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Friday, December 9, 2016 A guest takes a selfie as the Spaceship Earth is turned into the Death Star via projectors in advance of the release of the new Star Wars movie “Rogue One”, at the Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S. December 5, 2016.

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‘Rogue One’ has keys to enter ‘Star Wars’ franchise, says director REUTERS/Scott Audette

SAN FRANCISCO - You don’t have to be a “Star Wars” superfan to see the first spin-off movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” says director Gareth Edwards, but he’s hoping the film will light a passion for the franchise in any newcomers.

The first of three planned Disney “Star Wars” spinoff films, “Rogue One” is intended as a standalone movie, although it is set before the original 1977 film “A New Hope.”

Anticipation is high with tickets selling fast ahead of the Dec. 14 world rollout, and box office analysts are predicting that “Rogue One” will take in some $130 million at North American movie theaters on its opening weekend.

“Rogue One” doesn’t start with the signature “Star Wars” theme music or the screen crawl of story information that opened the previous seven films in the franchise.

“You don’t have to have seen ‘Star

Wars’ to come and see this film. You could never have seen it in your life and everything you needed to know, you learn during this movie,” Edwards told Reuters. “My goal would be, if we do our jobs properly, that by the time the film ends, the first thing you want to do is watch ‘A New Hope’ and see the rest if you haven’t seen it before,” he added.

Secrecy has been tight around plot details, but “Rogue One” will follow a group of rebels led by Jyn

Erso (Felicity Jones) who embark on a mission to steal the plans for the Galactic Empire’s new super weapon, the Death Star. Not only is a female character front and center of the action, but the film has one of the most diverse casts yet for a big-budget Hollywood movie, including Mexico’s Diego Luna, Chinese actors Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen, and British-born actor Riz Ahmed, who is of Pakistani descent. Edwards, who also directed action movie “Godzilla,” said the diversity came directly from the plot. “In our story, the rebellion is fractured and it’s before ‘A New Hope.’ ...There’s all these other groups from all over the galaxy that are not really getting along and functioning properly. (rtr)

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A man retrieves fans from a collapsed shop following a strong earthquake in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia December 8, 2016.

Search resumes after Indonesian quake as death toll passes 100

PIDIE JAYA - Rescue efforts resumed in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday after a strong earthquake killed more than 100 people, while medical teams struggled to treat the hundreds of injured as supplies trickled slowly into the area.

Wednesday’s 6.5 magnitude quake was the biggest disaster to hit the province on the northern tip of Sumatra island since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, which killed more than 120,000 people in Aceh alone.

Traffic congestion around the epicentre in Aceh’s Pidie Jaya regency slowed logistical and medical supplies sent by government

agencies and NGOs. “There are a lot of government trucks and private vehicles loaded with supplies ... but this

Living through the Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 100,000 in Aceh made Wednesday’s magnitude 6.5 quake all the more terrifying. There was no tsunami this time but more than 100 deaths, hundreds of buildings destroyed and thousands of people made homeless. Here are stories from people who survived both natural disasters:

is causing a lot of congestion and some logjam in the early response,” said Paul Dillon of the International Organisation for Migration, a non-government organisation.

Television images showed some patients being treated in makeshift tents in car parks because hospitals were full. Indonesia’s national disaster management agency put the death toll at 102 on Thursday, with more than 700 injured and thousands left

“I was a university student in Banda Aceh when the tsunami washed away our house in 2004,” he said, recalling how the fearsome waters scattered members of his family. “I tried to hold my 9-yearold brother tightly, but debris in the water struck us, we were drowning and then he was gone.”

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homeless.

The agency said more than 1,000 personnel, including military officers and volunteers, had been deployed to help in search and rescue operations.

The search on Thursday was expected to focus on a collapsed marketplace, where at least five people were believed trapped under rubble.

Some of the victims included people attending a wedding party, The Jakarta Post reported. “They

“My husband picked up our baby and with a flashlight from a mobile phone we got downstairs,” she said. “I heard people shouting from the debris: Men, women, children,” Yanti said, sobbing. “Oh my God, I know some of them well. They are my friends, my neighbors, but I can’t do anything to help them. My husband dragged me away.”

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planned to attend a wedding. They spent the night here,” the newspaper quoted resident Muhammad Armi as saying.

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“I cannot forget how the tsunami took away my brother and neighbors to the sea,” said Rukiah, a mother of four who with 100 others from her village, Pante Raja, sought shelter Wednesday at a nearby mosque on higher ground. “I’m really scared about a tsunami,” Siti Rukiah

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Only 2.5 percent of taxpayers participate in tax amnesty MANGUPURA - President of the RI Joko Widodo admitted that the participation of taxpayers in the tax amnesty progam remains very low. Until now, there are only 481,000 of more than 20 million taxpayers (or 2.5 percent) who have taken advantage of the amnesty.

Of that amount, the declaration of assets and repatriation accounts for IDR 3.980 trillion or 30.88 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

Meanwhile, Jokowi noted that tens of thousands of trillions more rupiah remain outside the state’s record.

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo during his speech in a session for tax information at BNDCC in Nusa Dua

“Indeed, in reality only 2.5 percent of taxpayers have participated in the tax amnesty.

Therefor, in the second tax periode, I will continue to approach taxpayers and those that have no tax code numbers about improving their compliance with tax laws”, he said during an information session regarding the tax amnesty that was given to employers form Bali and Nusa Tengarra at BNDCC in Nusa Dua on Wednesday (Dec. 7).

Jokowi added that if even half of all the tax payers, took advantage of the tax amnesty to actually pay their taxes, Indonesia would no longer have to borrow money from overseas, nor would Indonesia have to scramble to find investors and incoming cash amidst the current economic slowdown. Actually, the implementation of the tax amnesty in Indonesia, that allows people to declare previsouly undeclared assets

without penalty, started in June 2016 and is the biggest and best tax amnesty in the world.

“Why was the tax amnesty law created?

It is meant to draw out money from within the counrty that had been stored under pillows and matresses or in cupboards and is also intended to bring our money back from overseas because we are in desperate need of this money for the budget for development here at home”, explained the president.

The money from the tax amnesty is very important for the development of infrastructure, industry, agriculture and plantations, said Jokowi, adding that the government hopes everyone can remain optimistic about the national economy. Currently the economy of Indonesian is ranked third after India and China in the G20 countries.

“The year 2018 marks the era of open information, so everything that taxpayers own, both at home and abroad will be detected, they cannot remain hidden any longer. It is therfore beneficial to take advantage of the tax amnesty and report all assets that had been hidden or invested overseas. Bring these funds back to the homeland and let’s strengthen the national economy together” he urged.

Prseident Jokowi added that the government has prepared a variety of sectors that are open for investment, including fisheries, automotive, garments, the sugar and corn industry, construction of infrastructure such as ports, airports and roads as well ten new tourist destinations also known as the 10-new Balis. (kmb32)

Tax amnesty in Bali contributes IDR 731 billion

MANGUPURA - Bali’s economy growth rate of 6 percent is higher than the national average.

However, in terms of the tax amnesty extended by the central government earlier this year, Balinese taxpayers have turned out in low numbers. Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said that 12,000 of Bali’s 407,000 taxpayers have

taken advantage of the tax amnesty to declare assets worth IRD 731 billion.

“Denpasar contributed the most, with a total of IDR 418 billion.

However, the number of taxpayers that took adavantge of the tax amnesty was only 6,400 people this year or 5 percent of the all taxpayers that are obliged to get

an annual tax retrun (SPT)”, she said during the information session regarding the tax amnesty that was given by the President of Indonesia at the the BNDCC in Nusa Dua on Wednesday (Dec. 7).

After Denpasar, said Sri Mulyani, Badung contributed IDR 209 billion from 2,800 taxpayers who participated in the tax amnesty

this represents 3.8 percent of the 73,000 tax payers who should be filing taxes in Badung.

In Indonesia, there are 32.7 million people registered as taxpayers, including individuals and statutory bodies. However, of the registered taxpayers, there are 20.1 required to file annual tax returns and only 12.5 that actually make payments.

Since the tax amnesty was declared, there have been IDR 3.980 trillion of declared assets. They consist of declarations of domestic assets worth IDR 2.850 trillion, foreign assets of IDR 987 trillion, and overseas assets that will be brought back to Indonesia in the form of repatriation to the sum of IDR 143 trillion. (kmb32)

Highway criminals on the rise, Sukawati Police increase raids

GIANYAR - Rampant highway crimes in the jurisdiction of Sukawati Police have prompted the police to conduct regular roadside checks day and night. Police are not only focused on checking people’s documents but more on searching people’s bags for sharp weapons that could be used for criminal activity.

Chief of Sukawati Police Criminal Investigation, I.B. Mas Kencana, explained that his ranks

routinely organize a random checks in the jurisdiction of the Sukawati Police. “We are setting up checkpoints twice a day in order to minimize the quite distrurbing criminal actions that have been taking place”, he exlained.

Chief Kencana described the target of these operations is people carrying sharp weapons or firearms.

Last September a 28 year old with the initials BKA was caught carry-

ing a firearm “In early 2016, during a night time road block, police manage to catch another young man carrying a firearm who claimed that it was for his own security”, explained the police chief.

He added that these operation are meant to prevetn criminal acts as perpertrators have been pointing sharp objects at passerbys during the night. “Yesterday an offender was arrested for pointing a sharp object at a housewife who was

drigin by in the early morning”, he said.

Kencana claimed to have mapped out the security at a number of road sections where criminal acts frequently occur. They include the area around Jalan Raya Batubulan, Jalan Raya Celuk, Jalan Bypass Ida Bagus Mantra-Ketewel, and around Kemenuh. “In addition to violent crimes in some areas, there are also reckless motorcycle races.

We are therefore intensifyiing our

patrol”, he said.

The police chief added that not all sharp objects are hazardous, and that it depends on who is carryign them and what they are meant to be used for. For example, people in customary attire who are carrying sharp tools are not immediately arrested but are first interrogated, as many people are ligitimately involved in activities that require the use of sharp tools like machetes. (kmb35)

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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 Saturday Market Oldman’s Cafe Canggu, Batu Bolong Beach, pottery fresh produce, clothing Sand Beach Club and Restaurant, Sanur 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 9:30AM-1PM Sunday Market @ Warung Sopa Jl. Sugriwas no36, Padang Tegal, Ubud 9AM-2PM Samadi Sunday Market Jalan. Padang Linjong 39, Canggu, 9AM-2PM Wednesday and Sunday Ubud Organik Market Jl. Raya Pengosekan across from Zens Hotel Tebesaya, Ubud 12PM-10PM Sunday Food Festival & Bazaar Byrdhouse Beach Club, Sanur 10AM-6PM, Mercure,last sunday of every month, jl. ,Mertasari, Sanur, fashion food and and kids activities The Coffee Spot, Jalan Peigenet 888X,Seminyak, last Sunday of every month, garage sale clothing, books, and hand-made jewellery

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Gigi Hadid crowned model of year atFashion Awards

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Indonesian Vice President, Jusuf Kalla (c), during Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO) at the BNDCC, Nusa Dua, Tuesday (Dec. 6).

ILO Meeting in Nusa Dua

Vice President proposes standards of regional minimum wage in ASEAN

LONDON - American fashion model Gigi Hadid was crowned international model of the year and designer Alexander McQueen named best British brand at the 2016Fashion Awards on Monday night.

The fashion industry’s top designers, models and celebrity fans braved chilly winter weather in London to walk the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall.

Hadid, 21, beat her younger sister Bella and fellow models Kendall Jenner, Adwoa Aboah and Lineisy Montero for the top modelling award. Alexander McQueen was named best British brand, and Gucci was awarded prizes for inREUTERS/Neil Hall ternational business leader and international accessories Gigi Hadid, winner of the International Model award poses for photographers at the Fashion Awards 2016 designer. (rtr) in London, Britain December 5, 2016.

Fashion designer Carolina Herrera receives Lincoln Center honor

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Fashion designer Carolina Herrera arrives for the National Portrait Gallery’s presentation of the inaugural American Portrait Gala in Washington November 15, 2015.

NEW YORK - Veteran designer Carolina Herrera spoke about the interconnectivity offashion and art as she was honored by a New York arts organization for her leadership and longevity in the fashion industry. Herrera, 77, was presented with the Women’s Leadership Award by the Lincoln Center Corporate Fund on Tuesday at a star-studded event at the Manhattan performing arts venue. Herrera said on the red carpet that the award “means a lot” coming from Lincoln Center.

“Art always inspires fashion and fashion is art in movement,” she said. The annual fundraising event picks a new honoree every year and supports 10 artist orga-

nizations on the Lincoln Center campus. Actresses Christina Ricci, Julianna Margulies and Emmy Rossum were among the guests at the event, which included a performance by Diana Ross and an exhibition of some of Herrera’s notable designs.

“She’s modern, she’s a New Yorker, she’s feminine, she’s classy, she’s sensual,” Rossum said. “She’s confident and smart and I think that that’s the way she makes you feel when you wear her clothes.” Herrera, who was born in Venezuela, is celebrating the 35th anniversary of her New York-based eponymous fashion label, which has become a global billion-dollar brand. (rtr)

MANGUPURA - Indonesian Vice President, Jusuf Kalla, suggested that there should be a regional minimum wage (UMR), especially in ASEAN regions. The standard of regional minimum wage is required to avoid wage competition among the employees that work in the same company in different countries. This idea was delivered by Jusuf Kalla when becoming a Guest of Honor of the 16th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO) at the BNDCC, Nusa Dua, Tuesday (Dec. 6).

“We propose that in the countries such as the ASEAN there should be no competition leading to the era of cheap labor. Such an era is over, and we have entered the productive world.

On that account, regionally and subregionally it is required a consultation to create a better regional minimum wage so that it does not result in competition,” he said.

This idea originated from the hope of Kalla in the ILO Meeting discussing about a decent work for workers. It considers that each country has different economic condition.

Kalla predicted the number of migrant workers these years will increase due to economic progress, primarily the workers from developing countries that work in the more developed countries.

“Surely Indonesia is the same as many developing countries where it sends many migrant workers to help work in more developed countries,” he added. In Indonesia alone, added Kalla, minimum wages are adjusted annually pursuant to a formula of minimum salary of the running year as well as the economic growth and inflation. The formulation is considered to be very fair because it increases salary and do not reduce purchasing power.

“Growth means to give the same thing nationwide. Every economic

growth should be enjoyed together.

This is the formula applied to these days, last year, and will be evaluated every five years,” he explained.

Kalla continued that the minimum wage formula also provides certainty for employers. Without certainty, it will result in doubt for investment. If there is any doubt, it will definitely have an impact on the reduction in employment. On the other hand, Kalla also reminded about the technological challenges that will be faced by workers in the future. These challenges must be faced with better skills. To that end, the ILO member countries should help one another in providing vocational training for the possibility of a better job. “Joint venture between nations and tripartite harmony (employers, workers and government) are our expectations and our goals,” he concluded.

Chairperson of the ILO Meeting, Hanif Dhakiri, assessed that the idea of vice president related to the standards of regional minimum wage in the ASEAN is very interesting and prospective. Moreover, the idea can include the more broadly countries outside the Southeast Asian countries.

Thus, the wage difference or gap between one country and the others will not be used as a tool.

“For example, investors or multinational companies can enter or exit a country. A company in Malaysia and Indonesia can be the same, like a shoe factory, for instance. If the wages are different, this can become the problem,” said Indonesian Minister of Manpower.

He added the idea of the vice president has also been discussed bilaterally with some countries. His ministry will make an approach to allow a space for the ASEAN to discuss this matter. Of course, he hoped there will be no too wide gap in labor wage among the countries in the region. (kmb32)

CeninganLembongan needs long-term solutions

SEMARAPURA - After the collapse of the Yellow Bridge that connected Nusa Ceningan to Nusa Lembongan, the life of peole in the area has continued to be impacted. The tragedy that was caused by the collapsed bridge needs to be addressed with long term solutions. One such solution is the creation of a permanent bridge as has been discussed for a few years now.

A legislator of the Klungkung House of Representatives, A.A. Gede Bagus, stated on Tuesday (Dec. 6) that the Yellow Bridge had been pretty vital. It facilitated the economy, tourism and other activities of the surrounding residents. As a short-term solution, the parliament has agreed to repair the old bridge and aims to have this done by the end of the month.

The long-term solution, the construction of permanent bridge, should absolutely be done in order to connect the two tourism-driving islands in Klungkung. The creation of suitabel infrastructure will help to support the development and progress o f the surroudning regions. “Indeed, it is not an easy

project to realise. It will require the cooperation of all relevant parties for the central government to be willing to help build the new bridge”, he said.

Since the Yellow Bridge collapsed, tourism in Ceningan in particular has experienced a considerable decline. A few employees of restaurants and cottages have been laid off. This impact cannot be ignored and the repair to the Yellow Brige must be done in the specified time frame. “However, it also depends on the weatehr conditions at sea. Hoepfully it can go ahead as planned”, said the Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta, recently.

Previously, the re-construction of the Yellow Bridge at Lembongan

village was 21 percent finished. The bridge should have been completed

by December 31, 2016. However, project workers experience some problems related to natural conditions such as rain and high tides.

National road authority for Bali, Merlan, stated that if the water subsided, the project could not send materials because the ship could not pass.

The new Yellow Bridge is to be built exactly the same as the previous one with a length of 140 meters but with a width of 1.8 meters instead of 1.4 meters. The funds sourced from the state budget are valued at IDR 3.4 billion. Other than serving as an visual icon, the bridge can only be crossed by pedestrians and motorcycle users.

The Yellow Bridge connecting Ceningan to Lembongan collapsed on Sunday (Oct. 16) at 18:10. The accident killed eight and injured 34 people and 17 motocycles were lost to the sea. (kmb31)

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The tragedy that was caused by the collapsed bridge needs to be addressed with long term solutions. One such solution is the creation of a permanent bridge.

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Italian PM Renzi resigns, president to consult with parties

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Wednesday after a bruising referendum loss at the weekend, with most parliamentary factions pushing for an early election in a few months’ time. The 41-year-old’s decision to quit after less than three years in office dealt a new blow to Western governments still in shock from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and the election of outsider Donald Trump as U.S. president.

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The silversmith is working in his wrokshop.

Silversmith at Pande hamlet increasingly diminishes

BANGLI - Residents of Pande hamlet, Kawan, who still work as silversmiths are less and less common. Formerly, there was a silversmith in almost every home, but now there are no more than 10 people who are involved in this traditioanl business.

This is mostly due to the econimic slump that makes it hard for silversmiths to earn a living.

One silversmith from Pande hamlet named Wayan Wartama, said on Wednesday (Dec. 7) that over the past 5 years there has been

a sharp decresease in the number of silversmiths in his hamlet.

“Formerly nearly every house had a silversmith, but now there are

only about 10 people who still do this work”, he said.

Wartama explained that with the economy in a slump there are fewer orders and also prodcuts make from silver-like material (mixture of nickel, copper and zinc) are offered at a much lower price on the market, which makes it nearly impossible for the silversmiths in Pande hamlet to compete. “This is

why so many artisans have become employees and are working in the tourism sector”, he said.

He explained that he himself, has only sporadic orders with an average of about 1 a day. Though some weeks he has none at all. About eight years ago, when agates were popular, he could receive orders to make two or three rings a day. “If I include polishing the agate, I could

have 10 orders a day”, he said.

One by one the silversmiths stopped doing this work, but Wartama does not intend to follow wuite.

He is determined to remain in this profession even though he lacks orders “When I have no orders, like these days, I just work to kill time by making ready-to-wear jewelry like brooches and necklaces”, he explained. (kmb40)

Underscoring the financial risks that heavily indebted Italy faces, Moody’s changed its outlook on the country’s bond rating to negative from stable, saying prospects for muchneeded economic reform had shrunk after Italians rejected Renzi’s proposals to revise the constitution and streamline parliament. Renzi tendered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella, who said he would consult with political parties to decide the next steps. He asked Renzi to carry on in a caretaker capacity until a solution is found. After the consultations, which will begin on Thursday at 1700 GMT and end on Saturday afternoon, Mattarella is widely expected to ask a member of Renzi’s cabinet, or a politician from his Democratic Party, to try to form a new government.

Elections are due in 2018 but many politicians are calling for them to be held earlier. The political crisis sparked by the referendum coincides with a crisis in Italy’s debt-laden banks, especially at its third-biggest lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which looks likely to require government intervention to survive. Two sources told Reuters on Tuesday that Renzi’s administration was preparing to take a 2-billion-euro ($2.15-billion) controlling stake in the bank by purchasing junior bonds. On Wednesday, a Treasury spokesman denied Italy was poised to ask for a loan from the European Stability Mechanism to support its banking sector. (rtr)

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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during a media conference after a referendum on constitutional reform at Chigi palace in Rome, Italy.

If impeached, S.Korean president’s fate in hands of nine judges

Dikna Faradiba represents Indonesia for Miss Tourism International DIKNA Faradiba, Miss Tourism Indonesia 2015, has the chance to present the beauty of Indonesia through the Miss Tourism International 2016 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 12-31, 2016.

In the Indonesia press conference for El John Pageant Goes to Miss Tourism International at Podomoro Jakarta (Dec. 7), CEO and Founder of the El John Pageant, Johnnie Sugiarto, said that Dikna was selected for this international contest based on her achievements and readines. During her tenure as Miss Tourism Indonesia, she showed hereself capable of presenting Indonesia well.

According to Johnnie, Dikna is very capable of representing Indonesia on the international stage. As Miss Tourism Indonesia,

Dikna visited almost all the provinces in the country, so she is well equipped to describe the charming beauty of Indonesia.

Johnnie added that she has also been provided with sufficient debriefing by El John Pageant as the foundation that is organizing the Miss Tourism International event. This is also supported by other parties who have the same mission of bringing Indoenisa to the eyes of the world, such as the Ministry of Tourism and dozens of sponsors. “It is this good mission that drives to the pinnacle of this achievement”, explained Johnnie. The beauty pageant has been active since 1994, and Dikna is supported by the works of several fashion designers who have become the pride of Indonesia. For instance, there are national costume works by Dynand Fariz

from Jember Fashion Carnival and a number of works by Eko Tjandra from Olanye, Lenny Agustin, Mayaratih Couture, Crystal Clarissa, Niki Hutomo, Monalisa Lam, Rory Wardana and Batik Proud.

With the support of various parties, Dikna is optimistic about being able to showcase the best in the world in the miss tourism competition. She also believes that her hard effort all this time heading for the quarantine of Miss Tourism International will bring in good results. “Being a representative of Indonesia in this event is certainly makes me proude.

All this time I have done my best and I will continue to do my best. However, this seems incomplete without the prayers of you and the people of Indonesia”, said Dikna. (son)

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Lawmakers and members of opposition parties chant slogans during a rally demanding the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 7, 2016. The signs read “Impeach Park Geun-hye immediately!”.

SEOUL - If South Korean President Park Geun-hye is impeached in parliament on Friday, she faces an uphill court battle to overturn the motion, experts say, even though the judges were all appointed by her and her conservative predecessor. An impeachment vote appears likely, and the nine-judge Constitutional Court would have up to six months to uphold or overturn it.

Legal experts say the case against the president looks strong, while the overwhelming public mood is for Park to quit, with massive weekly protests calling for her resignation and an approval rating down to just 4 percent.

But the conservative make-up of the Constitutional Court would appear to be in Park’s favour. For her to be impeached, at least six of the nine judges must uphold the parliamentary motion. The terms of two justices are set to expire soon - one on Jan. 31 and the other on March 13 - and experts say it is unlikely that replacements would be appointed amid the political crisis, potentially leaving just seven judges, the minimum required.

A smaller bench works in Park’s favour because the number of judges

needed to upholdimpeachment remains at six. “Two judges retiring is like two judges voting for overturning,” said Chon Jong-ik, a law professor at Seoul National University who served as the court’s spokesman during theimpeachment trial of President Roh Moo-hyun in 2004. Roh is the only South Korean president to be impeached, but the Constitutional Court overturned the motion. In that case, impeachment was unpopular with the public, which saw it as an abuse of power by the opposition, which held a parliamentary majority.

However, Ha Kyung-chull, who led Roh’s nine-member team of lawyers at the trial, said the case against Park - that she allowed a friend to meddle illegally in government affairs - appears to be strong. “The argument will be that, as she has said all along, she has acted believing it’s all for the national interest and that she did nothing for personal gain, and she believes that will be sufficiently convincing,” said Ha, who served on the Constitutional Court from 1999 to 2004 before entering private practice.

But he said there were “clear grounds to support impeachment”. (rtr)

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BUSINESS Dollar declines with bond yields before Fed meeting NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar declined on Wednesday as Treasury bond yields eased and investors looked ahead to next week’s Federal Reserve meeting, when the U.S. central bank is expected to raise interest rates but adopt a cautious tone on the economy.

The dollar against a basket of six major currencies dipped 0.26 percent to 100.23, but held above a three-week low of 99.849 reached on Monday.

“It’s a down day for the U.S. dollar broadly,” said Greg Anderson, Global Head of FX Strategy at BMO Capital Markets in New York.

“For the Fed, people are expecting a continued very cautious tone as they raise rates.”

Treasury futures traders are pricing in a 95 percent chance of a rate hike next week, with a further hike only likely in June or later, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch Tool.

Investors were also focused on Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting for possible indications on when the central bank may begin paring bond purchases under its quantitative easing program.

Many analysts see any potential taper, however, as unlikely in the near term as inflation in the region remains subdued.

“I don’t think in a real sense the ECB can afford to be hawkish,” said Shaun Osborne, chief FX strategist at Scotiabank in Toronto.

“Growth is picking up somewhat, but generally speaking inflationary pressures and inflationary expectations are still very, very weak and that’s their mandate.”

The euro has been a main focus for traders this week after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s loss in a referendum over constitutional reform on Sunday.

After initially dropping on the news, the euro rallied strongly on Monday and has since held below three-week highs against the dollar as investors wait on the ECB. Osborne said any further euro strength is likely temporary as investors focus on stronger U.S. growth prospects.

“The broader trends for the market beyond the holiday season should be dictated by stronger growth and rising interest rates in the U.S., and that should be positive for the U.S. dollar,” Osborne said.

The euro was last up 0.37 percent against the dollar, at $1.0756, after hitting a three-week high of $1.0796 on Monday.

The Canadian dollar gained 0.3 percent after the Bank of Canada pointed to a “significant” amount of slack in the Canadian economy as it held interest rates steady on Wednesday, but also used language suggesting a rate cut is off the table as global growth picks up.(rtr)

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Korea worries about growing economic risks, amid impeachment push for President Park

SEOUL - South Korea’ finance ministry said on Thursday it is concerned about further risks to the economy from “domestic issues”, as parliament prepares to hold an impeachment vote on South Korean President Park Geun-hye.

The ministry did not explicitly point to the deepening political scandal surrounding Park in its monthly assessment of the economy, but said it was concerned domestic issues may result in weaker consumption and investment at a time when many global uncertainties persist.

That would put more pressure on an economy that is grappling with record household debt, dozens of zombie companies under restructuring and weak exports, which have been further dampened by Samsung Electronics Co’s decision to scrap its fire-prone flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 7 and a strike at Hyundai Motor Co..

South Korea is bracing for another possible hit to trade if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his protectionism rhetoric once he takes office in January, while its financial markets - like other emerging economies have been roiled by expectations of more U.S. interest rate hikes starting as soon as next week.

South Korea’s manufacturing activity shrank for the fourth straight month in November and export orders also fell, albeit at a slower pace than in October, a private survey showed last week.

“We’re seeing a pause in investment and policymaking in general due to political uncertainties,” said Jung Kyu-chul, an economist at state-run Korea Development Institute.

While the think tank forecasts the economy will grow 2.4 percent next year, down from 2.6 percent

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A woman shops for food at a convenience store in Seoul, South Korea, August 21, 2015. estimated for 2016, “it could easily be cut to just above 2 percent in 2017 if this scandal drags on and takes steam out of everything from consumption to investment to job market,” he said.

The ministry report came a day after Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho cited the uncertain outlook for leadership in Asia’s fourth-largest economy as a risk to growth. Consumers already have turned the glummest since the global financial crisis.

A Bank of Korea survey showed consumer sentiment last month fell to its lowest since April 2009, on the same week that Park’s approval rating sank to an all-time low of 4 percent. Park’s embattled presidency faces a critical juncture, with parliament expected to hold an impeachment vote on Friday.

But even if the motion is passed, it must be upheld by the Constitutional Court, a process that could mean the political crisis will drag on for months.

Park is accused of colluding

with a friend and a former aide to pressure big business owners to pay into two foundations set up to back policy initiatives. She has denied wrongdoing but apologised for carelessness in her ties with the friend, Choi Soon-sil.

Kwon Young-sun, a Hong Kongbased economist with Nomura Securities, sees the Bank of Korea cutting interest rates only once in 2017 if an early election is held.

“We now expect only one 25 basis point policy rate cut to 1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, after a likely early presidential election in the first half of 2017,” Kwon said in a report released on Thursday.

Previously, he had expected the bank to make two cuts to 0.75 percent, but said the country isn’t likely to see “any significant macro policy changes in the first half of 2017 until after the election,” he said.

The ministry said private consumption has rebounded in recent months but largely due to government-led retail promotions.(rtr)

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Indonesia’s Widodo discusses conflict in Myanmar with former UN Chief Kofi Annan

BANDUNG - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met with former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Thursday to discuss the conflict in Rakhine State of northern Myanmar.

“The meeting with Kofi Annan is to discuss many issues surrounding the conflict in Rakhine State, because he is the chairman of the Advisory Committee for Rakhine State,” President Jokowi remarked.

Jokowi said he had ordered his ministers to prepare the necessary humanitarian assistance in the form of food and blankets to be sent as soon as possible to Myanmar.

“At the meeting, Kofi Annan mentioned the steps we need to take in assisting ef-

forts to ease the humanitarian problem in Rakhine State,” Jokowi noted after the 40minute meeting with the former UN chief ahead of the Bali Democracy Forum at the Bali International Convention Center.

President Jokowi stated that he had sent Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi to Myanmar last week to meet with State Counselor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the situation in Rakhine State.

According to Retno, Indonesias diplomatic efforts to deal with the security

situation and condition of the victims in Rakhine following the October 9 attack have not stopped.

Retno said Indonesia had called on Myanmar to hold an inter-faith dialogue to put an end to the conflict in Rakhine.

“The cooperation we are seeking in the future is an inter-faith dialogue. We see Myanmar as a pluralistic society, just like Indonesia,” Retno remarked after a bilateral meeting with Suriname Foreign Minister Niermala Badrising at the Westin Hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Wednesday night. The Indonesian foreign minister confirmed she had spoken with Muslim and Buddhist organizations to promote inter-faith cooperation.(ant)

JAKARTA - Bolder steps are called for to bring to the open all big corruption cases in the past regardless of political risks. There are many big corruption cases left unsolved during the 10-year administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, political observer Boni Hargens said here on Wednesday.

Boni pointed to the Century bank scandal, allegedly involving ministers and individuals closed to the president at that time.

“I think it has been a tradition since the New Order Era (President Suharto administration),” he said at a political discussion on “Corruption and Power Reading History, recalling Sengkuni (political hypocrites)”.

A number of ministers of the Yudhoyono cabinet and leaders of Democratic Party, which was founded by the former president, are serving jail term for corruption. Boni, a member of the Council of Supervisors of Antara news agency, said the Century Bank scandal and other big corruption cases should be thoroughly investigated.

“M. Nazaruddin (former lawmaker and treasurer of the Democratic Party) should be made an asset to help uncover the cases and name who ever were involved in the big graft cases during the administration of SBY (Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono),” he said.

He said bolder move against corruption is necessary to provide a lesson for those in power not to enrich themselves by stealing state money. Boni expressed concern with rampant practice of money politics to buy votes in the elections of regional leaders.

The people have no longer feeling of shame of being bribed as they think playing in politics are a game for money , he said. “It is a misguided logic and it is the result of corruption and weak law enforcement,” he said.

The people has reduced the meaning of politics and democracy to a game for money, he said. “We should recover our self respect and democratic dignity. This is the ultimate goal of law enforcement,” he said.

He called on all law enforcing agencies, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), police and the Attorney General office to follow President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in his call for a breakthrough in mental revolution.

“Under President Jokowi there is a momentum of change that is a change in character he calls mental revolution at the level of law enforcement.

“Therefore, those legal cases have to be uncovered whatever the political risks,” he said. He said law enforcement should never stop at mere rhetoric but it should mean action.

“This big momentum (for change in mentality)is now in our hand with the Jokowi government, which is entirely oriented to change,” he added.(ant)

Agency stresses need for earthquake-resistant buildings

JAKARTA - The National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) has stressed the importance of constructing earthquakeresistant buildings in the country, considering that some 148.4 million Indonesians live in earthquake-prone areas.

A lot of fatalities occurred during earthquakes due to building collapses, Sutopo

Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman of BNPB, told reporters here on Wednesday.

“Unfortunately, many houses have yet to be designed as earthquake-resistant buildings, because it would need 30 to 50 percent higher construction cost,” Sutopo added.

Therefore, he said, the government will have to provide incentives for such build-

ings, which require specific skills and understanding on geospatial matters to avoid building houses around an active fault.

In addition to infrastructure, post-disaster management has also become a major concern, Sutopo said.

He admitted that there was a gradual improvement in the countrys disaster man-

agement. “Search and rescue operations are held under the coordination of Basarnas (national search and rescue agency), refugees are handled by the Ministry of Social Affairs, and all those efforts were conducted under the coordination of BNPB and BPBD (local agency for disaster management),” he added.(ant)

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Pakistan mourns 47 killed in air crash, as investigators seek answers

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 47 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, among them a famed-rockstar-turned-Muslim evangelist, two infants and three foreigners, as officials sought to pinpoint the cause of the disaster. Engine trouble was initially believed responsible, but many questions remain, stirring new worries about the safety record of money-losing state carrier Pakistani International Airlines. The ATR-42 aircraft involved in the crash had undergone regular maintenance, including an “A-check” certification in October, airline chairman Muhammad Azam Saigol said.

“I want to make it clear that it was a perfectly sound aircraft,” Saigol said, ruling out technical or human error. The aircraft appeared to have suffered a failure in one of its two turboprop engines just before the crash, he said, but this would have to be confirmed by an investigation. “I think there was no technical error or human error,” he told a news conference late on Wednesday. “Obviously there will be a proper investigation.”

Outpourings of grief erupted

online soon after flight PK661 smashed into the side of a mountain near the town of Havelian, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, late on Wednesday afternoon, after taking off from the mountain resort of Chitral. It crashed just 50 km (31 miles) short of its destination, the international airport in Islamabad, the capital.

Much of the anguish focused on Junaid Jamshed, the vocalist of Vital Signs, one of Pakistan’s first and most successful rock

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and pop bands of the 1990s, who abandoned his musical career in 2001 to become a travelling evangelist with the conservative Tableeghi Jamaat group.

Many of the reactions on social network Twitter spoke to this apparent dichotomy between his two lives, first as a heartthrob pop sensation singing about love and heartbreak, and later as a stern, bearded preacher admonishing young people for straying from Islam. “Junaid Jamshed’s journey was so quintessentially Pakistani.

Conflicted, passionate, devoted, ubersmart, and so, so talented.

Tragic loss,” Mosharraf Zaidi, an Islamabad-based development professional and analyst, said in a tweet. Others simply shared his band’s many chart-topping hits, such as ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’, which has become an unofficial anthem, played at public gatherings since its release in 1987. (rtr)

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New Zealand Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English speaks to members of the media in Wellington, New Zealand, December 5, 2016 to announce he is considering running for the leadership of the ruling National Party after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister John Key.

NZ finance minister set to become next PM after rivals drop out WELLINGTON - New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English is set to be confirmed as the country’s next leader after both his competitors for the prime ministership dropped out of the race on Thursday. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Police Minister Judith Collins both conceded the race as it became clear that English had the support of the 59-member caucus.

English said the swift agreement within the ruling centre-right National Party on a new leader would help the government ensure a smooth transition following John Key’s surprise resignation earlier this week. “It’s going to allow us as a government to re-set, look forward and provide New Zealand with good government after John Key,” English told reporters in New Zealand’s distinctive “Beehive” parliament building in the capital, Wellington. English, who thirteen years ago oversaw a disastrous election loss for the National Party to the centre-left Labour Party, takes the reins of a country in good economic shape compared to much of the developed world.

But it hasn’t been smooth sailing in recent years with a slump in global milk prices harming the country’s major export commodity and low inflation causing a persistent monetary policy headache.

English also presided on Thursday over a downgrade to the budget sur-

plus estimate for 2016/17, largely due to an estimated NZ$1 billion in net costs related to a devastating earthquake that rocked the nation last month.

The government’s half-year economic and fiscal update showed it expects to post a NZ$473 million ($341.13 million) surplus in the year to June 2017, lower than its prior forecast ofNZ$719 million.

The hugely popular Key will also be a hard act to follow.

“I won’t do it the same way as John, I’m a different person,” Key said. “It will lead to changes in how the national party will operate.” Both Collins and Coleman threw their support behind English to provide a unified stance for the party ahead of next year’s general election, where the Nationals are expected to lose some support without the extremely popular Key. “It is very important that the party comes together, gets on with the job of winning the next election,” Coleman told reporters. English, who will be formally named the prime minister at a caucus meeting on Monday, has already lined up senior cabinet minister Steven Joyce, the minister for economic development, to replace him in the finance ministry. English was the clear favourite to replace Key in a Fairfax-Nielsen poll, with 37 percent of New Zealanders surveyed backing him. (rtr)

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tial information shows that single storey houses without reinforced internal brick or masonry walls have been damaged severely or collapsed,” said Behzad Fatahi, a geological expert at the University of Technology in Sydney.

Aceh was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami centred on its western coast near Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2004. That tsunami killed 226,000 people along Indian Ocean shorelines. (rtr)

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Rescue workers survey the site of a plane crashed a day earlier near the village of Saddha Batolni, near Abbotabad, Pakistan, December 8, 2016.

Wednesday’s quake hit the east coast of the province, about 170 km (105 miles) from Banda Aceh, the provincial capital. Aceh’s Pidie Jaya regency, with a population of about 140,000, was worst hit.

Experts said the quake did more damage than expected because of poorly constructed buildings.

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Djokovic has not worked hard enough, says Becker

Secret Bay JEMBRANA - Secret Bay is the more poetic name given by Bali’s diving community to Gilimanuk Bay, adjacent to where the ferries to and from Java dock. It is about 20mins by road from Labuan Lalang/ Menjangan and located in West Bali National Park. The bay is about 2km wide, very shallow (3-12M), contains two small islands, and has some areas of mangrove. Being the only bay off the narrow Bali Strait, where currents can reach 7knots, means that Gilimanuk acts as a catch tank (a big underwater nursery!) for many larval fish. A reef lying just outside the mouth of the bay creates a channel through which these waters are swept; this is what makes Gilimanuk an extremely interesting dive site.

These strong tidal currents mean that the fish and

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invertebrates are extremely healthy, colourful and well-fed (also that the water is colder than generally found in Bali, around 25C). Entering the bay, as these macro critters do, from the channel, the bottom is fine black and grey volcanic sand. The channel contains no coral although the sides are scattered with bommies full of angelfish, butterflyfish, schools of razorfish and tiny reef fish that include cardinalfish and multitudes of damselfish. Secret Bay is muck-diving (ie: diving with a mud bottom) in shallow water with no water movement. Therefore, too much fin movement and/ or less than perfect buoyancy control will stir up the bottom, leaving you with low visibility in that area.

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BELGRADE - Novak Djokovic lost his momentum in the second half of last season and was toppled as the world number one by Andy Murray because his work-rate dropped, the Serbian’s former coach Boris Becker said on Wednesday. Speaking a day after the two terminated their cooperation by mutual consent, German Becker said Djokovic’s need to spend more time with his family had derailed him on the court.

“He didn’t spend as much time on the practice court in the last six months as he should have and he knows that,” said Becker, who helped Djokovic to six grand slam titles after they teamed up in December 2013.

“Success like this doesn’t happen by pushing a button. Success like this doesn’t just happen by showing up at a tournament. You have to work your bottom off because the opposition does the same,” he told Sky News.

“The profession of a tennis player is probably the most selfish one in sports because it has to be about you and he is the first to say he is a family man, so of course his wife and the rest of his family had to take back seats. “They don’t spend enough time together. I had it too, 20 years ago. It is just the nature of the beast, being

a tennis player.” Having completed a career slam when he won his maiden French Open title in June, Djokovicsuffered an astonishing loss of form. He crashed out of Wimbledon in the third round to American Sam Querrey and made a first-round exit at the Rio Olympics at the hands of Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro.

Djokovic then lost the U.S. Open final to Swiss Stan Wawrinka, a defeat sixtimes major champion Becker said was a massive psychological blow to the Serb.

“I know the U.S. Open loss in the final against Stan hurt,” he said. “I think that is what he needed maybe in a funny way was to lose a little bit, to realise what it is like to lose, because he hasn’t been losing for two and a half years. (rtr)

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KINGSTON - Usain Bolt has said he was shocked by the decision of Jamaica’s athletics federation to abstain from an IAAF vote on a sweeping reform package at the governing body of world athletics.

The reforms, aimed at changing how the IAAF operates, were overwhelmingly passed at a special Congress in Monaco on Saturday, after members voted 182 to 10 in favour. “I was very shocked I actually learned about that today,” Bolt told Reuters on Tuesday at the Caribbean premiere of the film “I Am Bolt” in Kingston. “I find it ridiculous and funny at the same time to know that the IAAF is trying to take big steps like this to make the sport better and we (Jamaica) are doing so very well in the sports, why would we not support it in going in the right direction?

“So it was kind of a let down to know that the JAAA (Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association) did not support it,” added the nine-times Olympic gold medallist and double sprint world record holder. The “Time for Change” proposals, the centrepiece of IAAF President Sebastian Coe’s agenda for moving the sport forward from its tainted past, established new independent anti-doping, integrity and disciplinary functions along with a greater voice for athletes in the organisation and more gender balance. The reforms also placed more governance power in the hands of the IAAF Executive Board.

“I think people should respect the right of every federation to look at the package and do what they think is best,” JAAA President Warren Blake told Reuters when asked whether he REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY regretted not casting a ballot. “A lot of people have criticised Usain Bolt of Jamaica turns to look at Andre De Grasse of Canada as they compete in the Men’s 100m us for not voting but I would say to the people go and look at the constitution and exactly what the changes were.” (rtr) Semifinals at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, August 14, 2016.

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Sp rt Dortmund holds Madrid 2-2 to win group, break scoring record

MADRID — With a late equalizer by substitute Marco Reus, Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 with defending champion Real Madrid on Wednesday to win Group F and set a scoring record of 21 goals in the group stage of the Champions League.

Karim Benzema netted in each half at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to give Madrid a 2-0 lead, but forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled the German side closer in the 61st and Reus struck the equalizer in the 88th.

“In the end it was a happy outcome for us,” Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said. “It was very important to stand up to Real Madrid twice. We played full of courage.” Dortmund had already drawn 2-2 with Madrid when they met in Germany.

Madrid was left with the consolation prize of matching the club’s 34-game unbeaten streak that had stood since the late 1980s.

“We had a lot of opportunities to put the game away and we didn’t,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. “We played a good match but couldn’t get the win, now we have to move on. In the end it was well-deserved for them (Dortmund) for what they have done so far.”

Dortmund finished the group with 14 points, two more than Madrid. Legia Warsaw, which defeated Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in Poland, finished third with four points to qualify for the Europa

League. “To win the Champions it doesn’t matter if you are first or second in the group,” Benzema said. “You have to beat all the teams.”

Cristiano Ronaldo was held scoreless for the fourth straight time in the Champions League, again missing the chance to become the first player to score 100 goals in European competitions.

His total remains at 98.

Benzema opened the scoring from close range in the 28th, completing a low cross by Dani Carvajal from the right flank.

The Frenchman added to the lead in the 53rd with a firm header after a well-placed cross by James Rodriguez. Aubameyang scored from inside the area and then set up Reus’ equalizer after a quick counterattack.

Aubameyang’s goal helped Dortmund match the previous record of 20 group-stage goals, a mark that had been achieved by three other clubs: Barcelona, this

season and in 2011-12, Madrid in 2013-14 and Manchester United in 1998-99. Dortmund’s campaign this season included 6-0 and 8-4 routs against Legia.

The draw allowed Zidane’s team to match Madrid’s unbeaten run set under coach Leo Beenhakker in the 1988-89. Madrid hasn’t been defeated since April at Wolfsburg in the quarterfinals of last season’s Champions League. “It’s important to continue to make history and continue our good run,” Zidane said.

Ronaldo’s best chance on Wednesday was a close-range shot that struck the far post in the 78th minute. He had also come close 10 minutes earlier with a right-foot strike that forced a difficult cross-handed save by Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller.

He remains the competition’s all-time leading scorer with 95 goals, two more than Lionel Messi, who netted his 93rd in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday.

It was Messi’s 10th goal in the group stage, one short of Ronaldo’s record of 11 achieved last year. Ronaldo only scored two goals in this season’s group stage, his worst mark since joining the Spanish club in 2009. (rtr)

FIFA deploys video replays for Porto routs Leicester 5-0, joins English champs in last 16 first time at Club World Cup

LONDON — Referees will be allowed to get help from video replays at the Club World Cup in Japan in the first full live in-game trial of the technology that could transform soccer.

Referees could halt games to review footage of “game-changing decisions” on pitch-side monitors or just rely on information being fed

by Video Assistant Referees (VARs) watching broadcast feeds away from the field, officials said Wednesday.

Since experiments with replays were approved by soccer’s lawmakers in March, FIFA said “semi-live” trials in games have taken place with some information being transmitted to referees by VARs. But on the eve of the Club World Cup opener between Japanese side Kashima Antlers and New Zealand’s Auckland City, FIFA said Thursday’s game and the rest of the Club World Cup through Dec. 18 would be used for an “important piece of history.”

It is the latest sign of FIFA belatedly embracing technology, four years after the Club World Cup saw the first use of systems to detect whether the ball has crossed the line for a goal.

“It’s important to remember that we are entering somewhat unchartered territory here, given that we are going live for the first time,” said Marco van Basten, the former Ajax

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and Milan forward who was hired as FIFA’s chief officer for technical development in September.

“Ultimately, these tests should prove invaluable in terms of determining whether the processes are sound or whether any further refinements are needed.”

The VARs in a video operations room will only give information to the main referee “to help correct any game-changing decisions,” the International Football Association Board, the game’s lawmaking body, said. These involve four situations: goals being scored, penalties being awarded, players being sent off and cases of mistaken identity.

“In a significant development that will be new for many viewers, the main referee may decide to review footage directly on a pitch-side monitor — particularly for subjective decisions, as opposed to factual ones where he can rely solely on the information provided by the VAR,” IFAB said in a statement. “The philosophy underlying the experiments is not to achieve 100 percent accuracy for all decisions, as this would destroy the essential flow and emotions of football.

The aim is to achieve ‘minimum interference, maximum benefit’, with the technology only being used for the

defined match-changing situations and any serious missed incidents. In these cases, the question a VAR will consider is not ‘was the decision correct?’ but ‘was the decision clearly wrong?’”

Referees still retain the authority to take the make the final judgment.

Managers and players will not be allowed to appeal to referees to review an incident.

Live tests are set to be expanded globally in 2017 with a decision anticipated by the following year on VARs becoming a permanent feature in soccer. FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has observed recent offline trials with VARs at Italy games, wants video replays in use at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

“The progress FIFA has made on this project, especially around educating referees and ensuring all technical requirements are met, has been impressive,” IFAB technical director David Elleray said.

Hawk-Eye, which provided the goal-line technology at Euro 2016, is being used by FIFA at the Club World Cup for the replays experiments.

The Club World Cup also includes Champions League winner Real Madrid and Copa Libertadores champion Atletico Nacional from Colombia. (ap)

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Dortmund players celebrate after Marco Reus scored his side’s 2nd goal during the Champions League, Group F, soccer match between Real Madrid and Borrusia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016.

Gremio win Brazilian Cup in emotion-charged game SAO PAULO - Gremio won the Brazilian Cup for a record fifth time on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw at home to Atletico Mineiro in an emotion charged game that honoured the players from the Chapecoense team killed in an airplane crash.

The 55,000 fans at the Arena Gremio observed a minute’s silence before the game, the first senior match in Brazil since 71 people,

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including the bulk of the Chapecoense side, were killed in the airplane crash in Colombia.

Gremio, who last lifted a major trophy 15 years ago, clinched the Cup 4-2 on aggregate after they won the first leg 3-1 two weeks ago.

Players engaged in a brawl at the end of the game after Miller Bolanos put the home side ahead with two minutes left before Caza-

res scored a spectacular equaliser from inside his own half in injury time.

“It was a fair result,” Gremio forward Douglas said. “It’s a dream come true, because of the fans, the first title in 15 years and the first here at the Arena.”

Wednesday’s second leg had been re-scheduled from last week but was postponed after the Nov. 28 airplane crash. (rtr)

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A soccer ball-shaped decoration of the soccer Club World Cup is displayed in Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Real Madrid will be seeking to keep alive its chances of a unique quadruple title haul when it travels to Japan for the Club World Cup from Dec. 8-18.

PORTO — FC Porto breezed into the Champions League knockout phase Wednesday with a 5-0 rout of Leicester, which had already secured top spot in Group G on its debut in European soccer’s elite competition.

Porto’s emphatic victory over the much-changed English champions ensured it was not overtaken by FC Copenhagen, which beat Club Brugge 2-0. Andre Silva scored twice, including a penalty, while Jesus Corona, Yacine Brahimi and Diogo Jota also netted as Leicester slumped to its first Champions League loss.

Leicester finished two points ahead of Porto with 13 points from six games. In its Premier League title defense, Leicester has 13 points from 14 games to sit two points above the relegation zone.

Leicester defied 5,000-1 odds to be crowned Premier League champions for the first time in May and has advanced to the round of 16 in its first foray into the Champions League. But this was a humiliat-

ing end to the group stage for the central England team, which lacked cohesion and confidence.

While changes were expected, Ranieri sprung a surprise by picking 29-year-old goalkeeper Ben Hamer, who last played for the senior side almost two years ago. Porto went in front after six minutes, with Silva beating Jeff Schlupp to head in a corner from six yards.

The Foxes barely made it out of their own half and Alex Telles swung in a fine delivery for the unmarked Corona to volley in the second. Leicester was offering little resistance and Brahimi added Porto’s third, a minute before halftime, when he finished off a neat move with a back-heel.

Porto went further in front in the 64th minute after Danny Drinkwater clumsily fouled Silva, who then converted from the penalty spot.

Porto added a fifth when Jota was sent clear and he struck through Hamer’s legs on a comfortable night for the hosts. (ap)

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MADRID — With a late equalizer by substitute Marco Reus, Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 with defending champion Real Madrid on Wednesday to win Group F and set a scoring record of 21 goals in the group stage of the Champions League.

Karim Benzema netted in each half at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to give Madrid a 2-0 lead, but forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled the German side closer in the 61st and Reus struck the equalizer in the 88th.

“In the end it was a happy outcome for us,” Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said. “It was very important to stand up to Real Madrid twice. We played full of courage.” Dortmund had already drawn 2-2 with Madrid when they met in Germany.

Madrid was left with the consolation prize of matching the club’s 34-game unbeaten streak that had stood since the late 1980s.

“We had a lot of opportunities to put the game away and we didn’t,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. “We played a good match but couldn’t get the win, now we have to move on. In the end it was well-deserved for them (Dortmund) for what they have done so far.”

Dortmund finished the group with 14 points, two more than Madrid. Legia Warsaw, which defeated Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in Poland, finished third with four points to qualify for the Europa

League. “To win the Champions it doesn’t matter if you are first or second in the group,” Benzema said. “You have to beat all the teams.”

Cristiano Ronaldo was held scoreless for the fourth straight time in the Champions League, again missing the chance to become the first player to score 100 goals in European competitions.

His total remains at 98.

Benzema opened the scoring from close range in the 28th, completing a low cross by Dani Carvajal from the right flank.

The Frenchman added to the lead in the 53rd with a firm header after a well-placed cross by James Rodriguez. Aubameyang scored from inside the area and then set up Reus’ equalizer after a quick counterattack.

Aubameyang’s goal helped Dortmund match the previous record of 20 group-stage goals, a mark that had been achieved by three other clubs: Barcelona, this

season and in 2011-12, Madrid in 2013-14 and Manchester United in 1998-99. Dortmund’s campaign this season included 6-0 and 8-4 routs against Legia.

The draw allowed Zidane’s team to match Madrid’s unbeaten run set under coach Leo Beenhakker in the 1988-89. Madrid hasn’t been defeated since April at Wolfsburg in the quarterfinals of last season’s Champions League. “It’s important to continue to make history and continue our good run,” Zidane said.

Ronaldo’s best chance on Wednesday was a close-range shot that struck the far post in the 78th minute. He had also come close 10 minutes earlier with a right-foot strike that forced a difficult cross-handed save by Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller.

He remains the competition’s all-time leading scorer with 95 goals, two more than Lionel Messi, who netted his 93rd in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday.

It was Messi’s 10th goal in the group stage, one short of Ronaldo’s record of 11 achieved last year. Ronaldo only scored two goals in this season’s group stage, his worst mark since joining the Spanish club in 2009. (rtr)

FIFA deploys video replays for Porto routs Leicester 5-0, joins English champs in last 16 first time at Club World Cup

LONDON — Referees will be allowed to get help from video replays at the Club World Cup in Japan in the first full live in-game trial of the technology that could transform soccer.

Referees could halt games to review footage of “game-changing decisions” on pitch-side monitors or just rely on information being fed

by Video Assistant Referees (VARs) watching broadcast feeds away from the field, officials said Wednesday.

Since experiments with replays were approved by soccer’s lawmakers in March, FIFA said “semi-live” trials in games have taken place with some information being transmitted to referees by VARs. But on the eve of the Club World Cup opener between Japanese side Kashima Antlers and New Zealand’s Auckland City, FIFA said Thursday’s game and the rest of the Club World Cup through Dec. 18 would be used for an “important piece of history.”

It is the latest sign of FIFA belatedly embracing technology, four years after the Club World Cup saw the first use of systems to detect whether the ball has crossed the line for a goal.

“It’s important to remember that we are entering somewhat unchartered territory here, given that we are going live for the first time,” said Marco van Basten, the former Ajax

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Players of Gremio celebrate with the Copa do Brasil trophy.

and Milan forward who was hired as FIFA’s chief officer for technical development in September.

“Ultimately, these tests should prove invaluable in terms of determining whether the processes are sound or whether any further refinements are needed.”

The VARs in a video operations room will only give information to the main referee “to help correct any game-changing decisions,” the International Football Association Board, the game’s lawmaking body, said. These involve four situations: goals being scored, penalties being awarded, players being sent off and cases of mistaken identity.

“In a significant development that will be new for many viewers, the main referee may decide to review footage directly on a pitch-side monitor — particularly for subjective decisions, as opposed to factual ones where he can rely solely on the information provided by the VAR,” IFAB said in a statement. “The philosophy underlying the experiments is not to achieve 100 percent accuracy for all decisions, as this would destroy the essential flow and emotions of football.

The aim is to achieve ‘minimum interference, maximum benefit’, with the technology only being used for the

defined match-changing situations and any serious missed incidents. In these cases, the question a VAR will consider is not ‘was the decision correct?’ but ‘was the decision clearly wrong?’”

Referees still retain the authority to take the make the final judgment.

Managers and players will not be allowed to appeal to referees to review an incident.

Live tests are set to be expanded globally in 2017 with a decision anticipated by the following year on VARs becoming a permanent feature in soccer. FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has observed recent offline trials with VARs at Italy games, wants video replays in use at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

“The progress FIFA has made on this project, especially around educating referees and ensuring all technical requirements are met, has been impressive,” IFAB technical director David Elleray said.

Hawk-Eye, which provided the goal-line technology at Euro 2016, is being used by FIFA at the Club World Cup for the replays experiments.

The Club World Cup also includes Champions League winner Real Madrid and Copa Libertadores champion Atletico Nacional from Colombia. (ap)

AP Photo/Francisco Seco

Dortmund players celebrate after Marco Reus scored his side’s 2nd goal during the Champions League, Group F, soccer match between Real Madrid and Borrusia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016.

Gremio win Brazilian Cup in emotion-charged game SAO PAULO - Gremio won the Brazilian Cup for a record fifth time on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw at home to Atletico Mineiro in an emotion charged game that honoured the players from the Chapecoense team killed in an airplane crash.

The 55,000 fans at the Arena Gremio observed a minute’s silence before the game, the first senior match in Brazil since 71 people,

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including the bulk of the Chapecoense side, were killed in the airplane crash in Colombia.

Gremio, who last lifted a major trophy 15 years ago, clinched the Cup 4-2 on aggregate after they won the first leg 3-1 two weeks ago.

Players engaged in a brawl at the end of the game after Miller Bolanos put the home side ahead with two minutes left before Caza-

res scored a spectacular equaliser from inside his own half in injury time.

“It was a fair result,” Gremio forward Douglas said. “It’s a dream come true, because of the fans, the first title in 15 years and the first here at the Arena.”

Wednesday’s second leg had been re-scheduled from last week but was postponed after the Nov. 28 airplane crash. (rtr)

AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi

A soccer ball-shaped decoration of the soccer Club World Cup is displayed in Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Real Madrid will be seeking to keep alive its chances of a unique quadruple title haul when it travels to Japan for the Club World Cup from Dec. 8-18.

PORTO — FC Porto breezed into the Champions League knockout phase Wednesday with a 5-0 rout of Leicester, which had already secured top spot in Group G on its debut in European soccer’s elite competition.

Porto’s emphatic victory over the much-changed English champions ensured it was not overtaken by FC Copenhagen, which beat Club Brugge 2-0. Andre Silva scored twice, including a penalty, while Jesus Corona, Yacine Brahimi and Diogo Jota also netted as Leicester slumped to its first Champions League loss.

Leicester finished two points ahead of Porto with 13 points from six games. In its Premier League title defense, Leicester has 13 points from 14 games to sit two points above the relegation zone.

Leicester defied 5,000-1 odds to be crowned Premier League champions for the first time in May and has advanced to the round of 16 in its first foray into the Champions League. But this was a humiliat-

ing end to the group stage for the central England team, which lacked cohesion and confidence.

While changes were expected, Ranieri sprung a surprise by picking 29-year-old goalkeeper Ben Hamer, who last played for the senior side almost two years ago. Porto went in front after six minutes, with Silva beating Jeff Schlupp to head in a corner from six yards.

The Foxes barely made it out of their own half and Alex Telles swung in a fine delivery for the unmarked Corona to volley in the second. Leicester was offering little resistance and Brahimi added Porto’s third, a minute before halftime, when he finished off a neat move with a back-heel.

Porto went further in front in the 64th minute after Danny Drinkwater clumsily fouled Silva, who then converted from the penalty spot.

Porto added a fifth when Jota was sent clear and he struck through Hamer’s legs on a comfortable night for the hosts. (ap)

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Secret Bay JEMBRANA - Secret Bay is the more poetic name given by Bali’s diving community to Gilimanuk Bay, adjacent to where the ferries to and from Java dock. It is about 20mins by road from Labuan Lalang/ Menjangan and located in West Bali National Park. The bay is about 2km wide, very shallow (3-12M), contains two small islands, and has some areas of mangrove. Being the only bay off the narrow Bali Strait, where currents can reach 7knots, means that Gilimanuk acts as a catch tank (a big underwater nursery!) for many larval fish. A reef lying just outside the mouth of the bay creates a channel through which these waters are swept; this is what makes Gilimanuk an extremely interesting dive site.

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invertebrates are extremely healthy, colourful and well-fed (also that the water is colder than generally found in Bali, around 25C). Entering the bay, as these macro critters do, from the channel, the bottom is fine black and grey volcanic sand. The channel contains no coral although the sides are scattered with bommies full of angelfish, butterflyfish, schools of razorfish and tiny reef fish that include cardinalfish and multitudes of damselfish. Secret Bay is muck-diving (ie: diving with a mud bottom) in shallow water with no water movement. Therefore, too much fin movement and/ or less than perfect buoyancy control will stir up the bottom, leaving you with low visibility in that area.

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BELGRADE - Novak Djokovic lost his momentum in the second half of last season and was toppled as the world number one by Andy Murray because his work-rate dropped, the Serbian’s former coach Boris Becker said on Wednesday. Speaking a day after the two terminated their cooperation by mutual consent, German Becker said Djokovic’s need to spend more time with his family had derailed him on the court.

“He didn’t spend as much time on the practice court in the last six months as he should have and he knows that,” said Becker, who helped Djokovic to six grand slam titles after they teamed up in December 2013.

“Success like this doesn’t happen by pushing a button. Success like this doesn’t just happen by showing up at a tournament. You have to work your bottom off because the opposition does the same,” he told Sky News.

“The profession of a tennis player is probably the most selfish one in sports because it has to be about you and he is the first to say he is a family man, so of course his wife and the rest of his family had to take back seats. “They don’t spend enough time together. I had it too, 20 years ago. It is just the nature of the beast, being

a tennis player.” Having completed a career slam when he won his maiden French Open title in June, Djokovicsuffered an astonishing loss of form. He crashed out of Wimbledon in the third round to American Sam Querrey and made a first-round exit at the Rio Olympics at the hands of Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro.

Djokovic then lost the U.S. Open final to Swiss Stan Wawrinka, a defeat sixtimes major champion Becker said was a massive psychological blow to the Serb.

“I know the U.S. Open loss in the final against Stan hurt,” he said. “I think that is what he needed maybe in a funny way was to lose a little bit, to realise what it is like to lose, because he hasn’t been losing for two and a half years. (rtr)

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Novak Djokovic in action during the final against Great Britain’s Andy Murray

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KINGSTON - Usain Bolt has said he was shocked by the decision of Jamaica’s athletics federation to abstain from an IAAF vote on a sweeping reform package at the governing body of world athletics.

The reforms, aimed at changing how the IAAF operates, were overwhelmingly passed at a special Congress in Monaco on Saturday, after members voted 182 to 10 in favour. “I was very shocked I actually learned about that today,” Bolt told Reuters on Tuesday at the Caribbean premiere of the film “I Am Bolt” in Kingston. “I find it ridiculous and funny at the same time to know that the IAAF is trying to take big steps like this to make the sport better and we (Jamaica) are doing so very well in the sports, why would we not support it in going in the right direction?

“So it was kind of a let down to know that the JAAA (Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association) did not support it,” added the nine-times Olympic gold medallist and double sprint world record holder. The “Time for Change” proposals, the centrepiece of IAAF President Sebastian Coe’s agenda for moving the sport forward from its tainted past, established new independent anti-doping, integrity and disciplinary functions along with a greater voice for athletes in the organisation and more gender balance. The reforms also placed more governance power in the hands of the IAAF Executive Board.

“I think people should respect the right of every federation to look at the package and do what they think is best,” JAAA President Warren Blake told Reuters when asked whether he REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY regretted not casting a ballot. “A lot of people have criticised Usain Bolt of Jamaica turns to look at Andre De Grasse of Canada as they compete in the Men’s 100m us for not voting but I would say to the people go and look at the constitution and exactly what the changes were.” (rtr) Semifinals at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, August 14, 2016.

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Pakistan mourns 47 killed in air crash, as investigators seek answers

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 47 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, among them a famed-rockstar-turned-Muslim evangelist, two infants and three foreigners, as officials sought to pinpoint the cause of the disaster. Engine trouble was initially believed responsible, but many questions remain, stirring new worries about the safety record of money-losing state carrier Pakistani International Airlines. The ATR-42 aircraft involved in the crash had undergone regular maintenance, including an “A-check” certification in October, airline chairman Muhammad Azam Saigol said.

“I want to make it clear that it was a perfectly sound aircraft,” Saigol said, ruling out technical or human error. The aircraft appeared to have suffered a failure in one of its two turboprop engines just before the crash, he said, but this would have to be confirmed by an investigation. “I think there was no technical error or human error,” he told a news conference late on Wednesday. “Obviously there will be a proper investigation.”

Outpourings of grief erupted

online soon after flight PK661 smashed into the side of a mountain near the town of Havelian, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, late on Wednesday afternoon, after taking off from the mountain resort of Chitral. It crashed just 50 km (31 miles) short of its destination, the international airport in Islamabad, the capital.

Much of the anguish focused on Junaid Jamshed, the vocalist of Vital Signs, one of Pakistan’s first and most successful rock

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and pop bands of the 1990s, who abandoned his musical career in 2001 to become a travelling evangelist with the conservative Tableeghi Jamaat group.

Many of the reactions on social network Twitter spoke to this apparent dichotomy between his two lives, first as a heartthrob pop sensation singing about love and heartbreak, and later as a stern, bearded preacher admonishing young people for straying from Islam. “Junaid Jamshed’s journey was so quintessentially Pakistani.

Conflicted, passionate, devoted, ubersmart, and so, so talented.

Tragic loss,” Mosharraf Zaidi, an Islamabad-based development professional and analyst, said in a tweet. Others simply shared his band’s many chart-topping hits, such as ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’, which has become an unofficial anthem, played at public gatherings since its release in 1987. (rtr)

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New Zealand Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English speaks to members of the media in Wellington, New Zealand, December 5, 2016 to announce he is considering running for the leadership of the ruling National Party after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister John Key.

NZ finance minister set to become next PM after rivals drop out WELLINGTON - New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English is set to be confirmed as the country’s next leader after both his competitors for the prime ministership dropped out of the race on Thursday. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Police Minister Judith Collins both conceded the race as it became clear that English had the support of the 59-member caucus.

English said the swift agreement within the ruling centre-right National Party on a new leader would help the government ensure a smooth transition following John Key’s surprise resignation earlier this week. “It’s going to allow us as a government to re-set, look forward and provide New Zealand with good government after John Key,” English told reporters in New Zealand’s distinctive “Beehive” parliament building in the capital, Wellington. English, who thirteen years ago oversaw a disastrous election loss for the National Party to the centre-left Labour Party, takes the reins of a country in good economic shape compared to much of the developed world.

But it hasn’t been smooth sailing in recent years with a slump in global milk prices harming the country’s major export commodity and low inflation causing a persistent monetary policy headache.

English also presided on Thursday over a downgrade to the budget sur-

plus estimate for 2016/17, largely due to an estimated NZ$1 billion in net costs related to a devastating earthquake that rocked the nation last month.

The government’s half-year economic and fiscal update showed it expects to post a NZ$473 million ($341.13 million) surplus in the year to June 2017, lower than its prior forecast ofNZ$719 million.

The hugely popular Key will also be a hard act to follow.

“I won’t do it the same way as John, I’m a different person,” Key said. “It will lead to changes in how the national party will operate.” Both Collins and Coleman threw their support behind English to provide a unified stance for the party ahead of next year’s general election, where the Nationals are expected to lose some support without the extremely popular Key. “It is very important that the party comes together, gets on with the job of winning the next election,” Coleman told reporters. English, who will be formally named the prime minister at a caucus meeting on Monday, has already lined up senior cabinet minister Steven Joyce, the minister for economic development, to replace him in the finance ministry. English was the clear favourite to replace Key in a Fairfax-Nielsen poll, with 37 percent of New Zealanders surveyed backing him. (rtr)

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tial information shows that single storey houses without reinforced internal brick or masonry walls have been damaged severely or collapsed,” said Behzad Fatahi, a geological expert at the University of Technology in Sydney.

Aceh was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami centred on its western coast near Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2004. That tsunami killed 226,000 people along Indian Ocean shorelines. (rtr)

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Rescue workers survey the site of a plane crashed a day earlier near the village of Saddha Batolni, near Abbotabad, Pakistan, December 8, 2016.

Wednesday’s quake hit the east coast of the province, about 170 km (105 miles) from Banda Aceh, the provincial capital. Aceh’s Pidie Jaya regency, with a population of about 140,000, was worst hit.

Experts said the quake did more damage than expected because of poorly constructed buildings.

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BUSINESS Dollar declines with bond yields before Fed meeting NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar declined on Wednesday as Treasury bond yields eased and investors looked ahead to next week’s Federal Reserve meeting, when the U.S. central bank is expected to raise interest rates but adopt a cautious tone on the economy.

The dollar against a basket of six major currencies dipped 0.26 percent to 100.23, but held above a three-week low of 99.849 reached on Monday.

“It’s a down day for the U.S. dollar broadly,” said Greg Anderson, Global Head of FX Strategy at BMO Capital Markets in New York.

“For the Fed, people are expecting a continued very cautious tone as they raise rates.”

Treasury futures traders are pricing in a 95 percent chance of a rate hike next week, with a further hike only likely in June or later, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch Tool.

Investors were also focused on Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting for possible indications on when the central bank may begin paring bond purchases under its quantitative easing program.

Many analysts see any potential taper, however, as unlikely in the near term as inflation in the region remains subdued.

“I don’t think in a real sense the ECB can afford to be hawkish,” said Shaun Osborne, chief FX strategist at Scotiabank in Toronto.

“Growth is picking up somewhat, but generally speaking inflationary pressures and inflationary expectations are still very, very weak and that’s their mandate.”

The euro has been a main focus for traders this week after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s loss in a referendum over constitutional reform on Sunday.

After initially dropping on the news, the euro rallied strongly on Monday and has since held below three-week highs against the dollar as investors wait on the ECB. Osborne said any further euro strength is likely temporary as investors focus on stronger U.S. growth prospects.

“The broader trends for the market beyond the holiday season should be dictated by stronger growth and rising interest rates in the U.S., and that should be positive for the U.S. dollar,” Osborne said.

The euro was last up 0.37 percent against the dollar, at $1.0756, after hitting a three-week high of $1.0796 on Monday.

The Canadian dollar gained 0.3 percent after the Bank of Canada pointed to a “significant” amount of slack in the Canadian economy as it held interest rates steady on Wednesday, but also used language suggesting a rate cut is off the table as global growth picks up.(rtr)

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A U.S. one-hundred dollar bill (C) and Japanese 10,000 yen notes are spread in Tokyo, in this February 28, 2013 picture illustration.

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Korea worries about growing economic risks, amid impeachment push for President Park

SEOUL - South Korea’ finance ministry said on Thursday it is concerned about further risks to the economy from “domestic issues”, as parliament prepares to hold an impeachment vote on South Korean President Park Geun-hye.

The ministry did not explicitly point to the deepening political scandal surrounding Park in its monthly assessment of the economy, but said it was concerned domestic issues may result in weaker consumption and investment at a time when many global uncertainties persist.

That would put more pressure on an economy that is grappling with record household debt, dozens of zombie companies under restructuring and weak exports, which have been further dampened by Samsung Electronics Co’s decision to scrap its fire-prone flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 7 and a strike at Hyundai Motor Co..

South Korea is bracing for another possible hit to trade if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his protectionism rhetoric once he takes office in January, while its financial markets - like other emerging economies have been roiled by expectations of more U.S. interest rate hikes starting as soon as next week.

South Korea’s manufacturing activity shrank for the fourth straight month in November and export orders also fell, albeit at a slower pace than in October, a private survey showed last week.

“We’re seeing a pause in investment and policymaking in general due to political uncertainties,” said Jung Kyu-chul, an economist at state-run Korea Development Institute.

While the think tank forecasts the economy will grow 2.4 percent next year, down from 2.6 percent

Indonesian President Jokowi meet Kofi Annan

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A woman shops for food at a convenience store in Seoul, South Korea, August 21, 2015. estimated for 2016, “it could easily be cut to just above 2 percent in 2017 if this scandal drags on and takes steam out of everything from consumption to investment to job market,” he said.

The ministry report came a day after Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho cited the uncertain outlook for leadership in Asia’s fourth-largest economy as a risk to growth. Consumers already have turned the glummest since the global financial crisis.

A Bank of Korea survey showed consumer sentiment last month fell to its lowest since April 2009, on the same week that Park’s approval rating sank to an all-time low of 4 percent. Park’s embattled presidency faces a critical juncture, with parliament expected to hold an impeachment vote on Friday.

But even if the motion is passed, it must be upheld by the Constitutional Court, a process that could mean the political crisis will drag on for months.

Park is accused of colluding

with a friend and a former aide to pressure big business owners to pay into two foundations set up to back policy initiatives. She has denied wrongdoing but apologised for carelessness in her ties with the friend, Choi Soon-sil.

Kwon Young-sun, a Hong Kongbased economist with Nomura Securities, sees the Bank of Korea cutting interest rates only once in 2017 if an early election is held.

“We now expect only one 25 basis point policy rate cut to 1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, after a likely early presidential election in the first half of 2017,” Kwon said in a report released on Thursday.

Previously, he had expected the bank to make two cuts to 0.75 percent, but said the country isn’t likely to see “any significant macro policy changes in the first half of 2017 until after the election,” he said.

The ministry said private consumption has rebounded in recent months but largely due to government-led retail promotions.(rtr)

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Indonesia’s Widodo discusses conflict in Myanmar with former UN Chief Kofi Annan

BANDUNG - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met with former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Thursday to discuss the conflict in Rakhine State of northern Myanmar.

“The meeting with Kofi Annan is to discuss many issues surrounding the conflict in Rakhine State, because he is the chairman of the Advisory Committee for Rakhine State,” President Jokowi remarked.

Jokowi said he had ordered his ministers to prepare the necessary humanitarian assistance in the form of food and blankets to be sent as soon as possible to Myanmar.

“At the meeting, Kofi Annan mentioned the steps we need to take in assisting ef-

forts to ease the humanitarian problem in Rakhine State,” Jokowi noted after the 40minute meeting with the former UN chief ahead of the Bali Democracy Forum at the Bali International Convention Center.

President Jokowi stated that he had sent Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi to Myanmar last week to meet with State Counselor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the situation in Rakhine State.

According to Retno, Indonesias diplomatic efforts to deal with the security

situation and condition of the victims in Rakhine following the October 9 attack have not stopped.

Retno said Indonesia had called on Myanmar to hold an inter-faith dialogue to put an end to the conflict in Rakhine.

“The cooperation we are seeking in the future is an inter-faith dialogue. We see Myanmar as a pluralistic society, just like Indonesia,” Retno remarked after a bilateral meeting with Suriname Foreign Minister Niermala Badrising at the Westin Hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Wednesday night. The Indonesian foreign minister confirmed she had spoken with Muslim and Buddhist organizations to promote inter-faith cooperation.(ant)

JAKARTA - Bolder steps are called for to bring to the open all big corruption cases in the past regardless of political risks. There are many big corruption cases left unsolved during the 10-year administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, political observer Boni Hargens said here on Wednesday.

Boni pointed to the Century bank scandal, allegedly involving ministers and individuals closed to the president at that time.

“I think it has been a tradition since the New Order Era (President Suharto administration),” he said at a political discussion on “Corruption and Power Reading History, recalling Sengkuni (political hypocrites)”.

A number of ministers of the Yudhoyono cabinet and leaders of Democratic Party, which was founded by the former president, are serving jail term for corruption. Boni, a member of the Council of Supervisors of Antara news agency, said the Century Bank scandal and other big corruption cases should be thoroughly investigated.

“M. Nazaruddin (former lawmaker and treasurer of the Democratic Party) should be made an asset to help uncover the cases and name who ever were involved in the big graft cases during the administration of SBY (Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono),” he said.

He said bolder move against corruption is necessary to provide a lesson for those in power not to enrich themselves by stealing state money. Boni expressed concern with rampant practice of money politics to buy votes in the elections of regional leaders.

The people have no longer feeling of shame of being bribed as they think playing in politics are a game for money , he said. “It is a misguided logic and it is the result of corruption and weak law enforcement,” he said.

The people has reduced the meaning of politics and democracy to a game for money, he said. “We should recover our self respect and democratic dignity. This is the ultimate goal of law enforcement,” he said.

He called on all law enforcing agencies, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), police and the Attorney General office to follow President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in his call for a breakthrough in mental revolution.

“Under President Jokowi there is a momentum of change that is a change in character he calls mental revolution at the level of law enforcement.

“Therefore, those legal cases have to be uncovered whatever the political risks,” he said. He said law enforcement should never stop at mere rhetoric but it should mean action.

“This big momentum (for change in mentality)is now in our hand with the Jokowi government, which is entirely oriented to change,” he added.(ant)

Agency stresses need for earthquake-resistant buildings

JAKARTA - The National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) has stressed the importance of constructing earthquakeresistant buildings in the country, considering that some 148.4 million Indonesians live in earthquake-prone areas.

A lot of fatalities occurred during earthquakes due to building collapses, Sutopo

Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman of BNPB, told reporters here on Wednesday.

“Unfortunately, many houses have yet to be designed as earthquake-resistant buildings, because it would need 30 to 50 percent higher construction cost,” Sutopo added.

Therefore, he said, the government will have to provide incentives for such build-

ings, which require specific skills and understanding on geospatial matters to avoid building houses around an active fault.

In addition to infrastructure, post-disaster management has also become a major concern, Sutopo said.

He admitted that there was a gradual improvement in the countrys disaster man-

agement. “Search and rescue operations are held under the coordination of Basarnas (national search and rescue agency), refugees are handled by the Ministry of Social Affairs, and all those efforts were conducted under the coordination of BNPB and BPBD (local agency for disaster management),” he added.(ant)

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Italian PM Renzi resigns, president to consult with parties

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Wednesday after a bruising referendum loss at the weekend, with most parliamentary factions pushing for an early election in a few months’ time. The 41-year-old’s decision to quit after less than three years in office dealt a new blow to Western governments still in shock from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and the election of outsider Donald Trump as U.S. president.

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The silversmith is working in his wrokshop.

Silversmith at Pande hamlet increasingly diminishes

BANGLI - Residents of Pande hamlet, Kawan, who still work as silversmiths are less and less common. Formerly, there was a silversmith in almost every home, but now there are no more than 10 people who are involved in this traditioanl business.

This is mostly due to the econimic slump that makes it hard for silversmiths to earn a living.

One silversmith from Pande hamlet named Wayan Wartama, said on Wednesday (Dec. 7) that over the past 5 years there has been

a sharp decresease in the number of silversmiths in his hamlet.

“Formerly nearly every house had a silversmith, but now there are

only about 10 people who still do this work”, he said.

Wartama explained that with the economy in a slump there are fewer orders and also prodcuts make from silver-like material (mixture of nickel, copper and zinc) are offered at a much lower price on the market, which makes it nearly impossible for the silversmiths in Pande hamlet to compete. “This is

why so many artisans have become employees and are working in the tourism sector”, he said.

He explained that he himself, has only sporadic orders with an average of about 1 a day. Though some weeks he has none at all. About eight years ago, when agates were popular, he could receive orders to make two or three rings a day. “If I include polishing the agate, I could

have 10 orders a day”, he said.

One by one the silversmiths stopped doing this work, but Wartama does not intend to follow wuite.

He is determined to remain in this profession even though he lacks orders “When I have no orders, like these days, I just work to kill time by making ready-to-wear jewelry like brooches and necklaces”, he explained. (kmb40)

Underscoring the financial risks that heavily indebted Italy faces, Moody’s changed its outlook on the country’s bond rating to negative from stable, saying prospects for muchneeded economic reform had shrunk after Italians rejected Renzi’s proposals to revise the constitution and streamline parliament. Renzi tendered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella, who said he would consult with political parties to decide the next steps. He asked Renzi to carry on in a caretaker capacity until a solution is found. After the consultations, which will begin on Thursday at 1700 GMT and end on Saturday afternoon, Mattarella is widely expected to ask a member of Renzi’s cabinet, or a politician from his Democratic Party, to try to form a new government.

Elections are due in 2018 but many politicians are calling for them to be held earlier. The political crisis sparked by the referendum coincides with a crisis in Italy’s debt-laden banks, especially at its third-biggest lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which looks likely to require government intervention to survive. Two sources told Reuters on Tuesday that Renzi’s administration was preparing to take a 2-billion-euro ($2.15-billion) controlling stake in the bank by purchasing junior bonds. On Wednesday, a Treasury spokesman denied Italy was poised to ask for a loan from the European Stability Mechanism to support its banking sector. (rtr)

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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during a media conference after a referendum on constitutional reform at Chigi palace in Rome, Italy.

If impeached, S.Korean president’s fate in hands of nine judges

Dikna Faradiba represents Indonesia for Miss Tourism International DIKNA Faradiba, Miss Tourism Indonesia 2015, has the chance to present the beauty of Indonesia through the Miss Tourism International 2016 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 12-31, 2016.

In the Indonesia press conference for El John Pageant Goes to Miss Tourism International at Podomoro Jakarta (Dec. 7), CEO and Founder of the El John Pageant, Johnnie Sugiarto, said that Dikna was selected for this international contest based on her achievements and readines. During her tenure as Miss Tourism Indonesia, she showed hereself capable of presenting Indonesia well.

According to Johnnie, Dikna is very capable of representing Indonesia on the international stage. As Miss Tourism Indonesia,

Dikna visited almost all the provinces in the country, so she is well equipped to describe the charming beauty of Indonesia.

Johnnie added that she has also been provided with sufficient debriefing by El John Pageant as the foundation that is organizing the Miss Tourism International event. This is also supported by other parties who have the same mission of bringing Indoenisa to the eyes of the world, such as the Ministry of Tourism and dozens of sponsors. “It is this good mission that drives to the pinnacle of this achievement”, explained Johnnie. The beauty pageant has been active since 1994, and Dikna is supported by the works of several fashion designers who have become the pride of Indonesia. For instance, there are national costume works by Dynand Fariz

from Jember Fashion Carnival and a number of works by Eko Tjandra from Olanye, Lenny Agustin, Mayaratih Couture, Crystal Clarissa, Niki Hutomo, Monalisa Lam, Rory Wardana and Batik Proud.

With the support of various parties, Dikna is optimistic about being able to showcase the best in the world in the miss tourism competition. She also believes that her hard effort all this time heading for the quarantine of Miss Tourism International will bring in good results. “Being a representative of Indonesia in this event is certainly makes me proude.

All this time I have done my best and I will continue to do my best. However, this seems incomplete without the prayers of you and the people of Indonesia”, said Dikna. (son)

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Lawmakers and members of opposition parties chant slogans during a rally demanding the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 7, 2016. The signs read “Impeach Park Geun-hye immediately!”.

SEOUL - If South Korean President Park Geun-hye is impeached in parliament on Friday, she faces an uphill court battle to overturn the motion, experts say, even though the judges were all appointed by her and her conservative predecessor. An impeachment vote appears likely, and the nine-judge Constitutional Court would have up to six months to uphold or overturn it.

Legal experts say the case against the president looks strong, while the overwhelming public mood is for Park to quit, with massive weekly protests calling for her resignation and an approval rating down to just 4 percent.

But the conservative make-up of the Constitutional Court would appear to be in Park’s favour. For her to be impeached, at least six of the nine judges must uphold the parliamentary motion. The terms of two justices are set to expire soon - one on Jan. 31 and the other on March 13 - and experts say it is unlikely that replacements would be appointed amid the political crisis, potentially leaving just seven judges, the minimum required.

A smaller bench works in Park’s favour because the number of judges

needed to upholdimpeachment remains at six. “Two judges retiring is like two judges voting for overturning,” said Chon Jong-ik, a law professor at Seoul National University who served as the court’s spokesman during theimpeachment trial of President Roh Moo-hyun in 2004. Roh is the only South Korean president to be impeached, but the Constitutional Court overturned the motion. In that case, impeachment was unpopular with the public, which saw it as an abuse of power by the opposition, which held a parliamentary majority.

However, Ha Kyung-chull, who led Roh’s nine-member team of lawyers at the trial, said the case against Park - that she allowed a friend to meddle illegally in government affairs - appears to be strong. “The argument will be that, as she has said all along, she has acted believing it’s all for the national interest and that she did nothing for personal gain, and she believes that will be sufficiently convincing,” said Ha, who served on the Constitutional Court from 1999 to 2004 before entering private practice.

But he said there were “clear grounds to support impeachment”. (rtr)

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Gigi Hadid crowned model of year atFashion Awards

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Indonesian Vice President, Jusuf Kalla (c), during Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO) at the BNDCC, Nusa Dua, Tuesday (Dec. 6).

ILO Meeting in Nusa Dua

Vice President proposes standards of regional minimum wage in ASEAN

LONDON - American fashion model Gigi Hadid was crowned international model of the year and designer Alexander McQueen named best British brand at the 2016Fashion Awards on Monday night.

The fashion industry’s top designers, models and celebrity fans braved chilly winter weather in London to walk the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall.

Hadid, 21, beat her younger sister Bella and fellow models Kendall Jenner, Adwoa Aboah and Lineisy Montero for the top modelling award. Alexander McQueen was named best British brand, and Gucci was awarded prizes for inREUTERS/Neil Hall ternational business leader and international accessories Gigi Hadid, winner of the International Model award poses for photographers at the Fashion Awards 2016 designer. (rtr) in London, Britain December 5, 2016.

Fashion designer Carolina Herrera receives Lincoln Center honor

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Fashion designer Carolina Herrera arrives for the National Portrait Gallery’s presentation of the inaugural American Portrait Gala in Washington November 15, 2015.

NEW YORK - Veteran designer Carolina Herrera spoke about the interconnectivity offashion and art as she was honored by a New York arts organization for her leadership and longevity in the fashion industry. Herrera, 77, was presented with the Women’s Leadership Award by the Lincoln Center Corporate Fund on Tuesday at a star-studded event at the Manhattan performing arts venue. Herrera said on the red carpet that the award “means a lot” coming from Lincoln Center.

“Art always inspires fashion and fashion is art in movement,” she said. The annual fundraising event picks a new honoree every year and supports 10 artist orga-

nizations on the Lincoln Center campus. Actresses Christina Ricci, Julianna Margulies and Emmy Rossum were among the guests at the event, which included a performance by Diana Ross and an exhibition of some of Herrera’s notable designs.

“She’s modern, she’s a New Yorker, she’s feminine, she’s classy, she’s sensual,” Rossum said. “She’s confident and smart and I think that that’s the way she makes you feel when you wear her clothes.” Herrera, who was born in Venezuela, is celebrating the 35th anniversary of her New York-based eponymous fashion label, which has become a global billion-dollar brand. (rtr)

MANGUPURA - Indonesian Vice President, Jusuf Kalla, suggested that there should be a regional minimum wage (UMR), especially in ASEAN regions. The standard of regional minimum wage is required to avoid wage competition among the employees that work in the same company in different countries. This idea was delivered by Jusuf Kalla when becoming a Guest of Honor of the 16th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO) at the BNDCC, Nusa Dua, Tuesday (Dec. 6).

“We propose that in the countries such as the ASEAN there should be no competition leading to the era of cheap labor. Such an era is over, and we have entered the productive world.

On that account, regionally and subregionally it is required a consultation to create a better regional minimum wage so that it does not result in competition,” he said.

This idea originated from the hope of Kalla in the ILO Meeting discussing about a decent work for workers. It considers that each country has different economic condition.

Kalla predicted the number of migrant workers these years will increase due to economic progress, primarily the workers from developing countries that work in the more developed countries.

“Surely Indonesia is the same as many developing countries where it sends many migrant workers to help work in more developed countries,” he added. In Indonesia alone, added Kalla, minimum wages are adjusted annually pursuant to a formula of minimum salary of the running year as well as the economic growth and inflation. The formulation is considered to be very fair because it increases salary and do not reduce purchasing power.

“Growth means to give the same thing nationwide. Every economic

growth should be enjoyed together.

This is the formula applied to these days, last year, and will be evaluated every five years,” he explained.

Kalla continued that the minimum wage formula also provides certainty for employers. Without certainty, it will result in doubt for investment. If there is any doubt, it will definitely have an impact on the reduction in employment. On the other hand, Kalla also reminded about the technological challenges that will be faced by workers in the future. These challenges must be faced with better skills. To that end, the ILO member countries should help one another in providing vocational training for the possibility of a better job. “Joint venture between nations and tripartite harmony (employers, workers and government) are our expectations and our goals,” he concluded.

Chairperson of the ILO Meeting, Hanif Dhakiri, assessed that the idea of vice president related to the standards of regional minimum wage in the ASEAN is very interesting and prospective. Moreover, the idea can include the more broadly countries outside the Southeast Asian countries.

Thus, the wage difference or gap between one country and the others will not be used as a tool.

“For example, investors or multinational companies can enter or exit a country. A company in Malaysia and Indonesia can be the same, like a shoe factory, for instance. If the wages are different, this can become the problem,” said Indonesian Minister of Manpower.

He added the idea of the vice president has also been discussed bilaterally with some countries. His ministry will make an approach to allow a space for the ASEAN to discuss this matter. Of course, he hoped there will be no too wide gap in labor wage among the countries in the region. (kmb32)

CeninganLembongan needs long-term solutions

SEMARAPURA - After the collapse of the Yellow Bridge that connected Nusa Ceningan to Nusa Lembongan, the life of peole in the area has continued to be impacted. The tragedy that was caused by the collapsed bridge needs to be addressed with long term solutions. One such solution is the creation of a permanent bridge as has been discussed for a few years now.

A legislator of the Klungkung House of Representatives, A.A. Gede Bagus, stated on Tuesday (Dec. 6) that the Yellow Bridge had been pretty vital. It facilitated the economy, tourism and other activities of the surrounding residents. As a short-term solution, the parliament has agreed to repair the old bridge and aims to have this done by the end of the month.

The long-term solution, the construction of permanent bridge, should absolutely be done in order to connect the two tourism-driving islands in Klungkung. The creation of suitabel infrastructure will help to support the development and progress o f the surroudning regions. “Indeed, it is not an easy

project to realise. It will require the cooperation of all relevant parties for the central government to be willing to help build the new bridge”, he said.

Since the Yellow Bridge collapsed, tourism in Ceningan in particular has experienced a considerable decline. A few employees of restaurants and cottages have been laid off. This impact cannot be ignored and the repair to the Yellow Brige must be done in the specified time frame. “However, it also depends on the weatehr conditions at sea. Hoepfully it can go ahead as planned”, said the Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta, recently.

Previously, the re-construction of the Yellow Bridge at Lembongan

village was 21 percent finished. The bridge should have been completed

by December 31, 2016. However, project workers experience some problems related to natural conditions such as rain and high tides.

National road authority for Bali, Merlan, stated that if the water subsided, the project could not send materials because the ship could not pass.

The new Yellow Bridge is to be built exactly the same as the previous one with a length of 140 meters but with a width of 1.8 meters instead of 1.4 meters. The funds sourced from the state budget are valued at IDR 3.4 billion. Other than serving as an visual icon, the bridge can only be crossed by pedestrians and motorcycle users.

The Yellow Bridge connecting Ceningan to Lembongan collapsed on Sunday (Oct. 16) at 18:10. The accident killed eight and injured 34 people and 17 motocycles were lost to the sea. (kmb31)

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The tragedy that was caused by the collapsed bridge needs to be addressed with long term solutions. One such solution is the creation of a permanent bridge.

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Only 2.5 percent of taxpayers participate in tax amnesty MANGUPURA - President of the RI Joko Widodo admitted that the participation of taxpayers in the tax amnesty progam remains very low. Until now, there are only 481,000 of more than 20 million taxpayers (or 2.5 percent) who have taken advantage of the amnesty.

Of that amount, the declaration of assets and repatriation accounts for IDR 3.980 trillion or 30.88 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

Meanwhile, Jokowi noted that tens of thousands of trillions more rupiah remain outside the state’s record.

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo during his speech in a session for tax information at BNDCC in Nusa Dua

“Indeed, in reality only 2.5 percent of taxpayers have participated in the tax amnesty.

Therefor, in the second tax periode, I will continue to approach taxpayers and those that have no tax code numbers about improving their compliance with tax laws”, he said during an information session regarding the tax amnesty that was given to employers form Bali and Nusa Tengarra at BNDCC in Nusa Dua on Wednesday (Dec. 7).

Jokowi added that if even half of all the tax payers, took advantage of the tax amnesty to actually pay their taxes, Indonesia would no longer have to borrow money from overseas, nor would Indonesia have to scramble to find investors and incoming cash amidst the current economic slowdown. Actually, the implementation of the tax amnesty in Indonesia, that allows people to declare previsouly undeclared assets

without penalty, started in June 2016 and is the biggest and best tax amnesty in the world.

“Why was the tax amnesty law created?

It is meant to draw out money from within the counrty that had been stored under pillows and matresses or in cupboards and is also intended to bring our money back from overseas because we are in desperate need of this money for the budget for development here at home”, explained the president.

The money from the tax amnesty is very important for the development of infrastructure, industry, agriculture and plantations, said Jokowi, adding that the government hopes everyone can remain optimistic about the national economy. Currently the economy of Indonesian is ranked third after India and China in the G20 countries.

“The year 2018 marks the era of open information, so everything that taxpayers own, both at home and abroad will be detected, they cannot remain hidden any longer. It is therfore beneficial to take advantage of the tax amnesty and report all assets that had been hidden or invested overseas. Bring these funds back to the homeland and let’s strengthen the national economy together” he urged.

Prseident Jokowi added that the government has prepared a variety of sectors that are open for investment, including fisheries, automotive, garments, the sugar and corn industry, construction of infrastructure such as ports, airports and roads as well ten new tourist destinations also known as the 10-new Balis. (kmb32)

Tax amnesty in Bali contributes IDR 731 billion

MANGUPURA - Bali’s economy growth rate of 6 percent is higher than the national average.

However, in terms of the tax amnesty extended by the central government earlier this year, Balinese taxpayers have turned out in low numbers. Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said that 12,000 of Bali’s 407,000 taxpayers have

taken advantage of the tax amnesty to declare assets worth IRD 731 billion.

“Denpasar contributed the most, with a total of IDR 418 billion.

However, the number of taxpayers that took adavantge of the tax amnesty was only 6,400 people this year or 5 percent of the all taxpayers that are obliged to get

an annual tax retrun (SPT)”, she said during the information session regarding the tax amnesty that was given by the President of Indonesia at the the BNDCC in Nusa Dua on Wednesday (Dec. 7).

After Denpasar, said Sri Mulyani, Badung contributed IDR 209 billion from 2,800 taxpayers who participated in the tax amnesty

this represents 3.8 percent of the 73,000 tax payers who should be filing taxes in Badung.

In Indonesia, there are 32.7 million people registered as taxpayers, including individuals and statutory bodies. However, of the registered taxpayers, there are 20.1 required to file annual tax returns and only 12.5 that actually make payments.

Since the tax amnesty was declared, there have been IDR 3.980 trillion of declared assets. They consist of declarations of domestic assets worth IDR 2.850 trillion, foreign assets of IDR 987 trillion, and overseas assets that will be brought back to Indonesia in the form of repatriation to the sum of IDR 143 trillion. (kmb32)

Highway criminals on the rise, Sukawati Police increase raids

GIANYAR - Rampant highway crimes in the jurisdiction of Sukawati Police have prompted the police to conduct regular roadside checks day and night. Police are not only focused on checking people’s documents but more on searching people’s bags for sharp weapons that could be used for criminal activity.

Chief of Sukawati Police Criminal Investigation, I.B. Mas Kencana, explained that his ranks

routinely organize a random checks in the jurisdiction of the Sukawati Police. “We are setting up checkpoints twice a day in order to minimize the quite distrurbing criminal actions that have been taking place”, he exlained.

Chief Kencana described the target of these operations is people carrying sharp weapons or firearms.

Last September a 28 year old with the initials BKA was caught carry-

ing a firearm “In early 2016, during a night time road block, police manage to catch another young man carrying a firearm who claimed that it was for his own security”, explained the police chief.

He added that these operation are meant to prevetn criminal acts as perpertrators have been pointing sharp objects at passerbys during the night. “Yesterday an offender was arrested for pointing a sharp object at a housewife who was

drigin by in the early morning”, he said.

Kencana claimed to have mapped out the security at a number of road sections where criminal acts frequently occur. They include the area around Jalan Raya Batubulan, Jalan Raya Celuk, Jalan Bypass Ida Bagus Mantra-Ketewel, and around Kemenuh. “In addition to violent crimes in some areas, there are also reckless motorcycle races.

We are therefore intensifyiing our

patrol”, he said.

The police chief added that not all sharp objects are hazardous, and that it depends on who is carryign them and what they are meant to be used for. For example, people in customary attire who are carrying sharp tools are not immediately arrested but are first interrogated, as many people are ligitimately involved in activities that require the use of sharp tools like machetes. (kmb35)

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Friday, December 9, 2016 A guest takes a selfie as the Spaceship Earth is turned into the Death Star via projectors in advance of the release of the new Star Wars movie “Rogue One”, at the Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S. December 5, 2016.

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‘Rogue One’ has keys to enter ‘Star Wars’ franchise, says director REUTERS/Scott Audette

SAN FRANCISCO - You don’t have to be a “Star Wars” superfan to see the first spin-off movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” says director Gareth Edwards, but he’s hoping the film will light a passion for the franchise in any newcomers.

The first of three planned Disney “Star Wars” spinoff films, “Rogue One” is intended as a standalone movie, although it is set before the original 1977 film “A New Hope.”

Anticipation is high with tickets selling fast ahead of the Dec. 14 world rollout, and box office analysts are predicting that “Rogue One” will take in some $130 million at North American movie theaters on its opening weekend.

“Rogue One” doesn’t start with the signature “Star Wars” theme music or the screen crawl of story information that opened the previous seven films in the franchise.

“You don’t have to have seen ‘Star

Wars’ to come and see this film. You could never have seen it in your life and everything you needed to know, you learn during this movie,” Edwards told Reuters. “My goal would be, if we do our jobs properly, that by the time the film ends, the first thing you want to do is watch ‘A New Hope’ and see the rest if you haven’t seen it before,” he added.

Secrecy has been tight around plot details, but “Rogue One” will follow a group of rebels led by Jyn

Erso (Felicity Jones) who embark on a mission to steal the plans for the Galactic Empire’s new super weapon, the Death Star. Not only is a female character front and center of the action, but the film has one of the most diverse casts yet for a big-budget Hollywood movie, including Mexico’s Diego Luna, Chinese actors Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen, and British-born actor Riz Ahmed, who is of Pakistani descent. Edwards, who also directed action movie “Godzilla,” said the diversity came directly from the plot. “In our story, the rebellion is fractured and it’s before ‘A New Hope.’ ...There’s all these other groups from all over the galaxy that are not really getting along and functioning properly. (rtr)

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A man retrieves fans from a collapsed shop following a strong earthquake in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia December 8, 2016.

Search resumes after Indonesian quake as death toll passes 100

PIDIE JAYA - Rescue efforts resumed in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday after a strong earthquake killed more than 100 people, while medical teams struggled to treat the hundreds of injured as supplies trickled slowly into the area.

Wednesday’s 6.5 magnitude quake was the biggest disaster to hit the province on the northern tip of Sumatra island since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, which killed more than 120,000 people in Aceh alone.

Traffic congestion around the epicentre in Aceh’s Pidie Jaya regency slowed logistical and medical supplies sent by government

agencies and NGOs. “There are a lot of government trucks and private vehicles loaded with supplies ... but this

Living through the Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 100,000 in Aceh made Wednesday’s magnitude 6.5 quake all the more terrifying. There was no tsunami this time but more than 100 deaths, hundreds of buildings destroyed and thousands of people made homeless. Here are stories from people who survived both natural disasters:

is causing a lot of congestion and some logjam in the early response,” said Paul Dillon of the International Organisation for Migration, a non-government organisation.

Television images showed some patients being treated in makeshift tents in car parks because hospitals were full. Indonesia’s national disaster management agency put the death toll at 102 on Thursday, with more than 700 injured and thousands left

“I was a university student in Banda Aceh when the tsunami washed away our house in 2004,” he said, recalling how the fearsome waters scattered members of his family. “I tried to hold my 9-yearold brother tightly, but debris in the water struck us, we were drowning and then he was gone.”

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homeless.

The agency said more than 1,000 personnel, including military officers and volunteers, had been deployed to help in search and rescue operations.

The search on Thursday was expected to focus on a collapsed marketplace, where at least five people were believed trapped under rubble.

Some of the victims included people attending a wedding party, The Jakarta Post reported. “They

“My husband picked up our baby and with a flashlight from a mobile phone we got downstairs,” she said. “I heard people shouting from the debris: Men, women, children,” Yanti said, sobbing. “Oh my God, I know some of them well. They are my friends, my neighbors, but I can’t do anything to help them. My husband dragged me away.”

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planned to attend a wedding. They spent the night here,” the newspaper quoted resident Muhammad Armi as saying.

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“I cannot forget how the tsunami took away my brother and neighbors to the sea,” said Rukiah, a mother of four who with 100 others from her village, Pante Raja, sought shelter Wednesday at a nearby mosque on higher ground. “I’m really scared about a tsunami,” Siti Rukiah