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Kanye West says he’s been ‘used’ on politics NEW YORK - Rapper Kanye West, who has been outspoken in his support for President Donald Trump, now says he’s going to focus on his music and fashion after being “used” in the world of politics.

In a series of tweets, the 41-yearold West lashed out at conservative pundit Candace Owens for saying he had designed apparel for the so-called “Blexit” campaign, or “Black Exit” from the Democratic Party.

“My eyes are now wide open and now realize I’ve been used to spread messages I don’t believe in,” West wrote. “I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative !!!”

He did not say if his support for Trump had changed in any way, but he was unsparing in his criticism of Owens.

“I introduced Candace to the person who made the logo and they

didn’t want their name on it so she used mine. I never wanted any association with Blexit. I have nothing to do with it,” he wrote.

“I would like to thank my family, loved ones, and community for supporting my ACTUAL beliefs and my vision for a better world.”

Earlier this month, West met with Trump in the Oval Office -- a surreal tete-a-tete that included a hug from the rapper as well as an on-camera rant featuring an expletive not often repeated for the White House press corps.

The rapper, who is married to Kim Kardashian West, has broken ranks with much of the left-leaning entertainment industry to support Trump.

At the White House, he said he felt like “Superman” when wearing one of the red baseball caps handed out at the president’s raucous “Make America Great Again” rallies. (afp)

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Oscar winner Cate Blanchett to star in TV series

LOS ANGELES - Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett has become the latest Hollywood celebrity to switch to TV, signing on to star in the new FX limited series “Mrs America.”

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In this file photo US President Donald Trump meets with rapper Kanye West in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, October 11, 2018.

Created and written by “Mad Men” co-producer Dahvi Waller, the nine-episode series will feature Blanchett as conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, who led the fight against the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

The ERA is a proposed amendment to the US Constitution stating that equal rights may not be denied on the basis of one’s sex. The amendment was passed by the US Congress in 1972 but failed to win the backing of enough states.

“Through the eyes of the women of that era -- both Schlafly and second wave feminists Gloria Steinem,

Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug and Jill Ruckelshaus -- the series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the 70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted our political landscape,” FX said in a statement.

“Mrs America,” which will begin production next year, will mark Blanchett’s first role in an American television program.

“I feel privileged to have this opportunity to collaborate with Dahvi, Stacey (Sher) and Coco (Francini) under the robust and fearless FX umbrella,” Blanchett

said in a statement.

“I am extremely excited about delving into the material as there couldn’t be a more appropriate time to peel back the layers of this recent period of history, which couldn’t be more relevant today.”

Blanchett joins other Hollywood A-listers who have made the jump to television in recent years, including Meryl Streep, Tom Hardy and Julia Roberts.

The Australian actress most recently starred on the big screen in “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Ocean’s 8” and “The House with a Clock in Its Walls.” (afp)

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Relatives of passengers of the crashed Lion Air jet check personal belongings retrieved from the waters where the airplane is believed to have crashed, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018.

Possible seabed position of crashed Lion Air jet located

JAKARTA - A massive search effort has identified the possible seabed location of the crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesia’s military chief said Wednesday, as experts carried out the grim task of identifying dozens of body parts recovered from a 15-nautical mile-wide search area, and chilling video of passengers boarding the fatal flight emerged.

The 2-month-old Boeing plane plunged into the Java Sea on Monday just minutes after taking off from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board.

“This morning I’ve been briefed by the head of Search and Rescue Agency about the strong possibility of the location coordinates” of Flight 610, said armed forces chief Hadi Tjahjanto. “Hopefully that is the main body of the plane that we’ve been looking for.”

Separately, the head of the National Transportation Safety Committee, Soerjanto Tjahjono,

told reporters that pings detected by search teams are definitely from the aircraft’s flight recorder because of their regular interval.

The disaster has reignited concerns about safety in Indonesia’s fast-growing aviation industry, which was recently removed from European Union and U.S. blacklists, and also raised doubts about the safety of Boeing’s new generation 737 MAX 8 plane.

Boeing Co. experts are expected to arrive in Indonesia on Wednesday and Lion Air has said an “intense” internal investigation

is underway in addition to the probe by safety regulators. Navy officer Haris Djoko Nugroho said the 22meter (72-foot) -long object that could be part of the fuselage is at a depth of 32 meters (105 feet). He said divers will be deployed after side-scan sonar has produced more detailed images. He said it was first located on Tuesday evening.

“There are some small objects that we found, but last night, thank God, we found a large enough object,” he said.

Data from flight-tracking sites show the plane had erratic speed

and altitude in the early minutes of a flight on Sunday and on its fatal flight Monday. Safety experts caution, however, that the data must be checked for accuracy against the plane’s black boxes, which officials are confident will be recovered.

Several passengers on the Sunday flight from Bali to Jakarta have recounted problems that included a long-delayed takeoff for an engine check and terrifying descents in the first 10 minutes in the air.

Two interviewed on Indonesian TV recalled details such as a strange engine sound, a smell of burnt cables, and panicked passengers crying out for God to save them as the plane rapidly lost altitude. Later in the flight, a man who was either the captain or first

officer walked through the plane and returned to the cockpit with what looked like a large manual.

Lion Air has said maintenance was carried out on the aircraft after the Sunday flight and a problem, which it didn’t specify, was fixed.

Officials said searchers have sent 48 body bags containing human remains to police identification experts.

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Denpasar encourages communitybased tourism development

DENPASAR - Denpasar tourism is able to increase the regionally generated revenue. This means that tourism sector has a strategic value to be developed. Moreover, Denpasar is the provincial capital having become the backbone of the developments in various sectors.

classical problem of tourism such as price wars can be minimized.

Sanur coming with the beauty of the beach and star-rated hotels, the heritage city tour with the city

Denpasar Mayor, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, stated on Tuesday (Oct. 30) that tourism sector contributed 32 percent to the regionally generated revenue (PAD).

This amount continues to increase proving if the tourism development in Denpasar is getting better.

Rai Mantra said that with the rapid growth of Bali tourism, especially in Denpasar City, it has become a breath of fresh air for all of us.

Nevertheless, he invited all parties not to be complacent, but continues to follow the developments so as to be able to provide economic growth in all fields. “Tourism must have an impact on all circles, and support economic growth to the lowest sector as a form of equity,” explained Rai Mantra.

Further he said that such equalization can be realized by exploring the potential and creating new tourist destinations through the encouragement the formation of communities (community-based tourism) so that the progress of tourism is not only enjoyed by particular groups.

“As a society, surely we must be able to jointly see the opportunities, so that more and more creative ideas can be found by exploring

Tourists visiting Bali Museum in Denpasar

the potential that can create new tourist objects while maintaining the existing local wisdom,” he said.

He gave an example of the Bindu River area, Loloan River area, the Kumbasari Park in the area of Badung River, and other rivers that have been revitalized. Through the program, of course it can provide education for the community that river is not a rubbish bin or a waste disposal site. So, it must be supported by the development of the Smart City of Denpasar, one of which is a smart river walk that can provide added value for the river itself. “By that way, the river as a sanctified place truly becomes a sacred place, and provides added value and becomes a new tourism potential,” he explained.

Rai Mantra stated that other than the rivers, the traditional market is also a driving force for popular economy having been heavily revitalized. Until now, there have been at least 33 traditional markets having been revitalized and most of them have become new tourist objects. With the emergence of new tourist objects, it will certainly provide a direct zoning of the tourist object development, especially in the Denpasar.

With this zoning, surely the

hotel, agro-tourism with agricultural tourism, religious tourism, cultural tourism with various arts, local wisdom of the people with divine inspiration (metaksu) and

must be qualified as well as market tourism currently included in the smart heritage market program gets appreciation from all parties. (kmb12)

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Ngurah Rai intersection underpass to be evaluated while rainy season

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MANGUPURA - A month after being inaugurated, the evaluation of the Ngurah Rai intersection underpass indeed do not show any obstacles. Meanwhile, the evaluations by the National Road Authority (BBPJN) for Region VIII cannot be done maximally because it remains to enter dry season, and has to wait for rainy season.

Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the National Road Authority for Region VIII, Nyoman Yasmara, when asked for his confirmation on Tuesday (Oct. 30) said that during the maintenance period the responsibility remains in partner’s side like the damage to the park as being hit by vehicle some time ago. Repairs of the

damaged parts and replacement of statues is still being ordered.

“During the maintenance period for two years, partner still need to maintain it. They still has obligation to replace burned out bulbs, maintain the parks and others. In short, there is still maintenance by them,” he said.

Meanwhile, related to the conditions of asphalt and walls, Yasmara claimed that he could not evaluate. In order to be able to evaluate, his authority is still waiting for rainy season. In general, he said the physical condition of the underpass stays in normal condition.”We can only evaluate after it rains. How the wall will be like and can the drainage

work, can the pump work? How will the pump be like? If there are obstacles, hopefully they will not be too significant,” he hoped.

To anticipate irresponsible parties such as the action of vandalism as occurred some time ago, his authority has installed CCTVs. This is done to maximize supervision around the underpass. At this time, the CCTV installations are already installed at several points both at the intersection of the Ngurah Rai monument and the Dewa Ruci intersection underpass. “Seven CCTVs have been installed at the underpasses of the Ngurah Rai monument intersection, while four others at Dewa Ruci intersection,” he said. (kmb23)

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The Ritz-Carlton, Bali listed as a Top Resort in Asia

The Ritz-Carlton, Bali is delighted to be listed as one of the Top Resorts in Asia in the 31st annual Condé Nast Traveler 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards.

“Condé Nast Traveler is one of the leaders in the world travel industry, motivating a discerning readership with incomparable travel experiences and exotic destinations. We are honored to be acknowledged in these awards and thrilled that our dedication to creating highly memorable experiences through our superb location, luxurious accommodation, unique dining experiences and gracious service by our team of Ladies and Gentlemen has been recognized,” says General Manager Karim Tayach.

The Ritz-Carlton, Bali graces the beautiful beachfront in Nusa Dua, attracting guests from around the world, drawn to supreme comfort and modern luxuries in a choice of spacious suites and stunning pool villas.

Upgrading to The Ritz-Carlton Club level elevates the guest experience by unlocking exclusive benefits, including access to the Club Lounge with private pool where complimentary cocktails, gourmet food service, and personalized check in are offered. The resort also offers the opportunity to discover the essence of Bali through unique heritage dining experiences at Bejana the resort’s signature Indonesian restaurant, deluxe spa treatments inspired by ancient healing traditions at The Ritz-Carlton Spa and customized tours to discover the island’s mystical temples and stunning hinterland through the Concierge service.

Condé Nast Traveler – a luxury and lifestyle magazine is renowned for inspiring travelers around the globe. It’s Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest running and most prestigious in the travel industry and are generally known as “the best of the best of travel”. Nearly half a million readers rated their travel experiences in 2018 to provide a full snapshot of where and how we travel today.

This most recent accolade follows a number of awards for The RitzCarlton, Bali in 2018, including Bali’s Leading Resort at the highlyesteemed World Travel Awards in September. In July the resort won Luxury Beach Resort Spa, at the World Luxury Spa Awards, as well as Luxurious Scenic Setting for the resort’s signature Indonesian restaurant, Bejana, and Luxury Beachside Restaurant for The Beach Grill.

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A homeless person sleeps on the street in Skid Row, downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 16, 2018.

Typhus outbreak in Los Angeles area surpasses 100 patients

is leaving the tank. Depending on the size of the tank and severity of the breach, a weight-based alert could give clinics anywhere from a month to a few hours more notice than the temperature system. This would make emergency measures to save the tissue far more likely to succeed, Williams said.

The scale is sensitive to even the slightest change in the weight of the tank.

In the storage room at his clinic, Williams tested the scale and its alert system. He walked up to a large tank sitting on the scale and hooked up to a monitor on the wall.

The monitor read “0.0,” indicating a safe weight. Williams took his pinky finger and gently lifted the tank by one of the handles. As soon as the tank moved up and off the scale, the numbers on the monitor began to drop into the negative range. Within seconds, his phone buzzed and an alert popped up.

“I’d better put it back down,” he said. “Before the alert goes to 10 more people.”

As much confidence as he has in the scale, it’s meant to work in tandem with the temperature alarm system for an extra layer of protection. Most clinics use only a single temperature system, he said, yet all tank failures he’s aware of involved a weight change before the temperature change. (IBP/net)

LOS ANGELES - The number of patients in Los Angeles’ typhus outbreak has surpassed 100, according to figures compiled by NBC News.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Tuesday said there were 72 cases in its jurisdiction, which does not include the cities of Long Beach and Pasadena, which have their own health bureaucracies.

The latest figures for Long Beach and Pasadena obtained by NBC News, 15 and 20, respectively, bring L.A. county’s total to at least 107 new typhus patients in 2018, more than half of what the entire nation usually observes in an entire year, according to the California Department of Public Health.

In the 2000s the number of patients diagnosed with typhus in Los Angeles county “did not exceed 20 cases per year,” according to a county report. Observers say there’s a correlation between the rise of typhus and the area’s 47

percent increase in homelessness since 2012.

Emily Holman, infectious disease coordinator for the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, said via email that there are additional cases in that city of 469,450 that were still “under investigation.”

The city of Pasadena said in a statement Oct. 5 that the outbreak had reached “epidemic levels.” However, since then that city has noted no new cases, public health director Michael Johnson said.

The year-to-date typhus number provided by the state of California for Los Angeles County was 98.

A spokesman for the California Department of Public Health emphasized Tuesday that this is dependent on reporting from local jurisdictions.

The department also said no typhus deaths have been registered in 2018.

Nearly one in 10 area cases, according to the county’s health department figures, was centered downtown, where squalid conditions in the skid row neighborhood, including piles of trash and conspicuous rats, have been blamed for exacerbating the outbreak.

The office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said earlier in October that it has dedicated an additional $300,000 to fortifying trash pickup, sidewalk washing and street cleaning in an area of downtown it labled the “typhus zone.”

“We’re deploying every available resource to help control and stop this outbreak,” Alex Comisar, spokesman for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, said at the time.

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The storage tanks on the new scale system, which sets off an alarm if the weight is dropping, an indication that liquid nitrogen is seeping out.’

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Payangan Festival expected to be a tourist attraction

New device promises to reduce fertility clinic storage failures NEW YORK - In March, storage tank failures at two fertility clinics led to the loss of over 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos, the worst nightmare for people struggling with infertility — and fertility clinics.

After the failures, Dr. Zev Williams, division chief at the Columbia University Fertility Center, which is not one of the clinics that suffered malfunctions, looked for a way to prevent future storage losses.

“Even one failure is too many,” he told NBC News this week.

His solution? A high-tech scale.

He explained that storage tanks are filled with liquid nitrogen, which helps keep the human tissue at the required freezing temperature. Tank failures generally involve a breach in the insulation or some other tank puncture that allows the nitrogen to seep out.

Most fertility clinics now rely on a thermometer in the storage tank that is hooked up to an alarm system.

When the temperature starts to rise, an alarm goes off.

However, Williams explained, the nitrogen needs to be close to empty for the temperature to rise.

By then, there’s little time to save the frozen tissue.

The high-tech scale Williams and his team created sends an alert when the weight of the tank starts to drop, an indication that nitrogen

Thursday, November 1, 2018

GIANYAR — The Second Payangan Festival was opened in the Memorial Park area of Payangan subdistrict on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 28). The festival intended to raise tourism in the Payangan area will be held for six days until Friday (Nov. 2).

Nengah Surita

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The opening of the Second Payangan Festival was commenced with a torch parade hosted by children and teenagers from Payangan.

The event was then resumed with the presentation of Rejang Sari Dance presented by 125 PKK housewives throughout Payangan subdistrict and the appearance of motivating shouts by Gianyar’s PKK group that had won the national championship. The no less interesting was the performance of the Baleganjur gamelan troupes from nine villages in the Payangan subdistrict. Each troupe of the villages showed off their expertise in turn.

“They appear to tell stories

about their village life worked out through a nice composition of gamelan music in combination with Baleganjur dance movement,” said Chairman of the Second Payangan Festival Committee, I Nyoman Darma.

During the festival, said Darma, every night until the closing day there will be a number of art attractions presented by hundreds of Payangan young artists starting from Barong Dance to contemporary dance. “We hope this festival has a positive impact on the young generation at our village. This festival is also expected to become one of the tourist attractions,” he said.

Regent of Gianyar, Made Ma-

hayastra, stated the second Payangan Festival is also held to coincide with the 90th anniversary of Youth Pledge Day. “This festival is expected to be a medium for creativity of the Payangan youth,” he said.

According to Mahayastra, Payangan does not only have the potential as tourism area based on agriculture and livestock. In the future, this festival is expected to be a new attraction for tourists making a visit to Payangan. “I hope this festival can also be useful for farmers and breeders. For example, by holding the biggest cattle race and so on, so the farmers can get ready from now on,” he said. (kmb35)

Karangasem has more than 8,000 illiterate citizens

AMLAPURA — Karangasem still has relatively high illiteracy rate. From the data obtained in the local Education Agency, the number reaches approximately 8,000.

In order to suppress the illiterate citizens, the district government annually conducts an effective program to resolve the illiteracy.

Early Childhood Education Curriculum Development Section Head at the Education Agency, Nengah Surita, stated on Monday (Oct. 29) that based on data obtained in the field, the number of people experiencing illiteracy is indeed quite high. However, every year there has been a significant decline. As in 2015, the number reached 14,498 spreading across eight subdistricts. There was a decline in 2016 to 12,998 people and in 2017 decreased again to 11,180 people, while in 2018 further decreased to 8,180 people.

“The youngest illiterate population belongs to 15-year age group.

Meanwhile, the oldest is 59 years old. Most of them are of old age because most children have already attended schools. In the past, they were reluctant to go to school and

this is the reason making high illiteracy rate,” he said.

Such illiteracy is caused by many factors. Surita added that they did not go to school and dropped out of school. In the past, many residents rarely attended schools. However, today almost all children have gone to school.

If there are children not attending school, it happens due to family’s economic factors. “Many factors cause illiteracy where one of them is due to poverty,” he said.

To suppress illiterate people, from year to year his agency has carried out some programs for completion by providing reading and writing lessons. By that way, the number of illiterate people has begun to decline every year. In 2018, the target is 500 people but on the way the number may reduce because some residents might be resigning, sick and other factors.

“The funds used for the program are obtained from the state budget.

Meanwhile, the learning materials have already used modules. Stationery such as pencils and books are given for free,” explained Surita. (kmb41)

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The festival intended to raise tourism in the Payangan area will be held for six days until Friday (Nov. 2).

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Installation of ceramic coral

Hunt for landslide victims as Philippines typhoon toll climbs

US-Indonesia symbol can work together in various sectors

DENPASAR - The United States’ Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph R. Donovan, visited The Coral Triangle Center at Sanur, Denpasar on Tuesday (Oct. 30). He called the combined artworks between the US and Indonesian artists a symbol indicating that both countries can make cooperation in various sectors.

Visiting the CTC is an opportunity for Donovan to see the work of the US artist Courtney Mattison namely the installation of ceramics with beautiful illustrations.

The ceramic illustration explains about the beauty and vulnerability of coral reef. So, it requires global community to work together and protect coral reef.

To make ceramic installation works, it takes more than 300 coral conservation volunteers, coral reefs as well as Balinese artists to create more than 3,000 ceramic works for this installation.

Courtney’s work is also on display in the lobby’s door of the US Embassy. The work is named the ‘meeting point.’ The work of the artists posted on the CTC and the US Embassy in Jakarta is a symbol of the US and Indonesia that can work in various sectors. “Thus, the CTC represents a partnership between Indonesia and the US to promote marine conservation and the US government through USAID,” he said.

USAID Indonesia can partner with CTC to strengthen protected marine areas and promote sustainable fishing management in Maluku Province, one of which is the US sustainable ecosystem advance program.

Collaboration of the US-Indonesia through the art and sustainable conservation programs can be seen in these projects.

Through this coral installation art, he can provide information for wider community, about nature and inspire people to protect our nature. “What Courtney does is also very important as providing information about

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In this photo taken on October 11, 2018, cormorant masters use their birds to catch sweetfish in Gifu. “Ukai”, the profession of cormorant fishermen, was once a staple of waterside villages and towns throughout Japan and other parts of the world.

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The United States’ Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph R. Donovan, visited The Coral Triangle Center at Sanur, Denpasar on Tuesday (Oct. 30). coral reefs and how fragile coral reefs are and the importance of our effort to protect coral reefs,” he added.

Initiator of the idea on the coral reef installation, Courtney Mattison, stated the CTC is a source of inspiration for him both as an artist and a marine scientist. This Coral Reef Triangle has the most coral reefs in the world.

“It is just like Amazon under the sea and this is an endless source of inspiration for me so as to be able to highlight how important we are to protect coral reefs before they are damaged by climate change,” he said.

An Indonesia ceramic artist getting involved in the reef installation project, Rickyo Gabriel, said it is the idea of Courtney to make such installation. He helped manage volunteers and process ceramics. It took seven months to make the ceramic installation. The process of making coral from ceramics was carried out at BPPT Suwung and the other half was done in Jenggala ceramics. To make ceramic coral only takes one and a half hours. Then, it was dried out for a week and burned half-cooked for seven hours. Afterwards, it was colored and

vented again.

Approximately 2,000 pieces of coral ceramics are installed on the CTC. The installation process of the coral took two weeks. Of all the processes, the most difficult according to him is when teaching volunteers to make coral from ceramics because they do not have any basic knowledge in fine arts, especially in processing ceramics. After completing the installation process, he began to think so that it would be acceptable to children. Finally, there was an idea to make the work in the form of Augmented Reality (AR). (kmb42)

When starting Great Zebra Operation 2018

Gianyar Police net hundreds of offenders

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On the first day of this operation, police captured hundreds of offenders. The offenders were immediately ticketed.

GIANYAR - Police ranks are now holding the Great Zebra Operation 2018. This operation is held simultaneously from Tuesday (Oct. 30) until Monday (Nov. 12). On the first day of this operation, police captured hundreds of offenders.

The offenders were immediately ticketed.

Based on data from the raid at two locations, namely in the Ubud subdistrict and Gianyar sub-district, police managed to capture ticket violations reaching 188 offenders. They consisted of 98 tickets in Ubud and 99 tickets

in Gianyar sub-district.

Preventive Taskforce Head of the Gianyar Great Zebra Operation 2018, I Ketut Muliarta, who is also Chief of Gianyar Police Traffic Affairs, said the Great Zebra Operation 2018 targeted to crack down on the drivers using mobile phones, moving counterflow, belonging to underage and taking more than one hitchhikers (motorbike), using non-standard safety helmet (SNI), consuming drugs and exceeding specified speed.

This is done to minimize the number of driver accidents. Trivial

things like motorbike riders that are not using helmets can trigger traffic accidents resulting in fatal consequences “Usually the violations start from small things,” he explained.

Muliarta also appealed to the public when riding motorbikes and cars not to violate the traffic rules stipulated in Law No.22/2009. “Let us comply with traffic regulations properly because many accidents and death start from a small violation. Let us obey the existing rules for our common good,” hoped Muliarta. (kmb)

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Japan’s ‘usho’ keep alive the ancient art of cormorant fishing

MANILA - Philippine rescuers used hand tools on Wednesday in a desperate search for around 20 people buried in a landslide unleashed

by Typhoon Yutu, as the powerful storm’s toll rose to nine.

When Yutu struck on Tuesday, torrential rains sparked floods that washed away bridges and fierce gusts razed hundreds of flimsy homes in the nation’s north.

Crews were struggling to sift through the wall of mud that smashed into a public works compound where labourers and locals had taken refuge in the Cordillera mountain community of Natonin.

“They (searchers) are digging manually but they still cannot penetrate (with heavy equipment),” provincial disaster official Edward Chumawar told AFP. “The clearing operations for road access there are ongoing.”

Five people had been rescued and three corpses found at the scene, with another roughly 20 people still unaccounted for in the compound.

Dramatic images shot on smartphones emerged Wednesday of swollen, churning rivers and a large concrete bridge washed away by floodwaters.

The howling winds picked trees clean of their leaves in certain areas, and sliced the corrugated metal roofs off homes.

Crews have begun fanning out

across the storm’s path on the Philippines’ most populous Luzon island to count the cost of the typhoon which struck with sustained winds of 150 kilometres (95 miles) per hour and gusts up to 210.

Most of the other deaths in the storm came due to landslides in hilly areas, including ones that took the lives of a father and his three young children, a 5-year-old girl and a man, police said.

Cutting a path just south of last month’s Typhoon Mangkhut, the new storm hit a region still reeling from the last one.

However, Philippine disaster officials said the typhoon was less powerful than Mangkhut, which left more than 100 dead.

Most of the fatalities from Mangkhut were due to a landslide in the mining area of Itogon.

At least 1,000 people were evacuated from slide-prone areas in Itogon ahead of the storm, and about 9,000 more fled their homes near waterways.

An average of 20 typhoons and storms lash the Philippines each year, killing hundreds of people and leaving millions in near-perpetual poverty.

The Philippines’ deadliest storm on record is Super Typhoon Haiyan, which left more than 7,350 people dead or missing across the central Philippines in November 2013. (afp)

GIFU - In the pitch black night, fires burn alongside a river in Japan’s Gifu as a handful of men prepare for a ritual that dates back over 1,300 years: fishing with cormorants.

Dressed in traditional clothes, they look like they come from another time. They wield their cormorants, tied together with strings, like puppeteers.

Their profession, known as “ukai,” was once common in waterside villages and towns throughout Japan and other parts of the world.

But it has been on the gradual decline for centuries, and now lives on in Japan as a tourist attraction and a carefully protected part of the country’s national heritage.

At 46, Shuji Sugiyama is the youngest of the “usho” in Gifu, in western Japan. And he is one of just nine people to hold an imperial licence for the practice.

He sits quietly on a rock by the inky water of the Nagara River, apparently undisturbed by the chatter of his fellow fishermen.

“It’s because we live together, the man and the cormorants, that ukai fishing is possible,” he told AFP. “For example, I could never fish with another master’s cormorants,”

he added, feeling the throats of his birds as he prepares for the night’s expedition.

Centuries ago, the profession flourished, but by the time the palace began issuing imperial licences to usho in 1890, the art was already on the decline.

Now there are only a few dozen usho throughout Japan, and just nine of them hold imperial licences, turning over eight catches a year to the palace and receiving a symbolic salary of 8,000 yen ($71) a month.

- Major tourist draw The method is hardly a commercial enterprise, and the usho rely on subsidies from local authorities that have turned the profession into a tourist draw and hope to one day see ukai make the UNESCO World Heritage list.

“Cormorant fishing is the biggest tourist draw we have in Gifu city,” local tourism division chief Kazuhiro Tada told AFP. “More than 100,000 people a

year come to see it, and their numbers are growing.”

Sugiyama inherited the job from his father, fishing alongside him until he obtained official usho status in 2002. Five generations of his family have practised the unusual fishing technique, which once existed in Europe and elsewhere but now continues mostly in Japan and China.

The job requires a tolerance for unusual hours -- fishing takes place after sundown, with the usho using flaming lamps hung on their boats to attract fish below the surface.

And while the fishing season only runs from May until October, each fisherman’s cormorants require daily care all year round.

New birds arrive each autumn, after being captured during their migration across Ibaraki province north of Tokyo, and must be trained -- a process that takes around three years.

“I usually take about 10 birds fishing, and I integrate the new ones with the group so they will imitate the older ones and learn how to fish,” Sugiyama said. (afp)

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This handout from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) taken and released on October 31, 2018 shows rescuers looking for survivors after a landslide in Natonin, Mountain Province in the nothern part of the Philippines.

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Man from Bangli builds lavish temple instead of buying gas stove

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Any visitor to Bali is sure to notice the innumerable temples that grace the Island of the Gods, though it may not be obvious to the causal observer just how important these temples are to the Balinese.

A man rides a bike in the early morning at the Porta Nuova business center in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018.

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Eurozone economy slows to its weakest level in 4 years

LONDON - Economic growth across the 19-country eurozone slowed in the third quarter to its weakest level for over four years, likely due to the impact of new emissions standards for cars, particularly in Germany, and a stagnating Italian economy.

Statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday that the eurozone economy expanded by only 0.2 percent in the July-September period. That’s half the previous quarter’s rate and below market expectations for another reading of 0.4 percent.

The quarterly performance is the worst since the second quarter of 2014, when growth was also 0.2 percent and hobbled by wideranging debt problems across the single currency bloc, notably in Greece.

Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, eurozone GDP rose by 1.7 percent, down from the previous quarter’s 2.2 percent.

Eurostat did not provide details

as to why growth slowed so much.

They will emerge in an updated estimate in mid-November.

But some elements behind the slowdown are already clear.

Recent Italian figures recently showed that growth in the eurozone’s third-largest economy ground to a halt during the third quarter, which makes life more difficult for the populist government there as it has based its planned public spending spree on the assumption of higher growth.

The Italian government is facing criticism and potential punishment from the EU’s executive Commission. Last week, the Commission rejected Italy’s draft budget, which

raises the government deficit to 2.4 percent of annual GDP, three times the previously agreed-upon level.

Italy must now submit a revised budget in November, but Rome appears to be standing firm.

The standoff over the Italian budget has revived concerns about the future of the eurozone after a three-year hiatus and in the wake of Greece’s exit from its bailout programs. And if recent history is anything to go by, worries about the integrity of the eurozone are likely to hurt growth.

“With budget discussions already tense between Rome and Brussels, this stagnation will only add to concerns,” said Bert Colijn,

a senior economist at ING. Another factor that’s likely to have weighed on eurozone growth is a disruption to the car market, especially in Germany, as a result of new emissions standards.

While that is expected to be a temporary factor, it’s clear that the economy is slowing after a couple of years of strong and broad-based growth. And few economists expect a pick-up next year, not least because of tensions in global trade. Trade disputes around the world, notably between the U.S. and China, are more acute than they have been for decades and that’s potentially going to hurt the eurozone, where much of growth is based on exports.

And the prospect of a Britain leaving the European Union without a deal on future relations — a

so-called “hard Brexit” — remains a source of uncertainty.

“In view of the falling sentiment indicators, it is anything but certain whether the underlying growth rate of the first half of the year will be reached again,” said Christoph Weil, a senior economist at Commerzbank. “The danger of a trade war between the U.S. and China, the risk of a hard Brexit or the prospect of further economic slowdown in China could dampen companies’ willingness to invest.”

The euro fell after the publication of the growth data, to $1.1345 from $1.1370, as traders reined in expectations that the European Central Bank will start mulling interest rate rises anytime soon, especially if inflation remains benign. Inflation figures are due Wednesday. (ap)

From the most grandiose like Besakih to the most humble family home temples these places of worship - connection to the divine and to one’s own ancestors, all resonates with a distinct vibration of deep inner beauty. Some temples also have distinct outer beauty deliberately crafted to represent the greatest of worldly possibilities for connection with the divine.

One would expect important temples like Besakih or even Tirta Empul to be lavishly decorated with the finest materials as so many different people go there to pray and support the upkeep of such temples.

Even a village temple is used by hundreds of people and thus worthy of having attention given to it’s outward appearance. Nor is it surprising to see family temples of wealthier families replete with gilded ornamentation and finely carved wood and elaborately sculpted stone.

But it is not a matter of how important a temple is, how wealthy the family that prays in it nor how many people pray in it that makes a temple worthy of being constructed with the utmost care to detail, beauty and craftsmanship. Rather, as Bangli native Bli Rempuh explains, it is the importance given to unseen world and one’s ability to prioritize such matters that determines how beautiful a temples appears. This is not to say that very powerful temples always have gold leaf and the finest roofing and such, only that sometimes Balinese people will give great priority to the quality of a family temple as a sign of respect and honour.

One example of such a case is the family temple that Bli Rempuh and eight other of his family members recently built in Bangli. Bli Rempuh himself is actually from Desa Deso and so was his family temple.

Are you a foodie? Do not be surprised if Balinese people have a number of dishes that are not only delicious, but also useful for healing.

For instance, they have rice porridge.

It is not included in the popular types of food, but some people still make this rice porridge. Interestingly, this rice porridge takes advantage of rice waste, so it is not wasted.

Rice porridge is a menu of people on the Island of the Gods, especially in rural areas that are more engaged as farmers. Before heading out to paddy field, moor

However a few years back when the Balinese tangerine market was booming, he dedicated himself to tending his plantation some distance from his village.

At first he spent most of his days on the plantation and his night in a simple bamboo shack, cooking over a wood stove. As the years past and his family grew he added a few more buildings like the simple gazebo and extra rooms made of concrete. He would still return to his home village to pray regularly and for other community activities but over time as many others from his village also moved to their plantations these visits were less frequent.

Entering Bli Rempuh’s family compound next to his cattle stables tucked away amongst the lush surrounding forest, the space is distinctly inhabited and -despite the fierce barking dogs, quite welcoming. The buildings are however extremely modest as one would expect of a remote village. The main wall of the central thatched bamboo-walled house is well worn by the seasons and smoke emerges from the equally modest kitchen where his wife cooks over a wood burning stove. There is nothing lavish or ornate and there is little no decoration or many objects at all, expect for a few offering baskets stacked on the rickety outdoor shelf, some portable chicken coops scattered here and there and the odd bucket.

Behind the family compound is an additional Balinese tangerine garden and to get to it, one passes the new family temple. It is hard to say if it is the contrast between the humble appearance of Bli Rempuh’s home that makes the temple stand in such grander, but what is certain is that this is no ordinary family temple.

“When business was good we

started saving money to build a proper family temple here. We brought in the finest craftsmen from Karangasem to sculpt the black stone and wood carvers from Gianyar for the ornamentation of the shrines. The black palm hatch is the best we could find and tightly bound together so that it will last long. We didn’t have to have so much ornamentation and gold leaf but we thought that we are only here on earth for a short time so why not honor our ancestors and the divine powers that have given us life as best we can”, explained Bli Rempuh.

When asked why he chose to put all his money into the temple instead of buying a car or saving for his children’s education he responded in his distinctly matter of fact and humble manner: “well, the way I see things is that everything on this earth comes to us through the grace of the unseen powers that be, so if I don’t start by honouring these then everything else will be harder to do.

I guess you could call it an investment”, he said chuckling but then added: “I get my greatest joy from my family and I believe that business will pick up again one day. Of course I would like to have a nice car and send my kids to a good school – but first things first”.

Bli Rempuh is not alone in prioritizing spiritual matters over material ones, this is in fact one the things that Bali is known for. Although ceremonies and their accompanying offerings do contribute significantly to the local economy, the amount of effort, time and attention that goes into prayer on the Island of the Gods can certainly not be attributed to economic incentives as it just does not add up– at least not in the way that economics is most commonly understood. (kmb)

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Bli Rempuh’s home by his tangerine plantation in Kintamani.

Rice Porridge Can Heal Heatiness or doing their job as a farm laborer, they will make a rice cracker for their refreshment. Other than applied to workers, people having fever, sore throat or other illnesses are often given this rice porridge.

The type of rice porridge is usually eaten warm, so it feels more enjoyable and people believe it can heal inner heat and shore throat. This porridge also serves as a breakfast for students at villages who will attend school. The rice porridge is also commonly made during rainy season. Cool atmosphere of village

will get warmer when eating rice porridge with the family.

The rice porridge has a yellow color as the effect of the seasoning in use namely the turmeric. To make this traditional menu healthier, the rice porridge is usually mixed with spinach or sweet leaf. When cooking, it is also filled with bay leaves, resulting in a distinctive taste.

Eating rice porridge will be more delicious when accompanied with crackers of fried sticky cake.

The ingredients used consist of rice waste, local spices, bay leaves

and water. The spices are dominated with turmeric, then add a little galangal, ginger, aromatic ginger, garlic, onion, chili, coriander, pepper, candlenut, shrimp paste, coconut oil and salt (to taste) and a bay leaf (to taste) as well.

Preparation: first of all, turmeric, galangal, ginger and aromatic ginger are finely chopped. Onion and garlic are sliced ??and then mixed with other ingredients, and then ground to make it smooth.

Similarly, candlenut, pepper and coriander can be crushed or blender

to be smoothed, too. After that, put into the basin and then cook the rice waste and add coconut oil. Stir it well so the seasoning can mix thoroughly with the rice.

The next process is to put the mixed rice into the pan. Add water and salt to taste. Put spinach or sweet leaves and two pieces of bay leaves. Heat it for about 20 minutes or until cooked. Finally, take out the porridge and now it is ready to be served. In order to taste better, it can be added with fried onions and crispy crackers. (kmb)

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Thailand blazes ahead with push to legalise medical marijuana use BANGKOK - Thailand is rolling out plans to legalise medical marijuana, an official told AFP Wednesday, as the country hopes to cash in on a multi-billion dollar industry with a product its supporters hail as some of the world’s best.

Several nations have embraced the use of medicinal cannabis, including Canada, Australia, Israel, and more than half the states in the US. But Thailand would be the first country in Asia to do so, tapping into a market that US-based Grand View Research has estimated could

reach US$55.8 billion by 2025.

A draft bill to permit its limited use has been sent to the military junta’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA).

“We have submitted the bill to the speaker,” Jet Sirathraanon, chairman of the NLA’s standing committee of public health, told AFP, adding that it will have its first reading in the junta’s rubber-stamp parliament in less than one month.

The cannabis would be “for medication only, not for recreation,” he added.(afp)

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Honduran migrants taking part in a caravan heading to the US, rest in Santiago Niltepec after arriving from San Pedro Tapanatepec, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on October 29, 2018.

Pregnant migrants want their children ‘to be American’

TAPANATEPEC - Two months ago, Marisol Hernandez’s husband was gunned down by gangsters for refusing to work for them. For the pregnant 23-year-old, that was the last straw.

She left her two children with her grandmother and decided to set off among thousands of other Honduran migrants in a bid to reach the United States. In her case, because she wants her next child to “be American.”

She is far from alone. Dozens of pregnant women are among the migrants, now in Mexico, fleeing poverty and violence in their homeland in search of the American dream.

But the hope that her unborn child will be American and “graduate in something, study, speak English, know about computers and things like that,” is being threatened by President Donald Trump’s apparent determination to abolish birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants and non-citizens.

“It’s ridiculous. And it has to end,” said Trump of the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment that grants US citizenship to those born on US soil.

For now, Hernandez is hoping that in six months’ time, her newborn baby will become a citizen of the United States.

Her story is a harrowing, but

typical of those amongst the estimated 7,000-strong caravan heading through Mexico toward California.

She used to work in a clothing shop but two months ago “mareros,” gang members, killed her husband with “a bullet between the eyes” on his doorstep as he returned from work.

“He refused to work as an extortionist,” said Hernandez. The next day, she started receiving threats.

She left her two children behind “because I can barely feed them” and set off in search of a better future.

- Wracked by doubt -

For the last two weeks, she’s been sleeping in the street without a roof over her head and walking for 10 hours a day, when not hitchhiking on trucks giving rides to migrants.

The road is long and Hernandez is beset by doubts.

“At times I want to go back because I feel like neither I nor the child will manage” the rest of the journey, she said in a moment of rest from lugging her heavy

suitcase.

The route became longer last Friday when the majority of undocumented migrants voted in favour of diverting from the Pacific highway running up to California and headed inland to Mexico City to ask for legal documents that would allow them to travel freely around the country.

Hernandez is gradually regaining her strength to continue the slog so that her child can grow up far away from “the parasites” in her home country who use threats to recruit children into their gangs.

She has no intention of taking up Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s offer to stay in the country because it’s on condition of claiming asylum and living in the largely impoverished and indigenous-populated states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.

“It would be the same as living in Honduras,” complained Hernandez.

She says she’s heard medical volunteers accompanying the caravan claim there are 42 pregnant women in the group. (afp)

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Anguished family members have been providing samples for DNA tests and police say results are expected within 4-8 days.

Musyafak, the head of Said Sukanto Police Hospital, said nearly 150 samples for testing have been collected but more are still needed, especially from parents and children of victims.

Indonesian TV broadcast a smartphone video of passengers boarding Flight 610, its mundane details transformed into unsettling moments by knowledge of the tragedy that would transpire.

It showed passengers’ boarding passes being checked and people walking along a concourse and then down stairs with bright red and white Lion Air jets visible on the tarmac.

At one point, the passenger who shot the video, Paul Ferdinand Ayorbaba, zooms in on the flight number on his boarding pass. A part of the video shows passengers walking up the mobile boarding stairs attached to a Lion jet.

“My husband sent that video to me via WhatsApp. It was his last contact with me, his last message to me,” said Inchy Ayorbaba, interviewed at the Jakarta police hospital where she had taken her three children for DNA tests.

The messaging app’s timestamps showed the video was sent about 35 minutes before the plane took off, said Ayorbaba, who first saw the message at 6:30 a.m., some 10 minutes after the plane departed, and then went back to sleep.

Indonesia’s Transport Ministry has ordered all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes operated by Lion Air and national carrier Garuda to be

inspected. Lion has ordered 50 of the jets, worth an estimated $6.2 billion, and currently operates nine.

Boeing declined to comment about potential inspections globally.

The aircraft manufacturer told airlines in a bulletin, “Boeing has no recommended operator action at this time,” according to two people familiar with the matter.

Lion Air President Edward Sirait told The Associated Press that the timing of a meeting with Boeing experts is still uncertain.

Daniel Putut, a Lion Air managing director, said Tuesday evening the airline hopes to meet with Boeing officials on Wednesday afternoon.

“Of course there are lots of things we will ask them, we all have question marks here, ‘Why? What’s the matter with this new plane,’” Putut said.

The crash is the worst airline disaster in Indonesia since 1997, when 234 people died in the crash of a Garuda flight near Medan.

In December 2014, an AirAsia flight from Surabaya to Singapore plunged into the sea, killing all 162 on board.

Indonesian airlines were barred in 2007 from flying to Europe because of safety concerns, though several were allowed to resume services in the following decade.

The ban was completely lifted in June. The U.S. lifted a decadelong ban in 2016.

Lion Air, a discount carrier, is one of Indonesia’s youngest and biggest airlines, flying to dozens of domestic and international destinations. It has been expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing region of more than 600 million people. (ap)

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Indonesia protests Saudi execution of domestic worker

Jakarta has filed an official protest with Saudi Arabia after the oil-rich kingdom executed an Indonesian domestic worker without notifying her family or consular staff.

Tuti Tursilawati was executed Monday in the city of Thaif, Indonesia’s foreign ministry said, seven years after she was sentenced to death for killing her employer in an act she claimed was self defence from sexual abuse.

President Joko Widodo criticised the decision Wednesday, saying the government has officially protested to Riyadh and demanded better protection of Indonesian workers in the country.

Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, director at the foreign ministry’s Indonesian citizens protection department, told reporters on Tuesday the move was “regrettable”.

“The execution of Tuti Tursilawati was done without notification to our representatives, either in Riyadh or Jeddah,” he said at a press conference.

Tursilawati claimed she was acting in self defence when she killed her employer in 2010 after he tried to rape her.

Migrant Care, an NGO advocating for the rights of Indonesian workers abroad, condemned the execution and urged the government to take serious diplomatic steps.

It said Indonesia should reverse its recent decision to allow a limited number of Indonesian migrant workers to Saudi Arabia despite a 2015 moratorium banning new domestic workers from entering 21 Middle Eastern countries.

Indonesia introduced the ban following the execution of two other

Indonesian maids by Saudi Arabia the same year.

Drug trafficking, rape, murder, apostasy and armed robbery are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia’s strict version of Islamic sharia law.

As well as the Middle East, Indonesia also sends domestic workers to many parts of Asia, including Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, and has often complained about the treatment of its workers abroad.

A Hong Kong woman was jailed for six years for beating and starving her Indonesian maid and keeping her prisoner, in a high-profile case that drew attention to the abuse of domestic helpers in the financial hub. (afp)

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KARANGASEM - Blue Lagoon Beach is one of East Bali’s best secluded beaches. The beach lies just northeast of the main beach of Padangbai and is framed by green and rocky hills on both sides. You can pick a sunbathing spot right on the sand or, if you prefer, opt for a space in the shade as the entire edge of the beach is lined with palm trees.

You’ll also come across locally run ‘warung’ food stalls selling cold drinks and snacks, while some others also double as rental places where

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Bloo Lagoon Beach you can get your snorkels and fins.

You’ll find coral just a few meters from the shore, making it easy to snorkel out right away.

Bloo Lagoon Beach is on the east side of Bali and it took us about 1.5 hours from Kuta just to drive there. But the beach was worth it it was like a hidden paradise. Bloo Lagoon Beach is clean and water is quite sheer so it’s easy to see what’s underneath. Another good thing, there are not many people there Bloo Lagoon Beach located

approximately one hour and a half from Denpasar International Airport, Padangbai is a busy port where most people take the ferry to/ from Lombok and onwards to the Gilis, Komodo Islands and Flores.

With its beautiful setting, small, unspoiled village feel, it must qualify as one of the most attractive port towns in the world. At the northern end of the town sits the eleventh century Pura Silayukti Temple and just beyond it lies the Blue Lagoon, a small white sand beach great for

snorkeling, diving and relaxing in the local warungs.

Blue Lagoon Beach is close to Padangbai harbour. Known as an underwater paradise, the water is warm and the marine life is abundant. You may well see clouds of ultraviolet fish daubed with splashes of luminous orange, followed by shoals of black fish with tails shaped like the head of a spanner, you might even see a fish in a leopard-print coat, and if you look carefully, you will notice clev-

erly camouflaged creatures hiding in the reef crevices. The coastline borders a coral garden where you can snorkel among psychedelic fish. Padangbai is a major harbour for ferries to Lombok as well as for smaller boats to Nusa Penida. It is a very picturesque village, with semi-circular hills surrounding a sparkling blue bay. It is also home to a famous temple, Pura Silayukti, where the Buddhist sage Mpu Kuturan is said to have lived in the 11th century. (IBP/net)

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Djokovic wins Paris opener as Federer confirms return Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Portugal’s Joao Sousa during their men’s singles second round match on day two of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 - Rolex Paris Masters - indoor tennis tournament at The AccorHotels Arena in Paris, on October 30, 2018.

PARIS - Novak Djokovic stepped up his pursuit of the world number one ranking with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Joao Sousa at the Paris Masters on Tuesday, while Roger Federer confirmed he will play at the event for the first time since 2015.

Djokovic can regain top spot from Rafael Nadal this week if he betters the Spaniard’s performance in the French capital, where the Serb is a four-time winner of the indoor tournament.

Djokovic had never dropped a set in five previous meetings with Portugal’s Sousa, but he surrendered a 4-1 lead in the opener and appeared under the weather before regrouping to break Sousa at 6-5.

The 14-time Grand Slam champion then reeled off five games in a row to end Sousa’s resistance and book a meeting with Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia in the last 16.

Dzumhur defeated rising Greek star and 14th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-3.

Federer will play Canada’s Milos Raonic on Wednesday after receiving a bye in the first round.

Federer’s only tournament victory in Bercy came in 2011. On his last appearance in 2015 he was knocked out by American John Isner in the round of 16.

The Swiss star missed the event the past two years due to a combination of injury and selective scheduling. He has also sat out the last three French Opens.

It is the first non-Grand Slam

event to feature Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic since last year’s Indian Wells Masters.

“I feel like it’s better for me to play matches rather than practice, and I think that’s it. As long as I don’t feel like I’m taking a chance on my health prior to London (the ATP Tour Finals), that’s the key as well,” Federer said.

“I’m happy to play tomorrow.

I feel like I recovered well from last week. So yeah, I’ll give it a go tomorrow. I’m excited,” he added, after winning the Swiss indoor championships in Basel on Sunday.

- Federer says no to Saudi Arabia Raonic fired 23 aces as he outlasted France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) in his opening match.

Federer also revealed he had received an invite to take part in an exhibition featuring Nadal and Djokovic in Saudi Arabia in December, but the 37-year-old said he turned down the approach.

“I didn’t want to play there at that time. So, for me, it was a very quick decision,” said Federer.

Nadal and Djokovic are scheduled to meet in Jeddah on December 22, but they have faced growing calls to withdraw following the murder of a Saudi journalist in the country’s consulate in Istanbul.

Both players this week have said they are assessing the situation and have yet to make a final decision over their participation.

Nadal, who has never won the Paris Masters, begins his campaign in the French capital against fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, a 6-4, 6-4 winner over France’s Jeremy Chardy. Fifth seed Marin Cilic cruised into the third round with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Gilles Simon was the only one of six Frenchmen to advance on Tuesday, defeating compatriot Lucas Pouille 6-3, 6-4, with Pierre-Hugues Herbert and qualifier Benoit Paire losing to Mikhail Kukushkin and Marton Fucsovics respectively. (afp)

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LOS ANGELES - Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points as the Toronto Raptors bounced back from their first loss of the season to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in a hardfought Eastern Conference duel on Tuesday.

Leonard, who had been rested in Toronto’s defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, also had seven rebounds and four assists after the Raptors saw off a late charge from the Sixers to seal a 129-112 win.

T h e v i c t o r y s a w To r o n t o improve to 7-1 while the Sixers

are 4-4 after another uneven performance from Brett Brown’s side.

Jonas Valanciunas scored 23 points while Kyle Lowry added 20 for the Raptors, who built up a comfortable 35-26 lead in the first quarter to take control of the contest thereafter.

“Good bounce back, good win,” Lowry said afterward. “It was a good win. We were very active tonight, we were all over the place.

It was a very scrappy night defensively and our guys played really great on defense.”

Toronto led 67-53 at halftime and looked to be cruising to victory until a fightback from the Sixers late in the fourth quarter.

A three-pointer from Joel Embiid got the Sixers back to within striking distance at 117-111 with 3min 30sec left in the fourth quarter before Toronto went on a 12-0 run to clinch the game.

Cameroon star Embiid led the scoring for the Sixers with 31 points while Robert Covington had 15 points. J.J. Redick had 13 off the bench. (afp)

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‘Why not?’ FIFA boss says 48 teams ‘feasible’ for Qatar World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams was “feasible” on Wednesday, as hosts Qatar pledged to come to a decision in the early part of next year. Infantino said “Why not?” bring forward the expansion from 32 teams to 48, which is currently due at the 2026 tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino (R) and AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa (L) arrive at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the inauguration of its new headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on October 30, 2018.

“We have decided... to increase the number of teams participating in the World Cup final tournaments from 32 to 48,” Infantino told the Asian Football Confederation’s annual congress in Kuala Lumpur. “It will happen in 2026. Will it happen in 2022? You know me. It is possible. It is possible. Why not?” he added.

Infantino said an expanded tournament would see Asia’s allocation rise from 4.5 places to 8.5, raising cheers from the delegates assembled at a luxury hotel in the Malaysian capital.

“You will have (a bigger) chance. It is possible. It is feasible. We are discussing with our Qatari friends. We are discussing with many other friends in the region. We hope we have it happen. We always have to try,” he said.

Accommodating another 16 teams would vastly complicate Qatar’s task in preparing for the World Cup, which was awarded to the tiny desert state in 2010.

Qatar has also been involved in a stand-off with neighbours Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, who have cut off diplomatic relations and imposed a blockade on the resource-rich country, accusing it of endorsing terror activities.

Hassan al-Thawadi, head of the 2022 organising body, told AFP that Qatar was studying the 48 teams proposal and would make a decision before qualifying gets under way.

“We are still looking at the feasibility studies and we will be in a better position to provide a feedback in the future,” he said.

“But it will be decided before the qualifications... sometime in the first quarter of next year.”

He added that preparations remained on track despite the blockade, and that the budget of $200 billion for the entire infrastructure, including metro and expressway, has not been affected.

“We are very happy and excited with the progress.

It is on track. By 2020-2021 all our (eight) stadiums will be ready,” al-Thawadi said. “This is the first World Cup in the Middle East and is a perfect opportunity to bring people together and contribute to the process of healing,” he added.

Ahead of FIFA’s presidential election next year, Infantino said 180 out of the 211 federations had given him their support.

“You know there is an election coming. I have announced I will be a (presidential) candidate. I have received over 180 letters of support,” he said. “And when it comes to Asia, only a couple are missing.” (afp)

Fourth-tier minnows give Bayern a German Cup scare

Fourth-tier part-timers Roedinghausen made mighty Bayern Munich work for a 2-1 away win in the second round of the German Cup on Tuesday. It was a poor performance from reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern, and the win came at a price as Thiago Alcantara had to be helped off with 15 minutes to go.

“We have got through but everyone needs to think about their performance here,” said goalscorer Thomas Mueller.

“We played well for the first 20 minutes, but then we made a lot of mistakes and became nervous.”

Bayern were 2-0 up after just 13 minutes in Osnabrueck when standin striker Sandro Wagner netted and Mueller converted a penalty in freezing conditions.

Bayern wasted the chance to increase their lead on 23 minutes when Renato Sanches fired his penalty attempt against the crossbar.

Despite trailing by two at the break, Roedinghausen dreamt of an upset after midfielder Linus Meyer drilled in on 50 minutes to cause nervous glances in the Bayern ranks. Bayern coach Niko Kovac named a weakened team but still started with 11 internationals.

They took the lead after just eight minutes at Osnabrueck’s Bremner Bruecke stadium, the 16,000-capacity ground which could have housed the entire population of the nearby municipality of

Roedinghausen.

Wagner stabbed home a Sanches volley to give Bayern an early lead.

When Sanches was pulled down in the area, Mueller put away the penalty and the Bavarians appeared on course for a routine win.

It should have been 3-0 when Leon Goretzka was fouled in the area, but Sanches smashed his spot-kick off the crossbar. Roedinghausen came out with renewed energy after half-time and midfielder Meyer soon had the delight of scoring past Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

With 15 minutes left, Roedinghausen goalkeeper Niclas Heimann pulled off a remarkable save to deny Franck Ribery but there was ultimately no fairytale for the hosts.

Elsewhere fourth-tier Ulm, who knocked out holders Eintracht Frankfurt in the first round, bowed out after being thumped 5-1 at home by Bundesliga strugglers Fortuna Duesseldorf.

Wolfsburg carved out a 2-0 win at Hanover 96 in an all-Bundesliga clash with their towering Dutch striker Wout Weghorst claiming his third goal in as many games.

Hertha Berlin also booked their place in the third round with a 2-0 win at third-division Darmstadt.

Hertha captain Vedad Ibisevic scored just seconds after coming off the bench before defender Maximilian Mittelstaedt added a late second. (afp)

In this Monday, July 2, 2018, file photo, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, shakes hands with English soccer star Wayne Rooney, as he holds up his new jersey next to MLS team D.C. United Managing Partner and CEO Jason Levien, and Dave Kasper, general manager and vice president of soccer operations, right, during a news conference announcing Rooney’s signing with the club, at the Newseum in Washington. Rooney and his American club are headed to the Major League Soccer playoffs.

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Rooney urges Man United flops to show respect Wayne Rooney has urged Manchester United’s under-achieving stars to show more respect for their troubled club. United are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League and have made a slow start to their Champions League campaign.

Sunday’s 2-1 win over Everton did little to lift the gloom around Old Trafford, with United manager Jose Mourinho under scrutiny following a spluttering run which has seen key players fail to produce

consistent performances.

Mourinho has clashed with United stars including Paul Pogba, Luke Shaw, Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial.

And Rooney, who became United’s record goalscorer before leaving in 2017, believes it is down to the team’s highly-paid stars to play with more pride and passion regardless of their issues with Mourinho.

In an interview with Football Focus, published on the BBC

Sport website, DC United striker Rooney said: “Obviously they are going through a difficult period at the minute, but Jose Mourinho is very experienced and I think some players have to do a little bit better.

“In my experience, I have never seen or heard of a player not wanting to play in the game because they have had a falling out with the manager. “I don’t think as a player you could do that, you’ve got to respect the club and the fans and

Former FIFA Council member gets soccer life ban for bribery

ZURICH — Former FIFA Council member Kwesi Nyantakyi was banned from soccer for life on Tuesday after being filmed taking bribes by an undercover television program in Ghana.

FIFA said its ethics committee judges found Nyantakyi guilty of bribery, corruption and conflict of interest.

Nyantakyi was also fined 500,000 Swiss francs ($498,000),

Roedinghausen’s Linus Meyer (R) looks on as Bayern Munich’s German defender Niklas Suele heads the ball during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) football match SV Roedinghausen v FC Bayern Munich in Osnabrueck, Germany on October 30, 2018.

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though it is unclear if FIFA has any authority to force payment.

Nyantakyi was the senior vice president of the Confederation of African Football and president of Ghana’s soccer federation when the TV footage was revealed in May. He was shown taking $65,000 in cash from reporters posing as businessmen to secure favor with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo

and other government officials.

Nyantakyi, who was elected

by African federations to a seat on FIFA’s ruling committee with an annual stipend of $300,000 in 2016, resigned his soccer positions days before the World Cup began in Russia.

He can challenge the verdicts at FIFA’s appeal committee and then the Court of Arbitration for Sport.(ap)

also respect your team-mates.

“I don’t think any player, certainly at Manchester United, will

be not playing for Jose, I’m sure they’re all working hard behind the scenes to get results.” (afp)

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‘Why not?’ FIFA boss says 48 teams ‘feasible’ for Qatar World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams was “feasible” on Wednesday, as hosts Qatar pledged to come to a decision in the early part of next year. Infantino said “Why not?” bring forward the expansion from 32 teams to 48, which is currently due at the 2026 tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Mohd RASFAN / AFP

FIFA president Gianni Infantino (R) and AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa (L) arrive at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the inauguration of its new headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on October 30, 2018.

“We have decided... to increase the number of teams participating in the World Cup final tournaments from 32 to 48,” Infantino told the Asian Football Confederation’s annual congress in Kuala Lumpur. “It will happen in 2026. Will it happen in 2022? You know me. It is possible. It is possible. Why not?” he added.

Infantino said an expanded tournament would see Asia’s allocation rise from 4.5 places to 8.5, raising cheers from the delegates assembled at a luxury hotel in the Malaysian capital.

“You will have (a bigger) chance. It is possible. It is feasible. We are discussing with our Qatari friends. We are discussing with many other friends in the region. We hope we have it happen. We always have to try,” he said.

Accommodating another 16 teams would vastly complicate Qatar’s task in preparing for the World Cup, which was awarded to the tiny desert state in 2010.

Qatar has also been involved in a stand-off with neighbours Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, who have cut off diplomatic relations and imposed a blockade on the resource-rich country, accusing it of endorsing terror activities.

Hassan al-Thawadi, head of the 2022 organising body, told AFP that Qatar was studying the 48 teams proposal and would make a decision before qualifying gets under way.

“We are still looking at the feasibility studies and we will be in a better position to provide a feedback in the future,” he said.

“But it will be decided before the qualifications... sometime in the first quarter of next year.”

He added that preparations remained on track despite the blockade, and that the budget of $200 billion for the entire infrastructure, including metro and expressway, has not been affected.

“We are very happy and excited with the progress.

It is on track. By 2020-2021 all our (eight) stadiums will be ready,” al-Thawadi said. “This is the first World Cup in the Middle East and is a perfect opportunity to bring people together and contribute to the process of healing,” he added.

Ahead of FIFA’s presidential election next year, Infantino said 180 out of the 211 federations had given him their support.

“You know there is an election coming. I have announced I will be a (presidential) candidate. I have received over 180 letters of support,” he said. “And when it comes to Asia, only a couple are missing.” (afp)

Fourth-tier minnows give Bayern a German Cup scare

Fourth-tier part-timers Roedinghausen made mighty Bayern Munich work for a 2-1 away win in the second round of the German Cup on Tuesday. It was a poor performance from reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern, and the win came at a price as Thiago Alcantara had to be helped off with 15 minutes to go.

“We have got through but everyone needs to think about their performance here,” said goalscorer Thomas Mueller.

“We played well for the first 20 minutes, but then we made a lot of mistakes and became nervous.”

Bayern were 2-0 up after just 13 minutes in Osnabrueck when standin striker Sandro Wagner netted and Mueller converted a penalty in freezing conditions.

Bayern wasted the chance to increase their lead on 23 minutes when Renato Sanches fired his penalty attempt against the crossbar.

Despite trailing by two at the break, Roedinghausen dreamt of an upset after midfielder Linus Meyer drilled in on 50 minutes to cause nervous glances in the Bayern ranks. Bayern coach Niko Kovac named a weakened team but still started with 11 internationals.

They took the lead after just eight minutes at Osnabrueck’s Bremner Bruecke stadium, the 16,000-capacity ground which could have housed the entire population of the nearby municipality of

Roedinghausen.

Wagner stabbed home a Sanches volley to give Bayern an early lead.

When Sanches was pulled down in the area, Mueller put away the penalty and the Bavarians appeared on course for a routine win.

It should have been 3-0 when Leon Goretzka was fouled in the area, but Sanches smashed his spot-kick off the crossbar. Roedinghausen came out with renewed energy after half-time and midfielder Meyer soon had the delight of scoring past Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

With 15 minutes left, Roedinghausen goalkeeper Niclas Heimann pulled off a remarkable save to deny Franck Ribery but there was ultimately no fairytale for the hosts.

Elsewhere fourth-tier Ulm, who knocked out holders Eintracht Frankfurt in the first round, bowed out after being thumped 5-1 at home by Bundesliga strugglers Fortuna Duesseldorf.

Wolfsburg carved out a 2-0 win at Hanover 96 in an all-Bundesliga clash with their towering Dutch striker Wout Weghorst claiming his third goal in as many games.

Hertha Berlin also booked their place in the third round with a 2-0 win at third-division Darmstadt.

Hertha captain Vedad Ibisevic scored just seconds after coming off the bench before defender Maximilian Mittelstaedt added a late second. (afp)

In this Monday, July 2, 2018, file photo, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, shakes hands with English soccer star Wayne Rooney, as he holds up his new jersey next to MLS team D.C. United Managing Partner and CEO Jason Levien, and Dave Kasper, general manager and vice president of soccer operations, right, during a news conference announcing Rooney’s signing with the club, at the Newseum in Washington. Rooney and his American club are headed to the Major League Soccer playoffs.

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AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File

Rooney urges Man United flops to show respect Wayne Rooney has urged Manchester United’s under-achieving stars to show more respect for their troubled club. United are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League and have made a slow start to their Champions League campaign.

Sunday’s 2-1 win over Everton did little to lift the gloom around Old Trafford, with United manager Jose Mourinho under scrutiny following a spluttering run which has seen key players fail to produce

consistent performances.

Mourinho has clashed with United stars including Paul Pogba, Luke Shaw, Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial.

And Rooney, who became United’s record goalscorer before leaving in 2017, believes it is down to the team’s highly-paid stars to play with more pride and passion regardless of their issues with Mourinho.

In an interview with Football Focus, published on the BBC

Sport website, DC United striker Rooney said: “Obviously they are going through a difficult period at the minute, but Jose Mourinho is very experienced and I think some players have to do a little bit better.

“In my experience, I have never seen or heard of a player not wanting to play in the game because they have had a falling out with the manager. “I don’t think as a player you could do that, you’ve got to respect the club and the fans and

Former FIFA Council member gets soccer life ban for bribery

ZURICH — Former FIFA Council member Kwesi Nyantakyi was banned from soccer for life on Tuesday after being filmed taking bribes by an undercover television program in Ghana.

FIFA said its ethics committee judges found Nyantakyi guilty of bribery, corruption and conflict of interest.

Nyantakyi was also fined 500,000 Swiss francs ($498,000),

Roedinghausen’s Linus Meyer (R) looks on as Bayern Munich’s German defender Niklas Suele heads the ball during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) football match SV Roedinghausen v FC Bayern Munich in Osnabrueck, Germany on October 30, 2018.

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though it is unclear if FIFA has any authority to force payment.

Nyantakyi was the senior vice president of the Confederation of African Football and president of Ghana’s soccer federation when the TV footage was revealed in May. He was shown taking $65,000 in cash from reporters posing as businessmen to secure favor with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo

and other government officials.

Nyantakyi, who was elected

by African federations to a seat on FIFA’s ruling committee with an annual stipend of $300,000 in 2016, resigned his soccer positions days before the World Cup began in Russia.

He can challenge the verdicts at FIFA’s appeal committee and then the Court of Arbitration for Sport.(ap)

also respect your team-mates.

“I don’t think any player, certainly at Manchester United, will

be not playing for Jose, I’m sure they’re all working hard behind the scenes to get results.” (afp)

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KARANGASEM - Blue Lagoon Beach is one of East Bali’s best secluded beaches. The beach lies just northeast of the main beach of Padangbai and is framed by green and rocky hills on both sides. You can pick a sunbathing spot right on the sand or, if you prefer, opt for a space in the shade as the entire edge of the beach is lined with palm trees.

You’ll also come across locally run ‘warung’ food stalls selling cold drinks and snacks, while some others also double as rental places where

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Bloo Lagoon Beach you can get your snorkels and fins.

You’ll find coral just a few meters from the shore, making it easy to snorkel out right away.

Bloo Lagoon Beach is on the east side of Bali and it took us about 1.5 hours from Kuta just to drive there. But the beach was worth it it was like a hidden paradise. Bloo Lagoon Beach is clean and water is quite sheer so it’s easy to see what’s underneath. Another good thing, there are not many people there Bloo Lagoon Beach located

approximately one hour and a half from Denpasar International Airport, Padangbai is a busy port where most people take the ferry to/ from Lombok and onwards to the Gilis, Komodo Islands and Flores.

With its beautiful setting, small, unspoiled village feel, it must qualify as one of the most attractive port towns in the world. At the northern end of the town sits the eleventh century Pura Silayukti Temple and just beyond it lies the Blue Lagoon, a small white sand beach great for

snorkeling, diving and relaxing in the local warungs.

Blue Lagoon Beach is close to Padangbai harbour. Known as an underwater paradise, the water is warm and the marine life is abundant. You may well see clouds of ultraviolet fish daubed with splashes of luminous orange, followed by shoals of black fish with tails shaped like the head of a spanner, you might even see a fish in a leopard-print coat, and if you look carefully, you will notice clev-

erly camouflaged creatures hiding in the reef crevices. The coastline borders a coral garden where you can snorkel among psychedelic fish. Padangbai is a major harbour for ferries to Lombok as well as for smaller boats to Nusa Penida. It is a very picturesque village, with semi-circular hills surrounding a sparkling blue bay. It is also home to a famous temple, Pura Silayukti, where the Buddhist sage Mpu Kuturan is said to have lived in the 11th century. (IBP/net)

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Djokovic wins Paris opener as Federer confirms return Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Portugal’s Joao Sousa during their men’s singles second round match on day two of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 - Rolex Paris Masters - indoor tennis tournament at The AccorHotels Arena in Paris, on October 30, 2018.

PARIS - Novak Djokovic stepped up his pursuit of the world number one ranking with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Joao Sousa at the Paris Masters on Tuesday, while Roger Federer confirmed he will play at the event for the first time since 2015.

Djokovic can regain top spot from Rafael Nadal this week if he betters the Spaniard’s performance in the French capital, where the Serb is a four-time winner of the indoor tournament.

Djokovic had never dropped a set in five previous meetings with Portugal’s Sousa, but he surrendered a 4-1 lead in the opener and appeared under the weather before regrouping to break Sousa at 6-5.

The 14-time Grand Slam champion then reeled off five games in a row to end Sousa’s resistance and book a meeting with Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia in the last 16.

Dzumhur defeated rising Greek star and 14th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-3.

Federer will play Canada’s Milos Raonic on Wednesday after receiving a bye in the first round.

Federer’s only tournament victory in Bercy came in 2011. On his last appearance in 2015 he was knocked out by American John Isner in the round of 16.

The Swiss star missed the event the past two years due to a combination of injury and selective scheduling. He has also sat out the last three French Opens.

It is the first non-Grand Slam

event to feature Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic since last year’s Indian Wells Masters.

“I feel like it’s better for me to play matches rather than practice, and I think that’s it. As long as I don’t feel like I’m taking a chance on my health prior to London (the ATP Tour Finals), that’s the key as well,” Federer said.

“I’m happy to play tomorrow.

I feel like I recovered well from last week. So yeah, I’ll give it a go tomorrow. I’m excited,” he added, after winning the Swiss indoor championships in Basel on Sunday.

- Federer says no to Saudi Arabia Raonic fired 23 aces as he outlasted France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) in his opening match.

Federer also revealed he had received an invite to take part in an exhibition featuring Nadal and Djokovic in Saudi Arabia in December, but the 37-year-old said he turned down the approach.

“I didn’t want to play there at that time. So, for me, it was a very quick decision,” said Federer.

Nadal and Djokovic are scheduled to meet in Jeddah on December 22, but they have faced growing calls to withdraw following the murder of a Saudi journalist in the country’s consulate in Istanbul.

Both players this week have said they are assessing the situation and have yet to make a final decision over their participation.

Nadal, who has never won the Paris Masters, begins his campaign in the French capital against fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, a 6-4, 6-4 winner over France’s Jeremy Chardy. Fifth seed Marin Cilic cruised into the third round with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Gilles Simon was the only one of six Frenchmen to advance on Tuesday, defeating compatriot Lucas Pouille 6-3, 6-4, with Pierre-Hugues Herbert and qualifier Benoit Paire losing to Mikhail Kukushkin and Marton Fucsovics respectively. (afp)

Leonard back as Raptors down Sixers

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Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Toronto Raptors drives to the basket against the Philadelphia 76ers on October 30, 2018 at Soctiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

LOS ANGELES - Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points as the Toronto Raptors bounced back from their first loss of the season to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in a hardfought Eastern Conference duel on Tuesday.

Leonard, who had been rested in Toronto’s defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, also had seven rebounds and four assists after the Raptors saw off a late charge from the Sixers to seal a 129-112 win.

T h e v i c t o r y s a w To r o n t o improve to 7-1 while the Sixers

are 4-4 after another uneven performance from Brett Brown’s side.

Jonas Valanciunas scored 23 points while Kyle Lowry added 20 for the Raptors, who built up a comfortable 35-26 lead in the first quarter to take control of the contest thereafter.

“Good bounce back, good win,” Lowry said afterward. “It was a good win. We were very active tonight, we were all over the place.

It was a very scrappy night defensively and our guys played really great on defense.”

Toronto led 67-53 at halftime and looked to be cruising to victory until a fightback from the Sixers late in the fourth quarter.

A three-pointer from Joel Embiid got the Sixers back to within striking distance at 117-111 with 3min 30sec left in the fourth quarter before Toronto went on a 12-0 run to clinch the game.

Cameroon star Embiid led the scoring for the Sixers with 31 points while Robert Covington had 15 points. J.J. Redick had 13 off the bench. (afp)

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Thailand blazes ahead with push to legalise medical marijuana use BANGKOK - Thailand is rolling out plans to legalise medical marijuana, an official told AFP Wednesday, as the country hopes to cash in on a multi-billion dollar industry with a product its supporters hail as some of the world’s best.

Several nations have embraced the use of medicinal cannabis, including Canada, Australia, Israel, and more than half the states in the US. But Thailand would be the first country in Asia to do so, tapping into a market that US-based Grand View Research has estimated could

reach US$55.8 billion by 2025.

A draft bill to permit its limited use has been sent to the military junta’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA).

“We have submitted the bill to the speaker,” Jet Sirathraanon, chairman of the NLA’s standing committee of public health, told AFP, adding that it will have its first reading in the junta’s rubber-stamp parliament in less than one month.

The cannabis would be “for medication only, not for recreation,” he added.(afp)

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Honduran migrants taking part in a caravan heading to the US, rest in Santiago Niltepec after arriving from San Pedro Tapanatepec, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on October 29, 2018.

Pregnant migrants want their children ‘to be American’

TAPANATEPEC - Two months ago, Marisol Hernandez’s husband was gunned down by gangsters for refusing to work for them. For the pregnant 23-year-old, that was the last straw.

She left her two children with her grandmother and decided to set off among thousands of other Honduran migrants in a bid to reach the United States. In her case, because she wants her next child to “be American.”

She is far from alone. Dozens of pregnant women are among the migrants, now in Mexico, fleeing poverty and violence in their homeland in search of the American dream.

But the hope that her unborn child will be American and “graduate in something, study, speak English, know about computers and things like that,” is being threatened by President Donald Trump’s apparent determination to abolish birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants and non-citizens.

“It’s ridiculous. And it has to end,” said Trump of the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment that grants US citizenship to those born on US soil.

For now, Hernandez is hoping that in six months’ time, her newborn baby will become a citizen of the United States.

Her story is a harrowing, but

typical of those amongst the estimated 7,000-strong caravan heading through Mexico toward California.

She used to work in a clothing shop but two months ago “mareros,” gang members, killed her husband with “a bullet between the eyes” on his doorstep as he returned from work.

“He refused to work as an extortionist,” said Hernandez. The next day, she started receiving threats.

She left her two children behind “because I can barely feed them” and set off in search of a better future.

- Wracked by doubt -

For the last two weeks, she’s been sleeping in the street without a roof over her head and walking for 10 hours a day, when not hitchhiking on trucks giving rides to migrants.

The road is long and Hernandez is beset by doubts.

“At times I want to go back because I feel like neither I nor the child will manage” the rest of the journey, she said in a moment of rest from lugging her heavy

suitcase.

The route became longer last Friday when the majority of undocumented migrants voted in favour of diverting from the Pacific highway running up to California and headed inland to Mexico City to ask for legal documents that would allow them to travel freely around the country.

Hernandez is gradually regaining her strength to continue the slog so that her child can grow up far away from “the parasites” in her home country who use threats to recruit children into their gangs.

She has no intention of taking up Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s offer to stay in the country because it’s on condition of claiming asylum and living in the largely impoverished and indigenous-populated states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.

“It would be the same as living in Honduras,” complained Hernandez.

She says she’s heard medical volunteers accompanying the caravan claim there are 42 pregnant women in the group. (afp)

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Anguished family members have been providing samples for DNA tests and police say results are expected within 4-8 days.

Musyafak, the head of Said Sukanto Police Hospital, said nearly 150 samples for testing have been collected but more are still needed, especially from parents and children of victims.

Indonesian TV broadcast a smartphone video of passengers boarding Flight 610, its mundane details transformed into unsettling moments by knowledge of the tragedy that would transpire.

It showed passengers’ boarding passes being checked and people walking along a concourse and then down stairs with bright red and white Lion Air jets visible on the tarmac.

At one point, the passenger who shot the video, Paul Ferdinand Ayorbaba, zooms in on the flight number on his boarding pass. A part of the video shows passengers walking up the mobile boarding stairs attached to a Lion jet.

“My husband sent that video to me via WhatsApp. It was his last contact with me, his last message to me,” said Inchy Ayorbaba, interviewed at the Jakarta police hospital where she had taken her three children for DNA tests.

The messaging app’s timestamps showed the video was sent about 35 minutes before the plane took off, said Ayorbaba, who first saw the message at 6:30 a.m., some 10 minutes after the plane departed, and then went back to sleep.

Indonesia’s Transport Ministry has ordered all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes operated by Lion Air and national carrier Garuda to be

inspected. Lion has ordered 50 of the jets, worth an estimated $6.2 billion, and currently operates nine.

Boeing declined to comment about potential inspections globally.

The aircraft manufacturer told airlines in a bulletin, “Boeing has no recommended operator action at this time,” according to two people familiar with the matter.

Lion Air President Edward Sirait told The Associated Press that the timing of a meeting with Boeing experts is still uncertain.

Daniel Putut, a Lion Air managing director, said Tuesday evening the airline hopes to meet with Boeing officials on Wednesday afternoon.

“Of course there are lots of things we will ask them, we all have question marks here, ‘Why? What’s the matter with this new plane,’” Putut said.

The crash is the worst airline disaster in Indonesia since 1997, when 234 people died in the crash of a Garuda flight near Medan.

In December 2014, an AirAsia flight from Surabaya to Singapore plunged into the sea, killing all 162 on board.

Indonesian airlines were barred in 2007 from flying to Europe because of safety concerns, though several were allowed to resume services in the following decade.

The ban was completely lifted in June. The U.S. lifted a decadelong ban in 2016.

Lion Air, a discount carrier, is one of Indonesia’s youngest and biggest airlines, flying to dozens of domestic and international destinations. It has been expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing region of more than 600 million people. (ap)

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Indonesia protests Saudi execution of domestic worker

Jakarta has filed an official protest with Saudi Arabia after the oil-rich kingdom executed an Indonesian domestic worker without notifying her family or consular staff.

Tuti Tursilawati was executed Monday in the city of Thaif, Indonesia’s foreign ministry said, seven years after she was sentenced to death for killing her employer in an act she claimed was self defence from sexual abuse.

President Joko Widodo criticised the decision Wednesday, saying the government has officially protested to Riyadh and demanded better protection of Indonesian workers in the country.

Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, director at the foreign ministry’s Indonesian citizens protection department, told reporters on Tuesday the move was “regrettable”.

“The execution of Tuti Tursilawati was done without notification to our representatives, either in Riyadh or Jeddah,” he said at a press conference.

Tursilawati claimed she was acting in self defence when she killed her employer in 2010 after he tried to rape her.

Migrant Care, an NGO advocating for the rights of Indonesian workers abroad, condemned the execution and urged the government to take serious diplomatic steps.

It said Indonesia should reverse its recent decision to allow a limited number of Indonesian migrant workers to Saudi Arabia despite a 2015 moratorium banning new domestic workers from entering 21 Middle Eastern countries.

Indonesia introduced the ban following the execution of two other

Indonesian maids by Saudi Arabia the same year.

Drug trafficking, rape, murder, apostasy and armed robbery are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia’s strict version of Islamic sharia law.

As well as the Middle East, Indonesia also sends domestic workers to many parts of Asia, including Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, and has often complained about the treatment of its workers abroad.

A Hong Kong woman was jailed for six years for beating and starving her Indonesian maid and keeping her prisoner, in a high-profile case that drew attention to the abuse of domestic helpers in the financial hub. (afp)

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Man from Bangli builds lavish temple instead of buying gas stove

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Any visitor to Bali is sure to notice the innumerable temples that grace the Island of the Gods, though it may not be obvious to the causal observer just how important these temples are to the Balinese.

A man rides a bike in the early morning at the Porta Nuova business center in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018.

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Eurozone economy slows to its weakest level in 4 years

LONDON - Economic growth across the 19-country eurozone slowed in the third quarter to its weakest level for over four years, likely due to the impact of new emissions standards for cars, particularly in Germany, and a stagnating Italian economy.

Statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday that the eurozone economy expanded by only 0.2 percent in the July-September period. That’s half the previous quarter’s rate and below market expectations for another reading of 0.4 percent.

The quarterly performance is the worst since the second quarter of 2014, when growth was also 0.2 percent and hobbled by wideranging debt problems across the single currency bloc, notably in Greece.

Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, eurozone GDP rose by 1.7 percent, down from the previous quarter’s 2.2 percent.

Eurostat did not provide details

as to why growth slowed so much.

They will emerge in an updated estimate in mid-November.

But some elements behind the slowdown are already clear.

Recent Italian figures recently showed that growth in the eurozone’s third-largest economy ground to a halt during the third quarter, which makes life more difficult for the populist government there as it has based its planned public spending spree on the assumption of higher growth.

The Italian government is facing criticism and potential punishment from the EU’s executive Commission. Last week, the Commission rejected Italy’s draft budget, which

raises the government deficit to 2.4 percent of annual GDP, three times the previously agreed-upon level.

Italy must now submit a revised budget in November, but Rome appears to be standing firm.

The standoff over the Italian budget has revived concerns about the future of the eurozone after a three-year hiatus and in the wake of Greece’s exit from its bailout programs. And if recent history is anything to go by, worries about the integrity of the eurozone are likely to hurt growth.

“With budget discussions already tense between Rome and Brussels, this stagnation will only add to concerns,” said Bert Colijn,

a senior economist at ING. Another factor that’s likely to have weighed on eurozone growth is a disruption to the car market, especially in Germany, as a result of new emissions standards.

While that is expected to be a temporary factor, it’s clear that the economy is slowing after a couple of years of strong and broad-based growth. And few economists expect a pick-up next year, not least because of tensions in global trade. Trade disputes around the world, notably between the U.S. and China, are more acute than they have been for decades and that’s potentially going to hurt the eurozone, where much of growth is based on exports.

And the prospect of a Britain leaving the European Union without a deal on future relations — a

so-called “hard Brexit” — remains a source of uncertainty.

“In view of the falling sentiment indicators, it is anything but certain whether the underlying growth rate of the first half of the year will be reached again,” said Christoph Weil, a senior economist at Commerzbank. “The danger of a trade war between the U.S. and China, the risk of a hard Brexit or the prospect of further economic slowdown in China could dampen companies’ willingness to invest.”

The euro fell after the publication of the growth data, to $1.1345 from $1.1370, as traders reined in expectations that the European Central Bank will start mulling interest rate rises anytime soon, especially if inflation remains benign. Inflation figures are due Wednesday. (ap)

From the most grandiose like Besakih to the most humble family home temples these places of worship - connection to the divine and to one’s own ancestors, all resonates with a distinct vibration of deep inner beauty. Some temples also have distinct outer beauty deliberately crafted to represent the greatest of worldly possibilities for connection with the divine.

One would expect important temples like Besakih or even Tirta Empul to be lavishly decorated with the finest materials as so many different people go there to pray and support the upkeep of such temples.

Even a village temple is used by hundreds of people and thus worthy of having attention given to it’s outward appearance. Nor is it surprising to see family temples of wealthier families replete with gilded ornamentation and finely carved wood and elaborately sculpted stone.

But it is not a matter of how important a temple is, how wealthy the family that prays in it nor how many people pray in it that makes a temple worthy of being constructed with the utmost care to detail, beauty and craftsmanship. Rather, as Bangli native Bli Rempuh explains, it is the importance given to unseen world and one’s ability to prioritize such matters that determines how beautiful a temples appears. This is not to say that very powerful temples always have gold leaf and the finest roofing and such, only that sometimes Balinese people will give great priority to the quality of a family temple as a sign of respect and honour.

One example of such a case is the family temple that Bli Rempuh and eight other of his family members recently built in Bangli. Bli Rempuh himself is actually from Desa Deso and so was his family temple.

Are you a foodie? Do not be surprised if Balinese people have a number of dishes that are not only delicious, but also useful for healing.

For instance, they have rice porridge.

It is not included in the popular types of food, but some people still make this rice porridge. Interestingly, this rice porridge takes advantage of rice waste, so it is not wasted.

Rice porridge is a menu of people on the Island of the Gods, especially in rural areas that are more engaged as farmers. Before heading out to paddy field, moor

However a few years back when the Balinese tangerine market was booming, he dedicated himself to tending his plantation some distance from his village.

At first he spent most of his days on the plantation and his night in a simple bamboo shack, cooking over a wood stove. As the years past and his family grew he added a few more buildings like the simple gazebo and extra rooms made of concrete. He would still return to his home village to pray regularly and for other community activities but over time as many others from his village also moved to their plantations these visits were less frequent.

Entering Bli Rempuh’s family compound next to his cattle stables tucked away amongst the lush surrounding forest, the space is distinctly inhabited and -despite the fierce barking dogs, quite welcoming. The buildings are however extremely modest as one would expect of a remote village. The main wall of the central thatched bamboo-walled house is well worn by the seasons and smoke emerges from the equally modest kitchen where his wife cooks over a wood burning stove. There is nothing lavish or ornate and there is little no decoration or many objects at all, expect for a few offering baskets stacked on the rickety outdoor shelf, some portable chicken coops scattered here and there and the odd bucket.

Behind the family compound is an additional Balinese tangerine garden and to get to it, one passes the new family temple. It is hard to say if it is the contrast between the humble appearance of Bli Rempuh’s home that makes the temple stand in such grander, but what is certain is that this is no ordinary family temple.

“When business was good we

started saving money to build a proper family temple here. We brought in the finest craftsmen from Karangasem to sculpt the black stone and wood carvers from Gianyar for the ornamentation of the shrines. The black palm hatch is the best we could find and tightly bound together so that it will last long. We didn’t have to have so much ornamentation and gold leaf but we thought that we are only here on earth for a short time so why not honor our ancestors and the divine powers that have given us life as best we can”, explained Bli Rempuh.

When asked why he chose to put all his money into the temple instead of buying a car or saving for his children’s education he responded in his distinctly matter of fact and humble manner: “well, the way I see things is that everything on this earth comes to us through the grace of the unseen powers that be, so if I don’t start by honouring these then everything else will be harder to do.

I guess you could call it an investment”, he said chuckling but then added: “I get my greatest joy from my family and I believe that business will pick up again one day. Of course I would like to have a nice car and send my kids to a good school – but first things first”.

Bli Rempuh is not alone in prioritizing spiritual matters over material ones, this is in fact one the things that Bali is known for. Although ceremonies and their accompanying offerings do contribute significantly to the local economy, the amount of effort, time and attention that goes into prayer on the Island of the Gods can certainly not be attributed to economic incentives as it just does not add up– at least not in the way that economics is most commonly understood. (kmb)

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Bli Rempuh’s home by his tangerine plantation in Kintamani.

Rice Porridge Can Heal Heatiness or doing their job as a farm laborer, they will make a rice cracker for their refreshment. Other than applied to workers, people having fever, sore throat or other illnesses are often given this rice porridge.

The type of rice porridge is usually eaten warm, so it feels more enjoyable and people believe it can heal inner heat and shore throat. This porridge also serves as a breakfast for students at villages who will attend school. The rice porridge is also commonly made during rainy season. Cool atmosphere of village

will get warmer when eating rice porridge with the family.

The rice porridge has a yellow color as the effect of the seasoning in use namely the turmeric. To make this traditional menu healthier, the rice porridge is usually mixed with spinach or sweet leaf. When cooking, it is also filled with bay leaves, resulting in a distinctive taste.

Eating rice porridge will be more delicious when accompanied with crackers of fried sticky cake.

The ingredients used consist of rice waste, local spices, bay leaves

and water. The spices are dominated with turmeric, then add a little galangal, ginger, aromatic ginger, garlic, onion, chili, coriander, pepper, candlenut, shrimp paste, coconut oil and salt (to taste) and a bay leaf (to taste) as well.

Preparation: first of all, turmeric, galangal, ginger and aromatic ginger are finely chopped. Onion and garlic are sliced ??and then mixed with other ingredients, and then ground to make it smooth.

Similarly, candlenut, pepper and coriander can be crushed or blender

to be smoothed, too. After that, put into the basin and then cook the rice waste and add coconut oil. Stir it well so the seasoning can mix thoroughly with the rice.

The next process is to put the mixed rice into the pan. Add water and salt to taste. Put spinach or sweet leaves and two pieces of bay leaves. Heat it for about 20 minutes or until cooked. Finally, take out the porridge and now it is ready to be served. In order to taste better, it can be added with fried onions and crispy crackers. (kmb)

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Installation of ceramic coral

Hunt for landslide victims as Philippines typhoon toll climbs

US-Indonesia symbol can work together in various sectors

DENPASAR - The United States’ Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph R. Donovan, visited The Coral Triangle Center at Sanur, Denpasar on Tuesday (Oct. 30). He called the combined artworks between the US and Indonesian artists a symbol indicating that both countries can make cooperation in various sectors.

Visiting the CTC is an opportunity for Donovan to see the work of the US artist Courtney Mattison namely the installation of ceramics with beautiful illustrations.

The ceramic illustration explains about the beauty and vulnerability of coral reef. So, it requires global community to work together and protect coral reef.

To make ceramic installation works, it takes more than 300 coral conservation volunteers, coral reefs as well as Balinese artists to create more than 3,000 ceramic works for this installation.

Courtney’s work is also on display in the lobby’s door of the US Embassy. The work is named the ‘meeting point.’ The work of the artists posted on the CTC and the US Embassy in Jakarta is a symbol of the US and Indonesia that can work in various sectors. “Thus, the CTC represents a partnership between Indonesia and the US to promote marine conservation and the US government through USAID,” he said.

USAID Indonesia can partner with CTC to strengthen protected marine areas and promote sustainable fishing management in Maluku Province, one of which is the US sustainable ecosystem advance program.

Collaboration of the US-Indonesia through the art and sustainable conservation programs can be seen in these projects.

Through this coral installation art, he can provide information for wider community, about nature and inspire people to protect our nature. “What Courtney does is also very important as providing information about

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In this photo taken on October 11, 2018, cormorant masters use their birds to catch sweetfish in Gifu. “Ukai”, the profession of cormorant fishermen, was once a staple of waterside villages and towns throughout Japan and other parts of the world.

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The United States’ Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph R. Donovan, visited The Coral Triangle Center at Sanur, Denpasar on Tuesday (Oct. 30). coral reefs and how fragile coral reefs are and the importance of our effort to protect coral reefs,” he added.

Initiator of the idea on the coral reef installation, Courtney Mattison, stated the CTC is a source of inspiration for him both as an artist and a marine scientist. This Coral Reef Triangle has the most coral reefs in the world.

“It is just like Amazon under the sea and this is an endless source of inspiration for me so as to be able to highlight how important we are to protect coral reefs before they are damaged by climate change,” he said.

An Indonesia ceramic artist getting involved in the reef installation project, Rickyo Gabriel, said it is the idea of Courtney to make such installation. He helped manage volunteers and process ceramics. It took seven months to make the ceramic installation. The process of making coral from ceramics was carried out at BPPT Suwung and the other half was done in Jenggala ceramics. To make ceramic coral only takes one and a half hours. Then, it was dried out for a week and burned half-cooked for seven hours. Afterwards, it was colored and

vented again.

Approximately 2,000 pieces of coral ceramics are installed on the CTC. The installation process of the coral took two weeks. Of all the processes, the most difficult according to him is when teaching volunteers to make coral from ceramics because they do not have any basic knowledge in fine arts, especially in processing ceramics. After completing the installation process, he began to think so that it would be acceptable to children. Finally, there was an idea to make the work in the form of Augmented Reality (AR). (kmb42)

When starting Great Zebra Operation 2018

Gianyar Police net hundreds of offenders

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On the first day of this operation, police captured hundreds of offenders. The offenders were immediately ticketed.

GIANYAR - Police ranks are now holding the Great Zebra Operation 2018. This operation is held simultaneously from Tuesday (Oct. 30) until Monday (Nov. 12). On the first day of this operation, police captured hundreds of offenders.

The offenders were immediately ticketed.

Based on data from the raid at two locations, namely in the Ubud subdistrict and Gianyar sub-district, police managed to capture ticket violations reaching 188 offenders. They consisted of 98 tickets in Ubud and 99 tickets

in Gianyar sub-district.

Preventive Taskforce Head of the Gianyar Great Zebra Operation 2018, I Ketut Muliarta, who is also Chief of Gianyar Police Traffic Affairs, said the Great Zebra Operation 2018 targeted to crack down on the drivers using mobile phones, moving counterflow, belonging to underage and taking more than one hitchhikers (motorbike), using non-standard safety helmet (SNI), consuming drugs and exceeding specified speed.

This is done to minimize the number of driver accidents. Trivial

things like motorbike riders that are not using helmets can trigger traffic accidents resulting in fatal consequences “Usually the violations start from small things,” he explained.

Muliarta also appealed to the public when riding motorbikes and cars not to violate the traffic rules stipulated in Law No.22/2009. “Let us comply with traffic regulations properly because many accidents and death start from a small violation. Let us obey the existing rules for our common good,” hoped Muliarta. (kmb)

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Japan’s ‘usho’ keep alive the ancient art of cormorant fishing

MANILA - Philippine rescuers used hand tools on Wednesday in a desperate search for around 20 people buried in a landslide unleashed

by Typhoon Yutu, as the powerful storm’s toll rose to nine.

When Yutu struck on Tuesday, torrential rains sparked floods that washed away bridges and fierce gusts razed hundreds of flimsy homes in the nation’s north.

Crews were struggling to sift through the wall of mud that smashed into a public works compound where labourers and locals had taken refuge in the Cordillera mountain community of Natonin.

“They (searchers) are digging manually but they still cannot penetrate (with heavy equipment),” provincial disaster official Edward Chumawar told AFP. “The clearing operations for road access there are ongoing.”

Five people had been rescued and three corpses found at the scene, with another roughly 20 people still unaccounted for in the compound.

Dramatic images shot on smartphones emerged Wednesday of swollen, churning rivers and a large concrete bridge washed away by floodwaters.

The howling winds picked trees clean of their leaves in certain areas, and sliced the corrugated metal roofs off homes.

Crews have begun fanning out

across the storm’s path on the Philippines’ most populous Luzon island to count the cost of the typhoon which struck with sustained winds of 150 kilometres (95 miles) per hour and gusts up to 210.

Most of the other deaths in the storm came due to landslides in hilly areas, including ones that took the lives of a father and his three young children, a 5-year-old girl and a man, police said.

Cutting a path just south of last month’s Typhoon Mangkhut, the new storm hit a region still reeling from the last one.

However, Philippine disaster officials said the typhoon was less powerful than Mangkhut, which left more than 100 dead.

Most of the fatalities from Mangkhut were due to a landslide in the mining area of Itogon.

At least 1,000 people were evacuated from slide-prone areas in Itogon ahead of the storm, and about 9,000 more fled their homes near waterways.

An average of 20 typhoons and storms lash the Philippines each year, killing hundreds of people and leaving millions in near-perpetual poverty.

The Philippines’ deadliest storm on record is Super Typhoon Haiyan, which left more than 7,350 people dead or missing across the central Philippines in November 2013. (afp)

GIFU - In the pitch black night, fires burn alongside a river in Japan’s Gifu as a handful of men prepare for a ritual that dates back over 1,300 years: fishing with cormorants.

Dressed in traditional clothes, they look like they come from another time. They wield their cormorants, tied together with strings, like puppeteers.

Their profession, known as “ukai,” was once common in waterside villages and towns throughout Japan and other parts of the world.

But it has been on the gradual decline for centuries, and now lives on in Japan as a tourist attraction and a carefully protected part of the country’s national heritage.

At 46, Shuji Sugiyama is the youngest of the “usho” in Gifu, in western Japan. And he is one of just nine people to hold an imperial licence for the practice.

He sits quietly on a rock by the inky water of the Nagara River, apparently undisturbed by the chatter of his fellow fishermen.

“It’s because we live together, the man and the cormorants, that ukai fishing is possible,” he told AFP. “For example, I could never fish with another master’s cormorants,”

he added, feeling the throats of his birds as he prepares for the night’s expedition.

Centuries ago, the profession flourished, but by the time the palace began issuing imperial licences to usho in 1890, the art was already on the decline.

Now there are only a few dozen usho throughout Japan, and just nine of them hold imperial licences, turning over eight catches a year to the palace and receiving a symbolic salary of 8,000 yen ($71) a month.

- Major tourist draw The method is hardly a commercial enterprise, and the usho rely on subsidies from local authorities that have turned the profession into a tourist draw and hope to one day see ukai make the UNESCO World Heritage list.

“Cormorant fishing is the biggest tourist draw we have in Gifu city,” local tourism division chief Kazuhiro Tada told AFP. “More than 100,000 people a

year come to see it, and their numbers are growing.”

Sugiyama inherited the job from his father, fishing alongside him until he obtained official usho status in 2002. Five generations of his family have practised the unusual fishing technique, which once existed in Europe and elsewhere but now continues mostly in Japan and China.

The job requires a tolerance for unusual hours -- fishing takes place after sundown, with the usho using flaming lamps hung on their boats to attract fish below the surface.

And while the fishing season only runs from May until October, each fisherman’s cormorants require daily care all year round.

New birds arrive each autumn, after being captured during their migration across Ibaraki province north of Tokyo, and must be trained -- a process that takes around three years.

“I usually take about 10 birds fishing, and I integrate the new ones with the group so they will imitate the older ones and learn how to fish,” Sugiyama said. (afp)

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This handout from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) taken and released on October 31, 2018 shows rescuers looking for survivors after a landslide in Natonin, Mountain Province in the nothern part of the Philippines.

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A homeless person sleeps on the street in Skid Row, downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 16, 2018.

Typhus outbreak in Los Angeles area surpasses 100 patients

is leaving the tank. Depending on the size of the tank and severity of the breach, a weight-based alert could give clinics anywhere from a month to a few hours more notice than the temperature system. This would make emergency measures to save the tissue far more likely to succeed, Williams said.

The scale is sensitive to even the slightest change in the weight of the tank.

In the storage room at his clinic, Williams tested the scale and its alert system. He walked up to a large tank sitting on the scale and hooked up to a monitor on the wall.

The monitor read “0.0,” indicating a safe weight. Williams took his pinky finger and gently lifted the tank by one of the handles. As soon as the tank moved up and off the scale, the numbers on the monitor began to drop into the negative range. Within seconds, his phone buzzed and an alert popped up.

“I’d better put it back down,” he said. “Before the alert goes to 10 more people.”

As much confidence as he has in the scale, it’s meant to work in tandem with the temperature alarm system for an extra layer of protection. Most clinics use only a single temperature system, he said, yet all tank failures he’s aware of involved a weight change before the temperature change. (IBP/net)

LOS ANGELES - The number of patients in Los Angeles’ typhus outbreak has surpassed 100, according to figures compiled by NBC News.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Tuesday said there were 72 cases in its jurisdiction, which does not include the cities of Long Beach and Pasadena, which have their own health bureaucracies.

The latest figures for Long Beach and Pasadena obtained by NBC News, 15 and 20, respectively, bring L.A. county’s total to at least 107 new typhus patients in 2018, more than half of what the entire nation usually observes in an entire year, according to the California Department of Public Health.

In the 2000s the number of patients diagnosed with typhus in Los Angeles county “did not exceed 20 cases per year,” according to a county report. Observers say there’s a correlation between the rise of typhus and the area’s 47

percent increase in homelessness since 2012.

Emily Holman, infectious disease coordinator for the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, said via email that there are additional cases in that city of 469,450 that were still “under investigation.”

The city of Pasadena said in a statement Oct. 5 that the outbreak had reached “epidemic levels.” However, since then that city has noted no new cases, public health director Michael Johnson said.

The year-to-date typhus number provided by the state of California for Los Angeles County was 98.

A spokesman for the California Department of Public Health emphasized Tuesday that this is dependent on reporting from local jurisdictions.

The department also said no typhus deaths have been registered in 2018.

Nearly one in 10 area cases, according to the county’s health department figures, was centered downtown, where squalid conditions in the skid row neighborhood, including piles of trash and conspicuous rats, have been blamed for exacerbating the outbreak.

The office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said earlier in October that it has dedicated an additional $300,000 to fortifying trash pickup, sidewalk washing and street cleaning in an area of downtown it labled the “typhus zone.”

“We’re deploying every available resource to help control and stop this outbreak,” Alex Comisar, spokesman for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, said at the time.

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The storage tanks on the new scale system, which sets off an alarm if the weight is dropping, an indication that liquid nitrogen is seeping out.’

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New device promises to reduce fertility clinic storage failures NEW YORK - In March, storage tank failures at two fertility clinics led to the loss of over 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos, the worst nightmare for people struggling with infertility — and fertility clinics.

After the failures, Dr. Zev Williams, division chief at the Columbia University Fertility Center, which is not one of the clinics that suffered malfunctions, looked for a way to prevent future storage losses.

“Even one failure is too many,” he told NBC News this week.

His solution? A high-tech scale.

He explained that storage tanks are filled with liquid nitrogen, which helps keep the human tissue at the required freezing temperature. Tank failures generally involve a breach in the insulation or some other tank puncture that allows the nitrogen to seep out.

Most fertility clinics now rely on a thermometer in the storage tank that is hooked up to an alarm system.

When the temperature starts to rise, an alarm goes off.

However, Williams explained, the nitrogen needs to be close to empty for the temperature to rise.

By then, there’s little time to save the frozen tissue.

The high-tech scale Williams and his team created sends an alert when the weight of the tank starts to drop, an indication that nitrogen

Thursday, November 1, 2018

GIANYAR — The Second Payangan Festival was opened in the Memorial Park area of Payangan subdistrict on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 28). The festival intended to raise tourism in the Payangan area will be held for six days until Friday (Nov. 2).

Nengah Surita

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The opening of the Second Payangan Festival was commenced with a torch parade hosted by children and teenagers from Payangan.

The event was then resumed with the presentation of Rejang Sari Dance presented by 125 PKK housewives throughout Payangan subdistrict and the appearance of motivating shouts by Gianyar’s PKK group that had won the national championship. The no less interesting was the performance of the Baleganjur gamelan troupes from nine villages in the Payangan subdistrict. Each troupe of the villages showed off their expertise in turn.

“They appear to tell stories

about their village life worked out through a nice composition of gamelan music in combination with Baleganjur dance movement,” said Chairman of the Second Payangan Festival Committee, I Nyoman Darma.

During the festival, said Darma, every night until the closing day there will be a number of art attractions presented by hundreds of Payangan young artists starting from Barong Dance to contemporary dance. “We hope this festival has a positive impact on the young generation at our village. This festival is also expected to become one of the tourist attractions,” he said.

Regent of Gianyar, Made Ma-

hayastra, stated the second Payangan Festival is also held to coincide with the 90th anniversary of Youth Pledge Day. “This festival is expected to be a medium for creativity of the Payangan youth,” he said.

According to Mahayastra, Payangan does not only have the potential as tourism area based on agriculture and livestock. In the future, this festival is expected to be a new attraction for tourists making a visit to Payangan. “I hope this festival can also be useful for farmers and breeders. For example, by holding the biggest cattle race and so on, so the farmers can get ready from now on,” he said. (kmb35)

Karangasem has more than 8,000 illiterate citizens

AMLAPURA — Karangasem still has relatively high illiteracy rate. From the data obtained in the local Education Agency, the number reaches approximately 8,000.

In order to suppress the illiterate citizens, the district government annually conducts an effective program to resolve the illiteracy.

Early Childhood Education Curriculum Development Section Head at the Education Agency, Nengah Surita, stated on Monday (Oct. 29) that based on data obtained in the field, the number of people experiencing illiteracy is indeed quite high. However, every year there has been a significant decline. As in 2015, the number reached 14,498 spreading across eight subdistricts. There was a decline in 2016 to 12,998 people and in 2017 decreased again to 11,180 people, while in 2018 further decreased to 8,180 people.

“The youngest illiterate population belongs to 15-year age group.

Meanwhile, the oldest is 59 years old. Most of them are of old age because most children have already attended schools. In the past, they were reluctant to go to school and

this is the reason making high illiteracy rate,” he said.

Such illiteracy is caused by many factors. Surita added that they did not go to school and dropped out of school. In the past, many residents rarely attended schools. However, today almost all children have gone to school.

If there are children not attending school, it happens due to family’s economic factors. “Many factors cause illiteracy where one of them is due to poverty,” he said.

To suppress illiterate people, from year to year his agency has carried out some programs for completion by providing reading and writing lessons. By that way, the number of illiterate people has begun to decline every year. In 2018, the target is 500 people but on the way the number may reduce because some residents might be resigning, sick and other factors.

“The funds used for the program are obtained from the state budget.

Meanwhile, the learning materials have already used modules. Stationery such as pencils and books are given for free,” explained Surita. (kmb41)

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The festival intended to raise tourism in the Payangan area will be held for six days until Friday (Nov. 2).

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Denpasar encourages communitybased tourism development

DENPASAR - Denpasar tourism is able to increase the regionally generated revenue. This means that tourism sector has a strategic value to be developed. Moreover, Denpasar is the provincial capital having become the backbone of the developments in various sectors.

classical problem of tourism such as price wars can be minimized.

Sanur coming with the beauty of the beach and star-rated hotels, the heritage city tour with the city

Denpasar Mayor, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, stated on Tuesday (Oct. 30) that tourism sector contributed 32 percent to the regionally generated revenue (PAD).

This amount continues to increase proving if the tourism development in Denpasar is getting better.

Rai Mantra said that with the rapid growth of Bali tourism, especially in Denpasar City, it has become a breath of fresh air for all of us.

Nevertheless, he invited all parties not to be complacent, but continues to follow the developments so as to be able to provide economic growth in all fields. “Tourism must have an impact on all circles, and support economic growth to the lowest sector as a form of equity,” explained Rai Mantra.

Further he said that such equalization can be realized by exploring the potential and creating new tourist destinations through the encouragement the formation of communities (community-based tourism) so that the progress of tourism is not only enjoyed by particular groups.

“As a society, surely we must be able to jointly see the opportunities, so that more and more creative ideas can be found by exploring

Tourists visiting Bali Museum in Denpasar

the potential that can create new tourist objects while maintaining the existing local wisdom,” he said.

He gave an example of the Bindu River area, Loloan River area, the Kumbasari Park in the area of Badung River, and other rivers that have been revitalized. Through the program, of course it can provide education for the community that river is not a rubbish bin or a waste disposal site. So, it must be supported by the development of the Smart City of Denpasar, one of which is a smart river walk that can provide added value for the river itself. “By that way, the river as a sanctified place truly becomes a sacred place, and provides added value and becomes a new tourism potential,” he explained.

Rai Mantra stated that other than the rivers, the traditional market is also a driving force for popular economy having been heavily revitalized. Until now, there have been at least 33 traditional markets having been revitalized and most of them have become new tourist objects. With the emergence of new tourist objects, it will certainly provide a direct zoning of the tourist object development, especially in the Denpasar.

With this zoning, surely the

hotel, agro-tourism with agricultural tourism, religious tourism, cultural tourism with various arts, local wisdom of the people with divine inspiration (metaksu) and

must be qualified as well as market tourism currently included in the smart heritage market program gets appreciation from all parties. (kmb12)

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Ngurah Rai intersection underpass to be evaluated while rainy season

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MANGUPURA - A month after being inaugurated, the evaluation of the Ngurah Rai intersection underpass indeed do not show any obstacles. Meanwhile, the evaluations by the National Road Authority (BBPJN) for Region VIII cannot be done maximally because it remains to enter dry season, and has to wait for rainy season.

Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the National Road Authority for Region VIII, Nyoman Yasmara, when asked for his confirmation on Tuesday (Oct. 30) said that during the maintenance period the responsibility remains in partner’s side like the damage to the park as being hit by vehicle some time ago. Repairs of the

damaged parts and replacement of statues is still being ordered.

“During the maintenance period for two years, partner still need to maintain it. They still has obligation to replace burned out bulbs, maintain the parks and others. In short, there is still maintenance by them,” he said.

Meanwhile, related to the conditions of asphalt and walls, Yasmara claimed that he could not evaluate. In order to be able to evaluate, his authority is still waiting for rainy season. In general, he said the physical condition of the underpass stays in normal condition.”We can only evaluate after it rains. How the wall will be like and can the drainage

work, can the pump work? How will the pump be like? If there are obstacles, hopefully they will not be too significant,” he hoped.

To anticipate irresponsible parties such as the action of vandalism as occurred some time ago, his authority has installed CCTVs. This is done to maximize supervision around the underpass. At this time, the CCTV installations are already installed at several points both at the intersection of the Ngurah Rai monument and the Dewa Ruci intersection underpass. “Seven CCTVs have been installed at the underpasses of the Ngurah Rai monument intersection, while four others at Dewa Ruci intersection,” he said. (kmb23)

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The Ritz-Carlton, Bali listed as a Top Resort in Asia

The Ritz-Carlton, Bali is delighted to be listed as one of the Top Resorts in Asia in the 31st annual Condé Nast Traveler 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards.

“Condé Nast Traveler is one of the leaders in the world travel industry, motivating a discerning readership with incomparable travel experiences and exotic destinations. We are honored to be acknowledged in these awards and thrilled that our dedication to creating highly memorable experiences through our superb location, luxurious accommodation, unique dining experiences and gracious service by our team of Ladies and Gentlemen has been recognized,” says General Manager Karim Tayach.

The Ritz-Carlton, Bali graces the beautiful beachfront in Nusa Dua, attracting guests from around the world, drawn to supreme comfort and modern luxuries in a choice of spacious suites and stunning pool villas.

Upgrading to The Ritz-Carlton Club level elevates the guest experience by unlocking exclusive benefits, including access to the Club Lounge with private pool where complimentary cocktails, gourmet food service, and personalized check in are offered. The resort also offers the opportunity to discover the essence of Bali through unique heritage dining experiences at Bejana the resort’s signature Indonesian restaurant, deluxe spa treatments inspired by ancient healing traditions at The Ritz-Carlton Spa and customized tours to discover the island’s mystical temples and stunning hinterland through the Concierge service.

Condé Nast Traveler – a luxury and lifestyle magazine is renowned for inspiring travelers around the globe. It’s Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest running and most prestigious in the travel industry and are generally known as “the best of the best of travel”. Nearly half a million readers rated their travel experiences in 2018 to provide a full snapshot of where and how we travel today.

This most recent accolade follows a number of awards for The RitzCarlton, Bali in 2018, including Bali’s Leading Resort at the highlyesteemed World Travel Awards in September. In July the resort won Luxury Beach Resort Spa, at the World Luxury Spa Awards, as well as Luxurious Scenic Setting for the resort’s signature Indonesian restaurant, Bejana, and Luxury Beachside Restaurant for The Beach Grill.

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Kanye West says he’s been ‘used’ on politics NEW YORK - Rapper Kanye West, who has been outspoken in his support for President Donald Trump, now says he’s going to focus on his music and fashion after being “used” in the world of politics.

In a series of tweets, the 41-yearold West lashed out at conservative pundit Candace Owens for saying he had designed apparel for the so-called “Blexit” campaign, or “Black Exit” from the Democratic Party.

“My eyes are now wide open and now realize I’ve been used to spread messages I don’t believe in,” West wrote. “I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative !!!”

He did not say if his support for Trump had changed in any way, but he was unsparing in his criticism of Owens.

“I introduced Candace to the person who made the logo and they

didn’t want their name on it so she used mine. I never wanted any association with Blexit. I have nothing to do with it,” he wrote.

“I would like to thank my family, loved ones, and community for supporting my ACTUAL beliefs and my vision for a better world.”

Earlier this month, West met with Trump in the Oval Office -- a surreal tete-a-tete that included a hug from the rapper as well as an on-camera rant featuring an expletive not often repeated for the White House press corps.

The rapper, who is married to Kim Kardashian West, has broken ranks with much of the left-leaning entertainment industry to support Trump.

At the White House, he said he felt like “Superman” when wearing one of the red baseball caps handed out at the president’s raucous “Make America Great Again” rallies. (afp)

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Cate Blanchett

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Oscar winner Cate Blanchett to star in TV series

LOS ANGELES - Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett has become the latest Hollywood celebrity to switch to TV, signing on to star in the new FX limited series “Mrs America.”

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In this file photo US President Donald Trump meets with rapper Kanye West in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, October 11, 2018.

Created and written by “Mad Men” co-producer Dahvi Waller, the nine-episode series will feature Blanchett as conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, who led the fight against the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

The ERA is a proposed amendment to the US Constitution stating that equal rights may not be denied on the basis of one’s sex. The amendment was passed by the US Congress in 1972 but failed to win the backing of enough states.

“Through the eyes of the women of that era -- both Schlafly and second wave feminists Gloria Steinem,

Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug and Jill Ruckelshaus -- the series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the 70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted our political landscape,” FX said in a statement.

“Mrs America,” which will begin production next year, will mark Blanchett’s first role in an American television program.

“I feel privileged to have this opportunity to collaborate with Dahvi, Stacey (Sher) and Coco (Francini) under the robust and fearless FX umbrella,” Blanchett

said in a statement.

“I am extremely excited about delving into the material as there couldn’t be a more appropriate time to peel back the layers of this recent period of history, which couldn’t be more relevant today.”

Blanchett joins other Hollywood A-listers who have made the jump to television in recent years, including Meryl Streep, Tom Hardy and Julia Roberts.

The Australian actress most recently starred on the big screen in “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Ocean’s 8” and “The House with a Clock in Its Walls.” (afp)

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Relatives of passengers of the crashed Lion Air jet check personal belongings retrieved from the waters where the airplane is believed to have crashed, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018.

Possible seabed position of crashed Lion Air jet located

JAKARTA - A massive search effort has identified the possible seabed location of the crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesia’s military chief said Wednesday, as experts carried out the grim task of identifying dozens of body parts recovered from a 15-nautical mile-wide search area, and chilling video of passengers boarding the fatal flight emerged.

The 2-month-old Boeing plane plunged into the Java Sea on Monday just minutes after taking off from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board.

“This morning I’ve been briefed by the head of Search and Rescue Agency about the strong possibility of the location coordinates” of Flight 610, said armed forces chief Hadi Tjahjanto. “Hopefully that is the main body of the plane that we’ve been looking for.”

Separately, the head of the National Transportation Safety Committee, Soerjanto Tjahjono,

told reporters that pings detected by search teams are definitely from the aircraft’s flight recorder because of their regular interval.

The disaster has reignited concerns about safety in Indonesia’s fast-growing aviation industry, which was recently removed from European Union and U.S. blacklists, and also raised doubts about the safety of Boeing’s new generation 737 MAX 8 plane.

Boeing Co. experts are expected to arrive in Indonesia on Wednesday and Lion Air has said an “intense” internal investigation

is underway in addition to the probe by safety regulators. Navy officer Haris Djoko Nugroho said the 22meter (72-foot) -long object that could be part of the fuselage is at a depth of 32 meters (105 feet). He said divers will be deployed after side-scan sonar has produced more detailed images. He said it was first located on Tuesday evening.

“There are some small objects that we found, but last night, thank God, we found a large enough object,” he said.

Data from flight-tracking sites show the plane had erratic speed

and altitude in the early minutes of a flight on Sunday and on its fatal flight Monday. Safety experts caution, however, that the data must be checked for accuracy against the plane’s black boxes, which officials are confident will be recovered.

Several passengers on the Sunday flight from Bali to Jakarta have recounted problems that included a long-delayed takeoff for an engine check and terrifying descents in the first 10 minutes in the air.

Two interviewed on Indonesian TV recalled details such as a strange engine sound, a smell of burnt cables, and panicked passengers crying out for God to save them as the plane rapidly lost altitude. Later in the flight, a man who was either the captain or first

officer walked through the plane and returned to the cockpit with what looked like a large manual.

Lion Air has said maintenance was carried out on the aircraft after the Sunday flight and a problem, which it didn’t specify, was fixed.

Officials said searchers have sent 48 body bags containing human remains to police identification experts.

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