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Oil prices peaked in United States.

TL Bureau, Washington D.C.

vitality stocks, including (BP) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA), were Oil costs high rises on Monday among the best entertainers in after an overwhelming assault on London's FTSE 100 (UKX). Asian the core of Saudi Arabian oil genmarkets completed generally eration throughout the end of the lower, with Hong Kong's Hang week stunned markets and could Seng shutting down 0.8%. CNOOC, disturb the worldwide stockpile of China's greatest seaward oil unrefined for quite a while. maker, spiked 8.7% in Hong Kong, US oil fates bounced 14.7%, setmaking it the best entertainer on tling at $62.90 a barrel. It was the the Hang Seng. PetroChina, anothgreatest spike since January 2009. er Hang Seng (HSI) part and Asia's Fates of Brent unrefined, the Sunday night that he had Aramco oil offices were seriously biggest oil and gas maker, rose worldwide benchmark, settled up approved the utilization of oil from harmed in the strikes and reestab- 7.4%. Carriers stocks were 14.6% at $69.02 a barrel. the nation's crisis oil supply. lishing creation to their pre-assault smacked hard even with an Fuel fates, in the interim, were up Trump said oil from the Strategic levels "will take weeks, not days," approaching flood in fuel costs. over 13%, which isn't looking Petroleum Reserve, or SPR, would as indicated by two Saudi sources Germany's Lufthansa and Air good for American drivers. be utilized "to keep the business acquainted with the kingdom's oil France KLM both shut lower, as did Costs at first flooded as much as sectors well-provided." The US activities. "This is remarkable in American Airlines (AAL), United 18% however withdrew after US save is the biggest reinforcement scale, and effect," they said.

(UAL), Delta (DAL) and Southwest President Donald Trump said on pool of oil. State-possessed Saudi European trades shut lower, while (LUV) in the United States.

TABLETOP EXERCISE AT EUROPOL ON TERRORIST CONTENT DISSEMINATION ONLINE TL Bureau, The Hague The EU Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU), EU Member States, third countries and online service providers (OSPs) are joining forces to strengthen global action in the fight against terrorism online.

The EU Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) organised a tabletop exercise with EU Member States’ law enforcement authorities, third countries and online service providers (OSPs) at Europol’s headquarters, in The Hague, under the umbrella of the European Commission-led EU Internet Forum. The aim of the exercise was to inform and work on the development of an EU-led voluntary mechanism to enable a coordinated response to a cross-border massive abuse of the internet in the context of terrorism or violent extremism.

For a torture-free world: Council reinforces EU policy towards third countries TL Bureau, Brussels The Council today adopted the following conclusions on the revised Guidelines on EU policy towards third countries on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: "The Council welcomes the Guidelines on EU Policy Towards Third Countries on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and approves the revised guidelines. The Council remains seriously concerned by the widespread use of torture and other ill-treatment around the world.

Child Immigration Detention is Not Only Wrong, It Is Ineffective TL Bureau, New York Today, the United Nations Network on Migration strongly reiterates its position that child immigration detention must be ended in every region of the world. Detention of children for immigration purposes - whether they are traveling alone or with their families – has been recognized as a child rights violation and can be highly damaging to their physical and psychological health and wellbeing. Detention of children based on their migratory status is thus never in their best interests. Communitybased programmes, case management and other human rights-based alternatives have proven highly effective and all governments should work to replace immigration detention

for children and families with appropriate reception and care arrangements. Studies consistently show that detention and family separation are traumatic

experiences that have a profound negative impact on children’s health and long-term cognitive and physical development. This harm can occur even

when the detention is of short duration, regardless of the conditions in which children are held, and even when children are detained with their families.

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Oil Prices and World Oil costs hit their highest in four months when 2 attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out quite five-hitters of world offer.

At the beginning of mercantilism, brent goose crude jumped nineteen to $71.95 a barrel, whereas the opposite major benchmark, West American state Intermediate, rose 15 August 1945 to $63.34.

Prices relieved back slightly when U.S. President Donald Trump authorised the discharge people reserves.

It may take weeks before the Saudi facilities are absolutely back on line.

State oil large Saudi Aramco aforementioned the attack cut output by five.7 million barrels per day.

Attack on Saudis destabilises already volatile region The drone attacks on plants within the region of Saudi Arabia's industry enclosed striking the world's biggest petroleum-processing facility.

US Secretary of State electroacoustic transducer Pompeo aforementioned Iranian capital was behind the attacks. Persia suspect the U.S. of "deceit."

Later Mr Trump aforementioned during a tweet the U.S. knew the World Health Organization the offender was and was "locked and loaded" however waiting to listen to from the Saudis concerning however they wished to proceed.

The well-tried oil reserves in Saudi Arabia are the ordinal largest within the world, calculable to be 268 billion barrels (43×109 m3) (Gbbl hereafter), together with two.5 Gbbl within the Saudi–Kuwait neutral zone. they're preponderantly found within the jap Province.

These reserves were the most important within the world till South American country proclaimed they'd exaggerated their well-tried reserves to 297 Gbbl in January 2011. The Saudi reserves are concerning fifth part of the

EDITORIAL world's total typical oil reserves, an oversized fraction of those reserves comes from atiny low range of terribly large oil fields, and past production amounts to four-hundredth of the explicit reserves.

In 2000, the U.S. geologic Survey calculable that remaining undiscovered oil reserves in Saudi Arabia had a probability-weighted average of ninety Gbbl.

Saudi Arabia has historically been considered the world’s most vital swing producer of oil. once acting per se, the Saudi government would increase or decrease boring to take care of an additional stable worth.

Saudi Arabia created ten.3 million barrels per day (1.6×106 m3/d) (Mbbl/d) in 1980, 10.6 Mbbl/d in 2006,and within the region of nine.2 Mbbl/d in two008. Saudi Arabia maintains the world’s largest petroleum production capability, calculable to be approx. eleven Mbbl/d at mid-year 2008 and proclaimed plans to extend this capability to twelve.5 Mbbl/d by 2009 accumulative production through the tip of 2009 was 119.4 billion barrel. exploitation the explicit range of 267 Gbbl, past production amounts to four-hundredth of the explicit remaining established reserves. As of 2016, Saudi Arabia accumulative boring reached 143.97 bbl.

After the then U.S. president St. George W. Bush asked the Saudis to lift production on a visit to Saudi Arabia in January 2008 and that they declined, Bush questioned whether or not they had the power to lift production any further. within the summer of 2008, Saudi Arabia proclaimed a rise in planned production of five hundred,000 barrels per day. However, in 2008, thereforeme consultants believed that Saudi boring had already peaked or would do so within the close to future. In April 2015, the Saudi oil minister Ali Al-Naimi aforementioned that Saudi Arabia created twelve million barrels per day in March that year, that was the very best figure supported records since the first Nineteen Eighties. The previous peak was in August 2013 at ten.2 million barrels per day.

Historically, Saudi Arabia has maintained reserves knowledge and connected technical data as a wellguarded secret. This created freelance verification of the Kingdom’s reserves and resources nearly not possible, going varied commentators and also the world at-large to depend upon speculation and indi-

rect indicators. However, a recent (2019) freelance analysis could modification that.

In a 2004 study, Matthew Simmons analyzed two hundred technical papers on Saudi reserves by the Society of fossil fuel Engineers and finished that Saudi Arabia's boring faced close to term decline, which it'd not be ready to systematically turn out quite 2004 levels, once production of petroleum and lease atmospheric phenomenon averaged nine.10 million barrels per day. Simmons additionally argued that the Saudis could have irretrievably broken their massive oil fields by over-pumping salt water into the fields in a trial to take care of the fields' pressure and boost short-run oil extraction. He finished (in 2004): "In 2-3 years we'll have conclusive proof that Saudi oil is peaking,"Since his prediction, Saudi petroleum production has varied from as low as eight.25 million barrels per day (average for 2009) up to nine.83 million barrels per day (average for 2012). Overall, within the 9 years since his 2004 prediction (2005-2013), Saudi petroleum and lease atmospheric phenomenon production has averaged nine.20 million barrels per day, simply slightly above 2004 levels.

These skeptical viewpoints are countered by events culminating in early 2019. during a news conference in capital of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia on January nine, 2019, Saudi Arabia Energy Minister, His important person (H.E.) Khalid Al-Falih formally pro-

claimed that DeGolyer and MacNaughton had completed the primary ever freelance analysis of established reserves for the dominion. The results of this effort indicate that the established reserves within the Kingdom are probably proximal to, and even somewhat larger than, previous official estimates. H.E. Khalid AlFalih made public the in depth effort in his remarks, stating that the method began in August 2016 and continued for nearly 2-1/2 years.

DeGolyer and MacNaughton personnel (more than sixty geophysicists, petrophysicists, geologists, simulation engineers, reserves engineering specialists, and economists) designed the elaborated freelance analysis exploitation the in depth raw info from every of the wells and reservoirs within the evaluated reservoirs, applying their own techniques and methodologies to achieve the ensuing freelance estimate of established reserves.

Reaction within the press to the freelance analysis was notable. for instance, Ellen Wald, international energy policy analyst, told CNBC that “Whether they need 260 or 266 billion barrels isn't extremely the difficulty,” she said. “The purpose is that they'd DeGolyer and MacNaughton, that could be a terribly revered supply, do associate degree audit…I assume it’s designed to place to rest the contestation that’s perpetually infested them since the publication of ‘Twilight within the Desert’.”

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The draft law defining the status of veterans and volunteers will be submitted to the Parliament shortly TL Bureau, Kyiv President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy initiates the draft law on the status of veterans. The document will be defined as urgent.

“I believe that this draft law developed by the Ministry for Veterans Affairs together with veterans will soon be submitted to the Parliament. The Minister promised me that it would be ready in a week,” the Head of State said during the opening ceremony of the national Invictus Games in Kyiv. Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the draft law would establish a mechanism for determining the status of combatants and volunteers.

The President emphasized that he was always ready to communicate with veterans.

"You have delegated a candidate for the post of Minister (for Veterans Affairs, Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons - ed.).

Commissioner for the Rehabilitation of ATO Participants, and earlier - soldier Vadym Svyrydenko stands by me today.

He saved hundreds of lives risking his own. I want you to always be able to communicate directly with me and

members of my team,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed.

The Head of State participated in the opening ceremony of the national Invictus Games, which is the final stage of the selection of the national team of Ukraine for the international Invictus

Energy taxation discussed by EU finance ministers in Helsinki TL Bureau, Helsinki On the second day of the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (Ecofin), Saturday 14 September, the ministers discussed energy taxation and also EU fiscal rules.

The meeting was chaired by Finland’s Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä.

Energy taxation in support of climate action On the first day of their meeting, the EU member states’ finance ministers had discussed how action on climate change could be taken forward within their sphere of responsibilities.

On Saturday 14 September, the second day of the meeting, the discussion on climate action continued when ministers discussed energy taxation.

The European Commission has just pub-

lished its evaluation of the Energy Taxation Directive.

The main themes that emerged in the discussions were competitiveness, climate change mitigation and the extent to which energy taxation is generally socially acceptable.

“We all agreed that energy taxation can be used to further the achievement of climate and energy objectives.

I’m confident the outcome of our discussion will be taken into account if the decision is made to revise the Energy Taxation Directive,” said Minister Lintilä.

During its Presidency of the Council, Finland is stressing the need for the EU to raise its profile as a global leader in climate action. The aim is to establish a long-term climate strategy for the EU that will enable it to become carbon neutral by 2050.

Games 2020 in The Hague. "It seems to me that the British royal family has chosen a very apt definition - “invictus”. The nation is born from the invictus. Our job is to appreciate each and every one of you. To know the face of each of you and understand your needs,” the Head

of State said. The President announced a moment of silence to pay tribute to the fallen defenders of Ukraine. The Head of State wished the national team to amaze the world with their character, unbroken spirit and results at the Invictus Games 2020 in the Netherlands.

Afghanistan PROTESTORS BLOCKING ROADS IN HONG Condemns KONG ISLAND AND WAN CHAI POLICE STATION REPORT ROOM SERVICE SUSPENDED Terrorist Attack TL Bureau, Hong Kong At 2.30pm (September 15), protestors began to march from Causeway Bay area to Central area. Some protestors have arrived in Central.

The protestors have been occupying Hennessy Road, Queensway, and Des Voeux

Road Central, causing serious obstruction to the traffic.

They are participating in an unauthorised assembly.

Police warn the protestors to stop their illegal acts immediately. Police appeal to drivers to avoid travelling to the area and stay tuned to the latest traffic arrangements.

UK Condemns Attack on Two Aramco Oil Facilities TL Bureau, London The United Kingdom condemned the drone attack that targeted two Aramco oil facilities, in Abqaiq and Hijrat Khurais. The Foreign Office spokesperson said,

“Threatening civilian areas and commercial infrastructure is dangerous, provocative and completely unacceptable”. He affirmed that the UK remains committed to supporting the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

on Two Aramco Facilities TL Bureau, Kabul Afghanistan has strongly condemned the drone terrorist attack that targeted two Aramco facilities, in Abqaiq and Hijrat Khurais, stressing that the attack is contrary to international conventions and human rights that ensure the protection of oil facilities and civilian objects.

Afghanistan called on the international community to deter this kind of terrorist operations, to be more resolute and to repel the plans and actions of terrorists

The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Syria.

TL Bureau, London

Two armed terrorists had been identified by another coalition surveillance Royal Air Force aircraft have continued aircraft, and the Reaper found the pair to fly daily armed reconnaissance mis- at a hole dug in the desert floor, sions over Iraq and eastern Syria as believed to be a weapons cache. A sinpart of the global coalition against the gle Hellfire missile was fired by the Daesh terrorist movement. On Friday Reaper’s crew, which struck the terror23 August, an RAF Reaper patrolled ists and the concealed weapons. A furover the western deserts of Iraq’s ther strike in support of the Iraqi secuAnbar province, in support of opera- rity forces was conducted by RAF airtions by Iraqi security forces to prevent craft on 2 September. Daesh had Daesh regaining a foothold in the area. established a training camp in north-

ern Iraq at a cluster of buildings in the desert, some 25 miles south-west of Ash Sharqat. Six specific targets amongst the buildings were identified, and two Typhoon FGR4s, armed with Paveway IV guided bombs, were duly dispatched from RAF Akrotiri. A coalition surveillance aircraft had kept a close watch on the site and confirmed that there was no sign of any civilians being present, whereupon all six targets were struck by the Typhoons.

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SFH to visit Australia Yemeni TL Bureau, Hong Kong

cern.

Professor Chan will join gathThe Secretary for Food and erings with Hong Kong peoHealth, Professor Sophia ple and healthcare profesChan, will lead a delegation sionals living in Melbourne to visit Melbourne and and Sydney, and host recepSydney, Australia, from tion and information sessions September 16 to 20 to meet for Hong Kong students with healthcare professionals studying in major universities and students in Australia. in both places.

"The purpose of the visit is to She will also take the opporpromote the limited registra- tunity to visit Monash tion scheme for non-locally University's Peninsula camtrained doctors and to pus in Melbourne to meet encourage qualified non- with students studying occulocally trained healthcare pational therapy and physioprofessionals, in particular therapy there, as well as doctors, nurses, physiothera- meet senior healthcare pists and occupational thera- teaching staff at the pists, to serve in the public University of Melbourne and healthcare system of Hong the University of Sydney.

Kong," Professor Chan said.

The delegation will comprise During her visit in Australia, representatives from the Professor Chan will meet Hospital Authority, the Social with the Chief Health Officer Welfare Department and of the Department of Health non-governmental organisaand Human Services of tions.

Victoria, Dr Brett Sutton, in Professor Chan will arrive in Melbourne and also the New Hong Kong on September 20.

South Wales Minister for The Under Secretary for Food Health, Mr Brad Hazzard, in and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi, Sydney to exchange views on will be the Acting Secretary global health matters and for Food and Health during other topics of mutual con- her absence.

OIC FMs reject Netanyahu's army kills, declaration to annex more Palestinian Territories wounds TL Bureau, Jeddah

number of Houthis in Hajjah TL Bureau, Aden A number of Houthi rebel militia were killed on Sunday in clashes with the Yemeni national army forces in Hajjah province, northwest of the country.

The clashes erupted as Houthi groups attempted to sneak into army positions in the districts of Hiran, Abs and Haradh.

The Houthi militia tried to advance towards the positions of the national army in Bani Hassan in Abs district, east of Hiran and the outskirts of Haradh. The national army forces defeated all attempts by the militia, and forced them to retreat and flee, after suffering heavy losses

In The Bahamas, Guterres sees impact of ‘Category Hell’ hurricane,

‘powered by climate change’

An extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), convened at a request of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, today denounced the declaration of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is determined to annex new lands of the occupied West Bank to Israel, once he was re-elected.

The OIC meeting announced that, based on its statute, the international obligations that seizing other's lands by force is prohibited, and thanking the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, for hosting this meeting, and renewing its support for the Palestinian leadership and people in their endeavor to gain their independent state on the parallels of 1967 with Al-Quds as its capital, confirms that the issue of Palestine and holy city of AlQuds was and will remain the priority of the Islamic world, and accordingly absolutely reject Netanyahu's declaration that he is determined to impose the Israeli sovereignty on all lands of Guar of Jordan, northern of the Dead Sea, and the occupied West Bank settlements, consider-

ing it a flagrant escalation against the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.

The meeting held Israel responsible of the repercussions of such colonization policies on the land of Palestine, including the deliberate demolition of the international efforts to bring about a fair and comprehensive peace in the region based on the two-state solution.

The meeting urges all OIC member states to raise the matter at the UN arena during the forthcoming session, the UN security council to shoulder its responsibility to safeguard international peace and security through coercing Israel not to dare to alter the situation on the ground and considering any such endeavor as null and void.

The meeting expressed support for the Palestinian initiative, launched at the UN in February 2018, calling for launching a political authentic process that puts a timetable under an international patronage to solve the Palestinian problem on the bases of the international legitimacy and references, including the Arab peace initiative approved at the Arab summit in 2005 and the twostate solution on the 1967 parallel. The secretary general of OIC was assigned to follow-up the implementation of the contents of this decision and report to the next OIC foreign ministers meeting

Businesses reminded to register on system to maintain environmental standards on harmful gases post-Brexit TL Bureau, London

TL Bureau, Guterres Dorian was “Category Hell”, said Secretary-General António Guterres, “but he was not powered by a devil.

We have always had many hurricanes, but now they are more intense, and more frequent, and they are powered by climate change.”

He said it was key for the international community to learn two things from the monster storm which struck on 1 September, killing at least 50 people, while around 1,300 are still reported missing: “We need to stop climate

change, we need to make sure that we reverse the present trend when climate change is running faster than we are, and second, that countries like The Bahamas that do not contribute to climate change - but are in the first line of the devastating impacts of climate change deserve international support, to be able to fully respond to the humanitarian emergency, but also for the reconstruction and the building resilience of the communities on the islands.”

Although Tropical Storm Humberto brought ominous new rainfall to the island

nation over Friday night, before moving away, the UN chief – who spent much of the day talking to Bahamians and showing solidarity with those affected – was able to visit what one Government minister later described as their “ground zero”, of Abaco and Grand Bahama, on Saturday morning.

Taking to Twitter, he said he was “horrified” by the level of devastation. “I’ve never seen anything like this” he noted, despite spending 10 years in some of the most crises-ridden parts of the world, as head of UN refugee agency, UNHCR.

States.

The new system will enable the UK to On World Ozone Day, the government continue its commitment to phase is reminding businesses to register on down the use of F gas by 79% between an online system to ensure the UK 2015 and 2030 to combat climate maintains current restrictions on the change. use of fluorinated greenhouse gases This is just one part of the UK’s ambiafter we leave the EU. tious work to lead the world in tackling The online system controls the use of climate change, committing to a target these harmful greenhouse gases that of net-zero greenhouse emissions by contribute to global warming.

2050 and securing the international This includes Fluorinated gases (F backing to host the COP26 UN climate gases), powerful greenhouse gases change summit, in partnership with used in refrigerators and air condition- Italy, in Glasgow next year. ers, as well as Ozone Depleting Environment Minister Rebecca Pow Substances (ODS), which damage the said: Earth’s ozone layer.

World Ozone Day is an important If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, reminder of the need to do everything UK businesses that produce or trade in we can to protect our fragile ozone these gases or products that contain layer, which is one of the many reasons them will have to register on the new that this government is making sure system by 14 November. This will that our environmental standards will replace the current system which con- be not only maintained but enhanced trols emissions for all EU Member after we leave the EU.

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Senior Volunteerism:

Where Priorities And Purpose Converge Insights from a national study on volunteerism reveal that seniors will volunteer when their priorities are addressed, resulting in benefits for seniors and the wider society.

TL Bureau, SINGAPORE By 2030, 1 in 4 Singaporeans is expected to be aged 65 and older.

Yet based on the findings from the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre’s (NVPC) Silver Volunteerism (Silver V) Study, in 2018 only 22% of seniors volunteer while 59% seniors have never volunteered. This has led NVPC to turn the spotlight on silver volunteerism for their biennial Individual Giving Study (IGS) in 2018, with the hope of changing public perception and the narrative on ageing.

Key insights on what seniors prioritise, the ways in which they can be engaged to volunteer, as well as the benefits associated with volunteering were released in conjunction with the launch of RSVP Singapore’s fifth annual National Senior Volunteer Month.

“Seniors are more familiar with giving cash donations.

Volunteering is not an activity that readily occurs to them because of their priorities.

However, this study highlights nine accessible ways in which seniors can be engaged to volunteer that intertwine with their existing priorities, creating a win-

win for both seniors and society.”, said Mr Jeffrey Tan, Director of Knowledge, Marketing & Advocacy at NVPC. In a nutshell, the Silver V study found that seniors lead a daily routine centered around their family and immediate community, and that seniors aged 50 to 64 ranked their priorities slightly differently from seniors aged 65+.

Based on the priorities, the study proposes nine avenues by which seniors can be engaged to volunteer. Not only does this address their priorities, but also aids in rediscovering their purpose, identity, and strengthening their sense of belonging in society.

NVPC Board member Professor David Chan, who is also Director of the Behavioural Sciences Institute at the Singapore Management University said, “The findings on ‘younger seniors’ show not just their availability to volunteer, but also ability and willingness to contribute. As we encourage seniors to keep healthy and continue working, we should recognise that seniors not only possess economic capital but also human and social capital that could be harnessed for the good of all of society.”

“Research has shown that giving

SMS DR LAM PIN MIN TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) WORLD MARITIME DAY PARALLEL EVENT IN CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA, 14 TO 17 SEPTEMBER 2019 meet his counterparts to exchange views on transport developments Senior Minister of State for and explore opportunities for Transport and Health Dr Lam Pin deeper transport co-operation Min will lead the Singapore delega- internationally. He will also meet tion to the International Maritime with the IMO Secretary-General, Organization (IMO) World Mr Kitack Lim, to discuss developMaritime Day 2019 Parallel Event, ments in the maritime sector. to be held from 14 to 17 SMS Dr Lam will be accompanied September 2019 in Cartagena, by officials from the Ministry of Colombia. SMS Dr Lam will there- Transport, the Ministry of Foreign after make a working visit to Affairs, the Maritime and Port Panama.

Authority of Singapore, and During his visit, SMS Dr Lam will Enterprise Singapore.

TL Bureau, Singapore

and well-being affects each other.

As seniors contribute, they also develop psychological capital for a fulfilling life as they age, with a sense of optimism, hope, self-efficacy and resilience. Everyone should seriously rethink the concept of ageing, and treat seniors as assets that can be part of policy solutions and for building social and psychological capital in Singapore, rather than seeing them as liabilities”, said Professor Chan.

Nine themes to engage senior volunteerism With ‘family commitments’ listed as one of the top priorities of seniors, encouraging volunteering as a family or social activity is in line with the ideal retirement scenario of giving while bonding with family and friends. The IGS Silver V Study findings revealed that 79% of seniors who volunteer reported having someone to confide in, while 75% reported having someone they could reach out to in times of need. In fact, it was discovered that senior volunteers aged 65 and above are able to reach out to twice as many people in times of need compared to those who do not, suggesting that volunteering could play a part in minimising social isolation.

Online Application for Exchange of Singapore Bicentennial $20 Commemorative Note TL Bureau, Singapore The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it is launching an online application service for an additional two million pieces of the Singapore Bicentennial $20 commemorative notes. The online application at go.gov.sg/mas will run for four weeks, from today until 13 October 2019. Successful applicants will be notified by 3 November 2019, and will be able to exchange for the notes at face value from early November 2019. Applicants will be assured of obtaining the note during the exchange period and there is no need to rush to queue.

Application for Notes The application is open to Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) only. Each applicant can apply for up to 10 notes. Depending on the response, applicants may not receive the full number of notes they apply for. If demand is very strong, MAS will try to allocate at least one note to every applicant in order to give all applicants an opportunity to obtain the note, with priority given to Pioneer and Merdeka Generation applicants.

Applications can only be submitted via the online portal located at go.gov.sg/mas . Each applicant will be required to indicate

his or her NRIC/birth certificate number and mobile number for verification and notification purposes. Applicants will need to select the number of notes to be exchanged, as well as their preferred bank and branch to exchange for the notes from any of the nine major retail banks listed in Annex A. Applicants who do not have computer or internet access can seek assistance at the Citizen Connect Centres at 25 Community Clubs/Centres (CC) listed in Annex B and Our Tampines Hub. Those with internet access on their mobile devices but require help with the application can approach any of the 108 CCs for assistance.

Exchange of Notes Successful applicants will have to exchange the notes within the two-week period starting early November. The exact date will be announced later. They will only be able to make the exchange at the bank branch selected in the online application form, as the notes will be distributed to bank branches according to the allocation results. Successful applicants who are unable to exchange the notes in person can provide a copy of their NRIC or birth certificate to another person to make the exchange on their behalf.

Recall of “Ritter Sport KAFFEESPLITTER” chocolate due to undeclared allergen (milk)

TL Bureau, Singapore

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a food recall alert on the product “Ritter Sport KAFFEESPLITTER” due to an undeclared allergen (milk) on the product label.

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has directed the local importer to recall the implicated product sold in Singapore. The recall is ongo-

ing. Consumers who have purchased the affected product, and who are allergic to milk, should not consume it.

Consumers may contact the importer, Radha Exports Pte. Ltd. at 6220 2777 for enquiries and exchange of product.

120 Volunteers Work Together to Remove Marine Debris in Inaugural Marine Clean-Up Day TL Bureau, Singapore

more holistic and comprehensive marine conservation programme and is now known In partnership with International Coastal as the Marine Clean-Up Day. At this year’s Cleanup Singapore (ICCS), 120 volunteers, Marine Clean-Up Day, the Public Hygiene together with Mr Baey Yam Keng, Senior Council (PHC) loaned litter picking tools Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and from the cleanpods at East Coast Park for the Culture, Community and Youth, removed 50 public volunteers who gathered litter and marine trash at various locations around micro-plastics at East Coast Beach for disSingapore this morning. posal. 20 stand-up paddlers from the Surfing Since its inception in 2016, the “Clean-Up on Association (Singapore) and 30 volunteer Kayak” has expanded to involve various part- kayakers cleared floating marine debris from ners and members of the public to ensure a the coastal waters. 20 divers from Our

Singapore Reefs removed marine debris around Lazarus Island. Concurrently, members of the local fishing community such as Marine Stewards also committed to clearing trash when out at sea, or at the beach.

MPA collected close to 240kg of marine debris. The contents were sorted and recorded for data research purposes.

Mr Baey said, “MPA has undertaken various efforts in the area of marine conservation over the past few years. The Marine CleanUp Day is the first time MPA is working with

so many like-minded groups of volunteers. I hope that through such efforts, more members of the public will be aware of the role they can play in protecting our environment.”

The Marine Clean-Up Day complements MPA’s existing efforts to protect the marine environment, and ensure that our port waters are clean and safe. These include MPA’s World Oceans Day Celebration, where underwater clean-up activities and public outreach events are organised annually.

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MALAYSIA & NEARBY

SCED to visit United States TL Bureau, Hong Kong The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, will depart Hong Kong tomorrow (September 17) for a four-day duty visit to San Francisco and Los Angeles in the United States (US).

Mr Yau will start his visit in San Francisco. He will officiate at the opening ceremony of the "Cocreating Hong Kong: a design+ exhibition" co-hosted by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco (San Francisco ETO) and the Hong Kong Design Centre, with support from the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) San Francisco. He will attend a VIP reception and dinner hosted by the San Francisco ETO. In the San Francisco Bay Area,

Mr Yau will visit the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University (d.school) to learn how the school's design thinking programmes help students develop their creative and innovative abilities. He will visit 500 Startups, a venture capital company, which provides seed accelerator programmes to support startups from around the world.

In Los Angeles, Mr Yau will join the Hong Kong Trade Development Council's mega international promotion "Think Asia, Think Hong Kong" to promote Hong Kong's business services to US companies seeking opportunities in Asia. He will address the opening session of the "Think Asia, Think Hong Kong" symposium and attend its gala dinner. He will speak at a

luncheon co-organised by the Milken Institute, a think tank, and the San Francisco ETO. Mr Yau will also officiate at the opening ceremony of a tourism promotion event organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board in Los Angeles to showcase the unique tourism offerings of Hong Kong to the US tourism trade. He will officiate at the opening ceremony of the Architecture Exhibition "Island_Peninsula" organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.

Mr Yau will return to Hong Kong on September 22 morning. The Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Dr Bernard Chan, will be the Acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development during his absence.

Indo-Thailand joint military Exercise MAITREE – 2019

VN to attend ASSA meeting in Brunei TL Bureau, Courtesy VGP

set up. this is often the primary time since its beginning in 1998 A delegation of the Viet Nam that the ASSA has united to style social insurance (VSS), headed and implement a selected action

by Deputy Minister-General set up attending to build its Director of the VSS Nguyen Thi operations a lot of in depth and Minh, can leave for Brunei to substantial, commensurate with attend the thirty sixth meeting the potential and strength of of the Association of Southeast ASSA member organizations.

Asian Nations social insurance In addition, the VSS has chaired Association (ASSA 36) from day and coordinated the implemento nineteen. tation of variety of specific activDuring the three-day annual ities with sensible significance. event, the ASSA member nations Particularly, the VSS with success can specialize in discussing and organized a world seminar in commenting on the contents, as Viet Nam below the theme well as info technology and com- “Good governance for higher munication, the implementation social insurance services”, that of Associate in Nursing data sys- helped bring the information tem for Myanmar’s social insur- and governance expertise on ance council, enhancing health trendy social insurance systems, and unwellness hindrance within as educated by the International the social insurance system, and social insurance Association, therefore the social natural nearer to the regional social action program. insurance system.

VSS General Director Nguyen Thi The VSS joined the ASSA in Minh can command over the Gregorian calendar month 1998 ASSA thirty six because the ASSA and is presently the sole official Chair, and give the ASSA situa- member of Viet Nam at the tion for 2019-2020 to Brunei on regional social insurance forum. a rotating basis.

Since its admission, the VSS has During its 2018-2019 ASSA situa- been actively engaged within tion tenure, the VSS has proac- the implementation of cooperatively projected the adoption of tion activities among the ASSA Associate in Nursing ASSA Action member organizations.

Korea to participate in multinational army drills TL Bureau, Bangkok/ New Delhi Exercise MAITREE, the annual bilateral joint exercise between Indian Army (IA) and Royal Thailand Army (RTA) commenced today at the Foreign Training Node (FTN), Umroi, Meghalaya. The aim of exercise is joint training of troops in counter terrorism operations in

both jungle terrain and urban scenario. Exercise MAITREE-2019 has been the face of long standing bilateral ties between India and Thailand since 2006.

The 14 days exercise will be conducted under the framework of United Nations mandate. Both contingents will share their valuable experiences in the conduct of counter

terrorism operations in form of lectures, drills, demonstrations and skillat-arms with an aim to refine tactics, techniques and procedures.

The exercise will culminate with a 48 hours joint exercise which will showcase the planning and execution of joint skills of soldiers while conducting any counter terrorism operation.

will join nearly 400 military officials from 18 nations who will The Republic of Korea will take participate in preparing propart in worldwide military pene- grams on the location and end of trates in Indonesia, as per an explosives, security control and official public statement. treatment of crises. The moves The Ministry of Defense noticed are a piece of harmony keeping that ten South Korean officials exercises completed by the and two military onlookers ven- Ministries of Defense from the tured out to Bogor, south of Enhanced Association of Jakarta, where the universal Southeast Asian Nations landed at ten.20am and that moves will occur. The gathering they were received by Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Police warn protestors to Patinggi Abang Johari leave Central and Admiralty Openg and Deputy Chief TL Bureau, Hong Kong posing serious threat to public Minister Datuk Amar Douglas safety in the vicinity. Police warn Uggah Embas.

Radical protesters gathering near the protestors to stop their illegal Also gift were Sarawak com- Admiralty and Central area have acts and leave the scene immedimercial enterprise, Arts, committed destructive acts ately. Police are now conducting Culture, Youth and Sports extensively. Some of them dug up a dispersal operation with the Minister, Datuk Abdul Karim bricks from pavements and threw use of tear gas. Members of the Rahman Hamzah and State hard objects, including bricks, public are advised to avoid travelSecretary Datuk Jaul Samion. into Central Government Offices, ling to Central and Admiralty.

Malaysian PM in Kuching for Malaysia Day celebrations TL Bureau, KUCHING Malaysian Prime Minister barrel Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his married person barrel Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali came across the Kuching International aerodrome to attend the 2019 Malaysia Day celebration The craft carrying the prime minister and his married person from capital of Malaysia

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BUSINESS 7 New World Bank Employment Deregulation good Project to Benefit 100,000 Youth for Australian small TL Bureau, WASHINGTON DC

The World Bank approved the Youth Employment Transformation Initiative (YETI) Project today to support the Government of Nepal in improving employment services and labor market outcomes for Nepali youth. The US$ 120 million project that aims to benefit 100,000 young people, especially women, will be implemented by the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security over a period of five years. The project aligns with the Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP).

“The Youth Employment Transformation Initiative project is a catalyst in Nepal’s efforts to bring young people out of the cycle of poverty,” stated Idah Z. PswarayiRiddihough, World Bank Country Director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives. “While foreign employment has provided stable income for many rural families with remittances contributing about a quarter of Nepal’s GDP, this needs to be balanced by a stronger home-

grown supply of productive jobs for Nepali youth.”

The project will work at the federal, provincial and local levels through an integrated set of demand and supply-side interventions to strengthen employment promotion systems and services and improve job outcomes and livelihoods for young men and women.

YETI will support the 753 Employment Service Centers (ESCs) at the local level to provide employment promotion and employment support services for registered job seekers, and a holistic National Employment Management Information System (NEMIS) for management of data on job seekers and job-related opportunities, monitoring of progress of the project and PMEP, and evidence-based employment policy formulation.

The project will create temporary employment opportunities in the maintenance of public assets and provision of services to engage up to 35,000 individuals and yield about 3.5 million work-days annually. The tempo-

World Bank Group Warns of Advance Fee Fraud Schemes Misrepresenting Its Name TL Bureau, WASHINGTON In light of a resurgence of "advance fee fraud schemes" misusing the World Bank Group’s name, the institution is warning against investment deals and advance fee schemes that fraudulently invoke the institution’s name or claim to be affiliated with the World Bank Group. Like many large organizations, we have seen increased use of sophisticated forms and letterhead that appear to be legitimate World Bank Group email correspondence or certificates. The World Bank’s name can be falsely invoked to give the scheme the appearance of authenticity and, in some cases, the wrongdoers may use the names of actual World Bank Group staff members to bolster the credibility of the scam.

Advanced fee fraud schemes involve solicitations that encourage potential victims to provide personal information such as signatures or bank account information, and to pay certain advance fees, often described as "processing fees" or “finder’s fees”. In return, the potential

rary employment opportunities will be complemented by onthe-job and life skills trainings of up to 50 days per individual to improve the employability of young people in the long run.

The project will also support capacity building initiatives to facilitate effective service delivery and coordination in the new federal structure while creating synergies with the private sector and existing projects to promote employment and employmentrelated services. In Nepal, most jobs are in the informal sector.

According to the latest labor force survey, more than 900,000 people are looking for work and almost 70% of these job seekers are youth. While 11.4% of the Nepali population is unemployed, proportionally more young women are unemployed compared to men. By supporting the Prime Minister Employment Program, the YETI project will address existing gaps while complementing ongoing initiatives to ensure poor and vulnerable people benefit from Nepal’s labor market opportunities.

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there are no unintended adverse consequences, is The Australian Small vital.

Business and Family “It’s also critical the govEnterprise Ombudsman, ernment consults widely as Kate Carnell has welcomed part of the deregulation the federal government’s process, which my office is latest commitment to cut- looking forward to playing ting red tape and is looking an active role in, to ensure forward to working closely the government engages with the deregulation task- fully with small business. force on its key priorities.

“Of particular interest is “Small businesses and fam- the taskforce’s agenda in ily enterprises are crying dealing with the degree of out for less red tape and regulatory complexity, the unnecessary regulation, so length of time for they can get on with the approvals and duplication job of growing their busi- across levels of governness,” Ms Carnell said. ment.

“The government’s efforts “This has the potential to to bring down the barriers be a game-changer for to business investment and Australia’s small businesses boost productivity are and family enterprises. commendable.

“We are working with the “While we support the government to achieve intentions of the deregula- these positive outcomes tion taskforce in principle, for the benefit of understanding the detail of Australia’s 2.3 million small these proposals to ensure businesses.”

Westpac named Australia’s most sustainable bank in 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices TL Bureau, Sydney

victim is promised sums of money which the scammer has no intention of paying. Police estimate that thousands of these advance fee fraud solicitations – only a very small fraction involving the use of the World Bank Group’s name – are sent by e-mail every week and are addressed to individuals and companies around the world.

The World Bank Group has no involvement in such schemes, and we would like to caution the public to be wary of these and other similar solicitations that falsely claim to be affiliated with the World Bank Group or any member of the World Bank Group (the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, the International Development Association, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes)

businesses

Westpac Group has regained its position as the nation’s most sustainable bank, ranked by the global 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) published today.

It is the 18th year in a row that Westpac has been ranked amongst the global banking leadership group by the DJSI. Westpac Group CEO Brian Hartzer said it’s an honour see the Group’s sustainable business practices recognised in such a leading global benchmark.

“To be named Australia’s most sustainable bank is reflective of the priorities we have set ourselves to be better and do better.

“It demonstrates to our customers and communities that we are serious in our actions to help create a more sustainable future, something that is a great source of pride for our people.”

This year, Westpac ranked 9th most sustainable bank globally and achieved a DJSI score of 83. In assessing Westpac's

performance, S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM rated our performance strongest in the areas of Climate strategy, Environmental reporting, Social reporting, Financial inclusion and Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy.

“For example, over the past year we’ve increased our lending to climate change solutions to over $10 billion and launched our world first certified Green Tailored Deposit - an innovative solution for customers seeking an independently certified green investment product. We’ve also committed to source 100 per cent of our global electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2025.

“We have continued to align ourselves with the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and report against the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD).

“Over the last 12 months we have also activated a Customer Vulnerability Action

Plan, which has included priority care teams to assist our vulnerable customers affected by circumstances such as dementia, financial abuse, problem gambling and family violence.

“We now have more than 20,000 employees who have been professionally trained around vulnerability to help our customers where they need it most.” The DJSI RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment is one of the most widely accepted global evaluations of how companies manage and perform across social, economic and environmental dimensions and has become the reference point in sustainability investing.

The assessment covers business management practices such as corporate governance, risk management, customer relations, brand management, human resources, corporate community investment, climate change mitigation and environmental performance.

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FEATURE

Stanford students help produce a major work of art at the new Stanford Hospital Two Stanford undergraduates, both minoring in art practice, have helped paint a mural based on the drawings of the artist Sol LeWitt. The process provided the students with insight into how the visual environment can influence health.

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BY ROBIN WANDER Students Noah DeWald and Savannah Mohacsi were not exactly sure what their summer internship at Stanford Health Care would entail. Apprenticing with master painters to bring to life a conceptual work of art by an iconic 20th-century American artist that will be seen by thousands was beyond their imagination, as was the profound realization that art can contribute to the healing process.

DeWald and Mohacsi’s project was to execute an 18-by-10-foot mural designed by Sol LeWitt (1928–2007). It is one of seven commissioned works at the new Stanford Hospital, and the only one that is essentially a set of instructions.

LeWitt was a conceptual artist who challenged the traditional notion that art had to manifest physically for it to be art. Therefore, some of his art pieces are simply an idea or concept without a form. When Wall Drawing #911 was acquired for the hospital, it was essentially a certificate for the design and the rights to paint it according to mathematical adjustments to fit a particular space.

The space is a prominent third floor wall of the hospital, viewable from the entrance of the expansive atrium lobby. The execution team consisted of the two interns working under master painters Lexie Bouwsma and Gabriel Hurier, who have experience installing LeWitt’s wall drawings. It was essential to the painting process that the project be guided by their expertise so that the artist’s original idea would be accurately conceived through his methods.

The mural was originally designed in 1999 and has only been painted on one other occasion at the Marian Goodman Gallery, New York. It required 75 rolls of masking tape and 24 days of meticulous and steady hand painting, sanding and layering to complete. The acquisition of the work and installation was generously underwritten through

Senior Savannah Mohacsi, master painter Lexie Bouwsma and junior Noah DeWald work to execute Wall Drawing #911 by Sol LeWitt. (Image credit: Courtesy Stanford Health Care) the support of Carolyn and Preston Butcher.

Senior Mohacsi, who is majoring in human biology and minoring in art practice, said she often looks for ways for her interest in medicine to intersect with her art. She explores ways to use art to understand and present the intricacies of human physiology, and sees art as a vehicle for self-reflection and healing. She said of her internship experience: “Being able to create this mural in a hospital space has allowed my artistic skills to serve a greater purpose, knowing that patients and families who are experiencing the most challenging and emotional times will be able to look to the LeWitt mural for a brief moment of refuge and experience the unexpected brilliance that the piece exudes from its colorful geometric array.”

Additionally, Mohacsi is studying how the mind and body shapes human experience and her internship has prompted her to think about “how art can serve as a medium for our minds to reflect on our experiences, and in turn that can reflect how we feel in our bodies and our health.”

DeWald, a junior majoring in computer science and minoring in art practice, had prior experience with mural making, but he had never col-

laborated with other artists on a project of this scale. Painting a largescale public piece has been a longstanding dream of his. “To me, there is something special about artworks in public spaces that people can see and interact with. This internship has been such a unique opportunity to explore that type of art,” he said.

“I’ve seen plenty of art in museums and exhibitions, but I had never fully considered the role of art in hospitals before. After working on this project and seeing how much effort goes into the art program here, I’ve been able to learn so much about how art can benefit the healing process.” Becoming intimately familiar with the seven floors of the new hospital over the summer, DeWald observed that well-placed artworks can have a profound impact on patients and hospital staff. In a hospital where people will see the same artworks day after day, he believes that a different kind of thought process is required to make sure that these works resonate with people after repeated viewings. “That’s why I have so much respect for artists who really think about the placement and purpose of their art.” Mohacsi concurs. “As a pre-med student, I’ve spent a fair amount of time shadowing doctors. This summer, I still shadowed in the hospital, but for

placement of art. I was following Connie Wolf, who oversees the art program, through the hospital as she was planning installations, and I couldn’t help but think about how she was ‘diagnosing’ the space and formulating her ‘treatment’ for what artworks would best suit the room, as well as how people will engage with the pieces. I will never take for granted art installation after this internship because you really have to understand that the art you install has to accommodate the diverse backgrounds of people that will come into the space, which is no simple task.” The hospital leadership recognized that art can be an integral part of the healing process early on, so artwork throughout the facility was always a part of the master plan. The collection of over 400 works of art installed inside and outside the new Stanford Hospital were donated or acquired with private monetary donations. There are also two significant loans from the San Francisco Asian Art Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The entire art program is led by an all-volunteer art commission chaired by Linda Meier, ’61, member of the Stanford Health Care Board of Directors and former member of the Stanford Board of Trustees, and directed by Connie Wolf, ’81, former director of the Cantor Arts Center.

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LIFE AND REAL ESTATE

SIERRA SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY’S JANET PAHL REPRESENTS SELLERS OF $13.75 MILLION INCLINE VILLAGE HOME TL Bureau, INCLINE VILLAGE, NV Janet Pahl, of Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty recently represented the sellers of 863 Lakeshore Boulevard.

Commonly referred to as the Bear’s Lair, the luxurious, fourbedroom, five-bath home sold for $13,750,000 and boasts 100 feet of private beach. The home also features a shared pier, electric boat lift and almost one acre of manicured landscape.

After a long day jumping off the pier or wakeboarding around the lake, the inviting deck with a firepit and jacuzzi is the perfect place to relax.

Or the new owners can enjoy a quiet evening cozied up to one of the three fireplaces around the home.

Natural light floods the great room with gorgeous floor-toceiling windows. The large gourmet kitchen features stainless steel appliances sure to delight any home chef. The home also offers great privacy with a gated entrance and a completely fenced lot.

Located in one the most sought-after neighborhoods around the lake, Lakeshore Boulevard is considered the ultimate in lakeside neighborhoods. With unbeatable water-front amenities and proximity to skiing, golf and outdoor recreation these

hard-to-come-by properties make the ideal year-round mountain escape.

With an average of 251 sunny days and 138 inches of snow annually, Incline Village is per-

Eden Couple Sails to Eden on P&O Cruises Flagship Pacific Explorer to be Part of History that they Helped Create TL Bureau, Chatswood

Passenger Terminal in Sydney.

“I was one of the surveyors on Eden residents Colin and Jenny the project and the main thing Hunter had an excellent reason was to help ensure the piles for cruising to their hometown were driven into the correct on board Pacific Explorer as the positions along with the placeP&O Cruises’ flagship became ment of the new bollards and the first cruise ship to use the dolphins.” port’s $44 million wharf exten- Jenny was just as excited as Colin sion. A surveyor by profession, about going to Sydney to cruise Colin had worked on the ambi- back home to Eden and was tious project and with Jenny happy to describe the many local wanted to be on the first ship attractions her fellow cruise to use the facility, a project guests could expect to see in jointly funded by the NSW Eden and on the Sapphire Coast.

Government, Federal “We love cruising and have been Government and Bega Valley on quite a few cruises over the Shire Council. “Having worked years but we are really excited with the team that built the about this cruise,” Jenny said. wharf extension we thought it “Some of the other guys who would be great to sail into Eden also worked on the wharf extenon the first ship to actually dock sion will be there when we sail in there,” Colin said after boarding and we are looking forward to Pacific Explorer at the Overseas seeing them.”

fect for those in search of four-seasons of outdoor activities. Between the crystalclear waters of Lake Tahoe and the unlimited access to world-renowned ski resorts

right in your backyard, it is easy to see why Incline Village is so desirable.

Centrally located, Incline Village features the amenities of a big city with a small, tight-

knit community feel. Whether you are looking for a home to start a family, a vacation home or a place to settle into retirement Incline Village has something for everyone

Kingdom of Morocco Wins High-Level Vote To Host Next World Tourism Organization General Assembly in 2021 TL Bureau, St Petersburg St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 13 September – The Kingdom of Morocco has been officially chosen as the host of the 24th Session of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), to be held in 2021.

At the conclusion of the 23rd General Assembly in St Petersburg, Member States of the United Nations specialized agency for tourism, were asked to choose between Morocco, Kenya and the Philippines. All three Member States had presented their candidatures over the preceding days, highlighting their commitment to accessibility and sustainability and for using tourism as a driver for job creation and economic growth for all.

The 24th Session of the General Assembly will be held in the city

of Marrakesh in 2021, with the exact dates to be confirmed.

UNWTO General-Secretary Zurab Pololikashvili said: “I offer my warmest congratulations to Morocco. They are a long-standing ally of UNWTO and at this General Assembly they clearly demonstrated how the Kingdom has embraced tourism as a driver of positive change over the past few decades. Morocco also showed it has the infrastructure and the commitment necessary to host the most important highlevel even for the global tourism

sector. At the same time, I thank both Kenya and the Philippines for their candidatures. Both presented exceptionally strong cases.” For the first time at a UNWTO General Assembly, Member States used an anonymous electronic voting system, with one vote per Member State.

This switch away from paper ballots brings UNWTO in line with other United Nations agencies, further emphasising the Organization’s firm commitment to becoming an integral part of the wider UN system.

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SPORTS

Gdovic, Daly Hold Off Challengers for Victory in Honorary President Round 9 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Horacio Muratore appointed new IBF President

Monterey, Calif.

The ninth round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America got underway under gleaming Northern California skies at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, with Saturday’s first race of the doubleheader weekend shining just as bright with competition.

Pole sitter Richard Antinucci got the jump at the start of the 50minute race, pulling the No. 29 Change Racing, Lamborghini Charlotte ahead of the charging No. 46 Precision Performance Motorsports, Lamborghini Palm Beach driven by Brandon Gdovic.

After slipping from second to fifth on the start, Sandy Mitchell (No. 1 Prestige Performance/Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Paramus) locked into an early battle for fourth place with Steven Aghakhani (No. 6 US RaceTronics, Lamborghini Beverly Hills). After jockeying for more than five laps, Mitchell finally got by Aghakhani for position on Lap 10, shortly before the mandatory pit window opened.

Gdovic led the first group of drivers to pit lane on Lap 14, turning

the No. 46 over to co-driver Conor Daly. Antinucci made his stop a lap later, with Corey Lewis taking the wheel of the No. 29.

Following the pit exchange, Daly came out ahead and waited for the complete pit cycle to finish before assuming the race lead on Lap 19 when Dani Clos made his pit stop in the No. 69 Prestige Performance/Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Paramus and handed the car over to William Hubbell.

From there, the battles began to take shape in each of the four classes. Daly, Lewis and Andrea Amici (No. 1) ran together in formation at the front of the Pro class and the overall field. Lewis closed within the rear bumper of Daly on a few occasions but couldn’t muster the momentum to complete the overtake for the

SWIFTS (64) DEFEAT LIGHTNING (47)

Strong team performance at the Nürburgring: Spengler and Wittmann on the podium for BMW; five drivers in the top-ten.

TL Bureau, Fitzroy The NSW Swifts are the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball Champions after beating the Sunshine Coast Lightning 64goals to 47 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Sunday.

It was a dominant performance by the underdog-Swifts, who controlled the match from the opening whistle and finished the game with a spectacular 18-goal to 10 final quarter to seal the 17goal win.

The Swifts were sharp early and seemed to settle into the big match first, jumping out to a sixgoal lead at the midway point of the opening term. They frustrated the normally fast-moving Lightning with their patient ball movement and ruthless finishing, waiting for options to open up and pouncing on them. When Nissan Player of the Match Sam Wallace’s 11th first quarter goal extended the lead to seven, and with the Lightning offence sputtering, Lightning head coach Noeline Taurua swapped out Steph Wood for Peace Proscovia.

TL Bureau, Nürburgring.

Two BMW drivers were able to celebrate on the podium after the 15th round of the 2019 DTM season at the Nürburgring (GER).

At the BMW Team RMG home event, Bruno Spengler (CAN, BMW Bank M4 DTM) and Marco Wittmann (GER, Schaeffler BMW M4 DTM) claimed second and third places. While Spengler defended his grid position throughout the race, Wittmann was able to move up from eleventh to finish in the topthree. A total of five BMW M4 DTMs finished in the points as victory went to René Rast (GER, Audi). Sheldon van der Linde (RSA, Shell BMW M4 DTM) reached seventh place in the Eifel mountains, followed by Joel Eriksson (SWE, CATL BMW M4 DTM) and Timo Glock (GER, JiVS BMW M4 DTM) in eighth and ninth positions. Philipp Eng (AUT, ZF BMW M4 DTM) had to make do with 14th place in the race after struggling with gearbox issues in qualifying.

These were the 50th and 51st

lead. They were still in that order when the time limit was reached, with Daly crossing the finish line 1.825 seconds ahead of Lewis and 3.116 seconds up on Amici. After taking over for Damon Ockey in the No. 09 US RaceTronics, Lamborghini Vancouver, Jacob Eidson moved quickly past Hubbell in the No. 69 for the ProAm lead and wasn’t threatened. The No. 09 won the class and finished sixth overall. Dean Baker and Bruno Junqueira put the No. 53 Prestige Performance/Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Paramus into second in class, with the No. 69 of Clos and Hubbell third. Ockey and Eidson expanded their points lead to 123-78 in the class and can clinch the ProAm crown in Sunday’s race.

TL Bureau, BEIJING Horacio Muratore, newly named FIBA Honorary President, after presiding over FIBA from 2014 to 2019, has been appointed the new President of FIBA’s Foundation, the International Basketball Foundation (IBF).

This appointment, which is made by the board of the IBF, was announced in today's Central Board meeting, along with other various key appointments. Horacio Muratore succeeds Sheikh Saud Ali Al-Thani from Qatar, who took over the role in 2017 when FIBA Honorary President Yvan Mainini retired his position due to health reasons at the time. Horacio Muratore said today, “I am very

pleased to be taking on this new role with the IBF. Sport is a powerful tool and the IBF has made a big impact on numerous communities in its short history. My goal is to further continue this great work with new opportunities, whilst always promoting the values and heritage of our great game.”

The IBF is the social, educational and legacy arm of FIBA that addresses the role of sports and particularly basketball in society, preserving and promoting basketball’s values and its cultural heritage. It was founded in 2008 and currently has 15 ongoing projects worldwide that also include Mini Basketball and 3x3 Basketball for Good Tournaments.

Two BMW drivers were able to celebrate on the podium after the 15th round of the 2019 DTM season at the Nürburgring (GER). At the BMW Team RMG home event, Bruno Spengler (CAN, BMW Bank M4 DTM) and Marco Wittmann (GER, Schaeffler BMW M4 DTM) claimed second and third places. While Spengler defended his grid position throughout the race, Wittmann was able to move up from eleventh to finish in the top-three.

podiums for BMW Team RMG in the DTM. Spengler also reached a milestone: he has now scored more than 1,000 DTM points (1017) in his career. Wittmann celebrated his sixth podium fin-

ish of the year, while Spengler reached the top-three for the second time in 2019, having previously claimed victory at the Norisring (GER).

Wittmann remains the best-

placed BMW driver, in third place with 182 points. However, he was able to reduce the gap to second place and is now 33 points behind Nico Müller (SUI, Audi).

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TECH/AUTO

iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max: the most powerful and advanced smartphones TL Bureau, Cupertino, California Apple today announced iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, a new pro line for iPhone that delivers advanced performance for users who want the very best smartphone. The new Super Retina XDR display is a pro display with the brightest display ever in an iPhone. The powerful Apple-designed A13 Bionic chip provides unparalleled performance for every task while enabling an unprecedented leap in battery life to easily get through the day. A new triple-camera system provides a pro-level camera experience with an Ultra Wide, Wide and Telephoto camera, delivering huge improvements to low-light photography and offering the highest quality video in a smartphone that is great for shooting action videos. iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max come in four gorgeous finishes including a beautiful new midnight green, and will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, 13 September and in stores beginning Friday, 20 September. “iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are the most powerful and advanced smartphones we have ever made. They are packed with sophisticated technology that pros can count on to get their work done, and for anyone who wants the very best device made, even if they are not a pro,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iPhone 11 Pro has the first triple-camera system in iPhone and is far and away the best camera we’ve ever made, it provides our customers with great range of creative control and advanced photo and video editing features in iOS 13. The Super Retina XDR is the brightest and most advanced display in iPhone and the A13 Bionic chip sets a new bar for smartphone performance and power efficiency.” iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max shoot the highest quality video in a smartphone and record brilliant 4K video with extended dynamic range and cinematic video stabilisation.

Pro Design and Display iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max have a textured matte glass back and polished stainless steel band, and come in four stunning finishes including a beautiful new midnight green. The most powerful devices are also designed to be durable — iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max feature the toughest glass ever in a smartphone and are rated IP68 for water resistance up to 4 meters for up to 30 minutes, and are protected against everyday spills including coffee and soft drinks.1 The new Super Retina XDR display, a custom-designed OLED, provides users an immersive HDR viewing experience for movies and other high-definition video with up to 1,200 nits brightness. Super Retina XDR features wide colour support with system-wide colour management and True Tone to offer a more natural viewing

experience. With a 2 million-to-one contrast ratio with true blacks, pro users can enjoy a more vivid viewing experience for HDR videos and photos, and the Super Retina XDR display is even more power efficient. Customers can interact with their favourite apps in a quick, seamless way with Haptic Touch deeply integrated across iOS 13 to provide app shortcuts for everyday tasks right from the Home screen, including taking a selfie in Camera, checking an appointment in Calendar or previewing email within Mail with just a simple press.

Fastest Performance with the Best Battery Life A13 Bionic, the fastest chip ever in a smartphone, provides unparalleled performance for every task iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max handle and features up to 20 percent faster CPU and GPU than A12. A13 Bionic is built for machine learning, with a faster Neural Engine for real-time photo and video analysis, and new Machine Learning Accelerators that allow the CPU to deliver more than 1 trillion operations per second.

Together, A13 Bionic and iOS 13 make up the best machine learning platform in a smartphone. All of this compute, graphics and ML performance is delivered while still enabling an unprecedented leap in battery life, with iPhone 11 Pro offering up to four more hours of battery life in a day than iPhone XS, and iPhone 11 Pro Max offering up to five hours more than iPhone XS Max. A Pro Camera System for Everyone iPhone 11 Pro introduces a transformative triple-camera system with all-new Ultra

Wide, Wide and Telephoto cameras, deeply integrated into iOS to create a pro-level camera experience designed for everyone. iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max set a new standard in video, with the highest quality video ever in a smartphone. Each camera in the triple-camera system records brilliant 4K video with extended dynamic range and cinematic video stabilisation.

With a wider field of view and large focal plane, the Ultra Wide camera is great for shooting action videos. Users can easily zoom between each of the three cameras, while Audio Zoom matches the audio to the video framing for more dynamic sound.

With iOS 13, powerful video editing tools are accessible to everyone with the ability to rotate, crop, increase exposure and apply filters to videos instantly. These adjustments are easy to apply and review at a glance, so even a novice can create professional quality video projects.

With the tight integration between hardware and software, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max take the traditional camera experience even further in a way only Apple can.

The all-new Ultra Wide camera fundamentally changes the camera experience by capturing four times more scene, great for taking landscape or architecture photos, tight shots and more. The new Wide sensor with 100 percent Focus Pixels and advanced software enables Night mode, and delivers huge improvements to photos shot in indoor and outdoor low-light environments, resulting in brighter images with natural colours and reduced noise.

The triple-camera system takes Portrait mode to a new level with the ability to choose Wide and Telephoto framing, enabling Portrait mode with a wider field of view, great for taking portraits of multiple people. The Telephoto camera features a larger ƒ/2.0 aperture to capture 40 percent more light compared to iPhone Xs for better photos and videos.

Next-generation Smart HDR uses advanced machine learning to recognise subjects in the frame and intelligently relight them for more natural-looking images with greater detail. A new True Tone flash is over 30 percent brighter. Deep Fusion, coming later this spring, is a new image processing system enabled by the Neural Engine of A13 Bionic. Deep Fusion uses advanced machine learning to do pixelby-pixel processing of photos, optimising for texture, details and noise in every part of the photo. A redesigned camera interface provides a more immersive experience that works together with the triple-camera system and allscreen display to let users see and capture the area outside of the frame. For the first time, users can easily record video without switching out of Photo mode with QuickTake by simply holding the shutter button to start recording.

Featuring iOS 13 iOS 13 on iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max delivers a seamless experience with software and hardware integration unlike any other smartphone. iOS 13 introduces a dramatic new look with Dark Mode, a more private way to sign in to apps and websites with Sign In with Apple, and an all-new Maps experience.4

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Police severely condemn radical protests

Spain condemns attacks on two Aramco plants

TL Bureau, Hong Kong

TL Bureau, Riyadh

A large group of protestors participated in unlawful assemblies in various districts on Hong Kong Island yesterday (September 15), despite Police’s objection. They blocked roads illegally, hurled petrol bombs at the Central Government Offices and police officers, set fire at multiple locations, attacked others and reporters. Police express severe condemnation against such violent acts which disregarded law and order.

Police had earlier issued notice of objection against a public event on Hong Kong Island yesterday. However, a large number of protestors started to

MOI Spokesman: Competent Authorities Control Two Fires in Two Aramco Factories in Abqaiq and Khurais TL Bureau, Riyadh The Security Spokesman at the Ministry of Interior said that at 4:00 am on Saturday, 15/1/1441 AH, the industrial security teams of Aramco Company controlled two fires in two factories belonging to the company in the City of Abqaiq and Khurais Village, targeted by drones .

The MOI Spokesman said that the competent authorities started their investigation procedures.

protest in Admiralty, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay in the afternoon yesterday. They illegally blocked the roads and paralyzed traffic on Hong Kong Island. Later, some protestors set fire to miscellaneous objects outside MTR Admiralty and Wan Chai stations and broke the glass of Admiralty Centre with iron poles and hard objects. Some radical protestors used slingshots to hurl bricks and miscellaneous objects towards the Central Government Offices. Some protestors threw petrol bombs which severely threatening the safety of people at scene.

Having given repeated warnings but in vain, officers conducted dispersal operations

with appropriate force. Tear gas, rubber bullets, 40mm react rounds and specialised crowd management vehicles were deployed to stop the violent acts of the protestors. At about 5:45 pm, around 20 radical protestors attacked two police officers and hurled various petrol bombs at them at a short distance near the junction of Gloucester Road and Marsh Road in Wan Chai, seriously threatening the safety of the police officers. The police officers withdrew pistols as a warning to disperse them. Later, the protestors hurled petrol bombs at police officers outside the MTR Wan Chai Station and outside the Police Headquarters, posing serious danger to peo-

The Home Office will send around one million text messages to passport holders who may need to renew their passports early.

New passport validity rules will apply for travel to most European countries in a no deal Brexit.

The text messages will encourage people to check if their passport will meet these new rules to help them with any plans for travel to Europe after 31 October. There are 2 new rules that passports will need to meet to travel to most countries in Europe.

Spain expressed its strong condemnation of the attacks that targeted two plants belonging to Saudi Aramco in Abqaiq province and Hijrat Khurais by drones, affirming its solidarity with the Saudi leadership and people.

"This kind of attack poses a threat to the lives of civilians, increases tensions, threatens the security of the region and harms global energy security," the Spanish Foreign Ministry said in a statement, urging an end to such attacks

International experts on the prevention of violent radicalisation convene in Helsinki TL Bureau, Helsinki The Conference on Preventing Violent Radicalisation will bring together a wide range of international experts at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 17–18 September 2019. They will discuss the prevention of violent radicalisation from the viewpoint of research, practical experiences and the work of public authorities. The aim of the conference is to hear and share experiences of the work carried out so far and to examine how to further increase its effectiveness. Invitations have gone out

to stakeholders from all EU Member States, including CSO representatives, experts, researchers and public authorities. Representatives from the European Commission, the General Secretariat of the Council, the European Strategic Communication Network (ESCN) and the Radicalization Awareness Network (RAN) will also participate.

Risk of violent radicalisation rising and new threats emerging Violent radicalisation and extremism refer to using violence, threatening with it or encouraging or justifying it on

A million texts to encourage travellers UN Secretary to check passport validity after Brexit General Condemns TL Bureau, London

ple at scene. At about 8 pm, some people gathered outside MTR Fortress Hill Station. Some people were holding folding stools and iron hammers and argued with others and fights broke out. Moreover, in various locations in North Point, attacks and fighting with weapons happened with a number of people injured. At about 11 pm, Police deployed tear gas to stop the violence. Radical protestors escalated their violent acts and have no regard to the laws of Hong Kong. Police severely condemn such violent acts. Police will continue to take resolute enforcement actions so as to safeguard the city’s public safety and bring all lawbreakers to justice.

Firstly, travellers will need to have at least 6 months left on their passport.

Secondly, any extra months on a passport over 10 years may not count towards the 6 months needed. A passport may have extra months if the holder renewed their previous passport before it expired. The texts will be sent to those who provided their mobile number when they applied for their current passport. Not everyone provides a mobile number, and contact details may have changed, so even those who do not receive a message should check their passport.

Attacks on Two Saudi Aramco Plants TL Bureau, UN Hq Secretary General of United Nations Antonio Guterres condemned yesterday the attacks on two Aramco plants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Official Spokesperson of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said in a statement that the Secretary General condemns Saturday's attacks on two Aramco oil plants in the Eastern Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

the basis of one’s own view of the world, or on ideological grounds. Violent radicalisation may lead to individuals joining violent extremist groups or engaging in such action. At its most extreme, violent radicalisation can result in terrorist acts.

In Finland, the risk of violent radicalisation and extremism is still small in comparison with many other countries. However, the threat has been on the increase in recent years.

"The danger of violent radicalisation has grown, as the field has undergone changes. New threats have emerged alongside

the existing ones. Violent rightwing extremism has gained in strength, and terrorist propaganda and punishable hate speech are spreading online.

Preventive measures must constantly be enhanced to anticipate such new threats. This conference will take stock of the work done so far, looking at it from different angles, to have an idea of where we are now in the prevention of violent radicalisation and how we could further intensify our efforts," says Head of Development Tarja Mankkinen from the Ministry of the Interior.

International experts on the prevention of violent radicalisation convene in Helsinki TL Bureau, Helsinki

authorities. Representatives from the European Commission, the The Conference on Preventing General Secretariat of the Council, Violent Radicalisation will bring the European Strategic together a wide range of interna- Communication Network (ESCN) tional experts at Finlandia Hall, and the Radicalization Awareness Helsinki, on 17–18 September Network (RAN) will also participate.

2019. They will discuss the preven- Risk of violent radicalisation rising tion of violent radicalisation from and new threats emerging the viewpoint of research, practical Violent radicalisation and extremexperiences and the work of public ism refer to using violence, threatauthorities. The aim of the confer- ening with it or encouraging or jusence is to hear and share experi- tifying it on the basis of one’s own ences of the work carried out so far view of the world, or on ideological and to examine how to further grounds. Violent radicalisation may increase its effectiveness. lead to individuals joining violent Invitations have gone out to stake- extremist groups or engaging in holders from all EU Member States, such action. At its most extreme, including CSO representatives, violent radicalisation can result in experts, researchers and public terrorist acts.