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Taylor Swift tops Forbes’ 2016 list of highest paid women in music
LOS ANGELES - With earnings of $170 million, pop singer Taylor Swift was 2016’s highest-paid woman in music, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday. Swift, 26, smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring record, pulling in a total of more than $200 million on the North American portion of her “1989” world tour. Last year, the “Bad Blood” singer came in second to Katy Perry with an estimated $80 million. Swift was honored with the first-ever “Taylor Swift Award” at the BMI Pop Awards in May, quipping that she “would be kind of bummed” if the award had gone to someone else. British “Hello” singer Adele, 28, ranked second on Forbes’ list with $80.5 million in earnings, her highest total yet. Adele, whose album “25” swiftly became the biggest seller of 2015, enjoyed continued success with album sales this year and grossed millions per night for her arena shows. Madonna, who was named the highest-paid woman in music in 2013, ranked third this year. Her recent “Rebel Heart” tour grossed $170 million, bringing her career total on the road to $1.4 billion pretax, according to the magazine. In the past 12 months, Madonna, 58, earned a total of $76.5 million. That was slightly more than Barbados-born Rihanna, who earned $75 million and also received a lifetime achievement award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28. “Lemonade” artist Beyonce, who was 2014’s top earner, ranked fifth at $54 million. Collectively, the 10 women on Forbes’ list earned more than $600 million this year. (rtr)
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Police to lock down Indonesian capital for blasphemy protest JAKARTA — Indonesian police are planning a show of force in the capital Jakarta on Friday to contain a much-hyped protest by Muslim hard-liners against the city’s popular governor that threatens to ignite religious and racial flashpoints. An accusation of blasphemy against Jakarta Gov. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese and minority Christian who is an ally of the country’s president, has galvanized his political opponents in the Muslim-majority nation of 250 million and given a notorious group of hard-liners a national stage.
National Police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said 16,000 police will be deployed along with 2,000 soldiers and 2,000 of Jakarta’s public order officers for the protest that is expected to begin in the early afternoon following Friday prayers. Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, chief of Indonesia’s powerful military, has said it “will be in the front line against any movement aimed at disrupting the unity
and integrity of the nation.” Indonesians are already fighting on social media over the blasphemy claim and the protest, which organizers optimistically boast will attract half a million people to Jakarta’s traffic clogged streets. Police have said it might draw up to 100,000 people based on communications with Muslim groups involved in its planning. Blasphemy is a criminal offense in Indonesia and prosecutions have increased in the past decade. Amnesty International documented 106 convictions between 2004 and 2014 with some individuals imprisoned for up to five
years. Ahok, who is seeking a second term as Jakarta governor and is a possible running mate for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in the 2019 presidential elections, is popular with Jakarta’s middle class.
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D E N PA S A R - T h e emergence of a motorcycle gang case involving students and disturbing residents made Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra furious. By involving various components of society, Rai Mantra requested to implement night patrol in an effort to maintain conduciveness and prevent juvenile delinquency leading to
anarchical and immoral acts. This was delivered by Denpasar mayor when receiving headman forum, chief of customary village forum, teachers, forum of pecalang (customary security guard) and other related parties, Wednesday (Nov. 2). Teenage behavior opposing to moral and ethics needs special attention by holding a night patrol by involving community components and relevant agencies by targeting
potentially vulnerable areas used as gathering place by teenagers. Other than places like billiard center, play station or online game center are requested to only open until 22:00 and stalls selling liquor (alcohol) without permission should be closely watched and given a reprimand. “If they are just naughty and still in reasonable level of teenage, it can be tolerated. However, when they lead to criminal acts such as motorcycle gang members disturb-
ing other residents and commit inhuman acts like stabbing to claim a victim, this should be our common concern,” said Rai Mantra. Further, Rai Mantra said that some vulnerable points like around the Jalan Mahendradatta, Jalan Gatot Subroto and Renon are asked to be secured intensively. Patrol... Continued on page 2
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TABANAN - Palm sugar of Pupuan is famous for its sweet taste and aroma. The sugar is made from genuine palm wine without any mixture so that the authenticity is guaranteed. However, the existence of palm sugar is endangered. Other than there is not palm cultivation, the sugar maker also consists of elderly people aged 60 years over and no young people are getting involved in this profession.
The process of making palm sugar
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Having no successor, palm sugar makers in Pupuan endangered
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Headman of Belimbing, Pupuan, I Made Adi Suyana, said that formerly Belimbing was a single village with the Karya Sari and became the greatest palm sugar producer in Pupuan. Nowadays, after the fission, only two hamlets in Belimbing village remain to have palm sugar maker, while the other areas are coalesced into Karya Sari village. Although having entered into different village, the problems in palm sugar production remain the same, namely the decrease in palm trees and the absence of succeeding generations. To overcome this, added Adi Suyana, village authorities already
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He also asked all the village components as well as chief of customary village to establish a quick response team consisting of about 5-10 people that will serve to comb their respective territory and connect directly to police station or other relevant authorities for action in case of disturbances. The Head of the Denpasar Municipal Police, I.B. Alit Wiradana, said that his agency will follow up the motorcycle gang issues. He will intensify the forces and cooperate with headman and chief of customary village in order to conduct a raid at several locations so that security will be more conducive. In addition, he will work closely with schools to crack down on students gathering during school hours. “All parties must participate in supervising or at least immediately reporting in case of any potential leading to juvenile delinquency. By doing so, it can be prevented as early as possible,” he said. (kmb12)
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provided training, especially for younger generation. “We have provided training. Unfortunately, we get difficulty to invite senior palm sugar makers because their work cannot be left behind,” said Adi. The making of palm sugar does require punctuality, especially the harvesting of palm wine. When doing it late, palm wine as a raw ingredient for palm sugar has become stale. This condition makes village apparatus difficult to gather palm sugar makers either for training or other meetings in order to improve their businesses. So far, there is no cultivation of palm trees because the Pupuan community maintains palm tree
growing in their garden naturally. “Currently, they are growing at the edge of the garden. For cultivation, local community prefers to grow coffee, mangosteen and cacao,” explained Adi Suyana. On average, palm sugar makers at Belimbing village have three to seven trees. For the market potential, added Adi Suyana, the palm sugar production is large enough. It has high demand because the authenticity of palm sugar of Pupuan has already been proved. Moreover, the palm sugar is sold for IDR 20,000 per kilogram. Unfortunately, due the lack of application of marketing management, most palm sugar makers barter their sugar with goods of collectors. “So, they take stuff first at grocery store. Later on collector will settle up but the sugar maker will deliver their product pursuant to the price of food items having been taken,” he said. (kmb24)
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Crush Gang disbanded, 150 students involved
DWIJENDRA Foundation moved quickly to address their suspicions that a motorcycle made up of many of their students had formed. On Wednesday (Nov. 2), a total of 150 students were summoned to the school meeting hall with their parents and were found to in fact be part of the so-called Crush Gang.
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They were given coaching by Bagus Kusmandar, Intelligence Commander of the Badung Military District Bagus Kusmandar gave guidance to the students about heroism, civil defense and patriotism. The students were also shown a film entitled ‘Pahlawanku’ (literally, My Hero) as a way to encourage them to become futur leaders instead of members of a motocycle gang. Parents and teachers admitted that they were concerned about the students and said that they hoped that the youngster were not associate with the wrong people. The youngsters were urged to disperse any other type of motocycle gangs that they know of. Kia Sanciha as Chief of the Crush Gang Kia Sanciha, along with colleagues responded immediately by telling the principle of of SMA Dwijendra Ida Bagus Alit Bajra Manuaba and Secretary of the Dwijendra Foundation I Wayan Abdi Negara who demanded that the gang be disbanded, that the
Cruch Gang are not a motocylce gang but simply execrcise together. Sanciha also claimed that he was appointed to be the head of the group upon the insistence of his colleaues. He went on to say that during their two years in existence, the gang had not partaken in any kind of negative activities. A fist fight involving members of the Crush Gang on Saturday night, he explained was simply one of the gang memebrs wanting to be a hero by steping in to help a victim who was being beaten. He admitted that this was not the right way to go about things. He affirmed that Crush is not a ragtag bunch of misbehaving teens, but simply a group of young people trying to find their identity. His statement received great applause from his colleagues. Kia Sanciha also declared that Crush is voluntarily disbanding. Principal of SMA Dwijendra Denpasar high school, Ida Bagus Alit Bajra Manuaba, immediately provided an affidavit filled out
by students and their parents. Essentially it states that if the students violate school rules and get involved in a crime, they will be returned to their parents. Alit Bajra Manuaba revealed that the case of fisticuffs invilving the Crush Gang started when the Crush group from SMA Dwijendra was about to go to a bazaar on Jalan Menuh. There were three groups of youngsters on their way to the bazaar, the Crush gang and two other gangs. The first group tried to blocked a Honda Jazz car, but the driver would not stop so the windshield was broken. Since the driver of the car that was attacked was known to the Crush Gang, one yougn man tried to stepped in to try to stop the action. The youngster along with the two main culprits; YG and DGL, were arrested and sent to the detention cell of the Bali Police. Bagus Kusmandar said that the main culprits involved in the stabbing that took place on Saturday night have stabbed six different people but had never been arrested. The members of Crush Gang insist that they are not a motorcycle gang but are only actively involved in sports activities and have never even participated in reckless speeding. (025)
The landslide material was not easy to break thorugh as it was made up of stone.
Jembrana police assist landslide victim
NEGARA - Dozens of members of the the Jembrana Police and the Mendoyo Police worked together to to help a local resident clear bebris at Pangkung Languan Mekar, Yehsumbul, Mendoyo, on Wednesday morning (Nov. 2) after a landslide devated his home a few days earlier. A total of 35 police personnel led by Deputy Chief of Jembrana Police, A.A. Rai Laba, helped the victim Made Rai and his family remove landslide materials from inside the their damaged home. The police worked together using manual tools like hoes and crowbars to clean up the debris of landslide that mostly consisted of sand stone and soil and worked to salvage any valuables. Deputy Chief A.A. Rai explained that the landslide material
was not easy to break thorugh as it was made up of stone. Nevertheless such efforts clearly eased the victim’s burden. The Jembrana Police also provided food assistance to the vicitm and his family. Made Rai said he does not dare to rebuild his home in this same spaot as it is too prone to landslides. He and his family plan to move to the land of his relative but still do not have the funds to build a new home. For the time being he and his family are living in a tent provided by the the Social Services departement. As reported previously, the landslide disaster befell the victim’s home on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 30). This home had been provided through the assistance of the house refurbishment program. (kmb26)
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On Wednesday (Nov. 2), a total of 150 students were summoned to the school meeting hall with their parents and were found to in fact be part of the so-called Crush Gang.
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Unique mushroom effuses smoke at Kayuputih village Believed to bring in blessing
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Pakistan express train collision kills at least 20
SINGARAJA - A unique medium-sized mushroom was found by resident of Buana Sari hamlet, Kayuputih, Sukasada. It grows on the branch of mango tree and effuses smoke. Mango tree owner Nyoman Sukanada, 65, and Made Kendri, 60, did not expect if the mushroom in their yard near the border of KalibukbukKayuputih village draws public attention.
ISLAMABAD - A long-distance train collided into stationary coaches in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 20 people, hospital officials said, in the country’s second major rail collision in less than two months.
a light near the mango tree. “After having a look at the smoke in the mushroom, at that night there was light appeared in the yard. It was exactly similar to flashlight and quite vivid, whereas there was no one after being approached,” he said. Information on the mushroom found by the couple was then widespread in the public and many people throng to see smoky mushroom. Numerous people come and go in the afternoon. As a matter of fact, they are curious to take a closer look. Emergence of smoke from the mushroom is believed to be good luck bringing in blessing. People do not forget to put money or snacks in the platform placed under the mushroom. Kendri and her husband are going to take the mushroom after being given a ritual on the next full moon. The mushroom will be store in sacred chamber as sanctified object. “Some residents say prayers and beg for salvation. By and large, thick smoke will emerge at the time after it rains or during the rains,” said Kendri. (kmb34)
Television footage showed mangled and overturned carriages, and media reported rescuers were working to free people trapped in the wreckage. Train traffic between Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city, and the rest of the country was suspended after the collision near the city’s Landhi station, television news channels reported. Sixty-five people were injured in the collision, said Seemin Jamali, head of the emergency department at Karachi’s main Jinnah hospital. The collision occurred between the moving Zakaria Express and the stationary Fareed Express, the railways ministry said. Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique pointed at negligence as a possible cause, with a stop signal being ignored. The whereabouts of the driver and assistant driver of the Zakaria Express were unknown, he said. He ordered an investigation which would be completely within 72 hours. “Facts will be brought forward, and whoever is responsible will not escape legal action and punishment,” he said. In September, at least four people were killed and 93 injured when an express train collided with a freight train near the city of Multan in Punjab province. Pakistan’s colonial-era railway network has fallen into disrepair in recent decades due to chronic underinvestment and poor maintenance. (rtr)
It has been growing for almost a month and its diameter now reaches 30 centimeters. This brownish white mushroom in smaller size is considered to naturally grow in mango tree of four meters high. A month later, Sukanada is curious because the mushroom grew unnatural and larger in the yard. He then carefully examined the mushroom. However, in the long run the mushroom even has effused smoke since 26 days ago. To him, the smoke seems illogical at the mushroom body. “From the beginning, the mushroom was white and then turned brown. Gradually the mushroom effuses white smoke like cigarette smoke. Sometimes the smoke is smelt and effuses a little. Until now, the smoke still emerges and never stops,” he said, Wednesday (Nov. 2). Sukanada did not have any feeling on the emergence of mushroom smoke. Besides, he rarely pays attention because he is busy raising pigs and cows at home. After being told by his wife, Made Kendri, he took a look at the mushroom said to effuse smoke. In the evening, his confidence grew with his wife when sitting on the porch. At a glance, he saw
Play with hand phone and rarely write
Average handwriting of students in Karangasem poor REGENT of Karangasem, IGA Mas Sumatri, looked to long stare at the students’ handwriting when wishing to read the conscience letter of about 40,000 students, recently at the SME Center Building, Amlapura. In fact, the handwriting of students in Karangasem is averagely hard to be read. Balinese people name the handwriting as being ‘scratched by chicken.’ Such averagely poor handwriting in Karangasem was also revealed by Ni Putu Suaryani from the Lentera Bakti Nusantara Foundation engaged in the literacy improvement. Suaryani from Antiga, Karangasem, followed the visit of Regent Mas Sumatri when responding to the conscience letter of students to a number of schools from elementary, junior high and high school/vocational school in Karangasem for three days since Tuesday (Oct. 25). Suaryani said that typing in hand phone, laptop, computers and gadgets is very different from writing longhand in notebooks. The handwriting of students looks
like to be ‘scratched by chicken’ because students are now lazy, unusual and rarely make fine handwriting. Children and students are now absorbed in playing with their gadget, SMS and Facebook. Actually, practicing handwriting can give advantages. By diligently making handwriting, students will be familiar with fine writing and creative writing as well as can exercise patience, train memory and brain function. Besides, it is also good for flexibility of fingers. “Getting used to practice handwriting is also important to synchronize mind or brain with hand gestures. Dividing time for reading books and making fine writing in notebooks will also reduces eye contact with gadgets. A study shows that too intensive exposures of eyes to radiation of computer or gadget is also known to have a negative impact, such as abnormalities on eye on the long term and even triggers cancer,” she said. Regent of Karangasem asked young students of Karangasem to
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The mushroom has been growing for almost a month and its diameter now reaches 30 centimeters.
study creatively and diligently. The future of the nation and Karangasem lies in the shoulders of younger generation and students. “Students may not be speeding on the road, moreover, while holding hand phone. Please avoid quarreling or hating others,” he said. Mas Sumatri also asked the students to promise to study diligently. They may not quit school. She said that until now the condition of Karangasem is still apprehensive. Based on statistics, the average length of Karangasem residents to attend school is 5.3 years. This means that many people do not complete their primary school. More than 14,000 people are still illiterate. “If many people have not completed their primary school, how can they be intelligent?” she asked. She hoped that residents should attend school diligently in order to be more advanced, may not lose in competition against residents from outside the regions and even foreigners. (bud)
Raid at Kerobokan Prison MANGUPURA - To anticipate the presence of drugs and hazardous goods at Kerobokan, dozens of personnel of the 1611/Badung District Military, BNNP Bali, Badung Police, Mobile Brigade, Denpasar Police and prison security guards made an inspection, Tuesday (Nov. 1) from 20:00. The completely armed personnel were divided in two teams. One team inspected male block and the other team went to female block. A search by the joint team at the prison ended at 22:30. Some sacks of prohibited items were secured and then sorted in Ardha Chandra hall. The evidence secured included 77 hand phones, three packages of suspected crystal meth, three packages of suspected marijuana, dozens of belts, a television, a tab, notebook, gas stove, scissors, active speaker and some portable air conditioners. Operations Division Head of the Ministry of Human Rights and Law for Bali Office, Nyoman Putra Surya, said that such inspection is often made and regularly held every week, month and three months. All the blocks and rooms were searched. As a result, they found 77 hand phones. “We are still investigating this finding regarding the ways of smuggling. We cannot ascertain how those goods were brought in. Various kinds of method are used and they are still being investigated. The matter of gas stove is still being investigated, too,” he said. In the meantime, crystal meth was found in Lake Batur block specially intended for men. In addition, the results of urine test indicated that seven people are positive to drugs. “They are all local people. This block is specifically earmarked for new prisoners or those commended by prosecutor’s office. We will coordinate with the BNNP Bali to follow it up,” said Surya. (kmb36)
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Pakistani volunteer rescuers work at the site of a train accident in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. A passenger train crashed into the back end of another in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing many people and injuring others, officials said.
Suu Kyi says “delicate” Myanmar conflict handled by rule of law
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Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) shakes hands with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida prior to their talks at a hotel in Tokyo on November 3, 2016.
KYOTO - The Myanmar government is responding to conflict in the troubled north of Rakhine state, which has suffered its worst violence since 2012, based on rule of law, leader Aung San Suu Kyi was quoted as saying on Thursday. Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi has faced mounting criticism abroad for her government’s handling of a crisis in the Muslimmajority region, where soldiers have blocked access for aid workers and are accused of raping and killing civilians. She has also not directly commented on calls from human rights experts urging the government to investigate the allegations of abuse, or on statements from human rights monitors, although she has urged the military to act with restraint. Troops have poured into the area since militants believed to be Rohingya Muslims launched co-
ordinated attacks on border posts on Oct. 9, killing nine police. The government says five soldiers and at least 33 alleged attackers have been killed in the military operation. In Japan on a five-day visit that included a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Suu Kyi met Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, who said violence could not be permitted in dealing with the crisis, a Foreign Ministry statement said. “The problem in Rakhine state is extremely delicate and care is needed in responding,” Suu Kyi was quoted as saying. “The Myanmar government is responding to the issue of Rakhine state based on the principles of the rule of law.” Kishida said Japan was giving two used vessels to the people of Rakhine, as well as a new vessel. On Wednesday, Abe pledged $7.73 billion to Myanmar over five years
to support its peace-building and development efforts. The military operation has sharpened the tension between Suu Kyi’s six-month-old civilian administration and the army, which ruled the country for decades and retains key powers, including control of ministries responsible for security. While Myanmar’s army-drafted constitution puts the military firmly in control of security matters, diplomats and aid workers say privately they are dismayed at Suu Kyi’s lack of deeper involvement in the handling of the crisis. Suu Kyi received an honorary doctorate from Kyoto University for “advancement of democracy in Myanmar and in the world as a whole”, telling Japanese students and Myanmar citizens that difficulties in negotiating peace between armed ethnic groups stemmed from a lack of belief. (rtr)
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Keeping kosher: it may be bad for your economic health
JERUSALEM - Behind Israel’s to the weaker economy-wide productivity food and tourism industries thrives a growth in Israel.” parallel economy run by rabbis and a legion of inspectors whose business it is MONOPOLY At the top of the kosher economy sits the to make sure everything is kosher. Since most Israelis prefer knowing their food is prepared according to Jewish custom, hotels, restaurants and manufacturers have little choice but to go along with the arrangement - adjusting their kitchens, modifying ingredients, and paying a fee to get a must-have kosher certificate. But new data shows the system is weighing on the economy, draining productivity, pushing up prices and allowing large cash balances to accumulate off the books, angering tax authorities. Roni Hamama tends to bang on the table when describing his dealings with the kosher network. He owns five stores around Israel that sell roasted nuts and seeds. Each outlet falls under the jurisdiction of a different rabbi. “With each store it’s a different battle, every store has to follow different rules,” said the businessman, giving the table another bash. “You become a hostage to all the demands.” Even though most Israelis are secular, it is estimated that about 70 percent of Israeli Jews want access to kosher food. To help maintain the delicate status quo between Israel’s Orthodox and non-observant Jews, the government has effectively given the rabbis free rein to administer the kosher regime as they see fit, with oversight from the Chief Rabbinate. Over the years the system has grown so tangled that the OECD, a club for developed countries, recently singled out Israel’s “religious dietary rules” as helping to “hamper the functioning and efficiency of the food and retail sectors, which is in turn contributing
Chief Rabbinate Council, a governmentbacked body with wide-ranging authority, overseeing all Jewish rituals from marriage to circumcision. It has a monopoly on declaring whether food-related businesses - from wedding halls to sushi restaurants, in-flight airline coffee to wineries - operate in accordance with Jewish law. Several thousand inspectors - it is not clear exactly how many - make onsite visits daily to check things like food sanitation, the separation of dairy from meat products and that materials are bought from suppliers who are also approved. It even sends delegations abroad to inspect slaughterhouses that export beef to Israel. For more devout consumers, a seal-ofapproval from specific rabbis not connected to the chief council is needed, and dozens of private groups have popped up offering competing, extra-special-kosher certificates. This has a created a situation where, according to one official, 17 inspectors every day descend upon a single food court in Jerusalem’s main mall, all at the expense of the business owners, who pass on costs to consumers. Fees vary, but the owner of a falafel stand could pay about 1,500 shekels ($394) a month for kosher approval. Nationwide, that adds up to about 2.8 billion shekels ($730 million) a year, accounting for 2.2 percent of turnover in the hotel industry and as much as 2 percent of all food services, according to a draft report by Israel’s Finance Ministry. “It’s not work being done against keeping things kosher, it’s against the way the system is set up today,” said Maayan Nesher, a finance ministry official involved in the report. “We think the public should not have to pay for those extra costs.”
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Kosher inspector Aaron Wulkan examines display refrigerators containing meat in a food store to ensure that the food is stored and prepared according to Jewish regulations and customs in Bat Yam, Israel, October 31, 2016. Picture taken October 31, 2016. OFF THE BOOKS Those running the kosher network say the inefficiency figure of around 600 million shekels a year is much lower - closer to 30 million shekels. And the inspectors, they say, work with the business owners to make the process as smooth as possible. “Our interest is that the maximum amount of businesses will be kosher,” said Oded Fluss, director-general of the Ministry of Religious Services, which oversees the Chief Rabbinate. “If costs are too high, they will simply say ‘forget it’.” But there is room for improvement, he acknowledged. To cut out frivolous costs and possible corruption, his office is pushing for more uniformity among rabbis in their enforcement of the religious laws, and it is developing
a digital database to track suppliers within the network. The dozens of smaller, private authenticators, however, do not answer to the Chief Rabbinate. They set their own standards and prices and no one knows exactly how much money they make. Israel’s State Comptroller, an official watchdog, issued a report in 2014 saying that “hundreds of millions of shekels” are changing hands among those smaller groups. It described frequent tax avoidance and even cases of suspected money laundering. The Tax Authority has promised to crack down, issuing a warning earlier this year that it would seek out this hidden revenue, and has already begun its intelligence gathering. (rtr)
Bank of England leaves rates unchanged after solid UK data LONDON — The Bank of England has opted to keep interest rates at a record low 0.25 percent after the economy showed unexpected resilience following the vote to
A general view of the financial district of London is seen in London, Britain, October 19, 2016.
leave the European Union. The announcement Thursday from the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee was widely expected following recent figures showing that Britain’s economy grew by a forecast-busting quarterly rate of 0.5 percent in the July-September period. The growth was stronger than many economists had anticipated.
Analysts feared growth would slow after the June 23 vote to leave the EU, a decision which spurred the bank to cut rates and expand its economic stimulus program in August. Many analysts say the slowdown will come early next year when the government intends to begin the process of negotiating Britain’s exit from the EU.(ap)
Indonesia detains one crewman of crashed boat, dozens still missing
NONGSA - Indonesian police on Thursday detained one of the crew of a packed speedboat that crashed off an Indonesian island a day earlier, while a search-and-rescue team scoured the waters for dozens of missing passengers. The accident happened as the boat, carrying numerous illegal Indonesian workers, was heading for Indonesia’s island of Batam, having departed from Malaysia’s southern state of Johor. The boat, with 98 workers and three crew on board, struck a reef in
strong winds and big waves. Eighteen people were killed and 39 were pulled from the waters alive. A 280-strong team resumed the evacuation effort early on Thursday, after the search for the other 44 was halted the previous evening, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman
for the Indonesian national disaster mitigation agency. Police were looking for the captain of the ship, who had fled, and the fate of the third crew member was unknown, said Airlangga, a police spokesman for the Riau Islands, which include Batam. “The crew is being detained and we are chasing the captain as well, because they are responsible for this incident,” Airlangga, who goes by one name, like many Indonesians,
said by telephone. “They violated the shipping law, and they were also transporting people illegally.” Most of the Indonesian workers were returning home after overstaying in Malaysia, Airlangga said, adding that the boat should not have not been so overloaded.The disaster agency said the lack of a passenger manifest had made it tough to determine the exact number aboard. Zainul Arifin, one of the survivors, who worked at an oil palm
plantation in Malaysia, said he was seated at the back of the boat when it started flooding with seawater. “I had to jump off and start swimming,” Arifin told Reuters in the Batam port town of Nongsa. He had paid 1,200 ringgit ($287) for the boat ride, he added. Many Indonesians work in Malaysian factories and plantations. Boat accidents are common in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands.(rtr)
Indonesian women killed in Hong Kong are forgotten at home
JAKARTA — They were poor and vulnerable — nobodies trying to make a living in a sophisticated and clinical metropolis far from their island villages. They were brutalized by a member of the global 1 percent, a Cambridge University-educated 31-year-old who boasted that he spent his halfmillion-dollar salary on drugs and prostitutes. The Hong Kong trial of a British stock trader who murdered two Indonesian women and horrifically tortured one of them, recording the three-day ordeal on his phone, has captured headlines day after day in the territory off China and in media outlets around the world. But in Indonesia, their home, the reaction was far different: Scarcely anyone noticed. Social media didn’t stir. There
were no dramatic headlines or outraged editorials about the plight of the millions of vulnerable Indonesian women compelled by poverty to work abroad. The prosecution last week presented horrifying evidence of three days of escalating torture for the first victim, Sumarti Ningsih. She was repeatedly raped, her genitalia battered with fists, her body mutilated with pliers and her throat slowly cut with a serrated knife. Jurors wore frozen expressions of shock as defendant Rurik Jutting’s smartphone videos were played. “I’ve never seen anyone that scared,” Jutting said of Ningsih in one of the videos. “She would voluntarily eat feces out of the toilet and then smile and thank me afterward. That’s how scared she was. She would just do anything.”
While Indonesian broadcasters largely ignored that case, they devoted hours of live coverage to the Indonesian trial of a privileged young woman accused of murdering her friend with cyanide-laced coffee, allegedly because she was angry about a tiff over boyfriends. “We find no support from the government and media in our own country,” said Ningsih’s brother Suyit Khaliman. “We don’t understand, maybe because she was a maid or whatever. No matter how she worked for her family, she deserves justice,” he said. In the two years since Ningsih was killed, no one from the government has been in touch with the family, Khaliman said. They heard the trial had started from reporters and some online news reports. The family is also grappling with the
future of Ningsih’s son, now 7. One day, Khaliman said, “The boy will know how his mother died, perhaps from the internet, and we are worried about that.” Closing arguments in Jutting’s murder trial are expected by the end of this week. He has pleaded not guilty. Ningsih, 23, and the second victim, 26-year-old Seneng Mujiasih, were among the legions of Indonesians working abroad, many of them undocumented, and vulnerable to exploitation. The International Labour Organization estimated their numbers at 4.3 million in 2012. Migrant Care, an Indonesian advocacy group, says most are not educated beyond primary school and 85 percent are women. It says government commitments to bolster protections are still mainly only on paper.
Ningsih had worked in Hong Kong for several years and was on a visitor pass at the time of her murder. Jutting had paid her for sex on a previous occasion. Her family, who she was in regular contact with, believed her most recent job was working as a waitress. Mujiasih had an employment pass to work as a maid but also worked at a bar where Jutting met her and offered her a large sum of money for sex. At his apartment, Jutting cut her throat during a struggle after she saw a rope gag he tried to hide under a cushion, according to the police summary of facts. Mujiharjo, the 56-year-old father of Mujiasih, said daily life for the family was difficult, emotionally and financially, but they tried to accept what happened and move on. (ap)
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LONDON - England’s High Court ruled on Thursday that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, a major upset for Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans for Brexit. Sterling rose on the news, with many investors taking the view that lawmakers would temper the government’s policies and make an economically disruptive “hard Brexit” less likely. The court said it had granted the government permission to appeal against the ruling before the Supreme Court, which has set aside Dec. 5-8 to deal with the matter. A panel of three of the most
senior judges in the country ruled that the government could not trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, the formal step needed to start negotiations on the terms of Brexit, without approval from parliament. “The court does not accept the argument put forward by the government,” said Lord Chief Justice John Thomas, reading out the three judges’ ruling.
“For the reasons set out in the judgment, we decide that the government does not have power ... to give notice pursuant to Article 50 for the UK to withdraw from the European Union.” International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said the government was disappointed with the court ruling and would consider it carefully before deciding how to proceed. “The country voted to leave the European Union in a referendum approved by acts of parliament. The government is determined to respect the result of the referendum,” Fox told parliament. (rtr)
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A seagull flies past the Houses of Parliament in central London, Britain November 2, 2016.
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He is adored as a blunt speaker who doesn’t tolerate corruption and articulates a vision to make the chaotic, dysfunctional city more like clean, orderly and efficient Singapore. But the anti-corruption stance has made him enemies and the evictions of thousands of the city’s poorest people to make way for urban improvement has stoked anger and resentment and played to a stereotype of Chinese as exploiters
of Indonesia’s poor Muslim masses. On the national stage, Ahok is ranged against former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, whose son is a candidate for Jakarta governor, a role that is a stepping stone to national leadership. The simmering political climate has provided an opening for the Islamic Defenders Front, a vigilante group that wants to impose Shariah law, to burnish its credentials as protector of Indonesia’s majority faith at the expense of mainstream Muslim groups. The main organizer of the pro-
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test, the Front is demanding Ahok’s arrest for blasphemy after a video circulated online in which he joked to an audience about a passage in the Quran that could be interpreted as prohibiting Muslims from accepting non-Muslims as leaders. The governor has apologized for the comment and met with police. “Ahok was clearly desecrating the holy Quran,” said Munarman, a spokesman for the Front and a coordinator of Friday’s rally. “We will protest on the streets with people power until Ahok is arrested.” Munarman, who like many
Trump, Clinton blast each other on character; Clinton rises in poll
PENSACOLA - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump attacked one another’s character as they pushed their closing arguments six days before the U.S. presidential election, while the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Clinton’s lead over Trump rising back to the margin she held last week. Many national polls have shown Clinton’s lead over Trump narrowing since the re-emergence Friday of a controversy over her use of a private email while secretary of state. But the latest Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on Wednesday showed Clinton’s lead over Trump rising back up to 6 percentage points, the same advantage she held before the FBI announcement related to her email practices. Signs of a tightening race have rattled financial markets as investors started to factor in the possibility that the New York businessman might pull off a victory on Nov. 8. World stocks, the dollar and oil fell on Wednesday, while safe-haven assets such as gold and the Swiss franc rose. Clinton has been regarded as the candidate who would maintain the status quo, an important factor to financial markets, which generally do not like uncertainty. Campaigning in Pensacola, Florida, Trump predicted he would win, telling supporters at the outdoor rally, “It’s feeling like it already, isn’t it? “We’ve got to be nice and cool, nice and cool. Alright, stay on point, Donald, stay on point. No sidetracks, Donald, nice and easy,” said Trump, whose campaign has at times been damaged by controversial unscripted remarks. Trump argued that Clinton was unqualified to lead the country, calling her “totally unhinged.” Speaking to supporters in Las Vegas, Clinton blamed Trump for pitting Americans against one another, citing his rhetoric on groups like Muslims and Mexican-Americans. Trump, she said, is “out of his depth,” and she called his proposals on foreign policy issues “incredibly dangerous.” “He doesn’t have a clue,” Clinton said. Investor anxiety has deepened in recent days over a possible Trump victory given uncertainty about his stance on issues including foreign policy, trade relations and immigrants. Trump, who has never previously run for elected office, has run an unorthodox campaign, with policy proposals including reviewing trade pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and imposing a temporary ban on Muslims seeking to enter the country. Currency traders have sold the dollar this week in part because they suspect Trump would prefer a weaker dollar given his protectionist stance on international trade, and in part because the uncertainty surrounding a Trump win might lead to a more dovish stance from the Federal Reserve in the months ahead, instead of the interest rate hike that many expect by year-end. A rise in U.S. interest rates would make the dollar, and dollardenominated assets, more attractive to investors. (rtr) Indonesians uses one name, denied the protest would be racially charged or that it aimed to influence the outcome of Jakarta’s election in February. “We remind the government and anybody else that we will not keep silent before this injustice, because everyone is equal before the law in this country,” he said. But the anti-Ahok movement, which has attracted moderates as well as hard-line elements as the city election approached, has overflowed with slurs based on race and religion. And local media have reported
an uptick in public order offenses with an anti-Chinese motivation. The vulnerability of Indonesia’s ethnic Chinese minority remains a raw issue in the country. In the chaos that engulfed Indonesia in May 1998 amid the Asian financial crisis, mobs in Jakarta and other cities targeted Chinese businesses and individuals, killing many. Amar, the police spokesman, said police have questioned 15 witnesses along with experts in religion and language in connection with the alleged blasphemous remarks but could not yet draw any conclusions. (ap)
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Joshua, Klitschko set for WBA title fight in 2017
LONDON - Anthony Joshua has received official sanction to fight veteran Wladimir Klitschko for the vacant WBA heavyweight title in the spring of 2017, but the British boxer must first defend his IBF title against Eric Molina in Manchester on Dec. 10.
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PARIS - Novak Djokovic began his bid to hold on to his number one ranking with an easy win over Gilles Muller in the Paris Masters second round while Andy Murray struggled through and Stan Wawrinka faltered on Wednesday. Serb Djokovic, who could be dethroned from the top spot by Wimbledon champion Murray this week, broke Luxembourger Muller once in each set to secure a drama-free 6-3 6-4 victory. The 29-year-old will hold on to his ranking if he reaches the final in Paris. “I try to focus on playing match after match and putting quality and value into my game. I know that if that’s the case, then I can challenge anybody on the world in any surface, in any conditions,” Djokovic told a news conference. It went less smoothly for Murray, who overcame a blip to down Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5 before U.S. Open champion Wawrinka was knocked out by German qualifier
Jan-Lennard Struff 3-6 6-7(6) 7-6(1). A long season eventually took its toll on the world number three from Switzerland, who started brightly but ran out of gas after being forced into a second-set tiebreak. Struff broke in the seventh game of the third set but Wawrinka broke back to send the match into a decisive tiebreak, which the German easily won. Murray strolled through the opening set but lost his focus in the second, netting a backhand to allow Verdasco to level the match. The Scot, however, recovered quickly, breaking to open a 2-0 lead in the decider, only for his opponent, who relied on his heavy forehand and a sliced backhand, to break back and set up two break points at 5-5. Murray saved both and ended the contest on his first match point in the following game. (rtr)
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Sp rt Surprise teams top Bundesliga standings, including Leipzig
FRANKFURT — One quarter into the Bundesliga season, the Champions League slots have a very surprising look. Bayern Munich tops the standings, of course. But the next three slots are taken by a newcomer, a team that barely escaped relegation last season and the unfancied Cologne. Bayern is only two points clear of RB Leipzig, which is making its debut in the Bundesliga and is still undefeated after nine matches, the best starting record for a promoted team. Next comes Hoffenheim, which is also still undefeated, after finishing last season one point above the danger zone. Cologne completes the top four, five points behind Bayern. Leipzig and Hoffenheim have similar histories. Hoffenheim was a village team until a local son and software billionaire started pumping money to steer its march through the lower tiers into the Bundesliga. Hoffenheim took the Bundesliga by storm and was leading the table halfway into its rookie season in 2008. Hoffenheim struggled in recent years and appeared headed for relegation last season, until the management took a bold decision and turned to coach Julian Nagelsmann, who was still 28 but guided Hoffenheim to safety. Nagelsmann will have his biggest test on Saturday, when Hoffenheim
travels to Munich to play Bayern in what has turned out to be the match of the week. RB Leipzig started out as a rebranded fourth-tier local side bankrolled by an Austrian energy drink maker. It quickly rose through the ranks by signing talented players lured by promises of rapid Bundesliga glory. Leipzig and Hoffenheim are also bound by more than similar histories. Ralf Rangnick, who was coach of Hoffenheim in its early Bundesliga days, is now Leipzig’s sporting director. Leipzig plays the high-pressing, quick-transition game that was a hallmark of Hoffenheim in early days that is coming back under Nagelsmann. Leipzig, like Hoffenheim, faces a hostile reception at most away matches because of fans who prefer “traditional” clubs with long histories over new-money parvenus. When Leipzig played in Darmstadt last weekend, the home side played in retro-looking kits and used a manually operated scoreboard to emphasize
its long tradition. It didn’t help — Leipzig won 2-0. Unlike Leipzig and Hoffenheim, Cologne is very long in tradition but also very short in success, at least in recent decades. Cologne was one of the founding clubs of the Bundesliga in 1963 and its first champion. It won the title again in 1978. It has been without a title since the German Cup in 1983. The club was relegated for the first time in 1998 and kept moving back and forth between the two divisions. Finally, it stabilized under coach Peter Stoeger, who returned the team to the Bundesliga in 2014. It finished 12th and then climbed to ninth at the end of the last season. Now, Cologne is looking at a place in Europe and the main reason for it is Anthony Modeste, the Bundesliga’s hottest striker. Modeste, a 28-year-old Frenchman, scored a hat trick last weekend against Hamburg — and missed a penalty — to bring his total to a league-high 11 goals after nine matches. He also scored the goal that knocked out Hoffenheim, his former club, from the German Cup. Cologne visits Eintracht Frankfurt, another surprise team, on Saturday, while Leipzig hosts Mainz on Sunday. (ap)
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Darmstadt’s Sven Schipplock, right, and Leipzig’s Marcel Halstenberg challenge for the ball during a German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Darmstadt 98 and RB Leipzig in Darmstadt, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.
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Aubameyang punished for private trip to Milan
DORTMUND — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Borussia Dortmund’s top striker, was suspended by his team for reporting late after a private trip with friends to Milan, according to German media
reports. Aubameyang was surprisingly left out of the squad for the Champions League match against Sporting on Wednesday because of unspecified “internal reasons.” Dortmund
won 1-0 on a goal by Aubameyang’s backup, Adrian Ramos, and advanced to the round of 16. Coach Thomas Tuchel said Aubameyang would be back for Bundesliga match against Hamburg
on Saturday. The German news agency dpa and two newspapers say the suspension was imposed after Aubameyang flew on a private jet with
friends on Monday and reported late for training on Tuesday. The team did not train on Monday. Aubameyang watched the match from the stands. (ap)
Xhaka’s disciplinary record gives Wenger cause for concern
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged “impulsive” midfielder Granit Xhaka to maintain his discipline as a heated north London derby looms when Tottenham Hotspur visit the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Xhaka has made an impressive start to his Arsenal career, but his ability to control his temper was called into question after he picked up his eighth red card in
two and a half years in the Premier League win over Swansea City last month. “I’m a bit concerned, yes, because the discipline is important. We want to be effective in all positions we face. In derbies it is important to maintain discipline,” Wenger told reporters on Thursday. The 24-year-old, who joined from German side Borussia
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, file photo, a worker cleans sewers near the retractable football pitch at the soccer stadium, which is under construction on Krestovsky Island, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The deputy governor of St. Petersburg says FIFA has found problems with the retractable field at the stadium in the World Cup host city.
Russia working to stop World Cup field from shaking MOSCOW — Russia is trying to stop the retractable field at a World Cup stadium from shaking, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said Thursday. Mutko said the field at the 68,000-seat stadium in St. Petersburg has been experiencing problems with the mechanism that allows it to be stored outside and wheeled in for games. He denied it will cause further delays for the arena, which is due to host Confederations Cup games next summer and one of the World Cup semifinals in 2018. “The issue is that the field rolls into the stadium on an unstable base and needs to be strengthened,” Mutko said while visiting the stadium in comments reported by local media, adding that the problem was “nothing unusual” and the stadium would still meet its completion date next month. Earlier, the deputy governor of St. Petersburg said FIFA inspectors had noted “concerns regarding the retractable field, access control and training fields” during an inspection on Monday, in comments to state news agency R-Sport. The venue, which has been hit by repeated construction delays, allows the field to be stored outside and retracted for games, allowing the grass to grow better and avoid damage when non-sports events are held in the stadium. Construction on the stadium, located on an island in the River Neva estuary, began a decade ago and has seen repeated delays and dramatic cost increases to around 43.8 billion rubles ($690 million). The company building the stadium was replaced earlier this year following a dispute with the city government. As well as the shaking field, other problems related to the construction of the stadium have included embezzlement inquiries and the deaths of at least eight workers. FIFA has yet to comment on the state of the field. (ap)
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Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka is sent off by referee Jonathan Moss as Swansea City’s Modou Barrow lies injured
Monchengladbach in the close season, is likely to return to the starting line-up after Wenger confirmed influential midfielder Santi Cazorla is a doubt for Sunday’s clash. “He’s (Xhaka) quite normally a composed and calm guy - sometimes he has a reaction that is a bit impulsive. He has to work on that and keep control of his reactions in the game,” Wenger added. The left back position could be a cause of concern for Wenger on Sunday as Kieran Gibbs, who picked up a minor shoulder problem after Tuesday’s Champions League win over Bulgarian side Ludogorets, and Nacho Monreal remain a doubt. “There’s still some uncertainties,” Wenger said. Right back Hector Bellerin is likely to return to the first team after being rested for the midweek clash against Ludogorets while in-form winger Theo Walcott faces a late fitness test. Striker Olivier Giroud has scored two goals in his last three games but is unlikely to usurp Alexis Sanchez in the first team as the winger has excelled in the central striker role, scoring eight goals in 14 appearances so far. However, Wenger was quick to dismiss the notion Giroud would be used as a “plan B”. “There’s no plan B in any squad,” he said. “The way a manager thinks is just ‘what is the next game?’ He (Giroud) has shown that he is a huge asset for the club.” Wenger also said it would be an “intelligent decision “ to rest midfielder Mesut Ozil for Germany’s upcoming internationals. Arsenal are second in the table, a point ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham after 10 games. (rtr)
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Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, center watches from the tribune during the Champions League group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Sporting CP in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016.
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Sp rt Surprise teams top Bundesliga standings, including Leipzig
FRANKFURT — One quarter into the Bundesliga season, the Champions League slots have a very surprising look. Bayern Munich tops the standings, of course. But the next three slots are taken by a newcomer, a team that barely escaped relegation last season and the unfancied Cologne. Bayern is only two points clear of RB Leipzig, which is making its debut in the Bundesliga and is still undefeated after nine matches, the best starting record for a promoted team. Next comes Hoffenheim, which is also still undefeated, after finishing last season one point above the danger zone. Cologne completes the top four, five points behind Bayern. Leipzig and Hoffenheim have similar histories. Hoffenheim was a village team until a local son and software billionaire started pumping money to steer its march through the lower tiers into the Bundesliga. Hoffenheim took the Bundesliga by storm and was leading the table halfway into its rookie season in 2008. Hoffenheim struggled in recent years and appeared headed for relegation last season, until the management took a bold decision and turned to coach Julian Nagelsmann, who was still 28 but guided Hoffenheim to safety. Nagelsmann will have his biggest test on Saturday, when Hoffenheim
travels to Munich to play Bayern in what has turned out to be the match of the week. RB Leipzig started out as a rebranded fourth-tier local side bankrolled by an Austrian energy drink maker. It quickly rose through the ranks by signing talented players lured by promises of rapid Bundesliga glory. Leipzig and Hoffenheim are also bound by more than similar histories. Ralf Rangnick, who was coach of Hoffenheim in its early Bundesliga days, is now Leipzig’s sporting director. Leipzig plays the high-pressing, quick-transition game that was a hallmark of Hoffenheim in early days that is coming back under Nagelsmann. Leipzig, like Hoffenheim, faces a hostile reception at most away matches because of fans who prefer “traditional” clubs with long histories over new-money parvenus. When Leipzig played in Darmstadt last weekend, the home side played in retro-looking kits and used a manually operated scoreboard to emphasize
its long tradition. It didn’t help — Leipzig won 2-0. Unlike Leipzig and Hoffenheim, Cologne is very long in tradition but also very short in success, at least in recent decades. Cologne was one of the founding clubs of the Bundesliga in 1963 and its first champion. It won the title again in 1978. It has been without a title since the German Cup in 1983. The club was relegated for the first time in 1998 and kept moving back and forth between the two divisions. Finally, it stabilized under coach Peter Stoeger, who returned the team to the Bundesliga in 2014. It finished 12th and then climbed to ninth at the end of the last season. Now, Cologne is looking at a place in Europe and the main reason for it is Anthony Modeste, the Bundesliga’s hottest striker. Modeste, a 28-year-old Frenchman, scored a hat trick last weekend against Hamburg — and missed a penalty — to bring his total to a league-high 11 goals after nine matches. He also scored the goal that knocked out Hoffenheim, his former club, from the German Cup. Cologne visits Eintracht Frankfurt, another surprise team, on Saturday, while Leipzig hosts Mainz on Sunday. (ap)
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Darmstadt’s Sven Schipplock, right, and Leipzig’s Marcel Halstenberg challenge for the ball during a German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Darmstadt 98 and RB Leipzig in Darmstadt, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.
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Aubameyang punished for private trip to Milan
DORTMUND — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Borussia Dortmund’s top striker, was suspended by his team for reporting late after a private trip with friends to Milan, according to German media
reports. Aubameyang was surprisingly left out of the squad for the Champions League match against Sporting on Wednesday because of unspecified “internal reasons.” Dortmund
won 1-0 on a goal by Aubameyang’s backup, Adrian Ramos, and advanced to the round of 16. Coach Thomas Tuchel said Aubameyang would be back for Bundesliga match against Hamburg
on Saturday. The German news agency dpa and two newspapers say the suspension was imposed after Aubameyang flew on a private jet with
friends on Monday and reported late for training on Tuesday. The team did not train on Monday. Aubameyang watched the match from the stands. (ap)
Xhaka’s disciplinary record gives Wenger cause for concern
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged “impulsive” midfielder Granit Xhaka to maintain his discipline as a heated north London derby looms when Tottenham Hotspur visit the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Xhaka has made an impressive start to his Arsenal career, but his ability to control his temper was called into question after he picked up his eighth red card in
two and a half years in the Premier League win over Swansea City last month. “I’m a bit concerned, yes, because the discipline is important. We want to be effective in all positions we face. In derbies it is important to maintain discipline,” Wenger told reporters on Thursday. The 24-year-old, who joined from German side Borussia
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, file photo, a worker cleans sewers near the retractable football pitch at the soccer stadium, which is under construction on Krestovsky Island, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The deputy governor of St. Petersburg says FIFA has found problems with the retractable field at the stadium in the World Cup host city.
Russia working to stop World Cup field from shaking MOSCOW — Russia is trying to stop the retractable field at a World Cup stadium from shaking, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said Thursday. Mutko said the field at the 68,000-seat stadium in St. Petersburg has been experiencing problems with the mechanism that allows it to be stored outside and wheeled in for games. He denied it will cause further delays for the arena, which is due to host Confederations Cup games next summer and one of the World Cup semifinals in 2018. “The issue is that the field rolls into the stadium on an unstable base and needs to be strengthened,” Mutko said while visiting the stadium in comments reported by local media, adding that the problem was “nothing unusual” and the stadium would still meet its completion date next month. Earlier, the deputy governor of St. Petersburg said FIFA inspectors had noted “concerns regarding the retractable field, access control and training fields” during an inspection on Monday, in comments to state news agency R-Sport. The venue, which has been hit by repeated construction delays, allows the field to be stored outside and retracted for games, allowing the grass to grow better and avoid damage when non-sports events are held in the stadium. Construction on the stadium, located on an island in the River Neva estuary, began a decade ago and has seen repeated delays and dramatic cost increases to around 43.8 billion rubles ($690 million). The company building the stadium was replaced earlier this year following a dispute with the city government. As well as the shaking field, other problems related to the construction of the stadium have included embezzlement inquiries and the deaths of at least eight workers. FIFA has yet to comment on the state of the field. (ap)
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Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka is sent off by referee Jonathan Moss as Swansea City’s Modou Barrow lies injured
Monchengladbach in the close season, is likely to return to the starting line-up after Wenger confirmed influential midfielder Santi Cazorla is a doubt for Sunday’s clash. “He’s (Xhaka) quite normally a composed and calm guy - sometimes he has a reaction that is a bit impulsive. He has to work on that and keep control of his reactions in the game,” Wenger added. The left back position could be a cause of concern for Wenger on Sunday as Kieran Gibbs, who picked up a minor shoulder problem after Tuesday’s Champions League win over Bulgarian side Ludogorets, and Nacho Monreal remain a doubt. “There’s still some uncertainties,” Wenger said. Right back Hector Bellerin is likely to return to the first team after being rested for the midweek clash against Ludogorets while in-form winger Theo Walcott faces a late fitness test. Striker Olivier Giroud has scored two goals in his last three games but is unlikely to usurp Alexis Sanchez in the first team as the winger has excelled in the central striker role, scoring eight goals in 14 appearances so far. However, Wenger was quick to dismiss the notion Giroud would be used as a “plan B”. “There’s no plan B in any squad,” he said. “The way a manager thinks is just ‘what is the next game?’ He (Giroud) has shown that he is a huge asset for the club.” Wenger also said it would be an “intelligent decision “ to rest midfielder Mesut Ozil for Germany’s upcoming internationals. Arsenal are second in the table, a point ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham after 10 games. (rtr)
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Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, center watches from the tribune during the Champions League group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Sporting CP in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016.
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Joshua, Klitschko set for WBA title fight in 2017
LONDON - Anthony Joshua has received official sanction to fight veteran Wladimir Klitschko for the vacant WBA heavyweight title in the spring of 2017, but the British boxer must first defend his IBF title against Eric Molina in Manchester on Dec. 10.
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Joshua said on Tuesday he would put his IBF belt on the line against the 34-year-old Molina, his second defence of the title since stopping American Dominic Breazeale in the seventh round earlier this year to take his professional record to 17-0. Klitschko lost his IBF, WBO and WBA belts to Tyson Fury last November but their scheduled rematch was first called off when the Briton picked up an injury in training before it was jettisoned due to the champion’s mental health issues. Fury, who has admitted to taking cocaine to deal with depression, has since vacated the WBA and WBO titles, and Joshua was linked to a Klitschko bout that fell through partly due to confusion over whether the WBA title would be on the line. On Wednesday, the WBA officially sanctioned the match between the two fighters for the vacant title. “It’s been an arduous wait to gain official approval but we were delighted to receive the news that the WBA will officially sanction the fight,” Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said in a statement. “We will now move forward with (Klitschko’s manager) Bernd Boente and Team Klitschko in planning the date and venue knowing that victory against Eric Molina in Manchester on Dec. 10 is more important than ever.” American Molina has compiled a 25-3 professional record with his last defeat coming against undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in June 2015. (rtr)
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PARIS - Novak Djokovic began his bid to hold on to his number one ranking with an easy win over Gilles Muller in the Paris Masters second round while Andy Murray struggled through and Stan Wawrinka faltered on Wednesday. Serb Djokovic, who could be dethroned from the top spot by Wimbledon champion Murray this week, broke Luxembourger Muller once in each set to secure a drama-free 6-3 6-4 victory. The 29-year-old will hold on to his ranking if he reaches the final in Paris. “I try to focus on playing match after match and putting quality and value into my game. I know that if that’s the case, then I can challenge anybody on the world in any surface, in any conditions,” Djokovic told a news conference. It went less smoothly for Murray, who overcame a blip to down Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5 before U.S. Open champion Wawrinka was knocked out by German qualifier
Jan-Lennard Struff 3-6 6-7(6) 7-6(1). A long season eventually took its toll on the world number three from Switzerland, who started brightly but ran out of gas after being forced into a second-set tiebreak. Struff broke in the seventh game of the third set but Wawrinka broke back to send the match into a decisive tiebreak, which the German easily won. Murray strolled through the opening set but lost his focus in the second, netting a backhand to allow Verdasco to level the match. The Scot, however, recovered quickly, breaking to open a 2-0 lead in the decider, only for his opponent, who relied on his heavy forehand and a sliced backhand, to break back and set up two break points at 5-5. Murray saved both and ended the contest on his first match point in the following game. (rtr)
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British government loses court case on how to trigger Brexit
LONDON - England’s High Court ruled on Thursday that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, a major upset for Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans for Brexit. Sterling rose on the news, with many investors taking the view that lawmakers would temper the government’s policies and make an economically disruptive “hard Brexit” less likely. The court said it had granted the government permission to appeal against the ruling before the Supreme Court, which has set aside Dec. 5-8 to deal with the matter. A panel of three of the most
senior judges in the country ruled that the government could not trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, the formal step needed to start negotiations on the terms of Brexit, without approval from parliament. “The court does not accept the argument put forward by the government,” said Lord Chief Justice John Thomas, reading out the three judges’ ruling.
“For the reasons set out in the judgment, we decide that the government does not have power ... to give notice pursuant to Article 50 for the UK to withdraw from the European Union.” International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said the government was disappointed with the court ruling and would consider it carefully before deciding how to proceed. “The country voted to leave the European Union in a referendum approved by acts of parliament. The government is determined to respect the result of the referendum,” Fox told parliament. (rtr)
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A seagull flies past the Houses of Parliament in central London, Britain November 2, 2016.
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He is adored as a blunt speaker who doesn’t tolerate corruption and articulates a vision to make the chaotic, dysfunctional city more like clean, orderly and efficient Singapore. But the anti-corruption stance has made him enemies and the evictions of thousands of the city’s poorest people to make way for urban improvement has stoked anger and resentment and played to a stereotype of Chinese as exploiters
of Indonesia’s poor Muslim masses. On the national stage, Ahok is ranged against former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, whose son is a candidate for Jakarta governor, a role that is a stepping stone to national leadership. The simmering political climate has provided an opening for the Islamic Defenders Front, a vigilante group that wants to impose Shariah law, to burnish its credentials as protector of Indonesia’s majority faith at the expense of mainstream Muslim groups. The main organizer of the pro-
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test, the Front is demanding Ahok’s arrest for blasphemy after a video circulated online in which he joked to an audience about a passage in the Quran that could be interpreted as prohibiting Muslims from accepting non-Muslims as leaders. The governor has apologized for the comment and met with police. “Ahok was clearly desecrating the holy Quran,” said Munarman, a spokesman for the Front and a coordinator of Friday’s rally. “We will protest on the streets with people power until Ahok is arrested.” Munarman, who like many
Trump, Clinton blast each other on character; Clinton rises in poll
PENSACOLA - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump attacked one another’s character as they pushed their closing arguments six days before the U.S. presidential election, while the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Clinton’s lead over Trump rising back to the margin she held last week. Many national polls have shown Clinton’s lead over Trump narrowing since the re-emergence Friday of a controversy over her use of a private email while secretary of state. But the latest Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on Wednesday showed Clinton’s lead over Trump rising back up to 6 percentage points, the same advantage she held before the FBI announcement related to her email practices. Signs of a tightening race have rattled financial markets as investors started to factor in the possibility that the New York businessman might pull off a victory on Nov. 8. World stocks, the dollar and oil fell on Wednesday, while safe-haven assets such as gold and the Swiss franc rose. Clinton has been regarded as the candidate who would maintain the status quo, an important factor to financial markets, which generally do not like uncertainty. Campaigning in Pensacola, Florida, Trump predicted he would win, telling supporters at the outdoor rally, “It’s feeling like it already, isn’t it? “We’ve got to be nice and cool, nice and cool. Alright, stay on point, Donald, stay on point. No sidetracks, Donald, nice and easy,” said Trump, whose campaign has at times been damaged by controversial unscripted remarks. Trump argued that Clinton was unqualified to lead the country, calling her “totally unhinged.” Speaking to supporters in Las Vegas, Clinton blamed Trump for pitting Americans against one another, citing his rhetoric on groups like Muslims and Mexican-Americans. Trump, she said, is “out of his depth,” and she called his proposals on foreign policy issues “incredibly dangerous.” “He doesn’t have a clue,” Clinton said. Investor anxiety has deepened in recent days over a possible Trump victory given uncertainty about his stance on issues including foreign policy, trade relations and immigrants. Trump, who has never previously run for elected office, has run an unorthodox campaign, with policy proposals including reviewing trade pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and imposing a temporary ban on Muslims seeking to enter the country. Currency traders have sold the dollar this week in part because they suspect Trump would prefer a weaker dollar given his protectionist stance on international trade, and in part because the uncertainty surrounding a Trump win might lead to a more dovish stance from the Federal Reserve in the months ahead, instead of the interest rate hike that many expect by year-end. A rise in U.S. interest rates would make the dollar, and dollardenominated assets, more attractive to investors. (rtr) Indonesians uses one name, denied the protest would be racially charged or that it aimed to influence the outcome of Jakarta’s election in February. “We remind the government and anybody else that we will not keep silent before this injustice, because everyone is equal before the law in this country,” he said. But the anti-Ahok movement, which has attracted moderates as well as hard-line elements as the city election approached, has overflowed with slurs based on race and religion. And local media have reported
an uptick in public order offenses with an anti-Chinese motivation. The vulnerability of Indonesia’s ethnic Chinese minority remains a raw issue in the country. In the chaos that engulfed Indonesia in May 1998 amid the Asian financial crisis, mobs in Jakarta and other cities targeted Chinese businesses and individuals, killing many. Amar, the police spokesman, said police have questioned 15 witnesses along with experts in religion and language in connection with the alleged blasphemous remarks but could not yet draw any conclusions. (ap)
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Keeping kosher: it may be bad for your economic health
JERUSALEM - Behind Israel’s to the weaker economy-wide productivity food and tourism industries thrives a growth in Israel.” parallel economy run by rabbis and a legion of inspectors whose business it is MONOPOLY At the top of the kosher economy sits the to make sure everything is kosher. Since most Israelis prefer knowing their food is prepared according to Jewish custom, hotels, restaurants and manufacturers have little choice but to go along with the arrangement - adjusting their kitchens, modifying ingredients, and paying a fee to get a must-have kosher certificate. But new data shows the system is weighing on the economy, draining productivity, pushing up prices and allowing large cash balances to accumulate off the books, angering tax authorities. Roni Hamama tends to bang on the table when describing his dealings with the kosher network. He owns five stores around Israel that sell roasted nuts and seeds. Each outlet falls under the jurisdiction of a different rabbi. “With each store it’s a different battle, every store has to follow different rules,” said the businessman, giving the table another bash. “You become a hostage to all the demands.” Even though most Israelis are secular, it is estimated that about 70 percent of Israeli Jews want access to kosher food. To help maintain the delicate status quo between Israel’s Orthodox and non-observant Jews, the government has effectively given the rabbis free rein to administer the kosher regime as they see fit, with oversight from the Chief Rabbinate. Over the years the system has grown so tangled that the OECD, a club for developed countries, recently singled out Israel’s “religious dietary rules” as helping to “hamper the functioning and efficiency of the food and retail sectors, which is in turn contributing
Chief Rabbinate Council, a governmentbacked body with wide-ranging authority, overseeing all Jewish rituals from marriage to circumcision. It has a monopoly on declaring whether food-related businesses - from wedding halls to sushi restaurants, in-flight airline coffee to wineries - operate in accordance with Jewish law. Several thousand inspectors - it is not clear exactly how many - make onsite visits daily to check things like food sanitation, the separation of dairy from meat products and that materials are bought from suppliers who are also approved. It even sends delegations abroad to inspect slaughterhouses that export beef to Israel. For more devout consumers, a seal-ofapproval from specific rabbis not connected to the chief council is needed, and dozens of private groups have popped up offering competing, extra-special-kosher certificates. This has a created a situation where, according to one official, 17 inspectors every day descend upon a single food court in Jerusalem’s main mall, all at the expense of the business owners, who pass on costs to consumers. Fees vary, but the owner of a falafel stand could pay about 1,500 shekels ($394) a month for kosher approval. Nationwide, that adds up to about 2.8 billion shekels ($730 million) a year, accounting for 2.2 percent of turnover in the hotel industry and as much as 2 percent of all food services, according to a draft report by Israel’s Finance Ministry. “It’s not work being done against keeping things kosher, it’s against the way the system is set up today,” said Maayan Nesher, a finance ministry official involved in the report. “We think the public should not have to pay for those extra costs.”
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Kosher inspector Aaron Wulkan examines display refrigerators containing meat in a food store to ensure that the food is stored and prepared according to Jewish regulations and customs in Bat Yam, Israel, October 31, 2016. Picture taken October 31, 2016. OFF THE BOOKS Those running the kosher network say the inefficiency figure of around 600 million shekels a year is much lower - closer to 30 million shekels. And the inspectors, they say, work with the business owners to make the process as smooth as possible. “Our interest is that the maximum amount of businesses will be kosher,” said Oded Fluss, director-general of the Ministry of Religious Services, which oversees the Chief Rabbinate. “If costs are too high, they will simply say ‘forget it’.” But there is room for improvement, he acknowledged. To cut out frivolous costs and possible corruption, his office is pushing for more uniformity among rabbis in their enforcement of the religious laws, and it is developing
a digital database to track suppliers within the network. The dozens of smaller, private authenticators, however, do not answer to the Chief Rabbinate. They set their own standards and prices and no one knows exactly how much money they make. Israel’s State Comptroller, an official watchdog, issued a report in 2014 saying that “hundreds of millions of shekels” are changing hands among those smaller groups. It described frequent tax avoidance and even cases of suspected money laundering. The Tax Authority has promised to crack down, issuing a warning earlier this year that it would seek out this hidden revenue, and has already begun its intelligence gathering. (rtr)
Bank of England leaves rates unchanged after solid UK data LONDON — The Bank of England has opted to keep interest rates at a record low 0.25 percent after the economy showed unexpected resilience following the vote to
A general view of the financial district of London is seen in London, Britain, October 19, 2016.
leave the European Union. The announcement Thursday from the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee was widely expected following recent figures showing that Britain’s economy grew by a forecast-busting quarterly rate of 0.5 percent in the July-September period. The growth was stronger than many economists had anticipated.
Analysts feared growth would slow after the June 23 vote to leave the EU, a decision which spurred the bank to cut rates and expand its economic stimulus program in August. Many analysts say the slowdown will come early next year when the government intends to begin the process of negotiating Britain’s exit from the EU.(ap)
Indonesia detains one crewman of crashed boat, dozens still missing
NONGSA - Indonesian police on Thursday detained one of the crew of a packed speedboat that crashed off an Indonesian island a day earlier, while a search-and-rescue team scoured the waters for dozens of missing passengers. The accident happened as the boat, carrying numerous illegal Indonesian workers, was heading for Indonesia’s island of Batam, having departed from Malaysia’s southern state of Johor. The boat, with 98 workers and three crew on board, struck a reef in
strong winds and big waves. Eighteen people were killed and 39 were pulled from the waters alive. A 280-strong team resumed the evacuation effort early on Thursday, after the search for the other 44 was halted the previous evening, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman
for the Indonesian national disaster mitigation agency. Police were looking for the captain of the ship, who had fled, and the fate of the third crew member was unknown, said Airlangga, a police spokesman for the Riau Islands, which include Batam. “The crew is being detained and we are chasing the captain as well, because they are responsible for this incident,” Airlangga, who goes by one name, like many Indonesians,
said by telephone. “They violated the shipping law, and they were also transporting people illegally.” Most of the Indonesian workers were returning home after overstaying in Malaysia, Airlangga said, adding that the boat should not have not been so overloaded.The disaster agency said the lack of a passenger manifest had made it tough to determine the exact number aboard. Zainul Arifin, one of the survivors, who worked at an oil palm
plantation in Malaysia, said he was seated at the back of the boat when it started flooding with seawater. “I had to jump off and start swimming,” Arifin told Reuters in the Batam port town of Nongsa. He had paid 1,200 ringgit ($287) for the boat ride, he added. Many Indonesians work in Malaysian factories and plantations. Boat accidents are common in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands.(rtr)
Indonesian women killed in Hong Kong are forgotten at home
JAKARTA — They were poor and vulnerable — nobodies trying to make a living in a sophisticated and clinical metropolis far from their island villages. They were brutalized by a member of the global 1 percent, a Cambridge University-educated 31-year-old who boasted that he spent his halfmillion-dollar salary on drugs and prostitutes. The Hong Kong trial of a British stock trader who murdered two Indonesian women and horrifically tortured one of them, recording the three-day ordeal on his phone, has captured headlines day after day in the territory off China and in media outlets around the world. But in Indonesia, their home, the reaction was far different: Scarcely anyone noticed. Social media didn’t stir. There
were no dramatic headlines or outraged editorials about the plight of the millions of vulnerable Indonesian women compelled by poverty to work abroad. The prosecution last week presented horrifying evidence of three days of escalating torture for the first victim, Sumarti Ningsih. She was repeatedly raped, her genitalia battered with fists, her body mutilated with pliers and her throat slowly cut with a serrated knife. Jurors wore frozen expressions of shock as defendant Rurik Jutting’s smartphone videos were played. “I’ve never seen anyone that scared,” Jutting said of Ningsih in one of the videos. “She would voluntarily eat feces out of the toilet and then smile and thank me afterward. That’s how scared she was. She would just do anything.”
While Indonesian broadcasters largely ignored that case, they devoted hours of live coverage to the Indonesian trial of a privileged young woman accused of murdering her friend with cyanide-laced coffee, allegedly because she was angry about a tiff over boyfriends. “We find no support from the government and media in our own country,” said Ningsih’s brother Suyit Khaliman. “We don’t understand, maybe because she was a maid or whatever. No matter how she worked for her family, she deserves justice,” he said. In the two years since Ningsih was killed, no one from the government has been in touch with the family, Khaliman said. They heard the trial had started from reporters and some online news reports. The family is also grappling with the
future of Ningsih’s son, now 7. One day, Khaliman said, “The boy will know how his mother died, perhaps from the internet, and we are worried about that.” Closing arguments in Jutting’s murder trial are expected by the end of this week. He has pleaded not guilty. Ningsih, 23, and the second victim, 26-year-old Seneng Mujiasih, were among the legions of Indonesians working abroad, many of them undocumented, and vulnerable to exploitation. The International Labour Organization estimated their numbers at 4.3 million in 2012. Migrant Care, an Indonesian advocacy group, says most are not educated beyond primary school and 85 percent are women. It says government commitments to bolster protections are still mainly only on paper.
Ningsih had worked in Hong Kong for several years and was on a visitor pass at the time of her murder. Jutting had paid her for sex on a previous occasion. Her family, who she was in regular contact with, believed her most recent job was working as a waitress. Mujiasih had an employment pass to work as a maid but also worked at a bar where Jutting met her and offered her a large sum of money for sex. At his apartment, Jutting cut her throat during a struggle after she saw a rope gag he tried to hide under a cushion, according to the police summary of facts. Mujiharjo, the 56-year-old father of Mujiasih, said daily life for the family was difficult, emotionally and financially, but they tried to accept what happened and move on. (ap)
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SINGARAJA - A unique medium-sized mushroom was found by resident of Buana Sari hamlet, Kayuputih, Sukasada. It grows on the branch of mango tree and effuses smoke. Mango tree owner Nyoman Sukanada, 65, and Made Kendri, 60, did not expect if the mushroom in their yard near the border of KalibukbukKayuputih village draws public attention.
ISLAMABAD - A long-distance train collided into stationary coaches in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 20 people, hospital officials said, in the country’s second major rail collision in less than two months.
a light near the mango tree. “After having a look at the smoke in the mushroom, at that night there was light appeared in the yard. It was exactly similar to flashlight and quite vivid, whereas there was no one after being approached,” he said. Information on the mushroom found by the couple was then widespread in the public and many people throng to see smoky mushroom. Numerous people come and go in the afternoon. As a matter of fact, they are curious to take a closer look. Emergence of smoke from the mushroom is believed to be good luck bringing in blessing. People do not forget to put money or snacks in the platform placed under the mushroom. Kendri and her husband are going to take the mushroom after being given a ritual on the next full moon. The mushroom will be store in sacred chamber as sanctified object. “Some residents say prayers and beg for salvation. By and large, thick smoke will emerge at the time after it rains or during the rains,” said Kendri. (kmb34)
Television footage showed mangled and overturned carriages, and media reported rescuers were working to free people trapped in the wreckage. Train traffic between Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city, and the rest of the country was suspended after the collision near the city’s Landhi station, television news channels reported. Sixty-five people were injured in the collision, said Seemin Jamali, head of the emergency department at Karachi’s main Jinnah hospital. The collision occurred between the moving Zakaria Express and the stationary Fareed Express, the railways ministry said. Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique pointed at negligence as a possible cause, with a stop signal being ignored. The whereabouts of the driver and assistant driver of the Zakaria Express were unknown, he said. He ordered an investigation which would be completely within 72 hours. “Facts will be brought forward, and whoever is responsible will not escape legal action and punishment,” he said. In September, at least four people were killed and 93 injured when an express train collided with a freight train near the city of Multan in Punjab province. Pakistan’s colonial-era railway network has fallen into disrepair in recent decades due to chronic underinvestment and poor maintenance. (rtr)
It has been growing for almost a month and its diameter now reaches 30 centimeters. This brownish white mushroom in smaller size is considered to naturally grow in mango tree of four meters high. A month later, Sukanada is curious because the mushroom grew unnatural and larger in the yard. He then carefully examined the mushroom. However, in the long run the mushroom even has effused smoke since 26 days ago. To him, the smoke seems illogical at the mushroom body. “From the beginning, the mushroom was white and then turned brown. Gradually the mushroom effuses white smoke like cigarette smoke. Sometimes the smoke is smelt and effuses a little. Until now, the smoke still emerges and never stops,” he said, Wednesday (Nov. 2). Sukanada did not have any feeling on the emergence of mushroom smoke. Besides, he rarely pays attention because he is busy raising pigs and cows at home. After being told by his wife, Made Kendri, he took a look at the mushroom said to effuse smoke. In the evening, his confidence grew with his wife when sitting on the porch. At a glance, he saw
Play with hand phone and rarely write
Average handwriting of students in Karangasem poor REGENT of Karangasem, IGA Mas Sumatri, looked to long stare at the students’ handwriting when wishing to read the conscience letter of about 40,000 students, recently at the SME Center Building, Amlapura. In fact, the handwriting of students in Karangasem is averagely hard to be read. Balinese people name the handwriting as being ‘scratched by chicken.’ Such averagely poor handwriting in Karangasem was also revealed by Ni Putu Suaryani from the Lentera Bakti Nusantara Foundation engaged in the literacy improvement. Suaryani from Antiga, Karangasem, followed the visit of Regent Mas Sumatri when responding to the conscience letter of students to a number of schools from elementary, junior high and high school/vocational school in Karangasem for three days since Tuesday (Oct. 25). Suaryani said that typing in hand phone, laptop, computers and gadgets is very different from writing longhand in notebooks. The handwriting of students looks
like to be ‘scratched by chicken’ because students are now lazy, unusual and rarely make fine handwriting. Children and students are now absorbed in playing with their gadget, SMS and Facebook. Actually, practicing handwriting can give advantages. By diligently making handwriting, students will be familiar with fine writing and creative writing as well as can exercise patience, train memory and brain function. Besides, it is also good for flexibility of fingers. “Getting used to practice handwriting is also important to synchronize mind or brain with hand gestures. Dividing time for reading books and making fine writing in notebooks will also reduces eye contact with gadgets. A study shows that too intensive exposures of eyes to radiation of computer or gadget is also known to have a negative impact, such as abnormalities on eye on the long term and even triggers cancer,” she said. Regent of Karangasem asked young students of Karangasem to
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The mushroom has been growing for almost a month and its diameter now reaches 30 centimeters.
study creatively and diligently. The future of the nation and Karangasem lies in the shoulders of younger generation and students. “Students may not be speeding on the road, moreover, while holding hand phone. Please avoid quarreling or hating others,” he said. Mas Sumatri also asked the students to promise to study diligently. They may not quit school. She said that until now the condition of Karangasem is still apprehensive. Based on statistics, the average length of Karangasem residents to attend school is 5.3 years. This means that many people do not complete their primary school. More than 14,000 people are still illiterate. “If many people have not completed their primary school, how can they be intelligent?” she asked. She hoped that residents should attend school diligently in order to be more advanced, may not lose in competition against residents from outside the regions and even foreigners. (bud)
Raid at Kerobokan Prison MANGUPURA - To anticipate the presence of drugs and hazardous goods at Kerobokan, dozens of personnel of the 1611/Badung District Military, BNNP Bali, Badung Police, Mobile Brigade, Denpasar Police and prison security guards made an inspection, Tuesday (Nov. 1) from 20:00. The completely armed personnel were divided in two teams. One team inspected male block and the other team went to female block. A search by the joint team at the prison ended at 22:30. Some sacks of prohibited items were secured and then sorted in Ardha Chandra hall. The evidence secured included 77 hand phones, three packages of suspected crystal meth, three packages of suspected marijuana, dozens of belts, a television, a tab, notebook, gas stove, scissors, active speaker and some portable air conditioners. Operations Division Head of the Ministry of Human Rights and Law for Bali Office, Nyoman Putra Surya, said that such inspection is often made and regularly held every week, month and three months. All the blocks and rooms were searched. As a result, they found 77 hand phones. “We are still investigating this finding regarding the ways of smuggling. We cannot ascertain how those goods were brought in. Various kinds of method are used and they are still being investigated. The matter of gas stove is still being investigated, too,” he said. In the meantime, crystal meth was found in Lake Batur block specially intended for men. In addition, the results of urine test indicated that seven people are positive to drugs. “They are all local people. This block is specifically earmarked for new prisoners or those commended by prosecutor’s office. We will coordinate with the BNNP Bali to follow it up,” said Surya. (kmb36)
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Pakistani volunteer rescuers work at the site of a train accident in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. A passenger train crashed into the back end of another in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing many people and injuring others, officials said.
Suu Kyi says “delicate” Myanmar conflict handled by rule of law
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Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) shakes hands with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida prior to their talks at a hotel in Tokyo on November 3, 2016.
KYOTO - The Myanmar government is responding to conflict in the troubled north of Rakhine state, which has suffered its worst violence since 2012, based on rule of law, leader Aung San Suu Kyi was quoted as saying on Thursday. Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi has faced mounting criticism abroad for her government’s handling of a crisis in the Muslimmajority region, where soldiers have blocked access for aid workers and are accused of raping and killing civilians. She has also not directly commented on calls from human rights experts urging the government to investigate the allegations of abuse, or on statements from human rights monitors, although she has urged the military to act with restraint. Troops have poured into the area since militants believed to be Rohingya Muslims launched co-
ordinated attacks on border posts on Oct. 9, killing nine police. The government says five soldiers and at least 33 alleged attackers have been killed in the military operation. In Japan on a five-day visit that included a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Suu Kyi met Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, who said violence could not be permitted in dealing with the crisis, a Foreign Ministry statement said. “The problem in Rakhine state is extremely delicate and care is needed in responding,” Suu Kyi was quoted as saying. “The Myanmar government is responding to the issue of Rakhine state based on the principles of the rule of law.” Kishida said Japan was giving two used vessels to the people of Rakhine, as well as a new vessel. On Wednesday, Abe pledged $7.73 billion to Myanmar over five years
to support its peace-building and development efforts. The military operation has sharpened the tension between Suu Kyi’s six-month-old civilian administration and the army, which ruled the country for decades and retains key powers, including control of ministries responsible for security. While Myanmar’s army-drafted constitution puts the military firmly in control of security matters, diplomats and aid workers say privately they are dismayed at Suu Kyi’s lack of deeper involvement in the handling of the crisis. Suu Kyi received an honorary doctorate from Kyoto University for “advancement of democracy in Myanmar and in the world as a whole”, telling Japanese students and Myanmar citizens that difficulties in negotiating peace between armed ethnic groups stemmed from a lack of belief. (rtr)
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Crush Gang disbanded, 150 students involved
DWIJENDRA Foundation moved quickly to address their suspicions that a motorcycle made up of many of their students had formed. On Wednesday (Nov. 2), a total of 150 students were summoned to the school meeting hall with their parents and were found to in fact be part of the so-called Crush Gang.
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They were given coaching by Bagus Kusmandar, Intelligence Commander of the Badung Military District Bagus Kusmandar gave guidance to the students about heroism, civil defense and patriotism. The students were also shown a film entitled ‘Pahlawanku’ (literally, My Hero) as a way to encourage them to become futur leaders instead of members of a motocycle gang. Parents and teachers admitted that they were concerned about the students and said that they hoped that the youngster were not associate with the wrong people. The youngsters were urged to disperse any other type of motocycle gangs that they know of. Kia Sanciha as Chief of the Crush Gang Kia Sanciha, along with colleagues responded immediately by telling the principle of of SMA Dwijendra Ida Bagus Alit Bajra Manuaba and Secretary of the Dwijendra Foundation I Wayan Abdi Negara who demanded that the gang be disbanded, that the
Cruch Gang are not a motocylce gang but simply execrcise together. Sanciha also claimed that he was appointed to be the head of the group upon the insistence of his colleaues. He went on to say that during their two years in existence, the gang had not partaken in any kind of negative activities. A fist fight involving members of the Crush Gang on Saturday night, he explained was simply one of the gang memebrs wanting to be a hero by steping in to help a victim who was being beaten. He admitted that this was not the right way to go about things. He affirmed that Crush is not a ragtag bunch of misbehaving teens, but simply a group of young people trying to find their identity. His statement received great applause from his colleagues. Kia Sanciha also declared that Crush is voluntarily disbanding. Principal of SMA Dwijendra Denpasar high school, Ida Bagus Alit Bajra Manuaba, immediately provided an affidavit filled out
by students and their parents. Essentially it states that if the students violate school rules and get involved in a crime, they will be returned to their parents. Alit Bajra Manuaba revealed that the case of fisticuffs invilving the Crush Gang started when the Crush group from SMA Dwijendra was about to go to a bazaar on Jalan Menuh. There were three groups of youngsters on their way to the bazaar, the Crush gang and two other gangs. The first group tried to blocked a Honda Jazz car, but the driver would not stop so the windshield was broken. Since the driver of the car that was attacked was known to the Crush Gang, one yougn man tried to stepped in to try to stop the action. The youngster along with the two main culprits; YG and DGL, were arrested and sent to the detention cell of the Bali Police. Bagus Kusmandar said that the main culprits involved in the stabbing that took place on Saturday night have stabbed six different people but had never been arrested. The members of Crush Gang insist that they are not a motorcycle gang but are only actively involved in sports activities and have never even participated in reckless speeding. (025)
The landslide material was not easy to break thorugh as it was made up of stone.
Jembrana police assist landslide victim
NEGARA - Dozens of members of the the Jembrana Police and the Mendoyo Police worked together to to help a local resident clear bebris at Pangkung Languan Mekar, Yehsumbul, Mendoyo, on Wednesday morning (Nov. 2) after a landslide devated his home a few days earlier. A total of 35 police personnel led by Deputy Chief of Jembrana Police, A.A. Rai Laba, helped the victim Made Rai and his family remove landslide materials from inside the their damaged home. The police worked together using manual tools like hoes and crowbars to clean up the debris of landslide that mostly consisted of sand stone and soil and worked to salvage any valuables. Deputy Chief A.A. Rai explained that the landslide material
was not easy to break thorugh as it was made up of stone. Nevertheless such efforts clearly eased the victim’s burden. The Jembrana Police also provided food assistance to the vicitm and his family. Made Rai said he does not dare to rebuild his home in this same spaot as it is too prone to landslides. He and his family plan to move to the land of his relative but still do not have the funds to build a new home. For the time being he and his family are living in a tent provided by the the Social Services departement. As reported previously, the landslide disaster befell the victim’s home on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 30). This home had been provided through the assistance of the house refurbishment program. (kmb26)
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Having no successor, palm sugar makers in Pupuan endangered
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Headman of Belimbing, Pupuan, I Made Adi Suyana, said that formerly Belimbing was a single village with the Karya Sari and became the greatest palm sugar producer in Pupuan. Nowadays, after the fission, only two hamlets in Belimbing village remain to have palm sugar maker, while the other areas are coalesced into Karya Sari village. Although having entered into different village, the problems in palm sugar production remain the same, namely the decrease in palm trees and the absence of succeeding generations. To overcome this, added Adi Suyana, village authorities already
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He also asked all the village components as well as chief of customary village to establish a quick response team consisting of about 5-10 people that will serve to comb their respective territory and connect directly to police station or other relevant authorities for action in case of disturbances. The Head of the Denpasar Municipal Police, I.B. Alit Wiradana, said that his agency will follow up the motorcycle gang issues. He will intensify the forces and cooperate with headman and chief of customary village in order to conduct a raid at several locations so that security will be more conducive. In addition, he will work closely with schools to crack down on students gathering during school hours. “All parties must participate in supervising or at least immediately reporting in case of any potential leading to juvenile delinquency. By doing so, it can be prevented as early as possible,” he said. (kmb12)
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provided training, especially for younger generation. “We have provided training. Unfortunately, we get difficulty to invite senior palm sugar makers because their work cannot be left behind,” said Adi. The making of palm sugar does require punctuality, especially the harvesting of palm wine. When doing it late, palm wine as a raw ingredient for palm sugar has become stale. This condition makes village apparatus difficult to gather palm sugar makers either for training or other meetings in order to improve their businesses. So far, there is no cultivation of palm trees because the Pupuan community maintains palm tree
growing in their garden naturally. “Currently, they are growing at the edge of the garden. For cultivation, local community prefers to grow coffee, mangosteen and cacao,” explained Adi Suyana. On average, palm sugar makers at Belimbing village have three to seven trees. For the market potential, added Adi Suyana, the palm sugar production is large enough. It has high demand because the authenticity of palm sugar of Pupuan has already been proved. Moreover, the palm sugar is sold for IDR 20,000 per kilogram. Unfortunately, due the lack of application of marketing management, most palm sugar makers barter their sugar with goods of collectors. “So, they take stuff first at grocery store. Later on collector will settle up but the sugar maker will deliver their product pursuant to the price of food items having been taken,” he said. (kmb24)
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LOS ANGELES - With earnings of $170 million, pop singer Taylor Swift was 2016’s highest-paid woman in music, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday. Swift, 26, smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring record, pulling in a total of more than $200 million on the North American portion of her “1989” world tour. Last year, the “Bad Blood” singer came in second to Katy Perry with an estimated $80 million. Swift was honored with the first-ever “Taylor Swift Award” at the BMI Pop Awards in May, quipping that she “would be kind of bummed” if the award had gone to someone else. British “Hello” singer Adele, 28, ranked second on Forbes’ list with $80.5 million in earnings, her highest total yet. Adele, whose album “25” swiftly became the biggest seller of 2015, enjoyed continued success with album sales this year and grossed millions per night for her arena shows. Madonna, who was named the highest-paid woman in music in 2013, ranked third this year. Her recent “Rebel Heart” tour grossed $170 million, bringing her career total on the road to $1.4 billion pretax, according to the magazine. In the past 12 months, Madonna, 58, earned a total of $76.5 million. That was slightly more than Barbados-born Rihanna, who earned $75 million and also received a lifetime achievement award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28. “Lemonade” artist Beyonce, who was 2014’s top earner, ranked fifth at $54 million. Collectively, the 10 women on Forbes’ list earned more than $600 million this year. (rtr)
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Police to lock down Indonesian capital for blasphemy protest JAKARTA — Indonesian police are planning a show of force in the capital Jakarta on Friday to contain a much-hyped protest by Muslim hard-liners against the city’s popular governor that threatens to ignite religious and racial flashpoints. An accusation of blasphemy against Jakarta Gov. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese and minority Christian who is an ally of the country’s president, has galvanized his political opponents in the Muslim-majority nation of 250 million and given a notorious group of hard-liners a national stage.
National Police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said 16,000 police will be deployed along with 2,000 soldiers and 2,000 of Jakarta’s public order officers for the protest that is expected to begin in the early afternoon following Friday prayers. Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, chief of Indonesia’s powerful military, has said it “will be in the front line against any movement aimed at disrupting the unity
and integrity of the nation.” Indonesians are already fighting on social media over the blasphemy claim and the protest, which organizers optimistically boast will attract half a million people to Jakarta’s traffic clogged streets. Police have said it might draw up to 100,000 people based on communications with Muslim groups involved in its planning. Blasphemy is a criminal offense in Indonesia and prosecutions have increased in the past decade. Amnesty International documented 106 convictions between 2004 and 2014 with some individuals imprisoned for up to five
years. Ahok, who is seeking a second term as Jakarta governor and is a possible running mate for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in the 2019 presidential elections, is popular with Jakarta’s middle class.
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D E N PA S A R - T h e emergence of a motorcycle gang case involving students and disturbing residents made Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra furious. By involving various components of society, Rai Mantra requested to implement night patrol in an effort to maintain conduciveness and prevent juvenile delinquency leading to
anarchical and immoral acts. This was delivered by Denpasar mayor when receiving headman forum, chief of customary village forum, teachers, forum of pecalang (customary security guard) and other related parties, Wednesday (Nov. 2). Teenage behavior opposing to moral and ethics needs special attention by holding a night patrol by involving community components and relevant agencies by targeting
potentially vulnerable areas used as gathering place by teenagers. Other than places like billiard center, play station or online game center are requested to only open until 22:00 and stalls selling liquor (alcohol) without permission should be closely watched and given a reprimand. “If they are just naughty and still in reasonable level of teenage, it can be tolerated. However, when they lead to criminal acts such as motorcycle gang members disturb-
ing other residents and commit inhuman acts like stabbing to claim a victim, this should be our common concern,” said Rai Mantra. Further, Rai Mantra said that some vulnerable points like around the Jalan Mahendradatta, Jalan Gatot Subroto and Renon are asked to be secured intensively. Patrol... Continued on page 2