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‘Ralph’ beats the ‘Grinch’ to stay atop North American box office LOS ANGELES - Disney animation “Ralph Breaks the Internet” held the top spot in North American theaters for a second straight weekend, taking in an estimated $25.8 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

The sequel to 2012’s “Wreck It Ralph” sees the title character (voiced by John C. Reilly) and friend Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) venture into the weird world of the internet, with predictably screwy results.

“The Grinch,” Universal’s family-friendly feature about the notso-friendly green creature from Dr. Seuss’s manic menagerie, placed second, with $17.7 million for the three-day weekend and a cumulative domestic total of $203.5 million. Benedict Cumberbatch voices the irritable title character.

In third was MGM’s boxing drama “Creed II,” with a take of $16.8 million. This latest in the “Rocky” series stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed as he takes on the son of the boxer who killed his father. Sylvester Stallone, of course, plays aging ex-champ Rocky Balboa, now a restaurant owner and Adonis’s mentor.

Holding in fourth place was “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” from Warner Bros., at $11.2 million, pushing its worldwide total past $500 million. The Harry Potter prequel stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander; also starring are Jude Law and Johnny Depp. Placing fifth, and in its fifth week out, was Fox’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” with $8.1 million. Rami Malek plays rock group Queen’s talented front man Freddie Mercury. (afp)

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Beyonce, Jay-Z dazzle South Africa at Mandela tribute

JOHANNESBURG - Beyonce led an all-star line-up including Ed Sheeran, Jay-Z and Usher in Johannesburg at a concert to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela on Sunday.

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In this file photo taken on November 5, 2018 animator Raymond S. Persi arrives for the Disney premiere of “Ralph Breaks The Internet” at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood.

The concert was the climax of a year of events celebrating the centennial of Mandela’s birth in 1918, and part of a campaign to tackle poverty, child malnutrition and boost gender equality. This year’s Global Citizen Festival was held at Johannesburg’s 94,736-capacity FNB staium and saw Beyonce perform several of her hits as well as a duet with Sheeran.

Thousands of music fans, many of whom had received free tickets to reward their activism and

campaigning work, flocked to the stadium hours before the concert began.

“I’m proud to be part of the global citizen movement because they are trying to make a positive impact on people’s lives -- especially women’s and children’s issues,” said Nokthula Khuzwayo, 23, from Soweto.

“I loved Dbanj’s performance and of course Queen B and Jay-Z, even though it was a brief one.”

As well as a constellation of

global stars that also included Pharrell Williams and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted fellow heads of state from Ghana, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.

“We are here to act in one voice,” said Ramaphosa.

Beyonce’s performance of her smash hit XO, during which she wore a flowing pink-red dress and paid tribute to Mandela, drew an outpouring of emotion from the crowd. (afp)

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Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric brandishes the trophy after receiving the 2018 FIFA Men’s Ballon d’Or award for best player of the year during the 2018 FIFA Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3, 2018. The winner of the 2018 Ballon d’Or will be revealed at a glittering ceremony in Paris on December 3 evening, with Croatia’s Luka Modric and a host of French World Cup winners all hoping to finally end the 10-year duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Modric sees off French stars to end Messi, Ronaldo grip on Ballon d’Or Luka Modric saw off competition from a host of French World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the 2018 Ballon d’Or on Monday, ending the 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in a glitzy ceremony held in Paris. Ronaldo was second, with France and Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann completing the podium.

Paris Saint-Germain’s teenage forward Kylian Mbappe came fourth, leaving Messi to settle for fifth position. Another Frenchman, Modric’s Madrid teammate Raphael Varane, was seventh, just behind Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah.

“As a kid we all have dreams.

My dream was to play for a big club and win important trophies,” Modric said. “The Ballon d’Or was more than just a dream for me and it is really an honour and a privilege

to hold this trophy.”

Mbappe, who does not turn 20 until later this month, picked up the consolation prize of the Kopa Trophy for the best young player.

The gala ceremony also saw a women’s Ballon d’Or named for the first time, with Lyon’s prolific Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg taking that award.

Modric -- the oldest winner since Italy’s Fabio Cannavaro, also 33, in 2006 -- was crowned after an outstanding year in which he starred in the Real side that retained the Champions League before heroically helping drag his country to the final of the World Cup for the first time in their history. Croatia lost 4-2 to France in Moscow in the final in July.

The prize comes after Modric claimed the Golden Ball for the best player at the World Cup before picking up UEFA’s prize for player of the season and FIFA’s best player award in September. Ronaldo and Messi were among 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or, organised by France Football magazine and which takes votes from 180 journalists from around the world.

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Denpasar has inflation of 3.71 percent, higher than national one

DENPASAR - Denpasar City experienced inflation of 3.71 percent and Singaraja 2.16 percent in November 2018 (yoy). Meanwhile, inflation in November (mtm) in Denpasar was 0.34 percent and Singaraja was 0.10 percent.

Denpasar inflation is higher than national inflation of 0.27 percent (mtm), while Singaraja inflation is lower than national inflation. In yoy, Denpasar inflation is also higher than national inflation reaching 3.23 percent, while Denpasar reached 3.71 percent.

This was revealed during the release of the Central Statis-

tics Agency (BPS) delivered by the Head of BPS Bali, Adi Nugroho, on Monday (Dec. 3). The highest contributors to inflation in Denpasar were foodstuff as much as 6.57 percent (yoy), food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco at 4.67 percent (yoy), education, recreation and sports group reaching at 3.89 percent (yoy) as well as transportation groups, communication and financial services at 3.82 percent (yoy).

Meanwhile, in Singaraja, the highest contributors to inflation were education, recreation and sports at 10.41 percent (yoy), food ingredients at 5.30 percent (yoy), clothing at 4.45 percent (yoy) as well as transportation, communication and

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financial services at 4.02 percent (yoy). In Singaraja, there are expenditure groups experiencing deflation, namely housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel.

The inflation range of Denpasar was 3.71 percent (yoy) and Singaraja at 2.16 percent (yoy) indicating that the two regions had different consumption patterns. In addition, there is also a difference in acceleration between the consumption communities. “Until November, both nationally and in Bali, Denpasar and Singaraja, are still in the targeted range of 3.5 percent plus minus. Meanwhile, the Denpasar targeted to reach 3.5 percent has been surpassed,” he said. (kmb42)

Hong Kong Tourism Board Teams Up with National Geographic on Great Outdoors Hong Kong Campaign

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Amount of Badung HRT declines

Regional Secretary to evaluate infrastructural budgeting

SEMARAPURA - Regent of Badung, I Nyoman Giri Prasta, stated he would reduce the nominal allowance for Hotel and Restaurant Tax (HRT) to six regencies in Bali. One of them is for Klungkung district.

Responding to the plan, Regional Secretary of Klungkung, Gede Putu Winastra, stated on Monday (Dec. 3) that he will evaluate budgeting for

infrastructure in Klungkung.

Winastra said to have not received any official letter from the regent of Badung related to the deduction plan. However, if it is indeed the decision of the regent of Badung, this will clearly affect the Klungkung development plan. The Badung HRT is urgently needed by Klungkung to encourage the devel-

opment of regional infrastructure.

As an illustration, the Badung HRT to Klungkung in 2018 reached IDR 66 billion. Of this amount, a total of IDR 40 billion was allocated according to the proposal of regional budget. Meanwhile, the rest is allocated according to the proposed community activities. “For the 2019 regional budget, I have not held the

data, so please go directly to Klungkung Research and Development Agency,” said Winastra.

He said to be unable to explain which infrastructure construction will be affected by the deduction because both nominal and detailed planning lie in Klungkung Research and Development Agency.

At present, the position of the

2019 Parent Budget is in the process of verification at the governor of Bali. After the results of verification are issued, his institution will immediately rationalize the budgeting. “We are still waiting for an official letter from the regent of Badung. We still hope there will be no deduction. If there is, the amount is not too high,” he said. (gik)

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The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has joined forces with National Geographic to promote its 10th annual “Great Outdoors” campaign. The campaign will include an authoritative guidebook and collaborative content with insights from National Geographic photographers and trail experts.

Visitors to Hong Kong can now discover Hong Kong through the contrasting lenses of the “One Place, Two Perspectives” narrative.

Contrasting city views with verdant mountains, and traditional villages with natural flora and fauna, the stories will present Hong Kong as a jaw-dropping visual dichotomy.

These tales of contrasts will celebrate the hard-to-believe fact that about three-quarters of Hong Kong’s landmass is actually countryside, and the hiking trails are

easily accessible from any corner of the city.

“We are delighted to be working with a powerful brand like National Geographic, which has a huge number of followers, who enjoy traveling and adventures,” says Anthony Lau, Executive Director of the HKTB. “In this fresh attempt to showcase Hong Kong’s natural beauty through stunning photography and inspiring stories by some of the world’s top photographers, we hope to encourage visitors to discover another side of cosmopolitan Hong Kong during the hiking season from November to March.”

“As a community of bold explorers with an insatiable curiosity, there’s nothing we like more than showing people new perspectives on the world around them,” says Con Apostolopoulos, Senior Vice President, National

Geographic Partners, Asia Pacific & the Middle East. “Partnering with HKTB is a fantastic opportunity to transform the way people think about Hong Kong; showing off its contrasting urban and rural beauty in a new light through the lens of talented photographers and explorers.”

“One Place, Two Perspectives” will be presented by French photographer Matthieu Paley, one of the Nat Geo contributing photographers, who will capture Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark; National Geographic award-winning photographer Tugo Cheng, whose background in architecture gives his work a unique aesthetic, who will take his camera to Plover Cove Country Park; and trail runner Wyan

Chow Pui-yan, who placed 17th in the Ultra Trail World Tour, will lead

the Nat Geo team into Tai Mo Shan, the city’s tallest mountain.

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DENPASAR — “I am courageous, I am healthy” is the theme of the commemoration of the World AIDS Day 2018 with the sub-theme “There is medicine, there is a way.” In Bali, the commemoration of the World AIDS Day is centered in the LLDIKTI Building for Region VIII on Saturday (Dec. 1). The event was enlivened with poetry reading by Chairperson of PKK Bali, Putri Suastini Koster. There were also Dadong Rerod gag and Devata Khusa Studio performances as well as the awarding of certificates to ten NGOs having contributed to reducing the rate of HIV-AIDS transmission in Bali.

BAIKONUR - Russian, American and Canadian astronauts will blast off Monday for the first manned Soyuz mission since a frightening failed launch in October, with the three feeling confident despite the risks.

- Risk ‘part of our profession’ -

“Risk is part of our profession,” the 54-year-old said. “We are psychologically and technically

prepared for blast-off and any situation which, God forbid, may occur on board.”

McClain, a 39-year-old former military pilot, said the crew looked forward to going up.

“We feel very ready for it,” she said.

Saint-Jacques, 48, described the Soyuz spacecraft as “incredibly safe”.

The accident highlighted the “smart design of the Soyuz and the incredible work that the search and rescue people here on the ground are ready to do every launch,” he said.

In a successful rehearsal for Monday’s flight, a Soyuz cargo vessel took off on November 16 from Baikonur and delivered several tons of food, fuel and supplies to the ISS. Russia said last month the October launch had failed because of a sensor that was damaged during assembly at the Baikonur cosmodrome but insisted the spacecraft remained reliable.

Ahead of Monday’s launch a Russian Orthodox priest blessed the spaceship on its launchpad, in accordance with tradition.

Of the trio set to reach the ISS six hours after blast-off, both SaintJacques and McClain will by flying for the first time.

Kononenko is beginning his fourth mission to add to an impressive 533 days in space.

The veteran noted that the crew would conduct a spacewalk on December 11 as part of an investiga-

tion into a mysterious hole that has caused an air leak on the ISS. Saint-Jacques will be the first Canadian astronaut to visit the space station since Chris Hadfield, who recorded a version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” on board in 2013.

Canada’s governor general and former astronaut Julie Payette will be among the dignitaries watching the launch.

Saint-Jacques joked that he had received so much training ahead of the flight “that I felt at the end that I could build a Soyuz in my backyard.”

- ‘Spacewalking like rugby’ -

McClain served in Iraq and has represented the United States in women’s rugby.

She has said that training to spacewalk resembled the sport since it demands “grit, toughness, mental focus, and more”.

Russia-US cooperation in space has remained one of the few areas not affected by a crisis in ties between the former Cold War enemies.

But comments by the combative chief of the Russian space agency, Dmitry Rogozin, have increasingly raised eyebrows.

He recently joked Russia would send a mission to the Moon to “verify” whether or not NASA lunar landings ever took place.

In recent years Russia’s debtladen space industry has suffered a number of mishaps including the loss of cargo spacecraft and satellites. (afp)

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In this photo released by NASA, the Soyuz booster rocket and MS-11 spacecraft siton the launch pad after being rolled out by train on December 1, 2018, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Finding of HIV cases in Bali averagely reach 100-120 per month

Crew confident ahead of first flight since failed Soyuz launch

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Anne McClain of NASA and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency will launch at 1131 GMT aboard a Soyuz from Baikonur in Kazakhstan for a sixand-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.

It will be the first manned launch for the Soviet-era Soyuz since October 11, when a rocket carrying Russia’s Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague failed just minutes after blast-off, forcing the pair to make an emergency landing.

They escaped unharmed but the failed launch -- the first such incident in Russia’s post-Soviet history -- raised concerns about the state of the Soyuz programme.

The Soyuz is the only means of reaching the ISS since the United States retired the space shuttle in 2011.

Kononenko, McClain and SaintJacques showed no signs of worry as they boarded a bus on Monday to take them to the launch. They smiled and waved, with SaintJacques blowing kisses and giving the thumbs-up to a crowd of wellwishers.

At a press conference on the eve of the launch, crew commander Kononenko said the astronauts “absolutely” trusted teams preparing for the flight.

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In this file photo taken on December 28, 1998 a Nippon Iridium employee displays a pager of Iridium satellites telephone service, made by Japan’s electronics giant Kyocera at the company’s head office in Tokyo.

Turning the page: Japan’s last pager service ends after 50 years

TOKYO - The end of the pager era is nigh in Japan after five decades as the country’s last provider announced on Monday it would be scrapping its service next year.

Tokyo Telemessage, the only pager service provider left standing, said it had decided to terminate its service to Tokyo and three neighbouring regions in September 2019 -- describing the development as “very regrettable”.

“Pagers were once a huge hit... but the number of users is now down to 1,500,” the company said in a statement, adding it had stopped manufacturing the hardware device 20 years ago.

Pagers -- known as “poke-beru” (pocket bell) in Japan -- became very popular in the 1990s especially among high school girls obsessed by their primitive text messaging functions.

At break time, long queues of high school girls would form outside public phones as they frantically punched in numbers which were then converted into short messages to classmates and boyfriends.

At the 1996 peak for the technology, the number of users reached more than 10 million, according to government data.

But mobile phones quickly consigned pagers to the technology dustbin.

Major telecoms company NTT, which introduced pagers back in 1968, stopped its service in 2007.

Visitors to Japan are often surprised at the contrasting use of technology in Japan.

On the one hand, Japan is a land of high-tech and futuristic gadgets but can also sometimes be bizarrely old school -- for example, faxes are still routinely used as a method of communication.

When the last North Korean missile flew over Japan, one of the more surreal moments was TV footage showing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe learning about the emergency -- on his flip-phone.

And the Japanese minister in charge of cyber security recently made international headlines when he admitted that he delegated computer work to others.

Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, who is also in charge of the 2020 Olympics, also appeared confused by the concept of a USB drive. (afp)

Made Suprapta, Head of the Bali Provincial Secretariat for AIDS Prevention Commission (KPA) said that more and more people are aware of HIV status through voluntary testing and getting ARV treatment as early as possible.

Thus, it will encourage the acceleration of achieving triple zeroes namely suppressing new HIV infections to zero, reducing AIDSrelated deaths to zero, and reducing stigma and discrimination against HIV-positive people (PLHAs) to zero by 2030.

“Commemoration of the World AIDS Day 2018 is also a moment for reflection on the Sanur Commitment 2004 initiated by Balinese leaders at that time led by the governor, supported by the regent, House of Representatives across Bali and facilitated by the Minister of Home Affairs to reduce the rate of HIV-AIDS transmission,” he said.

Suprapta added that transmission rate is suppressed by condom use in risky sex transactions, increasing coverage and Harm Reduction services among drug addicts, opening access to ARVs as widely as possible for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs), increasing the prevention and pre-

vention budget, creating conducive situation for PLHA’s living as well as dissemination and mobilizing potential of all components of society in prevention.

Data of the Bali Health Office show that since it was first discovered in 1987 to 2018, there were 19,792 cases of HIV-AIDS. In 2018, there are 1,495 cases of HIV-AIDS which actually have decreased if compared to 2014 to 2017 with an average number of over 2,000 cases. The majority infect the productive age including school age and adolescents. The HIV virus is transmitted in several ways. The majority or around 80 percent is caused by sex at risk both heterosexual and homosexual. It could also be through HIV positive breastfeeding to her baby and the use of HIV contaminated needles.

This is commonly found in injecting drug addicts.

Regional Secretary of Bali government, Dewa Made Indra, representing the governor had confidence that the HIV-AIDS case data are not the real number considering that HIV-AIDS has been very strong, dangerous and contagious stigma. Everyone affected by the disease also receives social sanctions such as being ostracized

or shunned by friends and family.

“The real number is likely to be greater than that,” he said.

Dewa Indra added that people having been educated will certainly know if the dangers of HIV-AIDS can be controlled. The transmission is not like most people’s understanding because there are certain ways or mechanisms. However, this kind of education has not been carried out massively and widely for the community. So, changing the stigma about HIV-AIDS today remains the biggest challenge primarily in educating people to willingly check them up.

“If we succeed in educating as well as possible, then the numbers (cases of HIV-AIDS) that were obtained earlier can increase. If that number increases, our measures must be more progressive,” he explained.

Meanwhile, Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, in his written remarks said that anti-HIV drugs (ARVs) had indeed been found.

However, this should not be used to worsen sexual behavior. He reminded the ability of ARVs is limited to suppressing the virus population in the body and cannot completely kill the HIV virus. “So, the potential for transmission can

Putri Suastini Koster still occur,” he said.

According to Koster, the theme of the World AIDS Day’s commemoration implies that all elements of society carry out the Movement for Healthy Living through family approach (Germas). Germas must be disciplined and responsible for themselves, family and the environment for not behaving at risk of contracting and transmitting HIV-AIDS. It includes the courage to say no to drugs considering that HIV and drugs synergize each other to destroy the generation of the nation so the rate of HIV-AIDS epidemic must be stopped. At the very least, the cumulative rate of the case is slowing down and expected to be stagnant.

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“The current focus of attention is how to suppress case findings, which on average are 100-120 per month in order to be even lower. If possible, it can approach zero with the understanding that there is no new infection,” he explained.

Koster also invited Balinese people to empathize with PLHAs so that they could be cooperative and proactive as preventative agents. Not the other way around, PLHAs are actually infectious agents as many people fear. That is why the stigma and discrimination caused by HIV-AIDS must be suppressed to turn as low as possible other than reducing the mortality rate of HIV frequently dubbed as silent killer. (kmb32)

Indonesia focuses on preparation of tech-savvy millennial generation DENPASAR — Indonesia in the industrial era 4.0 focuses on developing human resources (HR), especially preparing tech-savvy millennial generations. Through

this HR preparation, Indonesia is targeted to become the sixth largest country with the powerful economy in the world by 2030. This was stated by Minister of Industry,

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Creative Industries Movement Meet-Up held at the Bali Creative Industry Center (BCIC).

Airlangga Hartato, while attending the Creative Industries Movement Meet-Up held at the Bali Creative Industry Center (BCIC) on Saturday (Dec. 1).

According to him, the opportunity for Indonesia to become the top ten countries with the largest economic power in the world is very open considering various potentials and national competitiveness. “At present, Indonesia lies in the top 16. In 2030, it is predicted to be six big ones,” he said.

He stated that to achieve this target, President Joko Widodo concentrated on building physical infrastructure in the form of bridge, roads and other infrastructures. In the field of technology like optical fiber infrastructure is also being developed. Sending HR overseas to become an IT expert is also car-

ried out.

Besides, the government also encourages the efforts to develop creative industries that can increase national competitiveness.

He mentioned that in business, the players must look for a long term not seasonal business. “Seasonal business shifts quickly so that after the season ends, you have to look for another business idea,” he explained.

In front of creative business people, Airlangga provided a number of tips in choosing a business.

“Search for a sustainable one. Food and beverages are potential because they have continuous demand,” he said.

Aside from food and beverage industry, he also assessed the animation industry as a potential business. The need for animators

today is quite large. In fact, Japan and Korea, for example, have been able to develop it into a large industry that generates foreign exchange.

In this one-day event, a number of creative industry entrepreneurs were presented, such as Indha Trimafo Yudha (POD Chocolate owner), Bagus Satria (animator), Yudist Ardhana (YouTuber), and Lembu Wiworojati (AVP of Creative Bukalapak). They shared tips and experience in pursuing their respective fields.

Enthusiasm of the participants from various backgrounds, such as students, business pioneers, and academicians was quite good.

Evidently, participants tried to find out tips and experiences in starting a business and developing it. (kmb18)

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Being a pest, Mundeh Kauh village hunts squirrels

Ghosn arrest puts Japan’s justice system in the dock

TABANAN - Many ways are attempted by residents to be able to overcome pest attacks at their village. The residents of Mundeh Kauh village, West Selemadeg, Tabanan, for instance, held a quite unique contest on Sunday (Dec. 2), namely squirrel hunting. This activity is held in a series of the anniversary of Puncak Sari customary village youth club of Mundeh Kauh village.

Headman of Mundeh Kauh, I Nyoman Sada Adi Astawa, explained that squirrels are the ‘enemy’ of local community because they frequently savor their durian, coconut and mangosteen in their orchards. To minimize the attack or also known as the pest, there is an idea to organize a squirrel hunting contest. “Squirrel hunting is also carried out in a series of the anniversary of the Puncak Sari village youth club,” he said.

He said the squirrel hunting contest was attended by 25 participants posing the residents of Mundeh Kauh village. The participants catching the most squirrels will become the winner and be entitled to get an award. “The activity takes place from the morning to noon,” he added.

Since they are considered pest disrupting farmers at Mundeh Kauh village, squirrel communities at local village regularly hold squirrel hunting competition every month. If the attacked is ignored and there is no persistent movement, farmers will be very disadvantaged and overwhelmed by harvesting the crops.

“Many garden crops such as coconuts and mangosteen are savored before getting ripe and this continues for days,” he said.

According to him, this activity is the same as hunting mouse becoming the rice farmers’ pests. A similar thing is done at Mundeh Kauh village. Moreover, the areas are bordered with protected forests, so that more than a thousand squirrels are predicted to invade the people’s gardens every day. “If the squirrel attack is ignored, farmers will suffer losses because mangosteen, durian and other fruits will be dropped before turning ripe,” he concluded. (kmb28)

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In this file photo taken on December 4, 2017 the Peace Diamond is on display at the Rapaport Group in midtown New York.

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Squirrel hunting activity is held in a series of the anniversary of Puncak Sari customary village youth club of Mundeh Kauh village.

Addition of RET, flight capacity of Ngurah Rai Airport to be recalculated

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MANGUPURA - Regarding the development of rapid exit taxiway (RET) at Ngurah Rai International Airport, it is ensured to accommodate more aircraft movements. To that end, the Aviation Navigation Service provider or AirNav Indonesia will recalculate its hourly flight capacity. According to the Planning and Evaluation Manager of AirNav Operations in Denpasar, Gede Cakra Warsita, from the current condition it has the capability of 30 flights per hour, and is expected to reach 35 flights per hour.

For the time being, there are 29 regular flights and 1 irregular flight.

The rapid exit taxiway, he said, is a pathway connecting to the runway in a sharp angle design to allow the landing plane to get out of the runway at a high speed level to enter the apron.

Currently, the RET angle remains below 90 degrees. The ideal RET angle, he said, is indeed around 90 degrees..

This RET is made specifically so that the plane

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can exit from the runway quickly once it lands at high speed. Right now, the plane indeed stops slowly. “Condition of the rapid exit taxiway is ideally 90 degrees, making it easier to turn. If the condition is 30 degrees, it must stop for a while and then it can turn,” he said.

Further, he explained the growth of flight traffic at Ngurah Rai airport every year continues to increase with the average of 10 percent. At present, the Ngurah Rai Airport only has two Rapid Exit Taxiways (RETs) made before the presence of the large-sized aircrafts. After the development of the apron and plans to add the runway along the 400 meters to the west, the runway will totally spreads along 3,400 meters. “Then, if the runway is longer, of course the rapid exit taxiway will be made at the end of the runway,” he said.

For this reason, the addition of RET is indeed very necessary in order to accommodate aircraft movements. This way is expected to minimize the plane queue. (kmb23)

Sierra Leone’s ‘peace diamond’ dividend slow in coming

KORYARDU - They were promised a “peace diamond” dividend in the Sierra Leone village of Koryardu after the stone they handed over for auction fetched $6.5 million (5.7 million euros) a year ago.

But they are still waiting to see the benefits.

“Absolutely nothing happened,” said Pastor Emmanuel Momoh, who manages the team of diggers that found the 709-carat diamond in March 2017, in eastern Kono province.

The idea of handing the diamond over to the government to sell was that it would generate money to be ploughed back into developing the local community.

But at the village school, Peter Baimoi, who helps teach its about 190 pupils, said there was no sign of the promised government funding.

With no qualified teachers in the village, parents rely on their children being taught by some of the better-educated local people who can read and write, like Bamoi who finished high school.

They do it voluntarily, the pas-

tor said.

The government had promised that 15 percent of the total sale price -- nearly one million dollars -would go into a fund for Koryardu to develop water, electricity, health and education.

A year on, Koryardu still has no electricity and no clinic -- and the nearest state school is in Koidu, about 14 kilometres (nine miles) away.

The hamlet lies 10 kilometres from the main highway -- and the road into the village is still impassable for six months of the year, during the rainy season.

- ‘Blood’ and ‘peace’ diamonds Sierra Leone, like some other African countries, is struggling to overcome the legacy of socalled “blood diamonds”, sold by warlords to finance conflicts. The

west African country suffered a devastating civil war between 1991 and 2002.

The international community set up the Kimberley certification system in 2003 to eliminate the problem, regulating the sale and export of diamonds.

Experts said Koryardu’s diamond was the largest found in Sierra Leone in almost half a century.

Momoh entrusted it to the administration of the country’s then president, Ernest Bai Koroma, who dubbed it the “peace diamond”.

The auction was originally scheduled to be held at the Central Bank in Freetown, but as the government thought the best offer made there -- more than $7 million -- was not high enough, they took the sale abroad.

The subsequent auction in New York netted $6.5 million. (afp)

TOKYO - The shock arrest of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has thrown the international spotlight onto Japan’s criminal justice system, where suspects face prolonged detention and interrogation without lawyers present.

Rights groups, lawyers and legal scholars have for years criticised the system, which relies heavily on squeezing out a “confession” from a suspect after lengthy and gruelling questioning.

After securing this confession, prosecutors nearly always secure a conviction at trial, as an admission of guilt usually outweighs all other evidence.

Colin Jones, a professor at Doshisha Law School, wrote recently in the Japan Times daily that the system is often referred to as “hitojichi shiho” or “hostage-based justice system.”

“The ‘hostage’ is the suspect.

The ‘ransom’ is their confession,” wrote Jones.

But despite international criticism, there is little public appetite for change, as Japan’s ultra-safe streets mean ordinary people have virtually no experience of crime and often view it as an abstract concept. Authorities too defend the status quo, arguing that the nation’s legal protocols have emerged out of Japan’s unique culture and history and foreigners should mind their own business.

- ‘Aggressive interrogations’ Ghosn, 64, was arrested on November 19 and the court has granted prosecutors’ requests to hold him through December 10 to decide whether to indict him on charges of under-reporting his salary.

Prosecutors are widely expected to file additional charges against the tycoon and with each charge they

can seek to hold him for another 22 days with limited access to his lawyers. Even after that, the highprofile businessman can still be held in pre-trial detention.

All this has prompted some criticism abroad, particularly in France, where the high-profile tycoon holds citizenship.

The Japanese system “creates an environment which makes it possible for aggressive interrogations and risks producing forced confessions and false convictions,” the Japan arm of Amnesty International told AFP. Hirofumi Uchida, criminal law specialist and professor emeritus at Kyushu University in western Japan, said it was “very hard to gain public empathy” for protecting the rights of criminal suspects.

“We need to bring the system up to par with international standards,” with shorter detentions, allowing lawyers to be present during questioning and less reliance on confessions in court, he told AFP. However, prosecutors stress they are working within the existing legal framework, which emerged from the wreckage of World War II, when Japan sought to restore social order via bolstered authority for prosecutors. In the fevered post-defeat atmosphere, suspects’ human rights were seen as a secondary concern, say experts.

Shin Kukimoto, deputy chief prosecutor at Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, lashed out at foreign criticism of their work in a recent news conference.

“Each and every country has its unique history and tradition and systems. I do not criticise other countries’ systems just because they are different,” said Kukimoto.

“We do not unnecessarily keep people in custody for a long time,” Kukimoto said. (afp)

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Pedestrians look at a screen showing a news programme featuring Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn in Tokyo on November 22, 2018.

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BUSINESS Business economists: Solid growth ahead but risks from trade

Nyambutin Ritual, first time baby’s feet touch the earth

As Jro Mangku Nurata explained, while officiating over a tutug kambuhan ritual recently, Nyambutin or nelubulanin (meaning 3 months) ceremonies are held for babies 105 days after they are born which is 3 months according to the Balinese calendar. God is asked to provide protection for the young human. Part of this ceremony includes giving the baby a name and clarifying the meaning of this name. Most notably this is the first time that the baby’s feet are allowed to touch the earth.

“According to Hindu tradition, babies are only allowed to have their feet touch the ground once they are three months old as this is when they start being able to sit up by themselves”, explained Jro Mangku.

The Nyambutin, ceremony said Jro Mangku is a way to welcome the baby into the world and show gratitude in a ritual called pangenteg bayu in which water is given to Mother Earth in the hopes that the baby is given a long life. The Nyambutin ceremony is classified as a Manusa Yadnya (rite of passage) ceremony and is carried out with the hope the baby and their family will be prosperous and have a good life.

The baby’s placenta will usually have been buried in the family yard and it is in this same area that the nyambutin ceremony is held with the baby’s parents actively taking part in all the rituals involved. This ceremony is dedicated to Bhatara Surya (Lord of the Sun), Ibu Pertiwi (Mother Earth) and Bhatara-Bhatari (deities of the household), explained Jero Mangku Nurata. “The aim is to ask that the baby be guided and safeguarded”, he said. (kmb)

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This photo taken on November 22, 2018 shows a farmer placing plastic sheeting on a greenhouse in Binzhou, in China’s eastern Shandong province. my, 40% of the NABE panel ranked trade policy as the greatest risk, followed by interest rates (21% of the panel) and political or geopolitical events (13.

For 2019, 80% of the NABE economists said they had downgraded their forecasts because of the trade disputes. The Trump administration has imposed punitive tariffs

on China and other nations that it accuses of engaging in unfair trade practices. The increased U.S. import taxes have triggered retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. exports.

In addition to scaling back their GDP forecasts for 2019, nearly twothirds of the economists said they had lowered their expectations for business investment because of the trade

conflicts. And two-thirds said they had raised their inflation forecasts moderately because of a belief that the tariffs will increase prices.

The new NABE outlook projects that job growth will remain strong in 2019. The economists foresee monthly employment gains averaging 166,000, down slightly from an expected average of 207,000

for this year. And they predict that the unemployment rate, already at a 49-year low of 3.7%, will dip to an average 3.6% in 2019.

Inflation is expected to remain tame, with prices rising 2.1% next year, the same as the forecast for this year and in line with the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual inflation target. (ap)

Unilever buys GSK Asian health drinks arm for 3.3 bn euros

Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever said Monday it is buying GlaxoSmithKline’s health drinks portfolio in Asia for a total of 3.3 billion euros ($3.7 billion), including iconic night-time hot drink Horlicks. The deal includes GSK’s business in “India, Bangladesh and 20 other predominantly Asian markets... and is aligned with (our)

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Balinese Hindus commonly practice a number of different rituals as expressions of gratitude for the graces bestowed upon them

by God. The nyambutin series of rituals make up one such ceremony that is conducted with sincerity for babies with the hope of having grace bestowed upon the family.

WASHINGTON - A group of business economists foresee U.S. economic growth remaining solid next year, with unemployment falling further and only a slight chance of a recession. But they express concern about potential risks, notably from trade conflicts.

In its latest forecast being released Monday, the National Association for Business Economics predicts that the economy will grow 2.7% next year, only slightly below the 2.9% that they expect for all of 2018 as measured by the gross domestic product.

The 2.9% predicted growth for this year would be up significantly from meager gains of 1.6% in 2016 and 2.2% in 2017. But it would still fall shy of the pace that President Donald Trump has pledged to achieve with his program of tax cuts and deregulation.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump vowed to double the lackluster 2% average annual growth that has prevailed since the Great Recession ended. The current expansion, in its 10th year, is the second-longest on record but is also the weakest in the post-World War II period. If the expansion continues through mid-June, it will become the longest on record in the United States, surpassing the one that ended in 2001.

The NABE forecasting panel of 53 economists foresees only a small risk that the expansion will end next year, putting the risk of a recession in the second half of 2019 at 20%. The economists see the risk reaching 30% in the second half of 2020, a presidential election year, and 50% in 2021 and later.

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strategy of increasing presence in health food categories and in high-growth emerging markets,” Unilever said in a statement.

“GSK’s health drinks portfolio is the undisputed leader... in India, with iconic brands such as Horlicks and Boost and a product portfolio supported by strong nutritional claims,” the London and Rotter-

dam-based group added.

Horlicks has a long history in India -- which accounts for almost 90 percent of the GSK arm’s turnover in Asia -- having been introduced there in the 1930s.

“Horlicks products have been an everyday staple in South Asian households across generations,” Unilever said, adding GSK’s health

drinks portfolio has grown by double digits in the last 15 years.

“Despite this, the category still remains under-penetrated in India,” it said.

“Unilever is well positioned to further develop the market given its reach and capabilities,” it added.

Unilever, which employs some 169,000 people around the world,

owns more than 400 household brands, including Knorr soups, Lipton, Magnum and Marmite.

Monday’s acquisition is the first since Unilever chief Paul Polman announced his retirement at the helm of the consumer products giant last week, after a failed plan to move the firm’s headquarters from London to the Netherlands. (afp)

Bebek Timbungan, A New Restaurant Serving Balinese Traditional Menus

Haven’t found any classic and delicious traditional menus while traveling in Bali? Simply try dropping in to Bebek Timbungan – a Balinese Heritage Cuisine. It is located on Jalan Sunset Road, Sunset One Dewaruci Shops, Kuta.

The restaurant featuring traditional ambience is very close to the tourist area of ??Kuta and souvenir shops.

Besides, it’s only 10 minute’s drive from Ngurah Rai Airport.

Bebek Timbungan offers various types of traditional menus prepared in accordance with the appetite of tourists. However, the most special menu is Bebek Timbungan, one of the famous duck dishes and the oldest menu in Bali. In the past, this timbungan was only served in Balinese traditional rituals. “In the Dharma Caruban manuscript, one of the most traditional Balinese menus in the ritual ceremony is the timbungan,” said Head Chef Ida Bagus Udiana in the launching of the Bebek Timbungan on Thursday

(Nov. 14).

The word timbungan is derived from embung or timbung meaning bamboo. So, Bebek Timbungan is a duck meat dish cooked with basa genep (Balinese basic seasoning) using bamboo blades. “Bebek Timbungan Restaurant – Balinese Heritage Cuisine wants to introduce the Duck Timbungan as a prominent menu. “The presence of this restaurant originates from a desire to continuously preserve the philosophy of diversity in Balinese specialties,” he added.

Vice President of Secret Garden Village, Ana Dewi Permana, said the high demand for the Bebek Timbungan menu at the previous restaurant located at Secret Garden Village Bali was the background for the opening of this Bebek Timbungan – Balinese Heritage Cuisine restaurant. “We are ready to serve quality traditional foodies, so that Duck Timbungan is opened every day from 10:00 through 23:00 local

time,” she explained.

As a restaurant that upholds the ancestral heritage, Bebek Timbungan is committed to serving a special menu served by maintaining the composition and processing method in accordance with the recipes of the ancient ancestors.

It presents a variety of traditional Balinese menus in the nuance of modern Balinese-style interiors.

According to Ana Dewi, Bebek Timbungan is a restaurant that should be visited with family, friends or partners. “During the opening of this new outlet, Bebek Timbungann – Balinese Heritage Cuisine provides a special promotion for visitors in the form of ‘age-appropriate discount’ that lasts until the end of 2018. Just by presenting ID card, visitors can enjoy discounts according to the age listed,” she said.

Bebek Timbungan presents the genuine Balinese atmosphere. The interior is designed with a natural

atmosphere both in color and material. The building complies with the character of Balinese showing off warm, humble and has an elegant vivacity. “This two-floored restaurant is equipped with meeting facilities accommodating 215 seats.

Other facilities include a sound system and special lower floor to enjoy various menus. Eating here will feel really Balinese ambience because all the ornaments are in accordance with nature,” concluded Ana Dewi. (kmb)

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The Terminator insists US will help battle climate change

KATOWICE - Governments must protect citizens from the killer effects of climate change, movie tough guy-turned-statesman Arnold Schwarzenegger told AFP, insisting the United States was committed to a greener future despite Donald Trump reneging on the Paris agreement.

In an interview on the sidelines of a UN climate summit in Poland this week, the Terminator actor and three-time Mr. Universe winner said he was on an “environmental crusade” and urged everyone to join in the climate fight.

Schwarzenegger added a sprinkle of stardust to Monday’s opening session of COP24 climate talks in Poland, where nations must agree on a rulebook to limit global temperature rises and the devastating economic and health impacts global warming will bring.

“I think governments’ responsibility is to protect people. That’s why we have armies to avoid an attack. Well here is the biggest attack,” he told AFP. “Seven million people die every year because of (air) pollution, 25,000 of them die alone in America.

If we don’t want to fight that then there is something wrong with us.”

In his two terms as California governor between 2003-2011, Schwarzenegger helped shape America’s richest state into a green powerhouse.

He signed legislation giving local and state officials the tools to bring down greenhouse gas emissions by reducing urban sprawl and promoting renewable energy and green technology.

The 71-year-old said the US was committed to act on climate change regardless of President Trump’s controversial decision to take the richest country in the world out of the Paris accord.

“Just because Donald Trump dropped out of the Paris agreement it doesn’t mean that America dropped out,” he said.

“All of our states that were always environmentally friendly are still going in the same direction. All of our cities in America are going in the same direction, they are still in the Paris agreement.

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technology. It’s a booming industry and people should understand that we all have to work together.

America is in and our crazy leader is not, so be it.”

- ‘Protect economy, protect environment’ -

During his presidential campaign Trump promised to protect the nation’s coal workers and even reopen mines that had been mothballed.

The COP summit is being held in the Polish mining city of Katowice, and the Polish government is pushing for a “just transition” that gradually reduces coal usage while protecting the miners whose livelihoods depend on it.

Schwarzenegger said the idea that fossil fueldependent economies would suffer as they transition to renewables was a fallacy.

“Green technology creates a huge amount of jobs and the reality is that we don’t have to choose between one and the other. You can protect the environment and protect the economy at the same time,” he said.

The Advanced Energy Economy Institute said California employed more than half a million people in green energy in 2016 -- several times the amount of US coal workers nationally.

Schwarzenegger, who converted his prized Hummer truck to run on electric, said California’s prosperity showed environmental and economic success were intrinsically linked.

“We have the number-one economy in the United States and we have the strictest environmental laws so you can do both,” he said.

“Protect the economy and protect the environment.” (afp)

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US actor, filmmaker and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers a speech during the COP24 summit on climate change in Katowice, Poland, on December 03, 2018.

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The Portuguese star played with Modric in the Madrid side that won the Champions League before moving to Juventus in a typically prolific year, while Messi has again been outstanding with Barcelona.

The pair had won the prize five times each in the last decade but both are now in their 30s and neither stamped their authority on the World Cup. Messi finishes outside the top three in the voting for the first time since 2006.

The World Cup was always likely to play a key role, and France had hoped to see one of their stars take the award on home soil.

- ‘Huge step’ for women’s game -

The last time a Frenchman won the Ballon d’Or came in 1998, when Zinedine Zidane was rewarded for starring as Les Bleus won that year’s World Cup. But perhaps the lack of a single standout French candidate cleared the path for Modric -- Hugo Lloris, Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante had also been in the running, as had Tottenham Hotspur and England striker Harry Kane, the World Cup’s top scorer.

“I won the Europa League and the World Cup, so it’s been a great year, but it is true that it was a little bit disappointing after I was told what the podium was,” said Griezmann. Modric has won 14 trophies since joining Real in 2012, including four Champions Leagues. He could add to that as Real take part in the Club World Cup later this month.

A refugee at one point growing up during Croatia’s War of Independence in the 1990s, his popularity in Croatia was hit by his testimony last year during the multi-million-euro corruption trial of former Dinamo chief Zdravko Mamic. Prosecutors charged Modric for giving false evidence, but the charges have now been dropped.

Hegerberg, 23, won the women’s prize after starring for French side Lyon as they successfully defended the Champions League title and won a 12th consecutive French title.

“I want to say thanks to my teammates because this would not have been possible without them, my coach or our president JeanMichel Aulas,” Hegerberg said. “I also want to thank France Football.

This is a huge step for women’s football.”(afp)

Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion

BEHROR - Ratan Kumar once battled India’s brutal summers with damp bedsheets and midnight baths. Now he is among millions upon millions of Indians using air conditioning -- helping make the world hotter still.

With India’s AC market expected to explode from 30 million to a billion units by 2050, the world’s second-most populous country could become the planet’s top user of electricity for cooling.

India is already the numberthree spewer of greenhouse gases, burning through 800 million tonnes of coal every year -- and the predicted AC boom could mean the country would have to triple its electricity production to meet demand, experts say.

But for the hundreds of millions of Indians enduring scorching, even deadly, summers, the air conditioners are a godsend.

“Summers make our life miserable,” said Kumar, a 48-year-old laundryman earning $225 a month who this year installed an AC unit in his two-room house in the town of Behror in the baking-hot desert state of Rajasthan.

“Sleeping for few hours is a struggle after a day’s hard work,” the father-of-two told AFP, running a hot iron over crumpled clothes. “I am not rich but we all aspire to a

comfortable life.”

Vast swathes of India endure a gruelling four-month long summer, and the mercury has been inching ever higher in recent years.

In 2016, the Earth’s hottest on record, temperatures in the Indian town of Phalodi soared to 51 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), the highest recorded in India.

The brutal heat can melt tarmac on the roads and puts millions of people at risk, with nearly 2,500 victims perishing from sunstroke in 2015.

- ‘Everyone deserves an AC’ -

Currently just five percent of Indian households are equipped with AC compared to 90 percent in the United States and 60 percent in China, up from virtually zero 30 years ago.

But India’s AC market is catching up fast, seeing double-digit growth in the last decade as incomes rise and electricity supplies become more reliable.

“It’s no longer a luxury product but a necessity,” said Kanwal Jeet Jawa, India head of Japanese manufacturer Daikin, whose factory in Rajasthan churns out 1.2 million AC units per year.

“ACs increase productivity and life expectancy. Everyone deserves an AC,” he told AFP. (ant)

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Australian among hundreds of Papuan activists arrested in Indonesia

An Australian was among hundreds of pro-Papuan independence activists arrested across Indonesia at the weekend, police and rights groups said Monday.

Some 233 activists, including Australian Ronda Amy Harman, were detained late Saturday in Indonesia’s second-largest city Surabaya, East Java police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera told AFP. The arrests were made at a student dormitory, said lawyer Veronica Koman, who represented some of the detainees.

They were among more than 500 activists swept up in a nationwide police crackdown that coincided with rallies on December 1, a date many Papuans consider should be the anniversary of their independence from the Dutch.

Papua declared itself an independent nation on that date in 1961, but neighbouring Indonesia took control of the region by force in 1963. It officially annexed Papua in 1969 with a UN-backed vote, widely seen as a sham.

No one was formally charged in the Surabaya arrests including Harman, but the 35-year-old woman was reported to immigration officials, Mangera said.

The mass arrests followed a rally in which counter protestors threw stones at around 300 Papuans, injuring 16 people, Amnesty International said. Jakarta keeps a tight grip on resource-rich Papua, which has been the scene of a low-level independence insurgency since the late Sixties.

Some of the violence has been centred on protests against a huge gold and copper mine operated by US-based firm Freeport McMoRan -- a frequent flashpoint in the local struggle for independence and a bigger share of the region’s rich resources.

A spokesperson for Australia’s department of foreign affairs and trade said it was aware of reports that Harman had been detained in Indonesia and said it was ready to offer consular assistance.

Lawyer Koman -- who was with the activists in Surabaya -- said the Australian was at the dormitory with her boyfriend, one of the Papuan students.

She is now being kept at a hotel and it was likely she would be deported, Koman added.

Rights groups have blasted authorities for the mass detentions, saying it was an assault on Papuans’ right to freedom of expression and assembly. “These people did nothing but peacefully attend public events,” Amnesty International Indonesia’s executive director Usman Hamid said in a statement.

“These arbitrary arrests add to the long list of acts of harassment, intimidation and arrests faced by Papuans.”

In August, authorities arrested Pole Jakub Skrzypski in Papua for alleged links to separatists and he could face life in prison if convicted. His trial date has not yet been set. (afp)

Flood emergency status declared in West Aceh

BANDA ACEH - West Aceh District Head H. Ramli MS confirmed that the district was classified as a flood emergency area, as hundreds of villages were frequently flooded from September to December 2018.

“A flood emergency status is now declared in West Aceh District, so we are in dire need of support from the Aceh provincial government and central government,” Ramli remarked while visiting flood victims in West Woyla on Sunday.

On the occasion, he explained that the floods that often hit the area hindered community activities and had an impact on the local community`s property, including livestock.

The West Aceh district head noted that the sub-districts of West Woyla, East Woyla,

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A Papuan activist with his forehead painted with banned separatist flag the “Morning Star” marches with others during a rally commemorating the 57th anniversary of the failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch colonial rule, in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.

Woyla, Samatiga, Kaway XVI, Meureubo, and Johan Pahlawan are highly prone to the flood disaster.

He pointed out that the floods had also paralyzed some transportation between sub-districts in the region due to the water levels reaching between 50 centimeters and two meters.

He said the floods that had continued to hit West Aceh District since October 2018 had also affected the local Social Service warehouse`s relief supplies that were running low.

Hence, the West Aceh district head urged the Aceh provincial government and central government to take prompt steps to handle the impacts of the floods that often hit the local area. (ant)

Reunion of 212 alumni transforms into identity politics: gema

JAKARTA - The 212 Almuni Reunion organized in the National Monument or Monas square on Sunday has become a trend of identity politics which blends political issues with religion, a youth organization said.

Secretary General of the Mathla`ul Anwar Youth organization (Gema MA), Arif Amaruddin said here on Sunday that the 212 almuni reunion has two positive and negative sides.

“The positive side is that the reunion served as a cordial meeting which brings together millions of Muslims in one place,” Amaruddin said.

He said that cordial meeting is something good which is recommended by Islam. The activities were also good as it was accompanied with reading dzikir (chants in the

name of God) He said cordial meeting (silaturrahim) was also filled with dzikir, positive prayers and good intention to build cohesiveness.

But on the other hand, he regretted the use of jargon 212 which should not be used in the context of cordial meeting and dzikir event.

“This (the jargon) will tend to make people think towards identity politics or politics wrapped in religion” he said. He argued that some people were not affected by the 212 Reunion because they already had their own preferences or had different political views.

“The spirit and urgency of the rally are different from its spirit and urgency in its early history when the 212 rally was indeed related to political interests,” he added.

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Curry leads charge as Warriors cruise past Hawks

LOS ANGELES - Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson combined for 85 points as the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors used a balanced offence to roll over the Atlanta Hawks 128-111 on Monday.

Beratan Lake TABANAN - In Bedugul there is a beautiful Beratan Lake appeared around 1,239 meters above sea levels. Beratan Lake is located next to Mount Bratan and Mount Catur. It is the second largest lake in Bali. You can see directly because is located on the edge of highway Bedugul. Exactly located in CandiKuning Village, Baturiti District of Tabanan. Beratan Lake is a lake that first passed when you come from Denpasar and about 300 meters from the Bedugul Botanical Garden. The lake is located on the right road when heading Singaraja.

Beratan is perfect place for water sports such as para sailing, motor boating, jet skiing, water skiing, canoeing, etc. Bedugul fertile soil also produced abundance of plants and trees, some of them formed rain forests with their exotic birds, monkeys, and other creatures.

The important temple of Pura Ulun Danu solemnly guards the lake. The resort area of Bedugul offers excellent views of the lake, as well as a number of water activities. Providing a cool retreat from the hot and humid regions of Bali,

its shores provide the traveler with hotels and restaurants and its cool waters offer parasailing, waterskiing, banana-boat rides and other water sports. Some Japanese caves across the lake were dug during World War II. While in the area hike to the beautiful shrines that dot the lakeshore and forested hills around the lake or visit the beautiful Pura Ulun Danu Bratan.

Not far from here are Buyan Lake and Tamblingan Lake, two of the four large lakes on Bali, which can also be worth a visit. Bratan has an altitude of about 1.000 meters, the climate is quite comfortable, and at the nights we may even need some warm cloths. The area round the lake is well equipped to cater for visitors, with facilities for various water sports (motorboats, water-skiing, bathing) and a good restaurant.

How to Get There A good road runs from Singaraja’s western bus station to Bedugul, using ‘bemo’ or minibus. If heading north to Singaraja, take a ‘bemo’ from Denpasar’s Ubung Station to

Bedugul-a faster route to the north coast than via Kintamani. Bands of dark, heavy-coated monkeys are often seen along this road. If coming into Bedugul from the south, the first right turn is to Taman Rekreasi.

If you go straight ahead the road passes through of Candikuning Village and Pancasari on the west shore of Beratan Lake before climbing through the pass of the water at Puncak to begin its steep winding drop to the northern plains.

By ‘bemo’ to Mengwi, Singaraja or Denpasar. If you’re heading back to Denpasar, start early in the afternoon because ‘bemo’ tend to fill up fast above Bedugul; by the time they reach you there’s no more seating room. At the Denpasar 40 km sign below Baturiti, a dirt road via Apuan and Jatiluwih emerges at Wangaya Gede, but it’s so full of boulders it’ll shake the guts out of anyone on a motorcycle.

In Jatiluwih, for a sweeping 360degree panorama over rice fields. At an altitude of 850 meters, the air is cool and fresh. A Rangda temple and parking lot are beside the viewpoint.

A two km walk into the woods will

bring you to unique Pura Petali, as old as the village of Jatiluwih itself.

The houses in this traditional village are still built with thatched roofs, and the farmers still work ‘padi bali’, traditionally grown rice which reaches 120 cm in height. Three km beyond, in the southern end of the village, are more unobstructed rice fields and-if the sky is clear-a view of the curved southern tip of Bali.

At Wangaya Gede, head north for Mount Batukaru. South takes you down to the cultivated plains.

Another nice experience is to walk the 25-km-long track from Bedugul to Kintamani. You’re also within striking distance of the mountain area or Munduk. Just head north by road to Gitgit, then turn east. Stop in at pristine Tamblingan Lakeen route.

Other Bali Places of Interest Nearby While visit Beratan Lake, tourist also can visit other places of interest in Bedugul nearby like Bedugul Botanical Garden. Visitors can relax while enjoy the various of flora types, traditional Balinese houses

and others. Moreover, Candi Kuning Market as Traditional Vegetable and Fruit Market located at Candi Kuning countryside, can reach only in a few minutes from the lake. Various fruit type, vegetables and also mace are available here with many choices. It is not far from Ulun Danu Temple.

Buyan Lake and Tamblingan Lake are the next places of interest existing near the Beratan Lake, only 3 minutes drive from this place.

Beratan Lake can be reached easily from the main road from Denpasar to Bedugul. It takes about 2 hours from the town with the good road access. You may also visit this area by joining the exciting Bedugul Tours or Singaraja Tour. Other places of interest near with Beratan Lake includes Bali Botanical Garden, Taman Ayun Temple, Jatiluwih Rice Terrace, Watukaru Temple, Penatahan Hot Spring, Butterfly Park, Alas Kedaton Monkey Forest and Tanah Lot. Meanwhile other places of interest in Tabanan Regency that recommended to visit includes Serijong Temple, Blemantung Waterfall and Belimbing Rice Terrace.

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Curry was playing in just his second game after missing 11 contests with a groin injury. That meant that in order to keep all their big guns happy, the Warriors needed to spread the offence around.

Curry finished with 30 points, Durant -- who carried the club though Curry’s absence -- finished with 28, and Thompson delivered 27 as Golden State improved to 31-3 when dynamic trio all have 20 points.

“I think he’s now back in the groove,” coach Steve Kerr said of Curry. “He looked great handling the ball.”

The Warriors snapped a six-game losing streak on the road and won for just the fourth time in their last 10.

Curry got things rolling with 18 points in the first quarter as he single-handedly outscored the Hawks, who managed just 17 points in the opening 12 minutes.

Curry nailed his first six shots, four of them beyond the arc. He finished six of 10 from three-point range.

The Warriors led 61-47 at halftime and stretched the margin as high as 24 points.

“Our defense set the tone,” Curry said. “Everybody gets to touch the ball.”

John Collins led Atlanta with 24 points, and Trae Young added 20 as the Hawks lost their third consecutive game. Hawks first round draft pick Young continued to struggle. The young guard had seven turnovers and missed all five of his three-point attempts.

Coming into the game, Young was averaging 15.6 points, which is good for third place among all rookies -- but he’s been mired in a shooting slump of late.

“They’re picking me up full court,” Young said.

“They’re not going to just sag off and let me have open threes. I’ve got to find a way to knock them down. I will.” Elsewhere, Nikola Jokic drained three clutch free throws in the final seven seconds and the Denver Nuggets upset the Toronto Raptors 106-103.

Jokic had 23 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 21 points for the Nuggets who won their sixth straight and halted Toronto’s winning streak at eight. (afp)

Canada’s Stevenson ‘stable’ in hospital after losing title fight

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MONTREAL - Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson remained sedated in hospital but his condition improved to “stable,” his doctors said Monday after the fighter lost his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title to Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

“He is still in the intensive care unit and under controlled sedation,” the University Hospital of Quebec said in a statement. “His condition remains stable.”

The Haitian-born boxer, 41, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday after the unbeaten 31-year-old

Gvozdyk finished him off with a crushing right hand, leaving him leaning awkwardly against the corner ropes.

Stevenson was making his 10th title defense since winning his belt in 2013 by defeating American Chad Dawson.

“I talked to the people at the hospital. He was very confused when he arrived, we suspect a concussion,” his manager Yvon Michel told a press conference on Saturday night. “It’s very disturbing.”

Stevenson was dominated al-

most from beginning to end by Gvozdyk, who unloaded a barrage of punches that sent the Canadian champion reeling before landing his knockout blow in the 11th.

Gvozdyk, who won an Olympic bronze medal for Ukraine at the London 2012 Games, claimed the belt in his first shot at a major title.

Stevenson’s manager said the Canadian boxer ’s family and friends were at his bedside. In a statement from the hospital they asked “to go through this ordeal in privacy.” (afp)

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Mourinho aiming to stop rot as Man Utd season unravels

Jose Mourinho needs to lift Manchester United’s morale quickly as a deflating run of performances threatens to throw their season off track completely but he faces a daunting task against a revitalised Arsenal.

Mourinho’s team have not looked themselves at Old Trafford for much of the season, with their past two matches producing an insipid goalless draw against Crystal Palace and an unconvincing late Champions League victory over Swiss side Young Boys.

On their travels, they had looked as if they were getting back to form as October turned to November, with the side producing fine displays in drawing at Chelsea and beating Juventus.

Yet perhaps those performances were just papering over the cracks. United recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw at Southampton on Saturday and Romelu Lukaku scored his first club goal since September 15 but there was much to be alarmed about.

Mourinho claimed his players, with the exception of Marcus Rashford, were meek, lacking the spirit of what he called “mad dogs”.

According to Duncan Castles, a British journalist with close links to Mourinho’s agent Jorge Mendes, the United manager compared midfielder Paul Pogba to “a virus” after

another poor performance at Southampton, saying the France international lacked respect for both his teammates and fans.

- Dressing room divisions -

United’s dressing room gives little indication of being a happy place ahead of Arsenal’s visit to Old Trafford on Wednesday.

To prove the point, forward Juan Mata effectively declined to publish his regular Monday internet column this week, instead posting a short message that began: “Unfortunately, I feel as though it isn’t the time for posts.”

During a season riddled with disappointments, Mourinho has by and large been treated sympathetically by the club’s fanbase, who feel that he was not given enough support in the last close-season transfer market by executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

The manager’s frustration at not being able to sign a topclass centre-back has been raked over repeatedly but his defensive team selection at Southampton baffled even his most loyal supporters.

With Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly unfit, Mourinho elected to play two midfielders -- Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic -- in a three-man central defence against a team that had not won at home all season. It did not work.

Failure to win on the south coast further damaged United’s chances of finishing in the top four –- the ticket to Champions

League qualification –- and Mourinho himself appears to believe that is now a long shot with his team lagging eight points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.

Asked by Brazilian television what his aims were for the remainder of the season, he said: “Try to win as many points as possible and try (to achieve) almost the miracle of finishing fourth.

“Last year, I said that finishing second was a fantastic thing because of the qualities we had in comparison to the quality of the other teams that are fighting for the top four.

And this year, with more problems that we have had, it proves what I said.”

Arsenal, like United, spent relatively little in the closeseason, bringing in Bernd Leno, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi for relatively modest sums, yet look revitalised under Unai Emery’s management.

They have gone 19 games unbeaten in all competitions since losing their first two matches of the season, and are playing a thrilling brand of aggressive, high-pressing football.

According to Uruguay midfielder Torreira, the manager’s words are making as much of an impact as his actions -- as evidenced by his half-time team talk on Sunday before the Gunners recovered to beat Tottenham 4-2.

“He told us to be calm,” Torreira said. “We listened to the manager and we improved many things. That worked for us to get the victory.” (afp)

Ballon D’Or host apologises as ‘twerk’ request causes storm French DJ Martin Solveig apologised and said he was taken aback by the stormy reaction online after he asked the inaugural women’s Ballon D’Or winner Ada Hegerberg whether she could “twerk” live on stage.

The awards co-host in Paris provoked a torrent of complaints about sexism with his question about the sexually suggestive dance, which received a blunt “No” from the unamused Norwegian striker.

The incident was a major talking point despite Hegerberg’s achievement in becoming the first winner of the women’s Ballon D’Or, an award which has been handed to male footballers since 1956.

Solveig, a musician and radio host, apologised in person to Hegerberg and said he was “astonished” at the reaction. “Guys I’m a little bit amazed, astonished by what I’m reading on the internet,” he said in a video posted on Twitter.

“Of course I didn’t want to offend anyone... This was a joke, probably a bad one and I want to apologise for the one I may have offended.”

As footage of the incident went viral, British tennis player Andy Murray led the

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Olympique Lyonnais’ Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg holds the trophy after receiving the 2018 FIFA Women’s Ballon d’Or award for best player of the year during the 2018 FIFA Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3, 2018.

backlash when he thundered: “Why do women still have to put up with that shit?”

“What questions did they ask (Kylian) Mbappe and (Luka) Modric?” he posted on Instagram, referring to the winners of the best young player and the men’s Ballon D’Or. “I’d imagine something to do with football.

“And to everyone who thinks people are overreacting and it was just a joke... it wasn’t. I’ve been involved in sport my whole life and the level of sexism is unreal.”

Hegerberg, 23, whose goals propelled Lyon to a record fifth Champions League title and their 12th consecutive domestic crown, played down the controversy and said it hadn’t marred her evening.

“I didn’t feel it was like that at all to be honest and I am sad if people thought about the situation like that,” Hegerberg said after the show.

She added: “He came to see me after and apologised. The Ballon d’Or is the most important thing.”

Before the ceremony, Hegerberg told The Guardian that she found it “really frustrating” that sport remains “such a man’s world”.

“Sometimes it’s really frustrating, I must say. Sometimes you have episodes or situations where you feel like, damn, we’re in such a man’s world,” she said in an interview.

“But at the same time I’ve never looked at myself different from men’s football.

I’ve always felt the same -- I work hard to try to achieve my dreams, like every other girl out there.” (afp)

(L-R) Juventus’ Brazilian defender Alex Sandro, Juventus’ Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo, Lazio’s Serbian midfielder Sergej MilinkovicSavic, Juventus’ Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, Inter’s Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan, Juventu’s Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic, Lazio’s Italian forward Ciro Immobile, Inter’s Argentinian forward Mauro Icardi and Juventus’ Argentinian forward Paulo Dybala pose at the end of the “Gran Gala del Calcio” Italian Football Association (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - IAC) awards ceremony on December 3, 2018, in Milan.

Inter captain Icardi wins Serie A footballer of year award

Inter Milan’s Argentina striker Mauro Icardi won the Serie A Footballer of the Year award at the Gran Gala del Calcio ceremony in Milan on Monday night.

The 25-year-old becomes the first player outside Juventus to win the Italian Players’ Association award, voted for by his peers, since Zlatan Ibrahimovic with AC Milan in 2011.

Icardi was joint top scorer with Lazio’s Ciro Immobile in Serie A last season with 29 goals. The Argentine also won the best goal award for his spectacular backheel during a four-goal haul against Sampdoria last March.

Icardi disagreed with the choice, insisting his “one (goal) at AC Mi-

lan was more beautiful”.

Juventus were voted top team with Massimiliano Allegri winning coach of the year after the Turin side won a league and Cup double for the fourth consecutive year.

“It’s a group of great men, with a great club behind us,” said Allegri, who has won the award four times.

“I’m fortunate to have worked with so many marvellous players and tonight I see the maestro Andrea Pirlo too.” Allegri’s side are on track for an eighth straight Serie A title, with Allegri hailing the impact of five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo who arrived last summer.

“Ronaldo has brought professionalism, competitiveness and is

a humble guy,” said Allegri.

Portuguese star Ronaldo finished runner-up to Croatia’s Luka Modric in this year’s Ballon d’Or prize which was awarded in Paris on Monday.

Fiorentina’s Italian international defender Alia Guagni won the Serie A women’s Player of the Year award. Roma legend Francesco Totti and former AC Milan and Juventus great Pirlo both received Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Meanwhile, Gianluca Rocchi won the award for the best referee 24 hours after being whistled off the pitch at the Stadio Olimpico over his decision not to award Roma a penalty in a 2-2 draw against Inter Milan. (afp)

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Mourinho aiming to stop rot as Man Utd season unravels

Jose Mourinho needs to lift Manchester United’s morale quickly as a deflating run of performances threatens to throw their season off track completely but he faces a daunting task against a revitalised Arsenal.

Mourinho’s team have not looked themselves at Old Trafford for much of the season, with their past two matches producing an insipid goalless draw against Crystal Palace and an unconvincing late Champions League victory over Swiss side Young Boys.

On their travels, they had looked as if they were getting back to form as October turned to November, with the side producing fine displays in drawing at Chelsea and beating Juventus.

Yet perhaps those performances were just papering over the cracks. United recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw at Southampton on Saturday and Romelu Lukaku scored his first club goal since September 15 but there was much to be alarmed about.

Mourinho claimed his players, with the exception of Marcus Rashford, were meek, lacking the spirit of what he called “mad dogs”.

According to Duncan Castles, a British journalist with close links to Mourinho’s agent Jorge Mendes, the United manager compared midfielder Paul Pogba to “a virus” after

another poor performance at Southampton, saying the France international lacked respect for both his teammates and fans.

- Dressing room divisions -

United’s dressing room gives little indication of being a happy place ahead of Arsenal’s visit to Old Trafford on Wednesday.

To prove the point, forward Juan Mata effectively declined to publish his regular Monday internet column this week, instead posting a short message that began: “Unfortunately, I feel as though it isn’t the time for posts.”

During a season riddled with disappointments, Mourinho has by and large been treated sympathetically by the club’s fanbase, who feel that he was not given enough support in the last close-season transfer market by executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

The manager’s frustration at not being able to sign a topclass centre-back has been raked over repeatedly but his defensive team selection at Southampton baffled even his most loyal supporters.

With Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly unfit, Mourinho elected to play two midfielders -- Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic -- in a three-man central defence against a team that had not won at home all season. It did not work.

Failure to win on the south coast further damaged United’s chances of finishing in the top four –- the ticket to Champions

League qualification –- and Mourinho himself appears to believe that is now a long shot with his team lagging eight points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.

Asked by Brazilian television what his aims were for the remainder of the season, he said: “Try to win as many points as possible and try (to achieve) almost the miracle of finishing fourth.

“Last year, I said that finishing second was a fantastic thing because of the qualities we had in comparison to the quality of the other teams that are fighting for the top four.

And this year, with more problems that we have had, it proves what I said.”

Arsenal, like United, spent relatively little in the closeseason, bringing in Bernd Leno, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi for relatively modest sums, yet look revitalised under Unai Emery’s management.

They have gone 19 games unbeaten in all competitions since losing their first two matches of the season, and are playing a thrilling brand of aggressive, high-pressing football.

According to Uruguay midfielder Torreira, the manager’s words are making as much of an impact as his actions -- as evidenced by his half-time team talk on Sunday before the Gunners recovered to beat Tottenham 4-2.

“He told us to be calm,” Torreira said. “We listened to the manager and we improved many things. That worked for us to get the victory.” (afp)

Ballon D’Or host apologises as ‘twerk’ request causes storm French DJ Martin Solveig apologised and said he was taken aback by the stormy reaction online after he asked the inaugural women’s Ballon D’Or winner Ada Hegerberg whether she could “twerk” live on stage.

The awards co-host in Paris provoked a torrent of complaints about sexism with his question about the sexually suggestive dance, which received a blunt “No” from the unamused Norwegian striker.

The incident was a major talking point despite Hegerberg’s achievement in becoming the first winner of the women’s Ballon D’Or, an award which has been handed to male footballers since 1956.

Solveig, a musician and radio host, apologised in person to Hegerberg and said he was “astonished” at the reaction. “Guys I’m a little bit amazed, astonished by what I’m reading on the internet,” he said in a video posted on Twitter.

“Of course I didn’t want to offend anyone... This was a joke, probably a bad one and I want to apologise for the one I may have offended.”

As footage of the incident went viral, British tennis player Andy Murray led the

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Olympique Lyonnais’ Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg holds the trophy after receiving the 2018 FIFA Women’s Ballon d’Or award for best player of the year during the 2018 FIFA Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3, 2018.

backlash when he thundered: “Why do women still have to put up with that shit?”

“What questions did they ask (Kylian) Mbappe and (Luka) Modric?” he posted on Instagram, referring to the winners of the best young player and the men’s Ballon D’Or. “I’d imagine something to do with football.

“And to everyone who thinks people are overreacting and it was just a joke... it wasn’t. I’ve been involved in sport my whole life and the level of sexism is unreal.”

Hegerberg, 23, whose goals propelled Lyon to a record fifth Champions League title and their 12th consecutive domestic crown, played down the controversy and said it hadn’t marred her evening.

“I didn’t feel it was like that at all to be honest and I am sad if people thought about the situation like that,” Hegerberg said after the show.

She added: “He came to see me after and apologised. The Ballon d’Or is the most important thing.”

Before the ceremony, Hegerberg told The Guardian that she found it “really frustrating” that sport remains “such a man’s world”.

“Sometimes it’s really frustrating, I must say. Sometimes you have episodes or situations where you feel like, damn, we’re in such a man’s world,” she said in an interview.

“But at the same time I’ve never looked at myself different from men’s football.

I’ve always felt the same -- I work hard to try to achieve my dreams, like every other girl out there.” (afp)

(L-R) Juventus’ Brazilian defender Alex Sandro, Juventus’ Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo, Lazio’s Serbian midfielder Sergej MilinkovicSavic, Juventus’ Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, Inter’s Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan, Juventu’s Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic, Lazio’s Italian forward Ciro Immobile, Inter’s Argentinian forward Mauro Icardi and Juventus’ Argentinian forward Paulo Dybala pose at the end of the “Gran Gala del Calcio” Italian Football Association (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - IAC) awards ceremony on December 3, 2018, in Milan.

Inter captain Icardi wins Serie A footballer of year award

Inter Milan’s Argentina striker Mauro Icardi won the Serie A Footballer of the Year award at the Gran Gala del Calcio ceremony in Milan on Monday night.

The 25-year-old becomes the first player outside Juventus to win the Italian Players’ Association award, voted for by his peers, since Zlatan Ibrahimovic with AC Milan in 2011.

Icardi was joint top scorer with Lazio’s Ciro Immobile in Serie A last season with 29 goals. The Argentine also won the best goal award for his spectacular backheel during a four-goal haul against Sampdoria last March.

Icardi disagreed with the choice, insisting his “one (goal) at AC Mi-

lan was more beautiful”.

Juventus were voted top team with Massimiliano Allegri winning coach of the year after the Turin side won a league and Cup double for the fourth consecutive year.

“It’s a group of great men, with a great club behind us,” said Allegri, who has won the award four times.

“I’m fortunate to have worked with so many marvellous players and tonight I see the maestro Andrea Pirlo too.” Allegri’s side are on track for an eighth straight Serie A title, with Allegri hailing the impact of five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo who arrived last summer.

“Ronaldo has brought professionalism, competitiveness and is

a humble guy,” said Allegri.

Portuguese star Ronaldo finished runner-up to Croatia’s Luka Modric in this year’s Ballon d’Or prize which was awarded in Paris on Monday.

Fiorentina’s Italian international defender Alia Guagni won the Serie A women’s Player of the Year award. Roma legend Francesco Totti and former AC Milan and Juventus great Pirlo both received Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Meanwhile, Gianluca Rocchi won the award for the best referee 24 hours after being whistled off the pitch at the Stadio Olimpico over his decision not to award Roma a penalty in a 2-2 draw against Inter Milan. (afp)

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Curry leads charge as Warriors cruise past Hawks

LOS ANGELES - Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson combined for 85 points as the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors used a balanced offence to roll over the Atlanta Hawks 128-111 on Monday.

Beratan Lake TABANAN - In Bedugul there is a beautiful Beratan Lake appeared around 1,239 meters above sea levels. Beratan Lake is located next to Mount Bratan and Mount Catur. It is the second largest lake in Bali. You can see directly because is located on the edge of highway Bedugul. Exactly located in CandiKuning Village, Baturiti District of Tabanan. Beratan Lake is a lake that first passed when you come from Denpasar and about 300 meters from the Bedugul Botanical Garden. The lake is located on the right road when heading Singaraja.

Beratan is perfect place for water sports such as para sailing, motor boating, jet skiing, water skiing, canoeing, etc. Bedugul fertile soil also produced abundance of plants and trees, some of them formed rain forests with their exotic birds, monkeys, and other creatures.

The important temple of Pura Ulun Danu solemnly guards the lake. The resort area of Bedugul offers excellent views of the lake, as well as a number of water activities. Providing a cool retreat from the hot and humid regions of Bali,

its shores provide the traveler with hotels and restaurants and its cool waters offer parasailing, waterskiing, banana-boat rides and other water sports. Some Japanese caves across the lake were dug during World War II. While in the area hike to the beautiful shrines that dot the lakeshore and forested hills around the lake or visit the beautiful Pura Ulun Danu Bratan.

Not far from here are Buyan Lake and Tamblingan Lake, two of the four large lakes on Bali, which can also be worth a visit. Bratan has an altitude of about 1.000 meters, the climate is quite comfortable, and at the nights we may even need some warm cloths. The area round the lake is well equipped to cater for visitors, with facilities for various water sports (motorboats, water-skiing, bathing) and a good restaurant.

How to Get There A good road runs from Singaraja’s western bus station to Bedugul, using ‘bemo’ or minibus. If heading north to Singaraja, take a ‘bemo’ from Denpasar’s Ubung Station to

Bedugul-a faster route to the north coast than via Kintamani. Bands of dark, heavy-coated monkeys are often seen along this road. If coming into Bedugul from the south, the first right turn is to Taman Rekreasi.

If you go straight ahead the road passes through of Candikuning Village and Pancasari on the west shore of Beratan Lake before climbing through the pass of the water at Puncak to begin its steep winding drop to the northern plains.

By ‘bemo’ to Mengwi, Singaraja or Denpasar. If you’re heading back to Denpasar, start early in the afternoon because ‘bemo’ tend to fill up fast above Bedugul; by the time they reach you there’s no more seating room. At the Denpasar 40 km sign below Baturiti, a dirt road via Apuan and Jatiluwih emerges at Wangaya Gede, but it’s so full of boulders it’ll shake the guts out of anyone on a motorcycle.

In Jatiluwih, for a sweeping 360degree panorama over rice fields. At an altitude of 850 meters, the air is cool and fresh. A Rangda temple and parking lot are beside the viewpoint.

A two km walk into the woods will

bring you to unique Pura Petali, as old as the village of Jatiluwih itself.

The houses in this traditional village are still built with thatched roofs, and the farmers still work ‘padi bali’, traditionally grown rice which reaches 120 cm in height. Three km beyond, in the southern end of the village, are more unobstructed rice fields and-if the sky is clear-a view of the curved southern tip of Bali.

At Wangaya Gede, head north for Mount Batukaru. South takes you down to the cultivated plains.

Another nice experience is to walk the 25-km-long track from Bedugul to Kintamani. You’re also within striking distance of the mountain area or Munduk. Just head north by road to Gitgit, then turn east. Stop in at pristine Tamblingan Lakeen route.

Other Bali Places of Interest Nearby While visit Beratan Lake, tourist also can visit other places of interest in Bedugul nearby like Bedugul Botanical Garden. Visitors can relax while enjoy the various of flora types, traditional Balinese houses

and others. Moreover, Candi Kuning Market as Traditional Vegetable and Fruit Market located at Candi Kuning countryside, can reach only in a few minutes from the lake. Various fruit type, vegetables and also mace are available here with many choices. It is not far from Ulun Danu Temple.

Buyan Lake and Tamblingan Lake are the next places of interest existing near the Beratan Lake, only 3 minutes drive from this place.

Beratan Lake can be reached easily from the main road from Denpasar to Bedugul. It takes about 2 hours from the town with the good road access. You may also visit this area by joining the exciting Bedugul Tours or Singaraja Tour. Other places of interest near with Beratan Lake includes Bali Botanical Garden, Taman Ayun Temple, Jatiluwih Rice Terrace, Watukaru Temple, Penatahan Hot Spring, Butterfly Park, Alas Kedaton Monkey Forest and Tanah Lot. Meanwhile other places of interest in Tabanan Regency that recommended to visit includes Serijong Temple, Blemantung Waterfall and Belimbing Rice Terrace.

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Curry was playing in just his second game after missing 11 contests with a groin injury. That meant that in order to keep all their big guns happy, the Warriors needed to spread the offence around.

Curry finished with 30 points, Durant -- who carried the club though Curry’s absence -- finished with 28, and Thompson delivered 27 as Golden State improved to 31-3 when dynamic trio all have 20 points.

“I think he’s now back in the groove,” coach Steve Kerr said of Curry. “He looked great handling the ball.”

The Warriors snapped a six-game losing streak on the road and won for just the fourth time in their last 10.

Curry got things rolling with 18 points in the first quarter as he single-handedly outscored the Hawks, who managed just 17 points in the opening 12 minutes.

Curry nailed his first six shots, four of them beyond the arc. He finished six of 10 from three-point range.

The Warriors led 61-47 at halftime and stretched the margin as high as 24 points.

“Our defense set the tone,” Curry said. “Everybody gets to touch the ball.”

John Collins led Atlanta with 24 points, and Trae Young added 20 as the Hawks lost their third consecutive game. Hawks first round draft pick Young continued to struggle. The young guard had seven turnovers and missed all five of his three-point attempts.

Coming into the game, Young was averaging 15.6 points, which is good for third place among all rookies -- but he’s been mired in a shooting slump of late.

“They’re picking me up full court,” Young said.

“They’re not going to just sag off and let me have open threes. I’ve got to find a way to knock them down. I will.” Elsewhere, Nikola Jokic drained three clutch free throws in the final seven seconds and the Denver Nuggets upset the Toronto Raptors 106-103.

Jokic had 23 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 21 points for the Nuggets who won their sixth straight and halted Toronto’s winning streak at eight. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on December 1, 2018 Oleksandr Gvosdyk (black trunk) punches Adonis Stevenson (gold trunk) during their WBC light heavyweight championship fight at the Videotron Center in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

MONTREAL - Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson remained sedated in hospital but his condition improved to “stable,” his doctors said Monday after the fighter lost his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title to Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

“He is still in the intensive care unit and under controlled sedation,” the University Hospital of Quebec said in a statement. “His condition remains stable.”

The Haitian-born boxer, 41, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday after the unbeaten 31-year-old

Gvozdyk finished him off with a crushing right hand, leaving him leaning awkwardly against the corner ropes.

Stevenson was making his 10th title defense since winning his belt in 2013 by defeating American Chad Dawson.

“I talked to the people at the hospital. He was very confused when he arrived, we suspect a concussion,” his manager Yvon Michel told a press conference on Saturday night. “It’s very disturbing.”

Stevenson was dominated al-

most from beginning to end by Gvozdyk, who unloaded a barrage of punches that sent the Canadian champion reeling before landing his knockout blow in the 11th.

Gvozdyk, who won an Olympic bronze medal for Ukraine at the London 2012 Games, claimed the belt in his first shot at a major title.

Stevenson’s manager said the Canadian boxer ’s family and friends were at his bedside. In a statement from the hospital they asked “to go through this ordeal in privacy.” (afp)

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The Terminator insists US will help battle climate change

KATOWICE - Governments must protect citizens from the killer effects of climate change, movie tough guy-turned-statesman Arnold Schwarzenegger told AFP, insisting the United States was committed to a greener future despite Donald Trump reneging on the Paris agreement.

In an interview on the sidelines of a UN climate summit in Poland this week, the Terminator actor and three-time Mr. Universe winner said he was on an “environmental crusade” and urged everyone to join in the climate fight.

Schwarzenegger added a sprinkle of stardust to Monday’s opening session of COP24 climate talks in Poland, where nations must agree on a rulebook to limit global temperature rises and the devastating economic and health impacts global warming will bring.

“I think governments’ responsibility is to protect people. That’s why we have armies to avoid an attack. Well here is the biggest attack,” he told AFP. “Seven million people die every year because of (air) pollution, 25,000 of them die alone in America.

If we don’t want to fight that then there is something wrong with us.”

In his two terms as California governor between 2003-2011, Schwarzenegger helped shape America’s richest state into a green powerhouse.

He signed legislation giving local and state officials the tools to bring down greenhouse gas emissions by reducing urban sprawl and promoting renewable energy and green technology.

The 71-year-old said the US was committed to act on climate change regardless of President Trump’s controversial decision to take the richest country in the world out of the Paris accord.

“Just because Donald Trump dropped out of the Paris agreement it doesn’t mean that America dropped out,” he said.

“All of our states that were always environmentally friendly are still going in the same direction. All of our cities in America are going in the same direction, they are still in the Paris agreement.

“People are investing in green

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technology. It’s a booming industry and people should understand that we all have to work together.

America is in and our crazy leader is not, so be it.”

- ‘Protect economy, protect environment’ -

During his presidential campaign Trump promised to protect the nation’s coal workers and even reopen mines that had been mothballed.

The COP summit is being held in the Polish mining city of Katowice, and the Polish government is pushing for a “just transition” that gradually reduces coal usage while protecting the miners whose livelihoods depend on it.

Schwarzenegger said the idea that fossil fueldependent economies would suffer as they transition to renewables was a fallacy.

“Green technology creates a huge amount of jobs and the reality is that we don’t have to choose between one and the other. You can protect the environment and protect the economy at the same time,” he said.

The Advanced Energy Economy Institute said California employed more than half a million people in green energy in 2016 -- several times the amount of US coal workers nationally.

Schwarzenegger, who converted his prized Hummer truck to run on electric, said California’s prosperity showed environmental and economic success were intrinsically linked.

“We have the number-one economy in the United States and we have the strictest environmental laws so you can do both,” he said.

“Protect the economy and protect the environment.” (afp)

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US actor, filmmaker and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers a speech during the COP24 summit on climate change in Katowice, Poland, on December 03, 2018.

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The Portuguese star played with Modric in the Madrid side that won the Champions League before moving to Juventus in a typically prolific year, while Messi has again been outstanding with Barcelona.

The pair had won the prize five times each in the last decade but both are now in their 30s and neither stamped their authority on the World Cup. Messi finishes outside the top three in the voting for the first time since 2006.

The World Cup was always likely to play a key role, and France had hoped to see one of their stars take the award on home soil.

- ‘Huge step’ for women’s game -

The last time a Frenchman won the Ballon d’Or came in 1998, when Zinedine Zidane was rewarded for starring as Les Bleus won that year’s World Cup. But perhaps the lack of a single standout French candidate cleared the path for Modric -- Hugo Lloris, Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante had also been in the running, as had Tottenham Hotspur and England striker Harry Kane, the World Cup’s top scorer.

“I won the Europa League and the World Cup, so it’s been a great year, but it is true that it was a little bit disappointing after I was told what the podium was,” said Griezmann. Modric has won 14 trophies since joining Real in 2012, including four Champions Leagues. He could add to that as Real take part in the Club World Cup later this month.

A refugee at one point growing up during Croatia’s War of Independence in the 1990s, his popularity in Croatia was hit by his testimony last year during the multi-million-euro corruption trial of former Dinamo chief Zdravko Mamic. Prosecutors charged Modric for giving false evidence, but the charges have now been dropped.

Hegerberg, 23, won the women’s prize after starring for French side Lyon as they successfully defended the Champions League title and won a 12th consecutive French title.

“I want to say thanks to my teammates because this would not have been possible without them, my coach or our president JeanMichel Aulas,” Hegerberg said. “I also want to thank France Football.

This is a huge step for women’s football.”(afp)

Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion

BEHROR - Ratan Kumar once battled India’s brutal summers with damp bedsheets and midnight baths. Now he is among millions upon millions of Indians using air conditioning -- helping make the world hotter still.

With India’s AC market expected to explode from 30 million to a billion units by 2050, the world’s second-most populous country could become the planet’s top user of electricity for cooling.

India is already the numberthree spewer of greenhouse gases, burning through 800 million tonnes of coal every year -- and the predicted AC boom could mean the country would have to triple its electricity production to meet demand, experts say.

But for the hundreds of millions of Indians enduring scorching, even deadly, summers, the air conditioners are a godsend.

“Summers make our life miserable,” said Kumar, a 48-year-old laundryman earning $225 a month who this year installed an AC unit in his two-room house in the town of Behror in the baking-hot desert state of Rajasthan.

“Sleeping for few hours is a struggle after a day’s hard work,” the father-of-two told AFP, running a hot iron over crumpled clothes. “I am not rich but we all aspire to a

comfortable life.”

Vast swathes of India endure a gruelling four-month long summer, and the mercury has been inching ever higher in recent years.

In 2016, the Earth’s hottest on record, temperatures in the Indian town of Phalodi soared to 51 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), the highest recorded in India.

The brutal heat can melt tarmac on the roads and puts millions of people at risk, with nearly 2,500 victims perishing from sunstroke in 2015.

- ‘Everyone deserves an AC’ -

Currently just five percent of Indian households are equipped with AC compared to 90 percent in the United States and 60 percent in China, up from virtually zero 30 years ago.

But India’s AC market is catching up fast, seeing double-digit growth in the last decade as incomes rise and electricity supplies become more reliable.

“It’s no longer a luxury product but a necessity,” said Kanwal Jeet Jawa, India head of Japanese manufacturer Daikin, whose factory in Rajasthan churns out 1.2 million AC units per year.

“ACs increase productivity and life expectancy. Everyone deserves an AC,” he told AFP. (ant)

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Australian among hundreds of Papuan activists arrested in Indonesia

An Australian was among hundreds of pro-Papuan independence activists arrested across Indonesia at the weekend, police and rights groups said Monday.

Some 233 activists, including Australian Ronda Amy Harman, were detained late Saturday in Indonesia’s second-largest city Surabaya, East Java police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera told AFP. The arrests were made at a student dormitory, said lawyer Veronica Koman, who represented some of the detainees.

They were among more than 500 activists swept up in a nationwide police crackdown that coincided with rallies on December 1, a date many Papuans consider should be the anniversary of their independence from the Dutch.

Papua declared itself an independent nation on that date in 1961, but neighbouring Indonesia took control of the region by force in 1963. It officially annexed Papua in 1969 with a UN-backed vote, widely seen as a sham.

No one was formally charged in the Surabaya arrests including Harman, but the 35-year-old woman was reported to immigration officials, Mangera said.

The mass arrests followed a rally in which counter protestors threw stones at around 300 Papuans, injuring 16 people, Amnesty International said. Jakarta keeps a tight grip on resource-rich Papua, which has been the scene of a low-level independence insurgency since the late Sixties.

Some of the violence has been centred on protests against a huge gold and copper mine operated by US-based firm Freeport McMoRan -- a frequent flashpoint in the local struggle for independence and a bigger share of the region’s rich resources.

A spokesperson for Australia’s department of foreign affairs and trade said it was aware of reports that Harman had been detained in Indonesia and said it was ready to offer consular assistance.

Lawyer Koman -- who was with the activists in Surabaya -- said the Australian was at the dormitory with her boyfriend, one of the Papuan students.

She is now being kept at a hotel and it was likely she would be deported, Koman added.

Rights groups have blasted authorities for the mass detentions, saying it was an assault on Papuans’ right to freedom of expression and assembly. “These people did nothing but peacefully attend public events,” Amnesty International Indonesia’s executive director Usman Hamid said in a statement.

“These arbitrary arrests add to the long list of acts of harassment, intimidation and arrests faced by Papuans.”

In August, authorities arrested Pole Jakub Skrzypski in Papua for alleged links to separatists and he could face life in prison if convicted. His trial date has not yet been set. (afp)

Flood emergency status declared in West Aceh

BANDA ACEH - West Aceh District Head H. Ramli MS confirmed that the district was classified as a flood emergency area, as hundreds of villages were frequently flooded from September to December 2018.

“A flood emergency status is now declared in West Aceh District, so we are in dire need of support from the Aceh provincial government and central government,” Ramli remarked while visiting flood victims in West Woyla on Sunday.

On the occasion, he explained that the floods that often hit the area hindered community activities and had an impact on the local community`s property, including livestock.

The West Aceh district head noted that the sub-districts of West Woyla, East Woyla,

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A Papuan activist with his forehead painted with banned separatist flag the “Morning Star” marches with others during a rally commemorating the 57th anniversary of the failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch colonial rule, in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.

Woyla, Samatiga, Kaway XVI, Meureubo, and Johan Pahlawan are highly prone to the flood disaster.

He pointed out that the floods had also paralyzed some transportation between sub-districts in the region due to the water levels reaching between 50 centimeters and two meters.

He said the floods that had continued to hit West Aceh District since October 2018 had also affected the local Social Service warehouse`s relief supplies that were running low.

Hence, the West Aceh district head urged the Aceh provincial government and central government to take prompt steps to handle the impacts of the floods that often hit the local area. (ant)

Reunion of 212 alumni transforms into identity politics: gema

JAKARTA - The 212 Almuni Reunion organized in the National Monument or Monas square on Sunday has become a trend of identity politics which blends political issues with religion, a youth organization said.

Secretary General of the Mathla`ul Anwar Youth organization (Gema MA), Arif Amaruddin said here on Sunday that the 212 almuni reunion has two positive and negative sides.

“The positive side is that the reunion served as a cordial meeting which brings together millions of Muslims in one place,” Amaruddin said.

He said that cordial meeting is something good which is recommended by Islam. The activities were also good as it was accompanied with reading dzikir (chants in the

name of God) He said cordial meeting (silaturrahim) was also filled with dzikir, positive prayers and good intention to build cohesiveness.

But on the other hand, he regretted the use of jargon 212 which should not be used in the context of cordial meeting and dzikir event.

“This (the jargon) will tend to make people think towards identity politics or politics wrapped in religion” he said. He argued that some people were not affected by the 212 Reunion because they already had their own preferences or had different political views.

“The spirit and urgency of the rally are different from its spirit and urgency in its early history when the 212 rally was indeed related to political interests,” he added.

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Nyambutin Ritual, first time baby’s feet touch the earth

As Jro Mangku Nurata explained, while officiating over a tutug kambuhan ritual recently, Nyambutin or nelubulanin (meaning 3 months) ceremonies are held for babies 105 days after they are born which is 3 months according to the Balinese calendar. God is asked to provide protection for the young human. Part of this ceremony includes giving the baby a name and clarifying the meaning of this name. Most notably this is the first time that the baby’s feet are allowed to touch the earth.

“According to Hindu tradition, babies are only allowed to have their feet touch the ground once they are three months old as this is when they start being able to sit up by themselves”, explained Jro Mangku.

The Nyambutin, ceremony said Jro Mangku is a way to welcome the baby into the world and show gratitude in a ritual called pangenteg bayu in which water is given to Mother Earth in the hopes that the baby is given a long life. The Nyambutin ceremony is classified as a Manusa Yadnya (rite of passage) ceremony and is carried out with the hope the baby and their family will be prosperous and have a good life.

The baby’s placenta will usually have been buried in the family yard and it is in this same area that the nyambutin ceremony is held with the baby’s parents actively taking part in all the rituals involved. This ceremony is dedicated to Bhatara Surya (Lord of the Sun), Ibu Pertiwi (Mother Earth) and Bhatara-Bhatari (deities of the household), explained Jero Mangku Nurata. “The aim is to ask that the baby be guided and safeguarded”, he said. (kmb)

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This photo taken on November 22, 2018 shows a farmer placing plastic sheeting on a greenhouse in Binzhou, in China’s eastern Shandong province. my, 40% of the NABE panel ranked trade policy as the greatest risk, followed by interest rates (21% of the panel) and political or geopolitical events (13.

For 2019, 80% of the NABE economists said they had downgraded their forecasts because of the trade disputes. The Trump administration has imposed punitive tariffs

on China and other nations that it accuses of engaging in unfair trade practices. The increased U.S. import taxes have triggered retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. exports.

In addition to scaling back their GDP forecasts for 2019, nearly twothirds of the economists said they had lowered their expectations for business investment because of the trade

conflicts. And two-thirds said they had raised their inflation forecasts moderately because of a belief that the tariffs will increase prices.

The new NABE outlook projects that job growth will remain strong in 2019. The economists foresee monthly employment gains averaging 166,000, down slightly from an expected average of 207,000

for this year. And they predict that the unemployment rate, already at a 49-year low of 3.7%, will dip to an average 3.6% in 2019.

Inflation is expected to remain tame, with prices rising 2.1% next year, the same as the forecast for this year and in line with the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual inflation target. (ap)

Unilever buys GSK Asian health drinks arm for 3.3 bn euros

Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever said Monday it is buying GlaxoSmithKline’s health drinks portfolio in Asia for a total of 3.3 billion euros ($3.7 billion), including iconic night-time hot drink Horlicks. The deal includes GSK’s business in “India, Bangladesh and 20 other predominantly Asian markets... and is aligned with (our)

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Balinese Hindus commonly practice a number of different rituals as expressions of gratitude for the graces bestowed upon them

by God. The nyambutin series of rituals make up one such ceremony that is conducted with sincerity for babies with the hope of having grace bestowed upon the family.

WASHINGTON - A group of business economists foresee U.S. economic growth remaining solid next year, with unemployment falling further and only a slight chance of a recession. But they express concern about potential risks, notably from trade conflicts.

In its latest forecast being released Monday, the National Association for Business Economics predicts that the economy will grow 2.7% next year, only slightly below the 2.9% that they expect for all of 2018 as measured by the gross domestic product.

The 2.9% predicted growth for this year would be up significantly from meager gains of 1.6% in 2016 and 2.2% in 2017. But it would still fall shy of the pace that President Donald Trump has pledged to achieve with his program of tax cuts and deregulation.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump vowed to double the lackluster 2% average annual growth that has prevailed since the Great Recession ended. The current expansion, in its 10th year, is the second-longest on record but is also the weakest in the post-World War II period. If the expansion continues through mid-June, it will become the longest on record in the United States, surpassing the one that ended in 2001.

The NABE forecasting panel of 53 economists foresees only a small risk that the expansion will end next year, putting the risk of a recession in the second half of 2019 at 20%. The economists see the risk reaching 30% in the second half of 2020, a presidential election year, and 50% in 2021 and later.

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strategy of increasing presence in health food categories and in high-growth emerging markets,” Unilever said in a statement.

“GSK’s health drinks portfolio is the undisputed leader... in India, with iconic brands such as Horlicks and Boost and a product portfolio supported by strong nutritional claims,” the London and Rotter-

dam-based group added.

Horlicks has a long history in India -- which accounts for almost 90 percent of the GSK arm’s turnover in Asia -- having been introduced there in the 1930s.

“Horlicks products have been an everyday staple in South Asian households across generations,” Unilever said, adding GSK’s health

drinks portfolio has grown by double digits in the last 15 years.

“Despite this, the category still remains under-penetrated in India,” it said.

“Unilever is well positioned to further develop the market given its reach and capabilities,” it added.

Unilever, which employs some 169,000 people around the world,

owns more than 400 household brands, including Knorr soups, Lipton, Magnum and Marmite.

Monday’s acquisition is the first since Unilever chief Paul Polman announced his retirement at the helm of the consumer products giant last week, after a failed plan to move the firm’s headquarters from London to the Netherlands. (afp)

Bebek Timbungan, A New Restaurant Serving Balinese Traditional Menus

Haven’t found any classic and delicious traditional menus while traveling in Bali? Simply try dropping in to Bebek Timbungan – a Balinese Heritage Cuisine. It is located on Jalan Sunset Road, Sunset One Dewaruci Shops, Kuta.

The restaurant featuring traditional ambience is very close to the tourist area of ??Kuta and souvenir shops.

Besides, it’s only 10 minute’s drive from Ngurah Rai Airport.

Bebek Timbungan offers various types of traditional menus prepared in accordance with the appetite of tourists. However, the most special menu is Bebek Timbungan, one of the famous duck dishes and the oldest menu in Bali. In the past, this timbungan was only served in Balinese traditional rituals. “In the Dharma Caruban manuscript, one of the most traditional Balinese menus in the ritual ceremony is the timbungan,” said Head Chef Ida Bagus Udiana in the launching of the Bebek Timbungan on Thursday

(Nov. 14).

The word timbungan is derived from embung or timbung meaning bamboo. So, Bebek Timbungan is a duck meat dish cooked with basa genep (Balinese basic seasoning) using bamboo blades. “Bebek Timbungan Restaurant – Balinese Heritage Cuisine wants to introduce the Duck Timbungan as a prominent menu. “The presence of this restaurant originates from a desire to continuously preserve the philosophy of diversity in Balinese specialties,” he added.

Vice President of Secret Garden Village, Ana Dewi Permana, said the high demand for the Bebek Timbungan menu at the previous restaurant located at Secret Garden Village Bali was the background for the opening of this Bebek Timbungan – Balinese Heritage Cuisine restaurant. “We are ready to serve quality traditional foodies, so that Duck Timbungan is opened every day from 10:00 through 23:00 local

time,” she explained.

As a restaurant that upholds the ancestral heritage, Bebek Timbungan is committed to serving a special menu served by maintaining the composition and processing method in accordance with the recipes of the ancient ancestors.

It presents a variety of traditional Balinese menus in the nuance of modern Balinese-style interiors.

According to Ana Dewi, Bebek Timbungan is a restaurant that should be visited with family, friends or partners. “During the opening of this new outlet, Bebek Timbungann – Balinese Heritage Cuisine provides a special promotion for visitors in the form of ‘age-appropriate discount’ that lasts until the end of 2018. Just by presenting ID card, visitors can enjoy discounts according to the age listed,” she said.

Bebek Timbungan presents the genuine Balinese atmosphere. The interior is designed with a natural

atmosphere both in color and material. The building complies with the character of Balinese showing off warm, humble and has an elegant vivacity. “This two-floored restaurant is equipped with meeting facilities accommodating 215 seats.

Other facilities include a sound system and special lower floor to enjoy various menus. Eating here will feel really Balinese ambience because all the ornaments are in accordance with nature,” concluded Ana Dewi. (kmb)

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Being a pest, Mundeh Kauh village hunts squirrels

Ghosn arrest puts Japan’s justice system in the dock

TABANAN - Many ways are attempted by residents to be able to overcome pest attacks at their village. The residents of Mundeh Kauh village, West Selemadeg, Tabanan, for instance, held a quite unique contest on Sunday (Dec. 2), namely squirrel hunting. This activity is held in a series of the anniversary of Puncak Sari customary village youth club of Mundeh Kauh village.

Headman of Mundeh Kauh, I Nyoman Sada Adi Astawa, explained that squirrels are the ‘enemy’ of local community because they frequently savor their durian, coconut and mangosteen in their orchards. To minimize the attack or also known as the pest, there is an idea to organize a squirrel hunting contest. “Squirrel hunting is also carried out in a series of the anniversary of the Puncak Sari village youth club,” he said.

He said the squirrel hunting contest was attended by 25 participants posing the residents of Mundeh Kauh village. The participants catching the most squirrels will become the winner and be entitled to get an award. “The activity takes place from the morning to noon,” he added.

Since they are considered pest disrupting farmers at Mundeh Kauh village, squirrel communities at local village regularly hold squirrel hunting competition every month. If the attacked is ignored and there is no persistent movement, farmers will be very disadvantaged and overwhelmed by harvesting the crops.

“Many garden crops such as coconuts and mangosteen are savored before getting ripe and this continues for days,” he said.

According to him, this activity is the same as hunting mouse becoming the rice farmers’ pests. A similar thing is done at Mundeh Kauh village. Moreover, the areas are bordered with protected forests, so that more than a thousand squirrels are predicted to invade the people’s gardens every day. “If the squirrel attack is ignored, farmers will suffer losses because mangosteen, durian and other fruits will be dropped before turning ripe,” he concluded. (kmb28)

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In this file photo taken on December 4, 2017 the Peace Diamond is on display at the Rapaport Group in midtown New York.

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Squirrel hunting activity is held in a series of the anniversary of Puncak Sari customary village youth club of Mundeh Kauh village.

Addition of RET, flight capacity of Ngurah Rai Airport to be recalculated

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MANGUPURA - Regarding the development of rapid exit taxiway (RET) at Ngurah Rai International Airport, it is ensured to accommodate more aircraft movements. To that end, the Aviation Navigation Service provider or AirNav Indonesia will recalculate its hourly flight capacity. According to the Planning and Evaluation Manager of AirNav Operations in Denpasar, Gede Cakra Warsita, from the current condition it has the capability of 30 flights per hour, and is expected to reach 35 flights per hour.

For the time being, there are 29 regular flights and 1 irregular flight.

The rapid exit taxiway, he said, is a pathway connecting to the runway in a sharp angle design to allow the landing plane to get out of the runway at a high speed level to enter the apron.

Currently, the RET angle remains below 90 degrees. The ideal RET angle, he said, is indeed around 90 degrees..

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can exit from the runway quickly once it lands at high speed. Right now, the plane indeed stops slowly. “Condition of the rapid exit taxiway is ideally 90 degrees, making it easier to turn. If the condition is 30 degrees, it must stop for a while and then it can turn,” he said.

Further, he explained the growth of flight traffic at Ngurah Rai airport every year continues to increase with the average of 10 percent. At present, the Ngurah Rai Airport only has two Rapid Exit Taxiways (RETs) made before the presence of the large-sized aircrafts. After the development of the apron and plans to add the runway along the 400 meters to the west, the runway will totally spreads along 3,400 meters. “Then, if the runway is longer, of course the rapid exit taxiway will be made at the end of the runway,” he said.

For this reason, the addition of RET is indeed very necessary in order to accommodate aircraft movements. This way is expected to minimize the plane queue. (kmb23)

Sierra Leone’s ‘peace diamond’ dividend slow in coming

KORYARDU - They were promised a “peace diamond” dividend in the Sierra Leone village of Koryardu after the stone they handed over for auction fetched $6.5 million (5.7 million euros) a year ago.

But they are still waiting to see the benefits.

“Absolutely nothing happened,” said Pastor Emmanuel Momoh, who manages the team of diggers that found the 709-carat diamond in March 2017, in eastern Kono province.

The idea of handing the diamond over to the government to sell was that it would generate money to be ploughed back into developing the local community.

But at the village school, Peter Baimoi, who helps teach its about 190 pupils, said there was no sign of the promised government funding.

With no qualified teachers in the village, parents rely on their children being taught by some of the better-educated local people who can read and write, like Bamoi who finished high school.

They do it voluntarily, the pas-

tor said.

The government had promised that 15 percent of the total sale price -- nearly one million dollars -would go into a fund for Koryardu to develop water, electricity, health and education.

A year on, Koryardu still has no electricity and no clinic -- and the nearest state school is in Koidu, about 14 kilometres (nine miles) away.

The hamlet lies 10 kilometres from the main highway -- and the road into the village is still impassable for six months of the year, during the rainy season.

- ‘Blood’ and ‘peace’ diamonds Sierra Leone, like some other African countries, is struggling to overcome the legacy of socalled “blood diamonds”, sold by warlords to finance conflicts. The

west African country suffered a devastating civil war between 1991 and 2002.

The international community set up the Kimberley certification system in 2003 to eliminate the problem, regulating the sale and export of diamonds.

Experts said Koryardu’s diamond was the largest found in Sierra Leone in almost half a century.

Momoh entrusted it to the administration of the country’s then president, Ernest Bai Koroma, who dubbed it the “peace diamond”.

The auction was originally scheduled to be held at the Central Bank in Freetown, but as the government thought the best offer made there -- more than $7 million -- was not high enough, they took the sale abroad.

The subsequent auction in New York netted $6.5 million. (afp)

TOKYO - The shock arrest of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has thrown the international spotlight onto Japan’s criminal justice system, where suspects face prolonged detention and interrogation without lawyers present.

Rights groups, lawyers and legal scholars have for years criticised the system, which relies heavily on squeezing out a “confession” from a suspect after lengthy and gruelling questioning.

After securing this confession, prosecutors nearly always secure a conviction at trial, as an admission of guilt usually outweighs all other evidence.

Colin Jones, a professor at Doshisha Law School, wrote recently in the Japan Times daily that the system is often referred to as “hitojichi shiho” or “hostage-based justice system.”

“The ‘hostage’ is the suspect.

The ‘ransom’ is their confession,” wrote Jones.

But despite international criticism, there is little public appetite for change, as Japan’s ultra-safe streets mean ordinary people have virtually no experience of crime and often view it as an abstract concept. Authorities too defend the status quo, arguing that the nation’s legal protocols have emerged out of Japan’s unique culture and history and foreigners should mind their own business.

- ‘Aggressive interrogations’ Ghosn, 64, was arrested on November 19 and the court has granted prosecutors’ requests to hold him through December 10 to decide whether to indict him on charges of under-reporting his salary.

Prosecutors are widely expected to file additional charges against the tycoon and with each charge they

can seek to hold him for another 22 days with limited access to his lawyers. Even after that, the highprofile businessman can still be held in pre-trial detention.

All this has prompted some criticism abroad, particularly in France, where the high-profile tycoon holds citizenship.

The Japanese system “creates an environment which makes it possible for aggressive interrogations and risks producing forced confessions and false convictions,” the Japan arm of Amnesty International told AFP. Hirofumi Uchida, criminal law specialist and professor emeritus at Kyushu University in western Japan, said it was “very hard to gain public empathy” for protecting the rights of criminal suspects.

“We need to bring the system up to par with international standards,” with shorter detentions, allowing lawyers to be present during questioning and less reliance on confessions in court, he told AFP. However, prosecutors stress they are working within the existing legal framework, which emerged from the wreckage of World War II, when Japan sought to restore social order via bolstered authority for prosecutors. In the fevered post-defeat atmosphere, suspects’ human rights were seen as a secondary concern, say experts.

Shin Kukimoto, deputy chief prosecutor at Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, lashed out at foreign criticism of their work in a recent news conference.

“Each and every country has its unique history and tradition and systems. I do not criticise other countries’ systems just because they are different,” said Kukimoto.

“We do not unnecessarily keep people in custody for a long time,” Kukimoto said. (afp)

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DENPASAR — “I am courageous, I am healthy” is the theme of the commemoration of the World AIDS Day 2018 with the sub-theme “There is medicine, there is a way.” In Bali, the commemoration of the World AIDS Day is centered in the LLDIKTI Building for Region VIII on Saturday (Dec. 1). The event was enlivened with poetry reading by Chairperson of PKK Bali, Putri Suastini Koster. There were also Dadong Rerod gag and Devata Khusa Studio performances as well as the awarding of certificates to ten NGOs having contributed to reducing the rate of HIV-AIDS transmission in Bali.

BAIKONUR - Russian, American and Canadian astronauts will blast off Monday for the first manned Soyuz mission since a frightening failed launch in October, with the three feeling confident despite the risks.

- Risk ‘part of our profession’ -

“Risk is part of our profession,” the 54-year-old said. “We are psychologically and technically

prepared for blast-off and any situation which, God forbid, may occur on board.”

McClain, a 39-year-old former military pilot, said the crew looked forward to going up.

“We feel very ready for it,” she said.

Saint-Jacques, 48, described the Soyuz spacecraft as “incredibly safe”.

The accident highlighted the “smart design of the Soyuz and the incredible work that the search and rescue people here on the ground are ready to do every launch,” he said.

In a successful rehearsal for Monday’s flight, a Soyuz cargo vessel took off on November 16 from Baikonur and delivered several tons of food, fuel and supplies to the ISS. Russia said last month the October launch had failed because of a sensor that was damaged during assembly at the Baikonur cosmodrome but insisted the spacecraft remained reliable.

Ahead of Monday’s launch a Russian Orthodox priest blessed the spaceship on its launchpad, in accordance with tradition.

Of the trio set to reach the ISS six hours after blast-off, both SaintJacques and McClain will by flying for the first time.

Kononenko is beginning his fourth mission to add to an impressive 533 days in space.

The veteran noted that the crew would conduct a spacewalk on December 11 as part of an investiga-

tion into a mysterious hole that has caused an air leak on the ISS. Saint-Jacques will be the first Canadian astronaut to visit the space station since Chris Hadfield, who recorded a version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” on board in 2013.

Canada’s governor general and former astronaut Julie Payette will be among the dignitaries watching the launch.

Saint-Jacques joked that he had received so much training ahead of the flight “that I felt at the end that I could build a Soyuz in my backyard.”

- ‘Spacewalking like rugby’ -

McClain served in Iraq and has represented the United States in women’s rugby.

She has said that training to spacewalk resembled the sport since it demands “grit, toughness, mental focus, and more”.

Russia-US cooperation in space has remained one of the few areas not affected by a crisis in ties between the former Cold War enemies.

But comments by the combative chief of the Russian space agency, Dmitry Rogozin, have increasingly raised eyebrows.

He recently joked Russia would send a mission to the Moon to “verify” whether or not NASA lunar landings ever took place.

In recent years Russia’s debtladen space industry has suffered a number of mishaps including the loss of cargo spacecraft and satellites. (afp)

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In this photo released by NASA, the Soyuz booster rocket and MS-11 spacecraft siton the launch pad after being rolled out by train on December 1, 2018, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Crew confident ahead of first flight since failed Soyuz launch

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Anne McClain of NASA and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency will launch at 1131 GMT aboard a Soyuz from Baikonur in Kazakhstan for a sixand-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.

It will be the first manned launch for the Soviet-era Soyuz since October 11, when a rocket carrying Russia’s Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague failed just minutes after blast-off, forcing the pair to make an emergency landing.

They escaped unharmed but the failed launch -- the first such incident in Russia’s post-Soviet history -- raised concerns about the state of the Soyuz programme.

The Soyuz is the only means of reaching the ISS since the United States retired the space shuttle in 2011.

Kononenko, McClain and SaintJacques showed no signs of worry as they boarded a bus on Monday to take them to the launch. They smiled and waved, with SaintJacques blowing kisses and giving the thumbs-up to a crowd of wellwishers.

At a press conference on the eve of the launch, crew commander Kononenko said the astronauts “absolutely” trusted teams preparing for the flight.

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In this file photo taken on December 28, 1998 a Nippon Iridium employee displays a pager of Iridium satellites telephone service, made by Japan’s electronics giant Kyocera at the company’s head office in Tokyo.

Turning the page: Japan’s last pager service ends after 50 years

TOKYO - The end of the pager era is nigh in Japan after five decades as the country’s last provider announced on Monday it would be scrapping its service next year.

Tokyo Telemessage, the only pager service provider left standing, said it had decided to terminate its service to Tokyo and three neighbouring regions in September 2019 -- describing the development as “very regrettable”.

“Pagers were once a huge hit... but the number of users is now down to 1,500,” the company said in a statement, adding it had stopped manufacturing the hardware device 20 years ago.

Pagers -- known as “poke-beru” (pocket bell) in Japan -- became very popular in the 1990s especially among high school girls obsessed by their primitive text messaging functions.

At break time, long queues of high school girls would form outside public phones as they frantically punched in numbers which were then converted into short messages to classmates and boyfriends.

At the 1996 peak for the technology, the number of users reached more than 10 million, according to government data.

But mobile phones quickly consigned pagers to the technology dustbin.

Major telecoms company NTT, which introduced pagers back in 1968, stopped its service in 2007.

Visitors to Japan are often surprised at the contrasting use of technology in Japan.

On the one hand, Japan is a land of high-tech and futuristic gadgets but can also sometimes be bizarrely old school -- for example, faxes are still routinely used as a method of communication.

When the last North Korean missile flew over Japan, one of the more surreal moments was TV footage showing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe learning about the emergency -- on his flip-phone.

And the Japanese minister in charge of cyber security recently made international headlines when he admitted that he delegated computer work to others.

Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, who is also in charge of the 2020 Olympics, also appeared confused by the concept of a USB drive. (afp)

Made Suprapta, Head of the Bali Provincial Secretariat for AIDS Prevention Commission (KPA) said that more and more people are aware of HIV status through voluntary testing and getting ARV treatment as early as possible.

Thus, it will encourage the acceleration of achieving triple zeroes namely suppressing new HIV infections to zero, reducing AIDSrelated deaths to zero, and reducing stigma and discrimination against HIV-positive people (PLHAs) to zero by 2030.

“Commemoration of the World AIDS Day 2018 is also a moment for reflection on the Sanur Commitment 2004 initiated by Balinese leaders at that time led by the governor, supported by the regent, House of Representatives across Bali and facilitated by the Minister of Home Affairs to reduce the rate of HIV-AIDS transmission,” he said.

Suprapta added that transmission rate is suppressed by condom use in risky sex transactions, increasing coverage and Harm Reduction services among drug addicts, opening access to ARVs as widely as possible for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs), increasing the prevention and pre-

vention budget, creating conducive situation for PLHA’s living as well as dissemination and mobilizing potential of all components of society in prevention.

Data of the Bali Health Office show that since it was first discovered in 1987 to 2018, there were 19,792 cases of HIV-AIDS. In 2018, there are 1,495 cases of HIV-AIDS which actually have decreased if compared to 2014 to 2017 with an average number of over 2,000 cases. The majority infect the productive age including school age and adolescents. The HIV virus is transmitted in several ways. The majority or around 80 percent is caused by sex at risk both heterosexual and homosexual. It could also be through HIV positive breastfeeding to her baby and the use of HIV contaminated needles.

This is commonly found in injecting drug addicts.

Regional Secretary of Bali government, Dewa Made Indra, representing the governor had confidence that the HIV-AIDS case data are not the real number considering that HIV-AIDS has been very strong, dangerous and contagious stigma. Everyone affected by the disease also receives social sanctions such as being ostracized

or shunned by friends and family.

“The real number is likely to be greater than that,” he said.

Dewa Indra added that people having been educated will certainly know if the dangers of HIV-AIDS can be controlled. The transmission is not like most people’s understanding because there are certain ways or mechanisms. However, this kind of education has not been carried out massively and widely for the community. So, changing the stigma about HIV-AIDS today remains the biggest challenge primarily in educating people to willingly check them up.

“If we succeed in educating as well as possible, then the numbers (cases of HIV-AIDS) that were obtained earlier can increase. If that number increases, our measures must be more progressive,” he explained.

Meanwhile, Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, in his written remarks said that anti-HIV drugs (ARVs) had indeed been found.

However, this should not be used to worsen sexual behavior. He reminded the ability of ARVs is limited to suppressing the virus population in the body and cannot completely kill the HIV virus. “So, the potential for transmission can

Putri Suastini Koster still occur,” he said.

According to Koster, the theme of the World AIDS Day’s commemoration implies that all elements of society carry out the Movement for Healthy Living through family approach (Germas). Germas must be disciplined and responsible for themselves, family and the environment for not behaving at risk of contracting and transmitting HIV-AIDS. It includes the courage to say no to drugs considering that HIV and drugs synergize each other to destroy the generation of the nation so the rate of HIV-AIDS epidemic must be stopped. At the very least, the cumulative rate of the case is slowing down and expected to be stagnant.

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“The current focus of attention is how to suppress case findings, which on average are 100-120 per month in order to be even lower. If possible, it can approach zero with the understanding that there is no new infection,” he explained.

Koster also invited Balinese people to empathize with PLHAs so that they could be cooperative and proactive as preventative agents. Not the other way around, PLHAs are actually infectious agents as many people fear. That is why the stigma and discrimination caused by HIV-AIDS must be suppressed to turn as low as possible other than reducing the mortality rate of HIV frequently dubbed as silent killer. (kmb32)

Indonesia focuses on preparation of tech-savvy millennial generation DENPASAR — Indonesia in the industrial era 4.0 focuses on developing human resources (HR), especially preparing tech-savvy millennial generations. Through

this HR preparation, Indonesia is targeted to become the sixth largest country with the powerful economy in the world by 2030. This was stated by Minister of Industry,

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Creative Industries Movement Meet-Up held at the Bali Creative Industry Center (BCIC).

Airlangga Hartato, while attending the Creative Industries Movement Meet-Up held at the Bali Creative Industry Center (BCIC) on Saturday (Dec. 1).

According to him, the opportunity for Indonesia to become the top ten countries with the largest economic power in the world is very open considering various potentials and national competitiveness. “At present, Indonesia lies in the top 16. In 2030, it is predicted to be six big ones,” he said.

He stated that to achieve this target, President Joko Widodo concentrated on building physical infrastructure in the form of bridge, roads and other infrastructures. In the field of technology like optical fiber infrastructure is also being developed. Sending HR overseas to become an IT expert is also car-

ried out.

Besides, the government also encourages the efforts to develop creative industries that can increase national competitiveness.

He mentioned that in business, the players must look for a long term not seasonal business. “Seasonal business shifts quickly so that after the season ends, you have to look for another business idea,” he explained.

In front of creative business people, Airlangga provided a number of tips in choosing a business.

“Search for a sustainable one. Food and beverages are potential because they have continuous demand,” he said.

Aside from food and beverage industry, he also assessed the animation industry as a potential business. The need for animators

today is quite large. In fact, Japan and Korea, for example, have been able to develop it into a large industry that generates foreign exchange.

In this one-day event, a number of creative industry entrepreneurs were presented, such as Indha Trimafo Yudha (POD Chocolate owner), Bagus Satria (animator), Yudist Ardhana (YouTuber), and Lembu Wiworojati (AVP of Creative Bukalapak). They shared tips and experience in pursuing their respective fields.

Enthusiasm of the participants from various backgrounds, such as students, business pioneers, and academicians was quite good.

Evidently, participants tried to find out tips and experiences in starting a business and developing it. (kmb18)

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Denpasar has inflation of 3.71 percent, higher than national one

DENPASAR - Denpasar City experienced inflation of 3.71 percent and Singaraja 2.16 percent in November 2018 (yoy). Meanwhile, inflation in November (mtm) in Denpasar was 0.34 percent and Singaraja was 0.10 percent.

Denpasar inflation is higher than national inflation of 0.27 percent (mtm), while Singaraja inflation is lower than national inflation. In yoy, Denpasar inflation is also higher than national inflation reaching 3.23 percent, while Denpasar reached 3.71 percent.

This was revealed during the release of the Central Statis-

tics Agency (BPS) delivered by the Head of BPS Bali, Adi Nugroho, on Monday (Dec. 3). The highest contributors to inflation in Denpasar were foodstuff as much as 6.57 percent (yoy), food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco at 4.67 percent (yoy), education, recreation and sports group reaching at 3.89 percent (yoy) as well as transportation groups, communication and financial services at 3.82 percent (yoy).

Meanwhile, in Singaraja, the highest contributors to inflation were education, recreation and sports at 10.41 percent (yoy), food ingredients at 5.30 percent (yoy), clothing at 4.45 percent (yoy) as well as transportation, communication and

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financial services at 4.02 percent (yoy). In Singaraja, there are expenditure groups experiencing deflation, namely housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel.

The inflation range of Denpasar was 3.71 percent (yoy) and Singaraja at 2.16 percent (yoy) indicating that the two regions had different consumption patterns. In addition, there is also a difference in acceleration between the consumption communities. “Until November, both nationally and in Bali, Denpasar and Singaraja, are still in the targeted range of 3.5 percent plus minus. Meanwhile, the Denpasar targeted to reach 3.5 percent has been surpassed,” he said. (kmb42)

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Regional Secretary to evaluate infrastructural budgeting

SEMARAPURA - Regent of Badung, I Nyoman Giri Prasta, stated he would reduce the nominal allowance for Hotel and Restaurant Tax (HRT) to six regencies in Bali. One of them is for Klungkung district.

Responding to the plan, Regional Secretary of Klungkung, Gede Putu Winastra, stated on Monday (Dec. 3) that he will evaluate budgeting for

infrastructure in Klungkung.

Winastra said to have not received any official letter from the regent of Badung related to the deduction plan. However, if it is indeed the decision of the regent of Badung, this will clearly affect the Klungkung development plan. The Badung HRT is urgently needed by Klungkung to encourage the devel-

opment of regional infrastructure.

As an illustration, the Badung HRT to Klungkung in 2018 reached IDR 66 billion. Of this amount, a total of IDR 40 billion was allocated according to the proposal of regional budget. Meanwhile, the rest is allocated according to the proposed community activities. “For the 2019 regional budget, I have not held the

data, so please go directly to Klungkung Research and Development Agency,” said Winastra.

He said to be unable to explain which infrastructure construction will be affected by the deduction because both nominal and detailed planning lie in Klungkung Research and Development Agency.

At present, the position of the

2019 Parent Budget is in the process of verification at the governor of Bali. After the results of verification are issued, his institution will immediately rationalize the budgeting. “We are still waiting for an official letter from the regent of Badung. We still hope there will be no deduction. If there is, the amount is not too high,” he said. (gik)

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The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has joined forces with National Geographic to promote its 10th annual “Great Outdoors” campaign. The campaign will include an authoritative guidebook and collaborative content with insights from National Geographic photographers and trail experts.

Visitors to Hong Kong can now discover Hong Kong through the contrasting lenses of the “One Place, Two Perspectives” narrative.

Contrasting city views with verdant mountains, and traditional villages with natural flora and fauna, the stories will present Hong Kong as a jaw-dropping visual dichotomy.

These tales of contrasts will celebrate the hard-to-believe fact that about three-quarters of Hong Kong’s landmass is actually countryside, and the hiking trails are

easily accessible from any corner of the city.

“We are delighted to be working with a powerful brand like National Geographic, which has a huge number of followers, who enjoy traveling and adventures,” says Anthony Lau, Executive Director of the HKTB. “In this fresh attempt to showcase Hong Kong’s natural beauty through stunning photography and inspiring stories by some of the world’s top photographers, we hope to encourage visitors to discover another side of cosmopolitan Hong Kong during the hiking season from November to March.”

“As a community of bold explorers with an insatiable curiosity, there’s nothing we like more than showing people new perspectives on the world around them,” says Con Apostolopoulos, Senior Vice President, National

Geographic Partners, Asia Pacific & the Middle East. “Partnering with HKTB is a fantastic opportunity to transform the way people think about Hong Kong; showing off its contrasting urban and rural beauty in a new light through the lens of talented photographers and explorers.”

“One Place, Two Perspectives” will be presented by French photographer Matthieu Paley, one of the Nat Geo contributing photographers, who will capture Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark; National Geographic award-winning photographer Tugo Cheng, whose background in architecture gives his work a unique aesthetic, who will take his camera to Plover Cove Country Park; and trail runner Wyan

Chow Pui-yan, who placed 17th in the Ultra Trail World Tour, will lead

the Nat Geo team into Tai Mo Shan, the city’s tallest mountain.

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‘Ralph’ beats the ‘Grinch’ to stay atop North American box office LOS ANGELES - Disney animation “Ralph Breaks the Internet” held the top spot in North American theaters for a second straight weekend, taking in an estimated $25.8 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

The sequel to 2012’s “Wreck It Ralph” sees the title character (voiced by John C. Reilly) and friend Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) venture into the weird world of the internet, with predictably screwy results.

“The Grinch,” Universal’s family-friendly feature about the notso-friendly green creature from Dr. Seuss’s manic menagerie, placed second, with $17.7 million for the three-day weekend and a cumulative domestic total of $203.5 million. Benedict Cumberbatch voices the irritable title character.

In third was MGM’s boxing drama “Creed II,” with a take of $16.8 million. This latest in the “Rocky” series stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed as he takes on the son of the boxer who killed his father. Sylvester Stallone, of course, plays aging ex-champ Rocky Balboa, now a restaurant owner and Adonis’s mentor.

Holding in fourth place was “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” from Warner Bros., at $11.2 million, pushing its worldwide total past $500 million. The Harry Potter prequel stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander; also starring are Jude Law and Johnny Depp. Placing fifth, and in its fifth week out, was Fox’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” with $8.1 million. Rami Malek plays rock group Queen’s talented front man Freddie Mercury. (afp)

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JOHANNESBURG - Beyonce led an all-star line-up including Ed Sheeran, Jay-Z and Usher in Johannesburg at a concert to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela on Sunday.

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In this file photo taken on November 5, 2018 animator Raymond S. Persi arrives for the Disney premiere of “Ralph Breaks The Internet” at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood.

The concert was the climax of a year of events celebrating the centennial of Mandela’s birth in 1918, and part of a campaign to tackle poverty, child malnutrition and boost gender equality. This year’s Global Citizen Festival was held at Johannesburg’s 94,736-capacity FNB staium and saw Beyonce perform several of her hits as well as a duet with Sheeran.

Thousands of music fans, many of whom had received free tickets to reward their activism and

campaigning work, flocked to the stadium hours before the concert began.

“I’m proud to be part of the global citizen movement because they are trying to make a positive impact on people’s lives -- especially women’s and children’s issues,” said Nokthula Khuzwayo, 23, from Soweto.

“I loved Dbanj’s performance and of course Queen B and Jay-Z, even though it was a brief one.”

As well as a constellation of

global stars that also included Pharrell Williams and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted fellow heads of state from Ghana, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.

“We are here to act in one voice,” said Ramaphosa.

Beyonce’s performance of her smash hit XO, during which she wore a flowing pink-red dress and paid tribute to Mandela, drew an outpouring of emotion from the crowd. (afp)

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Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric brandishes the trophy after receiving the 2018 FIFA Men’s Ballon d’Or award for best player of the year during the 2018 FIFA Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3, 2018. The winner of the 2018 Ballon d’Or will be revealed at a glittering ceremony in Paris on December 3 evening, with Croatia’s Luka Modric and a host of French World Cup winners all hoping to finally end the 10-year duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Modric sees off French stars to end Messi, Ronaldo grip on Ballon d’Or Luka Modric saw off competition from a host of French World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the 2018 Ballon d’Or on Monday, ending the 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in a glitzy ceremony held in Paris. Ronaldo was second, with France and Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann completing the podium.

Paris Saint-Germain’s teenage forward Kylian Mbappe came fourth, leaving Messi to settle for fifth position. Another Frenchman, Modric’s Madrid teammate Raphael Varane, was seventh, just behind Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah.

“As a kid we all have dreams.

My dream was to play for a big club and win important trophies,” Modric said. “The Ballon d’Or was more than just a dream for me and it is really an honour and a privilege

to hold this trophy.”

Mbappe, who does not turn 20 until later this month, picked up the consolation prize of the Kopa Trophy for the best young player.

The gala ceremony also saw a women’s Ballon d’Or named for the first time, with Lyon’s prolific Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg taking that award.

Modric -- the oldest winner since Italy’s Fabio Cannavaro, also 33, in 2006 -- was crowned after an outstanding year in which he starred in the Real side that retained the Champions League before heroically helping drag his country to the final of the World Cup for the first time in their history. Croatia lost 4-2 to France in Moscow in the final in July.

The prize comes after Modric claimed the Golden Ball for the best player at the World Cup before picking up UEFA’s prize for player of the season and FIFA’s best player award in September. Ronaldo and Messi were among 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or, organised by France Football magazine and which takes votes from 180 journalists from around the world.

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