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John Stamos surrenders to being charming in ‘Grandfathered’

LOS ANGELES — In conversation, John Stamos comes across as entirely at ease in his handsome, age-defying skin. Who wouldn’t be? But he admits that he longed to slip into something less comfortable on TV, a character distant from the good-natured charmers he’s known for. He thought he’d found it.

“I was auditioning for an Amazon pilot called ‘Cocked,’ as this drugged-out guy who inherits a gun company. It was very dark, and I just kept auditioning, and I really wanted it, and I didn’t get it,” he recalled.

His agent had a rebound suggestion. If his goal was to be on TV and entertain viewers, Stamos was advised to do what he does best.

He found the role and the vehicle in Fox’s new comedy “Grandfathered” (8 p.m. EDT Tuesday), cut with couture precision to fit him.

Stamos plays a restaurateur and — kinda — content single guy who finds his self-absorbed life upended by the 20-something son he didn’t know he had. Oh, and there’s also a grandbaby.

Stamos, 52, has effectively played against type before, most notably in Broadway revivals “Cabaret” and Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man.” But he says he’s happily accepted his “Grandfathered” fate as swinging Jimmy Martino, suddenly grounded by his past.

“I’m satisfied with being a guy who’s likable and funny and self-

deprecating,” Stamos said. “I don’t need to stretch so far, especially in television where you could play a character, hopefully, for years. You want to play something that you enjoy doing for 10, 12, 14 hours a day.”

And if the playboy-out-of-water evokes “Full House,” the 1980splus comedy in which he played a breezily irresponsible guy called on to help raise a family (and which is being revisited with a Netflix sequel), Stamos is unfazed.

“I’m not afraid to lean into what people want to see me do. And I’m not afraid to throw a baby in there if I have to. Or throw in some old friend that I used to be on another TV show with, if that’s what people want to see,” he said, the latter a reference to “Full House” alum Bob Saget, a guest star on “Grandfathered.”

It’s a mechanical approach that’s more typical than not in TV, but with good result here. The well-cast series includes an appealing Josh Peck (“Drake & Josh”) as Gerald, the son in need of a dad; the always welcome Paget Brewster (“Com-

munity,” ‘’Criminal Minds”) as Sara, Gerald’s mom and the woman who’s sure Jimmy isn’t family-man material; and Christina Milian as Vanessa, Gerald’s baby mama who sees him only as a pal and co-parent.

The pilot comedy has the pace, smarts and just enough heart to make it appealing without descending into either cuteness overkill or crassness. That’s thanks to Stamos, a hands-on executive producer as well as star, and the writer-producers he’s collaborating with. (ap)

Mick Jagger visits Cuba HAVANA - Mick Jagger is in Cuba to scout out a possible Rolling Stones concert here during a Latin American tour planned for next year, the official Communist Party

newspaper Granma said Monday.

Granma said Jagger, 72, was on a private visit “but it could be related to a concert that the Rolling Stones wants to give in Cuba.” Jagger,

who was traveling with one of his children, was seen at a timba concert over the weekend given by the group Bamboleo in western Havana.

Granma said he also toured Old

Beyonce in brief superstar collaboration

NEW YORK - Two of music’s top-selling stars have come together, however briefly, as Drake put out a new song featuring Beyonce.

Drake, the Canadian rapper who has found massive commercial success thanks in part to surprise releases, brought in the pop superstar on a song entitled “Can I?” A similar version of the song had recently leaked on the Internet but it started airing officially over the weekend on Beats One, Apple’s online radio station where Drake is a major player.

The song immediately fueled speculation on social media that “Can I?” would be part of Drake’s eagerly anticipated next album, whose release date has not been set.

Despite the big names, “Can I?” runs for only around two minutes and Beyonce’s contribution is limited to one line -- “Can I, baby?”

-- which she recites repeatedly over one of Drake’s trademark slow, minimalist beats.

Drake in February put out a mixtape, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” which is so far the only album released this year to go platinum, or sell more than one million copies, in the United States.

Another mixtape, “What a Time To Be Alive,” performed with fellow rapper Future, came out last month and debuted at number one on the Billboard chart.

For both releases, Drake gave little prior notice and put them out first on an Apple platform.

Beyonce unveiled her blockbuster last album, which was self-titled, on Apple’s iTunes in December 2013 without advance warning.

But the release with Drake on Apple Music could surprise some fans as Beyonce is closely involved with her rap mogul husband Jay Z in the Tidal streaming service, which has heavily promoted exclusives by her.

Beyonce may be repaying a favor after Drake appeared on “Mine,” a song from her latest album about her fears on motherhood. (afp)

Havana and Cuban night clubs. The Cuban newspaper quoted recent remarks by guitarist Keith Richards that the Stones could give a concert next month at Havana’s Latin American Stadium, the island’s biggest baseball stadium.

Stones bassist Darryl Jones and

Bernard Fowler, a Stones back up singer, performed in Havana in February with the group The Dead Daisies. Rock was frowned on in Cuba for many years for ideological reasons, but it has gained popularity over the past decade as the island has opened up. (afp)

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NATO chief: Russian jets in Turkish airspace no accident

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Benitez backs Ronaldo on free kicks despite poor return

The Trump swagger is seen, not always loved, worldwide

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Indonesia doing best it can to combat haze

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s disaster chief Tuesday rejected criticism his country was not doing enough to combat the haze crisis, saying every possible resource was being deployed to fight the forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in smog.

AP Photo/Joshua Paul

A tourist boat passes by the Seri Wawasan Bridge covered by haze in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Indonesia’s disaster chief Tuesday rejected criticism his country was not doing enough to combat the haze crisis, saying every possible resource was being deployed to fight the forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in smog.

Indonesia has come under growing pressure from its neighbours in recent weeks as thick smoke from fires on Sumatra and Kalimantan has sent pollution levels soaring in Malaysia and Singapore, where schools have been closed and major outdoor events cancelled.

The blazes flare annually during the dry season as fires are illegally set to clear land for cultivation.

But an El Nino weather system has made conditions on track to become the most severe on record.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged Indonesia to take action, saying only Jakarta has the authority to investigate the cause of the fires and convict those responsible.

But Indonesia has rejected suggestions it is not doing enough, with the country’s disaster chief saying everything possible was being utilised.

“We have done the best we can,” Willem Rampangilei told reporters.

“It is understandable if other countries are upset, but we Indonesians are more upset.”

Pollution in Singapore and Malaysia has tipped beyond hazardous levels since the haze outbreak began last month, while concentrations more than five times that limit have been recorded on Kalimantan,

Indonesia’s half of Borneo island.

Singapore has offered to help combat the fires, volunteering a Hercules plane and IT expertise, but Indonesia has insisted it has the equipment necessary to do the job.

Rampangilei said Indonesia had four planes on standby to conduct cloud seeding, but conditions in the past week had stymied attempts to produce artificial rain.

Efforts by more than a dozen helicopters to waterbomb hot spots have several times been thwarted by thick smoke, he added.

Rampangilei said more troops and police would be deployed to fight the fires, while authorities were considering dumping 40 tonnes of fire retardant on smouldering peatlands.

More than 1,200 hotspots were still active in Sumatra and Kalimantan as of Tuesday, the disaster agency said, while around 140,000 people have reported respiratory infections due to the thick smog. (afp) 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.

Migrants increases by 40,000 in five years

THE NUMBER of migrants in Bali continues to increase each year, with approximately 40,000 people added in the last five years. This figure is obtained based on the current migrant approach, meaning that the population that is enumerated at the present is compared to whether these people were in Bali five years ago

or not.

“If the number of migrants is increasing, this would indicate that Bali is developing and thus attracting migrants,” said economist from Udayana University, Dr. I Gusti Wayan Murjana Yasa, in Denpasar recently.

Yasa added that actually there is a positive correlation between the migrants and the economic development of their destination region. When more people are move

here, economic development also goes up, because generally the incoming human resources are productive ones.

“The presence of migrants is also strongly associated with investment. Investments create jobs and attract more people to the region. Investments also appear in the region because opportunities arise such as markets and the like,” he added.

On the other hand, Yasa, the presence of migrants also brings its own problems such

as stiffer competition on the job market - not to mention increased land conversion as migrants seek places to live.

“Then there are also socio-cultural issues including crime that typically increases when migrants do not find work. Unemployed migrants can lead to social unrest and other frictions,” he said.

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From page 1 Especially in Bali, continued Yasa, it is now important to control migrants. Urbanization is on the rise which causes imbalances in development. Moreover, urban areas have many economic hubs. Among them, are centers of tourism and economy such as traditional markets and night markets. Control can be maintained by giving more priority to local people to engage in economic hubs and by developing villages in order to minimize urbanization.

“Secondly, many migrants living in slums results in new problems for urban areas. Necessarily there must be rules that are strictly enforced to prohibit “uninhabitable” dwellings form springing up everywhere.

Another important factor is the implementation of strict administration by applying existing regulations,” he explained.

Lecturer from the Faculty of Agriculture at Udayana University, Prof. Dr. Wayan Windia, said that the data of the 201o census indicated that there are 61,209 migrants settling in Bali per year, who are mainly from Java and Lombok, NTB. This figure is almost equal to the number of people migrating to Jakarta even year. Windia worries that this pattern will destroy Bali as it did Majapahit.

“Long before present conditions, during World War II, General Housopher asked Japan not to invade Hawaii. He suggested that Japan instead expel Hawaii through the anthropo-geographic approach. This was done by sending as many Japanese people to Hawaii as possible to Hawaii, who then traded all sorts of commodities and thus occupied Hawaii. Japan did not agree and was finally defeated,” he explained.

The antropo-geographic approach, said Windia, is being applied in Bali in keeping with the development of tourism sector. This can be seen from the increase of migrants in Denpasar that now reaches four percent or five percent in Badung. Even on a global scale this is a large percentage.

“So, the KSPN and the reclamation plans are a roundabout way of destroying Bali, and the heart of the process lies in the fact that migrants and sacred areas are being controlled by outside investors. We’re not psychic, but we can see that the road leads straight to the ruin of Bali. This is a certainty unless we stop it,” he said.

Windia advised that the government prioritize the development of customary villages or encourage tourists to visit agrotourism and subak sites. However, there should be no hotel developments in these areas. Tourists can stay in people’s homes. Bali has already lost 1,000 hectares of paddy fields to hotels and such and many more paddy fields have been damaged. An equivalent number of farmers have also lost their livelihood.

“So, the most powerful supporting community of Balinese culture are the subak, rather than customary villages. We have researched the application of Tri Hita Karana, and subaks are ten percent stronger than customary villages. If a temple located within a subak is ignored by the customary villages, subak will still take care of it. In customary village, if there is a former subak temple, the customary village does not want to take care of it. This indicates that support for Balinese culture is weakening. When paddy field runs out (physically), the supporting community is also weakened because the number of farmers decreases and the subak become poor, whereas farmers are the most powerful supporting community of Balinese culture, even exceeding customary villages,” he said. (kmb32)

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Migrants must be controlled

INDEED migrants cannot be forbidden to come to Bali. However, they can be controlled, by enforcing administrative requirements. Balinese people need to be more alert.

We must not let trust that migrants will not harm local residents.

“We need to remain alert and not trust people too easily. Some may say that they are running a business whereas in fact they are engaged in other activities like terrorism and so on,” said Chairman of Commission IV of the Bali House of Representatives, Gede Kusuma Putra.

Putra emphasized the importance of administrative order. It’s okay for migrants to come to Bali. But there must be clarity regarding their guarantor, address, business or activity all which must be recorded properly. As long as they have a clear business, the presence of migrants actually has benefits for Bali, particularly for employment.

“However, data collection on migrants can be misused if it is inaccurate.

For example, when migrants are raided by authorities but instead of processing them according to the law, ins tread use the opportunity to ask for bribes and commit other improper acts this is most unlawful. I think it reasonable for people to come to Bali. As the proverb says, where there is sugar, ants will come, so too with Bali’s economic growth and purchasing power that is above the national average. people are bound to come looking for opportunities,” he said.

Putra hopes that migrants have sufficient skills and abilities. If migrants are

vagrants, jobless and homeless, they will become a burden for the government of Bali or the government anywhere. On that account, control measures must be taken, particularly given Bali’s limited geographic space. “If they come with competencies or a business and so forth this is good for Bali. Investors and and people who can provide employment are even being invited to come to Bali. But we must by all means regulate rather than ban,” he said.

Correspondingly, Kusuma Putra also appealed to Balinese people to become better prepared, because Bali is not only being invaded by migrants from other parts of Indonesia but also from overseas.

This is one of the impacts of the ASEAN Economic Community policy. If we are not ready, Balinese people will become spectators in their home region. “We must prepare ourselves in all fields, so that we can participate actively,” he said.

Businessman, I Gusti Kade Djaya Wirata, argued that a sustainable Bali should be understood as a dynamic condition with the Tri Hita Karana concept as its foundation. Correspondingly, Balinese people should not be left behind and marginalized by the onslaughts of migrants and immigrants.

“To avoid this, Bali’s human resources need to constantly be improved, through a variety of opportunities, so we are competitive in the face of these migrants,” he said.

Djaya Wirata added that the role of local governments at the provincial and county / municipal level is very important in order to create good conditions.

This can be done through creating stricter regulations not laxer ones that allow Balinese people to become marginalized.

“Looking at what is happening today, the role of Balinese people is very important and necessary. When observing the growth of development in Bali, we can see that it has been excessive, uncontrollable and seems way too subservient to capital owners,” he continued. Djaya Wirata pointed out that excessive hotel development has led to an oversupply of rooms which in turn leads to a cheapened image of tourism here, this despite there having been a moratorium placed on new developments. The inclusion of Besakih in the National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN) and the Benoa Bay reclamation plan, “will tempt investors to build tourism facilities by means of collusion with the rulers because a loophole has been created, an opportunity to degrade the sacred area of Besakih,” he explained.

Djaya Wirata continued saying that the Benoa Bay reclamation plan has been rejected by various circles in Bali, Indonesia and overseas because it is contrary to the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana. The Benoa Bay reclamation plan for the area of 700 hectares, would potentially degrades Balinese customs and culture and marginalize Balinese people.

“Moreover, the Benoa Bay reclamation plan was made through underhand means and there is an issue regarding IDR 1 trillion that was submitted by investor. How unethical is that? Are Balinese people like a whore that can be bought,” said this member of the Love Bali Forum. (kmb32)

Bali Mynah worldwide supporters visited Begawan Foundation’s Breeding and Release Centre

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MANGUPURA - Begawan Foundation hosted a site visit at their Sibang Breeding and Release Centre attended by Bali Starling worldwide supporters from Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Jurong Bird Park, KölnerZoo, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Lincoln Park Zoo, Heidelberg Zoo and members of ZGAP. Following its participation in the Songbird Crisis Summit held in Singapore at Jurong Bird Park at the end of September, Begawan Foundation took part in the Bali Mynah International Workshop, held in Bali at the Bali Safari and Marine Park from 30th September to 4th October.

The Bali Starling has been registered as an endangered bird species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) since 1970, when numbers were reduced significantly by both poaching and loss of habitat. A variety of strategies on protection of the Bali Starling and other endangered Asian songbirds have been discussed over the course of both conferences.

Begawan Foundation has been working with local communities to conserve this endangered bird. Together with the King of Sibang, I GustiNgurahAgungWatusila, Ubud Royal Family member, CokordaNgurahSuy-

adnya, and the adult and student community in Sibang itself, the Foundation encourages people to take pride in this iconic mascot of Bali.

A presentation of the education program currently taking place in one of Sibang’s primary school opened the morning’s activities, followed by observation of the free flying Bali Starlings and an informative tour of the breeding site itself. Interest was shown not only in the Bali Starlings but also in the collection of Mitchell’s Lorikeets, a breed indigenous to Bali and Lombok, and which may already be extinct on both islands.

This education project builds on the success of a previous education program for kindergarten students at Begawan Giri Estate in the early 2000’s. Education has been a tenet of Begawan Foundation since its establishment in 1999.

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INDEED migrants cannot be forbidden to come to Bali. However, they can be controlled, by enforcing administrative requirements. Balinese people need to be more alert.

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A short course based on Roots & Shoots Program has been conducted in SDN 1 Sibangkaja for year 4 students since 2014.

So successful was the program in 2014that Begawan Foundation has returned to the school conductinga new program focusing on a number of experiential activities. This new course has been running since early August 2015.

The goal of this education program is to encourage students to ‘learn by doing’and brings their attention to the problem of

extinction, treatment of animals, especially birds, and the necessity to take care of their surroundings. The Foundation’s goal is to encourage local community awareness and participation in ensuring that Sibang becomes an area where the Bali Starling is safe to fly freely.

A lunch at Como Shambhala Estate’s Kudus House, hosted by the founders, Bradley and Debbie Gardner, gave visiting participants the opportunity to discuss the foundation’s activities in an informal setting.

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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Internet giants race to faster mobile news apps

NEW YORK - US tech giants are turning to the news in their competition for mobile users, developing new, faster ways to deliver content, but the benefits for struggling media outlets remain unclear.

Mobile “drives so much traffic” because many people start their day reading news on a phone or tablet, said Cindy Krum, chief executive at MobileMoxie, a mobile marketing consultancy.

Several new apps hope to capitalize on that by attracting news readers and the advertising dollars they bring.

Apple News, an app included in Apple’s updated iOS 9 mobile operating system, launched last month, delivers content from more than 50 media partners, including the New York Times, Vanity Fair and Vogue.

Facebook launched its “Instant Articles” earlier this year in part-

nership with a number of media organizations to provide access to the news 10 times more quickly, through its social media infrastructure, than most news websites do.

And Google is said to be preparing a similar system in partnership with Twitter to allow mobile users to fully load an article on their phone in a fraction of a second, compared with nearly 10 seconds today.

The rapid development of the news products demonstrates how mobile has become the new battleground for tech companies seeking to keep users within their ecosystems, where they can reach them with more products, services and

advertising.

“There’s a big competition for mind share,” Americans spend an average of three hours per day on mobile devices, compared to just over two hours on PCs, according to the research firm eMarketer.

Mobile advertising is surging.

North American mobile ad spending is set to jump to $61 billion by 2018 from $19.7 billion last year, according to eMarketer.

The moves are giving media companies incentives to make their products more mobile friendly.

The New York Times will allow access to 30 free articles per day on Apple News, for instance, compared with 10 per month for readers who go to the daily’s website or news application.

But it remains unclear whether these new apps will help news organizations find a lasting economic

model to survive the digital age.

According to the Pew Research Center, daily US print circulation is down 19 percent over the past decade and print advertising has fallen more than 60 percent.

In combatting that decline, news organizations have to decide whether to go after digital readers on their own or to team up with tech firms.

In these new apps, the publishers appear to have chosen the latter.

For both Apple and Facebook, news publishers will be able to keep 100 percent of ad revenues they generate themselves and 70 percent of the revenue from ads sold by the tech platforms.

“For now, the agreements look pretty favorable to the publishers,” said Rick Edmonds, media business analyst for the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.

But Edmonds said the long-term

impacts remain unclear, especially as to how the partnerships will affect the digital subscriptions or purchases of individual articles previously sold directly by the media outlets.

“It’s an open question,” Edmonds said.

A New York Times spokesman said it is “important to ensure that The Times is available in a wide variety of places where people find their news and information,” noting that the daily can be accessed through services such as Flipboard, Microsoft’s MSN News or Google Play Newsstand.

Krum agrees, saying news organizations need to adapt to the ways consumers access the news today.

“It’s much more casual” than in the past, she said. “It’s not like going to buy a newspaper anymore. The newspaper has to find you.” (afp)

Toyota shows selfdriving technology being readied for 2020

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TOKYO — Toyota unveiled its vision for self-driving cars in a challenge to other automakers as well as industry newcomer Google Inc., promising to start selling such vehicles in Japan by 2020.

Toyota Motor Corp. demonstrated on a regular Tokyo freeway Tuesday what it called the “mobility teammate concept,” meaning the driver and the artificial intelligence in a sensor-packed car work together as a team.

In the demonstration, a Lexus drove itself within the 60 kpm (37 mph) speed limit for about 10 minutes, changing lanes, braking and steering. The human at the wheel did nothing except turn on a button to kick in the technology.

Tokyo’s plans are part of a larger Japanese government initiative to pioneer automated driving in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (ap)

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Bali receives US$53.6 million from VoA earnings

DENPASAR - The Bali chapter of Bank Indonesia has recorded earnings amounting to US$53.6 million from visa on arrival (VOA) fees during the January-June 2015 period.

Bali airport,” Dewa Nyoman Putra, a tourism industry observer, stated here, Tuesday.

The number of foreign tourists to Bali in August 2015 decreased by 71,307 from 382,683 recorded in July to 301,376 in August 2015.

Putra explained that the decrease was due to the authorities being forced to shut down Ngurah Rai International Airport several times following Mount Raung’s eruptions.

The Bali airport was closed on July 9-12, and again on July 22-23.

Some 414 flights, with 39,715 passengers, were cancelled.

The airport’s temporary closures have inflicted significant economic losses to the affected airlines and the Bali tourism industry. (ant)

As the inauguration of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) approaches, thousands of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) especially those in Bangli, do not have the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

“The revenues from the tourism sector are quite high despite the visa-free facility accorded to several countries,” Head of Bank Indonesia’s Bali office, Dewi Setyowati, noted on Tuesday.

A total of 1,915,447 foreign tourists visited Bali during the period, but only 1,559,086 were obliged to pay for the visas, and the remaining 356,361 came from nations enjoying visa-free facilities.

Bali earned US$8.9 million per month from the VOA fees.

Most of the foreign tourists visiting Bali were from Australia and China.

From January to August 2015, a

BANGLI - As the inauguration of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) approaches, thousands of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) especially those in Bangli, do not have the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Actually, it is very important to have IPR in order for their products to remain competitive in the new market.

Head of the Bangli Cooperatives and SMEs Agency, I Dewa Gede Suparta, explained that their are approximately approximately 8,000 SMSE’s in Bangli. However, only 90 of them have registered for IPR protection. This despite the fact that the Ministry of Cooperatives and the SMEs has been facilitating the process making registration less complicated and eliminating the registration fee for some MSMEs. All that business owners have to do is submit their identity card and business data to the Ministry of Cooperatives and the SMEs. “Only very few MSMEs have registered their IPR, even though the process is very easy. They just need to submit the identity and business identity. We will register them online and after a week the IPR is issued,” he explained.

Saputra also explained that dissemination of information to SMSE’s regarding their IPRs has already been done extensively. Apparently, this initiative has not been

The Bali chapter of Bank Indonesia has recorded earnings amounting to US$53.6 million from visa on arrival (VOA) fees during the January-June 2015 period.

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Ahead of AEC, thousands of MSMEs have no IPR

taken seriously. MSME’s seem to underestimate the importance of IPR. “Dissemination of information has been conducted. But there are still loads of MSME’s that have yet to register,” he said.

Suparta affirmed that IPR protection is very important, especially before the dec comes into effect, as a way to avoid avoid the ‘theft’ of ideas and designs, especially on products that have a lot of economic value. If other parties want to produce these designs, they have to obtain permission form the IP rights holder.

“Especially before the AEC, IPR provide protection for MSME products so that their designs are not claimed by other countries,” he said.

In order to not find themselves in a bad situation, Suparta hopeds that businesses, both of large and small scale, will register immediately to obtain the ir IPRs. “We hope that more MSMEs will immediately register to get IPR protection. Do not wait until the AEC comes into effect,” he said.

One MSME omner from Kalanganyar hamlet, Yangapi, Tembuku, Ketut Kita, said that he welcomes IPR registration, although his mosaic earthenware products are widely marketed in Bali. “The existence of IPR is very helpful in maintaining my business. Especially because many other people can now make similar products,” he said. (kmb45)

total of 2,599,508 foreign tourists visited Bali, up 7.15 percent from 2,425,979 during the same period last year.

Of the total number, 625,413, or 23.97 percent came from Australia, 489,233 people from China, and 143,065 from Japan.

Indonesia has granted visa-free facility to visitors from China, Russia, and Japan.

However, the tourist arrivals in Bali in August 2015 alone dropped as the result of Mount Raung’s eruption in July 2015.

“Volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Raung located in Banyuwangi hindered flights to and from

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DENPASAR - Investigators from the Women and Children Protection Unit (PPA) at the Directorate of Bali Police General Crime Investigation Unit are investigating the adoption process of three children by a female Australian with the initials DN. Allegedly the adoption process is problematic.

Spokesman for the adoption Bali Police, Hery Wiyanto, said on Monday (Oct. 5) that the PPA Unit has been investigating the case since September 1, 2015. Until now, the investigation remains in the stage of examining witnesses.

“Based on the PPA investigator report, there are 11 witnesses that have given their affidavits. DN, as the adopter of the three children has not been examined because she is still waiting for a lawyer,” said Hery Wiyanto. Police have yet to receive complete data, including the chronology of events. According to the information that they have obtained, the PPA members initially received information in the field that DN lives in Denpasar and did not have enough money to send the three kids to school.

“Personnel of the PPA Unit further explored and found this to be true. They then filed a Model A report saying that the suspect had been found,” he said.

Hery said that the three children consist of a nine year old son and two seven year old daughters. In order to ensure their safety and security they have been commended to a foundation in South Denpasar. As to whether the case has something to do with the legality of the adoption, Hery said that he cannot reveal any details until DN has been examined. “The police investigation has taken place in co-ordination with the Bali child protection agency (P2TP2A Bali—Ed),” he said.

An officer of the Center for Integrated Service of Women and Children Empowerment (P2TP2A), Luh Sukawati, when asked for her confirmation, said that her institution assisted the victims, however only while the children were undergoing psychological evaluation at Sanglah Hospital.

“That’s all I know. This case is being handled by my colleague and complete information can be obtained from Bali Police,” she said. (kmb36)

Rupiah depreciation not enjoyed by wood industry GIANYAR - Residents in Gianyar are now enjoying the sweetness of the rupiah depreciation against dollar. Moreover, the government of Gianyar has made sure that this condition has generated an increase in handicraft export reaching three times of the previous volume.

However, this condition cannot be enjoyed by craftsmen working on wooden crafts.

This condition is described by the Head of the Gianyar Industry and Trade Agency, I Wayan Suamba. He said that since the depreciation of rupiah against the dollar reaching IDR 14,000 per US dollar it brings in significant increase in handicraft export of Gianyar. “If we look at the data in the field, our exports indeed rise significantly,” he said.

This condition is most evident from the increase in the orders reaching two to three times more than before the rupiah going through depreciation. “The increase happens in garment and silver products.

So, this condition has great impact because they purchase by using dollar so that they receive quality goods in larger number,” he said.

Regarding the sweetness of the rupiah depreciation, Wayan Suamba asserted that only the exporter of wooden craft that cannot enjoy this condition. Nevertheless, he has not been willing to describe in detail what causes this condition. “The decrease only happens to wooden craft. But, we cannot make sure whether it is caused by the decreasing interest of buyers in wooden crafts or others,” he said.

Nevertheless, he confirmed that his rank will provide another coaching, in particular to improve the quality so that it can attract consumers. “If the wooden craft decreases like this we should come back to provide guidance for them, namely by improving quality. If the quality of our products is good we have confident that ours will be quickly sought after by consumers. Similarly, they must learn to other commodities having attained good advancement, so this is the importance of competitiveness that we do,” he said. (kmb35)

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The Trump swagger is seen, not always loved, worldwide BALMEDIE — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is well known in this serene coastal section of Scotland, where shimmering, golden sand dunes meet the ice-blue North Sea and people play on his golf course. He’s known in the Himalayas, too, far from any sign with his name on it. And in the Middle East, Africa and beyond.

The Regent of Buleleng Putu Agus Suradnyana inspect Banyuasri Market

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Banyuasri market renovated in semi-modern style

SINGARAJA - Banyuasri market, which has thus far been known as a traditional market will soon be transformed into a semi-modern style market, by the government of Buleleng who will be creating a detailed engineering design (DED) in 2016.

This was disclosed by Putu Agus Suradnyana, the Regent of Buleleng after he visied the market on Monday (OCt. 5). The regent was accompanied by Director (CEO) of PD Pasar Buleleng Gede Putu Satwikayadnya and the Head of the Buleleng Cooperative and Trade Agency Made Arnika.

Regent Agus said that one of the reasons that they decided to change Banyusari into a semi-modern style market is because the two hectares of land around the present market is enough to accommodate parking and other modern amenities.

Another consideration was the desire to create a clean and comfortable market in line with the times that could become a new shipping destination in North Bali.

Whatsmore, Banyuasri market is adjacent to a bus terminal and so the impromptu market that was slowly created there tends towards

congestion. The location is nonetheless strategic and vendors find it profitable to sell there. “The market will adopt a plaza style with modern aspects but remain representative of the community,” he said.

When asked about the budget allocated for the renovation of the market, Regent Agus did not dare to disclose the amount of money required to build the first semimodern market in the region. He admitted that he was still counting and that he has yet to submit the final proposal to the provincial and central government to obtain financial support. Nevertheless, he promised to initiate the revitalization of the Banyuasri market for 2016 measure by preparing the detailed engineering design.

“If the land is ready and it becomes an asset of the local government. I will first prepare the DED

and then calculate exactly how much is required for the renovations and submit the request for financial support,” he said.

After inspecting the Banyuasri market, Regent Agus and his entourage inspected the building of the Agricultural Training Agency (BLPP) Denpasar located west of the Banyuasri gas station. The unused building belongs to Bali’s provincial government. The plan is hand the management of the building over to the government of Buleleng to be used by street vendors (PKL). However, this plan was canceled by the provincial government who own the land and only allows the space to be used as open green space. “We had been planning to use this location as a culinary centre and for street vendors, but the provincial government has not allowed this as they have appointed the area to be used as a green space. Nevertheless, we will try another approach and if nothing else we will use it as a football field and basketball court,” he said. (kmb34)

His is clearly a recognized name worldwide, which is not to say it’s a beloved one.

In Balmedie, the real estate mogul is both praised and blamed for building a deluxe international golf course in a previously pristine spot. Some believe he’s delivered the jobs and benefits he promised; others think American voters should beware of a fast-talking scoundrel.

“He is a strange fish,” said Susan Munro, a part-time shop worker who has lived on land adjacent to the new Trump resort for more than 35 years. “If he doesn’t get his own way, he just loses it.” As she sees it, “He would be a disaster for everyone.”

In diverse parts of the world, many see Trump’s high-flying candidacy with a mixture of bemusement, astonishment and alarm.

It’s striking how many people know of him at all.

In the Himalayan hill town of Dharamsala, Tibetan Buddhist monk Tenzin Damchoe, 39, said Trump is “making a lot of noise to be noticed.” Trump “must remember that the U.S. does not belong to white people, they themselves were once immigrants,” he said.

In the northern India city of Lucknow, Sharmila Krishna, 40, praised Trump for bringing life and color to an otherwise dim campaign. “Political experience is not mandatory to run a country,” she said, pointing to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the World War II general who ascended to the White House.

“Barack Obama has not done anything great,” she said. So Trump “has the opportunity to excel.”

Many opinion leaders and ordinary people are concerned, though, about the prospect of the powerful United States electing a president with no political experience. It is the bluster and the “make America great again” talk that has shaped this view. Also, his swagger from “The Apprentice” TV show, the easy-to-caricature hairstyle and his inflammatory comments, spread worldwide, about immigrants.

Meanwhile, he’s done little to reach out to the rest of the world. In South Africa, for example, Trump angered many with a series of harsh tweets, including one during Nelson Mandela’s 2013 funeral service in which he called the country “a crime ridden mess that is just waiting to explode.”

J. Brooks Spector, a retired U.S. diplomat who writes a column on American politics for The Daily Maverick, a South African news and opinion site, said Trump confirms the stereotypical view of Americans as loud, boisterous and arrogant. “I don’t think his campaign resonates favorably with very many people, if at all, in this part of the world,” he said.

Pearl Pillay, a policy researcher who spent time in the United States as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, said Trump’s comments on Islamic State extremists, Mexico, Russia and South Africa indicate U.S. diplomacy would “crash and burn” if he takes power. She called his viewpoint “bigoted” and lacking in political vision.

Trump’s self-presentation as a political

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FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop in Keene, N.H. Trump is well known in many parts of the world.

renegade is, however, getting a sympathetic hearing in some parts of the world, where his popularity is viewed as a rejection of packaged mainstream politicians.

The Russian daily newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets compared his appeal to that of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, another tycoon who came to power despite a dearth of political experience.

“People are discarding the ready-made option that party bureaucracy chose for

them: Clinton for the Democrats, Bush for the Republicans,” the newspaper said. “The extravagant hedonist who flaunts his riches, an aggressively confident narcissist - can he become America’s reformer? When people stop believing in ‘regular’ politicians, there comes a time for the likes of Berlusconi, Trump — or even worse.” Trump seems to have support among Russia’s emerging financial elite, many of whom are billionaires themselves.(ap)

Nasty Air France labor dispute drags in French government PARIS — France’s prime minister paid a hasty visit to the Air France headquarters a day after two executives were sent fleeing from a meeting with union activists, who singled them out and ripped off their suit jackets and shirts.

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Air France assistant director long-haul flight, Pierre Plissonnier, left, is protected by security guards as he flees the Air France headquarters at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, France, after scuffles with union activists.

The Air France meeting Monday was intended to detail plans to cut 2,900 jobs and slash money-losing routes. The airline has not made a profit since 2008, although it has been steadily trimming losses in recent years, in part by voluntary departures and vacancies. Mayhem broke out when executives told staff that more cuts were needed.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls, whose top adviser is rumored to be leaving to become Air France personnel chief in January, was shown on live television Tuesday meeting with the current jobholder, who was among those attacked.(ap)

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Difficult access to crash site has necessitated an eight-hour operation to recover the bodies of ten people onboard the Aviastar aircraft that crashed on Friday, the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) stated on Tuesday.

Women walk past an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Agreement on a Pacific-wide freetrade agreement and hopes major central banks will maintain extra-loose monetary policies fired another broad rally in Asia Tuesday, tracking advances in Europe and New York.

Trade deal, easy monetary policy boost Asia stocks HONG KONG - Agreement on a Pacific-wide free-trade agreement and hopes major central banks will maintain extra-loose monetary policies fired another broad rally in Asia Tuesday, tracking advances in Europe and New York.

The dollar was also lower against emerging markets currencies as analysts said last week’s disappointing US jobs report all but put a nail in the coffin of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year.

In Hong Kong shares in mining giant Glencore added to the previous day’s surge following reports it is in talks to sell its agriculture business as it battles weakening demand for raw materials.

But the main focus was on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which will see the easing of a number of barriers, including to Japan’s closeted farm sector and the US car market.

After five years, trade representatives from 12 nations on the Pacific Rim said Monday they had finally hammered out a deal to create the world’s biggest free trade area -- encompassing 40 percent of the world economy.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailed the deal and expressed a hope that China would join at some point.

“It’s the opening of a new century for the

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Oil prices hold above $46 ahead of US inventories report SINGAPORE - Oil prices held above $46 a barrel in Asia Tuesday ahead of a report on US commercial crude inventories, a closely watched indicator of demand in the world’s top consumer.

A decline in US drilling activity has supported prices recently, fuelling hopes a fall in production would help ease the global crude supply glut.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for November delivery was up 11 cents at $46.37 in the afternoon after a volatile session in the morning.

Brent crude for November advanced 18 cents to $49.43 a barrel.

The US Department of Energy will release its weekly stockpiles report Wednesday, giving a better idea about demand in the world’s biggest economy.

The report will probably show that inventories rose by two million barrels in the week to October 2, a Bloomberg News survey showed, indicating slowing demand.

Reports that producer Russia was willing to discuss the global supply glut situation that has been weighing on the market also supported prices.

Daniel Ang, an investment analyst with Phillip Futures in Singapore, said the return of Iranian oil after it complies with an agreement on curbing its nuclear programme is likely to be part of any talks.

“Oil prices dropping to this level and staying here for a prolonged period of time is definitely hurting major oil producers, Russia included,” Ang said in a market commentary.

Ang expects Iranian oil “to cause a one million barrel per day surplus of supply when Iran reaches maximum capacity and this would likely be the key topic of any meeting”.

Crippling economic sanctions imposed by the West on Iran have restricted the country’s oil exports, but its compliance with the terms of a landmark agreement reached in July could see the sanctions lifted.

Tehran has denied Western allegations it was building a nuclear bomb, saying its nuclear programme was for peaceful purposes. (afp)

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Asia-Pacific region,” he said in a televised news conference Tuesday.

“If China participates in this system in the future, that will contribute to both Japan’s security and the stability of the Asia-Pacific region,” he added.

The accord also earned a strong endorsement from International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, who said it was “not only important because of the size... it also pushes the frontier of trade and investment in goods and services to new areas where gains can be significant”.

Analysts said the news would boost stocks in the region, adding to an already upbeat mood among investors.

Toshihiko Matsuno, chief strategist at SMBC Friend Securities Co. in Tokyo, told Bloomberg News the TPP “has a lot of potential to become a big deal for the US and Japan.”

He added: “Concerns over the global economy had become ingrained in the market’s

mindset. It’s possible that the TPP has triggered some regret over having sold too much.”

Confidence on Asia’s trading floors was already buoyant after Friday’s below-forecast US jobs numbers, which raised fears that the recent turmoil in global economies was filtering through to the world’s biggest.

The report also muddied the waters for the Fed as it considers raising rates, with many experts saying its timeline for a hike before 2016 has likely been scuttled.

Japan’s central bank holds a two-day policy meeting from Tuesday, with speculation it will widen its already vast stimulus programme to try to reinvigorate the struggling economy, while its European counterpart is also considering further easing.

“Markets continue to believe that weak data will pressure central banks in Europe and Japan to provide more stimulus and will delay the US Fed in its pursuit to begin withdrawing monetary stimulus,” Matthew Sherwood, head of investment strategy at Perpetual Ltd. in Sydney said in a note to clients.

This “continues to have investors believe that asset prices can defy the weak growth environment”. (afp)

Eight-hour rescue operation needed to recover Aviastar victim’s bodies MAKASSAR - Difficult access to crash site has necessitated an eighthour operation to recover the bodies of ten people onboard the Aviastar aircraft that crashed on Friday, the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) stated on Tuesday.

“The evacuation process is being supported by four helicopters, but the members of the evacuation team will also have to walk to reach the crash site, which is located on a seven thousand-foot-high Mount Latimojong area,” Director of Basarnas’ Operation and Training Division Brig. Gen. Ivan Ahmad Rizki Titus remarked.

He said all bodies of the people onboard the ill-fated DHC-6 Twin Otter light aircraft will be placed in body bags and will then be transported onboard lifters as the crash site is located in a mountainous area that can only be reached on foot in about eight hours.

“From Ulusalu Village, the members of the evacuation team will need to walk for four hours to reach Gamaru Village, which is located in the mountainous area. From Gamaru Village, they will take another four hours to reach the crash site by walking and climbing the seven thousandfoot-high Mount Latimojong area,”

he explained.

Basarnas Head Air Marshal F.H. Bambang Soelistyo earlier reported that eight percent of the crash site area was mountainous due to which the rescuers will encounter thick forests, steep cliffs, and an inhabited area.

Therefore, helicopters were required to support the evacuation process.

In another development, Chief of Luwu District Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Adex Yusdianto stated that the ill-fated aircraft, which crashed en route from Masamba to Makassar last Friday, was totally destroyed when it was located in the area of Paragusi hamlet, Ulusalu Village, Latimojong Sub-district, Luwu District, South Sulawesi Province, on Monday.

“When members of the police’s evacuation team found the Twin Otter light aircraft, it was totally destroyed. Part of its body had even got burnt,” he informed Antara here on Tuesday.

The evacuation team also found three bodies of the people, including

a child, who were onboard the aircraft that caught fire.

“Our team members are doing their best to identify the bodies,” he said, adding that the victims’ bodies would be transported aboard choppers to Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi Province.

Yusdianto stated that the rescue workers were at the crash site to prepare for the evacuation process.

South Sulawesi Police Chief Inspector General Pudji Hartanto Iskandar and Wirabuana Regional Military Chief Major General Bachtiar had also reached the crash site on Tuesday morning.

The ill-fated aircraft, carrying seven passengers onboard as well as the pilot, co-pilot, and a technician, lost contact on Friday during its flight from the Andi Djemma Airport in Masamba to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar.

The people onboard the flight comprised the pilot, Captain Iri Afriadi; co-pilot Yudhistira; and technician Sukris along with seven passengers: Nurul Fatimah, Lisa Falentin, Riza Arman, Sakhi Arqam, M. Natsir, one-year-old Afif, and three-year-old Raya Adawiah. (ant)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) arrived at the State Palace at 11:20 a.m. local time on Tuesday to attend World Habitat Day 2015.

The president and Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono will address the ceremony to mark World Habitat Day, which is observed every year on the first Monday of October.

Present at the ceremony were environmentalist Erna Witoelar, Djarot Syaiful Hidayat, Golkar Party politician Theo Sambuaga, and West Java Governor Ahmad Heriawan, among others.

According to the United Nations News Center, in a bid to mark World Habitat Day this year on Monday, top United Nations officials have urged for the creation of “public spaces for all.”

“Public spaces are crucial for poor and vulnerable citizens.

Improving access to them and making them safe for women and girls increases equity, promotes inclusion, and combats discrimination,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted in a statement.

The UN chief remarked that high-quality public spaces encourage the people to communicate and collaborate with each other and to participate in public life.

“Public spaces can also provide basic services, enhance connectivity, spawn economic activity, and raise property values while generating municipal revenues,” he affirmed.

However, Ban pointed out that public spaces require meticulous collaboration between the local authorities, local inhabitants, and other actors.

He also highlighted the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly goal 11, which aims to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable,” noting that the goal represented a “broad international consensus that recognizes sustainable urban development as a transformational approach.”

Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Joan Clos, highlighting the importance of the day’s theme, remarked in a statement that “the character of a city is defined by its streets and public spaces.”

“Public spaces are vital components of a prosperous city. Well designed and managed public spaces are key assets for a city’s functioning and have a positive impact on its economy, environment, safety, health, integration, and connectivity,” Clos emphasized. (ant)

Scientists discover ‘hognosed rat’ in Indonesia JAKARTA - Researchers working in Indonesia have discovered a new species of mammal called the hog-nosed rat, named for its features that scientists said have never been seen before.

The creature was found in a remote mountainous area on the island of Sulawesi in central Indonesia, according to Australia’s Museum Victoria whose scientists were involved.

The rat, whose scientific name is Hyorhinomys stuempkei, has features “never seen by science before”, according to the museum in a statement released Tuesday.

The discovery was made by a team of scientists from Indonesia, Australia and the United States.

As well as its large, flat, pink nose, with forward-facing nostrils similar to that of a pig’s, the creature has extremely large ears, a small mouth and long white front teeth, according to the museum.

In photos the rodent appears to be about the size of a normal rat.

“I am still amazed that we can walk into a forest and find a new species of mammal that is so obviously different from any species... that has ever been documented by science,” said Kevin Rowe, a scientist from Museum Victoria who was involved in the research.

The mammal is carnivorous and probably feeds on such things as earthworms and beetle larvae.

The discovery was made in the north of Sulawesi, with the scientists guided into a mountainous and forested area by local villagers. (afp)

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BRUSSELS — NATO’s secretary-general on Tuesday rejected Moscow’s claim that its military incursion into alliance airspace over Turkey wasn’t intentional or important, saying there were two separate incidents and “the violation lasted for a long time.”

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. NATO defense ministers will meet on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 to discuss, among other issues, the situation after a Russian fighter jet entered Turkish airspace from Syria over the weekend.

Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO chief, told a news conference in Brussels the reported incidents were “very serious.” Stoltenberg added, “It doesn’t look like an accident, and we’ve seen two of them over the weekend.”

In a statement, NATO spokesperson Carmen Romero said Stoltenberg later confirmed that NATO generals, using pre-existing and dedicated military-to-military lines of communication with Moscow, would be contacting their Russian counterparts about the alleged entry of Russian warplanes into Turkish skies.

“It’s unacceptable to violate the airspace of another country,” Stoltenberg told reporters. He said NATO is expressly worried that such acts by the Russians could have unforeseen consequences.

“Incidents, accidents, may create dangerous situations,” Stoltenberg said. “And therefore it is also important to make sure that this doesn’t happen again.” On Monday, NATO ambassadors met in special session and condemned what they termed Russia’s “irresponsible behavior.” The ambassadors also called on Russia to cease such practices.

A Turkish government official confirmed Tuesday that Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov was called to the ministry on Monday afternoon during which Turkish officials lodged a “strong protest” over the second infringement. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with Turkish government regulations.

Stoltenberg spoke to reporters in advance of Thursday’s meeting of alliance defense ministers in Brussels, where actions of the Russian military in Syria and any measures NATO needs to take as a result will be among the leading topics.

Stoltenberg said he was also concerned that in Syria the Russians are not targeting the Islamic State extremist group, “but instead attacking the Syrian opposition and civilians.” (ap)

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An Afghan policeman stands in front of a house belonging to a tribal elder, which residents said was damaged after a Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghanistan October 6, 2015.

Skeletons, skulls under Afghanistan’s presidential palace

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president palace says skulls and bones belonging to two bodies have been uncovered beneath a kitchen during renovation work on the palace grounds.

The gender, cause of death and identity of the skeletons are a mystery.

Tuesday’s palace statement says the remains have been sent for forensic examination. It also says that a commission, including representatives of the Afghan Independent

Human Rights Commission and Physicians for Human Rights, has been set up to identify the bodies.

Afghanistan has had a long history of unearthing mass graves of unidentified victims of war, many linked to former warlords.

In 2002, around 2,000 bodies were found in a mass grave in northern Afghanistan, believed to be Taliban fighters killed after being taken prisoner during fighting that overturned their six-year regime. (ap)

MOSCOW — Ukraine’s parliament has passed a measure that would allow foreigners to serve in its armed forces.

The legislation, which cleared a final reading on Tuesday, comes as tensions persist with Russia over the separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine and Western governments allege Russia is sending troops and equipment to back the

separatists and Ukraine has adopted a national security doctrine declaring Russia as its foe.

Russia in turn claims Ukraine’s Western leanings and interest in joining NATO threaten Russia’s security.

Allowing foreigners into the Ukrainian military is likely to reinforce Moscow’s concerns. The measure still needs the president’s signature in order to become law. (ap)

Ukraine moves toward allowing foreigners in military

Bangladesh pastor escapes knife attack at his home DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladeshi pastor has survived an attempt on his life by three men who came to his home pretending to want to learn about Christianity, police and the victim said Tuesday. The incident follows the fatal attacks on two foreigners last week in Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim country that is grappling with violence claimed by hard-line Islamic groups.

The Islamic State group said it was responsible for last week’s attacks, one on a Japanese agricultural worker and the other

on an Italian aid worker. The IS claim has been rejected by Bangladesh’s government, which accused the opposition of trying to destabilize the country.

On Monday, the Rev. Luke Sarker, 52, suffered minor injuries when three men attacked him with a knife at his home in the northwestern district of Pabna, police official Siddikur Rahman said.

Sarker, the pastor of Faith Bible Church, said by telephone that the men had phoned him about two weeks ago saying they wanted to visit him to learn about Christianity.

After they arrived at his home on Monday, the men suddenly attacked him with a knife and tried to slit his throat, Sarker said.

But as he shouted, his wife came to his rescue and the men fled. Police later recovered a motorbike from outside his home.

Rahman said police had no clues yet about the identities of the three men but suspect they are members of a fundamentalist group.

Meanwhile, police said they have arrested two suspects in Saturday’s attack on Japanese agricultural worker Kunio Hoshi

in northern Bangladesh.

Local businessman Humayun Kabir Hira and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist Rashedunnabi Khan Biplob were produced before a magistrate and arrested, said local police Chief Rezaul Karim.

Biplob, Hira and three others were detained soon after the killing but were not initially named as suspects. The others are still being questioned but so far are not considered suspects, Karim said. (ap)

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GIANYAR - When mentioning Celuk hamlet, our mind will surely point to a silver and gold art craft. Celuk hamlet located adjacent to cultural village of Batubulan, Sukawati subdistrict, Gianyar, or about 6 km east of Denpasar, is the center of silver and gold handicrafts. In the 1980s, it was known as a tourism village because of its silver handicraft. Every day many tourists visited Celuk.

The village is very typical because people can find out a row of art shops along the road which are all displaying and selling various kinds of silver products. Those silver crafts are on display and sold in glass showcase, so that every traveler passing by can see them. Diverse forms of craft such as rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, brooch and pendant can be found here.

Similarly, there are also kitchen utensils such as spoons, forks, plates, cups, glasses, bowls (commonly used by Hindus to hold the offerings) and others. Silver handicraft embellished with various ornaments consists of dagger, fans and miniature of transportation means (wagon, tricycles, motorcycles, cars, boats, etc.).

More interestingly, when shopping at Celuk art shops, we are also allowed by the art shop owner to have a closer look at the process of making various silverworks. In general, the process of making of silver products passes through two processes, namely the traditional and modern techniques. However, there are also made by combining traditional and modern technique.

From the narrative of some locals, Celuk was starting to be known as a silversmith area since 1976. Initially, there were only 3 silversmiths. After the development of tourism, the emerging new silver craftsmen followed the steps of the three craftsmen. Finally, the other Celuk residents who initially had profession as farmer were ultimately turned to be silversmith until now.

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Rossi and Lorenzo play down injuries Yamaha MotoGP team-mates and title rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have both played down minor injuries picked up following the Aragon Grand Prix.

Rossi crashed heavily during the post-race Michelin tyre test at Aragon, while Spanish media revealed at the weekend that Lorenzo had sprained his left shoulder - where he suffered repeated injuries during 2013 - in a mini-bike accident while training.

Both insisted they will be fine for this weekend’s Japanese GP at Motegi, which kicks off a three-week string of backto-back races. Lorenzo said: “As you may have heard, I had a small incident while I was training but I’m well, I just have a bit of pain in my left shoulder but I will race without any problems in Motegi.”

Rossi said he had already fully recovered from his Aragon incident. “In Aragon, during the test, I crashed but there were no further consequences, only a little abrasion on my arm,” he said.

“I’m fine and I’m ready for the triple-header.” Team director Massimo Meregalli does not feel his riders’ scrapes since Aragon will have any impact on their Motegi form.

“Despite minor crashes, our riders are both in fine shape, so I feel positive that we can again be key protagonists this weekend and we look forward to some exciting racing,” he said.

Yamaha cliched the 2015 teams’ championship at Aragon and the riders’ title is now virtually a two-horse race between Rossi and Lorenzo following Honda rider Marc Marquez’s crash at the last round.

Rossi holds a 14-point lead over his team-mate with four races to go, and Marquez will be mathematically eliminated if he does not outscore Rossi by five points at Motegi.

Reigning champion Marquez has also been in the wars, injuring his left hand for the second time this year, while mountain biking last week. (rtr)

REUTERS/Max Rossi

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy leads ahead of Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo (L) of Spain and Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez (R) of Spain during the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico circuit in central Italy September 13, 2015.

Tour of Corsica under fire after tough WRC return last weekend

World Rally Championship manufacturers have slammed the Tour of Corsica after its weather-hit return to the calendar last weekend.

The event returned from the Euro-

pean Rally Championship to the WRC after a seven-year absence following the collapse of the previous French round in Alsace.

Volkswagen team principal Jost

Capito said the Corsica facilities were sub-standard and the logistics too costly. “The service park is nowhere close to what a WRC service park should be,” he said.

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Jari Matti Latvala drive during the WRC competition in Corsica.

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“I don’t think we really need to be driving around the island - we have four or five different hotels and all of the time we’ve had to pay for a room for the guys in Corte [at service] just in case they need it as well. “Parts of this event have been ridiculous.”

Capito’s M-Sport counterpart Malcolm Wilson echoed his comments, and expressed disappointment at the response to his driver Elfyn Evans leading after day one.

“There was nobody at the press conference, and then no team principals’ press conference,” he said.

“There’s been no spectators here, no visibility at all. “In 12 months, we’ve gone from France having without a doubt - the best service park in the championship to a quagmire.

“There’s no question, I would rather go back to Alsace than stay here.

“Having said that, I was sad for the organisers with the weather and they reacted well to that, but you can’t compare this event to Alsace.”

But home manufacturer Citroen’s team boss Yves Matton urged not to condemn the event too quickly. “It’s too soon to make a proper conclusion,” he said. “Yes, we saw a lot of people in Alsace last year, but it’s better to make a comparison with the first year in Alsace [when crowds were smaller.”

MIXED REVIEWS FROM DRIVERS Drivers’ opinions were divided.

Hayden Paddon criticised the itinerary, which featured just nine long stages across the three days. “I’m not so keen on this. There’s been too much waiting around and too much driving around the island without stages,” he said.

“Why couldn’t we have done an extra stage on the way to and from the parc ferme? “Instead, we’ve been getting to the start of stages and sitting there with our finger up our bum for ages.”

World champion Sebastien Ogier relished the stages themselves and felt only itinerary tweaks were needed. “It’s a very challenging rally for the drivers, but it’s big fun to drive those stages,” he told AUTOSPORT. “Maybe the negative is the island location. We do have spectators coming here, but not so many as we had in Alsace.

“The weather was really terrible, we were very unlucky with that.

“We can keep the long stages, but we missed a little bit of action in the weekend. “Maybe they should reconsider the itinerary a little bit maybe we keep just one day with long stages.” (ap)

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Benitez backs Ronaldo on free kicks despite poor return

MADRID - Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez has defended the club’s policy of continuing to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to take the vast majority of their attacking free kicks despite a woeful success rate. Ronaldo has scored only twice in his last 85 dead-ball attempts on goal for club and country, according to Spanish soccer statistician Mister Chip.

AP Photo/Frank Augstein

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015.

Mourinho charged by English FA after getting Chelsea backing LONDON — Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was charged

by England’s Football Association on Monday for accusing Premier League referees of being biased against his team, hours after he was given public backing by the club following its disappointing start to the season.

Speaking after Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Southampton at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho said referees “are afraid to give decisions for Chelsea.”

The FA said in a statement that Mourinho’s remarks constitute improper conduct as they imply bias, and bring the game into disrepute. Mourinho has until Thursday to respond to the charge.

Earlier, Chelsea took the unusual step of publicly endorsing Mourinho, with the team languishing in 16th place in the 20-team Premier League after winning two of its first eight games. Chelsea has also lost one of its first two group games in the Champions League.

“The club wants to make it clear that Jose continues to have our full support,” a Chelsea statement read.

“As Jose has said himself, results have not been good enough and the team’s performances must improve.

“However, we believe that we have the right manager to turn this season around and that he has the squad with which to do it.”

On Sunday, Liverpool fired manager Brendan Rodgers and Dick Advocaat resigned as Sunderland manager. (ap)

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Of those 85, 34 hit the defensive wall, 25 were saved, 23 missed the target and one hit the frame of the goal, Mister Chip said on his Twitter account (@2010MisterChip) during Real’s 1-1 La Liga draw at Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

Ronaldo failed to score in La Liga for the fourth straight match for only the second time in his career and remains tied on 323 goals with former Spain striker Raul as Real’s all-time record marksman.

Real have a number of other players, including Gareth Bale, who are free kick specialists but Benitez suggested Ronaldo would continue to take them. “When we practice in training he hits them well and I am confident,” Benitez said in an interview with Spanish radio broadcaster Cadena Ser on Monday. “He hits them quite well. I will tell them to make you a video.”

Benitez also defended his decision to substitute inform striker Karim Benzema in the second half of the derby at the Calderon and said he would do the same again.

Benitez gained a reputation for caution during stints at clubs including Valencia, Liverpool, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Napoli and his introduction of midfielder Mateo Kovacic

Injuries force changes to Spain squad to face Luxembourg

Chung Mong-joon

with 13 minutes left prompted accusations Real had squandered a chance to kill off their city rivals.

Atletico scored a deserved equaliser in the 83rd minute and substitute Jackson Martinez almost won the game late on but his shot was well saved by Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

“I would be angry too if the coach took me off,” Benitez told Cadena Ser. “But I would react and try to score two goals so they don’t substitute me,” he added.

“I have quite a good relationship (with Benzema).

He is a great player.

I have not had any problem with him.”

Real’s next outing is a La Liga game at home to Levante on Oct. 17. (rtr)

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores during their Champions League soccer match against Shakhtar Donetsk at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2015.

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MADRID — Injuries have forced Spain coach Vicente del Bosque to call up three replacements as his squad prepares for its last two European Championship qualifying matches against Luxembourg and Ukraine.

Dani Carvajal was ruled out after Real Madrid said Monday

that its defender had injured tendons in his right ankle during the 1-1 Spanish league draw at crosstown rival Atletico Madrid. Also, Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez sustained a muscle injury in his left leg and Villarreal midfielder Bruno Soriano has been ruled out due

to a knee injury.

Del Bosque has called up Mario Gaspar from Villarreal as well as Xabier Etxeita and Mikel San Jose, both of Athletic Bilbao, as replacements. Spain tops Group C and can clinch qualification with a win against Luxembourg on Oct. 9. (ap)

AMSTERDAM — Newcastle defender Daryl Janmaat has pulled out of the Netherlands squad for the final two European Championship qualifiers with a knee injury.

The Netherlands is fourth in Group A, two points behind thirdplace Turkey. Iceland and the Czech

Republic have already qualified from the group. The team that finishes third earns a playoff spot.

Netherlands captain Arjen Robben, midfielder Davy Klaassen and defenders Ron Vlaar and Stefan de Vrij also are out of coach Danny Blind’s squad

with injuries.

Blind has not called up a replacement for Janmaat for Saturday’s match against Kazakhstan in Astana, but could still add a player to the squad for next Tuesday’s match against the Czech Republic in Amsterdam. (ap)

J u r g en K lo p p h a s emerged as the clear front runner for the Anfield hot seat, with Liverpool hoping to appoint the German as a replacement for sacked manager Brendan Rodgers by the end of the week, British media reported. The former Borussia Dortmund coach is favourite to take over from the Northern Irishman, with exChelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti also in the frame.

Klopp is understood to be open to the idea of a move, the reports said, adding that talks between Liverpool and his representatives were progressing well.

The 48-year-old has been out of work since leaving Dortmund in the summer.

Klopp won two German Bundesliga titles at Dortmund and led the club to the finals of the Champions League in 2013, but lost the German Cup final to Wolfsburg in his final game in charge at the end of the 2014-15 season during which his side struggled in the domestic league, eventually finishing seventh.

Klopp is understood to have spoken to former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann about the club, the city and the fans, the BBC reported.

Former Germany midfielder Stefan Effenberg believes Klopp will be back coaching “very, very soon” and thinks he is suited to

Anfield.

“He gave me this answer a couple of weeks ago. He said, ‘I’m ready for a team that’s not on the highest level, to create something, to build something up’. This could be Liverpool, right?,” Effenberg, who has played 35 times for Germany, told the BBC. “Liverpool is one of the greatest atmospheres. It’s pretty much the same as Dortmund. The fans stay with everything behind the club and this is what Jurgen Klopp likes and what he needs,” the BBC quoted Effenberg as saying at the ASPIRE4SPORT

conference in Berlin. “So maybe, very soon, we’ll hear something from Jurgen Klopp, to make a decision, maybe, for Liverpool.”

In a statement issued by the League Managers’ Association on his behalf, Rodgers, who was sacked after Sunday’s 1-1 Merseyside derby draw at Everton, said he was ‘incredibly disappointed’ his 3-1/2 year tenure at Anfield was over.

Negotiations will now take place over his severance package, which could reportedly cost Liverpool in excess of seven million pounds ($10.60 million). (rtr)

Defender Janmaat latest name on Netherlands’ injury list

Chung says he is facing lengthy FIFA Klopp emerges as clear suspension favourite for Liverpool job SEOUL, South Korea — FIFA presidential contender Chung Mongjoon said Tuesday he is facing a 19year suspension by the ethics committee of the world football body for alleged ethics breaches surrounding South Korea’s failed bid for the 2022 World Cup, and also for openly criticizing the committee.

The South Korean billionaire denied any wrongdoing and accused the committee of acting as a “hit man” of current FIFA President Sepp Blatter who Chung says is attempting to damage his candidacy.

“The true danger is that they won’t stop at sabotaging only my candidacy but also destructing FIFA’s presidential election and FIFA itself,” the former FIFA vice president said in a news conference in Seoul.

Chung said the ethics committee is planning to hit him soon with a 15-year suspension for proposing, in letters to members of FIFA’s executive committee, a $777 million fund to finance football development projects around the world.

Although South Korea was then still in the race for the 2022 event, Chung said his proposals were in line with FIFA’s rules. He said FIFA had already investigated the issue in 2010 and determined the matter as

closed, but reopened the case after he declared his presidential candidacy in August. Chung also said the committee threatened to hit him with an additional 4-year suspension for “defaming” the committee after he questioned its integrity.

“The fundamental reason why I am being targeted is that I aimed straight at the existing power structure of FIFA,” said Chung, who believes his candidacy could be jeopardized if the committee confirms the suspensions after a hearing.

FIFA has set a Feb. 26 election to replace Blatter, who announced his departure in June amid mounting pressure to reform after widespread allegations of corruption within FIFA ranks. Contenders are required to secure nominations from five federations to officially register as candidates by the Oct. 26 deadline. UEFA President Michel Platini of France and Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan have also declared their candidacy for football’s top office.

Chung, the billionaire scion of the Hyundai business group, was a FIFA vice president for 17 years, and was once considered a candidate to succeed Blatter before losing his seat in 2011, to Prince Ali. He was a key figure in helping South Korea land the right to co-host the 2002 World Cup with Japan, and has been a longtime critic of Blatter, whom he described in a memoir published in 2011 as a dictatorial “little brat.” (ap)

Jurgen Klopp

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Benitez backs Ronaldo on free kicks despite poor return

MADRID - Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez has defended the club’s policy of continuing to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to take the vast majority of their attacking free kicks despite a woeful success rate. Ronaldo has scored only twice in his last 85 dead-ball attempts on goal for club and country, according to Spanish soccer statistician Mister Chip.

AP Photo/Frank Augstein

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015.

Mourinho charged by English FA after getting Chelsea backing LONDON — Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was charged

by England’s Football Association on Monday for accusing Premier League referees of being biased against his team, hours after he was given public backing by the club following its disappointing start to the season.

Speaking after Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Southampton at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho said referees “are afraid to give decisions for Chelsea.”

The FA said in a statement that Mourinho’s remarks constitute improper conduct as they imply bias, and bring the game into disrepute. Mourinho has until Thursday to respond to the charge.

Earlier, Chelsea took the unusual step of publicly endorsing Mourinho, with the team languishing in 16th place in the 20-team Premier League after winning two of its first eight games. Chelsea has also lost one of its first two group games in the Champions League.

“The club wants to make it clear that Jose continues to have our full support,” a Chelsea statement read.

“As Jose has said himself, results have not been good enough and the team’s performances must improve.

“However, we believe that we have the right manager to turn this season around and that he has the squad with which to do it.”

On Sunday, Liverpool fired manager Brendan Rodgers and Dick Advocaat resigned as Sunderland manager. (ap)

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Of those 85, 34 hit the defensive wall, 25 were saved, 23 missed the target and one hit the frame of the goal, Mister Chip said on his Twitter account (@2010MisterChip) during Real’s 1-1 La Liga draw at Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

Ronaldo failed to score in La Liga for the fourth straight match for only the second time in his career and remains tied on 323 goals with former Spain striker Raul as Real’s all-time record marksman.

Real have a number of other players, including Gareth Bale, who are free kick specialists but Benitez suggested Ronaldo would continue to take them. “When we practice in training he hits them well and I am confident,” Benitez said in an interview with Spanish radio broadcaster Cadena Ser on Monday. “He hits them quite well. I will tell them to make you a video.”

Benitez also defended his decision to substitute inform striker Karim Benzema in the second half of the derby at the Calderon and said he would do the same again.

Benitez gained a reputation for caution during stints at clubs including Valencia, Liverpool, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Napoli and his introduction of midfielder Mateo Kovacic

Injuries force changes to Spain squad to face Luxembourg

Chung Mong-joon

with 13 minutes left prompted accusations Real had squandered a chance to kill off their city rivals.

Atletico scored a deserved equaliser in the 83rd minute and substitute Jackson Martinez almost won the game late on but his shot was well saved by Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

“I would be angry too if the coach took me off,” Benitez told Cadena Ser. “But I would react and try to score two goals so they don’t substitute me,” he added.

“I have quite a good relationship (with Benzema).

He is a great player.

I have not had any problem with him.”

Real’s next outing is a La Liga game at home to Levante on Oct. 17. (rtr)

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores during their Champions League soccer match against Shakhtar Donetsk at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2015.

IBP/rtr

MADRID — Injuries have forced Spain coach Vicente del Bosque to call up three replacements as his squad prepares for its last two European Championship qualifying matches against Luxembourg and Ukraine.

Dani Carvajal was ruled out after Real Madrid said Monday

that its defender had injured tendons in his right ankle during the 1-1 Spanish league draw at crosstown rival Atletico Madrid. Also, Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez sustained a muscle injury in his left leg and Villarreal midfielder Bruno Soriano has been ruled out due

to a knee injury.

Del Bosque has called up Mario Gaspar from Villarreal as well as Xabier Etxeita and Mikel San Jose, both of Athletic Bilbao, as replacements. Spain tops Group C and can clinch qualification with a win against Luxembourg on Oct. 9. (ap)

AMSTERDAM — Newcastle defender Daryl Janmaat has pulled out of the Netherlands squad for the final two European Championship qualifiers with a knee injury.

The Netherlands is fourth in Group A, two points behind thirdplace Turkey. Iceland and the Czech

Republic have already qualified from the group. The team that finishes third earns a playoff spot.

Netherlands captain Arjen Robben, midfielder Davy Klaassen and defenders Ron Vlaar and Stefan de Vrij also are out of coach Danny Blind’s squad

with injuries.

Blind has not called up a replacement for Janmaat for Saturday’s match against Kazakhstan in Astana, but could still add a player to the squad for next Tuesday’s match against the Czech Republic in Amsterdam. (ap)

J u r g en K lo p p h a s emerged as the clear front runner for the Anfield hot seat, with Liverpool hoping to appoint the German as a replacement for sacked manager Brendan Rodgers by the end of the week, British media reported. The former Borussia Dortmund coach is favourite to take over from the Northern Irishman, with exChelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti also in the frame.

Klopp is understood to be open to the idea of a move, the reports said, adding that talks between Liverpool and his representatives were progressing well.

The 48-year-old has been out of work since leaving Dortmund in the summer.

Klopp won two German Bundesliga titles at Dortmund and led the club to the finals of the Champions League in 2013, but lost the German Cup final to Wolfsburg in his final game in charge at the end of the 2014-15 season during which his side struggled in the domestic league, eventually finishing seventh.

Klopp is understood to have spoken to former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann about the club, the city and the fans, the BBC reported.

Former Germany midfielder Stefan Effenberg believes Klopp will be back coaching “very, very soon” and thinks he is suited to

Anfield.

“He gave me this answer a couple of weeks ago. He said, ‘I’m ready for a team that’s not on the highest level, to create something, to build something up’. This could be Liverpool, right?,” Effenberg, who has played 35 times for Germany, told the BBC. “Liverpool is one of the greatest atmospheres. It’s pretty much the same as Dortmund. The fans stay with everything behind the club and this is what Jurgen Klopp likes and what he needs,” the BBC quoted Effenberg as saying at the ASPIRE4SPORT

conference in Berlin. “So maybe, very soon, we’ll hear something from Jurgen Klopp, to make a decision, maybe, for Liverpool.”

In a statement issued by the League Managers’ Association on his behalf, Rodgers, who was sacked after Sunday’s 1-1 Merseyside derby draw at Everton, said he was ‘incredibly disappointed’ his 3-1/2 year tenure at Anfield was over.

Negotiations will now take place over his severance package, which could reportedly cost Liverpool in excess of seven million pounds ($10.60 million). (rtr)

Defender Janmaat latest name on Netherlands’ injury list

Chung says he is facing lengthy FIFA Klopp emerges as clear suspension favourite for Liverpool job SEOUL, South Korea — FIFA presidential contender Chung Mongjoon said Tuesday he is facing a 19year suspension by the ethics committee of the world football body for alleged ethics breaches surrounding South Korea’s failed bid for the 2022 World Cup, and also for openly criticizing the committee.

The South Korean billionaire denied any wrongdoing and accused the committee of acting as a “hit man” of current FIFA President Sepp Blatter who Chung says is attempting to damage his candidacy.

“The true danger is that they won’t stop at sabotaging only my candidacy but also destructing FIFA’s presidential election and FIFA itself,” the former FIFA vice president said in a news conference in Seoul.

Chung said the ethics committee is planning to hit him soon with a 15-year suspension for proposing, in letters to members of FIFA’s executive committee, a $777 million fund to finance football development projects around the world.

Although South Korea was then still in the race for the 2022 event, Chung said his proposals were in line with FIFA’s rules. He said FIFA had already investigated the issue in 2010 and determined the matter as

closed, but reopened the case after he declared his presidential candidacy in August. Chung also said the committee threatened to hit him with an additional 4-year suspension for “defaming” the committee after he questioned its integrity.

“The fundamental reason why I am being targeted is that I aimed straight at the existing power structure of FIFA,” said Chung, who believes his candidacy could be jeopardized if the committee confirms the suspensions after a hearing.

FIFA has set a Feb. 26 election to replace Blatter, who announced his departure in June amid mounting pressure to reform after widespread allegations of corruption within FIFA ranks. Contenders are required to secure nominations from five federations to officially register as candidates by the Oct. 26 deadline. UEFA President Michel Platini of France and Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan have also declared their candidacy for football’s top office.

Chung, the billionaire scion of the Hyundai business group, was a FIFA vice president for 17 years, and was once considered a candidate to succeed Blatter before losing his seat in 2011, to Prince Ali. He was a key figure in helping South Korea land the right to co-host the 2002 World Cup with Japan, and has been a longtime critic of Blatter, whom he described in a memoir published in 2011 as a dictatorial “little brat.” (ap)

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GIANYAR - When mentioning Celuk hamlet, our mind will surely point to a silver and gold art craft. Celuk hamlet located adjacent to cultural village of Batubulan, Sukawati subdistrict, Gianyar, or about 6 km east of Denpasar, is the center of silver and gold handicrafts. In the 1980s, it was known as a tourism village because of its silver handicraft. Every day many tourists visited Celuk.

The village is very typical because people can find out a row of art shops along the road which are all displaying and selling various kinds of silver products. Those silver crafts are on display and sold in glass showcase, so that every traveler passing by can see them. Diverse forms of craft such as rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, brooch and pendant can be found here.

Similarly, there are also kitchen utensils such as spoons, forks, plates, cups, glasses, bowls (commonly used by Hindus to hold the offerings) and others. Silver handicraft embellished with various ornaments consists of dagger, fans and miniature of transportation means (wagon, tricycles, motorcycles, cars, boats, etc.).

More interestingly, when shopping at Celuk art shops, we are also allowed by the art shop owner to have a closer look at the process of making various silverworks. In general, the process of making of silver products passes through two processes, namely the traditional and modern techniques. However, there are also made by combining traditional and modern technique.

From the narrative of some locals, Celuk was starting to be known as a silversmith area since 1976. Initially, there were only 3 silversmiths. After the development of tourism, the emerging new silver craftsmen followed the steps of the three craftsmen. Finally, the other Celuk residents who initially had profession as farmer were ultimately turned to be silversmith until now.

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Rossi and Lorenzo play down injuries Yamaha MotoGP team-mates and title rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have both played down minor injuries picked up following the Aragon Grand Prix.

Rossi crashed heavily during the post-race Michelin tyre test at Aragon, while Spanish media revealed at the weekend that Lorenzo had sprained his left shoulder - where he suffered repeated injuries during 2013 - in a mini-bike accident while training.

Both insisted they will be fine for this weekend’s Japanese GP at Motegi, which kicks off a three-week string of backto-back races. Lorenzo said: “As you may have heard, I had a small incident while I was training but I’m well, I just have a bit of pain in my left shoulder but I will race without any problems in Motegi.”

Rossi said he had already fully recovered from his Aragon incident. “In Aragon, during the test, I crashed but there were no further consequences, only a little abrasion on my arm,” he said.

“I’m fine and I’m ready for the triple-header.” Team director Massimo Meregalli does not feel his riders’ scrapes since Aragon will have any impact on their Motegi form.

“Despite minor crashes, our riders are both in fine shape, so I feel positive that we can again be key protagonists this weekend and we look forward to some exciting racing,” he said.

Yamaha cliched the 2015 teams’ championship at Aragon and the riders’ title is now virtually a two-horse race between Rossi and Lorenzo following Honda rider Marc Marquez’s crash at the last round.

Rossi holds a 14-point lead over his team-mate with four races to go, and Marquez will be mathematically eliminated if he does not outscore Rossi by five points at Motegi.

Reigning champion Marquez has also been in the wars, injuring his left hand for the second time this year, while mountain biking last week. (rtr)

REUTERS/Max Rossi

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy leads ahead of Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo (L) of Spain and Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez (R) of Spain during the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico circuit in central Italy September 13, 2015.

Tour of Corsica under fire after tough WRC return last weekend

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The event returned from the Euro-

pean Rally Championship to the WRC after a seven-year absence following the collapse of the previous French round in Alsace.

Volkswagen team principal Jost

Capito said the Corsica facilities were sub-standard and the logistics too costly. “The service park is nowhere close to what a WRC service park should be,” he said.

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Jari Matti Latvala drive during the WRC competition in Corsica.

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“I don’t think we really need to be driving around the island - we have four or five different hotels and all of the time we’ve had to pay for a room for the guys in Corte [at service] just in case they need it as well. “Parts of this event have been ridiculous.”

Capito’s M-Sport counterpart Malcolm Wilson echoed his comments, and expressed disappointment at the response to his driver Elfyn Evans leading after day one.

“There was nobody at the press conference, and then no team principals’ press conference,” he said.

“There’s been no spectators here, no visibility at all. “In 12 months, we’ve gone from France having without a doubt - the best service park in the championship to a quagmire.

“There’s no question, I would rather go back to Alsace than stay here.

“Having said that, I was sad for the organisers with the weather and they reacted well to that, but you can’t compare this event to Alsace.”

But home manufacturer Citroen’s team boss Yves Matton urged not to condemn the event too quickly. “It’s too soon to make a proper conclusion,” he said. “Yes, we saw a lot of people in Alsace last year, but it’s better to make a comparison with the first year in Alsace [when crowds were smaller.”

MIXED REVIEWS FROM DRIVERS Drivers’ opinions were divided.

Hayden Paddon criticised the itinerary, which featured just nine long stages across the three days. “I’m not so keen on this. There’s been too much waiting around and too much driving around the island without stages,” he said.

“Why couldn’t we have done an extra stage on the way to and from the parc ferme? “Instead, we’ve been getting to the start of stages and sitting there with our finger up our bum for ages.”

World champion Sebastien Ogier relished the stages themselves and felt only itinerary tweaks were needed. “It’s a very challenging rally for the drivers, but it’s big fun to drive those stages,” he told AUTOSPORT. “Maybe the negative is the island location. We do have spectators coming here, but not so many as we had in Alsace.

“The weather was really terrible, we were very unlucky with that.

“We can keep the long stages, but we missed a little bit of action in the weekend. “Maybe they should reconsider the itinerary a little bit maybe we keep just one day with long stages.” (ap)

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BRUSSELS — NATO’s secretary-general on Tuesday rejected Moscow’s claim that its military incursion into alliance airspace over Turkey wasn’t intentional or important, saying there were two separate incidents and “the violation lasted for a long time.”

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. NATO defense ministers will meet on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 to discuss, among other issues, the situation after a Russian fighter jet entered Turkish airspace from Syria over the weekend.

Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO chief, told a news conference in Brussels the reported incidents were “very serious.” Stoltenberg added, “It doesn’t look like an accident, and we’ve seen two of them over the weekend.”

In a statement, NATO spokesperson Carmen Romero said Stoltenberg later confirmed that NATO generals, using pre-existing and dedicated military-to-military lines of communication with Moscow, would be contacting their Russian counterparts about the alleged entry of Russian warplanes into Turkish skies.

“It’s unacceptable to violate the airspace of another country,” Stoltenberg told reporters. He said NATO is expressly worried that such acts by the Russians could have unforeseen consequences.

“Incidents, accidents, may create dangerous situations,” Stoltenberg said. “And therefore it is also important to make sure that this doesn’t happen again.” On Monday, NATO ambassadors met in special session and condemned what they termed Russia’s “irresponsible behavior.” The ambassadors also called on Russia to cease such practices.

A Turkish government official confirmed Tuesday that Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov was called to the ministry on Monday afternoon during which Turkish officials lodged a “strong protest” over the second infringement. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with Turkish government regulations.

Stoltenberg spoke to reporters in advance of Thursday’s meeting of alliance defense ministers in Brussels, where actions of the Russian military in Syria and any measures NATO needs to take as a result will be among the leading topics.

Stoltenberg said he was also concerned that in Syria the Russians are not targeting the Islamic State extremist group, “but instead attacking the Syrian opposition and civilians.” (ap)

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An Afghan policeman stands in front of a house belonging to a tribal elder, which residents said was damaged after a Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghanistan October 6, 2015.

Skeletons, skulls under Afghanistan’s presidential palace

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president palace says skulls and bones belonging to two bodies have been uncovered beneath a kitchen during renovation work on the palace grounds.

The gender, cause of death and identity of the skeletons are a mystery.

Tuesday’s palace statement says the remains have been sent for forensic examination. It also says that a commission, including representatives of the Afghan Independent

Human Rights Commission and Physicians for Human Rights, has been set up to identify the bodies.

Afghanistan has had a long history of unearthing mass graves of unidentified victims of war, many linked to former warlords.

In 2002, around 2,000 bodies were found in a mass grave in northern Afghanistan, believed to be Taliban fighters killed after being taken prisoner during fighting that overturned their six-year regime. (ap)

MOSCOW — Ukraine’s parliament has passed a measure that would allow foreigners to serve in its armed forces.

The legislation, which cleared a final reading on Tuesday, comes as tensions persist with Russia over the separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine and Western governments allege Russia is sending troops and equipment to back the

separatists and Ukraine has adopted a national security doctrine declaring Russia as its foe.

Russia in turn claims Ukraine’s Western leanings and interest in joining NATO threaten Russia’s security.

Allowing foreigners into the Ukrainian military is likely to reinforce Moscow’s concerns. The measure still needs the president’s signature in order to become law. (ap)

Ukraine moves toward allowing foreigners in military

Bangladesh pastor escapes knife attack at his home DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladeshi pastor has survived an attempt on his life by three men who came to his home pretending to want to learn about Christianity, police and the victim said Tuesday. The incident follows the fatal attacks on two foreigners last week in Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim country that is grappling with violence claimed by hard-line Islamic groups.

The Islamic State group said it was responsible for last week’s attacks, one on a Japanese agricultural worker and the other

on an Italian aid worker. The IS claim has been rejected by Bangladesh’s government, which accused the opposition of trying to destabilize the country.

On Monday, the Rev. Luke Sarker, 52, suffered minor injuries when three men attacked him with a knife at his home in the northwestern district of Pabna, police official Siddikur Rahman said.

Sarker, the pastor of Faith Bible Church, said by telephone that the men had phoned him about two weeks ago saying they wanted to visit him to learn about Christianity.

After they arrived at his home on Monday, the men suddenly attacked him with a knife and tried to slit his throat, Sarker said.

But as he shouted, his wife came to his rescue and the men fled. Police later recovered a motorbike from outside his home.

Rahman said police had no clues yet about the identities of the three men but suspect they are members of a fundamentalist group.

Meanwhile, police said they have arrested two suspects in Saturday’s attack on Japanese agricultural worker Kunio Hoshi

in northern Bangladesh.

Local businessman Humayun Kabir Hira and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist Rashedunnabi Khan Biplob were produced before a magistrate and arrested, said local police Chief Rezaul Karim.

Biplob, Hira and three others were detained soon after the killing but were not initially named as suspects. The others are still being questioned but so far are not considered suspects, Karim said. (ap)

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Difficult access to crash site has necessitated an eight-hour operation to recover the bodies of ten people onboard the Aviastar aircraft that crashed on Friday, the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) stated on Tuesday.

Women walk past an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Agreement on a Pacific-wide freetrade agreement and hopes major central banks will maintain extra-loose monetary policies fired another broad rally in Asia Tuesday, tracking advances in Europe and New York.

Trade deal, easy monetary policy boost Asia stocks HONG KONG - Agreement on a Pacific-wide free-trade agreement and hopes major central banks will maintain extra-loose monetary policies fired another broad rally in Asia Tuesday, tracking advances in Europe and New York.

The dollar was also lower against emerging markets currencies as analysts said last week’s disappointing US jobs report all but put a nail in the coffin of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year.

In Hong Kong shares in mining giant Glencore added to the previous day’s surge following reports it is in talks to sell its agriculture business as it battles weakening demand for raw materials.

But the main focus was on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which will see the easing of a number of barriers, including to Japan’s closeted farm sector and the US car market.

After five years, trade representatives from 12 nations on the Pacific Rim said Monday they had finally hammered out a deal to create the world’s biggest free trade area -- encompassing 40 percent of the world economy.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailed the deal and expressed a hope that China would join at some point.

“It’s the opening of a new century for the

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Oil prices hold above $46 ahead of US inventories report SINGAPORE - Oil prices held above $46 a barrel in Asia Tuesday ahead of a report on US commercial crude inventories, a closely watched indicator of demand in the world’s top consumer.

A decline in US drilling activity has supported prices recently, fuelling hopes a fall in production would help ease the global crude supply glut.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for November delivery was up 11 cents at $46.37 in the afternoon after a volatile session in the morning.

Brent crude for November advanced 18 cents to $49.43 a barrel.

The US Department of Energy will release its weekly stockpiles report Wednesday, giving a better idea about demand in the world’s biggest economy.

The report will probably show that inventories rose by two million barrels in the week to October 2, a Bloomberg News survey showed, indicating slowing demand.

Reports that producer Russia was willing to discuss the global supply glut situation that has been weighing on the market also supported prices.

Daniel Ang, an investment analyst with Phillip Futures in Singapore, said the return of Iranian oil after it complies with an agreement on curbing its nuclear programme is likely to be part of any talks.

“Oil prices dropping to this level and staying here for a prolonged period of time is definitely hurting major oil producers, Russia included,” Ang said in a market commentary.

Ang expects Iranian oil “to cause a one million barrel per day surplus of supply when Iran reaches maximum capacity and this would likely be the key topic of any meeting”.

Crippling economic sanctions imposed by the West on Iran have restricted the country’s oil exports, but its compliance with the terms of a landmark agreement reached in July could see the sanctions lifted.

Tehran has denied Western allegations it was building a nuclear bomb, saying its nuclear programme was for peaceful purposes. (afp)

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Asia-Pacific region,” he said in a televised news conference Tuesday.

“If China participates in this system in the future, that will contribute to both Japan’s security and the stability of the Asia-Pacific region,” he added.

The accord also earned a strong endorsement from International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, who said it was “not only important because of the size... it also pushes the frontier of trade and investment in goods and services to new areas where gains can be significant”.

Analysts said the news would boost stocks in the region, adding to an already upbeat mood among investors.

Toshihiko Matsuno, chief strategist at SMBC Friend Securities Co. in Tokyo, told Bloomberg News the TPP “has a lot of potential to become a big deal for the US and Japan.”

He added: “Concerns over the global economy had become ingrained in the market’s

mindset. It’s possible that the TPP has triggered some regret over having sold too much.”

Confidence on Asia’s trading floors was already buoyant after Friday’s below-forecast US jobs numbers, which raised fears that the recent turmoil in global economies was filtering through to the world’s biggest.

The report also muddied the waters for the Fed as it considers raising rates, with many experts saying its timeline for a hike before 2016 has likely been scuttled.

Japan’s central bank holds a two-day policy meeting from Tuesday, with speculation it will widen its already vast stimulus programme to try to reinvigorate the struggling economy, while its European counterpart is also considering further easing.

“Markets continue to believe that weak data will pressure central banks in Europe and Japan to provide more stimulus and will delay the US Fed in its pursuit to begin withdrawing monetary stimulus,” Matthew Sherwood, head of investment strategy at Perpetual Ltd. in Sydney said in a note to clients.

This “continues to have investors believe that asset prices can defy the weak growth environment”. (afp)

Eight-hour rescue operation needed to recover Aviastar victim’s bodies MAKASSAR - Difficult access to crash site has necessitated an eighthour operation to recover the bodies of ten people onboard the Aviastar aircraft that crashed on Friday, the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) stated on Tuesday.

“The evacuation process is being supported by four helicopters, but the members of the evacuation team will also have to walk to reach the crash site, which is located on a seven thousand-foot-high Mount Latimojong area,” Director of Basarnas’ Operation and Training Division Brig. Gen. Ivan Ahmad Rizki Titus remarked.

He said all bodies of the people onboard the ill-fated DHC-6 Twin Otter light aircraft will be placed in body bags and will then be transported onboard lifters as the crash site is located in a mountainous area that can only be reached on foot in about eight hours.

“From Ulusalu Village, the members of the evacuation team will need to walk for four hours to reach Gamaru Village, which is located in the mountainous area. From Gamaru Village, they will take another four hours to reach the crash site by walking and climbing the seven thousandfoot-high Mount Latimojong area,”

he explained.

Basarnas Head Air Marshal F.H. Bambang Soelistyo earlier reported that eight percent of the crash site area was mountainous due to which the rescuers will encounter thick forests, steep cliffs, and an inhabited area.

Therefore, helicopters were required to support the evacuation process.

In another development, Chief of Luwu District Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Adex Yusdianto stated that the ill-fated aircraft, which crashed en route from Masamba to Makassar last Friday, was totally destroyed when it was located in the area of Paragusi hamlet, Ulusalu Village, Latimojong Sub-district, Luwu District, South Sulawesi Province, on Monday.

“When members of the police’s evacuation team found the Twin Otter light aircraft, it was totally destroyed. Part of its body had even got burnt,” he informed Antara here on Tuesday.

The evacuation team also found three bodies of the people, including

a child, who were onboard the aircraft that caught fire.

“Our team members are doing their best to identify the bodies,” he said, adding that the victims’ bodies would be transported aboard choppers to Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi Province.

Yusdianto stated that the rescue workers were at the crash site to prepare for the evacuation process.

South Sulawesi Police Chief Inspector General Pudji Hartanto Iskandar and Wirabuana Regional Military Chief Major General Bachtiar had also reached the crash site on Tuesday morning.

The ill-fated aircraft, carrying seven passengers onboard as well as the pilot, co-pilot, and a technician, lost contact on Friday during its flight from the Andi Djemma Airport in Masamba to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar.

The people onboard the flight comprised the pilot, Captain Iri Afriadi; co-pilot Yudhistira; and technician Sukris along with seven passengers: Nurul Fatimah, Lisa Falentin, Riza Arman, Sakhi Arqam, M. Natsir, one-year-old Afif, and three-year-old Raya Adawiah. (ant)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) arrived at the State Palace at 11:20 a.m. local time on Tuesday to attend World Habitat Day 2015.

The president and Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono will address the ceremony to mark World Habitat Day, which is observed every year on the first Monday of October.

Present at the ceremony were environmentalist Erna Witoelar, Djarot Syaiful Hidayat, Golkar Party politician Theo Sambuaga, and West Java Governor Ahmad Heriawan, among others.

According to the United Nations News Center, in a bid to mark World Habitat Day this year on Monday, top United Nations officials have urged for the creation of “public spaces for all.”

“Public spaces are crucial for poor and vulnerable citizens.

Improving access to them and making them safe for women and girls increases equity, promotes inclusion, and combats discrimination,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted in a statement.

The UN chief remarked that high-quality public spaces encourage the people to communicate and collaborate with each other and to participate in public life.

“Public spaces can also provide basic services, enhance connectivity, spawn economic activity, and raise property values while generating municipal revenues,” he affirmed.

However, Ban pointed out that public spaces require meticulous collaboration between the local authorities, local inhabitants, and other actors.

He also highlighted the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly goal 11, which aims to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable,” noting that the goal represented a “broad international consensus that recognizes sustainable urban development as a transformational approach.”

Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Joan Clos, highlighting the importance of the day’s theme, remarked in a statement that “the character of a city is defined by its streets and public spaces.”

“Public spaces are vital components of a prosperous city. Well designed and managed public spaces are key assets for a city’s functioning and have a positive impact on its economy, environment, safety, health, integration, and connectivity,” Clos emphasized. (ant)

Scientists discover ‘hognosed rat’ in Indonesia JAKARTA - Researchers working in Indonesia have discovered a new species of mammal called the hog-nosed rat, named for its features that scientists said have never been seen before.

The creature was found in a remote mountainous area on the island of Sulawesi in central Indonesia, according to Australia’s Museum Victoria whose scientists were involved.

The rat, whose scientific name is Hyorhinomys stuempkei, has features “never seen by science before”, according to the museum in a statement released Tuesday.

The discovery was made by a team of scientists from Indonesia, Australia and the United States.

As well as its large, flat, pink nose, with forward-facing nostrils similar to that of a pig’s, the creature has extremely large ears, a small mouth and long white front teeth, according to the museum.

In photos the rodent appears to be about the size of a normal rat.

“I am still amazed that we can walk into a forest and find a new species of mammal that is so obviously different from any species... that has ever been documented by science,” said Kevin Rowe, a scientist from Museum Victoria who was involved in the research.

The mammal is carnivorous and probably feeds on such things as earthworms and beetle larvae.

The discovery was made in the north of Sulawesi, with the scientists guided into a mountainous and forested area by local villagers. (afp)

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Alleged to be problematic, Australian tourist adopting children

DENPASAR - Investigators from the Women and Children Protection Unit (PPA) at the Directorate of Bali Police General Crime Investigation Unit are investigating the adoption process of three children by a female Australian with the initials DN. Allegedly the adoption process is problematic.

Spokesman for the adoption Bali Police, Hery Wiyanto, said on Monday (Oct. 5) that the PPA Unit has been investigating the case since September 1, 2015. Until now, the investigation remains in the stage of examining witnesses.

“Based on the PPA investigator report, there are 11 witnesses that have given their affidavits. DN, as the adopter of the three children has not been examined because she is still waiting for a lawyer,” said Hery Wiyanto. Police have yet to receive complete data, including the chronology of events. According to the information that they have obtained, the PPA members initially received information in the field that DN lives in Denpasar and did not have enough money to send the three kids to school.

“Personnel of the PPA Unit further explored and found this to be true. They then filed a Model A report saying that the suspect had been found,” he said.

Hery said that the three children consist of a nine year old son and two seven year old daughters. In order to ensure their safety and security they have been commended to a foundation in South Denpasar. As to whether the case has something to do with the legality of the adoption, Hery said that he cannot reveal any details until DN has been examined. “The police investigation has taken place in co-ordination with the Bali child protection agency (P2TP2A Bali—Ed),” he said.

An officer of the Center for Integrated Service of Women and Children Empowerment (P2TP2A), Luh Sukawati, when asked for her confirmation, said that her institution assisted the victims, however only while the children were undergoing psychological evaluation at Sanglah Hospital.

“That’s all I know. This case is being handled by my colleague and complete information can be obtained from Bali Police,” she said. (kmb36)

Rupiah depreciation not enjoyed by wood industry GIANYAR - Residents in Gianyar are now enjoying the sweetness of the rupiah depreciation against dollar. Moreover, the government of Gianyar has made sure that this condition has generated an increase in handicraft export reaching three times of the previous volume.

However, this condition cannot be enjoyed by craftsmen working on wooden crafts.

This condition is described by the Head of the Gianyar Industry and Trade Agency, I Wayan Suamba. He said that since the depreciation of rupiah against the dollar reaching IDR 14,000 per US dollar it brings in significant increase in handicraft export of Gianyar. “If we look at the data in the field, our exports indeed rise significantly,” he said.

This condition is most evident from the increase in the orders reaching two to three times more than before the rupiah going through depreciation. “The increase happens in garment and silver products.

So, this condition has great impact because they purchase by using dollar so that they receive quality goods in larger number,” he said.

Regarding the sweetness of the rupiah depreciation, Wayan Suamba asserted that only the exporter of wooden craft that cannot enjoy this condition. Nevertheless, he has not been willing to describe in detail what causes this condition. “The decrease only happens to wooden craft. But, we cannot make sure whether it is caused by the decreasing interest of buyers in wooden crafts or others,” he said.

Nevertheless, he confirmed that his rank will provide another coaching, in particular to improve the quality so that it can attract consumers. “If the wooden craft decreases like this we should come back to provide guidance for them, namely by improving quality. If the quality of our products is good we have confident that ours will be quickly sought after by consumers. Similarly, they must learn to other commodities having attained good advancement, so this is the importance of competitiveness that we do,” he said. (kmb35)

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The Trump swagger is seen, not always loved, worldwide BALMEDIE — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is well known in this serene coastal section of Scotland, where shimmering, golden sand dunes meet the ice-blue North Sea and people play on his golf course. He’s known in the Himalayas, too, far from any sign with his name on it. And in the Middle East, Africa and beyond.

The Regent of Buleleng Putu Agus Suradnyana inspect Banyuasri Market

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Banyuasri market renovated in semi-modern style

SINGARAJA - Banyuasri market, which has thus far been known as a traditional market will soon be transformed into a semi-modern style market, by the government of Buleleng who will be creating a detailed engineering design (DED) in 2016.

This was disclosed by Putu Agus Suradnyana, the Regent of Buleleng after he visied the market on Monday (OCt. 5). The regent was accompanied by Director (CEO) of PD Pasar Buleleng Gede Putu Satwikayadnya and the Head of the Buleleng Cooperative and Trade Agency Made Arnika.

Regent Agus said that one of the reasons that they decided to change Banyusari into a semi-modern style market is because the two hectares of land around the present market is enough to accommodate parking and other modern amenities.

Another consideration was the desire to create a clean and comfortable market in line with the times that could become a new shipping destination in North Bali.

Whatsmore, Banyuasri market is adjacent to a bus terminal and so the impromptu market that was slowly created there tends towards

congestion. The location is nonetheless strategic and vendors find it profitable to sell there. “The market will adopt a plaza style with modern aspects but remain representative of the community,” he said.

When asked about the budget allocated for the renovation of the market, Regent Agus did not dare to disclose the amount of money required to build the first semimodern market in the region. He admitted that he was still counting and that he has yet to submit the final proposal to the provincial and central government to obtain financial support. Nevertheless, he promised to initiate the revitalization of the Banyuasri market for 2016 measure by preparing the detailed engineering design.

“If the land is ready and it becomes an asset of the local government. I will first prepare the DED

and then calculate exactly how much is required for the renovations and submit the request for financial support,” he said.

After inspecting the Banyuasri market, Regent Agus and his entourage inspected the building of the Agricultural Training Agency (BLPP) Denpasar located west of the Banyuasri gas station. The unused building belongs to Bali’s provincial government. The plan is hand the management of the building over to the government of Buleleng to be used by street vendors (PKL). However, this plan was canceled by the provincial government who own the land and only allows the space to be used as open green space. “We had been planning to use this location as a culinary centre and for street vendors, but the provincial government has not allowed this as they have appointed the area to be used as a green space. Nevertheless, we will try another approach and if nothing else we will use it as a football field and basketball court,” he said. (kmb34)

His is clearly a recognized name worldwide, which is not to say it’s a beloved one.

In Balmedie, the real estate mogul is both praised and blamed for building a deluxe international golf course in a previously pristine spot. Some believe he’s delivered the jobs and benefits he promised; others think American voters should beware of a fast-talking scoundrel.

“He is a strange fish,” said Susan Munro, a part-time shop worker who has lived on land adjacent to the new Trump resort for more than 35 years. “If he doesn’t get his own way, he just loses it.” As she sees it, “He would be a disaster for everyone.”

In diverse parts of the world, many see Trump’s high-flying candidacy with a mixture of bemusement, astonishment and alarm.

It’s striking how many people know of him at all.

In the Himalayan hill town of Dharamsala, Tibetan Buddhist monk Tenzin Damchoe, 39, said Trump is “making a lot of noise to be noticed.” Trump “must remember that the U.S. does not belong to white people, they themselves were once immigrants,” he said.

In the northern India city of Lucknow, Sharmila Krishna, 40, praised Trump for bringing life and color to an otherwise dim campaign. “Political experience is not mandatory to run a country,” she said, pointing to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the World War II general who ascended to the White House.

“Barack Obama has not done anything great,” she said. So Trump “has the opportunity to excel.”

Many opinion leaders and ordinary people are concerned, though, about the prospect of the powerful United States electing a president with no political experience. It is the bluster and the “make America great again” talk that has shaped this view. Also, his swagger from “The Apprentice” TV show, the easy-to-caricature hairstyle and his inflammatory comments, spread worldwide, about immigrants.

Meanwhile, he’s done little to reach out to the rest of the world. In South Africa, for example, Trump angered many with a series of harsh tweets, including one during Nelson Mandela’s 2013 funeral service in which he called the country “a crime ridden mess that is just waiting to explode.”

J. Brooks Spector, a retired U.S. diplomat who writes a column on American politics for The Daily Maverick, a South African news and opinion site, said Trump confirms the stereotypical view of Americans as loud, boisterous and arrogant. “I don’t think his campaign resonates favorably with very many people, if at all, in this part of the world,” he said.

Pearl Pillay, a policy researcher who spent time in the United States as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, said Trump’s comments on Islamic State extremists, Mexico, Russia and South Africa indicate U.S. diplomacy would “crash and burn” if he takes power. She called his viewpoint “bigoted” and lacking in political vision.

Trump’s self-presentation as a political

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FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop in Keene, N.H. Trump is well known in many parts of the world.

renegade is, however, getting a sympathetic hearing in some parts of the world, where his popularity is viewed as a rejection of packaged mainstream politicians.

The Russian daily newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets compared his appeal to that of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, another tycoon who came to power despite a dearth of political experience.

“People are discarding the ready-made option that party bureaucracy chose for

them: Clinton for the Democrats, Bush for the Republicans,” the newspaper said. “The extravagant hedonist who flaunts his riches, an aggressively confident narcissist - can he become America’s reformer? When people stop believing in ‘regular’ politicians, there comes a time for the likes of Berlusconi, Trump — or even worse.” Trump seems to have support among Russia’s emerging financial elite, many of whom are billionaires themselves.(ap)

Nasty Air France labor dispute drags in French government PARIS — France’s prime minister paid a hasty visit to the Air France headquarters a day after two executives were sent fleeing from a meeting with union activists, who singled them out and ripped off their suit jackets and shirts.

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Air France assistant director long-haul flight, Pierre Plissonnier, left, is protected by security guards as he flees the Air France headquarters at Roissy Airport, north of Paris, France, after scuffles with union activists.

The Air France meeting Monday was intended to detail plans to cut 2,900 jobs and slash money-losing routes. The airline has not made a profit since 2008, although it has been steadily trimming losses in recent years, in part by voluntary departures and vacancies. Mayhem broke out when executives told staff that more cuts were needed.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls, whose top adviser is rumored to be leaving to become Air France personnel chief in January, was shown on live television Tuesday meeting with the current jobholder, who was among those attacked.(ap)

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Internet giants race to faster mobile news apps

NEW YORK - US tech giants are turning to the news in their competition for mobile users, developing new, faster ways to deliver content, but the benefits for struggling media outlets remain unclear.

Mobile “drives so much traffic” because many people start their day reading news on a phone or tablet, said Cindy Krum, chief executive at MobileMoxie, a mobile marketing consultancy.

Several new apps hope to capitalize on that by attracting news readers and the advertising dollars they bring.

Apple News, an app included in Apple’s updated iOS 9 mobile operating system, launched last month, delivers content from more than 50 media partners, including the New York Times, Vanity Fair and Vogue.

Facebook launched its “Instant Articles” earlier this year in part-

nership with a number of media organizations to provide access to the news 10 times more quickly, through its social media infrastructure, than most news websites do.

And Google is said to be preparing a similar system in partnership with Twitter to allow mobile users to fully load an article on their phone in a fraction of a second, compared with nearly 10 seconds today.

The rapid development of the news products demonstrates how mobile has become the new battleground for tech companies seeking to keep users within their ecosystems, where they can reach them with more products, services and

advertising.

“There’s a big competition for mind share,” Americans spend an average of three hours per day on mobile devices, compared to just over two hours on PCs, according to the research firm eMarketer.

Mobile advertising is surging.

North American mobile ad spending is set to jump to $61 billion by 2018 from $19.7 billion last year, according to eMarketer.

The moves are giving media companies incentives to make their products more mobile friendly.

The New York Times will allow access to 30 free articles per day on Apple News, for instance, compared with 10 per month for readers who go to the daily’s website or news application.

But it remains unclear whether these new apps will help news organizations find a lasting economic

model to survive the digital age.

According to the Pew Research Center, daily US print circulation is down 19 percent over the past decade and print advertising has fallen more than 60 percent.

In combatting that decline, news organizations have to decide whether to go after digital readers on their own or to team up with tech firms.

In these new apps, the publishers appear to have chosen the latter.

For both Apple and Facebook, news publishers will be able to keep 100 percent of ad revenues they generate themselves and 70 percent of the revenue from ads sold by the tech platforms.

“For now, the agreements look pretty favorable to the publishers,” said Rick Edmonds, media business analyst for the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.

But Edmonds said the long-term

impacts remain unclear, especially as to how the partnerships will affect the digital subscriptions or purchases of individual articles previously sold directly by the media outlets.

“It’s an open question,” Edmonds said.

A New York Times spokesman said it is “important to ensure that The Times is available in a wide variety of places where people find their news and information,” noting that the daily can be accessed through services such as Flipboard, Microsoft’s MSN News or Google Play Newsstand.

Krum agrees, saying news organizations need to adapt to the ways consumers access the news today.

“It’s much more casual” than in the past, she said. “It’s not like going to buy a newspaper anymore. The newspaper has to find you.” (afp)

Toyota shows selfdriving technology being readied for 2020

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Playmation Marvel’s Avengers on Sunday Oct. 4, 2015 in Los Angeles. The groundbreaking new system of connected toys and wearables fuses technology and digital storytelling to create a completely new category of play product, from Disney Consumer Products & Interactive Media. Playmation Marvel’s Avengers is now available for purchase across the US and Canada.

TOKYO — Toyota unveiled its vision for self-driving cars in a challenge to other automakers as well as industry newcomer Google Inc., promising to start selling such vehicles in Japan by 2020.

Toyota Motor Corp. demonstrated on a regular Tokyo freeway Tuesday what it called the “mobility teammate concept,” meaning the driver and the artificial intelligence in a sensor-packed car work together as a team.

In the demonstration, a Lexus drove itself within the 60 kpm (37 mph) speed limit for about 10 minutes, changing lanes, braking and steering. The human at the wheel did nothing except turn on a button to kick in the technology.

Tokyo’s plans are part of a larger Japanese government initiative to pioneer automated driving in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (ap)

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Bali receives US$53.6 million from VoA earnings

DENPASAR - The Bali chapter of Bank Indonesia has recorded earnings amounting to US$53.6 million from visa on arrival (VOA) fees during the January-June 2015 period.

Bali airport,” Dewa Nyoman Putra, a tourism industry observer, stated here, Tuesday.

The number of foreign tourists to Bali in August 2015 decreased by 71,307 from 382,683 recorded in July to 301,376 in August 2015.

Putra explained that the decrease was due to the authorities being forced to shut down Ngurah Rai International Airport several times following Mount Raung’s eruptions.

The Bali airport was closed on July 9-12, and again on July 22-23.

Some 414 flights, with 39,715 passengers, were cancelled.

The airport’s temporary closures have inflicted significant economic losses to the affected airlines and the Bali tourism industry. (ant)

As the inauguration of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) approaches, thousands of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) especially those in Bangli, do not have the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

“The revenues from the tourism sector are quite high despite the visa-free facility accorded to several countries,” Head of Bank Indonesia’s Bali office, Dewi Setyowati, noted on Tuesday.

A total of 1,915,447 foreign tourists visited Bali during the period, but only 1,559,086 were obliged to pay for the visas, and the remaining 356,361 came from nations enjoying visa-free facilities.

Bali earned US$8.9 million per month from the VOA fees.

Most of the foreign tourists visiting Bali were from Australia and China.

From January to August 2015, a

BANGLI - As the inauguration of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) approaches, thousands of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) especially those in Bangli, do not have the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Actually, it is very important to have IPR in order for their products to remain competitive in the new market.

Head of the Bangli Cooperatives and SMEs Agency, I Dewa Gede Suparta, explained that their are approximately approximately 8,000 SMSE’s in Bangli. However, only 90 of them have registered for IPR protection. This despite the fact that the Ministry of Cooperatives and the SMEs has been facilitating the process making registration less complicated and eliminating the registration fee for some MSMEs. All that business owners have to do is submit their identity card and business data to the Ministry of Cooperatives and the SMEs. “Only very few MSMEs have registered their IPR, even though the process is very easy. They just need to submit the identity and business identity. We will register them online and after a week the IPR is issued,” he explained.

Saputra also explained that dissemination of information to SMSE’s regarding their IPRs has already been done extensively. Apparently, this initiative has not been

The Bali chapter of Bank Indonesia has recorded earnings amounting to US$53.6 million from visa on arrival (VOA) fees during the January-June 2015 period.

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Ahead of AEC, thousands of MSMEs have no IPR

taken seriously. MSME’s seem to underestimate the importance of IPR. “Dissemination of information has been conducted. But there are still loads of MSME’s that have yet to register,” he said.

Suparta affirmed that IPR protection is very important, especially before the dec comes into effect, as a way to avoid avoid the ‘theft’ of ideas and designs, especially on products that have a lot of economic value. If other parties want to produce these designs, they have to obtain permission form the IP rights holder.

“Especially before the AEC, IPR provide protection for MSME products so that their designs are not claimed by other countries,” he said.

In order to not find themselves in a bad situation, Suparta hopeds that businesses, both of large and small scale, will register immediately to obtain the ir IPRs. “We hope that more MSMEs will immediately register to get IPR protection. Do not wait until the AEC comes into effect,” he said.

One MSME omner from Kalanganyar hamlet, Yangapi, Tembuku, Ketut Kita, said that he welcomes IPR registration, although his mosaic earthenware products are widely marketed in Bali. “The existence of IPR is very helpful in maintaining my business. Especially because many other people can now make similar products,” he said. (kmb45)

total of 2,599,508 foreign tourists visited Bali, up 7.15 percent from 2,425,979 during the same period last year.

Of the total number, 625,413, or 23.97 percent came from Australia, 489,233 people from China, and 143,065 from Japan.

Indonesia has granted visa-free facility to visitors from China, Russia, and Japan.

However, the tourist arrivals in Bali in August 2015 alone dropped as the result of Mount Raung’s eruption in July 2015.

“Volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Raung located in Banyuwangi hindered flights to and from

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From page 1 Especially in Bali, continued Yasa, it is now important to control migrants. Urbanization is on the rise which causes imbalances in development. Moreover, urban areas have many economic hubs. Among them, are centers of tourism and economy such as traditional markets and night markets. Control can be maintained by giving more priority to local people to engage in economic hubs and by developing villages in order to minimize urbanization.

“Secondly, many migrants living in slums results in new problems for urban areas. Necessarily there must be rules that are strictly enforced to prohibit “uninhabitable” dwellings form springing up everywhere.

Another important factor is the implementation of strict administration by applying existing regulations,” he explained.

Lecturer from the Faculty of Agriculture at Udayana University, Prof. Dr. Wayan Windia, said that the data of the 201o census indicated that there are 61,209 migrants settling in Bali per year, who are mainly from Java and Lombok, NTB. This figure is almost equal to the number of people migrating to Jakarta even year. Windia worries that this pattern will destroy Bali as it did Majapahit.

“Long before present conditions, during World War II, General Housopher asked Japan not to invade Hawaii. He suggested that Japan instead expel Hawaii through the anthropo-geographic approach. This was done by sending as many Japanese people to Hawaii as possible to Hawaii, who then traded all sorts of commodities and thus occupied Hawaii. Japan did not agree and was finally defeated,” he explained.

The antropo-geographic approach, said Windia, is being applied in Bali in keeping with the development of tourism sector. This can be seen from the increase of migrants in Denpasar that now reaches four percent or five percent in Badung. Even on a global scale this is a large percentage.

“So, the KSPN and the reclamation plans are a roundabout way of destroying Bali, and the heart of the process lies in the fact that migrants and sacred areas are being controlled by outside investors. We’re not psychic, but we can see that the road leads straight to the ruin of Bali. This is a certainty unless we stop it,” he said.

Windia advised that the government prioritize the development of customary villages or encourage tourists to visit agrotourism and subak sites. However, there should be no hotel developments in these areas. Tourists can stay in people’s homes. Bali has already lost 1,000 hectares of paddy fields to hotels and such and many more paddy fields have been damaged. An equivalent number of farmers have also lost their livelihood.

“So, the most powerful supporting community of Balinese culture are the subak, rather than customary villages. We have researched the application of Tri Hita Karana, and subaks are ten percent stronger than customary villages. If a temple located within a subak is ignored by the customary villages, subak will still take care of it. In customary village, if there is a former subak temple, the customary village does not want to take care of it. This indicates that support for Balinese culture is weakening. When paddy field runs out (physically), the supporting community is also weakened because the number of farmers decreases and the subak become poor, whereas farmers are the most powerful supporting community of Balinese culture, even exceeding customary villages,” he said. (kmb32)

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Migrants must be controlled

INDEED migrants cannot be forbidden to come to Bali. However, they can be controlled, by enforcing administrative requirements. Balinese people need to be more alert.

We must not let trust that migrants will not harm local residents.

“We need to remain alert and not trust people too easily. Some may say that they are running a business whereas in fact they are engaged in other activities like terrorism and so on,” said Chairman of Commission IV of the Bali House of Representatives, Gede Kusuma Putra.

Putra emphasized the importance of administrative order. It’s okay for migrants to come to Bali. But there must be clarity regarding their guarantor, address, business or activity all which must be recorded properly. As long as they have a clear business, the presence of migrants actually has benefits for Bali, particularly for employment.

“However, data collection on migrants can be misused if it is inaccurate.

For example, when migrants are raided by authorities but instead of processing them according to the law, ins tread use the opportunity to ask for bribes and commit other improper acts this is most unlawful. I think it reasonable for people to come to Bali. As the proverb says, where there is sugar, ants will come, so too with Bali’s economic growth and purchasing power that is above the national average. people are bound to come looking for opportunities,” he said.

Putra hopes that migrants have sufficient skills and abilities. If migrants are

vagrants, jobless and homeless, they will become a burden for the government of Bali or the government anywhere. On that account, control measures must be taken, particularly given Bali’s limited geographic space. “If they come with competencies or a business and so forth this is good for Bali. Investors and and people who can provide employment are even being invited to come to Bali. But we must by all means regulate rather than ban,” he said.

Correspondingly, Kusuma Putra also appealed to Balinese people to become better prepared, because Bali is not only being invaded by migrants from other parts of Indonesia but also from overseas.

This is one of the impacts of the ASEAN Economic Community policy. If we are not ready, Balinese people will become spectators in their home region. “We must prepare ourselves in all fields, so that we can participate actively,” he said.

Businessman, I Gusti Kade Djaya Wirata, argued that a sustainable Bali should be understood as a dynamic condition with the Tri Hita Karana concept as its foundation. Correspondingly, Balinese people should not be left behind and marginalized by the onslaughts of migrants and immigrants.

“To avoid this, Bali’s human resources need to constantly be improved, through a variety of opportunities, so we are competitive in the face of these migrants,” he said.

Djaya Wirata added that the role of local governments at the provincial and county / municipal level is very important in order to create good conditions.

This can be done through creating stricter regulations not laxer ones that allow Balinese people to become marginalized.

“Looking at what is happening today, the role of Balinese people is very important and necessary. When observing the growth of development in Bali, we can see that it has been excessive, uncontrollable and seems way too subservient to capital owners,” he continued. Djaya Wirata pointed out that excessive hotel development has led to an oversupply of rooms which in turn leads to a cheapened image of tourism here, this despite there having been a moratorium placed on new developments. The inclusion of Besakih in the National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN) and the Benoa Bay reclamation plan, “will tempt investors to build tourism facilities by means of collusion with the rulers because a loophole has been created, an opportunity to degrade the sacred area of Besakih,” he explained.

Djaya Wirata continued saying that the Benoa Bay reclamation plan has been rejected by various circles in Bali, Indonesia and overseas because it is contrary to the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana. The Benoa Bay reclamation plan for the area of 700 hectares, would potentially degrades Balinese customs and culture and marginalize Balinese people.

“Moreover, the Benoa Bay reclamation plan was made through underhand means and there is an issue regarding IDR 1 trillion that was submitted by investor. How unethical is that? Are Balinese people like a whore that can be bought,” said this member of the Love Bali Forum. (kmb32)

Bali Mynah worldwide supporters visited Begawan Foundation’s Breeding and Release Centre

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MANGUPURA - Begawan Foundation hosted a site visit at their Sibang Breeding and Release Centre attended by Bali Starling worldwide supporters from Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Jurong Bird Park, KölnerZoo, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Lincoln Park Zoo, Heidelberg Zoo and members of ZGAP. Following its participation in the Songbird Crisis Summit held in Singapore at Jurong Bird Park at the end of September, Begawan Foundation took part in the Bali Mynah International Workshop, held in Bali at the Bali Safari and Marine Park from 30th September to 4th October.

The Bali Starling has been registered as an endangered bird species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) since 1970, when numbers were reduced significantly by both poaching and loss of habitat. A variety of strategies on protection of the Bali Starling and other endangered Asian songbirds have been discussed over the course of both conferences.

Begawan Foundation has been working with local communities to conserve this endangered bird. Together with the King of Sibang, I GustiNgurahAgungWatusila, Ubud Royal Family member, CokordaNgurahSuy-

adnya, and the adult and student community in Sibang itself, the Foundation encourages people to take pride in this iconic mascot of Bali.

A presentation of the education program currently taking place in one of Sibang’s primary school opened the morning’s activities, followed by observation of the free flying Bali Starlings and an informative tour of the breeding site itself. Interest was shown not only in the Bali Starlings but also in the collection of Mitchell’s Lorikeets, a breed indigenous to Bali and Lombok, and which may already be extinct on both islands.

This education project builds on the success of a previous education program for kindergarten students at Begawan Giri Estate in the early 2000’s. Education has been a tenet of Begawan Foundation since its establishment in 1999.

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A short course based on Roots & Shoots Program has been conducted in SDN 1 Sibangkaja for year 4 students since 2014.

So successful was the program in 2014that Begawan Foundation has returned to the school conductinga new program focusing on a number of experiential activities. This new course has been running since early August 2015.

The goal of this education program is to encourage students to ‘learn by doing’and brings their attention to the problem of

extinction, treatment of animals, especially birds, and the necessity to take care of their surroundings. The Foundation’s goal is to encourage local community awareness and participation in ensuring that Sibang becomes an area where the Bali Starling is safe to fly freely.

A lunch at Como Shambhala Estate’s Kudus House, hosted by the founders, Bradley and Debbie Gardner, gave visiting participants the opportunity to discuss the foundation’s activities in an informal setting.

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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John Stamos surrenders to being charming in ‘Grandfathered’

LOS ANGELES — In conversation, John Stamos comes across as entirely at ease in his handsome, age-defying skin. Who wouldn’t be? But he admits that he longed to slip into something less comfortable on TV, a character distant from the good-natured charmers he’s known for. He thought he’d found it.

“I was auditioning for an Amazon pilot called ‘Cocked,’ as this drugged-out guy who inherits a gun company. It was very dark, and I just kept auditioning, and I really wanted it, and I didn’t get it,” he recalled.

His agent had a rebound suggestion. If his goal was to be on TV and entertain viewers, Stamos was advised to do what he does best.

He found the role and the vehicle in Fox’s new comedy “Grandfathered” (8 p.m. EDT Tuesday), cut with couture precision to fit him.

Stamos plays a restaurateur and — kinda — content single guy who finds his self-absorbed life upended by the 20-something son he didn’t know he had. Oh, and there’s also a grandbaby.

Stamos, 52, has effectively played against type before, most notably in Broadway revivals “Cabaret” and Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man.” But he says he’s happily accepted his “Grandfathered” fate as swinging Jimmy Martino, suddenly grounded by his past.

“I’m satisfied with being a guy who’s likable and funny and self-

deprecating,” Stamos said. “I don’t need to stretch so far, especially in television where you could play a character, hopefully, for years. You want to play something that you enjoy doing for 10, 12, 14 hours a day.”

And if the playboy-out-of-water evokes “Full House,” the 1980splus comedy in which he played a breezily irresponsible guy called on to help raise a family (and which is being revisited with a Netflix sequel), Stamos is unfazed.

“I’m not afraid to lean into what people want to see me do. And I’m not afraid to throw a baby in there if I have to. Or throw in some old friend that I used to be on another TV show with, if that’s what people want to see,” he said, the latter a reference to “Full House” alum Bob Saget, a guest star on “Grandfathered.”

It’s a mechanical approach that’s more typical than not in TV, but with good result here. The well-cast series includes an appealing Josh Peck (“Drake & Josh”) as Gerald, the son in need of a dad; the always welcome Paget Brewster (“Com-

munity,” ‘’Criminal Minds”) as Sara, Gerald’s mom and the woman who’s sure Jimmy isn’t family-man material; and Christina Milian as Vanessa, Gerald’s baby mama who sees him only as a pal and co-parent.

The pilot comedy has the pace, smarts and just enough heart to make it appealing without descending into either cuteness overkill or crassness. That’s thanks to Stamos, a hands-on executive producer as well as star, and the writer-producers he’s collaborating with. (ap)

Mick Jagger visits Cuba HAVANA - Mick Jagger is in Cuba to scout out a possible Rolling Stones concert here during a Latin American tour planned for next year, the official Communist Party

newspaper Granma said Monday.

Granma said Jagger, 72, was on a private visit “but it could be related to a concert that the Rolling Stones wants to give in Cuba.” Jagger,

who was traveling with one of his children, was seen at a timba concert over the weekend given by the group Bamboleo in western Havana.

Granma said he also toured Old

Beyonce in brief superstar collaboration

NEW YORK - Two of music’s top-selling stars have come together, however briefly, as Drake put out a new song featuring Beyonce.

Drake, the Canadian rapper who has found massive commercial success thanks in part to surprise releases, brought in the pop superstar on a song entitled “Can I?” A similar version of the song had recently leaked on the Internet but it started airing officially over the weekend on Beats One, Apple’s online radio station where Drake is a major player.

The song immediately fueled speculation on social media that “Can I?” would be part of Drake’s eagerly anticipated next album, whose release date has not been set.

Despite the big names, “Can I?” runs for only around two minutes and Beyonce’s contribution is limited to one line -- “Can I, baby?”

-- which she recites repeatedly over one of Drake’s trademark slow, minimalist beats.

Drake in February put out a mixtape, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” which is so far the only album released this year to go platinum, or sell more than one million copies, in the United States.

Another mixtape, “What a Time To Be Alive,” performed with fellow rapper Future, came out last month and debuted at number one on the Billboard chart.

For both releases, Drake gave little prior notice and put them out first on an Apple platform.

Beyonce unveiled her blockbuster last album, which was self-titled, on Apple’s iTunes in December 2013 without advance warning.

But the release with Drake on Apple Music could surprise some fans as Beyonce is closely involved with her rap mogul husband Jay Z in the Tidal streaming service, which has heavily promoted exclusives by her.

Beyonce may be repaying a favor after Drake appeared on “Mine,” a song from her latest album about her fears on motherhood. (afp)

Havana and Cuban night clubs. The Cuban newspaper quoted recent remarks by guitarist Keith Richards that the Stones could give a concert next month at Havana’s Latin American Stadium, the island’s biggest baseball stadium.

Stones bassist Darryl Jones and

Bernard Fowler, a Stones back up singer, performed in Havana in February with the group The Dead Daisies. Rock was frowned on in Cuba for many years for ideological reasons, but it has gained popularity over the past decade as the island has opened up. (afp)

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Indonesia doing best it can to combat haze

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s disaster chief Tuesday rejected criticism his country was not doing enough to combat the haze crisis, saying every possible resource was being deployed to fight the forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in smog.

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A tourist boat passes by the Seri Wawasan Bridge covered by haze in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Indonesia’s disaster chief Tuesday rejected criticism his country was not doing enough to combat the haze crisis, saying every possible resource was being deployed to fight the forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in smog.

Indonesia has come under growing pressure from its neighbours in recent weeks as thick smoke from fires on Sumatra and Kalimantan has sent pollution levels soaring in Malaysia and Singapore, where schools have been closed and major outdoor events cancelled.

The blazes flare annually during the dry season as fires are illegally set to clear land for cultivation.

But an El Nino weather system has made conditions on track to become the most severe on record.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged Indonesia to take action, saying only Jakarta has the authority to investigate the cause of the fires and convict those responsible.

But Indonesia has rejected suggestions it is not doing enough, with the country’s disaster chief saying everything possible was being utilised.

“We have done the best we can,” Willem Rampangilei told reporters.

“It is understandable if other countries are upset, but we Indonesians are more upset.”

Pollution in Singapore and Malaysia has tipped beyond hazardous levels since the haze outbreak began last month, while concentrations more than five times that limit have been recorded on Kalimantan,

Indonesia’s half of Borneo island.

Singapore has offered to help combat the fires, volunteering a Hercules plane and IT expertise, but Indonesia has insisted it has the equipment necessary to do the job.

Rampangilei said Indonesia had four planes on standby to conduct cloud seeding, but conditions in the past week had stymied attempts to produce artificial rain.

Efforts by more than a dozen helicopters to waterbomb hot spots have several times been thwarted by thick smoke, he added.

Rampangilei said more troops and police would be deployed to fight the fires, while authorities were considering dumping 40 tonnes of fire retardant on smouldering peatlands.

More than 1,200 hotspots were still active in Sumatra and Kalimantan as of Tuesday, the disaster agency said, while around 140,000 people have reported respiratory infections due to the thick smog. (afp) 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.

Migrants increases by 40,000 in five years

THE NUMBER of migrants in Bali continues to increase each year, with approximately 40,000 people added in the last five years. This figure is obtained based on the current migrant approach, meaning that the population that is enumerated at the present is compared to whether these people were in Bali five years ago

or not.

“If the number of migrants is increasing, this would indicate that Bali is developing and thus attracting migrants,” said economist from Udayana University, Dr. I Gusti Wayan Murjana Yasa, in Denpasar recently.

Yasa added that actually there is a positive correlation between the migrants and the economic development of their destination region. When more people are move

here, economic development also goes up, because generally the incoming human resources are productive ones.

“The presence of migrants is also strongly associated with investment. Investments create jobs and attract more people to the region. Investments also appear in the region because opportunities arise such as markets and the like,” he added.

On the other hand, Yasa, the presence of migrants also brings its own problems such

as stiffer competition on the job market - not to mention increased land conversion as migrants seek places to live.

“Then there are also socio-cultural issues including crime that typically increases when migrants do not find work. Unemployed migrants can lead to social unrest and other frictions,” he said.

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