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In world of fast-paced Trump satire, ‘The Simpsons’ go medieval

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“American Made” stars Tom Cruise (R) as a commercial airline pilot who’s recruited by the CIA to fly reconnaissance missions over South America.

Tom Cruise’s ‘American Made’ Dead Even With ‘It,’ ‘Kingsman 2’

LOS ANGELES - Three films are essentially tied at the top of the weekend box office, as of Sunday morning.

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“The Simpsons” is the longest-running comedy on U.S. television and will break another record in its 29th season with the most episodes for a scripted show.

Warner Bros. and New Line’s “It” appears to be back on top with $17.3 million from 3,917 locations. But Universal’s “American Made” and Fox’s “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” are trailing just behind with $17 million each. Since the numbers are so close, some studios are waiting until later in the day to make the official call.

Meaning this one likely won’t be settled until Monday morning.

What’s certain is that Sony’s remake of “Flatliners” is coming in below expectations. After getting killed by critics (0% on Rotten Tomatoes) the horror flick is opening to $6.7 million from

2,552 locations.

“American Made” stars Tom Cruise as a commercial airline pilot who’s recruited by the CIA to fly reconnaissance missions over South America. A $17 million opening is modest for movie starring Cruise, but the studio is hoping for a long runway based on positive reviews and word of mouth. The movie has been earning money overseas for the past few weekends, giving it $64.7 million in international grosses so far. 55% of the domestic audience is male, and 56% is over the age of 30.

“There were people out there

who had us at a little less. It’s not a disappointment -- it’s an overachievement,” said Universal’s distribution chief Nick Carpou, who also addressed opening the film against so many others with R MPAA ratings. “I think that the rating of the film is secondary to the content of the film,” he said. “To me, it feels like a fall release.”

If “It” returns to the top spot after taking second place to “Kingsman” last weekend, it would be a feat. The horror movie smashed records for the month of September when it opened, and went on to become the highest grossing horror movie of all time. After this weekend, “It’s” domestic total stands at $291.2 million. (rtr)

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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer stands in the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Ave. after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman has opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas, killing over 20 people. Police have confirmed

At least 50 dead, more than 400 hurt in Las Vegas concert attack

LAS VEGAS - At least 50 people were killed and more than 400 injured when a gunman opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, raining down bullets from the 32nd floor of a hotel for several minutes before shooting himself dead, according to police. The death toll, which police emphasized was preliminary, would make the attack the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, eclipsing last year’s massacre of 49 people at an Orlando night club.

Las Vegas attack

A gunman opened fire at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 1, killing scores of people before he was killed by police.

Route 91 Harvest festival The shooting broke out on the last night of the three-day festival, held outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas

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in a feudal medieval society where goblins, ogres and dragons exist, 8-year-old Lisa Simpson can do magic and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau from “Game of Thrones” plays Marge’s horny twin brother.

“The Serfsons” includes references to an array of fantasy tales, from “Game of Thrones” and “Lord of the Rings” to “Conan the Barbarian.”

“In all fantasy, there’s always analogy to the modern world,” writer-producer Brian Kelley said.

In one episode, Marge’s aging mother Mrs. Bouvier is slowly turned to ice and Homer and Marge try to find an alternate cure when they fail to get enough money for healthcare.

“While we were writing it, the world became much more horrifying, scary and evil,” Selman said.

“Wealth and equality and the 1 percent and healthcare - we just wrote those because we thought these were eternal issues, and then they turned into terrifying issues,” he added.

“The Simpsons” is the longestrunning comedy on U.S. television and will break another record in its 29th season with the most episodes for a scripted show. (rtr)

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LOS ANGELES - The creators of satirical animated series “The Simpsons,” who once eerily predicted Donald Trump would become U.S. president, cannot keep pace with the comedy he is now inspiring and have decided instead to take family back to medieval times.

Bumbling Homer, housewife Marge, troublemaker Bart, prodigy Lisa and baby Maggie, who have captured the changing face of America over 28 years, become “The Serfsons” in the season 29 premiere on Fox on Sunday.

In 2000, “The Simpsons” joked in an episode titled “Bart to the Future” that Trump would enter the White House and said his presidency would ruin the economy.

But executive producer Matt Selman said the show, which takes more than a year to produce each season, cannot keep up with jokes about Trump since he won the 2016 election.

“There’s a massive industry of nothing but Trump comedy,” he said in an interview. “We can’t beat them to the punch. We can only show how Trump’s America has sadly seeped its way into Springfield.”

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Some 22,000 people were in the crowd when the man opened fire, sending panicked people fleeing the scene, in some cases trampling one another, as law enforcement officers scrambled to locate and kill the gunman. Shocked concertgoers, some with blood on their clothes, wandered the streets after the attack. At least 406 people were taken to area hospitals with injuries, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said.

Police identified the gunman

as area resident Stephen Paddock, 64, and said they had no information yet about his motive. Paddock shot himself before police entered the hotel room he was firing from, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters. Earlier reports indicated that Paddock, who had more than 10 rifles in his hotel room, had been shot by police.

Paddock was not believed to be connected to any militant group, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters. “We have no

idea what his belief system was,” Lombardo said. “We’ve located numerous firearms within the room that he occupied.”

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Eruption can happen any time

PVMBG urges residents not to climb Mt. Agung

AMLAPURA - Chief of Volcanology Center for Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG), Kasbani, responded to the strong desire that some people still have to climb to the top of Mount Agung, despite the level IV warning status. He said that for safety reasons, he is asking that no more residents climb the highest mountain in Bali.

When interviewed at the Mount Agung Monitoring Post at Rendang village, Karangasem, on Sunday (Oct. 1), Kasbani revealed that they had received information about some people that had climbed to the top of the mountain to verify conditions in the crater. “What they did is very dangerous”, said Kusbani who again asked that nobody try to do the same as of far Mount Agung remains in critical likelihood or erupting.

“What they did is very dangerous, the mountain could in fact erupt at any time, so we are urging everyone to remain safe and not take the risk of climbing Mount Agung”, said Kusbani.

The smoke that is currently being emitted from the crater indicates that there are vapour blasts and this smoke contains toxic gases that are highly dangerous if inhaled. The recent climb was especially hazardous because it was cloudy so the gases would surely have settled in the bottom of the crater.

“Although it has not erupted, it remains dangerous because the smoke released through fractures is very dangerous. In addition to emitting water vapour in the crater, it also blows gases to the surface.

This should be understood and taken into consideration”, said Kasbani.

Seismicity also remains high. Although some types of earthquakes have decreased, the deep and shallow volcanic earthquakes and tectonic earthquake are still quite frequent. (kmb41)

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October Highlights at The Mulia, Mulia Resort & Villas – Nusa Dua, Bali

Economy disrupted if tourists cancel their trips to Bali

MANGUPURA —After a week of the the alert status for the possible eruption or Mount Agung having been raised to ‘ warning’ or level IV, Bali should be able to provide accurate information for tourists wanting to visit the island. If information related to the condition of Mount Agung is overly sensationalist, many tourists are likely to cancel their tripo to the island of the Gods. This of course would also disrupt Bali’s economy said Director of Operations of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), A.A. Ngurah Wirawan, on Sunday (Oct. 1) when met amid the activities of Bali Run 2017 in Nusa Dua. Ngurah Wirawan said that currently there needs to be clear information for tourists letting them know that tourism the Island of Bali remains safe.

“Tourism activities like the Bali Run show the world that many tourism activities including sports tourism are running normally” he said. The Bali Run, explained Wirawan has participants from all over Indonesia and other parts of the world and takes place both in Nusa Dua and also on the Bali Mandara Toll Road.

“Last year, we only ran within the area of Nusa Dua, but this year with permission from the Minister of Public Works we are allowed to use the Bali Mandara Toll Road as part of the running route”, he said.

Running is not just a ‘sports tourism’ activity but is also popular with people from many age groups living in urban areas around the world. The presence of foreign tourists in the Bali Run proves that tourists consider Bali to still be a safe place to be. “ This activity is one of the tourist attractions in the area of ITDC”, he added.

Wirawan admitted that although the increasing seismic activity of Mount Agung has been spread through social and mass media, the run event organizers managed to convince both domestic and foreign runners that Mount Agung is far enough from the area where the run is taking place that conditions remain safe. Visitors were encouraged to return to Bali to participate in the Bali Run”, he said.

When asked about tourists having cancelled their reservations, Wirawan said that he had not received any reports from hotels in the ITDC area about cancelations related to Mount Agung. Currently, hotel occupancy rates in the ITDC area remains quite good. IN the first semester of semester of 2017 the average occupancy was above 78 percent. However, he has not confirmed the hotel occupancy in the ITDC area since the the rumblings of Mount Agung started. (kmb23)

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Foreign tourists prepare for a free diving class on Jemeluk beach, some 15 km away from Mount Agung, a volcano on the highest alert level, in Amed, on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, October 2, 2017.

Abandoned by tourists, Bali town counts cost of Indonesia volcano

AMED - A Balinese town once bustling with holidaymakers has almost emptied of tourists after warnings that nearby Mount Agung could erupt at any time - a snapshot of the growing cost the rumbling volcano poses to Indonesia’s economy. Business has slumped at many hotels, dive resorts and restaurants in towns around the volcano since authorities issue the highest alert level for Mount Agung last month.

An owner of a dive centre in Amed, around 15 km (9 miles) from the volcano and just outside the official “danger zone”, said many of her guests had cancelled.

“If (the situation) lasts for nine months or more...then we have no choice but to close down because we will have no money left to operate and pay the staff,” said Helene Rabate, a Spaniard who runs the centre.

Cafes and restaurants were largely empty and few visitors were seen at the usually crowded dive centres of this seaside town.

The last time Agung erupted was in 1963, when more than 1,000 people were killed. Since then, tourism has transformed towns like Amed from sleepy fishing and agricultural villages.

Restaurant owner Wayan Widarti has seen a dramatic drop in customers.

“It could be worse than when

the Bali bombing happened because there’s uncertainty on when (the eruption) is going to happen and how long we wait,” she said, referring to the 2002 nightclub bombing that killed 202 people and prompted a slump in visitors to the holiday island.

Bali, famous for its surf, beaches and temples, attracted nearly 5 million visitors last year - more than half the total number of foreign tourists to Indonesia.

Tourism, a cornerstone of Bali’s economy, is Indonesia’s fourth-biggest earner of foreign currency after natural resources like coal and palm oil.

Indonesian policy makers have been seeking to boost an economy whose growth rate has been stuck at around 5 percent for the last few years, so any protracted damage to tourism will be particularly unwelcome.

Indonesian officials have said

Bali remains safe for tourism, but there have been cancellations even in areas further away from the volcano amid concerns that ash clouds could disrupt air connections. Some tourists are still in the area at a safe distance from the volcano.

“We plan to...just follow security instructions...and take a fast boat to escape if there is an eruption,” said Arlin Shiu, a woman from Hong Kong who was travelling with a friend.

Disaster management authorities have imposed an exclusion zone of up to 12 km, prompting more than 140,000 residents to flee to neighbouring villages.

“For people who live in safe zones, there is no reason to evacuate,” Bali governor I Made Mangku Pastika said, adding that makeshift evacuation centres were straining under the weight of thousands of extra evacuees. (rtr)

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How we tick: U.S. ‘body clock’ scientists win Nobel medicine prize

STOCKHOLM - U.S. scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young won the 2017 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for unravelling molecular mechanisms that control our internal body clocks.

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An OpenStreetMap ‘investigator’ plots rice fields in a district of Niamey, Niger, September 9, 2017.

Armed with smartphones and boots, Niger youths map flood risks

NIAMEY - Fatima Alher watches her step, careful not to sink knee-deep in the water flooding the rice fields of Kirkisoy, a neighbourhood in Niger’s capital.

Her colleagues help lift her over the biggest puddles – a task complicated by the fact that they barely take their eyes off their smartphones.

“Never without a phone, that’s our motto,” Alher says, frantically typing on her screen.

In one of the world’s poorest countries, widespread flooding has killed at least 56 people and destroyed thousands of homes since the rainy season began in June, according to the interior ministry.

Efforts to rebuild flood-hit areas are not progressing fast enough, residents coplain.

But since July, a team of 20 “investigators” from OpenStreetMap Niger – a community of students and young professionals who are developing a digital map of the country – have been plotting flood-prone areas on their smartphones in two of Niamey’s districts.

“Flooding devastates the country every year, and yet no effort has been made to chart the most vulnerable areas,” Alher, a geography student and leader of the group, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Using GeoODK, an app that allows users to collect georeferenced information, the researchers gather details such as the number of residents and buildings, any construction materials used and the location of electric poles.

“By the end of August we had drawn up a list of over 15,000 properties and buildings,” Alher proudly explained. “We then send the data to the interior ministry, so it can better target its relief efforts in times of flooding.”

The three-month initiative is managed by the government Disaster Risk Management and Urban Development Project, and funded by the World Bank. (rtr)

These help explain how people experience jet lag when their internal circadian rhythms get out of sync, while also having wider implications for disorders ranging from insomnia to depression to heart disease.

Chronobiology, or the study of biological clocks, is now a growing field of research thanks to the pioneering work of the three scientists, who explained the role of specific genes in keeping animal bodies in step with light and darkness.

Today scientists are exploring novel approaches to new treatments based on such circadian cycles, including establishing the best times to take medicines, and there is an increased focus on the importance of healthy sleeping patterns.

“This ability to prepare for the regular daily fluctuations is crucial for all life forms,” Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Karolinska Institute Nobel Committee, told reporters.

“This year’s Nobel prize laureates have been studying this

fundamental problem and solved the mystery of how an inner clock in our bodies can anticipate daily fluctuations between night and day to optimise our behaviour and physiology.”

Rosbash said the news that the trio had won the Nobel prize, which is worth 9 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million), was “a little overwhelming”.

“It took my breath away, literally. I was woken up out of deep sleep and it was shocking,” he told Reuters.

“It’s great for basic science. It hasn’t had a tremendous amount of practical impact yet, so it’s really a very basic discovery ... It’s good to have the attention on this kind of basic work.”

Scientists were already pondering the concept of body clock genes in the 1960s and 1970s.

Then in the mid-1980s the three laureates used fruit flies to isolate a gene that controls the normal daily biological rhythm and showed how it encodes a protein that accumulates in the cell during the night and degrades during the day.

Further research revealed the role of other genes in the complex system. Now doctors are paying increased attention to the implications of this daily cycle in people who have erratic sleeping and working patterns or in children who stay up late.

“We are learning more and more what impact it has to not follow your clock,” Nobel committee member Christer Hoog told Reuters. “If you constantly disobey your clock, what will happen? Medical research is going on with regards to that.”

Medicine is the first of the Nobel Prizes awarded each year.

The prizes for achievements in science, literature and peace were created in accordance with the will of dynamite inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel and have been awarded since 1901.

Nobel medicine laureates have included scientific greats such as Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, and Karl Landsteiner, whose identification of separate blood types opened the way to carrying out safe transfusions. (rtr)

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Eruption can happen any time

PVMBG urges residents to no longer climb Mt. Agung

AMLAPURA — Chief of Volcanology Center for Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG), Kasbani, responded to the presence of people that are still desperate to climb to the top of Mount Agung while in warning status. He asked that no more residents will climb to the top of the highest mountain in Bali for safety reasons.

When interviewed in the Mount Agung Monitoring Post at Rendang village, Karangasem, on Sunday (Oct. 1), he revealed that based on information obtained there are some people that climbed to the top of Mount Agung to ensure the real conditions over there. Seeing that, he requested that no more people that will climb to Mount Agung.

What they did is very dangerous and has something to do with safety. Moreover, condition of the mountain so far remains in critical condition and warning status.

“What they did is very dan-

gerous. It’s about salvation, especially with the current condition of Mount Agung that can erupt all the time. So, we call for that no more people will climb to the top of Mount Agung,” appealed Kasbani.

According to Kasbani, with the current conditions where smoke starting to go out from the bottom of the crater since recent days has indicated the existence of vapor blast and the smoke

containing toxic gases that come out from within the crater is very dangerous for life when inhaled and enter the body. More hazardously, the climbing is done at night under cloudy conditions and the rain of gases produced will surely settle in the bottom.

“Although it

has not erupted, it remains dangerous because the smoke released through fractures is very dangerous. In addition to bringing out water vapor in the crater, it also blows gases to the surface. This must be understood and observed,” said Kasbani.

He asserted that seismicity remains quite high. Although the earthquake reduces, the deep and shallow volcanic earthquake and tectonic earthquake are still quite a lot. On Sat-

urday (Sep. 30), the earthquake reached 813 times consisting of 542 deep volcanic earthquakes, 252 shallow volcanic earthquakes and 19 local tectonic earthquakes. In the meantime, at the last six hours at 00:06 Local Time, he recorded 180 deep volcanic earthquakes, 100 local volcanic earthquakes and 7 local tectonic earthquakes. “So, the earthquake occurrence is still high, there is no indication leading to a decline in status. It remains in warning status,” added Kasbani. (kmb41)

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Mount Agung

Chronic lung disease

Two refugees of Mount Agung die at Bangli Hospital

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The names of Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young are displayed during a news conference to announce the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017, in Stockholm, Sweden October 2, 2017.

Refugees of Mount Agung in Bangli.

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BANGLI — Two refugees of Mount Agung died at Bangli Hospital.

Both refugees are Wayan Sadra, 57, from Keladian hamlet, Pempatan, Rendang and Gusti Ayu Made Dudun, 78, from Palak hamlet, Besakih, who died due to suffering from chronic lung disease. Deputy Director of Bangli Hospital, Ketut Darmaja, when met on Sunday (Sep. 1) explained that Wayan Sadra registered to evacuate at the refugee camp of Pande hamlet, Cempaga Bangli, went to emergency room of Bangli House on Thursday (Sep. 28) around 19:25. He came into the emergency room with respiratory problems.

After receiving medical treatment in the emergency room, the patient was then treated in the ICU. On the second day, Saturday (Sep. 30), Sadra’s consciousness decreased to finally die. “Around 4:30, the patient died,” he explained.

After being entrusted in the mortuary of Bangli Hospital, Sadra’s body was then repatriated by using hears of Bangli Hospital to his home village at Keladian hamlet, Pempatan, Karangasem, on Sunday (Oct. 10) around 10:10. In the meantime, the patient Gusti Ayu Made Dudun, 78, from Palak hamlet, Besakih, went to the emergency room of Bangli Hos-

pital on Thursday afternoon (Sep. 28).

Darmaja said that like Wayan Sadra, Gusti Ayu Made Dudun registered to evacuate at Nongan Karangasem and came into emergency room because of acute shortness of breath. She got handling in the emergency room. A few hours later the patient died. The body of Gusti Ayu Made Dudun was sent home by ambulance on Friday (Sep. 29).

Darmajaya added that treatment expenses of both patients are already guaranteed by the government considering they are both coming from 27 villages whose residents must be evacuated. (kmb40)

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Police entertain the children at the refuge site

Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to draw up plan for refugee repatriation - minister

GIANYAR - In order to reduce the psychological burden of mount Agung refugee, a number of police led by KBO Binmas Police Gianyar Iptu Yuliana Lomi, visited Sutasoma Field post, Sukawati, Monday (Oct.2) . Not only provide logistical support, the police also provide entertainment for refugee children.

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Gianyar police officer while playing with children at Sutasoma Field post, Sukawati.

Iptu Yuliana Lomi said that there has been a lot of logistic support from donors for the refugees at the Sutasoma Field post. But logistic support alone is not enough for children. They also need a special touch, so the experience during the evacuation does not mark a trauma. ‘’ Do not let these children traumatized, they must be wondering, why should stay in refugee camp.

They also can not move as usual at

home, ‘’ she explained.

About 40 minutes a police officer invites toddler to play, sing and tell stories. A cheerful smile graced the faces of the children. ‘’ We want to entertain the children so that in the refuge they can play, because their world is playing, ‘’ said Yuliana Lomi.

In addition, as a series of Pancasila Day and Operation Bina Waspada Agung 2017, the police also inserted the planting of the values of Pancasi-

la to the refugees. ‘’ If the children at least know first what is Pancasila so that later understand how to love Indonesia, ‘’ he explained. Yuliana Lomi explained, the activity of entertaining the refugees is not only done at Sutasoma Field post, but also will target other refugees in bale banjar or other places. ‘’ Let us first explore where the many refugees are gathered. Surely we are prioritizing that there are many children. (kmb35)

School overwhelmed by refugee students

SINGARAJA - Schools in Tejakula sub-district are becoming overwhelmed to accommodate students of Gunung Agung refugees. This condition can not be avoided, because the number of students with the availability of space and school bench is not comparable. As a result, the school was forced to do double shift (morning and afternoon school). In addition, teachers also begin to overwhelm in teaching, as the number of students increases.

Monitoring in the field, Monday (Oct.2), mentioned there are 1,552 elementary school students are accommodated in Tembok village. These children are accom-

modated in all primary schools in Tembok Village and surrounding areas. Schools receiving these children are overwhelmed by inadequate school capacity with the addition of refugee students.

One of the schools that was overwhelmed by the displaced students was SDN 2 Tembok, Tejakula Sub-district.

A week ago this school received additional refugee students as many as 170 people. The additional hundreds of displaced students made the classroom in this school unable to accommodate them.

The head of SDN 2 Tembok Made Suarna said that since the refugee camp was

accommodated in his school, he enacted a double shift learning process. For the morning shift, his side prioritizes learning for students from the Tembok Village as many as 165 people. As for the afternoon shift turn refugees who follow the learning.

With the afternoon shift in terms of the bench is sufficient, but the teacher is limited in number. ‘’ Because of the arrival of the refugee students we are overwhelmed and now we are testing with double shifts.

Indeed we focus first on our children and the day for refugees. Just for the afternoon we don’t have enough teacher, ‘’ he said.

Based on this condition, Suarna hopes

the related parties can provide assistance, especially additional teachers. In addition to additional teachers, he also expects assistance from volunteers who have the skills as a teacher. This supplement is believed to be able to serve refugee students while following the lessons during the day. ‘’ If we can be assisted by teachers or education volunteers, ‘’ he said. (kmb38)

Schools assigned to accommodate displaced students of Mount Agung are overwhelmed by the limitations of teachers.

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Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong (L) and Indonesian Siti Aishah are seen in this combination picture from undated handouts released by the Royal Malaysia Police to Reuters on February 19, 2017.

Two women deny murdering North Korean leader’s half-brother

DHAKA - Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Monday to set up a “working group” to plan the repatriation of more than half a million Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh to escape an army crackdown, the Bangladeshi foreign minister said.

The United Nations has called the exodus of 507,000 Rohingya since late August the world’s fastest-developing refugee emergency, and says Buddhist-majority Myanmar is engaging in ethnic cleansing against its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Myanmar denies that. It says its forces are battling Rohingya “terrorists” who triggered the latest wave of violence with coordinated attacks on the security forces on Aug. 25.

Myanmar says more than 500 people have been killed since, most of them insurgents, whom it has accused of attacking civilians and setting most of the fires that have reduced to ashes more than half of more than 400 Rohingya villages in the north of Rakhine State.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said he and Myanmar official Kyaw Tint Swe had agreed in their talks to set up the working group to draw up

plans for repatriation.

“We are looking forward to a peaceful solution to the crisis,” Ali told reporters.

Kyaw Tint Swe did not speak to the media and government spokesmen in Myanmar were not immediately available for comment.

Waves of Rohingya have taken refuge in Bangladesh over the years complaining of persecution, in particular in the late 1970s, the early 1990s and in October last year, following smaller insurgent attacks on the security forces.

The neighbours have agreed on repatriation plans before, but the fundamental problem - the status of Rohingya in Myanmar - remains unsettled.

The Rohingya are denied citizenship and classified as illegal immigrants, despite claiming roots in Myanmar that go back centuries, with communities marginalised and subjected to bouts of communal violence over the years.

Problems of statelessness had to be tackled, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told a meeting in Geneva.

“Nowhere is the link between statelessness and displacement more evident than with the Rohingya community,” he said. (rtr)

KUALA LUMPUR - Two women accused of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a banned nerve agent pleaded not guilty at the start of a high-profile murder trial in a Malaysian court on Monday.

Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, are charged with killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical poison banned by the United Nations, at Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13.

Both women wore bullet-proof vests as they were led into the court on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital. They face the death penalty if convicted.

Police have also named four North Koreans as suspects in the case and an Interpol red notice, an international alert just short of an arrest warrant, has been issued for the North Koreans, who remain at large.

Defence lawyers demanded that the prosecution immediately name the four other suspects, who have also been charged, so they can prepare their case.

“The charge must be clear,” said Siti Aisyah’s lawyer, Gooi Soon Seng.

Judge Azmi Ariffin dismissed their request.

The two women nodded their

heads when the charges were read out by two interpreters. They pleaded not guilty.

“ATTACKED FROM BEHIND” The prosecution said the women’s actions showed “intent to kill the victim” by smearing his face and eyes with VX nerve agent, which a Malaysian post-mortem confirmed had killed Kim. The women told their lawyers they did not know they were participating in a deadly attack and believed they were carrying out a prank for a reality TV show.

“The prank practice carried out by the first and second accused with the supervision of the four who are still at large was preparation to see through their common intention to kill the victim,” lead prosecutor Muhamad Iskandar Ahmad said in his opening statement.

The two women sat quietly in the packed courtroom. Siti was dressed in a black floral suit, while Huong wore a white long-sleeved t-shirt and jeans.

Juliana Idris, who works at the

airport, told the court a man later identified as Kim Jong Nam approached her and asked her to take him to a police station.

She said the man, who spoke English, told her he had been “attacked by a woman from behind ... another one closed his eyes”.

“His hands were shaking a bit, I don’t know why,” she said.

Police Lance Corporal Mohd Zulkarnain Sanudin, who was on duty at the airport, said Juliana had brought Kim Jong Nam to him.

He said Kim told him a substance had been wiped on his face.

Kim’s eyes were red and he could see some liquid on his face, Zulkarnain said.

He also said the he had wrongly recorded Kim Jong Nam’s nationality as South Korean.

“The police report I made showed the nationality as South Korean, while on the passport, it was written DPR Korea, whereby I did not know what DPR meant. I was only sure that Korea was South Korea,” he told the court. (rtr)

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Newly arrived Rohingya refugees board a boat as they transfer to a camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, October 2, 2017.

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Dollar surge sends emerging currencies reeling

LONDON - Emerging market currencies slipped on Monday, extending losses from last week as a strong dollar and rising U.S. Treasury yields outweighed upbeat factory data from China.

Emerging markets are one of the top-performing asset classes of 2017, with double-digit gains in some sectors, but they have fallen back in recent weeks as the dollar has risen on expectations of a U.S. rate rise by the end of the year and the possible appointment of a more hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve chief.

South Africa’s rand, Russia’s rouble and Turkey’s lira all fell around 0.5 percent against the dollar as the dollar index rose further after enjoying its best week of 2017 last week, and yields on 10-year U.S. Treasuries hit their highest since July.

Emerging currencies hit five-week lows last week on JPMorgan’s ELMI Plus index, losing more than 1 percent.

“You’re seeing some repricing on the U.S. side on a combination of the possibility of tax reform in the U.S. being approved and maybe a more hawkish Fed governor,” said Jakob Christensen, an emerging markets analyst at Danske Bank.

“That is playing into a stronger dollar, and goes hand in hand with higher U.S. rates, which is typically tricky for emerging markets,” he said.

Investors were cheered by data showing manufacturing activity in China grew at the fastest pace since 2012 in September since that data paints a rosy picture for demand for emerging market exports.

But with markets in China, South Korea and India closed for public holidays, MSCI’s benchmark emerging equity index was little changed, and trading some 3 percent below three-year highs struck in September.

There were gains, however, on emerging European equities, with Warsaw and Budapest rising 0.7 and 0.9 percent respectively , after robust purchasing manager (PMI) surveys.

“On the equity side we have seen a significant rally and maybe the prices are beginning to be a bit stretched, but the strong PMIs suggest the global economy is doing quite well and supporting the trade-oriented emerging markets,” Danske Bank’s Christensen said.

On bond markets, Abu Dhabi was the latest country to test markets with plans for a tripletranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond issue.

Demand remains strong for emerging market paper, with the spread of sovereign debt over U.S. Treasuries near its lowest since August 2014. Average yields on emerging currency debt nudged back below 6 percent after rising last week .

JPMorgan analysts said that while headwinds for emerging debt had increased, they remained overweight.

“Given the repricing that has already been seen in market expectations for U.S. rates and emerging currency valuations that are attractive, we are inclined to think the worst of this move is behind us,” they told clients.(rtr)

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Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond speaks at the Conservative Party’s conference in Manchester, Britain October 2, 2017.

Capitalism is the only way, UK finance minister says in challenge to Labour

MANCHESTER - British finance minister Philip Hammond defended capitalism as the only route to prosperity on Monday in an attempt to counter the opposition Labour Party’s increasingly popular vision for a more centrally-controlled economy. Hammond is due to speak at the annual conference of his Conservative Party, seen as a chance for Prime Minister Theresa May’s government to try to repair relations with the party’s grassroots after a botched election in June.

Divided over Brexit and losing public support to a resurgent Labour led by socialist Jeremy Corbyn, May is leading a fragile minority government. Ahead of his speech to party activists, Hammond, finance minister for the centre-right party since July 2016, talked up the merits of a free-market economy. “It isn’t a coincidence that every country in the world, apart from North Korea, Venezuela, Zimbabwe and Cuba have adopted the market economy system that we operate here,” Hammond told ITV. “It’s happened because it is almost universally recognised that this is the way to advance nations, to get people’s living standards up, to create jobs and sustainable progress, to support public services.”

That view has been challenged by Labour, who last week at their own party conference fleshed out plans for a widescale nationalisation of Britain’s infrastructure, higher government spending, and more taxation and control over the banking sector.

Hammond’s words echo those of May, who last week issued her own defence of capitalism - a sign of growing concern about the threat Labour poses to the pro-

business orthodoxy that has underpinned British economic policy since Margaret Thatcher’s reforms in the 1980s. “As this model comes under renewed assault, we must not be afraid to defend it,” he will say. “Our economy is not broken: it is fundamentally strong.”

UNDERMINING CONFIDENCE Seven years of spending cuts by the Conservatives have tested the patience of the British public and failed to erase a deficit or bring down high levels of national debt. Despite casting the Labour Party as Venezuelan Marxists, PM May’s government has sought to win over voters with moves to address concerns over high levels of student debt and limits on pay for public sector workers.

But with Brexit on the horizon, a slowing economy and the Bank of England hinting that interest rates could rise, May’s government has little room for fiscal manoeuvre. “My job is to protect the economy. No one wants to see the economy disrupted by the process we’re going through,” Hammond told Sky News. “Let’s remove this cloud of uncertainty from over our economy.”

The British Chambers of Commerce

has warned that public rifts within May’s cabinet are undermining business confidence. Divisions over Europe helped sink the Conservative premierships of Margaret Thatcher, John Major and David Cameron.

“Public disagreements between cabinet ministers in recent weeks have only served to undermine business confidence, not just on Brexit negotiations, but also on the many issues where firms need to see clear action from government closer to home,” British Chambers of Commerce Director General Adam Marshall said.

Last month rating agency Moody’s downgraded Britain’s credit rating, saying the government’s plans to bring down its debt load had been knocked off course and Brexit would weigh on the economy.

The Conservatives will pledge 400 million pounds ($535 million) of additional road and rail spending, but Labour said the plans did not go far enough.

“Hammond just wants to continue with the seven years of Tory economic failure that has seen the level of investment in our country fall behind many of our international competitors,” Labour’s finance policy chief John McDonnell said.(rtr)

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Ngaturang Lakon tradition

Hundreds of Daup villagers eat together at Bale Agung Temple

Hundreds of villagers from Daup Customary Villagers, Kintamani, thronged the outermost courtyard of the Bale Agung Temple on Wednesday afternoon (Jun. 28) at around 14:00 to eat together. This shared meal is part of the traditional ngaturang lakon procession that was carried out by ten former leaders of Daup customary village.

Jero Penyarikan Payu accompanied by headman of Daup, Dewa Nyoman Saliawan, when met last Wednesday explained that ngaturang lakon is a tradition that must be executed by former customary leaders of Daup customary village in the position of Jero Kubayan, Jero Bau, Jero Singgukan, Jero Nyarikan and Jero Mangku (temple priest). On Wednesday there were a total of ten residents who took part in the ngaturang lako, seven of whom had served as Jero Kubayan, two as Jero Bau and one as Jero Mangku.

“This ngaturang lakon signifies a kind of returning of the offerings that were accepted when they were serving as leaders” explained

Saliawan. According to the customs of the ngaturang lakon, residents who once served as kubayan (the highest position in the ulu apad system), are obliged to offer certain oblations including two pigs. Those who served as Jero Bau and temple priests (Jero Mangku) only offer a pig. “This year a total of 17 pigs are being offered”, he said.

Jero Penyarikan Payu explained that the ngaturang laku begins with the negtegang procession, followed by nanceb taring and ngingsah. The procession was commenced three days ago and on Wednesday, the mapiuning (notifying) procession took place at the Puseh Temple in the morning when the pigs were brought to the temple.

Later in the afternoon, after

performing the mapiuning, the participants went back to the Bale Agung to slaughter the pigs and prepared for various purposes.

“Some of the pork is processed for offerings, some divided up for malang (divided equally amongst all the heads of family) and the remaining is made dishes like lawar, sate to be eaten together” Payu explained.

Jero Penyarikan Payu went on to explained that the ngaturang lakon tradition is not actually a necessity, however, if it is not implemented the former leaders are considered to have a spiritual debt. “Usually people give up their position as customary leaders (pedulan) once all their children have gotten married” he added. (kmb)

There are always unique and interesting things in Bali. Gumang Temple at Bugbug, Karangasem, for instance, will hold a ritual to be thronged by thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over Bali. Among the thousands of the pilgrims, the majority will climb to the hill top to the Gumang Temple with offerings including roasted suckling pig.

Apparently, every birth of resident, especially at Bugbug customary village, it must include a roasted suckling pig. This offering should not be performed as soon as the baby was born, but can also be done after it grows adult.

To get to the Gumang Temple is indeed not easy. Pilgrims have to walk about three kilometers with uphill terrain. Moreover, the pilgrims do not only bring themselves, but must also bring the offerings and roasted suckling pig.

This unique spectacle can be seen on Thursday (Oct. 13) after the sanctified effigy of Ida Bhatara of Bebandem, Ngis, Jasri and Bugbug customary village is enthroned at Gumang Temple.

According to chief of Bugbug customary village, Jero Wayan Mas Suyasa, the offering of roasted suckling pig implies a sincere offering of local residents to the deity.

“The offering of roasted suckling pig serves as an expression of devotion. Other than presenting this offering of every birth, many pilgrims also present roasted suckling pig to pay a vow after getting success in economy or recovery of diseases,” he said.

Such offerings of roasted suckling pig can reach thousands of pieces. These offerings are not only from residents of Bugbug, but also from other villages in Bali. It is also done by diaspora of Bugbug mostly living in Buleleng. Besides,

there are also from residents of Bugbug married outside the village.

Psychically, they still remember to devoted deities at their home birthplace.

“The offering of roasted suckling pig on every birth must not necessarily be paid as soon as after the newborn. In order not to become a burden, this offering can be paid any time when the people are ready. Moreover, it can be done after the child grows adult,” said Mas Suyasa, recently.

This tradition has lasted for generations. Every implementation of the usaba gumang is believed by all residents of Bugbug as the opportunity to gain blessing of salvation and wellbeing for the descendants.

Bugbug residents have confidence in the safety of their children after presenting this offering. If they have son, their roasted suckling pig are hogs, while if they have daughter their offerings will be of sows.

This tradition does not only involve the residents of Bugbug. However, it is also believed by residents of Bugbug getting married outside the village where they should practice the tradition until now.

In the procession of usaba gumang taking place from around 13:00, thousands of residents that will be presenting the offerings have thronged the road access to Gumang Temple while carrying roasted suckling pig, rice cone and other offerings. This usaba gumang is always welcomed vivaciously by the residents of Bugbug as the most densely populated village in Karangasem with about 3,000 families and other villages. It is inseparable from the quite high awareness of paying devotional services and holy sacrifices of the local community because it has been instilled early by their elders. (kmb)

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Deadly twin suicide attack hits Damascus police station

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‘JUST KEPT GOING ON’ Video taken of the attack showed panicked crowds fleeing as sustained rapid gunfire ripped through the area. “It sounded like fireworks. People were just dropping to the ground. It just kept going on,” said Steve Smith, a 45-year-old visitor from Phoenix, Arizona, who had flown in for the concert. He said the gunfire went on for an extended period of time. “Probably 100 shots at a time. It would sound like it was reloading and then it would go again,” Smith said.

“People were shot and trying to get out. A lot of people were shot.”

Las Vegas’s casinos, nightclubs and shopping draw some 3.5 million visitors from around the world each year and the area was packed with visitors when the shooting broke out shortly after 10 p.m. local time (0400 GMT). Mike McGarry, a 53-year-old financial adviser from Philadelphia, was at the concert when he heard hundreds of shots ring out. “It was crazy - I laid on top of the kids.

They’re 20. I’m 53. I lived a good life,” McGarry said. The back of his shirt bore footmarks, after people ran over him in the panicked crowd. The shooting broke out on the final night of the three-day Route 91 Harvest festival, a sold-out event attended by thousands and featuring top acts such as Eric Church, Sam Hunt and Jason Aldean. “Tonight has been beyond horrific,” Aldean said in a statement on Instagram. “It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night.”

‘WE’RE HORRIFIED’ The suspected shooter’s brother, Eric Paddock, said the family was stunned by the news. “We have no idea. We’re horrified. We’re bewildered and our condolences go out to the victims,” Eric Paddock said in a brief telephone interview, his voice trembling. “We have no idea in the world.” U.S. President Donald Trump offered his condolences to the victims via a post on Twitter early Monday.

“My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!” Trump said. The rampage was reminiscent of a mass shooting at a Paris rock concert in November 2015 that killed 89 people, part of a wave of coordinated attacks by Islamist militants that left 130 dead.

The concert venue was in an outdoor area known as Las Vegas Village, across the Strip from the Mandalay Bay and the Luxor hotels. “Our thoughts & prayers are with the victims of last night’s tragic events,” the Mandalay Bay said on Twitter.(rtr)

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“Let’s do polygamy”: New dating app stirs debate in Indonesia

BEIRUT - Two suicide bombers attacked a police station in Damascus on Monday, killing a number of civilians and policemen, the interior minister said, in the first such attack in the Syrian capital since July.

Four militants carried out the attack, killing more than 10 people, the pro-Damascus TV channel al-Mayadeen said. Russia’s RIA news agency reported that 15 people were killed.

Militants targeted the station in the al-Midan neighbourhood and clashed with police officers there, Interior Minister Mohammad al-Shaar said in comments broadcast by state television from the police station.

One attacker blew himself up at the main entrance and another detonated his explosive device on the first floor, he said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

Footage broadcast by state TV showed bodies wrapped in shrouds at the scene and fire fighters putting out flames.

Previous suicide attacks in Damascus have been claimed by both Islamic State and the Tahrir al-Sham jihadist alliance, which is led by the group formerly known as the Nusra Front.(rtr) Authorities had earlier regarded Paddock’s roommate as a person of interest, but later on From page 1 Monday said they no longer regarded her as related to the case, CNN and Fox News reported, citing police sources.

The dead included one off-duty police officer, Lombardo said.

Two on-duty officers were injured, including one who was in stable condition after surgery and one who sustained minor injuries, Lombardo said. Police warned the death toll may rise. Police are still finding people who had taken cover during the attack, Lombardo said. “It’s going to take time for us to get through the evacuation phase,” Lombardo said.

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BOGOR - S crolling through dating websites a year ago, Indonesian app developer Lindu Pranayama realised there were a lot of married men looking for another wife - but few online services to meet their needs.

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Catalan President Carles Puigdemont (L) and Vice President Oriol Junqueras (C) are applauded by Government Presidency Councillor Jordi Turull and employees upon arriving to an extraordinary cabinet meeting the day after the banned independence referendum at Generalitat Palace in Barcelona, Spain October 2, 2017.

Spanish PM faces crisis after violent secession vote in Catalonia

SANT PERE DE TORELLO - Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces Spain’s biggest constitutional crisis in decades after Sunday’s violence-marred independence referendum in Catalonia opened the door for its wealthiest region to move for secession as early as this week.

The streets of Barcelona, the Catalan capital, were quiet on Monday, but newspaper editorials said the referendum, in which Catalan officials said 90 percent of voters had chosen to leave Spain, had set the stage for a decisive clash between Madrid and the region.

“It could all get worse,” the moderate Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia said in an editorial after Spanish police used batons and rubber bullets to disrupt the vote, which had been declared illegal by Madrid.

Catalan officials said 840 people had been injured.

“We’re entering a phase of strikes and street protests ... and with more movement, more repression.”

Catalonia is a centre of industry and tourism accounting for a fifth of Spain’s economy, a production base for major multi-nationals from Volkswagen to Nestle, and home to Europe’s fastest-growing sea port.

Although it already has extensive autonomy, its tax revenues are crucial to Spain’s state budget.

Catalonia’s regional leader, Carles Puigdemont, declared on Sunday that

voters had earned the right to independence and said he would present the results to the region’s parliament, which then had the power to move a motion of independence.

The referendum has no legal status; it has been blocked by the Madrid government and Constitutional Court for being at odds with the 1978 constitution, which states that Spain cannot be broken up, and there is little sign of support for Catalan independence in any other part of Spain.

Puigdemont called an emergency meeting of the Catalan regional government. In Madrid, Rajoy planned to coordinate next steps in a meeting with Pedro Sanchez, leader of the opposition Socialists.

CHALLENGE TO MADRID Puigdemont’s comments threw down a challenge to Rajoy, who has the constitutional power to sack the regional government and put Catalonia under central control pending fresh elections.

That would raise tensions further in the region of 7.5 million people, a former principality with its own

language and culture, and potentially hurt the resurgent Spanish economy.

The euro lost a third of a U.S. cent after the vote, though it later recovered ground. By 0800 GMT, Spain’s IBEX stock index was down 0.6 percent, easing back from steeper losses at the opening; the main losers included the Catalan banks Sabadell and Caixabank.

Yields on Spain’s 10-year benchmark rose initially but also fell back through the morning.

Major investment banks expect the crisis eventually to be resolved with an offer from Rajoy of more autonomy.

“We believe the risk of larger confrontations in the near-term is rising, involving at the extreme wide disruptions with potential severe economic costs,” Citibank said in a note on Monday, It did not, though, see this as the most likely outcome.

Catalan trade unions have called a general strike for Tuesday.

Rajoy offered to call all-party political talks on Sunday to “reflect on the future” of Catalonia, but maintained his outright rejection of independence as an option. (rtr)

“When they go to regular dating sites, they don’t see options for polygamy. They don’t see options for finding second, third or fourth wives,” he said. Enter “AyoPoligami” - a new smartphone app developed by Pranayama, which aims to “bring together male users with women who are willing to make ‘big families’.”

Loosely translated as “Let’s do polygamy”, the Tinder-style dating app has already stirred up controversy since its April launch in Indonesia, where over 80 percent of the 250 million population are Muslim and polygamy is legal.

Muslim men can take up to four wives in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, if permission is granted by a court and the first wife gives her consent.

Court officials could not provide figures of how many people in Indonesia are polygamous, but activists say cases of men giving false information to gain permission and manipulation of women are common.

The app has been downloaded over 10,000 times before it stopped registering new members following concerns of fake accounts were being set up, and men using the site without the knowledge of their first wives.

A new version is set to be launched on Oct. 5, and will impose stricter rules on users including requiring them to provide an identification card, marital status and a letter of permission from their first wives. ‘ T H I S I S W H AT G O D PLANNED FOR ME’ Iyus Yusuf Fasyiya, an Indonesian factory worker who has two wives, said he used the app to share tips with other users on how to maintain a polygamous marriage.

“Many members are looking for wives - they ask about how to start, how to maintain polygamous marriages, and also government regulations,” he said from his home village in Bogor, about 90-minute

drive from the capital Jakarta.

The 37-year-old dodged questions about whether he was using the app to look for another wife but said he continues to learn about polygamy, after he took on his second wife six years following his first marriage in 2000.

“It just happened, this is what God planned for me,” said Fasyiya, who takes turns to see his two wives and five children who live in nearby villages.

The majority of the app users were men, but there were also about 4,000 women who have registered, the app developer said.

Lawyer Rachmat Dwi Putranto, who deals with marriage matters, said polygamy is “not that easily achieved” as Indonesian courts will only give permission if the first wife is disabled, ill or cannot bear children.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN But Indriyati Suparno, a commissioner from the governmentbacked National Commission on Violence Against Women, said the app was trying to “normalise polygamy”. “The reality is women tend to be the victims of domestic violence in a polygamous marriage

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The AyoPoligami dating app is seen on a download screen on an android phone in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this picture illustration taken September 14, 2017. Picture taken September 14, 2017.

- polygamy is a form of violence against women,” she said.

Indonesia’s Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry said it was up to individuals if they wanted to use the app because polygamy is legal as long as it can be done in a fair manner.

“For us what is important is whether the women and children are protected in polygamous mar-

riages,” the ministry’s spokesman Hasan, who uses one name, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

User Fasyiya said he will continue to refer to the app to learn how to juggle his two families.

“Me and my wives, we’re committed to showing people that polygamy isn’t as scary as they think,” he said. “We’re trying to make it work.”(rtr)

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Taman Ayun Temple, Central Badung

MANGUPURA - Pura Taman Ayun, located 18 km West of Denpasar in the village of Mengwi, is a beautiful temple surrounded by a moat that is closely associated with the begnning of the Mengwi kingdom. The kingdom of Mengwi was founded in 1627 and the first king or raja of Mengwi I Gusti Agung Ngurah Made Agung, -who later become known as Ida Cokorda Sakti Belambangan, had the temple built in 1631. Pura Taman Ayun was thus the royal family’s temple and it is here that they would worship their ancestors at a special shrine known as “Gedong Paibon”.

Following the pattern of most Balinese temples, Pura Taman Ayun has three connecting temple yards. The innermost sanctum knows as “Utama Mandala” or ‘highest circle’, a middle yard “Madia Mandala” or ‘circle in between’ and an outer yard “Nista Mandala” or ‘humblest circle’. As one enters the main sanctum, on epasses though a raised gateway called a koriaAgung (Paduraksa), and in between the outer and middle courtyards there is a split gate called, a”Candi Bentar”.

IN the middle courtyard there are shrines dedicated to the main tem-

ples of Bali. These shrines were built order to ensure that the kingdom and the people of Mengwi would be able to share in the prosperity and fertility of the island and also served as a place for the people of Mengwi to carry out religious ceremonies such as meajar-ajar, memendak sang Pitara. People would also come here to request holy water to protect their rice fields form pestilence and other calamities. The inner courtyard also houses a shrine dedicated to one of the Kings famous troops knwn as “Pasek Badak’.

The extensive temple grounds of Taman Ayun also served a place for the riyal family to relax. The temple grounds cover some 4 hectares and the moat that surrounds the area used to be filled with different colored lilies and loins. Around the edge of the moat stand flower bearing trees such as: frangipani, cempaka, kenanga, as well as mangostein, durian, manggo , rambutan and other fruit trees.

The temple has always been impacted by the ups and downs of the Mengwi kingdom. In 1890 for example, when under Mengwi’s 10th raja I Gusti Made Agung, a war was lost to the raja of Badung, the temple was completely neglected

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Muguruza, Stephens make early exits at China Open

BEIJING - World number one Garbine Muguruza fell at the first hurdle at the China Open on Monday, with the Spaniard forced to retire during her first-round match against Czech Barbora Strycova. Muguruza looked sluggish throughout and was broken in the first game before losing the first set 6-1. She was trailing 2-0 in the second when she decided she could not continue.

“I got a virus in Wuhan and I did not practise in Beijing. I thought an extra day’s rest would help, and didn’t want to pull out,” Muguruza said.” But I couldn’t perform today.”

American qualifier Christina McHale served up another shock when she beat Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-0 to send the U.S. Open champion crashing out in the first round of a tournament for the second week in a row.

Stephens, who is seeded 15th in Beijing, was eliminated in the first round of last week’s Wuhan Open by China’s Wang Qiang. Peng Shuai had to dig deep to get past American Shelby Rogers, but the Chinese edged out her opponent 7-6(3) 3-6 7-5 in an epic match lasting two hours and 48 minutes. Shuai faces Romanian Monica Niculescu in the second round. (rtr)

and the buildings deteriorated from lack of care. ln 1911, part of the Royal Family returned to their family seat at Mengwi, and Pura Taman Ayun was restored. However on the 20 th, of January 1917 a violent earth-quake

damaged many of the buildings.

Repairs were done in stages to return the temple to its original condition.

Pura Taman Ayun’s odalan or temple anniversary is celebrated every 2l0 days (Balinese year). on a day known as “Selasa Kliwon

Wuku Mendangsia”. Tourists have been visiting this temple since before World War II. Descendants of the royal family, local traditional leaders and village officials from the district of Mengwi all help to maintain the temple. (kmb)

Garbine Muguruza of Spain walks off the court after retiring from her women’s singles match against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 2, 2017.

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Malaysia signs off from F1 with a larger turnout

SEPANG - Malaysia gave Formula One a rousing send-off on Sunday with the country’s last Grand Prix drawing its largest turnout in four years.

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Organisers said a total of 110,604 spectators went to Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur’s international airport over the three days of practice, qualifying and Sunday’s race.

That was the largest weekend turnout since 2013, the season before Formula One replaced the screaming 2.4 litre V8 engines with quieter 1.6 litre turbo-hybrid power units. It was also 31.9 percent more than last year.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said it was a sentimental moment.

“We have hosted this for 19 years and I think we have seen some thrilling events,” he told reporters at a news conference with Formula One Chief Executive Chase Carey, adding that an eventual return could not be ruled out.

Malaysia made its debut in 1999 and pioneered the sport’s regional push, with Japan until then the

only other country in Asia to have a race. China and Singapore, with a spectacular night race, have followed.

“We’ve had a great history here,” said Carey, who replaced former supremo Bernie Ecclestone in January. “But change is part of life.

“We’re actually very excited about the opportunities we have in Asia in general.

“We have a number of places where we have great interest and new opportunities to continue to grow the sport.” Singapore has just signed a fresh four-year deal securing its place on the calendar until 2021, while China’s latest agreement runs to at least 2020.

Ticket prices for Sepang were slashed by 82 percent this year but crowds have been on the wane, particularly since 2014 despite the domination of Mercedes backed by state-owned oil giant Petronas.

Officials say tourism returns have also been diminishing while the high hosting fees have made the event financially unviable. The country’s annual MotoGP race draws much bigger crowds.

Sepang CEO Razlan Razali told Reuters on Friday that Malaysia would not want to host Formula One even if it were offered for free, with the sport not serving up enough excitement to draw in the local crowds.

“The attraction for the Malaysian fans is the problem, especially since 2014. That is something that for us as a promoter is difficult to sell,” he said on Sunday.

The championship battle between Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has provided a gripping narrative, however, even if Sunday’s race stretched the former’s lead to a hefty 34 points.

Malaysia also made the sport accessible to other countries in the region as one of the most affordable races to attend, and has been a favourite of international spectators.

One of the most physically gruelling events on the calendar, with its heat and strength-sapping humidity, has also been a real challenge for drivers.

“I think it has provided very good racing,” said Vettel, who moved up from last to fourth in Sunday’s race won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. (rtr)

REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

Fans throng into the track to see Redbull’s Max Verstappen, who won the race, at the podium.

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Gago recalled as Argentina seek ideal Messi partner

Guardiola says Barcelona should have called off match over vote violence

BUENOS AIRES Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli’s search for an ideal attacking partner for Lionel Messi has earned Fernando Gago a first recall in two years as they seek victory in Thursday’s crucial World Cup qualifier at home to Peru.

Playmaker Gago is one of three players of Argentine first division leaders Boca added to Sampaoli’s squad after the weekend’s league action along with uncapped midfielder Pablo Perez and striker Dario Benedetto.

Argentina must beat Peru, direct rivals for a berth in next year’s finals in Russia, to have a chance of taking one of the four automatic places from the South American

MADRID - Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola expressed dismay on Monday at the violence that marred Catalonia’s independence vote, which he said should have led the club to postpone their match against Las Palmas.

Barcelona beat Las Palmas 3-0 in an empty Nou Camp stadium on Sunday afternoon, after club president Josep Maria Bartomeu decided to play behind closed doors in protest at widespread police violence against voters.

“Barcelona against Las Palmas should never have been played, not at all,” Catalonia-born Guardiola, now manager of Premier League high-fliers Manchester City, told Catalan radio station RAC1.

“In Catalonia they have injured a lot of people, people who only went to schools to vote,” said Guardiola, who also captained Barcelona during a stellar playing career.

“The images are not deceptive. There were people who went to vote and they were violently attacked.” Catalan officials said 840 people had been injured while trying to cast their ballots.

The handling of the referendum by authorities in Madrid, who had declared it illegal, has left Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy facing Spain’s biggest constitutional crisis in decades.(rtr)

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte

Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Retaining league title in Italy was easier, says Chelsea’s Conte

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes that retaining the league title is an easier task in Italy than it is in the English Premier League due to the transfer policies of the leading clubs.

REUTERS/Phil Noble

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Shakhtar Donetsk coach Paulo Fonseca at the end of the match

Conte won the second of his three consecutive Serie A titles at Juventus in 2013 after rivals AC Milan sold forwards Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexandre Pato and defender Thiago Silva. Napoli had off-loaded winger Ezequiel Lavezzi in the previous transfer window.

After Chelsea won the league last season their main rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, made significant investment in their squads.

“It is very difficult for every team in this league. To defend – it

is very difficult to win two titles in a row,” Conte said.

“We won the title with Juventus and I was expecting a really strong challenge from AC Milan, but instead they sold Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva to Paris St Germain, so they became weaker. It wasn’t simple second time, but it was easier.

“Here, from last season to this season, you have big teams and now they are bigger... And now after I think a great transfer market, they have improved a lot. It’s not simple to play this league.”

City and United splashed out in the last transfer window and the two Manchester clubs lead the league table on 19 points from seven games, followed by Tottenham in third.

Chelsea dropped to fourth, six points behind the leaders, after losing 1-0 to City on Saturday and the defeat was compounded by a muscle injury to striker Alvaro Morata.

Conte’s team travel to basement side Crystal Palace, who are yet to win a league game this season, on Oct. 14.(rtr)

group or remain in contention for an intercontinental playoff.

Sampaoli had planned to link Sergio Aguero with Messi up front but has been denied that opportunity after the Manchester City striker ’s injury in a car crash in Amsterdam last week.

Paulo Dybala and Mauro Icardi were seen by Sampaoli, who dropped Gonzalo Higuain, as the future alongside Messi but the pair have struggled to settle into the side.

Former Real Madrid midfielder Gago and Messi enjoyed a fruitful partnership in the 2014 World Cup campaign in which Argentina reached the final but injuries have curtailed his international

career since 2015.

Argentina, lowest scorers in the 10-team group with 16 goals in as many matches, have chosen Boca’s Bombonera cauldron for its intimidating atmosphere to host Peru, who are looking to reach the finals for the first time in 36 years.

The top-four teams after the final round of matches go through to the finals while the fifth-place nation face a playoff against Oceania qualifiers New Zealand.

Argentina are in fifth place, level on 24 points with Peru but behind them on number of matches won.

Brazil, on 37 points, have qualified, while Uruguay are second with 27, Colombia third with 26 and Chile sixth on 23.(rtr)

Villas-Boas banned for eight games in China HONG KONG - Andre Villas-Boas has been handed an eight-match ban by the Chinese Football Association, ruling the Shanghai SIPG coach out of making an appearance on the touchline for the remainder of the Chinese Super League season.

The Portuguese coach was handed the suspension and ordered to pay a fine of 40,000 yuan ($6,012) following his sending off during SIPG’s 1-0 win over Beijing Guoan on Sept. 22. The league season has four games remaining and ends in November.

“When the match reached the 78th minute the official from Shanghai SIPG club, Andre VillasBoas, insulted the referee with gestures which have a negative influence,” the CFA said in a statement.

“Chinese football is developing based on the principals of fair

play and sporting spirit, while also carrying the responsibility of educating the public and spreading general values.

“Victory is a common target of all participating parties.

However, it cannot be achieved by sacrificing the rules of the game. Respecting the rules, the referees, fans, opponents and the game are the requirement of all participants.”

The ban marks the second time Villas-Boas has fallen foul of the authorities in China since joining SIPG at the start of the season.

The former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager was suspended for two games in June for comments made on social media in support of Oscar after the Brazilian SIPG midfielder was handed an eight-game ban for instigating a brawl.

Big-spending SIPG are currently second in the Chinese Super League, four points behind Guangzhou Evergrande, who they eliminated from the semi-finals of the Chinese FA Cup at the weekend to maintain their hopes of a treble.

In addition to chasing domestic honours, SIPG are in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League and face a second leg encounter against Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan on Oct. 18 after the teams shared a 1-1 draw in Shanghai last week.

Villas-Boas escaped a ban from the Asian Football Confederation over “offensive” remarks made in a news conference following their quarter-final win over Guangzhou, with the regional body handing the 39-year-old a $14,000 fine.(rtr)

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Gago recalled as Argentina seek ideal Messi partner

Guardiola says Barcelona should have called off match over vote violence

BUENOS AIRES Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli’s search for an ideal attacking partner for Lionel Messi has earned Fernando Gago a first recall in two years as they seek victory in Thursday’s crucial World Cup qualifier at home to Peru.

Playmaker Gago is one of three players of Argentine first division leaders Boca added to Sampaoli’s squad after the weekend’s league action along with uncapped midfielder Pablo Perez and striker Dario Benedetto.

Argentina must beat Peru, direct rivals for a berth in next year’s finals in Russia, to have a chance of taking one of the four automatic places from the South American

MADRID - Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola expressed dismay on Monday at the violence that marred Catalonia’s independence vote, which he said should have led the club to postpone their match against Las Palmas.

Barcelona beat Las Palmas 3-0 in an empty Nou Camp stadium on Sunday afternoon, after club president Josep Maria Bartomeu decided to play behind closed doors in protest at widespread police violence against voters.

“Barcelona against Las Palmas should never have been played, not at all,” Catalonia-born Guardiola, now manager of Premier League high-fliers Manchester City, told Catalan radio station RAC1.

“In Catalonia they have injured a lot of people, people who only went to schools to vote,” said Guardiola, who also captained Barcelona during a stellar playing career.

“The images are not deceptive. There were people who went to vote and they were violently attacked.” Catalan officials said 840 people had been injured while trying to cast their ballots.

The handling of the referendum by authorities in Madrid, who had declared it illegal, has left Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy facing Spain’s biggest constitutional crisis in decades.(rtr)

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte

Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Retaining league title in Italy was easier, says Chelsea’s Conte

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes that retaining the league title is an easier task in Italy than it is in the English Premier League due to the transfer policies of the leading clubs.

REUTERS/Phil Noble

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Shakhtar Donetsk coach Paulo Fonseca at the end of the match

Conte won the second of his three consecutive Serie A titles at Juventus in 2013 after rivals AC Milan sold forwards Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexandre Pato and defender Thiago Silva. Napoli had off-loaded winger Ezequiel Lavezzi in the previous transfer window.

After Chelsea won the league last season their main rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, made significant investment in their squads.

“It is very difficult for every team in this league. To defend – it

is very difficult to win two titles in a row,” Conte said.

“We won the title with Juventus and I was expecting a really strong challenge from AC Milan, but instead they sold Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva to Paris St Germain, so they became weaker. It wasn’t simple second time, but it was easier.

“Here, from last season to this season, you have big teams and now they are bigger... And now after I think a great transfer market, they have improved a lot. It’s not simple to play this league.”

City and United splashed out in the last transfer window and the two Manchester clubs lead the league table on 19 points from seven games, followed by Tottenham in third.

Chelsea dropped to fourth, six points behind the leaders, after losing 1-0 to City on Saturday and the defeat was compounded by a muscle injury to striker Alvaro Morata.

Conte’s team travel to basement side Crystal Palace, who are yet to win a league game this season, on Oct. 14.(rtr)

group or remain in contention for an intercontinental playoff.

Sampaoli had planned to link Sergio Aguero with Messi up front but has been denied that opportunity after the Manchester City striker ’s injury in a car crash in Amsterdam last week.

Paulo Dybala and Mauro Icardi were seen by Sampaoli, who dropped Gonzalo Higuain, as the future alongside Messi but the pair have struggled to settle into the side.

Former Real Madrid midfielder Gago and Messi enjoyed a fruitful partnership in the 2014 World Cup campaign in which Argentina reached the final but injuries have curtailed his international

career since 2015.

Argentina, lowest scorers in the 10-team group with 16 goals in as many matches, have chosen Boca’s Bombonera cauldron for its intimidating atmosphere to host Peru, who are looking to reach the finals for the first time in 36 years.

The top-four teams after the final round of matches go through to the finals while the fifth-place nation face a playoff against Oceania qualifiers New Zealand.

Argentina are in fifth place, level on 24 points with Peru but behind them on number of matches won.

Brazil, on 37 points, have qualified, while Uruguay are second with 27, Colombia third with 26 and Chile sixth on 23.(rtr)

Villas-Boas banned for eight games in China HONG KONG - Andre Villas-Boas has been handed an eight-match ban by the Chinese Football Association, ruling the Shanghai SIPG coach out of making an appearance on the touchline for the remainder of the Chinese Super League season.

The Portuguese coach was handed the suspension and ordered to pay a fine of 40,000 yuan ($6,012) following his sending off during SIPG’s 1-0 win over Beijing Guoan on Sept. 22. The league season has four games remaining and ends in November.

“When the match reached the 78th minute the official from Shanghai SIPG club, Andre VillasBoas, insulted the referee with gestures which have a negative influence,” the CFA said in a statement.

“Chinese football is developing based on the principals of fair

play and sporting spirit, while also carrying the responsibility of educating the public and spreading general values.

“Victory is a common target of all participating parties.

However, it cannot be achieved by sacrificing the rules of the game. Respecting the rules, the referees, fans, opponents and the game are the requirement of all participants.”

The ban marks the second time Villas-Boas has fallen foul of the authorities in China since joining SIPG at the start of the season.

The former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager was suspended for two games in June for comments made on social media in support of Oscar after the Brazilian SIPG midfielder was handed an eight-game ban for instigating a brawl.

Big-spending SIPG are currently second in the Chinese Super League, four points behind Guangzhou Evergrande, who they eliminated from the semi-finals of the Chinese FA Cup at the weekend to maintain their hopes of a treble.

In addition to chasing domestic honours, SIPG are in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League and face a second leg encounter against Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan on Oct. 18 after the teams shared a 1-1 draw in Shanghai last week.

Villas-Boas escaped a ban from the Asian Football Confederation over “offensive” remarks made in a news conference following their quarter-final win over Guangzhou, with the regional body handing the 39-year-old a $14,000 fine.(rtr)

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Taman Ayun Temple, Central Badung

MANGUPURA - Pura Taman Ayun, located 18 km West of Denpasar in the village of Mengwi, is a beautiful temple surrounded by a moat that is closely associated with the begnning of the Mengwi kingdom. The kingdom of Mengwi was founded in 1627 and the first king or raja of Mengwi I Gusti Agung Ngurah Made Agung, -who later become known as Ida Cokorda Sakti Belambangan, had the temple built in 1631. Pura Taman Ayun was thus the royal family’s temple and it is here that they would worship their ancestors at a special shrine known as “Gedong Paibon”.

Following the pattern of most Balinese temples, Pura Taman Ayun has three connecting temple yards. The innermost sanctum knows as “Utama Mandala” or ‘highest circle’, a middle yard “Madia Mandala” or ‘circle in between’ and an outer yard “Nista Mandala” or ‘humblest circle’. As one enters the main sanctum, on epasses though a raised gateway called a koriaAgung (Paduraksa), and in between the outer and middle courtyards there is a split gate called, a”Candi Bentar”.

IN the middle courtyard there are shrines dedicated to the main tem-

ples of Bali. These shrines were built order to ensure that the kingdom and the people of Mengwi would be able to share in the prosperity and fertility of the island and also served as a place for the people of Mengwi to carry out religious ceremonies such as meajar-ajar, memendak sang Pitara. People would also come here to request holy water to protect their rice fields form pestilence and other calamities. The inner courtyard also houses a shrine dedicated to one of the Kings famous troops knwn as “Pasek Badak’.

The extensive temple grounds of Taman Ayun also served a place for the riyal family to relax. The temple grounds cover some 4 hectares and the moat that surrounds the area used to be filled with different colored lilies and loins. Around the edge of the moat stand flower bearing trees such as: frangipani, cempaka, kenanga, as well as mangostein, durian, manggo , rambutan and other fruit trees.

The temple has always been impacted by the ups and downs of the Mengwi kingdom. In 1890 for example, when under Mengwi’s 10th raja I Gusti Made Agung, a war was lost to the raja of Badung, the temple was completely neglected

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International

Muguruza, Stephens make early exits at China Open

BEIJING - World number one Garbine Muguruza fell at the first hurdle at the China Open on Monday, with the Spaniard forced to retire during her first-round match against Czech Barbora Strycova. Muguruza looked sluggish throughout and was broken in the first game before losing the first set 6-1. She was trailing 2-0 in the second when she decided she could not continue.

“I got a virus in Wuhan and I did not practise in Beijing. I thought an extra day’s rest would help, and didn’t want to pull out,” Muguruza said.” But I couldn’t perform today.”

American qualifier Christina McHale served up another shock when she beat Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-0 to send the U.S. Open champion crashing out in the first round of a tournament for the second week in a row.

Stephens, who is seeded 15th in Beijing, was eliminated in the first round of last week’s Wuhan Open by China’s Wang Qiang. Peng Shuai had to dig deep to get past American Shelby Rogers, but the Chinese edged out her opponent 7-6(3) 3-6 7-5 in an epic match lasting two hours and 48 minutes. Shuai faces Romanian Monica Niculescu in the second round. (rtr)

and the buildings deteriorated from lack of care. ln 1911, part of the Royal Family returned to their family seat at Mengwi, and Pura Taman Ayun was restored. However on the 20 th, of January 1917 a violent earth-quake

damaged many of the buildings.

Repairs were done in stages to return the temple to its original condition.

Pura Taman Ayun’s odalan or temple anniversary is celebrated every 2l0 days (Balinese year). on a day known as “Selasa Kliwon

Wuku Mendangsia”. Tourists have been visiting this temple since before World War II. Descendants of the royal family, local traditional leaders and village officials from the district of Mengwi all help to maintain the temple. (kmb)

Garbine Muguruza of Spain walks off the court after retiring from her women’s singles match against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 2, 2017.

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Malaysia signs off from F1 with a larger turnout

SEPANG - Malaysia gave Formula One a rousing send-off on Sunday with the country’s last Grand Prix drawing its largest turnout in four years.

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Organisers said a total of 110,604 spectators went to Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur’s international airport over the three days of practice, qualifying and Sunday’s race.

That was the largest weekend turnout since 2013, the season before Formula One replaced the screaming 2.4 litre V8 engines with quieter 1.6 litre turbo-hybrid power units. It was also 31.9 percent more than last year.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said it was a sentimental moment.

“We have hosted this for 19 years and I think we have seen some thrilling events,” he told reporters at a news conference with Formula One Chief Executive Chase Carey, adding that an eventual return could not be ruled out.

Malaysia made its debut in 1999 and pioneered the sport’s regional push, with Japan until then the

only other country in Asia to have a race. China and Singapore, with a spectacular night race, have followed.

“We’ve had a great history here,” said Carey, who replaced former supremo Bernie Ecclestone in January. “But change is part of life.

“We’re actually very excited about the opportunities we have in Asia in general.

“We have a number of places where we have great interest and new opportunities to continue to grow the sport.” Singapore has just signed a fresh four-year deal securing its place on the calendar until 2021, while China’s latest agreement runs to at least 2020.

Ticket prices for Sepang were slashed by 82 percent this year but crowds have been on the wane, particularly since 2014 despite the domination of Mercedes backed by state-owned oil giant Petronas.

Officials say tourism returns have also been diminishing while the high hosting fees have made the event financially unviable. The country’s annual MotoGP race draws much bigger crowds.

Sepang CEO Razlan Razali told Reuters on Friday that Malaysia would not want to host Formula One even if it were offered for free, with the sport not serving up enough excitement to draw in the local crowds.

“The attraction for the Malaysian fans is the problem, especially since 2014. That is something that for us as a promoter is difficult to sell,” he said on Sunday.

The championship battle between Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has provided a gripping narrative, however, even if Sunday’s race stretched the former’s lead to a hefty 34 points.

Malaysia also made the sport accessible to other countries in the region as one of the most affordable races to attend, and has been a favourite of international spectators.

One of the most physically gruelling events on the calendar, with its heat and strength-sapping humidity, has also been a real challenge for drivers.

“I think it has provided very good racing,” said Vettel, who moved up from last to fourth in Sunday’s race won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. (rtr)

REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

Fans throng into the track to see Redbull’s Max Verstappen, who won the race, at the podium.

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At least 50 dead...

‘JUST KEPT GOING ON’ Video taken of the attack showed panicked crowds fleeing as sustained rapid gunfire ripped through the area. “It sounded like fireworks. People were just dropping to the ground. It just kept going on,” said Steve Smith, a 45-year-old visitor from Phoenix, Arizona, who had flown in for the concert. He said the gunfire went on for an extended period of time. “Probably 100 shots at a time. It would sound like it was reloading and then it would go again,” Smith said.

“People were shot and trying to get out. A lot of people were shot.”

Las Vegas’s casinos, nightclubs and shopping draw some 3.5 million visitors from around the world each year and the area was packed with visitors when the shooting broke out shortly after 10 p.m. local time (0400 GMT). Mike McGarry, a 53-year-old financial adviser from Philadelphia, was at the concert when he heard hundreds of shots ring out. “It was crazy - I laid on top of the kids.

They’re 20. I’m 53. I lived a good life,” McGarry said. The back of his shirt bore footmarks, after people ran over him in the panicked crowd. The shooting broke out on the final night of the three-day Route 91 Harvest festival, a sold-out event attended by thousands and featuring top acts such as Eric Church, Sam Hunt and Jason Aldean. “Tonight has been beyond horrific,” Aldean said in a statement on Instagram. “It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night.”

‘WE’RE HORRIFIED’ The suspected shooter’s brother, Eric Paddock, said the family was stunned by the news. “We have no idea. We’re horrified. We’re bewildered and our condolences go out to the victims,” Eric Paddock said in a brief telephone interview, his voice trembling. “We have no idea in the world.” U.S. President Donald Trump offered his condolences to the victims via a post on Twitter early Monday.

“My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!” Trump said. The rampage was reminiscent of a mass shooting at a Paris rock concert in November 2015 that killed 89 people, part of a wave of coordinated attacks by Islamist militants that left 130 dead.

The concert venue was in an outdoor area known as Las Vegas Village, across the Strip from the Mandalay Bay and the Luxor hotels. “Our thoughts & prayers are with the victims of last night’s tragic events,” the Mandalay Bay said on Twitter.(rtr)

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“Let’s do polygamy”: New dating app stirs debate in Indonesia

BEIRUT - Two suicide bombers attacked a police station in Damascus on Monday, killing a number of civilians and policemen, the interior minister said, in the first such attack in the Syrian capital since July.

Four militants carried out the attack, killing more than 10 people, the pro-Damascus TV channel al-Mayadeen said. Russia’s RIA news agency reported that 15 people were killed.

Militants targeted the station in the al-Midan neighbourhood and clashed with police officers there, Interior Minister Mohammad al-Shaar said in comments broadcast by state television from the police station.

One attacker blew himself up at the main entrance and another detonated his explosive device on the first floor, he said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

Footage broadcast by state TV showed bodies wrapped in shrouds at the scene and fire fighters putting out flames.

Previous suicide attacks in Damascus have been claimed by both Islamic State and the Tahrir al-Sham jihadist alliance, which is led by the group formerly known as the Nusra Front.(rtr) Authorities had earlier regarded Paddock’s roommate as a person of interest, but later on From page 1 Monday said they no longer regarded her as related to the case, CNN and Fox News reported, citing police sources.

The dead included one off-duty police officer, Lombardo said.

Two on-duty officers were injured, including one who was in stable condition after surgery and one who sustained minor injuries, Lombardo said. Police warned the death toll may rise. Police are still finding people who had taken cover during the attack, Lombardo said. “It’s going to take time for us to get through the evacuation phase,” Lombardo said.

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BOGOR - S crolling through dating websites a year ago, Indonesian app developer Lindu Pranayama realised there were a lot of married men looking for another wife - but few online services to meet their needs.

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Catalan President Carles Puigdemont (L) and Vice President Oriol Junqueras (C) are applauded by Government Presidency Councillor Jordi Turull and employees upon arriving to an extraordinary cabinet meeting the day after the banned independence referendum at Generalitat Palace in Barcelona, Spain October 2, 2017.

Spanish PM faces crisis after violent secession vote in Catalonia

SANT PERE DE TORELLO - Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces Spain’s biggest constitutional crisis in decades after Sunday’s violence-marred independence referendum in Catalonia opened the door for its wealthiest region to move for secession as early as this week.

The streets of Barcelona, the Catalan capital, were quiet on Monday, but newspaper editorials said the referendum, in which Catalan officials said 90 percent of voters had chosen to leave Spain, had set the stage for a decisive clash between Madrid and the region.

“It could all get worse,” the moderate Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia said in an editorial after Spanish police used batons and rubber bullets to disrupt the vote, which had been declared illegal by Madrid.

Catalan officials said 840 people had been injured.

“We’re entering a phase of strikes and street protests ... and with more movement, more repression.”

Catalonia is a centre of industry and tourism accounting for a fifth of Spain’s economy, a production base for major multi-nationals from Volkswagen to Nestle, and home to Europe’s fastest-growing sea port.

Although it already has extensive autonomy, its tax revenues are crucial to Spain’s state budget.

Catalonia’s regional leader, Carles Puigdemont, declared on Sunday that

voters had earned the right to independence and said he would present the results to the region’s parliament, which then had the power to move a motion of independence.

The referendum has no legal status; it has been blocked by the Madrid government and Constitutional Court for being at odds with the 1978 constitution, which states that Spain cannot be broken up, and there is little sign of support for Catalan independence in any other part of Spain.

Puigdemont called an emergency meeting of the Catalan regional government. In Madrid, Rajoy planned to coordinate next steps in a meeting with Pedro Sanchez, leader of the opposition Socialists.

CHALLENGE TO MADRID Puigdemont’s comments threw down a challenge to Rajoy, who has the constitutional power to sack the regional government and put Catalonia under central control pending fresh elections.

That would raise tensions further in the region of 7.5 million people, a former principality with its own

language and culture, and potentially hurt the resurgent Spanish economy.

The euro lost a third of a U.S. cent after the vote, though it later recovered ground. By 0800 GMT, Spain’s IBEX stock index was down 0.6 percent, easing back from steeper losses at the opening; the main losers included the Catalan banks Sabadell and Caixabank.

Yields on Spain’s 10-year benchmark rose initially but also fell back through the morning.

Major investment banks expect the crisis eventually to be resolved with an offer from Rajoy of more autonomy.

“We believe the risk of larger confrontations in the near-term is rising, involving at the extreme wide disruptions with potential severe economic costs,” Citibank said in a note on Monday, It did not, though, see this as the most likely outcome.

Catalan trade unions have called a general strike for Tuesday.

Rajoy offered to call all-party political talks on Sunday to “reflect on the future” of Catalonia, but maintained his outright rejection of independence as an option. (rtr)

“When they go to regular dating sites, they don’t see options for polygamy. They don’t see options for finding second, third or fourth wives,” he said. Enter “AyoPoligami” - a new smartphone app developed by Pranayama, which aims to “bring together male users with women who are willing to make ‘big families’.”

Loosely translated as “Let’s do polygamy”, the Tinder-style dating app has already stirred up controversy since its April launch in Indonesia, where over 80 percent of the 250 million population are Muslim and polygamy is legal.

Muslim men can take up to four wives in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, if permission is granted by a court and the first wife gives her consent.

Court officials could not provide figures of how many people in Indonesia are polygamous, but activists say cases of men giving false information to gain permission and manipulation of women are common.

The app has been downloaded over 10,000 times before it stopped registering new members following concerns of fake accounts were being set up, and men using the site without the knowledge of their first wives.

A new version is set to be launched on Oct. 5, and will impose stricter rules on users including requiring them to provide an identification card, marital status and a letter of permission from their first wives. ‘ T H I S I S W H AT G O D PLANNED FOR ME’ Iyus Yusuf Fasyiya, an Indonesian factory worker who has two wives, said he used the app to share tips with other users on how to maintain a polygamous marriage.

“Many members are looking for wives - they ask about how to start, how to maintain polygamous marriages, and also government regulations,” he said from his home village in Bogor, about 90-minute

drive from the capital Jakarta.

The 37-year-old dodged questions about whether he was using the app to look for another wife but said he continues to learn about polygamy, after he took on his second wife six years following his first marriage in 2000.

“It just happened, this is what God planned for me,” said Fasyiya, who takes turns to see his two wives and five children who live in nearby villages.

The majority of the app users were men, but there were also about 4,000 women who have registered, the app developer said.

Lawyer Rachmat Dwi Putranto, who deals with marriage matters, said polygamy is “not that easily achieved” as Indonesian courts will only give permission if the first wife is disabled, ill or cannot bear children.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN But Indriyati Suparno, a commissioner from the governmentbacked National Commission on Violence Against Women, said the app was trying to “normalise polygamy”. “The reality is women tend to be the victims of domestic violence in a polygamous marriage

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The AyoPoligami dating app is seen on a download screen on an android phone in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this picture illustration taken September 14, 2017. Picture taken September 14, 2017.

- polygamy is a form of violence against women,” she said.

Indonesia’s Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry said it was up to individuals if they wanted to use the app because polygamy is legal as long as it can be done in a fair manner.

“For us what is important is whether the women and children are protected in polygamous mar-

riages,” the ministry’s spokesman Hasan, who uses one name, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

User Fasyiya said he will continue to refer to the app to learn how to juggle his two families.

“Me and my wives, we’re committed to showing people that polygamy isn’t as scary as they think,” he said. “We’re trying to make it work.”(rtr)

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Presenting Roasted Suckling Pig Every Birth

Dollar surge sends emerging currencies reeling

LONDON - Emerging market currencies slipped on Monday, extending losses from last week as a strong dollar and rising U.S. Treasury yields outweighed upbeat factory data from China.

Emerging markets are one of the top-performing asset classes of 2017, with double-digit gains in some sectors, but they have fallen back in recent weeks as the dollar has risen on expectations of a U.S. rate rise by the end of the year and the possible appointment of a more hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve chief.

South Africa’s rand, Russia’s rouble and Turkey’s lira all fell around 0.5 percent against the dollar as the dollar index rose further after enjoying its best week of 2017 last week, and yields on 10-year U.S. Treasuries hit their highest since July.

Emerging currencies hit five-week lows last week on JPMorgan’s ELMI Plus index, losing more than 1 percent.

“You’re seeing some repricing on the U.S. side on a combination of the possibility of tax reform in the U.S. being approved and maybe a more hawkish Fed governor,” said Jakob Christensen, an emerging markets analyst at Danske Bank.

“That is playing into a stronger dollar, and goes hand in hand with higher U.S. rates, which is typically tricky for emerging markets,” he said.

Investors were cheered by data showing manufacturing activity in China grew at the fastest pace since 2012 in September since that data paints a rosy picture for demand for emerging market exports.

But with markets in China, South Korea and India closed for public holidays, MSCI’s benchmark emerging equity index was little changed, and trading some 3 percent below three-year highs struck in September.

There were gains, however, on emerging European equities, with Warsaw and Budapest rising 0.7 and 0.9 percent respectively , after robust purchasing manager (PMI) surveys.

“On the equity side we have seen a significant rally and maybe the prices are beginning to be a bit stretched, but the strong PMIs suggest the global economy is doing quite well and supporting the trade-oriented emerging markets,” Danske Bank’s Christensen said.

On bond markets, Abu Dhabi was the latest country to test markets with plans for a tripletranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond issue.

Demand remains strong for emerging market paper, with the spread of sovereign debt over U.S. Treasuries near its lowest since August 2014. Average yields on emerging currency debt nudged back below 6 percent after rising last week .

JPMorgan analysts said that while headwinds for emerging debt had increased, they remained overweight.

“Given the repricing that has already been seen in market expectations for U.S. rates and emerging currency valuations that are attractive, we are inclined to think the worst of this move is behind us,” they told clients.(rtr)

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Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond speaks at the Conservative Party’s conference in Manchester, Britain October 2, 2017.

Capitalism is the only way, UK finance minister says in challenge to Labour

MANCHESTER - British finance minister Philip Hammond defended capitalism as the only route to prosperity on Monday in an attempt to counter the opposition Labour Party’s increasingly popular vision for a more centrally-controlled economy. Hammond is due to speak at the annual conference of his Conservative Party, seen as a chance for Prime Minister Theresa May’s government to try to repair relations with the party’s grassroots after a botched election in June.

Divided over Brexit and losing public support to a resurgent Labour led by socialist Jeremy Corbyn, May is leading a fragile minority government. Ahead of his speech to party activists, Hammond, finance minister for the centre-right party since July 2016, talked up the merits of a free-market economy. “It isn’t a coincidence that every country in the world, apart from North Korea, Venezuela, Zimbabwe and Cuba have adopted the market economy system that we operate here,” Hammond told ITV. “It’s happened because it is almost universally recognised that this is the way to advance nations, to get people’s living standards up, to create jobs and sustainable progress, to support public services.”

That view has been challenged by Labour, who last week at their own party conference fleshed out plans for a widescale nationalisation of Britain’s infrastructure, higher government spending, and more taxation and control over the banking sector.

Hammond’s words echo those of May, who last week issued her own defence of capitalism - a sign of growing concern about the threat Labour poses to the pro-

business orthodoxy that has underpinned British economic policy since Margaret Thatcher’s reforms in the 1980s. “As this model comes under renewed assault, we must not be afraid to defend it,” he will say. “Our economy is not broken: it is fundamentally strong.”

UNDERMINING CONFIDENCE Seven years of spending cuts by the Conservatives have tested the patience of the British public and failed to erase a deficit or bring down high levels of national debt. Despite casting the Labour Party as Venezuelan Marxists, PM May’s government has sought to win over voters with moves to address concerns over high levels of student debt and limits on pay for public sector workers.

But with Brexit on the horizon, a slowing economy and the Bank of England hinting that interest rates could rise, May’s government has little room for fiscal manoeuvre. “My job is to protect the economy. No one wants to see the economy disrupted by the process we’re going through,” Hammond told Sky News. “Let’s remove this cloud of uncertainty from over our economy.”

The British Chambers of Commerce

has warned that public rifts within May’s cabinet are undermining business confidence. Divisions over Europe helped sink the Conservative premierships of Margaret Thatcher, John Major and David Cameron.

“Public disagreements between cabinet ministers in recent weeks have only served to undermine business confidence, not just on Brexit negotiations, but also on the many issues where firms need to see clear action from government closer to home,” British Chambers of Commerce Director General Adam Marshall said.

Last month rating agency Moody’s downgraded Britain’s credit rating, saying the government’s plans to bring down its debt load had been knocked off course and Brexit would weigh on the economy.

The Conservatives will pledge 400 million pounds ($535 million) of additional road and rail spending, but Labour said the plans did not go far enough.

“Hammond just wants to continue with the seven years of Tory economic failure that has seen the level of investment in our country fall behind many of our international competitors,” Labour’s finance policy chief John McDonnell said.(rtr)

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Ngaturang Lakon tradition

Hundreds of Daup villagers eat together at Bale Agung Temple

Hundreds of villagers from Daup Customary Villagers, Kintamani, thronged the outermost courtyard of the Bale Agung Temple on Wednesday afternoon (Jun. 28) at around 14:00 to eat together. This shared meal is part of the traditional ngaturang lakon procession that was carried out by ten former leaders of Daup customary village.

Jero Penyarikan Payu accompanied by headman of Daup, Dewa Nyoman Saliawan, when met last Wednesday explained that ngaturang lakon is a tradition that must be executed by former customary leaders of Daup customary village in the position of Jero Kubayan, Jero Bau, Jero Singgukan, Jero Nyarikan and Jero Mangku (temple priest). On Wednesday there were a total of ten residents who took part in the ngaturang lako, seven of whom had served as Jero Kubayan, two as Jero Bau and one as Jero Mangku.

“This ngaturang lakon signifies a kind of returning of the offerings that were accepted when they were serving as leaders” explained

Saliawan. According to the customs of the ngaturang lakon, residents who once served as kubayan (the highest position in the ulu apad system), are obliged to offer certain oblations including two pigs. Those who served as Jero Bau and temple priests (Jero Mangku) only offer a pig. “This year a total of 17 pigs are being offered”, he said.

Jero Penyarikan Payu explained that the ngaturang laku begins with the negtegang procession, followed by nanceb taring and ngingsah. The procession was commenced three days ago and on Wednesday, the mapiuning (notifying) procession took place at the Puseh Temple in the morning when the pigs were brought to the temple.

Later in the afternoon, after

performing the mapiuning, the participants went back to the Bale Agung to slaughter the pigs and prepared for various purposes.

“Some of the pork is processed for offerings, some divided up for malang (divided equally amongst all the heads of family) and the remaining is made dishes like lawar, sate to be eaten together” Payu explained.

Jero Penyarikan Payu went on to explained that the ngaturang lakon tradition is not actually a necessity, however, if it is not implemented the former leaders are considered to have a spiritual debt. “Usually people give up their position as customary leaders (pedulan) once all their children have gotten married” he added. (kmb)

There are always unique and interesting things in Bali. Gumang Temple at Bugbug, Karangasem, for instance, will hold a ritual to be thronged by thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over Bali. Among the thousands of the pilgrims, the majority will climb to the hill top to the Gumang Temple with offerings including roasted suckling pig.

Apparently, every birth of resident, especially at Bugbug customary village, it must include a roasted suckling pig. This offering should not be performed as soon as the baby was born, but can also be done after it grows adult.

To get to the Gumang Temple is indeed not easy. Pilgrims have to walk about three kilometers with uphill terrain. Moreover, the pilgrims do not only bring themselves, but must also bring the offerings and roasted suckling pig.

This unique spectacle can be seen on Thursday (Oct. 13) after the sanctified effigy of Ida Bhatara of Bebandem, Ngis, Jasri and Bugbug customary village is enthroned at Gumang Temple.

According to chief of Bugbug customary village, Jero Wayan Mas Suyasa, the offering of roasted suckling pig implies a sincere offering of local residents to the deity.

“The offering of roasted suckling pig serves as an expression of devotion. Other than presenting this offering of every birth, many pilgrims also present roasted suckling pig to pay a vow after getting success in economy or recovery of diseases,” he said.

Such offerings of roasted suckling pig can reach thousands of pieces. These offerings are not only from residents of Bugbug, but also from other villages in Bali. It is also done by diaspora of Bugbug mostly living in Buleleng. Besides,

there are also from residents of Bugbug married outside the village.

Psychically, they still remember to devoted deities at their home birthplace.

“The offering of roasted suckling pig on every birth must not necessarily be paid as soon as after the newborn. In order not to become a burden, this offering can be paid any time when the people are ready. Moreover, it can be done after the child grows adult,” said Mas Suyasa, recently.

This tradition has lasted for generations. Every implementation of the usaba gumang is believed by all residents of Bugbug as the opportunity to gain blessing of salvation and wellbeing for the descendants.

Bugbug residents have confidence in the safety of their children after presenting this offering. If they have son, their roasted suckling pig are hogs, while if they have daughter their offerings will be of sows.

This tradition does not only involve the residents of Bugbug. However, it is also believed by residents of Bugbug getting married outside the village where they should practice the tradition until now.

In the procession of usaba gumang taking place from around 13:00, thousands of residents that will be presenting the offerings have thronged the road access to Gumang Temple while carrying roasted suckling pig, rice cone and other offerings. This usaba gumang is always welcomed vivaciously by the residents of Bugbug as the most densely populated village in Karangasem with about 3,000 families and other villages. It is inseparable from the quite high awareness of paying devotional services and holy sacrifices of the local community because it has been instilled early by their elders. (kmb)

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Police entertain the children at the refuge site

Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to draw up plan for refugee repatriation - minister

GIANYAR - In order to reduce the psychological burden of mount Agung refugee, a number of police led by KBO Binmas Police Gianyar Iptu Yuliana Lomi, visited Sutasoma Field post, Sukawati, Monday (Oct.2) . Not only provide logistical support, the police also provide entertainment for refugee children.

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Gianyar police officer while playing with children at Sutasoma Field post, Sukawati.

Iptu Yuliana Lomi said that there has been a lot of logistic support from donors for the refugees at the Sutasoma Field post. But logistic support alone is not enough for children. They also need a special touch, so the experience during the evacuation does not mark a trauma. ‘’ Do not let these children traumatized, they must be wondering, why should stay in refugee camp.

They also can not move as usual at

home, ‘’ she explained.

About 40 minutes a police officer invites toddler to play, sing and tell stories. A cheerful smile graced the faces of the children. ‘’ We want to entertain the children so that in the refuge they can play, because their world is playing, ‘’ said Yuliana Lomi.

In addition, as a series of Pancasila Day and Operation Bina Waspada Agung 2017, the police also inserted the planting of the values of Pancasi-

la to the refugees. ‘’ If the children at least know first what is Pancasila so that later understand how to love Indonesia, ‘’ he explained. Yuliana Lomi explained, the activity of entertaining the refugees is not only done at Sutasoma Field post, but also will target other refugees in bale banjar or other places. ‘’ Let us first explore where the many refugees are gathered. Surely we are prioritizing that there are many children. (kmb35)

School overwhelmed by refugee students

SINGARAJA - Schools in Tejakula sub-district are becoming overwhelmed to accommodate students of Gunung Agung refugees. This condition can not be avoided, because the number of students with the availability of space and school bench is not comparable. As a result, the school was forced to do double shift (morning and afternoon school). In addition, teachers also begin to overwhelm in teaching, as the number of students increases.

Monitoring in the field, Monday (Oct.2), mentioned there are 1,552 elementary school students are accommodated in Tembok village. These children are accom-

modated in all primary schools in Tembok Village and surrounding areas. Schools receiving these children are overwhelmed by inadequate school capacity with the addition of refugee students.

One of the schools that was overwhelmed by the displaced students was SDN 2 Tembok, Tejakula Sub-district.

A week ago this school received additional refugee students as many as 170 people. The additional hundreds of displaced students made the classroom in this school unable to accommodate them.

The head of SDN 2 Tembok Made Suarna said that since the refugee camp was

accommodated in his school, he enacted a double shift learning process. For the morning shift, his side prioritizes learning for students from the Tembok Village as many as 165 people. As for the afternoon shift turn refugees who follow the learning.

With the afternoon shift in terms of the bench is sufficient, but the teacher is limited in number. ‘’ Because of the arrival of the refugee students we are overwhelmed and now we are testing with double shifts.

Indeed we focus first on our children and the day for refugees. Just for the afternoon we don’t have enough teacher, ‘’ he said.

Based on this condition, Suarna hopes

the related parties can provide assistance, especially additional teachers. In addition to additional teachers, he also expects assistance from volunteers who have the skills as a teacher. This supplement is believed to be able to serve refugee students while following the lessons during the day. ‘’ If we can be assisted by teachers or education volunteers, ‘’ he said. (kmb38)

Schools assigned to accommodate displaced students of Mount Agung are overwhelmed by the limitations of teachers.

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Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong (L) and Indonesian Siti Aishah are seen in this combination picture from undated handouts released by the Royal Malaysia Police to Reuters on February 19, 2017.

Two women deny murdering North Korean leader’s half-brother

DHAKA - Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Monday to set up a “working group” to plan the repatriation of more than half a million Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh to escape an army crackdown, the Bangladeshi foreign minister said.

The United Nations has called the exodus of 507,000 Rohingya since late August the world’s fastest-developing refugee emergency, and says Buddhist-majority Myanmar is engaging in ethnic cleansing against its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Myanmar denies that. It says its forces are battling Rohingya “terrorists” who triggered the latest wave of violence with coordinated attacks on the security forces on Aug. 25.

Myanmar says more than 500 people have been killed since, most of them insurgents, whom it has accused of attacking civilians and setting most of the fires that have reduced to ashes more than half of more than 400 Rohingya villages in the north of Rakhine State.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said he and Myanmar official Kyaw Tint Swe had agreed in their talks to set up the working group to draw up

plans for repatriation.

“We are looking forward to a peaceful solution to the crisis,” Ali told reporters.

Kyaw Tint Swe did not speak to the media and government spokesmen in Myanmar were not immediately available for comment.

Waves of Rohingya have taken refuge in Bangladesh over the years complaining of persecution, in particular in the late 1970s, the early 1990s and in October last year, following smaller insurgent attacks on the security forces.

The neighbours have agreed on repatriation plans before, but the fundamental problem - the status of Rohingya in Myanmar - remains unsettled.

The Rohingya are denied citizenship and classified as illegal immigrants, despite claiming roots in Myanmar that go back centuries, with communities marginalised and subjected to bouts of communal violence over the years.

Problems of statelessness had to be tackled, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told a meeting in Geneva.

“Nowhere is the link between statelessness and displacement more evident than with the Rohingya community,” he said. (rtr)

KUALA LUMPUR - Two women accused of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a banned nerve agent pleaded not guilty at the start of a high-profile murder trial in a Malaysian court on Monday.

Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, are charged with killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical poison banned by the United Nations, at Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13.

Both women wore bullet-proof vests as they were led into the court on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital. They face the death penalty if convicted.

Police have also named four North Koreans as suspects in the case and an Interpol red notice, an international alert just short of an arrest warrant, has been issued for the North Koreans, who remain at large.

Defence lawyers demanded that the prosecution immediately name the four other suspects, who have also been charged, so they can prepare their case.

“The charge must be clear,” said Siti Aisyah’s lawyer, Gooi Soon Seng.

Judge Azmi Ariffin dismissed their request.

The two women nodded their

heads when the charges were read out by two interpreters. They pleaded not guilty.

“ATTACKED FROM BEHIND” The prosecution said the women’s actions showed “intent to kill the victim” by smearing his face and eyes with VX nerve agent, which a Malaysian post-mortem confirmed had killed Kim. The women told their lawyers they did not know they were participating in a deadly attack and believed they were carrying out a prank for a reality TV show.

“The prank practice carried out by the first and second accused with the supervision of the four who are still at large was preparation to see through their common intention to kill the victim,” lead prosecutor Muhamad Iskandar Ahmad said in his opening statement.

The two women sat quietly in the packed courtroom. Siti was dressed in a black floral suit, while Huong wore a white long-sleeved t-shirt and jeans.

Juliana Idris, who works at the

airport, told the court a man later identified as Kim Jong Nam approached her and asked her to take him to a police station.

She said the man, who spoke English, told her he had been “attacked by a woman from behind ... another one closed his eyes”.

“His hands were shaking a bit, I don’t know why,” she said.

Police Lance Corporal Mohd Zulkarnain Sanudin, who was on duty at the airport, said Juliana had brought Kim Jong Nam to him.

He said Kim told him a substance had been wiped on his face.

Kim’s eyes were red and he could see some liquid on his face, Zulkarnain said.

He also said the he had wrongly recorded Kim Jong Nam’s nationality as South Korean.

“The police report I made showed the nationality as South Korean, while on the passport, it was written DPR Korea, whereby I did not know what DPR meant. I was only sure that Korea was South Korea,” he told the court. (rtr)

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Newly arrived Rohingya refugees board a boat as they transfer to a camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, October 2, 2017.

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How we tick: U.S. ‘body clock’ scientists win Nobel medicine prize

STOCKHOLM - U.S. scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young won the 2017 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for unravelling molecular mechanisms that control our internal body clocks.

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An OpenStreetMap ‘investigator’ plots rice fields in a district of Niamey, Niger, September 9, 2017.

Armed with smartphones and boots, Niger youths map flood risks

NIAMEY - Fatima Alher watches her step, careful not to sink knee-deep in the water flooding the rice fields of Kirkisoy, a neighbourhood in Niger’s capital.

Her colleagues help lift her over the biggest puddles – a task complicated by the fact that they barely take their eyes off their smartphones.

“Never without a phone, that’s our motto,” Alher says, frantically typing on her screen.

In one of the world’s poorest countries, widespread flooding has killed at least 56 people and destroyed thousands of homes since the rainy season began in June, according to the interior ministry.

Efforts to rebuild flood-hit areas are not progressing fast enough, residents coplain.

But since July, a team of 20 “investigators” from OpenStreetMap Niger – a community of students and young professionals who are developing a digital map of the country – have been plotting flood-prone areas on their smartphones in two of Niamey’s districts.

“Flooding devastates the country every year, and yet no effort has been made to chart the most vulnerable areas,” Alher, a geography student and leader of the group, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Using GeoODK, an app that allows users to collect georeferenced information, the researchers gather details such as the number of residents and buildings, any construction materials used and the location of electric poles.

“By the end of August we had drawn up a list of over 15,000 properties and buildings,” Alher proudly explained. “We then send the data to the interior ministry, so it can better target its relief efforts in times of flooding.”

The three-month initiative is managed by the government Disaster Risk Management and Urban Development Project, and funded by the World Bank. (rtr)

These help explain how people experience jet lag when their internal circadian rhythms get out of sync, while also having wider implications for disorders ranging from insomnia to depression to heart disease.

Chronobiology, or the study of biological clocks, is now a growing field of research thanks to the pioneering work of the three scientists, who explained the role of specific genes in keeping animal bodies in step with light and darkness.

Today scientists are exploring novel approaches to new treatments based on such circadian cycles, including establishing the best times to take medicines, and there is an increased focus on the importance of healthy sleeping patterns.

“This ability to prepare for the regular daily fluctuations is crucial for all life forms,” Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Karolinska Institute Nobel Committee, told reporters.

“This year’s Nobel prize laureates have been studying this

fundamental problem and solved the mystery of how an inner clock in our bodies can anticipate daily fluctuations between night and day to optimise our behaviour and physiology.”

Rosbash said the news that the trio had won the Nobel prize, which is worth 9 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million), was “a little overwhelming”.

“It took my breath away, literally. I was woken up out of deep sleep and it was shocking,” he told Reuters.

“It’s great for basic science. It hasn’t had a tremendous amount of practical impact yet, so it’s really a very basic discovery ... It’s good to have the attention on this kind of basic work.”

Scientists were already pondering the concept of body clock genes in the 1960s and 1970s.

Then in the mid-1980s the three laureates used fruit flies to isolate a gene that controls the normal daily biological rhythm and showed how it encodes a protein that accumulates in the cell during the night and degrades during the day.

Further research revealed the role of other genes in the complex system. Now doctors are paying increased attention to the implications of this daily cycle in people who have erratic sleeping and working patterns or in children who stay up late.

“We are learning more and more what impact it has to not follow your clock,” Nobel committee member Christer Hoog told Reuters. “If you constantly disobey your clock, what will happen? Medical research is going on with regards to that.”

Medicine is the first of the Nobel Prizes awarded each year.

The prizes for achievements in science, literature and peace were created in accordance with the will of dynamite inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel and have been awarded since 1901.

Nobel medicine laureates have included scientific greats such as Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, and Karl Landsteiner, whose identification of separate blood types opened the way to carrying out safe transfusions. (rtr)

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PVMBG urges residents to no longer climb Mt. Agung

AMLAPURA — Chief of Volcanology Center for Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG), Kasbani, responded to the presence of people that are still desperate to climb to the top of Mount Agung while in warning status. He asked that no more residents will climb to the top of the highest mountain in Bali for safety reasons.

When interviewed in the Mount Agung Monitoring Post at Rendang village, Karangasem, on Sunday (Oct. 1), he revealed that based on information obtained there are some people that climbed to the top of Mount Agung to ensure the real conditions over there. Seeing that, he requested that no more people that will climb to Mount Agung.

What they did is very dangerous and has something to do with safety. Moreover, condition of the mountain so far remains in critical condition and warning status.

“What they did is very dan-

gerous. It’s about salvation, especially with the current condition of Mount Agung that can erupt all the time. So, we call for that no more people will climb to the top of Mount Agung,” appealed Kasbani.

According to Kasbani, with the current conditions where smoke starting to go out from the bottom of the crater since recent days has indicated the existence of vapor blast and the smoke

containing toxic gases that come out from within the crater is very dangerous for life when inhaled and enter the body. More hazardously, the climbing is done at night under cloudy conditions and the rain of gases produced will surely settle in the bottom.

“Although it

has not erupted, it remains dangerous because the smoke released through fractures is very dangerous. In addition to bringing out water vapor in the crater, it also blows gases to the surface. This must be understood and observed,” said Kasbani.

He asserted that seismicity remains quite high. Although the earthquake reduces, the deep and shallow volcanic earthquake and tectonic earthquake are still quite a lot. On Sat-

urday (Sep. 30), the earthquake reached 813 times consisting of 542 deep volcanic earthquakes, 252 shallow volcanic earthquakes and 19 local tectonic earthquakes. In the meantime, at the last six hours at 00:06 Local Time, he recorded 180 deep volcanic earthquakes, 100 local volcanic earthquakes and 7 local tectonic earthquakes. “So, the earthquake occurrence is still high, there is no indication leading to a decline in status. It remains in warning status,” added Kasbani. (kmb41)

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Two refugees of Mount Agung die at Bangli Hospital

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The names of Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young are displayed during a news conference to announce the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017, in Stockholm, Sweden October 2, 2017.

Refugees of Mount Agung in Bangli.

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BANGLI — Two refugees of Mount Agung died at Bangli Hospital.

Both refugees are Wayan Sadra, 57, from Keladian hamlet, Pempatan, Rendang and Gusti Ayu Made Dudun, 78, from Palak hamlet, Besakih, who died due to suffering from chronic lung disease. Deputy Director of Bangli Hospital, Ketut Darmaja, when met on Sunday (Sep. 1) explained that Wayan Sadra registered to evacuate at the refugee camp of Pande hamlet, Cempaga Bangli, went to emergency room of Bangli House on Thursday (Sep. 28) around 19:25. He came into the emergency room with respiratory problems.

After receiving medical treatment in the emergency room, the patient was then treated in the ICU. On the second day, Saturday (Sep. 30), Sadra’s consciousness decreased to finally die. “Around 4:30, the patient died,” he explained.

After being entrusted in the mortuary of Bangli Hospital, Sadra’s body was then repatriated by using hears of Bangli Hospital to his home village at Keladian hamlet, Pempatan, Karangasem, on Sunday (Oct. 10) around 10:10. In the meantime, the patient Gusti Ayu Made Dudun, 78, from Palak hamlet, Besakih, went to the emergency room of Bangli Hos-

pital on Thursday afternoon (Sep. 28).

Darmaja said that like Wayan Sadra, Gusti Ayu Made Dudun registered to evacuate at Nongan Karangasem and came into emergency room because of acute shortness of breath. She got handling in the emergency room. A few hours later the patient died. The body of Gusti Ayu Made Dudun was sent home by ambulance on Friday (Sep. 29).

Darmajaya added that treatment expenses of both patients are already guaranteed by the government considering they are both coming from 27 villages whose residents must be evacuated. (kmb40)

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Eruption can happen any time

PVMBG urges residents not to climb Mt. Agung

AMLAPURA - Chief of Volcanology Center for Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG), Kasbani, responded to the strong desire that some people still have to climb to the top of Mount Agung, despite the level IV warning status. He said that for safety reasons, he is asking that no more residents climb the highest mountain in Bali.

When interviewed at the Mount Agung Monitoring Post at Rendang village, Karangasem, on Sunday (Oct. 1), Kasbani revealed that they had received information about some people that had climbed to the top of the mountain to verify conditions in the crater. “What they did is very dangerous”, said Kusbani who again asked that nobody try to do the same as of far Mount Agung remains in critical likelihood or erupting.

“What they did is very dangerous, the mountain could in fact erupt at any time, so we are urging everyone to remain safe and not take the risk of climbing Mount Agung”, said Kusbani.

The smoke that is currently being emitted from the crater indicates that there are vapour blasts and this smoke contains toxic gases that are highly dangerous if inhaled. The recent climb was especially hazardous because it was cloudy so the gases would surely have settled in the bottom of the crater.

“Although it has not erupted, it remains dangerous because the smoke released through fractures is very dangerous. In addition to emitting water vapour in the crater, it also blows gases to the surface.

This should be understood and taken into consideration”, said Kasbani.

Seismicity also remains high. Although some types of earthquakes have decreased, the deep and shallow volcanic earthquakes and tectonic earthquake are still quite frequent. (kmb41)

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Economy disrupted if tourists cancel their trips to Bali

MANGUPURA —After a week of the the alert status for the possible eruption or Mount Agung having been raised to ‘ warning’ or level IV, Bali should be able to provide accurate information for tourists wanting to visit the island. If information related to the condition of Mount Agung is overly sensationalist, many tourists are likely to cancel their tripo to the island of the Gods. This of course would also disrupt Bali’s economy said Director of Operations of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), A.A. Ngurah Wirawan, on Sunday (Oct. 1) when met amid the activities of Bali Run 2017 in Nusa Dua. Ngurah Wirawan said that currently there needs to be clear information for tourists letting them know that tourism the Island of Bali remains safe.

“Tourism activities like the Bali Run show the world that many tourism activities including sports tourism are running normally” he said. The Bali Run, explained Wirawan has participants from all over Indonesia and other parts of the world and takes place both in Nusa Dua and also on the Bali Mandara Toll Road.

“Last year, we only ran within the area of Nusa Dua, but this year with permission from the Minister of Public Works we are allowed to use the Bali Mandara Toll Road as part of the running route”, he said.

Running is not just a ‘sports tourism’ activity but is also popular with people from many age groups living in urban areas around the world. The presence of foreign tourists in the Bali Run proves that tourists consider Bali to still be a safe place to be. “ This activity is one of the tourist attractions in the area of ITDC”, he added.

Wirawan admitted that although the increasing seismic activity of Mount Agung has been spread through social and mass media, the run event organizers managed to convince both domestic and foreign runners that Mount Agung is far enough from the area where the run is taking place that conditions remain safe. Visitors were encouraged to return to Bali to participate in the Bali Run”, he said.

When asked about tourists having cancelled their reservations, Wirawan said that he had not received any reports from hotels in the ITDC area about cancelations related to Mount Agung. Currently, hotel occupancy rates in the ITDC area remains quite good. IN the first semester of semester of 2017 the average occupancy was above 78 percent. However, he has not confirmed the hotel occupancy in the ITDC area since the the rumblings of Mount Agung started. (kmb23)

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Foreign tourists prepare for a free diving class on Jemeluk beach, some 15 km away from Mount Agung, a volcano on the highest alert level, in Amed, on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, October 2, 2017.

Abandoned by tourists, Bali town counts cost of Indonesia volcano

AMED - A Balinese town once bustling with holidaymakers has almost emptied of tourists after warnings that nearby Mount Agung could erupt at any time - a snapshot of the growing cost the rumbling volcano poses to Indonesia’s economy. Business has slumped at many hotels, dive resorts and restaurants in towns around the volcano since authorities issue the highest alert level for Mount Agung last month.

An owner of a dive centre in Amed, around 15 km (9 miles) from the volcano and just outside the official “danger zone”, said many of her guests had cancelled.

“If (the situation) lasts for nine months or more...then we have no choice but to close down because we will have no money left to operate and pay the staff,” said Helene Rabate, a Spaniard who runs the centre.

Cafes and restaurants were largely empty and few visitors were seen at the usually crowded dive centres of this seaside town.

The last time Agung erupted was in 1963, when more than 1,000 people were killed. Since then, tourism has transformed towns like Amed from sleepy fishing and agricultural villages.

Restaurant owner Wayan Widarti has seen a dramatic drop in customers.

“It could be worse than when

the Bali bombing happened because there’s uncertainty on when (the eruption) is going to happen and how long we wait,” she said, referring to the 2002 nightclub bombing that killed 202 people and prompted a slump in visitors to the holiday island.

Bali, famous for its surf, beaches and temples, attracted nearly 5 million visitors last year - more than half the total number of foreign tourists to Indonesia.

Tourism, a cornerstone of Bali’s economy, is Indonesia’s fourth-biggest earner of foreign currency after natural resources like coal and palm oil.

Indonesian policy makers have been seeking to boost an economy whose growth rate has been stuck at around 5 percent for the last few years, so any protracted damage to tourism will be particularly unwelcome.

Indonesian officials have said

Bali remains safe for tourism, but there have been cancellations even in areas further away from the volcano amid concerns that ash clouds could disrupt air connections. Some tourists are still in the area at a safe distance from the volcano.

“We plan to...just follow security instructions...and take a fast boat to escape if there is an eruption,” said Arlin Shiu, a woman from Hong Kong who was travelling with a friend.

Disaster management authorities have imposed an exclusion zone of up to 12 km, prompting more than 140,000 residents to flee to neighbouring villages.

“For people who live in safe zones, there is no reason to evacuate,” Bali governor I Made Mangku Pastika said, adding that makeshift evacuation centres were straining under the weight of thousands of extra evacuees. (rtr)

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“American Made” stars Tom Cruise (R) as a commercial airline pilot who’s recruited by the CIA to fly reconnaissance missions over South America.

Tom Cruise’s ‘American Made’ Dead Even With ‘It,’ ‘Kingsman 2’

LOS ANGELES - Three films are essentially tied at the top of the weekend box office, as of Sunday morning.

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“The Simpsons” is the longest-running comedy on U.S. television and will break another record in its 29th season with the most episodes for a scripted show.

Warner Bros. and New Line’s “It” appears to be back on top with $17.3 million from 3,917 locations. But Universal’s “American Made” and Fox’s “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” are trailing just behind with $17 million each. Since the numbers are so close, some studios are waiting until later in the day to make the official call.

Meaning this one likely won’t be settled until Monday morning.

What’s certain is that Sony’s remake of “Flatliners” is coming in below expectations. After getting killed by critics (0% on Rotten Tomatoes) the horror flick is opening to $6.7 million from

2,552 locations.

“American Made” stars Tom Cruise as a commercial airline pilot who’s recruited by the CIA to fly reconnaissance missions over South America. A $17 million opening is modest for movie starring Cruise, but the studio is hoping for a long runway based on positive reviews and word of mouth. The movie has been earning money overseas for the past few weekends, giving it $64.7 million in international grosses so far. 55% of the domestic audience is male, and 56% is over the age of 30.

“There were people out there

who had us at a little less. It’s not a disappointment -- it’s an overachievement,” said Universal’s distribution chief Nick Carpou, who also addressed opening the film against so many others with R MPAA ratings. “I think that the rating of the film is secondary to the content of the film,” he said. “To me, it feels like a fall release.”

If “It” returns to the top spot after taking second place to “Kingsman” last weekend, it would be a feat. The horror movie smashed records for the month of September when it opened, and went on to become the highest grossing horror movie of all time. After this weekend, “It’s” domestic total stands at $291.2 million. (rtr)

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At least 50 dead, more than 400 hurt in Las Vegas concert attack

LAS VEGAS - At least 50 people were killed and more than 400 injured when a gunman opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, raining down bullets from the 32nd floor of a hotel for several minutes before shooting himself dead, according to police. The death toll, which police emphasized was preliminary, would make the attack the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, eclipsing last year’s massacre of 49 people at an Orlando night club.

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A gunman opened fire at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 1, killing scores of people before he was killed by police.

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in a feudal medieval society where goblins, ogres and dragons exist, 8-year-old Lisa Simpson can do magic and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau from “Game of Thrones” plays Marge’s horny twin brother.

“The Serfsons” includes references to an array of fantasy tales, from “Game of Thrones” and “Lord of the Rings” to “Conan the Barbarian.”

“In all fantasy, there’s always analogy to the modern world,” writer-producer Brian Kelley said.

In one episode, Marge’s aging mother Mrs. Bouvier is slowly turned to ice and Homer and Marge try to find an alternate cure when they fail to get enough money for healthcare.

“While we were writing it, the world became much more horrifying, scary and evil,” Selman said.

“Wealth and equality and the 1 percent and healthcare - we just wrote those because we thought these were eternal issues, and then they turned into terrifying issues,” he added.

“The Simpsons” is the longestrunning comedy on U.S. television and will break another record in its 29th season with the most episodes for a scripted show. (rtr)

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LOS ANGELES - The creators of satirical animated series “The Simpsons,” who once eerily predicted Donald Trump would become U.S. president, cannot keep pace with the comedy he is now inspiring and have decided instead to take family back to medieval times.

Bumbling Homer, housewife Marge, troublemaker Bart, prodigy Lisa and baby Maggie, who have captured the changing face of America over 28 years, become “The Serfsons” in the season 29 premiere on Fox on Sunday.

In 2000, “The Simpsons” joked in an episode titled “Bart to the Future” that Trump would enter the White House and said his presidency would ruin the economy.

But executive producer Matt Selman said the show, which takes more than a year to produce each season, cannot keep up with jokes about Trump since he won the 2016 election.

“There’s a massive industry of nothing but Trump comedy,” he said in an interview. “We can’t beat them to the punch. We can only show how Trump’s America has sadly seeped its way into Springfield.”

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Some 22,000 people were in the crowd when the man opened fire, sending panicked people fleeing the scene, in some cases trampling one another, as law enforcement officers scrambled to locate and kill the gunman. Shocked concertgoers, some with blood on their clothes, wandered the streets after the attack. At least 406 people were taken to area hospitals with injuries, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said.

Police identified the gunman

as area resident Stephen Paddock, 64, and said they had no information yet about his motive. Paddock shot himself before police entered the hotel room he was firing from, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters. Earlier reports indicated that Paddock, who had more than 10 rifles in his hotel room, had been shot by police.

Paddock was not believed to be connected to any militant group, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters. “We have no

idea what his belief system was,” Lombardo said. “We’ve located numerous firearms within the room that he occupied.”

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