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Pink to sing national anthem at Super Bowl LII

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CALIFORNIA - Pink will get the Super Bowl party started by singing the national anthem before the championship game in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, the NFL said on Monday.

The performance will mark the Grammy awardwinning singer’s first appearance on the Super Bowl stage, which has been graced by artists such as Luke Bryan, Lady Gaga and Idina Menzel in recent years.

Performances of the national anthem have been a major talking point during the NFL season as players have used the occasion to take knees, sit or link arms during the song to protest about racial inequality and police brutality in the U.S. The protests have been criticized by the Trump Administration, which has chosen to interpret the demonstrations as offensive to the U.S. military.

Vice President Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game in Indianapolis earlier this season when players protested during the anthem.

The NFL previously announced that singer Justin Timberlake would headline the halftime show.

The NFL also announced on Monday that Alexandria Wailes will perform in American Sign Language both the national anthem and “America The Beautiful.” (RTR)

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People demonstrate in front of the Brandenburg Gate to support protests across Iran, in Berlin, Germany January 6, 2018.

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Gwyneth Paltrow to give marriage a second shot

Gwyneth Paltrow

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LOS ANGELES - Actress Gwyneth Paltrow on Monday announced her engagement to U.S. television producer Brad Falchuk, saying she had decided to give marriage a second shot after accepting “the soul-stretching, pattern-breaking opportunities” of intimacy.

Paltrow, 45, who famously described her 2014 separation from her Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin as a “conscious uncoupling,” confirmed the engagement in an interview for the latest edition of her lifestyle magazine

Goop.

“I have tried to accept how complex romantic love can be. I have decided to give it (marriage) a go again, not only because I believe I have found the man I was meant to be with, but because I have accepted the soul-stretching, pattern-breaking opportunities that (terrifyingly) are made possible by intimacy,” she said.

Paltrow and Falchuk, 46, have been dating for about two years.

Falchuk was the co-creator with Ryan Murphy in 2009 of the popu-

lar TV series “Glee.” The two also worked together on the TV series “American Horror Story” and “Scream Queens.”

Paltrow won a best actress Oscar in 1999 for “Shakespeare in Love,” but is now better known as the creator of Goop, a lifestyle website and product store that promotes healthy eating and stressfree living.

She and Martin finalized their divorce in 2016 after 13 years of marriage. They have two children. (rtr)

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Iran protests

More than a week of unrest has seen tens of people die and more than 1,000 arrested, according to Iranian officials. Unrest spread to more than 80 cities and towns as thousands of young and workingclass Iranians voiced anger at graft, unemployment and a deepening gap between rich and poor.

PROTESTS IN IRAN From Dec. 28, 2017 to Jan. 7, 2018. Darker colour indicates several incidents reported in the same location.

Anti-government protests

Pro-government rallies

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In jab at rivals, Rouhani says Iran protests about more than economy

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AFGHANISTAN

LONDON - In a swipe at his hardline rivals, President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday young Iranian protesters were unhappy about far more than just the economy and they would no longer defer to the views and lifestyle of an ageing revolutionary elite. The pragmatic cleric, who defeated anti-Western hardliners to win re-election last year, also called for the lifting of curbs on social media used by anti-government protesters in the most sustained challenge to conservative authorities since 2009.

“It would be a misrepresentation (of events) and also an insult to Iranian people to say they only had economic demands,” Rouhani was quoted as saying

by Tasnim news agency. “People had economic, political and social demands.” Rouhani, 69, suggested there was a generational element to the unrest, which appears to have been spearheaded by under25s.

“We cannot pick a lifestyle and tell two generations after us to live like that. It is impossible...

The views of the young generation about life and the world is different than ours,” he said.

The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s security backbone since the 1979 revolution that created the Islamic Republic, said on Sunday the security forces had put an end to a week of unrest fomented by what it called foreign enemies. The protests, which began over eco-

nomic hardships suffered by the young and working class, spread to more than 80 cities and towns and has resulted in 22 deaths and more than 1,000 arrests, according to Iranian officials.

Hamid Shahriari, the deputy head of the Judiciary said that all ringleaders of the protests had been identified and arrested, and they would be firmly punished and might face capital punishment. Two Iranian lawmakers said on Monday that a 22-year-old detainee has died in prison.

The director of the Prisons Organization, Mostafa Mohebbi, confirmed the death on the judiciary’s official website and said “Sina Ghanbari has hanged himself in a toilet on Saturday”. Many of the protesters questioned Iran’s foreign policy in the Middle East, where it has intervened in Syria and Iraq in a battle for influence with rival Saudi Arabia.

IRANIANS CAN CRITICISE “EVERYONE” The country’s financial support for Palestinians and the Lebanese Shi‘ite group Hezbollah also angered Iranians, who want their government to focus on domestic economic problems instead. Rouhani won re-election last year by promising more jobs for Iran’s youth through more foreign investment, as well as more social justice, individual freedom and political tolerance - aims questioned by his main challenger in the contest.

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Sura dira jayeng rat

Cultural parade enlivening registration of KBS-Ace

DENPASAR - The first registration day for prospective governor and deputy governor candidate of Bali 2018 was utilized by the pair of I Wayan KosterTjok Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (KBS-Ace) to register to the Bali Electoral Commission (KPU) on Monday (Jan. 8). Although the registration was just done around 11:00 Local Time, the supporting mass has started to flock the Jalan Cok Agung Tresna from the morning. Similar crowdedness also happened to the Secretariat of PDI-P Regional Office becoming the start of KBS-Ace package to walk to the office of KPU Bali.

Registration of KBS-Ace itself was graced with a cultural parade featuring up to 500 artists. Various arts were displayed ranging from okokan, baleganjur to traditional dances. Before heading for the office of KPU Bali, the mass said prayers first in the shrine of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) of Bali office. After that, it was resumed with the fragmentary show of Rama, Sita, Laksmana, and Hanoman.

When making the registration, I Wayan Koster was wearing middle customary attires with a white shirt while Cok Ace was in black. Both were accompanied by their respective wife, and escorted by the regents from PDI-P. Among them, there were Regent of Badung, I Nyoman Giri Prasta, Regent of Buleleng Putu Agus Suradnyana, Regent of Jembrana Putu Artha, Regent of Tabanan Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti, Regent of Bangli I Made Gianyar, and Deputy Mayor of Denpasar, IGN Jayanegara. Such an event was also attended by Chairman of the Bali House of Representatives, I Nyoman Adi Wiryatama to Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs, A.A.

Ngurah Puspayoga. In addition, it was also attended by the leaders of the political party promoting the prospective candidates beyond the PDI-P namely the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI), People’s Conscience Party (Hanura) and National Mandate Party (PAN) and two supporting parties namely the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP).

Chairman of the KBS-Ace Winning Team, I Nyoman Giri Prasta, said the cultural parade presented in the KBSAce registration entitled Sura Dira Jayeng Rat meaning ‘the great warrior of the world’s leader’ is the commitment of the KBS-Ace pair in the preservation of customs, traditions, arts and cultures inspired by Hinduism. As a form of diversity, Balinese people coming from various regions in Indonesia were also involved as the parade participants by wearing typical customary attires of their respective region.

“The winning team of KBS-Ace today (Monday) conveys and provides the requirements as prospective candidate of the gubernatorial election 2018 and later we’ll ask the Chairman of Electoral Commission and the ranks to make correction,” he said.

In the meantime, Chairman of Bali Electoral Commission, Dewa Kade Wiarsa Raka Sandi, said the support for the candidacy of KBS-Ace is eligible. For example, the number of seats in the Bali House of Representatives has exceeded 20 percent. So, in terms of proposing leadership of political parties, they have been present entirely. Besides, the suitability of the documents of the decree on the political party management received from the Central Electoral Commission with the executing board that signed in the Bali provincial level.

“The documents have been complete,” he said. Related to the requirement documents of the candidate pair, continued

Raka Sandi, Bali Electoral Commission will only judge based on compliance with the regulation,” he said.

The truth, either administratively or factually, will be determined through verification stage. According to Raka Sandi, the next stage is that all prospective candidates will undergo medical checkup on Wednesday (Jan. 10). Health checks include physical, psychiatry examination and drug-free sampling at Sanglah Hospital. Meanwhile, spiritual and psychological test will be done on Saturday (Jan. 13) at the office of KPU Bali.

Optimistic to achieve 70 percent of votes

Prospective candidate of Bali governor from PDI-P, I Wayan Koster, is quite optimistic to win the gubernatorial election held on June 27, 2018. Vote target to be achieved even reaches 70 percent. This member of the Central House of Representatives even claimed there is no heavy electoral district to reach the votes. However, the entire cadres must work hard to achieve such victory. “In short, we’re confident to win,” he said after making registration at the office of Bali Electoral Commission on Monday (Jan. 8).

According to Koster, the 70-percent target is realistic.

Moreover, in the past legislative election, the promoting parties have a capital of 52 percent of the votes. Responding to the viewpoint of Cok Rat choosing to support Rai Mantra, Koster expressed that he respected to such attitude. “I think it is something personal and we respect him. He has declared that PDI-P cadres across Bali should win KBS,” he said.

On the other hand, Koster also claimed to be ready to build communication with the current Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, because building Bali in the future must indeed use a reference from what has been done by the previous governor. (kmb32)

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I Wayan Koster-Tjok Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (KBS-Ace) during an event in Gianyar.

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U.S. spy satellite believed destroyed after failing to reach orbit -officials

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U.S. spy satellite that was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday failed to reach orbit.

Samsung Elec unveils driverless car parts, infotainment platform LAS VEGAS - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its first set of components for autonomous driving and infotainment solutions developed with Harman International, which it bought about a year ago in a major push into the auto electronics market.

The automotive industry is one of the fastest-growing segments of the technology market, with carmakers looking to add more autonomous features as the race to put driverless cars on the road heats up.

At an annual trade show in Las Vegas this week, Samsung Elec-

tronics unveiled an automotive camera system featuring collision warning, lane-departure warning, and adaptive cruise control, developed in collaboration with Harman.

Samsung bought Harman in an $8 billion deal that closed in March 2017, the biggest overseas acquisition ever by a South Korean company.

Samsung plans to begin shipping the camera system, which is built on machine learning and augmented reality, this year. It did not give details on the exact timing.

Samsung also showcased a

“digital cockpit” that allows drivers to personalise cars even if they do not own them as it pulls users’ profile from their mobile devices and cloud.

Harman and Samsung outlined their plan to deliver 5G technology for cars, adding Harman had secured a “leading European automaker” as a client.

Samsung in September had announced that it set up a strategic business unit for autonomous and advanced driver assistance services, together with a $300 million fund to invest in automotive start-ups and technology. (rtr)

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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its first set of components for autonomous driving and infotainment solutions developed with Harman International

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Supplies run thin, price of tangerine increases

BANGLI — The price of Kintamani tangerine at the farm level is currently getting better.

For each kilogram, farmers of the Kintamani tangerine sold it for IDR 7,000. The price hike of tangerine happens due to the tangerine supply has begun to run thin because it is not harvest season.

WASHINGTON - A U.S. spy satellite that was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday failed to reach orbit and is assumed to be a total loss, two U.S. officials briefed on the mission said on Monday.

The classified intelligence satellite, built by Northrop Grumman Corp, failed to separate from the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket and is assumed to have broken up or plunged into the sea, said the two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The satellite is assumed to be “a write-off,” one of the officials said.

The presumed loss of the satellite was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Northrop Grumman built the multibillion-dollar satellite, codenamed Zuma, and was responsible for choosing the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, both officials said.

An investigation is under way, but there is no initial indication of sabotage or other interference, they said.

SpaceX spokesman James Gleeson said: “We do not comment on missions of this nature; but as of right now reviews of the data indicate Falcon 9 performed nominally.”

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, led by entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched its first satellite for the U.S. military with its Falcon 9 rocket in May of last year. (rtr)

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Adi Nugroho

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Bali’s exports decrease, imports increase

DENPASAR — Bali’s export value in 2017 reached USD 45.9 million, a decrease of 3.76 percent compared to October 2017 when Bali’s exports were valued at USD 47.6 million. Compared to November 2016 however, Bali’s exports showed an increase of 3.84 percent when the Bali’s total exports amounted to USD 44.2 million.

Head of Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, Adi Nugroho added that the growth of cumulative export value from January to November 2017 was recorded to have increased by 5.54 percent -from USD 463.65 million between January-November 2016 up to USD 489.34 million between January-November 2017.

Bali’s exports in 2017 were relatively low in January but increased in February and March, then decreased again in April. “There was a slight increase in May and then a decrease in June 2017. The rest of the year was stable”, he explained.

Exports in Bali were therefor expected to either rise or drop slightly in December. In December 2015 exports rose slightly but in 2016 exports were down in November and December.

Bali’s export commodities are still 89.9 percent processed goods.

The remaining 9.99 percent are agricultural products with very little mined products. The export of manufactured goods increased

slightly form 87 percent to 89.9 percent.

In November 2017, Bali is recorded to have imported some USD 12. 57 million worth of goods, which shows an increase of 20.96, compared to October 2017 when Bali imported some USD 10.39 million worth of goods. Imports in November 2016 amounted to just USD 21.46 which is 41.43 percent less than in November 2017.

Between January and November 2017, Bali imported some ISD 115.

46 million worth of goods, which is a 17.8 percent drop compared to January to November 2016 when Bali imported USD 140.46 million in commodities.

Bali”s imports follow a seasonal pattern with less imports in January, February and March and more imports in April, May and June. “It tends to rise and fall until November then in December it lies in a narrow range”, explained Nugroho.

Except for October to November of 2016, when there were special imports brought in by ship. In terms of value Bali’s imports show a sharp increase.

Meanwhile, in June 2017 there was a large amount of fuel imported whereas it is usually divided over several months.

As a consequence the import figures for June appeared to soar compared to the previous year. (kmb42)

Tangerine farmer from Mangguh village, Kintamani, Nengah Selamat, explained the price hike of Kintamani tangerine has occurred since the past two weeks. Previously, tangerine farmers in Kintamani could only sell their crops at IDR 4,000 to IDR 5,000 per kilogram. However, right now they can sell for IDR 7,000 per kilogram. “Now, the price is good,” he explained.

According to him, the price hike of tangerine is currently influenced by the supply of tangerine fruit at the farmer level that has run thin and it is beyond the harvest season. In Kintamani, the tangerine harvest varies. For the eastern Kintamani region, the harvest period usually runs from July to September, while for the western Kintamani region can last longer until

November.

When asked about the current rainy conditions against the sale of Kintamani tangerine, Selamat said it has no effect. Farmer sells their tangerines because the price is suitable and is getting better. Although it has no effect on sales, he admitted the rain is susceptible to cause fruits to fall out from the trees. Besides, the rain is also very vulnerable to trigger the arrival of pest and disease in tangerine crops.

In the meantime, another tangerine farmer, Wayan Armada, when interviewed separately also admitted that the price of tangerine at the farmer level is currently getting better. For each kilogram, the Kintamani tangerine is sold for IDR 7,000.

In contrast to Selamat, Armada revealed that quite a lot of farmers are anxious with heavy rain that continuously flushes Bangli region. Torrential rain flushing the tangerine trees can cause the fruits to fall out quickly.

As a consequence, farmers can lose.

To prevent losses, some farmers are now forced to harvest early. “In addition to causing the fall, rain is also susceptible to be attacked by diseases such as anthrax,” he added. (kmb40)

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The price hike of tangerine happens due to the tangerine supply has begun to run thin because it is not harvest season.

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Being hungry, these monkeys begin to come down the mountain heading for people’s settlements to find food.

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Being hungry, monkeys come down to people’s settlements AMLAPURA — The eruption of Mount Agung affects the life of the animals around it.

Some animals died from sulfur gas while some others survived such as long-tailed macaques or Macaca fasicularis. Population of this type of monkey recently reduces. Of the hundreds of heads, currently has reduced to dozens of heads. Being hungry, these monkeys begin to come down the mountain heading for people’s settlements to find food.

Such condition is recognized by Chairman of Pasebaya Lingkar Gunung Agung, I Gede Pawana, on Monday (Jan. 8). The population of long-tailed monkeys that live in the mountains with the altitude of 3,142 meters above sea level is not known exactly from the beginning. Based on observations of Pasebaya volunteers when they climbed to feed the

monkeys to the east of Pasar Agung Temple, the number has steadily decreased. Similarly, in the west of the temple, there are only a few left.

“Those living above the temple near the upper slopes are only seen one or two heads,” said I Gede Pawana who is also the headman of Duda Timur, Selat.

Many monkeys of this type are found coming down to find food

around Kesimpar hamlet, Besakih, Rendang. Pawana claimed to still look for the exact origin of the monkeys that come down to people’s settlement whether they are from the slopes of Mount Agung in the Besakih area or from the slopes above the Pasar Agung Temple. In principle, the monkeys live in groups. When coming across other groups, then they will fight.

According to him, the possibility of monkeys coming from Pasar Agung Temple is very small. However, he added where the monkeys come from is not too urgent. This situation has already showed the impact of Mount Agung eruption on the animal habitat around the slopes of Mount Agung. “We count the monkeys at Pasar Agung when feed them. Currently, they amount to 14 heads only whereas before Mount Agung was active their population reached hundreds,” he said.

So far, in addition to monkeys and trees, he has not found any

other animal species occupying the protected forest of Mount Agung that died from the eruption of Mount Agung. However, in accordance with people’s report, he admitted to have received a report related to the death of other animals such as deer. To save this long tailed monkey population, he invited volunteers in Bali to donate various types of fruit or tubers to be collected in order to be carried on the slopes of Mount Agung. For the time being, food supplies are needed to feed the monkeys as long as Mount Agung enters critical phase as it is now. (kmb31)

A former inmate grabbing tourist shot for resisting DENPASAR — Having just been released from Kerobokan Prison last Thursday (Jan. 21), Samsul Arifin, 31, immediately took an action again.

Initially, he took off his friend’s motorcycle. Furthermore, the motorcycle was used when grabbing a British tourist, Diane Margaret Muray, 51, on Jalan Danau Tamblingan, south of Hotel Maya, Sanur, South Denpasar, on Saturday (Dec. 23).

The victim had time to keep the bag so she was dragged by offender. The

incident was viral in social media.

“Results of the investigation finally could reveal the characteristics of the perpetrators. At the end, we arrested the perpetrator on Jalan Danau Tamblingan on December 26.

Since resisting, we were forced to shot on legs,” said Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit of South Denpasar Police, Bangkit Dananjaya, with permission from South Denpasar Police chief Putu Indrajaya on Monday (Jan. 8).

When interrogated, said Bangkit, the perpetrator claimed to just be freed from Kerobokan Prison on Thursday (Dec. 21). At that time, he was picked up by his friend by riding Honda Vario motorcycle. The perpetrator asked to be escorted to Jalan Danau Tempe prostitute house in Sanur. When his friend was off guard, the perpetrator took the motorcycle away. “Next, the perpetrator did a grabbing at the scene by using the motorcycle owned by his friend,”

he said.

On Tuesday (Dec. 26) at 15:00 Local Time, South Denpasar Police Operation team conducted a patrol around the Jalan Danau Tamblingan, Sanur. Armed with the characteristics of the snatcher obtained at the scene, around 15:15 Local Time, a man was passing by riding a white Vario Techno motorcycle with license plate of DK 8181 WF where the characteristics of the man are similar to the perpetrator. Police immediately

arrested him. Furthermore, police interrogated him and the perpetrator admitted his action. The perpetrator was immediately taken to police station.

“The suspect was involved in the case of motorcycle theft in Nusa Dua area. Related to the case, the suspect was sentenced to one year in prison. After being released, the suspect took action again and we are still developing the case,” said Bangkit. (kmb36)

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A cardboard cut-out of Thailand’s Prime Minster Prayuth Chan-ocha is seen next to a microphone after a news conference at government house in Bangkok, Thailand January 8, 2018.

Picture taken January 8, 2018.

Rights group criticises Thai PM’s cardboard cutout gesture

BANGKOK - Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, known for his temperamental outbursts, has adopted a unique tactic to avoid tricky questions from reporters -- leave a cardboard cutout of himself for reporters to quiz.

But the gesture has been criticised by Human Rights Watch which said it shows the military junta chief’s “contempt of media criticism” in a country yet to restore democracy since a 2014 coup.

Seventeen life-sized cutouts of Prayuth have been set up around the government compound ahead of Children’s Day on Saturday.

They show Prayuth in various outfits including sportswear, work suits and traditional Thai attire.

On Monday, Prayuth spoke briefly at Government House before a cutout of Prayuth in a suit and tie was brought out.

Prayuth, who is known for his abstruse sense of humor, then told journalists to refer any questions to the cardboard cutout.

“Ask this guy,” he said.

Reaction to the bizarre gesture

was largely muted on social media on Tuesday but Human Rights Watch said it added to a “long list of his bizarre and bullying reactions to reporters”.

“Thailand’s junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha continues to show contempt of media criticism and scrutiny,” Sunai Phasuk, senior Thailand researcher at Human Rights Watch, told Reuters.

The general is known for going off-script and for his public outbursts which are sometimes dismissed as mildly amusing even by his staunchest critics.

His comments have also been menacing.

In 2015 he warned journalists that he had the power to execute them. In another, separate incident he threw a banana peel at

a reporter.

Prayuth’s government has announced it will hold a general election in November 2018 after repeatedly delaying the vote.

However, it has yet to lift a ban on political campaigning despite pressure from groups of all political stripes.

“Even when the junta promises to hold an election, there is no open space for media freedom,” said Sunai.

Children’s Day is celebrated annually in Thailand on the second Saturday of January. On the day, armed forces open up military barracks to children to let them pose with weapons and tanks. Children are also invited to sit at the prime minister’s work desk inside Government House. (rtr)

SINGAPORE - Eleven men were charged in a Singapore court on Tuesday in connection with a large-scale oil theft at Shell’s biggest refinery, while police said they were investigating six other men arrested in a weekend raid.

Police in the island-state said on Tuesday they had detained 17 men, whose ages ranged from 30 to 63, and seized millions of dollars in cash and a small tanker during their investigations into theft at the Pulau Bukom industrial site, which sits just south of Singapore’s main island.

Oil refining and shipping have contributed significantly to Singapore’s rising wealth during the past decades. But the case underlines the challenges the industry faces in a region that has become a hotspot for illegal oil trading.

The investigation began after Shell contacted the authorities in August 2017, police said in a news release. After “extensive investigations and probes,” the Criminal Investigation Department, Police Intelligence Department and Police Coast Guard launched a series of simultaneous raids across Singapore, which led to the arrests.

Nine Singaporeans were immediately charged in the theft, of which eight were employees of the Singapore subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, court documents showed. Two Vietnamese nationals were charged with receiving stolen goods on a small tanker named Prime South (IMO: 9452804), the documents showed.

Shell confirmed on Tuesday that eight of the 11 men charged were current or former employees at Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd. Shipping data from Thomson Reuters Eikon showed the Prime South had been shipping fuel between Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Singapore for the past 30 days.

GRANDER SCHEME? Tuesday’s cases could be just the first insight into a grander scheme.

The charges seen so far allege three incidents of gasoil theft: on Nov. 21, 2017, of more than 2,322 tonnes valued at S$1.277 million ($958,564.78); and on Jan. 5 and 7 this year of a combined 2,062 tonnes of gasoil, valued at S$1.126 million.

The Vietnamese nationals were charged with receiving gasoil in the early evening hours of Jan. 7, at wharf 5 at the heart of Shell’s operations on Bukom island, the documents show.

Meanwhile, police say the other six men arrested remain under investigation.

During raids on Sunday, police said they seized S$3.05 million in cash and the 12,000-deadweight-tonne tanker. They have also frozen suspects’ bank accounts.

Shell said on Tuesday it anticipated “a short delay” in its supply operations at Bukom, its largest wholly owned refinery in the world in terms of crude distillation capacity. It declined to say the total amount of oil stolen.

It is the second high-profile case of wrongdoing at companies in Singapore to hit headlines in recent weeks, after Keppel Corporation Ltd’s rig-building business agreed in December to pay more than $422 million to resolve charges it bribed Brazilian officials. (rtr)

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Suspects, part of a group of 17 detained over their part in an alleged oil theft at Shell’s Pulau Bukom refinery, arrive in a van at the State Courts, Singapore January 9, 2018.

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BUSINESS Poland’s new prime minister: a gamble that could backfire

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Bukit Sari Sangeh Center for Pre-Wedding in Bali

LOOKING FOR CLUES EU leaders looking for clues about Morawiecki’s plans will also have taken little comfort from comments he has made since being nominated, making clear he backs a tough line on the EU and believes in PiS’s traditional vision of the

Polish state. “We want to transform Europe, this is my dream, to re-christianise it,” Morawiecki told the Catholic Radio Maryja broadcaster. “We want Poland to be strong, but also to contain ...

Christian values. We will defend them against the background of laicisation and a deepening consumerism.”

Asked by the radio interviewer about demands by French President Emmanuel Macron for Poland to face sanctions over a subversion of democratic rules, Morawiecki said he would not “bow down to blackmail.”

In comments to parliament on Tuesday, Morawiecki suggested Poland might relent in a conflict with Brussels over logging in an ancient forest, which an EU court has said contravenes EU laws. But he said Poland’s national interests came first in any debate over the future of the EU and that he “wholeheartedly” supported PiS’s overhaul of the judiciary.

Like Beata Szydlo, whom he replaced as prime minister, Morawiecki is likely to have to defer to PiS leader and co-founder Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Prime minister from July 2006 to November 2007, Kaczynski is widely seen as the power behind the party and Poland’s main decision-maker.

How much scope that will leave Morawiecki to carve out his own path remains to be seen. Former Polish President Lech Walesa, a PiS critic, has suggested that nothing of substance will change.

“The circus has stayed the same, only the clowns have changed their roles,” Walesa, who led the Solidarity trade union movement that ended communist rule, said on Twitter. The appointment of Morawiecki, whose father founded and led a radical offshoot of Solidarity in the 1980s, appears designed in part to present a new face of Poland to the EU. Szydlo, 54, at times responded angrily to EU criticism and rela-

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Bukit Sari Sangeh attraction becomes the center of a pre-wedding event for local people and foreign travelers. Cultural activities combined with technology always exist and even in a day it can host two to three groups. Moreover, ahead of Galungan festivity poses an auspicious day for conducting a wedding ceremony.

WARSAW - Poland’s new prime minister faces a difficult balancing act trying to repair bruised relations with the European Union without alienating the eurosceptic government’s core voters. A Western-educated former banker who is fluent in German and English and was sworn in on Monday, Mateusz Morawiecki boasts the credentials needed to negotiate with Brussels.

But any compromises to improve relations with Brussels, which sees the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party as a threat to democracy, would risk upsetting the traditional, Catholic supporters who propelled it into power two years ago. It is a gamble that could backfire, and it is not yet clear how far Morawiecki, 49, and his party, dominated by former Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, are ready to go to please Brussels.

“The idea to build up international credibility seems rational,” said Jaroslaw Flis, a sociologist at the Jagiellonian University.

“But such actions would have to be in complete contrast with what Mateusz Morawiecki would have to do domestically to prevent the PiS from falling apart.”

The PiS government has alienated many people at home and abroad with its nationalist rhetoric and changes to state institutions which the EU says subvert the bloc’s laws.

The European Commission, the EU executive, opened an inquiry into the rule of law in Poland in January 2016 and the European Parliament has started a process that could deprive Poland of its voting rights in the 28-nation bloc.

Any hope in Brussels that Morawiecki’s appointment signals a change of course by PiS will have been tempered by Polish parliament approving legal changes to the judiciary in defiance of the EU on Friday - the day after his nomination. The changes give parliament, where PiS has a majority, de facto control over the selection of judges.

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The attraction relying on monkey cuteness located at Sangeh village, Abiansemal, Badung, or about 20 km north of Denpasar is indeed beautiful. Nutmeg forest offering a unique tree only existing in Bali is often used a background in their photo shooting. Uniquely, they have designed the scene in a perfect composition. Infrequently they come with photography director that will direct the visual look.

Operations Manager of the Bukit Sari Sangeh, I Made Sumohon, said even though all locations can be used as a prewedding photo object, but photographers usually choose four places having become a favorite.

Firstly, it is at the front gate, the entrance into the woods is commonly used as the background.

These gates are unique and old

and have the background of temple and green forests.

Furthermore, it is in front of the cool Bukit Sari Temple.

Background behind the temple has a lush trees equally looking very beautiful. Sometimes, photographers are waiting for a nice moment to get a silhouette, sunlight penetrating the trees in the jungle.

Bukit_Sari_Sangeh_Center_ for_Pre-Wedding_in_Bali_1 Besides, the forest located at the left side of the temple is also good for shooting. Other than having a big tree, the location looking like a circle has no small plants. At the area there are only dried leaves of nutmeg tree. “It is said this area is the grave of monkeys. Nevertheless, we never see any bodies of the monkeys,” said Sumohon.

Another interesting location is under the banyan tree located in western most of the forest. There were two large banyan trees exuding a positive aura. “In general, they (photographers—Ed) are very satisfied with the existing locations. However, before taking the picture they will put offerings in order that their activities can run smoothly,” he added.

For carrying out a pre-wedding photo session, explained Sumohon, they usually pay sanitation levy as much as IDR 200,000.

With such amount, they can make photo session as many as they like. “Many foreign travelers, mainly those from Asian regions, make pre-wedding photo session here. They claimed to have seen on the web so that they are interested as well,” concluded Sumohon. (kmb)

Tipat Bantal War Tools, Symbol of Male and Female

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A general view of Warsaw city is seen from the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland January 8, 2018. tions with the bloc soured under her government. Underlining PiS opposition to Muslim immigration, she said last month Poland wanted to be sure Christian traditions were not subject to “ideological censorship” in the EU. Along with Hungary, Poland has refused to take in any of its quota of the wave of refugees from Syria and elsewhere who have come to Europe since 2015, on the grounds that Muslim immigrants are a threat to national security and stability.

Such comments appeal to core PiS voters, and Szydlo’s government, which promised generous welfare payouts and a dedication to traditional Catholic values, was one of Poland’s most popular since communist rule ended in 1989.

ECONOMIC CREDENTIALS A relative newcomer to politics, Morawiecki lacks Szydlo’s broad appeal. But he has overseen significant economic achievements since becoming finance minister in 2016, a position he has retained in the new government. Tusk has welcomed what he sees as signs that Morawiecki is a liberal economist who wants better ties with the EU. “There is no doubt that (Morawiecki’s) liberal bias and some pro-western gestures could be a sign that there is a lurking desire to improve relations,” Tusk said last week.

But an economic stimulus plan Morawiecki unveiled in 2016 has been criticised by economists who say it depends heavily on private investment, which is low

in Poland despite fast economic growth.

“What Morawiecki sees as a solution, meaning more political influence in the economy, is actually dangerous,” said Leszek Balcerowicz, a former finance minister who coordinated the transition to a market economy after decades of communist rule.

Any hint of protectionism is also likely to worry EU leaders, who seek to break down trade barriers.

Morawiecki has called the privatisation of state-owned companies a tragedy and said he will give more power to domestic capital at the expense of foreign investors. In his comments to parliament on Tuesday, he said economic policy should not change. (rtr)

Tradition of tipat and bantal war organized at Kapal customary village is a unique tradition because the participating people will perform activities of mutual throwing by using tipat and bantal posing one of the favorite foods for the community of Bali.

It is an expression of gratitude to God for the blessing extended in the form of abundance of fertility in the environment. However, since it is a tradition and ritual, of course, this kind of tipat-bantal war will begin with a procession of presenting oblations and so forth before implemented.

The temple priest Jero Nyoman Lidriani said that preparation ceremony will be preceded by banten pejati, byakaonan and pangulapan.

After being presented, it will be followed by Hindu people or Kapal.

After completing the presentation of offerings, it is resumed with joint prayers and matimpugan. perang tipat bantal It is commenced with jejatonan for 3 times in front of the bale agung temple or middle courtyard of the temple. Executor of the

jejatonan itself is not arbitrary namely temple priest and village officials. Sometimes, it is followed by government officials such as the regent usually presented every 2 years. After that, it is carried out in outermost courtyard by many people in accordance with norms.

“Formerly, it was only carried out in front of the bale agung pavilion. Since the current pilgrims are consisting of more people the pavilion is worried to get damaged.

Thus, the activities are continued in the outermost temple courtyard and only the jejatonan is still held in the bale agung,” he said.

Furthermore, he said that before starting matimpugan, all the pilgrims put soda offerings pursuant to their affordability and must contain tipat sirikan (rice bag) and six pieces of bantal fresh cake. The rice bag is placed in the temple while the bantal can be brought back home.

Similar opinion was conveyed

by I Ketut Sudarsana where the rice bag is incised transverse in the middle as a symbol of female genital or Pradhana while the bantal snack itself is a symbol of male

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genital or Purusa.

Encounter of both elements will produce or bring up the seeds of life. In this case, it symbolizes the emergence and fertility for the seeds of food sources of society.

Besides, both entities symbolize the sea and mountains.

In the procession held at the outermost courtyard of the local

temple, all the pilgrims that will throw rice bag are positioned in the south because it is a symbol of male or sea while in the north is the area of ??the pitch throwing group as the symbol of Purusa or mountains believed to be in the north. Then, even though there is impression of throwing each other to each participant, it will be attempted that tipat

and bantal will hit each other in the air because it is the most important point of the tradition.

“After finishes, it is ended with a joint prayer while for the remnants scattered will be collected and then distributed to residents and made into fertilizer for their respective paddy field. It is believed to increase fertility,” he added. (kmb)

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“How to Lose Friends” author quits watchdog job, embarrasses UK’s May

LONDON - The author of the satirical memoir “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” became the latest figure to embarrass British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday, resigning from a watchdog for British universities over a history of misogynist tweets.

Toby Young quit his post on the board of the Office for Students, which is meant to help uphold standards in higher education, less than two days after May said he could keep it.

His resignation came amid a cabinet reshuffle meant to stamp May’s authority on the government but derided in newspapers as a shambles, after one senior minister quit rather than take a new job and another talked May out of changing his role.

Young, whose memoir of a failed stint as a showbiz reporter was made into a 2008 movie, had reinvented himself as an education reform advocate, helping found a school in London run by parents under a programme introduced by May’s Conservatives.

But his appointment to the universities body was met by a barrage of criticism because of a history of sexist and inappropriate remarks in articles and on social media.

A petition calling for his dismissal gathered more than 220,000 signatures.

In 2012, he criticised the “ghastly” need for schools to meet accessibility requirements for the disabled. He has also said women who “display a lot of cleavage shouldn’t then complain when men notice them”, described himself as a self-confessed pornography addict, and joked about being sexually aroused by images of hungry African children.

He has apologised for such comments, which he said dated to a career as a “journalistic provocateur” and did not reflect his commitment to education.

“My appointment has become a distraction from (the Office for Students’) vital work of broadening access

In jab at rivals...

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Echoing some of his campaign rhetoric, Rouhani said on Monday people should be allowed to criticise all Iranian officials, with no exception. Demonstrators initially vented their anger over high prices and alleged corruption, but the protests took on a rare political dimension, with a growing number of people calling on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 78, to step down.

The Supreme Leader is commander-in-chief of the armed forces and appoints the heads of the judiciary. Key ministers are selected with his agreement and he has the ultimate say on Iran’s foreign policy. By comparison, the president has little power.

“No one is innocent and people are allowed to criticise everyone,” said

to higher education and defending academic freedom,” Young said in a statement on the website of the Spectator magazine.

Robert Halfon, the Conservative chairman of parliament’s education committee, told BBC radio on Tuesday that Young’s appointment had been a mistake. His appointment “hadn’t possibly been considered with due diligence and I thought it was the wrong decision”, Halfon said.

On Sunday, May said Young should be allowed to continue serving even though she condemned offensive comments he had made in the past. But the issue had damaged her attempts to rebrand her Conservative party as more inclusive during the ministerial reshuffle, which began on Monday and is aimed at promoting more women, black and younger lawmakers.

The reshuffle was triggered by the resignation of May’s top ally in the cabinet, Damian Green, who was forced to quit after giving misleading statements about pornography on his laptop. (rtr)

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East China Sea oil tanker burns for third day as winds, high waves lash rescuers

BEIJING - Strong winds, high waves and toxic gases are hindering dozens of rescue boats struggling to locate missing sailors from a stricken oil tanker in the East China Sea and to extinguish a fire that has burned for the past three days on the ship.

The poor conditions, with rain and waves as high as 3 metres (10 feet), frustrated efforts to tame the fire and search for the 31 remaining tanker crew members, China’s Ministry of Transport said in a statement on Tuesday.

The flames were forcing the South Korean Coast Guard’s search and rescue team to stay as far as 3 miles (4.8 km) away from the tanker, two South Korean officials told Reuters.

The Chinese government said late on Tuesday it had not found a “large-scale” oil leak, and the ultra light oil, known as condensate, was burning off or evaporating so quickly it would leave little residue - less than 1 percent - within five hours of a spill. That reduces the chances of a crude-style oil slick.

Still, condensate is highly volatile when exposed to air and water and concerns were growing the tanker could explode and sink while a flotilla of 13 search and rescue vessels comb a 900-squarenautical-mile (3,100 sq km) area for the crew.

The tanker Sanchi (IMO:9356608), run by Iran’s top

oil shipping operator, National Iranian Tanker Co, collided on Saturday with the CF Crystal (IMO:9497050), carrying grain from the United States, about 160 nautical miles (300 km) off China’s coast near Shanghai and the mouth of the Yangtze River Delta.

The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tonnes of condensate to South Korea, equivalent to about 1 million barrels and worth about $60 million.

Chinese state media CCTV showed footage on Monday of boats dousing the flames with water as plumes of thick dark smoke continued to billow from the tanker.

The size of the oil spill from the ship and the extent of the environmental harm were not known, but the disaster has the potential to be the worst since 1991 when 260,000 tonnes of oil leaked off the Angolan coast.

“We can’t grasp the level of oil contamination at this moment. The cargo is still on fire, so it is hard to figure out if oil is being spilled,” Park Sung-dong, an official from South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, told Reuters.

The body of a crew member was found on Monday in the water near the tanker, China’s transport ministry said. It had been handed over to the civil affairs bureau.

The crew of the Sanchi are all Iranian nationals except for two Bangladeshi citizens. (rtr)

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leads her first cabinet meeting of the new year following a reshuffle at 10 Downing Street, London January 9, 2018.

Rouhani.

Rouhani also dismissed calls from hardline clerics who had asked the government to permanently block access social media and messaging apps. As protests have ebbed, the government has lifted restrictions it imposed on Instagram, one of the social media tools used to mobilise protesters. But access to a more widely used messaging app, Telegram, was still blocked. The government has said the restrictions would be temporary. “People’s access to social media should not permanently be restricted.

We cannot be indifferent to people’s life and business,” Rouhani said.

Morteza Mousavian, head of information technology in the ministry of culture, was quoted as saying by Donya-e-Eqtesad Daily on Sunday that 9,000 business entities have been affected by the ban on Telegram. Half of Iran’s 80 million population use

Telegram. State television showed live pictures of more pro-government rallies in several cities, including Sanandaj in western Iran, and Sari in north, as marchers carried posters of Ayatollah Khamenei and chanted slogans in his support.

Iranian Vice-President Masoumeh Ebtekar tweeted on Monday that Rouhani has insisted that all detained students should be released. Mohammad Bathaei, the education minister said on Monday there were many school children among the detainees and he was asking for their release before exam season.

Amnesty International said last week that more than 1,000 Iranians had been arrested and detained in jails “notorious for torture and other ill-treatment over the past seven days”, with many being denied access to families and lawyers. (rtr)

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This handout photo from the Transport Ministry of China taken and released on January 9, 2018 shows smoke and flames coming from the burning oil tanker ‘Sanchi’ at sea off the coast of eastern China.

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President has not received Khofifah`s resignation letter KUPANG - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated on Monday that he has not received a letter of resignation from Social Service Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa who will run for the East Java governorship this year. “I have not received it. According to heresay, it has reached the minister/state secretary`s table but it has not reached my table,” he said while paying a working visit to Kupang municipality on Monday.

Jokowi made the remarks in response to Social Service Minister Khofifah`s wish to run for the East Java governorship this year. He said he will decide the social service minister`s status soon after receiving the letter. But he refused to give any comment when journalists inquired about whether he will soon find replacement for Social Service Minister Khofifah.

Khofifah said earlier she will decide whether or not to resign from the Working Cabinet when she registers her candidacy for East Java governor with the Provincial General Elections Commission (KPUD).

“Between (Jan) 8 and 10, bismillah (in the name of God), I and Mas Emil will register with (the KPUD) as East Java gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial candidates,” she said referring to Trenggalek district head Emil Dardak. Khofifah said she has reported her candidacy for East Java governorship to both President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla. (rtr)

President calls on all parties to shun black campaign

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on all parties to shun black campaign in the regional elections, to be held later this year, to assure civility in democracy. Speaking at Muhammadiyah University here on Monday, he stated that democracy in Indonesia must reflect Indonesian character, which is full of civility and free of insults and curses.

“These characters must continue to be developed. Candidates must not insult each other or practice black campaigning. They must be wiped out from our democratic process,” he noted, according to deputy for protocol, press and media of the presidential secretariat, Bey Machmudin. Jokowi called on all candidates to maintain a healthy competition, so that the elections could go peacefully and smoothly.

“Please compete on achievements, track records, ideas, programs, or plans. I think they should compete on them.

Again, our democracy must reflect our character, Indonesian character, which is friendly, polite, and civil,” he remarked.

Jokowi declined to comment about the members of his cabinet who will participate as candidates in the elections, because he had so far received no reports officially from them. “Later, when the letters have been received, I will decide about them. They have not yet come to my desk,” he revealed.

A total of 171 regions, including 17 provinces, in Indonesia will conduct elections simultaneously in June this year to elect governors, district heads, and city mayors. (ant)

Siak Palace

Riau governor condemns arsonist of Siak Palace

PEKANBARU - Governor of the Indonesian Province of Riau, Arsyadjuliandi Rachman has condemned the arsonist over the Siak Sri Indrapura palace in Siak District that damaged the historic dioramas and its curtain. “The burning act is an outrageous crime. Siak Palace is an asset of our precious cultural heritage.

This asset is not only a legacy for the Siak, but also for all people of Riau. It even belongs to the people of Indonesia as well,” the governor stated here on Monday.

Regarding the outrageous crime, Rachman urges the police to arrest the arsonist and thoroughly investigate the case. The arson attempt against the Siak palace was known on Monday afternoon around 2:45 pm Western Indonesia Standard Time (WIB). The arson burned curtains and a statue in a diorama inside the palace.

The disclosure of the case is also important to be able to keep the noble heritage of Malay culture in

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Indonesia, he noted. “This legacy is full of noble values for the learning of the next generation. Thus, they know the extraordinary contribution of the Siak Kingdom to Indonesia,” the governor explained.

Sultan Syarif Kasim II as the last king of Siak donated 13 million guilders as a commitment of the Siak Kingdom to join with the Indonesian Government. It was a very large amount of capital for the Indonesian struggle to gain independence from the Netherlands.

Siak Sri Indrapura Palace or also called “Istana Matahari Timur”, is the official residence of Sultan Siak which was built in 1889, during the reign of Sultan Sharif Hasyim. This palace was a legacy of Siak Sri Inderapura Sultanate which was built in 1893.The Siak Palace which has an area of 1,000 square meters, has the Malay, Arabic and European architecture.

The Siak Sri Indrapura palace is located at the palace complex with has an area of about 32,000 square meters, consisting of four palaces namely Siak Palace, the Istana Lima, Padjang Palace, and Baroe Palace. (rtr)

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Peterhansel leads the Dakar but al-Attiyah hits back

Jemeluk Beach

AMLAPURA - Jemeluk beach is located on the coastal area of Purwakerti Village, district of,Abang, Karangasem regency. It is about 101 km in distance from Denpasar or about 21 km from Amlapura the capital town.This place can be reached by car through asphalted road from Amlapura via Seraya village. This place of interest has abundant visitors especially those of marine lover activities like : diving,snorkelling, swimming, canoing, etc.

The main attraction of this place is certainly its underwater life.It has clear and steady water, beautiful coral layer on which various kinds of decorative tropical fish live. Some efforts have been done to build more coral-reefs as to proceed the growing process of the newly grown up coral, so that the population of decorative fish and other under water vegetation can be increased and the beach coral can be well preserved. The supporting attraction is the local’s salting ground along Amed towards Jemeluk beach, beside the breath taking panorama over

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Description The history about Jemeluk is almost unknown since there is no manuscript ever found. However, some elderly people of Jemeluk give information that the name “Jemeluk” had been known far before the kingdom of Karangasem existed and that the area used to belong to Culik sub – district (“Perbekel”), It is told that the word “Jemeluk” derived from the word menyeluk” (receded), so “Jemeluk” means “the receded sea”. This place of interest is more and more known among those who are fond of diving, snorkling and other activities.

When the asphalted road from Amed to Seraya is finished, this beach is even more popular since it is easier to reach.The locals earn their living on fishing and raising catties due to the land texture, the small frequency of rainfall so that the land is rather dry and barren, however the beauty of the combination between mountain and vast seaview with tough clif framing the area has been a spectacular attraction to the visitors. (IBP/net)

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PERU - Defending champion Stephane Peterhansel took over the lead of the Dakar Rally on Monday, the third driver in three days to hit the front, while Qatar’s Nasser al-Attiyah won the stage in southern Peru.

Peterhansel, driving a Peugeot and chasing a record 14th Dakar title in the event that also visits Bolivia and Argentina, was second fastest on the 296km timed stage from Pisco to the port of San Juan de Marcona.

The Frenchman now leads team mate and compatriot Cyril Despres, the overnight leader on Sunday, by three minutes and 11 seconds.

“It was complicated because there were a lot of dunes again,” he said. “The navigation was a little bit easier this morning because the bikers started first this morning.

“They navigated really well so most of the time we followed the lines of the bikers... we did not drive the stage on full attack, just with a good speed.”

Al-Attiyah, who also won Saturday’s opening stage, moved up from fifth overall to third and 7:43 off the lead despite losing around three minutes with a flat tyre.

“We needed to push, but not really crazily. It was not a big push, because the road really isn’t easy and very dangerous in places,” he said.

“It’s good, except for yesterday when we opened (the road)which was very difficult for us because there were no lines, but I think we are in a good way now.”

Nine-times world rally champion Sebastian Loeb, also in a Peugeot, dropped to fourth after finishing more than eight and a half minutes behind the Qatari.

It was a bad day for Spanish driver Nani Roma, a Dakar winner on motorcycle and car, who rolled his Mini near the finish and suffered head and neck injuries.

Roma finished the stage, with co-driver Alex Haro largely unhurt, but was flown by helicopter to a nearby airport for medical checks in Lima.

Britain’s Sam Sunderland, the Dubai-based defending champion, went back to the top of the motorcycle standings after Honda’s overnight leader Joan Barreda lost his way and dropped almost 28 minutes.

Sunderland won the stage, his second victory for KTM in three days, to lead Honda’s Argentine rider Kevin Benavides by four minutes and 38 seconds. (rtr)

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The Australian Open has been hit hard by absences with Andy Murray, Serena Williams and Kei Nishikori among those to have withdrawn, while Nadal and Novak Djokovic have also been struggling with injuries.

Wawrinka has been battling a knee injury and has not played since he was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon last year, and the Swiss was one of the major question marks heading into the Jan. 15-28 Australian Open.

“I’m really, really happy to be back on the Tour and seeing the sun,” Wawrinka told reporters after an event with the tournament’s ball kids at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.

“For me, the first thing is to play a match, to play a tennis match again.

It’s been many months out of the tour.

“It’s not always the best when you are

an athlete so I’m looking forward to it, enjoying the crowd.

“Still a lot to do but I’m feeling really positive so looking forward to starting,” added the three-times grand slam winner.

It was naturally a welcome news to Australian Open director Craig Tiley.

“There’s been a lot of questions and in fact this is the first time publicly in six months that he’s said anything, so we are excited that he agreed to come here and do it with the ball kids,” Tiley said.

“So he’s ready to play. I’ve watched him practise.

“Obviously to play best-of-five-set matches and to play seven of them in two weeks, he’d need to have a lot of things go his way.

“But, as he indicated this morning, he will be ready to play and it’s great to see him out here.”

Tiley’s mood would have improved even further after Nadal returned to the court for an exhibition match at the Kooyong Classic.

The Spaniard had also been battling a knee injury and had not played since the season-ending ATP Tour Finals in London.

He withdrew from a warmup tournament in Abu Dhabi and last week’s Brisbane International and had been concerned with his match fitness.

“It was a good test for me and good practice,” the 16-times grand slam winner told reporters after his 6-4 7-5 loss in which he appeared to be moving freely, if not a little rusty in his shotmaking.

“I’m good and I am here so that’s good news and my idea is just to keep practising the next couple of days to be ready for the beginning of the Australian Open. (rtr)

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Sp rt Coutinho’s “dream” Barca debut delayed by injury

BARCELONA - Barcelona’s record signing Philippe Coutinho will not be able to make his debut for the club for about three weeks because of a thigh injury he sustained while at Liverpool. The Brazilian playmaker passed a medical on Monday during which Barcelona doctors analysed the injury that kept him out of Liverpool’s Premier League win over Burnley on Jan. 1.

“Coutinho has an injury in his right thigh. He will be out for 20 days,” Barcelona said in a statement, meaning he is likely to make his debut in the Catalan derby against Espanyol on Feb. 4. Barcelona agreed a 142 million-pound ($192 million) deal with Liverpool on Saturday to buy Coutinho, who became their record signing.

The Brazilian was presented to more than 7,000 fans at the Nou Camp and later told reporters that it was a dream for him to play for his new club. “I am really happy, it’s a dream and of course I am here thanks to many people,” said Coutinho.

“Firstly God, my family, my parents, my partner, my daughter, they are with me through every moment. The effort of Barcelona, the president, the directors. “I am also grateful to Liverpool for the five years I spent there. The directors

understood it was my dream, they would have liked me to stay but it was my dream to come here and they understood.

“They were men of their word, and the (Liverpool) fans, we had good moments together. I am happy to arrive here at my new home.” Coutinho’s debut will have to wait because of his injury, but the player is anxious to make an impact at his new home. “Many, many times, I have dreamed of scoring my first goal, important goals,” added Coutinho. “I’ve dreamed of playing here many times. My job is to work hard to be available.”

Price

Barcelona signed midfielder Philippe Coutinho because they were given a significant discount on the price Liverpool were asking for him in the last transfer window, vicepresident Jordi Mestre said on Monday. Coutinho became the third most expensive player in football history when he signed a five-and-a-half year contract with Barca on Monday following a 160 million-euro ($192 million) deal between the clubs.

Barcelona director Albert Soler said in September the club abandoned their pursuit of the Brazilian playmaker last year because Liverpool were asking for 200 million euros.

“The club has always been interested in signing Coutinho,

the difference to last summer is that there was a big cut in price,” Mestre told reporters on Monday at Coutinho’s official presentation. “We won’t state the numbers because Liverpool don’t want us to, but there was a big price cut.” (rtr)

Kane happy to stay at Tottenham but is hungry for trophies

Tottenham’s Harry Kane celebrates scoring their second goal

Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is happy to remain at the London club as long as they win silverware and provide him with the environment to improve as a player. Kane scored a quickfire double on Sunday to take his goal tally for the season in all competitions to 26 as Tottenham defeated third tier AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup third round at Wembley.

The 24-year-old has attracted interest from major European clubs in recent seasons, with Real Madrid’s former president Ramon Calderon stating in October that he expected the Spanish club to try to sign the forward.

Asked what Tottenham needed to do to ensure he commits his long-term future to the club, Kane said: “We want to start winning trophies so that’s the aim. As long as the club keeps doing that then I’m happy here. “I’ve always said, just keep progressing, keep getting better.”

Tottenham lost to Chelsea in the 2015 League Cup final in Kane’s breakthrough year and have not won a major trophy since lifting the League Cup in the 200708 season.

The Londoners sit 21 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City with 41 points from 22 games and Kane believes the FA Cup offers them a realistic chance of a trophy.

“We want to win a trophy somehow and this is a competition we’re looking at to do that,” he said. Tottenham return to league action on Saturday with the visit of ninthplaced Everton. (rtr)

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Colombian Rueda to take over as Chile coach

SANTIAGO - Colombian Reinaldo Rueda has left Brazilian club Flamengo to take over as coach of Chile, the Chilean football federation said on Monday.

Rueda will replace Juan Antonio Pizzi, who resigned in October after the 2015 and 2016 Copa America champions failed to qualify for the World Cup finals in Russia.

“We took the necessary time to find the right alternative for our team,” president of the Chilean football federation Arturo Salah said in a statement.

“A coach with experience at international level, who has qualified for World Cups and who has a trajectory at the sport’s highest level.”

Rueda, 60, has previous international experience as coach of Colombia, Honduras and Ecuador.

He joined Flamengo last year after a successful spell with Atletico Nacional, whom he led to the Copa Libertadores in 2016.

His contract with Chile will run until the end of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and will be extended if the South American side make the finals.

Flamengo said Rueda will be replaced by Paulo Cesar Carpegiani, who has a long history with the Rio de Janeiro club as a player and coach. (rtr)

Ex-Eagle Murray gets winner for Seagulls with VAR quiet

An 87th minute goal from substitute Glenn Murray gave Brighton & Hove Albion a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup third round on Monday in the first competitive English game to feature use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). The new technology did not get used for any reviews during the game which took place without any real controversy apart from some questions over former Palace striker Murray’s goal.

Brighton took the lead in the 25th minute when Argentine full-back Ezequiel Schelotto fed Dale Stephens and the midfielder’s low right foot drive beat Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey who will be disappointed he did not save at his near post.

Bakary Sako, who had been the main threat for Palace throughout, pulled the London side level when he took advantage of space outside the Brighton box and hammered home a fierce drive.

Sam Baldock hit the post for Brighton and Beram Kayal blasted over from a promising position as the home side pushed for a winner but it was the experienced Murray who sank Palace’s hopes of earning a replay.

A looping header goalwards from Uwe Hunemeier was touched over the line by Murray’s knee and despite some appeals for handball there was no use of the review system. Television replays suggested the goal was legal. VAR involves two video assistant referees watching the on-pitch action remotely and then drawing the match referee’s attention to officiating mistakes.

The VAR system has already been used in several leagues including the Bundesliga and Italy’s Serie A and could feature in this year’s World Cup in Russia in June and July. Soccer’s law-making body IFAB is expected to decide next March whether to allow video assistant referees to become part of the game on a permanent basis. (rtr)

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Brighton’s Glenn Murray applauds fans after the match

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Sp rt Coutinho’s “dream” Barca debut delayed by injury

BARCELONA - Barcelona’s record signing Philippe Coutinho will not be able to make his debut for the club for about three weeks because of a thigh injury he sustained while at Liverpool. The Brazilian playmaker passed a medical on Monday during which Barcelona doctors analysed the injury that kept him out of Liverpool’s Premier League win over Burnley on Jan. 1.

“Coutinho has an injury in his right thigh. He will be out for 20 days,” Barcelona said in a statement, meaning he is likely to make his debut in the Catalan derby against Espanyol on Feb. 4. Barcelona agreed a 142 million-pound ($192 million) deal with Liverpool on Saturday to buy Coutinho, who became their record signing.

The Brazilian was presented to more than 7,000 fans at the Nou Camp and later told reporters that it was a dream for him to play for his new club. “I am really happy, it’s a dream and of course I am here thanks to many people,” said Coutinho.

“Firstly God, my family, my parents, my partner, my daughter, they are with me through every moment. The effort of Barcelona, the president, the directors. “I am also grateful to Liverpool for the five years I spent there. The directors

understood it was my dream, they would have liked me to stay but it was my dream to come here and they understood.

“They were men of their word, and the (Liverpool) fans, we had good moments together. I am happy to arrive here at my new home.” Coutinho’s debut will have to wait because of his injury, but the player is anxious to make an impact at his new home. “Many, many times, I have dreamed of scoring my first goal, important goals,” added Coutinho. “I’ve dreamed of playing here many times. My job is to work hard to be available.”

Price

Barcelona signed midfielder Philippe Coutinho because they were given a significant discount on the price Liverpool were asking for him in the last transfer window, vicepresident Jordi Mestre said on Monday. Coutinho became the third most expensive player in football history when he signed a five-and-a-half year contract with Barca on Monday following a 160 million-euro ($192 million) deal between the clubs.

Barcelona director Albert Soler said in September the club abandoned their pursuit of the Brazilian playmaker last year because Liverpool were asking for 200 million euros.

“The club has always been interested in signing Coutinho,

the difference to last summer is that there was a big cut in price,” Mestre told reporters on Monday at Coutinho’s official presentation. “We won’t state the numbers because Liverpool don’t want us to, but there was a big price cut.” (rtr)

Kane happy to stay at Tottenham but is hungry for trophies

Tottenham’s Harry Kane celebrates scoring their second goal

Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is happy to remain at the London club as long as they win silverware and provide him with the environment to improve as a player. Kane scored a quickfire double on Sunday to take his goal tally for the season in all competitions to 26 as Tottenham defeated third tier AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup third round at Wembley.

The 24-year-old has attracted interest from major European clubs in recent seasons, with Real Madrid’s former president Ramon Calderon stating in October that he expected the Spanish club to try to sign the forward.

Asked what Tottenham needed to do to ensure he commits his long-term future to the club, Kane said: “We want to start winning trophies so that’s the aim. As long as the club keeps doing that then I’m happy here. “I’ve always said, just keep progressing, keep getting better.”

Tottenham lost to Chelsea in the 2015 League Cup final in Kane’s breakthrough year and have not won a major trophy since lifting the League Cup in the 200708 season.

The Londoners sit 21 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City with 41 points from 22 games and Kane believes the FA Cup offers them a realistic chance of a trophy.

“We want to win a trophy somehow and this is a competition we’re looking at to do that,” he said. Tottenham return to league action on Saturday with the visit of ninthplaced Everton. (rtr)

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Colombian Rueda to take over as Chile coach

SANTIAGO - Colombian Reinaldo Rueda has left Brazilian club Flamengo to take over as coach of Chile, the Chilean football federation said on Monday.

Rueda will replace Juan Antonio Pizzi, who resigned in October after the 2015 and 2016 Copa America champions failed to qualify for the World Cup finals in Russia.

“We took the necessary time to find the right alternative for our team,” president of the Chilean football federation Arturo Salah said in a statement.

“A coach with experience at international level, who has qualified for World Cups and who has a trajectory at the sport’s highest level.”

Rueda, 60, has previous international experience as coach of Colombia, Honduras and Ecuador.

He joined Flamengo last year after a successful spell with Atletico Nacional, whom he led to the Copa Libertadores in 2016.

His contract with Chile will run until the end of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and will be extended if the South American side make the finals.

Flamengo said Rueda will be replaced by Paulo Cesar Carpegiani, who has a long history with the Rio de Janeiro club as a player and coach. (rtr)

Ex-Eagle Murray gets winner for Seagulls with VAR quiet

An 87th minute goal from substitute Glenn Murray gave Brighton & Hove Albion a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup third round on Monday in the first competitive English game to feature use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). The new technology did not get used for any reviews during the game which took place without any real controversy apart from some questions over former Palace striker Murray’s goal.

Brighton took the lead in the 25th minute when Argentine full-back Ezequiel Schelotto fed Dale Stephens and the midfielder’s low right foot drive beat Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey who will be disappointed he did not save at his near post.

Bakary Sako, who had been the main threat for Palace throughout, pulled the London side level when he took advantage of space outside the Brighton box and hammered home a fierce drive.

Sam Baldock hit the post for Brighton and Beram Kayal blasted over from a promising position as the home side pushed for a winner but it was the experienced Murray who sank Palace’s hopes of earning a replay.

A looping header goalwards from Uwe Hunemeier was touched over the line by Murray’s knee and despite some appeals for handball there was no use of the review system. Television replays suggested the goal was legal. VAR involves two video assistant referees watching the on-pitch action remotely and then drawing the match referee’s attention to officiating mistakes.

The VAR system has already been used in several leagues including the Bundesliga and Italy’s Serie A and could feature in this year’s World Cup in Russia in June and July. Soccer’s law-making body IFAB is expected to decide next March whether to allow video assistant referees to become part of the game on a permanent basis. (rtr)

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Brighton’s Glenn Murray applauds fans after the match

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Peterhansel leads the Dakar but al-Attiyah hits back

Jemeluk Beach

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When the asphalted road from Amed to Seraya is finished, this beach is even more popular since it is easier to reach.The locals earn their living on fishing and raising catties due to the land texture, the small frequency of rainfall so that the land is rather dry and barren, however the beauty of the combination between mountain and vast seaview with tough clif framing the area has been a spectacular attraction to the visitors. (IBP/net)

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Wawrinka, Nadal give Australian Open huge boost

MELBOURNE - Former champions Stan Wawrinka and Rafa Nadal gave Australian Open organisers a massive boost on Tuesday when they both said they were looking forward to next week’s season opening grand slam after battling long-term injuries.

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PERU - Defending champion Stephane Peterhansel took over the lead of the Dakar Rally on Monday, the third driver in three days to hit the front, while Qatar’s Nasser al-Attiyah won the stage in southern Peru.

Peterhansel, driving a Peugeot and chasing a record 14th Dakar title in the event that also visits Bolivia and Argentina, was second fastest on the 296km timed stage from Pisco to the port of San Juan de Marcona.

The Frenchman now leads team mate and compatriot Cyril Despres, the overnight leader on Sunday, by three minutes and 11 seconds.

“It was complicated because there were a lot of dunes again,” he said. “The navigation was a little bit easier this morning because the bikers started first this morning.

“They navigated really well so most of the time we followed the lines of the bikers... we did not drive the stage on full attack, just with a good speed.”

Al-Attiyah, who also won Saturday’s opening stage, moved up from fifth overall to third and 7:43 off the lead despite losing around three minutes with a flat tyre.

“We needed to push, but not really crazily. It was not a big push, because the road really isn’t easy and very dangerous in places,” he said.

“It’s good, except for yesterday when we opened (the road)which was very difficult for us because there were no lines, but I think we are in a good way now.”

Nine-times world rally champion Sebastian Loeb, also in a Peugeot, dropped to fourth after finishing more than eight and a half minutes behind the Qatari.

It was a bad day for Spanish driver Nani Roma, a Dakar winner on motorcycle and car, who rolled his Mini near the finish and suffered head and neck injuries.

Roma finished the stage, with co-driver Alex Haro largely unhurt, but was flown by helicopter to a nearby airport for medical checks in Lima.

Britain’s Sam Sunderland, the Dubai-based defending champion, went back to the top of the motorcycle standings after Honda’s overnight leader Joan Barreda lost his way and dropped almost 28 minutes.

Sunderland won the stage, his second victory for KTM in three days, to lead Honda’s Argentine rider Kevin Benavides by four minutes and 38 seconds. (rtr)

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The Australian Open has been hit hard by absences with Andy Murray, Serena Williams and Kei Nishikori among those to have withdrawn, while Nadal and Novak Djokovic have also been struggling with injuries.

Wawrinka has been battling a knee injury and has not played since he was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon last year, and the Swiss was one of the major question marks heading into the Jan. 15-28 Australian Open.

“I’m really, really happy to be back on the Tour and seeing the sun,” Wawrinka told reporters after an event with the tournament’s ball kids at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.

“For me, the first thing is to play a match, to play a tennis match again.

It’s been many months out of the tour.

“It’s not always the best when you are

an athlete so I’m looking forward to it, enjoying the crowd.

“Still a lot to do but I’m feeling really positive so looking forward to starting,” added the three-times grand slam winner.

It was naturally a welcome news to Australian Open director Craig Tiley.

“There’s been a lot of questions and in fact this is the first time publicly in six months that he’s said anything, so we are excited that he agreed to come here and do it with the ball kids,” Tiley said.

“So he’s ready to play. I’ve watched him practise.

“Obviously to play best-of-five-set matches and to play seven of them in two weeks, he’d need to have a lot of things go his way.

“But, as he indicated this morning, he will be ready to play and it’s great to see him out here.”

Tiley’s mood would have improved even further after Nadal returned to the court for an exhibition match at the Kooyong Classic.

The Spaniard had also been battling a knee injury and had not played since the season-ending ATP Tour Finals in London.

He withdrew from a warmup tournament in Abu Dhabi and last week’s Brisbane International and had been concerned with his match fitness.

“It was a good test for me and good practice,” the 16-times grand slam winner told reporters after his 6-4 7-5 loss in which he appeared to be moving freely, if not a little rusty in his shotmaking.

“I’m good and I am here so that’s good news and my idea is just to keep practising the next couple of days to be ready for the beginning of the Australian Open. (rtr)

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“How to Lose Friends” author quits watchdog job, embarrasses UK’s May

LONDON - The author of the satirical memoir “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” became the latest figure to embarrass British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday, resigning from a watchdog for British universities over a history of misogynist tweets.

Toby Young quit his post on the board of the Office for Students, which is meant to help uphold standards in higher education, less than two days after May said he could keep it.

His resignation came amid a cabinet reshuffle meant to stamp May’s authority on the government but derided in newspapers as a shambles, after one senior minister quit rather than take a new job and another talked May out of changing his role.

Young, whose memoir of a failed stint as a showbiz reporter was made into a 2008 movie, had reinvented himself as an education reform advocate, helping found a school in London run by parents under a programme introduced by May’s Conservatives.

But his appointment to the universities body was met by a barrage of criticism because of a history of sexist and inappropriate remarks in articles and on social media.

A petition calling for his dismissal gathered more than 220,000 signatures.

In 2012, he criticised the “ghastly” need for schools to meet accessibility requirements for the disabled. He has also said women who “display a lot of cleavage shouldn’t then complain when men notice them”, described himself as a self-confessed pornography addict, and joked about being sexually aroused by images of hungry African children.

He has apologised for such comments, which he said dated to a career as a “journalistic provocateur” and did not reflect his commitment to education.

“My appointment has become a distraction from (the Office for Students’) vital work of broadening access

In jab at rivals...

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Echoing some of his campaign rhetoric, Rouhani said on Monday people should be allowed to criticise all Iranian officials, with no exception. Demonstrators initially vented their anger over high prices and alleged corruption, but the protests took on a rare political dimension, with a growing number of people calling on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 78, to step down.

The Supreme Leader is commander-in-chief of the armed forces and appoints the heads of the judiciary. Key ministers are selected with his agreement and he has the ultimate say on Iran’s foreign policy. By comparison, the president has little power.

“No one is innocent and people are allowed to criticise everyone,” said

to higher education and defending academic freedom,” Young said in a statement on the website of the Spectator magazine.

Robert Halfon, the Conservative chairman of parliament’s education committee, told BBC radio on Tuesday that Young’s appointment had been a mistake. His appointment “hadn’t possibly been considered with due diligence and I thought it was the wrong decision”, Halfon said.

On Sunday, May said Young should be allowed to continue serving even though she condemned offensive comments he had made in the past. But the issue had damaged her attempts to rebrand her Conservative party as more inclusive during the ministerial reshuffle, which began on Monday and is aimed at promoting more women, black and younger lawmakers.

The reshuffle was triggered by the resignation of May’s top ally in the cabinet, Damian Green, who was forced to quit after giving misleading statements about pornography on his laptop. (rtr)

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East China Sea oil tanker burns for third day as winds, high waves lash rescuers

BEIJING - Strong winds, high waves and toxic gases are hindering dozens of rescue boats struggling to locate missing sailors from a stricken oil tanker in the East China Sea and to extinguish a fire that has burned for the past three days on the ship.

The poor conditions, with rain and waves as high as 3 metres (10 feet), frustrated efforts to tame the fire and search for the 31 remaining tanker crew members, China’s Ministry of Transport said in a statement on Tuesday.

The flames were forcing the South Korean Coast Guard’s search and rescue team to stay as far as 3 miles (4.8 km) away from the tanker, two South Korean officials told Reuters.

The Chinese government said late on Tuesday it had not found a “large-scale” oil leak, and the ultra light oil, known as condensate, was burning off or evaporating so quickly it would leave little residue - less than 1 percent - within five hours of a spill. That reduces the chances of a crude-style oil slick.

Still, condensate is highly volatile when exposed to air and water and concerns were growing the tanker could explode and sink while a flotilla of 13 search and rescue vessels comb a 900-squarenautical-mile (3,100 sq km) area for the crew.

The tanker Sanchi (IMO:9356608), run by Iran’s top

oil shipping operator, National Iranian Tanker Co, collided on Saturday with the CF Crystal (IMO:9497050), carrying grain from the United States, about 160 nautical miles (300 km) off China’s coast near Shanghai and the mouth of the Yangtze River Delta.

The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tonnes of condensate to South Korea, equivalent to about 1 million barrels and worth about $60 million.

Chinese state media CCTV showed footage on Monday of boats dousing the flames with water as plumes of thick dark smoke continued to billow from the tanker.

The size of the oil spill from the ship and the extent of the environmental harm were not known, but the disaster has the potential to be the worst since 1991 when 260,000 tonnes of oil leaked off the Angolan coast.

“We can’t grasp the level of oil contamination at this moment. The cargo is still on fire, so it is hard to figure out if oil is being spilled,” Park Sung-dong, an official from South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, told Reuters.

The body of a crew member was found on Monday in the water near the tanker, China’s transport ministry said. It had been handed over to the civil affairs bureau.

The crew of the Sanchi are all Iranian nationals except for two Bangladeshi citizens. (rtr)

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leads her first cabinet meeting of the new year following a reshuffle at 10 Downing Street, London January 9, 2018.

Rouhani.

Rouhani also dismissed calls from hardline clerics who had asked the government to permanently block access social media and messaging apps. As protests have ebbed, the government has lifted restrictions it imposed on Instagram, one of the social media tools used to mobilise protesters. But access to a more widely used messaging app, Telegram, was still blocked. The government has said the restrictions would be temporary. “People’s access to social media should not permanently be restricted.

We cannot be indifferent to people’s life and business,” Rouhani said.

Morteza Mousavian, head of information technology in the ministry of culture, was quoted as saying by Donya-e-Eqtesad Daily on Sunday that 9,000 business entities have been affected by the ban on Telegram. Half of Iran’s 80 million population use

Telegram. State television showed live pictures of more pro-government rallies in several cities, including Sanandaj in western Iran, and Sari in north, as marchers carried posters of Ayatollah Khamenei and chanted slogans in his support.

Iranian Vice-President Masoumeh Ebtekar tweeted on Monday that Rouhani has insisted that all detained students should be released. Mohammad Bathaei, the education minister said on Monday there were many school children among the detainees and he was asking for their release before exam season.

Amnesty International said last week that more than 1,000 Iranians had been arrested and detained in jails “notorious for torture and other ill-treatment over the past seven days”, with many being denied access to families and lawyers. (rtr)

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President has not received Khofifah`s resignation letter KUPANG - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated on Monday that he has not received a letter of resignation from Social Service Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa who will run for the East Java governorship this year. “I have not received it. According to heresay, it has reached the minister/state secretary`s table but it has not reached my table,” he said while paying a working visit to Kupang municipality on Monday.

Jokowi made the remarks in response to Social Service Minister Khofifah`s wish to run for the East Java governorship this year. He said he will decide the social service minister`s status soon after receiving the letter. But he refused to give any comment when journalists inquired about whether he will soon find replacement for Social Service Minister Khofifah.

Khofifah said earlier she will decide whether or not to resign from the Working Cabinet when she registers her candidacy for East Java governor with the Provincial General Elections Commission (KPUD).

“Between (Jan) 8 and 10, bismillah (in the name of God), I and Mas Emil will register with (the KPUD) as East Java gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial candidates,” she said referring to Trenggalek district head Emil Dardak. Khofifah said she has reported her candidacy for East Java governorship to both President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla. (rtr)

President calls on all parties to shun black campaign

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on all parties to shun black campaign in the regional elections, to be held later this year, to assure civility in democracy. Speaking at Muhammadiyah University here on Monday, he stated that democracy in Indonesia must reflect Indonesian character, which is full of civility and free of insults and curses.

“These characters must continue to be developed. Candidates must not insult each other or practice black campaigning. They must be wiped out from our democratic process,” he noted, according to deputy for protocol, press and media of the presidential secretariat, Bey Machmudin. Jokowi called on all candidates to maintain a healthy competition, so that the elections could go peacefully and smoothly.

“Please compete on achievements, track records, ideas, programs, or plans. I think they should compete on them.

Again, our democracy must reflect our character, Indonesian character, which is friendly, polite, and civil,” he remarked.

Jokowi declined to comment about the members of his cabinet who will participate as candidates in the elections, because he had so far received no reports officially from them. “Later, when the letters have been received, I will decide about them. They have not yet come to my desk,” he revealed.

A total of 171 regions, including 17 provinces, in Indonesia will conduct elections simultaneously in June this year to elect governors, district heads, and city mayors. (ant)

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Riau governor condemns arsonist of Siak Palace

PEKANBARU - Governor of the Indonesian Province of Riau, Arsyadjuliandi Rachman has condemned the arsonist over the Siak Sri Indrapura palace in Siak District that damaged the historic dioramas and its curtain. “The burning act is an outrageous crime. Siak Palace is an asset of our precious cultural heritage.

This asset is not only a legacy for the Siak, but also for all people of Riau. It even belongs to the people of Indonesia as well,” the governor stated here on Monday.

Regarding the outrageous crime, Rachman urges the police to arrest the arsonist and thoroughly investigate the case. The arson attempt against the Siak palace was known on Monday afternoon around 2:45 pm Western Indonesia Standard Time (WIB). The arson burned curtains and a statue in a diorama inside the palace.

The disclosure of the case is also important to be able to keep the noble heritage of Malay culture in

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Indonesia, he noted. “This legacy is full of noble values for the learning of the next generation. Thus, they know the extraordinary contribution of the Siak Kingdom to Indonesia,” the governor explained.

Sultan Syarif Kasim II as the last king of Siak donated 13 million guilders as a commitment of the Siak Kingdom to join with the Indonesian Government. It was a very large amount of capital for the Indonesian struggle to gain independence from the Netherlands.

Siak Sri Indrapura Palace or also called “Istana Matahari Timur”, is the official residence of Sultan Siak which was built in 1889, during the reign of Sultan Sharif Hasyim. This palace was a legacy of Siak Sri Inderapura Sultanate which was built in 1893.The Siak Palace which has an area of 1,000 square meters, has the Malay, Arabic and European architecture.

The Siak Sri Indrapura palace is located at the palace complex with has an area of about 32,000 square meters, consisting of four palaces namely Siak Palace, the Istana Lima, Padjang Palace, and Baroe Palace. (rtr)

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BUSINESS Poland’s new prime minister: a gamble that could backfire

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LOOKING FOR CLUES EU leaders looking for clues about Morawiecki’s plans will also have taken little comfort from comments he has made since being nominated, making clear he backs a tough line on the EU and believes in PiS’s traditional vision of the

Polish state. “We want to transform Europe, this is my dream, to re-christianise it,” Morawiecki told the Catholic Radio Maryja broadcaster. “We want Poland to be strong, but also to contain ...

Christian values. We will defend them against the background of laicisation and a deepening consumerism.”

Asked by the radio interviewer about demands by French President Emmanuel Macron for Poland to face sanctions over a subversion of democratic rules, Morawiecki said he would not “bow down to blackmail.”

In comments to parliament on Tuesday, Morawiecki suggested Poland might relent in a conflict with Brussels over logging in an ancient forest, which an EU court has said contravenes EU laws. But he said Poland’s national interests came first in any debate over the future of the EU and that he “wholeheartedly” supported PiS’s overhaul of the judiciary.

Like Beata Szydlo, whom he replaced as prime minister, Morawiecki is likely to have to defer to PiS leader and co-founder Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Prime minister from July 2006 to November 2007, Kaczynski is widely seen as the power behind the party and Poland’s main decision-maker.

How much scope that will leave Morawiecki to carve out his own path remains to be seen. Former Polish President Lech Walesa, a PiS critic, has suggested that nothing of substance will change.

“The circus has stayed the same, only the clowns have changed their roles,” Walesa, who led the Solidarity trade union movement that ended communist rule, said on Twitter. The appointment of Morawiecki, whose father founded and led a radical offshoot of Solidarity in the 1980s, appears designed in part to present a new face of Poland to the EU. Szydlo, 54, at times responded angrily to EU criticism and rela-

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Bukit Sari Sangeh attraction becomes the center of a pre-wedding event for local people and foreign travelers. Cultural activities combined with technology always exist and even in a day it can host two to three groups. Moreover, ahead of Galungan festivity poses an auspicious day for conducting a wedding ceremony.

WARSAW - Poland’s new prime minister faces a difficult balancing act trying to repair bruised relations with the European Union without alienating the eurosceptic government’s core voters. A Western-educated former banker who is fluent in German and English and was sworn in on Monday, Mateusz Morawiecki boasts the credentials needed to negotiate with Brussels.

But any compromises to improve relations with Brussels, which sees the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party as a threat to democracy, would risk upsetting the traditional, Catholic supporters who propelled it into power two years ago. It is a gamble that could backfire, and it is not yet clear how far Morawiecki, 49, and his party, dominated by former Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, are ready to go to please Brussels.

“The idea to build up international credibility seems rational,” said Jaroslaw Flis, a sociologist at the Jagiellonian University.

“But such actions would have to be in complete contrast with what Mateusz Morawiecki would have to do domestically to prevent the PiS from falling apart.”

The PiS government has alienated many people at home and abroad with its nationalist rhetoric and changes to state institutions which the EU says subvert the bloc’s laws.

The European Commission, the EU executive, opened an inquiry into the rule of law in Poland in January 2016 and the European Parliament has started a process that could deprive Poland of its voting rights in the 28-nation bloc.

Any hope in Brussels that Morawiecki’s appointment signals a change of course by PiS will have been tempered by Polish parliament approving legal changes to the judiciary in defiance of the EU on Friday - the day after his nomination. The changes give parliament, where PiS has a majority, de facto control over the selection of judges.

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The attraction relying on monkey cuteness located at Sangeh village, Abiansemal, Badung, or about 20 km north of Denpasar is indeed beautiful. Nutmeg forest offering a unique tree only existing in Bali is often used a background in their photo shooting. Uniquely, they have designed the scene in a perfect composition. Infrequently they come with photography director that will direct the visual look.

Operations Manager of the Bukit Sari Sangeh, I Made Sumohon, said even though all locations can be used as a prewedding photo object, but photographers usually choose four places having become a favorite.

Firstly, it is at the front gate, the entrance into the woods is commonly used as the background.

These gates are unique and old

and have the background of temple and green forests.

Furthermore, it is in front of the cool Bukit Sari Temple.

Background behind the temple has a lush trees equally looking very beautiful. Sometimes, photographers are waiting for a nice moment to get a silhouette, sunlight penetrating the trees in the jungle.

Bukit_Sari_Sangeh_Center_ for_Pre-Wedding_in_Bali_1 Besides, the forest located at the left side of the temple is also good for shooting. Other than having a big tree, the location looking like a circle has no small plants. At the area there are only dried leaves of nutmeg tree. “It is said this area is the grave of monkeys. Nevertheless, we never see any bodies of the monkeys,” said Sumohon.

Another interesting location is under the banyan tree located in western most of the forest. There were two large banyan trees exuding a positive aura. “In general, they (photographers—Ed) are very satisfied with the existing locations. However, before taking the picture they will put offerings in order that their activities can run smoothly,” he added.

For carrying out a pre-wedding photo session, explained Sumohon, they usually pay sanitation levy as much as IDR 200,000.

With such amount, they can make photo session as many as they like. “Many foreign travelers, mainly those from Asian regions, make pre-wedding photo session here. They claimed to have seen on the web so that they are interested as well,” concluded Sumohon. (kmb)

Tipat Bantal War Tools, Symbol of Male and Female

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A general view of Warsaw city is seen from the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland January 8, 2018. tions with the bloc soured under her government. Underlining PiS opposition to Muslim immigration, she said last month Poland wanted to be sure Christian traditions were not subject to “ideological censorship” in the EU. Along with Hungary, Poland has refused to take in any of its quota of the wave of refugees from Syria and elsewhere who have come to Europe since 2015, on the grounds that Muslim immigrants are a threat to national security and stability.

Such comments appeal to core PiS voters, and Szydlo’s government, which promised generous welfare payouts and a dedication to traditional Catholic values, was one of Poland’s most popular since communist rule ended in 1989.

ECONOMIC CREDENTIALS A relative newcomer to politics, Morawiecki lacks Szydlo’s broad appeal. But he has overseen significant economic achievements since becoming finance minister in 2016, a position he has retained in the new government. Tusk has welcomed what he sees as signs that Morawiecki is a liberal economist who wants better ties with the EU. “There is no doubt that (Morawiecki’s) liberal bias and some pro-western gestures could be a sign that there is a lurking desire to improve relations,” Tusk said last week.

But an economic stimulus plan Morawiecki unveiled in 2016 has been criticised by economists who say it depends heavily on private investment, which is low

in Poland despite fast economic growth.

“What Morawiecki sees as a solution, meaning more political influence in the economy, is actually dangerous,” said Leszek Balcerowicz, a former finance minister who coordinated the transition to a market economy after decades of communist rule.

Any hint of protectionism is also likely to worry EU leaders, who seek to break down trade barriers.

Morawiecki has called the privatisation of state-owned companies a tragedy and said he will give more power to domestic capital at the expense of foreign investors. In his comments to parliament on Tuesday, he said economic policy should not change. (rtr)

Tradition of tipat and bantal war organized at Kapal customary village is a unique tradition because the participating people will perform activities of mutual throwing by using tipat and bantal posing one of the favorite foods for the community of Bali.

It is an expression of gratitude to God for the blessing extended in the form of abundance of fertility in the environment. However, since it is a tradition and ritual, of course, this kind of tipat-bantal war will begin with a procession of presenting oblations and so forth before implemented.

The temple priest Jero Nyoman Lidriani said that preparation ceremony will be preceded by banten pejati, byakaonan and pangulapan.

After being presented, it will be followed by Hindu people or Kapal.

After completing the presentation of offerings, it is resumed with joint prayers and matimpugan. perang tipat bantal It is commenced with jejatonan for 3 times in front of the bale agung temple or middle courtyard of the temple. Executor of the

jejatonan itself is not arbitrary namely temple priest and village officials. Sometimes, it is followed by government officials such as the regent usually presented every 2 years. After that, it is carried out in outermost courtyard by many people in accordance with norms.

“Formerly, it was only carried out in front of the bale agung pavilion. Since the current pilgrims are consisting of more people the pavilion is worried to get damaged.

Thus, the activities are continued in the outermost temple courtyard and only the jejatonan is still held in the bale agung,” he said.

Furthermore, he said that before starting matimpugan, all the pilgrims put soda offerings pursuant to their affordability and must contain tipat sirikan (rice bag) and six pieces of bantal fresh cake. The rice bag is placed in the temple while the bantal can be brought back home.

Similar opinion was conveyed

by I Ketut Sudarsana where the rice bag is incised transverse in the middle as a symbol of female genital or Pradhana while the bantal snack itself is a symbol of male

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genital or Purusa.

Encounter of both elements will produce or bring up the seeds of life. In this case, it symbolizes the emergence and fertility for the seeds of food sources of society.

Besides, both entities symbolize the sea and mountains.

In the procession held at the outermost courtyard of the local

temple, all the pilgrims that will throw rice bag are positioned in the south because it is a symbol of male or sea while in the north is the area of ??the pitch throwing group as the symbol of Purusa or mountains believed to be in the north. Then, even though there is impression of throwing each other to each participant, it will be attempted that tipat

and bantal will hit each other in the air because it is the most important point of the tradition.

“After finishes, it is ended with a joint prayer while for the remnants scattered will be collected and then distributed to residents and made into fertilizer for their respective paddy field. It is believed to increase fertility,” he added. (kmb)

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Singapore uncovers large oil heist at Shell’s biggest refinery

Being hungry, these monkeys begin to come down the mountain heading for people’s settlements to find food.

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Being hungry, monkeys come down to people’s settlements AMLAPURA — The eruption of Mount Agung affects the life of the animals around it.

Some animals died from sulfur gas while some others survived such as long-tailed macaques or Macaca fasicularis. Population of this type of monkey recently reduces. Of the hundreds of heads, currently has reduced to dozens of heads. Being hungry, these monkeys begin to come down the mountain heading for people’s settlements to find food.

Such condition is recognized by Chairman of Pasebaya Lingkar Gunung Agung, I Gede Pawana, on Monday (Jan. 8). The population of long-tailed monkeys that live in the mountains with the altitude of 3,142 meters above sea level is not known exactly from the beginning. Based on observations of Pasebaya volunteers when they climbed to feed the

monkeys to the east of Pasar Agung Temple, the number has steadily decreased. Similarly, in the west of the temple, there are only a few left.

“Those living above the temple near the upper slopes are only seen one or two heads,” said I Gede Pawana who is also the headman of Duda Timur, Selat.

Many monkeys of this type are found coming down to find food

around Kesimpar hamlet, Besakih, Rendang. Pawana claimed to still look for the exact origin of the monkeys that come down to people’s settlement whether they are from the slopes of Mount Agung in the Besakih area or from the slopes above the Pasar Agung Temple. In principle, the monkeys live in groups. When coming across other groups, then they will fight.

According to him, the possibility of monkeys coming from Pasar Agung Temple is very small. However, he added where the monkeys come from is not too urgent. This situation has already showed the impact of Mount Agung eruption on the animal habitat around the slopes of Mount Agung. “We count the monkeys at Pasar Agung when feed them. Currently, they amount to 14 heads only whereas before Mount Agung was active their population reached hundreds,” he said.

So far, in addition to monkeys and trees, he has not found any

other animal species occupying the protected forest of Mount Agung that died from the eruption of Mount Agung. However, in accordance with people’s report, he admitted to have received a report related to the death of other animals such as deer. To save this long tailed monkey population, he invited volunteers in Bali to donate various types of fruit or tubers to be collected in order to be carried on the slopes of Mount Agung. For the time being, food supplies are needed to feed the monkeys as long as Mount Agung enters critical phase as it is now. (kmb31)

A former inmate grabbing tourist shot for resisting DENPASAR — Having just been released from Kerobokan Prison last Thursday (Jan. 21), Samsul Arifin, 31, immediately took an action again.

Initially, he took off his friend’s motorcycle. Furthermore, the motorcycle was used when grabbing a British tourist, Diane Margaret Muray, 51, on Jalan Danau Tamblingan, south of Hotel Maya, Sanur, South Denpasar, on Saturday (Dec. 23).

The victim had time to keep the bag so she was dragged by offender. The

incident was viral in social media.

“Results of the investigation finally could reveal the characteristics of the perpetrators. At the end, we arrested the perpetrator on Jalan Danau Tamblingan on December 26.

Since resisting, we were forced to shot on legs,” said Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit of South Denpasar Police, Bangkit Dananjaya, with permission from South Denpasar Police chief Putu Indrajaya on Monday (Jan. 8).

When interrogated, said Bangkit, the perpetrator claimed to just be freed from Kerobokan Prison on Thursday (Dec. 21). At that time, he was picked up by his friend by riding Honda Vario motorcycle. The perpetrator asked to be escorted to Jalan Danau Tempe prostitute house in Sanur. When his friend was off guard, the perpetrator took the motorcycle away. “Next, the perpetrator did a grabbing at the scene by using the motorcycle owned by his friend,”

he said.

On Tuesday (Dec. 26) at 15:00 Local Time, South Denpasar Police Operation team conducted a patrol around the Jalan Danau Tamblingan, Sanur. Armed with the characteristics of the snatcher obtained at the scene, around 15:15 Local Time, a man was passing by riding a white Vario Techno motorcycle with license plate of DK 8181 WF where the characteristics of the man are similar to the perpetrator. Police immediately

arrested him. Furthermore, police interrogated him and the perpetrator admitted his action. The perpetrator was immediately taken to police station.

“The suspect was involved in the case of motorcycle theft in Nusa Dua area. Related to the case, the suspect was sentenced to one year in prison. After being released, the suspect took action again and we are still developing the case,” said Bangkit. (kmb36)

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A cardboard cut-out of Thailand’s Prime Minster Prayuth Chan-ocha is seen next to a microphone after a news conference at government house in Bangkok, Thailand January 8, 2018.

Picture taken January 8, 2018.

Rights group criticises Thai PM’s cardboard cutout gesture

BANGKOK - Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, known for his temperamental outbursts, has adopted a unique tactic to avoid tricky questions from reporters -- leave a cardboard cutout of himself for reporters to quiz.

But the gesture has been criticised by Human Rights Watch which said it shows the military junta chief’s “contempt of media criticism” in a country yet to restore democracy since a 2014 coup.

Seventeen life-sized cutouts of Prayuth have been set up around the government compound ahead of Children’s Day on Saturday.

They show Prayuth in various outfits including sportswear, work suits and traditional Thai attire.

On Monday, Prayuth spoke briefly at Government House before a cutout of Prayuth in a suit and tie was brought out.

Prayuth, who is known for his abstruse sense of humor, then told journalists to refer any questions to the cardboard cutout.

“Ask this guy,” he said.

Reaction to the bizarre gesture

was largely muted on social media on Tuesday but Human Rights Watch said it added to a “long list of his bizarre and bullying reactions to reporters”.

“Thailand’s junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha continues to show contempt of media criticism and scrutiny,” Sunai Phasuk, senior Thailand researcher at Human Rights Watch, told Reuters.

The general is known for going off-script and for his public outbursts which are sometimes dismissed as mildly amusing even by his staunchest critics.

His comments have also been menacing.

In 2015 he warned journalists that he had the power to execute them. In another, separate incident he threw a banana peel at

a reporter.

Prayuth’s government has announced it will hold a general election in November 2018 after repeatedly delaying the vote.

However, it has yet to lift a ban on political campaigning despite pressure from groups of all political stripes.

“Even when the junta promises to hold an election, there is no open space for media freedom,” said Sunai.

Children’s Day is celebrated annually in Thailand on the second Saturday of January. On the day, armed forces open up military barracks to children to let them pose with weapons and tanks. Children are also invited to sit at the prime minister’s work desk inside Government House. (rtr)

SINGAPORE - Eleven men were charged in a Singapore court on Tuesday in connection with a large-scale oil theft at Shell’s biggest refinery, while police said they were investigating six other men arrested in a weekend raid.

Police in the island-state said on Tuesday they had detained 17 men, whose ages ranged from 30 to 63, and seized millions of dollars in cash and a small tanker during their investigations into theft at the Pulau Bukom industrial site, which sits just south of Singapore’s main island.

Oil refining and shipping have contributed significantly to Singapore’s rising wealth during the past decades. But the case underlines the challenges the industry faces in a region that has become a hotspot for illegal oil trading.

The investigation began after Shell contacted the authorities in August 2017, police said in a news release. After “extensive investigations and probes,” the Criminal Investigation Department, Police Intelligence Department and Police Coast Guard launched a series of simultaneous raids across Singapore, which led to the arrests.

Nine Singaporeans were immediately charged in the theft, of which eight were employees of the Singapore subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, court documents showed. Two Vietnamese nationals were charged with receiving stolen goods on a small tanker named Prime South (IMO: 9452804), the documents showed.

Shell confirmed on Tuesday that eight of the 11 men charged were current or former employees at Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd. Shipping data from Thomson Reuters Eikon showed the Prime South had been shipping fuel between Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Singapore for the past 30 days.

GRANDER SCHEME? Tuesday’s cases could be just the first insight into a grander scheme.

The charges seen so far allege three incidents of gasoil theft: on Nov. 21, 2017, of more than 2,322 tonnes valued at S$1.277 million ($958,564.78); and on Jan. 5 and 7 this year of a combined 2,062 tonnes of gasoil, valued at S$1.126 million.

The Vietnamese nationals were charged with receiving gasoil in the early evening hours of Jan. 7, at wharf 5 at the heart of Shell’s operations on Bukom island, the documents show.

Meanwhile, police say the other six men arrested remain under investigation.

During raids on Sunday, police said they seized S$3.05 million in cash and the 12,000-deadweight-tonne tanker. They have also frozen suspects’ bank accounts.

Shell said on Tuesday it anticipated “a short delay” in its supply operations at Bukom, its largest wholly owned refinery in the world in terms of crude distillation capacity. It declined to say the total amount of oil stolen.

It is the second high-profile case of wrongdoing at companies in Singapore to hit headlines in recent weeks, after Keppel Corporation Ltd’s rig-building business agreed in December to pay more than $422 million to resolve charges it bribed Brazilian officials. (rtr)

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Suspects, part of a group of 17 detained over their part in an alleged oil theft at Shell’s Pulau Bukom refinery, arrive in a van at the State Courts, Singapore January 9, 2018.

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U.S. spy satellite believed destroyed after failing to reach orbit -officials

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U.S. spy satellite that was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday failed to reach orbit.

Samsung Elec unveils driverless car parts, infotainment platform LAS VEGAS - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its first set of components for autonomous driving and infotainment solutions developed with Harman International, which it bought about a year ago in a major push into the auto electronics market.

The automotive industry is one of the fastest-growing segments of the technology market, with carmakers looking to add more autonomous features as the race to put driverless cars on the road heats up.

At an annual trade show in Las Vegas this week, Samsung Elec-

tronics unveiled an automotive camera system featuring collision warning, lane-departure warning, and adaptive cruise control, developed in collaboration with Harman.

Samsung bought Harman in an $8 billion deal that closed in March 2017, the biggest overseas acquisition ever by a South Korean company.

Samsung plans to begin shipping the camera system, which is built on machine learning and augmented reality, this year. It did not give details on the exact timing.

Samsung also showcased a

“digital cockpit” that allows drivers to personalise cars even if they do not own them as it pulls users’ profile from their mobile devices and cloud.

Harman and Samsung outlined their plan to deliver 5G technology for cars, adding Harman had secured a “leading European automaker” as a client.

Samsung in September had announced that it set up a strategic business unit for autonomous and advanced driver assistance services, together with a $300 million fund to invest in automotive start-ups and technology. (rtr)

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Supplies run thin, price of tangerine increases

BANGLI — The price of Kintamani tangerine at the farm level is currently getting better.

For each kilogram, farmers of the Kintamani tangerine sold it for IDR 7,000. The price hike of tangerine happens due to the tangerine supply has begun to run thin because it is not harvest season.

WASHINGTON - A U.S. spy satellite that was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday failed to reach orbit and is assumed to be a total loss, two U.S. officials briefed on the mission said on Monday.

The classified intelligence satellite, built by Northrop Grumman Corp, failed to separate from the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket and is assumed to have broken up or plunged into the sea, said the two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The satellite is assumed to be “a write-off,” one of the officials said.

The presumed loss of the satellite was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Northrop Grumman built the multibillion-dollar satellite, codenamed Zuma, and was responsible for choosing the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, both officials said.

An investigation is under way, but there is no initial indication of sabotage or other interference, they said.

SpaceX spokesman James Gleeson said: “We do not comment on missions of this nature; but as of right now reviews of the data indicate Falcon 9 performed nominally.”

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, led by entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched its first satellite for the U.S. military with its Falcon 9 rocket in May of last year. (rtr)

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Bali’s exports decrease, imports increase

DENPASAR — Bali’s export value in 2017 reached USD 45.9 million, a decrease of 3.76 percent compared to October 2017 when Bali’s exports were valued at USD 47.6 million. Compared to November 2016 however, Bali’s exports showed an increase of 3.84 percent when the Bali’s total exports amounted to USD 44.2 million.

Head of Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, Adi Nugroho added that the growth of cumulative export value from January to November 2017 was recorded to have increased by 5.54 percent -from USD 463.65 million between January-November 2016 up to USD 489.34 million between January-November 2017.

Bali’s exports in 2017 were relatively low in January but increased in February and March, then decreased again in April. “There was a slight increase in May and then a decrease in June 2017. The rest of the year was stable”, he explained.

Exports in Bali were therefor expected to either rise or drop slightly in December. In December 2015 exports rose slightly but in 2016 exports were down in November and December.

Bali’s export commodities are still 89.9 percent processed goods.

The remaining 9.99 percent are agricultural products with very little mined products. The export of manufactured goods increased

slightly form 87 percent to 89.9 percent.

In November 2017, Bali is recorded to have imported some USD 12. 57 million worth of goods, which shows an increase of 20.96, compared to October 2017 when Bali imported some USD 10.39 million worth of goods. Imports in November 2016 amounted to just USD 21.46 which is 41.43 percent less than in November 2017.

Between January and November 2017, Bali imported some ISD 115.

46 million worth of goods, which is a 17.8 percent drop compared to January to November 2016 when Bali imported USD 140.46 million in commodities.

Bali”s imports follow a seasonal pattern with less imports in January, February and March and more imports in April, May and June. “It tends to rise and fall until November then in December it lies in a narrow range”, explained Nugroho.

Except for October to November of 2016, when there were special imports brought in by ship. In terms of value Bali’s imports show a sharp increase.

Meanwhile, in June 2017 there was a large amount of fuel imported whereas it is usually divided over several months.

As a consequence the import figures for June appeared to soar compared to the previous year. (kmb42)

Tangerine farmer from Mangguh village, Kintamani, Nengah Selamat, explained the price hike of Kintamani tangerine has occurred since the past two weeks. Previously, tangerine farmers in Kintamani could only sell their crops at IDR 4,000 to IDR 5,000 per kilogram. However, right now they can sell for IDR 7,000 per kilogram. “Now, the price is good,” he explained.

According to him, the price hike of tangerine is currently influenced by the supply of tangerine fruit at the farmer level that has run thin and it is beyond the harvest season. In Kintamani, the tangerine harvest varies. For the eastern Kintamani region, the harvest period usually runs from July to September, while for the western Kintamani region can last longer until

November.

When asked about the current rainy conditions against the sale of Kintamani tangerine, Selamat said it has no effect. Farmer sells their tangerines because the price is suitable and is getting better. Although it has no effect on sales, he admitted the rain is susceptible to cause fruits to fall out from the trees. Besides, the rain is also very vulnerable to trigger the arrival of pest and disease in tangerine crops.

In the meantime, another tangerine farmer, Wayan Armada, when interviewed separately also admitted that the price of tangerine at the farmer level is currently getting better. For each kilogram, the Kintamani tangerine is sold for IDR 7,000.

In contrast to Selamat, Armada revealed that quite a lot of farmers are anxious with heavy rain that continuously flushes Bangli region. Torrential rain flushing the tangerine trees can cause the fruits to fall out quickly.

As a consequence, farmers can lose.

To prevent losses, some farmers are now forced to harvest early. “In addition to causing the fall, rain is also susceptible to be attacked by diseases such as anthrax,” he added. (kmb40)

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The price hike of tangerine happens due to the tangerine supply has begun to run thin because it is not harvest season.

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

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Sura dira jayeng rat

Cultural parade enlivening registration of KBS-Ace

DENPASAR - The first registration day for prospective governor and deputy governor candidate of Bali 2018 was utilized by the pair of I Wayan KosterTjok Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (KBS-Ace) to register to the Bali Electoral Commission (KPU) on Monday (Jan. 8). Although the registration was just done around 11:00 Local Time, the supporting mass has started to flock the Jalan Cok Agung Tresna from the morning. Similar crowdedness also happened to the Secretariat of PDI-P Regional Office becoming the start of KBS-Ace package to walk to the office of KPU Bali.

Registration of KBS-Ace itself was graced with a cultural parade featuring up to 500 artists. Various arts were displayed ranging from okokan, baleganjur to traditional dances. Before heading for the office of KPU Bali, the mass said prayers first in the shrine of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) of Bali office. After that, it was resumed with the fragmentary show of Rama, Sita, Laksmana, and Hanoman.

When making the registration, I Wayan Koster was wearing middle customary attires with a white shirt while Cok Ace was in black. Both were accompanied by their respective wife, and escorted by the regents from PDI-P. Among them, there were Regent of Badung, I Nyoman Giri Prasta, Regent of Buleleng Putu Agus Suradnyana, Regent of Jembrana Putu Artha, Regent of Tabanan Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti, Regent of Bangli I Made Gianyar, and Deputy Mayor of Denpasar, IGN Jayanegara. Such an event was also attended by Chairman of the Bali House of Representatives, I Nyoman Adi Wiryatama to Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs, A.A.

Ngurah Puspayoga. In addition, it was also attended by the leaders of the political party promoting the prospective candidates beyond the PDI-P namely the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI), People’s Conscience Party (Hanura) and National Mandate Party (PAN) and two supporting parties namely the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP).

Chairman of the KBS-Ace Winning Team, I Nyoman Giri Prasta, said the cultural parade presented in the KBSAce registration entitled Sura Dira Jayeng Rat meaning ‘the great warrior of the world’s leader’ is the commitment of the KBS-Ace pair in the preservation of customs, traditions, arts and cultures inspired by Hinduism. As a form of diversity, Balinese people coming from various regions in Indonesia were also involved as the parade participants by wearing typical customary attires of their respective region.

“The winning team of KBS-Ace today (Monday) conveys and provides the requirements as prospective candidate of the gubernatorial election 2018 and later we’ll ask the Chairman of Electoral Commission and the ranks to make correction,” he said.

In the meantime, Chairman of Bali Electoral Commission, Dewa Kade Wiarsa Raka Sandi, said the support for the candidacy of KBS-Ace is eligible. For example, the number of seats in the Bali House of Representatives has exceeded 20 percent. So, in terms of proposing leadership of political parties, they have been present entirely. Besides, the suitability of the documents of the decree on the political party management received from the Central Electoral Commission with the executing board that signed in the Bali provincial level.

“The documents have been complete,” he said. Related to the requirement documents of the candidate pair, continued

Raka Sandi, Bali Electoral Commission will only judge based on compliance with the regulation,” he said.

The truth, either administratively or factually, will be determined through verification stage. According to Raka Sandi, the next stage is that all prospective candidates will undergo medical checkup on Wednesday (Jan. 10). Health checks include physical, psychiatry examination and drug-free sampling at Sanglah Hospital. Meanwhile, spiritual and psychological test will be done on Saturday (Jan. 13) at the office of KPU Bali.

Optimistic to achieve 70 percent of votes

Prospective candidate of Bali governor from PDI-P, I Wayan Koster, is quite optimistic to win the gubernatorial election held on June 27, 2018. Vote target to be achieved even reaches 70 percent. This member of the Central House of Representatives even claimed there is no heavy electoral district to reach the votes. However, the entire cadres must work hard to achieve such victory. “In short, we’re confident to win,” he said after making registration at the office of Bali Electoral Commission on Monday (Jan. 8).

According to Koster, the 70-percent target is realistic.

Moreover, in the past legislative election, the promoting parties have a capital of 52 percent of the votes. Responding to the viewpoint of Cok Rat choosing to support Rai Mantra, Koster expressed that he respected to such attitude. “I think it is something personal and we respect him. He has declared that PDI-P cadres across Bali should win KBS,” he said.

On the other hand, Koster also claimed to be ready to build communication with the current Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, because building Bali in the future must indeed use a reference from what has been done by the previous governor. (kmb32)

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Pink to sing national anthem at Super Bowl LII

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CALIFORNIA - Pink will get the Super Bowl party started by singing the national anthem before the championship game in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, the NFL said on Monday.

The performance will mark the Grammy awardwinning singer’s first appearance on the Super Bowl stage, which has been graced by artists such as Luke Bryan, Lady Gaga and Idina Menzel in recent years.

Performances of the national anthem have been a major talking point during the NFL season as players have used the occasion to take knees, sit or link arms during the song to protest about racial inequality and police brutality in the U.S. The protests have been criticized by the Trump Administration, which has chosen to interpret the demonstrations as offensive to the U.S. military.

Vice President Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game in Indianapolis earlier this season when players protested during the anthem.

The NFL previously announced that singer Justin Timberlake would headline the halftime show.

The NFL also announced on Monday that Alexandria Wailes will perform in American Sign Language both the national anthem and “America The Beautiful.” (RTR)

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People demonstrate in front of the Brandenburg Gate to support protests across Iran, in Berlin, Germany January 6, 2018.

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Gwyneth Paltrow to give marriage a second shot

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LOS ANGELES - Actress Gwyneth Paltrow on Monday announced her engagement to U.S. television producer Brad Falchuk, saying she had decided to give marriage a second shot after accepting “the soul-stretching, pattern-breaking opportunities” of intimacy.

Paltrow, 45, who famously described her 2014 separation from her Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin as a “conscious uncoupling,” confirmed the engagement in an interview for the latest edition of her lifestyle magazine

Goop.

“I have tried to accept how complex romantic love can be. I have decided to give it (marriage) a go again, not only because I believe I have found the man I was meant to be with, but because I have accepted the soul-stretching, pattern-breaking opportunities that (terrifyingly) are made possible by intimacy,” she said.

Paltrow and Falchuk, 46, have been dating for about two years.

Falchuk was the co-creator with Ryan Murphy in 2009 of the popu-

lar TV series “Glee.” The two also worked together on the TV series “American Horror Story” and “Scream Queens.”

Paltrow won a best actress Oscar in 1999 for “Shakespeare in Love,” but is now better known as the creator of Goop, a lifestyle website and product store that promotes healthy eating and stressfree living.

She and Martin finalized their divorce in 2016 after 13 years of marriage. They have two children. (rtr)

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More than a week of unrest has seen tens of people die and more than 1,000 arrested, according to Iranian officials. Unrest spread to more than 80 cities and towns as thousands of young and workingclass Iranians voiced anger at graft, unemployment and a deepening gap between rich and poor.

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LONDON - In a swipe at his hardline rivals, President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday young Iranian protesters were unhappy about far more than just the economy and they would no longer defer to the views and lifestyle of an ageing revolutionary elite. The pragmatic cleric, who defeated anti-Western hardliners to win re-election last year, also called for the lifting of curbs on social media used by anti-government protesters in the most sustained challenge to conservative authorities since 2009.

“It would be a misrepresentation (of events) and also an insult to Iranian people to say they only had economic demands,” Rouhani was quoted as saying

by Tasnim news agency. “People had economic, political and social demands.” Rouhani, 69, suggested there was a generational element to the unrest, which appears to have been spearheaded by under25s.

“We cannot pick a lifestyle and tell two generations after us to live like that. It is impossible...

The views of the young generation about life and the world is different than ours,” he said.

The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s security backbone since the 1979 revolution that created the Islamic Republic, said on Sunday the security forces had put an end to a week of unrest fomented by what it called foreign enemies. The protests, which began over eco-

nomic hardships suffered by the young and working class, spread to more than 80 cities and towns and has resulted in 22 deaths and more than 1,000 arrests, according to Iranian officials.

Hamid Shahriari, the deputy head of the Judiciary said that all ringleaders of the protests had been identified and arrested, and they would be firmly punished and might face capital punishment. Two Iranian lawmakers said on Monday that a 22-year-old detainee has died in prison.

The director of the Prisons Organization, Mostafa Mohebbi, confirmed the death on the judiciary’s official website and said “Sina Ghanbari has hanged himself in a toilet on Saturday”. Many of the protesters questioned Iran’s foreign policy in the Middle East, where it has intervened in Syria and Iraq in a battle for influence with rival Saudi Arabia.

IRANIANS CAN CRITICISE “EVERYONE” The country’s financial support for Palestinians and the Lebanese Shi‘ite group Hezbollah also angered Iranians, who want their government to focus on domestic economic problems instead. Rouhani won re-election last year by promising more jobs for Iran’s youth through more foreign investment, as well as more social justice, individual freedom and political tolerance - aims questioned by his main challenger in the contest.

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