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Rachel Hunter feels pressure to keep up looks

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PASADENA, Calif. - Even supermodels feel pressure to keep up their looks. Rachel Hunter confesses she has considered plastic surgery after feeling “horrified” seeing photos of herself.

The 46-year-old former Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model took to wearing scarves to hide her jowls.

“In real life I was fairly happy with myself. In photos I was horrified,” she said. “People were like, ‘Why don’t you get rid of those deep lines (around her mouth)?’”

Hunter, who has two grown chil-

dren with ex-husband Rod Stewart, changed her opinion once she began working on her new Ovation series “Rachel Hunter’s Tour of Beauty.”

The 13-episode show debuting Jan. 17 takes viewers around the globe to

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning American director Quentin Tarantino made another mark in Hollywood Tuesday, leaving his handprints on the sidewalk outside the legendary Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

Out promoting his latest movie “The Hateful Eight” -- which has been nominated for three Golden Globes -- Tarantino, 52, said he was delighted by the honor.

“Actually, it’s not that I have wanted to do this my whole career, I have wanted to put my hand and footprints in the Grauman Chinese Theatre courtyard way before I ever had a career,” he said of the longtime Hollywood tradition at the cinema house, where thousands of stars have cast hand- and footprints in the cement.

“This is something I have wanted to do my entire life,” he added.

Tarantino was joined by Austrian

discover indigenous beauty secrets and how beauty is defined in different cultures.

“After going on this journey and seeing other cultures away went that superficial idea of beauty,” she said.

“Ideas of beauty are old and need to be shattered. We have no selfacceptance. If we don’t enjoy who we are then how can you offer fully any sense of beauty or well-being or longevity?” (ap)

jector to watch Hindi blockbuster “Dilwale”.

The $15 million movie, which sees Sanon star alongside Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan, had only been released in cinemas 10 days previously.

“Someone watchin pirated version of Dilwale in front of me on

phone in the flight! Annoyed!! #SayNoToPiracy,” the 25-year-old posted on Twitter.

The tweet, which has been liked almost 3,000 times, was accompanied by a photo showing the passenger watching the movie. It also included an angry emoji face.

Shortly afterwards she tweeted

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actor Christoph Waltz, who won Oscars for “Inglourious Basterds” in 2010 and “Django Unchained” in 2013 working with Tarantino.

“Quentin baffles, he exhilarates, he perplexes, he surprises, but most of all he entertains us,” Waltz said.

“We want more and more of these imprints and always in 24 frames per second.”

Just two weeks ago, Tarantino got his star on the better-known Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The filmmaker, who dropped out of high school insisting he could learn more on his own, won Oscars himself for black comedy western “Django Unchained” in 2013 and cult favorite “Pulp Fiction” in 1995.

“The Hateful Eight” is nominated for Golden Globes for supporting actress for Jennifer Jason Leigh, best screenplay and original score for composer Ennio Morricone. (afp)

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To prevent the spread of rabies, dog owners sign an agreement

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Bollywood star shames man watching pirated film on flight MUMBAI - A Bollywood star posted a series of angry tweets after a passenger sitting next to her on a flight brazenly started watching a pirated copy of one of her films.

Actress Kriti Sanon was travelling to Delhi last week when the man seated beside her and her mother started using an iPhone pro-

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“Sad to c the hardwork of so many ppl bein watched in such pathetic quality! Pls enjoy films in cinemas #SayNoToPiracy,” Sanon wrote. It was accompanied by another picture of the passenger, who appeared to be enjoying the movie.

A third tweet followed, in re-

sponse to a user who said that watching pirated movies was a criminal offence.

“Yup..told him politely tht he would enjoy the film more in a theatre. but he was busy showin off his projector!,” she wrote, this time including two angry emoji faces. (afp)

A security guard checks a car before entering the National Counter-Terrorism Agency building in Bogor, January 5, 2016. Indonesian authorities are working with their counterparts in China to stem a flow of ethnic Uighur militants seeking to join Islamist jihadists in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Indonesia’s counter-terrorism chief said.

RABIES infected dogs are still being found in Tabanan, which means that the disease could potentially spread throughout the region. One dog, showing signs of rabies infection, was found in Timpag villag, Kearmabitan, and in fact when the dogs brain was sampled, it was confirmed that rabies was present in the dog’s system. Fortunately no humans had been bitten.

Unfortunately, three people were bitten by a rabies infected dog in Penarukan village, Kerambitan on December 7th: 2 year old Ni Putu Ani Lestari, was bitten on her left hand, as was 1 year old Ni Kadek Ayu, and 60 year old Ni Ketut Selesi, was bitten on her left leg.

Division Head of the Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2MPL) at the Tabanan Health Agency, Wayan Triana Suryanata, confirmed that they had been bitten by a dog with rabies and also confirmed that the victims received anti-rabies vaccines (VARs). The rabies infected dog belonged to a local resident who let their dog roam around freely.

Due to the large number of stray dogs that roam around Timpag village, local residents recently worked with the government to conduct eliminations.

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Indonesia turns to China as ethnic Uighurs join would-be jihadis

JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities are working with their counterparts in China to stem a flow of ethnic Uighur militants seeking to join Islamist jihadists in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Indonesia’s counter-terrorism chief said.

Saud Usman Nasution’s comments come amid mounting concern in Indonesia about possible attacks by sympathisers of the Islamic State group and follows the arrest of 13 men across the island of Java, including a Muslim Uighur with a suicide-bomb vest.

The appearance among Indonesian militant networks of Uighurs, who come from the Xinjiang region in far-western China, is likely to add

to Beijing’s concerns that exiles will return to their homeland as experienced and trained jihadists.

China says Islamist militants and separatists operate in energy-rich Xinjiang on the borders of central Asia, where violence has killed hundreds in recent years.

Rights groups say much of the unrest can be traced back to frustration at controls over the Uighurs’ culture and religion, and that most

of those who leave are only fleeing repression not seeking to wage jihad. China denies repressing rights.

Nasution, who heads the National Counter-Terrorism Agency, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday that several Uighurs had responded to a call last year by Santoso, Indonesia’s most high-profile backer of Islamic State, to join his band of fighters.

Islamic State and human trafficking networks helped them travel via Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia to Santoso’s hideout in an equatorial jungle of eastern Indonesia,

he said.

However, the would-be suicide bomber arrested on Dec. 23 was hiding in a house just outside the capital, Jakarta.

“We are cooperating with China and investigating evidence such as ATM cards and cellphones,” Nasution said, adding that an Indonesian team went to China to interview members of the man’s family, who would not confirm that they were related to him.

There was no immediate comment from China’s foreign ministry on whether Beijing is collaborating with Indonesia.

“As far as China is concerned, these people are running off, some of them taking part in jihad and planning to strike back,” said Pan Zhiping, a terrorism expert at the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences.

News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Furthermore, dog owners in the village will be signing a statement related to perarem (customary rules) related to rabies prevention in the village.

Headman of Timpag, I Gusti W Sukewahana said that once the the perarem statement is drafted, it will be presented to residents. The idea is to have dog owners agree to care for their dogs properly by not letting them roam around freely, keeping them on leashes or in cages when necessary and having them vaccinated regularly. “If a rabies infected dog bites someone who subsequently dies, then the owner of the dog must bear all related expenses including burial costs,” said Sukewahana.

Before eliminating the dogs in Timpag, Sukewahana gathered the local hamlet chiefs and customary village chiefs together to announce that they would be performing the dog eliminations. These local leaders then let other residents know about the plan. “So, if people did not want their dogs to be eliminated, they had to tie them up or put them in a cage. Also dog owners will be asked to sign a statement stating that they will not allow they dogs to roam around freely again,” he explained.

Before implementing the eliminations of the dogs in Timpag village, local authorities gave a ritual notification (atur pining) at the trinity temples on the new moon, so that the activity would run smoothly. Also a special place was set aside to bury the dogs, on land owned by the village and ceremonies held for the burial of the dogs.

Budget

The budget for handling mass eliminations of dogs in Tabanan was disbursed and the dog elimination schedule determined for each subdistrict. From the budget worth IDR 100 million, every livestock technical unit (UPTD) in each subdistrict targeted the elimination of 100 dogs.

Head of the Tabanan Livestock Agency, Wayan Kotio, explained that the elimination fund of IDR 100 million is divided up between the subdistricts. “Each subdistrict received IDR 10 million worth of bullets, vaccines and other equipment needed to perform the eliminations,” said Kotio.

Tabanan targeted the elimination of 1,000 dogs. “The target has been reached and the UPTDs are currently writing up their accountability reports,” said Kotio.

The province is also conducting dog eliminations in areas that have reported cases of rabies but that are not covered under the district elimination program. (san)

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To address the threat of rabies, dog owners are expected to have their dogs vaccinated for rabies every year, to keep their dogs tied up so that dogs are not roaming around freely and to be aware that any new pet dog needs to be checked thoroughly.

Since 2012, Denpasar didn’t find any rabies in humans

THE THREAT of rabies that has emerged in the least few years, has yet to be completely overcome in Denpasar, although there have been no reports of humans becoming infected with rabies since 2012. This was confirmed by the Head of the Denpasar Health Agency, Luh Putu Sri Armini who added that people must nonetheless remain vigilant about the threat of rabies.

Armini said that in order for Denpasar to remain free of rabies, health officers cannot be the only ones taking care of the matter.

The public plays an important role in improving public health and maintaining rabies-free conditions. “We are still encouraging people to remain vigilant about the potential emergence of rabies cases in carrier animals,” she said.

When asked about the number of rabies cases in Denpasar city.

Armini said that the first reported case was in 2008, but that she does not remember the exact figures.

“I do not remember the number of cases since then, but data is available at the Denpasar Health Agency office. Obviously there have not been very many cases,” she said.

In order to maintain Denpasar

as a rabies-free zone, Armini explained that the Health Agency continues to work with the Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs of Denpasar by doing things like disseminating information about health and the massive impact that rabies can have on humans. To address the threat of rabies, dog owners are expected to have their dogs vaccinated for rabies every year, to keep their dogs tied up so that dogs are not roaming around freely and to be aware that any new pet dog needs to be checked thoroughly.

Anyone who is bitten by a dog, should immediately clean their wound with soap run the wound under running water for at least

15 minutes, then immediately go to a clinic or hospital, where healthcare officers will determine whether a rabies vaccine is needed or not.

Since rabies was first reported in Denpasar (in 2008), the Livestock Agency has been vaccinating animals regularly, and a few dogs have also been eliminated. Since 2008 thousands of dogs and other carrier animals have been vaccinated.

Between late 2008 and March 2011, an estimated population of 57,160 dogs were recorded as living in Denpasar, 88,525 vaccines were given, 9,331 dogs were eliminated with 27,829 pets remaining. (ara)

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Alaya Resort Kuta

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Megibung Menu at Sukun

Megibung is a Balinese dining tradition that involves sharing a platter of food during social or religious occasion. Sukun Restaurant at Alaya Resort Kuta has recreated this authentic experience for two persons at dinner time only as an introduction to the exotic flavours of Bali.

Steamed rice is accompanied by small portions of different dishes and spicy condiments for the special price.

Spa Indulgence for Kids

Kids have holiday needs too and now they can enjoy a range of age-appropriate body and beauty treatments when they stay at Alaya Resort Kuta. Pampering sessions in the opulent ambience of DaLa Spa. There’s a Yummy Body Scrub, Mini Me Massage and a Glamour Manicure & Pedicure especially for young ones aged between 5-12 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times when visiting DaLa Spa.

Heartfelt Art Exibition

Alaya Resort Kuta is currently hosting an art exhibition in collaboration with Flash Charity Bali for a non-profit foundation that supports disabled members of the local community. The event is raising funds to empower people with special needs as well as generating awareness about the difficulties they face on a daily basis. A number of physically challenged artists are showing their works alongside celebrated Javanese painter, Dyani Sinung. Proceeds will be used to fund a number of worthy projects, including the establishment of a cake shop. This event is currently open daily in the resort’s Exhibition Space and will run until 12th January 2016.

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One of the studies in the journal PLOS Biology analyzed a random sample of 441 biomedical journal articles published in the last 15 years, and found that only one included a full protocol of the information necessary for evaluating and replicating the research.

Scientific studies are considered valid only if they can be reproduced by outside teams of researchers who come to the same conclusions using independent methods.

Furthermore, most of the studies did not say where their funding came from, and did not establish whether there were any conflicts of interest.

“We hope our survey will further sensitize scientists, funders, journals and other science-related stakeholders about the need to improve these indicators,” wrote the study authors, who included prominent scientist John Ioannidis from the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford University

and Shareen Iqbal from Emory University.

A separate study by researchers in Germany examined hundreds of published experiments on stroke and cancer research and found that most did not contain sufficient information about how many animals were used.

In many papers, the number of animals used over the course of the “vanished,” making any conclusions far less reliable.

“The study began with an attempt to look at the robustness of findings in a handful of preclinical papers” said first author Constance Holman, a researcher at Charite Universitatsmedizin.

“But the sheer number of missing animals stopped us in our tracks.”

When human subjects are part of a clinical trial, information about how many took part is considered crucial to the findings, and would not be left out of the published study, the authors said.

An accompanying editorial in PLOS Biology noted that a “credibility crisis” is ravaging scientific research.

For instance, a recent attempt to replicate 100 psychology studies found that only 39 percent could in fact be reproduced.

Other previous research has found that “85 percent of research

investment in the biomedical sciences -– or US $200 billion of the worldwide investment in 2010 -– is wasted,” it said.

The journal is launching a new Meta-Research Section aimed at improving standards.

“With our new section on datadriven meta-research, we aim to highlight that research about research is an important area of science,” wrote editor Stavroula Kousta.

“By creating a prominent forum in this field, PLOS Biology will contribute to ongoing efforts to improve research standards in the biological sciences and beyond.” (afp)

in pregnancy.

The study, by researchers at State Serum Institute in Copenhagen, was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Yeast infections are common among women and occur more often in pregnancy because of hormonal changes. Over-the-counter creams and suppositories, and prescription fluconazole, in pills or liquid, are among treatments.

Fluconazole is available in generic versions and under the brand name

Diflucan, typically prescribed in a single dose. Multiple high doses of fluconazole are sometimes prescribed for stubborn infections.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety announcement in 2011 said those higher doses in early pregnancy may be linked with certain birth defects but that a single 150 mg-dose appeared safe.

Research since then on possible risks from low-dose versions has had mixed results.

Recent U.S. studies show that oral fluconazole isn’t commonly

prescribed during pregnancy.

Dr. Scott Sullivan, a member of the ethics committee at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the new study doesn’t prove any miscarriage risk from fluconazole, “it just means we need more data, more studies.”

Sullivan, an associate professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, said most oral medicines are used cautiously in women during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy because of concerns about potential risks. (ap)

Yeast infection drug-miscarriage link is hinted in new study

CHICAGO — A prescription drug for yeast infections may increase chances for miscarriages when used early in pregnancy, a large study in Denmark suggests.

The 17-year study involved oral versions of fluconazole, available in pills or liquid. It doesn’t provide any proof of harm, although the drug has been linked with other problems when used in high doses in pregnancy.

The researchers looked at more than 1 million pregnancies in Denmark, comparing outcomes among

women who used oral fluconazole and those who didn’t.

Women who used the drug during the first six months of pregnancy were almost 50 percent more likely than nonusers to have a miscarriage.

Women at increased risk included those on a low 150-milligram dose; those on higher doses faced greater miscarriage risks.

While fewer than 10 percent of women in each group had miscarriages — they totaled 710 — the researchers said doctors should use caution in prescribing the drug early

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Bali awarded two titles by the UNESCO

Two studies cast doubt on credibility of medical research

MIAMI - Two studies released Monday found major flaws with a large number of research papers in the biomedical sciences, a problem that authors say wastes billions and slows the pace of life-saving research.

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DENPASAR - Stipulation of the nine Balinese traditional dances as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO adds to the title of Bali in the eyes of the world community. Earlier, in June of 2012, Bali has obtained the Balinese cultural landscape stipulated by United Nations body as a world cultural heritage with the label of ‘The Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy.’ On that account, Bali has achieved two titles from the UNESCO.

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Calonarang at Campuhan Windhu Segara Temple

Three rangdas played by women

COINCIDING with Shivaratri celebrations, Friday (Jan. 8) is the peak of the piodalan or temple anniversary of Campuhan Windhu Segara Temple at Padanggalak, Kesiman. The Piodalan celebrations will begin with the installation of ritual paraphernalia followed by melasti on Thursday (Jan. 7). On Friday night the Calonarang ballet will be staged and the peak of the piodalan will be carried out around 10:00 am on Saturday (Jan.8) and worshiping will go on until January 10th.

The head of Campuhan Temple, I Wayan Mudhita, accompanied by the secretary, I Made Sueca, explained that this temple is the biggest campuhan (confluence) in Bali and is thronged by pilgrims every day. A number of volunteers have been doing devotional service by preparing some ritual oblations for the piodalan and many people have donated other things needed for the ritual.

Currently the temple that is better known for the palukatan sudamala (purificatory rite) that take place there, also has a beji temple, a shrine for Lord Varuna, a Shiva-Buddha chamber, Pusering Jagat, Lord Brahma, Queen, two tajuk, Ratu Gede Mas Mecaling, padmasana and prajapati temples.

There are now three new psalmodic (pawedan) pavilions and a gamelan that were recently completed. There is also a Saraswati pavilion for religious education and an ashram

for people from outside Denpasar.

Wayan Mudhita explained that all the shrines were built thanks to donations from Balinese and nonBalnese people.

The Calonarang ballet to be staged on Friday will be entitled Sumambang. The performance of the ballet is supported by volunteers and the Tri Pusaka Sakti dance studio from Batuan, Sukawati, Gianyar. Interestingly, for the occasion, the sanctified effigies at the temple in the form of two rangdas or ratu ayu, barong bangkal (boar) and barong macan (tiger) will be taken out and staged.

Ida Ratu Ayu Manik Segara, Ratu Ayu Lingsir, Ratu Ayu Durga, Barong Macan and Barong Bangkal venerated at the Campuhan Temple will be presented with animal sacrifice (caru) at the end of the story.

The three rangdas will be played by female artists namely Jero Alit, Jero Widya and Luh Putu Campuhan.

“This is the difference from the other Calonarang. We involve women because Watunateng Dirah is a woman’s role,” explained Mahaguru Aiteri Naranaya and Mangku Istri, Shri Saci Sanjiwani.

It is Jero Mangku Campuhan who had the idea for the title and roles of this Calonarang ballet.

He explained that this Calonarang ballet will involve 100 artists with a watangan math (role of corpse), and the whole thing will be set to music played by the Tri Pusaka Sakti gamelan troup. (sue)

Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Darma Putra, a lecturer at the tourism studies of the Udayana University, said that from long time ago the Balinese dances have become the icon of cultural tourism. The UNESCO stipulated the Balinese dances as world cultural heritage in the meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, Africa (Dec. 2, 2015). In the meeting was set a number of world intangible cultural heritages, including the Balinese dance.

A total of nine Balinese traditional dances were designated as intangible cultural heritage by the UNESCO. The nine dances are the Sanghyang Dedari, Rejang Dewa, Ritual Baris, Sidakarya Mask, Gambuh, Wayang Wong, Legong Keraton, Barong Ket and Joged Bumbung.

The nine dances included in the world cultural heritage belong to three categories considering that Balinese dances or performing arts are divided into three, namely the wali (for sacred/ceremonial purposes), bebali (for semi-sacred purposes) and balih-balihan (for entertainment purposes). These categories were set out in a seminar in 1971 in anticipation of the effects of mass tourism and art commercialization.

The wali dance consists of the Sanghyang Dedari, Rejang Dewa and Ritual Baris; bebali dance consists of the Sidakarya Mask, Gambuh and Wayang Wong, while the balih-balihan consists of the Legong Keraton, Barong Ket and Joged Bumbung. The nine dances respectively represent the origin of each district and city of Bali.

If distinguished by its history, the wali dance originates from the eighth century until the fourteenth century; bebali dance from the fourteenth century until the nineteenth century; and balih-balihan dance originates from the nineteenth century until the present.

Each dance is considered to represent its own figure such as I Made Sija (Sanghyang Dance), Ida Made Djelantik Ardana (Rejang Dance), I Made Ringan (Baris Dance), I Made Djimat (Gambuh Dance), I Nyoman Sumandi (Sidakarya Mask), I Nyoman Arcana (Wayang Wong), Ni Ketut Arini (Legong

Keraton), I Wayan Muliana (Barong Ket) and I Ketut Suentra (Joged Bumbung).

He continued that in the stipulation session, the artist team of Bali led by Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia was about to showcase the beauty of the dance before the decision makers. “However, the plan could not be materialized because the entourage from Bali did not obtain a transit visa,” explained the lecturer who also teaches in the Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Udayana

University.

Information about the stipulation of Balinese dance as the world intangible cultural heritage gives a joy to Bali. “Just imagine, the nomination process has been very difficult and tough since 2010,” said the Director of the Tourism Studies Program, Udayana University.

Proposal of Bali was submitted through Jero Wacik when he was the Minister of Culture and Tourism. It was comprehensively written with the history of the dance, philosophy, functions and the life of the dance over the time. Behind the proposal to the UNESCO, there are some figures having played important role in struggling for the Balinese tradition to the world stage, such as Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem, Prof. Bandem, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia and Prof. I Gde Pitana. (kmb42)

Balinese dancers performed Legong Keraton Dance.

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Murder of Angeline

Police testify, mention Margriet as Engeline’s murderer

DENPASAR - Public prosecutor of the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office resumed the trial of Engeline’s murder with the suspect Agustay Hamda May, Tuesday (Jan. 5). Of the four policemen that were about to be presented as witnesses, only two testified before the panel of judges led by Edward Harris Sinaga. As usual, Agustay was accompanied by his legal counsel chaired by Haposan Sihombing.

Both witnesses are I Nyoman Ardika from Denpasar Police and I Made Budi Budiasa alias Budi Dukun from Bali Police.

Before the court, Ardika initially told about the chronologies how he got to the scene on Jalan Sedap Malam, East Denpasar. Initially, the witness said that he went to the location on Jalan Sedap Malam because there was a report on missing child in East Denpasar Police. His visit to the scene coincided with Arist Merdeka Sirait.

He admitted to have been at the scene, but was unable to enter the house area due to being late. He was just across the street. He heard the interview and Margriet was heard yelling. “I saw Agus going out and moving toward me. Agus said, I am a nomad and ready to die,” said the witness. Such answer was expressed because Margriet is alleged to have threatened Agustay with a sharp weapon. But the witness said he did not see Margriet carrying a sharp weapon. “I was moving towards the front gate, and Agus went out towards me,” continued the witness.

The witness also admitted to come to the scene almost every day, and even his men had interrogated a number of people. “What the witness did at the scene is related to the missing child, and there was even a quarrel and said to be ready to die, why is there no follow up? What did police do there every day?” asked the judge. Witness tried to answer that he was at the scene to make an investigation responded to the report at the East Denpasar Police.

“So, what do you know about the defendant (Agustay—Ed)? Why were you there?” asked the judge. The witness said that he was alleged to get involved in the murder case of Engeline. The judge pursued with a key question, namely how far was the involvement of

Margriet Megawe, the suspect of Angeline’s murder Agus?” Police witness also explained that as far as his knowledge, Agustay only helped bury Engeline. Then, who did the killing?

The police officer said that Margriet did.

Judge clarified how the witness knew that Margriet is the culprit. It is said, that it was known from the Denpasar Police investigator. Later, Budi Dukun explained that he had time to meet Agus, Margriet, Handono and Susiani. “I have interviewed Agus,” said the witness. His question to Agus, when feeding chickens, how can Engeline miss? The witness had checked the mobile phone of the defendant Agustay, and could also repair it.

He saw SMS conversation. But by the wit-

ness, his mobile phone was returned to the defendant. Agus later shifted job, and as far as his knowledge, Agus told that he stopped working due to dog problem.

The judge could ask why he was sure if Engeline died. Witness said that he had searched everywhere but could not find. Similarly, he did not find any indication if the victim fled, but precisely predicted if the child died. He is confidence based on information compiled and from the victim’s neighbors where the child is difficult to be close to others. Witness also had prayer, and there were hints if Engeline already dead at the northeast corner. And three days before being discovered, Dukun

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went into the house. He had time to sit and stand in front of the location where Engeline was buried. He called Mr. Dewa to smell in the area. “I smelt stench three times, but he smelt once,’ he said.

Above the mound there was garbage and the soil condition is dry. The smell is different from chicken manure and carcasses. ‘I report this condition to my team,” he explained.

After that, the Bali Police chief ordered to re-check the crime scene and Engeline was found to have been buried. “At that time, I did not get involved,” he explained. Over the testimony, Agus accompanied by Haposan Sihombing et al, did not respond. (kmb37)

N. Korea says it conducts successful powerful H-bomb test

SEOUL — North Korea said it conducted a powerful hydrogen bomb test Wednesday, a defiant and surprising move that, if confirmed, would be a huge jump in Pyongyang’s quest to improve its still-limited nuclear arsenal.

South Korea’s spy agency and outside nuclear experts cast strong doubt, however, saying the estimated explosive yield from North Korea’s fourth nuclear explosion was much smaller than what even a failed H-bomb detonation would produce.

The doubts didn’t stop jubilation and pride in Pyongyang. A North Korean television anchor, reading a typically propaganda-heavy statement, said a test of a “miniaturized” hydrogen bomb had been a “perfect success” that elevated the country’s “nuclear might to the next level.”

State media later crowed that its “H-bomb of justice” lets it stand firm against U.S. aggression.

A large crowd celebrated in front of Pyongyang’s main train station as the announcement was read on a big video screen, with people taking videos or photos of the screen on their mobile phones and applauding and cheering.

In Seoul and elsewhere there was high-level worry. South Korean President Park Geun-hye ordered her military to bolster its combined defense posture with U.S. forces and called the test a “grave provocation” and “an act that threatens our lives and future.” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, “We absolutely cannot allow this.”

Washington and nuclear experts have been skeptical about past North Korean claims about H-bombs, which are much more powerful and much more diffi-

cult to make, than atomic bombs.

A confirmed test would further worsen already abysmal relations between Pyongyang and its neighbors and lead to a strong push for tougher sanctions on North Korea at the United Nations. The Security Council quickly announced an emergency meeting.

Whatever the type of the test, North Korea’s fourth nuclear explosion will likely push Pyongyang’s scientists and engineers closer to their goal of building a bomb small enough to place on a missile that can reach the U.S. mainland.

A successful H-bomb test would be a big new step for the North.

Fusion is the main principle behind the hydrogen bomb, which can be hundreds of times more powerful than atomic bombs that use fission. In a hydrogen bomb, radiation from a nuclear fission explosion sets off a fusion reaction responsible for a powerful blast and radioactivity.

A South Korean lawmaker said the country’s spy agency told him in a private briefing that Pyongyang may not have conducted an H-bomb test given the relatively small size of the seismic wave reported.

An estimated explosive yield of 6.0 kilotons and a quake with a magnitude of 4.8 (the U.S. reported 5.1) were detected, lawmaker Lee Cheol Woo said the National Intelligence Service told him. That’s smaller than the estimated explosive yield of 7.9 kilotons and a

5) that the cleanup of water hyacinth in Lake Batur, especially in the area of Songan village, was made by the public and students last month. The cleanup did not use special tools but only by makeshift tools. “We just clean up by using makeshift tools.

Then, it is transported by students,” he explained. To clean up the water hyacinth in the area of Ulundanu

Songan, people conducted mutual assistance for two days.

From the results of clean-up activities in the lake, some of the water hyacinth plants successfully removed from the surface of the lake were brought to SMK 2 Kintamani vocational school to be processed into organic fertilizer, while the remaining was transported to landfill.

Although similar activity has not been scheduled exactly, Jro Lanang said that the cleanup of water hyacinth will not only be carried out once, but regularly. “At least, it will be done once a month,” he said.

Although the water hyacinth has now been successfully removed independently from the surface of the lake, the village hoped in the

future the central government can give more attention to the preservation of Lake Batur. He also added that the obligation to clean up the water hyacinth is not only the responsibility of society of Songan, but the whole society considering the existence of Lake Batur is very important for the life of the entire community in Bali. (kmb40)

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North Koreans watch a news broadcast on a video screen outside Pyongyang Railway Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. quake with a magnitude of 4.9 that were reported after the 2013 nuclear test, he said, and only a fraction of the hundreds of kilotons that a successful H-bomb test’s explosion

would usually yield. Even a failed H-bomb detonation typically yields tens of kilotons, the NIS told Lee, who sits on the parliament’s intelligence committee.

A miniaturized H-bomb can trigger a weak quake magnitude, but only the U.S. and Russia have such H-bombs, Lee cited the NIS as saying. (ap)

Death toll rises to 58 in southern China landslide BEIJING — Chinese rescuers have dug out dozens of bodies from a massive landslide that occurred at a construction waste dump in southern China more than two weeks ago, bringing the death toll to 58,

Surface of Lake Batur at Ulundanu now free from water hyacinth BANGLI - The surface of Lake Batur in the area of Ulundanu, Songan village, Kintamani that was formerly covered in water hyacinth has now been clean. It is inseparable from the efforts of mutual assistance made by local community and students at Songan to preserve the lake.

Headman of Songan B, Jro Lanang, explained on Tuesday (Jan.

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Rescuers search for potential survivors following a landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen, in south China’s Guangdong province, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015.

authorities said Wednesday.

The Shenzhen city government said authorities had identified 52 of the 58 bodies and that an additional 25 people remain missing.

In the Dec. 20 disaster, a mountain of construction waste that had been piled up against a hill collapsed during heavy rains onto an industrial park in Shenzhen.

The city near Hong Kong makes products ranging from cellphones to cars, and attracts workers from all parts of China.

Authorities have arrested 11 people on the charge of negligently causing a serious accident. One local official overseeing the regulations of the construction waste jumped to his death, and senior officials have bowed in public apology over the incident.

Despite the threat of prison time over major industrial accidents, a lack of regulatory oversight and cost-cutting by management often lead to deadly disasters in China. (ap)

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BUSINESS US auto sales score new high in 2015

CHICAGO - US auto sales touched a new high in 2015 as easy credit, hot new vehicles and strong consumer confidence pushed sales slightly above the record set in 2000, industry data showed Tuesday.

Some 17.47 million vehicles were sold in the United States last year, nearly 70,000 more than the record set 15 years earlier, according to Autodata.

Sales were up six percent from the 16.52 million vehicles registered in 2014.

The boom comes after sales collapsed to lows not seen in decades

in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis which knocked General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy.

That downturn accelerated much-needed restructuring at the Detroit Three carmakers, which began racking in record profits when the economy improved and sales started climbing again.

The good times are expected to

keep on rolling in 2016.

“The US economy continues to expand and the most important factors that drive demand for new vehicles are in place, so we expect to see a second consecutive year of record industry sales in 2016,” said Mustafa Mohatarem, GM’s chief economist.

“The single most important pieces are the ongoing gains in employment and the growth in personal income.

When you add in lower energy prices, it’s easy to see why consumer spending is strong.”

Total industry sales rose nine percent in December, to 1.64 million vehicles, according to Autodata.

The results come days before carmakers are set to reveal a host of new products at the Detroit auto show, where the mood is expected to be exuberant.

“It’s truly remarkable that the auto industry is finishing off its best year ever just six years after the depths of the Great Recession,” said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst with the automotive website Ed-

munds.com.

While easy credit terms and low gas prices are making it easier for consumers to buy or lease new cars, Caldwell said the attractiveness of product offerings is sealing the deal.

“If you’re buying a new car today, you’re getting a safer, more fuel-efficient and more technologically packed vehicle than ever before,” she said in a statement.

“Automakers are doing a great job giving the people what they want in a new car.” (afp)

China announces plan to limit large share sales

BEIJING — China plans to restrict stock sales by large shareholders once a ban imposed in July to stop a slide in prices is lifted this week.

Stockholders who own more than 5 percent of a company will be required to sell shares through private transactions to “avoid shocks to the market,” the China Securities Regulatory Commission said on its microblog.

Regulators are winding down emergency measures imposed after China’s main market index plunged more than 30 percent in June.

The six-month ban imposed on sales by large shareholders expires Thursday. Financial analysts have warned that would lead to a new round of selling and more volatility.

Markets are jittery after the benchmark fell by nearly 7 percent on Monday and trading was halted for the day.

Restrictions on large sales will allow regulators “to realize the orderly withdrawal of temporary measures for the extraordinary volatility of the market,” said the CSRC statement dated Tuesday.

The market benchmark more than doubled between late 2014 and its June 12 peak as millions of novice investors bought shares.

The collapse in prices triggered a panicked response by Beijing, which banned large sales, cut interest rates, canceled initial public stock offerings and ordered state companies to buy shares.

Chinese leaders had encouraged the public to buy in hopes of raising money to overhaul state industry. The market rout alienated small investors who were left holding shares worth less than they paid.

Authorities say shares bought by state companies will be transferred to China’s sovereign wealth fund to avoid depressing prices by selling them in the open market. The ban on new IPOs was lifted in November. (ap)

In this May 27, 2015 photo, a member of ground staff loads luggage to a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016 barred passengers from checking in baggage on flights to Paris and Amsterdam for two days due to “unseasonably strong headwinds” on a longer flight path it is taking.

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Malaysia Airlines lifts baggage ban on Europe flights

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it has lifted a ban on check-in baggage on flights to Paris and Amsterdam, after the move angered many passengers who slammed the airline on social media.

The U-turn came less than 24 hours after the airline announced that passengers cannot check-in baggage for Tuesday and Wednesday flights to the two European cities due to “unseasonably strong headwinds” on a longer flight path it is taking.

The airline said it recently had to operate a longer route to Europe, via Egyptian airspace, for safety reasons. It said strong headwinds over the past four days were in excess of 200 knots, which can add up to 15 percent to fuel burn on its Boeing

777 aircraft.

“Based on its current risk assessment, done on a daily basis, the airline is now able to take a shorter route on European flights. Malaysia Airlines maintains that safety is of utmost priority in its operations and will not hesitate to adjust its flight path based on its daily risk assessment,” it said in a brief statement.

It didn’t elaborate on the change in route, and airline officials could not be reached immediately for comment. A Malaysia Airlines jet flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by a missile in eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board.

Many passengers left angry comments on the airline’s Facebook page, slamming it for being the only airline to impose such

a ban. Some of them said the airline should have limited the number of passengers and rejected freight instead. Others asked for a refund of their tickets.

Losses of two flights in 2014 hit the finances of already struggling Malaysia Airlines. One flight heading to Beijing disappeared and is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean. That tragedy was followed months later by the Ukraine disaster.

Last year, the airline appointed its first foreign CEO, Christoph Mueller, the former head of Ireland’s Aer Lingus, to oversee a major restructuring. Mueller has said the airline can break even by 2018 after cutting 6,000 staff, selling surplus aircraft and refurbishing its international fleet. (ap)

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Passengers stung by delay due to bee on plane

JAKARTA - A bee delayed an Indonesian passenger plane for four hours after getting stuck in vital equipment and causing a problem with the aircraft’s controls, the airline said Wednesday.

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In this Dec. 27, 2015 photo, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla delivers his speech as banners with Asian Games mascot, called Drawa, stand in the background in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia is revising the mascot for the 2018 Asian Games after the newly unveiled bird-of-paradise is derided by netizens.

Indonesia revising 2018 Asian Games mascot after criticism JAKARTA — Indonesia is revising the mascot for the 2018 Asian Games after criticism that the newly unveiled bird-of-paradise looks more like a chicken.

Gatot Dewa Broto, a spokesman for the Ministry of Youth and Sport, said Tuesday that the revision should be finalized over the next two to four months at the latest.

The mascot, called Drawa, was launched Dec. 27 by Vice President Jusuf Kalla and is named after Cendrawasih, the local name of an iconic bird which is only found in Indonesia’s eastern most Papua province, New Guinea, and eastern Australia.

However, many online critics have said the design makes it look more

like a chicken than a bird-of-paradise, while others have said the mascot is out of date or just not suitable for such a major event.

“The reason for the revision is that there were many criticisms and resistances from the public,” Dewa Broto said. “We retain the ‘Drawa’, but more simple than the current one, which is too colorful and seems to be running against trending of contemporary design.”

The revision would be carried out by designers from a government agency, Dewa Broto said, but added that the ministry was still open to proposals from the public.

The games’ logo is the silhouette of the bird, while the “Drawa” mascot is

dressed in clothing used for the traditional martial art of Pencak Silat.

“Mr. Minister of Sports, are you not ashamed when launching the mascot?

We are not in a crisis of designers,” wrote Joko Anwar on Twitter.

“Drawa is taken from cen’DRAWA’sih, but once we see, we think it is a rooster,” tweeted Jon Warif.

Indonesia, which last staged the games in 1962, was named again as host in 2014 after Vietnam relinquished its hosting rights because of financial concerns.

The Aug. 18 to Sep. 2 events will be held in four provinces — the capital of Jakarta, Banten, South Sumatra, West Java. (ap)

The flight, operated by Indonesian flag carrier Garuda, was scheduled to take off Tuesday morning from the western island of Sumatra and head for Jakarta.

But the pilot of the Boeing 737, which was carrying 156 passengers, decided not to take off after noticing a problem with the controls, according to Garuda.

“An investigation found that the incident occurred because the plane’s electronic engine control suffered a technical problem after an insect got into a pitot tube,” airline spokesman Benny Butarbutar said in a statement.

“Due to safety concerns, Garuda Indonesia decided to delay the flight.”

Another Garuda official confirmed it was a bee that became trapped in the pitot tube, a vital piece of equipment which measures airspeed.

The airline did not say whether the bee survived the ordeal.

After being repaired, the plane took off and landed safely in Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon.

Butarbutar insisted the incident was beyond the airline’s control, but said that passengers had nevertheless been given money as compensation.

It is not the first time an errant bee has caused an aviation incident.

Last June, British budget airline Flybe was forced to abandon a flight shortly after take-off when a bee became lodged in an instrument.

The latest bee delay emerged as beleaguered carrier Malaysia Airlines announced it was reversing a decision to restrict check-in luggage for some Europe-bound flights due to “unseasonably strong headwinds”.

The U-turn came after the move, announced Tuesday, baffled aviation analysts, with one describing it as “ludicrous”. (afp)

Kupang to develop holiday city

KUPANG - The city government of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, is building infrastructure facilities at several beach tourism spots to develop a holiday city in southern Indonesia.

“We are developing certain infrastructure facilities at the beaches in order to create interesting tourism sites,” Mayor of Kupang Jonas Salean stated here on Wednesday.

Located along the shoreline, Kupang has

beautiful beaches that need to be developed as tourism sites. Therefore, several concrete measures such as the budget for the tourism sector has to be increased to support the development of tourism spots.

Several beaches that require special attention are Namosain, Nun Su’i, Pasir Panjang, and Kelapa Lima.

“We have already built lopo (traditional cottage in Kupang) and facilities made of

concrete in Namosain and Kelapa Lima beaches, so that the people can enjoy and relax during their visit,” Salean explained.

Due to the limitation in the local government’s budget, some policies and development plans related to tourism in Kupang will be carried out gradually.

The government of Kupang has also invited local and foreign investors to invest in the tourism sector.

“We are open to investment in this area, and we need cooperation with other parties to develop tourism,” Salean affirmed.

He hoped the effort to develop tourism sites would help to boost the locally generated recurring revenues (PAD) in Kupang.

Kupang, which is strategically located near Timor Leste and Australia, has been considered as a transit area for tourists. (ant)

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MANILA — A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan on Wednesday, following Tokyo’s pledge of $8.3 million for South Korean women forced into Japanese militaryrun brothels during the war.

The women’s lawyers said they were also exploring the possibility of filing cases with United Nations bodies and holding Philippine President Benigno Aquino III liable for allegedly failing to support the case of the women against Japan.

Isabelita Vinuya, the 84-yearold president of Malaya Lolas — a group of Filipino women abducted and raped by Japanese troops in their village — urged the Philippine government to support their demand for justice from Japan.

“We have appealed more than once or twice to our government to help us, support us before Japan so that we can be given justice for the sufferings we went through during World War II,” Vinuya said at a news conference, adding that many of the women have died without seeing justice.

Japan and South Korea announced last week that they had

settled their decades-long standoff over wartime sex slaves, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologizing and agreeing to contribute 1 billion yen ($8.3 million) for a foundation to help support the victims. Historians say tens of thousands of women from around Asia were sent to front-line military brothels to provide sex to Japanese soldiers.

“Is there a difference in the rape of a South Korean and a Filipino woman?” Harry Roque, the Filipino victims’ lawyer, said at Wednesday’s news conference.

“The answer is there should be none, because rape is a crime against women and is prohibited by international humanitarian law and is recognized as an international crime.”

He noted that South Korea’s Supreme Court had ordered the government to fight for the rights

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of the Korean victims, but that the Philippines’ top court dismissed in 2010 a case filed by Vinuya and 70 other women urging the court to compel the government to press their claims against Japan. The Philippine court also denied an appeal filed by the women.

Vinuya said she was 13 when the Japanese troops raped women and children in her village of Mapaniqui in Pampanga province, around 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Manila. The troops also razed homes and killed men in the village. Three other women at Wednesday’s news conference said they were teenagers when they were raped during the siege.

Vinuya said that only 32 of more than 90 women from her victims’ group are still alive. Only 70 of 174 from another such group, the LilaFilipina, are alive, according to its head, Richilda Extremadura.

Extremadura also called on Japan to compensate former sex slaves and rape victims from the Philippines and 11 other countries and urged President Aquino to initiate talks with Japan. (ap)

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People walk past the central railway station in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016. City officials and police in Cologne are holding a crisis meeting following a series of sex assaults in the western German city on New Year’s Eve.

German police probe sex assault link to known crime gang

COLOGNE, Germany — German police said Wednesday that they are investigating whether a string of sexual assaults and thefts at New Year is linked to a known criminal network.

The assaults in Cologne last week have prompted outrage in Germany and a fresh debate about immigration, after police said the perpetrators appeared to be of “Arab or North African origin.”

A spokesman for police in the nearby city of Duesseldorf said officers there have identified more than 2,000 suspects of North African origin in connection with organized theft offenses since the start of 2014.

Some of the offenses also involved sexual assaults as a means of distracting victims, and Duesseldorf police were cooperating closely with their counterparts in Cologne to examine possible ties to crimes there, spokesman Markus Niesczeri told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The events in Cologne involved

a crowd of around a thousand men.

Police say at least 90 criminal complaints were filed, and that some men in the crowd formed smaller groups and surrounded women.

Authorities have cautioned that the nationality and residency status of the suspects is still unknown, since nobody has yet been arrested in connection with the offenses.

Germany’s top security official stressed that anyone involved must be punished regardless of where they come from. He said that “a general suspicion against refugees is just as out of place as keeping quiet about criminal structures, if they can be verified.”

“All of the perpetrators, of whatever origin, must be punished,” Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told Wednesday’s edition of the Bild daily. “If refugees were among them, we must address that openly.”

Germany registered nearly 1.1 million people as asylum seekers last year, according to Interior Ministry figures released Wednesday. (ap)

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State army in Indonesia, until Jan. 9 to surrender along with his force of about 40 men on the far-flung island of Sulawesi.

However, security analysts believe a larger threat is emerging across the populous island of Java as networks of support for Islamic State grow.

Indonesia has been largely successful in disrupting domestic militant cells since the bombing of two nightclubs on the resort island of Bali in 2002, and sporadic attacks have been mainly targeted at the police.

The government is now worried that the influence of Islamic State, whose fighters hold swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, could bring a return of jihadi violence and strikes against foreigners and soft targets. (rtr)

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Four of the remaining 32 alleged WWII sex slaves clench their fists along with their legal counsel Harry Roque, center, to demand compensation and apology from the Japanese Government during a news conference in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

“Of course we must stop them. I believe, in terms of jointly guarding against extremism, it is necessary that we cooperate.”

Bilveer Singh of the Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore said the direct involvement of Chinese Uighurs in Southeast Asian militancy added “an external dimension to the existing home-grown terrorist threat”.

“It could also complicate ties with a rising China, which may want to play a bigger counterterrorism role in the region,” Singh said in a Eurasia Review article.

Indonesia’s security forces have given Santoso, who styles himself as the commander of the Islamic

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Thompson sets up Warriors for big win over Lakers

LOS ANGELES — Golden State’s Klay Thompson scored 22 of his 36 points in the first quarter to lay the foundation for a 109-88 over the lowly Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, exposing the gulf between the top and bottom teams in the Pacific Division. Elsewhere, New York held on in a nervous finish against fast-finishing Atlanta.

Golden State was able to rest reigning MVP Stephen Curry after he took another knock to his battered left leg during the third quarter. He sat out the fourth quarter, finishing on 17 points.

Lakers star Kobe Bryant sat out his third straight game with a sore right shoulder for the Lakers, whose had won their previous three games, having only won five for the season before that.

New York almost gave up a 16-point lead but hung on to win 107-101 at Atlanta. The Knicks led

Turtle Breeding at Deluang Sari

MANGUPURA - Deluang Sari, a little delta overgrown by mangrove forests with coastal white sand and calm waves, is situated overlooking the sea recreation center of Benoa Harbor. Since it has an intact ecological system, clean beaches and lush mangrove

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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reacts after she missed a shot in her match against Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium during the Brisbane International tennis tournament held in Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

BRISBANE, Australia — After two injury-interrupted seasons, Victoria Azarenka is emerging from the shadows of some highlyranked rivals who have either withdrawn from Australian Open warmup events or lost in the early rounds.

The two-time Australian Open champion reached the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International — a tournament she won in 2009 — with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ysaline Bonaventure.

Bonaventure, a lucky loser from qualifying, was cast into the second round on Wednesday as a replacement for top-seeded Simona Halep, who had a bye before withdrawing from a scheduled second-round match with Azarenka because of an Achilles tendon problem.

The No. 2-ranked Halep withdrew within an hour of defending champion Maria Sharapova pulling out of the tournament with a left forearm injury. Top-ranked Serena Williams skipped her first Hopman Cup match in Perth and then retired in the second set of the U.S. team’s second match, citing inflammation in her left knee.

Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic — the top two seeds at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand — were beaten in the first round.

Azarenka conceded an early service break against Bonaventure

and had seven double-faults in the first set, but otherwise dominated after converting her fifth break-point chance in a fourth game that lasted more than 17 minutes and went to deuce 11 times.

Azarenka who dropped to a yearend No. 22 ranking in December after being restricted to just 23 events across 2014 and ‘15, is working her way back into form.

“I definitely missed playing since I haven’t in a while,” she said. As for the broader issue of injuries, she said: “I’m just going to try to take care of myself right now, and hopefully everybody will be ready for the Australian Open.”

Fourth-seeded Angelique Kerber beat Madison Brengle 6-3, 6-0 to set up a meeting with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, while Andrea Petkovic had a 7-5, 6-4 win over Ekaterina Makarova to move into a quarterfinal against U.S. qualifier Samantha Crawford, who had an upset 7-5, 7-5 win over seventhseeded Belinda Bencic.

Petkovic, who has struggled in the past with serious injuries, attributed the high attrition rate in January to the extra work players are putting into the conditioning over the off-season.

“If I know them well, the top players, they still will be in good shape when it comes to the Australian Open,” Petkovic said.(ap)

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Khoroshilov holds slim lead in WCup slalom after 1st run S A N TA C AT E R I N A VALFURVA — Alexander Khoroshilov edged the pre-race favorites to lead a men’s World Cup slalom after the first run on Wednesday.

The Russian timed 58.33 seconds on the Deborah Compagnoni course to lead Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway by 0.07 and Marcel Hirscher of Austria by 0.10. Kristoffersen and Hirscher finished 1-2 in both previous slaloms this season.

Khoroshilov was eyeing his second career victory after winning in Schladming, Austria, a year ago. Alexis Pinturault of France was 0.46 behind in fourth while world slalom champion Jean-Baptiste Grange had 1.55 to make up in the second run.

American skier David Chodounsky, who was third in the discipline standings, failed to finish his run. The race was moved from Zagreb because of a lack of snow.(ap)

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Alexander Khoroshilov of Russia clears a gate during the first run in the men’s slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Madonna di Campiglio, northern Italy, December 22, 2015.

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Sp rt Liverpool beats Stoke 1-0 in League Cup semifinal first leg

Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Stoke in an English League Cup semifinal first leg came at a cost on Tuesday, with Philippe Coutinho and Dejan Lovren hurt and manager Juergen Klopp acknowledging he may need new signings.

After Coutinho and Lovren walked off with hamstring injuries, Jordon Ibe converted from close range before halftime after Joe Allen diverted a cross from Adam Lallana into his path.

Fourth-choice defender Kolo Toure was also holding the back of his right leg in the final minutes.

For Klopp, who went into the match missing first-team players such as Martin Skrtel, Daniel Sturridge, and captain Jordan Henderson, two more injuries tarnished the victory.

“It’s a big shadow over the game for us,” Klopp said. “I don’t know how serious, and we have to wait for this. In this situation with no center-backs fit, I would say (transfers) it’s something we could look at.”

Klopp decided to replace his only fit striker, Christian Benteke, with attacking midfielder Adam Lallana, who comprised a threeman attack alongside Coutinho

and Roberto Firmino.

The trio ensured Liverpool began the game at a relentless pace - harrying Stoke’s defense when it had possession and once the ball was won back, they passed it swiftly and intricately, pulling opponents out of position with their movement.

Firmino and Lallana both had shots from range well saved by Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland, before Liverpool’s momentum was abruptly halted when Coutinho went down off the ball, clutching his left hamstring.

He was replaced by Ibe, and Liverpool was disjointed further when Lovren stayed down after stretching to make a block and hurting his right leg.

With no central defenders on the substitute’s bench, Klopp

Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren receives treatment after sustaining an injury

line.

The host was galvanized by Walters’ presence, and some last ditch blocking from Toure and Lucas denied Stoke in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

The pressure on Liverpool

briefly relented as Ibe and Firmino were denied by Butland, but Stoke came back again with the introduction of substitute strikers Joselu and Peter Crouch.

Joselu brought a neat save

out of Simon Mignolet when his shot from range was deflected, and Walters dragged a shot wide after forcing an opening in the last minute. The second leg is at Anfield is on Jan. 26. (ap)

FIFA extends Jerome Valcke’s ban for another 45 days

AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 file photo FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke listen to questions during a news conference to present the new world cup song at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. FIFA’s ethics investigator Cornel Borbely recommended Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016 a 9-year ban for suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke.

ZURICH — The FIFA ethics committee has extended the ban on Jerome Valcke for another 45 days while it processes a case against him. Valcke faces a nine-year ban after being charged with violating the FIFA code of ethics while serving as President Sepp Blatter’s secretary general since 2007.

FIFA ethics judges are expected to hear the case within weeks. The French former television presenter and marketing executive was first suspended by the ethics commit-

Cassano inspires Sampdoria to 3-2 win over Genoa in derby

GENOA, Italy — Former Italy international Antonio Cassano inspired Sampdoria to a 3-2 win over Genoa in a wild derby as Serie A resumed on Tuesday after a holiday break. There was a four-minute delay near the start of the match to allow firefighters to remove flares thrown on to the pitch.

Having left financially struggling Parma and sat idle for the second half of last season, the 33-year-old Cassano had been struggling to regain his form since returning to Sampdoria in August. But Cassano had a role in all three goals in the derby.

Roberto Soriano put Sampdoria ahead with one touch after being set up by Cassano.

Eder scored his 11th of the season shortly before halftime with an accurate shot from the edge of the area on a play that also began with Cassa-

brought on midfielder James Milner, and Lucas Leiva partnered Toure in a makeshift central defense.

But Ibe delivered Liverpool’s breakthrough. Lallana latched on to a neat forward pass down the right by Milner and played the ball into the penalty area. Allen helped the ball on to Ibe, who controlled and poked the ball past Butland.

Stoke replaced defender Geoff Cameron with striker Jonathan Walters at halftime, looking to exploit Liverpool’s back-

tee in October. That suspension expired on Tuesday, the same day ethics investigators recommended a nine-year ban.

In his final investigation report, ethics prosecutor Cornel Borbely also asked that Valcke be fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($100,000).

The prosecution file charges Valcke with accepting gifts, conflicts of interest, breaches of confidentiality and loyalty, and failing to cooperate with investigators.

Valcke had already been sus-

pended by the FIFA administration in September before the ethics case was opened. He was put on leave within hours of a FIFA ticketing partner alleging that Valcke sought to profit from a 2014 World Cup black market ticket deal that later fell through.

Valcke’s case follows eightyear bans imposed by the ethics committee on Blatter and Michel Platini last month. They also deny wrongdoing and have pledged to appeal those sanctions. (ap)

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Sampdoria’s Martin Citadin Eder, right, celebrates after scoring during an Italian Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. no. And Cassano provided the pass when Soriano finished off a counterattack early in the second half.

Leonardo Pavoletti scored two late goals for Genoa. Genoa had chances to equalize in a frenetic finish, and Sampdoria’s Edgar Barreto hit the crossbar in added time.

Sampdoria moved up to 11th. Genoa remained 17th.

It was Sampdoria’s second straight win after losing three and drawing one under new coach Vincenzo Montella, who replaced Walter Zenga in November.

“Montella has put everyone on the same page and if I can still create a difference at 33 I deserve to play,”

Cassano said.

On Wednesday, Serie A leader Inter Milan visits Empoli, and four-

time defending champion Juventus hosts last-place Hellas Verona.

Meanwhile, Inter goalkeeper

Samir Handanovic had his contract extended through 2018-19 on Tuesday. (ap)

West Brom keeper Foster to return after nine-month absence West Bromwich Albion keeper Ben Foster is on course to return to the first team on Saturday after spending nearly nine months on the sidelines with a knee injury.

The 32-year-old has been out of action since damaging his cruciate knee ligaments against Stoke City in March last year, but manager Tony Pulis said he could be involved in Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Bristol City. The England international played 45 minutes for the club’s under-21 side on Tuesday.

“It’s good to have Ben back. He played 45 minutes and then trained with us,” Pulis told the club’s website (www.wba.co.uk).

“I will speak with the medical staff but I would like to think he might be involved in Saturday’s FA Cup game.”

Boaz Myhill has replaced Foster as the Baggies’ first-choice keeper this campaign and the club also signed Anders Lindegaard from Manchester United in the close season.

Foster has lost his place as rival to first-choice keeper Joe Hart in the England squad to Stoke’s Jack Butland, while manager Roy Hodgson has also drafted in Burnley’s Tom Heaton. (rtr)

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Sp rt Liverpool beats Stoke 1-0 in League Cup semifinal first leg

Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Stoke in an English League Cup semifinal first leg came at a cost on Tuesday, with Philippe Coutinho and Dejan Lovren hurt and manager Juergen Klopp acknowledging he may need new signings.

After Coutinho and Lovren walked off with hamstring injuries, Jordon Ibe converted from close range before halftime after Joe Allen diverted a cross from Adam Lallana into his path.

Fourth-choice defender Kolo Toure was also holding the back of his right leg in the final minutes.

For Klopp, who went into the match missing first-team players such as Martin Skrtel, Daniel Sturridge, and captain Jordan Henderson, two more injuries tarnished the victory.

“It’s a big shadow over the game for us,” Klopp said. “I don’t know how serious, and we have to wait for this. In this situation with no center-backs fit, I would say (transfers) it’s something we could look at.”

Klopp decided to replace his only fit striker, Christian Benteke, with attacking midfielder Adam Lallana, who comprised a threeman attack alongside Coutinho

and Roberto Firmino.

The trio ensured Liverpool began the game at a relentless pace - harrying Stoke’s defense when it had possession and once the ball was won back, they passed it swiftly and intricately, pulling opponents out of position with their movement.

Firmino and Lallana both had shots from range well saved by Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland, before Liverpool’s momentum was abruptly halted when Coutinho went down off the ball, clutching his left hamstring.

He was replaced by Ibe, and Liverpool was disjointed further when Lovren stayed down after stretching to make a block and hurting his right leg.

With no central defenders on the substitute’s bench, Klopp

Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren receives treatment after sustaining an injury

line.

The host was galvanized by Walters’ presence, and some last ditch blocking from Toure and Lucas denied Stoke in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

The pressure on Liverpool

briefly relented as Ibe and Firmino were denied by Butland, but Stoke came back again with the introduction of substitute strikers Joselu and Peter Crouch.

Joselu brought a neat save

out of Simon Mignolet when his shot from range was deflected, and Walters dragged a shot wide after forcing an opening in the last minute. The second leg is at Anfield is on Jan. 26. (ap)

FIFA extends Jerome Valcke’s ban for another 45 days

AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 file photo FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke listen to questions during a news conference to present the new world cup song at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. FIFA’s ethics investigator Cornel Borbely recommended Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016 a 9-year ban for suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke.

ZURICH — The FIFA ethics committee has extended the ban on Jerome Valcke for another 45 days while it processes a case against him. Valcke faces a nine-year ban after being charged with violating the FIFA code of ethics while serving as President Sepp Blatter’s secretary general since 2007.

FIFA ethics judges are expected to hear the case within weeks. The French former television presenter and marketing executive was first suspended by the ethics commit-

Cassano inspires Sampdoria to 3-2 win over Genoa in derby

GENOA, Italy — Former Italy international Antonio Cassano inspired Sampdoria to a 3-2 win over Genoa in a wild derby as Serie A resumed on Tuesday after a holiday break. There was a four-minute delay near the start of the match to allow firefighters to remove flares thrown on to the pitch.

Having left financially struggling Parma and sat idle for the second half of last season, the 33-year-old Cassano had been struggling to regain his form since returning to Sampdoria in August. But Cassano had a role in all three goals in the derby.

Roberto Soriano put Sampdoria ahead with one touch after being set up by Cassano.

Eder scored his 11th of the season shortly before halftime with an accurate shot from the edge of the area on a play that also began with Cassa-

brought on midfielder James Milner, and Lucas Leiva partnered Toure in a makeshift central defense.

But Ibe delivered Liverpool’s breakthrough. Lallana latched on to a neat forward pass down the right by Milner and played the ball into the penalty area. Allen helped the ball on to Ibe, who controlled and poked the ball past Butland.

Stoke replaced defender Geoff Cameron with striker Jonathan Walters at halftime, looking to exploit Liverpool’s back-

tee in October. That suspension expired on Tuesday, the same day ethics investigators recommended a nine-year ban.

In his final investigation report, ethics prosecutor Cornel Borbely also asked that Valcke be fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($100,000).

The prosecution file charges Valcke with accepting gifts, conflicts of interest, breaches of confidentiality and loyalty, and failing to cooperate with investigators.

Valcke had already been sus-

pended by the FIFA administration in September before the ethics case was opened. He was put on leave within hours of a FIFA ticketing partner alleging that Valcke sought to profit from a 2014 World Cup black market ticket deal that later fell through.

Valcke’s case follows eightyear bans imposed by the ethics committee on Blatter and Michel Platini last month. They also deny wrongdoing and have pledged to appeal those sanctions. (ap)

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Luca Zennaro/ANSA via AP Photo

Sampdoria’s Martin Citadin Eder, right, celebrates after scoring during an Italian Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. no. And Cassano provided the pass when Soriano finished off a counterattack early in the second half.

Leonardo Pavoletti scored two late goals for Genoa. Genoa had chances to equalize in a frenetic finish, and Sampdoria’s Edgar Barreto hit the crossbar in added time.

Sampdoria moved up to 11th. Genoa remained 17th.

It was Sampdoria’s second straight win after losing three and drawing one under new coach Vincenzo Montella, who replaced Walter Zenga in November.

“Montella has put everyone on the same page and if I can still create a difference at 33 I deserve to play,”

Cassano said.

On Wednesday, Serie A leader Inter Milan visits Empoli, and four-

time defending champion Juventus hosts last-place Hellas Verona.

Meanwhile, Inter goalkeeper

Samir Handanovic had his contract extended through 2018-19 on Tuesday. (ap)

West Brom keeper Foster to return after nine-month absence West Bromwich Albion keeper Ben Foster is on course to return to the first team on Saturday after spending nearly nine months on the sidelines with a knee injury.

The 32-year-old has been out of action since damaging his cruciate knee ligaments against Stoke City in March last year, but manager Tony Pulis said he could be involved in Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Bristol City. The England international played 45 minutes for the club’s under-21 side on Tuesday.

“It’s good to have Ben back. He played 45 minutes and then trained with us,” Pulis told the club’s website (www.wba.co.uk).

“I will speak with the medical staff but I would like to think he might be involved in Saturday’s FA Cup game.”

Boaz Myhill has replaced Foster as the Baggies’ first-choice keeper this campaign and the club also signed Anders Lindegaard from Manchester United in the close season.

Foster has lost his place as rival to first-choice keeper Joe Hart in the England squad to Stoke’s Jack Butland, while manager Roy Hodgson has also drafted in Burnley’s Tom Heaton. (rtr)

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Thompson sets up Warriors for big win over Lakers

LOS ANGELES — Golden State’s Klay Thompson scored 22 of his 36 points in the first quarter to lay the foundation for a 109-88 over the lowly Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, exposing the gulf between the top and bottom teams in the Pacific Division. Elsewhere, New York held on in a nervous finish against fast-finishing Atlanta.

Golden State was able to rest reigning MVP Stephen Curry after he took another knock to his battered left leg during the third quarter. He sat out the fourth quarter, finishing on 17 points.

Lakers star Kobe Bryant sat out his third straight game with a sore right shoulder for the Lakers, whose had won their previous three games, having only won five for the season before that.

New York almost gave up a 16-point lead but hung on to win 107-101 at Atlanta. The Knicks led

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3-pointer at the buzzer in the second overtime, and the Mavericks beat Sacramento 117-116 for their 22nd consecutive home victory over the Kings.(ap) Golden State Warriors forward Jason Thompson, left, shoots over Los Angeles Lakers center Tarik Black during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016.

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Chicago notched a season-best fifth straight win by downing Milwaukee 117-105, led by 32 points and a season-high 10 assists from Jimmy Butler.

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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reacts after she missed a shot in her match against Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium during the Brisbane International tennis tournament held in Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

BRISBANE, Australia — After two injury-interrupted seasons, Victoria Azarenka is emerging from the shadows of some highlyranked rivals who have either withdrawn from Australian Open warmup events or lost in the early rounds.

The two-time Australian Open champion reached the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International — a tournament she won in 2009 — with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ysaline Bonaventure.

Bonaventure, a lucky loser from qualifying, was cast into the second round on Wednesday as a replacement for top-seeded Simona Halep, who had a bye before withdrawing from a scheduled second-round match with Azarenka because of an Achilles tendon problem.

The No. 2-ranked Halep withdrew within an hour of defending champion Maria Sharapova pulling out of the tournament with a left forearm injury. Top-ranked Serena Williams skipped her first Hopman Cup match in Perth and then retired in the second set of the U.S. team’s second match, citing inflammation in her left knee.

Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic — the top two seeds at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand — were beaten in the first round.

Azarenka conceded an early service break against Bonaventure

and had seven double-faults in the first set, but otherwise dominated after converting her fifth break-point chance in a fourth game that lasted more than 17 minutes and went to deuce 11 times.

Azarenka who dropped to a yearend No. 22 ranking in December after being restricted to just 23 events across 2014 and ‘15, is working her way back into form.

“I definitely missed playing since I haven’t in a while,” she said. As for the broader issue of injuries, she said: “I’m just going to try to take care of myself right now, and hopefully everybody will be ready for the Australian Open.”

Fourth-seeded Angelique Kerber beat Madison Brengle 6-3, 6-0 to set up a meeting with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, while Andrea Petkovic had a 7-5, 6-4 win over Ekaterina Makarova to move into a quarterfinal against U.S. qualifier Samantha Crawford, who had an upset 7-5, 7-5 win over seventhseeded Belinda Bencic.

Petkovic, who has struggled in the past with serious injuries, attributed the high attrition rate in January to the extra work players are putting into the conditioning over the off-season.

“If I know them well, the top players, they still will be in good shape when it comes to the Australian Open,” Petkovic said.(ap)

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Khoroshilov holds slim lead in WCup slalom after 1st run S A N TA C AT E R I N A VALFURVA — Alexander Khoroshilov edged the pre-race favorites to lead a men’s World Cup slalom after the first run on Wednesday.

The Russian timed 58.33 seconds on the Deborah Compagnoni course to lead Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway by 0.07 and Marcel Hirscher of Austria by 0.10. Kristoffersen and Hirscher finished 1-2 in both previous slaloms this season.

Khoroshilov was eyeing his second career victory after winning in Schladming, Austria, a year ago. Alexis Pinturault of France was 0.46 behind in fourth while world slalom champion Jean-Baptiste Grange had 1.55 to make up in the second run.

American skier David Chodounsky, who was third in the discipline standings, failed to finish his run. The race was moved from Zagreb because of a lack of snow.(ap)

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Alexander Khoroshilov of Russia clears a gate during the first run in the men’s slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Madonna di Campiglio, northern Italy, December 22, 2015.

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by Japanese WWII troops demand compensation

MANILA — A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan on Wednesday, following Tokyo’s pledge of $8.3 million for South Korean women forced into Japanese militaryrun brothels during the war.

The women’s lawyers said they were also exploring the possibility of filing cases with United Nations bodies and holding Philippine President Benigno Aquino III liable for allegedly failing to support the case of the women against Japan.

Isabelita Vinuya, the 84-yearold president of Malaya Lolas — a group of Filipino women abducted and raped by Japanese troops in their village — urged the Philippine government to support their demand for justice from Japan.

“We have appealed more than once or twice to our government to help us, support us before Japan so that we can be given justice for the sufferings we went through during World War II,” Vinuya said at a news conference, adding that many of the women have died without seeing justice.

Japan and South Korea announced last week that they had

settled their decades-long standoff over wartime sex slaves, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologizing and agreeing to contribute 1 billion yen ($8.3 million) for a foundation to help support the victims. Historians say tens of thousands of women from around Asia were sent to front-line military brothels to provide sex to Japanese soldiers.

“Is there a difference in the rape of a South Korean and a Filipino woman?” Harry Roque, the Filipino victims’ lawyer, said at Wednesday’s news conference.

“The answer is there should be none, because rape is a crime against women and is prohibited by international humanitarian law and is recognized as an international crime.”

He noted that South Korea’s Supreme Court had ordered the government to fight for the rights

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of the Korean victims, but that the Philippines’ top court dismissed in 2010 a case filed by Vinuya and 70 other women urging the court to compel the government to press their claims against Japan. The Philippine court also denied an appeal filed by the women.

Vinuya said she was 13 when the Japanese troops raped women and children in her village of Mapaniqui in Pampanga province, around 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Manila. The troops also razed homes and killed men in the village. Three other women at Wednesday’s news conference said they were teenagers when they were raped during the siege.

Vinuya said that only 32 of more than 90 women from her victims’ group are still alive. Only 70 of 174 from another such group, the LilaFilipina, are alive, according to its head, Richilda Extremadura.

Extremadura also called on Japan to compensate former sex slaves and rape victims from the Philippines and 11 other countries and urged President Aquino to initiate talks with Japan. (ap)

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People walk past the central railway station in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016. City officials and police in Cologne are holding a crisis meeting following a series of sex assaults in the western German city on New Year’s Eve.

German police probe sex assault link to known crime gang

COLOGNE, Germany — German police said Wednesday that they are investigating whether a string of sexual assaults and thefts at New Year is linked to a known criminal network.

The assaults in Cologne last week have prompted outrage in Germany and a fresh debate about immigration, after police said the perpetrators appeared to be of “Arab or North African origin.”

A spokesman for police in the nearby city of Duesseldorf said officers there have identified more than 2,000 suspects of North African origin in connection with organized theft offenses since the start of 2014.

Some of the offenses also involved sexual assaults as a means of distracting victims, and Duesseldorf police were cooperating closely with their counterparts in Cologne to examine possible ties to crimes there, spokesman Markus Niesczeri told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The events in Cologne involved

a crowd of around a thousand men.

Police say at least 90 criminal complaints were filed, and that some men in the crowd formed smaller groups and surrounded women.

Authorities have cautioned that the nationality and residency status of the suspects is still unknown, since nobody has yet been arrested in connection with the offenses.

Germany’s top security official stressed that anyone involved must be punished regardless of where they come from. He said that “a general suspicion against refugees is just as out of place as keeping quiet about criminal structures, if they can be verified.”

“All of the perpetrators, of whatever origin, must be punished,” Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told Wednesday’s edition of the Bild daily. “If refugees were among them, we must address that openly.”

Germany registered nearly 1.1 million people as asylum seekers last year, according to Interior Ministry figures released Wednesday. (ap)

Indonesia ...

State army in Indonesia, until Jan. 9 to surrender along with his force of about 40 men on the far-flung island of Sulawesi.

However, security analysts believe a larger threat is emerging across the populous island of Java as networks of support for Islamic State grow.

Indonesia has been largely successful in disrupting domestic militant cells since the bombing of two nightclubs on the resort island of Bali in 2002, and sporadic attacks have been mainly targeted at the police.

The government is now worried that the influence of Islamic State, whose fighters hold swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, could bring a return of jihadi violence and strikes against foreigners and soft targets. (rtr)

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Four of the remaining 32 alleged WWII sex slaves clench their fists along with their legal counsel Harry Roque, center, to demand compensation and apology from the Japanese Government during a news conference in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

“Of course we must stop them. I believe, in terms of jointly guarding against extremism, it is necessary that we cooperate.”

Bilveer Singh of the Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore said the direct involvement of Chinese Uighurs in Southeast Asian militancy added “an external dimension to the existing home-grown terrorist threat”.

“It could also complicate ties with a rising China, which may want to play a bigger counterterrorism role in the region,” Singh said in a Eurasia Review article.

Indonesia’s security forces have given Santoso, who styles himself as the commander of the Islamic

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BUSINESS US auto sales score new high in 2015

CHICAGO - US auto sales touched a new high in 2015 as easy credit, hot new vehicles and strong consumer confidence pushed sales slightly above the record set in 2000, industry data showed Tuesday.

Some 17.47 million vehicles were sold in the United States last year, nearly 70,000 more than the record set 15 years earlier, according to Autodata.

Sales were up six percent from the 16.52 million vehicles registered in 2014.

The boom comes after sales collapsed to lows not seen in decades

in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis which knocked General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy.

That downturn accelerated much-needed restructuring at the Detroit Three carmakers, which began racking in record profits when the economy improved and sales started climbing again.

The good times are expected to

keep on rolling in 2016.

“The US economy continues to expand and the most important factors that drive demand for new vehicles are in place, so we expect to see a second consecutive year of record industry sales in 2016,” said Mustafa Mohatarem, GM’s chief economist.

“The single most important pieces are the ongoing gains in employment and the growth in personal income.

When you add in lower energy prices, it’s easy to see why consumer spending is strong.”

Total industry sales rose nine percent in December, to 1.64 million vehicles, according to Autodata.

The results come days before carmakers are set to reveal a host of new products at the Detroit auto show, where the mood is expected to be exuberant.

“It’s truly remarkable that the auto industry is finishing off its best year ever just six years after the depths of the Great Recession,” said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst with the automotive website Ed-

munds.com.

While easy credit terms and low gas prices are making it easier for consumers to buy or lease new cars, Caldwell said the attractiveness of product offerings is sealing the deal.

“If you’re buying a new car today, you’re getting a safer, more fuel-efficient and more technologically packed vehicle than ever before,” she said in a statement.

“Automakers are doing a great job giving the people what they want in a new car.” (afp)

China announces plan to limit large share sales

BEIJING — China plans to restrict stock sales by large shareholders once a ban imposed in July to stop a slide in prices is lifted this week.

Stockholders who own more than 5 percent of a company will be required to sell shares through private transactions to “avoid shocks to the market,” the China Securities Regulatory Commission said on its microblog.

Regulators are winding down emergency measures imposed after China’s main market index plunged more than 30 percent in June.

The six-month ban imposed on sales by large shareholders expires Thursday. Financial analysts have warned that would lead to a new round of selling and more volatility.

Markets are jittery after the benchmark fell by nearly 7 percent on Monday and trading was halted for the day.

Restrictions on large sales will allow regulators “to realize the orderly withdrawal of temporary measures for the extraordinary volatility of the market,” said the CSRC statement dated Tuesday.

The market benchmark more than doubled between late 2014 and its June 12 peak as millions of novice investors bought shares.

The collapse in prices triggered a panicked response by Beijing, which banned large sales, cut interest rates, canceled initial public stock offerings and ordered state companies to buy shares.

Chinese leaders had encouraged the public to buy in hopes of raising money to overhaul state industry. The market rout alienated small investors who were left holding shares worth less than they paid.

Authorities say shares bought by state companies will be transferred to China’s sovereign wealth fund to avoid depressing prices by selling them in the open market. The ban on new IPOs was lifted in November. (ap)

In this May 27, 2015 photo, a member of ground staff loads luggage to a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016 barred passengers from checking in baggage on flights to Paris and Amsterdam for two days due to “unseasonably strong headwinds” on a longer flight path it is taking.

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Malaysia Airlines lifts baggage ban on Europe flights

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it has lifted a ban on check-in baggage on flights to Paris and Amsterdam, after the move angered many passengers who slammed the airline on social media.

The U-turn came less than 24 hours after the airline announced that passengers cannot check-in baggage for Tuesday and Wednesday flights to the two European cities due to “unseasonably strong headwinds” on a longer flight path it is taking.

The airline said it recently had to operate a longer route to Europe, via Egyptian airspace, for safety reasons. It said strong headwinds over the past four days were in excess of 200 knots, which can add up to 15 percent to fuel burn on its Boeing

777 aircraft.

“Based on its current risk assessment, done on a daily basis, the airline is now able to take a shorter route on European flights. Malaysia Airlines maintains that safety is of utmost priority in its operations and will not hesitate to adjust its flight path based on its daily risk assessment,” it said in a brief statement.

It didn’t elaborate on the change in route, and airline officials could not be reached immediately for comment. A Malaysia Airlines jet flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by a missile in eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board.

Many passengers left angry comments on the airline’s Facebook page, slamming it for being the only airline to impose such

a ban. Some of them said the airline should have limited the number of passengers and rejected freight instead. Others asked for a refund of their tickets.

Losses of two flights in 2014 hit the finances of already struggling Malaysia Airlines. One flight heading to Beijing disappeared and is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean. That tragedy was followed months later by the Ukraine disaster.

Last year, the airline appointed its first foreign CEO, Christoph Mueller, the former head of Ireland’s Aer Lingus, to oversee a major restructuring. Mueller has said the airline can break even by 2018 after cutting 6,000 staff, selling surplus aircraft and refurbishing its international fleet. (ap)

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Passengers stung by delay due to bee on plane

JAKARTA - A bee delayed an Indonesian passenger plane for four hours after getting stuck in vital equipment and causing a problem with the aircraft’s controls, the airline said Wednesday.

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In this Dec. 27, 2015 photo, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla delivers his speech as banners with Asian Games mascot, called Drawa, stand in the background in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia is revising the mascot for the 2018 Asian Games after the newly unveiled bird-of-paradise is derided by netizens.

Indonesia revising 2018 Asian Games mascot after criticism JAKARTA — Indonesia is revising the mascot for the 2018 Asian Games after criticism that the newly unveiled bird-of-paradise looks more like a chicken.

Gatot Dewa Broto, a spokesman for the Ministry of Youth and Sport, said Tuesday that the revision should be finalized over the next two to four months at the latest.

The mascot, called Drawa, was launched Dec. 27 by Vice President Jusuf Kalla and is named after Cendrawasih, the local name of an iconic bird which is only found in Indonesia’s eastern most Papua province, New Guinea, and eastern Australia.

However, many online critics have said the design makes it look more

like a chicken than a bird-of-paradise, while others have said the mascot is out of date or just not suitable for such a major event.

“The reason for the revision is that there were many criticisms and resistances from the public,” Dewa Broto said. “We retain the ‘Drawa’, but more simple than the current one, which is too colorful and seems to be running against trending of contemporary design.”

The revision would be carried out by designers from a government agency, Dewa Broto said, but added that the ministry was still open to proposals from the public.

The games’ logo is the silhouette of the bird, while the “Drawa” mascot is

dressed in clothing used for the traditional martial art of Pencak Silat.

“Mr. Minister of Sports, are you not ashamed when launching the mascot?

We are not in a crisis of designers,” wrote Joko Anwar on Twitter.

“Drawa is taken from cen’DRAWA’sih, but once we see, we think it is a rooster,” tweeted Jon Warif.

Indonesia, which last staged the games in 1962, was named again as host in 2014 after Vietnam relinquished its hosting rights because of financial concerns.

The Aug. 18 to Sep. 2 events will be held in four provinces — the capital of Jakarta, Banten, South Sumatra, West Java. (ap)

The flight, operated by Indonesian flag carrier Garuda, was scheduled to take off Tuesday morning from the western island of Sumatra and head for Jakarta.

But the pilot of the Boeing 737, which was carrying 156 passengers, decided not to take off after noticing a problem with the controls, according to Garuda.

“An investigation found that the incident occurred because the plane’s electronic engine control suffered a technical problem after an insect got into a pitot tube,” airline spokesman Benny Butarbutar said in a statement.

“Due to safety concerns, Garuda Indonesia decided to delay the flight.”

Another Garuda official confirmed it was a bee that became trapped in the pitot tube, a vital piece of equipment which measures airspeed.

The airline did not say whether the bee survived the ordeal.

After being repaired, the plane took off and landed safely in Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon.

Butarbutar insisted the incident was beyond the airline’s control, but said that passengers had nevertheless been given money as compensation.

It is not the first time an errant bee has caused an aviation incident.

Last June, British budget airline Flybe was forced to abandon a flight shortly after take-off when a bee became lodged in an instrument.

The latest bee delay emerged as beleaguered carrier Malaysia Airlines announced it was reversing a decision to restrict check-in luggage for some Europe-bound flights due to “unseasonably strong headwinds”.

The U-turn came after the move, announced Tuesday, baffled aviation analysts, with one describing it as “ludicrous”. (afp)

Kupang to develop holiday city

KUPANG - The city government of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, is building infrastructure facilities at several beach tourism spots to develop a holiday city in southern Indonesia.

“We are developing certain infrastructure facilities at the beaches in order to create interesting tourism sites,” Mayor of Kupang Jonas Salean stated here on Wednesday.

Located along the shoreline, Kupang has

beautiful beaches that need to be developed as tourism sites. Therefore, several concrete measures such as the budget for the tourism sector has to be increased to support the development of tourism spots.

Several beaches that require special attention are Namosain, Nun Su’i, Pasir Panjang, and Kelapa Lima.

“We have already built lopo (traditional cottage in Kupang) and facilities made of

concrete in Namosain and Kelapa Lima beaches, so that the people can enjoy and relax during their visit,” Salean explained.

Due to the limitation in the local government’s budget, some policies and development plans related to tourism in Kupang will be carried out gradually.

The government of Kupang has also invited local and foreign investors to invest in the tourism sector.

“We are open to investment in this area, and we need cooperation with other parties to develop tourism,” Salean affirmed.

He hoped the effort to develop tourism sites would help to boost the locally generated recurring revenues (PAD) in Kupang.

Kupang, which is strategically located near Timor Leste and Australia, has been considered as a transit area for tourists. (ant)

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Police testify, mention Margriet as Engeline’s murderer

DENPASAR - Public prosecutor of the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office resumed the trial of Engeline’s murder with the suspect Agustay Hamda May, Tuesday (Jan. 5). Of the four policemen that were about to be presented as witnesses, only two testified before the panel of judges led by Edward Harris Sinaga. As usual, Agustay was accompanied by his legal counsel chaired by Haposan Sihombing.

Both witnesses are I Nyoman Ardika from Denpasar Police and I Made Budi Budiasa alias Budi Dukun from Bali Police.

Before the court, Ardika initially told about the chronologies how he got to the scene on Jalan Sedap Malam, East Denpasar. Initially, the witness said that he went to the location on Jalan Sedap Malam because there was a report on missing child in East Denpasar Police. His visit to the scene coincided with Arist Merdeka Sirait.

He admitted to have been at the scene, but was unable to enter the house area due to being late. He was just across the street. He heard the interview and Margriet was heard yelling. “I saw Agus going out and moving toward me. Agus said, I am a nomad and ready to die,” said the witness. Such answer was expressed because Margriet is alleged to have threatened Agustay with a sharp weapon. But the witness said he did not see Margriet carrying a sharp weapon. “I was moving towards the front gate, and Agus went out towards me,” continued the witness.

The witness also admitted to come to the scene almost every day, and even his men had interrogated a number of people. “What the witness did at the scene is related to the missing child, and there was even a quarrel and said to be ready to die, why is there no follow up? What did police do there every day?” asked the judge. Witness tried to answer that he was at the scene to make an investigation responded to the report at the East Denpasar Police.

“So, what do you know about the defendant (Agustay—Ed)? Why were you there?” asked the judge. The witness said that he was alleged to get involved in the murder case of Engeline. The judge pursued with a key question, namely how far was the involvement of

Margriet Megawe, the suspect of Angeline’s murder Agus?” Police witness also explained that as far as his knowledge, Agustay only helped bury Engeline. Then, who did the killing?

The police officer said that Margriet did.

Judge clarified how the witness knew that Margriet is the culprit. It is said, that it was known from the Denpasar Police investigator. Later, Budi Dukun explained that he had time to meet Agus, Margriet, Handono and Susiani. “I have interviewed Agus,” said the witness. His question to Agus, when feeding chickens, how can Engeline miss? The witness had checked the mobile phone of the defendant Agustay, and could also repair it.

He saw SMS conversation. But by the wit-

ness, his mobile phone was returned to the defendant. Agus later shifted job, and as far as his knowledge, Agus told that he stopped working due to dog problem.

The judge could ask why he was sure if Engeline died. Witness said that he had searched everywhere but could not find. Similarly, he did not find any indication if the victim fled, but precisely predicted if the child died. He is confidence based on information compiled and from the victim’s neighbors where the child is difficult to be close to others. Witness also had prayer, and there were hints if Engeline already dead at the northeast corner. And three days before being discovered, Dukun

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went into the house. He had time to sit and stand in front of the location where Engeline was buried. He called Mr. Dewa to smell in the area. “I smelt stench three times, but he smelt once,’ he said.

Above the mound there was garbage and the soil condition is dry. The smell is different from chicken manure and carcasses. ‘I report this condition to my team,” he explained.

After that, the Bali Police chief ordered to re-check the crime scene and Engeline was found to have been buried. “At that time, I did not get involved,” he explained. Over the testimony, Agus accompanied by Haposan Sihombing et al, did not respond. (kmb37)

N. Korea says it conducts successful powerful H-bomb test

SEOUL — North Korea said it conducted a powerful hydrogen bomb test Wednesday, a defiant and surprising move that, if confirmed, would be a huge jump in Pyongyang’s quest to improve its still-limited nuclear arsenal.

South Korea’s spy agency and outside nuclear experts cast strong doubt, however, saying the estimated explosive yield from North Korea’s fourth nuclear explosion was much smaller than what even a failed H-bomb detonation would produce.

The doubts didn’t stop jubilation and pride in Pyongyang. A North Korean television anchor, reading a typically propaganda-heavy statement, said a test of a “miniaturized” hydrogen bomb had been a “perfect success” that elevated the country’s “nuclear might to the next level.”

State media later crowed that its “H-bomb of justice” lets it stand firm against U.S. aggression.

A large crowd celebrated in front of Pyongyang’s main train station as the announcement was read on a big video screen, with people taking videos or photos of the screen on their mobile phones and applauding and cheering.

In Seoul and elsewhere there was high-level worry. South Korean President Park Geun-hye ordered her military to bolster its combined defense posture with U.S. forces and called the test a “grave provocation” and “an act that threatens our lives and future.” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, “We absolutely cannot allow this.”

Washington and nuclear experts have been skeptical about past North Korean claims about H-bombs, which are much more powerful and much more diffi-

cult to make, than atomic bombs.

A confirmed test would further worsen already abysmal relations between Pyongyang and its neighbors and lead to a strong push for tougher sanctions on North Korea at the United Nations. The Security Council quickly announced an emergency meeting.

Whatever the type of the test, North Korea’s fourth nuclear explosion will likely push Pyongyang’s scientists and engineers closer to their goal of building a bomb small enough to place on a missile that can reach the U.S. mainland.

A successful H-bomb test would be a big new step for the North.

Fusion is the main principle behind the hydrogen bomb, which can be hundreds of times more powerful than atomic bombs that use fission. In a hydrogen bomb, radiation from a nuclear fission explosion sets off a fusion reaction responsible for a powerful blast and radioactivity.

A South Korean lawmaker said the country’s spy agency told him in a private briefing that Pyongyang may not have conducted an H-bomb test given the relatively small size of the seismic wave reported.

An estimated explosive yield of 6.0 kilotons and a quake with a magnitude of 4.8 (the U.S. reported 5.1) were detected, lawmaker Lee Cheol Woo said the National Intelligence Service told him. That’s smaller than the estimated explosive yield of 7.9 kilotons and a

5) that the cleanup of water hyacinth in Lake Batur, especially in the area of Songan village, was made by the public and students last month. The cleanup did not use special tools but only by makeshift tools. “We just clean up by using makeshift tools.

Then, it is transported by students,” he explained. To clean up the water hyacinth in the area of Ulundanu

Songan, people conducted mutual assistance for two days.

From the results of clean-up activities in the lake, some of the water hyacinth plants successfully removed from the surface of the lake were brought to SMK 2 Kintamani vocational school to be processed into organic fertilizer, while the remaining was transported to landfill.

Although similar activity has not been scheduled exactly, Jro Lanang said that the cleanup of water hyacinth will not only be carried out once, but regularly. “At least, it will be done once a month,” he said.

Although the water hyacinth has now been successfully removed independently from the surface of the lake, the village hoped in the

future the central government can give more attention to the preservation of Lake Batur. He also added that the obligation to clean up the water hyacinth is not only the responsibility of society of Songan, but the whole society considering the existence of Lake Batur is very important for the life of the entire community in Bali. (kmb40)

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North Koreans watch a news broadcast on a video screen outside Pyongyang Railway Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. quake with a magnitude of 4.9 that were reported after the 2013 nuclear test, he said, and only a fraction of the hundreds of kilotons that a successful H-bomb test’s explosion

would usually yield. Even a failed H-bomb detonation typically yields tens of kilotons, the NIS told Lee, who sits on the parliament’s intelligence committee.

A miniaturized H-bomb can trigger a weak quake magnitude, but only the U.S. and Russia have such H-bombs, Lee cited the NIS as saying. (ap)

Death toll rises to 58 in southern China landslide BEIJING — Chinese rescuers have dug out dozens of bodies from a massive landslide that occurred at a construction waste dump in southern China more than two weeks ago, bringing the death toll to 58,

Surface of Lake Batur at Ulundanu now free from water hyacinth BANGLI - The surface of Lake Batur in the area of Ulundanu, Songan village, Kintamani that was formerly covered in water hyacinth has now been clean. It is inseparable from the efforts of mutual assistance made by local community and students at Songan to preserve the lake.

Headman of Songan B, Jro Lanang, explained on Tuesday (Jan.

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Rescuers search for potential survivors following a landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen, in south China’s Guangdong province, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015.

authorities said Wednesday.

The Shenzhen city government said authorities had identified 52 of the 58 bodies and that an additional 25 people remain missing.

In the Dec. 20 disaster, a mountain of construction waste that had been piled up against a hill collapsed during heavy rains onto an industrial park in Shenzhen.

The city near Hong Kong makes products ranging from cellphones to cars, and attracts workers from all parts of China.

Authorities have arrested 11 people on the charge of negligently causing a serious accident. One local official overseeing the regulations of the construction waste jumped to his death, and senior officials have bowed in public apology over the incident.

Despite the threat of prison time over major industrial accidents, a lack of regulatory oversight and cost-cutting by management often lead to deadly disasters in China. (ap)

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One of the studies in the journal PLOS Biology analyzed a random sample of 441 biomedical journal articles published in the last 15 years, and found that only one included a full protocol of the information necessary for evaluating and replicating the research.

Scientific studies are considered valid only if they can be reproduced by outside teams of researchers who come to the same conclusions using independent methods.

Furthermore, most of the studies did not say where their funding came from, and did not establish whether there were any conflicts of interest.

“We hope our survey will further sensitize scientists, funders, journals and other science-related stakeholders about the need to improve these indicators,” wrote the study authors, who included prominent scientist John Ioannidis from the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford University

and Shareen Iqbal from Emory University.

A separate study by researchers in Germany examined hundreds of published experiments on stroke and cancer research and found that most did not contain sufficient information about how many animals were used.

In many papers, the number of animals used over the course of the “vanished,” making any conclusions far less reliable.

“The study began with an attempt to look at the robustness of findings in a handful of preclinical papers” said first author Constance Holman, a researcher at Charite Universitatsmedizin.

“But the sheer number of missing animals stopped us in our tracks.”

When human subjects are part of a clinical trial, information about how many took part is considered crucial to the findings, and would not be left out of the published study, the authors said.

An accompanying editorial in PLOS Biology noted that a “credibility crisis” is ravaging scientific research.

For instance, a recent attempt to replicate 100 psychology studies found that only 39 percent could in fact be reproduced.

Other previous research has found that “85 percent of research

investment in the biomedical sciences -– or US $200 billion of the worldwide investment in 2010 -– is wasted,” it said.

The journal is launching a new Meta-Research Section aimed at improving standards.

“With our new section on datadriven meta-research, we aim to highlight that research about research is an important area of science,” wrote editor Stavroula Kousta.

“By creating a prominent forum in this field, PLOS Biology will contribute to ongoing efforts to improve research standards in the biological sciences and beyond.” (afp)

in pregnancy.

The study, by researchers at State Serum Institute in Copenhagen, was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Yeast infections are common among women and occur more often in pregnancy because of hormonal changes. Over-the-counter creams and suppositories, and prescription fluconazole, in pills or liquid, are among treatments.

Fluconazole is available in generic versions and under the brand name

Diflucan, typically prescribed in a single dose. Multiple high doses of fluconazole are sometimes prescribed for stubborn infections.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety announcement in 2011 said those higher doses in early pregnancy may be linked with certain birth defects but that a single 150 mg-dose appeared safe.

Research since then on possible risks from low-dose versions has had mixed results.

Recent U.S. studies show that oral fluconazole isn’t commonly

prescribed during pregnancy.

Dr. Scott Sullivan, a member of the ethics committee at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the new study doesn’t prove any miscarriage risk from fluconazole, “it just means we need more data, more studies.”

Sullivan, an associate professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, said most oral medicines are used cautiously in women during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy because of concerns about potential risks. (ap)

Yeast infection drug-miscarriage link is hinted in new study

CHICAGO — A prescription drug for yeast infections may increase chances for miscarriages when used early in pregnancy, a large study in Denmark suggests.

The 17-year study involved oral versions of fluconazole, available in pills or liquid. It doesn’t provide any proof of harm, although the drug has been linked with other problems when used in high doses in pregnancy.

The researchers looked at more than 1 million pregnancies in Denmark, comparing outcomes among

women who used oral fluconazole and those who didn’t.

Women who used the drug during the first six months of pregnancy were almost 50 percent more likely than nonusers to have a miscarriage.

Women at increased risk included those on a low 150-milligram dose; those on higher doses faced greater miscarriage risks.

While fewer than 10 percent of women in each group had miscarriages — they totaled 710 — the researchers said doctors should use caution in prescribing the drug early

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Bali awarded two titles by the UNESCO

Two studies cast doubt on credibility of medical research

MIAMI - Two studies released Monday found major flaws with a large number of research papers in the biomedical sciences, a problem that authors say wastes billions and slows the pace of life-saving research.

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DENPASAR - Stipulation of the nine Balinese traditional dances as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO adds to the title of Bali in the eyes of the world community. Earlier, in June of 2012, Bali has obtained the Balinese cultural landscape stipulated by United Nations body as a world cultural heritage with the label of ‘The Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy.’ On that account, Bali has achieved two titles from the UNESCO.

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Calonarang at Campuhan Windhu Segara Temple

Three rangdas played by women

COINCIDING with Shivaratri celebrations, Friday (Jan. 8) is the peak of the piodalan or temple anniversary of Campuhan Windhu Segara Temple at Padanggalak, Kesiman. The Piodalan celebrations will begin with the installation of ritual paraphernalia followed by melasti on Thursday (Jan. 7). On Friday night the Calonarang ballet will be staged and the peak of the piodalan will be carried out around 10:00 am on Saturday (Jan.8) and worshiping will go on until January 10th.

The head of Campuhan Temple, I Wayan Mudhita, accompanied by the secretary, I Made Sueca, explained that this temple is the biggest campuhan (confluence) in Bali and is thronged by pilgrims every day. A number of volunteers have been doing devotional service by preparing some ritual oblations for the piodalan and many people have donated other things needed for the ritual.

Currently the temple that is better known for the palukatan sudamala (purificatory rite) that take place there, also has a beji temple, a shrine for Lord Varuna, a Shiva-Buddha chamber, Pusering Jagat, Lord Brahma, Queen, two tajuk, Ratu Gede Mas Mecaling, padmasana and prajapati temples.

There are now three new psalmodic (pawedan) pavilions and a gamelan that were recently completed. There is also a Saraswati pavilion for religious education and an ashram

for people from outside Denpasar.

Wayan Mudhita explained that all the shrines were built thanks to donations from Balinese and nonBalnese people.

The Calonarang ballet to be staged on Friday will be entitled Sumambang. The performance of the ballet is supported by volunteers and the Tri Pusaka Sakti dance studio from Batuan, Sukawati, Gianyar. Interestingly, for the occasion, the sanctified effigies at the temple in the form of two rangdas or ratu ayu, barong bangkal (boar) and barong macan (tiger) will be taken out and staged.

Ida Ratu Ayu Manik Segara, Ratu Ayu Lingsir, Ratu Ayu Durga, Barong Macan and Barong Bangkal venerated at the Campuhan Temple will be presented with animal sacrifice (caru) at the end of the story.

The three rangdas will be played by female artists namely Jero Alit, Jero Widya and Luh Putu Campuhan.

“This is the difference from the other Calonarang. We involve women because Watunateng Dirah is a woman’s role,” explained Mahaguru Aiteri Naranaya and Mangku Istri, Shri Saci Sanjiwani.

It is Jero Mangku Campuhan who had the idea for the title and roles of this Calonarang ballet.

He explained that this Calonarang ballet will involve 100 artists with a watangan math (role of corpse), and the whole thing will be set to music played by the Tri Pusaka Sakti gamelan troup. (sue)

Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Darma Putra, a lecturer at the tourism studies of the Udayana University, said that from long time ago the Balinese dances have become the icon of cultural tourism. The UNESCO stipulated the Balinese dances as world cultural heritage in the meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, Africa (Dec. 2, 2015). In the meeting was set a number of world intangible cultural heritages, including the Balinese dance.

A total of nine Balinese traditional dances were designated as intangible cultural heritage by the UNESCO. The nine dances are the Sanghyang Dedari, Rejang Dewa, Ritual Baris, Sidakarya Mask, Gambuh, Wayang Wong, Legong Keraton, Barong Ket and Joged Bumbung.

The nine dances included in the world cultural heritage belong to three categories considering that Balinese dances or performing arts are divided into three, namely the wali (for sacred/ceremonial purposes), bebali (for semi-sacred purposes) and balih-balihan (for entertainment purposes). These categories were set out in a seminar in 1971 in anticipation of the effects of mass tourism and art commercialization.

The wali dance consists of the Sanghyang Dedari, Rejang Dewa and Ritual Baris; bebali dance consists of the Sidakarya Mask, Gambuh and Wayang Wong, while the balih-balihan consists of the Legong Keraton, Barong Ket and Joged Bumbung. The nine dances respectively represent the origin of each district and city of Bali.

If distinguished by its history, the wali dance originates from the eighth century until the fourteenth century; bebali dance from the fourteenth century until the nineteenth century; and balih-balihan dance originates from the nineteenth century until the present.

Each dance is considered to represent its own figure such as I Made Sija (Sanghyang Dance), Ida Made Djelantik Ardana (Rejang Dance), I Made Ringan (Baris Dance), I Made Djimat (Gambuh Dance), I Nyoman Sumandi (Sidakarya Mask), I Nyoman Arcana (Wayang Wong), Ni Ketut Arini (Legong

Keraton), I Wayan Muliana (Barong Ket) and I Ketut Suentra (Joged Bumbung).

He continued that in the stipulation session, the artist team of Bali led by Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia was about to showcase the beauty of the dance before the decision makers. “However, the plan could not be materialized because the entourage from Bali did not obtain a transit visa,” explained the lecturer who also teaches in the Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Udayana

University.

Information about the stipulation of Balinese dance as the world intangible cultural heritage gives a joy to Bali. “Just imagine, the nomination process has been very difficult and tough since 2010,” said the Director of the Tourism Studies Program, Udayana University.

Proposal of Bali was submitted through Jero Wacik when he was the Minister of Culture and Tourism. It was comprehensively written with the history of the dance, philosophy, functions and the life of the dance over the time. Behind the proposal to the UNESCO, there are some figures having played important role in struggling for the Balinese tradition to the world stage, such as Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem, Prof. Bandem, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia and Prof. I Gde Pitana. (kmb42)

Balinese dancers performed Legong Keraton Dance.

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Furthermore, dog owners in the village will be signing a statement related to perarem (customary rules) related to rabies prevention in the village.

Headman of Timpag, I Gusti W Sukewahana said that once the the perarem statement is drafted, it will be presented to residents. The idea is to have dog owners agree to care for their dogs properly by not letting them roam around freely, keeping them on leashes or in cages when necessary and having them vaccinated regularly. “If a rabies infected dog bites someone who subsequently dies, then the owner of the dog must bear all related expenses including burial costs,” said Sukewahana.

Before eliminating the dogs in Timpag, Sukewahana gathered the local hamlet chiefs and customary village chiefs together to announce that they would be performing the dog eliminations. These local leaders then let other residents know about the plan. “So, if people did not want their dogs to be eliminated, they had to tie them up or put them in a cage. Also dog owners will be asked to sign a statement stating that they will not allow they dogs to roam around freely again,” he explained.

Before implementing the eliminations of the dogs in Timpag village, local authorities gave a ritual notification (atur pining) at the trinity temples on the new moon, so that the activity would run smoothly. Also a special place was set aside to bury the dogs, on land owned by the village and ceremonies held for the burial of the dogs.

Budget

The budget for handling mass eliminations of dogs in Tabanan was disbursed and the dog elimination schedule determined for each subdistrict. From the budget worth IDR 100 million, every livestock technical unit (UPTD) in each subdistrict targeted the elimination of 100 dogs.

Head of the Tabanan Livestock Agency, Wayan Kotio, explained that the elimination fund of IDR 100 million is divided up between the subdistricts. “Each subdistrict received IDR 10 million worth of bullets, vaccines and other equipment needed to perform the eliminations,” said Kotio.

Tabanan targeted the elimination of 1,000 dogs. “The target has been reached and the UPTDs are currently writing up their accountability reports,” said Kotio.

The province is also conducting dog eliminations in areas that have reported cases of rabies but that are not covered under the district elimination program. (san)

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To address the threat of rabies, dog owners are expected to have their dogs vaccinated for rabies every year, to keep their dogs tied up so that dogs are not roaming around freely and to be aware that any new pet dog needs to be checked thoroughly.

Since 2012, Denpasar didn’t find any rabies in humans

THE THREAT of rabies that has emerged in the least few years, has yet to be completely overcome in Denpasar, although there have been no reports of humans becoming infected with rabies since 2012. This was confirmed by the Head of the Denpasar Health Agency, Luh Putu Sri Armini who added that people must nonetheless remain vigilant about the threat of rabies.

Armini said that in order for Denpasar to remain free of rabies, health officers cannot be the only ones taking care of the matter.

The public plays an important role in improving public health and maintaining rabies-free conditions. “We are still encouraging people to remain vigilant about the potential emergence of rabies cases in carrier animals,” she said.

When asked about the number of rabies cases in Denpasar city.

Armini said that the first reported case was in 2008, but that she does not remember the exact figures.

“I do not remember the number of cases since then, but data is available at the Denpasar Health Agency office. Obviously there have not been very many cases,” she said.

In order to maintain Denpasar

as a rabies-free zone, Armini explained that the Health Agency continues to work with the Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs of Denpasar by doing things like disseminating information about health and the massive impact that rabies can have on humans. To address the threat of rabies, dog owners are expected to have their dogs vaccinated for rabies every year, to keep their dogs tied up so that dogs are not roaming around freely and to be aware that any new pet dog needs to be checked thoroughly.

Anyone who is bitten by a dog, should immediately clean their wound with soap run the wound under running water for at least

15 minutes, then immediately go to a clinic or hospital, where healthcare officers will determine whether a rabies vaccine is needed or not.

Since rabies was first reported in Denpasar (in 2008), the Livestock Agency has been vaccinating animals regularly, and a few dogs have also been eliminated. Since 2008 thousands of dogs and other carrier animals have been vaccinated.

Between late 2008 and March 2011, an estimated population of 57,160 dogs were recorded as living in Denpasar, 88,525 vaccines were given, 9,331 dogs were eliminated with 27,829 pets remaining. (ara)

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Rachel Hunter feels pressure to keep up looks

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PASADENA, Calif. - Even supermodels feel pressure to keep up their looks. Rachel Hunter confesses she has considered plastic surgery after feeling “horrified” seeing photos of herself.

The 46-year-old former Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model took to wearing scarves to hide her jowls.

“In real life I was fairly happy with myself. In photos I was horrified,” she said. “People were like, ‘Why don’t you get rid of those deep lines (around her mouth)?’”

Hunter, who has two grown chil-

dren with ex-husband Rod Stewart, changed her opinion once she began working on her new Ovation series “Rachel Hunter’s Tour of Beauty.”

The 13-episode show debuting Jan. 17 takes viewers around the globe to

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning American director Quentin Tarantino made another mark in Hollywood Tuesday, leaving his handprints on the sidewalk outside the legendary Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

Out promoting his latest movie “The Hateful Eight” -- which has been nominated for three Golden Globes -- Tarantino, 52, said he was delighted by the honor.

“Actually, it’s not that I have wanted to do this my whole career, I have wanted to put my hand and footprints in the Grauman Chinese Theatre courtyard way before I ever had a career,” he said of the longtime Hollywood tradition at the cinema house, where thousands of stars have cast hand- and footprints in the cement.

“This is something I have wanted to do my entire life,” he added.

Tarantino was joined by Austrian

discover indigenous beauty secrets and how beauty is defined in different cultures.

“After going on this journey and seeing other cultures away went that superficial idea of beauty,” she said.

“Ideas of beauty are old and need to be shattered. We have no selfacceptance. If we don’t enjoy who we are then how can you offer fully any sense of beauty or well-being or longevity?” (ap)

jector to watch Hindi blockbuster “Dilwale”.

The $15 million movie, which sees Sanon star alongside Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan, had only been released in cinemas 10 days previously.

“Someone watchin pirated version of Dilwale in front of me on

phone in the flight! Annoyed!! #SayNoToPiracy,” the 25-year-old posted on Twitter.

The tweet, which has been liked almost 3,000 times, was accompanied by a photo showing the passenger watching the movie. It also included an angry emoji face.

Shortly afterwards she tweeted

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actor Christoph Waltz, who won Oscars for “Inglourious Basterds” in 2010 and “Django Unchained” in 2013 working with Tarantino.

“Quentin baffles, he exhilarates, he perplexes, he surprises, but most of all he entertains us,” Waltz said.

“We want more and more of these imprints and always in 24 frames per second.”

Just two weeks ago, Tarantino got his star on the better-known Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The filmmaker, who dropped out of high school insisting he could learn more on his own, won Oscars himself for black comedy western “Django Unchained” in 2013 and cult favorite “Pulp Fiction” in 1995.

“The Hateful Eight” is nominated for Golden Globes for supporting actress for Jennifer Jason Leigh, best screenplay and original score for composer Ennio Morricone. (afp)

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Bollywood star shames man watching pirated film on flight MUMBAI - A Bollywood star posted a series of angry tweets after a passenger sitting next to her on a flight brazenly started watching a pirated copy of one of her films.

Actress Kriti Sanon was travelling to Delhi last week when the man seated beside her and her mother started using an iPhone pro-

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“Sad to c the hardwork of so many ppl bein watched in such pathetic quality! Pls enjoy films in cinemas #SayNoToPiracy,” Sanon wrote. It was accompanied by another picture of the passenger, who appeared to be enjoying the movie.

A third tweet followed, in re-

sponse to a user who said that watching pirated movies was a criminal offence.

“Yup..told him politely tht he would enjoy the film more in a theatre. but he was busy showin off his projector!,” she wrote, this time including two angry emoji faces. (afp)

A security guard checks a car before entering the National Counter-Terrorism Agency building in Bogor, January 5, 2016. Indonesian authorities are working with their counterparts in China to stem a flow of ethnic Uighur militants seeking to join Islamist jihadists in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Indonesia’s counter-terrorism chief said.

RABIES infected dogs are still being found in Tabanan, which means that the disease could potentially spread throughout the region. One dog, showing signs of rabies infection, was found in Timpag villag, Kearmabitan, and in fact when the dogs brain was sampled, it was confirmed that rabies was present in the dog’s system. Fortunately no humans had been bitten.

Unfortunately, three people were bitten by a rabies infected dog in Penarukan village, Kerambitan on December 7th: 2 year old Ni Putu Ani Lestari, was bitten on her left hand, as was 1 year old Ni Kadek Ayu, and 60 year old Ni Ketut Selesi, was bitten on her left leg.

Division Head of the Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2MPL) at the Tabanan Health Agency, Wayan Triana Suryanata, confirmed that they had been bitten by a dog with rabies and also confirmed that the victims received anti-rabies vaccines (VARs). The rabies infected dog belonged to a local resident who let their dog roam around freely.

Due to the large number of stray dogs that roam around Timpag village, local residents recently worked with the government to conduct eliminations.

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Indonesia turns to China as ethnic Uighurs join would-be jihadis

JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities are working with their counterparts in China to stem a flow of ethnic Uighur militants seeking to join Islamist jihadists in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Indonesia’s counter-terrorism chief said.

Saud Usman Nasution’s comments come amid mounting concern in Indonesia about possible attacks by sympathisers of the Islamic State group and follows the arrest of 13 men across the island of Java, including a Muslim Uighur with a suicide-bomb vest.

The appearance among Indonesian militant networks of Uighurs, who come from the Xinjiang region in far-western China, is likely to add

to Beijing’s concerns that exiles will return to their homeland as experienced and trained jihadists.

China says Islamist militants and separatists operate in energy-rich Xinjiang on the borders of central Asia, where violence has killed hundreds in recent years.

Rights groups say much of the unrest can be traced back to frustration at controls over the Uighurs’ culture and religion, and that most

of those who leave are only fleeing repression not seeking to wage jihad. China denies repressing rights.

Nasution, who heads the National Counter-Terrorism Agency, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday that several Uighurs had responded to a call last year by Santoso, Indonesia’s most high-profile backer of Islamic State, to join his band of fighters.

Islamic State and human trafficking networks helped them travel via Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia to Santoso’s hideout in an equatorial jungle of eastern Indonesia,

he said.

However, the would-be suicide bomber arrested on Dec. 23 was hiding in a house just outside the capital, Jakarta.

“We are cooperating with China and investigating evidence such as ATM cards and cellphones,” Nasution said, adding that an Indonesian team went to China to interview members of the man’s family, who would not confirm that they were related to him.

There was no immediate comment from China’s foreign ministry on whether Beijing is collaborating with Indonesia.

“As far as China is concerned, these people are running off, some of them taking part in jihad and planning to strike back,” said Pan Zhiping, a terrorism expert at the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences.

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