stability in Afghanistan,” he said. AP thu 09.07.2015

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An Islamic State militant fires artillery against Syrian government forces in Hama city, Syria Islamic State militants patrol Khazer, Iraq

Hamza Hendawi, Qassim Abdul-Zahra ISLAMIC STATE and Bassem Mroue, Baghdad

HEY are the Islamic State group’s elite Secret to success: Shock shock troops. Fana- tical and disciplined, Tthey infiltrate cities of Iraq and Syria, unleash mayhem troops who fight to the death and fight to the death, wea- ring explosives belts to blow themselves up among their ventional and guerrilla war- given freedom to operate as Stepping up the shock value, crucial in capturing Ramadi. opponents if they face defeat. fare, using the latter to wear they see fit to achieve them. recent videos showed caged First came a wave of more IS calls them “Inghema- down their opponents before That’s a sharp contrast to the captives being lowered into a than a dozen suicide bombin- siyoun,” Arabic for “those massed fighters backed by rigid hierarchies of the Iraqi pool to drown and the heads gs that hammered the mili- who immerse themselves,” a armored vehicles, Humvees and Syrian militaries, where blown off other captives with tary’s positions, then the figh- sort of special forces unit pa- and sometimes even artillery officers often fear acting wi- explosive wire around their ters moved in during a sands- rallel to its regular forces that move to take over territory. thout direct approval. necks. torm. Iraqi troops crumbled is credited with many of the The fighters incorporate sui- IS fighters are highly discipli- The number of IS fighters and fled as a larger IS force group’s stunning battlefield cide bombings as a battlefield ned – swift execution is the pu- in Iraq and Syria is estimated marched in. successes. A recent online vi- tactic to break through lines nishment for deserting battle between 30,000 to 60,000, Since US-led airstrikes in deo from the group showed a and demoralize enemies, and or falling asleep on guard duty, according to the Iraqi offi- Iraq and Syria have hampe- unit preparing to launch an they hone them to make them Iraqi officers said. The group cers. Former officers from the red the group’s movemen- eventually successful attack more effective. Recently, they also is flush with weaponry military of ousted Iraqi dic- ts, IS has lost ground. Iraqi on the central Syrian town of beefed up armor of the vehi- looted from Iraqi forces. tator Saddam Hussein have troops and Shiite militiamen al-Sukhna. “Victory or mar- cles used in those attacks to IS stands out in its ability to helped the group organize its retook some cities, like Sa- tyrdom,” the fighters, wearing prevent gunfire from killing conduct multiple battles si- fighters. Veteran jihadis with ddam’s hometown of Tikrit. blue bandanas, scream in a combat experience in Afgha- In Syria, Kurdish fighters ba- circle around their comman- nistan, Chechnya or Somalia cked by heavy U.S. airstrikes der, pledging their allegiance Special troops called have brought valuable expe- recaptured the border town of to God and vowing never to rience. Kobani after weeks of devas- retreat. ‘Inghemasiyoun,’ Arabic for Foreigners who join IS often tating battles. More recently, “They cause chaos and then end up as suicide bombers. IS lost Tal Abyad, another their main ground offensive ‘those who immerse themselves,’ “People go to the Islamic Sta- Syrian border town. begins,” said Redur Khalil, are possibly the deadliest te looking to die, and the Is- Despite that loss, IS shock spokesman for the U.S.-ba- lamic State is happy to help troops attacked Kobani again cked Kurdish People’s Pro- weapon in the extremist group’s them,” said Patrick Skinner, last month. Around 70 figh- tection Units, which have led a former CIA officer now with ters battled a much larger a string of military successes arsenal The Soufan Group, a private Kurdish force for two days. against the IS in Syria. geopolitical risk assessment They were all slain, but not Though best known for its company. before killing more than 230 horrific brutalities, the Isla- the driver or detonating ex- multaneously, Iraqi army Lt. The group’s tactics carried civilians, including roughly mic State group has proved plosives. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi it to a sweep of northern and 100 children, and more than to be a highly organized and Those strategies are being said. western Iraq a year ago, cap- 30 Kurdish fighters. Around flexible fighting force, accor- carried into new fronts as “In the Iraqi army, we can turing Mosul, Iraq’s second- the same time, they also at- ding to senior Iraqi military well, appearing in Egypt in only run one big battle at a biggest city. Shortly thereaf- tacked Tal Abyad, where they and intelligence officials and last week’s dramatic attack by time,” said al-Saadi, who was ter, IS leader Abu Bakr al-Ba- battled for days until they Syrian Kurdish commanders an IS-linked militant group wounded twice in the past ghdadi declared a “caliphate” were killed, and the northeast on the front lines. against the military in the Si- year as he led forces that re- spanning its territory in Iraq Syrian city of Hassakeh, whe- Its tactics are often creative, nai Peninsula. took the key cities of Beiji and and Syria. re they continue to hold out. whether it’s using a sands- Andreas Krieg, a professor Tikrit. In May, it captured Ramadi, “They weren’t planning torm as cover for an assault at King’s College London who Even the group’s atrocities capital of Iraq’s vast western to leave alive,” Kurdish or a lone sniper tying him- embedded with Iraqi Kur- are in part a tactic to terro- Anbar province. In Syria, it commander Ghalia Nehme self to the top of a palm tree dish fighters, said IS local rize its enemies. It beheads seized the central city of Pal- said of the IS fighters in Ko- to pick off troops below. Its commanders receive overall captured soldiers, releasing myra. bani. “It seems they were lon- forces switch between con- orders on strategy but are videos of the killings online. The elite shock troops were ging for heaven.” AP 09.07.2015 thu

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13:00 TDM News (Repeated) Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Time: 8pm (Tuesdays to Fridays) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 2pm & 8pm (Saturdays & Sundays) 14:30 RTPi Live Until: July 26, 2015 18:20 The Illusionist (Repeated) Venue: The Venetian Theatre 19:10 Montra do Lilau (Repeated) Language: English with Chinese subtitles 19:40 Soap Opera Admission: MOP280, MOP480, MOP680 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Enquiries: (853) 2882 8888 21:00 TDM Talk Show Macau Handover Historical Documents 21:30 Muscellaneous Donated by Lau Sin Peng 22:10 The Illusionist Time: 10am-7pm 23:00 TDM News (Closed on Mondays, No admission after 6:30 pm) 23:30 Documentary Serie Until: December 31, 2015 00:05 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Venue: Multi-function Hall, Handover Gifts Museum of Macao Admission: MOP5 (Free on Sundays and public holidays) Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 cinema cineteatro

Photographs of Macau Old Shops 09 Jul- 15 Jul Time: 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays, No admission after 6:30 pm) Until: December 31, 2015 Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE 1991 Bank collapse costs Admission: MOP5 taxpayers millions (Free on Sundays and public holidays) The closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 International has lost about 20 local councils up to £30m in investments. Western Views on China: BCCI was forced to shut its doors by the Bank of Paints of the 19th Century about China England last week amid fraud allegations. Time: 10am-7pm Councillors from Scotland to the south-west of En- gland fear that poll taxes will have to be raised to (Closed on Mondays, No admission after 6:30 pm) offset the losses. Until: December 31, 2015 BCCI remained on the most recent list of investment Venue: Macau Museum of Art, MINIONS_ banks approved by the Bank of England and circula- Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE room 1 ted by the Department of the Environment just over (2D) 2.15, 4.00, 9.30 pm a fortnight ago. Admission: MOP5 (3D) 7.45 pm Council losses range from £6.5m in Bury to £0.6m Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda (Free on Sundays and public holidays) in Bristol. Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) Duration: 91min In the borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, the sum accounts for all surplus money that the council The Past – Masters of Macau: TED 2_ has saved for investment over several years. The leader of Bury Council Colin Jones said: “We An Exhibition of Poetry, Calligraphy, room 1 don’t know where we stand.” Painting and Seal-carving 2015 7.30 pm Director: Seth MacFarlane He continued that the authority would be “abso- Time: 10am-7pm Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, lutely crippled” if they had to make up the deficit (Closed on Mondays, no admission after 6:30 pm) Morgan Freeman themselves. Until: July 19, 2015 Language: English (Chinese) None of the BCCI’s former customers are aware of Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Duration: 115min how much, if any, compensation will be paid to them, but current insurance schemes set a limit of £15,000. Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE POLTERGEIST_ In spite of criticism from both sides of the Com- Admission: MOP5 room 2 mons, the Treasury has already confirmed that the (Free on Sundays and public holidays) (2D) 2.15, 6.00, 9.30 pm councils will be treated in the same way as other (3D) 7.45 pm Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 unsecured creditors. Director: Gil Kenan Councillors estimate that it could cost tax payers Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, an extra £50 a year in poll tax to recoup the money. Kennedi Clements Pantone 0022 M – Painting Exhibition The Association of District Councils is writing to all by João Jorge Magalhães Language: English (Chinese) Duration: 93min of its 300-plus members to confirm the full extent of Time: 2pm-7pm the losses. (Closed on Sundays and public holidays) TED 2_ A wide variety of local authorities have already con- firmed that they are affected, including 11 English Until: July 18, 2015 room 2 district councils, three metropolitan districts and two Admission: Free 4.00 pm Director: Seth MacFarlane Scottish districts. Venue: Creative Macau, G/F Macau Cultural Centre Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Some, like York, have invested with BCCI for seve- Building, Xian Xing Hai Avenue Morgan Freeman ral years, but others, like Allderdale had only placed Enquiries: (853) 2875 3282 Language: English (Chinese) funds there in the last week. Duration: 115min Courtesy BBC News TERMINATOR: GENISYS_ Offbeat room 3 (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.30pm n context (3D) 7.15 I Director: Alan Taylor Police: Man breaks into Berlin In the end 35 councils lost nearly £90m. Western Isles Coun- Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, cil suffered the greatest loss of £23m which led to the resigna- restaurant, drinks Tabasco Emilia Clarke tion of the council leader, Donald Macauley. Language: English (Chinese) Councils blamed the government and Bank of England for Duration: 120min continuing to recommend BCCI, as evidence of its fraudulent A man is in hot water after allegedly stealing a bicycle, pitching activities mounted. A public inquiry was launched. it through a Berlin restaurant window, then entering and quaffing The Commons Treasury and Civil Service committee’s investi- half a bottle of Tabasco sauce — telling authorities he was thirsty. macau tower gation heard evidence from all sides and criticised councils for Police spokesman Jens Berger said this week the 34-year-old being careless with their funds. 02 Jul - 15 Jul was intoxicated, but it wasn’t clear why he went for the bottle of In March 2001 BCCI liquidators, Deloitte and Touche, were Tabasco to quench his thirst. He says the man may have mis- finally granted the right to sue the Bank of England over its TERMINATOR: GENISYS_ failure to properly regulate BCCI. taken it for a tiny bottle of liqueur, popular in Germany. 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm Neighbors alerted police overnight after hearing the window The lawsuit began in January 2004 and was the first the Bank Director: Alan Taylor had faced in its 300-year history. smash. The man was arrested inside the restaurant. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Deloitte dropped the case in November 2005 after a reserve Berger says after telling police he had broken in because he Emilia Clarke judgement from the High Court said the case was no longer in was thirsty, he said all he wanted to do was sleep — and was Language: English (Chinese) the best interest of creditors. given the opportunity in an overnight holding cell. Duration: 125min thu 09.07.2015

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Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow 16 28 overcast/drizzle Daydreaming about the old days You’re either transforming Frankfurt 12 24 drizzle will make you want to take out yourself or life is doing it for you. 13 your wallet. But the funds just The clay has not been fired yet. Paris 22 overcast/clear aren’t there. Don’t overspend Discover who you are becoming London 10 19 cloudy/clear just for the sake of stoking while there’s still time to change nostalgia. your eventual shape. New York 22 28 overcast

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BASEBALL OLYMPICS Budapest announces Royals double up against Rays, intention to bid for 2024 games Cubs do double on Cardinals The city of Budapest and the Hungarian Olympic Committee have officially AULO Orlando belted a game-en- first inning in front of the fans who have long announced their intention ding grand slam for Kansas City to been waiting for his heralded arrival. Known to bid for the 2024 Olympic

AP PHOTO Summer Games. Budapest beat Tampa Bay 9-5 in the opener of a for a potent bat, Sano had two hits and has hit Mayor Istvan Tarlos and Zsolt doubleheader, and Alcides Escobar’s safely in each of his first six games since being Borkai, head of Hungary’s Pbases-clearing double helped them to a 7-1 promoted from the second tier of the minors. Olympic agency, made the win over the Rays in the nightcap yesterday. San Francisco’s Matt Cain pitched six score- declaration in a letter to Along the way, Alex Gordon was on base ei- less innings for his first win in nearly a year as Thomas Bach, president of ght times with seven hits and six RBIs, Greg the Giants beat the New York Mets 3-0 to ar- the International Olympic Holland (3-0) and Brandon Finnegan (2-0) rest a seven-game losing skid. It was two days Committee. “The City of each earned a win in relief, and the Royals ad- short of one year since Cain (1-1) last pitched Budapest and the Hungarian ded to their lead over Minnesota in the Ame- at home, before missing the final half of the Olympic Committee wish to rican League Central. season following elbow surgery. participate in the application Meanwhile, St. Louis lost both games of its Cincinnati’s Johnny Cueto pitched a shu- and bidding process with the doubleheader at the Chicago Cubs, cutting tout with 11 strikeouts to guide the Reds over aim of selecting the host city” the Cardinals’ once-dominant lead in the Washington 5-0. of the 2024 Olympics, said the National League Central to just 4 1/2 games The potential pitching duel between Cueto letter published yesterday. ahead of Pittsburgh, which edged San Diego. and Nationals ace Max Scherzer never ma- Cleveland pitcher Corey Kluber broke throu- terialized. Cueto kept up his end — retiring RUGBY gh for an overdue win as the Indians beat the final 15 batters in his first complete game Houston 2-0, and the promising Miguel Sano of the year — but Scherzer (9-7) gave up five Springboks contributed to Minnesota’s 8-3 win against runs before being pulled after 4 2/3 innings; captain De Baltimore. Kansas City Royals left fielder Paulo Orlando his shortest outing in more than a year. Villiers on The first game at Kansas City was tied at 5-5 Reds slugger Joey Votto doubled in a run in when Orlando came to the plate. Tampa Bay’s couple of teammates came to the rescue of a the first inning, hit a solo homer in the third, bench for All-Star closer Brad Boxberger (4-5) threw ground crew member who was trapped under and added an RBI single in the fifth. World XV game him a changeup, and the Brazilian pounded it the tarpaulin while covering the infield during Oakland’s Brett Lawrie hit a leadoff homer into the bullpen for his first career slam. a rain delay. in the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 4-3 Jean de Villiers has made In the night game, Escobar hit a bases-loa- Sean Rodriguez, who helped Polanco in that win at the New York Yankees. It was the first a quicker-than-expected ded double on the 11th pitch of his at-bat in rescue, was hit by a pitch from Joaquin Be- extra-inning victory of the season for the A’s, recovery from a serious left the sixth inning to turn a 1-1 game into a 4-1 noit (5-4) leading off the eighth, and Polanco at the seventh attempt. They were the last knee injury to be picked on lead for the Royals. tripled with two outs to give the Pirates their team in the majors to win in extra innings this the bench for the Springboks’ The Cubs won only two of their previous 10 fourth straight win. season. opening game of the games against St. Louis, but set about redres- Cleveland ace Corey Kluber took his first Philadelphia pitcher Chad Billingsley won season, giving the two-time sing that balance when Jake Arrieta pitched win in almost six weeks. Kluber (4-9) unde- for the first time in over two years following champions a big boost two strongly to steer the hosts to a 7-4 win in the servedly went 0-4 with two no-decisions in two elbow surgeries as he beat his old team, months out from the World day game. his previous six starts. But he was on his game the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-2. Cup The South Africa captain In the second game, Chicago trailed 2-1 until against the Astros, who managed to get only Arizona rookie Robbie Ray held Texas sco- was a doubt to even make the Addison Russell hit a tying single and scored one run past second base into the seventh reless over the first seven innings, outpitching World Cup in September after during a three-run rally in the seventh, with inning. Rangers ace Yovani Gallardo and guiding the undergoing reconstructive Cardinals reliever Seth Maness (3-1) getting Michael Brantley homered in the sixth as Diamondbacks to a 4-2 victory. surgery following his injury ejected after giving up the tying single, only the Indians snapped a three-game losing run. Seattle’s Robinson Cano drove in the against Wales at the end of for his replacement Kevin Siegrist to allow Minnesota’s top prospect, Miguel Sano, hit winning run with one out in the 11th inning, last year, when he dislocated two more runs. The Cubs won 5-3. his first major league homer then showed lifting the Mariners past Detroit 7-6, Toron- his knee cap and badly Pittsburgh further eroded St. Louis’ lead by some patience at the plate by drawing a ba- to out-pitched the Chicago White Sox to win damaged ligaments. With De Villiers playing off the bench, winning 3-2 at home against San Diego. ses-loaded walk as the Twins cruised past 2-1, Los Angeles cruised past Colorado 10-2, veteran lock Victor Matfield Gregory Polanco hit a go-ahead triple in the Baltimore. Atlanta edged Milwaukee 4-3, and Boston will captain the Springboks on eighth inning for the Pirates. Earlier, he and a beat Miami 4-3. AP Sano hit a towering two-run homer in the Saturday, one of three players alongside De Villiers and wing Bryan Habana in the 23-man FOOTBALL box by Jozy Altidore, who took a matchday squad to have touch and shot. Goalkeeper Do- played more than 100 tests. nis Escobar kicked the ball out Dempsey scores twice, US beats with his right foot and it popped FOOTBALL up to Dempsey, who nodded it in Alderweireld Honduras 2-1 to open Gold Cup from 6 yards. Bradley’s free kick from the joins Spurs WO headed goals by Clint nute for Honduras, a semifinalist flank led to the second goal. Es- from Atletico Dempsey gave the United in the past three Gold Cups. cobar stayed on his line and an

T AP PHOTO States a 2-1 victory over Hon- “It wasn’t our best performan- unmarked Dempsey jumped 4 Madrid duras yesterday (Macau time) ce, but we’re happy to get three yards out and headed inside the and a successful start to its title points from our first game,” far post. Belgium defender Toby defense in the CONCACAF Gold Dempsey said. After a sluggish start, the U.S. Alderweireld has joined Cup. It was the first competitive ma- controlled the pace in the second Tottenham from Atletico Madrid, signing a contract Dempsey’s goals in the 25th tch for the U.S. since losing to half until Discua took a clever with the English club until and 64th minutes were created Belgium in overtime in the se- pass from Wilmer Crisanto and 2020 for an undisclosed fee. from crosses from Michael Bra- cond round of last year’s World touched the ball past a standing Alderweireld spent last season dley, wearing the captain’s arm- Cup. The Americans meet Haiti Ventura Alvarado before beating on loan at Southampton. band in his 100th international on Friday and Panama on Mon- goalkeeper Brad Guzan. The versatile Alderweireld appearance. day. Haiti tied Panama 1-1 in the Honduras had a couple of joins fellow Belgians Nacer Dempsey’s big night came in doubleheader opener. good equalizing opportunities Chadli, Mousa Dembele and the same area where the East The first goal developed when in the final 20 minutes, inclu- Jan Vertonghen at Spurs, and Texas native trained as a youth, DeAndre Yedlin played a corner ding when Guzan knocked a could partner Vertonghen and he boosted the Americans to U.S. forward Clint Dempsey (8) stops the kick short to Bradley, who cros- ball toward Eddie Hernandez, at center back. He started 13-0 in Gold Cup openers. ball in front of Honduras’ Henry Figueroa sed to the far post. Henry Figue- who had an open net but cou- his career at Ajax in the Carlos Discua scored his first (5) during the first half of a CONCACAF roa’s clearance attempt was pi- ldn’t control the ball before it Netherlands, before moving to international goal in the 69th mi- Gold Cup soccer match in Frisco, Texas cked up at the side of the 6-yard went out. AP Atletico in 2013. Station Air quality THE een catches math error in 09.07.2015 thu USA: T th Anniversary BUZZ Roadside 60-80 20 golden ratio at Boston museum Moderate A 15-year-old student visiting Boston’s Mu- later received a letter from the museum’s seum of Science has uncovered a math error in exhibit content developer, Alana Parkes, in- High the golden ratio at a 34-year-old exhibit. forming him the equation would be corrected. Density 100-130 Virginia resident Joseph Rosenfeld was visi- Parkes wrote that the mistake had been there Residental ting the museum on a recent family trip when for a “very long time” without being noticed. Bad he saw something that appeared wrong with Joseph tells Boston.com that catching the Area opinion the equation. Joseph noticed minus signs in error was exciting. He hopes to return to the the equation where there should have been Boston area someday to attend the Massachu- Ambient 90-120 plus signs. He left a message at the desk and setts Institute of Technology. Bad HK Observer DSMG SOURCE: Robert Carroll GOLF Open is clashing with the WORLD BRIEFS None of their business? second week of Wimbledon, tennis is on players’ minds. NORTH KOREA With many students turning away from the city’s Rose was in the Royal Box In a country with two big annual marches this year — the June 4 McIlroy’s absence on Centre Court at the All zero kindergartens vigil to mark the anniversary of Beijing’s Tianan- England Club on Saturday, specifically for the deaf, men Square crackdown, and the July 1 pro-de- marveling over the mental Robert Grund wants to mocracy march – a new page has been turned in dominates talk at strength of Andy Murray help establish the first. local political history, marking a radical shift. The It’s a small step, but decision not to attend the gatherings was not from and the calmness of Roger Grund, the Pyongyang lack of motivation or interest. Instead, it was a Federer, Rose’s sporting representative of the realization that the aims of the marches were not Scottish Open idol. World Federation of the necessarily the way forward and that, since Oc- Rose is fully focused on his Deaf and the city’s only cupy Central, mobilizations have failed to soften day job now, though, and is full-time deaf foreign Beijing’s stance regarding political reform; and Steve Douglas, Gullane bidding to become the first resident, sees it as part indeed may well have been counter-productive in player to retain the Scottish

AP PHOTO of a larger push to end that respect. Neither has the June 4 march had LL the talk at the Sco- Open title. isolation for the deaf. any success in altering the verdict on Tiananmen ttish Open is about a The 2013 U.S. Open cham- More on p12 Square — a consistently declared aim of the or- A player who isn’t even here pion’s past two appearances ganizers. However, many students, rather than backpedalling in the face of China’s resistance to this week. in Scotland have been mi- Rory McIlroy was suppo- ghtily successful — he won

their demands, are becoming more radicalized. AP PHOTO A positive for Beijing/establishment forces is sed to be the main attraction the Scottish Open by two that many students believe that another aim of at the tune-up to next week’s shots at Royal Aberdeen last the marches, that of democratizing China, is none British Open at St. Andrews. July after a final-round 65 of their business. This opinion has become the of- But the golf-loving Scottish and then was the European ficial stance of one of the most prestigious unions, public has been denied the team’s star player in a Ry- that of the University of Hong Kong. While that sight of the world’s top- der Cup win over the United should be music to the ears of Chinese and Hong ranked golfer after he inju- States at Gleneagles in Sep- USA The South Carolina Kong government mandarins, its raison d’être will red his left ankle in a soccer tember. Senate gave its final be far from welcome. It’s not that these students kick-about with friends at approval Tuesday don’t want to rock the boat in China, but many Another win this week to removing the must realize that fighting for democracy and regi- the weekend. will be good going — by late Confederate flag from me change on the mainland is a lost cause, and McIlroy pulled out of the Tuesday afternoon, he ha- the Capitol grounds, so they instead want to concentrate on issues and tournament at Gullane on Rory McIlroy dn’t even played the course. but across the hall in political development inside Hong Kong. What will Monday and is a doubt for “I’ll be relying a lot on the House, Republicans stick in the throats of Beijing officials and their the defense of his Open tit- ts their title chances over my caddie,” said the No. quietly sought a way representatives here is that concentrating on the le, as he is currently on cru- the links on Scotland’s east 7-ranked Rose. to make a last stand to territory goes hand in hand with insisting on a lo- tches with a walking boot on coast. Gullane is hosting the Sco- preserve some kind of cal identity that is separate from China. According his injured ankle. No won- Kuchar, however, doesn’t ttish Open for the first time. symbol honoring their to regular academic polls, fewer and fewer young der he’s been the hot topic think his chances have been The 133-year-old course is Southern ancestors at locals are Chinese first and Hong Kongers se- of conversation ahead of the boosted much. a short walk from British the Statehouse. The cond. Worse, many now reject having a Chinese House was scheduled to identity altogether. Worse still is the appearance first round today. “We are not playing ten- Open venue Muirfield, and begin debate yesterday of the absolutely taboo word, as far as Beijing “Hindsight is a wonder- nis ... it’s not like (Novak) this year’s event is being on the bill to take down is concerned – “(sovereign) independence” – in ful thing,” said Justin Rose, Djokovic is now out of the played over a composite of the flag and its pole and student leaders’ interviews and articles in student the defending Scottish Open draw and now everybody the club’s No.1 and No.2 send the banner to the publications, while still espoused by a small mino- champion. “It’s probably the can breathe easier,” the 17th courses, totaling 6,524 me- state’s Confederate Relic rity. This does not bode well at all for relations with last time he plays football in -ranked Kuchar said. ters for a par 70. Room. Republican Gov. the stridently nationalistic central government, the middle of the season.” “You’ve got a golf course The past four British Open Nikki Haley and business which places frequent emphasis on the need for For Rose and the rest of a here that everybody plays champions prepared for the leaders support the citizens to be patriotic. strong field, which includes against. If you are worried third major of the year by proposal. As the old guard of pan-democrat leaders have Americans Phil Mickelson, about one guy, you’re pro- playing the Scottish Open failed to get enough concessions from Beijing on Rickie Fowler and Matt Ku- bably not going to be around democratic reform to satisfy many of the studen- the previous week, perhaps char, the absence of the four- here very long.” explaining the depth of the ts, the leaders of these students feel obliged to AP PHOTO step into the fold, and we should expect to see time major winner boos- Given that the Scottish field. AP many younger faces in the upcoming legislative council election. The question is whether they, or younger politicians, can establish relations and a rapport with the central authorities and, more importantly, can manage to wrest concessions on THE political reform in the coming years when chan- ges take place. Can they do any better than the DECISIVE MOMENT AP Photo/Francisco Seco current leaders of the democracy movement, many of whom have been at the forefront since the 1990s? What would the tactics and strategies be to move a stern and highly suspicious, not to ECUADOR Pope Francis mention ever more powerful at home and interna- is wrapping up the tionally? Should these younger leaders be more Ecuador leg of his South or less confrontational? Neither of these paths American pilgrimage has had much success; although the latter has after issuing a call for received fewer opportunities given the political a new economic and climates and mutual distrust between Beijing and ecological world order pan-democrats. where the goods of the Veteran pan-democrats defend their failure to Earth are shared by reach an agreement with the Chinese govern- everyone. ment by saying that they don’t negotiate and ins- tead are sticking to their original positions, only RUSSIA vetoed a U.N. giving far too little and too few concessions. Their resolution yesterday that critics say that the pan democrats have not made would have condemned full use of the exchange opportunities that were the 1995 massacre offered, and have often shut the door on meetings of Muslim men at by demanding the end of one-party rule in China, Srebrenica during the and democracy for the mainland. If the new gene- Bosnian war as a “crime ration of politicians emerging from the Umbrella/ of genocide,” saying that Occupy movement wants to have a real impact, a singling out the Bosnian thorough look back and a realistic appraisal of the Serbs for a war crime history of political reform talks, as well as innovati- Chinese tourists take a selfie at the Cais das Colunas dock by the Tagus riverbank, in Lisbon, yesterday. The dock, would create greater ve means, will be needed to get results. for centuries the port of entry to the city, is currently a popular spot for locals and tourists to pause and relax. division in the Balkans.