BHULLAR WINS MIF, PLPEX CONCLUDE PROPAGANDA FACES MACAO OPEN During the three-day STIFF COMPETITION Indian golfer Gaganjeet events, a total of 67 Chinese people are Bhullar won the Macao agreements were signed, increasingly ignoring Open trophy for the covering many economic propaganda and are more second time in his career sectors interested in movie stars P3 P7 P10 MON.23 Oct 2017 T. 19º/ 25º C H. 45/ 75% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2911 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS JAPAN AP PHOTO Abe heads EGYPT’s president vowed yesterday to press ahead with the country’s war against terrorism, secure its borders and hunt down militants. The remarks to landslide came after authorities officially announced that at least 16 policemen were killed in a brazen ambush by militants southwest of Cairo. election win Security officials separately reported that P12 the death toll reached 54, making it one of the worst attacks against Egypt’s police in years. More on p14 RENATO MARQUES RENATO PHILIPPINES Troops yesterday were battling a final group of about 30 pro-Islamic State group militants who were surrounded in one building with all their hostages gone as a nearly five- month siege neared its end in Marawi city. MALAYSIA A landslide at a construction site in northern Malaysia on Saturday killed three foreign workers, with rescuers searching for 11 others feared trapped in the mud and rubble, officials said. More on backpage With articles republished from China: Lusofonia Festival records big Building P2 demand spike in attendance this year 23.10.2017 mon th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO slowed the pace of passersby, the area around the amphithea- ter was even busier, as several groups had taken to the stage RENATO MARQUES RENATO with a variety of performances involving music and dance. In one of the most applauded acts, local group Macau Art Fusion paired with traditional Portuguese songs and dance troupe “Macau no Coração” to present an act that delves deep into the roots of both the Portu- guese and Macau people. Laura Nyogery, the leader of the troupe, said: “We pick up the theme from fishing and fishermen and the sea, and re- late it to the history of Portugal. [We] also address the [ideas] of discovery and adventure and we cross this with the poetry of Zeca Afonso, merging it into several art forms.” She explained that the purpose is to highlight fee- lings such as “hope or missing someone,” using metaphors of the lives of fishermen, shown through the choreography, mu- sic, wardrobe and make-up. Crowds pictured yesterday at the festival Nyogery noted the importan- ce of Lusofonia Festival for the group as, “it’s a very anticipated event by the students because it has an audience that is very familiar and friendly. They all Lusofonia Festival records have parents or school friends, neighbors and others in the au- dience and it’s important for big spike in attendance them to be able to share what they have been learning,” she said. “Every time we have a per- Renato Marques Besides music and poetry, the a high number of people had A 27-year-old Indonesian non- formance like this they grow a East Timor stall features handi- visited that that the association resident worker, who identified lot, [...] it’s fabulous to realize HE 20th anniversary edi- craft pieces created by the arti- had to restock on the ingredien- herself only as Windy, said that their development.” Ttion of the Festival that joins san, who in turn demonstrated ts for the famous drink “caipiri- she was visiting the festival for Nyogery remarked that this together China and Portuguese- to how to do the Timorese “Tais” nha.” the first time. Windy and her development is clear and war- speaking countries came to a - a form of traditional weaving “Brigadeiros” and other typical friend “just saw it from the gar- ming. close yesterday evening. created by the women of East sweets were also selling well in den when walking there and “We see students that do not After four days of events and Timor. a stand that aimed to highlight came to see,” adding that she know any Portuguese and after performances on and off stage, Brazilian poetry. Titled “Antho- was enjoying it, “especially the just a few weeks [or months] are the conclusion was unanimous logy of Brazilian Poetry”, the music and dancing.” But Windy here singing Portuguese songs among several of the regular stand included a “poetry tree” said that she had not tried the with a real notion of the feelin- faces: this year’s festival had at- We have many where poetry messages were food on account of it being too gs involved. We explain to them tracted more people. hung on display. expensive. exactly what those words mean It was in fact easy to see that more people. Maria Amelia Antonio, presi- If the human congestion on so they can feel and translate the area around the Taipa Hou- MARIA AMÉLIA ANTÓNIO dent of the Portuguese Associa- Avenida da Praia Grande had that on stage,” she concluded. ses-Museum had become too CASA DE POrtugal tion “Casa de Portugal” (CPM), small for the very numerous agreed with the assessment of visitors that filled streets popu- Coelho said the traditional clo- increased visitation this year. lated by associations displaying thes were “much requested in “We have many more people and selling traditional goods previous editions,” and so the and right from 2 p.m. onwards,” from each country. They were association brought them along she said, noting that this had MARQUES RENATO mostly handicrafts and food this time. been possible because of an in- and beverages vendors, but not The sales are also going well, crease in the number of Chinese only. she said, “especially on the small attendees. “That was always the As explained to the Times, pieces such as hairbands, pocke- goal,” she explained. Helena Coelho, responsible for ts and bags. Some are already Marissa Lam, from Macau, said the East Timor stall said, “We sold out. The big clothes are a bit that she came to the festival to decided to bring a piece of the expensive, since it is a very time- support her boyfriend, who was culture [of East Timor] and so consuming and difficult hand- one of the performers on stage. we brought musical culture and made activity [to make them], But while at the festival, she has literature both in paper and on and people refrain themselves a not missed the opportunity to CDs,” works from Maestro Si- bit to buy them.” try the food and drink; the “Cai- mão Barreto that revived some At the Brazil stall, one of the pirinha” and the “Sangria” are a of the traditional Timorese most notable over the last 20 must, she said, as well as some songs. years, it was remarked that such typical Portuguese snacks. 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Asian Tour.” The 29-year-old Bhullar fired Meanwhile Filipino ace Angelo seven birdies against two bogeys This is probably Que battled to a 69 to share se- and a double-bogey, winning by the only cond place with Ajeetesh Sandhu three shots with a 13-under-par of India, who posted a 70, at the 271 total for his eighth Asian Tour tournament USD500,000 Asian Tour event. victory at the Macau Golf and Que made two birdies but regret- Country Club. where I’ve ted that he could have made more. Bhullar took home a winner’s played in Commenting on the tournament, prize purse of USD90,000. He is the Filipino professional golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar the third player after Australia’s such windy was satisfied with his result.