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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Keanu Reeves gets deadlier in ‘John Wick 2,’ talks ‘Bill & Ted’ sequel

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

13,000 people hanged in secret at Syrian prison, Amnesty says

LOS ANGELES - Keanu Reeves did not need much persuasion to reprise his role as a lethal retired hitman whose path to revenge sees him killing dozens more in the upcoming sequel “John Wick: Chapter 2.” “I love John Wick,” the actor told Reuters ahead of the film’s opening in theaters on Friday. “We had great ideas, we opened up the world ... making a darn good action movie.” After the death of his puppy and the theft of his car led the hitman on a bloody rampage in 2014’s hit action thriller “John Wick,” the sequel delves into the character’s murky past. It includes the emergence of a rival assassin and a nefarious Italian playboy who destroys Wick’s home, the only reminder of his once-happy life, and sets a bounty on Wick’s head, causing the hitman to go back underground. “John Wick,” the slick 2014 action thriller from Lionsgate made for around $20 million, earned critical praise and marked a box office comeback for Reeves, 52, after a handful of low-performing films. For the second chapter, Reeves said the budget was higher, which allowed for expensive locations, such as the catacombs in Rome and Lincoln Center in Manhattan. A third chapter is already in discussion, the director Chad Stahelski said. Reeves’ career in Hollywood spans more than 30 years, with hits including 1989’s quirky time-travel comedy “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” 1994’s action thriller “Speed” and the mind-bending “Matrix” sci-fi franchise. More recently, he starred as a menacing motel owner in last year’s Hollywood thriller “Neon Demon” and as a doctor helping a girl battling anorexia in this year’s Sundance premiere “To The Bone.” “My whole career, I’ve tried to do different kinds of genres and different scales of film,” the actor said. Reeves said plans for a sequel to “Bill and Ted,” a cult favorite among film lovers, is currently in the works. (rtr)

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AMMAN - Thousands of people have been hanged at a Syrian is yes or no, he will be convicted prison in a secret crackdown on dissent by the regime of Bashar ... This court has no relation with the rule of law. This is not a court,” al-Assad, a report by Amnesty International alleges. The human rights group says as many as 13,000 people have been executed at Saydnaya prison, north of the capital Damascus in a “hidden” campaign authorized by senior regime figures. Amnesty’s report, Human slaughterhouse, says prisoners are moved in the middle of the night from their cells under the pretext of being transferred. They are taken to the grounds of the prison, where they are hanged, likely unaware of their fate until they feel the noose around their neck, Amnesty alleges. The Syrian Ministry of Justice disclaimed the accusations, calling them part of an effort to harm the government’s international reputation after recent victories over rebels, according to state-run news agency SANA. The report is the culmination of a yearlong investigation, including interviews with 84 witnesses including security guards, detainees, judges and lawyers, Amnesty says. Most of those hanged were civil-

ians “believed to be opposed to the government,” the report finds. “The horrors depicted in this report reveal a hidden, monstrous campaign, authorized at the highest levels of the Syrian government, aimed at crushing any form of dissent within the Syrian population,” Lynn Maalouf, the deputy director for research at Amnesty’s Beirut office, said in a statement announcing the report. Amnesty International says there are two detention centers at Saydnaya prison. In the “red building,” the majority of detainees are civilians who have been arrested since the beginning of the conflict in 2011, according to the organization. In the “white building,” the detainees are mainly military officers and soldiers. The report contends that the executed detainees were given a sham trial by “a so-called Military Field Court.” “The judge will ask the name of the detainee and whether he committed the crime. Whether the answer

a former judge said, according to Amnesty. Nicolette Waldman, an Amnesty International researcher, elaborated on the horrific conditions prisoners allegedly face. “They have been actually dying in massive numbers as a result of repeated torture in combination with the systematic deprivation of food, water, medicine and medical care,” she told CNN. “(The report) has gotten the attention it deserved,” Waldman said. “It’s a big story. But for people who work on Syria, it was almost a test case for ‘Does the world still care, not just about death but the fact that it was organized, systematic?’” Continued to page 6

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To overcome inequality of tourism development

Gianyar Tourism Office drafts development zone

GIANYAR - Inequality of tourism development in Gianyar has an impact on imbalanced economic growth. Disparity of development growth looks contrasting between the western and eastern Gianyar region. To overcome the development gaps, the government of Gianyar through the tourism office began making the arrangement and control through the drafting of tourism development zone.

Head of the Gianyar Tourism Office, A.A. Bagus Ari Brahmanta, told Bali Post and BaliTV that development zone will be adjusted to the potential and conditions of each region. The potential that can serve as tourist attraction will be mapped out in accordance with the characteristics. He explained that northern region is potential to be developed into an agro-tourism because the growing activities in the region are related to agriculture, plantation and forestry. In the meantime, the southern region is prioritized for tourism supporting development. “For instance, the trading business of sculpture and painting can be found at Sukawati Art Market located in the southern region. Then, central zone is suitable for the development of cultural heritage destination,” he said. Especially in the eastern region, his office has been working to develop a number of potentials such as Blangsinga with its monkey forest and waterfalls. The appeal can be coupled with the existence of Blahbatuh Palace currently starts to be used as tourist attraction. “Now, we have begun to develop the eastern region to poise Ubud tourism that has now become overcapacity,” he said. The man familiarly addressed as Gung Ari added that the potential in eastern region having become the excellence today is the culinary tourism around Lebih Beach and Culinary Market in the town of Gianyar. “We develop this culinary business to support the existing potential. In addition, now there has been a recreational park for tourism development in Eastern Gianyar,” he said. To ensure that tourism growth can be enjoyed directly by society, Gianyar tourism office pays attention to the

areas that can be developed into tourism village. In the development of tourism village, the community will play a direct role as the player, not just as spectator. “So, in addition to actually touching the public, these efforts can also be used as a form of cultural preservation, especially for Gianyar that has been famous for the culture,” he said. Furthermore, he explained, Gianyar currently has 25 tourism villages. Seven of which are in the process of development and five others have just been included in the development plan as tourism village. “These five additional villages are prepared for tourism villages, but we will review

again their potential. They include Negari hamlet (Singapadu Tengah village, Sukawati, Singapadu Kaler village, Kedisan hamlet and Kendran Manuaba hamlet, Tegallalang) and Marga hamlet, Payangan,” he explained. A total of 13 tourism villages have developed in Ubud. Although they are confirmed as developed tourism villages, Gung Ari acknowledged that these regions still require government attention, especially in terms of infrastructural improvement. “These have developed. In other words, we just need to improve the quality of infrastructure such as roads and broken pavements, we have already coordinated with the district and provincial Public Works,” he said. (kmb35)

hearing at the Buleleng House of Representatives on Tuesday (Feb. 7) said that so far the chronology including legal proceedings by police in America has been known with certainty. The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in the US with National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers (BNP2TKI) and employing agency negotiated related to settlement of the case with the allegation of sexual abuse by Gede St. From the approach, the case ensnared Gede St is still being processed and the perpetrator is still detained by US police. Other than committing

Our calendar of enriching activities continues during the month of February with a superb collection of culturally-inspired experiences. Ubud is looking particularly lush at the moment as the seasonal rains are replenishing the land and its network of flowing rivers. Our Valentine’s Day dinner will be a charity event to honour the hard work of all the Balinese farmers out there. We are also looking to raise funds to create more green spaces within the local community. For

some well-deserved indulgence, Visesa Spa has a number of special treatments just for couples, and a session of Balinese healing is now available to promote body, mind and spirit rejuvenation. Stay connected via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram where we post regular updates and photos relating to our unique village concept. For more information and promotion please visit our website www.visesaubud.com. Looking

WEEKLY EVENTS and FARMERS MARKETS EVERY SATURDAY Meditation class by Mangku Budi Dharma 14-16:30 Bona, Blahbatuh meet at Ubud Cocomarket at 13:00

Every second Saturday Biasa Art Space, Jl. Raya Seminyak 24, Seminyak, Fresh produce, potted plants, meat pie, sshie, coffee and more. Every Saturday 9AM-2PM OrganIc Farmer’s Market Pizza Bagus (Jl. Pengosekan), Ubud EVERY SUNDAY Soul to soul spirituall dialogue Anand Ashram, Ubud Jl Sri Wedari KM 3 Mantra chanting 6-6:30pm Navaraha Arati 6:30-6:45pm Meditation, Satsang and celebration 6:45-8:30pm www.ubudashram.org SUNDAY MARKETS 10AM 1PM Sunday Market at Batu Jimbar Jl. Danau Tablingan , Sanur 10AM-4PM The Sands Beach Club and Restaurant Sunday MArket Jl. Danau Tamblingan, No 27, Sanur

Family asked to bail USD 15,000 sexual abuse against a minor, Gede St is also obliged to pay a fine worth USD 15,000. “We got information that the Indonesian Embassy together with the PNP2TKI and employing agency has made negotiation. Based on the copy of letter from the BP3TKI Denpasar, the perpetrator is obliged to pay a deposit,” he said. According to Dwi, following the notice from the American side, central government and the employing agency remain to attempt a solution. He hoped the deposit requested could be immediately paid, so that Gede St can be freed and return home safely to Bule-

leng. His family has expressed its incapability to pay the deposit so that it hoped to be assisted by the government and employing agency. The only hope is waiting for government protection over the fate of Gede St currently detained in the US police. “The family cannot afford due to the great value. We are waiting for and expecting central government and the agency to help our workers getting involved in the legal case in other’s country,” he explained. To note, the perpetrator Gede St alleged to have committed sexual abuse against a minor was arrested in the office of security authority in

Miami, Florida. This information is widely at issue in a news portal website at http://www.click2houston.com. In the website was reported that Gede St and underage women were kissing in the hallway of vessels to the toilet on the twelfth floor. Gede St and the young girl did it on the basis of consensual relationship. Nevertheless, the incident was protested by the parents of the young girl. The parents whose identity was made anonymous reported the case on Thursday (Jan. 19). So far, police authority has not explained whether the case will be further processed or not. (kmb38)

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Back to Nature at Desa Visesa Ubud

Saturday Market Oldman’s Cafe Canggu, Batu Bolong Beach, pottery fresh produce, clothing Sand Beach Club and Restaurant, Sanur

Case of migrant worker detained in the US

SINGARAJA - Legal case afflicted to an Indonesian migrant worker (TKI), Gede St, from Girimas, Sawan, in America seems to drag on. The family has received information related to legal proceedings of Gede St. Other than suspected of breaking the laws, he is required to pay the bail amounting to USD 15,000. Such amount makes the family resigned. Family of Gede St. decided to leave the case to the government and the employing company in order to help Gede St in facing the legal proceedings. Head of the Buleleng Manpower and Transmigration Agency, Made Dwi Priyanti Koriawan, after the

Activities

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Escape the hectic pace of modern living and reconnect with the simple beauty of nature with an enriching permaculture experience. This insightful activity includes a guided tour that takes a look at daily village life on the island of Bali. It is an opportunity to dress in traditional clothing and see how a local community really functions. It involves a range of different encounters throughout the day depending on the season. Available daily from 8am until 6pm including a healthy loloh drink and mineral water for just IDR 100,000 net per person. Balinese Healing at Visesa Spa

Indulge in a Balinese healing experience performed in traditionally thatched pavilion encompassed by tropical greenery to appease the senses and enhance deep relaxation. The treatment begins with a ritual blessing to calm the body, mind and

spirit. It is followed by a 60-minute Balinese Rejang Massage, which is a healing therapy passed down through the generations. It is based on the fluid finger movements of the Rejang Dance and uses acupressure techniques to relieve tension and restore balance. This Balinese healing experience has been created for the pleasure of in-house guests and members of the public including one-hour complimentary access to our fitness centre. A healthy loloh drink is served before the massage to promote inner wellness. Available daily at Visesa Spa only IDR 400,000 net per person from 9am until 7pm. Lesung Dinner

Located next to our spacious lobby, Lesung Restaurant provides the perfect setting to discover the exotic flavours of Indonesia’s colourful culinary heritage. Our talented chefs have created an exclusive three-course dinner that delivers surprising tastes and textures with subtle elegance for just IDR 250,000 net per person. Available daily for in-house guests and member

of the public from 6pm until 10pm.

Full Moon Royal Dinner

Celebrate the spiritual beauty of the full moon with an elaborate dinner and cultural activities such as ritual blessing and prayer session at the Pura Desa temple compound. Savour an authentic Balinese four-course menu accompanied by a performance of traditional gamelan music to give you another spectacular evening to remember. This inspiring dining experience is available only on the night of the full moon for only IDR 390,000++ per person from 5pm until 10pm New Moon Rijsttafel Dinner

Take delight in our Balinese rijsttafel dinner as we honour the night of the new moon. Surrounded by flaming torch lights, dinner will be served in the sacred ambience of our Pura Desa temple compound featuring a live performance of the Kecak Dance. Enjoy cultural activities including a ritual blessing and prayer session before dinner. Available every new moon for only IDR 499,000++ per person from 5pm until 10pm.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Health

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A nurse displays a tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis whooping cough vaccine at a free medical and dental health clinic in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 27, 2016.

Adults urged to get vaccinated

WASHINGTON - Too many U.S. adults are not getting vaccinated, putting themselves and others at risk, immunization experts say.

According to the latest available data, about 44 percent of adults over age 19 had a flu shot; 20 percent had a Tdap vaccine, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; and 20 percent of 19-to64-year-olds at risk of pneumonia had that vaccine (compared to 60 percent of those over 65). Just 27 percent of those over age 60 were vaccinated against herpes zoster, which cuts the risk of shingles in half, according to new guidelines from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) published in Annals of Internal Medicine. “Vaccinations not only protect you. They also protect those around you,” ACIP liaison Dr. Sandra Fryhofer said by email, yet, “vaccination coverage rates for adults are abysmal.” Fryhofer, an Atlanta physician and adjunct associate professor at Emory University School of Medicine, also pointed to racial and ethnic disparities in vaccination rates, with whites more likely than all other groups to be vaccinated. And she noted that adults with health insurance are two to five times more likely to be appropriately vaccinated. “It’s a double whammy for those without insurance. They don’t have insurance coverage if they get sick and they don’t have insurance coverage to pay for vaccinations that can help them stay well,” said Fryhofer, who was also a member of the working group that came up

with the new guidelines. Dr. Walter Orenstein, associate director of the Emory Vaccine Center in Atlanta, called adult vaccine uptake “disappointing” and said it is substantially below the rates achieved for most recommended vaccines for young children. “All adults should be vaccinated against influenza annually, receive a booster of a tetanus vaccine every 10 years, two different types of pneumococcal vaccine when they turn 65, and a vaccine to prevent shingles when they reach age 60,” Orenstein said by email. If you weren’t vaccinated as a child, you may need additional vaccines, added Orenstein, who was not involved in the guidelines. “All pregnant women should receive influenza vaccine, which protects them and their newborns, as well as a dose of a vaccine that protects their newborns against whooping cough,” he said. Some of the important changes made in the 2017 guidelines, according to Fryhofer and Orenstein, include the recommendation that everyone aged 6 months and older should still be vaccinated against flu, even this late in the season, but should not use the nasal vaccine, which has been found not to work very well. Another new guidance says that young people vaccinated against human papilloma virus (HPV) before age 15 need only two vaccine doses, not three, given at least five months apart. If you’re 15 or older and haven’t been vaccinated before, you still need three doses. (rtr)

tially a major public health tool. But some question their longterm safety and worry that they may act as a “gateway” to taking up conventional cigarettes. The U.S. surgeon general in December urged lawmakers to impose price and tax policies that would discourage their use. Monday’s study, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, analysed saliva and urine samples from long-term e-cigarette and NRT users as well as smokers, and compared levels of key chemicals found in their bodies. It found that smokers who switched completely to e-cigarettes or NRT had significantly lower levels of toxic chemicals and carcinogens compared to people who continued to smoke tobacco cigarettes. Those who used e-cigarettes or NRT but did not completely quit smoking did not show the same drop in toxin levels. This underlined that a complete switch was needed to get the long-term health benefits of quitting tobacco, the researchers said. The World Health Organization says tobacco is the world’s biggest preventable killer, with a predicted cumulative death toll of a billion by the end of this century if current trends continue. Tobacco smoking currently kills around 6 million people a year. (rtr)

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Manager of Brooklyn Vape store Mohammed Isa smokes an e-cigarette in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., January 18, 2017.

Dengue cases in Denpasar on the rise

Study of cancercausing toxins finds e-cigs much safer than smoking

LONDON - Consuming ecigarettes is far safer and less toxic than smoking conventional tobacco cigarettes, according to the findings of a study analysing levels of dangerous and cancer-causing substances in the body. Researchers found that people who switched from smoking regular cigarettes to e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) such as gum or patches for at least six months had much lower levels of toxins in their saliva and urine than those who continued to smoke. “Our study adds to existing evidence showing that e-cigarettes and NRT are far safer than smoking, and suggests that there is a very low risk associated with their long-term use,” said Lion Shahab, a specialist in epidemiology and public health at University College London who led the work. E-cigarettes, which heat nicotine-laced liquid into vapour, have grown into an $8 billion-a-year market, according to Euromonitor International - more than three times that of NRT products. They are, however, still dwarfed by a tobacco market estimated by Euromonitor to be worth around $700 billion. Many health experts think ecigarettes, or vapes, which do not contain tobacco, are a lower-risk alternative to smoking and poten-

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DENPASAR - Erratic weather condition lately caused the increase in dengue cases throughout Bali, including Denpasar. To anticipate the increase in dengue cases, various attempts have been made by Denpasar municipality through the Denpasar Health Agency. Mitigation effort is done by establishing independent mosquito larva monitoring staff (Gema Petik).

This was delivered by the Head of Denpasar Health Agency, Luh Putu Sri Armini, accompanied by Division Head of Disease Prevention and Control, I.B. Gede Eka Putra, when met at her office on Monday (Feb. 6). Sri Armini added that Gema Petik is a measure of involving family members to monitor the larvae in their respective homes other than monitored by the larva monitoring officer (jumantik) from the government. Now, there have been 17,000 people joining the Gema Petik. It is expected to further increase public awareness of the dengue hazards. In addition, the health agency also intensifies the eradication of

Nyoman Cantiasa

mosquito nests (PSN), mass distribution of abate before the transmission season and mass fogging every November to December. “The measure we have done is involving the community in the hope of dengue cases in Denpasar will decline,” she said. Her agency will also do focused fogging in case the dengue occurred in an area in the city of Denpasar. Though various measures and efforts have been made, according to Luh Putu Sri Armini, dengue case remains to increase in Denpasar from 1,576 cases in 2015 to 2,851 cases in 2016. Increasing cases do not only happen in the city of Denpasar but almost in all regions across Bali. In terms of incident rate, currently Denpasar is ranked seventh based on the data issued by the Bali Health Office. On that occasion, Luh Putu Sri Armini appealed to the public to continuously apply clean life behavior starting from household. Besides, they must pay attention to the surrounding environment so that it will not be taken advantage by mosquitoes to nest. “We expect each family can apply clean life behavior and continuously increase the elimination of mosquito breeding nest,” she said. (kmb12)

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Terrorist networks take advantage of cyber crime

DENPASAR - Previously, terrorist networks recruited, engaged and acted, so that it was no massive. Commander of the 163/Wira Satya Military Resort, Nyoman Cantiasa, told on Monday (Feb. 6), unlike the development of ISIS, the terrorists take advantage of cyber crime namely using the Internet and information technology to raise fund to support their operations in the jihad fields. “The arrests by police authority have been giving a lot of learning. So many of us and our families are missing their members without any cause because they joined the terror groups like ISIS to Syria, Iraq and others,” said the commander. As a result, many people are surprised and cannot understand why they follow such inappropriate ideologies with the identities of Indonesian people that are friendly and peaceful. Moreover, the threat of radicalism or terrorist group supporting violence can be easily spread through propaganda package, recruitment and ultimately brainwashing by immersion of radicalism and terrorism that they consider correct. “Whoever is rather difficult to monitor. We often refer to online

radicalism where the messages of terror with radical contents are packaged in such a way that anyone who opens and reads will get affected if they do not have an established faith and strong logic. It is specifically directed to our children or young people that really need the assistance of their parents,” said this officer from Singaraja. Therefore, Balinese people should be cohesive and solid as well go hand in hand in facing the threat of terror by showing off concern for the environment. “Bali is a bijou island, so that we expect that people should know what is happening to every inch of the land and the surrounding areas. This is what I call security cooperation. All people must be caring, vigilant and take responsibility for security in their environment,” he said. Cantiasa appealed if there are any suspicious things, they should be immediately reported to police or military authority. It is meant to do early detection and prevention, so that it can be followed up as soon as possible. By that way, the threat of terror will not happen in Bali. “On that account, we are one step further than those who have the intention to destroy Bali,” he said. (kmb36)

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Though various measures and efforts have been made, dengue case remains to increase in Denpasar from 1,576 cases in 2015 to 2,851 cases in 2016.

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To reduce unemployment

Cooperatives absorb 26,000 workers DENPASAR - Indeed, there has been no research regarding the impact of cooperatives on people’s welfare. However, with the presence of cooperative in Bali, local economy slowly but surely develops. In terms of employment, 26,000 workers have been absorbed by cooperative either become an employee or manager. “When we think, the unemployed people have no prosperity, but when they have been working, their prosperity begins to increase,” said the Head of the Bali Cooperatives and SME Agency, I Dewa Nyoman Patra, recently. He said that approximately 26,000 workers have been absorbed in cooperatives based on a clear data of by name and by address. “Whether they are employees and managers have already been registered,” he said. He acknowledged there is always an increase in employment by cooperative every year. Some assume that if people do not work in an office, they are considered not to have been working, whereas they have been. According to him, more institutions should be doing research on the contribution of coop-

eratives to the welfare of society, how cooperatives provide the GDP and how the cooperative has improved the welfare of society at large. Since the cooperatives are intended to improve the welfare of its members, at first it must attempted the prosperity of the employees and managers in advance. “Therefore, cooperatives should be healthy and must be managed by truly professional people and have integrity,” he hoped. In the meantime, the average asset of cooperatives in Bali reaches IDR 2 billion. Each cooperative in Bali has assets on average of IDR 1 billion to IDR 2 billion and even some have IDR 215 million. “Range of the assets among the cooperatives in Bali is not too high,” he added. With such assets, cooperatives are expected to absorb more labor. In an effort to improve the quality of human resources, various technical assistance have been performed for the strengthening of its human resources provided at the technical implementer unit or UPT. “We do not know for sure about the increase in the number of worker being back to the cooperative,” he said. (kmb42)

Bali Marine Police release catch turtles THROUGH the turtle traffickingfree Bali program announced, Directorate of Marine Police at Bali Police could foil the smuggling of three turtles in the past two months from December and January. A total of 11 green turtles could be saved. Seven of the eleven turtles were released to their habitat on Kuta Beach on Tuesday (Feb. 7). According to Director of Marine Police, Sukandar, since the introduction of the turtle trafficking-free Bali program last November 2016, his institution has successfully foiled three smuggling cases. Certainly, such a case got particular concern. He said that turtle is a protected species both nationally and internationally. Nationally, turtle is protected through the Law No.5/990 on Conservation of Biological Resources and Ecosystems (KSDHAE) and Law No. 31/2004 on Fisheries. “On The trutles are being released on Kuta Beach

that account, we in the Bali Marine Police are committed to protecting and preserving sea turtles through law enforcement and optimizing the mitigation of turtle trafficking,” he said. According to him, the measure is certainly not easy and requires support from various parties. Modus operandi of the turtle trafficking in Bali continues to change due to the relatively high economic value and there are many entry accesses of sea turtles to Bali. This happens due to high consumer demand, so that turtle becomes one of the most excellent wildlife for trafficking, especially for consumption or culinary purposes, namely Balinese turtle satay and lawar. “Definitely, this matter needs to get a particular concern for law enforcement officers, both police authority and the government as the holder of authorities,” he added. (kmb23)

Scottish lawmakers reject triggeringBrexit in symbolic vote

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Representatives of the National Liberation Army (ELN) at the negotiation table listen during the beginning of the peace talks between the government of Colombia and the ELN guerrilla in Sangolqui, Ecuador February 7, 2017.

The dead fish is collected before discarded to the landfill

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Exuding scent, Thousands of fish carcasses in floating cage discarded to landfill

BANGLI - Thousands of carcasses of dead fish due to by sulfuric bursts in Lake Batur, Kintamani, began to spread scent. In order not to pollute the lake, the owner of fish cage whose fish died took it out from the surface of the lake and dumped to Landih landfill. Meanwhile, the Bangli Agriculture and Fisheries Agency (PKP) that helped cleanup activities on Tuesday (Feb. 7) admitted to immediately conduct a study and procure a compact photometer to measure water quality in the lake this year. As the observation, clean-up activities of the fish carcasses from Lake Batur were carried out by dozens of fish farmers with employees of PKP Bangli. It was carried out starting at 07:00. Fish carcasses taken from inside the cage are collected in plastic bags. After that, the carcasses were collected in a car owned by PKP Bangli to be further transported to local landfill. Fish cage owners who is also Chairman of the Fishermen Association of Indonesia (HNSI) Bangli,

Made Antara, when interviewed amid the activities said that sulfuric bursts occurred at Lake Batur has an impact on farmers’ losses. Due to such incident, thousands of fish belonging to farmers that are ready to be harvested died due to lack of oxygen. To minimize losses due to this annual phenomenon in the future, Made Antara asked the government of Bangli to conduct a study. In the future, the sulfuric bursts are expected to be early detected. He affirmed that fish exposed to sulfuric bursts remain safe for consumption. “The fish exposed to sulfur remains safe for consumption. The dead fish exposed to sulfuric burst is not poisoned, but died because the supply of oxygen in the water is very limited,” he

explained. In the meantime, Fishery Division Head at the PKP Bangli, Nyoman Widiada, when met at the same location of fish carcasses explained last Wednesday that cleanup activities were conducted from the west end to the east side of Buahan village. Approximately three tons of fish were successfully transported. “Fish carcasses transported are taken from the cage of residents and the dead wild fish,” he explained. Widiada added that after this incident, his division will immediately conduct a study. For that purpose, he claimed to have made an assessment to Udayana University. In addition, his division will procure a compact photometer device to perform early detection on the sulfur content in the Lake Batur. “This digital device will be used to check water quality of the lake and the content therein. All this time, we are still using manual device,” he added. (kmb40)

Colombia begins peace talks with ELN rebels to end 52-year war

BOGOTA - Colombia’s Marxist ELN rebels began official peace talks with the government on Tuesday in a bid to end their part in a five-decade conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, damaged the economy and left millions displaced. The National Liberation Army (ELN), the nation’s secondbiggest rebel group, hopes to clinch an agreement similar to that negotiated last year with the Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC), which allows the rebels to form a political party in exchange for laying down their arms. The 2,000-strong ELN, considered a terrorist group by the United States and European Union, has extorted, bombed oil and electricity infrastructure and kidnapped hundreds of people over its 52 years to raise funds for the war and pressure the government. Negotiations, hosted by Ecuador, were delayed from November pending the release of a politician the group held hostage for nearly 10 months.

“Fortunately today in Colombia we are trying to develop a political solution to the conflict,” said ELN negotiator Pablo Beltran at the launch of talks outside Quito. While the talks are independent from those conducted with the FARC, the agenda will cover similar issues, like political participation, disarmament and compensation for victims. The government’s chief negotiator Juan Camilo Restrepo said the two sides will remain “loyal” to the agenda and negotiate as quickly as possible. “Peace is for all Colombians; it’s peace for the region and a ray of hope for humanity. New generations, the victims of the conflict and the whole world are waiting for us to be wise and big enough to

overcome this futile war,” Restrepo said. The government and the FARC signed a revised peace accord in late 2016 after four years of tricky negotiations and a failed referendum on the original deal. President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the FARC conflict, but has been criticized for making a deal the opposition says is too lenient on the rebels. The ELN, founded by radical Catholic priests and inspired by Cuba’s 1959 revolution, has been in on-and-off preliminary talks with the government since 2014. More than 220,000 people have been killed in Colombia’s conflict. Peace with the two rebel groups is unlikely to put a complete end to violence in a country also ravaged by drug trafficking, but could allow economic development in once off-limits areas and shift more resources to fight growing criminal gangs. (rtr)

EDINBURGH) - Scotland’s devolved parliament overwhelmingly rejected British Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to exit the European Union in a symbolic, non-binding vote on Tuesday. Although Britain as a whole opted to leave the EU in last June’s referendum, most of the electorate in Scotland voted to remain. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly demanded that the interests of Scotland be taken into account during upcoming Brexit negotiations and says Scotland must have a choice on holding a new independence referendum if that is not the case. “(This vote) is a key test of whether Scotland’s voice is being listened to and whether our wishes can be accommodated within the UK process,” Sturgeon said ahead of the vote. The Scottish government says it is keeping an open mind but that so far the British government is not complying with its promise to consider Scottish proposals. “So far the UK government has offered nothing - not a single compromise in return, or even a view on our proposals,” said Scottish minister Michael Russell, who is negotiating Scotland’s position on Brexit with the UK government. Tuesday’s motion proposed by the Scottish government was backed by 90 votes to 34, with most of the votes against coming from May’s party, the Conservatives. It argued that the triggering of Article 50, which starts the two-year process for Britain to leave the EU, should be rejected because the government has left too many questions unanswered. It said the Westminster parliament is not guaranteed a say in any new trade relationship once Britain has left the EU and the decision to proceed “does not respect the majority vote to remain part of the EU that was returned in every council area in Scotland.” London has not set out provisions for reaching a UK-wide approach with devolved administrations on Brexit, it said, and had left unanswered a range of detailed questions covering many policy areas regarding the full implications of withdrawal from the single market. Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party has 63 out of seats in the 129-seat Scottish parliament, just short of the 65 seat majority. (rtr)

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Demonstrators taking part in the “Scotland says stay” rally are moved on from outside theScottish Parliament as the debate on the triggering of article 50 in the main chamber takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, February 7, 2017.

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in December as exports hit their highest level in more than 1-1/2 years amid record shipments of technology products, but strengthening domestic demand points to further rises in imports, which could constrain economic growth. ment published an estimate of the goods deficit last month. Trade slashed 1.7 percentage points from gross domestic product in the fourth quarter, leaving output rising at a 1.9 percent annualized rate. The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter. The improvement in the deficit at the end of the year could set up trade to be a modest drag on growth in the first quarter. In December, exports of goods and services increased 2.7 percent to $190.7 billion, the highest since April 2015, as shipments of advanced technology goods such as aerospace, biotechnology and electronics, hit a record high There were increases in exports of industrial supplies and materials, capital goods, consumer goods and motor vehicles. SWEEPING FLOORS “Exports are jumping, which should increase those factory hours and bring back a few workers to sweep the shop floors while the robots toil away,” said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at MUFG Union Bank in New York. “All the protectionism and slapping import duties on goods coming in the U.S. is probably not going to gain us the additional jobs that are being hoped for.” Despite December’s rebound, exports remain constrained by relent-

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The large Mead-Westvaco paper mill plant is seen on a rainy day in Covington, Virginia November 9, 2015. less dollar strength. The dollar gained 4.4 percent against the currencies of the United States’ main trading partners in 2016. Some of that impact will still be felt early this year. Last week in remarks to a meeting with pharmaceutical executives, Trump reiterated his view that the trade deficit is at least partly the result of other countries, especially China and Japan, devaluing their currencies to gain a trade advantage. “A trade deficit is erroneously associated with ... stealing our jobs and is seen as the product of currency manipulation,” said RDQ Economics’ Ryding. “The trade deficit of $502 billion in 2016 could not be eliminated by a weaker dollar or a tariff wall on

foreign imports. The most effective way to close a trade gap is to engineer a recession to deflate the demand for imports.” Exports to the European Union jumped 10.1 percent, with goods shipped to Germany surging 12.4 percent. Germany has also come under criticism from some Trump advisers. Exports to China, another sore point for Trump, fell 4.1 percent. Imports of goods and services rose 1.5 percent to $235.0 billion in December, the highest level since March 2015. Part of the increase in the import bill reflects higher oil prices, as well as strengthening domestic demand. The price of imported crude oil averaged $41.45 in December, the

highest since September 2015. Food imports hit a record high, as did those of motor vehicles. Imports of goods from China fell 7.6 percent in December, while those from Germany rose 1.4 percent. With both exports and imports falling, the politically sensitive U.S.-China trade deficit dropped 9.0 percent to $27.8 billion in December. The trade deficit with China decreased $20.1 billion to $347.0 billion in 2016. The trade gap with Germany declined 6.2 percent to $5.3 billion in December. The trade deficit with Germany narrowed $10.0 billion to $64.9 billion last year. The United States also saw big declines in its trade deficits with Canada and Mexico in December.(rtr)

Ukraine’s economy surged at end of last year, statistics chief says

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Employees work at the Kremenchuk automobile plant (AutoKrAZ) in the town of Kremenchuk, Ukraine June 14, 2016.

KIEV - Ukraine’s economy grew as much as 4.8 percent yearon-year in the fourth quarter, the state statistics agency’s chief said on Wednesday, citing preliminary data that suggests a stronger-thanexpected recovery towards the end of the year. The improvement was driven by both industry and agriculture. “We can now speak of an acceleration in gross domestic product growth in the fourth quarter,”

State Statistics Agency chief Ihor Verner said. GDP increased between 4.5 percent and 4.8 percent year-on-year in October-December, he said. It compared with an increase of 2 percent in the previous quarter. Ukraine’s economy is emerging from two years of recession after a $40 billion bailout led by the International Monetary Fund. Verner’s projection is stronger than estimates from the central

bank in January that showed the economy grew 3.1 percent in the fourth quarter and 1.8 percent for the whole of 2016. The growth is fuelled by betterthan-expected performance by Ukraine’s industry as well as by its strong agricultural sector, Verner said. Industrial output grew 2.4 percent in 2016 after four years of contraction, according to the statistics service.(rtr)

Herbal Drink ala Penglipuran Village

U.S. trade deficit falls as exports hit more than 1-1/2-year high The Commerce Department said on Tuesday the trade gap dropped 3.2 percent to $44.3 billion, ending two straight months of increases. The trade deficit rose 0.4 percent to a four-year high of $502.3 billion in 2016. That represented 2.7 percent of gross domestic product, down from 2.8 percent in 2015. When adjusted for inflation, the deficit decreased to $62.3 billion from $63.9 billion in November. President Donald Trump has blamed U.S. trade policy for the loss of American factory jobs and has vowed to make sweeping changes, starting with pulling out of the 12nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. Trump also wants to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, which was signed in 1994 by the United States, Canada and Mexico. But economists do not believe these protectionist measures will eliminate the deficit. “When an economy is at full employment, an acceleration in demand tends to be accompanied by a pickup in import growth and a wider trade deficit,” said John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New York. “The U.S. simply does not have enough spare labor and capacity at any exchange rate to close the deficit, which will likely widen in 2017 and 2018.” U.S. financial markets were little moved by the report as the govern-

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Wayang Wong under Onslaught of Time

In the past, there were quite a lot of wayang wong art troupe in Bali. However, in keeping with the passage of time, one by one has lost its successor. Ultimately this art disappeared and is forgotten. Now, the number of wayang wong art troupe can be counted on fingers.Karangasem records to still have three wayang wong art troupes namely at the clan temple of Batur Paketan at Tengah hamlet, Selumbung, Ban village and Duda village. The wayang wong art at this village has been revitalized with the help of an art college in Denpasar in November 2015. The wayang wong art troupe is still running as related to wali dance that should be performed in certain ceremonies at temples. All this time, before there was revitalization of wayang wong either playing the Mahabharata or Ramayana epic story, it was often held pursuant to the existing condition in order to still survive. However, after the revitalization local residents are happy because amid the globalization and instant art today, if worked on and danced well, the wayang wong is still able to amaze the audience. As evidence, the wayang wong art troupe making performance with the title of ‘Kumbakarna Seized’ was capable of stunning local residents. One of the oldest dancers in the wayang wong art troupe at Selumbung is Wayan Nurasih, 65. This thin and small farmer admitted to have paid devotional work as wayang wong dancer since young age. She often appeared as Sangut. Other than at Selumbung, wayang wong can also be found at Ban village as well as Duda village, Selat, Karangasem. The Head of the Karangasem Culture and Tourism Agency, Wayan Purna, said few days ago that he is trying to program the

revitalization of wayang wong art troupes. As at Ban village, the wayang wong dancers only remain several people. “It needs to be revitalized by training the cadre of dancers as the successor,” he said. Wayang wong art troupe can also be found at Gede hamlet, Subagan. However, to the knowledge of local community leader named IGM Tusan, the wayang wong art troupe could only last until around the eruption of Mount Agung (1963). Now, it is difficult to be preserved or revitalized because the masks can no longer be found. In Bangli we know an artist of wayang wong from Sulahan, Susut, I Dewa Gede Bakti. He explained that based on its genre the wayang wong belongs to bebali (semi sacred) art. The wayang wong is usually performed at temples in relation to religious ceremonies. Based on its storyline, the wayang wong is divided into two, namely the Ramayana and the parwa. Wayang wong of Ramayana is a puppet show whose storyline is taken from the Ramayana epic, while the parwa tells about the storyline of Mahabharata epic. Ordinarily, the parwa dancers do not use the property like mask as found in the wayang wong of Ramayana. Further, he explained that the dancers

of wayang wong make bilingual conversations namely in Old Javanese and Balinese language in the show. Old Javanese language is spoken by the dancers playing the main characters, while Balinese language is spoken by dancers portraying as clown. “Clown has the most difficult role. Apart from having to make jokes, he must also serve as an interpreter,” he explained. According to this artist who is also the Secretary in the Bangli Culture and Tourism Agency, though wayang wong has existed since the days of Waturenggong administration, until now he recognized that this art still exists. It is evident from the persistence of wayang wong in temple ceremonies at several villages in Bangli. Moreover, he had confidence that wayang wong will remain to persist considering at several villages the property used in wayang wong performance like masks are sanctified and danced in the implementation of ceremony. “At Sulahan village, for instance, the wayang wong is still staged because the masks are sanctified by local residents,” he explained. Nevertheless, Dewa Bakti recognized that it is quite difficult to regenerate the wayang wong dancer in several villages. Habitually the current younger generation is rarely interested in learning this art because is it hard to learn the languages, namely the Old Javanese and Balinese language. “Thankfully younger generation at Sulahan village has quite high interest in becoming the successors of wayang wong dancers, so that wayang wong can remain to survive until these days,” he said. (kmb)

Blue pea flower is just commonly utilized by the public as decoration in the courtyard. Not many people know if the flower having some colors like blue and white can in fact be processed into herbal drink. In addition to quenching your thirst, this flower herbal drink is also very beneficial for health. How can it happen? In Bangli, the flower of this spreading plant is now vastly processed into herbal drink by some residents at Penglipuran village. One of them is Ni Wayan Sri Niti. This housewife selling food and souvenirs at her home village every day claimed to have started processing blue pea flowers into herbal drink since about two months ago. Inspiration to process the blue pea flowers into herbal drink was obtained from one of her friends from Jakarta who happened to make a visit to her home some time ago. When visiting her home, the friend saw many blue pea flowers growing in her home courtyard. “My friend asked why I do not take advantage of the blue pea flowers into herbal drink,” said Sri Niti accompanied by her husband, Wayan Sukur, Tuesday (Aug. 2). Under direction of her friend, Sri Niti then tried to process blue pea flowers into herbal drink. The preparation is fairly easy where the bright blue flowers are put into boiling sugar and pandan leaves for a few minutes. She added that when processing the blue pea flowers into herbal drink, she must apply certain dose. To make about 500 ml of herbal drink, she needs seven stalks of blue pea flower and a few grams of rock candy. READ Pendangkalan Danau Batur Mesti Segera Diatasi “First of all, water, pandan leaf and rock candy are boiled. After boiling, put the flowers into the water and turn off the stove. Wait until cooling down and ready to be served,” she explained. She said that all this time her herbal drink product has been sold in bottle package. Other than at Penglipuran village, the purple herbal drink product has also been marketed to other areas such as Ubud, Gianyar. Each day she is capable of producing this flower herbal drink up to 50 bottles pursuant to the order. When compared to hog plum herbal drink, the drink made of blue pea flower is admitted to last longer reaching seven days if stored in refrigerator. Sri Niti added that in addition to becoming thirst-quench, this herbal drink is also good for your health. He said the blue pea flower contains useful substance for cleansing blood, and lower blood pressure. Not only that, immersion of this flower can be used to wash eye pain. (kmb)

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The White House is seen as the sun sets in the third week of the new Trump administration in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2017.

Appeals court presses Trump administration on travel ban

SAN FRANCISCO - President Donald Trump’s order temporarily banning U.S. entry to people from seven Muslim-majority countries came under intense scrutiny on Tuesday from a federal appeals court that questioned whether the ban unfairly targeted people over their religion. During a more than hour-long oral argument, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pressed a government lawyer whether the Trump administration’s national security argument was backed by evidence that people from the seven countries posed a danger. Judge Richard Clifton, a George W. Bush appointee, posed equally tough questions for an attorney representing Minnesota and Washington states, which are challenging the ban. Clifton asked if a Seattle judge’s suspension of Trump’s policy was “overbroad.” The 9th Circuit said at the end of the session it would issue a ruling as soon as possible. Earlier on Tuesday, the court said it would likely rule this week but would not issue a same-day ruling. The matter will ultimately likely go to the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump’s Jan. 27 order barred travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering for 90 days and all refugees for 120 days, except refugees from Syria, whom he would ban indefinitely. Trump, who took office on Jan. 20, has defended the measure, the most divisive act of his young presidency, as necessary for national security. The order sparked protests and chaos at U.S. and overseas airports. Opponents also assailed it as discriminatory against Muslims in violation of the U.S. Constitution and applicable laws. A federal judge in Seattle suspended the order last Friday and many travelers who had been waylaid by the ban quickly moved to travel to the United States while it was in limbo. August Flentje, representing the Trump administra-

tion as special counsel for the U.S. Justice Department, told the appellate panel that “Congress has expressly authorized the president to suspend entry of categories of aliens” for national security reasons. “That’s what the president did here,” Flentje said at the start of the oral argument conducted by telephone and livestreamed on the internet. TOUGH QUESTIONING When the 9th Circuit asked Flentje what evidence the executive order had used to connect the seven countries affected by the order with terrorism in the United States, Flentje said the “proceedings have been moving very fast,” without giving specific examples. He said both Congress and the previous administration of Democrat Barack Obama had determined that those seven countries posed the greatest risk of terrorism and had in the past put stricter visa requirements on them. “I’m not sure I’m convincing the court,” Flentje said at one point. Noah Purcell, solicitor general for the state of Washington, began his argument urging the court to serve “as a check on executive abuses.” “The president is asking this court to abdicate that role here,” Purcell said. “The court should decline that invitation.”The judges pummeled both sides with questions. Clifton pushed both attorneys about whether there was evidence the ban was intended to discriminate against Muslims. “I don’t think allegations cut it at this stage,” Clifton told Purcell. Clifton later questioned Flentje after the attorney argued the Seattle judge had second-guessedTrump’s order “based on some newspaper articles.” The judge referred to recent televised statements by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who advised Trump during his campaign and transition, that the president had asked him for advice about implementing a legal Muslim ban. “Do you deny that in fact the statements attributed to then candidate Trump and to his political advisers and most recently Mr. Giuliani,” Clifton asked. “Do you deny that those statements were made?” (rtr)

International

France’s Macron dismisses affair as rival Fillon battles scandal

PARIS - France’s presidential race sank deeper into smear and sleaze on Tuesday after centrist Emmanuel Macron was forced to deny an extramarital affair and conservative Francois Fillon pressed on with efforts to salvage his reputation. A slump in support for Fillon after accusations that he used taxpayers’ money to pay his wife for work she may not have done has propelled Macron into the top spot in opinion polls. Late on Monday, Macron, a centrist former economy minister and ex-banker sought to kill rumours of a gay relationship outside his marriage to Brigitte Trogneux and push his campaign on. “If you’re told I lead a double life with Mr Gallet, it’s because my hologram has escaped,”Macron told supporters, referring to Radio France chief executive Mathieu Gallet. A spokeswoman said the comments were “a clear denial of the rumours about his private life”. It is Fillon’s campaign, though, that has been hit by scandal. On Monday he apologised for what he said was an error of judgment regarding the employment of family members, but said his wife’s work had been genuine and legal and vowed to fight on. In a voter survey published on Tuesday, 65 percent of respondents polled

after he made his comments said they still wanted him replaced as candidate of the centre-right, a figure that will do little to soothe anxieties within his party, The Republicans. Le Canard Enchaine, the satirical weekly that broke the scandal involving Fillon’s wife, Penelope, made new allegations on Tuesday. In addition to the roughly one million euros paid to her and two of the couple’s adult children, the newspaper said she had also received severance pay totalling 45,000 euros ($48,105) over the years. Fillon, who said on Monday he was a victim of “media lynching”, hit back immediately with a statement in which he contested the figures given by the weekly. “Not only does le Canard Enchaine try to cast doubt, wrongly, over the calculation of the net average salary of my wife but it commits numerous errors in analysing information on the pay slips,” he said. “Only a desire to cause harm can explain this report which is full of lies,” he said. Heaping more pressure on the centre-right party, it emerged that a magistrate had ordered ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy to stand trial over election financing irregularities - a reminder of the party’s past brushes with financial scandal. (rtr)

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Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, attends a campaign rally in Lyon, France, February 4, 2017.

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In light of its findings, she said Amnesty is calling for investigation without delay and for the UN to act immediately. “I want to be very clear that these practices are unacceptable, and they have to stop. They have to be brought to an end. Mass killings of civilians and extermination so that people are dying of starvation, of illness, of treatable diseases must stop, and Russia has a very special responsibility to uphold peace and security in the world,” Waldman said. “We are calling on them to use their

influence with the Syrian authorities to push for access to independent monitors to all of the prisons in Syria run by the government where these atrocities are taking place so the perpetrators can be held to account.” Speaking at the UN, UK Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Peter Wilson responded to the report’s allegations. “We have seen the report of Amnesty International on atrocities in Syria,” he said. “Our foreign secretary has said he is sickened by that report. We strongly condemn these atrocities, and we continue to effort to shine a light on what’s happening in Syria and to hold people accountable for these actions.” (rtr)

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

AW-101 helicopter investigation to come under air force chief: Minister Marine tourism aims at

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya

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coastal communities` welfare: Minister

JAKARTA - The development of marine tourism in Indonesia, with an active cooperation with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), is aimed at the welfare of coastal communities, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said. After signing a cooperation agreement with the KKP on Tuesday, Yahya noted that the final purpose of developing marine tourism was for the prosperity of the fishermen. He explained that the business industry was generally divided into three parts, namely production, trade and services. While the smallest added value normally existed in the production aspect, such as agriculture and fisheries, Yahya claimed that the greatest value was in services. “Hence, if the coastal communities, including fishermen, can take advantage of the services in marine tourism development, then they will be more empowered and potentially be able to increase their income,” he stated. The process of developing marine tourism still requires human resources contribution as tourists guides. As many as 4 thousand people are needed in 2017, and in

the next two years, the number will rise to 12 thousand people. The Tourism Ministry is also targeting to certify marine tourism services to approximately 1 thousand business units and predicting to certify more in 2019, with as many as 2 thousand business units. Meanwhile, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti believed that marine tourism in Indonesia could actually bring more advantages for the local people compared to the same tourism theme in other countries, such as Maldives. Earlier, the Speaker of Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR), Zulkifli Hasan, reminded that public policy should always support fishermen, especially those traditional fishermen who are often marginalized and need to be optimally empowered by the state. The fishermen are often facing challenges related to fishing permits, as well as restrictions at the local or central government level. He acknowledged that the reformation era has brought a lot of significant progress, such as regional autonomy and infrastructure development, but at the same time, it has also caused disparities in many aspects of life. (ant)

JAKARTA - The investigation into the purchase of an AgustaWestland (AW-101) helicopter will be conducted under the Air Force chief of staff, according to Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu. “I have delegated (the investigation) to the Air Force chief of staff, so wait for them,” Ryacudu stated at the Presidential Palace complex here, Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Air Force Chief of Staff Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto had reported to the military chief on the establishment of a team to investigate the procurement of the AW-101 helicopter. Tjahjanto said, the investigation covers planning, budget, and purchase of the helicopter. “Earlier, the helicopter was ordered for the president, but he disagreed, as it was too expensive. Hence, we cancelled the order. PTDI (Dirgantara Indonesia) is capable of manufacturing this, so why not PTDI? This

is what the president wants,” Ryacudu noted. Currently, an AW-101 has arrived at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. The helicopter is reportedly worth US$55 million (Rp741 billion). The minister has called on all parties to not exaggerate the case. Ryacudu said he had shared the Finance Ministrys details of the defense budget with the Defense Ministry and the Indonesian Military. “There is no problem,” he clarified. In November 2015, the Indonesian Air Force had expressed willingness to procure three AW-101 helicopters for VVIP transport missions. However, the following month, President Joko Widodo axed the deal on grounds of high costs. However, the Air Force recently insisted on buying the same type of chopper, saying it was not for presidential purposes but for military use and search and rescue missions. (ant)

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AW-101 has arrived at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. The helicopter is reportedly worth US$55 million (Rp741 billion).

Angklung mesmerizes visitors at One World Festival in Osaka

J A K A RTA - T h e p e r f o rmance of traditional Indonesian dances and Sundanese musical instrument known as angklung enthralled the visitors at the 2017 One World Festival in Osaka. “Indonesias Consulate General in Osaka, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and

Garuda Indonesia, participated in the One World Festival and set up an Indonesian booth in an attempt to promote tourism,” according to a press statement of Indonesias Consulate General in Osaka received here on Tuesday. During the festival, the Minis-

try of Tourism organized Legong, Zapin, Kembang Jakarta, and Jejer Banyuwangi dances as well as Riaus traditional song, Zapin. Meanwhile, Japanese people played several Japanese and Indonesian songs, including Bengawan Solo and Indonesia Pusaka, on the angklung.

One World Festival is one of the biggest annual events in Osaka aimed at improving the understanding of Japans culture and foreign communities in the country as well as the role of Japanese institutions abroad, especially in the areas of development, peace, and nature

conservation. The festival comprises exhibitions, workshops, and a stage featuring dance, music, and cultures of various countries. The exhibition, held on February 4-5, 2017, featured some 150 booths of various institutions. (ant)

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this waterfall where the waterfall is just ± 600 meters. You must go for trekking through the path way and crossing the river through the bridge until you arrive at the spot. Carat Waterfall is situated in the serenity and pure nature in north part of Bali with coffee and clove plantations area surround it. The local people are conventionally using the water for daily water consumption where there are several water pipe existing through the track. Carat Waterfall is a secret waterfall that most Balinese people believe with force of nature therefore strongly recommended for all visitors do

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Men’s 4x100m relay Asafa Powell, Usain Bolt, Michael Frater, Nesta Carter of Jamaica celebrate after winning the final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 22, 2008. Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals after Jamaica team mate Nesta Carter was found guilty of doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

not damage any objects around the waterfall or do impolitely manner when visiting it. Shouting the bad words, rude and impolite manner (actions are not acceptable with eastern cultures) are strongly prohibited. Therefore, we are required to go to this place politely, keep and preserve the natures. There are two waterfalls existing at this spot those are the tall and short waterfall. The tall waterfall is located under the smaller waterfall and very deep about 100 meters surrounded by beautiful cliff bank. meanwhile the short one is just about 4 meter high. There is a lagoon under the short

and usually used for bathing or just splashing for anyone who visit it. The visitors only able to see the short waterfall from the close distance meanwhile the tall one only able to be seen from the distance or top of it. It is because no any access to reach the bottom of this waterfall. It is high recommended to bring the short pant, t-shirt, trekking shoes if you want to visit this site. Meanwhile mineral water or other drinks are absolutely be brought since the place is not well developed as a tourist destination yet where no much tourist facilities available. (IBP/net)

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Games. Bolt has already returned his Beijing relay medal. Carter has said he would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The 31-year-old Carter, who has not raced competitively for 17 months due to injury and then because he was notified of the positive test, will run at the Western Relays in Montego Bay, his manager Bruce James

told Reuters. Carter has not been banned by world governing body the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and correspondence between Jamaican athletics authorities and the IAAF seen by Reuters confirmed he would be clear to run until his appeal had been heard. “Having consulted the IAAF Medical and Anti-Doping Department, it ap-

pears that Mr. Carter is not currently provisionally suspended,” IAAF chief executive Olivier Gers wrote in a letter in response to a query by Jamaican Athletics President Warren Blake. “He is eligible to compete in athletics competition pending the CAS proceedings.” Carter has until Feb. 15 to file his appeal with CAS. (rtr)

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United States’s Lindsey Vonn fails to finish a women’s super-G, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.

ST MORITZ - Lindsey Vonn’s first run at the World Championships lasted just a few seconds on Tuesday when the American slid out of the Super-G in St Moritz with Austrian outsider Nicole Schmidhofer staging a major upset to snatch victory. Starting 11th, Vonn was as good as her word, having said at the weekend she was going to go all out - win or bust. Despite a perfect start, it was the latter as she slid out mid-course, but managed to avoid a crash. Defending Super G champion, Anna Veith, suffered a worse fate, crashing out of the race. Vonn, though, picked herself up and skied to the finish zone where

the 32-year-old was cheered loudly. “I lost my pole early on and tried to get it back,” she said. “I was distracted for a second and thought I lost a lot of time. I went too straight and had no chance of making the next gate.” “It was a tactical error but it tried to give everything. I am not disappointed. I tried as hard I could. I don’t know why I am losing the pole. I will duck-tape it to my hand,” Vonn said. The fourtimes overall World Cup champion and 2010 Olympic downhill gold medallist says her best chance for a victory is in Sunday’s downhill. She has 77 World Cup wins under her belt, nine victories off the re-

cord number held by Swedish great, Ingemar Stenmark. The 27-year-old Schmidhofer, who has never won a World Cup race, gatecrashed the first day of championships with a perfect run, shooting out of the gates and taming the icier parts of the lower course with skill to finish 1.21:34 minutes. That dropped pre-race favourite Lara Gut of Switzerland to third and Liechtenstein’s Tina Weirather to second. “I had to do it today. I had very good training the last few days and I felt good,” said Schmidhofer. “Today it was very good. I think it is a perfect run for me.” (rtr)

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Sp rt Messi, Suarez finish off Atletico, Barca reaches Copa final

BARCELONA — Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez teamed up again to send Barcelona to a fourth consecutive Copa del Rey final after a combative 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday that saw three players sent off. Suarez fired in a rebound from Messi’s shot to put Barcelona ahead, but the Uruguay striker will miss the final after being dismissed for a second booking in the 90th minute of a game that helped his team to a 3-2 victory on aggregate.

Suarez scored two minutes before halftime after Messi had dribbled through Atletico’s defense and forced goalkeeper Miguel Moya to make a save. “We did what we needed to do to reach the final and with hard work we got there,” Suarez said. As for his red card, he added: “The sending-off makes me laugh because it seems to be what the referee wanted.” Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto was the first player to be sent off after collecting a second yellow card with more than half an hour remaining for a studs-first challenge of Filipe Luis. Atletico was reduced to 10 men shortly afterward following Yannick Carrasco’s second book-

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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, top, celebrates with teammate Luis Suarez after scoring their side’s second goal against Atletico Madrid during a Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal first leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.

ing for cutting down Arda Turan. Messi almost added a second goal in the 77th with a free kick that rattled the crossbar, before the match swung Atletico’s way. Moments after Kevin Gameiro had sent a penalty kick over the bar, the Atletico substitute striker equalized from Antoine Griezmann’s pass in the 83rd to add some drama to the finale. Atletico hemmed Barcelona into its area but couldn’t find an equalizer. Despite the elimination, Atletico coach Diego Simeone said he hoped his team could build on the strong performance, which also included a Griezmann goal incorrectly ruled off-side and a slew of shots. “My team played with passion, with heart. We are out, but our heads are high,” Simeone said. “I pray we can keep playing like we did in the second half of the first leg and the entire match tonight. When you lose like this, something special can grow inside the team.” While Simeone took pride in his team’s showing, counterpart Luis Enrique acknowledged that his Barcelona side was far from its best. Other than Messi, Barcelona lacked its characteristic ball possession, its ease of generating shots, and the composure of a reigning champion. “We didn’t look like the team that had won this competition,” Luis Enrique said. “Atletico was dangerous from the start, but luck was on our side. It would have been dangerous to go into added time.” Barcelona has won Spain’s domestic cup for the past two seasons and holds a record of 28 Copa del Rey trophies. The defending champions will face either Celta Vigo or Alaves in the final. Celta visits Alaves in the other semifinal on Wednesday after they drew 0-0 in their first leg. Last week, Messi and Suarez each scored a goal to earn a 2-1 first-leg win at Atletico’s Vicente Calderon. Yet it was Simeone’s team that followed on from its good finish to the first leg by dominating both the start and final stretch of the match at Camp Nou. In the first half hour, Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen was forced to turn back shots by Carrasco, Jorge “Koke” Resurreccion and Diego Godin. Atletico continued to threaten until Messi made the difference. The club’s all-time leading scorer appeared to have nowhere to go when he received the ball far outside the area and with a pack on defenders in his way. But Messi dipped his head, started his run with a quick change of foot, and soon enough he had eluded three Atletico players. Goalkeeper Miguel Moya did well to parry Messi’s left-foot strike, only for the ball to fall right to the unmarked Suarez to finish off. Gameiro squandered a great scoring opportunity with 10 minutes remaining when he sailed a penalty kick high after he was fouled by Gerard Pique. Griezmann soon found him with a nice squared pass for an easy goal. And after Suarez went sent off for using his arm to challenge for a high ball, Atletico pressed right till the end for a goal that would have forced extra time. “We had a shot to go through, but it wasn’t meant to be,” Koke said. (ap)

Leicester’s ‘warriors’ will fend off relegation - Ranieri

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri backed his team of “warriors” to arrest their poor run of form and avoid relegation from the Premier League despite winning just twice in their last 15 top-flight games. Following their stunning title triumph last season, Leicester have continued to produce the unexpected this season, this time by tumbling down the table. They are battling relegation as they sit 16th place, a point above the

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Bayern’s Philipp Lahm, center, controls the ball besides Wolfsburg’s Yannick Gerhardt, left, and Wolfsburg’s Maximilian Arnold during the German Soccer Cup match between FC Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.

Bayern Munich scrapes past Wolfsburg 1-0 in German Cup

BERLIN — A first-half strike from Douglas Costa was enough for defending champion Bayern Munich to edge Wolfsburg 1-0 at home and scrape into the German Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. Costa scored with a deflected shot in the 18th minute but Bayern failed to build on its greater possession and was made to suffer late on as Wolfsburg grew in confidence. Yunus Malli should have equalized with less than 10 minutes remaining when Manuel Neuer saved in a one-on-one and the Bayern ‘keeper was called into action again to deny Daniel Didavi. Late substitutions helped Bayern hang on and take the momentum from Wolfsburg, but there were whistles from home supporters unhappy with the display. “For 80 minutes we did well,” Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti said. Ancelotti has come in for some criticism following a dip in performance lately and the first dropped points in the Bundesliga after seven games at the weekend. The Italian gave an indication of his likely lineup for Arsenal’s visit in the Champions League next week - with no room for misfiring Thomas Mueller, while Thiago Alcantara returned from injury and Philipp Lahm and David Alaba also started. Lahm, the Bayern captain, announced after the game that he is retiring at the end of the season, one year before his contract with the club ends in 2018. “It’s just a few more months, but no more,” said the 33-year-old Lahm, who was honored before the game for making his 500th appearance in a competitive match for Bayern at the weekend. The former Germany captain, who retired from international football after winning the World Cup in 2014, said he had been considering the decision for more than a year. (ap)

bottom three after 24 games. “When you don’t win you lack confidence, it’s normal, but fortunately these players are warriors. They are used to fighting. They already lived this situation,” Ranieri told British media. Leicester gave Ranieri a massive vote of confidence on Tuesday, saying the under-pressure manager would be given the opportunity to turn things around at the relegationthreatened league champions. “They’ve lived the good things but also the bad. So I stay with the soldiers, with the warriors who know the problem, who know the enemy,” the Italian added. Ranieri

played down media reports suggesting that his players have lost faith in his methods. “I don’t change any more, from now on it is 4-4-2. Also, I am Pinocchio,” Ranieri said. “This year I change (tactics) a little more because when things don’t go right, I must try to find a solution. But my players understand the tactics and the systems well.” Leicester, who are on a fourgame losing run in the league, host second-tier side Derby County in the FA Cup on Wednesday and travel to fellow relegation battlers Swansea City four days later. (rtr)

Dzeko scores twice to help Roma beat Fiorentina 4-0

ROME — Edin Dezko is going from strength to strength in his second season in Italian football, scoring twice as Roma b e a t Fiorentina 4-0 in Serie A on Tuesday. Dzeko moved top of the goalscoring charts on 17 goals, more than double the amount he scored in a miserable first season with Roma. It was the first time

Dzeko has netted at least 17 league goals in a season since he scored 22 for Wolfsburg in 2009/10. “We’ll see, there are still a lot of matches to play,” Dzeko said when asked if he was targeting Europe’s Golden Shoe, awarded to the top goalscorer. “It seemed like an easy victory but it wasn’t. They had us in difficulty in the first half, then we did well after the first goal. “I feel good, we’re working hard and you can see that on the pitch. Today we played well against a strong team like Fiorentina, we gave everything.” Federico Fazio and Radja Nainggolan scored the other goals as Roma moved back two points above Napoli into second spot, four points behind leader Juventus. Fazio also proved crucial at the other end, with a goalline clearance to deny Federico Chiesa in the 14th minute. That was Fiorentina’s only real scoring chance as Roma began to take control. Roma had several opportunities and should have taken the lead in the 29th when Nainggolan found an unmarked Bruno Peres with a

delightful chipped pass, but the Brazilian defender incredibly fired over in one of the misses of the season. The capital side did take the lead 10 minutes later following a brilliant Daniele De Rossi ball over the top which Dzeko controlled on his chest before turning and driving into the bottom left corner. It was the first time Dzeko has scored in five successive matches since 2009. De Rossi also set up Roma’s second, shortly before the hour, with a free kick which Fazio headed in for his first Serie A goal. Roma extended its lead in the 75th with a wonderful team move. From a counterattack, Dzeko found De Rossi, who passed to Kevin Strootman on the left flank. The Netherlands international took one touch, looked up and picked out Nainggolan, who controlled the ball and calmly finished it off. Dzeko doubled his tally seven minutes from time, snatching the ball off Fiorentina defender Davide Astori and firing past Ciprian Tatarusanu. (ap)

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Leicester’s ‘warriors’ will fend off relegation - Ranieri

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Bayern Munich scrapes past Wolfsburg 1-0 in German Cup

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The White House is seen as the sun sets in the third week of the new Trump administration in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2017.

Appeals court presses Trump administration on travel ban

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France’s Macron dismisses affair as rival Fillon battles scandal

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AW-101 helicopter investigation to come under air force chief: Minister Marine tourism aims at

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya

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coastal communities` welfare: Minister

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AW-101 has arrived at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. The helicopter is reportedly worth US$55 million (Rp741 billion).

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Ukraine’s economy surged at end of last year, statistics chief says

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Employees work at the Kremenchuk automobile plant (AutoKrAZ) in the town of Kremenchuk, Ukraine June 14, 2016.

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To reduce unemployment

Scottish lawmakers reject triggeringBrexit in symbolic vote

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The dead fish is collected before discarded to the landfill

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Exuding scent, Thousands of fish carcasses in floating cage discarded to landfill

Colombia begins peace talks with ELN rebels to end 52-year war

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A nurse displays a tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis whooping cough vaccine at a free medical and dental health clinic in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 27, 2016.

Adults urged to get vaccinated

WASHINGTON - Too many U.S. adults are not getting vaccinated, putting themselves and others at risk, immunization experts say.

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Manager of Brooklyn Vape store Mohammed Isa smokes an e-cigarette in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., January 18, 2017.

Dengue cases in Denpasar on the rise

Study of cancercausing toxins finds e-cigs much safer than smoking

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Terrorist networks take advantage of cyber crime

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Though various measures and efforts have been made, dengue case remains to increase in Denpasar from 1,576 cases in 2015 to 2,851 cases in 2016.

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13,000 people hanged in secret at Syrian prison, Amnesty says

Saydnaya Prison

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