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Activist Rose McGowan claims drug case is attempt to silence her LOS ANGELES - Actress Rose McGowan, who has emerged as a prominent voice speaking out against sexual assault in Hollywood, said a months-old warrant for her arrest on drug possession charges was an attempt to silence her. McGowan is one of more than a dozen women who have accused movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault or sexual harassment.

The felony drug charge stems from an investigation of personal belongings that tested positive for narcotics after being left behind on a United flight arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Jan. 20, according to police.

“Are they trying to silence me?”

McGowan said on Twitter on Monday. “There is a warrant out for my arrest in Virginia. What a load of horseshit.”

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department said in a statement on Monday that on Feb. 1 it had issued the war-

rant for possession of a controlled substance.

“The Airports Authority police have attempted to contact Ms. McGowan so she can appear in a Loudon County, Virginia, court to respond to the charge,” the statement said.

McGowan, who on Twitter has accused Weinstein of sex assault, was linked publicly to him following reports by the New York Times and the New Yorker.

She was the keynote speaker Friday at a women’s conference in Detroit, where she urged attendees to speak out on sex assault.

McGowan, whose acting career included a featured role in the 1996 horror film “Scream,” also has tweeted regularly about the subject on Twitter with the hashtag #ROSEARMY. The Times reported that Weinstein, 65, had reached eight previously undisclosed settlements with women who accused him of sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact. (rtr)

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Cast member Kevin Spacey poses at the premiere for the second season of the television series “House of Cards” at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California February 13, 2014.

Netflix suspends ‘House of Cards’ production after Spacey allegation

LOS ANGELES - Netflix Inc indefinitely halted production of political drama “House of Cards” on Tuesday following an allegation of sexual misconduct against series star Kevin Spacey.

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Actor Rose McGowan raises her fist after addressing the audience during the opening session of the three-day Women’s Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., October 27, 2017.

Producer Media Rights Capital and Netflix “have decided to suspend production on House of Cards season six, until further notice, to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew,” a statement said.

A day earlier, Netflix had said the groundbreaking show about a ruthless political power couple would conclude with season six.

Representatives for Spacey did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.

On Sunday, “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp told Buzzfeed that Spacey made an unwanted sexual advance toward him in 1986 when he was just 14 and Spacey was 26. Spacey, a two-

time Oscar winner who is now 58, said he did not recall the incident.

But in a tweet he said that if he did behave as Rapp described then he apologized and it would have been due to “inappropriate drunken behavior.”

Rapp told BuzzFeed he felt compelled to come forward after dozens of women recently accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and several other Hollywood figures of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Weinstein has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone.

Spacey’s apology sparked a backlash because he also used the statement to come out as a gay man.

Many social media users saw it as a damaging conflation of sexual misconduct and being gay.

On Monday, Netflix and MRC called the allegation against Spacey “deeply troubling.”

“House of Cards” became Netflix’s defining show when it launched in 2013, upending traditional television viewership by making all episodes of each season available online at the same time.

Earlier on Tuesday, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said it was revoking a planned award for Spacey that he had been due to receive in New York on Nov. 20.

Spacey was to have received the 2017 International Emmy Founders Award, but the Academy said in a statement that “in light of recent events it will not honor Kevin Spacey” as planned. (rtr)

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Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack, is seen in this courtroom sketch appearing in Manhattan federal courtroom in a wheelchair in New York, NY, U.S., November 1, 2017.

Trump calls for death penalty for Uzbek man charged in NY attack

NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump called for the death penalty on Wednesday for an Uzbek immigrant accused of plowing a truck down a New York City bike path, killing eight people, describing the man as a “terrorist.”

Sayfullo Saipov, 29, who was hospitalized after he was shot by a police officer and arrested, told investigators he had been inspired by watching Islamic State videos and began planning Tuesday’s attack a year ago, according to a criminal complaint filed against him on Wednesday.

“NYC terrorist was happy as he asked to hang ISIS flag in his hospital room. He killed 8 people, badly

injured 12. SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!” Trump tweeted.

Saipov was charged with one count of providing material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, specifically Islamic State, and one count of violence and destruction of motor vehicles causing the deaths of eight people.

Manhattan acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim said the first count car-

ries a maximum penalty of life in prison, while the second would make Saipov eligible for capital punishment if convicted, if the government chose to seek the death penalty. Additional or different charges could be brought later in an indictment, Kim said.

Vehicle assaults similar to the New York attack took place in Spain in August and in France and Germany last year, claiming dozens of lives. Saipov confessed to authorities that he made a trial run with a rental truck on Oct. 22 to practice turning the vehicle and “stated that he felt

good about what he had done” after the attack, the complaint said.

The 10-page charging document said Saipov waived his rights to remain silent and avoid selfincrimination in agreeing to speak to investigators without an attorney present from his bed at Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan.

The complaint said Saipov had requested permission to display the flag of the Islamic State militant group in his hospital room.

It said he was particularly motivated by seeing a video in which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who led the

campaign by Islamic State - also known as ISIS - to seize territory for a self-proclaimed caliphate within Iraq and Syria, exhorted Muslims in the United States and elsewhere to support the group’s cause.

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Setting of floating net cage in Lake Batur waits for study results

BANGLI — The arrangement will be done after the study is issued by district government of Bangli in cooperation with the Faculty of Fisheries, Udayana University, is completed.

Head of Bangli Agriculture, Food Security and Fishery Agency (PKP), Wayan Sukartana, said that so far the process of study on the carrying capacity and zoning of the floating net cage is still running.

“The study is already running 75 percent. Hopefully, at the end of November we can finalize and hold focus group discussion (FGD) again,” he explained when met recently.

As for things that are now being studied with the Udayana University, said Sukarta, one of them is about the carrying capacity or composition of floating net cage in Lake Batur. He explained the study on floating cage composition is conducted to find out the maximum amount allowed in Lake Batur. Currently, the number of floating cage in Lake Batur reaches

more than 3,000 holes.

In addition to the floating cage composition, the placement zones are also studied. Sukartana said the current presence of floating cage spreads in the waters of Lake Batur in some village areas. In the future, it will be arranged related to the exact location points for the floating cage placement so that the aesthetics can also look neat and can be made into a tourist attraction.

“The floating cage design will also be refined.

Probably, it will be given net under the fish cage to reduce the deposition of fish feed at the bottom of the lake. Based on the results of preliminary study, one of the causes of silting in Lake Batur is due to fish feed deposits,” he explained.

In the arrangement of floating cage, his agency will also pull out the damaged floating fish cages. Besides, he will recommend to fish farmers not to make any huts above the floating cage. So far, his agency has disseminated the arrangement plan to fish farmer groups in Lake Batur. (kmb40)

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The existence of floating net cage (KJA) in Lake Batur, Kintamani, is planned to be arranged in 2018.

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Boy ‘N’ Cow

Comes with Soft and Delicious Steak Experience something truly special to pamper your appetite. Once upon a time, try to enjoy the menus offered by Boy ‘N’ Cow, the first Meat Boutique in Bali focusing on steak foods. It is very strategically located at the end of Jalan Sunset Road, North Kuta. It is open every day from 18:00 until 01:00 in the morning.

Once tried, surely you will get

addicted because Boy ‘N’ Cow is not only a regular steak house, but also serves a quality steak. Meat used is dry aged meat as the name implies has passed through dryaged process for 28 days. Thus, it makes the meat texture softer. It can also result in distinctive flavor of the meat itself.

In addition to offering quality food having been really well main-

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Based on the results of monitoring in markets throughout Bali, BBPOM still found begina cakes and snacks for offerings containing Rhodamine B.

Beware of begina cake

17 percent contains Rhodamine B

DENPASAR — Ahead of Galungan, the Denpasar Agency of Food and Drug Control (BBPOM) appealed to the public in order to be vigilant when purchasing begina cakes containing Rhodamine B. Based on the results of monitoring in markets throughout Bali, BBPOM still found begina cakes and snacks for offerings containing Rhodamine B. This was disclosed

by Acting Head of BBPOM Denpasar, I Wayan Eka Ratnata, on Sunday (Oct. 29).

In addition to red begina cake, his agency also found other red cakes like the sirat, uli, gipang, semprong crackers, steamed cake, muffin and layered cake. Of the 300 samples taken in 16 markets throughout Bali until October 2017, approximately 17 percent of them contained Rhodamine B in different merchants. Three markets were visited in Denpasar, four in Badung, two in Klungkung, three in Karangasem, two in Buleleng and two in Tabanan. However, compared to the previous year, there has been a decrease in the use of Rhodamine B but still needs public awareness to intelligently choose safe ritual cakes.

Eka revealed the reason of cake

makers to still use Rhodamine B on food is that the color does not change even if dried and fried. It remains bright and prominent so that much favored by consumers.

“Actually people do not know if the color does not change with any process. It means that color cannot be metabolized so that it accumulates in the body and even our body cells is changed and causes us to suffer cancer,” he explained.

Furthermore, his agency has taken measure by working together with other stakeholders such as commerce agency and food security agency to disseminate to the cake makers in all districts and visit directly the centers of cake makers based on information from cake merchants whose cakes contain Rhodamine B. The measures having been undertaken is by providing technical guidance to market management in cooperation with the people’s empowerment agency and secure market campaign.

His agency also conveyed how to choose begina cake and other cakes containing no Rhodamine B. In terms of color, people should choose snack with non-flashy color and it is safer to choose the brown and white begina cakes. (kmb42)

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tained, the interior of the building looks unique, has industrial theme and furnished with beautiful furniture. The atmosphere is like in the 1940s, really classic and comfortable. “All of them make the Boy ‘N’ Cow show off its own exclusive impression,” Ashley Ahmet, Operations Head.

The restaurant has two floors, where the first floor is used for restaurant while the second floor is the cocktail lounge serving drinks pre-

pared by professional bartenders.

As for the signature dish, the Boy ‘N’ Cow offers steak tartare and tuna tostada as appetizer. Similarly, there is truffle and parmesan steak chips as the main course.

As the main course, the chef recommended to try the 900 gram porterhouse steak with bearnaise sauce. It is big portion and can be shared with 2 to 3 people. As for the dessert, cream brulee with coffee cream is one of the most popular

menus among visitors.

All the menus are inseparable from the masterpiece of the head chef, Danny Chaney. Armed with a wealth of experience as a head chef in several restaurants overseas, it is no wonder the dishes served by Boy ‘N’ Cow are very classy and equal to dishes served by restaurants in five-star hotels. “In November, the Boy ‘N’ Cow will hold a promo discount of 50% for all visitors,” said Ashley Ahmet. (kmb)

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Lais Ribeiro To Wear Victoria’s Secret Fantasy Bra

LAIS RIBEIRO has been chosen to wear the Victoria’s Secret Champagne Nights Fantasy Bra at this year’s catwalk extravaganza in Shanghai.

To be chosen as the model of the Fantasy Bra, which is seen as the show’s centerpiece, is a prestigious accolade among the Angels. Ribeiro follows in the glamorous footsteps of Jasmin Tookes, who wore an 18-carat gold piece worth $3 million last year, and Gisele Bündchen, Tyra Banks, Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge, Adriana Lima and Candice Swanepoel before her.

“You just feel so powerful wearing it, like all the hard work has paid off,” the Brazilian beauty said of her appointment. The lingerie brand told Ribeiro that she would be wearing the $2 million Mouwad design,

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Some refugees still stay at refugee post

DENPASAR — The decreased alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch is not necessarily welcomed by refugees. In other words, the residents living in disaster-prone areas 1 and 2 (radius 9-12 km) actually can return home from refugee post. However, not all residents in these two areas choose to go home after the alert level of Mount Agung was announced as happened to refugee camp at Kesambi hamlet, Kesiman Kertalangu, East Denpasar.

Christopher Bailey’s Greatest Hits At Burberry IN March 2018, Christopher Bailey will step down from the design helm of Burberry after a 17-year run. Energising Thomas Burberry’s quintessentially British label with modern taste and new pace, Bailey now leaves his own innovative legacy behind him.

Ahead of his departure, Vogue takes a trip through his greatest hits.

The trench

Under Bailey’s deft touch, the trench coat once again became a must-have for all women under 30—as indispensable to the working woman’s wardrobe as a Chanel 2.55 or Hermès? silk scarf. In addition to the regal metallic shades and silver-studded versions he showed on the catwalk, the cornerstone classic also got an upgrade with sharper tailoring and more luxurious fabrics, as seen on Emma Watson in her debut autumn/winter 2009 campaign for the brand.

One of the refugees from Kawan hamlet, Muncan, Karangasem, Made Simpen, said on Monday (Oct. 30) that he will not go home before there is instruction from village official. Although there has been a decline in alert level, he does not get any clarity yet about repatriation from the post. “We have not gone home because there is no certainty. In addition, there is also no job opportunity at home village. Quary activities becoming our livelihood are still closed, so we cannot do anything,” said Simpen.

According to Simpen, in refugee post at Kesambi hamlet, Kesiman Kertalangu, there are still about 100 residents or 33 families from Kawan hamlet, Muncan, staying in the post. He would go home on Galungan to pray. After the prayer, all residents would return to refugee post.

In the meantime, Coordinator of Kesambi Refugee Post of Kesiman Kertalangu, Kade Kanda admitted that no one came home after the decreased alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch was announced. If anyone comes home, it is not caused by the decline in alert level, but really wants to celebrate the Galungan holiday at home. After that, they come back to refugee post. “Their goods are still kept here,” said Kanda who is also hamlet chief of Kesambi.

Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, after visiting the refugees at Kesambi post revealed that his government will still records the number of refugees that will go home after the level alert was decreased. He is ready to facilitate with the Social Services and BPBD for their homecoming. Until now, the number of refugees in Denpasar reaches 14,859 people or 818 families spreading over 590 posts, both independent and government posts. (kmb12)

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The decreased alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch is not necessarily welcomed by refugees.

Prices of agricultural commodities decline

The studded leather jacket

Sienna Miller addressed the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” theme of 2013’s Met Gala by wearing the multi-stud-blasted leather jacket from Bailey’s spring/summer 2011 collection with a sweep of floorlength gown. It draws on the jackets founder Thomas Burberry designed for England’s first motorbike riders back in the early 1900s.

The hand-painted shearling coat

The autumn of 2014 saw new heights for Burberry’s enduring sheepskin coat – a rolling favourite with Kate Hudson and Alexa Chung. The new hand-painted version blossomed with bohemian sweeps of leaf and floral motifs in gentle, faded strokes. It came cropped (on Jourdan Dunn) and in a full-length Seventies style, combining sumptuous shearling with suede.

The monogrammed poncho

Lais Ribeiro

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Alert level of Mount Agung decreased

which is handset with diamonds, yellow sapphires and blue topaz in 18-karat gold, during fittings for the show: “I had no idea that [the fitting] was for the bra,” she shared. “I came in and when I tried it I cried, it was unbelievable.”

Ribeiro began her Victoria’s Secret career after giving birth to her son, Alexandre, in 2010, and has walked in every show except 2012, when she sprained her ankle during rehearsals. Her brother and father will be in the Shanghai audience to watch her wear the bra, which took almost 350 hours to make, come November 20.

The catwalk spectacular will air on CBS on November 28 at 10pm EST, and will include pink-carpet interviews, model profiles and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show. Tune in for a closer look at Ribeiro wearing the Fantasy Bra. (IBP/net)

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For “The Bloomsbury Girls” show of autumn/winter 2014, the writing was on the shawl. Cara Delevingne led a lineup of models wearing equestrian-inspired blanket ponchos down the runway, each monogrammed in their own initials. Sienna Miller and Alexa Chung were soon seen sporting their own wool and cashmere versions. (IBP/net)

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Farmers at Songan village, Kintamani, complained about the declining prices of agricultural commodities having occurred since the last few weeks.

BANGLI — Farmers at Songan village, Kintamani, complained about the declining prices of agricultural commodities having occurred since the last few weeks.

One of them is onion. It is now only sold for IDR 9,000 per kilogram.

Because of not proportional to production costs incurred, farmers also claimed to suffer significant losses with the price of onion at this time.

Jero Saba, a farmer of Songan village said on Monday (Oct. 30) the decline in the price of onion has happened since the past few weeks.

Before perching at the price of IDR 9,000 per kilogram, the onion had plummeted to the price of IDR 6,000 – 7,000 per kilogram. “With the current price, farmers lose a lot.

In order not to suffer losses, ideally farmers can sell their onion for IDR 20,000 per kilogram,” he said.

He claimed not to know exactly what causes the low price of the

onion this time. Possibly, it has been caused by over production due to massive harvest in several onion producing areas such as Brebes and Bima.

In addition to onion, the price of cabbage is also very low. He said that cabbage is now only sold for IDR 2,000 per kilogram, while the normal price is in the range of IDR 4,000-5,000 per kilogram. Not only that, the price of eggplant also declined sharply. Farmers are now only able to sell at the price of IDR 1,000 per kilogram. Previously, one kilogram of eggplant was sold for IDR 3,000-IDR 5,000. “Eggplant is almost unable to be sold because of little demand,” he said.

With the current price conditions, Jero Saba stated that he and other farmers at his village can only surrender. To reduce losses, farmers are now forced to reduce production, especially onion. (kmb40)

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International

Abrasion at Pebuahan almost cuts off road

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi visits troubled Rakhine as Rohingya exodus in spate

NEGARA — Abrasion at Pebuahan hamlet, Banyubiru, Negara, is getting worse. Seawater is now rising. In addition to hitting houses and stalls at roadside, it also almost cuts off the road body. As seen on Monday (Oct. 30), a number of buildings seem to have disappeared as eroded by tidal waves. Paved road section in the middle of the settlement has begun to collapse as well.

Tidal waves were also seen to damage clean water pipeline located on the southern side of the road, “Tide has occurred for five days and the road is submerged,” said Ardi, 30, one of the residents. Sand looked to cover the paved road so that it was difficult to be passed through by vehicles. Some residents were forced to flee to their safer relatives’ homes.

Several roasted fish stalls have also begun to crumble and are then abandoned by their owners. Some of them build another on the north side of the road and some are farther from the road. Their efforts to install wave barrier by using stone gabion and piles of sand do not work.

When tidal waves occur, they feel anxious due to such condition.

Due to slow handling, a number of residents came to the office of Banyubiru headman not long ago to question about the follow up of revetment making. Residents told that dozens of people’s houses have been destroyed and swept away by waves. Similarly, public facilities, including power lines to PDAM pipelines are damaged.

In the meantime, headman of Banyubiru, Masturi, confirmed to reporters recently that a number of residents had come to headman’s office to ask for revetment construction. However, the village authority does not know for sure when the construction of coastal revetment starts. Relevant agencies have conducted measurements and research. (kmb26)

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An undated image released on November 1, 2017 shows detainees fixing a perimeter fence at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea.

U.N. refugee commissioner says Australia must stop “unfolding humanitarian crisis” in PNG

SYDNEY - The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Australia must take immediate action to stop an “unfolding humanitarian emergency” that sees 600 asylum seekers barricaded inside an abandoned detention centre in Papua New Guinea without food or running water.

A number of buildings seem to have disappeared as eroded by tidal waves.

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Retail sluggish

Aprindo suspects of people’s changing consumption trend

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The sluggishness of retail business today is also caused the changing trend of public consumption.

DENPASAR — Other than caused by e-commerce, the sluggishness of retail business today is also caused the changing trend of public consumption. People are more inclined to use their money for leisure than for consumption.

Chairman of the Association of Indonesia Retail Entrepreneurs (Aprindo) Bali, I Gusti Ketut Sumardayasa, said on Monday (Oct. 30) that sluggish condition of retail business is not due to sluggish economy. He observed that people having money can easily spend or invest.

“In Kupang, for instance, is now crowded, whereas it used to be deserted. This means that more and more people are now traveling.

This means the people’s economy remains good,” he said.

In the meantime, the retail business in Bali is said to be up and down. But on average, the retail business in Bali has decreased from the previous year. Allegedly it happens because e-commerce began to be people’s choice in shopping.

However, he has not dared to ensure it because he has not owned exact data. The decline in retail business transactions is mainly happening on the type of fashion retailers. “Hence, the Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, is eyeing on imposing taxes to e-commerce,” he said.

Nationally, some retail businesses are closed. According to

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him, they did it as will open the other outlet in a more crowded new location. “Nationally, the closed retail businesses do not necessarily mean if they suffer losses, but increasing productivity. They close one, but make location survey elsewhere,” he said.

Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) of Bali, A.A. Ngurah Alit Wiraputra, said that retail business is currently experiencing a decline.

“Nowadays, there are many online businesses and many shops in Glodok and Jakarta are closed because of the online businesses.

The only surviving businesses are those offering daily needs,” he added. (kmb42)

The detainees in the Manus Island Centre have for two days defied attempts by Australia and Papua New Guinea to close the camp, saying they fear violent reprisals from the local community if they are moved to other “transit centres”.

With food all but exhausted, many of the men are beginning to show the ill-effects of two-days without adequate nourishment, an environment the U.N. refugee commissioner said Australia must urgently resolve with Papua New Guinea.

“Australia remains responsible for the well-being of all those moved to Papua New Guinea until adequate, long-term solutions outside the country are found,” the U.N. body said in a statement on Thursday.

The Manus centre has been a key part of Australia’s controversial “Sovereign Borders” immigration policy, which refuses to allow asylum seekers arriving by boat to reach its shores, detaining them in camps in Papua New Guinea and Nauru in the South Pacific.

The United Nations and rights groups have for years cited human rights abuses among detainees in

the centres.

Papua New Guinea’s High Court ruled last year that the Manus centre, first opened in 2001, was illegal and the camp was scheduled to close on Oct. 31, when security staff withdrew.

The 600 men in the camp have no water and power after utilities to the camp were cut off on Wednesday.

Desperate to source alternative supplies, dozens of men worked during the night, using wooden poles to dig deep holes to find water, using torches to light their task, photos supplied to Reuters showed.

Without running water, advocates fear a rapid decline in sanitary conditions of the camp.

Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish journalist from Iran, said the men were not on a hunger strike and called on the Red Cross and Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) to provide help.

MSF said in a statement to Reuters that it was “deeply concerned and saddened” and that Australia and Papua New Guinea are responsible for the care to the detainees.

Australia has said the men should move to new “transit centres” and

has pledged A$250 million ($193 million) worth of food and security for the next 12 months.

But the U.N. refugee commissioner said one of the new facilities was still a makeshift camp composed of shipping containers. “Containers are surrounded by mud and do not have electrical or water connections as yet,” it said.

The relocation of the men is designed as a temporary measure, allowing the United States time to complete vetting of refugees as part of a refugee swap deal.

Those not accepted by the United States have the option of being resettled in Papua New Guinea, but none wish to stay, or another developing country. Lawyers for the detainees have filed a suit in Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court to prevent the Manus camp’s closure and for services to be returned. A ruling is expected later on Thursday, although it has been delayed for more than two days already.

Most of the detainees come from war-torn countries such as Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Syria. (rtr)

SITTWE - Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Thursday visited areas riven by ethnic violence for the first time since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims began fleeing the country to escape a brutal military operation launched in late August.

Reuters photographers saw thousands of desperate Rohingya wade through shallows and narrow creeks between islands of the Naf river to reach neighbouring Bangladesh the previous evening.

Some had small boats or pulled makeshift rafts to get to Bangladesh on the river’s western bank, but most walked, children cradled in their arms and the elderly carried on their backs, with sacks of belongings tied to staves on their shoulders.

Reaching the far side, some women and older people had to be pulled through the mud to reach dry land atop steep banks.

More than 4,000 crossed at different points on the river on Wednesday, Major Mohammed Iqbal, a Bangladesh security official in the southern district of Cox’s Bazar, told Reuters.

A Reuters reporter saw Suu Kyi board a military helicopter at Sittwe, the Rakhine state capital,

at about 9 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Thursday, amid a heightened security presence.

Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has faced heavy international criticism for not taking a higher profile in responding to what U.N. officials have called “ethnic cleansing” by the army.

Lately Suu Kyi, who does not control the military, has appeared to take a stronger lead in the crisis, focusing government efforts on rehabilitation and pledging to repatriate refugees.

Spokesman Zaw Htay said Suu Kyi was visiting the troubled border district of Maungdaw, which has seen the greatest exodus of people.

“She will go to Maungdaw, and I cannot give any more details,” he told Reuters.

More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled predominantly Buddhist Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh since late August, to escape violence in a brutal military counter-insurgency operation after Rohingya militants attacked security posts in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Refugees in the Bangladesh camps say the Myanmar army torched their villages, but Myanmar blames Rohingya militants. (rtr)

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Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at Sittwe airport in the state of Rakhine November 2, 2017.

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China stocks fall as economy, liquidity concerns arise; Hong Kong soft SHANGHAI - China stocks weakened on Thursday morning, weighed down by banking and real estate shares, as investors who liked the third-quarter reporting season now anticipate a possible economic slowdown and tighter liquidity before year-end.

The Hong Kong market was also soft, as investors await a fresh catalyst to restart a rally that appears to be losing steam.

China’s blue-chip CSI300 index was down 0.4 percent, to 3,979.75 points at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.6 percent, to 3,376.11 points.

With China’s generally upbeat third-quarter earnings in the rear mirror, investors set their eyes toward a possible slowdown in the economy as they weigh the impact of government’s tough anti-corruption campaign and continuing deleveraging efforts.

The rapid rise in bond yields since mid-October “is the result of a sudden change in expectations toward the economy, and fresh assessment of the government’s determination to deleverage,” wrote Qiao Yongyuan, Shanghai-based strategist at CIB Research.

In the stock market, the impact of rising yields “is being gradually

felt,” he said.

But a correction in China’s Ashares could be seen as a bargainhunting opportunity for some overseas investors.

Foreign holdings of Chinese shares exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($151.1 billion) for the first time in September, central bank data showed on Thursday, as capital market deregulation and MSCI’s China inclusion fuelled demand for Chinese blue chips.

Most sectors sagged on Thursday. An index tracking China’s biggest lenders sank 0.8 percent and the property subindex lost 0.9 percent.

HONG KONG Shares in Hong Kong slipped slightly.

The Hang Seng index dropped 0.2 percent, to 28,552.47 points, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 0.1 percent, to 11,622.31.

Investors eagerly await the formal nomination of the next U.S. Federal Reserve chair.

The White House plans to nominate current Fed Governor Jerome Powell as the next chair when Janet Yellen’s term expires in February, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. (rtr)

Although the alert level has been decreased, condition of Mount Agung is still dynamic.

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Bread is pictured for sale at a Whole Foods market in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 30, 2017.

World food prices fall 1.3 pct in October -FAO

ROME - World food prices fell slightly in October from the previous month, as valuations dropped for all food commodities apart from cereals, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

Workers transfer bags of wheat flour past a banner reading “Put Politics in Command, Develop the Collective Economy” in Nanjie village of Luohe city in China’s central Henan province September 24, 2012.

Prices remain 2.5 percent higher than they were last October but are now 27 percent below the record high hit in February 2011.

Agricultural commodities have emerged from a highly volatile period and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said it expects them to remain stable over the next decade.

The FAO index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 176.4

points in October, down 1.3 percent from September.

Dairy prices were the biggest faller among the commodities measured in October, falling 4.2 percent as importers held back on purchases while awaiting new supplies while prices for skim milk powder were pushed down by low demand and ample stocks.

Cereals markets are likely to be balanced in 2017-18, the FAO said, forecasting that global production would surpass last year’s record

harvest by a small margin, reaching 2.613 billion tonnes.

Total production of coarse grains is forecast to reach a record high, thanks to increases in South America and Southern Africa, and global rice output is set to be broadly stable.

Wheat production, however, is due to decline by 1 percent from last year to 752.8 million tonnes, mainly because of a smaller harvest in the United States and an expected decline in Australia’s crop, the FAO said. (rtr)

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15 villages included in watch alert level Detailed borders still debated

AMLAPURA — After the decline in the alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch, the district government of Karangasem summoned all the headmen of Karangasem on Monday afternoon (Oct. 30). They were gathered to plan the next measures because in the watch zone there seem 15 affected villages, not only 6 villages within the radius of 6 km. However, out of the 15 villages, not all of the village areas belong to this watch zone.

Deputy Prevention and Preparedness of BNPB, Wisnu Widjaja, said the 15 villages are located in radius of 6 km and sectoral 7.5 km. The villages include Sebudi, Dukuh, Besakih, Bhuana Giri, Jungutan, Ban, Baturinggit, Amerta Bhuana, Datah, Nawakerti, Kubu, Tulamben, Pempatan, North Duda and Pidpid. Highest percentage of the areas belonging to watch zone is Sebudi with 77.48 percent, Dukuh (76.52 percent), Besakih (66.21 percent), Bhuana Giri (65.14 percent), Jungutan (59.91 percent), Ban (35.97 percent), Baturinggit (32.44 percent), Amerta Bhuana (23.57 percent), Datah (23.40 percent), Nawakerti (19.32 percent), Kubu (15.90 percent), (Tulamben (13.40 percent), Pempatan (7.09 percent), North Duda (1.79 percent) and Pidpid (1.02 percent). “Of the 15 villages in the watch zone, four

villages whose territory has resettlement are Sebudi, Besakih, Jungutan and Ban,” said Wisnu Widjaja.

Wisnu Widjaja added although the alert level has been decreased, condition of Mount Agung is still dynamic. As the experience of the BNPB, though the alert level has been decrease, it can suddenly rise again. This must be watched out.

Now, many residents have returned home. However, he reminded that areas within the watch radius of 6 km and an expansion of 7.5 km, according to the percentage of the area, should have no activity.

Furthermore, BNPB will improve the early warning system and then increases the capacity of community such as through dissemination and independent evacuation. BNPB will also improve the operational plans from the district and provincial level.

He confirmed that BNPB will make

a strategy to evacuate to the nearest refugee point. Thus, not all the refugees will haste to Manggis subdistrict that can even make the path of evacuation totally stuck. “Mount Agung will erupt, but in principle when it does, nobody knows. We must be well prepared to face this, so that when the eruption really happens, we can evacuate ourselves calmly,” said Wisnu Widjaja.

The Head of PVNBG Disaster Management Team, Agus Budianto, emphasized even though the activity decreases it does not mean that residents are not vigilant anymore.

There is still the potential to eruption. As the volcanic patterns in Indonesia, after entering a calm period, it can suddenly rise again and the eruption occurs. This remains to be worried, so that detailed observations continue to be done.

“Let the Mount Agung shows

its activity to explain to us the potential threats. We will pass it on in the form of maps and mitigation measures that must be done.

The two mitigation measures to be done are identifying the character of Mount Agung and the potential of the affected areas. Secondly, it will monitor whether the impact will be bigger or smaller,” explained Agus Budianto.

Deputy Regent of Karangasem, Wayan Artha Dipa, requested the 15 villages in the watch zone should be further clarified by hamlet official included in the watch zone. Percentage cannot explain which hamlet is affected. He asked every headman to follow it up, so as not to make confusion in the field. Headmen whose village belongs to watch zone even asked back to local government and the taskforce to explain which hamlets are affected. As stated by Nyoman Artana, the Secretary of Sekakari village, he asked local government to write to the villages along with the name of hamlets included in the watch zone. So, it will be easier to explain to residents.

The other headmen in the watch zone also asked for similar things, such as Headman of Sebudi, Nyoman Tinggal. He even still doubted the data of the BNPB. According to him, all hamlets of Sebudi village should be included into the watch zone, not 77.48 percent.

“The data of 15 villages in the watch zone needs to be reviewed again,” he said.

Commander of Mt. Agung Emergency Disaster Eruption Taskforce, Fierman Sjafirial Agustus, said that his officers are ready to go down to villages in order to determine the borders of the watch zone with coordinate system. Thus, the borders of watch zones at each village can be seen in more details. He asked every headman in the watch zone to accompany his taskforce when it comes down to determine the watch zone with coordinate system. “Are the headmen ready to accompany?

The answer is no because there is a feast. Now, if you want to know the borders, you must be patient first.

It can be known after the holiday (Galungan),” he said. (kmb31)

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A century on

UK’s Jewish homeland declaration stirs celebration and mourning in Middle East

LONDON - In a 67-word statement composed 100 years ago, Britain endorsed the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the Middle East, triggering a process that would culminate in the creation of Israel - and with it one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.

On Thursday British and Israeli leaders will commemorate the centenary of that statement, known as the Balfour Declaration after the foreign minister who penned it, with a banquet in the gilded halls of London’s Lancaster House mansion.

But as Prime Minister Theresa May and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu dine, protesters in London and the Palestinian Territories will gather to demand that Britain acknowledge the suffering they say the declaration has caused to Palestinian people, and recognise their claim to statehood.

“The reason it is getting so much attention is because the conflict which it launched ... is still very much in existence and there is a sense, particularly on the Palestinian side, of continuing injustice,” said Ian Black, an academic at the London School of Economics.

“It really is an issue which is alive and toxic and bitterly divisive.”

While Israel reveres Arthur Balfour, naming streets and a Tel Aviv school after him, Palestinians decry his declaration as a promise by Britain to hand over land it did not own.

The contested declaration is at the root of the IsraeliPalestinian territorial conflict which, after several wars and decades of international diplomacy, remains unsettled.

According to advanced excerpts of her speech, May will say at the banquet: “I believe it (the declaration) demands of us today a renewed resolve to support a lasting peace that is in the interests of both Israelis and Palestinians – and in the interests of us all.”

Britain held Palestine, which had previously been under Ottoman Turkish rule, from 1922 until after the end of World War Two. Israel declared independence in 1948, at the end of British Mandatory rule and after the U.N. General Assembly voted in 1947 in favour of a plan, rejected by Palestinian representatives, to partition Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

The ensuing regional conflict, played out over a series of wars fought along Arab-Israeli lines, has left the Palestinians seeking to establish an independent state in territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war.

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From page 1 Investigators found thousands of ISIS-related propaganda images and videos on a cellphone belonging to Saipov, including video clips showing ISIS prisoners being beheaded, run over by a tank and shot in the face, the complaint said.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it had located another Uzbek man, Mukhammadzoir Kad-

International

Britain’s defence minister resigns in growing harassment scandal

Palestinians take part in a protest against Balfour Declaration, in Gaza City November 2, 2017.

LONDON - British defence minister Michael Fallon quit on Wednesday saying his conduct had fallen below the high standards demanded of his position, the first resignation in a sexual harassment scandal in parliament.

Prime Minister Theresa May, weakened after losing her parliamentary majority in a June election, loses a loyalist at a time when she is trying to break a deadlock in talks to leave the European Union. Fallon was described by sources in her ruling Conservative Party as a political “Rottweiler”.

His was the first high-profile resignation after a growing number of allegations of inappropriate behaviour have been made against ministers and lawmakers, fuelled by sex abuse allegations against Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Fallon apologised earlier this week for touching a radio presenter’s knee in 2002 - something the woman in question described on social media as “mildly amusing”.

In his letter of resignation to May, he said there had been many allegations about lawmakers in recent days, including “some about my previous conduct”.

“Many of these have been false but I accept that in the past I have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that I have the honour to represent,” he said.

“I have reflected on my position and I am therefore resigning as defence secretary.”

May replied in a letter saying she appreciated “the characteristically serious manner” in which Fallon had considered his position and “the particular example you wish to set to servicemen and women and others”.

Local media said his replacement would be announced on Thursday. A spokesman said it would not happen on Wednesday.

The growing scandal could damage May if there are further allegations against members of her party as it relies on a small Northern Irish party for a majority in parliament.

Allegations of sexual abuse have

liest in New York City since Sept.

11, 2001, when suicide hijackers crashed two jetliners into the World Trade Center, killing more than 2,600 people.

Of those killed, five were Argentine tourists, who were among a group of friends visiting New York to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation, one was a Belgian citizen, one was a New York resident and one lived in New Jersey.

Saipov allegedly used a pickup

truck rented from a New Jersey Home Depot store to run down pedestrians and cyclists along a 20-block stretch of the bike path that runs along the Hudson River before slamming into a school bus.

According to authorities, he then exited his vehicle shouting “Allahu Akbar” - Arabic for “God is greatest” - and brandishing what turned out to be a paint-ball gun and a pellet gun before a police officer shot him in the abdomen.

Saipov lived in Paterson, New

DELICATE COMMEMORATION

Thursday’s commemoration, culminating in the dinner hosted by descendants of Balfour and the recipient of his declaration, Jewish community leader Walter Rothschild, requires Britain to strike a delicate diplomatic balance.

Britain regards Israel as a close and important ally, and supports international efforts to find a peaceful solution that results in separate Israeli and Palestinian states.

“I don’t think the British are celebrating the commemoration, in fact I think they’re trying quite hard to avoid doing that,” said Black, who has written a book to mark the centenary entitled “Enemies and Neighbours”.

Attempting to strike the right balance, Britain’s foreign minister, Boris Johnson, on Monday praised the declaration for helping to create a “great nation”, but he also said the spirit of the declaration had not been fully honoured.

“The vital caveat in the Balfour Declaration - intended to safeguard other communities - has not been fully realised,” he said, referring to a clause in the document which said nothing should prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities.

Israel has traditionally focused less on that clause and more on the declaration’s landmark endorsement of a Jewish homeland, and plans to celebrate the anniversary. (rtr)

irov, 32, wanted for questioning as a person of interest in the attack.

U.S. law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing, told Reuters that Saipov had been in contact with Kadirov and another person of interest in the investigation, though they did not elaborate.

ASSAULT DEADLIEST SINCE SEPT. 11, 2001

Tuesday’s assault was the dead-

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Britain’s Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon leaves 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting, in London, Britain June 27, 2017. ranged from a charge of rape by an activist in the opposition Labour Party by a senior party member, to unconfirmed details of serial “sex pests” on a list reportedly drafted by aides and researchers in parliament.

On Monday, May sat beside the leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom as she set out the government’s plans to tackle sexual harassment, including measures to enforce a code of conduct and to set up an independent grievance procedure.

May has ordered investigations into a report that one of her ministers asked a female secretary to buy sex toys and an allegation her deputy, Damian Green, made an inappropriate sexual advance on a young woman - something he denies.

The prime minister, who has long championed the careers of female lawmakers, said on Wednesday that action would be taken when there were allegations and evidence of sexual misconduct.

“I am very clear that we will take action against those where there are allegations that we see, and the evidence is there, that there has been misconduct,” May told lawmakers. (rtr) Jersey, a one-time industrial hub about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of lower Manhattan.

Saipov, seated in a wheelchair, appeared for a brief hearing in Manhattan federal court Wednesday evening before Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses, appointed public defense attorney David Patton to represent him. Saipov did not ask for bail and was remanded to federal custody. It was not immediately clear where he would be held. (rtr)

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South Korean President to visit Indonesia

JAKARTA - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will undertake a state visit to Indonesia on November 8-10, 2017, Foreign Affairs Ministrys spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir stated here on Thursday.

Nasir remarked that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will welcome his South Korean counterpart at the Bogor Palace on November 9, 2017, during his state visit to Indonesia.

“This is the first visit of President Moon Jae-in to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and it will demonstrate South Koreas high commitment to (forging) cooperation with Indonesia and the ASEAN,” he said.

According to Nasir, the South Korean president has sent a special envoy to meet President Jokowi to affirm the commitment to continue cooperation between the two countries.

In the meantime, Director of East Asia and the Pacific Region of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Edi Yusup said the presidents of both nations will discuss issues related

to trade, protection of Indonesian citizens, and regional problems concerning Indonesia and South Korea.

“Indonesia is a strategic partner of the Republic of Korea and is rising to a special strategic partnership level, and the two sides will also discuss the expansion of Korean bilateral cooperation with countries in the Pacific region,” Yusup remarked.

During the South Korean presidents visit, the governments of both countries will sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the industrial, communications, and health sectors.

In addition, Yusup said the Indonesia-South Korea business forum, to be attended by representatives from some 300 companies of the two countries, will be held.

South Korea has expressed interest to strengthen relations and cooperation with Indonesia that enjoys a strong position in the ASEAN. Efforts to intensify cooperation with Indonesia can be a new chapter in the diplomatic relations between the two countries. (ant)

South Korean President Moon Jae-in

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Chief of the World Bank Representative for Indonesia, Rodrigo A Chaves.

Indonesia`s ease of doing business index rises to 72

JAKARTA - Indonesias ranking in the World Banks ease of doing business index rose to 72 from 91, out of 190 countries surveyed, according to the World Banks latest report Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs.

Indonesia has accelerated the pace of reforms in the past few years, and the effort has been fruitful now, Chief of the World Bank Representative for Indonesia, Rodrigo A Chaves, stated.

“We praise the government for its determination to improve the business climate in Indonesia. Going ahead with the momentum and effort to expand the reform, involving transparency and competition, is key to further stimulate the private sector in this country,” Chaves noted here on Wednesday.

Indonesia has made significant progress in a number of areas, which is measured by the doing business index. Indonesia has become one of the top 10 reformers in the world, by adopting 39 reform indicators of doing business for 15 years.

More than a half of the reform indicators have been implemented in the past four years. In the two consecutive years, Indonesia has taken seven reforms, the highest number of reforms in one year.

The reforms conducted in Jakarta and Surabaya,

two cities measured by the report, last year covered startup costs, which are lowered to 10.9 percent from 19.4 percent of the per capita income.

Electricity connection costs were also lowered by reducing connection costs and internal cable certification costs. The electricity connection costs currently account for 276 percent of per capita income, down from 357 percent.

In Jakarta, the process of applying for new connections has been shortened, and consumers have easier access to electrical power.

People also have easy access to credits after a new credit bureau was set up.

In addition, the government has also facilitated transnational trade by improving electronic system to collect taxes, excises, and non-tax state revenues. As a result, it would take 119 hours instead of 139 hours to receive, prepare, process, and send documents to import goods.

Indonesia is ranked 72 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Indonesia improved to 72 in 2017 from 91 in 2016. Ease of Doing Business in Indonesia averaged 113.10 from 2008 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 129 in 2008 and a record low of 72 in 2017. (ant)

Indonesia, Japan to sign $1.7 billion loan agreement for Patimban port

JAKARTA - The Indonesian government is expected to sign a US$1.7 billion loan agreement with the Japanese government for the construction of Patimban port in West Javas Subang district later this month, an official said.

“We hope the loan agreement between Indonesia and Japan can be signed in mid-November 2017,” Port Director of the

Transportation Ministry, Chandra Irawan, said in a press statement released on Thursday.

The loan agreement may be signed after the Transportation Ministry conducts internal coordination with the Finance Ministry, which processes the loan agreement; the Foreign Ministry, which processes the exchange of note; the National Development

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Planning Agency (Bappenas), which processes foreign cooperation plan; and the Public Works and Housing Ministry, which acts as implementing agency to build roads heading to the port, he stated.

The plan for the construction of Patimban port has been discussed at a plenary meeting and working group meeting on port

and maritime affairs, he noted.

At the plenary meeting, the Indonesian delegation was led by Secretary General of the Transportation Ministry, Sugihardjo, and the Japanese delegation was led by Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Hiroshi Narahira.

At the meeting, both sides endorsed detailed engineering design and administrative process

related to the phase 1-1 of the construction of the port.

“Exactly on Oct 31, 2017, we have begun a tender for package 1 during the phase 1-1 covering the construction of a car terminal and a container terminal. We hope the packages 2 and 3 for the phase 1-1 could be processed in one to two weeks time,” Chandra remarked. (ant)

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International

Vonn wants Stenmark’s record as well as more medals

Sembiran Village

The oldest village in Bali

SINGARAJA - In Buleleng regency has the oldest village there is Sembiran village. Sembiran village is the oldest village originating in the megalithic century located on the hills in the Tejakula sub district, Buleleng regency about 30 km east of the town of Singaraja.

From Ngurah Rai International Airport spend time around 3 hours and from Denpasar city spend time around 2 hours 40 minutes.

The people of Sembiran, faithfully practice the pre-Hindu traditions of their forefathers. They bury their dead instead of the cremation ritual Ngaben, which is obligatory for the majority of Balinese Hindus. The Sembiran villagers also take a good care of several local megalithic sites.

It has a population of 5,500 people, a large majority of which are Hindus, but unlike the kind of Hinduism practiced by fellow Balinese in other parts of the island.

The most obvious differences are the rituals for the dead. In

Sembiran, the dead will be buried in a modest ceremony. Eleven days later, the family and close relatives of the deceased will conduct Pamelas Atma (literally to bid the soul farewell). This ritual will be followed by Ngelumbah and Ngundang rituals to release the soul from worldly attachments and to assist the soul to achieve union with the Almighty.

The tradition of burying the dead is a new tradition for Sembiran?s people. The head of Sembiran customary village, Ketut Suardika, said that the tradition started in the 1960s. Prior to that era, the deceased would be simply placed on the ground in a very simple ceremony, with only a few offerings.

It was similar to the practice carried out by the people of the ancient village of Trunyan. In Trunyan, the tradition is still preserved until today. In Sembiran, the people had to change the tradition after facing several problems, such as repulsive odors and desecration of the

deceased by wild dogs.

‘The village held a public gathering, during which the villagers decided to bury the bodies,’ he said.

The villagers also continued the practices of preserving and respecting the pre-Hindu, megalithic artifacts kept at two temples, Dulu and Dalem. The artifacts also are stored at several other temples.

‘Out of 20 temples in the village, 17 still display megalithic features,’ Suardika added.

Most of these megalithic artifacts are placed in the shrines, signifying their revered status.

Archaeologist Prof. Ketut Rindjin in his book The History of Sembiran said that there were around 60 stone and metal tools found in the village in 1961, suggesting that the village was an important archaeological site.

The Sembiran’s people are also the custodians of numerous sacred dances, including Rejang Sembiran, Baris Dadap, Baris Presi

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and Baris Jojor. The dances are performed only on special days by selected groups of people.

The Buleleng administration has designated the ancient village as one of its main tourism destinations. It has assisted the villagers in constructing a traditional house

fully equipped with various traditional tools. Visitors can spend the night in the house.

‘With the availability of this house we hope visitors will not have any difficulty in finding accommodation in our village,’ Suardika stressed. (IBP/net)

Mercedes not convinced by 2021 F1 engine proposal

LONDON - Formula One manufacturers are sceptical about a proposed new power unit from 2021 because of the “immense” costs of development, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Wednesday.

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“This is their vision and proposal and we haven’t accepted it.

The flaw of the concept is that it’s a completely new engine and new investment,” Wolff told the BBC. “It portrays it in a way of this is how we’re going forward and none of the current OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) was particularly impressed,” added the Austrian.

Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault each supply three teams while Honda will be with Toro Rosso next season.

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They also hope to reduce the gulf between the wealthy manufacturer teams like Mercedes and those privately-owned outfits who have to pay for their engines and have far smaller budgets.

The current commercial agreement with teams expires at the end of 2020, which means some existing manufacturers could walk away without penalty rather than accept heavy developmental costs and reduced revenues.

Red Bull principal Christian Horner, when asked in Mexico at the weekend what the likely response to the presentation would be, said he expected “a lot of filibustering” over the coming months.

Horner has been a big critic of the current power units, with Mercedes dominant for the past four years while teams like Renaultpowered Red Bull have struggled with performance and reliability.

Wolff’s comments indicated there would be plenty of resistance to overcome.

“The new concept needs to tackle the deficit that has been outlined -- development costs and noise level -- and all that needs to be linked with a global view of F1. We haven’t seen any of that,” he said.

Renault F1 motorsport head Cyril Abiteboul told France’s L’Equipe that the proposals were a good starting point but there was plenty more to be discussed, including the chassis and distribution of revenues.

Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne said in Italy at the weekend that he agreed with Liberty on cost reduction but was opposed to anything that “distorted” the sport for commercial reasons. (rtr)

Already the most decorated woman in World Cup Alpine skiing with 77 wins, Lindsey Vonn has set her sights on outdoing the men as well. The 33-year-old American is chasing a record once thought untouchable -- the all-time mark of 86 World Cup victories held by Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark.

She is also eager to add another Olympic downhill gold to the one she claimed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games and then next season test herself against the best male skiers in a World Cup race.

“I have more to do,” Vonn told Reuters at a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) event in New York’s Times Square to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the Pyeongchang Olympics.

“What keeps me going is I love what I do. I love ski racing, I love going fast.

“I love skiing on the World Cup, I love the partnerships that I have made, the friends that I have, everything about it is perfect.

“Just because I am older doesn’t mean that I have to stop skiing and as long as I am skiing fast that’s all that matters.”

With the World Cup season just underway Vonn is clearly not yet up to speed.

The four-time overall World Cup champion finished 34th in the opening leg of a giant slalom -- not her best event -- last Saturday on the Rettenbach glacier above Soelden, Austria, failing to qualify for a second run.

Despite the sluggish start there is no panic in the Vonn camp as they look ahead to the season’s first speed races in Lake Louise, Canada, where she has recorded 18 victories, and to Pyeongchang which will stage races on a hill very much to her liking.

“I really like the course, the Olympic super-G and downhill are great tracks,” said Vonn, who recorded second-place results in a World Cup downhill and super-G held on the South Korean Olympic course last March.

“When we raced there... it was perfect,” Vonn said. “Racing last weekend, I hadn’t raced that discipline in almost two years, I was a little bit rusty and skied well within myself.

“I don’t worry about it. I know I’m a lot faster than my results and it’s not my main discipline so no big deal.” (rtr)

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Skier Lindsey Vonn speaks during an event in Times Square to celebrate 100 days from the start of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea, in New York, U.S., November 1, 2017.

Zverev knocked out of Paris Masters in second round

PARIS - Germany’s Alexander Zverev was knocked out in the Paris Masters second round when he slumped to a 3-6 6-2 6-2 defeat against Dutch journeyman Robin Haase on Wednesday.

The fourth seed, who has already booked his ticket for the season-ending ATP World Tour finals in London, lost his way in the match after Haase levelled at one-set all.

The 20-year-old Zverev converted his only

break point in the first set to take the lead while Haase wasted six break chances.

But Haase played a bit tighter in the second set and it was enough to unsettle Zverev, who never threatened again in an

almost empty AccorHotels Arena.

Later on Wednesday, Spain’s Rafa Nadal will make sure he ends the year as world number one if he beats South Korea’s Chung Hyeon. (rtr)

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts.

Aguero hailed as City legend after record goal number 178

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No crisis at Real despite Wembley mauling, says Ronaldo

LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo played down talk of crisis at Real Madrid after the European and Spanish champions were trounced 3-1 on their Wembley debut against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.

The Portuguese scored his sixth goal in this year’s Champions League and 111th overall but it was merely a consolation effort as his side were outplayed on their first ever appearance at the iconic stadium.

Defeat left Real second in Group H, three points behind Tottenham who will seal top spot if they win one of their last two games away to Borussia Dortmund or home to Apoel Nicosia.

Zinedine Zidane’s side also trail Barcelona by eight points after 10 games in La Liga following a shock defeat by Girona at the weekend -- a result that means Real have suffered their worst domestic start for five years.

“You can’t always be at your best -- there are good moments and bad moments,” Ronaldo, who had never been on the losing side against Tottenham, including in 11 matches against the London club for Manchester United, told reporters.

“We’re relaxed. What counts is what happens at the end (of the season), not what happens now. We need to stay calm.

“We’re not in the best moment -- we have to accept that and keep working. We could lose three, four, five games and I still wouldn’t think there’s a crisis.

“We’re in a bad run and we want to change things.

We’ve got a long way to go in order to do that but I’m sure we will. Football is about winning but people forget the good things this side did a few months ago.

I’m relaxed.

“I don’t think it’s a question of attitude. We won’t hide, we’ll work to turn this around.”

Zidane said before kickoff that he relished the challenge of recovering from setbacks. He could not have envisaged his side being so comprehensively outplayed, though, as Real lost for only the second time in 22 European fixtures.

Like Ronaldo, he said there was no need to panic, even if he knows Thursday’s headlines will not make pleasant reading.

“You always ask me if I’m worried, but I’m not worried. I’m never going to be, whatever happens,” the Frenchman said.

“We’re not in a good moment, but there’s time to change that.

“Of course the dressing room isn’t happy. It’s a tough defeat for us today, but at the same time it’s deserved. Tottenham deserved to win.

“We know how to change this. We’re going to change this. We have to ride this out.”

Zidane refuted suggestions his side, run ragged at times by Spurs, were suffering physically.

“We’re definitely not in a bad state physically.

We’re at the level we are. Perhaps we’re not at our best because of two defeats, but physically I don’t think we’re in a bad way.” (rtr)

MANCHESTER - Sergio Aguero, fresh from becoming the top scorer in the 137-year history of Manchester City, said he would be giving away his historic match shirt as a special memento for his son Benjamin.

The popular Argentine was hailed as a “legend” by team mates and former City greats alike after scoring his 178th goal for the club - another crucial one - during their thrilling 4-2 win at Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Aguero’s strike put City 3-2 ahead in the 69th minute of a remarkable game and he revealed that he would be taking home a prized souvenir for his eight year-old son.

“He texted me, saying ‘if you score, bring it (the shirt) to me’,” the 29-year-old said after going past the 177-goal landmark of Eric Brook that had lasted for 78 years.

Vincent Kompany, City’s captain, led the tributes to Aguero by calling him a “true legend” while their former England international Francis Lee tweeted that he was a “superstar”.

Aguero’s feat has been compiled relentlessly over the six years he has been at City ever since he struck twice in a memorable Premier League debut in August 2011 against Swansea City.

It took him nine minutes to score his first goal and there have been many memorable and significant ones since, not least the 94th minute winner in the last match of the 2012 season against Queens Park Rangers that brought City the Premier League title.

Manager Pep Guardiola reckoned goal number 178 in his 264th match for City was the only fitting way for the talismanic striker known universally as ‘Kun’ to break the record “because it was such an important goal to make

it 3-2.”

The Spaniard added: “It’s amazing, another part of the history and legend for the club.”

Although Raheem Sterling added a fourth in injury time, it was typical Aguero sharpness that broke Napoli and allowed Guardiola’s side to become the first English team to win a European tie at the Italians’ San Paolo stadium fortress.

After a pulsating game, Guardiola reckoned that beating Napoli, the free-scoring league leaders in Serie A, twice in two weeks was an “incredible achievement”.

“They are perhaps the best side I’ve faced in my career,” he added.

“We tried to block their left flank, but they got there first and were too strong. They massacred us for 20 minutes and we didn’t have the courage to play. I am glad with the way we reacted.”

One down to a Lorenzo Insigne goal, City hit back through headed goals from their centre backs Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones either side of halftime, before Jorginho checked their momentum from the penalty spot.

“I am so proud because I know the side we beat,” added Guardiola, who has now overseen 22 unbeaten matches as City boss.

“I am in love with Napoli, with the way they make short passes and they didn’t give us time to think in the opening 20 minutes.”

Yet while City have booked their place in the last 16 with a maximum 12 points, this attractive Napoli side are now in grave danger of missing out on the knockout stages with just three points in third place.

Their manager Maurizio Sarri could take scant consolation in how “we caused problems for a very strong team, probably the best of all right now.” (rtr)

Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring their third goal.

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Sparkling Bayern relish timing of Dortmund clash

MUNICH - Bayern Munich could not have wished for a better time to travel to Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund with the champions firing on all cylinders and their opponents mired in poor form ahead of Saturday’s meeting.

The Bavarians have won all six of their matches under new coach Jupp Heynckes, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti last month, claiming top spot in the league and opening up a three-point gap over Dortmund.

Bayern also edged past RB Leipzig in the German Cup last week and have won their two Champions League matches under Heynckes to nail down a spot in

the knockout stage with two games to spare.

“We are going into this game with a lot of self-confidence,” said Bayern winger Arjen Robben. “We are not the ones under pressure.

We can only be happy to be three points ahead after lying five points behind them.

“It can only get better for us.”

Striker Robert Lewandowski, who missed their 2-1 victory at Celtic on Tuesday due to a minor thigh injury, could be back to face his former club, said Heynckes.

“He has trained relatively well and is not feeling any pain,” said Heynckes. “It looks now he can play

from the start against Dortmund.”

Things could not be more different for Dortmund, who squandered a five-point lead over Bayern in a matter of weeks.

Six wins from their first seven matches were then followed by a sudden slump in form and two losses and a draw in their last three games.

Dortmund have managed only one victory in their last six games in all competitions and a 1-1 home draw in the Champions League against APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus on Wednesday underlined their current struggles.

“It is my job to give my play-

ers their confidence back,” said Dortmund coach Peter Bosz. “The easiest way to do it is by winning a game again. Victory is the best medicine.”

Bosz will have his work cut out if Dortmund continue to waste opportunities in front of goal. They created close to a dozen scoring

chances against the Cypriots on Wednesday but were let down by poor finishing.

“Maybe the timing of this game is right,” Bosz said. “At the start of the season when we were winning points, expectations were high.

Maybe on Saturday fans will expect a bit less.” (rtr)

Matic holds key on return to old stomping ground LONDON - Chelsea’s decision to sell Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic to title rivals Manchester United raised more than a few eyebrows and the consequences may be felt when the sides clash in the Premier League on Sunday.

Matic left the London club after three and a half years to re-join former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford. He has played every minute in the league since, helping United to second place in the table, five points behind Manchester City.

Mourinho’s capture of Matic is looking shrewder every week, prompting former United defender Phil Neville to say after Chelsea’s 3-0 Champions League drubbing at AS Roma this week that selling the Serb was the main reason why Chelsea are struggling defensively.

His absence from Chelsea’s midfield will be highlighted further should N’Golo Kante fail to recover from a hamstring injury.

The Frenchman is back in training but if he misses out against United, Chelsea will be without both members of the central midfield pairing that guided them to the title last season.

In their place, Cesc Fabregas and Tiemoue Bakayoko bring creative attacking qualities, but do not provide the extra cover Conte craves and United’s pacy forwards could have the freedom to seriously threaten a fragile Chelsea defence that has conceded 10 league goals this season.

United’s main striker Romelu Lukaku has gone six games without a goal, however, and Mourinho must decide whether to play Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial together in the hope their raw speed and trickery can unsettle the Chelsea rearguard.

Earlier on Sunday, Manchester City bid to extend their record-equalling start to the campaign at home to Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola’s side have looked invincible at

times, winning their last eight league games by an aggregate score of 32-5.

However, City have only won one of their last nine matches against Arsenal and will be facing the Gunners after a testing away trip to Napoli, where they won 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Chelsea and Manchester United, as well as Tottenham Hotspur who welcome Crystal Palace on Sunday, will be hoping Arsene Wenger’s men can cause an upset at the Etihad and blow the title race wide open.

A win for Arsenal would also drag them back into contention. They lie fifth, nine points off the pace.

On Saturday, West Ham United host Liverpool and their under-pressure manager Slaven Bilic will be desperate to avoid the 4-0 mauling they suffered in last season’s corresponding fixture. (rtr)

Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Manchester United’s Nemanja Matic in action

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Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben and team mates celebrate after the match

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No crisis at Real despite Wembley mauling, says Ronaldo

LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo played down talk of crisis at Real Madrid after the European and Spanish champions were trounced 3-1 on their Wembley debut against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.

The Portuguese scored his sixth goal in this year’s Champions League and 111th overall but it was merely a consolation effort as his side were outplayed on their first ever appearance at the iconic stadium.

Defeat left Real second in Group H, three points behind Tottenham who will seal top spot if they win one of their last two games away to Borussia Dortmund or home to Apoel Nicosia.

Zinedine Zidane’s side also trail Barcelona by eight points after 10 games in La Liga following a shock defeat by Girona at the weekend -- a result that means Real have suffered their worst domestic start for five years.

“You can’t always be at your best -- there are good moments and bad moments,” Ronaldo, who had never been on the losing side against Tottenham, including in 11 matches against the London club for Manchester United, told reporters.

“We’re relaxed. What counts is what happens at the end (of the season), not what happens now. We need to stay calm.

“We’re not in the best moment -- we have to accept that and keep working. We could lose three, four, five games and I still wouldn’t think there’s a crisis.

“We’re in a bad run and we want to change things.

We’ve got a long way to go in order to do that but I’m sure we will. Football is about winning but people forget the good things this side did a few months ago.

I’m relaxed.

“I don’t think it’s a question of attitude. We won’t hide, we’ll work to turn this around.”

Zidane said before kickoff that he relished the challenge of recovering from setbacks. He could not have envisaged his side being so comprehensively outplayed, though, as Real lost for only the second time in 22 European fixtures.

Like Ronaldo, he said there was no need to panic, even if he knows Thursday’s headlines will not make pleasant reading.

“You always ask me if I’m worried, but I’m not worried. I’m never going to be, whatever happens,” the Frenchman said.

“We’re not in a good moment, but there’s time to change that.

“Of course the dressing room isn’t happy. It’s a tough defeat for us today, but at the same time it’s deserved. Tottenham deserved to win.

“We know how to change this. We’re going to change this. We have to ride this out.”

Zidane refuted suggestions his side, run ragged at times by Spurs, were suffering physically.

“We’re definitely not in a bad state physically.

We’re at the level we are. Perhaps we’re not at our best because of two defeats, but physically I don’t think we’re in a bad way.” (rtr)

MANCHESTER - Sergio Aguero, fresh from becoming the top scorer in the 137-year history of Manchester City, said he would be giving away his historic match shirt as a special memento for his son Benjamin.

The popular Argentine was hailed as a “legend” by team mates and former City greats alike after scoring his 178th goal for the club - another crucial one - during their thrilling 4-2 win at Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Aguero’s strike put City 3-2 ahead in the 69th minute of a remarkable game and he revealed that he would be taking home a prized souvenir for his eight year-old son.

“He texted me, saying ‘if you score, bring it (the shirt) to me’,” the 29-year-old said after going past the 177-goal landmark of Eric Brook that had lasted for 78 years.

Vincent Kompany, City’s captain, led the tributes to Aguero by calling him a “true legend” while their former England international Francis Lee tweeted that he was a “superstar”.

Aguero’s feat has been compiled relentlessly over the six years he has been at City ever since he struck twice in a memorable Premier League debut in August 2011 against Swansea City.

It took him nine minutes to score his first goal and there have been many memorable and significant ones since, not least the 94th minute winner in the last match of the 2012 season against Queens Park Rangers that brought City the Premier League title.

Manager Pep Guardiola reckoned goal number 178 in his 264th match for City was the only fitting way for the talismanic striker known universally as ‘Kun’ to break the record “because it was such an important goal to make

it 3-2.”

The Spaniard added: “It’s amazing, another part of the history and legend for the club.”

Although Raheem Sterling added a fourth in injury time, it was typical Aguero sharpness that broke Napoli and allowed Guardiola’s side to become the first English team to win a European tie at the Italians’ San Paolo stadium fortress.

After a pulsating game, Guardiola reckoned that beating Napoli, the free-scoring league leaders in Serie A, twice in two weeks was an “incredible achievement”.

“They are perhaps the best side I’ve faced in my career,” he added.

“We tried to block their left flank, but they got there first and were too strong. They massacred us for 20 minutes and we didn’t have the courage to play. I am glad with the way we reacted.”

One down to a Lorenzo Insigne goal, City hit back through headed goals from their centre backs Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones either side of halftime, before Jorginho checked their momentum from the penalty spot.

“I am so proud because I know the side we beat,” added Guardiola, who has now overseen 22 unbeaten matches as City boss.

“I am in love with Napoli, with the way they make short passes and they didn’t give us time to think in the opening 20 minutes.”

Yet while City have booked their place in the last 16 with a maximum 12 points, this attractive Napoli side are now in grave danger of missing out on the knockout stages with just three points in third place.

Their manager Maurizio Sarri could take scant consolation in how “we caused problems for a very strong team, probably the best of all right now.” (rtr)

Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring their third goal.

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Sparkling Bayern relish timing of Dortmund clash

MUNICH - Bayern Munich could not have wished for a better time to travel to Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund with the champions firing on all cylinders and their opponents mired in poor form ahead of Saturday’s meeting.

The Bavarians have won all six of their matches under new coach Jupp Heynckes, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti last month, claiming top spot in the league and opening up a three-point gap over Dortmund.

Bayern also edged past RB Leipzig in the German Cup last week and have won their two Champions League matches under Heynckes to nail down a spot in

the knockout stage with two games to spare.

“We are going into this game with a lot of self-confidence,” said Bayern winger Arjen Robben. “We are not the ones under pressure.

We can only be happy to be three points ahead after lying five points behind them.

“It can only get better for us.”

Striker Robert Lewandowski, who missed their 2-1 victory at Celtic on Tuesday due to a minor thigh injury, could be back to face his former club, said Heynckes.

“He has trained relatively well and is not feeling any pain,” said Heynckes. “It looks now he can play

from the start against Dortmund.”

Things could not be more different for Dortmund, who squandered a five-point lead over Bayern in a matter of weeks.

Six wins from their first seven matches were then followed by a sudden slump in form and two losses and a draw in their last three games.

Dortmund have managed only one victory in their last six games in all competitions and a 1-1 home draw in the Champions League against APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus on Wednesday underlined their current struggles.

“It is my job to give my play-

ers their confidence back,” said Dortmund coach Peter Bosz. “The easiest way to do it is by winning a game again. Victory is the best medicine.”

Bosz will have his work cut out if Dortmund continue to waste opportunities in front of goal. They created close to a dozen scoring

chances against the Cypriots on Wednesday but were let down by poor finishing.

“Maybe the timing of this game is right,” Bosz said. “At the start of the season when we were winning points, expectations were high.

Maybe on Saturday fans will expect a bit less.” (rtr)

Matic holds key on return to old stomping ground LONDON - Chelsea’s decision to sell Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic to title rivals Manchester United raised more than a few eyebrows and the consequences may be felt when the sides clash in the Premier League on Sunday.

Matic left the London club after three and a half years to re-join former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford. He has played every minute in the league since, helping United to second place in the table, five points behind Manchester City.

Mourinho’s capture of Matic is looking shrewder every week, prompting former United defender Phil Neville to say after Chelsea’s 3-0 Champions League drubbing at AS Roma this week that selling the Serb was the main reason why Chelsea are struggling defensively.

His absence from Chelsea’s midfield will be highlighted further should N’Golo Kante fail to recover from a hamstring injury.

The Frenchman is back in training but if he misses out against United, Chelsea will be without both members of the central midfield pairing that guided them to the title last season.

In their place, Cesc Fabregas and Tiemoue Bakayoko bring creative attacking qualities, but do not provide the extra cover Conte craves and United’s pacy forwards could have the freedom to seriously threaten a fragile Chelsea defence that has conceded 10 league goals this season.

United’s main striker Romelu Lukaku has gone six games without a goal, however, and Mourinho must decide whether to play Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial together in the hope their raw speed and trickery can unsettle the Chelsea rearguard.

Earlier on Sunday, Manchester City bid to extend their record-equalling start to the campaign at home to Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola’s side have looked invincible at

times, winning their last eight league games by an aggregate score of 32-5.

However, City have only won one of their last nine matches against Arsenal and will be facing the Gunners after a testing away trip to Napoli, where they won 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Chelsea and Manchester United, as well as Tottenham Hotspur who welcome Crystal Palace on Sunday, will be hoping Arsene Wenger’s men can cause an upset at the Etihad and blow the title race wide open.

A win for Arsenal would also drag them back into contention. They lie fifth, nine points off the pace.

On Saturday, West Ham United host Liverpool and their under-pressure manager Slaven Bilic will be desperate to avoid the 4-0 mauling they suffered in last season’s corresponding fixture. (rtr)

Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Manchester United’s Nemanja Matic in action

REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben and team mates celebrate after the match

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Vonn wants Stenmark’s record as well as more medals

Sembiran Village

The oldest village in Bali

SINGARAJA - In Buleleng regency has the oldest village there is Sembiran village. Sembiran village is the oldest village originating in the megalithic century located on the hills in the Tejakula sub district, Buleleng regency about 30 km east of the town of Singaraja.

From Ngurah Rai International Airport spend time around 3 hours and from Denpasar city spend time around 2 hours 40 minutes.

The people of Sembiran, faithfully practice the pre-Hindu traditions of their forefathers. They bury their dead instead of the cremation ritual Ngaben, which is obligatory for the majority of Balinese Hindus. The Sembiran villagers also take a good care of several local megalithic sites.

It has a population of 5,500 people, a large majority of which are Hindus, but unlike the kind of Hinduism practiced by fellow Balinese in other parts of the island.

The most obvious differences are the rituals for the dead. In

Sembiran, the dead will be buried in a modest ceremony. Eleven days later, the family and close relatives of the deceased will conduct Pamelas Atma (literally to bid the soul farewell). This ritual will be followed by Ngelumbah and Ngundang rituals to release the soul from worldly attachments and to assist the soul to achieve union with the Almighty.

The tradition of burying the dead is a new tradition for Sembiran?s people. The head of Sembiran customary village, Ketut Suardika, said that the tradition started in the 1960s. Prior to that era, the deceased would be simply placed on the ground in a very simple ceremony, with only a few offerings.

It was similar to the practice carried out by the people of the ancient village of Trunyan. In Trunyan, the tradition is still preserved until today. In Sembiran, the people had to change the tradition after facing several problems, such as repulsive odors and desecration of the

deceased by wild dogs.

‘The village held a public gathering, during which the villagers decided to bury the bodies,’ he said.

The villagers also continued the practices of preserving and respecting the pre-Hindu, megalithic artifacts kept at two temples, Dulu and Dalem. The artifacts also are stored at several other temples.

‘Out of 20 temples in the village, 17 still display megalithic features,’ Suardika added.

Most of these megalithic artifacts are placed in the shrines, signifying their revered status.

Archaeologist Prof. Ketut Rindjin in his book The History of Sembiran said that there were around 60 stone and metal tools found in the village in 1961, suggesting that the village was an important archaeological site.

The Sembiran’s people are also the custodians of numerous sacred dances, including Rejang Sembiran, Baris Dadap, Baris Presi

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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the World Championship.

and Baris Jojor. The dances are performed only on special days by selected groups of people.

The Buleleng administration has designated the ancient village as one of its main tourism destinations. It has assisted the villagers in constructing a traditional house

fully equipped with various traditional tools. Visitors can spend the night in the house.

‘With the availability of this house we hope visitors will not have any difficulty in finding accommodation in our village,’ Suardika stressed. (IBP/net)

Mercedes not convinced by 2021 F1 engine proposal

LONDON - Formula One manufacturers are sceptical about a proposed new power unit from 2021 because of the “immense” costs of development, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Wednesday.

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Formula One’s new U.S.-based owners Liberty Media and governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) presented their ‘road map’ for the future to the 10 teams in Paris on Tuesday.

“This is their vision and proposal and we haven’t accepted it.

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power units simpler and cheaper as well as higher-revving, and therefore noisier, to satisfy fans unhappy about the current muted sound.

They also hope to reduce the gulf between the wealthy manufacturer teams like Mercedes and those privately-owned outfits who have to pay for their engines and have far smaller budgets.

The current commercial agreement with teams expires at the end of 2020, which means some existing manufacturers could walk away without penalty rather than accept heavy developmental costs and reduced revenues.

Red Bull principal Christian Horner, when asked in Mexico at the weekend what the likely response to the presentation would be, said he expected “a lot of filibustering” over the coming months.

Horner has been a big critic of the current power units, with Mercedes dominant for the past four years while teams like Renaultpowered Red Bull have struggled with performance and reliability.

Wolff’s comments indicated there would be plenty of resistance to overcome.

“The new concept needs to tackle the deficit that has been outlined -- development costs and noise level -- and all that needs to be linked with a global view of F1. We haven’t seen any of that,” he said.

Renault F1 motorsport head Cyril Abiteboul told France’s L’Equipe that the proposals were a good starting point but there was plenty more to be discussed, including the chassis and distribution of revenues.

Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne said in Italy at the weekend that he agreed with Liberty on cost reduction but was opposed to anything that “distorted” the sport for commercial reasons. (rtr)

Already the most decorated woman in World Cup Alpine skiing with 77 wins, Lindsey Vonn has set her sights on outdoing the men as well. The 33-year-old American is chasing a record once thought untouchable -- the all-time mark of 86 World Cup victories held by Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark.

She is also eager to add another Olympic downhill gold to the one she claimed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games and then next season test herself against the best male skiers in a World Cup race.

“I have more to do,” Vonn told Reuters at a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) event in New York’s Times Square to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the Pyeongchang Olympics.

“What keeps me going is I love what I do. I love ski racing, I love going fast.

“I love skiing on the World Cup, I love the partnerships that I have made, the friends that I have, everything about it is perfect.

“Just because I am older doesn’t mean that I have to stop skiing and as long as I am skiing fast that’s all that matters.”

With the World Cup season just underway Vonn is clearly not yet up to speed.

The four-time overall World Cup champion finished 34th in the opening leg of a giant slalom -- not her best event -- last Saturday on the Rettenbach glacier above Soelden, Austria, failing to qualify for a second run.

Despite the sluggish start there is no panic in the Vonn camp as they look ahead to the season’s first speed races in Lake Louise, Canada, where she has recorded 18 victories, and to Pyeongchang which will stage races on a hill very much to her liking.

“I really like the course, the Olympic super-G and downhill are great tracks,” said Vonn, who recorded second-place results in a World Cup downhill and super-G held on the South Korean Olympic course last March.

“When we raced there... it was perfect,” Vonn said. “Racing last weekend, I hadn’t raced that discipline in almost two years, I was a little bit rusty and skied well within myself.

“I don’t worry about it. I know I’m a lot faster than my results and it’s not my main discipline so no big deal.” (rtr)

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Skier Lindsey Vonn speaks during an event in Times Square to celebrate 100 days from the start of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea, in New York, U.S., November 1, 2017.

Zverev knocked out of Paris Masters in second round

PARIS - Germany’s Alexander Zverev was knocked out in the Paris Masters second round when he slumped to a 3-6 6-2 6-2 defeat against Dutch journeyman Robin Haase on Wednesday.

The fourth seed, who has already booked his ticket for the season-ending ATP World Tour finals in London, lost his way in the match after Haase levelled at one-set all.

The 20-year-old Zverev converted his only

break point in the first set to take the lead while Haase wasted six break chances.

But Haase played a bit tighter in the second set and it was enough to unsettle Zverev, who never threatened again in an

almost empty AccorHotels Arena.

Later on Wednesday, Spain’s Rafa Nadal will make sure he ends the year as world number one if he beats South Korea’s Chung Hyeon. (rtr)

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UK’s Jewish homeland declaration stirs celebration and mourning in Middle East

LONDON - In a 67-word statement composed 100 years ago, Britain endorsed the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the Middle East, triggering a process that would culminate in the creation of Israel - and with it one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.

On Thursday British and Israeli leaders will commemorate the centenary of that statement, known as the Balfour Declaration after the foreign minister who penned it, with a banquet in the gilded halls of London’s Lancaster House mansion.

But as Prime Minister Theresa May and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu dine, protesters in London and the Palestinian Territories will gather to demand that Britain acknowledge the suffering they say the declaration has caused to Palestinian people, and recognise their claim to statehood.

“The reason it is getting so much attention is because the conflict which it launched ... is still very much in existence and there is a sense, particularly on the Palestinian side, of continuing injustice,” said Ian Black, an academic at the London School of Economics.

“It really is an issue which is alive and toxic and bitterly divisive.”

While Israel reveres Arthur Balfour, naming streets and a Tel Aviv school after him, Palestinians decry his declaration as a promise by Britain to hand over land it did not own.

The contested declaration is at the root of the IsraeliPalestinian territorial conflict which, after several wars and decades of international diplomacy, remains unsettled.

According to advanced excerpts of her speech, May will say at the banquet: “I believe it (the declaration) demands of us today a renewed resolve to support a lasting peace that is in the interests of both Israelis and Palestinians – and in the interests of us all.”

Britain held Palestine, which had previously been under Ottoman Turkish rule, from 1922 until after the end of World War Two. Israel declared independence in 1948, at the end of British Mandatory rule and after the U.N. General Assembly voted in 1947 in favour of a plan, rejected by Palestinian representatives, to partition Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

The ensuing regional conflict, played out over a series of wars fought along Arab-Israeli lines, has left the Palestinians seeking to establish an independent state in territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war.

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From page 1 Investigators found thousands of ISIS-related propaganda images and videos on a cellphone belonging to Saipov, including video clips showing ISIS prisoners being beheaded, run over by a tank and shot in the face, the complaint said.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it had located another Uzbek man, Mukhammadzoir Kad-

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Britain’s defence minister resigns in growing harassment scandal

Palestinians take part in a protest against Balfour Declaration, in Gaza City November 2, 2017.

LONDON - British defence minister Michael Fallon quit on Wednesday saying his conduct had fallen below the high standards demanded of his position, the first resignation in a sexual harassment scandal in parliament.

Prime Minister Theresa May, weakened after losing her parliamentary majority in a June election, loses a loyalist at a time when she is trying to break a deadlock in talks to leave the European Union. Fallon was described by sources in her ruling Conservative Party as a political “Rottweiler”.

His was the first high-profile resignation after a growing number of allegations of inappropriate behaviour have been made against ministers and lawmakers, fuelled by sex abuse allegations against Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Fallon apologised earlier this week for touching a radio presenter’s knee in 2002 - something the woman in question described on social media as “mildly amusing”.

In his letter of resignation to May, he said there had been many allegations about lawmakers in recent days, including “some about my previous conduct”.

“Many of these have been false but I accept that in the past I have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that I have the honour to represent,” he said.

“I have reflected on my position and I am therefore resigning as defence secretary.”

May replied in a letter saying she appreciated “the characteristically serious manner” in which Fallon had considered his position and “the particular example you wish to set to servicemen and women and others”.

Local media said his replacement would be announced on Thursday. A spokesman said it would not happen on Wednesday.

The growing scandal could damage May if there are further allegations against members of her party as it relies on a small Northern Irish party for a majority in parliament.

Allegations of sexual abuse have

liest in New York City since Sept.

11, 2001, when suicide hijackers crashed two jetliners into the World Trade Center, killing more than 2,600 people.

Of those killed, five were Argentine tourists, who were among a group of friends visiting New York to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation, one was a Belgian citizen, one was a New York resident and one lived in New Jersey.

Saipov allegedly used a pickup

truck rented from a New Jersey Home Depot store to run down pedestrians and cyclists along a 20-block stretch of the bike path that runs along the Hudson River before slamming into a school bus.

According to authorities, he then exited his vehicle shouting “Allahu Akbar” - Arabic for “God is greatest” - and brandishing what turned out to be a paint-ball gun and a pellet gun before a police officer shot him in the abdomen.

Saipov lived in Paterson, New

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Thursday’s commemoration, culminating in the dinner hosted by descendants of Balfour and the recipient of his declaration, Jewish community leader Walter Rothschild, requires Britain to strike a delicate diplomatic balance.

Britain regards Israel as a close and important ally, and supports international efforts to find a peaceful solution that results in separate Israeli and Palestinian states.

“I don’t think the British are celebrating the commemoration, in fact I think they’re trying quite hard to avoid doing that,” said Black, who has written a book to mark the centenary entitled “Enemies and Neighbours”.

Attempting to strike the right balance, Britain’s foreign minister, Boris Johnson, on Monday praised the declaration for helping to create a “great nation”, but he also said the spirit of the declaration had not been fully honoured.

“The vital caveat in the Balfour Declaration - intended to safeguard other communities - has not been fully realised,” he said, referring to a clause in the document which said nothing should prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities.

Israel has traditionally focused less on that clause and more on the declaration’s landmark endorsement of a Jewish homeland, and plans to celebrate the anniversary. (rtr)

irov, 32, wanted for questioning as a person of interest in the attack.

U.S. law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing, told Reuters that Saipov had been in contact with Kadirov and another person of interest in the investigation, though they did not elaborate.

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Britain’s Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon leaves 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting, in London, Britain June 27, 2017. ranged from a charge of rape by an activist in the opposition Labour Party by a senior party member, to unconfirmed details of serial “sex pests” on a list reportedly drafted by aides and researchers in parliament.

On Monday, May sat beside the leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom as she set out the government’s plans to tackle sexual harassment, including measures to enforce a code of conduct and to set up an independent grievance procedure.

May has ordered investigations into a report that one of her ministers asked a female secretary to buy sex toys and an allegation her deputy, Damian Green, made an inappropriate sexual advance on a young woman - something he denies.

The prime minister, who has long championed the careers of female lawmakers, said on Wednesday that action would be taken when there were allegations and evidence of sexual misconduct.

“I am very clear that we will take action against those where there are allegations that we see, and the evidence is there, that there has been misconduct,” May told lawmakers. (rtr) Jersey, a one-time industrial hub about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of lower Manhattan.

Saipov, seated in a wheelchair, appeared for a brief hearing in Manhattan federal court Wednesday evening before Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses, appointed public defense attorney David Patton to represent him. Saipov did not ask for bail and was remanded to federal custody. It was not immediately clear where he would be held. (rtr)

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South Korean President to visit Indonesia

JAKARTA - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will undertake a state visit to Indonesia on November 8-10, 2017, Foreign Affairs Ministrys spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir stated here on Thursday.

Nasir remarked that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will welcome his South Korean counterpart at the Bogor Palace on November 9, 2017, during his state visit to Indonesia.

“This is the first visit of President Moon Jae-in to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and it will demonstrate South Koreas high commitment to (forging) cooperation with Indonesia and the ASEAN,” he said.

According to Nasir, the South Korean president has sent a special envoy to meet President Jokowi to affirm the commitment to continue cooperation between the two countries.

In the meantime, Director of East Asia and the Pacific Region of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Edi Yusup said the presidents of both nations will discuss issues related

to trade, protection of Indonesian citizens, and regional problems concerning Indonesia and South Korea.

“Indonesia is a strategic partner of the Republic of Korea and is rising to a special strategic partnership level, and the two sides will also discuss the expansion of Korean bilateral cooperation with countries in the Pacific region,” Yusup remarked.

During the South Korean presidents visit, the governments of both countries will sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the industrial, communications, and health sectors.

In addition, Yusup said the Indonesia-South Korea business forum, to be attended by representatives from some 300 companies of the two countries, will be held.

South Korea has expressed interest to strengthen relations and cooperation with Indonesia that enjoys a strong position in the ASEAN. Efforts to intensify cooperation with Indonesia can be a new chapter in the diplomatic relations between the two countries. (ant)

South Korean President Moon Jae-in

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Chief of the World Bank Representative for Indonesia, Rodrigo A Chaves.

Indonesia`s ease of doing business index rises to 72

JAKARTA - Indonesias ranking in the World Banks ease of doing business index rose to 72 from 91, out of 190 countries surveyed, according to the World Banks latest report Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs.

Indonesia has accelerated the pace of reforms in the past few years, and the effort has been fruitful now, Chief of the World Bank Representative for Indonesia, Rodrigo A Chaves, stated.

“We praise the government for its determination to improve the business climate in Indonesia. Going ahead with the momentum and effort to expand the reform, involving transparency and competition, is key to further stimulate the private sector in this country,” Chaves noted here on Wednesday.

Indonesia has made significant progress in a number of areas, which is measured by the doing business index. Indonesia has become one of the top 10 reformers in the world, by adopting 39 reform indicators of doing business for 15 years.

More than a half of the reform indicators have been implemented in the past four years. In the two consecutive years, Indonesia has taken seven reforms, the highest number of reforms in one year.

The reforms conducted in Jakarta and Surabaya,

two cities measured by the report, last year covered startup costs, which are lowered to 10.9 percent from 19.4 percent of the per capita income.

Electricity connection costs were also lowered by reducing connection costs and internal cable certification costs. The electricity connection costs currently account for 276 percent of per capita income, down from 357 percent.

In Jakarta, the process of applying for new connections has been shortened, and consumers have easier access to electrical power.

People also have easy access to credits after a new credit bureau was set up.

In addition, the government has also facilitated transnational trade by improving electronic system to collect taxes, excises, and non-tax state revenues. As a result, it would take 119 hours instead of 139 hours to receive, prepare, process, and send documents to import goods.

Indonesia is ranked 72 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Indonesia improved to 72 in 2017 from 91 in 2016. Ease of Doing Business in Indonesia averaged 113.10 from 2008 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 129 in 2008 and a record low of 72 in 2017. (ant)

Indonesia, Japan to sign $1.7 billion loan agreement for Patimban port

JAKARTA - The Indonesian government is expected to sign a US$1.7 billion loan agreement with the Japanese government for the construction of Patimban port in West Javas Subang district later this month, an official said.

“We hope the loan agreement between Indonesia and Japan can be signed in mid-November 2017,” Port Director of the

Transportation Ministry, Chandra Irawan, said in a press statement released on Thursday.

The loan agreement may be signed after the Transportation Ministry conducts internal coordination with the Finance Ministry, which processes the loan agreement; the Foreign Ministry, which processes the exchange of note; the National Development

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Planning Agency (Bappenas), which processes foreign cooperation plan; and the Public Works and Housing Ministry, which acts as implementing agency to build roads heading to the port, he stated.

The plan for the construction of Patimban port has been discussed at a plenary meeting and working group meeting on port

and maritime affairs, he noted.

At the plenary meeting, the Indonesian delegation was led by Secretary General of the Transportation Ministry, Sugihardjo, and the Japanese delegation was led by Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Hiroshi Narahira.

At the meeting, both sides endorsed detailed engineering design and administrative process

related to the phase 1-1 of the construction of the port.

“Exactly on Oct 31, 2017, we have begun a tender for package 1 during the phase 1-1 covering the construction of a car terminal and a container terminal. We hope the packages 2 and 3 for the phase 1-1 could be processed in one to two weeks time,” Chandra remarked. (ant)

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China stocks fall as economy, liquidity concerns arise; Hong Kong soft SHANGHAI - China stocks weakened on Thursday morning, weighed down by banking and real estate shares, as investors who liked the third-quarter reporting season now anticipate a possible economic slowdown and tighter liquidity before year-end.

The Hong Kong market was also soft, as investors await a fresh catalyst to restart a rally that appears to be losing steam.

China’s blue-chip CSI300 index was down 0.4 percent, to 3,979.75 points at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.6 percent, to 3,376.11 points.

With China’s generally upbeat third-quarter earnings in the rear mirror, investors set their eyes toward a possible slowdown in the economy as they weigh the impact of government’s tough anti-corruption campaign and continuing deleveraging efforts.

The rapid rise in bond yields since mid-October “is the result of a sudden change in expectations toward the economy, and fresh assessment of the government’s determination to deleverage,” wrote Qiao Yongyuan, Shanghai-based strategist at CIB Research.

In the stock market, the impact of rising yields “is being gradually

felt,” he said.

But a correction in China’s Ashares could be seen as a bargainhunting opportunity for some overseas investors.

Foreign holdings of Chinese shares exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($151.1 billion) for the first time in September, central bank data showed on Thursday, as capital market deregulation and MSCI’s China inclusion fuelled demand for Chinese blue chips.

Most sectors sagged on Thursday. An index tracking China’s biggest lenders sank 0.8 percent and the property subindex lost 0.9 percent.

HONG KONG Shares in Hong Kong slipped slightly.

The Hang Seng index dropped 0.2 percent, to 28,552.47 points, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 0.1 percent, to 11,622.31.

Investors eagerly await the formal nomination of the next U.S. Federal Reserve chair.

The White House plans to nominate current Fed Governor Jerome Powell as the next chair when Janet Yellen’s term expires in February, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. (rtr)

Although the alert level has been decreased, condition of Mount Agung is still dynamic.

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Bread is pictured for sale at a Whole Foods market in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 30, 2017.

World food prices fall 1.3 pct in October -FAO

ROME - World food prices fell slightly in October from the previous month, as valuations dropped for all food commodities apart from cereals, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

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Workers transfer bags of wheat flour past a banner reading “Put Politics in Command, Develop the Collective Economy” in Nanjie village of Luohe city in China’s central Henan province September 24, 2012.

Prices remain 2.5 percent higher than they were last October but are now 27 percent below the record high hit in February 2011.

Agricultural commodities have emerged from a highly volatile period and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said it expects them to remain stable over the next decade.

The FAO index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 176.4

points in October, down 1.3 percent from September.

Dairy prices were the biggest faller among the commodities measured in October, falling 4.2 percent as importers held back on purchases while awaiting new supplies while prices for skim milk powder were pushed down by low demand and ample stocks.

Cereals markets are likely to be balanced in 2017-18, the FAO said, forecasting that global production would surpass last year’s record

harvest by a small margin, reaching 2.613 billion tonnes.

Total production of coarse grains is forecast to reach a record high, thanks to increases in South America and Southern Africa, and global rice output is set to be broadly stable.

Wheat production, however, is due to decline by 1 percent from last year to 752.8 million tonnes, mainly because of a smaller harvest in the United States and an expected decline in Australia’s crop, the FAO said. (rtr)

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15 villages included in watch alert level Detailed borders still debated

AMLAPURA — After the decline in the alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch, the district government of Karangasem summoned all the headmen of Karangasem on Monday afternoon (Oct. 30). They were gathered to plan the next measures because in the watch zone there seem 15 affected villages, not only 6 villages within the radius of 6 km. However, out of the 15 villages, not all of the village areas belong to this watch zone.

Deputy Prevention and Preparedness of BNPB, Wisnu Widjaja, said the 15 villages are located in radius of 6 km and sectoral 7.5 km. The villages include Sebudi, Dukuh, Besakih, Bhuana Giri, Jungutan, Ban, Baturinggit, Amerta Bhuana, Datah, Nawakerti, Kubu, Tulamben, Pempatan, North Duda and Pidpid. Highest percentage of the areas belonging to watch zone is Sebudi with 77.48 percent, Dukuh (76.52 percent), Besakih (66.21 percent), Bhuana Giri (65.14 percent), Jungutan (59.91 percent), Ban (35.97 percent), Baturinggit (32.44 percent), Amerta Bhuana (23.57 percent), Datah (23.40 percent), Nawakerti (19.32 percent), Kubu (15.90 percent), (Tulamben (13.40 percent), Pempatan (7.09 percent), North Duda (1.79 percent) and Pidpid (1.02 percent). “Of the 15 villages in the watch zone, four

villages whose territory has resettlement are Sebudi, Besakih, Jungutan and Ban,” said Wisnu Widjaja.

Wisnu Widjaja added although the alert level has been decreased, condition of Mount Agung is still dynamic. As the experience of the BNPB, though the alert level has been decrease, it can suddenly rise again. This must be watched out.

Now, many residents have returned home. However, he reminded that areas within the watch radius of 6 km and an expansion of 7.5 km, according to the percentage of the area, should have no activity.

Furthermore, BNPB will improve the early warning system and then increases the capacity of community such as through dissemination and independent evacuation. BNPB will also improve the operational plans from the district and provincial level.

He confirmed that BNPB will make

a strategy to evacuate to the nearest refugee point. Thus, not all the refugees will haste to Manggis subdistrict that can even make the path of evacuation totally stuck. “Mount Agung will erupt, but in principle when it does, nobody knows. We must be well prepared to face this, so that when the eruption really happens, we can evacuate ourselves calmly,” said Wisnu Widjaja.

The Head of PVNBG Disaster Management Team, Agus Budianto, emphasized even though the activity decreases it does not mean that residents are not vigilant anymore.

There is still the potential to eruption. As the volcanic patterns in Indonesia, after entering a calm period, it can suddenly rise again and the eruption occurs. This remains to be worried, so that detailed observations continue to be done.

“Let the Mount Agung shows

its activity to explain to us the potential threats. We will pass it on in the form of maps and mitigation measures that must be done.

The two mitigation measures to be done are identifying the character of Mount Agung and the potential of the affected areas. Secondly, it will monitor whether the impact will be bigger or smaller,” explained Agus Budianto.

Deputy Regent of Karangasem, Wayan Artha Dipa, requested the 15 villages in the watch zone should be further clarified by hamlet official included in the watch zone. Percentage cannot explain which hamlet is affected. He asked every headman to follow it up, so as not to make confusion in the field. Headmen whose village belongs to watch zone even asked back to local government and the taskforce to explain which hamlets are affected. As stated by Nyoman Artana, the Secretary of Sekakari village, he asked local government to write to the villages along with the name of hamlets included in the watch zone. So, it will be easier to explain to residents.

The other headmen in the watch zone also asked for similar things, such as Headman of Sebudi, Nyoman Tinggal. He even still doubted the data of the BNPB. According to him, all hamlets of Sebudi village should be included into the watch zone, not 77.48 percent.

“The data of 15 villages in the watch zone needs to be reviewed again,” he said.

Commander of Mt. Agung Emergency Disaster Eruption Taskforce, Fierman Sjafirial Agustus, said that his officers are ready to go down to villages in order to determine the borders of the watch zone with coordinate system. Thus, the borders of watch zones at each village can be seen in more details. He asked every headman in the watch zone to accompany his taskforce when it comes down to determine the watch zone with coordinate system. “Are the headmen ready to accompany?

The answer is no because there is a feast. Now, if you want to know the borders, you must be patient first.

It can be known after the holiday (Galungan),” he said. (kmb31)

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Abrasion at Pebuahan almost cuts off road

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi visits troubled Rakhine as Rohingya exodus in spate

NEGARA — Abrasion at Pebuahan hamlet, Banyubiru, Negara, is getting worse. Seawater is now rising. In addition to hitting houses and stalls at roadside, it also almost cuts off the road body. As seen on Monday (Oct. 30), a number of buildings seem to have disappeared as eroded by tidal waves. Paved road section in the middle of the settlement has begun to collapse as well.

Tidal waves were also seen to damage clean water pipeline located on the southern side of the road, “Tide has occurred for five days and the road is submerged,” said Ardi, 30, one of the residents. Sand looked to cover the paved road so that it was difficult to be passed through by vehicles. Some residents were forced to flee to their safer relatives’ homes.

Several roasted fish stalls have also begun to crumble and are then abandoned by their owners. Some of them build another on the north side of the road and some are farther from the road. Their efforts to install wave barrier by using stone gabion and piles of sand do not work.

When tidal waves occur, they feel anxious due to such condition.

Due to slow handling, a number of residents came to the office of Banyubiru headman not long ago to question about the follow up of revetment making. Residents told that dozens of people’s houses have been destroyed and swept away by waves. Similarly, public facilities, including power lines to PDAM pipelines are damaged.

In the meantime, headman of Banyubiru, Masturi, confirmed to reporters recently that a number of residents had come to headman’s office to ask for revetment construction. However, the village authority does not know for sure when the construction of coastal revetment starts. Relevant agencies have conducted measurements and research. (kmb26)

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An undated image released on November 1, 2017 shows detainees fixing a perimeter fence at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea.

U.N. refugee commissioner says Australia must stop “unfolding humanitarian crisis” in PNG

SYDNEY - The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Australia must take immediate action to stop an “unfolding humanitarian emergency” that sees 600 asylum seekers barricaded inside an abandoned detention centre in Papua New Guinea without food or running water.

A number of buildings seem to have disappeared as eroded by tidal waves.

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Retail sluggish

Aprindo suspects of people’s changing consumption trend

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The sluggishness of retail business today is also caused the changing trend of public consumption.

DENPASAR — Other than caused by e-commerce, the sluggishness of retail business today is also caused the changing trend of public consumption. People are more inclined to use their money for leisure than for consumption.

Chairman of the Association of Indonesia Retail Entrepreneurs (Aprindo) Bali, I Gusti Ketut Sumardayasa, said on Monday (Oct. 30) that sluggish condition of retail business is not due to sluggish economy. He observed that people having money can easily spend or invest.

“In Kupang, for instance, is now crowded, whereas it used to be deserted. This means that more and more people are now traveling.

This means the people’s economy remains good,” he said.

In the meantime, the retail business in Bali is said to be up and down. But on average, the retail business in Bali has decreased from the previous year. Allegedly it happens because e-commerce began to be people’s choice in shopping.

However, he has not dared to ensure it because he has not owned exact data. The decline in retail business transactions is mainly happening on the type of fashion retailers. “Hence, the Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, is eyeing on imposing taxes to e-commerce,” he said.

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him, they did it as will open the other outlet in a more crowded new location. “Nationally, the closed retail businesses do not necessarily mean if they suffer losses, but increasing productivity. They close one, but make location survey elsewhere,” he said.

Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) of Bali, A.A. Ngurah Alit Wiraputra, said that retail business is currently experiencing a decline.

“Nowadays, there are many online businesses and many shops in Glodok and Jakarta are closed because of the online businesses.

The only surviving businesses are those offering daily needs,” he added. (kmb42)

The detainees in the Manus Island Centre have for two days defied attempts by Australia and Papua New Guinea to close the camp, saying they fear violent reprisals from the local community if they are moved to other “transit centres”.

With food all but exhausted, many of the men are beginning to show the ill-effects of two-days without adequate nourishment, an environment the U.N. refugee commissioner said Australia must urgently resolve with Papua New Guinea.

“Australia remains responsible for the well-being of all those moved to Papua New Guinea until adequate, long-term solutions outside the country are found,” the U.N. body said in a statement on Thursday.

The Manus centre has been a key part of Australia’s controversial “Sovereign Borders” immigration policy, which refuses to allow asylum seekers arriving by boat to reach its shores, detaining them in camps in Papua New Guinea and Nauru in the South Pacific.

The United Nations and rights groups have for years cited human rights abuses among detainees in

the centres.

Papua New Guinea’s High Court ruled last year that the Manus centre, first opened in 2001, was illegal and the camp was scheduled to close on Oct. 31, when security staff withdrew.

The 600 men in the camp have no water and power after utilities to the camp were cut off on Wednesday.

Desperate to source alternative supplies, dozens of men worked during the night, using wooden poles to dig deep holes to find water, using torches to light their task, photos supplied to Reuters showed.

Without running water, advocates fear a rapid decline in sanitary conditions of the camp.

Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish journalist from Iran, said the men were not on a hunger strike and called on the Red Cross and Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) to provide help.

MSF said in a statement to Reuters that it was “deeply concerned and saddened” and that Australia and Papua New Guinea are responsible for the care to the detainees.

Australia has said the men should move to new “transit centres” and

has pledged A$250 million ($193 million) worth of food and security for the next 12 months.

But the U.N. refugee commissioner said one of the new facilities was still a makeshift camp composed of shipping containers. “Containers are surrounded by mud and do not have electrical or water connections as yet,” it said.

The relocation of the men is designed as a temporary measure, allowing the United States time to complete vetting of refugees as part of a refugee swap deal.

Those not accepted by the United States have the option of being resettled in Papua New Guinea, but none wish to stay, or another developing country. Lawyers for the detainees have filed a suit in Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court to prevent the Manus camp’s closure and for services to be returned. A ruling is expected later on Thursday, although it has been delayed for more than two days already.

Most of the detainees come from war-torn countries such as Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Syria. (rtr)

SITTWE - Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Thursday visited areas riven by ethnic violence for the first time since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims began fleeing the country to escape a brutal military operation launched in late August.

Reuters photographers saw thousands of desperate Rohingya wade through shallows and narrow creeks between islands of the Naf river to reach neighbouring Bangladesh the previous evening.

Some had small boats or pulled makeshift rafts to get to Bangladesh on the river’s western bank, but most walked, children cradled in their arms and the elderly carried on their backs, with sacks of belongings tied to staves on their shoulders.

Reaching the far side, some women and older people had to be pulled through the mud to reach dry land atop steep banks.

More than 4,000 crossed at different points on the river on Wednesday, Major Mohammed Iqbal, a Bangladesh security official in the southern district of Cox’s Bazar, told Reuters.

A Reuters reporter saw Suu Kyi board a military helicopter at Sittwe, the Rakhine state capital,

at about 9 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Thursday, amid a heightened security presence.

Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has faced heavy international criticism for not taking a higher profile in responding to what U.N. officials have called “ethnic cleansing” by the army.

Lately Suu Kyi, who does not control the military, has appeared to take a stronger lead in the crisis, focusing government efforts on rehabilitation and pledging to repatriate refugees.

Spokesman Zaw Htay said Suu Kyi was visiting the troubled border district of Maungdaw, which has seen the greatest exodus of people.

“She will go to Maungdaw, and I cannot give any more details,” he told Reuters.

More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled predominantly Buddhist Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh since late August, to escape violence in a brutal military counter-insurgency operation after Rohingya militants attacked security posts in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Refugees in the Bangladesh camps say the Myanmar army torched their villages, but Myanmar blames Rohingya militants. (rtr)

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Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at Sittwe airport in the state of Rakhine November 2, 2017.

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Lais Ribeiro To Wear Victoria’s Secret Fantasy Bra

LAIS RIBEIRO has been chosen to wear the Victoria’s Secret Champagne Nights Fantasy Bra at this year’s catwalk extravaganza in Shanghai.

To be chosen as the model of the Fantasy Bra, which is seen as the show’s centerpiece, is a prestigious accolade among the Angels. Ribeiro follows in the glamorous footsteps of Jasmin Tookes, who wore an 18-carat gold piece worth $3 million last year, and Gisele Bündchen, Tyra Banks, Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge, Adriana Lima and Candice Swanepoel before her.

“You just feel so powerful wearing it, like all the hard work has paid off,” the Brazilian beauty said of her appointment. The lingerie brand told Ribeiro that she would be wearing the $2 million Mouwad design,

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Some refugees still stay at refugee post

DENPASAR — The decreased alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch is not necessarily welcomed by refugees. In other words, the residents living in disaster-prone areas 1 and 2 (radius 9-12 km) actually can return home from refugee post. However, not all residents in these two areas choose to go home after the alert level of Mount Agung was announced as happened to refugee camp at Kesambi hamlet, Kesiman Kertalangu, East Denpasar.

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Ahead of his departure, Vogue takes a trip through his greatest hits.

The trench

Under Bailey’s deft touch, the trench coat once again became a must-have for all women under 30—as indispensable to the working woman’s wardrobe as a Chanel 2.55 or Hermès? silk scarf. In addition to the regal metallic shades and silver-studded versions he showed on the catwalk, the cornerstone classic also got an upgrade with sharper tailoring and more luxurious fabrics, as seen on Emma Watson in her debut autumn/winter 2009 campaign for the brand.

One of the refugees from Kawan hamlet, Muncan, Karangasem, Made Simpen, said on Monday (Oct. 30) that he will not go home before there is instruction from village official. Although there has been a decline in alert level, he does not get any clarity yet about repatriation from the post. “We have not gone home because there is no certainty. In addition, there is also no job opportunity at home village. Quary activities becoming our livelihood are still closed, so we cannot do anything,” said Simpen.

According to Simpen, in refugee post at Kesambi hamlet, Kesiman Kertalangu, there are still about 100 residents or 33 families from Kawan hamlet, Muncan, staying in the post. He would go home on Galungan to pray. After the prayer, all residents would return to refugee post.

In the meantime, Coordinator of Kesambi Refugee Post of Kesiman Kertalangu, Kade Kanda admitted that no one came home after the decreased alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch was announced. If anyone comes home, it is not caused by the decline in alert level, but really wants to celebrate the Galungan holiday at home. After that, they come back to refugee post. “Their goods are still kept here,” said Kanda who is also hamlet chief of Kesambi.

Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, after visiting the refugees at Kesambi post revealed that his government will still records the number of refugees that will go home after the level alert was decreased. He is ready to facilitate with the Social Services and BPBD for their homecoming. Until now, the number of refugees in Denpasar reaches 14,859 people or 818 families spreading over 590 posts, both independent and government posts. (kmb12)

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The decreased alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch is not necessarily welcomed by refugees.

Prices of agricultural commodities decline

The studded leather jacket

Sienna Miller addressed the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” theme of 2013’s Met Gala by wearing the multi-stud-blasted leather jacket from Bailey’s spring/summer 2011 collection with a sweep of floorlength gown. It draws on the jackets founder Thomas Burberry designed for England’s first motorbike riders back in the early 1900s.

The hand-painted shearling coat

The autumn of 2014 saw new heights for Burberry’s enduring sheepskin coat – a rolling favourite with Kate Hudson and Alexa Chung. The new hand-painted version blossomed with bohemian sweeps of leaf and floral motifs in gentle, faded strokes. It came cropped (on Jourdan Dunn) and in a full-length Seventies style, combining sumptuous shearling with suede.

The monogrammed poncho

Lais Ribeiro

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which is handset with diamonds, yellow sapphires and blue topaz in 18-karat gold, during fittings for the show: “I had no idea that [the fitting] was for the bra,” she shared. “I came in and when I tried it I cried, it was unbelievable.”

Ribeiro began her Victoria’s Secret career after giving birth to her son, Alexandre, in 2010, and has walked in every show except 2012, when she sprained her ankle during rehearsals. Her brother and father will be in the Shanghai audience to watch her wear the bra, which took almost 350 hours to make, come November 20.

The catwalk spectacular will air on CBS on November 28 at 10pm EST, and will include pink-carpet interviews, model profiles and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show. Tune in for a closer look at Ribeiro wearing the Fantasy Bra. (IBP/net)

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For “The Bloomsbury Girls” show of autumn/winter 2014, the writing was on the shawl. Cara Delevingne led a lineup of models wearing equestrian-inspired blanket ponchos down the runway, each monogrammed in their own initials. Sienna Miller and Alexa Chung were soon seen sporting their own wool and cashmere versions. (IBP/net)

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Farmers at Songan village, Kintamani, complained about the declining prices of agricultural commodities having occurred since the last few weeks.

BANGLI — Farmers at Songan village, Kintamani, complained about the declining prices of agricultural commodities having occurred since the last few weeks.

One of them is onion. It is now only sold for IDR 9,000 per kilogram.

Because of not proportional to production costs incurred, farmers also claimed to suffer significant losses with the price of onion at this time.

Jero Saba, a farmer of Songan village said on Monday (Oct. 30) the decline in the price of onion has happened since the past few weeks.

Before perching at the price of IDR 9,000 per kilogram, the onion had plummeted to the price of IDR 6,000 – 7,000 per kilogram. “With the current price, farmers lose a lot.

In order not to suffer losses, ideally farmers can sell their onion for IDR 20,000 per kilogram,” he said.

He claimed not to know exactly what causes the low price of the

onion this time. Possibly, it has been caused by over production due to massive harvest in several onion producing areas such as Brebes and Bima.

In addition to onion, the price of cabbage is also very low. He said that cabbage is now only sold for IDR 2,000 per kilogram, while the normal price is in the range of IDR 4,000-5,000 per kilogram. Not only that, the price of eggplant also declined sharply. Farmers are now only able to sell at the price of IDR 1,000 per kilogram. Previously, one kilogram of eggplant was sold for IDR 3,000-IDR 5,000. “Eggplant is almost unable to be sold because of little demand,” he said.

With the current price conditions, Jero Saba stated that he and other farmers at his village can only surrender. To reduce losses, farmers are now forced to reduce production, especially onion. (kmb40)

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Setting of floating net cage in Lake Batur waits for study results

BANGLI — The arrangement will be done after the study is issued by district government of Bangli in cooperation with the Faculty of Fisheries, Udayana University, is completed.

Head of Bangli Agriculture, Food Security and Fishery Agency (PKP), Wayan Sukartana, said that so far the process of study on the carrying capacity and zoning of the floating net cage is still running.

“The study is already running 75 percent. Hopefully, at the end of November we can finalize and hold focus group discussion (FGD) again,” he explained when met recently.

As for things that are now being studied with the Udayana University, said Sukarta, one of them is about the carrying capacity or composition of floating net cage in Lake Batur. He explained the study on floating cage composition is conducted to find out the maximum amount allowed in Lake Batur. Currently, the number of floating cage in Lake Batur reaches

more than 3,000 holes.

In addition to the floating cage composition, the placement zones are also studied. Sukartana said the current presence of floating cage spreads in the waters of Lake Batur in some village areas. In the future, it will be arranged related to the exact location points for the floating cage placement so that the aesthetics can also look neat and can be made into a tourist attraction.

“The floating cage design will also be refined.

Probably, it will be given net under the fish cage to reduce the deposition of fish feed at the bottom of the lake. Based on the results of preliminary study, one of the causes of silting in Lake Batur is due to fish feed deposits,” he explained.

In the arrangement of floating cage, his agency will also pull out the damaged floating fish cages. Besides, he will recommend to fish farmers not to make any huts above the floating cage. So far, his agency has disseminated the arrangement plan to fish farmer groups in Lake Batur. (kmb40)

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The existence of floating net cage (KJA) in Lake Batur, Kintamani, is planned to be arranged in 2018.

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Based on the results of monitoring in markets throughout Bali, BBPOM still found begina cakes and snacks for offerings containing Rhodamine B.

Beware of begina cake

17 percent contains Rhodamine B

DENPASAR — Ahead of Galungan, the Denpasar Agency of Food and Drug Control (BBPOM) appealed to the public in order to be vigilant when purchasing begina cakes containing Rhodamine B. Based on the results of monitoring in markets throughout Bali, BBPOM still found begina cakes and snacks for offerings containing Rhodamine B. This was disclosed

by Acting Head of BBPOM Denpasar, I Wayan Eka Ratnata, on Sunday (Oct. 29).

In addition to red begina cake, his agency also found other red cakes like the sirat, uli, gipang, semprong crackers, steamed cake, muffin and layered cake. Of the 300 samples taken in 16 markets throughout Bali until October 2017, approximately 17 percent of them contained Rhodamine B in different merchants. Three markets were visited in Denpasar, four in Badung, two in Klungkung, three in Karangasem, two in Buleleng and two in Tabanan. However, compared to the previous year, there has been a decrease in the use of Rhodamine B but still needs public awareness to intelligently choose safe ritual cakes.

Eka revealed the reason of cake

makers to still use Rhodamine B on food is that the color does not change even if dried and fried. It remains bright and prominent so that much favored by consumers.

“Actually people do not know if the color does not change with any process. It means that color cannot be metabolized so that it accumulates in the body and even our body cells is changed and causes us to suffer cancer,” he explained.

Furthermore, his agency has taken measure by working together with other stakeholders such as commerce agency and food security agency to disseminate to the cake makers in all districts and visit directly the centers of cake makers based on information from cake merchants whose cakes contain Rhodamine B. The measures having been undertaken is by providing technical guidance to market management in cooperation with the people’s empowerment agency and secure market campaign.

His agency also conveyed how to choose begina cake and other cakes containing no Rhodamine B. In terms of color, people should choose snack with non-flashy color and it is safer to choose the brown and white begina cakes. (kmb42)

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tained, the interior of the building looks unique, has industrial theme and furnished with beautiful furniture. The atmosphere is like in the 1940s, really classic and comfortable. “All of them make the Boy ‘N’ Cow show off its own exclusive impression,” Ashley Ahmet, Operations Head.

The restaurant has two floors, where the first floor is used for restaurant while the second floor is the cocktail lounge serving drinks pre-

pared by professional bartenders.

As for the signature dish, the Boy ‘N’ Cow offers steak tartare and tuna tostada as appetizer. Similarly, there is truffle and parmesan steak chips as the main course.

As the main course, the chef recommended to try the 900 gram porterhouse steak with bearnaise sauce. It is big portion and can be shared with 2 to 3 people. As for the dessert, cream brulee with coffee cream is one of the most popular

menus among visitors.

All the menus are inseparable from the masterpiece of the head chef, Danny Chaney. Armed with a wealth of experience as a head chef in several restaurants overseas, it is no wonder the dishes served by Boy ‘N’ Cow are very classy and equal to dishes served by restaurants in five-star hotels. “In November, the Boy ‘N’ Cow will hold a promo discount of 50% for all visitors,” said Ashley Ahmet. (kmb)

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Activist Rose McGowan claims drug case is attempt to silence her LOS ANGELES - Actress Rose McGowan, who has emerged as a prominent voice speaking out against sexual assault in Hollywood, said a months-old warrant for her arrest on drug possession charges was an attempt to silence her. McGowan is one of more than a dozen women who have accused movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault or sexual harassment.

The felony drug charge stems from an investigation of personal belongings that tested positive for narcotics after being left behind on a United flight arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Jan. 20, according to police.

“Are they trying to silence me?”

McGowan said on Twitter on Monday. “There is a warrant out for my arrest in Virginia. What a load of horseshit.”

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department said in a statement on Monday that on Feb. 1 it had issued the war-

rant for possession of a controlled substance.

“The Airports Authority police have attempted to contact Ms. McGowan so she can appear in a Loudon County, Virginia, court to respond to the charge,” the statement said.

McGowan, who on Twitter has accused Weinstein of sex assault, was linked publicly to him following reports by the New York Times and the New Yorker.

She was the keynote speaker Friday at a women’s conference in Detroit, where she urged attendees to speak out on sex assault.

McGowan, whose acting career included a featured role in the 1996 horror film “Scream,” also has tweeted regularly about the subject on Twitter with the hashtag #ROSEARMY. The Times reported that Weinstein, 65, had reached eight previously undisclosed settlements with women who accused him of sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact. (rtr)

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Cast member Kevin Spacey poses at the premiere for the second season of the television series “House of Cards” at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California February 13, 2014.

Netflix suspends ‘House of Cards’ production after Spacey allegation

LOS ANGELES - Netflix Inc indefinitely halted production of political drama “House of Cards” on Tuesday following an allegation of sexual misconduct against series star Kevin Spacey.

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Actor Rose McGowan raises her fist after addressing the audience during the opening session of the three-day Women’s Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., October 27, 2017.

Producer Media Rights Capital and Netflix “have decided to suspend production on House of Cards season six, until further notice, to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew,” a statement said.

A day earlier, Netflix had said the groundbreaking show about a ruthless political power couple would conclude with season six.

Representatives for Spacey did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.

On Sunday, “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp told Buzzfeed that Spacey made an unwanted sexual advance toward him in 1986 when he was just 14 and Spacey was 26. Spacey, a two-

time Oscar winner who is now 58, said he did not recall the incident.

But in a tweet he said that if he did behave as Rapp described then he apologized and it would have been due to “inappropriate drunken behavior.”

Rapp told BuzzFeed he felt compelled to come forward after dozens of women recently accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and several other Hollywood figures of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Weinstein has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone.

Spacey’s apology sparked a backlash because he also used the statement to come out as a gay man.

Many social media users saw it as a damaging conflation of sexual misconduct and being gay.

On Monday, Netflix and MRC called the allegation against Spacey “deeply troubling.”

“House of Cards” became Netflix’s defining show when it launched in 2013, upending traditional television viewership by making all episodes of each season available online at the same time.

Earlier on Tuesday, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said it was revoking a planned award for Spacey that he had been due to receive in New York on Nov. 20.

Spacey was to have received the 2017 International Emmy Founders Award, but the Academy said in a statement that “in light of recent events it will not honor Kevin Spacey” as planned. (rtr)

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Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack, is seen in this courtroom sketch appearing in Manhattan federal courtroom in a wheelchair in New York, NY, U.S., November 1, 2017.

Trump calls for death penalty for Uzbek man charged in NY attack

NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump called for the death penalty on Wednesday for an Uzbek immigrant accused of plowing a truck down a New York City bike path, killing eight people, describing the man as a “terrorist.”

Sayfullo Saipov, 29, who was hospitalized after he was shot by a police officer and arrested, told investigators he had been inspired by watching Islamic State videos and began planning Tuesday’s attack a year ago, according to a criminal complaint filed against him on Wednesday.

“NYC terrorist was happy as he asked to hang ISIS flag in his hospital room. He killed 8 people, badly

injured 12. SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!” Trump tweeted.

Saipov was charged with one count of providing material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, specifically Islamic State, and one count of violence and destruction of motor vehicles causing the deaths of eight people.

Manhattan acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim said the first count car-

ries a maximum penalty of life in prison, while the second would make Saipov eligible for capital punishment if convicted, if the government chose to seek the death penalty. Additional or different charges could be brought later in an indictment, Kim said.

Vehicle assaults similar to the New York attack took place in Spain in August and in France and Germany last year, claiming dozens of lives. Saipov confessed to authorities that he made a trial run with a rental truck on Oct. 22 to practice turning the vehicle and “stated that he felt

good about what he had done” after the attack, the complaint said.

The 10-page charging document said Saipov waived his rights to remain silent and avoid selfincrimination in agreeing to speak to investigators without an attorney present from his bed at Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan.

The complaint said Saipov had requested permission to display the flag of the Islamic State militant group in his hospital room.

It said he was particularly motivated by seeing a video in which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who led the

campaign by Islamic State - also known as ISIS - to seize territory for a self-proclaimed caliphate within Iraq and Syria, exhorted Muslims in the United States and elsewhere to support the group’s cause.

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