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Inarritu, Ridley Scott earn Directors Guild nods

LOS ANGELES - Mexico’s Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Britain’s Ridley Scott on Tuesday topped the list of nominees for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award -- a strong indicator of Oscar hopes.

Inarritu was nominated for revenge thriller “The Revenant” and Scott for space hit “The Martian,” about an astronaut stranded on Mars -- two films seen as top contenders for Academy Awards glory on February 28.

This marks the fourth nomination for both directors by the DGA. Inarritu won the award last year for dark comedy “Birdman,” for which he also won an Oscar.

The 52-year-old Mexican filmmaker won the Golden Globe for best director on Sunday for “The Revenant,” about 19th century fur trapper Hugh Glass, who is played by another Oscar hopeful, Leonardo

DiCaprio. The film took three prizes overall including best motion picture drama and one for DiCaprio.

Should Inarritu win the DGA award again this year, he would be the first director in the Guild’s history with back-to-back wins.

“The Martian,” starring Matt Damon, won two awards at the Golden Globes on Sunday -- best comedy film and best actor in a comedy for Damon.

The 78-year-old Scott has however never triumphed at the DGA awards or at the Oscars.

Also nominated for a DGA award were Tom McCarthy for “Spotlight,” about Boston Globe reporters who

‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ ‘Pixels’ among Razzies nominees

LOS ANGELES — “Fifty Shades of Grey” is all tied up with “Pixels,” ‘’Jupiter Ascending” and “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2” for the most nominations at this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards celebrating the worst in cinema.

The films led the Razzies lineup Wednesday with six nods each, including worst picture and worst actor for Jamie Dornan in the sexy thriller “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Kevin James in the comedy sequel “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2,” Channing Tatum in the sci-fi film “Jupiter Ascending” and Adam Sandler in the video game mash-up “Pixels” and fantasy-comedy “The Cobbler.”

The other worst picture nominee is the superhero flop “Fantastic Four,” which is also up for worst remake, screen combo, director for Josh Trank and screenplay for Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater and Trank. The announcement of the Razzies, which launched in 1980 as a spoof of Hollywood’s awards season, comes ahead of Thursday’s Oscar nominations.

The “winners” for the 36th annual Razzies will be announced Feb. 27, the night before the 88th annual Academy Awards. They will be selected by 900 voting members from 47 states in the United States and 21 foreign countries.

While far less star-studded than other award shows, past recipients such as Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock, have actually shown up in person to claim their gold spray-painted prizes. (ap)

uncovered sexual abuse in the Catholic Church; Adam McKay for “The Big Short,” on the subprime mortgage crisis; and George Miller for dystopian action movie “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

The DGA awards are to be handed out on February 6. The DGA short list is considered a Oscars bellwether. The Academy Award nominations will be announced on Thursday. (afp)

In this image released by NBC, Ridley Scott accepts the award for best motion picture comedy for “The Martian” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016.

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NEW YORK - The final album by David Bowie, released just two days before his death, has soared in sales and looked set Tuesday to top charts around the world.

“Blackstar” is on course to be the first number-one album in the United States for the artistic legend, who lived his last

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British citizen caught with marijuana at Ngurah Rai Airport

KUTA - A British citizen Stephen Russel Hakes (58) was caught red-handed carrying three grams of marijuana by the Customs and Excise Office at Ngurah Rai, Denpasar, Bali. “The marijuana was hidden in his rectum,” Head of Supervision and Service of the Customs and Excise Office at Ngurah Rai, Bali, Budi Harjanto stated on Wednesday.

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Bowie finale soars on charts after death years in New York but enjoyed more mainstream success in his native Britain.

Billboard magazine, which publishes the benchmark US chart, said sales of “Blackstar” were forecast to surpass those of Adele’s blockbuster “25,” which has spent seven weeks at number one.

Bowie’s previous album “The Next Day,” which came out in 2013 after he was absent for a decade, rose as far as number two on the US chart.

In Britain, the Official Charts Company said “Blackstar” was on course to top the weekly list and predicted that 13 more of Bowie’s albums would re-enter the top 100. Britain’s chart will come out late Friday, while the US list will be released over the weekend.

“Blackstar” led Apple’s iTunes download chart for Monday, the day Bowie’s death was announced, in virtually every developed country, according to sites that track the data.

Several other Bowie albums suddenly appeared or re-entered near the top of the

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Boring United?

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iTunes charts including “Nothing Has Changed,” his career-spanning hits collection released in 2014.

On streaming leader Spotify, “Blackstar” songs as well as classic Bowie hits such as “Heroes,” “Under Pressure” with Queen, and “Let’s Dance” were rising on charts that look at the past week’s most-heard songs, with Bowie’s catalog ascending especially quickly in France.

Bowie released “Blackstar” on Friday, his 69th birthday, enjoying widespread acclaim as the British music legend again proved his innovation with a hard jazz sound.

Few people knew at the time that Bowie was dying of cancer and had released “Blackstar” as a final artistic statement, with wistful reflections from one of modern music’s most influential figures. Rough Trade, the taste-making British store that also runs New York’s largest record shop, said it would donate all proceeds from sales of Bowie’s work in January to cancer research. (afp)

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British Stephen Russell Hakes covered with a mask is escorted by Indonesia Customs’ officer after a press conference at its local office in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Indonesian authorities arrested the British man on Jan. 9 on allegation of attempting to smuggle 3 grams of marijuana into the tourist island of Bali.

The British national, born in Watford, England, on December 26, 1958, was arrested shortly after landing at the Ngurah Rai International Airport on January 9 at 12 p.m. local time. He arrived from Dong Mueang, Thailand, aboard AirAsia flight FD-396 to Denpasar.

Using technology capable of tracking passenger movement, the officers were suspicious of Hakes when the aircraft landed. The ground officers closely observed him at the arrival corridor, immigration checkpoint, and during inspection in the custom area.

At first, the officers manually checked Hakes’ luggage and then continued the process using X-ray scanning equipment, but they did not find any suspicious items.

The officers’ suspicions led them to conduct a body check on Hakes.

They eventually found a clear plastic bag containing some parts of brown plants.

Double-checking through a narcotic test revealed the presence of marijuana or hashish weighing three grams.

As a result of his action, Hakes is believed to have violated Article 113, paragraph (1) of Law No. 35 of 2009 on narcotics.

If found guilty, Hakes would have to face a minimum five years to a maximum 15 years of jail term in addition to a fine of between Rp1 billion and Rp10 billion. (ant) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

Improving quality of human resources through youth organizations

IMPROVING the general quality of human resources starts with education, which provides both qualifications as well as resilience. Young people today, are dealing with worldwide competition and so they need to have both hard skills acquired through education in the sciences as well as soft skills such as critical and innovative thinking, that are acquired through involvement in organizations and which are necessary for the creation of our nations future leaders. Youth organizations in par-

ticular, not only provide fertile ground for new ideas, but can also serve as vehicles for young people to learn skills that benefit the organization itself, the broader community and the nation.

“It is especially important for students to be involved in organizations, because it allows young people to come up with new ideas and thereby improve the quality of Bali’s future human resource sector. New ideas give rise to beneficial works that can serve as milestones in the development of the nation,” said I Ketut Agus Mahendra who was elected to become President of the Student Executive Board

of Udayana University (Unud) and who will be inaugurated into this position on January 15, 2016.

The younger generation, he said, serve as agents for change for the nation. This student organization, which represents the aspirations of the youth, he explained, gathers people together to share and give birth to new ideas, to create events and to conduct activities that will improve the qualities of those entering the workforce.

The practice of forming opinions on current affairs, coming up with creative solutions and discussing them with others, are all soft skills that are gained though

participation in student organizations and these skills can all be used to immediately benefit the larger community, explained Mahendra. He added that, young people need to think wisely about what organization they want to become a part of and what role they want to play within the organization. It is important to look at what the main purpose and goals of the organization are, to make sure that the organization has a positive impact on society -and the youth of Bali in particular.

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After being elected president of Unud’s student executive board, Mahendra says that the two things that he will focus on are: the center for strategic studies and student advocacy. “The center for strategic studies aims to activate the executive board to conduct studies and hold discussions related to issues on campus, in Bali and at the national

level as well. Student advocacy is aimed at addressing and resolving problems that Udayana University students may be facing related to their education. The student executive board can serve as a medium for advocating for students,” he explained.

Former president of the executive board, Ida Bagus Anggapurana Pidada, expressed similar opinions regarding Bali’s human resource development. Apart from knowledge acquisition, Pidada said that

social intelligence is also extremely important. “Intellectual intelligence can be acquired through formal education, while social intelligence can be acquired through involvement in organizations,” he said.

“Involvement in this organization gives students an opportunity to develop social intelligence which is the primary determining factor for achieving success. There are many smart people out there but they cannot beat out the competition of people in the work force

Youth join demonstration against reclamation plan on Benoa Bay recently.

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who also have social intelligence.

As a human resource skill, social intelligence is more important than intellectual intelligence,” he said.

Through their involvement with the the Student Executive Board, said Pidada, young people learn to deal with situations, problems and different people’s characters and so their social intelligence is ignited, and can be further developed as they face problems and challenges with the global competition. “Through this organization and others like it, the younger generation of Bali’s human resources will certainly improve and be be better able to compete on the job market,” he said.

Like Mahendra, Pidada also emphasized the importance of young people choosing wisely which organization they want to be a part of. “Currently, there a lot of the community organizations, so young people need to be smart about which ones they join, so that their choice leads to the improvement of their own qualities and not ensnare them in undesirable things. Youth, for example who join gangs will not be making improvements to their personal qualities, but will instead just have fun and waste money or worse. Nothing is thereby obtained in terms of improving Bali’s human resources,” he said an appeal to the youth.

Law academic, Dr. I.B. Ra-

dendra Suastama, also expressed his opinion on the matter, saying that, in order for todays youth to strengthen their minds to face the global competition, they should be active in youth, school and rural organizations. Appropriate types of organizations will inspire critical thinking and thus develop the quality and durability of Bali’s human resources and thus Bali’s economic development.

“Getting involved in organizations is good, but one must be selective and choose one that put emphasis on organizational culture and the cultivation of mental abilities. Joining an organization that has a counterproductive culture, will reduce the quality of the human resources of the younger generation. The public and the business sector will eventually evaluate and determine which organizations are better than others. Maybe someday prospective employers will require that their employees have been members of organizations that contribute to qualified human resources and reject applicants who have been members of organizations that are considered to contribute to the creation of less qualified human resources. Therefore, the younger generation of Bali must choose carefully and cautiously which organization they move with,” he said. (win)

Politicians aware of Bali’s challenges

Balinese people need to ready themselves to face the world

THE BALI House of Representatives is thinking more and more seriously about the future of Bali, particularly in terms of learning from past experiences - both good and bad. Nyoman Adnyana, A PDI-P politician and member of the house, recently spoke of the need for Balinese people to think positively about the island and people of Bali, so that things can improve. “As a general principle, we need to love Bali if we want to maintain it and feel part of it…please love Bali. Bali needs to be maintained in a sustainable way that is also safe and peaceful. It is just that simple, no?” said this politician from Bangli.

Adnyana also elaborated on the need for Balinese people to continuously learn how to deal with problems and enrich their insight so that they can compete locally and internationally. By working on their capacities and capabilities, Balinese people will not become marginal-

ized in their own land, nor will their capabilities be doubted. He added that it is important that Balinese people not just accept whatever comes along or give way to any new ideas that presents itself. “We need to be ready to face the toughest challenge, that is obviously the

influx of our fellow Indonesians as well as foreigners,” he said.

“Currently, Bali is not only a tourist destination, but has also also become a crime destination,” said Adnyana who explained that this is in part due to the fact that criminals do not feel threatened in Bali.

He also said that: “we cannot afford to think sectorally, or egoistically. We need to face conditions as they actually are and be aware of what may be demanded of us in the future”. Balinese customs and culture, stressed Adnyana should not be allowed to be undermined by things that are unimportant or out of context.

Another legislator of the Bali

House of Representatives, Denpasar native A.A. Ngurah Adhi Ardhana, stated that the greatest challenge that Bali now faces is how to deal with the new economic conditions of the AEC. According to Ardhana, Balinese people are not mentally prepared to face the situation. “As President Jokowi has said, the movement toward a revolution in our mentality (revolusi mental) is extremely important. This is not just a matter of creating new policies, there needs to be a real change in terms of people’s mindset, so that those things that are most important to us are preserved and protected,” said Ardhana.

He then spoke about the fact that

tourism is Bali’s main source of income. Ardhana emphasized that the tourism industry needs to be run according to local values and also that this sector needs to be supported in the case of unexpected hindrances such as the recent gang clashes, natural disasters, or anything else that could pose a threat to this part of the economy.

Balinese people, he said, must all work together to protect tourism and certainly not do anything that would aggravate tenuous situations. “Do not tarnish the image of Bali, instead we should be wise and inform others about how to protect what has become the source of our livelihood,” concluded Ardhana. (rin)

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Eating taters pre-pregnancy may boost diabetes risk

PARIS - Eating lots of potatoes -- especially chips or crisps -- is linked to a higher risk for women of developing a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, a study said Wednesday.

So-called gestational diabetes can have long-term health consequences for both mother and child, including a higher chance of heart disease and other forms of diabetes.

Potatoes -- consumed massively across the globe -- contain important nutrients, including vitamin C and potassium.

But compared to other vegetables and carbohydrates, they also contain extra starch, which is associated with a more rapid increase in blood sugar levels.

Generally speaking, diabetes occurs when the body is no longer able to make enough insulin, a hormone that prompts cells in the body to absorb sugar from the blood for energy and storage.

Up to now, the possible association between gestational diabetes and eating spuds had not been investigated.

To see if there was a link, researchers led by Cuilin Zhang at the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland used data from the Nurses’ Health Study II, which

has monitored more than 115,000 women since 1989.

Zhang and colleagues looked at the records for 15,632 women with no history of gestational diabetes or chronic disease who became pregnant between 1991 and 2001.

Of 21,693 single-foetus pregnancies, 854 -- some four percent -- developed gestational diabetes, according to the study published in the British Medical Journal.

The women were asked to report their potato consumption during the year previous to becoming pregnant, rating intake from “never or less than once a month” to “six portions per day”.

This data was matched against

medical records which showed whether they had developed gestational diabetes.

After taking other factors such as age and family history of diabetes into account, the study found a strong link with taters, especially fried and baked.

“Higher total potato consumption was significantly associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes,” the researchers concluded.

Doctors recommend changes in diet and exercise with the onset of gestational diabetes but in severe cases insulin treatment may be required.

The solution? Eat other veg-

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PARIS - Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a large-scale study published Wednesday.

Examining records for nearly 900,000 live births in Denmark, researchers found that even women who used the pill after becoming pregnant were no more likely to have babies with serious defects than mothers who had never used it.

“We confirmed that there wasn’t any association between oral contraceptives and major birth defects,” lead author Brittany Charlton, a scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told AFP by phone.

“Our findings were especially reassuring given that we were able to use a different approach.”

Most previous research, she explained, is based on “case controlled” studies, which begin with a fairly rare outcome -- a birth defect -- and then work backwards, looking for a cause.

Several of these studies, some decades old, had found a link between use of the hormonebased contraceptives and defects, even if most did not.

“We were able to leverage prescription registries and thus eliminate any bias from women inaccurately recalling their use” of the pill, Charlton said.

Drawing from Danish national health records from 1997 to 2011, Charlton and colleagues divided the women into four groups.

A fifth -- some 176,000 women -- had never used the pill, while more than two-thirds stopped at least three months before becoming pregnant.

Eight percent discontinued use within three months of conceiving, while one percent -- well above a statistically significant 10,000 women -- used oral contraceptives after becoming pregnant.

For all categories, the ratio of normal birth to those with major defects was exactly the same -- 25 per 1,000 live births.

This ratio remained consistent across all groups even with the inclusion of pregnancies that ended in stillbirths or induced abortions.

The study was published in the medical journal BMJ. (afp)

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An Australian arrested over pedophiliac case

etables and legumes -- a family including beans, peas and lentils -instead of starchy spuds, the authors recommend.

Substituting two servings of potatoes a week with other vegetables or whole grain foods yielded an approximately 10 percent reduction in risk, they reported.

Despite the statistical evidence, the researchers say that a direct cause-and-effect link between eating potatoes and gestational diabetes “cannot be assumed.”

But they noted that earlier studies have suggested that spuds can have a detrimental effect on blood sugar levels due to their high starch content. (afp)

No link between contraceptive pill and birth defects

Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a large-scale study published Wednesday.

Bali News

DENPASAR - The Women and Children Protection Unit (PPA), Directorate of Bali Police General Criminal Investigation raided a house at Tangguntiti village, East Selemadeg, Tabanan, Monday (Jan. 11). An Australian tourist with the initials RA, 70, was arrested in the house for involvement in pedophiliac cases since three years ago.

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The photo shows a signing of MoU between Jembrana government and LIPI to develop Jagatnatha botanical garden. Division Head of the Botanical Garden Conservation Area Development of the LIPI, Dr. Joko Ridho Witono recently announced that the Jaganatha Botanical Garden, located on 5.8 hectares of land around the Jaganatha temple, will feature feature plants used in medicine (usadhic) and ritual.

Jagatnatha Medicinal and Ritual Plant Botanical Garden

NEGARA - Division Head of the Botanical Garden Conservation Area Development of the LIPI, Dr. Joko Ridho Witono recently announced that the Jaganatha Botanical Garden, located on 5.8 hectares of land around the Jaganatha temple, will feature feature plants used in medicine (usadhic) and ritual.

The theme for the botanical garden was determined based on the results of a survey conducted by the LIPI that indicated great public interest in this kinds of plants. The survey also included soil analysis, native plants and the social and cultural conditions around the location. The wealth of plants used for ritual purposes in Bali and the garden’s proximity of Jaganatha Temple makes this theme all the more suitable.

The soil of the location however does pose some challenges as it is classified as alluvial soil AKA clay soil, making it relatively unstable as ground for building on. Also, water does not easily flow through this type of soil so plants that can store a lot of water will grow here best.

Others may have to be potted.

Kwanitan (rosewood), has been

chosen as the emblem of the garden.

This plant can grow as high as 30 meters, has round black seeds and is native to the district of Jembrana.

The garden, said Witono, will function both for recreation and education and will include a plant nursery, a management office, and a wi-fi corner where students can learn more about the plants. The entire garden will be free of motorized vehicles.

Witono is optimistic that the garden’ strategic location near the town centre will help attract visitors who will be able to contribute to a positive economic and social impact on the surrounding community.

Deputy Regent of Jembrana, I Made Kembang Hartawan is enthusiastic about the concept for the garden, particularly as it can serve to teach Balinese people more about the plants that they so often have contact with in their offerings and ceremonies. For example, there are many varieties of coconut tree, the fruits of which are often used in ceremonies, so it would be interesting to have such trees in the garden and also have information about the trees and their fruit. (kmb26)

Spokesperson of Bali Police, Hery Wiyanto, said on Tuesday (Jan. 12) that the disclosure of the case is purely the result of field investigation of his men.

He added that so far four victims have been identified where they are averagely of above ten years.

“All the victims live in Denpasar.

The suspect indeed lives in Tabanan but looks for victims in Denpasar. Possibly there are also other victims in Tabanan, but still being developed by the investigators,” he said.

The suspect was tracked down after the officers made reconnaissance. Spokesperson said that the suspect is often seen hitchhiking girls. Having got enough evidence, police finally raided the suspect in his residence in Tabanan around 18:30. “The suspect has long been living in Bali. On that account, he has possibly claimed a number of victims,” he said.

Action of the suspect is quite astute. This long-bearded suspect is looking for innocent children.

Subsequently, they are taken to his

boarding house and groped. After that, the victims are returned to previous place. “So, the victims do not know about the residence of the suspect. His victims are hitchhiked by motorcycle and taken to his boarding house such as in Denpasar,” said Hery.

According to Hery, the victims even did not report the case after being treated indecently by the suspect. Related to this case, investigators examined five witnesses.

Moreover, the residence of the suspect has been raided. Various evidences were confiscated including motorcycle and a record of people’s names. “The names are still being explored whether they are the victims or not. The investigators are difficult to find the other victims.

On that account, people having a child or relatives becoming a victim of the sexual abuse, please make a report,” pleaded Hery.

Related to the case, the suspect is detained at Bali Police detention center. However, so far he has not been examined because of waiting for his lawyer. “The suspect

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is charged with the Law of Child Protection with the penalty of over five years,” he said.

Based on information at Bali Police, the investigation has been made to cases occurred in March 2014. The victims examined have the initials KW, 10, In and KS, 17.

The pedophiliac victim KS is 10 years old. In addition to becoming a victim, KS is also being manipulated by the suspect to look for other victims.

In March 2014, according to a source, KS claimed to hitchhike KW and In to the residence of the suspect in Legian area, Kuta. On arriving there, they were given a meal and told to take a bath. “At that time (when taking a bath—Ed), they were treated indecently by the suspect. So, in addition to looking for himself, the suspect also asked the victim to look for other victims.

Some people often saw the suspect hitchhiking girls in front of their house,” said the source asking for anonymity.

An Australian Consulate staff, Tom Walker, came to Bali Police on Tuesday afternoon. He directly came to the Bali Police detention center and met the suspect. According to Tom, his arrival was only meant to ascertain whether the suspect is an Australian citizen or not. (kmb36)

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Australian citizen and suspected pedophile Robert Andrew Fiddel Ellis, left, is escorted by Indonesian police officer at the police headquarters in Bali, Indonesia Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.

Bali police spokesperson said Andrew Fiddel Ellis was arrested Monday for allegedly molesting four children in Bali.

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Russia to supply small arms to Afghanistan

MOSCOW — Amid increasing concerns about instability in Afghanistan pouring over into the former Soviet republics and Russia, the Russian foreign ministry says it plans to supply small arms to Kabul though it will refrain from sending other weapons.

“The delivery will be in February and for now it’s more than sufficient,” said Russia’s special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov.

He was quoted Wednesday by the Russian news agency Interfax.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned leaders of Central Asian nations of a possible militant incursion from Afghanistan and has called the situation “close to critical.”

Facing threats from ISIS, al-Qaida and the Taliban, Kabul has made overtures to Moscow to increase military aid to Afghanistan as the United States attempts to wind down its presence there. (ap)

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South Korea’s Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Hwang Joon-kook, center, pose for the media with U.S. State Department’s Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim, right, and Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Kimihiro Ishikane prior to their meeting to discuss a variety of bilateral and multilateral responses to the North Korea’s nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

APLI: Beware of ‘money game’ under disguise of MLM

MANGUPURA - The practice of money games (MG) in Indonesia is quite astonishing. Chairman of the Direct Selling Association of Indonesia (APLI), Djoko H. Komara, said that people should be alert to the presence of the money game masquerading as multi level marketing (MLM).

“The number of victim continues to grow because the MG gives a lure during the Indonesian economic downturn,” said Komara.

According to him, money game companies can suck up to tens of trillions of public money in a short time. Moreover, if the turnover of 100 money games is combined it may be equivalent to one year state budget of the RI worth IDR 2,000 trillion. “The money game practice during the economic decline in Indonesia has high

threat,” he said.

He explained that the amount of people’s loss due to money game continues to grow. It is evident from a number of the recently emerging cases like the money game case in Jayapura.

Trillions of rupiahs are easily obtained by this money game company.

“Practices of the many money games can absorb a turnover of up to tens of trillions in a year,” he said.

He said that since 2011 it has been revealed the data of money game com-

pany that can reap a turnover of about IDR 16.8 trillion. In 2013, there was a company that could draw IDR 18.5 trillion. Moreover, in 2014 there were companies attracting public funds up to IDR 20 trillion in 1.5 years. “If the turnover of 100 money games can be collected, they may be equivalent to the state budget of Indonesia,” he said.

Djoko Komara asserted that the public must be aware of the money games masquerading as multi level marketing. He asserted that one of the characteristics of the multi level marketing is officially getting direct selling business license (SIUPL) and there is no bonus system obtained from any recruitment. “To be sure, the

legal MLM has products on sale, while money game does not have a product and takes advantage of community leaders and the official for convincing people. In 2011-2012 there was a company with the initial “T” taking advantage of the Ministry of Tourism,” he explained.

Until now, there are approximately 200 legal MLM companies having owned the SIUPL and 86 companies have coalesced into the APLI members. “When checking the legality of the MLM companies, please ask to info@bkpm.go.id or contac.us@ kemendag.go.id and apli@cbn.net. id,” he explained.

Director General of Domestic Trade, Srie Agustina, stated that

the presence of money games in Indonesia is quite disturbing. The benefits promised by the illegal companies make a lot of people get tempted. Just imagine trillions of rupiahs in a short time can be collected by one money game company. “Other than ordinary people, many officials are also deceived by money games,” he said.

He added that the multi level marketing industry in Indonesia is currently facing a tough challenge. It is starting from the economic downturn to the presence of money games that is difficult to remove. “MLM industry in Indonesia should be more innovative in improving the MLM industry in the future,” he suggested. (kmb27)

Estimated, there are 6,000 gays in Bali

DENPASAR - After the disclosure of same-sex marriage case some time ago, it is revealed that there are 6,000 gays in Bali based on the data in 2002. The latest data of January 2013 indicated there were 7 million gays in Indonesia.

Bali is ranked third in terms of the number of gay, after Jakarta and Bandung.

“With media exposure and increasing public tolerance, I think the gays are increasingly open and finally gives impression there is an

increasing number of gay,” said I Gusti Ngurah Pramesemara, a physician and lecturer in andrology and sexology at the Udayana University School of Medicine, Tuesday (Jan. 12).

People can become a gay due to several problems, such as health problem and socio-environmental problem. In terms of health, people become a gay may be caused by chromosomal genetic disorders, hormonal imbalance, impaired brain structure or disorders of

psychosexual development during childhood. “The other causes are impaired psychodynamics in general, socio-cultural exposure and others,” he said.

Some gays have previous sexual history, either because they had experienced harassment or sexual violence. “Some have even been practicing heterosexual, too, called bisexual gay. This can happen to men and women,” he added.

Such same-sex relationship can

last long or short, considering all relationships will be back to the conditions of each partner. However, gay men seem to more ‘guard’ his partner. “Yes, the reason is for exclusivity of their group. It is hard to like the same person,” he explained. Gays tend to be very loyal and keep their respective partner.

Such condition also provokes aggressiveness among the gays. “To keep or find a partner, they tend to compete against one another and after that it will be heavily guarded,”

he added.

Nevertheless, there are some individual gays having become far more moderate because it will depend on their respective consciousness so that not all gays can be said aggressive. “For example, in the case of Ryan, he was a gay who killed his partner (an artist) because he was left and afraid of losing a partner. As a result, some gays do not hesitate to commit violence to keep their partners,” he said. (kmb42)

S. Korea fires warning shots after North Korean drone seen

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday fired 20 machine gun warning shots after a North Korean drone briefly crossed the rivals’ border, officials said, the first shots fired in a Cold War-style standoff between the Koreas in the wake of the North’s nuclear test last week.

The North Korean drone was flying dozens of meters (yards) south of the border and turned back to the North after the South fired shots, South Korean defense and military officials said, requesting anonymity because of office rules. The shots did not hit the drone.

North Korean drone flights across the world’s most heavily armed border are rare, but have happened before. North Korea has in recent years touted its drone program, a relatively new addition to its arsenal. In 2013, state media said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had watched a drone attack drill on a simulated South Korean target.

In 2014, Seoul officials discovered what they called several North Korean drones that had flown across the border. Those drones were crude and decidedly low-tech, but were still considered a potential new security threat.

Animosity has been high since the North’s claim on Jan. 6 that it had tested a hydrogen bomb. There is widespread skepticism over the H-

bomb claim, but whatever the North detonated underground will likely push the country closer toward a fully functional nuclear arsenal, which it still is not thought to have. The North previously conducted atomic bomb tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013.

Since Friday, South Korea has been blasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda and K-pop songs from huge speakers along the border. The North, which calls the broadcasts an act of war meant to threaten its system of government, is using speakers of its own in an attempt to keep its soldiers from hearing the South Korean messages.

Seoul said Wednesday that North Korea had also flown balloons with thousands of leaflets across the border, some of them describing South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her government as “mad dogs.”

North Korea’s propaganda machine is using the nuclear test to glorify Kim’s leadership and describing it as a necessary step to fight against what it calls a U.S.-led attempt to overthrow the North’s system.

Pyongyang’s state TV on Wednesday aired photos showing a smiling Kim awarding commendations to scientists and other workers involved in the test and shaking hands with them at a Workers’ Party building.

Kim called the scientists and workers “nuclear combatants” and “the heroes of heroes” who evoked fears to the U.S. and its allies, according to the state news agency.

Park on Wednesday urged North Korea’s only major ally, China, to help punish Pyongyang for its nuclear test with what she called “the strongest” possible international sanctions that can force change in the North.

Diplomats at a U.N. Security Council emergency session last week pledged to swiftly pursue new sanctions. For current sanctions and any new penalties to work, better cooperation and stronger implementation from China, the North’s diplomatic and economic protector and a vetowielding permanent member of the Security Council, are seen as key.

“Holding the hands of someone in a difficult situation is the mark of the best partner,” Park said at a news conference, referring to China and South Korea’s need to punish the North.

“I trust that China, as a permanent member of the Security Council, will play a necessary role.” (ap)

French carrier leads Islamic State battle after Paris attack

CHARLES DE GAULLE — Just after sunrise, eight fighter jets and a surveillance plane roared off the runway of the jewel of the French navy’s fleet, part of the country’s war against the Islamic State group following the attacks on Paris.

Planes from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle have already provided cover for Iraqi troops fighting in the besieged city of Ramadi following the vessel’s deployment Nov. 5. That shows that while the Islamic State group “still taunts us, (it) is no longer capable of holding the ground,” French Rear Admiral Rene-Jean Crignola told The Associated Press.

“The Paris attacks reinforced the determination of the crew and of our fleet,” said Crignola, the first foreign commander to lead Task Force 50, which conducts airstrikes in territory in Iraq and Syria overseen by the U.S. Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet. “It’s on everyone’s mind.

The sense of purpose of our men is crystal clear.”

France has been one of the most active members of the American-led coalition, and is the only nation aside from the U.S. to bring an aircraft carrier to the fight. French President Francois Hollande ordered the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle to the Gulf just days after Islamic extremists launched a deadly attack on the Paris office of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in January 2015, killing 11 people inside and a police officer outside.

Then came the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris, claimed by the Islamic State group, which killed 130 people. The French again dispatched their aircraft carrier, which carries 18 Dassault Rafale M and eight Dassault Super Entendard fighter jets, along with E-2C Hawkeye surveillance planes and other aircraft. The tour by the Charles de Gaulle is due to end in March, when the ship will return to its homeport of Toulon. (ap)

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A Rafale jet fighter is catapulted on France’s flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.

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BUSINESS SINGAPORE - Oil prices rebounded in Asia Wednesday, halting a plunge that saw crude fall below $30 a barrel for the first time in more than 12 years, but analysts warned of further pressure on the commodity.

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Customers browse at a clothes stall, at the Tanah Abang textile market in Jakarta, Indonesia January 13, 2016. Indonesia’s central bank is expected to cut its key policy rate on Thursday to boost growth after saying since October that it sees room to loosen monetary policy.

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In this Thursday, July 16, 2015, photo, a woman fills her car at a Costco gas station in Robinson Township, Pa. Oil prices rebounded in Asia Wednesday, halting a plunge that saw crude fall below $30 a barrel for the first time in more than 12 years, but analysts warned of further pressure on the commodity. have rattled world stock markets and hammered energy firms.

The Nigerian petroleum resources minister, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, said he expects an extraordinary meeting of the group in “early March” to discuss the

crisis.

“We did say that if it hits the $35 (per barrel level), we will begin to look (at)... an extraordinary meeting,” Kachikwu said at the Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum.

Poorer members of the Organi-

zation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries have been clamouring for a cut in the high production levels in a bid to drive prices higher.

But influential OPEC members led by Saudi Arabia have rejected any such move, preferring to fight

for market share against rival producers, particularly the United States.

Crude accounts for 90 percent of Nigeria’s export earnings and 70 percent of overall government revenue. (afp)

Foreign investment plummets in junta ruled Thailand BANGKOK - Foreign investment in Thailand plummeted last year, official data showed, the latest sign that the kingdom’s oncevibrant economy continues to falter under prolonged military rule.

Total investment applied for by foreign companies between January and November 2015 plunged 78 percent from a year earlier to 93.8 billion baht ($2.62 billion), according to figures from Thailand’s state-run Board of Investment (BoI) sent to AFP late Tuesday.

The figures will do little to cheer junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who seized power in a May 2014 coup vowing to restore stability but who has struggled to kickstart the

country’s lacklustre economy.

After years of impressive growth, Thailand’s economy is struggling, mired in high household debt, stuttering exports and low consumer confidence.

It also faces stiff competition from increasingly attractive neighbours like Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Particularly worrying for Prime Minister Prayut is a significant drop off in investment from Japan -- historically the largest investor in Thailand by far -- which slumped 81 percent.

EU investment also plunged from 86.7 billion baht in 2014 to just 2 billion baht last year. Invest-

ment from the United States was also heavily down, while Chinese investment was only down slightly.

Krystal Tan, an Asia economist with Capital Economics, said the trend was indicative of deeper fissures within the Thai economy, which was among the slowest growing in the region last year.

“The 2015 [FDI] figures are very weak, indicating foreign investor confidence in the economy remains fragile,” she told AFP. “More broadly, Thailand’s economic competitiveness is on the decline,” she added. “The country continues to face significant challenges on the political front that

have negative repercussions for business and investor confidence.”

But Somprawin Manprasert, an economics professor at Chulalongkorn University, said the dropoff was down to new investment incentives, which became effective in 2015, favouring high-tech industries.

“The current flow of FDI represents ‘quality’ investment rather than ‘quantity,’” he told AFP. “All in all, this policy should help propel Thailand to the next stage of development.”

Thailand has historically been a top choice for investors in Southeast Asia, offering liberal economic policies, a skilled workforce and a

strategic location as the gateway to the greater Mekong region.

But analysts say years of political instability, including two military coups, have hampered the country’s economic potential -- often referred to locally as the “lost decade”.

Earlier this month the World Bank forecast that Thailand’s GDP growth rate would slip from 2.5 percent in 2015 to just 2 percent this year, by far the gloomiest regional prediction.

Nearby Vietnam, on the other hand, reported a record number of foreign investment in 2015 and the fastest growth rate in five years at 6.68 percent. (afp)

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Indonesia fishermen rescued by Australia after eight days at sea

Oil prices rebound after falling below $30 Investors have an eye on the release later in the day of US commercial crude stockpiles data, which is expected to show another increase, further exacerbating a global supply glut that has hammered the market for 18 months.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in February rose 38 cents, or 1.25 percent, to $30.82 per barrel at around 0600 GMT. European benchmark Brent rose 26 cents, or 0.84 percent, to $31.12. On Tuesday, WTI fell at one point to $29.93, a level last seen in December 2003, although it was given a lift later by a private report pointing to a drop in inventories.

However, experts warned that prices remained fragile.

“The supply and demand landscape for oil continues being bearish as prices continue to take discounts,” Daniel Ang, an analyst with Phillip Futures in Singapore said in a market commentary.

“US oil supply continues to remain strong.”

Bernard Aw, a market strategist with IG Markets Singapore said the long-term trend is for prices to fall, with the supply glut not showing any let up.

Oil-reliant OPEC member Nigeria on Tuesday called for an emergency meeting of the grouping to address collapsing prices, which

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SYDNEY - Four Indonesian fishermen who spent eight days adrift in the remote Timor Sea on a makeshift raft were rescued by marine authorities and a fishing vessel Wednesday, Australian officials said, adding that they were in “good health” despite their ordeal.

The men were spotted by an Australian Border Force plane in the Timor Sea on Tuesday evening and a nearby fishing vessel AFV Exodus was called on to pick up the men early Wednesday morning, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.

The fishing boat was later met by the Australian Navy ship HMAS Maitland, AMSA added.

“All survivors have been medically assessed and are in good health. The fishermen will be repatriated to their home port of Kupang, Indonesia,” AMSA said in a statement.

The skipper of the Exodus, Gary Finlay, said the men were “140

miles off the nearest Kimberley Coast... basically in the middle of nowhere”.

“It was a wing and a prayer keeping them afloat,” Finlay told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, adding that the raft was just 1.5-square-metres (16-square-feet) in size and made from debris from the fishermen’s ship.

“They had two fuel cells latched together as the base of the boat then around the two fuel cells they had plastic 20-litre (5.3 US gallon) drums,” he said.

“They had a couple of 40-litre plastic blue containers latched there and a 400-kilo (882 pound) ice box that was half submerged.”

Finlay said when his crew found the Indonesians, they were kneedeep in water and their feet were “suffering”.

But while they were hungry and “in a bit of shock”, they were otherwise physically well, he added. (afp)

and it expects them to produce 5 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of gas each, bringing average output to around 18 mmscfd.

But Lapindo’s latest plans may be held up by a temporary stoppage in preparations imposed by the government late last week amid public concerns.

“The community response was quite negative,” Energy Minister Sudirman Said told reporters, noting the company was still “quite a long way” from starting drilling.

Said added the government’s

job was to ensure the company met technical as well as social and environmental requirements.

“They may well say it is safe from a technical perspective, but companies must pay attention to other matters,” he said.

The government has not provided an estimate on when it might allow drilling to begin.

The mud volcano has been a source of embarrassment for the government, since Lapindo is linked to the Bakrie Group, controlled by the family of Indonesia’s former Chief Welfare Minister Aburizal Bakrie. (rtr)

Indonesian energy company plans to resume drilling near mud volcano

JAKARTA - Indonesian energy company Lapindo Brantas plans to resume drilling for gas near the site of a mud volcano, its CEO said, referring to a disaster that some scientists say it helped to create around 10 years ago.

The Sidoarjo mud volcano, which started erupting in May 2006 near Indonesia’s second-biggest city of Surabaya, inundated 12 villages and has displaced around 60,000 people. It has now become a tourist attraction.

The company, a unit of Energi Mega Persada, has paid off the vast majority of compensation claims it was ordered to pay, helped by a 786 billion rupiah ($56.5 million)

government loan last year.

Now, it needs to resume drilling partly to pay back its debts to the government, CEO Tri Setia Sutisna said on Tuesday.

“This shouldn’t be a problem because even the vice president of Indonesia has said Lapindo must drill,” Sutisna told Reuters, referring to Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

The new wells would be drilled around 4 kilometers from the site

of the mud volcano and would go to a maximum depth of about 1,200 meters, around one-third as deep as the well Lapindo was drilling in 2006 which some scientists linked to the disaster.

Lapindo has denied accusations of negligence, saying the mud disaster was triggered by tectonic activity.

The company has not drilled any new wells since the mudflow began, and as a result its gas output has fallen around 90 percent from 2004 levels, Sutisna said.

Lapindo wants to start drilling the two wells in early March,

Mary Jane has family birthday visit

YOGYAKARTA - A Filipina on death row in Indonesia was visited by family Tuesday for a late birthday celebration, as her supporters maintained the single mother would be proclaimed innocent and escape the firing squad.

Mary Jane Veloso was reunited with her parents and two children at a prison in Yogyakarta two days after her birthday, where they presented her with gifts and letters from her supporters in the Philippines.

The 31-year-old was granted a temporary reprieve in April just moments before she was due to be executed alongside eight other convicted drug traffickers, including seven foreigners.

The Indonesian government, which has some of the world’s toughest anti-narcotics laws, maintains her death sentence for drugs trafficking still stands.

But her supporters insist Veloso is innocent and was duped into

carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin.

“We are very hopeful. We believe we can set her free, as it’s very clear that she is innocent,” Laorence Castillo, an activist from Filipino migrant workers organisation Migrante International told AFP Tuesday.

Veloso was sentenced to death after her arrest in 2009, but was granted a temporary reprieve after a woman suspected of recruiting her

was arrested in the Philippines.

Castillo said legal proceedings against Veloso’s alleged recruiter were ongoing in the Philippines, and the matter would return to court again in February.

A spokesman for the Indonesian attorney general’s office told AFP that Veloso’s position remained unchanged, despite the ongoing trial in the Philippines.

“In Indonesia, her status is still as a death row convict. There has

been no new updates, the situation is still the same,” spokesman Amir Yanto said.

Yanto said while there was a possibility executions would resume in 2016, none had been scheduled yet because the government was focused on Indonesia’s economy.

Indonesia invoked the ire of several countries last year when it executed 14 death row inmates, including 12 foreigners, for drugs offences. (afp)

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A municipality worker cleans the site of Tuesday’s suicide bomb attack at Sultanahmet square in Istanbul, Turkey January 13, 2016.

1 person detained in connection with Istanbul suicide attack

ISTANBUL — Turkish police have arrested one person in connection with the suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed 10 foreigners, most of them German tourists, the interior minister said Wednesday.

The suspect was detained late Tuesday, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said during a news conference with his German counterpart. He didn’t provide further details. Turkish media reports said police had raided a home in an affluent neighborhood of Istanbul, detaining one woman suspected of having links to the Islamic State group.

On Wednesday, Turkish police also arrested 13 suspected IS militants, including three Russian nationals, a day after the bombing in Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district. The attack, which also wounded 15 other people, including Germans, a Norwegian man and a Peruvian woman, was the latest in a string of attacks by Islamic extremists targeting Westerners.

Turkish authorities identified the bomber as a Syrian born in 1988,

who had recently entered Turkey and wasn’t among a list of potential bombers wanted by Turkey. Turkish media, including newspapers close to the government, identified him as Nabil Fadli, and said he was born in Saudi Arabia.

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Wednesday that authorities were working to identify people connected to the attacker. He wouldn’t provide details on the investigation, saying it would compromise those efforts.

The Russians were detained in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, a popular destination for tourists, but it wasn’t clear if the arrests were directly linked to the Istanbul bombing. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the suspects were allegedly in contact with IS fighters in conflict zones and

had provided logistical support to the group. Ten other people were detained in Turkey’s third largest city, Izmir, and in the central city of Konya.

The Russian Foreign Ministry in November said the number of Russians that left for Syria to fight for the Islamic State group at 2,719.

Of these, 160 have been killed, 73 have returned and been tried and 36 have been arrested.

Tuesday’s blast just steps from the historic Blue Mosque was the first by IS to target Turkey’s vital tourism sector, although the militants have struck with deadly effect elsewhere in the country.

Eight Germans were among the dead and nine others were wounded, some seriously, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told reporters in Berlin. The nationalities of the two others killed in the blast weren’t immediately released, but both were foreigners German Interior Minister Thomas de Maziere arrived in Istanbul

for talks with Ala and other Turkish officials to discuss the attack.

It wasn’t clear if the attacker had specifically targeted Germans.

Germany committed Tornado reconnaissance jets to the military effort against the Islamic State group in Syria following the November attacks in Paris, and started flying missions from the Incirlik air base in Turkey last week. It also sent a tanker aircraft, as well as a frigate to help protect a French aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean. It hasn’t taken a direct combat role, however. Germany already was helping supply and train Kurdish forces fighting IS in northern Iraq.

The impact of Tuesday’s attack, while not as deadly as two others last year, was particularly far-reaching because it struck at Turkey’s $30 billion tourism industry, which has already suffered from a steep decline in Russian visitors since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border in November. (ap)

CANBERRA, Australia — Officials say a woman is in a hospital in stable condition after she was attacked by a crocodile on Australia’s northwest coast.

A Department of Parks and Wildlife official says the woman was attacked Wednesday in a creek near the town of Wyndham in Western Australia state.

Western Australia Country Health Service spokesman Peter Cogan says the woman’s condition was stabilized at Wyndham Distract Hospital. She will be flown east to the larger Royal Darwin Hospital for further treatment. Cogan provided no details of her injuries, but said her condition remained stable.

Crocodile numbers have boomed across Australia’s northern tropics since they became a protected species under federal law in 1971, and are an increasing threat to humans. (ap)

Chechnya’s Kadyrov calls for punishing Russian opposition

MOSCOW — The strongman leader of Russia’s Chechnya republic says Russian opposition activists should be considered traitors and punished for their “subversive activities.” The statement by Ramzan Kadyrov drew harsh criticism on Wednesday from rights activists, including Russian human rights ombudsman Ella Pamfilova.

The opposition has come under increased pressure since the mass protests in Moscow that accompanied Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency in 2012.

Kadyrov told Chechen journalists that opposition activists were trying to use Russia’s current economic difficulties to shake up the political situation and should be brought to judgment as “enemies of the people” and traitors.

His comments were seen as ominous because rights activists have accused Kadyrov of ordering the killings of some who oppose him or Putin. Kadyrov has denied the accusations. (ap)

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James scores 27 as Cavs beat Mavs for eighth straight win

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James’ layup with a minute left in overtime pushed the Cavs ahead 106-105. After an attempted 3 by

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Bukihan village, said one entrepreneur, is often used as a cycling or trekking route by travel agencies.

Guests start off in Kintamani and go through Bukihan village to the town of Payangan. Today there is the added option of horseback riding around the village. “Bukihan village is very rich in cultural attractions, so travelers are very happy to pass through this beautiful village,” said Junarta.

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Deron Williams rattled out for Dallas, Irving beat the shot clock with a 3-pointer from the top of the key.

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) dunks the ball over Dallas Mavericks guard Devin Harris (34) during the second half at the American Airlines Center. The Cavaliers defeat the Mavericks 110-107 in overtime.

with another 3 to put the Cavs up 85-83. Chandler Parsons led Dallas with 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting.

In other games, San Antonio extended its winning streak to nine straight games with a 109-99 victory over Detroit, the New York Knicks handed Boston its fourth straight loss 120-114, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late for a 95-91 win over New Orleans to end a four-game losing streak. Tony Parker scored 31 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead San Antonio Manu Ginobili added 15 points, while Tim Duncan had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, who return to San Antonio trying to extend their 31-game home winning streak Thursday against Cleveland.

Detroit had its three-game winning streak broken.

In New York, Latvian rookie Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 points and Arron Afflalo had 20 of his 24 in the second half to lead the Knicks.

Jerian Grant scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and added eight assists in the best game of his rookie season as the Knicks held off the Celtics despite losing leading scorer Carmelo Anthony to a sprained right ankle seconds into the third quarter. Isaiah Thomas

had 34 points for the Celtics, who fell to 19-19.

Lou Williams scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Lakers to a rare win.

After Julius Randle hit the goahead shot with 43 seconds left, Williams added a clutch running jumper with 18 seconds to play. Los Angeles hung on to win the meeting of the Western Conference’s worst teams, surviving a back-and-forth fourth quarter for just its ninth win of the season.

Kobe Bryant scored seven points in 16 minutes before leaving for good shortly before halftime due to a sore Achilles tendon.

Elsewhere, James Harden scored 25 points and Dwight Howard added 17 points and 14 rebounds as Houston beat Memphis 10791. Terrence Jones finished with 20 points for Houston, including 10 in the fourth quarter when the Rockets pulled away to win their fourth straight after the game was tied at 83.

In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Bucks used a late rally to slip past Chicago 106-101.

Jimmy Butler scored 30 points and Nikola Mirotic and Tony Snell added 17 apiece for Chicago, which used a 25-9 run late in the third quarter and early into the fourth to seemingly gain control of the game. The Bulls have lost three straight. (ap)

Sharapova fully fit for Australian Open challenge MELBOURNE - Multiple grand slam champion Maria Sharapova has declared herself fully fit and ready for next week’s Australian Open after having her preparations hampered by a forearm injury.

The Russian world number five was forced to withdraw from the Brisbane International last week with the ailment, sparking fears she might miss the first grand slam of the year which begins on Monday.

The 2008 Australian Open champion and last year’s runner-up opted to arrive in Melbourne early to practice rather than seek matches at one of the other warm-up tournaments taking place across the country this week.

“The injury was a bit of a roadblock but the great thing is that I’ve been healthy the three days and everyone’s been away playing so I’ve had a lot of court time which has been really beneficial,” Sharapova was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old, who missed the U.S

Open last year because of a leg injury, was among a quartet of top players who were a doubt for Melbourne because of nagging ailments.

World number one Serena Williams (knee), Simona Halep (Achilles) and Garbine Muguruza (foot) all pulled out of matches last week but Sharapova said it was understandable for players to be wary ahead of a major.

“I think everyone sees the bigger picture and that’s one of the things that I thought about -- you want to do what you can to be healthy and be a part of the grand slam so sometimes that’s a decision you have to make.” (rtr)

Russia’s Maria Sharapova has a drink during a practice session at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 13, 2016. The Australian Open tennis tournament starts January 18.

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Sp rt Boring United? Van Gaal’s team in 3-3 thriller at Newcastle

MANCHESTER, England — So much for Manchester United being boring. In one of the most entertaining matches of the English Premier League, United squandered a two-goal lead, went back in front through an exquisite shot from Wayne Rooney, and then conceded a 90th-minute goal to draw at Newcastle 3-3 on Tuesday.

Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney in action

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The thriller at St. James’ Park might briefly silence the many critics who have been criticizing United’s often ponderous style of play, but that will come as little comfort to under-pressure manager Louis van Gaal, whose side slipped to sixth place in the standings.

“It feels like a defeat,” said Van Gaal, who acknowledged before the game that even he was “very bored” during some United matches. “We have given it away.”

A positive for United was the performance of Rooney, who scored twice, set up the other goal by Jesse Lingard, and put in an impressive all-round performance. He has four goals in three matches in 2016, having struggled for form in the first half of the season.

Last-place Aston Villa collected its first win since the opening day, beating Crystal Palace 1-0 courtesy of a goalkeeper error by Wayne Hennessey. The Wales international let Joleon Lescott’s header slip through his grasp and over the line, ending Villa’s 19-game winless run and giving the team renewed hope of surviving relegation.

Villa provisionally is eight points from safety. Also, West Ham came from behind to beat Bournemouth 3-1, with Enner Valencia scoring twice and fit-again playmaker Dimitri Payet scoring the other goal for the visitors.

West Ham moved into fifth place, above Man United. With Newcastle struggling for goals of late and United seemingly restricted

by Van Gaal’s suffocating approach, few would have foreseen their end-to-end match.

It was a throwback to many of the exciting games in Alex Ferguson’s reign at United.

Rooney’s ninth-minute goal from the penalty spot set the tone, before the England striker led a counterattack that ended with Lingard scoring from a low shot.

Goals by Georginio Wijnaldum and Aleksandar Mitrovic, also from a penalty, brought Newcastle level, only for Rooney to restore United’s lead by curling home a screamer from 20 meters in the 79th.

With seconds left of regulation time, United failed to clear and Paul Dummett advanced from left back to fire in a fierce shot from the edge of the area that deflected into the top corner. “It is the best feeling in the world,” the Newcastle-born Dummett said.

The result keeps the pressure on Van Gaal, whose job appeared to be on the line over the festive period when United was on an eight-match winless run. The 20-time English champions won back-to-back games to start 2016, against Swansea in the league and third-tier Sheffield United in the FA Cup, but both performances were unconvincing.

United plays its biggest rival, Liverpool, on Sunday. (ap)

Short-handed Chelsea set for January striker search

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has hinted that the Premier League champions could be in the market for a striker during the January transfer window as cover for Diego Costa and Loic Remy.

With loan-signing Ramadel Falcao sidelined through a thigh injury and Hiddink unsure when the Colombian will return, the interim manager admitted that the club were short of established striking options.

“We are thinking,” the Dutchman told reporters at his pre-match news conference ahead of Wednesday’s Premier League clash with West Bromwich Albion.

“We have to have good competition, good double occupation in every position...

but we must not go into this danger when something happens with one or two strikers. “I don’t deny that it would be a concern if Costa or Remy were injured.”

Chelsea have recently been linked with a number of strikers, including West Brom’s Saido Berahino, but Hiddink refused to be drawn on potential targets. “The window opens and the mouth shuts,” he said.

“I have good contact here with the technical board and others.

They are open to discuss all the options. That does not say it has to be done or it’s done but it’s open.

“I am thinking. And it’s not good talk when you are thinking in this case because, why shall we go public? If, suppose something is going on, it can be harmful when you go public.” (rtr)

France against England and the U.S. versus Germany on March 9 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.

The winner of the round-robin tournament will be determined by points.

“To get the chance to play these great teams on home soil is a treat for our fans and extremely valuable in the further evolution of our team,” U.S. coach Jill Ellis said in a statement. “These are the kinds of games where you get tested all over the field and can really evaluate players and learn a lot about ourselves.”

The tournament is named after the U.S. federation’s SheBelieves initiative, which seeks to inspire young girls.

“We have built a great relationship with U.S. Soccer over the years

and the sports community responds in numbers every time the national team plays in Nashville,” said Tennessee Titans vice president of facilities and game day operations, Bob Flynn.

The U.S. team will host the tournament rather than play in the annual Algarve Cup in Portugal. The United States has taken part in the last 18 consecutive Algarve Cups, and 20 overall.

The United States won its third overall Women’s World Cup title last summer. Ellis was named FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year and midfielder Carli Lloyd, who had a hat trick in the World Cup final victory over Japan, was named World Player of the Year in ceremonies this week in Zurich. (ap)

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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2014 file photo, a man plays with a toddler inside the Favela do Metro slum near the Maracana stadium where people have been evicted and homes demolished in preparation for the World Cup and Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A 190page report titled “Rio 2016 Olympics: The Exclusion Games” cites abuses linked to the 2016 games and questions Rio’s Olympic legacy.

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FC Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, left, duels for the ball against Granada’s David Lomban during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016.

Suarez’s suspension upheld ahead of Copa del Rey match

MADRID — The Spanish federation’s appeal’s commission has upheld Luis Suarez’s two-game suspension for insulting opponents in a Copa del Rey match.

Barcelona says on Tuesday it will take the case to a higher sports tribunal

in Spain in hopes of having Suarez back. It plays city rival Espanyol on Wednesday in the round of 16.

Suarez was suspended for a post-match altercation in the tunnel after Barcelona won the first leg 4-1 in a heated game that saw two Espanyol players

sent off.

The referee’s report said Suarez told Espanyol’s players he was “waiting” for them and that they were “trash.”

If Barcelona fails in its second appeal, Suarez will miss Wednesday’s game and the first leg of the quarterfinals. (ap)

ZURICH - FIFA said on Wednesday it had fired Secretary General Jerome Valcke amid alleged corruption involving World Cup ticket sales, one of many scandals surrounding soccer’s governing body.

“The FIFA Emergency Committee decided, on 9 January 2016, to dismiss Jerome Valcke from the position of FIFA Secretary General with immediate effect,” Zurich-based FIFA said in a statement without giving a reason for the dismissal.

Valcke was once one of the most powerful men in FIFA and responsible for ensuring that preparations for the last two World Cups, in South Africa and Brazil, were completed in time.

An ethics investigation into

the case recommended a nineyear ban for the Frenchman, former right-hand man to FIFA President Sepp Blatter who himself has been banned for eight years.

Last week FIFA’s ethics judges announced they had opened formal proceedings against Valcke, who has denied wrongdoing in the past.

Valcke was placed on leave

by FIFA in September following the allegations and initially suspended for 90 days in October when the ethics committee started its investigation. That suspension was extended for another 45 days last week and a ban from all soccer activities remains in effect.

The secretary general’s duties will continue to be carried

out by Acting Secretary General Markus Kattner, FIFA said.

Valcke has now been sacked twice by FIFA. He joined the organisation in 2003 as marketing director but was fired in December 2006 for his part in botched sponsorship negotiations with credit card firms MasterCard Inc and Visa Inc. His case has been overshadowed by the turmoil which has engulfed FIFA in the last year, with criminal investigations into the sport in both the United States and Switzerland.

Altogether, 41 people and sports entities, including top FIFA officials, have been indicted by U.S. prosecutors for offences including corruption, fraud and money laundering. (ap)

FIFA fires Secretary General Valcke

US Soccer announces March SheBelieves Cup

T h e Wo m e n ’s Wo r l d C u p champion U.S. national team will host a four-team tournament in Tennessee and Florida in March as the team prepares for the Olympics in Brazil this summer. The SheBelieves Cup will feature the top-ranked United States, world No. 5 England, No. 3 France and No. 2 Germany, U.S. Soccer announced Tuesday.

The tournament will feature three doubleheaders. Germany and France will play followed by the United States against England on March 3 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida; then the United States plays France and Germany faces England on March 6 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee; and the tournament wraps up with

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Chelsea’s Diego Costa celebrates scoring their first goal

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Sp rt Boring United? Van Gaal’s team in 3-3 thriller at Newcastle

MANCHESTER, England — So much for Manchester United being boring. In one of the most entertaining matches of the English Premier League, United squandered a two-goal lead, went back in front through an exquisite shot from Wayne Rooney, and then conceded a 90th-minute goal to draw at Newcastle 3-3 on Tuesday.

Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney in action

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The thriller at St. James’ Park might briefly silence the many critics who have been criticizing United’s often ponderous style of play, but that will come as little comfort to under-pressure manager Louis van Gaal, whose side slipped to sixth place in the standings.

“It feels like a defeat,” said Van Gaal, who acknowledged before the game that even he was “very bored” during some United matches. “We have given it away.”

A positive for United was the performance of Rooney, who scored twice, set up the other goal by Jesse Lingard, and put in an impressive all-round performance. He has four goals in three matches in 2016, having struggled for form in the first half of the season.

Last-place Aston Villa collected its first win since the opening day, beating Crystal Palace 1-0 courtesy of a goalkeeper error by Wayne Hennessey. The Wales international let Joleon Lescott’s header slip through his grasp and over the line, ending Villa’s 19-game winless run and giving the team renewed hope of surviving relegation.

Villa provisionally is eight points from safety. Also, West Ham came from behind to beat Bournemouth 3-1, with Enner Valencia scoring twice and fit-again playmaker Dimitri Payet scoring the other goal for the visitors.

West Ham moved into fifth place, above Man United. With Newcastle struggling for goals of late and United seemingly restricted

by Van Gaal’s suffocating approach, few would have foreseen their end-to-end match.

It was a throwback to many of the exciting games in Alex Ferguson’s reign at United.

Rooney’s ninth-minute goal from the penalty spot set the tone, before the England striker led a counterattack that ended with Lingard scoring from a low shot.

Goals by Georginio Wijnaldum and Aleksandar Mitrovic, also from a penalty, brought Newcastle level, only for Rooney to restore United’s lead by curling home a screamer from 20 meters in the 79th.

With seconds left of regulation time, United failed to clear and Paul Dummett advanced from left back to fire in a fierce shot from the edge of the area that deflected into the top corner. “It is the best feeling in the world,” the Newcastle-born Dummett said.

The result keeps the pressure on Van Gaal, whose job appeared to be on the line over the festive period when United was on an eight-match winless run. The 20-time English champions won back-to-back games to start 2016, against Swansea in the league and third-tier Sheffield United in the FA Cup, but both performances were unconvincing.

United plays its biggest rival, Liverpool, on Sunday. (ap)

Short-handed Chelsea set for January striker search

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has hinted that the Premier League champions could be in the market for a striker during the January transfer window as cover for Diego Costa and Loic Remy.

With loan-signing Ramadel Falcao sidelined through a thigh injury and Hiddink unsure when the Colombian will return, the interim manager admitted that the club were short of established striking options.

“We are thinking,” the Dutchman told reporters at his pre-match news conference ahead of Wednesday’s Premier League clash with West Bromwich Albion.

“We have to have good competition, good double occupation in every position...

but we must not go into this danger when something happens with one or two strikers. “I don’t deny that it would be a concern if Costa or Remy were injured.”

Chelsea have recently been linked with a number of strikers, including West Brom’s Saido Berahino, but Hiddink refused to be drawn on potential targets. “The window opens and the mouth shuts,” he said.

“I have good contact here with the technical board and others.

They are open to discuss all the options. That does not say it has to be done or it’s done but it’s open.

“I am thinking. And it’s not good talk when you are thinking in this case because, why shall we go public? If, suppose something is going on, it can be harmful when you go public.” (rtr)

France against England and the U.S. versus Germany on March 9 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.

The winner of the round-robin tournament will be determined by points.

“To get the chance to play these great teams on home soil is a treat for our fans and extremely valuable in the further evolution of our team,” U.S. coach Jill Ellis said in a statement. “These are the kinds of games where you get tested all over the field and can really evaluate players and learn a lot about ourselves.”

The tournament is named after the U.S. federation’s SheBelieves initiative, which seeks to inspire young girls.

“We have built a great relationship with U.S. Soccer over the years

and the sports community responds in numbers every time the national team plays in Nashville,” said Tennessee Titans vice president of facilities and game day operations, Bob Flynn.

The U.S. team will host the tournament rather than play in the annual Algarve Cup in Portugal. The United States has taken part in the last 18 consecutive Algarve Cups, and 20 overall.

The United States won its third overall Women’s World Cup title last summer. Ellis was named FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year and midfielder Carli Lloyd, who had a hat trick in the World Cup final victory over Japan, was named World Player of the Year in ceremonies this week in Zurich. (ap)

AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2014 file photo, a man plays with a toddler inside the Favela do Metro slum near the Maracana stadium where people have been evicted and homes demolished in preparation for the World Cup and Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A 190page report titled “Rio 2016 Olympics: The Exclusion Games” cites abuses linked to the 2016 games and questions Rio’s Olympic legacy.

AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

FC Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, left, duels for the ball against Granada’s David Lomban during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016.

Suarez’s suspension upheld ahead of Copa del Rey match

MADRID — The Spanish federation’s appeal’s commission has upheld Luis Suarez’s two-game suspension for insulting opponents in a Copa del Rey match.

Barcelona says on Tuesday it will take the case to a higher sports tribunal

in Spain in hopes of having Suarez back. It plays city rival Espanyol on Wednesday in the round of 16.

Suarez was suspended for a post-match altercation in the tunnel after Barcelona won the first leg 4-1 in a heated game that saw two Espanyol players

sent off.

The referee’s report said Suarez told Espanyol’s players he was “waiting” for them and that they were “trash.”

If Barcelona fails in its second appeal, Suarez will miss Wednesday’s game and the first leg of the quarterfinals. (ap)

ZURICH - FIFA said on Wednesday it had fired Secretary General Jerome Valcke amid alleged corruption involving World Cup ticket sales, one of many scandals surrounding soccer’s governing body.

“The FIFA Emergency Committee decided, on 9 January 2016, to dismiss Jerome Valcke from the position of FIFA Secretary General with immediate effect,” Zurich-based FIFA said in a statement without giving a reason for the dismissal.

Valcke was once one of the most powerful men in FIFA and responsible for ensuring that preparations for the last two World Cups, in South Africa and Brazil, were completed in time.

An ethics investigation into

the case recommended a nineyear ban for the Frenchman, former right-hand man to FIFA President Sepp Blatter who himself has been banned for eight years.

Last week FIFA’s ethics judges announced they had opened formal proceedings against Valcke, who has denied wrongdoing in the past.

Valcke was placed on leave

by FIFA in September following the allegations and initially suspended for 90 days in October when the ethics committee started its investigation. That suspension was extended for another 45 days last week and a ban from all soccer activities remains in effect.

The secretary general’s duties will continue to be carried

out by Acting Secretary General Markus Kattner, FIFA said.

Valcke has now been sacked twice by FIFA. He joined the organisation in 2003 as marketing director but was fired in December 2006 for his part in botched sponsorship negotiations with credit card firms MasterCard Inc and Visa Inc. His case has been overshadowed by the turmoil which has engulfed FIFA in the last year, with criminal investigations into the sport in both the United States and Switzerland.

Altogether, 41 people and sports entities, including top FIFA officials, have been indicted by U.S. prosecutors for offences including corruption, fraud and money laundering. (ap)

FIFA fires Secretary General Valcke

US Soccer announces March SheBelieves Cup

T h e Wo m e n ’s Wo r l d C u p champion U.S. national team will host a four-team tournament in Tennessee and Florida in March as the team prepares for the Olympics in Brazil this summer. The SheBelieves Cup will feature the top-ranked United States, world No. 5 England, No. 3 France and No. 2 Germany, U.S. Soccer announced Tuesday.

The tournament will feature three doubleheaders. Germany and France will play followed by the United States against England on March 3 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida; then the United States plays France and Germany faces England on March 6 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee; and the tournament wraps up with

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James scores 27 as Cavs beat Mavs for eighth straight win

DALLAS — LeBron James had 27 points and the go-ahead layup in overtime and Kyrie Ir- 74. That was the first of nine lead ving added 22 points and some big 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning changes over a span of less than four minutes that Irving capped streak to eight games with a 110-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.

James’ layup with a minute left in overtime pushed the Cavs ahead 106-105. After an attempted 3 by

Alas Tiyingan, natural tourist attraction at Bukihan GIANYAR - Alas Tiyingan (bamboo forest) is the name given to the natural tourist attraction located at Tiyingan hamlet, Bukihan village, Payangan subdistrict, Gianyar. Despite its name, this forest that spreads over an area of about 20 hectares is not entirely made up of bamboo.

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Bukihan village, said one entrepreneur, is often used as a cycling or trekking route by travel agencies.

Guests start off in Kintamani and go through Bukihan village to the town of Payangan. Today there is the added option of horseback riding around the village. “Bukihan village is very rich in cultural attractions, so travelers are very happy to pass through this beautiful village,” said Junarta.

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Deron Williams rattled out for Dallas, Irving beat the shot clock with a 3-pointer from the top of the key.

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) dunks the ball over Dallas Mavericks guard Devin Harris (34) during the second half at the American Airlines Center. The Cavaliers defeat the Mavericks 110-107 in overtime.

with another 3 to put the Cavs up 85-83. Chandler Parsons led Dallas with 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting.

In other games, San Antonio extended its winning streak to nine straight games with a 109-99 victory over Detroit, the New York Knicks handed Boston its fourth straight loss 120-114, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late for a 95-91 win over New Orleans to end a four-game losing streak. Tony Parker scored 31 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead San Antonio Manu Ginobili added 15 points, while Tim Duncan had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, who return to San Antonio trying to extend their 31-game home winning streak Thursday against Cleveland.

Detroit had its three-game winning streak broken.

In New York, Latvian rookie Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 points and Arron Afflalo had 20 of his 24 in the second half to lead the Knicks.

Jerian Grant scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and added eight assists in the best game of his rookie season as the Knicks held off the Celtics despite losing leading scorer Carmelo Anthony to a sprained right ankle seconds into the third quarter. Isaiah Thomas

had 34 points for the Celtics, who fell to 19-19.

Lou Williams scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Lakers to a rare win.

After Julius Randle hit the goahead shot with 43 seconds left, Williams added a clutch running jumper with 18 seconds to play. Los Angeles hung on to win the meeting of the Western Conference’s worst teams, surviving a back-and-forth fourth quarter for just its ninth win of the season.

Kobe Bryant scored seven points in 16 minutes before leaving for good shortly before halftime due to a sore Achilles tendon.

Elsewhere, James Harden scored 25 points and Dwight Howard added 17 points and 14 rebounds as Houston beat Memphis 10791. Terrence Jones finished with 20 points for Houston, including 10 in the fourth quarter when the Rockets pulled away to win their fourth straight after the game was tied at 83.

In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Bucks used a late rally to slip past Chicago 106-101.

Jimmy Butler scored 30 points and Nikola Mirotic and Tony Snell added 17 apiece for Chicago, which used a 25-9 run late in the third quarter and early into the fourth to seemingly gain control of the game. The Bulls have lost three straight. (ap)

Sharapova fully fit for Australian Open challenge MELBOURNE - Multiple grand slam champion Maria Sharapova has declared herself fully fit and ready for next week’s Australian Open after having her preparations hampered by a forearm injury.

The Russian world number five was forced to withdraw from the Brisbane International last week with the ailment, sparking fears she might miss the first grand slam of the year which begins on Monday.

The 2008 Australian Open champion and last year’s runner-up opted to arrive in Melbourne early to practice rather than seek matches at one of the other warm-up tournaments taking place across the country this week.

“The injury was a bit of a roadblock but the great thing is that I’ve been healthy the three days and everyone’s been away playing so I’ve had a lot of court time which has been really beneficial,” Sharapova was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old, who missed the U.S

Open last year because of a leg injury, was among a quartet of top players who were a doubt for Melbourne because of nagging ailments.

World number one Serena Williams (knee), Simona Halep (Achilles) and Garbine Muguruza (foot) all pulled out of matches last week but Sharapova said it was understandable for players to be wary ahead of a major.

“I think everyone sees the bigger picture and that’s one of the things that I thought about -- you want to do what you can to be healthy and be a part of the grand slam so sometimes that’s a decision you have to make.” (rtr)

Russia’s Maria Sharapova has a drink during a practice session at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 13, 2016. The Australian Open tennis tournament starts January 18.

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A municipality worker cleans the site of Tuesday’s suicide bomb attack at Sultanahmet square in Istanbul, Turkey January 13, 2016.

1 person detained in connection with Istanbul suicide attack

ISTANBUL — Turkish police have arrested one person in connection with the suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed 10 foreigners, most of them German tourists, the interior minister said Wednesday.

The suspect was detained late Tuesday, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said during a news conference with his German counterpart. He didn’t provide further details. Turkish media reports said police had raided a home in an affluent neighborhood of Istanbul, detaining one woman suspected of having links to the Islamic State group.

On Wednesday, Turkish police also arrested 13 suspected IS militants, including three Russian nationals, a day after the bombing in Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district. The attack, which also wounded 15 other people, including Germans, a Norwegian man and a Peruvian woman, was the latest in a string of attacks by Islamic extremists targeting Westerners.

Turkish authorities identified the bomber as a Syrian born in 1988,

who had recently entered Turkey and wasn’t among a list of potential bombers wanted by Turkey. Turkish media, including newspapers close to the government, identified him as Nabil Fadli, and said he was born in Saudi Arabia.

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Wednesday that authorities were working to identify people connected to the attacker. He wouldn’t provide details on the investigation, saying it would compromise those efforts.

The Russians were detained in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, a popular destination for tourists, but it wasn’t clear if the arrests were directly linked to the Istanbul bombing. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the suspects were allegedly in contact with IS fighters in conflict zones and

had provided logistical support to the group. Ten other people were detained in Turkey’s third largest city, Izmir, and in the central city of Konya.

The Russian Foreign Ministry in November said the number of Russians that left for Syria to fight for the Islamic State group at 2,719.

Of these, 160 have been killed, 73 have returned and been tried and 36 have been arrested.

Tuesday’s blast just steps from the historic Blue Mosque was the first by IS to target Turkey’s vital tourism sector, although the militants have struck with deadly effect elsewhere in the country.

Eight Germans were among the dead and nine others were wounded, some seriously, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told reporters in Berlin. The nationalities of the two others killed in the blast weren’t immediately released, but both were foreigners German Interior Minister Thomas de Maziere arrived in Istanbul

for talks with Ala and other Turkish officials to discuss the attack.

It wasn’t clear if the attacker had specifically targeted Germans.

Germany committed Tornado reconnaissance jets to the military effort against the Islamic State group in Syria following the November attacks in Paris, and started flying missions from the Incirlik air base in Turkey last week. It also sent a tanker aircraft, as well as a frigate to help protect a French aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean. It hasn’t taken a direct combat role, however. Germany already was helping supply and train Kurdish forces fighting IS in northern Iraq.

The impact of Tuesday’s attack, while not as deadly as two others last year, was particularly far-reaching because it struck at Turkey’s $30 billion tourism industry, which has already suffered from a steep decline in Russian visitors since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border in November. (ap)

CANBERRA, Australia — Officials say a woman is in a hospital in stable condition after she was attacked by a crocodile on Australia’s northwest coast.

A Department of Parks and Wildlife official says the woman was attacked Wednesday in a creek near the town of Wyndham in Western Australia state.

Western Australia Country Health Service spokesman Peter Cogan says the woman’s condition was stabilized at Wyndham Distract Hospital. She will be flown east to the larger Royal Darwin Hospital for further treatment. Cogan provided no details of her injuries, but said her condition remained stable.

Crocodile numbers have boomed across Australia’s northern tropics since they became a protected species under federal law in 1971, and are an increasing threat to humans. (ap)

Chechnya’s Kadyrov calls for punishing Russian opposition

MOSCOW — The strongman leader of Russia’s Chechnya republic says Russian opposition activists should be considered traitors and punished for their “subversive activities.” The statement by Ramzan Kadyrov drew harsh criticism on Wednesday from rights activists, including Russian human rights ombudsman Ella Pamfilova.

The opposition has come under increased pressure since the mass protests in Moscow that accompanied Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency in 2012.

Kadyrov told Chechen journalists that opposition activists were trying to use Russia’s current economic difficulties to shake up the political situation and should be brought to judgment as “enemies of the people” and traitors.

His comments were seen as ominous because rights activists have accused Kadyrov of ordering the killings of some who oppose him or Putin. Kadyrov has denied the accusations. (ap)

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BUSINESS SINGAPORE - Oil prices rebounded in Asia Wednesday, halting a plunge that saw crude fall below $30 a barrel for the first time in more than 12 years, but analysts warned of further pressure on the commodity.

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Customers browse at a clothes stall, at the Tanah Abang textile market in Jakarta, Indonesia January 13, 2016. Indonesia’s central bank is expected to cut its key policy rate on Thursday to boost growth after saying since October that it sees room to loosen monetary policy.

AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

In this Thursday, July 16, 2015, photo, a woman fills her car at a Costco gas station in Robinson Township, Pa. Oil prices rebounded in Asia Wednesday, halting a plunge that saw crude fall below $30 a barrel for the first time in more than 12 years, but analysts warned of further pressure on the commodity. have rattled world stock markets and hammered energy firms.

The Nigerian petroleum resources minister, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, said he expects an extraordinary meeting of the group in “early March” to discuss the

crisis.

“We did say that if it hits the $35 (per barrel level), we will begin to look (at)... an extraordinary meeting,” Kachikwu said at the Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum.

Poorer members of the Organi-

zation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries have been clamouring for a cut in the high production levels in a bid to drive prices higher.

But influential OPEC members led by Saudi Arabia have rejected any such move, preferring to fight

for market share against rival producers, particularly the United States.

Crude accounts for 90 percent of Nigeria’s export earnings and 70 percent of overall government revenue. (afp)

Foreign investment plummets in junta ruled Thailand BANGKOK - Foreign investment in Thailand plummeted last year, official data showed, the latest sign that the kingdom’s oncevibrant economy continues to falter under prolonged military rule.

Total investment applied for by foreign companies between January and November 2015 plunged 78 percent from a year earlier to 93.8 billion baht ($2.62 billion), according to figures from Thailand’s state-run Board of Investment (BoI) sent to AFP late Tuesday.

The figures will do little to cheer junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who seized power in a May 2014 coup vowing to restore stability but who has struggled to kickstart the

country’s lacklustre economy.

After years of impressive growth, Thailand’s economy is struggling, mired in high household debt, stuttering exports and low consumer confidence.

It also faces stiff competition from increasingly attractive neighbours like Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Particularly worrying for Prime Minister Prayut is a significant drop off in investment from Japan -- historically the largest investor in Thailand by far -- which slumped 81 percent.

EU investment also plunged from 86.7 billion baht in 2014 to just 2 billion baht last year. Invest-

ment from the United States was also heavily down, while Chinese investment was only down slightly.

Krystal Tan, an Asia economist with Capital Economics, said the trend was indicative of deeper fissures within the Thai economy, which was among the slowest growing in the region last year.

“The 2015 [FDI] figures are very weak, indicating foreign investor confidence in the economy remains fragile,” she told AFP. “More broadly, Thailand’s economic competitiveness is on the decline,” she added. “The country continues to face significant challenges on the political front that

have negative repercussions for business and investor confidence.”

But Somprawin Manprasert, an economics professor at Chulalongkorn University, said the dropoff was down to new investment incentives, which became effective in 2015, favouring high-tech industries.

“The current flow of FDI represents ‘quality’ investment rather than ‘quantity,’” he told AFP. “All in all, this policy should help propel Thailand to the next stage of development.”

Thailand has historically been a top choice for investors in Southeast Asia, offering liberal economic policies, a skilled workforce and a

strategic location as the gateway to the greater Mekong region.

But analysts say years of political instability, including two military coups, have hampered the country’s economic potential -- often referred to locally as the “lost decade”.

Earlier this month the World Bank forecast that Thailand’s GDP growth rate would slip from 2.5 percent in 2015 to just 2 percent this year, by far the gloomiest regional prediction.

Nearby Vietnam, on the other hand, reported a record number of foreign investment in 2015 and the fastest growth rate in five years at 6.68 percent. (afp)

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Indonesia fishermen rescued by Australia after eight days at sea

Oil prices rebound after falling below $30 Investors have an eye on the release later in the day of US commercial crude stockpiles data, which is expected to show another increase, further exacerbating a global supply glut that has hammered the market for 18 months.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in February rose 38 cents, or 1.25 percent, to $30.82 per barrel at around 0600 GMT. European benchmark Brent rose 26 cents, or 0.84 percent, to $31.12. On Tuesday, WTI fell at one point to $29.93, a level last seen in December 2003, although it was given a lift later by a private report pointing to a drop in inventories.

However, experts warned that prices remained fragile.

“The supply and demand landscape for oil continues being bearish as prices continue to take discounts,” Daniel Ang, an analyst with Phillip Futures in Singapore said in a market commentary.

“US oil supply continues to remain strong.”

Bernard Aw, a market strategist with IG Markets Singapore said the long-term trend is for prices to fall, with the supply glut not showing any let up.

Oil-reliant OPEC member Nigeria on Tuesday called for an emergency meeting of the grouping to address collapsing prices, which

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SYDNEY - Four Indonesian fishermen who spent eight days adrift in the remote Timor Sea on a makeshift raft were rescued by marine authorities and a fishing vessel Wednesday, Australian officials said, adding that they were in “good health” despite their ordeal.

The men were spotted by an Australian Border Force plane in the Timor Sea on Tuesday evening and a nearby fishing vessel AFV Exodus was called on to pick up the men early Wednesday morning, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.

The fishing boat was later met by the Australian Navy ship HMAS Maitland, AMSA added.

“All survivors have been medically assessed and are in good health. The fishermen will be repatriated to their home port of Kupang, Indonesia,” AMSA said in a statement.

The skipper of the Exodus, Gary Finlay, said the men were “140

miles off the nearest Kimberley Coast... basically in the middle of nowhere”.

“It was a wing and a prayer keeping them afloat,” Finlay told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, adding that the raft was just 1.5-square-metres (16-square-feet) in size and made from debris from the fishermen’s ship.

“They had two fuel cells latched together as the base of the boat then around the two fuel cells they had plastic 20-litre (5.3 US gallon) drums,” he said.

“They had a couple of 40-litre plastic blue containers latched there and a 400-kilo (882 pound) ice box that was half submerged.”

Finlay said when his crew found the Indonesians, they were kneedeep in water and their feet were “suffering”.

But while they were hungry and “in a bit of shock”, they were otherwise physically well, he added. (afp)

and it expects them to produce 5 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of gas each, bringing average output to around 18 mmscfd.

But Lapindo’s latest plans may be held up by a temporary stoppage in preparations imposed by the government late last week amid public concerns.

“The community response was quite negative,” Energy Minister Sudirman Said told reporters, noting the company was still “quite a long way” from starting drilling.

Said added the government’s

job was to ensure the company met technical as well as social and environmental requirements.

“They may well say it is safe from a technical perspective, but companies must pay attention to other matters,” he said.

The government has not provided an estimate on when it might allow drilling to begin.

The mud volcano has been a source of embarrassment for the government, since Lapindo is linked to the Bakrie Group, controlled by the family of Indonesia’s former Chief Welfare Minister Aburizal Bakrie. (rtr)

Indonesian energy company plans to resume drilling near mud volcano

JAKARTA - Indonesian energy company Lapindo Brantas plans to resume drilling for gas near the site of a mud volcano, its CEO said, referring to a disaster that some scientists say it helped to create around 10 years ago.

The Sidoarjo mud volcano, which started erupting in May 2006 near Indonesia’s second-biggest city of Surabaya, inundated 12 villages and has displaced around 60,000 people. It has now become a tourist attraction.

The company, a unit of Energi Mega Persada, has paid off the vast majority of compensation claims it was ordered to pay, helped by a 786 billion rupiah ($56.5 million)

government loan last year.

Now, it needs to resume drilling partly to pay back its debts to the government, CEO Tri Setia Sutisna said on Tuesday.

“This shouldn’t be a problem because even the vice president of Indonesia has said Lapindo must drill,” Sutisna told Reuters, referring to Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

The new wells would be drilled around 4 kilometers from the site

of the mud volcano and would go to a maximum depth of about 1,200 meters, around one-third as deep as the well Lapindo was drilling in 2006 which some scientists linked to the disaster.

Lapindo has denied accusations of negligence, saying the mud disaster was triggered by tectonic activity.

The company has not drilled any new wells since the mudflow began, and as a result its gas output has fallen around 90 percent from 2004 levels, Sutisna said.

Lapindo wants to start drilling the two wells in early March,

Mary Jane has family birthday visit

YOGYAKARTA - A Filipina on death row in Indonesia was visited by family Tuesday for a late birthday celebration, as her supporters maintained the single mother would be proclaimed innocent and escape the firing squad.

Mary Jane Veloso was reunited with her parents and two children at a prison in Yogyakarta two days after her birthday, where they presented her with gifts and letters from her supporters in the Philippines.

The 31-year-old was granted a temporary reprieve in April just moments before she was due to be executed alongside eight other convicted drug traffickers, including seven foreigners.

The Indonesian government, which has some of the world’s toughest anti-narcotics laws, maintains her death sentence for drugs trafficking still stands.

But her supporters insist Veloso is innocent and was duped into

carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin.

“We are very hopeful. We believe we can set her free, as it’s very clear that she is innocent,” Laorence Castillo, an activist from Filipino migrant workers organisation Migrante International told AFP Tuesday.

Veloso was sentenced to death after her arrest in 2009, but was granted a temporary reprieve after a woman suspected of recruiting her

was arrested in the Philippines.

Castillo said legal proceedings against Veloso’s alleged recruiter were ongoing in the Philippines, and the matter would return to court again in February.

A spokesman for the Indonesian attorney general’s office told AFP that Veloso’s position remained unchanged, despite the ongoing trial in the Philippines.

“In Indonesia, her status is still as a death row convict. There has

been no new updates, the situation is still the same,” spokesman Amir Yanto said.

Yanto said while there was a possibility executions would resume in 2016, none had been scheduled yet because the government was focused on Indonesia’s economy.

Indonesia invoked the ire of several countries last year when it executed 14 death row inmates, including 12 foreigners, for drugs offences. (afp)

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Russia to supply small arms to Afghanistan

MOSCOW — Amid increasing concerns about instability in Afghanistan pouring over into the former Soviet republics and Russia, the Russian foreign ministry says it plans to supply small arms to Kabul though it will refrain from sending other weapons.

“The delivery will be in February and for now it’s more than sufficient,” said Russia’s special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov.

He was quoted Wednesday by the Russian news agency Interfax.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned leaders of Central Asian nations of a possible militant incursion from Afghanistan and has called the situation “close to critical.”

Facing threats from ISIS, al-Qaida and the Taliban, Kabul has made overtures to Moscow to increase military aid to Afghanistan as the United States attempts to wind down its presence there. (ap)

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South Korea’s Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Hwang Joon-kook, center, pose for the media with U.S. State Department’s Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim, right, and Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Kimihiro Ishikane prior to their meeting to discuss a variety of bilateral and multilateral responses to the North Korea’s nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

APLI: Beware of ‘money game’ under disguise of MLM

MANGUPURA - The practice of money games (MG) in Indonesia is quite astonishing. Chairman of the Direct Selling Association of Indonesia (APLI), Djoko H. Komara, said that people should be alert to the presence of the money game masquerading as multi level marketing (MLM).

“The number of victim continues to grow because the MG gives a lure during the Indonesian economic downturn,” said Komara.

According to him, money game companies can suck up to tens of trillions of public money in a short time. Moreover, if the turnover of 100 money games is combined it may be equivalent to one year state budget of the RI worth IDR 2,000 trillion. “The money game practice during the economic decline in Indonesia has high

threat,” he said.

He explained that the amount of people’s loss due to money game continues to grow. It is evident from a number of the recently emerging cases like the money game case in Jayapura.

Trillions of rupiahs are easily obtained by this money game company.

“Practices of the many money games can absorb a turnover of up to tens of trillions in a year,” he said.

He said that since 2011 it has been revealed the data of money game com-

pany that can reap a turnover of about IDR 16.8 trillion. In 2013, there was a company that could draw IDR 18.5 trillion. Moreover, in 2014 there were companies attracting public funds up to IDR 20 trillion in 1.5 years. “If the turnover of 100 money games can be collected, they may be equivalent to the state budget of Indonesia,” he said.

Djoko Komara asserted that the public must be aware of the money games masquerading as multi level marketing. He asserted that one of the characteristics of the multi level marketing is officially getting direct selling business license (SIUPL) and there is no bonus system obtained from any recruitment. “To be sure, the

legal MLM has products on sale, while money game does not have a product and takes advantage of community leaders and the official for convincing people. In 2011-2012 there was a company with the initial “T” taking advantage of the Ministry of Tourism,” he explained.

Until now, there are approximately 200 legal MLM companies having owned the SIUPL and 86 companies have coalesced into the APLI members. “When checking the legality of the MLM companies, please ask to info@bkpm.go.id or contac.us@ kemendag.go.id and apli@cbn.net. id,” he explained.

Director General of Domestic Trade, Srie Agustina, stated that

the presence of money games in Indonesia is quite disturbing. The benefits promised by the illegal companies make a lot of people get tempted. Just imagine trillions of rupiahs in a short time can be collected by one money game company. “Other than ordinary people, many officials are also deceived by money games,” he said.

He added that the multi level marketing industry in Indonesia is currently facing a tough challenge. It is starting from the economic downturn to the presence of money games that is difficult to remove. “MLM industry in Indonesia should be more innovative in improving the MLM industry in the future,” he suggested. (kmb27)

Estimated, there are 6,000 gays in Bali

DENPASAR - After the disclosure of same-sex marriage case some time ago, it is revealed that there are 6,000 gays in Bali based on the data in 2002. The latest data of January 2013 indicated there were 7 million gays in Indonesia.

Bali is ranked third in terms of the number of gay, after Jakarta and Bandung.

“With media exposure and increasing public tolerance, I think the gays are increasingly open and finally gives impression there is an

increasing number of gay,” said I Gusti Ngurah Pramesemara, a physician and lecturer in andrology and sexology at the Udayana University School of Medicine, Tuesday (Jan. 12).

People can become a gay due to several problems, such as health problem and socio-environmental problem. In terms of health, people become a gay may be caused by chromosomal genetic disorders, hormonal imbalance, impaired brain structure or disorders of

psychosexual development during childhood. “The other causes are impaired psychodynamics in general, socio-cultural exposure and others,” he said.

Some gays have previous sexual history, either because they had experienced harassment or sexual violence. “Some have even been practicing heterosexual, too, called bisexual gay. This can happen to men and women,” he added.

Such same-sex relationship can

last long or short, considering all relationships will be back to the conditions of each partner. However, gay men seem to more ‘guard’ his partner. “Yes, the reason is for exclusivity of their group. It is hard to like the same person,” he explained. Gays tend to be very loyal and keep their respective partner.

Such condition also provokes aggressiveness among the gays. “To keep or find a partner, they tend to compete against one another and after that it will be heavily guarded,”

he added.

Nevertheless, there are some individual gays having become far more moderate because it will depend on their respective consciousness so that not all gays can be said aggressive. “For example, in the case of Ryan, he was a gay who killed his partner (an artist) because he was left and afraid of losing a partner. As a result, some gays do not hesitate to commit violence to keep their partners,” he said. (kmb42)

S. Korea fires warning shots after North Korean drone seen

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday fired 20 machine gun warning shots after a North Korean drone briefly crossed the rivals’ border, officials said, the first shots fired in a Cold War-style standoff between the Koreas in the wake of the North’s nuclear test last week.

The North Korean drone was flying dozens of meters (yards) south of the border and turned back to the North after the South fired shots, South Korean defense and military officials said, requesting anonymity because of office rules. The shots did not hit the drone.

North Korean drone flights across the world’s most heavily armed border are rare, but have happened before. North Korea has in recent years touted its drone program, a relatively new addition to its arsenal. In 2013, state media said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had watched a drone attack drill on a simulated South Korean target.

In 2014, Seoul officials discovered what they called several North Korean drones that had flown across the border. Those drones were crude and decidedly low-tech, but were still considered a potential new security threat.

Animosity has been high since the North’s claim on Jan. 6 that it had tested a hydrogen bomb. There is widespread skepticism over the H-

bomb claim, but whatever the North detonated underground will likely push the country closer toward a fully functional nuclear arsenal, which it still is not thought to have. The North previously conducted atomic bomb tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013.

Since Friday, South Korea has been blasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda and K-pop songs from huge speakers along the border. The North, which calls the broadcasts an act of war meant to threaten its system of government, is using speakers of its own in an attempt to keep its soldiers from hearing the South Korean messages.

Seoul said Wednesday that North Korea had also flown balloons with thousands of leaflets across the border, some of them describing South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her government as “mad dogs.”

North Korea’s propaganda machine is using the nuclear test to glorify Kim’s leadership and describing it as a necessary step to fight against what it calls a U.S.-led attempt to overthrow the North’s system.

Pyongyang’s state TV on Wednesday aired photos showing a smiling Kim awarding commendations to scientists and other workers involved in the test and shaking hands with them at a Workers’ Party building.

Kim called the scientists and workers “nuclear combatants” and “the heroes of heroes” who evoked fears to the U.S. and its allies, according to the state news agency.

Park on Wednesday urged North Korea’s only major ally, China, to help punish Pyongyang for its nuclear test with what she called “the strongest” possible international sanctions that can force change in the North.

Diplomats at a U.N. Security Council emergency session last week pledged to swiftly pursue new sanctions. For current sanctions and any new penalties to work, better cooperation and stronger implementation from China, the North’s diplomatic and economic protector and a vetowielding permanent member of the Security Council, are seen as key.

“Holding the hands of someone in a difficult situation is the mark of the best partner,” Park said at a news conference, referring to China and South Korea’s need to punish the North.

“I trust that China, as a permanent member of the Security Council, will play a necessary role.” (ap)

French carrier leads Islamic State battle after Paris attack

CHARLES DE GAULLE — Just after sunrise, eight fighter jets and a surveillance plane roared off the runway of the jewel of the French navy’s fleet, part of the country’s war against the Islamic State group following the attacks on Paris.

Planes from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle have already provided cover for Iraqi troops fighting in the besieged city of Ramadi following the vessel’s deployment Nov. 5. That shows that while the Islamic State group “still taunts us, (it) is no longer capable of holding the ground,” French Rear Admiral Rene-Jean Crignola told The Associated Press.

“The Paris attacks reinforced the determination of the crew and of our fleet,” said Crignola, the first foreign commander to lead Task Force 50, which conducts airstrikes in territory in Iraq and Syria overseen by the U.S. Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet. “It’s on everyone’s mind.

The sense of purpose of our men is crystal clear.”

France has been one of the most active members of the American-led coalition, and is the only nation aside from the U.S. to bring an aircraft carrier to the fight. French President Francois Hollande ordered the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle to the Gulf just days after Islamic extremists launched a deadly attack on the Paris office of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in January 2015, killing 11 people inside and a police officer outside.

Then came the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris, claimed by the Islamic State group, which killed 130 people. The French again dispatched their aircraft carrier, which carries 18 Dassault Rafale M and eight Dassault Super Entendard fighter jets, along with E-2C Hawkeye surveillance planes and other aircraft. The tour by the Charles de Gaulle is due to end in March, when the ship will return to its homeport of Toulon. (ap)

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A Rafale jet fighter is catapulted on France’s flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.

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Eating taters pre-pregnancy may boost diabetes risk

PARIS - Eating lots of potatoes -- especially chips or crisps -- is linked to a higher risk for women of developing a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, a study said Wednesday.

So-called gestational diabetes can have long-term health consequences for both mother and child, including a higher chance of heart disease and other forms of diabetes.

Potatoes -- consumed massively across the globe -- contain important nutrients, including vitamin C and potassium.

But compared to other vegetables and carbohydrates, they also contain extra starch, which is associated with a more rapid increase in blood sugar levels.

Generally speaking, diabetes occurs when the body is no longer able to make enough insulin, a hormone that prompts cells in the body to absorb sugar from the blood for energy and storage.

Up to now, the possible association between gestational diabetes and eating spuds had not been investigated.

To see if there was a link, researchers led by Cuilin Zhang at the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland used data from the Nurses’ Health Study II, which

has monitored more than 115,000 women since 1989.

Zhang and colleagues looked at the records for 15,632 women with no history of gestational diabetes or chronic disease who became pregnant between 1991 and 2001.

Of 21,693 single-foetus pregnancies, 854 -- some four percent -- developed gestational diabetes, according to the study published in the British Medical Journal.

The women were asked to report their potato consumption during the year previous to becoming pregnant, rating intake from “never or less than once a month” to “six portions per day”.

This data was matched against

medical records which showed whether they had developed gestational diabetes.

After taking other factors such as age and family history of diabetes into account, the study found a strong link with taters, especially fried and baked.

“Higher total potato consumption was significantly associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes,” the researchers concluded.

Doctors recommend changes in diet and exercise with the onset of gestational diabetes but in severe cases insulin treatment may be required.

The solution? Eat other veg-

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PARIS - Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a large-scale study published Wednesday.

Examining records for nearly 900,000 live births in Denmark, researchers found that even women who used the pill after becoming pregnant were no more likely to have babies with serious defects than mothers who had never used it.

“We confirmed that there wasn’t any association between oral contraceptives and major birth defects,” lead author Brittany Charlton, a scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told AFP by phone.

“Our findings were especially reassuring given that we were able to use a different approach.”

Most previous research, she explained, is based on “case controlled” studies, which begin with a fairly rare outcome -- a birth defect -- and then work backwards, looking for a cause.

Several of these studies, some decades old, had found a link between use of the hormonebased contraceptives and defects, even if most did not.

“We were able to leverage prescription registries and thus eliminate any bias from women inaccurately recalling their use” of the pill, Charlton said.

Drawing from Danish national health records from 1997 to 2011, Charlton and colleagues divided the women into four groups.

A fifth -- some 176,000 women -- had never used the pill, while more than two-thirds stopped at least three months before becoming pregnant.

Eight percent discontinued use within three months of conceiving, while one percent -- well above a statistically significant 10,000 women -- used oral contraceptives after becoming pregnant.

For all categories, the ratio of normal birth to those with major defects was exactly the same -- 25 per 1,000 live births.

This ratio remained consistent across all groups even with the inclusion of pregnancies that ended in stillbirths or induced abortions.

The study was published in the medical journal BMJ. (afp)

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An Australian arrested over pedophiliac case

etables and legumes -- a family including beans, peas and lentils -instead of starchy spuds, the authors recommend.

Substituting two servings of potatoes a week with other vegetables or whole grain foods yielded an approximately 10 percent reduction in risk, they reported.

Despite the statistical evidence, the researchers say that a direct cause-and-effect link between eating potatoes and gestational diabetes “cannot be assumed.”

But they noted that earlier studies have suggested that spuds can have a detrimental effect on blood sugar levels due to their high starch content. (afp)

No link between contraceptive pill and birth defects

Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a large-scale study published Wednesday.

Bali News

DENPASAR - The Women and Children Protection Unit (PPA), Directorate of Bali Police General Criminal Investigation raided a house at Tangguntiti village, East Selemadeg, Tabanan, Monday (Jan. 11). An Australian tourist with the initials RA, 70, was arrested in the house for involvement in pedophiliac cases since three years ago.

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The photo shows a signing of MoU between Jembrana government and LIPI to develop Jagatnatha botanical garden. Division Head of the Botanical Garden Conservation Area Development of the LIPI, Dr. Joko Ridho Witono recently announced that the Jaganatha Botanical Garden, located on 5.8 hectares of land around the Jaganatha temple, will feature feature plants used in medicine (usadhic) and ritual.

Jagatnatha Medicinal and Ritual Plant Botanical Garden

NEGARA - Division Head of the Botanical Garden Conservation Area Development of the LIPI, Dr. Joko Ridho Witono recently announced that the Jaganatha Botanical Garden, located on 5.8 hectares of land around the Jaganatha temple, will feature feature plants used in medicine (usadhic) and ritual.

The theme for the botanical garden was determined based on the results of a survey conducted by the LIPI that indicated great public interest in this kinds of plants. The survey also included soil analysis, native plants and the social and cultural conditions around the location. The wealth of plants used for ritual purposes in Bali and the garden’s proximity of Jaganatha Temple makes this theme all the more suitable.

The soil of the location however does pose some challenges as it is classified as alluvial soil AKA clay soil, making it relatively unstable as ground for building on. Also, water does not easily flow through this type of soil so plants that can store a lot of water will grow here best.

Others may have to be potted.

Kwanitan (rosewood), has been

chosen as the emblem of the garden.

This plant can grow as high as 30 meters, has round black seeds and is native to the district of Jembrana.

The garden, said Witono, will function both for recreation and education and will include a plant nursery, a management office, and a wi-fi corner where students can learn more about the plants. The entire garden will be free of motorized vehicles.

Witono is optimistic that the garden’ strategic location near the town centre will help attract visitors who will be able to contribute to a positive economic and social impact on the surrounding community.

Deputy Regent of Jembrana, I Made Kembang Hartawan is enthusiastic about the concept for the garden, particularly as it can serve to teach Balinese people more about the plants that they so often have contact with in their offerings and ceremonies. For example, there are many varieties of coconut tree, the fruits of which are often used in ceremonies, so it would be interesting to have such trees in the garden and also have information about the trees and their fruit. (kmb26)

Spokesperson of Bali Police, Hery Wiyanto, said on Tuesday (Jan. 12) that the disclosure of the case is purely the result of field investigation of his men.

He added that so far four victims have been identified where they are averagely of above ten years.

“All the victims live in Denpasar.

The suspect indeed lives in Tabanan but looks for victims in Denpasar. Possibly there are also other victims in Tabanan, but still being developed by the investigators,” he said.

The suspect was tracked down after the officers made reconnaissance. Spokesperson said that the suspect is often seen hitchhiking girls. Having got enough evidence, police finally raided the suspect in his residence in Tabanan around 18:30. “The suspect has long been living in Bali. On that account, he has possibly claimed a number of victims,” he said.

Action of the suspect is quite astute. This long-bearded suspect is looking for innocent children.

Subsequently, they are taken to his

boarding house and groped. After that, the victims are returned to previous place. “So, the victims do not know about the residence of the suspect. His victims are hitchhiked by motorcycle and taken to his boarding house such as in Denpasar,” said Hery.

According to Hery, the victims even did not report the case after being treated indecently by the suspect. Related to this case, investigators examined five witnesses.

Moreover, the residence of the suspect has been raided. Various evidences were confiscated including motorcycle and a record of people’s names. “The names are still being explored whether they are the victims or not. The investigators are difficult to find the other victims.

On that account, people having a child or relatives becoming a victim of the sexual abuse, please make a report,” pleaded Hery.

Related to the case, the suspect is detained at Bali Police detention center. However, so far he has not been examined because of waiting for his lawyer. “The suspect

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is charged with the Law of Child Protection with the penalty of over five years,” he said.

Based on information at Bali Police, the investigation has been made to cases occurred in March 2014. The victims examined have the initials KW, 10, In and KS, 17.

The pedophiliac victim KS is 10 years old. In addition to becoming a victim, KS is also being manipulated by the suspect to look for other victims.

In March 2014, according to a source, KS claimed to hitchhike KW and In to the residence of the suspect in Legian area, Kuta. On arriving there, they were given a meal and told to take a bath. “At that time (when taking a bath—Ed), they were treated indecently by the suspect. So, in addition to looking for himself, the suspect also asked the victim to look for other victims.

Some people often saw the suspect hitchhiking girls in front of their house,” said the source asking for anonymity.

An Australian Consulate staff, Tom Walker, came to Bali Police on Tuesday afternoon. He directly came to the Bali Police detention center and met the suspect. According to Tom, his arrival was only meant to ascertain whether the suspect is an Australian citizen or not. (kmb36)

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Australian citizen and suspected pedophile Robert Andrew Fiddel Ellis, left, is escorted by Indonesian police officer at the police headquarters in Bali, Indonesia Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.

Bali police spokesperson said Andrew Fiddel Ellis was arrested Monday for allegedly molesting four children in Bali.

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After being elected president of Unud’s student executive board, Mahendra says that the two things that he will focus on are: the center for strategic studies and student advocacy. “The center for strategic studies aims to activate the executive board to conduct studies and hold discussions related to issues on campus, in Bali and at the national

level as well. Student advocacy is aimed at addressing and resolving problems that Udayana University students may be facing related to their education. The student executive board can serve as a medium for advocating for students,” he explained.

Former president of the executive board, Ida Bagus Anggapurana Pidada, expressed similar opinions regarding Bali’s human resource development. Apart from knowledge acquisition, Pidada said that

social intelligence is also extremely important. “Intellectual intelligence can be acquired through formal education, while social intelligence can be acquired through involvement in organizations,” he said.

“Involvement in this organization gives students an opportunity to develop social intelligence which is the primary determining factor for achieving success. There are many smart people out there but they cannot beat out the competition of people in the work force

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who also have social intelligence.

As a human resource skill, social intelligence is more important than intellectual intelligence,” he said.

Through their involvement with the the Student Executive Board, said Pidada, young people learn to deal with situations, problems and different people’s characters and so their social intelligence is ignited, and can be further developed as they face problems and challenges with the global competition. “Through this organization and others like it, the younger generation of Bali’s human resources will certainly improve and be be better able to compete on the job market,” he said.

Like Mahendra, Pidada also emphasized the importance of young people choosing wisely which organization they want to be a part of. “Currently, there a lot of the community organizations, so young people need to be smart about which ones they join, so that their choice leads to the improvement of their own qualities and not ensnare them in undesirable things. Youth, for example who join gangs will not be making improvements to their personal qualities, but will instead just have fun and waste money or worse. Nothing is thereby obtained in terms of improving Bali’s human resources,” he said an appeal to the youth.

Law academic, Dr. I.B. Ra-

dendra Suastama, also expressed his opinion on the matter, saying that, in order for todays youth to strengthen their minds to face the global competition, they should be active in youth, school and rural organizations. Appropriate types of organizations will inspire critical thinking and thus develop the quality and durability of Bali’s human resources and thus Bali’s economic development.

“Getting involved in organizations is good, but one must be selective and choose one that put emphasis on organizational culture and the cultivation of mental abilities. Joining an organization that has a counterproductive culture, will reduce the quality of the human resources of the younger generation. The public and the business sector will eventually evaluate and determine which organizations are better than others. Maybe someday prospective employers will require that their employees have been members of organizations that contribute to qualified human resources and reject applicants who have been members of organizations that are considered to contribute to the creation of less qualified human resources. Therefore, the younger generation of Bali must choose carefully and cautiously which organization they move with,” he said. (win)

Politicians aware of Bali’s challenges

Balinese people need to ready themselves to face the world

THE BALI House of Representatives is thinking more and more seriously about the future of Bali, particularly in terms of learning from past experiences - both good and bad. Nyoman Adnyana, A PDI-P politician and member of the house, recently spoke of the need for Balinese people to think positively about the island and people of Bali, so that things can improve. “As a general principle, we need to love Bali if we want to maintain it and feel part of it…please love Bali. Bali needs to be maintained in a sustainable way that is also safe and peaceful. It is just that simple, no?” said this politician from Bangli.

Adnyana also elaborated on the need for Balinese people to continuously learn how to deal with problems and enrich their insight so that they can compete locally and internationally. By working on their capacities and capabilities, Balinese people will not become marginal-

ized in their own land, nor will their capabilities be doubted. He added that it is important that Balinese people not just accept whatever comes along or give way to any new ideas that presents itself. “We need to be ready to face the toughest challenge, that is obviously the

influx of our fellow Indonesians as well as foreigners,” he said.

“Currently, Bali is not only a tourist destination, but has also also become a crime destination,” said Adnyana who explained that this is in part due to the fact that criminals do not feel threatened in Bali.

He also said that: “we cannot afford to think sectorally, or egoistically. We need to face conditions as they actually are and be aware of what may be demanded of us in the future”. Balinese customs and culture, stressed Adnyana should not be allowed to be undermined by things that are unimportant or out of context.

Another legislator of the Bali

House of Representatives, Denpasar native A.A. Ngurah Adhi Ardhana, stated that the greatest challenge that Bali now faces is how to deal with the new economic conditions of the AEC. According to Ardhana, Balinese people are not mentally prepared to face the situation. “As President Jokowi has said, the movement toward a revolution in our mentality (revolusi mental) is extremely important. This is not just a matter of creating new policies, there needs to be a real change in terms of people’s mindset, so that those things that are most important to us are preserved and protected,” said Ardhana.

He then spoke about the fact that

tourism is Bali’s main source of income. Ardhana emphasized that the tourism industry needs to be run according to local values and also that this sector needs to be supported in the case of unexpected hindrances such as the recent gang clashes, natural disasters, or anything else that could pose a threat to this part of the economy.

Balinese people, he said, must all work together to protect tourism and certainly not do anything that would aggravate tenuous situations. “Do not tarnish the image of Bali, instead we should be wise and inform others about how to protect what has become the source of our livelihood,” concluded Ardhana. (rin)

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Inarritu, Ridley Scott earn Directors Guild nods

LOS ANGELES - Mexico’s Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Britain’s Ridley Scott on Tuesday topped the list of nominees for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award -- a strong indicator of Oscar hopes.

Inarritu was nominated for revenge thriller “The Revenant” and Scott for space hit “The Martian,” about an astronaut stranded on Mars -- two films seen as top contenders for Academy Awards glory on February 28.

This marks the fourth nomination for both directors by the DGA. Inarritu won the award last year for dark comedy “Birdman,” for which he also won an Oscar.

The 52-year-old Mexican filmmaker won the Golden Globe for best director on Sunday for “The Revenant,” about 19th century fur trapper Hugh Glass, who is played by another Oscar hopeful, Leonardo

DiCaprio. The film took three prizes overall including best motion picture drama and one for DiCaprio.

Should Inarritu win the DGA award again this year, he would be the first director in the Guild’s history with back-to-back wins.

“The Martian,” starring Matt Damon, won two awards at the Golden Globes on Sunday -- best comedy film and best actor in a comedy for Damon.

The 78-year-old Scott has however never triumphed at the DGA awards or at the Oscars.

Also nominated for a DGA award were Tom McCarthy for “Spotlight,” about Boston Globe reporters who

‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ ‘Pixels’ among Razzies nominees

LOS ANGELES — “Fifty Shades of Grey” is all tied up with “Pixels,” ‘’Jupiter Ascending” and “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2” for the most nominations at this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards celebrating the worst in cinema.

The films led the Razzies lineup Wednesday with six nods each, including worst picture and worst actor for Jamie Dornan in the sexy thriller “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Kevin James in the comedy sequel “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2,” Channing Tatum in the sci-fi film “Jupiter Ascending” and Adam Sandler in the video game mash-up “Pixels” and fantasy-comedy “The Cobbler.”

The other worst picture nominee is the superhero flop “Fantastic Four,” which is also up for worst remake, screen combo, director for Josh Trank and screenplay for Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater and Trank. The announcement of the Razzies, which launched in 1980 as a spoof of Hollywood’s awards season, comes ahead of Thursday’s Oscar nominations.

The “winners” for the 36th annual Razzies will be announced Feb. 27, the night before the 88th annual Academy Awards. They will be selected by 900 voting members from 47 states in the United States and 21 foreign countries.

While far less star-studded than other award shows, past recipients such as Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock, have actually shown up in person to claim their gold spray-painted prizes. (ap)

uncovered sexual abuse in the Catholic Church; Adam McKay for “The Big Short,” on the subprime mortgage crisis; and George Miller for dystopian action movie “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

The DGA awards are to be handed out on February 6. The DGA short list is considered a Oscars bellwether. The Academy Award nominations will be announced on Thursday. (afp)

In this image released by NBC, Ridley Scott accepts the award for best motion picture comedy for “The Martian” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016.

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NEW YORK - The final album by David Bowie, released just two days before his death, has soared in sales and looked set Tuesday to top charts around the world.

“Blackstar” is on course to be the first number-one album in the United States for the artistic legend, who lived his last

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British citizen caught with marijuana at Ngurah Rai Airport

KUTA - A British citizen Stephen Russel Hakes (58) was caught red-handed carrying three grams of marijuana by the Customs and Excise Office at Ngurah Rai, Denpasar, Bali. “The marijuana was hidden in his rectum,” Head of Supervision and Service of the Customs and Excise Office at Ngurah Rai, Bali, Budi Harjanto stated on Wednesday.

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Bowie finale soars on charts after death years in New York but enjoyed more mainstream success in his native Britain.

Billboard magazine, which publishes the benchmark US chart, said sales of “Blackstar” were forecast to surpass those of Adele’s blockbuster “25,” which has spent seven weeks at number one.

Bowie’s previous album “The Next Day,” which came out in 2013 after he was absent for a decade, rose as far as number two on the US chart.

In Britain, the Official Charts Company said “Blackstar” was on course to top the weekly list and predicted that 13 more of Bowie’s albums would re-enter the top 100. Britain’s chart will come out late Friday, while the US list will be released over the weekend.

“Blackstar” led Apple’s iTunes download chart for Monday, the day Bowie’s death was announced, in virtually every developed country, according to sites that track the data.

Several other Bowie albums suddenly appeared or re-entered near the top of the

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iTunes charts including “Nothing Has Changed,” his career-spanning hits collection released in 2014.

On streaming leader Spotify, “Blackstar” songs as well as classic Bowie hits such as “Heroes,” “Under Pressure” with Queen, and “Let’s Dance” were rising on charts that look at the past week’s most-heard songs, with Bowie’s catalog ascending especially quickly in France.

Bowie released “Blackstar” on Friday, his 69th birthday, enjoying widespread acclaim as the British music legend again proved his innovation with a hard jazz sound.

Few people knew at the time that Bowie was dying of cancer and had released “Blackstar” as a final artistic statement, with wistful reflections from one of modern music’s most influential figures. Rough Trade, the taste-making British store that also runs New York’s largest record shop, said it would donate all proceeds from sales of Bowie’s work in January to cancer research. (afp)

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British Stephen Russell Hakes covered with a mask is escorted by Indonesia Customs’ officer after a press conference at its local office in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Indonesian authorities arrested the British man on Jan. 9 on allegation of attempting to smuggle 3 grams of marijuana into the tourist island of Bali.

The British national, born in Watford, England, on December 26, 1958, was arrested shortly after landing at the Ngurah Rai International Airport on January 9 at 12 p.m. local time. He arrived from Dong Mueang, Thailand, aboard AirAsia flight FD-396 to Denpasar.

Using technology capable of tracking passenger movement, the officers were suspicious of Hakes when the aircraft landed. The ground officers closely observed him at the arrival corridor, immigration checkpoint, and during inspection in the custom area.

At first, the officers manually checked Hakes’ luggage and then continued the process using X-ray scanning equipment, but they did not find any suspicious items.

The officers’ suspicions led them to conduct a body check on Hakes.

They eventually found a clear plastic bag containing some parts of brown plants.

Double-checking through a narcotic test revealed the presence of marijuana or hashish weighing three grams.

As a result of his action, Hakes is believed to have violated Article 113, paragraph (1) of Law No. 35 of 2009 on narcotics.

If found guilty, Hakes would have to face a minimum five years to a maximum 15 years of jail term in addition to a fine of between Rp1 billion and Rp10 billion. (ant) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

Improving quality of human resources through youth organizations

IMPROVING the general quality of human resources starts with education, which provides both qualifications as well as resilience. Young people today, are dealing with worldwide competition and so they need to have both hard skills acquired through education in the sciences as well as soft skills such as critical and innovative thinking, that are acquired through involvement in organizations and which are necessary for the creation of our nations future leaders. Youth organizations in par-

ticular, not only provide fertile ground for new ideas, but can also serve as vehicles for young people to learn skills that benefit the organization itself, the broader community and the nation.

“It is especially important for students to be involved in organizations, because it allows young people to come up with new ideas and thereby improve the quality of Bali’s future human resource sector. New ideas give rise to beneficial works that can serve as milestones in the development of the nation,” said I Ketut Agus Mahendra who was elected to become President of the Student Executive Board

of Udayana University (Unud) and who will be inaugurated into this position on January 15, 2016.

The younger generation, he said, serve as agents for change for the nation. This student organization, which represents the aspirations of the youth, he explained, gathers people together to share and give birth to new ideas, to create events and to conduct activities that will improve the qualities of those entering the workforce.

The practice of forming opinions on current affairs, coming up with creative solutions and discussing them with others, are all soft skills that are gained though

participation in student organizations and these skills can all be used to immediately benefit the larger community, explained Mahendra. He added that, young people need to think wisely about what organization they want to become a part of and what role they want to play within the organization. It is important to look at what the main purpose and goals of the organization are, to make sure that the organization has a positive impact on society -and the youth of Bali in particular.

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