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Bullock sweeps People’s Choice Awards Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock reigned supreme at the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards, taking home four trophies as the evening’s top winner. The actress was named favorite movie actress, comedic actress, dramatic actress and shared the favorite movie duo award with “Gravity” co-star George Clooney. Bullock’s buddy comedy, “The Heat,” co-starring Melissa McCarthy, was awarded favorite comedic movie.

Fans deemed Ellen DeGeneres their favorite daytime TV host, making her the woman who has gained the most People’s Choice Awards with a total of 14 trophies. “As a young girl growing up in New Orleans, if anyone would have told me I was going to win 14 People’s Choice Awards I...I mean 12, yes. 13, maybe. But 14?” joked DeGeneres, host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” who said that she wanted to make the show for everyone from old, young, black, white, guy and straight.

“Iron Man 3” scored three awards including favorite movie, action movie and the film’s star, Robert Downey Jr., channeling Iron Man in his acceptance speech, received the favorite action movie star honor.

Justin Timberlake also nabbed three awards. Among them was the favorite album accolade for “The 20/20 Experience.” In a sweet moment, he thanked his “beautiful wife,” Jessica Biel, “for teaching me patience and the little things like just putting the dishes in the dishwasher. It goes a long way. Fellas, you’re welcome.”

Katy Perry, who was not at the show, scored the win for favorite video for the third year in a row, following up last year’s award for “Part of Me” and 2012’s honor for “Last Friday Night” with her hit “Roar” this year.

A pregnant Drew Barrymore, who joked that DeGeneres had called her fat backstage, presented her “Blended” co-star Adam Sandler with the comedic movie actor award. After debuting her

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talk show “The Queen Latifah Show” in 2013, fans crowned Queen Latifah their favorite new talk show host.

Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev, the stars of “The Vampire Diaries,” earned the award for best on-screen chemistry at the People’s Choice Awards. The duo, who had their round of break-ups and make-ups on-screen and off, joked about their coupledom.

“The good thing is chemistry,” said Dobrev, with her arm around Somerhalder, who she is no long romantically attached to. They managed to make a would-be awkward moment entertaining by addressing their buzz-worthy pairing head-on.

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Friday, January 10, 2014 Resolving problems Leaders urged not to think instantly

Filipinos crowd capital for huge Catholic parade

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Sandra Bullock, winner of the Favorite Movie Actress, Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress and Favorite Comedic Movie Actress poses in the press room at the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Los Angeles.

Proliferation of unlicensed tourist accommodations in Bali, particularly villas, was assessed by a lecturer of Tourism Faculty of Udayana University, I Putu Anom, happened due to weak law enforcement in Bali.

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Discipline of unlicensed villas half-hearted Bali Post

DENPASAR - Proliferation of unlicensed tourist accommodations in Bali, particularly villas, was assessed by a lecturer of Tourism Faculty of Udayana University, I Putu Anom, happened due to weak law enforcement in Bali. Government seemed half-hearted in carrying out the mandate of the Regional Bylaw (Perda) and legislation kindling the proliferation of the unlicensed business.

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South Korea boy band BIGBANG rocks in Japan Associated Press Writer

TOKYO — South Korean pop group BIGBANG is set to end a massively successful tour of Japan, cementing its status as one of the more popular boy bands in Asia. The five-member band closes out the tour, with stops at all six of Japan’s domed stadiums, with three shows starting Saturday in Osaka.

The band is popular because, unlike

some of the manufactured Korean pop music, its members often write and produce their own music, a mix of electronic sound, hip hop and rap.

That combination also means fans follow the band for other trends as well.

“The fact that people look at what we created, whether it is fashion, music or dance moves, and are willing to follow them, makes us feel good because we feel like we provided great inspirations to them,”

BIGBANG member Taeyang said during the band’s stop in Tokyo.

The 16-show tour is expected to draw about 770,000 fans when it is finishes next week. Band leader G-Dragon, one of the top-earning artists in South Korea, said the band members were nervous at the start of the tour, but relaxed as the shows started and “were able to have fun with each performance.” The other members of the band are T.O.P, Daesung and Seungri.

“In principle, the rules made by government is ineffective or not expressly. When committed to enforce the rules, the government must guard the investors from the beginning of licensing process until the project is executed. So, any fraud can be minimized,” said Putu Anom in Denpasar.

He also judged that government was not careful in issuing building permits that was frequently misused.

As a result, not a few building permits of private home were then functioned as villas. “People ask for building permit for private home but is finally taken advantage for commercial villas without having an accommodation license,” he said.

He said the growth of tourist accommodation in Bali was increasingly unmanageable. Until the end of 2013, Bali had undergone a surplus in room despite an increase in tourist arrivals, but the average room occupancy rate

fell when compared to the year 2012. “If this condition persists, it will kindle a price war excluding the additional hotel development, especially in Southern Bali and the moratorium plan is only a discourse. Its zoning is unclear,” he said.

According to him, the land conversion increasingly reached productive lands, either rice field, plantation or forest, while the violation of shorelines, ravines and lakes increasingly worsened. The environmental damage proliferated and the island of Bali had been getting pockmarked.

Chairman of the Bali Villa Association, Jero Mangku Wayan Suteja, also admitted that competition of villas in Bali was increasingly difficult due to the proliferation of villas in Bali, especially in the areas favored by many tourists such as Badung and Gianyar. Even, the average annual growth reached 10 percent.

“Competition will be getting more intense because every year the growth of villa tends to increase. Among the very rapid growth of the villa, the most rampantly seen is in Badung and Ubud area,” he said.

It was mentioned the number of villa in Bali reached more than1,200 villas where 700 villas were located in Badung, while the rest scattered in Tabanan, Buleleng, Klungkung, Gianyar and other regions. “The unlicensed is more than 10 percent,” he said.

It was mentioned that his party had urged the central government to immediately approve the National Villa Standards having been designed to suppress the growth of unlicensed villas. “At the moment, there have been no clear rules governing the existence of villas so many villas are not licensed. We encourage tourism ministry to immediately issue the National Villa Business Standards,” he said.

He added the rules were just waiting for an endorsement from the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.

Thus, the local government and provincial government just needed to follow the standards having been implemented by central government through the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. (kmb27)

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Heavy rain, stone and gravel cover up Kubu pathway

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BANGLI - Persistent rain having been flushing Bangli since the past few times, in fact, did not only cause an avalanche disaster. Along the way of Kubu village, Bangli, rocks and gravels on the roadside took onto the asphalt and covered up the road surface and were very hazardous to road users. Allegedly, such condition occurred due to less maximal function of the sewer as a drain for the runoff.

Headman of Kubu, Nengah Aryo Wibowo, said on Wednesday (Jan 8) the gravel and sand covering up the road surface all this time were washed away by rainwater on to the road. Stone and gravel piled up along the road, precisely around the hamlet hall of Kubu. Such condition was recognized to be very hazardous to road users because it made the road slippery. Moreover, the pathway was the main route to Kintamani.

To that end, his party with the team of Bangli Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) took action to clean up the gravel and sand. “To prevent any accident, we do cleanup action by involving village youth club aside from the BPBD,” he said. (ina)

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The locals in Kubu Village, Bangli are cleaning the road from stone and gravel

Illegal LPG refilling Including allocation for stressed warehouse raided by police Bangli Mental Hospital adds treatment bed

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BANGLI - Apparently the legislative election next April does not only become a regular activity of the members of the Bangli Electoral Commission, but also the authority of Bali Central Mental Hospital in Bangli. The only mental hospital in Bali is now preparing additional rooms to accommodate the public suffering mental disorder including the stressed legislative candidates. Probably, there will be stressed legislative candidates who lost out in the election of this year considering the number of seats available is not comparable to the number of candidates participating in the election.

Deputy Director of Services of Bali Mental Hospital, Nyoman Sukartha, said on Wednesday (Jan 8) the level of stress that led to mental disorders was estimated to be higher.

Therefore, his party indirectly anticipated such condition with the addition of rooms. Of the 340 existing beds all this time, 321 beds had been occupied by patients, while his party would increase it to 400 units. Such amount would be added after the completion of the integrated building scheduled to be in operation next February.

He said a number of treatment rooms would be provided in the integrated building with a variety of classes, ranging from class three, class two to class one including VIP room equipped with

various facilities such as air conditioner, spring bed, hot water, fridge and so on. Not only that, the mental hospital would also be equipped with the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) room by setting 20 beds.

However, the addition of 100 rooms was mentioned not to be solely intended for stressed candidates but also for general public who were in need of treatment for psychiatric disorder. “Obviously, we do not consider it specifically. To be sure, the addition of new building is for the public in need of treatment related to psychiatric disorders whether it is mental disorder due to legislative election or not,” he said.

Nevertheless, Sukartha did not dismiss the occurrence of stress among the legislative candidates who failed to compete for legislative seat that was indeed higher at this time. Psychologically, the number of legislative candidates today was not proportional to the number of seats available. So, there would be stressed candidates who failed to be a legislator. “Psychologically, it can affect the level of stress. There are so many candidates, while the number of seat available is not comparable. So, such condition can happen,” he said.

On that account, to minimize the level of stress, Sukartha expected the candidates could prepare themselves for victory and defeat in the upcoming legislative election. (ina)

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DENPASAR - The ranks of Denpasar Police Criminal Detective raided a warehouse alleged to be used to illegally refill LPG cylinder, Wednesday dawn (Jan 8). The warehouse is owned by PT Paon Dewata Bali located on Jalan Cargo Taman, West Denpasar. Police arrested three employees consisting of Made Sukerta Mara, Edi Aryasa and I Gde Muiartawan.

Even, the owner of warehouse or company, I Nyoman Kariasa, 41, was also led to Denpasar Police for questioning. In addition, a number of evidences were seized by police.

For example, thousands of 3-kg and 12-kg gas cylinder as well as a number of tools used to refill. “The four are still intensively examined in the investigator room,” said one of the police officers last Wednesday.

As information, police had long suspected the existence of the warehouse. Moreover, it was corroborated with the information if the warehouse had a wall height of 10 meters used for illegal LPG refilling. Nevertheless, police did not directly raid the location because they needed a prudence and certainty if the warehouse was used for illegal gas refilling.

It was done because at glance the warehouse was always closed. Moreover, the gate was padlocked from outside. By all means, such condition obscured if there was nobody

in the warehouse, let alone refilling activity.

To prove it, police conducted an investigation. Some members of mobile detective unit (buser) led by Chief Section IV of Denpasar Police Detective Criminal, Panji Ramadan, made a raid.

Even, police made a ladder in order to enter and pass through the 10-meter high wall. Prior to going inside, police photographed first the activity of the three employees. After that, police went in and ambushed them. “When ambushed, they tried to escape. However, police quickly paralyzed them,” he said while asking his name to be kept secret.

Being unable to move, the three employees were then taken to Denpasar Police. They claimed to have been working since two months. Such illegal refilling activities, they admitted, was instructed by the warehouse owner. “Once they were interrogated, the warehouse owner came himself to police station. The owner was also directly examined,” he told reporters last Wednesday.

Based on examination to the three employees, it was obtained that four 3-kg gas cylinders were transferred into a 12-kg cylinder. The 3-kg gas cylinder was purchased at the price of IDR 15,000 and then the 12-kg gas cylinder was sold for IDR 82,000. So, the profit obtained was IDR 22,000. Meanwhile, the raid seized thousands of gas cylinders. (kmb21)

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Diwangkara Holiday Villa Beach Resort and spa

SANUR - Providing 23 tastefully designed Balinese-style bungalows, this boutique hotel is located on the beautiful beach of Sanur.

The two-star Diwangkara Holiday Villa Beach Resort & Spa is just a twenty-minute drive from the Ngurah Rai International Airport, and fifteen minutes from Denpasar, the capital city of Bali. It is also surrounded

by Balinese art and craft galleries, shopping arcades, temples, and famous attractions like the Le Mayeur Museum. The swimming pool is also set in an open air lounging area, where guests relax and have a drink.

Its onsite open-air restaurant, the Lagenda Fusion Restaurant is directly on the beach overlooking the Mount Agung and offers international and Asian cuisine. Room types consist of villa, superior, superior garden, deluxe garden, deluxe. This hotel also strategist where it is near with beach, restaurant and shopping center.

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Calendar Event for January 1 through February 26, 2014 1 Jan Buda Kliwon Matal, Kajeng Kliwon And Tilem Sasih Kenam Pura Desa Sukawati Sukawati Pura Pasek Gelgel Gelgel Bebetin Pura Maspahit Sesetan Pura Padharman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih 11 Jan Tumpek Kandang Pura Desa Gianyar Pura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri Tabanan Pura Sang Hyang Tegal Tegalalang 15 Jan Purnama Sasih Kapitu Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Pura Puseh Manakaji Peninjauan Bangli Pura Taman Limut Pengosekan Mas Ubud Pura Benua Besakih Pura Gunung Rena Sidemen Karangasem Pura Pasek Gelgel Abadi Karangasem Pura Pucak Gunung Mangun Kubu Karangasem 16 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan

17 Jan Hari Bhatara Sri 21 Jan Anggara Kasih Prangbakat Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa Klungkung Pura Tirtha Sidamala Bebalang Bangli Pura Gunung Pangsong Lombok Pura Dalem Benawah Gianyar Pura Dalem Bitra Gianyar Pura Pura Hyang Haluh/Jenggala Besakih

Pura Tengkulak Tulikup Gianyar Pura Taman Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Badung

Pura Penataran Giri Purwo Tegal Delimo Banyuwangi Pura jala Sidhi amerta Juanda Surabaya

29 Jan Hari Siwaratri

19 Feb Buda Cemeng Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Pura Melanting Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran ped Nusa Penida Pura Gaduhan Jagat Singakerta Ubud Pura Masceti Sanding Tampak Siring Pura Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan Kelungkung Pura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Kedonganan Kuta Pura Guwa Besakih Pura Basukian Besakih Pura Jati Ubud Pura Melanting Ubud Pura Dalem Peed Nusa Penida Pura Sad Kayangan Nusa Penida Pura Penataran Agung Gunung Karangasem

30 Jan Tilem Sasih Kepitu Pura Buana Kawan Besakih Pura Ulun Kulkul Besakih 31 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan 5 Feb Buda Kliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan Peninjauan Tembuku Bangli Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng Pura Kayangan Tiga Seririt Buleleng Pura Agung Gunung Raung Taro Tegalalang 6 Feb Pura Dalem Puri Besakih 14 Feb Purnama Sasih Kawulu Pura Dalem Batur Bangli Pura Ida Ratu Pasek Besakih Pura Dalem Suci Sidemen Karangasem Pura Buana Kawan Besakih 15 Feb Tumpek Wayang & Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan Pura Majapahit Jembrana Pura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan Sesetan Pura Pedarman Dalem Sukawati Besakih Pura Pedarman Mengwi Besakih Pura Pedarman Kaba-kaba Besakih Pura Pedarman Dalem Bakas Besakih Pura Pedarman Dinasti Dalem Besakih

21 Feb Hari Bhatara Sri 25 Feb Anggara Kasih Dukut Pura Dalem Batuyang Batubulan Pura Pasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Undagi Krambitan Tabanan Pura Pucak Taman bedulu Gianyar Pura Puser Jagat Nusa Penida Pura Dalem Purwa Kawan Bangli Pura Desa Ketewel Gianyar 26 Feb Pura Agung Pasek gelgel Sibang Kaja Abian Semal Pura Dalem Samprangan Gianyar

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Burberry channels arty dandy at menswear show

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Few ‘wearables’ balance fashion and function Associated Press Writer

Leaders urged not to think instantly Bali Post

LONDON — Colorful silk scarves tied daintily around the neck, fishnet mesh vests, big furry mohair coats — and we’re talking about menswear, not women’s. The latest men’s offerings from British luxury label Burberry Prorsum, showcased Wednesday in London, were themed “A painterly journey.” The collection’s decadent fabrics and arty prints had a feel of the English dandy and more than a hint of femininity about them.

Chief designer Christopher Bailey said he was inspired by the works of British artists, including Christopher Wood and Ben Nicholson. “That kind of translated into these hand-painted bags, handpainted coats, embroideries and jacquards,” he said backstage after the show. “I wanted the collection to feel very, very rich as well.”

The designer will soon also take on the role of CEO at Burberry after Angela Ahrendts announced she was leaving the brand for Apple. Although Bailey is widely admired for transforming Burberry from a fusty brand to Britain’s most powerful fashion house, there is uncertainty about how the label’s business will be affected by the change.

There is no question, though, that Burberry will continue its campaign to promote itself worldwide in a big way with digital technology and social media, especially in Asian markets like China.

Wednesday’s catwalk was streamed live to thousands of customers around the world through a dozen Burberry platforms, including Instagram and YouTube, and buyers could order runway looks right after the show.

In line with the arty theme, prints were big and bold. Models opened the catwalk wearing scarves, shirts and sweaters featuring prints of London maps and landmarks such as St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Vines and autumn leaf patterns in mustard, burgundy and hunter green dominated the second half of the show.

Many of those patterns were used on heavy blanket-like scarves, draped on one shoulder as if the model just casually threw it on.

The look was stylish enough, though somewhat impractical off the catwalk.

Some of the looks — say the fluffy coats, floral suede outerwear and the way silk scarves were tied — might be too feminine-looking for many men, but there also were plenty of classic tweed and trench coats for the less adventurous.

onstrated a onesie that can measure a baby’s temperature, pulse and breathing rate. It sends a wireless signal to a parent’s “smart” coffee cup, which shows a smiley face in lights if the baby is sleeping well and a worried face if the child is too hot or close to waking up. The outfit can also send a signal to a smart bottle warmer, so it can be ready with warm formula when the baby wakes.

“We want to make everything smart,” Krzanich said, showing off the brains of the onesie —a computer the size of a stamp. The smart onesie is one example of the many gadgets at the show that are designed to demonstrate what technology can do. What’s less clear is whether they tackle real problems, and improve life so much that people will care to buy them.

The wearables industry is haunted by an earlier false start: Bluetooth

headsets, which were commonplace a few years ago, fell out of favor.

The shift away from phone calls and towards texting was one factor, but many say it simply became uncool to walk around in public with a listening device protruding from one’s ear. It’s easier to convince consumers to wear gadgets on their wrists, and that’s where most of the industry’s energy is focused.

“The wrist is one of the few places where it’s socially acceptable and technologically feasible to wear a gadget,” says David Rosales, the chief technology officer of Meta Watch Ltd., a spinoff of watchmaker Fossil. Rosales has been making smartwatches for years, but only now does he believe they can break into the mainstream. It’s not so much a matter of technology — smartwatches worked fine in 2006, as one of social acceptance, he says.

DENPASAR - An economic observer, Viraguna Bagoes Oka, asked the leaders of Bali, both at the provincial, county and municipal government not to think instantly in resolving any problems encountered without thinking about the long-term impact.

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An economic observer, Viraguna Bagoes Oka, asked the leaders of Bali, both at the provincial, county and municipal government not to think instantly in resolving any problems encountered without thinking about the long-term impact.

“Current leaders are inclined to think instantly. To meet the demand for food, for instance, it is resolved by importing instead of utilizing the existing local potential,” said Viraguna when met in Denpasar.

He said the instant policies taken by the leaders in addressing every problem ultimately came to an end in the misery of society.

Such condition was reflected in the increasing number of poor people in the midst of economic growth and tourism of Bali.

“The executive, legislative and judicative element must agree to what is fought in preserving local wisdom, not to think instantly and quickly. Do not only come during campaign period and then forget after getting position.

Then, when another campaign comes, they say to struggle again for people’s fate,” he said.

He invited all the components to think holistically about the interest of Bali, not for the interest of groups. Then, he engaged the elected leader candidates to think clearly to escort the interests of Bali that was ravaged. “Without deeper introspection, it will destroy Bali because this political year is taken

advantage to make exploitation for personal gains, so that nature, culture and local wisdom are mortgaged with such things,” he said.

He said the problem encountered

by Bali was not only related to economic issues, but also political, legal and social issues. To that end, Bali needed a strong leadership to organize and get around any problems which emerged especially the impact of the uncontrollable central government policies. “Regional autonomy set must be utilized to protect our society. Leaders also have to commit that regional autonomy must be utilized maximally, so that it can control the external impacts. It must be control in order the regional interests is not compromised,” he said.

According to him, with one command, Bali could organize itself from all lines, including the incoming investment. Command of leadership should also be consistent, and consequently utilize the full autonomy to organize both the economy and law so the local wisdom or local value was not compromised.

“Bali is unique and must be treated specially. By utilizing the

function of regional autonomy, not all the money to be invested in Bali will get in because we have a device where the incoming money should go through the system,” he said.

Government should realize that the authority of local autonomy should be able to touch various aspects, such as the economy, basic needs and distribution management. Even, the infrastructure should be self-managed. “Since we have the authority to manage, any entry from outside will be adjusted to the applicable rules and must provide maximum benefit to local community,” he said.

With the policy of regional autonomy, Bali would be able to face the free market because it had been safeguarded by local rules. For example, Malaysia and Singapore in the face of global competition had owned local rules that should be adhered to by other countries. “So when the free market applies, we already have local rules. Those wishing to invest or enter into Bali must comply with local rules. In short, not all investors can get into Bali since there are criteria to be complied with,” he explained. (kmb27)

Hong Kong artists hold wedding in Bali

LAS VEGAS — Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages. Some brave souls are even donning Google’s geeky-looking Glass eyewear. For the technology industry, this is exciting time, but also a risky one. No one really knows whether the average consumer can be enticed to make gadgets part of their everyday attire. The question is: Can tech companies create wearables with the right mix of function and fashion?

Wearable computing devices are igniting an explosion of hope and creativity that’s engaged both startups and big companies including Samsung, Sony, LG and others. At the International Consumer Electronics Show this week, companies are showing off hundreds of new watches, wristbands and eyeglasses with built-in video screens or cameras.

The industry is encouraged by the attention Google’s Glass is getting. The device is worn like a pair of glasses and projects a small video screen into the wearer’s field of vision.

Companies are also encouraged by the success —albeit on a small scale— of the Pebble and Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatches.

Intel Corp., the world’s largest maker of computer processors, is on the wearable computing bandwagon, too. Its CEO, Brian Krzanich, dem-

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Fitbug Orb activity trackers are worn by an exhibit representative during the International Consumer Electronics Show, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Las Vegas. Fitbug has introduced KiK Plans, which are the first ever customized exercise and diet programs that work with Fitbug activity trackers to provide the guidance needed to reach health and fitness goals for important occasions.

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Models wear designs created by Burberry Prorsum during London Collections for Men Autumn/Winter 2014 fashion show, at the Royal Albert Memorial in west London, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014.

HONG KONG - Chinese mainland actress Yang Mi and HK actor Hawick Lau hold a romantic wedding in Bali on Jan. 8, 2014.

After announcing last November that they had registered their marriage, Hawick Lau and Yang Mi hold their wedding ceremony on Bali Island on January 8, exactly two years after they went public with their relationship.

The ceremony will be a small-scale event, attended primarily by family members and relatives. Close friend and fellow actress Tiffany Tang, who served as the Maid of Honor, was the only representative from the entertainment industry.

“When we began preparing for the wedding, we asked a lot of their good friends in the industry, but most of them were busy with work,” explained one ceremony employee.

“The two of them did not want to cause trouble for everyone because of their wedding.” They’ve agreed to treat their industry friends to a private meal.

The ceremony was planned entirely by Hawick, while Yang Mi was responsible only for the wedding dress design and the wedding sweets. However, the two jointly selected the location of Bali Island, having previously visited for work. The couple will spend three days on the island before returning to mainland China to resume work.

The wedding venue was a five-star hotel near the beach, where the cost for rooms ranges from $8,500 to 55,000 HKD per night. It is estimated that Hawick spent more than $1 million HKD on the ceremony.

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Chinese mainland actress Yang Mi and HK actor Hawick Lau hold a romantic wedding in Bali on Jan. 8, 2014.

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Distribution of teacher uneven

Nusa Penida lacks of dozens of teachers Bali Post

The garbage is pilling up in Melaya Market, Jembrana

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Rubbish at Melaya Market piles up Bali Post

NEGARA - Rubbish at temporary landfill of Melaya Market, Melaya subdistrict, frequently piles up for days. Such condition causes the temporary landfill to be unable to accommodate so the rubbish spills out. According to local resident on Wednesday (Jan 8), it happened due to garbage trucks only came a few times in a week to haul the rubbish. Meanwhile, the permanent landfill building was incomparable to the volume of incoming rubbish every day.

Such condition often reaped complaints from traders and market visitors. The smell generated and the flies made them uncomfortable. Moreover, near the temporary landfill sat a row of food and drink stalls. While at night, the front courtyard of the market closely located to temporary landfill was filled with stalls for the Night Market. As seen last Wednesday, the rubbish looked to spill out of the landfill building to several meters. Additionally, the rubbish was also surrounded by a lot of flies and exuded unpleasant odor.

Temporary landfill located in front of the market piled up rotting rubbish as the collection schedule was in long time. Within a week, sometimes it was only transported on Saturdays.

Residents hoped the rubbish could be transported

every day or every other day so as not to accumulate and lead to unsanitary condition around the rubbish. Nyoman Kecip, 65, said the rubbish was rarely taken because, according to information, there was restricted budget to transport the rubbish. Indeed, the Melaya Market was a bit far away from Peh Landfill at Kaliakah.

Spokesperson of Jembrana County, Suherman, when asked about the issue admitted that so far his party never received any complaints regarding the rubbish that was not transported every day. Previously, the Regent of Jembrana had instructed to haul the rubbish every day if the volume had piled up. Actually, the transportation only once a week might not occur because the volume of rubbish at Melaya Market was quite a few. (kmb26)

SEMARAPURA - Distribution of teacher, either principals or teachers, has not been even in every subdistrict in Klungkung County. Of the hundreds of teachers, in one region, the existence of teacher are abundant. However, the other region even lacks of principals and teachers. From the data in the Education Agency, Nusa Penida is known to still lack of dozens of teachers, particularly class teacher of elementary school. Even, two elementary schools have no principal.

Such condition was recognized by Wayan Ringin, the former Head of Klungkung Education Agency, Wednesday (Jan 8), who recently stepped down after official mutation, Tuesday (Jan 7). His party mentioned the shortage of teacher in Klungkung was mostly visible at the elementary level.

It happened because the distribution of elementary school teacher was quite a few.

Even, it reached to mountainous area in Nusa Penida subdistrict. “The most shortage occurs in Nusa Penida, namely 40 class teachers,” said Ringin after packing up to leave his office on Wednesday. It became a chore for his successor because human resources of Nusa Penida should be built starting from the character building.

In general, the number of teachers at elementary level totally reached 138 principals, 242 teachers of religion, 118 physical education teachers and 978 class teachers.

Of that amount, other than in Nusa Penida, a shortage of 22 teachers occurred in Dawan subdistrict. Strangely, other subdistricts such as Banjarangkan and Klungkung had excessive teachers respectively 16 and 19 teachers. As for junior high school level, there were totally 699 teachers with the

need of 489 teachers, so the surplus came to 146 teachers. However, Ringin said that Klungkung still lacked of 36 teachers on certain subjects. “For a particular subject, Klungkung indeed has had excessive teachers, while other subjects still lack of teachers,” he said.

Meanwhile, similar condition also occurred to the level of high school and vocational school. Ringin said the total number reached 324 teachers. Of that amount, there was a surplus of 53 teachers of certain subjects, while still lacked 37 teachers of the other subjects. He claimed the equalization of teacher distribution remained a chore to be resolved by the Education Agency. In Nusa Penida, he said that most teachers were migrants. He hoped the remaining shortage of teacher in Nusa Penida could be filled by teachers from Nusa Penida. Though he did not claim if the migrant teachers were not optimal, at least it affected the quality of education.

Aside from the matter of equitable teacher distribution, the facilities and infrastructure of school building were also considered minus. At least, it could be observed from a number of schools in Klungkung that remained to apply afternoon class. Secretary of the Klungkung Education Agency, Gusti Ketut Kaler, said last Wednesday that school conditions spreading to mountainous area as in Nusa Penida slightly complicated the agency. However, all the problems were expected to be totally resolved this year. With the new head of Education Agency, he expected to bring in new ideas to address other issues in the education sector. (kmb31)

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PYONGYANG, North Korea — Dennis Rodman apologized Thursday for comments about captive American missionary Kenneth Bae in an interview with CNN. A day after the former basketball star sang “Happy Birthday” to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and led a squad of former NBA players in a friendly game, Rodman issued the apology through publicist Jules Feiler in an email message to The Associated Press.

“I want to apologize,” Rodman said. “I take full responsibility for my actions. It had been a very stressful day. Some of my teammates were leaving because of pressure from their families and business associates.

My dreams of basketball diplomacy was quickly falling apart. I had been drinking. It’s not an excuse but by the time the interview happened I was upset. I was overwhelmed. It’s not an excuse, it’s just the truth.

“I want to first apologize to Kenneth Bae’s family. I want to apologize to my teammates and my management team. I also want to apologize to Chris Cuomo. I embarrassed a lot of people. I’m very sorry. At this point I should know better than to make political statements. I’m truly sorry.”

Rodman has been slammed for not using his influence with Kim to help free Bae, the missionary in poor health who is being confined in the North for “anti-state” crimes. On CNN on Tuesday, Rodman implied Bae was at fault. Bae’s sister, Terri Chung, said his family couldn’t believe what Rodman said.

“Here’s somebody who is in a position to do some good for Kenneth and refuses to do so,” Chung told KOMO Radio in Seattle on Wednesday.

“And then after the fact, instead, he decides to hurl these unqualified accusations against Kenneth. It’s clear he has no idea what he’s talking about. I’m not sure who he’s talking to, where he’s getting his information, but he’s certainly no authority on Kenneth Bae.” The U.S. State Department distanced itself from Rodman and said it did not want to “dignify” his activities or comments in Pyongyang by commenting on them. But spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the department was open to speaking with Rodman on his return. “We have not reached out to him. We’ve said before, if he wants to reach out to us, we’re happy to hear from him and what he has to say,” she told reporters.

Car windshield shattered, a bag taken away

Victim suffers a loss at IDR 10 million

Iran’s Khamenei says nuclear talks show U.S. enmity “We had announced previously that on certain issues, if we feel it is expedient, we would negotiate with the Satan (the United States) to deter its evil,” Khamenei told a gathering, reported by the official IRNA news agency. “The nuclear talks showed the enmity of America against Iran, Iranians, Islam and Muslims,” he said.

Iran and the European Union will hold talks in Geneva on Thursday to discuss the practical details of implementing a nuclear agreement reached in Geneva in November. U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman is also due to take part.

The Geneva deal was designed to

halt Iran’s nuclear advances for six months to buy time for negotiations on a final settlement. Scope for diplomacy widened after Iran elected the pragmatic Hassan Rouhani as president in June. He had promised to reduce Tehran’s isolation and win an easing of sanctions.

Under the accord, Iran will curb its atomic activities, which the West suspects are aimed at acquiring a nuclear bomb capability, in return for some easing of the international sanctions that have battered the oil producer’s economy. Iran says its nuclear work is entirely peaceful.

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explosive devices, but only one of the bombs went off and no one was hurt.

The killings are further heightening security concerns ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which also lies near the Caucasus region, where an Islamic insurgency is simmering.

Vladimir Markin, spokesman for Russia’s main investigative agency, said in a statement issued Thursday that Federal Security Service officers had joined the investigation. He said no motive had yet been determined.

The cars with the six dead men were discovered Wednesday on the outskirts of the city of Pyatigorsk.

ANKARA - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that nuclear negotiations with world powers had revealed U.S. “enmity” towards the Islamic state. He was speaking hours before the resumption of talks in Geneva.

Dennis Rodman blows a kiss to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seated above in the stands, before an exhibition basketball game with US and North Korean players at an indoor stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014.

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DENPASAR - Culprit of windshield shatter starts to wander in Denpasar area. As proof, the windshield of vehicle belonging to Ahmad Asnawi, 39, was shattered and a bag was successfully taken away. The crime occurred in front of the office of PT Semen Tonasa at Jalan Mahendradatta 234 Denpasar on Tuesday night (Jan 7). As a result of the incident, the victim claimed to suffer a loss worth IDR 10 million.

A source in police station said on Wednesday (Jan 8) the windshield shattering action was taking place around 11:30 night. The victim previously parked his car at the scene.

The victim working as the staff of PT Semen Tonasa was working in the office at that time. “Red Toyota Avanza vehicle with license plate DK 244 RA was parked in front of his office,” said the source.

The source rejecting to mention its name explained the car windshield shattering was just known by the victim when he was out of the office. His car windshield was seen to have been shattered and a bag containing a laptop and papers vanished.

Knowing this, the victim immediately reported the incident to Denpasar Police. A number of police officers went to the scene immediately.

They did a crime scene investigation and examined witnesses. However, so far the culprit was not known. Spokesperson of Denpasar Police, IB Sarjana, when asked for his confirmation last Wednesday claimed to have received the report.

Related to the report, he asked people to park their car carefully. “I will check first the report,” he explained. (kmb21)

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6 men found dead in 4 cars

MOSCOW — Russian investigators are trying to determine who killed six men whose bodies were found in four cars abandoned in an area of southern Russia close to the volatile Caucasus Mountains.

Three of the cars were rigged with

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A fan entrepreneur from Sesetan village, Wayan Wiraperdhana, told that fan craftsmen originally developed in the area in 1970.

China has world’s most outbound tourists

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BEIJING - Nearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world’s biggest-spending travellers, state media reported Thursday.

A total of 97 million Chinese tourists left the country in 2013, up 14 million from the previous year, the state-run China Daily reported, citing official data from China’s National Tourism Administration.

The figures underline the rapid rise in the numbers of Chinese travelling abroad, who numbered just 29 million in 2004.

Chinese travellers spent $102 billion overseas in 2012, making them the world’s biggest spenders ahead of Germans and US tourists, and are almost certain to have surpassed that record last year, the report said, citing researcher Song Rui. China’s economy has boomed over the past decade, expanding the ranks of its middle-class who are hungry for foreign travel after the country’s decades of isolation

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in the last century.

European Union and Asian countries have moved to ease visa application procedures for Chinese tourists in recent years, keen to cash in on their big-spending habits.

“Chinese tourists spend so much abroad that some foreigners are calling us ‘walking wallets’,” Song, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was quoted as saying.

Hotels and retailers around the world have stepped up efforts to woo Chinese visitors.

London’s renowned Harrods department store says it now has 70 Mandarin-speaking staff and more than 100 China Unionpay terminals allowing direct payment from Chinese bank accounts.

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Men work in front of a sign of the Korea Grand Sale 2014 on the street in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Bank of Korea governor Kim Choong-soo said Asia’s fourth-largest economy would expand 3.8 percent this year, unchanged from the bank’s earlier forecast.

Qantas downgraded

by Moody to ‘junk’ Agence France-Presse

SYDNEY - Australian carrier Qantas said it was facing some of its toughest-ever challenges on Thursday as Moody’s downgraded its credit rating to junk, with the airline battling intense competition and spiralling costs.

Moody’s cited “a sharp deterioration in the company’s core domestic business” following the airline’s shock profit warning and announcement of job cuts in December, which had already prompted Standard and Poor’s to assign it junk status.

Qantas is now rated Ba2 by Moody’s and BB+ by Standard and Poor’s, meaning it is considered a “junk” product by professional investors.

It will increase the cost of financing for the carrier and restrict access for investors that do not put their money in lower-rated companies, deepening woes for the cash-strapped airline.

“They are in a complete freeze, worrying about paying interest rather than spending capex on where it should be going -- a new fleet, upgrading facilities, etc,” said IG Markets analyst Evan Lucas.

The downgrades follow a dire forecast in December of a half-year loss of up to Aus$300 million (US$267 million) and the decision to axe 1,000 jobs due to “immense” cost pressures.

Qantas chief financial officer Gareth Evans said the news was not unexpected and underscored the difficulties faced by the company, which include record fuel costs and fierce competition from domestic rival Virgin Australia.

Its shares closed 2.27 percent higher at Aus$1.125 on a broadly buoyant market, with investors already pricing in a downgrade after Moody’s put Qantas on credit review last month.

“Earnings conditions have deteriorated rapidly in recent months and we now face some of the most challenging circumstances in our history, including an uneven playing field in Australian aviation,” Evans said in a statement to the Australian stock exchange.

“We continue to talk to the Australian government about options for resolving this situation.”

Qantas claims foreign ownership restrictions of 49 percent imposed when it was privatised in 1995 have put it at a disadvantage in relation to Virgin, which is now majority-owned by state-backed Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad.

It has been lobbying Canberra to ease the foreign investment cap or intervene with a capital injection to shore up its business.

December’s grim forecast doused hopes that Qantas had turned a corner by signing a major partnership with Dubai-based Emirates and reversing its 2012 annual loss -- the first since privatisation -- with a modest Aus$5 million full-year profit announced in August.

Competitive pressures were singled out as a key concern by Moody’s senior vice president Ian Lewis in Thursday’s downgrade.

As at December 31, the airline said it had “strong liquidity” including substantial cash reserves and undrawn committed bank facilities totalling approximately Aus$3 billion, with gross debt reduced by Aus$1 billion during the 2013 financial year and “no significant debt refinancing due until mid-2015.”

Fan craft penetrates overseas market

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DENPASAR - Lovers of fan craft are not necessary to get confused or look for this product far. They can find it at Sesetan village, Denpasar. Its market share is not only local consumers, but also international consumers. Even, nobody imagines if the fan craft made by creative hands of Balinese people was taken advantage for souvenirs of the Wedding party of Prince William and Kate Middleton, contestants of Miss World beauty pageant and the APEC women’s delegates. More recently, it was also used in the selection of Miss Bali 2013.

A fan entrepreneur from Sesetan overseas,” he said. just knew my business recently,” village, Wayan Wiraperdhana, told In such conditions, said Wirap- he said. that fan craftsmen originally devel- erdhana, his art shop was actually Wiraperdhana revealed that his oped in the area in 1970. At that time, affected, too. Nevertheless, he con- business belonged to home industry. the fan craftsmen and businesses tinuously made innovation by creat- Then, it further developed into an proliferated and became a source of ing new motives and designs. “For- industry. “I am a third generation, community’s income. “Formerly, tunately, we have overseas buyers, so where this business is a legacy of Sesetan was indeed very famous for that our exports can continue. We are my grandfather. My younger brother its fan handicraft,” he said. optimistic to develop and disseminate also has a fan handicraft business. AlHowever, he continued, the ups this product,” he said. though we equally run this business, and down of tourism industry, comSince his products were used in we have a different design taste,” he petition and bombings in 2002 had various prestigious events, he even- said friendly. caused the art shops to close one tually got invitation from central by one. “In the past, the village was government in Jakarta as a form of Creative ideas famous for its fan craftsmen, but appreciation. “For the event, I was In harmony with the development now only a few fan art shops remain represented by my father, but many of culture and the demands of design, to survive. Even, the Denpasar colleagues asked why my father he said, in Bali and Indonesia in downtowners rarely know about the could be invited and in what capac- general, the fan was mostly served existence of my craft business. Prob- ity the invitation was. He just replied as property of traditional and modern ably, it happens because most of our that he was invited as a craftsman. dance. However, through creative enthusiasts and market orientation are Meanwhile, the government in Bali ideas it could have multifunction.

“Fan can be made into souvenirs, room ornaments, flower vase, magician property and fashion show where the colors and motif are adapted to clothing. In addition, the fan can definitely be taken everywhere and it will be helpful when it is stiflingly hot. When it is brought by a woman, she will look more elegant and fashionable. For instance, first ladies often bring a fan in a formal and non-formal event,” said the man having a hobby in art and design.

Wiraperdhana conveyed that he should maintain the quality in order his business could still survive. “To maintain the quality, I personally make it through in-house production and am ready to compete. Out design is limited edition as it is original hand fan with the ethnic and modern design. The materials in used also vary, where some items are from Bali such as endek cloth, batik and stick made from mahogany wood and cow bone.

Meanwhile, for brocade cloth, we import it from France and silk from China,” he explained.

Currently the art shop named Wiracana Hand Fan on the area of

200-square meter is made like a gallery. “We employ 150 workers, where previously they did not have basic skills in the making of fan craft and here I train them from zero. Employees are my assets. Therefore, we want to mutually help and benefit so that we can be equally prosperous,” he said.

He stated, although it was ever down, they were not directly frustrated. “We aggressively make promotion through exhibitions overseas such as in Barcelona, Madrid, Canary Island, Amsterdam and Dubai. Now, our products have been exported to overseas such as to Spain, Mexico, Italy, France, Japan, Korea and Singapore. We are also targeting local market such as hotels and expatriates,” he explained.

“Fan is my life. I can grow up and attend school due to the proceeds of this fan business. I am proud that my products are also in demand by Indonesian artists and designers such as Anggun C. Sasmi, Ari Tulang, Samuel Wattimena, Ayu Mirah, Didit Maulana Iwan Tirta and much more,” he added. (ocha)

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Chinese director Zhang Yimou fined $1.2 mln for violating one-child policy Reuters

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A Filipino Catholic devotee is carried to safer grounds as she collapses while joining an annual procession of the Black Nazarene to celebrate its feast day Thursday Jan. 9, 2014 in Manila, Philippines.

Filipinos crowd capital for huge Catholic parade Associated Press Writer

MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of thousands of Filipino Catholics jammed the streets of the capital Thursday to parade a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ in a raucous annual event that took on a special significance by remembering the victims of a monster typhoon. About 6,000 police were deployed to secure the massive, daylong pilgrimage — a security nightmare in a country still battling Muslim extremists and widespread crimes. More than 600 devotees, many of whom walked barefoot under the sun, were treated for minor injuries, according to the local Red Cross.

Officials said up to 12 million were expected to join though the figures were difficult to confirm.

The wooden statue of Christ, crowned with thorns and bearing a cross, is believed to have been brought from Mexico to Manila on a galleon in 1606 by Spanish missionaries. The ship that carried it caught fire, but the charred statue survived and was named the Black Nazarene. Some believe the statue’s survival from fires and earthquakes through the centuries, and intense bombings during World War II, is a testament to its mystical powers.

In Mass before the start of the procession at Manila’s seaside Rizal Park, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle urged nearly half a million devotees to pray for the victims

of disasters like Typhoon Haiyan, which on Nov. 8 killed more than 6,100 people, left nearly 1,800 others missing and displaced more than 4 million mostly poor villagers.

The killer wind and tsunamilike storm surges leveled entire villages and damaged or destroyed more than a million houses. Bodies were still being found in mounds of debris months later.

Housewife Jackelyn Cometa said she and her husband joined the procession each of the last 12 years to pray for good health and a better life, but she came with a different plea Thursday. Her 2-year-old niece remained missing in the storm while two cousins were killed in her father’s hometown of Palo in worsthit central Leyte province. “I’m praying that my niece be found,

even her body,” said Cometa, who lives in a Manila slum.

The Mass at a grandstand abruptly ended when swarms of devotees breached through a security cordon and pushed away iron railings in an attempt to get close to the Black Nazarene, which nearly got knocked down in the melee. Police restored order but several devotees were injured.

Authorities blocked a main road near Manila’s City Hall with container vans to prevent participants from passing through a traditional route across a bridge, where cracks have been found. Huge crowds pushed a container van aside, insisting to pass through the old route, prompting officials to deploy riot police to divert the procession away from danger.

BEIJING - China fined acclaimed film director Zhang Yimou 7.5 million yuan ($1.24 million) on Thursday for having three children in violation of its country’s strict one-child policy. The family planning agency in the eastern city of Wuxi - where Zhang’s wife, Chen Ting, is from - told Zhang last month he would be fined, but did not say how much. Zhang appealed.

Online reports surfaced last year that Zhang, who dazzled the world in 2008 with his Beijing Olympic ceremonies, had at least seven children and could be liable for a 160 million yuan ($26.3 million) fine, Xinhua news agency said. Those reports sparked a hunt for Zhang. The agency said last November they were unable to locate Zhang.

In December, Zhang apologised for having three children and said he would accept any punishment. In a statement posted on the microblog account of the Binhu district’s government in Wuxi, the family planning authorities said they would give Zhang 30 days to pay up.

The authorities said their calculation of the fine was based on the combined income of Zhang and Chen, which totalled 3.6 million yuan in the three years that his children were born.

Zhang, 61, once the bad boy of Chinese cinema whose movies were banned at home but popular overseas, has since become a darling of the Communist Party, despite long being a subject of tabloid gossip for alleged trysts with his actresses.

The government said in November that it would allow couples to have a second child if one of the parents was an only child. It was the most significant relaxation of its population control regime in nearly three decades.

Blast at Japan chemical plant kills 5, injures 17 Associated Press Writer

TOKYO — An explosion at a chemical factory in central Japan on Thursday killed at least five workers and injured 17 others, authorities said.

Investigators suspect chemical reaction involving hydrogen caused the blast at metal and chemical company Mitsubishi Materials Corp.’s Yokkaichi plant, about 350 kilometers (220 miles) west of Tokyo.

The blast appeared to have occurred when plant workers were rinsing heat exchange equipment at the silicone plant during maintenance, according to a Mie prefectural police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to department rules.

Police said five workers died. Fire department officials said that 17 people were taken to hospitals.The dead and injured were all believed to be workers at the factory.

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Local press members gather at an entrance to Mitsubishi Materials Corp.’s chemical factory following an explosion in Yokkaichi, central Japan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2013.

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INDONESIA Three Nepalese deported from Indonesia JAYAPURA - The Immigration Office of the eastern Indonesian city of Jayapura in Papua province deported three Nepalese nationals on Thursday, stated spokesman Soenaryono.

“We have deported three immigrants from Nepal who allegedly wanted to seek asylum in Australia. They left Jayapura for Jakarta, on the Batik Air plane, at 8 a.m. this morning,” noted Soenaryono on Thursday.

He explained that the three Nepalese nationals, identified as Prashain Prabhakar (19), Thapa Chhetri Rabindra (37) and Khadka Kama Kumar (30), were held on December 30, 2013 when they were about to have their visas extended at the Jayapura Immigration Office.

Soenaryono informed that they had told the immigration authorities that they wanted to make their way to Australia from Merauke on a motor boat, but had to get their visas extended

in Jayapura before that.

“However, we have now deported them to Jakarta from where they will be flown to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and then to their country of origin, Nepal,” he noted.

Meanwhile, the immigration authorities in Batam, Riau Islands Province, deported 121 foreign nationals on various charges, last year.

“Most of the deportees were from Malaysia, Singapore and Myanmar,” Head of the Batam Immigration Office Yudi Kurniadi stated in Batam recently.

He added that 36 foreign nationals were deported after their stay permits had expired, and 40 were deported after being caught for illegal fishing in the Indone-

sian waters.

Four of the deportees were involved in smuggling activities, while 26 others had abused their stay permits, he noted.

Sixteen foreign nationals were deported after completing their respective jail terms for various criminal offenses, he remarked.

He noted that several foreign nationals had gained entry into Batam through the many illegal ports that are present.

Some of the foreign nationals used these illegal ports to smuggle drugs, he claimed.

“Some of the foreign nationals were directly deported to their countries, while others were sent to a detention facility in Tanjungpingan, prior to their deportation,” he emphasized.

Jakarta needs absorption wells to curb floods Antara

JAKARTA - Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi)

has stated that the capital city needs around two million absorption wells to curb flooding.

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Children help pushing a car during a flood at Jakarta recently.

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi) has stated that the capital city needs around two million absorption wells to curb flooding.

“We need around two million absorption wells, as against the 1,900 wells that we are constructing currently,” he pointed out, here on Thursday.

The absorption wells have been working well so far and have helped reduce flooding in the locations where they exist, he added.

Jakarta has around 884 sewers and small rivers, and only 160 of them have been cleaned up, he stated.

When Jakarta was hit by heavy rains on Wednesday (Jan. 8), 19 locations were flooded.

The flooded areas in Central Jakarta included Kramat Jaya and Percetakan Negara; in South Jakarta: Ciledug Raya, Pasar Minggu, and Fatmawati streets; in North Jakarta: Mangga Dua Raya, Pluit Raya, TNI AL (Navy) Dewaruci complex, Kramat Jaya, and Pangeran Jayakarta streets; in West Jakarta: Daan Mogot, Kapuk-Kamal, Kapuk Raya and part of Grogol Toll road.

Lion found hanging in cage at zoo Agence France-Presse

SURABAYA - A young African lion has died after getting its head caught in cables in its cage at a zoo notorious for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, it was announced Thursday.

The 18-month-old lion named Michael was found early Tuesday at the zoo in Surabaya, in the east of the main island of Java, said zoo spokesman Agus Supangkat.

“The lion was found hanging from the roof of his cage. He was very young and got his head stuck in cables that keepers use to open and close the cage,” Supangkat told AFP. Supangkat insisted that the death was an accident and not due to negligence. Police were investigating its death, he added.

The incident came just two days after a wildebeest was found dead in its cage at the zoo, which has been dubbed the “death zoo” because so

many animals have died there prematurely in recent years due to neglect.

Among them have been endangered orangutans, a tiger whose food was laced with formaldehyde and a giraffe found dead with a beachballsized lump of plastic in its stomach, after eating food wrappers thrown into its pen over the years.

The wildebeest died on Sunday evening of intestinal complications.

Supangkat insisted the wildebeest had been properly fed and said it became sick after days of intense rain and humidity.

The management of the zoo -- Indonesia’s biggest -- has been taken over by the Surabaya city administration, but the deaths have not stopped and animal welfare groups continue to call for its closure.

African lions are found in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies them as vulnerable.

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Tenganan Village IBP

AMLAPURA - Tenganan Village is one of a number of ancient villages on the Island of Bali. The pattern of their social life reflects the culture and customs of Bali Aga village (pre Hindu) being different from other villages in Bali. Location of the Tenganan Pegringsingan village is in Manggis subdistrict, about 17 km away from the town of Amlapura.

Tenganan village has many uniqueness and interesting points to see. In terms of social system, Tenganan village is inhabited by the native village due to parental system adopted where women and men in the family have the same status and right to be an heir.

In addition, they also adopt an endogamy system where local people are bound to the awig-awig (customary bylaw) requiring the marriage to be performed by among the residents of Tenganan. Otherwise, the residents are not allowed to be the member (resident) of the village.

Another attraction owned by Tenganan village is tradition of Mekaré-kare ritual or better known as ‘pandanus war.’ Mekaré-kare poses the pinnacle of a series of ceremonies named Ngusaba Sambah held every June lasting for 30 days. Another great feature is the double ikat geringsing cloth. The word geringsing itself is derived from the word gering which in Balinese language means ‘sickness’ or ‘accident’ and sing which means ‘not’ and then the whole geringsing word is interpreted as repellent of calamity.

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Djokovic to rack Becker’s brain for mental gain Reuters

MELBOURNE - Boris Becker’s first priority will be to help Novak Djokovic gain a “mental edge” when the pressure rises at the grand slams, the Australian Open champion said in Melbourne on Thursday.

Djokovic, who will bid for a fourth straight title at Melbourne Park when the tournament gets underway on Monday, announced last month he had hired the six-times grand slam-winning German to be his head coach.

The 46-year-old Becker was a keen observer at the invitational Kooyong Classic, where Djokovic prepared for the heat of the year’s first grand slam with a 7-5 6-1 exhibition victory over Argentine world number 42 Juan Monaco played out in steamy conditions. “I’m really glad and honoured to have Boris in our team as my head coach,” Djokovic said in a courtside interview after the sweaty contest at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, a former host venue of the Australian Open until 1987.

“I sincerely hope he can bring that mental edge because he recognises the situations that one top player is facing, especially during the grand slams and the pressures and expectations, and the clutch moments.

“That’s what we’re hoping to work on and improve the most. And of course a couple of other elements of my game. I can never serve as well as he did, but I can just hope to improve.”

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Becker’s appointment follows world number four Andy Murray’s successful partnership with Ivan Lendl, who helped the Briton break through with wins at the 2012 U.S. Open and last year’s Wimbledon after losses in his first four grand slam finals. Roger Federer’s hiring of Swede Stefan Edberg, also announced last month, means Rod Laver Arena will have no shortage of 1980s legends in the players’ box in the coming weeks.

After working hard late in the season to take Serbia to the Davis Cup final, Djokovic has had a low-profile buildup, shunning the season-opening events after playing an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.

But he was pleased to get back in front of an appreciative Melbourne audience, clowning around with a TV camera before his match with Monaco and raising cat-calls from the crowd when he turned a regulation shirt change into a playful strip-tease. After a scratchy opening set, Djokovic quickly found his range, racing away in the second to close out the match in 67 minutes. “It’s great to be back, I love Australia, I love coming back here. I miss it,” he said.

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Dallas Mavericks’ Jae Crowder (9) looks to the basket as San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan, left, defends during the first half on an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in San Antonio.

Spurs cruise past Mavericks 112-90

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SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio cruised past state rival Dallas 112-90 on Wednesday to take the outright lead in the NBA’s Western Conference, with the old guard of Tony Parker and Tim Duncan again to the fore for the Spurs. Among the day’s other games, Atlanta started strongly to beat league leader Indiana, Brooklyn ended Golden State’s 10-game winning streak, and Phoenix stunned Minnesota with a one-point victory.

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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic makes a forehand return during his match against Juan Monaco of Argentina at the Kooyong Classic ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne Australia, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014.

Parker scored 25 points and Tim Duncan had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Spurs, who moved out of a tie with Oklahoma City for the conference lead. Monta Ellis had 21 points but Vince Carter as the only other Mavericks player in double figures, with Dirk Nowitzki going 3 for 14 and ending up with only eight points.

Atlanta held off a weary Indiana to win 97-87, with Kyle Korver scoring 17 points and Pero Antic 16. The Hawks extended Indiana’s misery at Philips Arena, where the Pacers have not won since 2006.

They dropped their 12th in a row in Atlanta, the team’s longest active road losing streak against any team.

Indiana looked very much like a squad playing its fourth game in five nights and also had dealt with travel issues because of the arctic weather. The Pacers managed just 12 points in the first quarter and 32 in the opening half — both season lows.

Paul George led Indiana with 28 points. Brooklyn’s Joe Johnson scored 27 points in the Nets’ season-high fourth-straight victory, beating Golden State 102-98.

The result prevented the Warriors from becoming the first team in NBA history to complete a 7-0 road trip.

Kevin Garnett scored 11 of his 13 points in the final quarter and stole Stephen Curry’s pass with

the Warriors down three in the final half-minute. Curry scored 34 points for the Warriors, who were bidding for a franchise-record 11th consecutive victory. But until Curry’s jumper with 5.8 seconds to go, they didn’t make a field goal after Klay Thompson’s 3-pointer with 4:07 remaining.

Phoenix’s Gerald Green made a baseline jump shot with 3.9 seconds remaining to give the Suns a 104-103 win at Minnesota. The Suns trailed by six points with just over 90 seconds to play, but closed the game on a 7-0 run.

Goran Dragic had 26 points, nine assists and six rebounds while Channing Frye scored 22 points for Phoenix.

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Messi marks Barca return with 2 goals vs. Getafe

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FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, from Argentina, kicks the ball to score against Getafe during a Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014.

MADRID — Lionel Messi marked his return from a near two-month injury absence by coming off the bench to score two late goals as Barcelona beat Getafe 4-0 in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. While Cesc Fabregas also scored twice, the atmosphere at the far-from-capacity Camp Nou only picked up with Messi’s entrance as a substitute in the 64th minute. time before capping a typical run through the opponent’s defense with a rising shot into the back of the net moments later.

“Messi’s career is like a movie script,” Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino said. “When you think he’s down, he scores goals within just two or three minutes. His game was like a summary of his entire career here.”

Pedro Rodriguez found Fabregas inside the area with a wellplaced cross to head home the ninth-minute opener, and Fabregas later doubled the advantage from the penalty spot in front of 39,299 fans at the 100,000-

capacity stadium.

Barcelona was without forward Neymar because of a stomach bug. The game was watched by the team’s former coach Tito Vilanova, who showed the effects of his cancer treatment.

In other last 16, first-leg matches, last-place Real Betis set aside its Spanish league woes to beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at home, while second-division side Alcorcon also started with a 1-0 home victory against Espanyol. Racing Santander drew 1-1 against Almeria in a tension-filled matchup marked by player protests and the director’s box being stormed by spectators.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City consigned beleaguered West Ham to a second hammering inside four days by romping to a 6-0 victory in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday, with Alvaro Negredo leading the rout with a clinical hat trick. Wembley Stadium — and a first appearance in the final since 1976 — couldn’t be any closer for free-scoring City after an embarrassingly one-sided contest that also featured two goals from Edin Dzeko and another by Yaya Toure.

The result heaped further humiliation on West Ham and its under-fire manager Sam Allardyce, who saw his relegation-threatened side lose 5-0 at second-tier Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup on Sunday. “It’s not unique to us is it?” Allardyce said. “Manchester City have done this to Tottenham and Manchester United. We knew they had to have an off night and they didn’t.” Sunderland beat Manchester United 2-1 on Tuesday in the first leg of the other semifinal. The second legs are in two weeks’ time.

Allardyce had fielded a shadow side full of kids and fringe squad members against Forest to ensure his

main players were fully recharged for this match. It proved to be a complete waste of time. They were steamrollered by a City team that took its goal tally at the Etihad this season to 59 in 15 games. At times, it was embarrassing and downright cruel as the hosts toyed with their opponents, with Negredo moving onto 18 for the season in his first year at City. “Playing better than the way he did today is not easy,” Pellegrini said of Negredo. “He really played a complete game.”

City was everything United wasn’t against Sunderland: sharp, full of movement and unforgiving in front of goal. The gap between the two Manchester rivals hasn’t been so great in a generation.

Negredo and Toure were at the heart of everything for City and they combined beautifully for the first goal in the 12th minute. Toure floated a long pass through the middle of West Ham’s open defense, the ball dropping over the shoulder of Negredo who buried a first-time volley into the corner. The Spain striker made it 2-0 in the 26th by sprinting onto Dzeko’s reverse pass and delivering a finish on the slide, and Toure inflicted more punishment just before halftime, running from halfway toward backpedaling defender Roger Johnson

and calmly stroking a shot low into the center of the goal.

Johnson was signed from thirdtier Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday to ease West Ham’s defensive injury crisis that has deprived Allardyce of all his center backs. He couldn’t have endured a more miserable debut. The misery was far from over for West Ham, either. Negredo completed his second hat trick for City with a snapshot in the 49th after David Silva’s low cross deflected into his path and strike partner Dzeko got in on the act on the hour mark, poking home a near-post finish from Gael Clichy’s center.

As Allardyce looked on gloomily from the technical area as the rain poured down, Dzeko added the sixth in the 89th with a vicious left-footed shot into the top corner.

Allardyce was given a vote of confidence from West Ham’s cochairmen after the Forest defeat but he looked a beaten man here.

“However hard they tried, and they did, was not good enough to stop the quality and talents Man City have bought on the finance that is available to them,” Allardyce said. City has won all 12 of its home games in domestic competition this season and scored 92 goals in 31 games in all competitions.

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Moyes banks on better luck in Swansea sequel Reuters

LONDON - The threat of a fourth consecutive defeat is looming large for Manchester United and their manager David Moyes, yet the beleaguered Scot feels things are on the verge of turning for his struggling side. Swansea City return to Old Trafford for the second time in a week on Saturday, buoyed by their victory at the same ground in the FA Cup third round and no doubt encouraged for another assault by their opponents’ ongoing problems.

Sunderland became the latest club to upset Moyes’s team in the first leg of their League Cup

semi-final on Tuesday, the first time since 1932 that United had lost their first three games of the year. The two cup defeats followed a stinging home reverse in the league against Tottenham Hotspur that left United seventh in the table and 11 points adrift of leaders Arsenal.

Yet Moyes, hand-picked by predecessor Alex Ferguson and given the security of a six-year contract, is not panicking. “I’ve been here before and done it before,” Moyes said on the club website (www.manutd.com). “I just sense that it’s on the verge of turning, we’re about to get a bit better. You need a little bit of

good fortune to go for you, and it looks as if we’re not getting enough of that at the moment. “I can sense in the dressing-room that there’s an urge to fight our current position.”

United’s fans booed them off the pitch following their cup defeat

by Swansea, but it was a different story at the Stadium of Light where they made an effort to rally behind Moyes’s cause, singing his name despite their team’s limp performance. Moyes described their support as “exceptional”, but is well aware that it is a results business and those in the boardroom as well as on the terraces will soon start demanding an upturn in fortunes.

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City crushes West Ham 6-0 in League Cup semi

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The Argentina forward showed no after-effects from a torn left hamstring. “I felt good in training and even if they checked me thoroughly, once you get on the field it’s totally different,” Messi said. “Physically I felt good, I didn’t feel any discomfort in my muscle.”

“I played through injury,” Messi said of the buildup to his 59-day absence, when he was bothered by various problems. “But I did well to get through all of this. And now I’m motivated to make this a great year.” Messi slotted home Martin Montoya’s lay-off inside the area on the stroke of stoppage

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“If you’re going to be in this job you’ve got to win, and the last few games I’ve not won,” he said. “It’s part of football management. It’s never going to be an easy ride. To be the manager of Manchester United is a big challenge, whether it’s on the back of wins or defeats.”

One thing in Moyes’s favour is the congested Premier League table where, despite United’s poor form, they remain only five points off fourth place and the final Champions League qualification spot. All the current top four play away from home this week and the Premier League lead could change hands

three times over the weekend.

Third-placed Chelsea can stake an early claim on the summit when they kickoff the action at Hull City on Saturday before second-place Manchester City, who crushed West Ham 6-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday, travel to Newcastle United on Sunday. Leaders Arsenal, who are two points clear of Chelsea and one ahead of City, visit Aston Villa on Monday.

A 3-1 defeat by Villa in the opening match of the season spurred the doom-mongers, who had been prophesying a difficult campaign for Arsene Wenger’s team, into overdrive.

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Switzerland coach slams World Cup match “in the jungle” Reuters

Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is angry that his team must play a World Cup match “in the middle of the jungle” and has described the scheduling as of the tournament in Brazil as “almost irresponsible.” The Swiss will face Honduras in their final Group E game in Manaus, located in the heart of the Amazon rain forest, and also play France in Salvador, another tropical venue on the coast.

Hitzfeld, speaking on Germany’s SWR radio, blamed commercial interests for the controversial scheduling. “In Salvador it’s very hot, Manaus is much worse because you are playing in a humid, tropical climate, with 95 percent humidity, and a temperature between 30 and 40 Celsius,” he said.

“I find it almost irresponsible that one has to play football in such a place, in the middle of the jungle, in the middle of the Amazon region.” The German added: “I think the commercial side has taken precedence and I am not in agreement with FIFA. “Brazil is a big country and you have to fly for five hours from ..... Salvador to Manaus and that is also a big strain for us.

“We have some meetings in the next few weeks with sport scientists, with doctors and physiotherapists, we have to assess this intensively and prepare ourselves accordingly.”

Teams at the World Cup will have to travel around the country for their group games, rather than remaining in single venue, a decision which means some will have to fly thousands of kilometres between matches.

Organisers have also been criticised for scheduling some matches at 1300 local time in tropical venues, with the world players’ union FIFPro among those who have complained. Switzerland start their campaign against Ecuador in Brasilia on June 15, where humidity can drop as low as 20 percent.

Struggling Bologna name Ballardini as coach Reuters

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Manchester City’s Yaya Toure celebrates after scoring against West Ham during their English League Cup semi-final soccer match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2014.

Serie A strugglers Bologna have named much-travelled Davide Ballardini as their coach as they attempt to pull away from the relegation zone.

The 50-year-old has replaced Stefano Poli, who was fired on Tuesday after two years and three months at the helm, the club said in a statement on their website (http://www.bolognafc.it) on Wednesday.

Ballardini, who was given a contract until the end of the season, has had three stints at Cagliari, two at Genoa and also coached Lazio, Palermo, Pescara and lower league Sambenedettese in his 10-year career.

Bologna, promoted in 2008, are 17th in Serie A with 15 points from 18 games, only one point and one place outside the relegation zone after winning only three matches this season. The twice Coppa Italia winners are the sixth Serie A club to change coaches this season after Genoa, Catania, Sampdoria, Chievo and Lazio.

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Messi marks Barca return with 2 goals vs. Getafe

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FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, from Argentina, kicks the ball to score against Getafe during a Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014.

MADRID — Lionel Messi marked his return from a near two-month injury absence by coming off the bench to score two late goals as Barcelona beat Getafe 4-0 in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. While Cesc Fabregas also scored twice, the atmosphere at the far-from-capacity Camp Nou only picked up with Messi’s entrance as a substitute in the 64th minute. time before capping a typical run through the opponent’s defense with a rising shot into the back of the net moments later.

“Messi’s career is like a movie script,” Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino said. “When you think he’s down, he scores goals within just two or three minutes. His game was like a summary of his entire career here.”

Pedro Rodriguez found Fabregas inside the area with a wellplaced cross to head home the ninth-minute opener, and Fabregas later doubled the advantage from the penalty spot in front of 39,299 fans at the 100,000-

capacity stadium.

Barcelona was without forward Neymar because of a stomach bug. The game was watched by the team’s former coach Tito Vilanova, who showed the effects of his cancer treatment.

In other last 16, first-leg matches, last-place Real Betis set aside its Spanish league woes to beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at home, while second-division side Alcorcon also started with a 1-0 home victory against Espanyol. Racing Santander drew 1-1 against Almeria in a tension-filled matchup marked by player protests and the director’s box being stormed by spectators.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City consigned beleaguered West Ham to a second hammering inside four days by romping to a 6-0 victory in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday, with Alvaro Negredo leading the rout with a clinical hat trick. Wembley Stadium — and a first appearance in the final since 1976 — couldn’t be any closer for free-scoring City after an embarrassingly one-sided contest that also featured two goals from Edin Dzeko and another by Yaya Toure.

The result heaped further humiliation on West Ham and its under-fire manager Sam Allardyce, who saw his relegation-threatened side lose 5-0 at second-tier Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup on Sunday. “It’s not unique to us is it?” Allardyce said. “Manchester City have done this to Tottenham and Manchester United. We knew they had to have an off night and they didn’t.” Sunderland beat Manchester United 2-1 on Tuesday in the first leg of the other semifinal. The second legs are in two weeks’ time.

Allardyce had fielded a shadow side full of kids and fringe squad members against Forest to ensure his

main players were fully recharged for this match. It proved to be a complete waste of time. They were steamrollered by a City team that took its goal tally at the Etihad this season to 59 in 15 games. At times, it was embarrassing and downright cruel as the hosts toyed with their opponents, with Negredo moving onto 18 for the season in his first year at City. “Playing better than the way he did today is not easy,” Pellegrini said of Negredo. “He really played a complete game.”

City was everything United wasn’t against Sunderland: sharp, full of movement and unforgiving in front of goal. The gap between the two Manchester rivals hasn’t been so great in a generation.

Negredo and Toure were at the heart of everything for City and they combined beautifully for the first goal in the 12th minute. Toure floated a long pass through the middle of West Ham’s open defense, the ball dropping over the shoulder of Negredo who buried a first-time volley into the corner. The Spain striker made it 2-0 in the 26th by sprinting onto Dzeko’s reverse pass and delivering a finish on the slide, and Toure inflicted more punishment just before halftime, running from halfway toward backpedaling defender Roger Johnson

and calmly stroking a shot low into the center of the goal.

Johnson was signed from thirdtier Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday to ease West Ham’s defensive injury crisis that has deprived Allardyce of all his center backs. He couldn’t have endured a more miserable debut. The misery was far from over for West Ham, either. Negredo completed his second hat trick for City with a snapshot in the 49th after David Silva’s low cross deflected into his path and strike partner Dzeko got in on the act on the hour mark, poking home a near-post finish from Gael Clichy’s center.

As Allardyce looked on gloomily from the technical area as the rain poured down, Dzeko added the sixth in the 89th with a vicious left-footed shot into the top corner.

Allardyce was given a vote of confidence from West Ham’s cochairmen after the Forest defeat but he looked a beaten man here.

“However hard they tried, and they did, was not good enough to stop the quality and talents Man City have bought on the finance that is available to them,” Allardyce said. City has won all 12 of its home games in domestic competition this season and scored 92 goals in 31 games in all competitions.

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Moyes banks on better luck in Swansea sequel Reuters

LONDON - The threat of a fourth consecutive defeat is looming large for Manchester United and their manager David Moyes, yet the beleaguered Scot feels things are on the verge of turning for his struggling side. Swansea City return to Old Trafford for the second time in a week on Saturday, buoyed by their victory at the same ground in the FA Cup third round and no doubt encouraged for another assault by their opponents’ ongoing problems.

Sunderland became the latest club to upset Moyes’s team in the first leg of their League Cup

semi-final on Tuesday, the first time since 1932 that United had lost their first three games of the year. The two cup defeats followed a stinging home reverse in the league against Tottenham Hotspur that left United seventh in the table and 11 points adrift of leaders Arsenal.

Yet Moyes, hand-picked by predecessor Alex Ferguson and given the security of a six-year contract, is not panicking. “I’ve been here before and done it before,” Moyes said on the club website (www.manutd.com). “I just sense that it’s on the verge of turning, we’re about to get a bit better. You need a little bit of

good fortune to go for you, and it looks as if we’re not getting enough of that at the moment. “I can sense in the dressing-room that there’s an urge to fight our current position.”

United’s fans booed them off the pitch following their cup defeat

by Swansea, but it was a different story at the Stadium of Light where they made an effort to rally behind Moyes’s cause, singing his name despite their team’s limp performance. Moyes described their support as “exceptional”, but is well aware that it is a results business and those in the boardroom as well as on the terraces will soon start demanding an upturn in fortunes.

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City crushes West Ham 6-0 in League Cup semi

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The Argentina forward showed no after-effects from a torn left hamstring. “I felt good in training and even if they checked me thoroughly, once you get on the field it’s totally different,” Messi said. “Physically I felt good, I didn’t feel any discomfort in my muscle.”

“I played through injury,” Messi said of the buildup to his 59-day absence, when he was bothered by various problems. “But I did well to get through all of this. And now I’m motivated to make this a great year.” Messi slotted home Martin Montoya’s lay-off inside the area on the stroke of stoppage

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“If you’re going to be in this job you’ve got to win, and the last few games I’ve not won,” he said. “It’s part of football management. It’s never going to be an easy ride. To be the manager of Manchester United is a big challenge, whether it’s on the back of wins or defeats.”

One thing in Moyes’s favour is the congested Premier League table where, despite United’s poor form, they remain only five points off fourth place and the final Champions League qualification spot. All the current top four play away from home this week and the Premier League lead could change hands

three times over the weekend.

Third-placed Chelsea can stake an early claim on the summit when they kickoff the action at Hull City on Saturday before second-place Manchester City, who crushed West Ham 6-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday, travel to Newcastle United on Sunday. Leaders Arsenal, who are two points clear of Chelsea and one ahead of City, visit Aston Villa on Monday.

A 3-1 defeat by Villa in the opening match of the season spurred the doom-mongers, who had been prophesying a difficult campaign for Arsene Wenger’s team, into overdrive.

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Switzerland coach slams World Cup match “in the jungle” Reuters

Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is angry that his team must play a World Cup match “in the middle of the jungle” and has described the scheduling as of the tournament in Brazil as “almost irresponsible.” The Swiss will face Honduras in their final Group E game in Manaus, located in the heart of the Amazon rain forest, and also play France in Salvador, another tropical venue on the coast.

Hitzfeld, speaking on Germany’s SWR radio, blamed commercial interests for the controversial scheduling. “In Salvador it’s very hot, Manaus is much worse because you are playing in a humid, tropical climate, with 95 percent humidity, and a temperature between 30 and 40 Celsius,” he said.

“I find it almost irresponsible that one has to play football in such a place, in the middle of the jungle, in the middle of the Amazon region.” The German added: “I think the commercial side has taken precedence and I am not in agreement with FIFA. “Brazil is a big country and you have to fly for five hours from ..... Salvador to Manaus and that is also a big strain for us.

“We have some meetings in the next few weeks with sport scientists, with doctors and physiotherapists, we have to assess this intensively and prepare ourselves accordingly.”

Teams at the World Cup will have to travel around the country for their group games, rather than remaining in single venue, a decision which means some will have to fly thousands of kilometres between matches.

Organisers have also been criticised for scheduling some matches at 1300 local time in tropical venues, with the world players’ union FIFPro among those who have complained. Switzerland start their campaign against Ecuador in Brasilia on June 15, where humidity can drop as low as 20 percent.

Struggling Bologna name Ballardini as coach Reuters

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Manchester City’s Yaya Toure celebrates after scoring against West Ham during their English League Cup semi-final soccer match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2014.

Serie A strugglers Bologna have named much-travelled Davide Ballardini as their coach as they attempt to pull away from the relegation zone.

The 50-year-old has replaced Stefano Poli, who was fired on Tuesday after two years and three months at the helm, the club said in a statement on their website (http://www.bolognafc.it) on Wednesday.

Ballardini, who was given a contract until the end of the season, has had three stints at Cagliari, two at Genoa and also coached Lazio, Palermo, Pescara and lower league Sambenedettese in his 10-year career.

Bologna, promoted in 2008, are 17th in Serie A with 15 points from 18 games, only one point and one place outside the relegation zone after winning only three matches this season. The twice Coppa Italia winners are the sixth Serie A club to change coaches this season after Genoa, Catania, Sampdoria, Chievo and Lazio.

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AMLAPURA - Tenganan Village is one of a number of ancient villages on the Island of Bali. The pattern of their social life reflects the culture and customs of Bali Aga village (pre Hindu) being different from other villages in Bali. Location of the Tenganan Pegringsingan village is in Manggis subdistrict, about 17 km away from the town of Amlapura.

Tenganan village has many uniqueness and interesting points to see. In terms of social system, Tenganan village is inhabited by the native village due to parental system adopted where women and men in the family have the same status and right to be an heir.

In addition, they also adopt an endogamy system where local people are bound to the awig-awig (customary bylaw) requiring the marriage to be performed by among the residents of Tenganan. Otherwise, the residents are not allowed to be the member (resident) of the village.

Another attraction owned by Tenganan village is tradition of Mekaré-kare ritual or better known as ‘pandanus war.’ Mekaré-kare poses the pinnacle of a series of ceremonies named Ngusaba Sambah held every June lasting for 30 days. Another great feature is the double ikat geringsing cloth. The word geringsing itself is derived from the word gering which in Balinese language means ‘sickness’ or ‘accident’ and sing which means ‘not’ and then the whole geringsing word is interpreted as repellent of calamity.

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Djokovic to rack Becker’s brain for mental gain Reuters

MELBOURNE - Boris Becker’s first priority will be to help Novak Djokovic gain a “mental edge” when the pressure rises at the grand slams, the Australian Open champion said in Melbourne on Thursday.

Djokovic, who will bid for a fourth straight title at Melbourne Park when the tournament gets underway on Monday, announced last month he had hired the six-times grand slam-winning German to be his head coach.

The 46-year-old Becker was a keen observer at the invitational Kooyong Classic, where Djokovic prepared for the heat of the year’s first grand slam with a 7-5 6-1 exhibition victory over Argentine world number 42 Juan Monaco played out in steamy conditions. “I’m really glad and honoured to have Boris in our team as my head coach,” Djokovic said in a courtside interview after the sweaty contest at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, a former host venue of the Australian Open until 1987.

“I sincerely hope he can bring that mental edge because he recognises the situations that one top player is facing, especially during the grand slams and the pressures and expectations, and the clutch moments.

“That’s what we’re hoping to work on and improve the most. And of course a couple of other elements of my game. I can never serve as well as he did, but I can just hope to improve.”

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Becker’s appointment follows world number four Andy Murray’s successful partnership with Ivan Lendl, who helped the Briton break through with wins at the 2012 U.S. Open and last year’s Wimbledon after losses in his first four grand slam finals. Roger Federer’s hiring of Swede Stefan Edberg, also announced last month, means Rod Laver Arena will have no shortage of 1980s legends in the players’ box in the coming weeks.

After working hard late in the season to take Serbia to the Davis Cup final, Djokovic has had a low-profile buildup, shunning the season-opening events after playing an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.

But he was pleased to get back in front of an appreciative Melbourne audience, clowning around with a TV camera before his match with Monaco and raising cat-calls from the crowd when he turned a regulation shirt change into a playful strip-tease. After a scratchy opening set, Djokovic quickly found his range, racing away in the second to close out the match in 67 minutes. “It’s great to be back, I love Australia, I love coming back here. I miss it,” he said.

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Dallas Mavericks’ Jae Crowder (9) looks to the basket as San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan, left, defends during the first half on an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in San Antonio.

Spurs cruise past Mavericks 112-90

Associated Press Writer

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio cruised past state rival Dallas 112-90 on Wednesday to take the outright lead in the NBA’s Western Conference, with the old guard of Tony Parker and Tim Duncan again to the fore for the Spurs. Among the day’s other games, Atlanta started strongly to beat league leader Indiana, Brooklyn ended Golden State’s 10-game winning streak, and Phoenix stunned Minnesota with a one-point victory.

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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic makes a forehand return during his match against Juan Monaco of Argentina at the Kooyong Classic ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne Australia, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014.

Parker scored 25 points and Tim Duncan had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Spurs, who moved out of a tie with Oklahoma City for the conference lead. Monta Ellis had 21 points but Vince Carter as the only other Mavericks player in double figures, with Dirk Nowitzki going 3 for 14 and ending up with only eight points.

Atlanta held off a weary Indiana to win 97-87, with Kyle Korver scoring 17 points and Pero Antic 16. The Hawks extended Indiana’s misery at Philips Arena, where the Pacers have not won since 2006.

They dropped their 12th in a row in Atlanta, the team’s longest active road losing streak against any team.

Indiana looked very much like a squad playing its fourth game in five nights and also had dealt with travel issues because of the arctic weather. The Pacers managed just 12 points in the first quarter and 32 in the opening half — both season lows.

Paul George led Indiana with 28 points. Brooklyn’s Joe Johnson scored 27 points in the Nets’ season-high fourth-straight victory, beating Golden State 102-98.

The result prevented the Warriors from becoming the first team in NBA history to complete a 7-0 road trip.

Kevin Garnett scored 11 of his 13 points in the final quarter and stole Stephen Curry’s pass with

the Warriors down three in the final half-minute. Curry scored 34 points for the Warriors, who were bidding for a franchise-record 11th consecutive victory. But until Curry’s jumper with 5.8 seconds to go, they didn’t make a field goal after Klay Thompson’s 3-pointer with 4:07 remaining.

Phoenix’s Gerald Green made a baseline jump shot with 3.9 seconds remaining to give the Suns a 104-103 win at Minnesota. The Suns trailed by six points with just over 90 seconds to play, but closed the game on a 7-0 run.

Goran Dragic had 26 points, nine assists and six rebounds while Channing Frye scored 22 points for Phoenix.

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A Filipino Catholic devotee is carried to safer grounds as she collapses while joining an annual procession of the Black Nazarene to celebrate its feast day Thursday Jan. 9, 2014 in Manila, Philippines.

Filipinos crowd capital for huge Catholic parade Associated Press Writer

MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of thousands of Filipino Catholics jammed the streets of the capital Thursday to parade a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ in a raucous annual event that took on a special significance by remembering the victims of a monster typhoon. About 6,000 police were deployed to secure the massive, daylong pilgrimage — a security nightmare in a country still battling Muslim extremists and widespread crimes. More than 600 devotees, many of whom walked barefoot under the sun, were treated for minor injuries, according to the local Red Cross.

Officials said up to 12 million were expected to join though the figures were difficult to confirm.

The wooden statue of Christ, crowned with thorns and bearing a cross, is believed to have been brought from Mexico to Manila on a galleon in 1606 by Spanish missionaries. The ship that carried it caught fire, but the charred statue survived and was named the Black Nazarene. Some believe the statue’s survival from fires and earthquakes through the centuries, and intense bombings during World War II, is a testament to its mystical powers.

In Mass before the start of the procession at Manila’s seaside Rizal Park, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle urged nearly half a million devotees to pray for the victims

of disasters like Typhoon Haiyan, which on Nov. 8 killed more than 6,100 people, left nearly 1,800 others missing and displaced more than 4 million mostly poor villagers.

The killer wind and tsunamilike storm surges leveled entire villages and damaged or destroyed more than a million houses. Bodies were still being found in mounds of debris months later.

Housewife Jackelyn Cometa said she and her husband joined the procession each of the last 12 years to pray for good health and a better life, but she came with a different plea Thursday. Her 2-year-old niece remained missing in the storm while two cousins were killed in her father’s hometown of Palo in worsthit central Leyte province. “I’m praying that my niece be found,

even her body,” said Cometa, who lives in a Manila slum.

The Mass at a grandstand abruptly ended when swarms of devotees breached through a security cordon and pushed away iron railings in an attempt to get close to the Black Nazarene, which nearly got knocked down in the melee. Police restored order but several devotees were injured.

Authorities blocked a main road near Manila’s City Hall with container vans to prevent participants from passing through a traditional route across a bridge, where cracks have been found. Huge crowds pushed a container van aside, insisting to pass through the old route, prompting officials to deploy riot police to divert the procession away from danger.

BEIJING - China fined acclaimed film director Zhang Yimou 7.5 million yuan ($1.24 million) on Thursday for having three children in violation of its country’s strict one-child policy. The family planning agency in the eastern city of Wuxi - where Zhang’s wife, Chen Ting, is from - told Zhang last month he would be fined, but did not say how much. Zhang appealed.

Online reports surfaced last year that Zhang, who dazzled the world in 2008 with his Beijing Olympic ceremonies, had at least seven children and could be liable for a 160 million yuan ($26.3 million) fine, Xinhua news agency said. Those reports sparked a hunt for Zhang. The agency said last November they were unable to locate Zhang.

In December, Zhang apologised for having three children and said he would accept any punishment. In a statement posted on the microblog account of the Binhu district’s government in Wuxi, the family planning authorities said they would give Zhang 30 days to pay up.

The authorities said their calculation of the fine was based on the combined income of Zhang and Chen, which totalled 3.6 million yuan in the three years that his children were born.

Zhang, 61, once the bad boy of Chinese cinema whose movies were banned at home but popular overseas, has since become a darling of the Communist Party, despite long being a subject of tabloid gossip for alleged trysts with his actresses.

The government said in November that it would allow couples to have a second child if one of the parents was an only child. It was the most significant relaxation of its population control regime in nearly three decades.

Blast at Japan chemical plant kills 5, injures 17 Associated Press Writer

TOKYO — An explosion at a chemical factory in central Japan on Thursday killed at least five workers and injured 17 others, authorities said.

Investigators suspect chemical reaction involving hydrogen caused the blast at metal and chemical company Mitsubishi Materials Corp.’s Yokkaichi plant, about 350 kilometers (220 miles) west of Tokyo.

The blast appeared to have occurred when plant workers were rinsing heat exchange equipment at the silicone plant during maintenance, according to a Mie prefectural police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to department rules.

Police said five workers died. Fire department officials said that 17 people were taken to hospitals.The dead and injured were all believed to be workers at the factory.

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Local press members gather at an entrance to Mitsubishi Materials Corp.’s chemical factory following an explosion in Yokkaichi, central Japan, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2013.

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INDONESIA Three Nepalese deported from Indonesia JAYAPURA - The Immigration Office of the eastern Indonesian city of Jayapura in Papua province deported three Nepalese nationals on Thursday, stated spokesman Soenaryono.

“We have deported three immigrants from Nepal who allegedly wanted to seek asylum in Australia. They left Jayapura for Jakarta, on the Batik Air plane, at 8 a.m. this morning,” noted Soenaryono on Thursday.

He explained that the three Nepalese nationals, identified as Prashain Prabhakar (19), Thapa Chhetri Rabindra (37) and Khadka Kama Kumar (30), were held on December 30, 2013 when they were about to have their visas extended at the Jayapura Immigration Office.

Soenaryono informed that they had told the immigration authorities that they wanted to make their way to Australia from Merauke on a motor boat, but had to get their visas extended

in Jayapura before that.

“However, we have now deported them to Jakarta from where they will be flown to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and then to their country of origin, Nepal,” he noted.

Meanwhile, the immigration authorities in Batam, Riau Islands Province, deported 121 foreign nationals on various charges, last year.

“Most of the deportees were from Malaysia, Singapore and Myanmar,” Head of the Batam Immigration Office Yudi Kurniadi stated in Batam recently.

He added that 36 foreign nationals were deported after their stay permits had expired, and 40 were deported after being caught for illegal fishing in the Indone-

sian waters.

Four of the deportees were involved in smuggling activities, while 26 others had abused their stay permits, he noted.

Sixteen foreign nationals were deported after completing their respective jail terms for various criminal offenses, he remarked.

He noted that several foreign nationals had gained entry into Batam through the many illegal ports that are present.

Some of the foreign nationals used these illegal ports to smuggle drugs, he claimed.

“Some of the foreign nationals were directly deported to their countries, while others were sent to a detention facility in Tanjungpingan, prior to their deportation,” he emphasized.

Jakarta needs absorption wells to curb floods Antara

JAKARTA - Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi)

has stated that the capital city needs around two million absorption wells to curb flooding.

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Children help pushing a car during a flood at Jakarta recently.

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi) has stated that the capital city needs around two million absorption wells to curb flooding.

“We need around two million absorption wells, as against the 1,900 wells that we are constructing currently,” he pointed out, here on Thursday.

The absorption wells have been working well so far and have helped reduce flooding in the locations where they exist, he added.

Jakarta has around 884 sewers and small rivers, and only 160 of them have been cleaned up, he stated.

When Jakarta was hit by heavy rains on Wednesday (Jan. 8), 19 locations were flooded.

The flooded areas in Central Jakarta included Kramat Jaya and Percetakan Negara; in South Jakarta: Ciledug Raya, Pasar Minggu, and Fatmawati streets; in North Jakarta: Mangga Dua Raya, Pluit Raya, TNI AL (Navy) Dewaruci complex, Kramat Jaya, and Pangeran Jayakarta streets; in West Jakarta: Daan Mogot, Kapuk-Kamal, Kapuk Raya and part of Grogol Toll road.

Lion found hanging in cage at zoo Agence France-Presse

SURABAYA - A young African lion has died after getting its head caught in cables in its cage at a zoo notorious for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, it was announced Thursday.

The 18-month-old lion named Michael was found early Tuesday at the zoo in Surabaya, in the east of the main island of Java, said zoo spokesman Agus Supangkat.

“The lion was found hanging from the roof of his cage. He was very young and got his head stuck in cables that keepers use to open and close the cage,” Supangkat told AFP. Supangkat insisted that the death was an accident and not due to negligence. Police were investigating its death, he added.

The incident came just two days after a wildebeest was found dead in its cage at the zoo, which has been dubbed the “death zoo” because so

many animals have died there prematurely in recent years due to neglect.

Among them have been endangered orangutans, a tiger whose food was laced with formaldehyde and a giraffe found dead with a beachballsized lump of plastic in its stomach, after eating food wrappers thrown into its pen over the years.

The wildebeest died on Sunday evening of intestinal complications.

Supangkat insisted the wildebeest had been properly fed and said it became sick after days of intense rain and humidity.

The management of the zoo -- Indonesia’s biggest -- has been taken over by the Surabaya city administration, but the deaths have not stopped and animal welfare groups continue to call for its closure.

African lions are found in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies them as vulnerable.

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A fan entrepreneur from Sesetan village, Wayan Wiraperdhana, told that fan craftsmen originally developed in the area in 1970.

China has world’s most outbound tourists

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BEIJING - Nearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world’s biggest-spending travellers, state media reported Thursday.

A total of 97 million Chinese tourists left the country in 2013, up 14 million from the previous year, the state-run China Daily reported, citing official data from China’s National Tourism Administration.

The figures underline the rapid rise in the numbers of Chinese travelling abroad, who numbered just 29 million in 2004.

Chinese travellers spent $102 billion overseas in 2012, making them the world’s biggest spenders ahead of Germans and US tourists, and are almost certain to have surpassed that record last year, the report said, citing researcher Song Rui. China’s economy has boomed over the past decade, expanding the ranks of its middle-class who are hungry for foreign travel after the country’s decades of isolation

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in the last century.

European Union and Asian countries have moved to ease visa application procedures for Chinese tourists in recent years, keen to cash in on their big-spending habits.

“Chinese tourists spend so much abroad that some foreigners are calling us ‘walking wallets’,” Song, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was quoted as saying.

Hotels and retailers around the world have stepped up efforts to woo Chinese visitors.

London’s renowned Harrods department store says it now has 70 Mandarin-speaking staff and more than 100 China Unionpay terminals allowing direct payment from Chinese bank accounts.

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Men work in front of a sign of the Korea Grand Sale 2014 on the street in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Bank of Korea governor Kim Choong-soo said Asia’s fourth-largest economy would expand 3.8 percent this year, unchanged from the bank’s earlier forecast.

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by Moody to ‘junk’ Agence France-Presse

SYDNEY - Australian carrier Qantas said it was facing some of its toughest-ever challenges on Thursday as Moody’s downgraded its credit rating to junk, with the airline battling intense competition and spiralling costs.

Moody’s cited “a sharp deterioration in the company’s core domestic business” following the airline’s shock profit warning and announcement of job cuts in December, which had already prompted Standard and Poor’s to assign it junk status.

Qantas is now rated Ba2 by Moody’s and BB+ by Standard and Poor’s, meaning it is considered a “junk” product by professional investors.

It will increase the cost of financing for the carrier and restrict access for investors that do not put their money in lower-rated companies, deepening woes for the cash-strapped airline.

“They are in a complete freeze, worrying about paying interest rather than spending capex on where it should be going -- a new fleet, upgrading facilities, etc,” said IG Markets analyst Evan Lucas.

The downgrades follow a dire forecast in December of a half-year loss of up to Aus$300 million (US$267 million) and the decision to axe 1,000 jobs due to “immense” cost pressures.

Qantas chief financial officer Gareth Evans said the news was not unexpected and underscored the difficulties faced by the company, which include record fuel costs and fierce competition from domestic rival Virgin Australia.

Its shares closed 2.27 percent higher at Aus$1.125 on a broadly buoyant market, with investors already pricing in a downgrade after Moody’s put Qantas on credit review last month.

“Earnings conditions have deteriorated rapidly in recent months and we now face some of the most challenging circumstances in our history, including an uneven playing field in Australian aviation,” Evans said in a statement to the Australian stock exchange.

“We continue to talk to the Australian government about options for resolving this situation.”

Qantas claims foreign ownership restrictions of 49 percent imposed when it was privatised in 1995 have put it at a disadvantage in relation to Virgin, which is now majority-owned by state-backed Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad.

It has been lobbying Canberra to ease the foreign investment cap or intervene with a capital injection to shore up its business.

December’s grim forecast doused hopes that Qantas had turned a corner by signing a major partnership with Dubai-based Emirates and reversing its 2012 annual loss -- the first since privatisation -- with a modest Aus$5 million full-year profit announced in August.

Competitive pressures were singled out as a key concern by Moody’s senior vice president Ian Lewis in Thursday’s downgrade.

As at December 31, the airline said it had “strong liquidity” including substantial cash reserves and undrawn committed bank facilities totalling approximately Aus$3 billion, with gross debt reduced by Aus$1 billion during the 2013 financial year and “no significant debt refinancing due until mid-2015.”

Fan craft penetrates overseas market

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DENPASAR - Lovers of fan craft are not necessary to get confused or look for this product far. They can find it at Sesetan village, Denpasar. Its market share is not only local consumers, but also international consumers. Even, nobody imagines if the fan craft made by creative hands of Balinese people was taken advantage for souvenirs of the Wedding party of Prince William and Kate Middleton, contestants of Miss World beauty pageant and the APEC women’s delegates. More recently, it was also used in the selection of Miss Bali 2013.

A fan entrepreneur from Sesetan overseas,” he said. just knew my business recently,” village, Wayan Wiraperdhana, told In such conditions, said Wirap- he said. that fan craftsmen originally devel- erdhana, his art shop was actually Wiraperdhana revealed that his oped in the area in 1970. At that time, affected, too. Nevertheless, he con- business belonged to home industry. the fan craftsmen and businesses tinuously made innovation by creat- Then, it further developed into an proliferated and became a source of ing new motives and designs. “For- industry. “I am a third generation, community’s income. “Formerly, tunately, we have overseas buyers, so where this business is a legacy of Sesetan was indeed very famous for that our exports can continue. We are my grandfather. My younger brother its fan handicraft,” he said. optimistic to develop and disseminate also has a fan handicraft business. AlHowever, he continued, the ups this product,” he said. though we equally run this business, and down of tourism industry, comSince his products were used in we have a different design taste,” he petition and bombings in 2002 had various prestigious events, he even- said friendly. caused the art shops to close one tually got invitation from central by one. “In the past, the village was government in Jakarta as a form of Creative ideas famous for its fan craftsmen, but appreciation. “For the event, I was In harmony with the development now only a few fan art shops remain represented by my father, but many of culture and the demands of design, to survive. Even, the Denpasar colleagues asked why my father he said, in Bali and Indonesia in downtowners rarely know about the could be invited and in what capac- general, the fan was mostly served existence of my craft business. Prob- ity the invitation was. He just replied as property of traditional and modern ably, it happens because most of our that he was invited as a craftsman. dance. However, through creative enthusiasts and market orientation are Meanwhile, the government in Bali ideas it could have multifunction.

“Fan can be made into souvenirs, room ornaments, flower vase, magician property and fashion show where the colors and motif are adapted to clothing. In addition, the fan can definitely be taken everywhere and it will be helpful when it is stiflingly hot. When it is brought by a woman, she will look more elegant and fashionable. For instance, first ladies often bring a fan in a formal and non-formal event,” said the man having a hobby in art and design.

Wiraperdhana conveyed that he should maintain the quality in order his business could still survive. “To maintain the quality, I personally make it through in-house production and am ready to compete. Out design is limited edition as it is original hand fan with the ethnic and modern design. The materials in used also vary, where some items are from Bali such as endek cloth, batik and stick made from mahogany wood and cow bone.

Meanwhile, for brocade cloth, we import it from France and silk from China,” he explained.

Currently the art shop named Wiracana Hand Fan on the area of

200-square meter is made like a gallery. “We employ 150 workers, where previously they did not have basic skills in the making of fan craft and here I train them from zero. Employees are my assets. Therefore, we want to mutually help and benefit so that we can be equally prosperous,” he said.

He stated, although it was ever down, they were not directly frustrated. “We aggressively make promotion through exhibitions overseas such as in Barcelona, Madrid, Canary Island, Amsterdam and Dubai. Now, our products have been exported to overseas such as to Spain, Mexico, Italy, France, Japan, Korea and Singapore. We are also targeting local market such as hotels and expatriates,” he explained.

“Fan is my life. I can grow up and attend school due to the proceeds of this fan business. I am proud that my products are also in demand by Indonesian artists and designers such as Anggun C. Sasmi, Ari Tulang, Samuel Wattimena, Ayu Mirah, Didit Maulana Iwan Tirta and much more,” he added. (ocha)

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Distribution of teacher uneven

Nusa Penida lacks of dozens of teachers Bali Post

The garbage is pilling up in Melaya Market, Jembrana

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Rubbish at Melaya Market piles up Bali Post

NEGARA - Rubbish at temporary landfill of Melaya Market, Melaya subdistrict, frequently piles up for days. Such condition causes the temporary landfill to be unable to accommodate so the rubbish spills out. According to local resident on Wednesday (Jan 8), it happened due to garbage trucks only came a few times in a week to haul the rubbish. Meanwhile, the permanent landfill building was incomparable to the volume of incoming rubbish every day.

Such condition often reaped complaints from traders and market visitors. The smell generated and the flies made them uncomfortable. Moreover, near the temporary landfill sat a row of food and drink stalls. While at night, the front courtyard of the market closely located to temporary landfill was filled with stalls for the Night Market. As seen last Wednesday, the rubbish looked to spill out of the landfill building to several meters. Additionally, the rubbish was also surrounded by a lot of flies and exuded unpleasant odor.

Temporary landfill located in front of the market piled up rotting rubbish as the collection schedule was in long time. Within a week, sometimes it was only transported on Saturdays.

Residents hoped the rubbish could be transported

every day or every other day so as not to accumulate and lead to unsanitary condition around the rubbish. Nyoman Kecip, 65, said the rubbish was rarely taken because, according to information, there was restricted budget to transport the rubbish. Indeed, the Melaya Market was a bit far away from Peh Landfill at Kaliakah.

Spokesperson of Jembrana County, Suherman, when asked about the issue admitted that so far his party never received any complaints regarding the rubbish that was not transported every day. Previously, the Regent of Jembrana had instructed to haul the rubbish every day if the volume had piled up. Actually, the transportation only once a week might not occur because the volume of rubbish at Melaya Market was quite a few. (kmb26)

SEMARAPURA - Distribution of teacher, either principals or teachers, has not been even in every subdistrict in Klungkung County. Of the hundreds of teachers, in one region, the existence of teacher are abundant. However, the other region even lacks of principals and teachers. From the data in the Education Agency, Nusa Penida is known to still lack of dozens of teachers, particularly class teacher of elementary school. Even, two elementary schools have no principal.

Such condition was recognized by Wayan Ringin, the former Head of Klungkung Education Agency, Wednesday (Jan 8), who recently stepped down after official mutation, Tuesday (Jan 7). His party mentioned the shortage of teacher in Klungkung was mostly visible at the elementary level.

It happened because the distribution of elementary school teacher was quite a few.

Even, it reached to mountainous area in Nusa Penida subdistrict. “The most shortage occurs in Nusa Penida, namely 40 class teachers,” said Ringin after packing up to leave his office on Wednesday. It became a chore for his successor because human resources of Nusa Penida should be built starting from the character building.

In general, the number of teachers at elementary level totally reached 138 principals, 242 teachers of religion, 118 physical education teachers and 978 class teachers.

Of that amount, other than in Nusa Penida, a shortage of 22 teachers occurred in Dawan subdistrict. Strangely, other subdistricts such as Banjarangkan and Klungkung had excessive teachers respectively 16 and 19 teachers. As for junior high school level, there were totally 699 teachers with the

need of 489 teachers, so the surplus came to 146 teachers. However, Ringin said that Klungkung still lacked of 36 teachers on certain subjects. “For a particular subject, Klungkung indeed has had excessive teachers, while other subjects still lack of teachers,” he said.

Meanwhile, similar condition also occurred to the level of high school and vocational school. Ringin said the total number reached 324 teachers. Of that amount, there was a surplus of 53 teachers of certain subjects, while still lacked 37 teachers of the other subjects. He claimed the equalization of teacher distribution remained a chore to be resolved by the Education Agency. In Nusa Penida, he said that most teachers were migrants. He hoped the remaining shortage of teacher in Nusa Penida could be filled by teachers from Nusa Penida. Though he did not claim if the migrant teachers were not optimal, at least it affected the quality of education.

Aside from the matter of equitable teacher distribution, the facilities and infrastructure of school building were also considered minus. At least, it could be observed from a number of schools in Klungkung that remained to apply afternoon class. Secretary of the Klungkung Education Agency, Gusti Ketut Kaler, said last Wednesday that school conditions spreading to mountainous area as in Nusa Penida slightly complicated the agency. However, all the problems were expected to be totally resolved this year. With the new head of Education Agency, he expected to bring in new ideas to address other issues in the education sector. (kmb31)

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PYONGYANG, North Korea — Dennis Rodman apologized Thursday for comments about captive American missionary Kenneth Bae in an interview with CNN. A day after the former basketball star sang “Happy Birthday” to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and led a squad of former NBA players in a friendly game, Rodman issued the apology through publicist Jules Feiler in an email message to The Associated Press.

“I want to apologize,” Rodman said. “I take full responsibility for my actions. It had been a very stressful day. Some of my teammates were leaving because of pressure from their families and business associates.

My dreams of basketball diplomacy was quickly falling apart. I had been drinking. It’s not an excuse but by the time the interview happened I was upset. I was overwhelmed. It’s not an excuse, it’s just the truth.

“I want to first apologize to Kenneth Bae’s family. I want to apologize to my teammates and my management team. I also want to apologize to Chris Cuomo. I embarrassed a lot of people. I’m very sorry. At this point I should know better than to make political statements. I’m truly sorry.”

Rodman has been slammed for not using his influence with Kim to help free Bae, the missionary in poor health who is being confined in the North for “anti-state” crimes. On CNN on Tuesday, Rodman implied Bae was at fault. Bae’s sister, Terri Chung, said his family couldn’t believe what Rodman said.

“Here’s somebody who is in a position to do some good for Kenneth and refuses to do so,” Chung told KOMO Radio in Seattle on Wednesday.

“And then after the fact, instead, he decides to hurl these unqualified accusations against Kenneth. It’s clear he has no idea what he’s talking about. I’m not sure who he’s talking to, where he’s getting his information, but he’s certainly no authority on Kenneth Bae.” The U.S. State Department distanced itself from Rodman and said it did not want to “dignify” his activities or comments in Pyongyang by commenting on them. But spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the department was open to speaking with Rodman on his return. “We have not reached out to him. We’ve said before, if he wants to reach out to us, we’re happy to hear from him and what he has to say,” she told reporters.

Car windshield shattered, a bag taken away

Victim suffers a loss at IDR 10 million

Iran’s Khamenei says nuclear talks show U.S. enmity “We had announced previously that on certain issues, if we feel it is expedient, we would negotiate with the Satan (the United States) to deter its evil,” Khamenei told a gathering, reported by the official IRNA news agency. “The nuclear talks showed the enmity of America against Iran, Iranians, Islam and Muslims,” he said.

Iran and the European Union will hold talks in Geneva on Thursday to discuss the practical details of implementing a nuclear agreement reached in Geneva in November. U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman is also due to take part.

The Geneva deal was designed to

halt Iran’s nuclear advances for six months to buy time for negotiations on a final settlement. Scope for diplomacy widened after Iran elected the pragmatic Hassan Rouhani as president in June. He had promised to reduce Tehran’s isolation and win an easing of sanctions.

Under the accord, Iran will curb its atomic activities, which the West suspects are aimed at acquiring a nuclear bomb capability, in return for some easing of the international sanctions that have battered the oil producer’s economy. Iran says its nuclear work is entirely peaceful.

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explosive devices, but only one of the bombs went off and no one was hurt.

The killings are further heightening security concerns ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which also lies near the Caucasus region, where an Islamic insurgency is simmering.

Vladimir Markin, spokesman for Russia’s main investigative agency, said in a statement issued Thursday that Federal Security Service officers had joined the investigation. He said no motive had yet been determined.

The cars with the six dead men were discovered Wednesday on the outskirts of the city of Pyatigorsk.

ANKARA - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that nuclear negotiations with world powers had revealed U.S. “enmity” towards the Islamic state. He was speaking hours before the resumption of talks in Geneva.

Dennis Rodman blows a kiss to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seated above in the stands, before an exhibition basketball game with US and North Korean players at an indoor stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014.

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DENPASAR - Culprit of windshield shatter starts to wander in Denpasar area. As proof, the windshield of vehicle belonging to Ahmad Asnawi, 39, was shattered and a bag was successfully taken away. The crime occurred in front of the office of PT Semen Tonasa at Jalan Mahendradatta 234 Denpasar on Tuesday night (Jan 7). As a result of the incident, the victim claimed to suffer a loss worth IDR 10 million.

A source in police station said on Wednesday (Jan 8) the windshield shattering action was taking place around 11:30 night. The victim previously parked his car at the scene.

The victim working as the staff of PT Semen Tonasa was working in the office at that time. “Red Toyota Avanza vehicle with license plate DK 244 RA was parked in front of his office,” said the source.

The source rejecting to mention its name explained the car windshield shattering was just known by the victim when he was out of the office. His car windshield was seen to have been shattered and a bag containing a laptop and papers vanished.

Knowing this, the victim immediately reported the incident to Denpasar Police. A number of police officers went to the scene immediately.

They did a crime scene investigation and examined witnesses. However, so far the culprit was not known. Spokesperson of Denpasar Police, IB Sarjana, when asked for his confirmation last Wednesday claimed to have received the report.

Related to the report, he asked people to park their car carefully. “I will check first the report,” he explained. (kmb21)

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6 men found dead in 4 cars

MOSCOW — Russian investigators are trying to determine who killed six men whose bodies were found in four cars abandoned in an area of southern Russia close to the volatile Caucasus Mountains.

Three of the cars were rigged with

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Burberry channels arty dandy at menswear show

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Few ‘wearables’ balance fashion and function Associated Press Writer

Leaders urged not to think instantly Bali Post

LONDON — Colorful silk scarves tied daintily around the neck, fishnet mesh vests, big furry mohair coats — and we’re talking about menswear, not women’s. The latest men’s offerings from British luxury label Burberry Prorsum, showcased Wednesday in London, were themed “A painterly journey.” The collection’s decadent fabrics and arty prints had a feel of the English dandy and more than a hint of femininity about them.

Chief designer Christopher Bailey said he was inspired by the works of British artists, including Christopher Wood and Ben Nicholson. “That kind of translated into these hand-painted bags, handpainted coats, embroideries and jacquards,” he said backstage after the show. “I wanted the collection to feel very, very rich as well.”

The designer will soon also take on the role of CEO at Burberry after Angela Ahrendts announced she was leaving the brand for Apple. Although Bailey is widely admired for transforming Burberry from a fusty brand to Britain’s most powerful fashion house, there is uncertainty about how the label’s business will be affected by the change.

There is no question, though, that Burberry will continue its campaign to promote itself worldwide in a big way with digital technology and social media, especially in Asian markets like China.

Wednesday’s catwalk was streamed live to thousands of customers around the world through a dozen Burberry platforms, including Instagram and YouTube, and buyers could order runway looks right after the show.

In line with the arty theme, prints were big and bold. Models opened the catwalk wearing scarves, shirts and sweaters featuring prints of London maps and landmarks such as St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Vines and autumn leaf patterns in mustard, burgundy and hunter green dominated the second half of the show.

Many of those patterns were used on heavy blanket-like scarves, draped on one shoulder as if the model just casually threw it on.

The look was stylish enough, though somewhat impractical off the catwalk.

Some of the looks — say the fluffy coats, floral suede outerwear and the way silk scarves were tied — might be too feminine-looking for many men, but there also were plenty of classic tweed and trench coats for the less adventurous.

onstrated a onesie that can measure a baby’s temperature, pulse and breathing rate. It sends a wireless signal to a parent’s “smart” coffee cup, which shows a smiley face in lights if the baby is sleeping well and a worried face if the child is too hot or close to waking up. The outfit can also send a signal to a smart bottle warmer, so it can be ready with warm formula when the baby wakes.

“We want to make everything smart,” Krzanich said, showing off the brains of the onesie —a computer the size of a stamp. The smart onesie is one example of the many gadgets at the show that are designed to demonstrate what technology can do. What’s less clear is whether they tackle real problems, and improve life so much that people will care to buy them.

The wearables industry is haunted by an earlier false start: Bluetooth

headsets, which were commonplace a few years ago, fell out of favor.

The shift away from phone calls and towards texting was one factor, but many say it simply became uncool to walk around in public with a listening device protruding from one’s ear. It’s easier to convince consumers to wear gadgets on their wrists, and that’s where most of the industry’s energy is focused.

“The wrist is one of the few places where it’s socially acceptable and technologically feasible to wear a gadget,” says David Rosales, the chief technology officer of Meta Watch Ltd., a spinoff of watchmaker Fossil. Rosales has been making smartwatches for years, but only now does he believe they can break into the mainstream. It’s not so much a matter of technology — smartwatches worked fine in 2006, as one of social acceptance, he says.

DENPASAR - An economic observer, Viraguna Bagoes Oka, asked the leaders of Bali, both at the provincial, county and municipal government not to think instantly in resolving any problems encountered without thinking about the long-term impact.

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An economic observer, Viraguna Bagoes Oka, asked the leaders of Bali, both at the provincial, county and municipal government not to think instantly in resolving any problems encountered without thinking about the long-term impact.

“Current leaders are inclined to think instantly. To meet the demand for food, for instance, it is resolved by importing instead of utilizing the existing local potential,” said Viraguna when met in Denpasar.

He said the instant policies taken by the leaders in addressing every problem ultimately came to an end in the misery of society.

Such condition was reflected in the increasing number of poor people in the midst of economic growth and tourism of Bali.

“The executive, legislative and judicative element must agree to what is fought in preserving local wisdom, not to think instantly and quickly. Do not only come during campaign period and then forget after getting position.

Then, when another campaign comes, they say to struggle again for people’s fate,” he said.

He invited all the components to think holistically about the interest of Bali, not for the interest of groups. Then, he engaged the elected leader candidates to think clearly to escort the interests of Bali that was ravaged. “Without deeper introspection, it will destroy Bali because this political year is taken

advantage to make exploitation for personal gains, so that nature, culture and local wisdom are mortgaged with such things,” he said.

He said the problem encountered

by Bali was not only related to economic issues, but also political, legal and social issues. To that end, Bali needed a strong leadership to organize and get around any problems which emerged especially the impact of the uncontrollable central government policies. “Regional autonomy set must be utilized to protect our society. Leaders also have to commit that regional autonomy must be utilized maximally, so that it can control the external impacts. It must be control in order the regional interests is not compromised,” he said.

According to him, with one command, Bali could organize itself from all lines, including the incoming investment. Command of leadership should also be consistent, and consequently utilize the full autonomy to organize both the economy and law so the local wisdom or local value was not compromised.

“Bali is unique and must be treated specially. By utilizing the

function of regional autonomy, not all the money to be invested in Bali will get in because we have a device where the incoming money should go through the system,” he said.

Government should realize that the authority of local autonomy should be able to touch various aspects, such as the economy, basic needs and distribution management. Even, the infrastructure should be self-managed. “Since we have the authority to manage, any entry from outside will be adjusted to the applicable rules and must provide maximum benefit to local community,” he said.

With the policy of regional autonomy, Bali would be able to face the free market because it had been safeguarded by local rules. For example, Malaysia and Singapore in the face of global competition had owned local rules that should be adhered to by other countries. “So when the free market applies, we already have local rules. Those wishing to invest or enter into Bali must comply with local rules. In short, not all investors can get into Bali since there are criteria to be complied with,” he explained. (kmb27)

Hong Kong artists hold wedding in Bali

LAS VEGAS — Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages. Some brave souls are even donning Google’s geeky-looking Glass eyewear. For the technology industry, this is exciting time, but also a risky one. No one really knows whether the average consumer can be enticed to make gadgets part of their everyday attire. The question is: Can tech companies create wearables with the right mix of function and fashion?

Wearable computing devices are igniting an explosion of hope and creativity that’s engaged both startups and big companies including Samsung, Sony, LG and others. At the International Consumer Electronics Show this week, companies are showing off hundreds of new watches, wristbands and eyeglasses with built-in video screens or cameras.

The industry is encouraged by the attention Google’s Glass is getting. The device is worn like a pair of glasses and projects a small video screen into the wearer’s field of vision.

Companies are also encouraged by the success —albeit on a small scale— of the Pebble and Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatches.

Intel Corp., the world’s largest maker of computer processors, is on the wearable computing bandwagon, too. Its CEO, Brian Krzanich, dem-

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Fitbug Orb activity trackers are worn by an exhibit representative during the International Consumer Electronics Show, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Las Vegas. Fitbug has introduced KiK Plans, which are the first ever customized exercise and diet programs that work with Fitbug activity trackers to provide the guidance needed to reach health and fitness goals for important occasions.

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HONG KONG - Chinese mainland actress Yang Mi and HK actor Hawick Lau hold a romantic wedding in Bali on Jan. 8, 2014.

After announcing last November that they had registered their marriage, Hawick Lau and Yang Mi hold their wedding ceremony on Bali Island on January 8, exactly two years after they went public with their relationship.

The ceremony will be a small-scale event, attended primarily by family members and relatives. Close friend and fellow actress Tiffany Tang, who served as the Maid of Honor, was the only representative from the entertainment industry.

“When we began preparing for the wedding, we asked a lot of their good friends in the industry, but most of them were busy with work,” explained one ceremony employee.

“The two of them did not want to cause trouble for everyone because of their wedding.” They’ve agreed to treat their industry friends to a private meal.

The ceremony was planned entirely by Hawick, while Yang Mi was responsible only for the wedding dress design and the wedding sweets. However, the two jointly selected the location of Bali Island, having previously visited for work. The couple will spend three days on the island before returning to mainland China to resume work.

The wedding venue was a five-star hotel near the beach, where the cost for rooms ranges from $8,500 to 55,000 HKD per night. It is estimated that Hawick spent more than $1 million HKD on the ceremony.

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Heavy rain, stone and gravel cover up Kubu pathway

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BANGLI - Persistent rain having been flushing Bangli since the past few times, in fact, did not only cause an avalanche disaster. Along the way of Kubu village, Bangli, rocks and gravels on the roadside took onto the asphalt and covered up the road surface and were very hazardous to road users. Allegedly, such condition occurred due to less maximal function of the sewer as a drain for the runoff.

Headman of Kubu, Nengah Aryo Wibowo, said on Wednesday (Jan 8) the gravel and sand covering up the road surface all this time were washed away by rainwater on to the road. Stone and gravel piled up along the road, precisely around the hamlet hall of Kubu. Such condition was recognized to be very hazardous to road users because it made the road slippery. Moreover, the pathway was the main route to Kintamani.

To that end, his party with the team of Bangli Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) took action to clean up the gravel and sand. “To prevent any accident, we do cleanup action by involving village youth club aside from the BPBD,” he said. (ina)

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The locals in Kubu Village, Bangli are cleaning the road from stone and gravel

Illegal LPG refilling Including allocation for stressed warehouse raided by police Bangli Mental Hospital adds treatment bed

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BANGLI - Apparently the legislative election next April does not only become a regular activity of the members of the Bangli Electoral Commission, but also the authority of Bali Central Mental Hospital in Bangli. The only mental hospital in Bali is now preparing additional rooms to accommodate the public suffering mental disorder including the stressed legislative candidates. Probably, there will be stressed legislative candidates who lost out in the election of this year considering the number of seats available is not comparable to the number of candidates participating in the election.

Deputy Director of Services of Bali Mental Hospital, Nyoman Sukartha, said on Wednesday (Jan 8) the level of stress that led to mental disorders was estimated to be higher.

Therefore, his party indirectly anticipated such condition with the addition of rooms. Of the 340 existing beds all this time, 321 beds had been occupied by patients, while his party would increase it to 400 units. Such amount would be added after the completion of the integrated building scheduled to be in operation next February.

He said a number of treatment rooms would be provided in the integrated building with a variety of classes, ranging from class three, class two to class one including VIP room equipped with

various facilities such as air conditioner, spring bed, hot water, fridge and so on. Not only that, the mental hospital would also be equipped with the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) room by setting 20 beds.

However, the addition of 100 rooms was mentioned not to be solely intended for stressed candidates but also for general public who were in need of treatment for psychiatric disorder. “Obviously, we do not consider it specifically. To be sure, the addition of new building is for the public in need of treatment related to psychiatric disorders whether it is mental disorder due to legislative election or not,” he said.

Nevertheless, Sukartha did not dismiss the occurrence of stress among the legislative candidates who failed to compete for legislative seat that was indeed higher at this time. Psychologically, the number of legislative candidates today was not proportional to the number of seats available. So, there would be stressed candidates who failed to be a legislator. “Psychologically, it can affect the level of stress. There are so many candidates, while the number of seat available is not comparable. So, such condition can happen,” he said.

On that account, to minimize the level of stress, Sukartha expected the candidates could prepare themselves for victory and defeat in the upcoming legislative election. (ina)

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DENPASAR - The ranks of Denpasar Police Criminal Detective raided a warehouse alleged to be used to illegally refill LPG cylinder, Wednesday dawn (Jan 8). The warehouse is owned by PT Paon Dewata Bali located on Jalan Cargo Taman, West Denpasar. Police arrested three employees consisting of Made Sukerta Mara, Edi Aryasa and I Gde Muiartawan.

Even, the owner of warehouse or company, I Nyoman Kariasa, 41, was also led to Denpasar Police for questioning. In addition, a number of evidences were seized by police.

For example, thousands of 3-kg and 12-kg gas cylinder as well as a number of tools used to refill. “The four are still intensively examined in the investigator room,” said one of the police officers last Wednesday.

As information, police had long suspected the existence of the warehouse. Moreover, it was corroborated with the information if the warehouse had a wall height of 10 meters used for illegal LPG refilling. Nevertheless, police did not directly raid the location because they needed a prudence and certainty if the warehouse was used for illegal gas refilling.

It was done because at glance the warehouse was always closed. Moreover, the gate was padlocked from outside. By all means, such condition obscured if there was nobody

in the warehouse, let alone refilling activity.

To prove it, police conducted an investigation. Some members of mobile detective unit (buser) led by Chief Section IV of Denpasar Police Detective Criminal, Panji Ramadan, made a raid.

Even, police made a ladder in order to enter and pass through the 10-meter high wall. Prior to going inside, police photographed first the activity of the three employees. After that, police went in and ambushed them. “When ambushed, they tried to escape. However, police quickly paralyzed them,” he said while asking his name to be kept secret.

Being unable to move, the three employees were then taken to Denpasar Police. They claimed to have been working since two months. Such illegal refilling activities, they admitted, was instructed by the warehouse owner. “Once they were interrogated, the warehouse owner came himself to police station. The owner was also directly examined,” he told reporters last Wednesday.

Based on examination to the three employees, it was obtained that four 3-kg gas cylinders were transferred into a 12-kg cylinder. The 3-kg gas cylinder was purchased at the price of IDR 15,000 and then the 12-kg gas cylinder was sold for IDR 82,000. So, the profit obtained was IDR 22,000. Meanwhile, the raid seized thousands of gas cylinders. (kmb21)

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Diwangkara Holiday Villa Beach Resort and spa

SANUR - Providing 23 tastefully designed Balinese-style bungalows, this boutique hotel is located on the beautiful beach of Sanur.

The two-star Diwangkara Holiday Villa Beach Resort & Spa is just a twenty-minute drive from the Ngurah Rai International Airport, and fifteen minutes from Denpasar, the capital city of Bali. It is also surrounded

by Balinese art and craft galleries, shopping arcades, temples, and famous attractions like the Le Mayeur Museum. The swimming pool is also set in an open air lounging area, where guests relax and have a drink.

Its onsite open-air restaurant, the Lagenda Fusion Restaurant is directly on the beach overlooking the Mount Agung and offers international and Asian cuisine. Room types consist of villa, superior, superior garden, deluxe garden, deluxe. This hotel also strategist where it is near with beach, restaurant and shopping center.

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Calendar Event for January 1 through February 26, 2014 1 Jan Buda Kliwon Matal, Kajeng Kliwon And Tilem Sasih Kenam Pura Desa Sukawati Sukawati Pura Pasek Gelgel Gelgel Bebetin Pura Maspahit Sesetan Pura Padharman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih 11 Jan Tumpek Kandang Pura Desa Gianyar Pura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri Tabanan Pura Sang Hyang Tegal Tegalalang 15 Jan Purnama Sasih Kapitu Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Pura Puseh Manakaji Peninjauan Bangli Pura Taman Limut Pengosekan Mas Ubud Pura Benua Besakih Pura Gunung Rena Sidemen Karangasem Pura Pasek Gelgel Abadi Karangasem Pura Pucak Gunung Mangun Kubu Karangasem 16 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan

17 Jan Hari Bhatara Sri 21 Jan Anggara Kasih Prangbakat Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa Klungkung Pura Tirtha Sidamala Bebalang Bangli Pura Gunung Pangsong Lombok Pura Dalem Benawah Gianyar Pura Dalem Bitra Gianyar Pura Pura Hyang Haluh/Jenggala Besakih

Pura Tengkulak Tulikup Gianyar Pura Taman Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Badung

Pura Penataran Giri Purwo Tegal Delimo Banyuwangi Pura jala Sidhi amerta Juanda Surabaya

29 Jan Hari Siwaratri

19 Feb Buda Cemeng Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Pura Melanting Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran ped Nusa Penida Pura Gaduhan Jagat Singakerta Ubud Pura Masceti Sanding Tampak Siring Pura Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan Kelungkung Pura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Kedonganan Kuta Pura Guwa Besakih Pura Basukian Besakih Pura Jati Ubud Pura Melanting Ubud Pura Dalem Peed Nusa Penida Pura Sad Kayangan Nusa Penida Pura Penataran Agung Gunung Karangasem

30 Jan Tilem Sasih Kepitu Pura Buana Kawan Besakih Pura Ulun Kulkul Besakih 31 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan 5 Feb Buda Kliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan Peninjauan Tembuku Bangli Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng Pura Kayangan Tiga Seririt Buleleng Pura Agung Gunung Raung Taro Tegalalang 6 Feb Pura Dalem Puri Besakih 14 Feb Purnama Sasih Kawulu Pura Dalem Batur Bangli Pura Ida Ratu Pasek Besakih Pura Dalem Suci Sidemen Karangasem Pura Buana Kawan Besakih 15 Feb Tumpek Wayang & Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan Pura Majapahit Jembrana Pura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan Sesetan Pura Pedarman Dalem Sukawati Besakih Pura Pedarman Mengwi Besakih Pura Pedarman Kaba-kaba Besakih Pura Pedarman Dalem Bakas Besakih Pura Pedarman Dinasti Dalem Besakih

21 Feb Hari Bhatara Sri 25 Feb Anggara Kasih Dukut Pura Dalem Batuyang Batubulan Pura Pasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Undagi Krambitan Tabanan Pura Pucak Taman bedulu Gianyar Pura Puser Jagat Nusa Penida Pura Dalem Purwa Kawan Bangli Pura Desa Ketewel Gianyar 26 Feb Pura Agung Pasek gelgel Sibang Kaja Abian Semal Pura Dalem Samprangan Gianyar

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Bullock sweeps People’s Choice Awards Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock reigned supreme at the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards, taking home four trophies as the evening’s top winner. The actress was named favorite movie actress, comedic actress, dramatic actress and shared the favorite movie duo award with “Gravity” co-star George Clooney. Bullock’s buddy comedy, “The Heat,” co-starring Melissa McCarthy, was awarded favorite comedic movie.

Fans deemed Ellen DeGeneres their favorite daytime TV host, making her the woman who has gained the most People’s Choice Awards with a total of 14 trophies. “As a young girl growing up in New Orleans, if anyone would have told me I was going to win 14 People’s Choice Awards I...I mean 12, yes. 13, maybe. But 14?” joked DeGeneres, host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” who said that she wanted to make the show for everyone from old, young, black, white, guy and straight.

“Iron Man 3” scored three awards including favorite movie, action movie and the film’s star, Robert Downey Jr., channeling Iron Man in his acceptance speech, received the favorite action movie star honor.

Justin Timberlake also nabbed three awards. Among them was the favorite album accolade for “The 20/20 Experience.” In a sweet moment, he thanked his “beautiful wife,” Jessica Biel, “for teaching me patience and the little things like just putting the dishes in the dishwasher. It goes a long way. Fellas, you’re welcome.”

Katy Perry, who was not at the show, scored the win for favorite video for the third year in a row, following up last year’s award for “Part of Me” and 2012’s honor for “Last Friday Night” with her hit “Roar” this year.

A pregnant Drew Barrymore, who joked that DeGeneres had called her fat backstage, presented her “Blended” co-star Adam Sandler with the comedic movie actor award. After debuting her

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Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev, the stars of “The Vampire Diaries,” earned the award for best on-screen chemistry at the People’s Choice Awards. The duo, who had their round of break-ups and make-ups on-screen and off, joked about their coupledom.

“The good thing is chemistry,” said Dobrev, with her arm around Somerhalder, who she is no long romantically attached to. They managed to make a would-be awkward moment entertaining by addressing their buzz-worthy pairing head-on.

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Sandra Bullock, winner of the Favorite Movie Actress, Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress and Favorite Comedic Movie Actress poses in the press room at the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Los Angeles.

Proliferation of unlicensed tourist accommodations in Bali, particularly villas, was assessed by a lecturer of Tourism Faculty of Udayana University, I Putu Anom, happened due to weak law enforcement in Bali.

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Discipline of unlicensed villas half-hearted Bali Post

DENPASAR - Proliferation of unlicensed tourist accommodations in Bali, particularly villas, was assessed by a lecturer of Tourism Faculty of Udayana University, I Putu Anom, happened due to weak law enforcement in Bali. Government seemed half-hearted in carrying out the mandate of the Regional Bylaw (Perda) and legislation kindling the proliferation of the unlicensed business.

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South Korea boy band BIGBANG rocks in Japan Associated Press Writer

TOKYO — South Korean pop group BIGBANG is set to end a massively successful tour of Japan, cementing its status as one of the more popular boy bands in Asia. The five-member band closes out the tour, with stops at all six of Japan’s domed stadiums, with three shows starting Saturday in Osaka.

The band is popular because, unlike

some of the manufactured Korean pop music, its members often write and produce their own music, a mix of electronic sound, hip hop and rap.

That combination also means fans follow the band for other trends as well.

“The fact that people look at what we created, whether it is fashion, music or dance moves, and are willing to follow them, makes us feel good because we feel like we provided great inspirations to them,”

BIGBANG member Taeyang said during the band’s stop in Tokyo.

The 16-show tour is expected to draw about 770,000 fans when it is finishes next week. Band leader G-Dragon, one of the top-earning artists in South Korea, said the band members were nervous at the start of the tour, but relaxed as the shows started and “were able to have fun with each performance.” The other members of the band are T.O.P, Daesung and Seungri.

“In principle, the rules made by government is ineffective or not expressly. When committed to enforce the rules, the government must guard the investors from the beginning of licensing process until the project is executed. So, any fraud can be minimized,” said Putu Anom in Denpasar.

He also judged that government was not careful in issuing building permits that was frequently misused.

As a result, not a few building permits of private home were then functioned as villas. “People ask for building permit for private home but is finally taken advantage for commercial villas without having an accommodation license,” he said.

He said the growth of tourist accommodation in Bali was increasingly unmanageable. Until the end of 2013, Bali had undergone a surplus in room despite an increase in tourist arrivals, but the average room occupancy rate

fell when compared to the year 2012. “If this condition persists, it will kindle a price war excluding the additional hotel development, especially in Southern Bali and the moratorium plan is only a discourse. Its zoning is unclear,” he said.

According to him, the land conversion increasingly reached productive lands, either rice field, plantation or forest, while the violation of shorelines, ravines and lakes increasingly worsened. The environmental damage proliferated and the island of Bali had been getting pockmarked.

Chairman of the Bali Villa Association, Jero Mangku Wayan Suteja, also admitted that competition of villas in Bali was increasingly difficult due to the proliferation of villas in Bali, especially in the areas favored by many tourists such as Badung and Gianyar. Even, the average annual growth reached 10 percent.

“Competition will be getting more intense because every year the growth of villa tends to increase. Among the very rapid growth of the villa, the most rampantly seen is in Badung and Ubud area,” he said.

It was mentioned the number of villa in Bali reached more than1,200 villas where 700 villas were located in Badung, while the rest scattered in Tabanan, Buleleng, Klungkung, Gianyar and other regions. “The unlicensed is more than 10 percent,” he said.

It was mentioned that his party had urged the central government to immediately approve the National Villa Standards having been designed to suppress the growth of unlicensed villas. “At the moment, there have been no clear rules governing the existence of villas so many villas are not licensed. We encourage tourism ministry to immediately issue the National Villa Business Standards,” he said.

He added the rules were just waiting for an endorsement from the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.

Thus, the local government and provincial government just needed to follow the standards having been implemented by central government through the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. (kmb27)