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Sulu Sou SS – Our voters and suppor- Q&A ters are not only young people newly Elected lawmaker but also middle aged people, and even some elderly people. But I think we do represent through New Macau Associa- ‘To have a pro-democratic wing tion the younger people, so I can say that we understand their demands and their voice more [than other groups]. We would be the best for us’ do want to bring the voice - or maybe even the noise - of the Renato Marques young people to the AL espe- cially in regard to housing or ctive participant in professional career options. Aand board member of We want to show their voice the New Macau Association there, definitely! (ANM) for the last few years, Sulu Sou became known to MDT – Regarding tho- the public when he rose as se career options for the one of the most highlighted young generation, what do faces of the political demons- you think can be done at tration of May 2014. During the AL to tackle that issue? the demonstration, thousands SS – This is in fact the diffi- of people surrounded the Le- cult problem which the young gislative Assembly (AL) to generation has already faced protest the approval of a re- for many years, especially sin- tirement package bill seeking ce the high-speed economic to grant lavish pensions and development from 2003 or compensation to the Chief 2004. I think the solution is Executive and outgoing major to push for diversification, as officials. young people can only choose In the second installment of between working in casinos or a series of interviews with the government. We want the go- newly elected lawmakers, the vernment to create some real Times spoke to the 26-year- opportunities for young peo- old Sulu Sou, who is set to be- ple, or provide a developing come the youngest lawmaker space that allows young people in AL history when the parlia- to develop other careers in line ment resumes on Monday. with their potential and abili- According to the official re- ties. sults from the September 17 As examples, I would say in election, Sulu Sou received the the cultural industries and 12th highest number of votes, in other areas such as sport, amounting to a total of 9,212. music and other [technical] careers. It is our opinion that Macau Daily Times matter, in which they said for many years in a particular in order to [fulfill my duties] the government should provi- (MDT) – What will be they have new rules for this place. As for our team, we are at the Assembly. de the space only, and some your first priority when legislature. In the letter, they in fact discussing the possi- basis resources. From there, the Legislative Assembly say the seat assignment will bility of sitting together with MDT – Being the youn- the responsibility to develop resumes its works? be random (as in a lucky draw some lawmakers who share gest, do you think you are is on the young people. I think Sulu Sou (SS) – Our first system). We actually contac- the same ideas or beliefs as also more aware of the ex- they don’t want to have every- concern will be about the ted the AL to learn more about us. To have a pro-democratic pectations and problems thing [given] from the govern- problems caused by Typhoon this new rule as I think many wing or as close as possible of the younger genera- ment, [instead they look] only Hato. We want to represent of the old members of the AL would be the best for us. tion? Is one of your focu- for basic assistance to allow the people’s concerns [on this will not accept it because they ses going to be to address them to start, that’s what they topic] and to investigate the have become used to sitting MDT – What do you those problems and con- are seeking in order to be able responsibilities of the gover- think will be your biggest cerns? to develop by themselves. nment’s main officials. We challenge at the Legislati- want to make a debate pro- ve Assembly? posal on this topic - and we The solution SS – I am the youngest know we have the support of lawmaker in the assembly, so I new macau still to decide on new leader other lawmakers on this, as is to push for think I have to train my skills, the typhoon happened after to gain experience and an abi- SCOTT CHIANG previously elected lawmaker Sulu Sou told the last session [of the pre- diversification, lity to read [and understand postponed his departure from the the Times that such a decision had vious legislature] and so the the details] of the law and how leadership of the New Macau As- not yet been made and that it is lawmakers didn’t have time to as the young to make a proposal among sociation until after the conclusion necessary to further consider the address the topic and the res- people can other policies. This will be a of the elections. With the deadline issue. “It’s a difficult topic that we ponsibility of the officials. big challenge for me and as given by Chiang looming on Octo- should think more and discuss only choose a young lawmaker I perceive ber 15 and lack of candidates who more [about],” Sou said, adding MDT – Do you know yet that both the government and have publicly put their names for- that a resolution will be passed so where are you going to between some of the older lawmakers ward to take his position, it is now that someone will be “elected by almost certain that the association all the directors in New Macau As- sit? What would be your will “monitor” all my actions will be left in a period of interim sociation.” Claiming that there is preference in this matter? working in seriously, especially during leadership “until the General As- “no deadline” for such a decision, SS – Actually we received the first year. casinos or the sembly find a solution,” according Sou said that he supported young [recently] a letter from the So I do have a lot of ho- to Chiang. On the subject, newly people taking Chiang’s place. Legislative Assembly on this government. mework and preparation to do

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as an awareness factor.” In one of the few innovations brought by the regime, the IAS New legal regime for ‘rights will be able to interfere in dispu- te resolution between the elder- ly and their family members on topics relating to food provision, and guarantees of the elderly’ housing and property assets. The president of IAS noted that, “Elderly people usually become exposed during these cases due to given the green light lack of support and knowledge.” In such cases, the Bureau propo- Renato Marques crime, such as “the lack of provi- ses to tackle the incapacity of the sion of food and lodging to elderly elderly by providing special su- he Executive Council people that can result in seriously pport to them. (ExCo) concluded its detrimental conditions for them.” In another conclusion made by analysis of several ad- marques renato the ExCo, the government propo- ministrative regulations sed a bill that aims to concede tax Tfor topics related to social welfa- According to incentives to the companies that re matters, namely efforts to deal hire people with disabilities. with the mistreatment of senior the proposal, The measure that aims to fulfill citizens, the council spokesperson the governance policies regarding Leong Heng Teng announced at a the IAS could the need to “grant to people the press conference yesterday. interfere right to employment” that comes Leong presented the results of from the government policy ad- the conclusion of an analysis of in dispute dress. the new legal regime titled “Legal The bill proposes to grant a Regime of the rights and interes- resolution benefit that, according to ExCo ts of elderly citizens,” which aims Leong Heng Teng (left) and Vong Yim Mui spokesperson Leong Heng Teng, to prevent the mistreatment of between the could be of MOP5,000 per person senior citizens. The regime is pro- Leong noted that the idea behind the attention of people towards elderly and as long as such workers agree to posed to enter into force 90 days the regime is to “encourage res- this problematic treatment [of work for a minimum of 128 hours after its publication. pect for the elderly and to promote elderly people],” Vong said. “The their children each month. The ExCo spokesperson justi- the protection of their rights.” responsibility of family members The effective amount of tax that fied the relevance of such a regi- IAS president Vong Yim Mui ex- as well as institutions that provide Questioned by the media on the would be deducted is still unk- me, with the Social Welfare Bu- pressed the wish that society wou- care to the elderly is already well number of cases of elder abuse nown, as it will depend directly on reau (IAS) noting that according ld wake up to the issue. “Although established in the laws of Macau.” in the region, Vong said, “There the decision of the Chief Executive. to studies, “it’s predicted that by all these points are constant from Vong said also that the regime aren’t many – it may be only a few The bill is proposed to have a ba- 2036 the number of elderly people the Basic Law and civil and penal has the purpose of raising awa- occasional cases. In fact, it is not ckdate mechanism to the year in the Macau SAR will reach 20.7 code regimes, we think this legal reness and advising people about very common, but we want the 2016 and could directly affect a percent of the total population.” regime can contribute to calling practices that can constitute a law to both prevent and to serve total of 12,000 people in region.

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MIF Education Students win gold award Cooperation between Angola, in entrepreneurship Guangdong and Macau strengthens competition

ntrepreneurs from An- “Golden Wound Dres- from the State Key Labo- Egola, Guangdong and Macau will Asing” developed by ratory of Quality Research discuss the potential for tripartite

bloomberg four Chinese medical spe- in Chinese Medicine (SKL- relations in trade and investment cialists from the University QRCM), and his research at the 22nd Macau International of Macau (UM) has won team. Trade Fair (MIF), the Macau Trade the gold award at the 3rd By integrating the healing and Investment Promotion Institute China College Students’ properties of traditional (IPIM) said in a statement. “Internet+” Innovation and Chinese medicine with cut- The statement announced that the Entrepreneurship Compe- ting-edge nanofabricating meeting, which will take place on tition. technology, the research October 19, will allow participants to Team representative team successfully endowed learn about the advantages and func- Zhang Zhe, together with the biomaterial with favora- tions of Macau as a service platform his counterparts from other ble physical properties such for trade cooperation between China winning teams, was recei- as the capacity for fluid ab- and Portuguese-speaking countries ved by China’s vice premier sorption. While developing “in order explore investment oppor- Liu Yandong. the product, the team stu- tunities together.” According to a statement died haemostasis, cell proli- China’s trade with Angola in issued by the Cultural Af- feration and other aspects of the first seven months of the year fairs Bureau, Zhang shared biological healing processes. amounted to USD10 billion, an in- the team’s business plan Certain polysaccharide crease of 50 percent from the same to develop Chinese medi- components proved essen- period in 2016. cine during the meeting. tial in the final product. The city of Guangzhou is the capital This year’s competi- The team previously took and nerve center of Guangdong pro- Heavy lifting shipping cranes stand on barges off the shoreline in Luanda tion attracted 370,000 the top prize in the Bank of vince, the wealthiest region of China. teams formed by more China Trophy One Million In the first half of 2017, Guang- million, with its main industrial tion Agreement and Promotion of than 1.5 million uni- Dollar Macao Regional En- zhou’s GDP grew at a higher rate sectors being automotive, petro- Construction of the Great Bay”, was versity students. trepreneurship Competi- than the rest of the country; 7.9 per- chemicals and information techno- signed in July. The agreement fur- The UM team’s wound tion, as well as another prize cent against 6.9 percent, standing at logy. ther deepens cooperation between dressing, which has healing for overall excellence at the RMB989 billion or USD147 billion. Relations between Guangdong and the Chinese province and Macau, properties, was developed national final of the One Guangdong province has an area Macau have strengthened in recent opening up new opportunities for using the findings of the Million Dollar International of 179,800 square kilometers and years, and the “Guangdong-Hong economic and trade development, team’s supervisor, assistant Entrepreneurship Competi- a population of approximately 109 Kong-Macau Framework Coopera- and cooperation. MDT/Macauhub professor Wang Chunming tion. ad fri 13.10.2017

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to open in the fourth quarter of this year, the impact of Typhoon Hato resulted in the need for fur- ther approvals, delays, and costs for the operator. “We have to live with what the situation is. We will always work diligently and we’re lucky to have a strong local team,” Bowie sta- ted. As Cotai is a new market for the gaming operator, Bowie stressed that they are disposed for the pre- mium market but also added that the property aimed to diversify and provide an array of entrain- ment to attract a greater number of leisure tourists and visitors. Munich’s Högl Fun Band performing Grant Bowie speaks with reporters “The product we created is per- fectly positioned to achieve our goals and objectives,” he said. further away. Commenting on the recent Las “It was a super holiday. I think Vegas mass shooting, which in- many visitors from China had so volved the Mandalay Bay Hotel MGM kicks off ninth many days [off] so they went far- owned by MGM Resorts Interna- ther afield; so they went to long tional, the CEO noted that it wou- haul destinations,” the executive ld continue to ensure that MGM’s said. two local properties would provi- edition of its Oktoberfest Bowie also confirmed that there de a secure environment. is a significant number of junket “What happened in Las Vegas Lynzy Valles Munich’s Högl Fun Band. fest to Macau,” and recalled that operators who are interested in is a tragic event. Our thoughts On October 21, Oktoberfest Ma- the event had always been packed having a space at MGM Cotai’s continue to go out to the team GM Macau kicked cau will provide a Bavarian brun- with residents. VIP gaming rooms. members and the public. I think off the ninth edition ch that is suitable for families, Meanwhile, Grant Bowie, CEO When questioned how many any organization around the wor- of its Oktoberfest serving non-alcoholic beers and a & executive director of MGM junkets the property was expec- ld learns lessons from those sorts Macau yesterday, range of other beverages. China, said that MGM Cotai will ting, the executive said, “nearly of tragedies and we’ve certainly Mbringing an 11-day event of Bava- Speaking at the opening cere- present Oktoberfest Macau next all of the significant operators done that.” rian traditions to the public. mony, Pansy Ho, co-chairperson year to make the event larger. that we know.” “And we continue to ensure that From now until October 22, lo- & executive director of MGM Chi- Bowie noted that the lower Regarding MGM Cotai’s ope- we provide a safe and secure en- cals and tourists can experience na said, “We are incredibly proud number of visitor arrivals during ning on January 29, later than vironment or our team members, Löwenbräu beer, authentic Ger- and delighted to be the pioneer in Golden Week may be due to Chi- expected, Bowie stressed that al- staff and our customers,” Bowie man delicacies and live music by bringing this authentic Oktober- nese travelers wanting to travel though he would have preferred concluded.

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tention to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office webpage Number of British nationals for Macau, as well as an online tropical storm monitoring tool. Aside from meeting with British nationals living in the living in Macau grows MSAR, Turner used the oppor- tunity of his visit to the city to speak with police and regis- Daniel Beitler trar officials in an attempt to “streamline some procedures.” ritish consular official for It is not clear whether any re- BHong Kong and Macau, Pa- sult has come out of the mee- trick Turner, and the Honorary tings. British Consul for Macau, Glenn McCartney, hosted a consular briefing event in Taipa last night In 2016, more to discuss services offered to Bri- than 61,000 tish nationals living in the two special administrative regions. British nationals The representatives of the British government gave a pre- visited the sentation about accessing UK government services in Hong region Kong and Macau, and updated attendees on specific consular This week, the British Consula- services. te confirmed with Macau’s Iden- The consulate can offer as- tification Services Bureau that sistance if British residents are MSAR passport holders are now hospitalized, a victim of crime, eligible to join the UK’s Registe- arrested or detained, destitute or Patrick Turner red Traveller Service (RTS), per- otherwise distressed. mitting them to enter and exit According to McCartney, the the UK using either the e-pass- number of British nationals li- fourfold increase since the time with police authorities for six or British nationals visited Macau, port gates or the UK/EU entry ving in Macau is continuing to of the 1999 handover, when seven years. “Nobody [British and most visits were trouble- lane. grow. It recently reached the around 250 Brits were thought nationals] has been arrested in free, according to the British Fo- The relaxed regulations are 1,000 mark, he estimated, inclu- to live in Macau. Macau for about six or seven reign Office. However, two peo- expected to expedite travelers’ ding both residents and non-re- Jesting, British Consul Turner years now… You’ve all been very ple were recently deported for clearance through British im- sident workers and their respec- congratulated his compatriots well behaved.” overstaying their visas. migration checks at certain air- tive dependencies. This marks a for having kept a clean record In 2016, more than 61,000 The diplomat also drew at- ports. ad Mixed media birdcage exhibition opens

n unconventional exhibition ope- Aned on Wednesday evening at the Taipa Village Cultural Association, showcasing works by local artist Allen Wong. Titled “Who Am I”, the exhibi- tion consists of four rotating birdcages of similar sizes and proportions and a video clip of birds, lights and shapes projected onto them. The works follow on from Wong’s re- current theme of traditional Chinese birdcages and are respectively titled “Southeast Southwest”, “Fan”, “East West Path” and “What Do You Want”. Organizers say that the exhibition aims to depict the relationship be- tween freedom and human society, a they do not have the choice to be free point expounded upon by the artist [or not to be free].” himself, in conversation with the Ti- “The combination of both symbolic mes. objects and digital media is Wong’s “The birds [in the exhibition] look attempt to deconstruct the complexi- forward to making their choice over ty of his emotional state into several the different birdcages [that] repre- layers of interpretation, presenting sent the different lifestyles we can a thought-provoking kinetic artwork choose. For example, one might be the and eye-catching experience seldom natural life, another might be capita- seen in the local art scene,” said Joao lism [the pursuit of material goods],” O Bruno Soares, president of the exe- explained Wong. “It’s a dilemma for cutive board of the Taipa Village Cul- the birds; what do they want?” tural Association, who is also the cura- Birds have a long history of symbo- tor of the exhibition. lism in art, usually depicting freedom. But the artwork and its concept have Wong agrees with this representation been seen before on the Macau art in principle, but came armed on We- scene. A similar project was shown at dnesday night with a philosophical the Macau Museum of Art in 2014, the counter-argument. artist admitted to the Times. Asked about the traditional symbo- The mixed-media show is the seven- lism of birds, Wong said that “freedom th exhibition since the Taipa-based is not a choice. Birds may be free but gallery opened in 2016. DB fri 13.10.2017

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Residential Hong Kong mortgage China lashes out against loans slump in criticism of HK interference hina has lashed out against critics of ap photo August the decision to bar a British human ri- ew approvals of residential Cghts activist from entering Nmortgage loans (RMLs) given Hong Kong on Wednesday, by banks slumped by 44.5 per- claiming that it is a matter of cent month-to-month in August domestic policy. In doing so, to MOP3.2 billion. When compa- the Chinese government has red with the same period of 2016, acknowledged its hand in the new approvals of RMLs decrea- decision. sed by 13.6 percent, according to Benedict Rogers, the co- statistics released yesterday by founder and deputy chair of Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson the Monetary Authority of Macau the Conservative Party Hu- (AMCM). man Rights Commission, hand,” Rogers told Reuters ve Carrie Lam also implied was “extremely concerned” Commercial real estate loans was prevented from entering news agency. “The world ou- that Beijing was behind the about his plans to visit Hong (CRELs) decreased by 74.3 per- Hong Kong after he disem- ght to have woken up a long decision, but called on UK Kong. cent month-to-month to MOP2.8 barked from a Thai Airways time ago.” politicians to show restraint billion, of which new CRELs to plane from Bangkok on We- Immigration control, free- in interfering with the city’s residents accounted for 97.8 per- dnesday morning. internal matters. cent of the total. Annually, new He said that Hong Kong The remark was a response approvals of CRELs dropped by immigration authorities had to the involvement of Bri- Hong Kong 62.3 percent, according to the provided no reason for bar- tish Foreign Secretary Boris AMCM. ring his entry, but escorted The British Johnson. “The British go- has been back As at the end of August 2017, the him to take a return flight government vernment will be seeking an under Chinese outstanding value of RMLs was back to Bangkok that same urgent explanation from the MOP188.1 billion, up slightly by day. will be seeking Hong Kong authorities and control since 0.1 percent from last month, or A senior Chinese official from the Chinese govern- 5.7 percent from last year. The re- said yesterday that Hong an urgent ment,” Johnson said. 1997 so its sident component made up 93.5 Kong affairs are entirely a explanation The last British governor affairs are percent of the total. When com- domestic matter, and other of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, pared with the previous month, countries should not inter- from the also weighed in on the inci- an entirely outstanding RMLs to residents fere. dent, describing it as distur- and non-residents both experien- “Hong Kong has been back Hong Kong bing, according to The Guar- domestic ced a slight increase by 0.1 per- under Chinese control since dian newspaper. cent. 1997 so its affairs are an en- authorities British consular official to matter. tirely domestic matter,” said Hong Kong and Macau, Pa- The outstanding value of CRELs and from Hua Chunying was MOP172.2 billion, virtually Chinese Foreign Ministry trick Turner, said at an event Chinese foreign ministry unchanged from a month ago, spokesperson Hua Chunying. the Chinese in Macau yesterday, that spokeswoman but up 1.3 percent year-on-year. “The Chinese government is “Hong Kong’s high degree of Loans to residents accounted for absolutely opposed to any fo- government. autonomy and its rights and Asked whether the consula- 89.2 percent of the loans. reign governments, organi- freedoms are essential to its te might consider providing Regarding delinquency ratios, zations or individuals inter- Boris Johnson way of life.” advice to British nationals British Foreign Secretary the delinquency ratio for RMLs fering with Chinese domestic “Hong Kong has to make its about whether they are likely at the end of August was 0.19 per- affairs in any way. Our stance own decisions,” he said, but to be refused entry, Tur- cent, up 0.02 percentage points on this is unshakable.” dom of speech and the right affirmed that it was “very im- ner said: “Where it is a legal from a month ago or 0.04 percen- The response implies that to assembly are protected in portant that Hong Kong re- matter, we will not provide tage points from a year earlier. Beijing had a hand in the de- Hong Kong by the city’s Ba- tains rights such as freedom advice. Equally, it is British The ratio for CRELs was 0.14 per- cision, confirming analysts’ sic Law, agreed under the of speech and the right to as- government policy that we cent, virtually unchanged from speculation over of its tigh- terms of the 1997 sovereign- semble.” don’t interfere with other the preceding month but up 0.04 tening grip on the semi-auto- ty transfer from London to Rogers claimed he was war- countries’ policies in terms of percentage points from the end of nomous city. Beijing. ned prior to his trip that the letting people in. This is more August 2016. “China has now revealed its Hong Kong chief executi- Chinese embassy in London of a political matter now.” DB corporate bits bruno mars to play macau date on world April 28, 2018, Sands China honda aircraft select china and the two special administra- revealed yesterday. tive regions of Macau and Hong tour Mars’ s visit is part of his distributor Kong. 24K Magic World Tour ex- “The HondaJet has been re- tending throughout Europe, ceived with tremendous interest North America, Australia and in and around China and we Southeast Asia, to celebrate have appointed Honsan Ge- his latest chart-topping al- neral Aviation HondaJet as a bum, 24K Magic. dealer in the region,” said Hon- It will be his first full-length da Aircraft President and CEO tour since 2013’s Moonshine Michimasa Fujino, according Jungle World Tour, an in- to Business Insider. “With its ternational blockbuster that strong focus on quality and cus- sold 2 million tickets across tomer service, Honsan General 155 sold-out dates worldwi- Aviation Co. Ltd. will be a very de. valuable addition to our dealer Tickets for the Cotai show network and will be very succes- start at MOP688 and are sful in this emerging market.” available from 10 a.m. on The distributor will be based October 19 via Cotai Ticke- Honda Aircraft announced of Guangzhou-based Honsan at the new business jet terminal The Venetian Macao and and world-renowned singer- ting and HK Ticketing, accor- this week that it has expanded General Aviation Co. as an of- currently under construction at Live Nation Lushington will songwriter Bruno Mars to ding to a press release from sales of the HondaJet in Grea- ficial dealer in the country. The Guangzhou Baiyun Internatio- bring Grammy Award winner play at the Cotai Arena on Sands China. ter China, with the appointment distributor will service China nal Airport. 13.10.2017 fri

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Real Estate Matters Some Interesting Facts About Macau Property - Part IV

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having been established in 1994, JML Property offers investment property & homes. It specializes in managing properties for owners and investors, and providing attractive and comfortable homes for tenants.

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The last 5 facts in the series. Hope- sation cannot be set at an amount When owners insist on not paying fully you have found them interes- exceeding two months rent under agency fees, agents have been ting… Macau Law. known create a fee buy adding an In practice, it tends not to happen extra amount to the selling price. 16. GROUNDS FOR TERMINA- in Macau, as most tenants and lan- This is a practice we have written TING A RENTAL AGREEMENT dlords prefer to stick to the contracts about before. A landlord may terminate a ren- they sign. Instead of working for the owner, tal agreement if the rent remains the agent works for themselves, and unpaid, if the tenant uses the premi- 18. THE MOST COMMON MIS- suddenly they are motivated to give ses for something other than stated TAKE MADE BY TENANTS the lowest price to the owner and the in the rental agreement, if the te- Tenants often move from building highest price to buyer. nant carries out alterations without to building looking for a better We estimate this practice cos- permission or if the tenant sub-lets apartment, nicer facilities, a better ts owners an average of between without permission. landlord etc. HK$100,000 and HK$200,000 per A tenant may terminate a rental The cost of re-locating, factoring in transaction. agreement if the property becomes moving costs, agency fees, the cost (Note: The practice of ‘flipping’ has uninhabitable due to some major of your own time and of course the been dramatically reduced thanks issue such as a permanent loss of stress of the move itself, and it all to the new additional stamp duty if power in the building, burst pipes becomes quite expensive. a property is sold within 2 years, but inside the walls causing continuous In general, when you rent a property it does still go on). flooding. The agreement may also it is far more cost effective and less be terminated if the building beco- stressful to spend a little time, mo- 20. THE MOST COMMON MIS- mes unsafe or unstable. ney and attention turning it into a TAKE MADE BY BUYERS place in which you are happy to live The most common mistake made by 17. A LANDLORD IS ENTIT- rather than constantly ‘shop around’ buyers is procrastination. LED TO ONE MONTH COM- for a new apartment. Looking back on last year, the vast PENSATION FOR EARLY TER- majority of buyers end up regretting MINATION OF THE AGREE- 19. THE MOST COMMON MIS- the deals that they did NOT do. MENT TAKE MADE BY PROPERTY Trying to save $50,000 on the pur- If an agreement is terminated prior OWNERS chase and squeeze sellers for a rock to the end date, the landlord is en- Property owners often boast that bottom price is often the undoing of titled to retain an amount of up to they ‘don’t pay agency fees’. Ironi- many an ambitious buyer. 1 months rent according to Macau cally, it is this ‘non payment of fees’ In reality (no pun intended), Law. that usually ends up costing them $50,000 spread over the lifetime of Even if the agreement states that the their shirt. the property is of very little signifi- tenant may provide 90 days notice Agents are marketing and promo- cance. Wise buyers know this, and at any time during the contract, the ting properties for a living, and like tend purchase the right properties landlord may have one month rent many people they don’t like to work quickly and quietly when they beco- as compensation. But the compen- for free. me available. fri 13.10.2017

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ithout the U.S. MEDIA team in the 2018 World Cup, Fox Sports projects it willW lose USD10 million to USD20 million in advertising sales, ac- Fox is said to project USD20 cording to a person close to the company. The projection is lower than some outside estimates. Fox has million in lost World Cup ads already sold about 75 percent of its advertising inventory, which having the small-market Minne- they are trying to hit.” will mitigate the absence of the sota Twins and Colorado Rockies In addition to adjusting its U.S., said the person, who asked ap photo playing in the World Series, he marketing to emphasize the not to be identified discussing said: “I just don’t think it resona- appeal of soccer’s biggest glo- private information. The broad- tes with anyone but the most har- bal stars, Fox will feature Mexi- caster paid $400 million for the dcore fans.” co, Argentina, and Colombia in English-language U.S. rights to The absence of the U.S. team an appeal to Hispanic viewers. broadcast the next two editions of will drive away casual viewers Unfortunately for Fox, many of the soccer tournament. and the advertisers that want those viewers may opt to watch Another person familiar with their money. Because Russia is on Comcast Corp.’s Telemundo, Fox Sports said the number will hosting, games will air at what for the broadcaster that paid $600 probably turn out to be higher, at a U.S. audience will be odd hours. million for the Spanish-langua- around $50 million. ge U.S. rights to the next two Fox’s acquisition of World Cup Cups. rights, a deal announced in 2011, Fox’s The lack of U.S. participation in seemed like a sure thing at the 2018 compounds problems Fox time. Soccer continues to get acquisition is facing with the 2022 World more popular in the U.S., and of World Cup Cup in Qatar, which was moved live sports content has been one to winter to avoid the Middle of the few areas of programming rights, a deal Eastern country’s harsh sum- keeping viewers tuned in to live mer temperatures. That change television. announced in means the tournament will com- Fox also had no reason to think United States’ Christian Pulisic, right, is comforted by a member of the team staff pete for viewers with the NFL, after the U.S. lost to Trinidad and Tobago 2011, seemed the U.S. team would fail to qua- NBA and NHL, another bad re- lify for the first time since 1986. like a sure thing sult for Fox. Even after a few stumbles in the an early-stage match between in a statement. “While the U.S. Fox will have a chance to make early rounds of qualifying, the the U.S. and Portugal drew more was eliminated, the biggest stars at the time up some of those losses in 2026, U.S. team entered the last round viewers than either semifinal. in the world from Lionel Messi to which has a lot going for it: It’s of games with a 93 percent chan- Two of the three most-watched Cristiano Ronaldo stamped their “The one thing that Fox has a bigger tournament and Nor- ce to qualify. But a shocking loss matches that year featured the tickets to Russia on the same day, done is they have locked in some th America is likely to be the to Trinidad on Tuesday, paired U.S., and though the team was eli- and will battle teams ranging advertisers earlier in the sales host. What’s more, the company with wins by Panama and Hon- minated before the quarterfinals, from Mexico to England that have process than I know ESPN his- agreed in a closed bidding pro- duras, knocked the U.S. out of the its games made up 20 percent of massive fan bases in America.” torically would have,” said John cess to pay $300 million for the running. the U.S. viewership. Without the U.S., early-sta- Guppy, founder of Gilt Edge Soc- games (with a $180 million bonus The World Cup’s popularity in “Last night’s World Cup quali- ge games on Fox will probably cer Marketing. “The fact that they if the U.S. hosts), a price discoun- the U.S. is deeply tied to the per- fying results do not change Fox draw about half the audience, have been able to get commit- ted by as much as $500 million to formance of the men’s national Sports’ passion for the world’s according to independent media ments earlier, I think is going to compensate for the Qatar schedu- team. In the 2014 tournament, biggest sporting event,” Fox said consultant Brad Adgate. It’s like help them in the sales goals that le change. Bloomberg

dlords to commit to allowing tenants to HSBC appoints Airbnb-branded apartment use Airbnb without repercussions. new CEO to The first building buildings are coming to the US in the new venture, replace retiring called Niido Powered Olivia Zaleski tup was founded in by Airbnb, will be in Stuart Gulliver 2008, landlords have Kissimmee, Florida. eople around argued it violates zo- It will feature keyless ondon-based bank bloomberg Pthe world use Air- ning laws and opera- entry and on-demand LHSBC says John Flint will be bnb Inc. to rent out tes as an illegal ho- concierge services, its new chief executive, replacing their apartments to tel. Critics have also like cleaning and lug- the retiring Stuart Gulliver. guests, sometimes said abundant ren- gage storage. Tenan- The bank said in statement yes- rankling building ow- tals drive up housing ts will be permitted terday that Flint, who currently ners and landlords in costs and disrupt nei- to sublet their units heads up retail banking and the process. Now Air- ghborhoods. only on Airbnb for up wealth management, will take bnb is getting more To quell criticism, to 180 nights a year, the job on Feb. 21. directly involved in Airbnb began offe- the companies said. Chairman Mark Tucker says the real-estate side of ring large building Airbnb will provi- Flint has “great understanding the business. management com- de design assistan- and regard for HSBC’s heritage, The San Francis- panies a share of hos- ce but won’t have an and the passion to build the bank co company said it’s commonly found in how landlords, de- ts’ revenue last year. ownership interest for the next generation.” working with Mia- hotels. velopers and Airbnb The company, valued in the building. New- Flint says he’s “humbled by the mi-based developer It’s the latest step can work together.” at USD31 billion, lets gard will take a piece responsibility.” He has repre- Newgard Develop- toward legitimizing The Airbnb-bran- landlords who agree of profits generated sented the group in Hong Kong, ment Group to design the site, said JaJa ded building fits into to make Airbnb the from Airbnb rentals Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, a 324-unit apartment Jackson, a global a long-term strategy exclusive rental site and plans to deve- India, Bahrain, the United States building that will car- partnerships direc- to win over real-es- for tenants receive as lop similar spaces and the United Kingdom. ry the Airbnb name. tor at Airbnb. “We’re tate developers and much as 15 percent of in the Southeastern HSBC is carrying out a swee- Tenants will be en- trying to make sure facility-management earnings from hos- U.S. Airbnb said the ping overhaul to increase profi- couraged to sublet that home-sharing is companies that have ts in their buildin- Florida complex is tability. That includes shedding their spaces online, not done in the sha- been resistant to gs. The profit-share expected to open in thousands of workers and exiting and guests will have dows,” he said. “This allowing Airbnb ren- agreement is desig- the first quarter next some markets in order to focus access to amenities partnership shows tals. Since the star- ned to encourage lan- year. Bloomberg even more on Asia. AP 13.10.2017 fri

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thwarted as Beijing clamped down on outbound investment, both to rein in excessive spen- Property tycoon tops China’s ding on foreign entertainment and sports assets not seen as use- ful for developing China’s eco- rich list, Wanda boss slides nomy and to avoid running down the country’s foreign exchange Kelvin Chan, Hong Kong panies piling up debt to make reserves. marquee investments abroad Hoogewerf said Wang’s for- roperty tycoon Xu Jiayin ap photo and instead encourage entrepre- tunes declined after he delisted Phas vaulted to the top of a neurs to focus on domestic grow- Wanda from Hong Kong’s stock Chinese rich list after his weal- th. exchange last year, missing out th quadrupled, knocking Wang on a mini boom for Chinese de- Jianlin off his longtime position velopers. at No. 1. Wanda’s Wanda’s other woes include The Hurun Report, China’s being forced to sell off most of best-known list of its wealthiest [boss] slide its Chinese theme parks and ho- people, estimated that wealth reflects Beijing’s tels to rivals and failing to follow held by Xu, founder of developer through on its proposed acquisi- Evergrande, surged to USD43 efforts to tion of Dick Clark Productions. billion, moving him up nine pla- Hurun turned up 647 Chinese ces from last year. tighten up on billionaires in its 19th rich list, Another property mogul, Yang Evergrande China founder Xu Jiayin is the richest man in China companies accounting for 36 percent of the Huiyan of developer Country world total. As recently as 2003 Garden, rose 18 spots to fourth their companies’ share prices Familiar faces from China’s piling up debt to the country had none. The latest place as her fortune more than even as Beijing has sought to cool tech industry rounded out the report covered 2,130 mainland tripled to $24 billion. the market, Hurun CEO Rupert top five, with Pony Ma of Inter- make marquee Chinese individuals worth at least Wang, head of real estate and Hoogewerf said. net company Tencent moving $300 million, but Hoogewerf leisure conglomerate Dalian “They’ve put a lot of their eggs up one place to second with $37 investments said his researchers missed Wanda Group, fell from first to in that basket and they’re rea- billion in wealth as his com- abroad others who go to “extraordinary fifth place as his wealth shrank ping their rewards,” Hoogewerf pany’s shares rallied 60 percent lengths” to hide their wealth. 28 percent to $23 billion, the said. this year. He overtook Jack Ma, Under Wang’s leadership, “For every one we have found, report said. He had held the top Evergrande, based in the sou- founder of e-commerce giant Ali- Dalian Wanda started as a real es- we estimate there to be two that spot since 2013. thern city of Guangzhou, is one baba, who slipped to third with tate developer and then branched we have missed,” he said. The changes reflect how sa- of China’s biggest property de- $30 billion after his stake in fi- out by acquiring a Hollywood The Shanghai firm publishes vvy real estate investors have velopers. Xu, 59, is known as an nance company Ant Financial studio, U.S. cinema chains, Spa- a monthly magazine and relea- benefited from soaring Chinese avid supporter of Chinese soccer was reduced. nish soccer teams and a British ses yearly rankings and research property prices that have driven and has invested in the sport do- Wang’s slide reflects Beijing’s yacht maker. about the world’s richest people apartment sales and boosted mestically. efforts to tighten up on com- But his global ambitions were and their spending habits. AP ad fri 13.10.2017

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Australia tional ban was designed to pre- vent “split allegiances” among lawmakers — a concern that did not apply to Joyce. “There’s no split allegiance Court considers: Can dual where you’re not aware of one,” he told the court. “You cannot heed a call you cannot hear.” But Brian Walters, a lawyer citizens make laws? for the only two senators who have quit over their foreign ci- Rod McGuirk, Canberra tizenships, of Canada and New Zealand, told the court on Wed- s Australia’s High ap photo nesday that the ban is designed Court considers to reinforce public confidence in the fate of seven Parliament. lawmakers who could “It’s a provision that requires loseA their seats because they also that the government of Austra- hold foreign citizenship, some in lians will be by Australians and this nation of immigrants won- only by Australians,” Walters der whether it’s time to nix a said. constitutional ban on dual na- The High Court has previou- tionals serving in Parliament. sly ruled that lawmakers who Critics have long argued the make “reasonable steps” to re- unusual restriction could pose nounce foreign citizenship are problems for a multicultural exempt from the ban, acknowle- country with one of the highest dging that some countries wou- immigration rates in the Wes- ld always regard them as their tern world. Australia’s popu- own. lation grew by 1.6 percent last But the court has never befo- year, mostly through immigra- re dealt with Australian-born tion — the largest rise within lawmakers who did not ask for the Organization for Economic a second nationality. Cooperation and Development Government lawyers question group of 35 countries after New whether the ban on someone Zealand, which rose 2.1 percent. who is “a subject or a citizen The precaution against foreign [...] of a foreign power” was interference in politics also rai- The United States, which along prised by the amount of Chinese nationality from a parent. Three ever intended to disqualify such ses questions about how fair it with Britain inspired Australia’s money and influence in Austra- others immigrated as children. lawmakers. is that the citizenship policies hybrid parliamentary system, lian politics. An Australian par- All said they did not know they The lawyers have produced an of other countries could decide also welcomes dual citizens in liamentary committee has since were dual citizens when they early draft of the constitution whether an Australian citizen Congress. recommended a ban on political were elected last year. that would only have disqua- can run for Parliament. donations from foreign com- Canavan’s Australian-born lified lawmakers for actively The clause in Australia’s panies and individuals, but the mother, with Italian parents, seeking citizenship of another 116-year-old constitution that The clause government has yet to act with only became an Italian citizen country. includes the ban “is a problem, in Australia’s legislation. due to a 1983 ruling by that The six British colonies that it’s broken in terms of its capaci- Government lawyers have even country’s Constitutional Court. banded together to create the ty to serve the needs of the mo- 116-year-old suggested in submissions to the Australia’s High Court has heard Australian federation in 1901 dern community and it needs High Court that the dual citizen conflicting evidence on whether each had a parliament that to be fixed,” George Williams, constitution ban was a 19th century drafting Canavan had also become Ita- allowed foreign citizens by des- Dean of Law at the University error in the constitution. lian by descent. cent. Those colonies are now of New South Wales, said in an that includes The court this week is explo- The deputy prime minister Australian states that elect dual August speech. the ban ‘is a ring the ban in the case of seven inherited his New Zealand ci- national lawmakers to their sta- “It’s built for instability be- lawmakers whose potential dis- tizenship from his father, but te legislatures. cause of the society in which we problem, it’s qualification from Parliament did not become aware of it until Critics of the ban fear that a now live,” Williams said. could cost the government its August, after journalists started strict interpretation of it by the He noted that three parliamen- broken’ slim legislative majority. The asking questions about his back- High Court could make Parlia- tary committees in the 1980s three-day hearing is due to fi- ground. ment less representative of the and 1990s agreed that the ban The ban too seems incon- nish Thursday. If Joyce is disqualified from population by potentially crea- should be lifted, and argued it gruous with Australia’s lack of The seven lawmakers include Parliament, it would force a ting more obstacles for migrants should be removed from the control over foreign influence Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby by-election that could cost the who want to become candidates. constitution via a referendum. through political donations that Joyce and government minis- ruling coalition its single-seat An opposition senator spent The ban is unique in the Com- increasingly come from China. ters Matt Canavan and Fiona majority in the House of Repre- USD20,000 on lawyers to re- monwealth of Nations, a group Last year, John Berry, then Nash. sentatives. nounce his Iranian citizenship of mostly former British colo- U.S. ambassador to Australia, Four of the seven are Austra- Joyce’s lawyer Bret Walker before he entered Parliament in nies that includes Australia. said the United States was sur- lian-born and inherited a second said this week that the dual na- 2013. 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loods and landsli- damaged more than 1,000 15 others were missing. villagers have been mobi- Fdes caused by a tropi- houses, submerged 16,740 The deaths included four lized for the search,” Tuan cal depression have killed other homes and damaged families whose houses said. “But they are facing at least 43 people, left 34 infrastructure and crops were buried in a landslide difficulties because of the others missing and dama- in six central and northern yesterday while they were huge volume of soil, mud ged homes and crops in provinces, the Vietnam sleeping, killing nine and and rocks that buried the northern and central Viet- Disaster Management Au- leaving nine others mis- houses.” nam, officials said yester- thority said. sing, disaster official Tran Evacuations were orde- day. In the hardest-hit nor- Anh Tuan said. red for 200,000 people in The storm injured 21 thern province of Hoa “More than 250 soldiers, Ninh Binh province in the people and destroyed or Binh, 17 people died and police, militiamen and north. AP 13.10.2017 fri

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In this combination of photos, from left to right: Shinmoedake volcano in southwestern Japan on Oct. 12; Mount Agung in Bali on Oct. 8; Manaro volcano on Vanuatu on Oct. 1

island chain is also periodically erupting. ‘Ring of Fire’ volcanos VANUATU The entire population of a Pa- cific island was evacuated in the space of a few days in late remind Asia of seismic peril September and early October to escape the belching Manaro he horseshoe-shaped JAPAN ld reach 2 kilometers from the fast-moving clouds of boiling hot volcano. The 11,000 residents string of active volcanos The Shinmoedake volcano in crater. It raised the volcanic ash, gas and rocks when it last of Ambae island were moved bounding the Pacific southwestern Japan started alert level from 2 to 3 on a scale erupted in 1963, killing more by every boat available to other Ocean has lived up to its erupting Wednesday for the first of 5. Level 3 warns people to not than 1,100 people. A new erup- islands in Vanuatu, a Pacific ar- T“Ring of Fire” name in the past time in about six years. Accor- approach the volcano. tion is likely to kill fewer people chipelago nation, where they’re month, sparking mass evacua- ding to Japanese broadcaster because officials have imposed a living in schools, churches and tions in Indonesia and Vanuatu TBS, an ash plume rose 1,700 BALI large no-go zone around the cra- tents. Officials have since down- and now setting parts of sou- meters from the crater Thursday More than 140,000 people fled ter but it could paralyze tourism, graded the volcano’s danger le- thwestern Japan on edge. The and ash fell on cities and towns Mount Agung on the Indonesian which many Balinese rely on vel but say the population must 450 or so volcanos that make up in Miyazaki prefecture. Videos island of Bali after its alert status for their livelihoods. Indonesia wait at least two more weeks to the “Ring of Fire” are an outline showed students wearing hel- was raised to the highest level on has more than one tenth of the return. The island’s water supply of where the massive Pacific Pla- mets and masks on their way Sept. 22. Hundreds of tremors world’s active volcanos and ano- and crops have been affected by te is grinding against other pla- to an elementary school at the daily from the mountain indicate ther two are currently erupting. volcanic ash and acid rain but tes that form the Earth’s crust, foot of Shinmoedake. The Japan magma is rising inside it, promp- Sinabung in northern Sumatra most villages were spared major creating a 40,000-kilometer- Meteorological Agency is war- ting authorities to warn a power- is shooting plumes of ash high damage. Previous eruptions of long zone prone to frequent ear- ning that hot ash and gas clouds ful eruption is possible. The into the atmosphere nearly dai- the volcano have lasted a month thquakes and eruptions. known as pyroclastic flows cou- volcano spewed lava and deadly ly and Dukono in the Maluku to six weeks. AP

India Top court rules sex with wife younger than 18 is rape

ndia’s top court has is rape. “Human rights of said it had removed a con- early marriages. ruled that having sexual a girl child are very much flicting position in Indian She also called for a free

I ap photo intercourse with a wife alive and kicking whether laws. She said according to access to secondary educa- younger than 18 is rape, a she is married or not and the 2011 government cen- tion for girls. “Also paren- decision that activists say is deserve recognition and sus the percentage of be- ts often say they don’t like an important step toward acceptance,” said Justices low 18 marriages in India to send their daughters to ending child marriages. Madan Lokur and Deepak was as high as 47 percent. school, and get them mar- Indian law says a woman Gupta. Lalitha Kumaramanga- ried, to protect them from must be at least 18 to mar- Marriages of girls are pre- lam, former chairperson of sexual abuse. India has ry and consent to sex, but valent in India, especially the National Commission enacted a law against child there are exceptions and a among the rural poor. The for Women, said the ruling sex abuse, but should do man was permitted to have government estimates that “will act as a deterrent to much more to enforce the sex, even forcibly, with a child marriages in rural parents.” protections,” she said. girl as young as 15, as long areas were three times hi- Meenakshi Ganguly, India’s Parliament rai- ried girl was over 15 years week said “sexual inter- as she was his wife. gher than in urban centers. South Asia Director for sed the age of consent to of age, her husband could course with a girl below The Supreme Court ru- Yesterday, sociologist Human Rights Watch, said 18 years in 2013, but no not be charged with any 18 years of age is rape re- led that sexual intercourse Ranjana Kumari welco- the court decision would change was made in a legal offense. gardless of whether she is with a girl younger than 18 med the court verdict and help ending the practice of exception. It said if a mar- The Supreme Court this married or not.” AP 13.10.2017 fri

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Palestine ap photo Rivals Hamas, Fatah reach preliminary deal USA on governing Gaza Pentagon has no plans to boost size of nuclear Fares Akram & Mohammed Daraghmeh, Gaza City arsenal ap photo

The Pentagon has no current plans to increase the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. In fact, it can barely sustain ival groups Hamas the existing force, which is decades old and is in some Rand Fatah have rea- respects almost decrepit. The arsenal is far from being ched a preliminary, partial in the “perfect shape” that President Donald Trump agreement that could pave said yesterday he wants to see under his watch. That is the way for Palestinian Pre- why the government is planning to spend hundreds of sident Mahmoud Abbas to billions of dollars on a top-to-bottom “modernization,” resume governing the Gaza or replacement of the three major categories of nuclear Strip, a decade after Ha- weapons — as well as their command and control mas overran the territory, systems — in coming decades. Those new weapons officials close to Egyptian- would replace, not add to, currently deployed forces brokered negotiations said such as the 400 Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic yesterday. missiles that stand ready for short-notice launch Details of the deal were to in underground silos in North Dakota, Montana, be presented at a news con- Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. Trump suggested he thinks the U.S. already has enough weapons. “We ference in Cairo early today don’t need an increase, but I want modernization and I [Macau time]. want total rehabilitation,” he said, apparently referring Hamas leader Ismail to replacing weapons and support systems that Haniyeh said in a statement have grown old. “I want to have absolutely perfectly that the agreement was rea- maintained — which we are in the process of doing ched under “generous Egyp- — nuclear force,” he said. An in-depth review of the tian auspices,” but provided U.S. nuclear force and the strategies and polices that no details. From left in front row, Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar, Head of Palestinian General Intelligence underpin it has been under way since April. A senior Palestinian official Majid Faraj, Head of the Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh, Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and said Abbas, the leader of Fa- an Egyptian mediator hold their hands up during a meeting in Gaza City earlier this month Turkey tah, might visit Gaza in the coming weeks, depending Officials close to the talks said a senior Hamas official presidential elections. Rights group reports on a successful implemen- said the sides agreed to set who spoke on condition of Hamas and Fatah would tation of the agreement. The up committees to work out anonymity, also pending the return to Cairo in early De- ‘growing evidence’ of official spoke on condition of the details — in the past a formal announcement. cember to assess implemen- anonymity pending a formal mechanism that quickly led He said both sides agreed tation of the agreement, the abuses in custody announcement in Cairo. to deadlock. that European monitors official said. The Western-backed could be deployed at the In the current context, A rights advocacy group reports “growing evidence” Abbas hasn’t set foot in border crossing. both sides might be more of abuses in police custody in Turkey against people Gaza since 2007, when the Officials A permanent opening of willing to reach a deal than accused of links to terror groups or to last year’s coup Islamic militant Hamas, his the Rafah crossing would in the past. attempt. Human Rights Watch yesterday reported main ideological rival, sei- said the mean an end to the crippling Struggling with the fallout at least 11 cases of “serious abuse in detention,” Gaza border blockade which from the border blockade, including beatings, threats, sexual assault or threats zed the territory in street ba- sides agreed of sexual assault. It also reported five cases of ttles with his loyalists. prevents free trade and bars Hamas has found it increa- individuals’ abductions and disappearance. The The Hamas takeover, to set up the vast majority of Gaza’s 2 singly difficult to govern or group’s Europe and Central Asia director, Hugh which came a year after committees million people from leaving provide basic services, such Williamson, said: “As evidence mounts that torture the group defeated Fatah the territory. Egypt has ope- as electricity, to Gaza’s peo- in police custody has returned to Turkey, the in Palestinian parliament to work out ned the Rafah crossing only ple. government urgently needs to investigate and call a elections, left Abbas with sporadically since 2007. The 82-year-old Abbas, halt to it.” Turkey’s government insists it has a “zero autonomous enclaves in the the details - Key issues were not ad- meanwhile, might be tolerance” policy against torture. Turkey has arrested Israeli-occupied West Bank. dressed in the Cairo talks. thinking about his legacy. more than 50,000 people as part of a vast crackdown Hamas, meanwhile, beca- in the past a A major sticking point has The political split has been a in the aftermath of the coup. me increasingly isolated, as been the Hamas military major stain on his rule, par- Israel and Egypt enforced a mechanism wing and its arsenal. Abbas ticularly at a time when at- Somalia Gaza border blockade of the that quickly has said he would only re- tempts to negotiate the ter- coastal strip. turn to Gaza if Hamas hands ms of Palestinian statehood Journalist’s 18-month Over the past decade, each led to over power, while Hamas with Israel seem to be going side deepened control over has said the military wing nowhere. sentence is protested its territory, making it in- deadlock is not up for discussion. Abbas heads the political creasingly difficult to forge Hamas officials have assu- camp that seeks to establish A court in Somalia’s breakaway northern territory of compromises and repeated One committee would have red the Fatah negotiators a state in the West Bank, Somaliland has sentenced a journalist to 18 months attempts at reconciliation four months to determine that the military wing wou- Gaza and east Jerusalem, in prison on charges of criminal defamation and failed. who among thousands of ld maintain a low profile as lands Israel captured in the publishing false news. Mohamed Aden Dirir was The preliminary deal being Hamas civil servants wou- part of any deal. 1967 war. arrested last month following an article for a local ld be able to join the new It’s not clear if this will sa- Hamas suggested in a new news website in which he alleged exam fraud by announced yesterday came teachers at private schools in the capital, Hargeisa. after two days of talks be- government. Another com- tisfy Abbas, or if the dispute political manifesto earlier Local journalists say the one-day trial was held tween Hamas and Fatah in mittee would merge 3,000 will re-emerge later on. this year that it might con- without his lawyer. He was sentenced on Sunday. the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Palestinian Authority loya- The Hamas official said sider a state in pre-1967 Dirir’s family told reporters they would appeal. The Under the emerging agree- lists into Gaza’s Hamas-run Hamas, Fatah and smaller lines as an interim option, New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists ment, Hamas would hand police force. Palestinian factions would but also endorses an Islamic says Dirir “should never have been prosecuted in over responsibilities of go- Negotiators also agreed meet early next month to state in historic Palestine, the first place” and the trial was carried out in an verning Gaza to the West that control of the Gaza side discuss other issues related including what is now Israel. unjust way. Local media organizations have long said Bank-based government of of the border crossing with to Palestinian reconcilia- The group refuses to renou- Somalia’s penal code, written in 1960, is designed to Prime Minister Rami Ham- Egypt would be handed to tion, including holding long- nce violence or recognize Is- silence journalists and curtail freedom of expression. dallah. Hamdallah’s government, overdue parliamentary and rael. AP fri 13.10.2017 th Anniversary

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Saturday 10:30 Comedy 11:45 Miscellaneous 12:00 Miscellaneous 12:30 Miscellaneous GeoStorm 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) room 1 1988 Government loses 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast (PT) 2:30, 4:30, 9:30pm pycatcher battle 14:50 Soap Opera (PT) Director: Dean Devlin S 17:20 Miscellaneous Starring: Gerar Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, 18:15 Miscellaneous Daniel Wu The British Government has lost its long-running battle to 19:00 Miscallaneous Language: English (Chinese subtitles) stop the publication of the controversial book Spycatcher, Duration: 109 min 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) written by a former secret service agent. 21:00 Drama (PT) Law Lords ruled the media can publish extracts from former 21:50 Miscellaneous MI5 officer Peter Wright’s memoirs, because any damage to 22:40 Documentary Serie national security has already been done by its publication 23:00 TDM News abroad. 23:30 Miscellaneous But they agreed Mr Wright’s book had indeed constituted a 00:35 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) serious breach of confidentiality, the principle at the heart of 01:10 RTPi Live the government’s case against him for the last three years. Despite the defeat Home Secretary Douglas Hurd claimed the ruling “vindicated” the government’s attempts to preser- Sunday ve the life-long “duty of confidentiality”. 10:30 Comedy However, Shadow Home Secretary Roy Hattersley, said the 11:00 Sunday Mass ruling now made the Government’s position “demonstrably 12:00 Miscellaneous absurd.” 12:30 Miscellaneous He said in using the legal system the government had beha- 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) ved in a “scandalous way when it must have known it would 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast (PT) lose in the end”. 14:50 Zig Zag Mr Wright was condemned by the Law Lords as a traitor for 16:20 Pop Lusa disclosing security service secrets, but his lawyer, Malcolm 17:20 Brainstorm Turnball, said their criticism of his client was unjudicial and 18:05 Miscellaneous “reeked of bad losing”. 19:35 Portuguese Serie He argued allegations about confidentiality had already fai- 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) led to convince an Australian court in an earlier attempt by 21:00 Non-daily Portuguese News Blade Runner 2049 the British government to prevent publication of his client’s room 2 book. 22:00 Miscellaneous 2:30, 6:15, 9:15pm 23:00 TDM News Director: Denis Villeneuve Mr Wright was apparently ill, and unable to comment on 23:30 Documentary (Repeated) Starring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, today’s verdict. 23:50 Europe League 2017/2018 Magazine Dave Bautista With the ruling, injunctions imposed against The Observer, 00:50 Miscellaneous Language: English (Chinese subtitles) The Guardian and The Sunday Times have been lifted. Out- 01:45 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Duration: 141min side the court Donald Trelford, editor of The Observer cele- 02:20 RTPi Live brated: “At long last our democratic system has reached the ob- vious conclusion that these were genuine matters of public importance that the public should be allowed to know about.” Spycatcher is already an international bestseller with nearly two million copies sold. Offbeat In his memoirs as an MI5 officer Mr Wright alleges the se- curity service operated beyond the law. Bear killed after getting inside Some of his more controversial revelations include the claim that Prime Minister Harold Wilson was the target of an Alaska post office MI5 conspiracy and that ex-chief of MI5, Roger Hollis, was a Soviet mole in the 1960s. A 300-pound black bear was killed after it wandered into an Courtesy BBC News Anchorage post office. Anchorage television station KTVA reports the bear got inside the building Sunday after walking through an open door near n context the loading dock. I The facility was closed, but U.S. Postal Service spokeswo- The Spycatcher affair began in 1985, when the British Government man Dawn Peppinger says about 75 employees were sorting started proceedings against the book being published in Australia. It mail when the bear got inside the post office near the Ted Ste- lost the action in 1987. By late 1987 Spycatcher was the number one hardback bestseller in vens Anchorage International Airport. the US, selling 400,000 copies. Employees notified airport police. The bear climbed on a con- Although the government had succeeded in gagging the British veyor belt and wound up in an area where garbage is com- what happened to monday room 3 media for a time it failed to prevent the book’s disclosure anywhere pacted. 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm abroad. Airport Deputy Police Chief Dave Schulling says several offi- Director: Tommy Wirkola In November 1991 the European Court of Human Rights found the cers responded, and found the animal near several dozen peo- Starring: Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe government’s actions had violated the right to freedom of speech. ple. The bear was killed when officers’ efforts to get the animal Language: Chinese Peter Wright died a millionaire in April 1995 aged 78. back outside failed. Duration: 123 min fri 13.10.2017

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YOUR STARS The Born Loser by Chip Sansom Aries Taurus

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Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow 5 12 drizzle You’ve never really been a stickler for You’ve been seriously involved Frankfurt 12 17 drizzle doing what people say must be done before in many different ways, and when it should be done, and you feel you certainly know what it’s like to Paris 13 18 cloudy the urge to relax right now. Whether or care deeply for someone. At the London 10 17 cloudy not it’s authorized, you and your friends moment, though, you’re not really or partner need to chill on your own. thinking about the past. New York 16 24 moderate rain

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Football Coaching continuity finds an unlikely home in top Italian league

Andrew Dampf, Rome Parma, Juventus, Chelsea Maurizio Sarri is and Real Madrid. approaching saint-like ilvio Berlusco- ap photo While there is specula- status with Napoli lea- ni can no longer tion Milan might rehire ding the league, Allegri order AC Milan’s Ancelotti as an eventual has led Juventus to two manager to change replacement for Monte- Champions League finals Sthe lineup to his preferred lla, it’s at the bottom of in three years, and Lucia- “Christmas tree” 4-3-2- the table where the first no Spalletti has restored 1 formation and fire the firings are more likely to confidence at Inter. coach if he refuses. occur. Simone Inzaghi has Maurizio Zamparini, Last-place Benevento vi- fourth-place Lazio per- another notoriously im- sits basement rival Hellas forming beyond expecta- patient owner who has Verona on Monday with tions and in the hunt for a made more than 40 coa- Marco Baroni and Fabio Champions League spot, ching changes in 15 years, Pecchia each at risk. and new Roma coach Eu- Ivan Juric is also wa- sebio Di Francesco has still presides over Paler- AC Milan head coach Vincenzo Montella (left) and Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri mo, but which is in Serie vering at winless Genoa, quickly gained the confi- B. which is second from the dence of the Giallorossi’s Maybe it’s a coincidence Vincenzo Montella. Mon- “We’ve created a long- than a year after De Boer bottom. American owners. but in the first season sin- tella is the sixth manager term project with him. was fired by Inter. But the big clubs all As always, though, thin- ce Berlusconi sold Milan since current Juventus We kept him with the The most high-profi- seem comfortable with gs can change quickly. In to a Chinese-led consor- manager Massimiliano knowledge that it was le firing in Europe came their coaches, including fact, three high-profile tium, there have been no Allegri was fired by Ber- going to take a while be- when Carlo Ancelotti was AC Milan, which goes into matches this weekend — coaches fired in Serie A lusconi in January 2014. fore things work like we ousted at Bayern Munich. the derby against Inter on Juventus vs. Lazio, Roma through seven rounds — want them to.” “Firings are part of my Sunday following conse- vs. Napoli and the Milan the longest the league has Since Patience of the sort that job,” said Ancelotti, who cutive 2-0 losses to Sam- derby — could provoke gone without a sacking in Fassone expressed lies in was previously sacked by pdoria and Roma. sudden mood changes. AP nearly 20 years. Berlusconi direct contrast to the way There were already two Berlusconi, the three-ti- coaching changes by this sold me Italian premier, used time a year ago and 12 by to order his coaches arou- ONE SHOT NEWS the end of the season, in- Milan to a nd, removing them at the cluding caretakers. Chinese-led first hint of a problem. There was a record 17 That was the fate for the changes in the 20-team consortium, likes of Clarence Seedorf, league in 2011-12, and Filippo Inzaghi, Sinisa that doesn’t include Ste- there have Mihajlovic and Cristian fano Pioli’s firing by Pa- Brocchi, each of whom lermo before the season been no coached the seven-time even began. coaches European champion in The last time there were rapid succession recently. no changes this far into fired in Serie France’s Ligue 1 is the the season came in 1998 only other major Euro- when Luigi Simoni was A through pean league without any fired by Inter Milan after seven coaching changes so far the 11th round. this season. While AC Milan has go- rounds In La Liga, Alaves, tten off to a rocky start Villarreal, and Las Pal- after a summer spending mas have made changes. “[Montella] has our res- In the English Premier spree that brought in 11 MotoGP rider Tito Rabat of Spain steers his mini electric motorcycle as he leads the pack of riders new players, the new ow- pect and trust,” Milan League, Frank de Boer during a fan event ahead of the MotoGP Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix in Motegi, north of Tokyo. nership has given cons- CEO Marco Fassone said was replaced by Roy Hod- The mini motorcycle race event was started to attract young fans. Each team is made up of a rider tant support for coach this week. gson at Crystal Palace less and a child, and three laps are run around a course.

ad THE Seychelles reports plague case Station Air quality BUZZ linked to Madagascar outbreak Roadside 30-50 Good Authorities in Seychelles say a man was diagnosed nitoring 258 people, including passengers and crew with pneumonic plague after returning from Mada- from the flight carrying the man who fell ill, as well High gascar, where a plague outbreak has killed dozens as his family members and patients at a health cen- Density 30-50 of people. ter where he went. Residental The Seychelles News Agency reported that the Those who died in Madagascar include a baske- Good patient arrived on the main island of Mahe on an tball coach from Seychelles who was participating Area opinion Air Seychelles flight on Oct. 6. The airline has since in a tournament in the capital, Antananarivo. The suspended its Madagascar flights. outbreak began after a plague death in Madagas- Ambient 30-50 The agency says Seychelles health officials are mo- car’s central highlands in late August. Good Bizcuits dsmg source: Leanda Lee WORLD BRIEFS The Macau confession Witness at Malaysia Life was happier, focused, simpler (some may say one of ignorance and naivety) before I started ap photo to read the news in my mid-thirties. After yester- trial says four more day’s headline, I am toying with the idea of retur- ning to those halcyon days. Macau’s news has been depressing since Hato. suspects in Kim murder Yesterday’s “Chui’s brother to be next AL vice-pre- Afghanistan An sident” must have many of us grappling with the American woman, her cognitive dissonance brought about by cultural Canadian husband and distance and logical inconsistencies. Eileen Ng, Shah Alam their three young children

I am guilty of the general westerner’s dislike for ap photo have been released after cronyism, and an abhorrence of nepotism. El- Malaysian police officer years of being held captive sewhere, professional “boys’ clubs” and golfing or Atestified yesterday that by a group with ties to sports’ club mateship may garner quiet acceptan- the two women on trial in the Taliban and called a ce, because insiders can be readily assessed, me- the murder of the estran- terrorist organization by the rit can be discerned, trust already developed and a ged half brother of North United States, American chance of quid pro quo. Even then, attention is gi- Korea’s leader were seen on and Pakistani officials said ven to justifying suitability for an appointment and airport security videos with yesterday. it is usual for attempts to be made at criteria-based two men believed to have selection processes, or at least a pretence of it. India’s top court has Ethical institutions will strive to prove an arm’s-len- provided the VX nerve agent ruled that having sexual gth nature to appointments, tenders and contrac- used to kill him. intercourse with a wife ts, going as far as to disadvantage those who are Videos presented in court younger than 18 is rape, a associated with the decision makers or even ban showed Vietnamese suspect decision that activists say them from some selection processes altogether. Doan Thi Huong walking in is an important step toward There is a cultural divide on the values surrou- the airport with a man wea- ending child marriages. nding nepotism and cronyism; of zero tolerance A courtroom sketch shows Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong (right) and More on p13 ring a baseball cap. Separa- Indonesian Siti Aisyah (third from right) during yesterday’s hearing at one end of the spectrum and a preference to tely, Indonesian suspect Siti trust only insiders at the other. The former views Aisyah was seen meeting corruption as a corollary of the latter. with another man also wea- He named the two other Their defense lawyers have Thus, the bewilderment caused by a govern- ap photo ring a cap at an airport cafe at-large suspects as James, said Huong and Aisyah were ment – this once so-called “sunshine” (transpa- rent) administration - which while aiming to root just before the attack was the suspected recruiter of duped by suspected North out corruption makes such a high profile familial carried out in a crowded de- Aisyah, and Hanamori, who Korean agents into believing appointment. We know the cronies are in charge parture terminal of the Kua- is nicknamed grandpa or they were playing a harmless but does it have to be so blatant, even to the most la Lumpur airport on Feb. uncle and is suspected of gi- prank for a TV show. Prose- Palestine Rival ignorant of us? 13. ving directions to Mr. Y. cutors however, contend the Palestinian groups Then there was the other non-starter (hopefully) The faces of the men can’t No further details about women knew they were han- Hamas and Fatah have of this fortnight: the proposed application of a dis- be seen clearly. those four suspects were dis- dling poison. reached a preliminary, criminatory fare system on our buses. The Secre- Chief investigating officer closed in open court, though Malaysia has never directly partial agreement that tary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Wan Azirul Nizam Che Wan Prosecutor Wan Shaharud- accused North Korea, but could pave the way for President Mahmoud Abbas Rosario, announced late September that a propo- Aziz identified the men as din Wan Ladin said outside South Korea’s spy agency sal was being considered whereby those without to resume governing the court the four are believed to has said the attack was part Macau ID cards would pay more to ride Macau’s only Mr. Y and Mr. Chang. Gaza Strip a decade after public buses. He testified that the two be North Koreans. of a five-year plot by North Hamas overran the territory. There is and can be no rationale for any organi- men were believed to have Huong and Aisyah are the Korean leader Kim Jong Un More on p14 sation or leader sending out a message that one smeared liquid on the wo- only two suspects detained to kill a brother he repor- group within a community is any lesser - less wor- men’s hands before the pair in the brazen assassination tedly never met. Kim Jong Spain Thousands of thy, less valued, to be less cared for - than any smeared it on Kim Jong of Kim, an outcast from Nor- Nam was not thought to be Catalans who want their other. All the more when those who would be most Nam’s face. th Korea’s ruling family who seeking influence over his region to remain in Spain disadvantaged - the non-resident workers, touris- Wan Azirul said the two lived abroad in virtual exile younger brother but had marked the country’s ts and visiting business people, technical experts men are among four people for years. Both women have spoken out publicly against national day yesterday, and artists – are precisely the individuals who have at large whom prosecutors pleaded not guilty to murder his family’s dynastic rule. marching through Barcelona and do contribute most to facilitate Macau’s eco- waving both Spanish accuse of having the com- charges that carry manda- The trial is to resume on nomic development. and Catalan flags and Rosario’s “positive discrimination” is oxymoronic mon intention with the two tory death sentences if they Oct. 24 with a visit to the cri- shouting “I am Spanish,” double speak. women to murder Kim. are convicted. me scene at the airport. AP as the region’s threats of This apparently insidiously misused language independence have left the may, however, if we dig, have another explana- country in crisis. tion. If it has been used in its true sense, it belies the belief by those that accept its semantics that it times square by rodrigo is Macau’s residents who are the under-privileged ones. Both patronising and discriminatory – this ap photo news was not happy reading. Spoil the child and the entitlement mindset shall remain. Comments from some local residents provided to the public press and posted on social media indicate that this sense of entitlement has US Authorities in Northern become entrenched and, worse, is assumed to be California say they are completely normal. poring through the list of Under-privileged? There is hardly a better econo- hundreds reported missing mic environment beyond Macau in which to live, on amid fierce wildfires and almost any economic indicator, except maybe for working through the cases the Gini coefficient (the measure of income inequa- one at a time. The series of lity). This is one slippery indicator: last published fires is already among the publicly by the Statistics Bureau in 2013 at 0.35, worst in California history, but in the same year released by Macau Economic and high winds expected to Association on 2011 data at 0.4 which showed an arrive overnight could light increase in income inequality since 2008 at 0.38. them up even more. That illusive little economic measure should rea- ppear in the 2017/2018 Household Budget Survey. United Nations The I suggest that herein lies the real boogie man: the United States is pulling out inability to distribute Macau’s power and wealth of UNESCO because of equitably for and among its own residents. what Washington sees as its In this light, the “positive discrimination” com- anti-Israel bias and a need ment was an inadvertent confession. for “fundamental reform” of the U.N. cultural agency.