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“Star Wars” enters “grittier” new chapter with “Rogue One” premiere

LOS ANGELES - With a new band of rebels and a highstakes journey, “Star Wars” ushered in a new chapter on Saturday by bringing a galaxy far, far away to the heart of Hollywood for the “Rogue One” premiere.

Directed by Gareth Edwards, “Rogue One” is the first standalone film in Disney’s “Star Wars” reboot.

It stars a brand new cast in a storyline that does not follow the third trilogy that started with last year’s hit, “The Force Awakens”.

Ben Mendelsohn, who plays Imperial Commander Orson Kren-

nic, described “Rogue One” as “the really tough cousin” to previous “Star Wars” films.

“People are going to understand exactly where it lives in the ‘Star Wars’ world and timeline, and I feel like this is a much grittier, harderedged film and it really packs a hell of a wallop,” Mendelsohn told

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Actors Diego Luna and Felicity Jones pose as they arrive at the world premiere of the film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” in Hollywood, California, U.S., December 10, 2016.

Reuters on the red carpet, which featured a life-size Rebel Alliance X-Wing jet.

“Rogue One”, in theaters on Dec. 16, follows Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), the daughter of a weapons specialist who has been in hiding under another name for years. Her fate is quickly tied in with Rebel Alliance pilot Cassian Andor, played by Diego Luna, and Imperial pilot Bodhi Rook, played

by Riz Ahmed, who defects from the dark side.

The trio band together with more rebels to fight the evil Darth Vader’s plans for intergalactic domination.

Jones described Erso as “a bit of a tomboy”, saying she had prepare intensely for the role’s physical demands.

“I had to be in the gym for far too long, which I have to say is not enjoyable. But for the sake of ‘Star Wars’, I was prepared to do it,” she said.

The movie explores the journey preceding the events that launched George Lucas’ intergalactic saga with 1977’s “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope”.

The audience at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater were among the first to see the full movie, and cheered as homages and references were made to the previous films. (rtr)

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A man prays outside the Besiktas football club stadium Vodafone Arena in Istanbul, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.

Turkey launched a full investigation and bury the dead Monday after two bombings in Istanbul killed dozens of people and wounded score others near Besiktas’ stadium. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey.

Police raids across Turkey after deadly bombing attack

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ISTANBUL — Turkey’s interior ministry says 235 people have been detained in anti-terrorism operations across the nation.

The state-run Anadolu Agency quoted the ministry as saying 235 people in 11 cities were arrested on terrorism-related charges and for spreading terrorist propaganda on social media.

The report did not specify the name of the organization targeted or whether the individuals rounded up were suspected of involvement in a Saturday night attack in Istanbul. Turkey declared a national day of mourning and paid tribute to the dead Sunday after two bombings in Istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 155 others near a soccer stadium. The carnage was claimed by a Turkey-based Kurdish militant group.

The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK, said two of its members had sacrificed their lives in the Saturday night attack that targeted security forces outside the Besiktas stadium shortly after the conclusion of a match. “Two of our comrades were heroically martyred in the attack,” according to a statement posted on TAK’s website.

It described the blasts as reprisal for state violence in the southeast and the ongoing imprisonment of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. TAK is considered by authorities as a PKK offshoot.

The twin car-and-suicide bombings near the stadium enraged top officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who vowed to hunt down the perpetrators. The attack was the latest large-scale assault to traumatize a nation confronting an array of security threats.

Turkey is a NATO member and a partner in the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State group.

The attack targeted police officers, killing 30 of them along with seven civilians and an unidentified person, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters. He

said 13 people had been arrested in connection with the “terrorist” act. In an address at a funeral for the slain police officers before TAK’s statement was released, a furious Soylu condemned Kurdish rebels and their allies in the West, referring to the PKK as “animals.”

“Have you accomplished anything beyond being the servants, pawns and hit men of certain dark forces, of your dark Western partners?” he asked.

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Bus passengers at Ubung Terminal decline

SINCE 2002 there has been a steady change in the way people use transport services. Wheras in the past, people tended to travel by bus when visiting locations outside their region, however now people tend more and more towards traveling by other means, such as by private car, travel services or airplane.

Natural the frenzied atmosphere of bus terminals has also

changed, and Ubung terminal in Norht Denpasar is no excep-

tion.

Previously, Ubung terminal was classified as type A, but since Mengwi terminal stated operating, Ubung was downgraded to type B. The change in status has had no significant impact on activity at the ter-

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Ubung Terminal

minal and interprovincial city buses (AKAP) still operate out of Ubung Terminal, so passengers wanting to use public transport to travel outside of Bali can still depart from Ubung terminal. Its status was downgraded in accordance with Presidential Decree No.54/2011.

Unit Chief of the Ubung Terminal, A.A. Eka Putra, when met at his office on Friday (Dec. 9) confirmed that Ubing terminal is not as busy as it was a few years ago. There are less and less passengers and so the atmosphere is increasingly quite, expect during the week following Lebaren, when large large numbers of people flow through Ubung as they return to Bali from Java. “ On normal days, there are very few passengers” he said.

Today there are about 40 bus companies that operate at Ubung with an average of 50 buses departing daily for inter-provincial city transportation (AKAP) carrying around 1,000 passengers.

IN 2014, there were 1,085 people using 54 buses.

Meanwhile, the other terminals in Denpasar face more severe conditions, four passenger terminals and 1 cargo terminal are concerned about the lack of passengers and one has been been transformed into a market.

Head of the Denpasar Transportation Agency, I Gede Astika, said that Denpasar’s 4 passenger terminals are located at Ubung, Kereneng, Wangaya and Tegal.

Another terminal on Jalan Gunung Agung has been transformed into a market. Similarly, Wangaya terminal has also been functioning as a market, though it still retains its status as a terminal.

Many terminals are dormant, said Astika, because of the decline in public transport users.

Not more than 3 percent of Denpasar’s population uses these services. One of the main reasons for this, explained Astika is that more people now own motorcycles. “Many people having started using private transport, especially motorcycles” he said. (ara)

Head of the Badung Transportation and Infocom Agency, I Wayan Weda Dharmaja, stated that not all AKAP buses are mandated to drop passengers off at the 12 hectare space of Mengwi terminal, it depends on their route permits..

“There are AKAP buses that have a permit to operate from Ubun and Padangabi. So, passengers should be dropped off according to the route permit of the bus. This does not have to be Mengwi, unless their route permit states that they have to operate form Mengwi”, he explained.

According to Weda, before heading to the terminal appropriate to their route permit, every AKAP bus has to stop at Mengwi terminal anyway. “The buses must enter Mengwi terminal first. After that, they can resume their journey to Ubung or Padangbai”, said Weda.

Apart from these issues, the central government’s management of Mengwi terminal also remains unclear given the role that Ubung continues to play, and has been problematic for a number of employees. The government of Badung has provided 61 personnel for the Mengwi terminal, including

security guards, cleaning services and a temple priest, but the central government has not provided certainty about when the terminal management will be taken over.

Meanwhile, the government of Badung did not allocate the usual IDR 2 billion for the operating budget for Mengwi terminal for 2017.

“I heard there has not been a decision about the central government managing Mengwi terminal, but the local government (of Badung—Ed) has not allocated any operating budget for the terminal in 2017. If this is true, we do not know about our fate” said cleaning service officer, Ketut Astiti, when met at the terminal.

Astiti said he was quite alarmed to hear of such conditions as his livelihood depends on this. The local government s therefore expected to find a way to deal with the uncertain policy. “Me, along with 27 other colleagues, we are paid by the government of Badung pursuant to the district minimum wage. However, with the current central government policy,we are afraid of layoffs. Hopefully, there is a solution to this problem”, she concluded. (kmb27)

Terminal changes into market

Inter-provincial city bus reluctant to stop at Mengwi terminal

MANGUPURA - Mengwi terminal is not functioning optimally.

Since it was inaugurated in 2011, this type-A terminal remains dormant. A number of inter-provincial city buses (AKAP) drop off their passengers on the road in front of the Mengwi terminal, instead of inside the terminal.

Not disorderly condition of bus services at Mengwi terminal was also recognized by Ngurah Sukarma, a public transport driver at the terminal on Saturday (Dec. 10). Although Mengwi terminal has been designated as a type-A terminal in order to relieve traffic congestion in the city, a lot of interprovincial city transportations still do not comply with the rules and continue to drop off passengers at the Ubung terminal.

“The government program must be consistent. If the buses are allowed to pass (to Ubung terminal— Ed), it will have an impact on us, in fact quite a big impact on drivers”, he complained.

Sukarma explained that because both Mengwi and Ubung terminals are functional, it makes it easy for AKAP drivers to cheat.

Such behavior must be dealt with

decisively, so as not to harm public transportation operating at Mengwi terminal.

“This requires firm government action. In other words, there is a lack of clarity about Ubung and Mengwi terminals. If the government takes decisive action, there wil not be a problem”, he said.

However, if the current condition persists, with AKAP buses still using Ubung terminal by and dropping passengers off on the side of the road, this will obviously disrupt public transport operating at Mengwi. The central government’s take-over of Mengwi terminal should mean that the problems being faced today can be resolved.

“Hopefully, once Megwi terminal is taken over by the central government, things will improve”, he said with hope, adding that there are 70 commercial vehicles that rely on Mengwi terminal.

Previously, the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya, requested that Bali’s provincial government and other relevant agencies to crack down on buses that do not comply with the rules and drop passengers of on the road

at Ubung Terminal.

Budi Karya also considers that Mengwi terminal is not functioning properly because buses operating from Ubung Terminal do not want to move to Mengwi terminal.

On that account, the Ministry of Transportation has appealed to the government of Bali to enforce the law. “We asked that the governor implement law enforcement.

What’s at Ubung should be moved to Mengwi. I think there must be a great willingness on the part of the Municipality of Denpasar to remove the transport services currently operating at Ubung as it will relieve traffic congestion in Denpasar. Another option is to make Ubung into a logistics warehouse, so that all the logistics are placed here. Ultimately, the function can run well”, he explained.

The Ministry of Transportation will also make an effort to improve the traffic associated with freights or weighbridges. “Although a request has been submitted to the central government, we ask that the province work to resolve the problem of the inter-provincial buses unwillingness to be relocated from Ubung to Mengwi”, he said.

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BIMC is Ready to Assist You 24-Hour

Planning a holiday to Tropical Bali? Accidents sometimes happen so prepare yourself with comprehensive travel insurance and in the event you require medical assistance. The 24-hour Accident & Emergency Center is equipped with cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment, ECG, defibrillators, vital signs monitors, IV pumps, ventilators and other fundamental equipment necessary to deal with any kind of medical emergency or

trauma.

Fully equipped four-wheel and two-wheel ambulances are on alert 24 hours a day, supplied with GPS units and radios allowing the doctor and nurse on board direct contact to BIMC Hospital’s emergency room, which is prepared with the latest technology and a specifically trained medical team. BIMC is always ready to assist you with standby ambulances and highly skilled doctors.

WEEKLY EVENTS and FARMERS MARKETS EVERY SATURDAY Meditation class by Mangku Budi Dharma 14-16:30 Bona, Blahbatuh meet at Ubud Cocomarket at 13:00 Saturday Market Oldman’s Cafe Canggu, Batu Bolong Beach, pottery fresh produce, clothing Sand Beach Club and Restaurant, Sanur Every second Saturday Biasa Art Space, Jl. Raya Seminyak 24, Seminyak, Fresh produce, potted plants, meat pie, sshie, coffee and more.

Every Saturday 9AM-2PM OrganIc Farmer’s Market Pizza Bagus (Jl. Pengosekan), Ubud EVERY SUNDAY Soul to soul spirituall dialogue Anand Ashram, Ubud Jl Sri Wedari KM 3 Mantra chanting 6-6:30pm Navaraha Arati 6:30-6:45pm Meditation, Satsang and celebration 6:45-8:30pm www.ubudashram.org SUNDAY MARKETS 10AM 1PM Sunday Market at Batu Jimbar Jl. Danau Tablingan , Sanur 10AM-4PM The Sands Beach Club and Restaurant Sunday MArket Jl. Danau Tamblingan, No 27, Sanur 9:30AM-1PM Sunday Market @ Warung Sopa Jl. Sugriwas no36, Padang Tegal, Ubud 9AM-2PM Samadi Sunday Market Jalan. Padang Linjong 39, Canggu, 9AM-2PM Wednesday and Sunday Ubud Organik Market Jl. Raya Pengosekan across from Zens Hotel Tebesaya, Ubud 12PM-10PM Sunday Food Festival & Bazaar Byrdhouse Beach Club, Sanur 10AM-6PM, Mercure,last sunday of every month, jl. ,Mertasari, Sanur, fashion food and and kids activities The Coffee Spot, Jalan Peigenet 888X,Seminyak, last Sunday of every month, garage sale clothing, books, and hand-made jewellery

BIMC Hospital Kuta

Established in 2005, the fourstorey facility lies strategically on a 1,500 sqm area in Simpang Siur, Kuta, granting easy access for patients coming from all over Bali, whether for an emergency or a planned visit. BIMC Hospital Kuta stands at the forefront of quick and responsive medical assistance that it therefore provides first response emergency motorbike.

BIMC Hospital Kuta encompasses three Centres of Excellence: the 24h Accident & Emergency Centre, 24h Medical Centre and the CosMedic Centre. The 24 hour Medical Centre caters family medicine program, consultation, on call to hotels and medical check up.

Pathology and pharmacy units also operate 24 hours a day.

BIMC Hospital Nusa Dua

BIMC Hospital Nusa Dua is the group’s second hospital to open in Bali. It was inaugurated on May 5th, 2012, by the Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu, PhD along with officials from the Health Ministry and the Balinese government.

Located in the center of the Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) complex, BIMC Hospital Nusa Dua is considered Indonesia’s first medical tourism hospital and destination. The facility is located within walking distance of luxury 5-star hotels and villas,

the Bali Golf and Country Club, Nusa Dua Convention Center and Bali Collection shopping and food esplanade, not to mention the many beautiful secluded beaches; all located just 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport.

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Science

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In fossil rarity, tumor found in 255-millionyear-old beast

WASHINGTON - Scientists examining the jawbone of a saber-toothed, mammal-like beast that prowled Tanzania 255 million years ago have come across a remarkable fossil rarity: one of the oldest-known tumors.

University of Washington researchers on Thursday described a benign tumor composed of miniature tooth-like structures they found embedded next to the root of the creature’s enlarged canine tooth while studying an unrelated aspect of the jaw.

The animal was a member of an extinct group of four-legged carnivores called gorgonopsians that mixed mammal-like and reptilelike traits. They reached up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and appeared early in the evolutionary lineage that led to mammals. The jawbone came from one of the smaller gorgonopsian species.

Gorgonopsians were among the top predators of their time, thriving from about 270 million to 252 million years ago when they were wiped out during Earth’s worst mass extinction at the end of the Permian Period. Their demise came roughly 20 million years before the first dinosaurs.

When the researchers sliced into the mandible fossil from Tanzania’s Ruhuhu Valley, they found a benign dental tumor called a compound odontoma that grows within the gums or other jaw soft tissues.

When people get one, surgery is sometimes used to remove it.

“There was no indication that

there was a tumor in this jaw. It looked normal before we cut it open. It was pure luck that we found the tumor,” University of Washington paleobiologist Megan Whitney said.

Until now, this type of tumor was known only in mammals, including some Ice Age fossils tens of thousands of years old. The new discovery shows such a tumor existed in mammal ancestors that lived tens of millions of years before the first mammals appeared.

Tumors, malignant and benign, typically involve soft tissue, and rarely fossilize.

“Ancient tumors generally need to affect hard parts such as bones and teeth in order to be preserved in the fossil record,” University of Washington paleobiologist Christian Sidor added. (rtr)

Courtesy of Chistian Sidor/Megan Whitney/Handout via REUTERS

A histological thin section of the gorgonopsid lower jaw of a saber-tooth mammal-like beast that prowled Tanzania 255 million years ago, taken near the top of the canine root showing the cluster of small circles, indicative of compound odontoma.

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Jehem village develops due to platform of Melangit River

TOURISM in Jehem village, Tembuku, Bangli, has started to be developed. One of the attractions is a platform overlooking the Melangit River. Pictures form the platform went viral on social media sites when some youth from the village uploaded pictures of the site, some time ago.

“Some creative young people from Jehem village, made some gazebos next to the Melangit River platform” explained Hani Trivena, Chief of the Tourism Field Research Committee doing research on the tourism potential of Jehem village this year.

Jehem village consists of several hamlets, including Antugan, Tam-

bahan Kelod and Jehem Kaja that are the focus of the research being conducted by the Bali International Tourism College (STPBI).

Antugan hamlet has started to popularize lawar biu batu , a local delicacy made from young stone bananas. “We are also encouraging people to make stone banana tea” she added.

Visitors can also visit the rainbow cave as it is known, that is located under the platform and there is also a pretty good trekking trail.

“The hidden canyon is beautiful but road access is still poor”, said Trivena.

In Jehem Kaja there is cooperative that produces incense and they plan to make this into another tourist attraction, along with the natural beauty of the Antugan hamlet. Jehem Kaja is also home to the Jehem Cliff Temple previously separated from the cliff wall. In Tambahan Kelod there is

the cultural attraction of Geredeg Temple and nearby springs and here road access is quite good. The local community however needs to improve their English so that they can communicate with visitors.

During their three months of research, her found that only Antugan hamlet has a tourism awareness group that was formed just before the selfies from the Melangit River were uploaded and went viral, causing many visitors to come see for themselves. They originally collected voluntary donations to pay for the maintenance of the

attraction.

“They just thought why not make it into a tourist attraction, which they did but the management remains quite simple without much structure”, explained Trivena.

The development of this tourism at the village is also supported by the community, but just to extent that they are open to receiving visitors. “There has not been a lot of direct involvement, as the community needs some guidance form the government. They lack relevant information”, she explained. (kmb42)

Courtesy R.C. McKellar/Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM)/Handout via REUTERS

A chunk of amber - fossilized resin - spotted by a Chinese scientist in a market in Myitkyina, Myanmar, last year shows the tip of a preserved dinosaur tail section in this image released by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Canada on December 8, 2016.

Remarkable feathered dinosaur tail found in chunk of amber

WASHINGTON - Some 99 million years ago, a juvenile dinosaur got its feathery tail stuck in tree resin, a death trap for the small creature. But its misfortune is now giving scientists unique insight into feathered dinosaurs that prospered during the Cretaceous Period.

Researchers said on Thursday a chunk of amber - fossilized resin - spotted by a Chinese scientist in a market in Myitkyina, Myanmar, last year contained 1.4 inches (36 mm) of the tail of the dinosaur, complete with bones, flesh, skin and feathers. The dinosaur itself was no more than 6 inches (15 cm) long, about the size of a sparrow.

“This is the first of its kind,” said paleontologist Ryan McKellar of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Canada, one of the researchers involved in the study published in the journal Current Biology. “I’m blown away.”

The scientists suspect the tail belonged to a type of two-legged, bird-like dinosaur called a maniraptoran, one of several groups of dinosaurs that possessed feathers.

Birds, which first appeared about

150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period, evolved from small, feathered dinosaurs.

The researchers used sophisticated scanning and microscopic observations to study the tail. They determined it boasted a chestnutbrown upper surface, with a pale or white underside, a pattern known as countershading.

“We’re seeing feathers still attached to the tail, and we can see how they attach, the shapes that they have down to the micrometer scale, and things like pigment patterns within the feathers,” McKellar said.

The tail consisted of eight vertebrae, soft tissue and feathers exquisitely preserved in three dimensions.

McKellar said getting its tail stuck in resin “would have been a game-ender for that particular animal. They don’t drop their tails like some lizards.”

The tail’s anatomy enabled the scientists to rule out that it belonged to a bird because it was long and flexible and lacked a pygostyle, fused vertebrae that in birds support the tail feathers. (rtr)

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One of the attraction in Jehem Village

Preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS in Buleleng

SINGARAJA - Mitigating the spread of HIV/AIDS in Buleleng is a growing concern. In November 2016, the Buleleng Health Agency recorded a total of 2,706 HIV/AIDS cases in the district of Buleleng despite having made great efforts to minimize the number of cases in certain sub-districts.

Acting Regent of Buleleng, Made Gunaja, said that understanding and moral education among the

younger generation needs to be improved in order to discourage youth from taking drugs and engaging in unprotected sex. The implementation of KSPAN (students caring for AIDS and drugs) that work in small groups at schools, is able to give information and help with prevention. “HIV/AIDS is a threat to us all. It is imperative that we work together to prevent transmission”, said Gunaja on Friday (Dec. 9)

during celebrations of HIV/AIDS awareness day in Singaraja Town Park.

He emphasized the importance of public awareness for the prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Buleleng. People who are infected with this disease also need to get medical attention. Mitigated the spread of this disease starts with the individual, the family and the social environment. “We hope

that through this commemoration of World AIDS Day we can campaign effectively for community and government cooperation in the response to HIV/AIDS”, said Gunaja.

Organizing committee chairman of AIDS Day 2016 in Buleleng who is also the Assistant of the Economy, Development and Social Welfare, Ida Bagus Made Geriastik, explained that the activities for

AIDS Day 2016 include the dissemination of information about HIV/AIDS through Bondres gag shows in four villages, the provision of basic foods for people living with HIV, speeches, and the distribution of pins and brochures from KSPAN students in strategic locations. Celebrations of World HIV/AIDS day, was jazzed up with a performance of the Cenk Blonk puppet show. (kmb34)

MANGUPURA - Heavy rains in the district Badung district on Saturday (Dec. 10) caused flooding in several places, including Buduk village in Mengwi.

Division Head of Logistics and Emergency for the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Badung, A.A. Rai Adnyana, confirmed that there had been flooding but added that they were still collecting

date about the flood in Buduk. “Our team is still on site to collecting date, I will give further details later this afternoon”, he said briefly.

Residents of Buduk village said that two sanctums had been flooded; Taman Beji at Sengguan hamlet and Penganyudan Temple at Pasekan hamlet. Highways, boarding houses at Sengguan and the the road outside Indomaret in Tengah hamlet were

also flooded. Fortunatly there were no flood related fatalities.

“The flood was caused by the overflow feom Yeh Pangi River” said Buduk village ommunity leadr, Ida Bagus Arga Patra, who added that water from the channels of Subak Ayung and Subak Bernasi also overflowed.

“The Beji Temple and the boarding house near SMPN 3 Mengwi junior high school are slightly lower

down and lie near The Pangi River.

From higher gorund looking down we can see that the temple street is flooded”, he explained.

Arga estimated that the height of the flood-waters reached 1.5 meters.

Fortunately, the quick response unit of the BPBD Badung reacted swiftly to evacuate people affected by the floods, so there were no casualties.

“The floods occurred on Saturday

afternoon and had already receded by about two o’clock”, he said.

Division Head of Roads and Bridges of the Badung Highways Agency, Sang Nyoman Oka Permana, confirmed that the flooding in the streets of Buduk village had already subsided. His agency also cleaned up the mud and sand that was left on the streets of Buduk village after the flood. (kmb27)

Buduk village submerged by floods

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Rainy season,Coastal area of Buleleng prone to marine debris

SINGARAJA - For the last few days, rivers in Buleleng have been overflowing, due to heavy rains. No only has this caused road and building to become flooded but the coastline is also suffering form pollution washed down from the rivers. In fact every-time there is heavy rain fall, the rivers bring large amounts of garbage including plastic and branches that pile up on the beaches.

This debris is feared to disrupt the comfort of tourists visiting Buleleng , especially at this time of year when there tend to be more visitors than usual.

To maintain the sanitation of the coastal area, the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency along with tourism business owners and local residents encourage clean-up activities on the coast. Over the last few days, beach clean-ups have taken place at Lovina Beach (Buleleng subdistrict), Pemuteran (Gerokgak subdistrict), to other beaches.

Head of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, Nyoman Sutrisna, said on Saturday (Dec. 10) that tourist destinations in the region are mostly located on the beach. During the rainy season, the environment of tourist destinations in coastal areas is prone to being inundated with marine debris. If this is not dealt with succinctly, Sutrisna worries that travellers will not want to spend time in North

Bali. Therefore, his agency will be promoting scheduled beach cleanups with tourism players, village officials and other elements of society. Beaches that have been especially targeted by this program Lovina, Pemuteran and other areas that were recently flooded.

“There is quite a lot of garbage on the beaches, but we have coordinated scheduled beach cleanups”, he explained. In addition to maintaining coastal sanitation, the Buleleng Cultture and Tourism Agency will also be aggressively campaigning for the implementation of the Sapta Pesona (seven charms) concept. With this realized, Sutrina said that he has confidence that travellers will be able to spend their holidays in comfort “On many occasions, we campaign for ‘Sapta Pesona’, not only amongst those who work directly in tourism but also to communities who live near tourist destinations, so that everyone can implement this concept”, he said. (kmb38)

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South Korea PM to be briefed on state affairs after Park impeached

SEOUL - South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will begin getting official briefings from aides of President Park Geun-hye on Monday, having assumed presidential authority in a caretaker role following her impeachment by parliament last week.

The garbage is pilling up on the side of the beach.

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Minister of Sport and ITDC management watch AFF Cup at Benoa village together

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Imam Nahrawi, watched the AFF Cup 2016 ‘s Indonesia versus Vietnam game Benoa’s headman’s office with the staffs.

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NUSA DUA – Minister of Youth and Sports, Imam Nahrawi, watched the AFF Cup 2016 ‘s Indonesia versus Vietnam game Benoa’s headman’s office on Wednesday (Dec. 7). The game-watching, organized by the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) was also attended by Deputy Regent of Badung Ketut Suyasa, Commander of the 163 Military Resort Nyoman Cantiasa, Managing Director of ITDC Abdulbar M. Mansoer, Chief of Denpasar Police Hadi Purnomo and other memebrs of the community. President Jokowi was scheduled to join with them to watch the game, but had to cancel due to his visit to earthquake victiems in Aceh.

The game-watching event started at 19:55 with the singing of Indoneisa’ national anthem Indonesia Raya. As soon as the whistle sounded, everyone’s focus was directed

to the screen. Spectators’ applause and shouts rumbled when the Indonesian team broke through the Vietnamese goalkeeper. The minister of Youth and Sports cheered when the Indonesian team scored their first goal. However, the audience had to hold their breath and felt disappointed when Indonesia’s goal net vibrated from being struck by the opponent’s ball. Cheers and applause resounded as soon as the long whistle was sounded with a score of 2: 2 , ensuring that Indonesia made it to the final round.

The Minister of Youth and Sports thanked all the people of Bali who participated in watching the game together. “First of all, I’d like to say that the president could not attend because he was making a visit to Aceh Pidie to condole the victimss of the quake disaster afflicting our fellows there. I am very happy to come to this pavillion

tonite that unites us”, he said.

He then invited the Chief of Denpasar Police, Deputy Regent and Commander of the Military Resort to join him on stage. Imam submitted questions to the audience for the prize of soccer balls. “I have brought some soccer balls. If you can answer one of these questions, I will give you a ball”, he said.

The audience of around 500 people appeared to be happy with event and the officials said that they hoped that Indonesia’a love for socccer would grow. “We as a state-owned enterprise are present in Nusa Dua and are very proud to mingle with you through this sports event. Hopefully, in the future sports tourism in Bali can also grow into a major contribution to Bali’s tourism sector” said Managing Director of the ITDC, Abdulbar M. Mansoer. (kmb18)

Hwang has sought to calm anxiety over national security and to reassure financial markets while Park’s presidency is in limbo pending the outcome of a Constitutional Court review of her impeachment, which may take up to 180 days.

Until then, Park will remain in the presidential Blue House a few blocks north of the main government complex where Hwang’s office is located.

Eight of the Constitutional Court’s nine judges met on Monday to discuss how to proceed with the case but has not set dates for public hearings, its spokesman, Bae Bo-yoon, told a briefing. The ninth was away from the country on business.

At least six of the nine judges have to concur for the motion to be upheld.

The court will next week decide on the date for the two sides’ lawyers to appear for a preliminary hearing, he said.

Park, whose father ruled the country for 18 years after seizing power in a 1961 coup, has been accused of colluding with a friend and a former aide, both of whom have been indicted, to pressure big businesses to donate to foundations set up to back her policy initiatives.

She has denied wrongdoing but apologised for carelessness in her ties with her friend, Choi Soon-sil.

Park has yet to announce her defence team, which is expected to be made up of at least four lawyers, including an attorney she had retained last month.

Park’s term was set to end in February 2018. If the court upholds her impeachment, she will become the first elected South Korean leader to be ejected from office in disgrace.

If that were to happen, a new election would be held within 60 days to pick a successor who will serve a full five-year term. (rtr)

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Protesters hold candles during a rally against South Korean President Park Geun-Hye in central Seoul, South Korea December 10, 2016.

Trump says reports Russia helped him in U.S. election are ‘ridiculous’ WASHINGTON - Presidentelect Donald Trump rejected as “ridiculous” U.S. intelligence reports that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf through targeted hacking, putting him at odds with top law-

makers who vowed to investigate the findings.

He blamed Democrats for news reports on the intelligence findings and said he did not believe they came from the Central Intelligence Agency.

REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears at a campaign roundtable event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., October 28, 2016.

“I think it’s ridiculous. I think it’s just another excuse. I don’t believe it,” Trump said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

Trump’s reluctance to blame Russia for interfering in the U.S. election has raised concerns among U.S. officials who fear he will go soft on Moscow at a time when they are worried about its increasingly aggressive behavior on cyber attacks and in Crimea, Ukraine and Syria.

A U.S. intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, harshly criticized Trump’s rejection of the assessment that Russian hacking was intended to boost the president-elect’s prospects in the Nov. 8 election.

“It’s concerning that intelligence on Russian actions related to the U.S. election is being dismissed out of hand as false or politically partisan,” said the U.S. intelligence official.

“The inclination to ignore such intelligence and impugn the integrity of U.S. intelligence officials is contrary to all that is sacred to national security professionals who

work day and night to protect this country.”

The unusually harsh comment underscored the unprecedented tensions that Trump has created with the intelligence community he will command even before he’s been sworn into office.

Two leading U.S. Senate foreign policy voices from Trump’s own party expressed alarm on Sunday about the possibility of Moscow tipping the scales in favor of an American presidential candidate and promised to begin investigating immediately.

The Obama White House, which has ordered intelligence agencies to review cyber attacks and foreign intervention in the 2016 election, has formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations ahead of the presidential election.

Russian officials, who have previously vehemently denied accusations of interference in the U.S. election, were quiet.

In his search for a secretary of state, Trump, a New York real estate magnate, is strongly con-

sidering Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson, who has close ties with Moscow and has spoken out against U.S. sanctions on Russia.

Republican Senator John McCain expressed concern about Tillerson’s close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

“That would color his approach to Vladimir Putin and the Russian threat,” he said on Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

A number of U.S. senators have expressed concerns about Tillerson, suggesting his nomination could run into trouble in the Senate.

Trump’s pick as national security adviser, retired Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, has also raised eyebrows in military circles through appearances on Russia’s government-run broadcaster RT, particularly at a gala last year attended by Putin.

But Trump’s choices to lead the CIA and the Pentagon, U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo and retired Marine General James Mattis, are more likely to take a harsher stance on Russia. (rtr)

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BUSINESS Bank of Japan likely to upgrade economic view next week

TOKYO - The Bank of Japan is likely to give a more upbeat view of the economy at next week’s rate review, sources say, as a pick-up in emerging Asian demand and positive signs in private consumption improve prospects for a solid, export-driven recovery.

Any upgrade would reinforce market expectations that the central bank, after failing to jolt Japan out of deflation with years of massive monetary easing, will hold off on expanding stimulus measures in the coming months.

At the previous meeting on Nov. 1, the BOJ said the economic trend was for moderate recovery, but slowing emerging market demand was weighing on exports and output.

Since then, four sources familiar with the bank’s thinking said BOJ officials were becoming increasingly confident that global trade was emerging from the doldrums, as factories across Asia and Europe ramped up activity in November.

They also see initial signs of recovery in private consumption, a perennial weak spot in Japan’s economy, with service-sector sentiment hitting a nearly three-year high.

At the Dec. 19-20 meeting, the BOJ will thus consider upgrading its language to signal that it is more confident the world’s third-largest economy is headed for a steady recovery, the sources said.

“Global economic conditions are improving, and consumption appears to be picking up,” said one of the sources. “All in all, we’re seeing more bright signs for the economy.” Another source echoed that view, pointing out that recent economic indicators had been “mostly positive”.

The BOJ’s nine-member board will reach a final decision after scrutinising its closely watched “tankan” quarterly business sentiment survey, due on Wednesday, the sources said.

The meeting will not address GDP growth forecasts, which are currently 1 percent for the year ending March 2017, and 1.3 percent for the following year. (rtr)

REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016.

Trump says U.S. not necessarily bound by ‘one China’ policy WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of “one China,” questioning nearly four decades of policy in a move likely to antagonize Beijing.

Trump’s comments on “Fox News Sunday” came after he prompted a diplomatic protest from China over his decision to ac-

cept a telephone call from Taiwan’s president on Dec. 2.

“I fully understand the ‘one China’ policy, but I don’t know why we have to be bound by a ‘one China’ policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade,” Trump told Fox. Trump’s call with President Tsai Ingwen was the first such contact with Taiwan

by a U.S. president-elect or president since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 1979, acknowledging Taiwan as part of “one China.”

Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province and the subject is a sensitive one for China. Chinese officials had no immediate reaction to Trump’s remarks.

After Trump’s phone conversation with Taiwan’s president, the Obama administration said senior White House aides had spoken with Chinese officials to insist that Washington’s “one China” policy remained intact. The administration also warned that progress made in the U.S. relationship with China could be undermined by a “flaring up” of the Taiwan issue.

Following Trump’s latest comments, a White House aide said the Obama administration had no reaction beyond its previously stated policy positions.

In the Fox interview, Trump criticized China over its currency policies, its activities in the South China Sea and its stance toward North Korea. He said it was not up to Beijing to decide whether he should take a call from Taiwan’s leader.

“I don’t want China dictating to me and this was a call put in to me,” Trump said. “It was a very nice call. Short. And why should REUTERS/Pichi Chuang/File Photo some other nation be able to say I can’t take A shop attendant sits in front of a wall of laptops at a computer mall in Taipei a call?”

“I think it actually would’ve been very August 31, 2011.

disrespectful, to be honest with you, not taking it,” Trump added.

Trump plans to nominate a long-standing friend of Beijing, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, as the next U.S. ambassador to China.

But Trump is considering John Bolton, a former Bush administration official who has urged a tougher line on Beijing, for the No. 2 job at the U.S. State Department, according to a source familiar with the matter.

In a Wall Street Journal article last January, Bolton said the next U.S. president should take bolder steps to halt China’ military aggressiveness in the South and East China seas.

Bolton said Washington should consider using a “diplomatic ladder of escalation” that could start with receiving Taiwanese diplomats officially at the State Department and lead to restoring full diplomatic recognition.

In the Fox interview, Trump brought up a litany of complaints about China that he emphasized during his presidential campaign.

“We’re being hurt very badly by China with devaluation, with taxing us heavy at the borders when we don’t tax them, with building a massive fortress in the middle of the South China Sea, which they shouldn’t be doing, and frankly with not helping us at all with North Korea,” Trump said. “You have North Korea. You have nuclear weapons and China could solve that problem and they’re not helping us at all.” (rtr)

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Indonesian anti-terrorist squad discovers bottles of chemicals

SUKOHARJO - The Indonesia National Police anti-terrorist squad, Special Detachment (Densus) 88, discovered bottles of chemicals while searching the house of suspected terrorist KF, 22, on Monday.

KF was arrested by Densus 88 in the village of Gebang, Ngawi, East Java, on Sunday (Dec 11) for allegedly being involved in the making of a bomb uncovered by the police in Bekasi, West Java, recently.

Some 40 bottles of chemicals, a laptop, books, and a rice cooker were seized by the police from KFs room in a lodging house in the neighborhood of Kampung Keputren RT 02/RW 09, Kartasura, Sukoharjo District, Central Java.

The head of Kartasura Village, Didik Istiawan, who witnessed the search confirmed that bottles of chemicals and other items had been taken by the police from KFs room.

“The items were found in Room Number 1, which was occupied by KF,” he stated.

Mutiah Mujianti, the management of the lodging house, said KF and his friend had rented the room for the past three months and paid the rent every month.

Sukoharjo resort police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Ruminio Ardano noted at the scene that he had only helped Densus 88 conduct the search at the house.

“We helped secure the location

to investigate the activities being carried out,” he remarked.

Regarding the goods confiscated

by Densus 88, he said there were 42 bottles of chemicals, a laptop, some books, and a rice cooker.

He declined to divulge any further information on KF, saying he would refer it to Densus 88.

KF is an eighth-semester student at the State Institute of Islamic Studies Surakarta.

Police have arrested four people in connection with the finding of bombs in Bintarajaya, Bekasi, West Java, on Saturday, believed to be intended for detonation at the site of important national monuments.

“Four suspects have been arrested by counter-terrorism squad Densus 88. Two more are still wanted. It is possible that this number will continue to increase, depending on the results of the investigation,” an official of the Public Information Bureau of the Indonesia Police, Senior Commissioner Awi Setiyono, stated at a press conference at the Indonesia Police Headquarter here on Sunday.

One of the four suspects arrested is a woman, who is believed to be the individual chosen to carry out the bombing, he remarked. (ant)

ANTARA/Risky Andrianto

Officers Forensic Laboratory Headquarters of the Indonesian Police (Polri Labfor) brings some of the evidence when making if the crime scene at the rented house unexpectedly groups terrorist networks, in the area 8 NCO Jaya, Bekasi, West Java, on Sunday (Dec. 11, 2016).

Military personnel help debris clear process in quake-hit Aceh

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Iskandar Muda Military soldiers to help communities clean up debris Jamik Quba mosque building collapsed due to an earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on Sunday (Dec. 11, 2016).

MEUREUDU - Some 300 military officers have been deployed to help clear debris of collapsed buildings in the districts of Pidie Jaya, Pidie, and Bireun in Aceh Province, following a strong quake that hit the province on Dec 7.

The military personnel together with local inhabitants helped carry out debris clear process, Commander of the 011 Lilawangsa Regional Military Command Colonel Inf. Agus Firman Yusmono, said here, Sunday.

They comprised officers from the Marine and Military Construction Battalion.

“This is part of our duty as TNI (Indonesian Defense Forces). TNI must always be ready to help ease suffering of its people, such as those hit by natural disaster like what happens now,” he said.

Since the first day following the disaster, the TNI personnel have helped mitigate the quake.

In the meantime, some 500 police officers have also been deployed to Aceh Province to help evacuate earthquake victims in Pidie Jaya District.

Of the 500 personnel, 300 were from the Aceh Police Mobile Brigade, 120 from the Aceh Police Preventive Unit, 40 from Bireun Police Resort, and 40 from Aceh

Besar Police resort, Senior Commissioner Martinus Sitompul, head of the General Information Department of the National Police, said recently.

The Aceh and North Sumatra Police have also sent paramedics and doctors to Pidie Jaya.

The national police, the Indonesian Defense Forces, and the Aceh Provincial Administration have also coordinated the establishment of a disaster management command post, he added.

The National Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported that the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that rocked several districts in Aceh Province was triggered by the activity of a strikeslip fault.

As many as 103 people have lost their lives and some 800 have been injured in the disaster.

The earthquake, which destroyed several houses, school buildings, and places of worship, occurred at 5:03 a.m. local time on Wednesday, with its epicenter at 5.19 degrees northern latitude and 96.36 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10 kilometers on land, some 18 km northeast of Pidie Jaya, or 120 km of Banda Aceh. (ant)

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Cairo church bombing kills 25, raises fears among Christians

CAIRO - A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people and wounded 49, many of them women and children attending Sunday mass, in the deadliest attack on Egypt’s Christian minority in years.

The attack comes as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi fights battles on several fronts. His economic reforms have angered the poor, a bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood has seen thousands jailed, whilst an insurgency rages in Northern Sinai, led by the Egyptian branch of Islamic State.

The militant group has also carried out deadly attacks in Cairo and has urged its supporters to launch attacks around the world in recent weeks as it goes on the defensive in its Iraqi and Syrian strongholds.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but exiled Brotherhood officials and home-grown militant groups condemned the attack. Islamic State supporters celebrated on social media. “God bless the person who did this blessed act,” wrote one supporter on Telegram.

The explosion took place in a chapel, which adjoins St Mark’s, Cairo’s main cathedral and the seat of Coptic Pope Tawadros II, where security is

normally tight.

The United States said it “will continue to work with its partners to defeat such terrorist acts” and that it was committed to Egypt’s security, according to a White House statement on Sunday.

The UN Security Council urged “all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities” to hold those responsible accountable.

At the Vatican, Pope Francis condemned what he called the latest in a series of “brutal terrorist attacks” and said he was praying for the dead and wounded.

The chapel’s floor was covered in debris from shattered windows, its wooden pews blasted apart, its pillars blackened. Here and there lay abandoned shoes and sticky patches of blood.

“As soon as the priest called us

to prepare for prayer, the explosion happened,” Emad Shoukry, who was inside when the blast took place, told Reuters.

“The explosion shook the place ... the dust covered the hall and I was looking for the door, although I couldn’t see anything ... I managed to leave in the middle of screams and there were a lot of people thrown on the ground.”

Security sources told Reuters at least six children were among the dead, with the blast detonating on the side of the church normally used by women. They said the explosion was caused by a device containing at least 12 kg (26 pounds) of TNT. Police and armoured vehicles rushed to the area, as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the compound demanding revenge for the attack that took place on a Muslim holiday marking the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday and weeks before Christmas.

Scuffles broke out with police.

A woman sitting near the cathedral in traditional long robes shouted, “kill them, kill the terrorists, what are you waiting for? ... Why are you leaving them to bomb our homes?” (rtr)

REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Christians shout slogans and clash with riot police in front of Cairo’s Coptic Cathedral after an explosion inside the cathedral in Cairo, Egypt December 11, 2016.

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Italy hurries to form new government as banking crisis looms ROME - Italian President Sergio Mattarella asked Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Sunday to try to form a new government, giving him a mandate to lead Italy out of a political crisis caused by the resignation of Matteo Renzi.

Gentiloni, a former journalist and Renzi loyalist, is set to be Italy’s fifth prime minister in as many years and the fourth in a row to take office without winning a national election.

The soft-spoken 62-year-old immediately began consultations to form a government that will have to write a new electoral law and manage Italy’s fragile banks.

Chief among his duties will be dealing quickly with Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the country’s thirdlargest lender, which may need state intervention to avoid collapse.

“I am aware of the urgent need to give Italy a government with full powers, to reassure our fellow citizens, to confront our international, economic and social priorities,” he said.

Italy’s social and political divisions were laid bare in campaigning for a Dec. 4 referendum on constitutional reform that was roundly rejected, prompting Renzi to resign.

All major parties have called for elections as soon as possible, but replacing the current electoral law, which applies only to the lower house and could be declared invalid in January by the Constitutional Court, is also likely to dictate the

timetable.

Elections could be called as soon as parliament finishes rewriting the electoral law. Gentiloni said he would “facilitate, if possible, the parliamentary forces’ task of quickly defining new electoral rules”.

“There are just two windows of opportunity for elections, either it’s a snap election in Q2 2017 or it’s the natural end of the legislature in 2018,” said Francesco Galietti of risk consultancy Policy Sonar.

He said several factors could influence the election date, including dealing with the banking crisis, the summit of the G7 nations scheduled in Sicily in May, and the need to name chiefs for a raft of state-owned companies as tenures run out.

Commentators said Gentiloni could present his list of proposed cabinet members to the head of state as early as Monday, even waiting until after European markets opened.

“The important thing is that the markets already know that with Gentiloni there will be no radical change,” said Maurizio Caprara, commentator for Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper.

Gentiloni said his government would move “within the same framework” as the outgoing government but Renzi’s Democratic Party (PD) is itself severely divided between backers of the former prime minister, such as Gentiloni, and opponents. (rtr)

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Soylu said the first blast was caused by a passing vehicle that detonated in an area where police special forces were located at the stadium exit. A riot police bus appears to have been the target. Moments later, a person who had been stopped in nearby Macka Park committed suicide by triggering explosives, according to the minister.

He said 136 people remained hospitalized Sunday after the attack, including 14 in intensive care. TAK claimed the Turkish people weren’t their target but warned “no one should expect a comfortable life” as long as the ruling party “continues to torture the mothers of Kurdistan every day.”

Armed conflict between the Turkish state and Kurdish militants resumed in July 2015 after peace talks unraveled. While much of the violence has concentrated in the impoverished and pre-dominantly Kurdish southeast, it has also spread to other cities, including the capital, Ankara, where TAK has claimed February and March suicide bombings.

Experts have determined that up to 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of explosives were used in the car bomb, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told CNN Turk.(ap)

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Turkish officials didn’t make any further comments after the TAK claim of responsibility was posted. The battle between the PKK and the Turkish state has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of citizens. Turkish officials frequently accuse the West of supporting the Kurdish insurgency and of interfering in Ankara’s fight against the militants.

Erdogan vowed his country would fight “the curse of terrorism till the end” after paying a visit to some of the wounded at Haseki Hospital in Istanbul.

Hundreds of flag-carrying demonstrators marched along Istanbul’s coastline toward the stadium at the heart of the blast area. Flags flew at half-staff across the country and at Turkey’s foreign missions. Passers-by placed flowers on barriers surrounding the soccer stadium. The first and larger explosion took place about 10:30 p.m. Saturday after Besiktas beat Bursaspor 2-1 in the Turkish Super League. Erdogan said the attack’s timing aimed to maximize the loss of life, but most fans had left before the detonation.

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Park and Hosszu dazzle at short course worlds

ONTARIO - South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan banished memories of a dismal run at the Rio Olympics by winning his third gold medal at the FINA short course world swimming championships in the men’s 1,500 metres freestyle on Sunday in Windsor, Ontario.

Having already triumphed in the 200 and 400 freestyle, Park swam neck-and-neck with world record holder Gregorio Paltrinieri in the early stages of the 1,500 before pulling away to take the title in a championship record time of 14 minutes 15.51 seconds, more than six seconds clear of Italian Paltrinieri.

On the women’s side, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu capped a stellar week in Windsor by clinching her seventh gold of the meet on Sunday as she won the 100 butterfly in 55.12 seconds.

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Hosszu, a three-time champion at the Rio Olympics where she set a world record in the 400 individual medley, single-handedly won more events in Windsor than any other nation except the United States.

For Park, triple gold would have tasted extra sweet following his disappointing form at the Rio Games in August when he won a late battle to compete after appealing against a doping ban.

Park, the first Korean to claim an Olympic swimming medal when he won the 400 freestyle in Beijing in 2008, had completed an 18-month

ban imposed by world governing body FINA in March after testing positive for testosterone ahead of the 2014 Asian Games.

Under a controversial Korean Olympic Committee regulation, he was then hit with an additional three-year ban from the national team the day the FINA suspension expired.

That would have ruled him out of contention for Rio but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared Park to compete at the Olympics.

However, the Korean struggled in Rio, mainly due to insufficient training.

Park failed to qualify from the heats for the 100, 200 and 400 and then pulled out of the 1,500 in what would have been his final event at the Games. (rtr)

AMLAPURA - A small island lying off Bali’s eastern point which, like all exposed sites, at times has ripping currents. We therefore restrict this to expert divers only. It takes a fast boat from Padangbai, and you can either dive once at Gili Selang and then go on to Amed, or dive within Padangbai and then on to Gili Selang (although that is a long return journey). The interesting and rich sand slope to the north of the island has some stands of hard branching corals and occasional bommies, the deeper areas of the slope are more protected and therefore home to sea fans, soft corals, barrel sponges and coral bushes.

Along this sand slope you may well see white tip reef shark and Bumphead Parrotfish. Sitting at around 18M, moving southwards with the current, around the east side of Gili Selang, can provide you with great visibility. Here however, the slope becomes rockier, much steeper and loses any significant coral cover. Tucking into the south side of the island and coming in towards Bali, you’ll get out of the current, and encounter another area of low but healthy reef with many moray eels and schooling fish including trevally. Dotted around are bommies and leather corals. (IBP/net)

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SYDNEY - Australian world number 13 Nick Kyrgios thinks his ATP-imposed suspension will stand him in good stead when he makes a push for the top 10 next season. The 21-year-old rose to a career high ranking this year but his tour season ended with a $25,000 fine and a two-month ban from the ATP for not trying in a match at the Shanghai Masters.

The ban was reduced to three weeks after he agreed to see a sports psychologist.

“The ATP wanted me to see a psychologist to help me out and I’ve been doing that,” Kyrgios told Fox Sports after help-

ing the Singapore Slammers to the Indian Premier League Tennis title in Hyderabad on Sunday.

“It’s actually been good, just relaxing a little bit, spending more time with my family and my girlfriend as well.

“So the suspension, one way to look at it, is getting more time off with the people you love and I’ve been training as well, so it’s set me up in good stead for 2017.

“Obviously I wouldn’t have wanted to get suspended but it gave me time to think about and analyse what I’ve got to get better at.”

The tempestuous Kyrgios, Australia’s brightest hope of a men’s grand slam champion since Lleyton Hewitt, clinched his first three titles this year in Atlanta, Marseille and Tokyo.

He also dubbed his effort losing to Andy Murray at Wimbledon as “pretty pathetic”, however, and withdrew himself from contention for the Olympics after a public slanging match with Australia’s team leader for the Rio Games.

A week after his Tokyo triumph, he clashed with fans as well as the chair umpire at the Shanghai Masters and walked

off court midway through a point against Mischa Zverev.

“It’s been a rollercoaster, we had a lot of highs, a lot of lows,” Kyrgios added.

“But ultimately, my ranking jumped from about 30 to 13, so that’s a successful year. “I’ve got a couple of guys in my team who hopefully can help me push for that top 10 spot next year.

“It was a fun year. I did a lot of fun things. I got Australia back in the world group of the Davis Cup, won a couple of titles, so it’s been a good year so hopefully I can back it up in 2017.” (rtr)

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Sp rt Manchester United’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan celebrates scoring the first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016.

AP Photo/Dave Thompson

Mkhitaryan scores, gets hurt as Man United beats Spurs 1-0

MANCHESTER — Henrikh Mkhitaryan underlined his growing importance to Manchester United by scoring in a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, sealing the team’s most important victory under Jose Mourinho. Mkhitaryan’s match ended prematurely when he was carried off on a stretcher in the 85th with a left ankle injury, but by then he’d done the damage with his 29th-minute goal at Old Trafford.

The Armenia midfielder raced onto Ander Herrera’s through-ball and drove home a rising shot for his first Premier League goal.

Mourinho said Mkhitaryan was man of the match and that his injury wasn’t serious, likely keeping him out for about two weeks.

For a change, United managed to close out the game comfortably to move three points behind Spurs and six behind Manchester City, which occupies the fourth and final Champions League qualification

berth after 15 games. “To be honest, after so many matches playing well but not winning, we need more the points than the performance,” Mourinho said, “but I knew against Tottenham it is difficult to get the result without playing well. We played very well.”

Mkhitaryan has been slowly integrated into United’s first team since his move from Borussia Dortmund last summer, with Mourinho keen to ease the Armenian into the demands of English soccer. Now he is settled,

Mkhitaryan is looking the part.

And the pace and quick thinking he showed for his goal was something United has been lacking.

As soon as Herrera pounced on a wayward pass from Harry Kane in the center of the field, Mkhitaryan was off, running in behind Spurs center back Jan Vertonghen with left back Danny Rose stranded upfield. Herrera’s pass was perfect and Mkhitaryan took it on before unleashing a fierce shot that flew past Hugo Lloris.

In his last four games, Mkhitaryan has scored two goals and set up two others. His injury will set him back once again, however.

Meanwhile, the Premier League has now seen players from 96 different nationalities score goals since its inception in 1992. It was a crucial win for United and

Mourinho, whose record against the so-called heavyweights of the Premier League has been poor since arriving at Old Trafford. United has already lost to City and Chelsea this season, and drawn against Arsenal and Liverpool.

United had the better of the chances in both halves, with Paul Pogba particularly lively in crashing a free kick against the crossbar and having two shots well saved

by Lloris.

Christian Eriksen was Tottenham’s best player and from one of his free kicks, an unmarked Victor Wanyama misdirected a header from the edge of the six-yard box in the 55th. Spurs didn’t have a more clear-cut opening for the rest of the match.

“It was an even game, very competitive,” Tottenham manager

Mauricio Pochettino said. “I think a little bit disappointed but not disappointed with our performance.

We compete here (in a) difficult game.”

There were some boos from United fans toward Marouane Fellaini as the midfielder warmed up late in the second half, with Mourinho contemplating a substitution. Mourinho said he heard the jeers and guessed it was a reaction to Fellaini’s clumsy foul against Everton last week, soon after coming on as a substitute, that conceded a penalty and subsequently a late equalizing goal.

“He is a player and a person I like and the person is more important,” Mourinho said. “He will always have my protection.” Fellaini came on for the last minute of the match. (ap)

Zidane hails Real’s fighting spirit after Deportivo win

REUTERS/Susana Vera

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema celebrates his goal with teammate Sergio Ramos.

BARCELONA - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane paid tribute to his players’ spirit after they battled back to beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-2 on Saturday and set a club record 35 games unbeaten in all competitions.

Zidane had opted to rest top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as Karim Benzema and Luka Modric, and his side were in danger of losing their long unbeaten run after two defensive slips in as many minutes allowed former Real striker Joselu to put Deportivo ahead in the second half.

With their six-point lead over Barcelona at the top of the table at risk at being halved, Real again demonstrated a refusal to admit defeat that has underpinned Zidane’s first full season in charge.

Substitute Mariano Diaz scored his first league goal for the club to pull them level before Sergio Ramos sealed victory in the 93rd minute.

“We played a brilliant game and I’m so happy for the players,” said Zidane. “We suffered a lot but they believed until the end.

We made a few errors but that can always happen. We believed and we did it.

“The players work hard and give so much and they are always convinced things will go their way in the end. When you are behind it’s not easy but we kept calm until the end and the substitutes contributed a lot too.

“We don’t think we’re invincible and we’ll lose at some point. But the players know that thinking positively can help us.

These 35 games give us the strength to keep looking forward.”

Zidane also paid tribute to Ramos, who followed his 90th minute leveller against Barcelona last week by powering in the winner deep in stoppage time.

“You can try and mark him but he’s so clever and he has great movement and knows where the ball is going to drop,” Zidane said.

“You can work on it and try to stop him but it’s very difficult. Deportivo have great defenders but there was still nothing they could do.” (rtr)

Atletico want Club World Cup win for Chapecoense OSAKA - Atletico Nacional want to win the Club World Cup as a tribute to tragedy-struck Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense, midfielder Jhon Mosquera said on Monday.

Most of the Chapecoense team perished in a plane crash that killed all but six of the 77 people on board as they approached Medellin airport late last month to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico.

The Copa Libertadores and Colombian champions arrived in Osaka on Saturday still reeling from the shock of the tragedy but must shift their focus to Wednesday’s semifinal against local side Kashima Antlers.

“The team (Chapecoense) is always in our hearts and our minds,” Mosquera was quoted as saying

by Kyodo news agency.

“Every time we play and we win, it is a

homage to their team. I think the entire world soccer community has been affected by this tragedy and everyone will remember them forever.

“We are all happy to be here because it’s a dream to be participating in this tournament,” Mosquera added. “We want to do whatever we can to get to the final.

“We’ve always watched the games and we think it’s an amazing tournament. It gets a lot of attention because the world’s best teams are here and we have a great opportunity here. We have plenty of motivation to win.” (rtr)

Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy scores their third goal

Reuters / Darren Staples

Criticism for goal drought did not hurt Vardy confidence

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy said his confidence never sagged despite criticism for his goal drought which he finally ended in Saturday’s 4-2 Premier League win over Manchester City. The England international has struggled to replicate his stunning form which aided Leicester’s fairytale Premier League triumph last season.

Former England captain Alan Shearer advised him to work harder, while Michael Owen said the 29-year-old was not a “natural finisher”. “I don’t listen to that,” Vardy, who notched up his first Leicester City hat-trick on Saturday, told British media.

“He (Owen) can say what he wants. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I am not going to read into anything like that.” “It is up to them what they say, I will just get on with it, work on the training field every day and try to take it into the matches.”

Vardy hoped the impressive win over Pep Guardiola’s side would help Leicester recapture the form that saw them crowned league champions.

“Even though we haven’t been getting the results and a few of the performances were a bit below-par, we knew deep down we were still

the team we were last season,” he added. “On that performance, we have definitely got that back.”

Currently 14th in the league

table with 16 points, three above the relegation zone after 15 games, Leicester travel to face 12th placed Bournemouth on Tuesday. (rtr)

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Sp rt Manchester United’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan celebrates scoring the first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016.

AP Photo/Dave Thompson

Mkhitaryan scores, gets hurt as Man United beats Spurs 1-0

MANCHESTER — Henrikh Mkhitaryan underlined his growing importance to Manchester United by scoring in a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, sealing the team’s most important victory under Jose Mourinho. Mkhitaryan’s match ended prematurely when he was carried off on a stretcher in the 85th with a left ankle injury, but by then he’d done the damage with his 29th-minute goal at Old Trafford.

The Armenia midfielder raced onto Ander Herrera’s through-ball and drove home a rising shot for his first Premier League goal.

Mourinho said Mkhitaryan was man of the match and that his injury wasn’t serious, likely keeping him out for about two weeks.

For a change, United managed to close out the game comfortably to move three points behind Spurs and six behind Manchester City, which occupies the fourth and final Champions League qualification

berth after 15 games. “To be honest, after so many matches playing well but not winning, we need more the points than the performance,” Mourinho said, “but I knew against Tottenham it is difficult to get the result without playing well. We played very well.”

Mkhitaryan has been slowly integrated into United’s first team since his move from Borussia Dortmund last summer, with Mourinho keen to ease the Armenian into the demands of English soccer. Now he is settled,

Mkhitaryan is looking the part.

And the pace and quick thinking he showed for his goal was something United has been lacking.

As soon as Herrera pounced on a wayward pass from Harry Kane in the center of the field, Mkhitaryan was off, running in behind Spurs center back Jan Vertonghen with left back Danny Rose stranded upfield. Herrera’s pass was perfect and Mkhitaryan took it on before unleashing a fierce shot that flew past Hugo Lloris.

In his last four games, Mkhitaryan has scored two goals and set up two others. His injury will set him back once again, however.

Meanwhile, the Premier League has now seen players from 96 different nationalities score goals since its inception in 1992. It was a crucial win for United and

Mourinho, whose record against the so-called heavyweights of the Premier League has been poor since arriving at Old Trafford. United has already lost to City and Chelsea this season, and drawn against Arsenal and Liverpool.

United had the better of the chances in both halves, with Paul Pogba particularly lively in crashing a free kick against the crossbar and having two shots well saved

by Lloris.

Christian Eriksen was Tottenham’s best player and from one of his free kicks, an unmarked Victor Wanyama misdirected a header from the edge of the six-yard box in the 55th. Spurs didn’t have a more clear-cut opening for the rest of the match.

“It was an even game, very competitive,” Tottenham manager

Mauricio Pochettino said. “I think a little bit disappointed but not disappointed with our performance.

We compete here (in a) difficult game.”

There were some boos from United fans toward Marouane Fellaini as the midfielder warmed up late in the second half, with Mourinho contemplating a substitution. Mourinho said he heard the jeers and guessed it was a reaction to Fellaini’s clumsy foul against Everton last week, soon after coming on as a substitute, that conceded a penalty and subsequently a late equalizing goal.

“He is a player and a person I like and the person is more important,” Mourinho said. “He will always have my protection.” Fellaini came on for the last minute of the match. (ap)

Zidane hails Real’s fighting spirit after Deportivo win

REUTERS/Susana Vera

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema celebrates his goal with teammate Sergio Ramos.

BARCELONA - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane paid tribute to his players’ spirit after they battled back to beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-2 on Saturday and set a club record 35 games unbeaten in all competitions.

Zidane had opted to rest top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as Karim Benzema and Luka Modric, and his side were in danger of losing their long unbeaten run after two defensive slips in as many minutes allowed former Real striker Joselu to put Deportivo ahead in the second half.

With their six-point lead over Barcelona at the top of the table at risk at being halved, Real again demonstrated a refusal to admit defeat that has underpinned Zidane’s first full season in charge.

Substitute Mariano Diaz scored his first league goal for the club to pull them level before Sergio Ramos sealed victory in the 93rd minute.

“We played a brilliant game and I’m so happy for the players,” said Zidane. “We suffered a lot but they believed until the end.

We made a few errors but that can always happen. We believed and we did it.

“The players work hard and give so much and they are always convinced things will go their way in the end. When you are behind it’s not easy but we kept calm until the end and the substitutes contributed a lot too.

“We don’t think we’re invincible and we’ll lose at some point. But the players know that thinking positively can help us.

These 35 games give us the strength to keep looking forward.”

Zidane also paid tribute to Ramos, who followed his 90th minute leveller against Barcelona last week by powering in the winner deep in stoppage time.

“You can try and mark him but he’s so clever and he has great movement and knows where the ball is going to drop,” Zidane said.

“You can work on it and try to stop him but it’s very difficult. Deportivo have great defenders but there was still nothing they could do.” (rtr)

Atletico want Club World Cup win for Chapecoense OSAKA - Atletico Nacional want to win the Club World Cup as a tribute to tragedy-struck Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense, midfielder Jhon Mosquera said on Monday.

Most of the Chapecoense team perished in a plane crash that killed all but six of the 77 people on board as they approached Medellin airport late last month to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico.

The Copa Libertadores and Colombian champions arrived in Osaka on Saturday still reeling from the shock of the tragedy but must shift their focus to Wednesday’s semifinal against local side Kashima Antlers.

“The team (Chapecoense) is always in our hearts and our minds,” Mosquera was quoted as saying

by Kyodo news agency.

“Every time we play and we win, it is a

homage to their team. I think the entire world soccer community has been affected by this tragedy and everyone will remember them forever.

“We are all happy to be here because it’s a dream to be participating in this tournament,” Mosquera added. “We want to do whatever we can to get to the final.

“We’ve always watched the games and we think it’s an amazing tournament. It gets a lot of attention because the world’s best teams are here and we have a great opportunity here. We have plenty of motivation to win.” (rtr)

Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy scores their third goal

Reuters / Darren Staples

Criticism for goal drought did not hurt Vardy confidence

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy said his confidence never sagged despite criticism for his goal drought which he finally ended in Saturday’s 4-2 Premier League win over Manchester City. The England international has struggled to replicate his stunning form which aided Leicester’s fairytale Premier League triumph last season.

Former England captain Alan Shearer advised him to work harder, while Michael Owen said the 29-year-old was not a “natural finisher”. “I don’t listen to that,” Vardy, who notched up his first Leicester City hat-trick on Saturday, told British media.

“He (Owen) can say what he wants. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I am not going to read into anything like that.” “It is up to them what they say, I will just get on with it, work on the training field every day and try to take it into the matches.”

Vardy hoped the impressive win over Pep Guardiola’s side would help Leicester recapture the form that saw them crowned league champions.

“Even though we haven’t been getting the results and a few of the performances were a bit below-par, we knew deep down we were still

the team we were last season,” he added. “On that performance, we have definitely got that back.”

Currently 14th in the league

table with 16 points, three above the relegation zone after 15 games, Leicester travel to face 12th placed Bournemouth on Tuesday. (rtr)

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Park and Hosszu dazzle at short course worlds

ONTARIO - South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan banished memories of a dismal run at the Rio Olympics by winning his third gold medal at the FINA short course world swimming championships in the men’s 1,500 metres freestyle on Sunday in Windsor, Ontario.

Having already triumphed in the 200 and 400 freestyle, Park swam neck-and-neck with world record holder Gregorio Paltrinieri in the early stages of the 1,500 before pulling away to take the title in a championship record time of 14 minutes 15.51 seconds, more than six seconds clear of Italian Paltrinieri.

On the women’s side, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu capped a stellar week in Windsor by clinching her seventh gold of the meet on Sunday as she won the 100 butterfly in 55.12 seconds.

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Hosszu, a three-time champion at the Rio Olympics where she set a world record in the 400 individual medley, single-handedly won more events in Windsor than any other nation except the United States.

For Park, triple gold would have tasted extra sweet following his disappointing form at the Rio Games in August when he won a late battle to compete after appealing against a doping ban.

Park, the first Korean to claim an Olympic swimming medal when he won the 400 freestyle in Beijing in 2008, had completed an 18-month

ban imposed by world governing body FINA in March after testing positive for testosterone ahead of the 2014 Asian Games.

Under a controversial Korean Olympic Committee regulation, he was then hit with an additional three-year ban from the national team the day the FINA suspension expired.

That would have ruled him out of contention for Rio but the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared Park to compete at the Olympics.

However, the Korean struggled in Rio, mainly due to insufficient training.

Park failed to qualify from the heats for the 100, 200 and 400 and then pulled out of the 1,500 in what would have been his final event at the Games. (rtr)

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SYDNEY - Australian world number 13 Nick Kyrgios thinks his ATP-imposed suspension will stand him in good stead when he makes a push for the top 10 next season. The 21-year-old rose to a career high ranking this year but his tour season ended with a $25,000 fine and a two-month ban from the ATP for not trying in a match at the Shanghai Masters.

The ban was reduced to three weeks after he agreed to see a sports psychologist.

“The ATP wanted me to see a psychologist to help me out and I’ve been doing that,” Kyrgios told Fox Sports after help-

ing the Singapore Slammers to the Indian Premier League Tennis title in Hyderabad on Sunday.

“It’s actually been good, just relaxing a little bit, spending more time with my family and my girlfriend as well.

“So the suspension, one way to look at it, is getting more time off with the people you love and I’ve been training as well, so it’s set me up in good stead for 2017.

“Obviously I wouldn’t have wanted to get suspended but it gave me time to think about and analyse what I’ve got to get better at.”

The tempestuous Kyrgios, Australia’s brightest hope of a men’s grand slam champion since Lleyton Hewitt, clinched his first three titles this year in Atlanta, Marseille and Tokyo.

He also dubbed his effort losing to Andy Murray at Wimbledon as “pretty pathetic”, however, and withdrew himself from contention for the Olympics after a public slanging match with Australia’s team leader for the Rio Games.

A week after his Tokyo triumph, he clashed with fans as well as the chair umpire at the Shanghai Masters and walked

off court midway through a point against Mischa Zverev.

“It’s been a rollercoaster, we had a lot of highs, a lot of lows,” Kyrgios added.

“But ultimately, my ranking jumped from about 30 to 13, so that’s a successful year. “I’ve got a couple of guys in my team who hopefully can help me push for that top 10 spot next year.

“It was a fun year. I did a lot of fun things. I got Australia back in the world group of the Davis Cup, won a couple of titles, so it’s been a good year so hopefully I can back it up in 2017.” (rtr)

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Cairo church bombing kills 25, raises fears among Christians

CAIRO - A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people and wounded 49, many of them women and children attending Sunday mass, in the deadliest attack on Egypt’s Christian minority in years.

The attack comes as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi fights battles on several fronts. His economic reforms have angered the poor, a bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood has seen thousands jailed, whilst an insurgency rages in Northern Sinai, led by the Egyptian branch of Islamic State.

The militant group has also carried out deadly attacks in Cairo and has urged its supporters to launch attacks around the world in recent weeks as it goes on the defensive in its Iraqi and Syrian strongholds.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but exiled Brotherhood officials and home-grown militant groups condemned the attack. Islamic State supporters celebrated on social media. “God bless the person who did this blessed act,” wrote one supporter on Telegram.

The explosion took place in a chapel, which adjoins St Mark’s, Cairo’s main cathedral and the seat of Coptic Pope Tawadros II, where security is

normally tight.

The United States said it “will continue to work with its partners to defeat such terrorist acts” and that it was committed to Egypt’s security, according to a White House statement on Sunday.

The UN Security Council urged “all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities” to hold those responsible accountable.

At the Vatican, Pope Francis condemned what he called the latest in a series of “brutal terrorist attacks” and said he was praying for the dead and wounded.

The chapel’s floor was covered in debris from shattered windows, its wooden pews blasted apart, its pillars blackened. Here and there lay abandoned shoes and sticky patches of blood.

“As soon as the priest called us

to prepare for prayer, the explosion happened,” Emad Shoukry, who was inside when the blast took place, told Reuters.

“The explosion shook the place ... the dust covered the hall and I was looking for the door, although I couldn’t see anything ... I managed to leave in the middle of screams and there were a lot of people thrown on the ground.”

Security sources told Reuters at least six children were among the dead, with the blast detonating on the side of the church normally used by women. They said the explosion was caused by a device containing at least 12 kg (26 pounds) of TNT. Police and armoured vehicles rushed to the area, as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the compound demanding revenge for the attack that took place on a Muslim holiday marking the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday and weeks before Christmas.

Scuffles broke out with police.

A woman sitting near the cathedral in traditional long robes shouted, “kill them, kill the terrorists, what are you waiting for? ... Why are you leaving them to bomb our homes?” (rtr)

REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Christians shout slogans and clash with riot police in front of Cairo’s Coptic Cathedral after an explosion inside the cathedral in Cairo, Egypt December 11, 2016.

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Italy hurries to form new government as banking crisis looms ROME - Italian President Sergio Mattarella asked Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Sunday to try to form a new government, giving him a mandate to lead Italy out of a political crisis caused by the resignation of Matteo Renzi.

Gentiloni, a former journalist and Renzi loyalist, is set to be Italy’s fifth prime minister in as many years and the fourth in a row to take office without winning a national election.

The soft-spoken 62-year-old immediately began consultations to form a government that will have to write a new electoral law and manage Italy’s fragile banks.

Chief among his duties will be dealing quickly with Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the country’s thirdlargest lender, which may need state intervention to avoid collapse.

“I am aware of the urgent need to give Italy a government with full powers, to reassure our fellow citizens, to confront our international, economic and social priorities,” he said.

Italy’s social and political divisions were laid bare in campaigning for a Dec. 4 referendum on constitutional reform that was roundly rejected, prompting Renzi to resign.

All major parties have called for elections as soon as possible, but replacing the current electoral law, which applies only to the lower house and could be declared invalid in January by the Constitutional Court, is also likely to dictate the

timetable.

Elections could be called as soon as parliament finishes rewriting the electoral law. Gentiloni said he would “facilitate, if possible, the parliamentary forces’ task of quickly defining new electoral rules”.

“There are just two windows of opportunity for elections, either it’s a snap election in Q2 2017 or it’s the natural end of the legislature in 2018,” said Francesco Galietti of risk consultancy Policy Sonar.

He said several factors could influence the election date, including dealing with the banking crisis, the summit of the G7 nations scheduled in Sicily in May, and the need to name chiefs for a raft of state-owned companies as tenures run out.

Commentators said Gentiloni could present his list of proposed cabinet members to the head of state as early as Monday, even waiting until after European markets opened.

“The important thing is that the markets already know that with Gentiloni there will be no radical change,” said Maurizio Caprara, commentator for Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper.

Gentiloni said his government would move “within the same framework” as the outgoing government but Renzi’s Democratic Party (PD) is itself severely divided between backers of the former prime minister, such as Gentiloni, and opponents. (rtr)

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Soylu said the first blast was caused by a passing vehicle that detonated in an area where police special forces were located at the stadium exit. A riot police bus appears to have been the target. Moments later, a person who had been stopped in nearby Macka Park committed suicide by triggering explosives, according to the minister.

He said 136 people remained hospitalized Sunday after the attack, including 14 in intensive care. TAK claimed the Turkish people weren’t their target but warned “no one should expect a comfortable life” as long as the ruling party “continues to torture the mothers of Kurdistan every day.”

Armed conflict between the Turkish state and Kurdish militants resumed in July 2015 after peace talks unraveled. While much of the violence has concentrated in the impoverished and pre-dominantly Kurdish southeast, it has also spread to other cities, including the capital, Ankara, where TAK has claimed February and March suicide bombings.

Experts have determined that up to 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of explosives were used in the car bomb, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told CNN Turk.(ap)

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Turkish officials didn’t make any further comments after the TAK claim of responsibility was posted. The battle between the PKK and the Turkish state has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of citizens. Turkish officials frequently accuse the West of supporting the Kurdish insurgency and of interfering in Ankara’s fight against the militants.

Erdogan vowed his country would fight “the curse of terrorism till the end” after paying a visit to some of the wounded at Haseki Hospital in Istanbul.

Hundreds of flag-carrying demonstrators marched along Istanbul’s coastline toward the stadium at the heart of the blast area. Flags flew at half-staff across the country and at Turkey’s foreign missions. Passers-by placed flowers on barriers surrounding the soccer stadium. The first and larger explosion took place about 10:30 p.m. Saturday after Besiktas beat Bursaspor 2-1 in the Turkish Super League. Erdogan said the attack’s timing aimed to maximize the loss of life, but most fans had left before the detonation.

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BUSINESS Bank of Japan likely to upgrade economic view next week

TOKYO - The Bank of Japan is likely to give a more upbeat view of the economy at next week’s rate review, sources say, as a pick-up in emerging Asian demand and positive signs in private consumption improve prospects for a solid, export-driven recovery.

Any upgrade would reinforce market expectations that the central bank, after failing to jolt Japan out of deflation with years of massive monetary easing, will hold off on expanding stimulus measures in the coming months.

At the previous meeting on Nov. 1, the BOJ said the economic trend was for moderate recovery, but slowing emerging market demand was weighing on exports and output.

Since then, four sources familiar with the bank’s thinking said BOJ officials were becoming increasingly confident that global trade was emerging from the doldrums, as factories across Asia and Europe ramped up activity in November.

They also see initial signs of recovery in private consumption, a perennial weak spot in Japan’s economy, with service-sector sentiment hitting a nearly three-year high.

At the Dec. 19-20 meeting, the BOJ will thus consider upgrading its language to signal that it is more confident the world’s third-largest economy is headed for a steady recovery, the sources said.

“Global economic conditions are improving, and consumption appears to be picking up,” said one of the sources. “All in all, we’re seeing more bright signs for the economy.” Another source echoed that view, pointing out that recent economic indicators had been “mostly positive”.

The BOJ’s nine-member board will reach a final decision after scrutinising its closely watched “tankan” quarterly business sentiment survey, due on Wednesday, the sources said.

The meeting will not address GDP growth forecasts, which are currently 1 percent for the year ending March 2017, and 1.3 percent for the following year. (rtr)

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A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016.

Trump says U.S. not necessarily bound by ‘one China’ policy WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of “one China,” questioning nearly four decades of policy in a move likely to antagonize Beijing.

Trump’s comments on “Fox News Sunday” came after he prompted a diplomatic protest from China over his decision to ac-

cept a telephone call from Taiwan’s president on Dec. 2.

“I fully understand the ‘one China’ policy, but I don’t know why we have to be bound by a ‘one China’ policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade,” Trump told Fox. Trump’s call with President Tsai Ingwen was the first such contact with Taiwan

by a U.S. president-elect or president since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 1979, acknowledging Taiwan as part of “one China.”

Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province and the subject is a sensitive one for China. Chinese officials had no immediate reaction to Trump’s remarks.

After Trump’s phone conversation with Taiwan’s president, the Obama administration said senior White House aides had spoken with Chinese officials to insist that Washington’s “one China” policy remained intact. The administration also warned that progress made in the U.S. relationship with China could be undermined by a “flaring up” of the Taiwan issue.

Following Trump’s latest comments, a White House aide said the Obama administration had no reaction beyond its previously stated policy positions.

In the Fox interview, Trump criticized China over its currency policies, its activities in the South China Sea and its stance toward North Korea. He said it was not up to Beijing to decide whether he should take a call from Taiwan’s leader.

“I don’t want China dictating to me and this was a call put in to me,” Trump said. “It was a very nice call. Short. And why should REUTERS/Pichi Chuang/File Photo some other nation be able to say I can’t take A shop attendant sits in front of a wall of laptops at a computer mall in Taipei a call?”

“I think it actually would’ve been very August 31, 2011.

disrespectful, to be honest with you, not taking it,” Trump added.

Trump plans to nominate a long-standing friend of Beijing, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, as the next U.S. ambassador to China.

But Trump is considering John Bolton, a former Bush administration official who has urged a tougher line on Beijing, for the No. 2 job at the U.S. State Department, according to a source familiar with the matter.

In a Wall Street Journal article last January, Bolton said the next U.S. president should take bolder steps to halt China’ military aggressiveness in the South and East China seas.

Bolton said Washington should consider using a “diplomatic ladder of escalation” that could start with receiving Taiwanese diplomats officially at the State Department and lead to restoring full diplomatic recognition.

In the Fox interview, Trump brought up a litany of complaints about China that he emphasized during his presidential campaign.

“We’re being hurt very badly by China with devaluation, with taxing us heavy at the borders when we don’t tax them, with building a massive fortress in the middle of the South China Sea, which they shouldn’t be doing, and frankly with not helping us at all with North Korea,” Trump said. “You have North Korea. You have nuclear weapons and China could solve that problem and they’re not helping us at all.” (rtr)

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

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Indonesian anti-terrorist squad discovers bottles of chemicals

SUKOHARJO - The Indonesia National Police anti-terrorist squad, Special Detachment (Densus) 88, discovered bottles of chemicals while searching the house of suspected terrorist KF, 22, on Monday.

KF was arrested by Densus 88 in the village of Gebang, Ngawi, East Java, on Sunday (Dec 11) for allegedly being involved in the making of a bomb uncovered by the police in Bekasi, West Java, recently.

Some 40 bottles of chemicals, a laptop, books, and a rice cooker were seized by the police from KFs room in a lodging house in the neighborhood of Kampung Keputren RT 02/RW 09, Kartasura, Sukoharjo District, Central Java.

The head of Kartasura Village, Didik Istiawan, who witnessed the search confirmed that bottles of chemicals and other items had been taken by the police from KFs room.

“The items were found in Room Number 1, which was occupied by KF,” he stated.

Mutiah Mujianti, the management of the lodging house, said KF and his friend had rented the room for the past three months and paid the rent every month.

Sukoharjo resort police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Ruminio Ardano noted at the scene that he had only helped Densus 88 conduct the search at the house.

“We helped secure the location

to investigate the activities being carried out,” he remarked.

Regarding the goods confiscated

by Densus 88, he said there were 42 bottles of chemicals, a laptop, some books, and a rice cooker.

He declined to divulge any further information on KF, saying he would refer it to Densus 88.

KF is an eighth-semester student at the State Institute of Islamic Studies Surakarta.

Police have arrested four people in connection with the finding of bombs in Bintarajaya, Bekasi, West Java, on Saturday, believed to be intended for detonation at the site of important national monuments.

“Four suspects have been arrested by counter-terrorism squad Densus 88. Two more are still wanted. It is possible that this number will continue to increase, depending on the results of the investigation,” an official of the Public Information Bureau of the Indonesia Police, Senior Commissioner Awi Setiyono, stated at a press conference at the Indonesia Police Headquarter here on Sunday.

One of the four suspects arrested is a woman, who is believed to be the individual chosen to carry out the bombing, he remarked. (ant)

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Officers Forensic Laboratory Headquarters of the Indonesian Police (Polri Labfor) brings some of the evidence when making if the crime scene at the rented house unexpectedly groups terrorist networks, in the area 8 NCO Jaya, Bekasi, West Java, on Sunday (Dec. 11, 2016).

Military personnel help debris clear process in quake-hit Aceh

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Iskandar Muda Military soldiers to help communities clean up debris Jamik Quba mosque building collapsed due to an earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on Sunday (Dec. 11, 2016).

MEUREUDU - Some 300 military officers have been deployed to help clear debris of collapsed buildings in the districts of Pidie Jaya, Pidie, and Bireun in Aceh Province, following a strong quake that hit the province on Dec 7.

The military personnel together with local inhabitants helped carry out debris clear process, Commander of the 011 Lilawangsa Regional Military Command Colonel Inf. Agus Firman Yusmono, said here, Sunday.

They comprised officers from the Marine and Military Construction Battalion.

“This is part of our duty as TNI (Indonesian Defense Forces). TNI must always be ready to help ease suffering of its people, such as those hit by natural disaster like what happens now,” he said.

Since the first day following the disaster, the TNI personnel have helped mitigate the quake.

In the meantime, some 500 police officers have also been deployed to Aceh Province to help evacuate earthquake victims in Pidie Jaya District.

Of the 500 personnel, 300 were from the Aceh Police Mobile Brigade, 120 from the Aceh Police Preventive Unit, 40 from Bireun Police Resort, and 40 from Aceh

Besar Police resort, Senior Commissioner Martinus Sitompul, head of the General Information Department of the National Police, said recently.

The Aceh and North Sumatra Police have also sent paramedics and doctors to Pidie Jaya.

The national police, the Indonesian Defense Forces, and the Aceh Provincial Administration have also coordinated the establishment of a disaster management command post, he added.

The National Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported that the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that rocked several districts in Aceh Province was triggered by the activity of a strikeslip fault.

As many as 103 people have lost their lives and some 800 have been injured in the disaster.

The earthquake, which destroyed several houses, school buildings, and places of worship, occurred at 5:03 a.m. local time on Wednesday, with its epicenter at 5.19 degrees northern latitude and 96.36 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10 kilometers on land, some 18 km northeast of Pidie Jaya, or 120 km of Banda Aceh. (ant)

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Bali News

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

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Rainy season,Coastal area of Buleleng prone to marine debris

SINGARAJA - For the last few days, rivers in Buleleng have been overflowing, due to heavy rains. No only has this caused road and building to become flooded but the coastline is also suffering form pollution washed down from the rivers. In fact every-time there is heavy rain fall, the rivers bring large amounts of garbage including plastic and branches that pile up on the beaches.

This debris is feared to disrupt the comfort of tourists visiting Buleleng , especially at this time of year when there tend to be more visitors than usual.

To maintain the sanitation of the coastal area, the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency along with tourism business owners and local residents encourage clean-up activities on the coast. Over the last few days, beach clean-ups have taken place at Lovina Beach (Buleleng subdistrict), Pemuteran (Gerokgak subdistrict), to other beaches.

Head of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, Nyoman Sutrisna, said on Saturday (Dec. 10) that tourist destinations in the region are mostly located on the beach. During the rainy season, the environment of tourist destinations in coastal areas is prone to being inundated with marine debris. If this is not dealt with succinctly, Sutrisna worries that travellers will not want to spend time in North

Bali. Therefore, his agency will be promoting scheduled beach cleanups with tourism players, village officials and other elements of society. Beaches that have been especially targeted by this program Lovina, Pemuteran and other areas that were recently flooded.

“There is quite a lot of garbage on the beaches, but we have coordinated scheduled beach cleanups”, he explained. In addition to maintaining coastal sanitation, the Buleleng Cultture and Tourism Agency will also be aggressively campaigning for the implementation of the Sapta Pesona (seven charms) concept. With this realized, Sutrina said that he has confidence that travellers will be able to spend their holidays in comfort “On many occasions, we campaign for ‘Sapta Pesona’, not only amongst those who work directly in tourism but also to communities who live near tourist destinations, so that everyone can implement this concept”, he said. (kmb38)

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South Korea PM to be briefed on state affairs after Park impeached

SEOUL - South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will begin getting official briefings from aides of President Park Geun-hye on Monday, having assumed presidential authority in a caretaker role following her impeachment by parliament last week.

The garbage is pilling up on the side of the beach.

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Minister of Sport and ITDC management watch AFF Cup at Benoa village together

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Imam Nahrawi, watched the AFF Cup 2016 ‘s Indonesia versus Vietnam game Benoa’s headman’s office with the staffs.

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NUSA DUA – Minister of Youth and Sports, Imam Nahrawi, watched the AFF Cup 2016 ‘s Indonesia versus Vietnam game Benoa’s headman’s office on Wednesday (Dec. 7). The game-watching, organized by the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) was also attended by Deputy Regent of Badung Ketut Suyasa, Commander of the 163 Military Resort Nyoman Cantiasa, Managing Director of ITDC Abdulbar M. Mansoer, Chief of Denpasar Police Hadi Purnomo and other memebrs of the community. President Jokowi was scheduled to join with them to watch the game, but had to cancel due to his visit to earthquake victiems in Aceh.

The game-watching event started at 19:55 with the singing of Indoneisa’ national anthem Indonesia Raya. As soon as the whistle sounded, everyone’s focus was directed

to the screen. Spectators’ applause and shouts rumbled when the Indonesian team broke through the Vietnamese goalkeeper. The minister of Youth and Sports cheered when the Indonesian team scored their first goal. However, the audience had to hold their breath and felt disappointed when Indonesia’s goal net vibrated from being struck by the opponent’s ball. Cheers and applause resounded as soon as the long whistle was sounded with a score of 2: 2 , ensuring that Indonesia made it to the final round.

The Minister of Youth and Sports thanked all the people of Bali who participated in watching the game together. “First of all, I’d like to say that the president could not attend because he was making a visit to Aceh Pidie to condole the victimss of the quake disaster afflicting our fellows there. I am very happy to come to this pavillion

tonite that unites us”, he said.

He then invited the Chief of Denpasar Police, Deputy Regent and Commander of the Military Resort to join him on stage. Imam submitted questions to the audience for the prize of soccer balls. “I have brought some soccer balls. If you can answer one of these questions, I will give you a ball”, he said.

The audience of around 500 people appeared to be happy with event and the officials said that they hoped that Indonesia’a love for socccer would grow. “We as a state-owned enterprise are present in Nusa Dua and are very proud to mingle with you through this sports event. Hopefully, in the future sports tourism in Bali can also grow into a major contribution to Bali’s tourism sector” said Managing Director of the ITDC, Abdulbar M. Mansoer. (kmb18)

Hwang has sought to calm anxiety over national security and to reassure financial markets while Park’s presidency is in limbo pending the outcome of a Constitutional Court review of her impeachment, which may take up to 180 days.

Until then, Park will remain in the presidential Blue House a few blocks north of the main government complex where Hwang’s office is located.

Eight of the Constitutional Court’s nine judges met on Monday to discuss how to proceed with the case but has not set dates for public hearings, its spokesman, Bae Bo-yoon, told a briefing. The ninth was away from the country on business.

At least six of the nine judges have to concur for the motion to be upheld.

The court will next week decide on the date for the two sides’ lawyers to appear for a preliminary hearing, he said.

Park, whose father ruled the country for 18 years after seizing power in a 1961 coup, has been accused of colluding with a friend and a former aide, both of whom have been indicted, to pressure big businesses to donate to foundations set up to back her policy initiatives.

She has denied wrongdoing but apologised for carelessness in her ties with her friend, Choi Soon-sil.

Park has yet to announce her defence team, which is expected to be made up of at least four lawyers, including an attorney she had retained last month.

Park’s term was set to end in February 2018. If the court upholds her impeachment, she will become the first elected South Korean leader to be ejected from office in disgrace.

If that were to happen, a new election would be held within 60 days to pick a successor who will serve a full five-year term. (rtr)

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Protesters hold candles during a rally against South Korean President Park Geun-Hye in central Seoul, South Korea December 10, 2016.

Trump says reports Russia helped him in U.S. election are ‘ridiculous’ WASHINGTON - Presidentelect Donald Trump rejected as “ridiculous” U.S. intelligence reports that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf through targeted hacking, putting him at odds with top law-

makers who vowed to investigate the findings.

He blamed Democrats for news reports on the intelligence findings and said he did not believe they came from the Central Intelligence Agency.

REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears at a campaign roundtable event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., October 28, 2016.

“I think it’s ridiculous. I think it’s just another excuse. I don’t believe it,” Trump said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

Trump’s reluctance to blame Russia for interfering in the U.S. election has raised concerns among U.S. officials who fear he will go soft on Moscow at a time when they are worried about its increasingly aggressive behavior on cyber attacks and in Crimea, Ukraine and Syria.

A U.S. intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, harshly criticized Trump’s rejection of the assessment that Russian hacking was intended to boost the president-elect’s prospects in the Nov. 8 election.

“It’s concerning that intelligence on Russian actions related to the U.S. election is being dismissed out of hand as false or politically partisan,” said the U.S. intelligence official.

“The inclination to ignore such intelligence and impugn the integrity of U.S. intelligence officials is contrary to all that is sacred to national security professionals who

work day and night to protect this country.”

The unusually harsh comment underscored the unprecedented tensions that Trump has created with the intelligence community he will command even before he’s been sworn into office.

Two leading U.S. Senate foreign policy voices from Trump’s own party expressed alarm on Sunday about the possibility of Moscow tipping the scales in favor of an American presidential candidate and promised to begin investigating immediately.

The Obama White House, which has ordered intelligence agencies to review cyber attacks and foreign intervention in the 2016 election, has formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations ahead of the presidential election.

Russian officials, who have previously vehemently denied accusations of interference in the U.S. election, were quiet.

In his search for a secretary of state, Trump, a New York real estate magnate, is strongly con-

sidering Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson, who has close ties with Moscow and has spoken out against U.S. sanctions on Russia.

Republican Senator John McCain expressed concern about Tillerson’s close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

“That would color his approach to Vladimir Putin and the Russian threat,” he said on Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

A number of U.S. senators have expressed concerns about Tillerson, suggesting his nomination could run into trouble in the Senate.

Trump’s pick as national security adviser, retired Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, has also raised eyebrows in military circles through appearances on Russia’s government-run broadcaster RT, particularly at a gala last year attended by Putin.

But Trump’s choices to lead the CIA and the Pentagon, U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo and retired Marine General James Mattis, are more likely to take a harsher stance on Russia. (rtr)

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

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In fossil rarity, tumor found in 255-millionyear-old beast

WASHINGTON - Scientists examining the jawbone of a saber-toothed, mammal-like beast that prowled Tanzania 255 million years ago have come across a remarkable fossil rarity: one of the oldest-known tumors.

University of Washington researchers on Thursday described a benign tumor composed of miniature tooth-like structures they found embedded next to the root of the creature’s enlarged canine tooth while studying an unrelated aspect of the jaw.

The animal was a member of an extinct group of four-legged carnivores called gorgonopsians that mixed mammal-like and reptilelike traits. They reached up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and appeared early in the evolutionary lineage that led to mammals. The jawbone came from one of the smaller gorgonopsian species.

Gorgonopsians were among the top predators of their time, thriving from about 270 million to 252 million years ago when they were wiped out during Earth’s worst mass extinction at the end of the Permian Period. Their demise came roughly 20 million years before the first dinosaurs.

When the researchers sliced into the mandible fossil from Tanzania’s Ruhuhu Valley, they found a benign dental tumor called a compound odontoma that grows within the gums or other jaw soft tissues.

When people get one, surgery is sometimes used to remove it.

“There was no indication that

there was a tumor in this jaw. It looked normal before we cut it open. It was pure luck that we found the tumor,” University of Washington paleobiologist Megan Whitney said.

Until now, this type of tumor was known only in mammals, including some Ice Age fossils tens of thousands of years old. The new discovery shows such a tumor existed in mammal ancestors that lived tens of millions of years before the first mammals appeared.

Tumors, malignant and benign, typically involve soft tissue, and rarely fossilize.

“Ancient tumors generally need to affect hard parts such as bones and teeth in order to be preserved in the fossil record,” University of Washington paleobiologist Christian Sidor added. (rtr)

Courtesy of Chistian Sidor/Megan Whitney/Handout via REUTERS

A histological thin section of the gorgonopsid lower jaw of a saber-tooth mammal-like beast that prowled Tanzania 255 million years ago, taken near the top of the canine root showing the cluster of small circles, indicative of compound odontoma.

Bali News

International

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

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Jehem village develops due to platform of Melangit River

TOURISM in Jehem village, Tembuku, Bangli, has started to be developed. One of the attractions is a platform overlooking the Melangit River. Pictures form the platform went viral on social media sites when some youth from the village uploaded pictures of the site, some time ago.

“Some creative young people from Jehem village, made some gazebos next to the Melangit River platform” explained Hani Trivena, Chief of the Tourism Field Research Committee doing research on the tourism potential of Jehem village this year.

Jehem village consists of several hamlets, including Antugan, Tam-

bahan Kelod and Jehem Kaja that are the focus of the research being conducted by the Bali International Tourism College (STPBI).

Antugan hamlet has started to popularize lawar biu batu , a local delicacy made from young stone bananas. “We are also encouraging people to make stone banana tea” she added.

Visitors can also visit the rainbow cave as it is known, that is located under the platform and there is also a pretty good trekking trail.

“The hidden canyon is beautiful but road access is still poor”, said Trivena.

In Jehem Kaja there is cooperative that produces incense and they plan to make this into another tourist attraction, along with the natural beauty of the Antugan hamlet. Jehem Kaja is also home to the Jehem Cliff Temple previously separated from the cliff wall. In Tambahan Kelod there is

the cultural attraction of Geredeg Temple and nearby springs and here road access is quite good. The local community however needs to improve their English so that they can communicate with visitors.

During their three months of research, her found that only Antugan hamlet has a tourism awareness group that was formed just before the selfies from the Melangit River were uploaded and went viral, causing many visitors to come see for themselves. They originally collected voluntary donations to pay for the maintenance of the

attraction.

“They just thought why not make it into a tourist attraction, which they did but the management remains quite simple without much structure”, explained Trivena.

The development of this tourism at the village is also supported by the community, but just to extent that they are open to receiving visitors. “There has not been a lot of direct involvement, as the community needs some guidance form the government. They lack relevant information”, she explained. (kmb42)

Courtesy R.C. McKellar/Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM)/Handout via REUTERS

A chunk of amber - fossilized resin - spotted by a Chinese scientist in a market in Myitkyina, Myanmar, last year shows the tip of a preserved dinosaur tail section in this image released by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Canada on December 8, 2016.

Remarkable feathered dinosaur tail found in chunk of amber

WASHINGTON - Some 99 million years ago, a juvenile dinosaur got its feathery tail stuck in tree resin, a death trap for the small creature. But its misfortune is now giving scientists unique insight into feathered dinosaurs that prospered during the Cretaceous Period.

Researchers said on Thursday a chunk of amber - fossilized resin - spotted by a Chinese scientist in a market in Myitkyina, Myanmar, last year contained 1.4 inches (36 mm) of the tail of the dinosaur, complete with bones, flesh, skin and feathers. The dinosaur itself was no more than 6 inches (15 cm) long, about the size of a sparrow.

“This is the first of its kind,” said paleontologist Ryan McKellar of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Canada, one of the researchers involved in the study published in the journal Current Biology. “I’m blown away.”

The scientists suspect the tail belonged to a type of two-legged, bird-like dinosaur called a maniraptoran, one of several groups of dinosaurs that possessed feathers.

Birds, which first appeared about

150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period, evolved from small, feathered dinosaurs.

The researchers used sophisticated scanning and microscopic observations to study the tail. They determined it boasted a chestnutbrown upper surface, with a pale or white underside, a pattern known as countershading.

“We’re seeing feathers still attached to the tail, and we can see how they attach, the shapes that they have down to the micrometer scale, and things like pigment patterns within the feathers,” McKellar said.

The tail consisted of eight vertebrae, soft tissue and feathers exquisitely preserved in three dimensions.

McKellar said getting its tail stuck in resin “would have been a game-ender for that particular animal. They don’t drop their tails like some lizards.”

The tail’s anatomy enabled the scientists to rule out that it belonged to a bird because it was long and flexible and lacked a pygostyle, fused vertebrae that in birds support the tail feathers. (rtr)

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One of the attraction in Jehem Village

Preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS in Buleleng

SINGARAJA - Mitigating the spread of HIV/AIDS in Buleleng is a growing concern. In November 2016, the Buleleng Health Agency recorded a total of 2,706 HIV/AIDS cases in the district of Buleleng despite having made great efforts to minimize the number of cases in certain sub-districts.

Acting Regent of Buleleng, Made Gunaja, said that understanding and moral education among the

younger generation needs to be improved in order to discourage youth from taking drugs and engaging in unprotected sex. The implementation of KSPAN (students caring for AIDS and drugs) that work in small groups at schools, is able to give information and help with prevention. “HIV/AIDS is a threat to us all. It is imperative that we work together to prevent transmission”, said Gunaja on Friday (Dec. 9)

during celebrations of HIV/AIDS awareness day in Singaraja Town Park.

He emphasized the importance of public awareness for the prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Buleleng. People who are infected with this disease also need to get medical attention. Mitigated the spread of this disease starts with the individual, the family and the social environment. “We hope

that through this commemoration of World AIDS Day we can campaign effectively for community and government cooperation in the response to HIV/AIDS”, said Gunaja.

Organizing committee chairman of AIDS Day 2016 in Buleleng who is also the Assistant of the Economy, Development and Social Welfare, Ida Bagus Made Geriastik, explained that the activities for

AIDS Day 2016 include the dissemination of information about HIV/AIDS through Bondres gag shows in four villages, the provision of basic foods for people living with HIV, speeches, and the distribution of pins and brochures from KSPAN students in strategic locations. Celebrations of World HIV/AIDS day, was jazzed up with a performance of the Cenk Blonk puppet show. (kmb34)

MANGUPURA - Heavy rains in the district Badung district on Saturday (Dec. 10) caused flooding in several places, including Buduk village in Mengwi.

Division Head of Logistics and Emergency for the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Badung, A.A. Rai Adnyana, confirmed that there had been flooding but added that they were still collecting

date about the flood in Buduk. “Our team is still on site to collecting date, I will give further details later this afternoon”, he said briefly.

Residents of Buduk village said that two sanctums had been flooded; Taman Beji at Sengguan hamlet and Penganyudan Temple at Pasekan hamlet. Highways, boarding houses at Sengguan and the the road outside Indomaret in Tengah hamlet were

also flooded. Fortunatly there were no flood related fatalities.

“The flood was caused by the overflow feom Yeh Pangi River” said Buduk village ommunity leadr, Ida Bagus Arga Patra, who added that water from the channels of Subak Ayung and Subak Bernasi also overflowed.

“The Beji Temple and the boarding house near SMPN 3 Mengwi junior high school are slightly lower

down and lie near The Pangi River.

From higher gorund looking down we can see that the temple street is flooded”, he explained.

Arga estimated that the height of the flood-waters reached 1.5 meters.

Fortunately, the quick response unit of the BPBD Badung reacted swiftly to evacuate people affected by the floods, so there were no casualties.

“The floods occurred on Saturday

afternoon and had already receded by about two o’clock”, he said.

Division Head of Roads and Bridges of the Badung Highways Agency, Sang Nyoman Oka Permana, confirmed that the flooding in the streets of Buduk village had already subsided. His agency also cleaned up the mud and sand that was left on the streets of Buduk village after the flood. (kmb27)

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Bus passengers at Ubung Terminal decline

SINCE 2002 there has been a steady change in the way people use transport services. Wheras in the past, people tended to travel by bus when visiting locations outside their region, however now people tend more and more towards traveling by other means, such as by private car, travel services or airplane.

Natural the frenzied atmosphere of bus terminals has also

changed, and Ubung terminal in Norht Denpasar is no excep-

tion.

Previously, Ubung terminal was classified as type A, but since Mengwi terminal stated operating, Ubung was downgraded to type B. The change in status has had no significant impact on activity at the ter-

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Ubung Terminal

minal and interprovincial city buses (AKAP) still operate out of Ubung Terminal, so passengers wanting to use public transport to travel outside of Bali can still depart from Ubung terminal. Its status was downgraded in accordance with Presidential Decree No.54/2011.

Unit Chief of the Ubung Terminal, A.A. Eka Putra, when met at his office on Friday (Dec. 9) confirmed that Ubing terminal is not as busy as it was a few years ago. There are less and less passengers and so the atmosphere is increasingly quite, expect during the week following Lebaren, when large large numbers of people flow through Ubung as they return to Bali from Java. “ On normal days, there are very few passengers” he said.

Today there are about 40 bus companies that operate at Ubung with an average of 50 buses departing daily for inter-provincial city transportation (AKAP) carrying around 1,000 passengers.

IN 2014, there were 1,085 people using 54 buses.

Meanwhile, the other terminals in Denpasar face more severe conditions, four passenger terminals and 1 cargo terminal are concerned about the lack of passengers and one has been been transformed into a market.

Head of the Denpasar Transportation Agency, I Gede Astika, said that Denpasar’s 4 passenger terminals are located at Ubung, Kereneng, Wangaya and Tegal.

Another terminal on Jalan Gunung Agung has been transformed into a market. Similarly, Wangaya terminal has also been functioning as a market, though it still retains its status as a terminal.

Many terminals are dormant, said Astika, because of the decline in public transport users.

Not more than 3 percent of Denpasar’s population uses these services. One of the main reasons for this, explained Astika is that more people now own motorcycles. “Many people having started using private transport, especially motorcycles” he said. (ara)

Head of the Badung Transportation and Infocom Agency, I Wayan Weda Dharmaja, stated that not all AKAP buses are mandated to drop passengers off at the 12 hectare space of Mengwi terminal, it depends on their route permits..

“There are AKAP buses that have a permit to operate from Ubun and Padangabi. So, passengers should be dropped off according to the route permit of the bus. This does not have to be Mengwi, unless their route permit states that they have to operate form Mengwi”, he explained.

According to Weda, before heading to the terminal appropriate to their route permit, every AKAP bus has to stop at Mengwi terminal anyway. “The buses must enter Mengwi terminal first. After that, they can resume their journey to Ubung or Padangbai”, said Weda.

Apart from these issues, the central government’s management of Mengwi terminal also remains unclear given the role that Ubung continues to play, and has been problematic for a number of employees. The government of Badung has provided 61 personnel for the Mengwi terminal, including

security guards, cleaning services and a temple priest, but the central government has not provided certainty about when the terminal management will be taken over.

Meanwhile, the government of Badung did not allocate the usual IDR 2 billion for the operating budget for Mengwi terminal for 2017.

“I heard there has not been a decision about the central government managing Mengwi terminal, but the local government (of Badung—Ed) has not allocated any operating budget for the terminal in 2017. If this is true, we do not know about our fate” said cleaning service officer, Ketut Astiti, when met at the terminal.

Astiti said he was quite alarmed to hear of such conditions as his livelihood depends on this. The local government s therefore expected to find a way to deal with the uncertain policy. “Me, along with 27 other colleagues, we are paid by the government of Badung pursuant to the district minimum wage. However, with the current central government policy,we are afraid of layoffs. Hopefully, there is a solution to this problem”, she concluded. (kmb27)

Terminal changes into market

Inter-provincial city bus reluctant to stop at Mengwi terminal

MANGUPURA - Mengwi terminal is not functioning optimally.

Since it was inaugurated in 2011, this type-A terminal remains dormant. A number of inter-provincial city buses (AKAP) drop off their passengers on the road in front of the Mengwi terminal, instead of inside the terminal.

Not disorderly condition of bus services at Mengwi terminal was also recognized by Ngurah Sukarma, a public transport driver at the terminal on Saturday (Dec. 10). Although Mengwi terminal has been designated as a type-A terminal in order to relieve traffic congestion in the city, a lot of interprovincial city transportations still do not comply with the rules and continue to drop off passengers at the Ubung terminal.

“The government program must be consistent. If the buses are allowed to pass (to Ubung terminal— Ed), it will have an impact on us, in fact quite a big impact on drivers”, he complained.

Sukarma explained that because both Mengwi and Ubung terminals are functional, it makes it easy for AKAP drivers to cheat.

Such behavior must be dealt with

decisively, so as not to harm public transportation operating at Mengwi terminal.

“This requires firm government action. In other words, there is a lack of clarity about Ubung and Mengwi terminals. If the government takes decisive action, there wil not be a problem”, he said.

However, if the current condition persists, with AKAP buses still using Ubung terminal by and dropping passengers off on the side of the road, this will obviously disrupt public transport operating at Mengwi. The central government’s take-over of Mengwi terminal should mean that the problems being faced today can be resolved.

“Hopefully, once Megwi terminal is taken over by the central government, things will improve”, he said with hope, adding that there are 70 commercial vehicles that rely on Mengwi terminal.

Previously, the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya, requested that Bali’s provincial government and other relevant agencies to crack down on buses that do not comply with the rules and drop passengers of on the road

at Ubung Terminal.

Budi Karya also considers that Mengwi terminal is not functioning properly because buses operating from Ubung Terminal do not want to move to Mengwi terminal.

On that account, the Ministry of Transportation has appealed to the government of Bali to enforce the law. “We asked that the governor implement law enforcement.

What’s at Ubung should be moved to Mengwi. I think there must be a great willingness on the part of the Municipality of Denpasar to remove the transport services currently operating at Ubung as it will relieve traffic congestion in Denpasar. Another option is to make Ubung into a logistics warehouse, so that all the logistics are placed here. Ultimately, the function can run well”, he explained.

The Ministry of Transportation will also make an effort to improve the traffic associated with freights or weighbridges. “Although a request has been submitted to the central government, we ask that the province work to resolve the problem of the inter-provincial buses unwillingness to be relocated from Ubung to Mengwi”, he said.

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“Star Wars” enters “grittier” new chapter with “Rogue One” premiere

LOS ANGELES - With a new band of rebels and a highstakes journey, “Star Wars” ushered in a new chapter on Saturday by bringing a galaxy far, far away to the heart of Hollywood for the “Rogue One” premiere.

Directed by Gareth Edwards, “Rogue One” is the first standalone film in Disney’s “Star Wars” reboot.

It stars a brand new cast in a storyline that does not follow the third trilogy that started with last year’s hit, “The Force Awakens”.

Ben Mendelsohn, who plays Imperial Commander Orson Kren-

nic, described “Rogue One” as “the really tough cousin” to previous “Star Wars” films.

“People are going to understand exactly where it lives in the ‘Star Wars’ world and timeline, and I feel like this is a much grittier, harderedged film and it really packs a hell of a wallop,” Mendelsohn told

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Actors Diego Luna and Felicity Jones pose as they arrive at the world premiere of the film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” in Hollywood, California, U.S., December 10, 2016.

Reuters on the red carpet, which featured a life-size Rebel Alliance X-Wing jet.

“Rogue One”, in theaters on Dec. 16, follows Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), the daughter of a weapons specialist who has been in hiding under another name for years. Her fate is quickly tied in with Rebel Alliance pilot Cassian Andor, played by Diego Luna, and Imperial pilot Bodhi Rook, played

by Riz Ahmed, who defects from the dark side.

The trio band together with more rebels to fight the evil Darth Vader’s plans for intergalactic domination.

Jones described Erso as “a bit of a tomboy”, saying she had prepare intensely for the role’s physical demands.

“I had to be in the gym for far too long, which I have to say is not enjoyable. But for the sake of ‘Star Wars’, I was prepared to do it,” she said.

The movie explores the journey preceding the events that launched George Lucas’ intergalactic saga with 1977’s “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope”.

The audience at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater were among the first to see the full movie, and cheered as homages and references were made to the previous films. (rtr)

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A man prays outside the Besiktas football club stadium Vodafone Arena in Istanbul, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.

Turkey launched a full investigation and bury the dead Monday after two bombings in Istanbul killed dozens of people and wounded score others near Besiktas’ stadium. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey.

Police raids across Turkey after deadly bombing attack

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ISTANBUL — Turkey’s interior ministry says 235 people have been detained in anti-terrorism operations across the nation.

The state-run Anadolu Agency quoted the ministry as saying 235 people in 11 cities were arrested on terrorism-related charges and for spreading terrorist propaganda on social media.

The report did not specify the name of the organization targeted or whether the individuals rounded up were suspected of involvement in a Saturday night attack in Istanbul. Turkey declared a national day of mourning and paid tribute to the dead Sunday after two bombings in Istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 155 others near a soccer stadium. The carnage was claimed by a Turkey-based Kurdish militant group.

The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK, said two of its members had sacrificed their lives in the Saturday night attack that targeted security forces outside the Besiktas stadium shortly after the conclusion of a match. “Two of our comrades were heroically martyred in the attack,” according to a statement posted on TAK’s website.

It described the blasts as reprisal for state violence in the southeast and the ongoing imprisonment of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. TAK is considered by authorities as a PKK offshoot.

The twin car-and-suicide bombings near the stadium enraged top officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who vowed to hunt down the perpetrators. The attack was the latest large-scale assault to traumatize a nation confronting an array of security threats.

Turkey is a NATO member and a partner in the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State group.

The attack targeted police officers, killing 30 of them along with seven civilians and an unidentified person, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters. He

said 13 people had been arrested in connection with the “terrorist” act. In an address at a funeral for the slain police officers before TAK’s statement was released, a furious Soylu condemned Kurdish rebels and their allies in the West, referring to the PKK as “animals.”

“Have you accomplished anything beyond being the servants, pawns and hit men of certain dark forces, of your dark Western partners?” he asked.

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