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Beyonce’s surprise twins announcement goes viral

LOS ANGELES - Pop superstar Beyonce said on Wednesday that she and her husband, rap star and entrepreneur Jay Z, were expecting twins, sending social media into a meltdown.

“We would like to share our love and happiness,” Beyonce, 35, posted on her Instagram page. “We have been blessed two times over.

We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes.”

The announcement came with a photo of the “Crazy in Love” singer stripped down to her lingerie, caressing a noticeable baby bump, and wearing a veil over her head.

The news became the top trending item on Twitter with more than

500,000 tweets in the first hour.

The birth of the couple’s first baby, Blue Ivy, caused a paparazzi storm in 2012 with New York’s Lenox Hill hospital shutting down part of its maternity wing to accommodate music’s royal couple.

Beyonce did not say when the twins were due to be born nor did she give any details about her pregnancy.

The news came less than a year after the release of Beyonce’s album “Lemonade,” in which she

An anti-Brexit protester holds a sign outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, February 1, 2017.

appeared to address long-standing rumors of trouble in her eight-year marriage.

The lyrics of several songs spoke about being cheated on, and regretting being married. But Beyonce made clear in the final tracks of the album and in music videos featuring Jay-Z that she had decided to stay in the relationship.

The couple have never directly addressed the rumors.

It was not clear whether the pregnancy would affect plans for the Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, where Beyonce has a leading nine nominations, mostly for “Lemonade,” and would be expected to perform. (rtr)

Beyonce Knowles arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden, in New York.

Beyonce announced on her Instagram account, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, that she is expecting twins.

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UK lawmakers back bill to trigger EU exit talks

LONDON — Britain moved closer to leaving the European Union Wednesday as lawmakers backed a bill authorizing divorce proceedings and kept alive the government’s plan to trigger Brexit talks within weeks.

The House of Commons decisively backed the bill by 498 votes to 114, sending it on for committee scrutiny. The result was a victory for the Conservative government, which had fought in court to avert the vote out of fear Parliament would impede its Brexit plans.

Lawmakers also defeated a “wrecking amendment” proposed by the Scottish National Party that sought to delay Britain’s exit talks with the EU because the British government has not disclosed detailed plans for its negotiations.

During two days of debate in the House of Commons, many legisla-

tors — Euroskeptic and Europhile alike — said they would back the bill out of respect for voters’ June 23 decision to leave the EU. But opposition parties will try to insert more amendments during the next stages of the parliamentary process. They are seeking to prevent an economy-shocking “hard Brexit,” in which Britain loses full access to the EU’s single market and faces restrictions or tariffs on trade.

After committee consideration, the bill is due to return to the House of Commons for a final vote next week before moving on to Parliament’s upper chamber, the House

of Lords.

The government was forced to introduce the legislation after a Supreme Court ruling last week torpedoed Prime Minister Theresa May’s effort to start the process of leaving the 28-nation bloc without a parliamentary vote.

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Use of house music forbidden in ogoh-ogoh parade

DENPASAR - Creating public order and comfort at the night of pengerupukan, the government of Denpasar bans all the customary youth clubs and communities to play house music. The ban has been delivered and disseminated to all customary youth clubs, communities and community leaders some time ago. This was expressed by acting Head of the Denpasar Culture Agency, Wayan Sujati, when met on Wednesday (Feb. 1) at her office.

Sujati further added that the use of house music is not appropriate with the norms of Balinese culture and vulnerable to bring in disastrous and non-conducive situation as well as can cause friction among residents.

As a cultured city, Sujati invited all the people in Denpasar especially customary youth clubs that will participate in ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) parade to maintain public order and security.

“Let us use the spirit of Nyepi or day of silence for introspection and self-control, so as not to fall to do negative things that can provoke the arising of less harmonious atmosphere. Let’s keep together and parade the ogoh-ogoh orderly so as not to cause friction among the bearers of ogoh-ogoh, so it does not tarnish the sanctity of Nyepi,” she said.

Last year’s ogoh-ogoh performance.

She hoped the ogoh-ogoh parade is accompanied with Balinese gamelan orchestra and may use sound system, but plays Balinese gamelan music, so that the procession can run solemnly and orderly. To that end, the role of hamlet chief, chief of customary village, pecalang (customary security guard) and headman is expected to participate in supervising their people so that the implementation of ogoh-ogoh parade and pengerupukan night can run orderly and smoothly.

“We do hope the role of customary leaders in helping and supervising the procession in addition to police officers, municipal police and the transportation agency officers in Denpasar,” he said.

When all parties have complied with the rules and appeal having been stipulated it can be ascertained to bring in peaceful atmosphere in accordance with the meaning of Nyepi feast celebration.

Other than in parading ogoh-ogoh, Sujati also hoped not to get out of respective customary village to avoid undesirable things. Here, the role of all stakeholders from the local customary village, community leaders, municipal police, pecalang, police and the military are expected to help bring in comfort in a series of welcoming the Nyepi celebration. “We hope that all parties carry out their respective roles to create public order in celebrating the Nyepi next March,” she said. (kmb12)

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Bali starling population in TNBB goes up

NEGARA - Population of Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) in the West Bali National Park (TNBB) has currently reached 81 heads. That number has continued to increase within the past five years. Reintroduction of this protected bird is also carried out in some parts of the region in the TNBB, so that the population spreads out.

Subdivision Head of TNBB Administrative Affairs, Wiryawan, explained on Wednesday (Feb. 1) that since 2012 the population of Bali starling in TNBB has increased. They are in the Bali starling breeding center (UPKPJB) as well as in the wild of the national park.

The number of endemic birds at Tegalbunder breeding center, West Bali, in 2016 reached 197 heads. It shows an increase compared to the beginning of 2012 only reaching 50 heads. Meanwhile, there are 81 heads in the wild of the TNBB region. From the beginning of 2012, there are only 15 heads.

According to Wiryawan, there are five sites used to release the birds all this time. They include Labuan Lalang, Tanjung Gelap, Brumbun, Lampu Merah or Segara Rupek and Cekik. Previously, the

release was carried out at particular site only.

West Bali National Park area now has a dome sanctuary for the Bali starling. Inside the dome designed like its native habitat will be filled with Bali starling so that it can multiply like in the wild.

It is functioned as an education that describes the habitat of Bali starling. “Currently, it remains in the process of selecting individual birds and matchmaking, while the dome will be in operation in February,” he explained.

Indeed, added Wiryawan, other than the results of bird breeding center in the TNBB, there is an obligation for zoo or individual breeders to return to the results to their habitat. “Until now, there has been no contribution,” said Wiryawan.

Actually, individual breeders or zoos should reimburse their breeding results as much as 10 percent of the second offspring. Bali starling is categorized into wildlife endemic bird species that are rarely found and different from any other types.

Its presence is only found in the area of West Bali National Park.

This bird is selected to become the faunal icon of Bali Province. (kmb26)

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Trial of traffic diversion in Kuta started MANGUPURA - Hundreds of joint personnel of directorate of traffic affairs, Bali police, Denpasar police, Kuta police, Badung police, transportation agency and Badung municipal police as well as Kuta community protection gathered in Kuta Central Parking in a series of assembly on the readiness for traffic diversion in Kuta area on Wednesday (Feb. 1). The assembly was conducted at 06:00 and the trial was carried out starting at 07:00.

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“Traffic diversion will be carried out at 23 points in Kuta area. We must dare to make a breakthrough for smoothness in Kuta. Moreover, Kuta is a major tourist destination in Bali,” said Director of Bali Police Traffic Affairs, Anak Agung Made Sudana, accompanied by Denpasar police chief, Hadi Purnomo.

Sudana hoped that people could understand what is being done or attempted by police. In addition, it is also supported by customary village apparatus in Kuta. “It’s for the benefit and comfort of residents of Kuta as well as foreign travelers.

We will analyze and evaluate until February 28,” he said.

He acknowledged that traffic diversion plan at 23 points in Kuta will surely reap pros and cons.

To that end, during the trial, he asked to prioritize traffic cop to show off humanistic attitude and not to be arrogant.

“Although we’ve aggressively made dissemination, there must be people that do not know.

To that end, personnel are expected to provide humanistic explanation in addition to directing motorists,” he said.

After the trial was held, the application will be effective on March 1. So, since then law enforcement will have started if there is violation.

To optimize the plan, his institution will make coordination with relevant agencies. He would like to make this breakthrough into monument and a

history on the traffic diversion in Kuta.

“We will do gradually to achieve what we want together. Traffic sign installation has been done by Tofan Priyanto of Badung Transportation Agency.

We dare to do this after conducting a study, prepare the traffic signs and legal instrument,” he said.

He hoped the people of Bali, particularly in Kuta, to support this program. It must be realized that he dared to take this measure because the road section cannot be added again, while the volume of vehicles continues to increase. This condition is aggravated by the use of road body as parking space.

“The use of road body as parking space is not true. We have warned this. We deliver to the people of Bali that road body is not for parking space.

There must be self-awareness, it no longer needs the actions of police or transportation agency,” he said.

“We involve the Kuta community protection because it has better understanding on the condition and road section in the region. It is our synergy with independent security guard of Kuta,” added the Denpasar police chief, Hadi Purnomo, accompanied by traffic affair unit chief Heri Supriawan.

For the access to Kuta Beach, road users must take Jalan Dewi Sartika, Animale intersection, Jalan Raya Kuta, Temacun intersection, Jalan Blambangan, turn right on Jalan Kali Anget, turn left on Jalan Pura Puseh and Bemo Corner intersection.

If wishing to get out of Kuta area, take Jalan Pantai Kuta, traffic light of Jalan Melasti, Jalan Sriwijaya, Jalan Patih Jelantik, Jalan Raya Legian (Ground Zero), Jalan Melasti, Jalan Patih Jelantik, Jalan Dewi Sartika, Jalan Singosari, Jalan Raya Kuta, Puseh intersection, Temacun intersection and Jalan Majapahit.

“Vehicles that will go to Ngurah Rai Airport from Jalan Dewi Sartika can take Jalan Singosari and turn left at Kali Anget intersection,” said Heri. (kmb36)

Bad weather, Tanjung Benoa tourism area closed

TANJUNG Benoa tourist area that is usually crowded by travelers looked quiet on Wednesday (Feb. 1). All boats used for marine tourism activities are just moored on the beach due to bad weather in the past few days.

Chairman of the Indonesian Marine Tourism Association (Gahawisri) Badung, I Made Tromat, said that marine tourism activities at Tanjung Benoa have been totally closed within the past few days.

“During this monsoonal rain, the entire employees do not do any activity. Some are playing chess and lying down because the weather is less friendly,” he said.

Travelers that come to Tanjung Benoa and want to enjoy marine tourism attraction just come and go as such. “Due to strong wind and rain, we cannot say anything because it’s the power of nature. All

water sport companies are forced not to operate,” he said.

Related to such bad weather condition, the Division Head of Data and Information of Denpasar Weather Service (BMKG), Nyoman Gede Wiryajaya, explained, that according to its forecast, peak of the rainy season will last in January to February.

Peak of rainy season is predicted to still occur in early February.

He said that some regions like Buleleng and Gianyar have undergone extreme rains. People must alert against the current high rainfall and the wind blows up to 45 km per hour. His agency also appealed to people going to beach because the waves are very high, especially in the area of South Kuta whose height can reach three meters. “These high waves are also affected by strong winds,” he said. (kmb23)

Tanjung Benoa

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Denpasar Tourism Office holds back Green Hotel assessment

DENPASAR - Denpasar Tourism Office will re-disseminate the Green Hotel program for star and non-star hotels in the region. In addition to dissemination, it will also conduct an assessment against the hotels having been included in the dissemination. This was revealed at the meeting of the Green Hotel 2017 in the Tourism Office at Sewaka Dharma Building, Lumintang, on Tuesday (Jan. 31).

All hotel must apply green hotel concept which will lead to sustainable tourism

Anti-transnational organized crime squad established

DENPASAR - The Bali Police have put together an anti-transnational organized crime squad whose taks it is to tackle the risk of transnational crimes and other activities that could interfere with security and public order in Bali.

“Anyone who dares to play around with drugs or terrorism will have this anti-transnational organized crime squad to deal with”, said. Chief of Bali Police, Dr. Peter R. Golose, as part of the closing words of the squad training in the meeting hall of the mobile brigade’s headquarters in Tohpati on Monday (Jan. 30).

The training, said the police chief, aims to enhance the capabilities and skills of the individuale coalesced into the squad that is tasked with combating transnational and other high intensity criminal activity. The squad composed of 88 personnel was trained by 29 instructors with experience in strike force, orientation, investigation and analytical capabilities.

In his speech, the police chief asked the newly trained personnel to immediately set out to work directly with their respective duties and functions. These officers are expetcted to put the knowledge that they gained from their instructor to use and to analyse data astutely.

“People hope that Bali can remain safe and comfortable. The police are therefor commited to protecting Bali”, he said. (kmb36)

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The meeting was chaired by the Division Head of Tourism Resources Development and Tourism Business, Ida Bagus Alit Surya Antara, accompanied by Section Head of Tourist Accommodation Ni Luh Gde Tirtawati and Section Head of Creative Economic Development and Tourism Business Ni Wayan Dandem. In the meantime, the Green Hotel team of Bali Travel News (BTN) attending the meeting consisted of Gde Palgunadi, A.A. Gde Raka Dalem, Ketut Sumadi, Putu Steven Oka Putra and Nyoman Budarsana.

Alit Surya Antara said that a total of 60 hotels will participate in the dissemination of 2017 where they are entirely new participants. In the meantime, the hotels to be assessed have got dissemination of green hotel in 2016. “Green hotel has become a program of Denpasar municipality that aims to realize green standard-qualifying hotels,” he said.

Besides, 30 hotels having followed a similar program last year will be also assessed this year. In the meeting was proposed that after the assessment, there should be a reward given to hotels having thoroughly implemented the concept of Green Hotel.

Team members such as Ketut Sumadi and Raka Dalem discussed about the more effective and efficient implementation system. For instance, hotels are divided into three followed by distribution of team that can arrange the assessment schedule in the field. Raka Dalem asserted that hotels having consistently implemented the concept of Green Hotel continually should be given a plus score.

On the contrary, if there is any decline, it is necessary to impose sanction by revoking the certificate ever achieved. (kmb)

Death case of Germany guest in Penebel

Male friend and step son stay at rented house earlier TABANAN - Until the fifth day after the finding of a German’s body in Yeh Ho River, Penebel, on Tuesday (Jan. 31), police still say nothing regarding the result of development on the murder case. A number of high-rank officials both chief of Tabanan police criminal investigation unit and chief of Tabanan police seemed reluctant to give a statement when asked for their confirmation by journalists. They only quibbled that currently they still continue the development and look for evidences to strengthen so that it can lead to the perpetrator.

In the meantime, from the observation at the rented house where the victim, step son and victim’s male friend stay, there is information that the victim was found dead floating, but there is nothing suspicious.

Nyoman Aryanata Semarabawa, the owner of rented house occupied

by the victim Braun Silke, Daniel (step son) and Rex (a male friend of the victim), explained that initially the rented house located about 500 meters from the Braun villa was occupied by Rex and Daniel.

“At first, Daniel contracts this house and lives together with Mr. Rex. They have lived here since September 2015,” he said. As planned, the rented house will be occupied for a year at a cost of IDR 10 million. However, since the construction of villa is faltered, they decided to extend the contract for three months. “It had been extended for two months, but there has been a case on the missing of Silke,” he said.

He said that Braun Silke came to Kuta Bali hamlet, Tajen, approximately in February 2016 in accordance with the information of headman of Tajen. When asked

if Rex and Daniel have ever taken a female friend to the rented house before the arrival of Braun Silke, Nyoman Aryanata Semarabawa said that he never sees. “Never, indeed Daniel and Mr. Rex are always together, yet after the arrival of Mrs. Braun they are always of three,” he said.

The owner of rented house also said that the household appliances in the west side of victim’s villa are brought in from Batam and arrived at Kuta Bali hamlet about five months ago. “Daniel said that he previously stayed with Mr. Rex in Batam,” he said.

In addition, Daniel also mentioned that he knew Braun Silke in Batam when met her in 2012.

Like the previous day, a number of workers still looked to accomplish the workmanship of the victim’s villa. (kmb28)

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“Dumb deal” drags Australia-US ties to new low after tense Trump call

SYDNEY - U.S. President Donald Trump labelled a refugee swap deal with Australia “dumb” on Thursday after a Washington Post report of an acrimonious telephone call with Australia’s prime minister threatened a rare rift in ties between the two staunch allies.

The Post reported that Trump described the resettlement plan as “the worst deal ever” and accused Australia of trying to export the “next Boston bombers”. It said the call had been scheduled to last an hour but Trump cut it short after 25 minutes when Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tried to turn to subjects such as Syria.

Turnbull told reporters the call with Trump at the weekend had been frank and candid but refused to give further details.

“I do stand up for Australia. My job is to defend Australian interests,” Turnbull said in Melbourne.

Turnbull refused to confirm the Post report that Trump, who had earlier spoken to world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, had angrily told him that the call was “the worst so far”.

Political analysts said such acrimony was unprecedented, surpassing even the difficult relations between former U.S. President Richard Nixon and then Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who pulled Australian troops out of the Vietnam War. “Even that was always done in the language of foreign policy niceties,” said Harry Phillips, a political analyst of 40 years experience at Edith Cowan and Curtin universities in Perth.

As reports of the conversation hit headlines on both sides of the world, Trump

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull prepares to speak at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, February 1, 2017. tweeted shortly before midnight in Washington: “Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will study this dumb deal.”

That threw more confusion over the status of the controversial deal Australia agreed with former President Barack Obama late last year for the United States to resettle up to 1,250 asylum seekers held in offshore

processing camps on Pacific islands in Papua New Guinea and Nauru.

In return, Australia would resettle refugees from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. (rtr)

Trump’s defense chief, in Seoul, takes stock of N.Korea threat

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. U.S. Department of Defense,

SEOUL - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he would sound out ally South Korea on efforts to address North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs as he arrived in Seoul on Thursday, including plans to deploy a U.S. missile defense system there.

Mattis’ visit comes amid concern that the North may be readying to test a new ballistic missile, in what could be an early challenge for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.

“I will talk to them about THAAD absolutely,” Mattis told reporters shortly before landing, referring to the plans to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South

Korea.

“THAAD is for defense of our ally’s people, of our troops who are committed to their defense.”

South Korea and the United States say the deployment of THAAD is designed to protect against North Korea’s growing nuclear and ballistic capabilities, which have been advancing despite years of efforts by the international community.

North Korea, which regularly threatens to destroy South Korea and its main ally, the United States, conducted more than 20 missile tests last year, as well as two nuclear tests, in defiance of UN resolutions and sanctions.

The North appears to have also

restarted operation of a reactor at its main Yongbyon nuclear facility that produces plutonium that can be used for its nuclear weapons program, according to a U.S. think tank, 38 North.

China has objected to THAAD, saying it will destabilize the regional security balance, leading to calls from some South Korean opposition leaders to delay or cancel it.

Mattis, without citing China explicitly, said “no other nation” needed to be concerned about THAAD. “Were it not for the provocative behavior of North Korea, we would have no need for THAAD out here,” Mattis said. (rtr)

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BUSINESS U.S. tax plan would break WTO rules, lawyers say, as EU business frets

LONDON - A proposed U.S. corporate tax reform would almost certainly contravene international trade rules if implemented, lawyers told Reuters, risking the biggest dispute in the history of the World Trade Organization.

With signs growing that the United States may become more protectionist under President Donald Trump, European business groups said the tax plan - which could impose de facto import tariffs of up to 20 percent raised the danger of a trade war.

Republican (GOP) members of Congress are pushing to replace the existing tax on corporate income with one linked to turnover.

This would allow firms to deduct their costs for purchasing goods and services produced in the United States, but would give no such deduction for purchases of imports.

Trump has criticised the complexity of the plan but also said such a measure could help to cut the U.S. trade deficit.

Kevin Brady, head of the tax-writing House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, brushed off suggestions that it would fall foul of the World Trade Organization.

While there were “1,000 different opinions on whether this is WTO compliant”, Brady said he was confident the reform did comply with the body’s rules.

However, six trade lawyers with experience in litigating WTO disputes said they believed the plan would likely be deemed an unlawful subsidy on domestic goods, export subsidy or a de facto tariff on imports.

All the lawyers, based in the United States, Britain and continental Europe, said the ‘destination-based cash flow tax’ would fail WTO rules on more than one legal basis. So serious were the breaches that any challenges might be handled under WTO mechanisms that allow legal processes, which normally take years, to be short-cut, they said.

“It would be plainly WTO-inconsistent,” said Philippe De Baere, Brussels-based part-

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ner at Van Bael & Bellis.

“It has manifest violations which could even justify the use of the expedited procedure for dispute settlement in the WTO,” said De Baere, who has also advised governments on accession to the WTO and negotiations on new WTO deals as well as fighting trade cases.

Trade experts said any legal case would be the biggest WTO dispute ever, since it could involve all products imported into the United States and all U.S. exports. Previous WTO cases have involved narrow market sectors or individual companies.

European business groups said the plan threatened to upend the international system of trade rules, and expressed hope that their governments could help to persuade the United States not to adopt it.

The Ways & Means Committee declined to answer detailed legal questions about the plan. A spokesman for the WTO said the organisation didn’t comment on whether planned taxes conformed to its rules OLD IDEA WITH A NEW TWIST The House Republican plan involves abolishing corporate income tax and replacing it with a tax of 20 percent levied on revenues, less allowable deductions.

A ‘border adjustment’ would be applied whereby companies which import products for resale or use in a manufacturing process would not receive a tax deduction for the cost. Domestic purchases and labour costs could be deducted while U.S. exports would be exempt from the tax.

No major economy has adopted a corporate cash flow tax. Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King is among those to

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World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo gestures during an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 26, 2017. support such a tax, saying in a 1987 study that it could reduce excessive corporate debt and encourage better investment.

King, who retired from the bank in 2013, told Reuters in an email this week that he still believed the idea had its merits -provided “it does not have to have the impact on imports that seems to be implied by the proposed scheme in the U.S.”.

Lawyers said the impact of the border adjustment and deductions for U.S. costs meant that imports would face an effective tariff of up to 20 percent.

“The total tax rate on the 100 percent domestically-produced good is going to have a lower effective tax rate than the rate on the import,” said Scott Lincicome, counsel with

White & Case in Washington.

That would breach Article 3 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which is policed by the WTO. This allows signatory states to impose permitted tariffs on goods entering their country, but precludes them from treating a domestic item more favourably than an imported one when it comes to internal taxes like sales or income taxes.

The WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures also provides a basis for challenging the U.S. plan, the lawyers said.

While this treaty allows border adjustments, it bars them in relation to direct taxes such as income or profit taxes. (rtr)

World food prices rise to near two-year high in January - UN FAO ROME - World food prices rose to a near two-year high in January, driven by surges in sugar quotations and export prices for cereals and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

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A worker takes a break atop sacks of rice piled inside a warehouse of National Food Authority (NFA) in Taguig city, south of Manila, August 25, 2015.

food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 173.8 points in January, versus a revised 170.2 in December.

The 2.1 percent monthly rise pushed food prices on international markets to their highest since February 2015, and 16.4 percent above their levels in January last year.

Global cereals output is now expected to reach 2.592 billion tonnes in the 2016-17 season, confirming prospects of a record harvest, FAO said. (rtr)

Bali never loses its uniqueness. One of them is the ngerebeg tradition. This event is held in a series of piodalan or temple anniversary of Duur Bingin Temple at Tengah hamlet, Tegallalang, on Wednesday (Oct. 12). Hundreds of boys from seven hamlets in Tegallalang village adorned themselves with various colors and knick-knacks used during the procession where this becomes an appeal.

From around 11:00, the local boys with a variety of ornaments have thronged the Duur Bingin Temple. It is done as preparation for the implementation of the ngerebeg ritual.

Until 12:00 shortly after the boys gathered in the innermost temple courtyard, a series of the ngerebeg ceremony preparation was performed. It included saying prayers and asking for consumption containing rice and lawar done by megibung or sharing communal meals.

Having started in front of the Duur Bingin Temple, the boys carried miniature of penjor made from midrib of snakefruit tree and walked along 10 km to surround Tegallalang village. This procession drew the admiration of tens of travelers happening to witness the event. Moreover, local communities were seen cohesively sitting down in front of their home or art shop to witness the ritual performed every six months.

According to chief of Tegallalang customary village, Made Jaya Kusuma, this procession is specially followed by boys from seven hamlets at Tegallalang namely the Penusuan, Tengah, Tegal, Triwangsa, Tegallalang, Gagah and Pejeng Aji. “Even though the supporting devotees of this Duur Bingin Temple actually consist of five hamlets, but especially for children from the Gagah and Pejeng Aji hamlet are also included,” he said.

He further explained that this ritual is associated with the presence of Duur Bingin Temple which is different from the others. The deity abiding at this temple is Ida Bhatara Ratu Gede in the form of a couple of Barong Landung (male and female).

“So, this ritual has the meaning as expression of gratitude.

After these children deliver the offerings in the form of fruits, flowers and others in the morning, in the afternoon they carry out this ritual,” he said.

The ngerebeg tradition has been passed down through generations by society of Tegallalang customary village. It is estimated to have been practiced since the thirteenth century and until now people remain to implement. “Aside from children, the adults also participate in the ngrebeg tradition from the beginning to finish. Our residents strongly believe if the ngrebeg ritual is not implemented, it can bring in disasters in the area of Tegallalang customary village,” he said. (kmb)

Jaja Serud, a Sweet Balinese Traditional Cake

Jaja serud or jaja gadang or green cake is a traditional cake tasting very sweet. It smells fragrant, looks beautiful and has a very distinctive flavor. In this modern time, this kind of traditional cake is still consumed by the Hindu community in Bali. Moreover, it often becomes a primary choice due to its delicious flavor.

Some people desire to reminisce by enjoying this cake. In the past, it became a snack for people when holding mutual assistance activities such as having ceremonies and making house, shrines or other types of buildings. It will become nicer when enjoying this cake accompanied with coffee or tea.

This cake is also consumed by farmers when working in their

paddy fields involving many people such as when growing rice, plowing fields using cattle and other activities. It is prepared by the wives of farmers through mutual assistance as well. It happens because brotherhood relationship is still strong, so without being informed they will certainly come to help.

Nowadays, this cake has economic value, so that it is sold in traditional markets. Nevertheless, it is not easy to find a merchant of the jaja serud. Other than being difficult to make, the preparation to presentation takes long time.

Moreover, it may not be served too long because it is quickly perishable. So, it is advisable to enjoy this cake while remaining warm or after being cooked.

Virtually all the ingredients used to make are eco-friendly, without chemicals, preservatives or synthetic dyes. The main ingredients are rice flour, whiting water, extract of dracaena leaf, salt, brown sugar and grated coconut. Then, the tool used to make it is clean banana midrib.

Results of the cake would be great when self-preparing the rice flour through traditional process by pounding. First of all, select the rice and then soaked for whole night. Then, drain and pound until smooth. Rice flour is then clenchedfist and steamed. Once cooked, take out and douse with the extract of dracaena leaf and betel leaf, salt to taste and knead until smooth. (kmb)

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BERLIN - Iran tested a cruise missile called “Sumar” that is capable of carrying nuclear weapons in addition to test-firing a mediumrange ballistic missile on Sunday, German newspaper Die Welt reported Thursday, citing unspecified intelligence sources.

No comment was immediately available from Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency or from Iranian authorities.

The newspaper said the Sumar cruise missile was built in Iran and travelled around 600 km in its first known successful test. The missile is believed to be capable of carrying nuclear weapons and may have a range of 2,000 to 3,000 km, the paper said, citing intelligence sources.

Cruise missiles are harder to counter than ballistic missiles since they fly at lower altitudes and can evade

enemy radar, confounding missile defence missiles and hitting targets deep inside an opponent’s territory.

But the biggest advantage from Iran’s point of view, a security expert told Die Welt, was that cruise missiles are not mentioned in any United Nations resolutions that ban work on ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons.

News of Iran’s reported cruise missile test came hours after the White House put Iran “on notice” for its ballistic missile test and signalled that it could impose new sanctions, taking an aggressive posture toward Tehran that could raise tensions in the region.

Iran confirmed on Wednesday that it had test-fired a new ballistic missile, but said the test did not breach the Islamic Republic’s nuclear agreement with world powers or a U.N. Security Council resolution endorsing the pact. (rtr)

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani looks at an exhibit during a ceremony marking National Day of Space Technology in Tehran, Iran February 1, 2017.

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The government wants to have the bill approved by early March so it can meet a self-imposed March 31 deadline for triggering the EU divorce talks.

Scores of lawmakers spoke during more than 16 hours of debate over two days. Those who backed the winning “leave” side in the referendum said they would vote proudly to start the exit process.

Others, who voted to remain in the EU, said they would respect the will of the people despite their own reservations.

Former Treasury chief George Osborne, a pro-EU Conservative, said “to vote against the majority verdict of the largest democratic exercise in British history” would set Parliament against the people and “provoke a deep constitutional crisis in our country.”

Still others said they would oppose the start of withdrawal negotiations, accusing the government of rushing Britain toward the EU exit door with little idea of what is on the other side.

The government says it will publish a White Paper outlining its strategy for withdrawal on Thursday, but it’s unclear how many new

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details it will contain.

“Voting for departure is not the same as voting for a destination,” said Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, who called on the government to guarantee a second referendum to approve a final deal with the bloc.

Scottish National Party lawmaker Angus MacNeil said that in acting to trigger Brexit, “the House of Commons has taken leave of its senses.” “It’s crossing its fingers and hoping for the best,” he said.

The U.K.’s largest opposition party, Labour, told its lawmakers to back the bill, but said it plans to try to amend it later to avert the

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U.S. President Donald Trump talks with the new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) and his wife Renda St. Clair (C) after Tillerson’s swearing-in ceremony at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., February 1, 2017.

Trump to focus counterextremism program solely on Islam -sources

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a U.S. government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters.

The program, “Countering Violent Extremism,” or CVE, would be changed to “Countering Islamic Extremism” or “Countering Radical Islamic Extremism,” the sources said, and would no longer target groups such as white supremacists who have also carried out bombings and shootings in the United States.

Such a change would reflect Trump’s election campaign rhetoric and criticism of former President Barack Obama for being weak in the fight against Islamic State and for refusing to use the phrase “radical Islam” in describing it. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for attacks on civilians in several countries.

The CVE program aims to deter groups or potential lone attackers through community partnerships and educational programs or countermessaging campaigns in cooperation with companies such as Google and Facebook.

Some proponents of the program fear that rebranding it could make it more difficult for the government to work with Muslims already hesitant to

trust the new administration, particularly after Trump issued an executive order last Friday temporarily blocking travel to the United States from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Still, the CVE program, which focuses on U.S. residents and is separate from a military effort to fight extremism online, has been criticized even by some supporters as ineffective.

A source who has worked closely with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the program said Trump transition team members first met with a CVE task force in December and floated the idea of changing the name and focus.

In a meeting last Thursday attended by senior staff for DHS Secretary John Kelly, government employees were asked to defend why they chose certain community organizations as recipients of CVE program grants, said the source, who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions.

Although CVE funding has been appropriated by Congress and the grant recipients were notified in the final days of the Obama administration, the money still may not go out the door, the source said, adding that Kelly is reviewing the matter.

The department declined comment.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment. (rtr)

so-called “hard Brexit.”

However, 47 of the 229 Labour lawmakers defied party leader Jeremy Corbyn and voted against the bill.

“I do not believe that the Brexit course we are now set on will make Britain a more prosperous, fairer, more equal, tolerant country,” said Owen Smith, one of the Labour rebels. “I believe, by contrast, that it will make our politics meaner, and it will make our country poorer.”

Meanwhile, Britain’s former top diplomat to the EU warned Wednesday that disentangling the U.K. from the bloc will be a long and arduous process.

Ivan Rogers, who resigned in January after telling the government that a deal could take a decade, told Parliament’s European Scrutiny Committee that Brexit will involve negotiations “on a humongous scale.”

Rogers said consensus among the other EU nations was that a new free trade deal between Britain and the bloc would take until the early 2020s to be ratified.

One major wrangle is likely to be over how much Britain will have to pay the EU to leave. Rogers said EU officials currently put the figure at 40 billion to 60 billion euros ($37 billion to $56 billion). (ap)

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70 percent of Indonesian villages have access to internet

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Minister Eko Putro Sandjojo.

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Village, Disadvantaged Region Development and Transmigration stated that approximately 70 percent of more than 74 thousand villages in the country had access to the Internet.

“Only 30 percent of the total villages in Indonesia have not had access to the Internet. We hope that all villages across Indonesian territory will have access to the Internet this year,” Indonesian Minister of Village, Disadvantaged Region Development and Transmigration Eko Putro Sandjojo stated after

the launch of an application for discussing ways to develop the village on Tuesday.

The application is android based and can be accessed as a forum of communication between village officials and facilitators for rural development. The application was created under cooperation between the ministry and the Australian government.

Through the application, village officials and facilitators can share information about the management of the village. As many as four provinces have become models for implementing the application, namely Aceh, West Java, East Java and West Nusa Tenggara, the minister said.

“In future, this application will be accessed by the local community, so that they can also monitor the management of the village,” he noted.

Sandjojo added that the application was expected to enable the facilitators to provide support and ideas more efficiently and effectively for rural development.

The application will particularly provide the latest data and information to the ministry.

“Using the right data, it is expected to establish the right policy anyway,” he added.

The ministry can also use the application to monitor and analyze problems faced by every village to be discussed further.

Through the application, the ministry can identify villages that require further support in implementing the Village Act. (ant)

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This project is a concrete synergy between two large Indonesian state companies, Pertamina as an energy company and PLN as a national electricity firm.

Pertamina`s consortium to build largest gas-fueled power plant in ASEAN

JAKARTA - State-owned oil and gas Pertaminas consortium, Marubeni Corporation and Sojitz Corporation, is ready to develop a gas-fueled electricity plant, the biggest one in Southeast Asia.

It will be developed through the gas-steam fueled power plant (PLTGU) Jawa 1 with a designed capacity of 1,760 megawatts (MW).

The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of the project was signed in Jakarta on Tuesday by Ginanjar, President Director of Pt Jawa Satu Power, in his capacity of the developer of PLTGU Jawa 1, and Sofyan Basyir, President Director of state-owned electricity company PLN, It was witnessed by Pertamina President Director Dwi Soetjipto.

During the signing of the agreement, Soetjipto expressed appreciation to PLN for the implementation of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) tender of the PLTGU Jawa 1.

The Pertamina president director appreciated the trust given to the Pertamina consortium to win the tender which was held openly, transparently and in a

competitive manner.

“This project is a concrete synergy between two large Indonesian state companies, Pertamina as an energy company and PLN as a national electricity firm,” Dwi stated.

Pertamina, along with Marubeni Corporation and Sojitz Corporation, has been successful in having signed and won the PPA of the IPP PLTGU Jawa 1 project with a value of about US$1 billion.

The IPP project constitutes an international collaboration involving 18 international partners (Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, the United States and Europe) and domestic partners.

He noted that the signing of the PPA is an important basis for Pertamina in starting an IPP business and in affirming its position as a world-class energy company.

Pertamina also appreciated the cooperation among all the consortium partners, including creditor consortium, to obtain trust.

“Close cooperation is needed to realize this project on time and for the correct calculation of cost,” he added. (ant)

Facebook should provide filter for fake news: Ilham Habibie

JAKARTA - Facebook and other social media, which act not only as tech companies but also as media platforms, must provide a special tool to filter the spread of fake news, Chairman of Institute for Democracy through Science and Technology (IDST) Ilham Akbar Habibie noted.

“Systematically, there should be a methodology and process for

a media platform or OTT (over the top) company like Facebook to develop its tool for filtering fake news or hoax,” Habibie said in a discussion here on Tuesday.

According to him, the filtering tool will be more effective and helpful in minimizing the effect of false rumors on the social media, since currently, the movement against hoax is still carried out

manually by some people who called themselves “hoax busters.”

Considering the process to develop such a tool would be quite complex and time-consuming and would require professionalization by the software masters, he added.

“I imagine that one day there will be a filtering software run by an artificial intelligence (AI). It will actively seek for the news which

has characteristics of hoax, for instance, to detect the manipulation on the images. But of course, this software is not easy to develop; thus, it will require perseverance and commitment from talented professionals,” the first son of Indonesias third president BJ Habibie remarked.

Indonesia, where 80 percent of population is aged below 40, has

actually a potential to create the filtering tool using its youths innovation and creative ideas.

Habibie was quite optimistic that the Indonesian youth had the skill and capability to develop innovation, technology, application as well as regulation and system to fight the spread of false news whose impact could be bigger than the conventional media. (ant)

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Life goes on for ‘disappointed’ Bolt after losing medal

MELBOURNE - Sprinting great Usain Bolt is refusing to dwell on the disappointment of losing his Beijing Olympics 4x100 metres gold medal after his Jamaican team mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned stimulant.

Bolt, who completed a remarkable ‘treble treble’ of 100m, 200m and 4x100m Olympic titles at the 2016 Rio Games, had his 2008 relay gold stripped last month after Carter’s re-tested sample indicated he had taken methylhexaneamine.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ordered Carter, who has already said he would appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and team mates Bolt, Asafa Powell and Michael Frater to return their medals.

“Initially (I was) disappointed, of course,” Bolt told reporters at Melbourne Airport as he arrived ahead of the Nitro Athletics series. “But in life, things happen. I’m not sad... I’m just waiting to see what’s going to happen.

“But I gave up my medal.”

Powell, who served a six-month doping ban for a positive test in 2013, was as phlegmatic as his storied compatriot.

“It’s very unfortunate and we have to look to the future,” Powell said. “We’ve accomplished a lot and we just need to be positive about everything right now.

“I’m in no position to say what should and should not be (banned). It is what it is. Some things aren’t fair.”

Bolt will lead an international team of “All Stars” in the Nitro Athletics series in Melbourne against four other teams representing England, China, New Zealand and Japan.

The first meeting is on Feb. 4, with the other two on Feb. 9 and 11. (rtr)

Banyumala waterfall SINGARAJA - Also referred to by locals as Air Terjun Tirta Kuning or ‘Yellow Water Falls’, Banyumala requires quite a trek to get to, located in the green valleys of the Wanagiri village in Buleleng, North Bali. Pathways down to the falls have been constructed over the years to ease visitors, with steps carved out of the hard soil and with bamboo railings and ladders in some areas along the route. Banyumala is a gentle waterfall with steady streams running down its rock face, and two other smaller ones trickling down to its side. At its base is a very clear and shallow pool, which is good for a soak, but not really for a swim. (IBP/net)

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San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) drives to the basket while guarded by Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) and small forward Andre Roberson (21) during the first half at AT&T Center.

TEXAS - If all anyone expected was a duel in the Alamo City between two of the NBA’s erstwhile MVP candidates, San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard and Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook, they might have been disappointed by the way the Spurs’ 108-94 win over the Thunder on Tuesday at the AT&T Center played out.

Yes, Leonard (36 points and eight rebounds) and Westbrook (27 points and 14 assists) both led their respective teams in scoring and were spectacular in their own ways.

But it was the Spurs’ bench that proved to be the difference, helping to turn the tide at the end of the third and the beginning of the fourth quarters after San Antonio (37-11) squandered an 18-point lead over a horrid seven-minute stretch.

The Spurs’ reserves responded by outscoring Oklahoma City 15-2 and, once the starters returned the Thunder had no answer.

Overall, the Spurs’ bench racked up 32 points to 22 for Oklahoma City’s reserves, with most of that damage coming in the pivotal stretch bridging the third and fourth quarters.

Leonard scored 30 or more points for the 15th time this season while LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 points and was the only other San Antonio player in double-figure scoring.

“We’re fired up just playing against Russ out there, just out there competing every possession,” Leonard said. “The way he’s been playing has been ridiculous, so you definitely want to rise up to the challenge. We lost two games in a row so we were fired up off that just thinking about ourselves.”

Westbrook, who is the only player in the NBA averaging a triple-double, had just six rebounds; he has still has never had a tripledouble against San Antonio.

“Overall, we played more com-

petitively for more of the 48 minutes than we have recently,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “We played good defense in the first half and the fourth quarter, but it’s still a 48-minute game. We have to figure that out.”

Stephen Adams added 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Thunder (28-21). Victor Oladipo scored 15 points, Domantas Sabonis hit for 13 and pulled down 10 rebounds and Anthony Morrow tallied 11 points for Oklahoma City.

The Thunder had 20 turnovers that led to 24 points for San Antonio.

“In the third quarter, we took the lead but we needed more sustainability -- we did what we wanted to do, but we just didn’t do it for long enough,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “There were some positive things we can take from this game but with our margin for error we can’t have a lapse for a half or a bunch of turnovers that are difficult to overcome.” (rtr)

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Mourinho rounds on match officials, aims dig at rival Klopp

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Barcelona’s Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Atletico Madrid during a Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal first leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.

Barcelona beats Atletico 2-1 in Madrid in Copa semifinals

MADRID — Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi did the damage again for Barcelona, scoring superb first-half goals as the defending champion won 2-1 at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Wednesday.

Suarez scored after a run from almost the halfway line in the seventh minute, and Messi added to the lead with a powerful shot from outside the area in the 33rd.

France striker Antoine Griezmann pulled a goal back for Atletico with a 59th-minute header, and the hosts pressured for the rest of the match at a packed Vicente Calderon Stadium. But Barcelona held on for a win that puts it in a good position to reach the Copa final for the fourth straight season after next week’s second leg at Camp Nou. It has won the trophy three times in the last five seasons.

“In the end we could have sealed it with another goal, but we also could have conceded one,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said of Atletico. “I’m satisfied with the result.” Celta Vigo hosts Alaves in the first leg of the other semifinal on Thursday. Celta eliminated Real Madrid in the quarterfinals.

Barcelona’s first goal came after Griezmann lost possession, allowing Suarez to start his remarkable run. The Uruguay striker brilliantly cleared defender Stefan Savic with one touch to open a clear path toward

the goal and outran the other defenders before finding the net with a low strike from inside the area. “They scored two great goals, there was nothing we could do,” Atletico defender Juanfran Torres said.

Messi scored his 11th goal in 12 matches with an unstoppable left-foot drive from just outside the box, hitting a mid-height shot that struck the left post before going in. “Messi is always decisive for us, and ever more so in big matches like this one,” Luis Enrique said. Messi and Suarez each have scored seven goals in nine matches this year.

“I leave satisfied with how the team played in the second half,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. “We had more intensity, more attitude. It was more like the Atletico that we are used to seeing.”

Griezmann kept the hosts alive with his header early in the second half, igniting the crowd at the Vicente Calderon. Three minutes later he almost equalized with a close-range shot that was blocked

by Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen on the line. Messi then struck the post from a free kick in the 75th.

Neymar is suspended from the return match after being shown a yellow card early in the second half.

Atletico will be without veteran defensive midfielder Gabi Fernandez for the same reason. Barcelona played without midfielders Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta because of injuries. (ap)

MANCHESTER — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho accused match officials of treating him unfairly and aimed a dig at Liverpool counterpart Juergen Klopp in a show of frustration after his team’s 0-0 draw against Hull in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Complaining that “the rules for me are different,” Mourinho was aggrieved that Klopp escaped punishment for shouting in the face of the fourth official during Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Tuesday.

On that occasion, Klopp said he immediately apologized to the official, who responded by saying: “No problem, I like your passion.”

Mourinho has served two touchline bans this season and had a stadium ban while at Chelsea last season.

“You know clearly that I am different. The rules for me are differ-

ent,” Mourinho said. “I am different in everything, I watch my team play in a hotel, I was forbidden to go to the stadium, my assistant had a sixmatch stadium ban and he didn’t touch anyone.

“Yesterday one fourth official told a manager, ‘I enjoy very much your passion, so do what you want to do.’ Today I was told, ‘Sit down or I have to send you to the stands.’ So everything is different for me.”

Mourinho was clearly irritated after the stalemate against Hull, with a third straight draw leaving sixth-place United four points off the Champions League qualification positions.

He abruptly cut short his postmatch media interviews, telling the BBC: “Well if you don’t know football, you shouldn’t be with the microphone in your hand,” when asked what infuriated him so much. (ap)

Man City’s Jesus is like a watermelon, says Guardiola Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola feels he might have unearthed a gem of a player in Gabriel Jesus after the young striker’s virtuoso display in Wednesday’s 4-0 Premier League win at West Ham United.

The 19-year-old, who joined at the start of January from Brazilian side

Palmeiras, scored one and assisted on another on his first start for his new club.

“You never know. It’s like a watermelon. You have to open to see if it’s good or not. The prospect was good. Jesus is a fighter with instinct for the goal,” Guardiola told British media.

“He has dreams about what he wants to do in his future career. He wants to become something in world football, and we’re going to try to get it for us.”

Jesus’ rise might have come at a cost for Sergio Aguero, who was benched on Wednesday despite being fit, but Guardiola said the explosive

LIBREVILLE - It is a script that would require a cast-iron suspension of disbelief, but film makers would have no shortage of material to document the exploits of 44-year-old goalkeeper Essam El Hadary, whose heroics helped Egypt reach the African Nations Cup final on Wednesday.

Not satisfied with getting another chance in the national team and breaking the record for the oldest player at a major continental championship, El Hadary saved two spot-kicks as the seven-times champions beat Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties.

El Hadary, making his 150th international appearance, virtually carried his team to the final with a string of second-half saves in Libreville, keeping the score tied at 1-1 before stopping from Herve Koffi and Bertrand Traore in the shootout.

Flinging himself around his box like a sprightly teenager, El Hadary rebuffed the Burkinabe time and again and was all that stood between his tired-looking side and defeat. “I had a feeling that I was going to save the final two penalties,” El Hadary said after the game.

A place in Sunday’s final in Libreville, where Egypt face either Cameroon or Ghana, offers him a chance to become the first player to win five Nations Cup titles.

His first came as a reserve in 1988, just two years after his debut, but he was at the peak of his career as Egypt won three back-to-back Nations Cup titles between 2006 and 2010.

“When we headed to the penalty shootout, our 2006 title victory crossed my mind,” he added. In that final El Hadary saved from Didier Drogba as Egypt edged Ivory Coast

4-2 on post match kicks.

Images of El Hadary celebrating on top of the goalpost remain among the tournament’s most endearing.

A recall as back-up in the squad last year and then injury to Ahmed El Shenawy in the first game of the tournament in Gabon opened the door for another remarkable chapter to his career, just two days after he turned 44 on Jan. 15 “I’m happy to be in contention for all of these records but the most important is for Egypt to win the cup,” El Hadary told reporters on the eve of Wednesday’s semifinal.

“If we win the title, then the record will pass to me and I will be grateful. But I’ve never worried about my personal records. The country comes first, then the record book.” (rtr)

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Argentine striker remained firmly part of his plans.

“Aguero is so important for us.

He knows and everyone knows we cannot succeed without his contributions,” Guardiola added.

“I sit with my staff and we take the decisions, and it depends on the

performance of the past. In this crazy calendar it is impossible to play with the same players all the time.”

City, who are fifth in the league after 23 games, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, host relegationthreatened Swansea City, in 17th, on Sunday. (rtr)

El Hadary heroics defy belief as Egypt reach final

Alaves’ Ibai Gomez celebrates a goal against Barcelona during their Spanish La Liga match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain September 10, 2016.

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Barcelona’s Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Atletico Madrid during a Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal first leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.

Barcelona beats Atletico 2-1 in Madrid in Copa semifinals

MADRID — Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi did the damage again for Barcelona, scoring superb first-half goals as the defending champion won 2-1 at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Wednesday.

Suarez scored after a run from almost the halfway line in the seventh minute, and Messi added to the lead with a powerful shot from outside the area in the 33rd.

France striker Antoine Griezmann pulled a goal back for Atletico with a 59th-minute header, and the hosts pressured for the rest of the match at a packed Vicente Calderon Stadium. But Barcelona held on for a win that puts it in a good position to reach the Copa final for the fourth straight season after next week’s second leg at Camp Nou. It has won the trophy three times in the last five seasons.

“In the end we could have sealed it with another goal, but we also could have conceded one,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said of Atletico. “I’m satisfied with the result.” Celta Vigo hosts Alaves in the first leg of the other semifinal on Thursday. Celta eliminated Real Madrid in the quarterfinals.

Barcelona’s first goal came after Griezmann lost possession, allowing Suarez to start his remarkable run. The Uruguay striker brilliantly cleared defender Stefan Savic with one touch to open a clear path toward

the goal and outran the other defenders before finding the net with a low strike from inside the area. “They scored two great goals, there was nothing we could do,” Atletico defender Juanfran Torres said.

Messi scored his 11th goal in 12 matches with an unstoppable left-foot drive from just outside the box, hitting a mid-height shot that struck the left post before going in. “Messi is always decisive for us, and ever more so in big matches like this one,” Luis Enrique said. Messi and Suarez each have scored seven goals in nine matches this year.

“I leave satisfied with how the team played in the second half,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. “We had more intensity, more attitude. It was more like the Atletico that we are used to seeing.”

Griezmann kept the hosts alive with his header early in the second half, igniting the crowd at the Vicente Calderon. Three minutes later he almost equalized with a close-range shot that was blocked

by Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen on the line. Messi then struck the post from a free kick in the 75th.

Neymar is suspended from the return match after being shown a yellow card early in the second half.

Atletico will be without veteran defensive midfielder Gabi Fernandez for the same reason. Barcelona played without midfielders Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta because of injuries. (ap)

MANCHESTER — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho accused match officials of treating him unfairly and aimed a dig at Liverpool counterpart Juergen Klopp in a show of frustration after his team’s 0-0 draw against Hull in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Complaining that “the rules for me are different,” Mourinho was aggrieved that Klopp escaped punishment for shouting in the face of the fourth official during Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Tuesday.

On that occasion, Klopp said he immediately apologized to the official, who responded by saying: “No problem, I like your passion.”

Mourinho has served two touchline bans this season and had a stadium ban while at Chelsea last season.

“You know clearly that I am different. The rules for me are differ-

ent,” Mourinho said. “I am different in everything, I watch my team play in a hotel, I was forbidden to go to the stadium, my assistant had a sixmatch stadium ban and he didn’t touch anyone.

“Yesterday one fourth official told a manager, ‘I enjoy very much your passion, so do what you want to do.’ Today I was told, ‘Sit down or I have to send you to the stands.’ So everything is different for me.”

Mourinho was clearly irritated after the stalemate against Hull, with a third straight draw leaving sixth-place United four points off the Champions League qualification positions.

He abruptly cut short his postmatch media interviews, telling the BBC: “Well if you don’t know football, you shouldn’t be with the microphone in your hand,” when asked what infuriated him so much. (ap)

Man City’s Jesus is like a watermelon, says Guardiola Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola feels he might have unearthed a gem of a player in Gabriel Jesus after the young striker’s virtuoso display in Wednesday’s 4-0 Premier League win at West Ham United.

The 19-year-old, who joined at the start of January from Brazilian side

Palmeiras, scored one and assisted on another on his first start for his new club.

“You never know. It’s like a watermelon. You have to open to see if it’s good or not. The prospect was good. Jesus is a fighter with instinct for the goal,” Guardiola told British media.

“He has dreams about what he wants to do in his future career. He wants to become something in world football, and we’re going to try to get it for us.”

Jesus’ rise might have come at a cost for Sergio Aguero, who was benched on Wednesday despite being fit, but Guardiola said the explosive

LIBREVILLE - It is a script that would require a cast-iron suspension of disbelief, but film makers would have no shortage of material to document the exploits of 44-year-old goalkeeper Essam El Hadary, whose heroics helped Egypt reach the African Nations Cup final on Wednesday.

Not satisfied with getting another chance in the national team and breaking the record for the oldest player at a major continental championship, El Hadary saved two spot-kicks as the seven-times champions beat Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties.

El Hadary, making his 150th international appearance, virtually carried his team to the final with a string of second-half saves in Libreville, keeping the score tied at 1-1 before stopping from Herve Koffi and Bertrand Traore in the shootout.

Flinging himself around his box like a sprightly teenager, El Hadary rebuffed the Burkinabe time and again and was all that stood between his tired-looking side and defeat. “I had a feeling that I was going to save the final two penalties,” El Hadary said after the game.

A place in Sunday’s final in Libreville, where Egypt face either Cameroon or Ghana, offers him a chance to become the first player to win five Nations Cup titles.

His first came as a reserve in 1988, just two years after his debut, but he was at the peak of his career as Egypt won three back-to-back Nations Cup titles between 2006 and 2010.

“When we headed to the penalty shootout, our 2006 title victory crossed my mind,” he added. In that final El Hadary saved from Didier Drogba as Egypt edged Ivory Coast

4-2 on post match kicks.

Images of El Hadary celebrating on top of the goalpost remain among the tournament’s most endearing.

A recall as back-up in the squad last year and then injury to Ahmed El Shenawy in the first game of the tournament in Gabon opened the door for another remarkable chapter to his career, just two days after he turned 44 on Jan. 15 “I’m happy to be in contention for all of these records but the most important is for Egypt to win the cup,” El Hadary told reporters on the eve of Wednesday’s semifinal.

“If we win the title, then the record will pass to me and I will be grateful. But I’ve never worried about my personal records. The country comes first, then the record book.” (rtr)

REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

AP Photo/Dave Thompson

Argentine striker remained firmly part of his plans.

“Aguero is so important for us.

He knows and everyone knows we cannot succeed without his contributions,” Guardiola added.

“I sit with my staff and we take the decisions, and it depends on the

performance of the past. In this crazy calendar it is impossible to play with the same players all the time.”

City, who are fifth in the league after 23 games, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, host relegationthreatened Swansea City, in 17th, on Sunday. (rtr)

El Hadary heroics defy belief as Egypt reach final

Alaves’ Ibai Gomez celebrates a goal against Barcelona during their Spanish La Liga match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain September 10, 2016.

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Life goes on for ‘disappointed’ Bolt after losing medal

MELBOURNE - Sprinting great Usain Bolt is refusing to dwell on the disappointment of losing his Beijing Olympics 4x100 metres gold medal after his Jamaican team mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned stimulant.

Bolt, who completed a remarkable ‘treble treble’ of 100m, 200m and 4x100m Olympic titles at the 2016 Rio Games, had his 2008 relay gold stripped last month after Carter’s re-tested sample indicated he had taken methylhexaneamine.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ordered Carter, who has already said he would appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and team mates Bolt, Asafa Powell and Michael Frater to return their medals.

“Initially (I was) disappointed, of course,” Bolt told reporters at Melbourne Airport as he arrived ahead of the Nitro Athletics series. “But in life, things happen. I’m not sad... I’m just waiting to see what’s going to happen.

“But I gave up my medal.”

Powell, who served a six-month doping ban for a positive test in 2013, was as phlegmatic as his storied compatriot.

“It’s very unfortunate and we have to look to the future,” Powell said. “We’ve accomplished a lot and we just need to be positive about everything right now.

“I’m in no position to say what should and should not be (banned). It is what it is. Some things aren’t fair.”

Bolt will lead an international team of “All Stars” in the Nitro Athletics series in Melbourne against four other teams representing England, China, New Zealand and Japan.

The first meeting is on Feb. 4, with the other two on Feb. 9 and 11. (rtr)

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San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) drives to the basket while guarded by Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) and small forward Andre Roberson (21) during the first half at AT&T Center.

TEXAS - If all anyone expected was a duel in the Alamo City between two of the NBA’s erstwhile MVP candidates, San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard and Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook, they might have been disappointed by the way the Spurs’ 108-94 win over the Thunder on Tuesday at the AT&T Center played out.

Yes, Leonard (36 points and eight rebounds) and Westbrook (27 points and 14 assists) both led their respective teams in scoring and were spectacular in their own ways.

But it was the Spurs’ bench that proved to be the difference, helping to turn the tide at the end of the third and the beginning of the fourth quarters after San Antonio (37-11) squandered an 18-point lead over a horrid seven-minute stretch.

The Spurs’ reserves responded by outscoring Oklahoma City 15-2 and, once the starters returned the Thunder had no answer.

Overall, the Spurs’ bench racked up 32 points to 22 for Oklahoma City’s reserves, with most of that damage coming in the pivotal stretch bridging the third and fourth quarters.

Leonard scored 30 or more points for the 15th time this season while LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 points and was the only other San Antonio player in double-figure scoring.

“We’re fired up just playing against Russ out there, just out there competing every possession,” Leonard said. “The way he’s been playing has been ridiculous, so you definitely want to rise up to the challenge. We lost two games in a row so we were fired up off that just thinking about ourselves.”

Westbrook, who is the only player in the NBA averaging a triple-double, had just six rebounds; he has still has never had a tripledouble against San Antonio.

“Overall, we played more com-

petitively for more of the 48 minutes than we have recently,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “We played good defense in the first half and the fourth quarter, but it’s still a 48-minute game. We have to figure that out.”

Stephen Adams added 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Thunder (28-21). Victor Oladipo scored 15 points, Domantas Sabonis hit for 13 and pulled down 10 rebounds and Anthony Morrow tallied 11 points for Oklahoma City.

The Thunder had 20 turnovers that led to 24 points for San Antonio.

“In the third quarter, we took the lead but we needed more sustainability -- we did what we wanted to do, but we just didn’t do it for long enough,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “There were some positive things we can take from this game but with our margin for error we can’t have a lapse for a half or a bunch of turnovers that are difficult to overcome.” (rtr)

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Iran tested nuclearcapable cruise missileGerman newspaper

BERLIN - Iran tested a cruise missile called “Sumar” that is capable of carrying nuclear weapons in addition to test-firing a mediumrange ballistic missile on Sunday, German newspaper Die Welt reported Thursday, citing unspecified intelligence sources.

No comment was immediately available from Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency or from Iranian authorities.

The newspaper said the Sumar cruise missile was built in Iran and travelled around 600 km in its first known successful test. The missile is believed to be capable of carrying nuclear weapons and may have a range of 2,000 to 3,000 km, the paper said, citing intelligence sources.

Cruise missiles are harder to counter than ballistic missiles since they fly at lower altitudes and can evade

enemy radar, confounding missile defence missiles and hitting targets deep inside an opponent’s territory.

But the biggest advantage from Iran’s point of view, a security expert told Die Welt, was that cruise missiles are not mentioned in any United Nations resolutions that ban work on ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons.

News of Iran’s reported cruise missile test came hours after the White House put Iran “on notice” for its ballistic missile test and signalled that it could impose new sanctions, taking an aggressive posture toward Tehran that could raise tensions in the region.

Iran confirmed on Wednesday that it had test-fired a new ballistic missile, but said the test did not breach the Islamic Republic’s nuclear agreement with world powers or a U.N. Security Council resolution endorsing the pact. (rtr)

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani looks at an exhibit during a ceremony marking National Day of Space Technology in Tehran, Iran February 1, 2017.

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The government wants to have the bill approved by early March so it can meet a self-imposed March 31 deadline for triggering the EU divorce talks.

Scores of lawmakers spoke during more than 16 hours of debate over two days. Those who backed the winning “leave” side in the referendum said they would vote proudly to start the exit process.

Others, who voted to remain in the EU, said they would respect the will of the people despite their own reservations.

Former Treasury chief George Osborne, a pro-EU Conservative, said “to vote against the majority verdict of the largest democratic exercise in British history” would set Parliament against the people and “provoke a deep constitutional crisis in our country.”

Still others said they would oppose the start of withdrawal negotiations, accusing the government of rushing Britain toward the EU exit door with little idea of what is on the other side.

The government says it will publish a White Paper outlining its strategy for withdrawal on Thursday, but it’s unclear how many new

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details it will contain.

“Voting for departure is not the same as voting for a destination,” said Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, who called on the government to guarantee a second referendum to approve a final deal with the bloc.

Scottish National Party lawmaker Angus MacNeil said that in acting to trigger Brexit, “the House of Commons has taken leave of its senses.” “It’s crossing its fingers and hoping for the best,” he said.

The U.K.’s largest opposition party, Labour, told its lawmakers to back the bill, but said it plans to try to amend it later to avert the

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U.S. President Donald Trump talks with the new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) and his wife Renda St. Clair (C) after Tillerson’s swearing-in ceremony at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., February 1, 2017.

Trump to focus counterextremism program solely on Islam -sources

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a U.S. government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters.

The program, “Countering Violent Extremism,” or CVE, would be changed to “Countering Islamic Extremism” or “Countering Radical Islamic Extremism,” the sources said, and would no longer target groups such as white supremacists who have also carried out bombings and shootings in the United States.

Such a change would reflect Trump’s election campaign rhetoric and criticism of former President Barack Obama for being weak in the fight against Islamic State and for refusing to use the phrase “radical Islam” in describing it. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for attacks on civilians in several countries.

The CVE program aims to deter groups or potential lone attackers through community partnerships and educational programs or countermessaging campaigns in cooperation with companies such as Google and Facebook.

Some proponents of the program fear that rebranding it could make it more difficult for the government to work with Muslims already hesitant to

trust the new administration, particularly after Trump issued an executive order last Friday temporarily blocking travel to the United States from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Still, the CVE program, which focuses on U.S. residents and is separate from a military effort to fight extremism online, has been criticized even by some supporters as ineffective.

A source who has worked closely with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the program said Trump transition team members first met with a CVE task force in December and floated the idea of changing the name and focus.

In a meeting last Thursday attended by senior staff for DHS Secretary John Kelly, government employees were asked to defend why they chose certain community organizations as recipients of CVE program grants, said the source, who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions.

Although CVE funding has been appropriated by Congress and the grant recipients were notified in the final days of the Obama administration, the money still may not go out the door, the source said, adding that Kelly is reviewing the matter.

The department declined comment.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment. (rtr)

so-called “hard Brexit.”

However, 47 of the 229 Labour lawmakers defied party leader Jeremy Corbyn and voted against the bill.

“I do not believe that the Brexit course we are now set on will make Britain a more prosperous, fairer, more equal, tolerant country,” said Owen Smith, one of the Labour rebels. “I believe, by contrast, that it will make our politics meaner, and it will make our country poorer.”

Meanwhile, Britain’s former top diplomat to the EU warned Wednesday that disentangling the U.K. from the bloc will be a long and arduous process.

Ivan Rogers, who resigned in January after telling the government that a deal could take a decade, told Parliament’s European Scrutiny Committee that Brexit will involve negotiations “on a humongous scale.”

Rogers said consensus among the other EU nations was that a new free trade deal between Britain and the bloc would take until the early 2020s to be ratified.

One major wrangle is likely to be over how much Britain will have to pay the EU to leave. Rogers said EU officials currently put the figure at 40 billion to 60 billion euros ($37 billion to $56 billion). (ap)

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70 percent of Indonesian villages have access to internet

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Minister Eko Putro Sandjojo.

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Village, Disadvantaged Region Development and Transmigration stated that approximately 70 percent of more than 74 thousand villages in the country had access to the Internet.

“Only 30 percent of the total villages in Indonesia have not had access to the Internet. We hope that all villages across Indonesian territory will have access to the Internet this year,” Indonesian Minister of Village, Disadvantaged Region Development and Transmigration Eko Putro Sandjojo stated after

the launch of an application for discussing ways to develop the village on Tuesday.

The application is android based and can be accessed as a forum of communication between village officials and facilitators for rural development. The application was created under cooperation between the ministry and the Australian government.

Through the application, village officials and facilitators can share information about the management of the village. As many as four provinces have become models for implementing the application, namely Aceh, West Java, East Java and West Nusa Tenggara, the minister said.

“In future, this application will be accessed by the local community, so that they can also monitor the management of the village,” he noted.

Sandjojo added that the application was expected to enable the facilitators to provide support and ideas more efficiently and effectively for rural development.

The application will particularly provide the latest data and information to the ministry.

“Using the right data, it is expected to establish the right policy anyway,” he added.

The ministry can also use the application to monitor and analyze problems faced by every village to be discussed further.

Through the application, the ministry can identify villages that require further support in implementing the Village Act. (ant)

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This project is a concrete synergy between two large Indonesian state companies, Pertamina as an energy company and PLN as a national electricity firm.

Pertamina`s consortium to build largest gas-fueled power plant in ASEAN

JAKARTA - State-owned oil and gas Pertaminas consortium, Marubeni Corporation and Sojitz Corporation, is ready to develop a gas-fueled electricity plant, the biggest one in Southeast Asia.

It will be developed through the gas-steam fueled power plant (PLTGU) Jawa 1 with a designed capacity of 1,760 megawatts (MW).

The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of the project was signed in Jakarta on Tuesday by Ginanjar, President Director of Pt Jawa Satu Power, in his capacity of the developer of PLTGU Jawa 1, and Sofyan Basyir, President Director of state-owned electricity company PLN, It was witnessed by Pertamina President Director Dwi Soetjipto.

During the signing of the agreement, Soetjipto expressed appreciation to PLN for the implementation of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) tender of the PLTGU Jawa 1.

The Pertamina president director appreciated the trust given to the Pertamina consortium to win the tender which was held openly, transparently and in a

competitive manner.

“This project is a concrete synergy between two large Indonesian state companies, Pertamina as an energy company and PLN as a national electricity firm,” Dwi stated.

Pertamina, along with Marubeni Corporation and Sojitz Corporation, has been successful in having signed and won the PPA of the IPP PLTGU Jawa 1 project with a value of about US$1 billion.

The IPP project constitutes an international collaboration involving 18 international partners (Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, the United States and Europe) and domestic partners.

He noted that the signing of the PPA is an important basis for Pertamina in starting an IPP business and in affirming its position as a world-class energy company.

Pertamina also appreciated the cooperation among all the consortium partners, including creditor consortium, to obtain trust.

“Close cooperation is needed to realize this project on time and for the correct calculation of cost,” he added. (ant)

Facebook should provide filter for fake news: Ilham Habibie

JAKARTA - Facebook and other social media, which act not only as tech companies but also as media platforms, must provide a special tool to filter the spread of fake news, Chairman of Institute for Democracy through Science and Technology (IDST) Ilham Akbar Habibie noted.

“Systematically, there should be a methodology and process for

a media platform or OTT (over the top) company like Facebook to develop its tool for filtering fake news or hoax,” Habibie said in a discussion here on Tuesday.

According to him, the filtering tool will be more effective and helpful in minimizing the effect of false rumors on the social media, since currently, the movement against hoax is still carried out

manually by some people who called themselves “hoax busters.”

Considering the process to develop such a tool would be quite complex and time-consuming and would require professionalization by the software masters, he added.

“I imagine that one day there will be a filtering software run by an artificial intelligence (AI). It will actively seek for the news which

has characteristics of hoax, for instance, to detect the manipulation on the images. But of course, this software is not easy to develop; thus, it will require perseverance and commitment from talented professionals,” the first son of Indonesias third president BJ Habibie remarked.

Indonesia, where 80 percent of population is aged below 40, has

actually a potential to create the filtering tool using its youths innovation and creative ideas.

Habibie was quite optimistic that the Indonesian youth had the skill and capability to develop innovation, technology, application as well as regulation and system to fight the spread of false news whose impact could be bigger than the conventional media. (ant)

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BUSINESS U.S. tax plan would break WTO rules, lawyers say, as EU business frets

LONDON - A proposed U.S. corporate tax reform would almost certainly contravene international trade rules if implemented, lawyers told Reuters, risking the biggest dispute in the history of the World Trade Organization.

With signs growing that the United States may become more protectionist under President Donald Trump, European business groups said the tax plan - which could impose de facto import tariffs of up to 20 percent raised the danger of a trade war.

Republican (GOP) members of Congress are pushing to replace the existing tax on corporate income with one linked to turnover.

This would allow firms to deduct their costs for purchasing goods and services produced in the United States, but would give no such deduction for purchases of imports.

Trump has criticised the complexity of the plan but also said such a measure could help to cut the U.S. trade deficit.

Kevin Brady, head of the tax-writing House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, brushed off suggestions that it would fall foul of the World Trade Organization.

While there were “1,000 different opinions on whether this is WTO compliant”, Brady said he was confident the reform did comply with the body’s rules.

However, six trade lawyers with experience in litigating WTO disputes said they believed the plan would likely be deemed an unlawful subsidy on domestic goods, export subsidy or a de facto tariff on imports.

All the lawyers, based in the United States, Britain and continental Europe, said the ‘destination-based cash flow tax’ would fail WTO rules on more than one legal basis. So serious were the breaches that any challenges might be handled under WTO mechanisms that allow legal processes, which normally take years, to be short-cut, they said.

“It would be plainly WTO-inconsistent,” said Philippe De Baere, Brussels-based part-

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ner at Van Bael & Bellis.

“It has manifest violations which could even justify the use of the expedited procedure for dispute settlement in the WTO,” said De Baere, who has also advised governments on accession to the WTO and negotiations on new WTO deals as well as fighting trade cases.

Trade experts said any legal case would be the biggest WTO dispute ever, since it could involve all products imported into the United States and all U.S. exports. Previous WTO cases have involved narrow market sectors or individual companies.

European business groups said the plan threatened to upend the international system of trade rules, and expressed hope that their governments could help to persuade the United States not to adopt it.

The Ways & Means Committee declined to answer detailed legal questions about the plan. A spokesman for the WTO said the organisation didn’t comment on whether planned taxes conformed to its rules OLD IDEA WITH A NEW TWIST The House Republican plan involves abolishing corporate income tax and replacing it with a tax of 20 percent levied on revenues, less allowable deductions.

A ‘border adjustment’ would be applied whereby companies which import products for resale or use in a manufacturing process would not receive a tax deduction for the cost. Domestic purchases and labour costs could be deducted while U.S. exports would be exempt from the tax.

No major economy has adopted a corporate cash flow tax. Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King is among those to

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World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo gestures during an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 26, 2017. support such a tax, saying in a 1987 study that it could reduce excessive corporate debt and encourage better investment.

King, who retired from the bank in 2013, told Reuters in an email this week that he still believed the idea had its merits -provided “it does not have to have the impact on imports that seems to be implied by the proposed scheme in the U.S.”.

Lawyers said the impact of the border adjustment and deductions for U.S. costs meant that imports would face an effective tariff of up to 20 percent.

“The total tax rate on the 100 percent domestically-produced good is going to have a lower effective tax rate than the rate on the import,” said Scott Lincicome, counsel with

White & Case in Washington.

That would breach Article 3 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which is policed by the WTO. This allows signatory states to impose permitted tariffs on goods entering their country, but precludes them from treating a domestic item more favourably than an imported one when it comes to internal taxes like sales or income taxes.

The WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures also provides a basis for challenging the U.S. plan, the lawyers said.

While this treaty allows border adjustments, it bars them in relation to direct taxes such as income or profit taxes. (rtr)

World food prices rise to near two-year high in January - UN FAO ROME - World food prices rose to a near two-year high in January, driven by surges in sugar quotations and export prices for cereals and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

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A worker takes a break atop sacks of rice piled inside a warehouse of National Food Authority (NFA) in Taguig city, south of Manila, August 25, 2015.

food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 173.8 points in January, versus a revised 170.2 in December.

The 2.1 percent monthly rise pushed food prices on international markets to their highest since February 2015, and 16.4 percent above their levels in January last year.

Global cereals output is now expected to reach 2.592 billion tonnes in the 2016-17 season, confirming prospects of a record harvest, FAO said. (rtr)

Bali never loses its uniqueness. One of them is the ngerebeg tradition. This event is held in a series of piodalan or temple anniversary of Duur Bingin Temple at Tengah hamlet, Tegallalang, on Wednesday (Oct. 12). Hundreds of boys from seven hamlets in Tegallalang village adorned themselves with various colors and knick-knacks used during the procession where this becomes an appeal.

From around 11:00, the local boys with a variety of ornaments have thronged the Duur Bingin Temple. It is done as preparation for the implementation of the ngerebeg ritual.

Until 12:00 shortly after the boys gathered in the innermost temple courtyard, a series of the ngerebeg ceremony preparation was performed. It included saying prayers and asking for consumption containing rice and lawar done by megibung or sharing communal meals.

Having started in front of the Duur Bingin Temple, the boys carried miniature of penjor made from midrib of snakefruit tree and walked along 10 km to surround Tegallalang village. This procession drew the admiration of tens of travelers happening to witness the event. Moreover, local communities were seen cohesively sitting down in front of their home or art shop to witness the ritual performed every six months.

According to chief of Tegallalang customary village, Made Jaya Kusuma, this procession is specially followed by boys from seven hamlets at Tegallalang namely the Penusuan, Tengah, Tegal, Triwangsa, Tegallalang, Gagah and Pejeng Aji. “Even though the supporting devotees of this Duur Bingin Temple actually consist of five hamlets, but especially for children from the Gagah and Pejeng Aji hamlet are also included,” he said.

He further explained that this ritual is associated with the presence of Duur Bingin Temple which is different from the others. The deity abiding at this temple is Ida Bhatara Ratu Gede in the form of a couple of Barong Landung (male and female).

“So, this ritual has the meaning as expression of gratitude.

After these children deliver the offerings in the form of fruits, flowers and others in the morning, in the afternoon they carry out this ritual,” he said.

The ngerebeg tradition has been passed down through generations by society of Tegallalang customary village. It is estimated to have been practiced since the thirteenth century and until now people remain to implement. “Aside from children, the adults also participate in the ngrebeg tradition from the beginning to finish. Our residents strongly believe if the ngrebeg ritual is not implemented, it can bring in disasters in the area of Tegallalang customary village,” he said. (kmb)

Jaja Serud, a Sweet Balinese Traditional Cake

Jaja serud or jaja gadang or green cake is a traditional cake tasting very sweet. It smells fragrant, looks beautiful and has a very distinctive flavor. In this modern time, this kind of traditional cake is still consumed by the Hindu community in Bali. Moreover, it often becomes a primary choice due to its delicious flavor.

Some people desire to reminisce by enjoying this cake. In the past, it became a snack for people when holding mutual assistance activities such as having ceremonies and making house, shrines or other types of buildings. It will become nicer when enjoying this cake accompanied with coffee or tea.

This cake is also consumed by farmers when working in their

paddy fields involving many people such as when growing rice, plowing fields using cattle and other activities. It is prepared by the wives of farmers through mutual assistance as well. It happens because brotherhood relationship is still strong, so without being informed they will certainly come to help.

Nowadays, this cake has economic value, so that it is sold in traditional markets. Nevertheless, it is not easy to find a merchant of the jaja serud. Other than being difficult to make, the preparation to presentation takes long time.

Moreover, it may not be served too long because it is quickly perishable. So, it is advisable to enjoy this cake while remaining warm or after being cooked.

Virtually all the ingredients used to make are eco-friendly, without chemicals, preservatives or synthetic dyes. The main ingredients are rice flour, whiting water, extract of dracaena leaf, salt, brown sugar and grated coconut. Then, the tool used to make it is clean banana midrib.

Results of the cake would be great when self-preparing the rice flour through traditional process by pounding. First of all, select the rice and then soaked for whole night. Then, drain and pound until smooth. Rice flour is then clenchedfist and steamed. Once cooked, take out and douse with the extract of dracaena leaf and betel leaf, salt to taste and knead until smooth. (kmb)

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Denpasar Tourism Office holds back Green Hotel assessment

DENPASAR - Denpasar Tourism Office will re-disseminate the Green Hotel program for star and non-star hotels in the region. In addition to dissemination, it will also conduct an assessment against the hotels having been included in the dissemination. This was revealed at the meeting of the Green Hotel 2017 in the Tourism Office at Sewaka Dharma Building, Lumintang, on Tuesday (Jan. 31).

All hotel must apply green hotel concept which will lead to sustainable tourism

Anti-transnational organized crime squad established

DENPASAR - The Bali Police have put together an anti-transnational organized crime squad whose taks it is to tackle the risk of transnational crimes and other activities that could interfere with security and public order in Bali.

“Anyone who dares to play around with drugs or terrorism will have this anti-transnational organized crime squad to deal with”, said. Chief of Bali Police, Dr. Peter R. Golose, as part of the closing words of the squad training in the meeting hall of the mobile brigade’s headquarters in Tohpati on Monday (Jan. 30).

The training, said the police chief, aims to enhance the capabilities and skills of the individuale coalesced into the squad that is tasked with combating transnational and other high intensity criminal activity. The squad composed of 88 personnel was trained by 29 instructors with experience in strike force, orientation, investigation and analytical capabilities.

In his speech, the police chief asked the newly trained personnel to immediately set out to work directly with their respective duties and functions. These officers are expetcted to put the knowledge that they gained from their instructor to use and to analyse data astutely.

“People hope that Bali can remain safe and comfortable. The police are therefor commited to protecting Bali”, he said. (kmb36)

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The meeting was chaired by the Division Head of Tourism Resources Development and Tourism Business, Ida Bagus Alit Surya Antara, accompanied by Section Head of Tourist Accommodation Ni Luh Gde Tirtawati and Section Head of Creative Economic Development and Tourism Business Ni Wayan Dandem. In the meantime, the Green Hotel team of Bali Travel News (BTN) attending the meeting consisted of Gde Palgunadi, A.A. Gde Raka Dalem, Ketut Sumadi, Putu Steven Oka Putra and Nyoman Budarsana.

Alit Surya Antara said that a total of 60 hotels will participate in the dissemination of 2017 where they are entirely new participants. In the meantime, the hotels to be assessed have got dissemination of green hotel in 2016. “Green hotel has become a program of Denpasar municipality that aims to realize green standard-qualifying hotels,” he said.

Besides, 30 hotels having followed a similar program last year will be also assessed this year. In the meeting was proposed that after the assessment, there should be a reward given to hotels having thoroughly implemented the concept of Green Hotel.

Team members such as Ketut Sumadi and Raka Dalem discussed about the more effective and efficient implementation system. For instance, hotels are divided into three followed by distribution of team that can arrange the assessment schedule in the field. Raka Dalem asserted that hotels having consistently implemented the concept of Green Hotel continually should be given a plus score.

On the contrary, if there is any decline, it is necessary to impose sanction by revoking the certificate ever achieved. (kmb)

Death case of Germany guest in Penebel

Male friend and step son stay at rented house earlier TABANAN - Until the fifth day after the finding of a German’s body in Yeh Ho River, Penebel, on Tuesday (Jan. 31), police still say nothing regarding the result of development on the murder case. A number of high-rank officials both chief of Tabanan police criminal investigation unit and chief of Tabanan police seemed reluctant to give a statement when asked for their confirmation by journalists. They only quibbled that currently they still continue the development and look for evidences to strengthen so that it can lead to the perpetrator.

In the meantime, from the observation at the rented house where the victim, step son and victim’s male friend stay, there is information that the victim was found dead floating, but there is nothing suspicious.

Nyoman Aryanata Semarabawa, the owner of rented house occupied

by the victim Braun Silke, Daniel (step son) and Rex (a male friend of the victim), explained that initially the rented house located about 500 meters from the Braun villa was occupied by Rex and Daniel.

“At first, Daniel contracts this house and lives together with Mr. Rex. They have lived here since September 2015,” he said. As planned, the rented house will be occupied for a year at a cost of IDR 10 million. However, since the construction of villa is faltered, they decided to extend the contract for three months. “It had been extended for two months, but there has been a case on the missing of Silke,” he said.

He said that Braun Silke came to Kuta Bali hamlet, Tajen, approximately in February 2016 in accordance with the information of headman of Tajen. When asked

if Rex and Daniel have ever taken a female friend to the rented house before the arrival of Braun Silke, Nyoman Aryanata Semarabawa said that he never sees. “Never, indeed Daniel and Mr. Rex are always together, yet after the arrival of Mrs. Braun they are always of three,” he said.

The owner of rented house also said that the household appliances in the west side of victim’s villa are brought in from Batam and arrived at Kuta Bali hamlet about five months ago. “Daniel said that he previously stayed with Mr. Rex in Batam,” he said.

In addition, Daniel also mentioned that he knew Braun Silke in Batam when met her in 2012.

Like the previous day, a number of workers still looked to accomplish the workmanship of the victim’s villa. (kmb28)

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“Dumb deal” drags Australia-US ties to new low after tense Trump call

SYDNEY - U.S. President Donald Trump labelled a refugee swap deal with Australia “dumb” on Thursday after a Washington Post report of an acrimonious telephone call with Australia’s prime minister threatened a rare rift in ties between the two staunch allies.

The Post reported that Trump described the resettlement plan as “the worst deal ever” and accused Australia of trying to export the “next Boston bombers”. It said the call had been scheduled to last an hour but Trump cut it short after 25 minutes when Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tried to turn to subjects such as Syria.

Turnbull told reporters the call with Trump at the weekend had been frank and candid but refused to give further details.

“I do stand up for Australia. My job is to defend Australian interests,” Turnbull said in Melbourne.

Turnbull refused to confirm the Post report that Trump, who had earlier spoken to world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, had angrily told him that the call was “the worst so far”.

Political analysts said such acrimony was unprecedented, surpassing even the difficult relations between former U.S. President Richard Nixon and then Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who pulled Australian troops out of the Vietnam War. “Even that was always done in the language of foreign policy niceties,” said Harry Phillips, a political analyst of 40 years experience at Edith Cowan and Curtin universities in Perth.

As reports of the conversation hit headlines on both sides of the world, Trump

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull prepares to speak at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, February 1, 2017. tweeted shortly before midnight in Washington: “Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will study this dumb deal.”

That threw more confusion over the status of the controversial deal Australia agreed with former President Barack Obama late last year for the United States to resettle up to 1,250 asylum seekers held in offshore

processing camps on Pacific islands in Papua New Guinea and Nauru.

In return, Australia would resettle refugees from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. (rtr)

Trump’s defense chief, in Seoul, takes stock of N.Korea threat

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. U.S. Department of Defense,

SEOUL - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he would sound out ally South Korea on efforts to address North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs as he arrived in Seoul on Thursday, including plans to deploy a U.S. missile defense system there.

Mattis’ visit comes amid concern that the North may be readying to test a new ballistic missile, in what could be an early challenge for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.

“I will talk to them about THAAD absolutely,” Mattis told reporters shortly before landing, referring to the plans to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South

Korea.

“THAAD is for defense of our ally’s people, of our troops who are committed to their defense.”

South Korea and the United States say the deployment of THAAD is designed to protect against North Korea’s growing nuclear and ballistic capabilities, which have been advancing despite years of efforts by the international community.

North Korea, which regularly threatens to destroy South Korea and its main ally, the United States, conducted more than 20 missile tests last year, as well as two nuclear tests, in defiance of UN resolutions and sanctions.

The North appears to have also

restarted operation of a reactor at its main Yongbyon nuclear facility that produces plutonium that can be used for its nuclear weapons program, according to a U.S. think tank, 38 North.

China has objected to THAAD, saying it will destabilize the regional security balance, leading to calls from some South Korean opposition leaders to delay or cancel it.

Mattis, without citing China explicitly, said “no other nation” needed to be concerned about THAAD. “Were it not for the provocative behavior of North Korea, we would have no need for THAAD out here,” Mattis said. (rtr)

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Trial of traffic diversion in Kuta started MANGUPURA - Hundreds of joint personnel of directorate of traffic affairs, Bali police, Denpasar police, Kuta police, Badung police, transportation agency and Badung municipal police as well as Kuta community protection gathered in Kuta Central Parking in a series of assembly on the readiness for traffic diversion in Kuta area on Wednesday (Feb. 1). The assembly was conducted at 06:00 and the trial was carried out starting at 07:00.

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“Traffic diversion will be carried out at 23 points in Kuta area. We must dare to make a breakthrough for smoothness in Kuta. Moreover, Kuta is a major tourist destination in Bali,” said Director of Bali Police Traffic Affairs, Anak Agung Made Sudana, accompanied by Denpasar police chief, Hadi Purnomo.

Sudana hoped that people could understand what is being done or attempted by police. In addition, it is also supported by customary village apparatus in Kuta. “It’s for the benefit and comfort of residents of Kuta as well as foreign travelers.

We will analyze and evaluate until February 28,” he said.

He acknowledged that traffic diversion plan at 23 points in Kuta will surely reap pros and cons.

To that end, during the trial, he asked to prioritize traffic cop to show off humanistic attitude and not to be arrogant.

“Although we’ve aggressively made dissemination, there must be people that do not know.

To that end, personnel are expected to provide humanistic explanation in addition to directing motorists,” he said.

After the trial was held, the application will be effective on March 1. So, since then law enforcement will have started if there is violation.

To optimize the plan, his institution will make coordination with relevant agencies. He would like to make this breakthrough into monument and a

history on the traffic diversion in Kuta.

“We will do gradually to achieve what we want together. Traffic sign installation has been done by Tofan Priyanto of Badung Transportation Agency.

We dare to do this after conducting a study, prepare the traffic signs and legal instrument,” he said.

He hoped the people of Bali, particularly in Kuta, to support this program. It must be realized that he dared to take this measure because the road section cannot be added again, while the volume of vehicles continues to increase. This condition is aggravated by the use of road body as parking space.

“The use of road body as parking space is not true. We have warned this. We deliver to the people of Bali that road body is not for parking space.

There must be self-awareness, it no longer needs the actions of police or transportation agency,” he said.

“We involve the Kuta community protection because it has better understanding on the condition and road section in the region. It is our synergy with independent security guard of Kuta,” added the Denpasar police chief, Hadi Purnomo, accompanied by traffic affair unit chief Heri Supriawan.

For the access to Kuta Beach, road users must take Jalan Dewi Sartika, Animale intersection, Jalan Raya Kuta, Temacun intersection, Jalan Blambangan, turn right on Jalan Kali Anget, turn left on Jalan Pura Puseh and Bemo Corner intersection.

If wishing to get out of Kuta area, take Jalan Pantai Kuta, traffic light of Jalan Melasti, Jalan Sriwijaya, Jalan Patih Jelantik, Jalan Raya Legian (Ground Zero), Jalan Melasti, Jalan Patih Jelantik, Jalan Dewi Sartika, Jalan Singosari, Jalan Raya Kuta, Puseh intersection, Temacun intersection and Jalan Majapahit.

“Vehicles that will go to Ngurah Rai Airport from Jalan Dewi Sartika can take Jalan Singosari and turn left at Kali Anget intersection,” said Heri. (kmb36)

Bad weather, Tanjung Benoa tourism area closed

TANJUNG Benoa tourist area that is usually crowded by travelers looked quiet on Wednesday (Feb. 1). All boats used for marine tourism activities are just moored on the beach due to bad weather in the past few days.

Chairman of the Indonesian Marine Tourism Association (Gahawisri) Badung, I Made Tromat, said that marine tourism activities at Tanjung Benoa have been totally closed within the past few days.

“During this monsoonal rain, the entire employees do not do any activity. Some are playing chess and lying down because the weather is less friendly,” he said.

Travelers that come to Tanjung Benoa and want to enjoy marine tourism attraction just come and go as such. “Due to strong wind and rain, we cannot say anything because it’s the power of nature. All

water sport companies are forced not to operate,” he said.

Related to such bad weather condition, the Division Head of Data and Information of Denpasar Weather Service (BMKG), Nyoman Gede Wiryajaya, explained, that according to its forecast, peak of the rainy season will last in January to February.

Peak of rainy season is predicted to still occur in early February.

He said that some regions like Buleleng and Gianyar have undergone extreme rains. People must alert against the current high rainfall and the wind blows up to 45 km per hour. His agency also appealed to people going to beach because the waves are very high, especially in the area of South Kuta whose height can reach three meters. “These high waves are also affected by strong winds,” he said. (kmb23)

Tanjung Benoa

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Use of house music forbidden in ogoh-ogoh parade

DENPASAR - Creating public order and comfort at the night of pengerupukan, the government of Denpasar bans all the customary youth clubs and communities to play house music. The ban has been delivered and disseminated to all customary youth clubs, communities and community leaders some time ago. This was expressed by acting Head of the Denpasar Culture Agency, Wayan Sujati, when met on Wednesday (Feb. 1) at her office.

Sujati further added that the use of house music is not appropriate with the norms of Balinese culture and vulnerable to bring in disastrous and non-conducive situation as well as can cause friction among residents.

As a cultured city, Sujati invited all the people in Denpasar especially customary youth clubs that will participate in ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) parade to maintain public order and security.

“Let us use the spirit of Nyepi or day of silence for introspection and self-control, so as not to fall to do negative things that can provoke the arising of less harmonious atmosphere. Let’s keep together and parade the ogoh-ogoh orderly so as not to cause friction among the bearers of ogoh-ogoh, so it does not tarnish the sanctity of Nyepi,” she said.

Last year’s ogoh-ogoh performance.

She hoped the ogoh-ogoh parade is accompanied with Balinese gamelan orchestra and may use sound system, but plays Balinese gamelan music, so that the procession can run solemnly and orderly. To that end, the role of hamlet chief, chief of customary village, pecalang (customary security guard) and headman is expected to participate in supervising their people so that the implementation of ogoh-ogoh parade and pengerupukan night can run orderly and smoothly.

“We do hope the role of customary leaders in helping and supervising the procession in addition to police officers, municipal police and the transportation agency officers in Denpasar,” he said.

When all parties have complied with the rules and appeal having been stipulated it can be ascertained to bring in peaceful atmosphere in accordance with the meaning of Nyepi feast celebration.

Other than in parading ogoh-ogoh, Sujati also hoped not to get out of respective customary village to avoid undesirable things. Here, the role of all stakeholders from the local customary village, community leaders, municipal police, pecalang, police and the military are expected to help bring in comfort in a series of welcoming the Nyepi celebration. “We hope that all parties carry out their respective roles to create public order in celebrating the Nyepi next March,” she said. (kmb12)

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Bali starling population in TNBB goes up

NEGARA - Population of Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) in the West Bali National Park (TNBB) has currently reached 81 heads. That number has continued to increase within the past five years. Reintroduction of this protected bird is also carried out in some parts of the region in the TNBB, so that the population spreads out.

Subdivision Head of TNBB Administrative Affairs, Wiryawan, explained on Wednesday (Feb. 1) that since 2012 the population of Bali starling in TNBB has increased. They are in the Bali starling breeding center (UPKPJB) as well as in the wild of the national park.

The number of endemic birds at Tegalbunder breeding center, West Bali, in 2016 reached 197 heads. It shows an increase compared to the beginning of 2012 only reaching 50 heads. Meanwhile, there are 81 heads in the wild of the TNBB region. From the beginning of 2012, there are only 15 heads.

According to Wiryawan, there are five sites used to release the birds all this time. They include Labuan Lalang, Tanjung Gelap, Brumbun, Lampu Merah or Segara Rupek and Cekik. Previously, the

release was carried out at particular site only.

West Bali National Park area now has a dome sanctuary for the Bali starling. Inside the dome designed like its native habitat will be filled with Bali starling so that it can multiply like in the wild.

It is functioned as an education that describes the habitat of Bali starling. “Currently, it remains in the process of selecting individual birds and matchmaking, while the dome will be in operation in February,” he explained.

Indeed, added Wiryawan, other than the results of bird breeding center in the TNBB, there is an obligation for zoo or individual breeders to return to the results to their habitat. “Until now, there has been no contribution,” said Wiryawan.

Actually, individual breeders or zoos should reimburse their breeding results as much as 10 percent of the second offspring. Bali starling is categorized into wildlife endemic bird species that are rarely found and different from any other types.

Its presence is only found in the area of West Bali National Park.

This bird is selected to become the faunal icon of Bali Province. (kmb26)

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Beyonce’s surprise twins announcement goes viral

LOS ANGELES - Pop superstar Beyonce said on Wednesday that she and her husband, rap star and entrepreneur Jay Z, were expecting twins, sending social media into a meltdown.

“We would like to share our love and happiness,” Beyonce, 35, posted on her Instagram page. “We have been blessed two times over.

We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes.”

The announcement came with a photo of the “Crazy in Love” singer stripped down to her lingerie, caressing a noticeable baby bump, and wearing a veil over her head.

The news became the top trending item on Twitter with more than

500,000 tweets in the first hour.

The birth of the couple’s first baby, Blue Ivy, caused a paparazzi storm in 2012 with New York’s Lenox Hill hospital shutting down part of its maternity wing to accommodate music’s royal couple.

Beyonce did not say when the twins were due to be born nor did she give any details about her pregnancy.

The news came less than a year after the release of Beyonce’s album “Lemonade,” in which she

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appeared to address long-standing rumors of trouble in her eight-year marriage.

The lyrics of several songs spoke about being cheated on, and regretting being married. But Beyonce made clear in the final tracks of the album and in music videos featuring Jay-Z that she had decided to stay in the relationship.

The couple have never directly addressed the rumors.

It was not clear whether the pregnancy would affect plans for the Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, where Beyonce has a leading nine nominations, mostly for “Lemonade,” and would be expected to perform. (rtr)

Beyonce Knowles arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden, in New York.

Beyonce announced on her Instagram account, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, that she is expecting twins.

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UK lawmakers back bill to trigger EU exit talks

LONDON — Britain moved closer to leaving the European Union Wednesday as lawmakers backed a bill authorizing divorce proceedings and kept alive the government’s plan to trigger Brexit talks within weeks.

The House of Commons decisively backed the bill by 498 votes to 114, sending it on for committee scrutiny. The result was a victory for the Conservative government, which had fought in court to avert the vote out of fear Parliament would impede its Brexit plans.

Lawmakers also defeated a “wrecking amendment” proposed by the Scottish National Party that sought to delay Britain’s exit talks with the EU because the British government has not disclosed detailed plans for its negotiations.

During two days of debate in the House of Commons, many legisla-

tors — Euroskeptic and Europhile alike — said they would back the bill out of respect for voters’ June 23 decision to leave the EU. But opposition parties will try to insert more amendments during the next stages of the parliamentary process. They are seeking to prevent an economy-shocking “hard Brexit,” in which Britain loses full access to the EU’s single market and faces restrictions or tariffs on trade.

After committee consideration, the bill is due to return to the House of Commons for a final vote next week before moving on to Parliament’s upper chamber, the House

of Lords.

The government was forced to introduce the legislation after a Supreme Court ruling last week torpedoed Prime Minister Theresa May’s effort to start the process of leaving the 28-nation bloc without a parliamentary vote.

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