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Australian comedian Rebel Wilson wins record $3.7 mln in damages for defamation

Rebel Wilson

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MELBOURNE - Australian comedian Rebel Wilson won A$4.6 million ($3.7 million) in damages on Wednesday after a global magazine publisher was found to have defamed her in a string of articles which led to her losing out on Hollywood movie roles.

The Supreme Court of Victoria ordered Bauer Media to pay Sydney-born Wilson, best known for her roles in the Pitch Perfect films, A$650,000 in general damages, including aggravated damages, plus A$3,917,472 in special damages, the highest ever for a libel case in Australia.

“The damage suffered by Miss Wilson warrants a substantial damages award to vindicate her and nail the lie,” Justice John Dixon said, reading out a summary of his judgement.

He said aggravated damages were justified due to Bauer Media’s “unprecedented” global reach and its decision to run a string of articles which claimed Wilson had

lied about her age, real name and some childhood events, even after it knew the allegations were false.

“The allegations were based on information from a source who required payment and anonymity and whom the editor considered had an axe to grind,” Dixon said.

He said Bauer Media had “kept the story alive for days” for its own profit, knowing the allegations in its Woman’s Day magazine would be picked up by other entertainment media worldwide, and as a result, Wilson missed out on a number of film roles.

The damages awarded were based on the judge’s estimate that she had lost out on three lead or co-lead roles, each worth at least A$6.2 million ($5 million), ascribing 20 percent of the lost earnings to Bauer Media’s articles.

Wilson, who received the judgement in the middle of the night in Britain, said on social media she was “extremely grateful” for the record sum the judge had awarded her.

“Today was the end of a long and hard court battle against Bauer Media who viciously tried to take me down with a series of false articles,” she said.

“To me though, this case wasn’t about the money,” she said. adding she plans to give away the money to help some Australian charities and the Australian film industry.

Bauer Media said in a statement on its website it was considering the judgement.

The previous record for damages in a defamation case in Australia was A$2.3 million, two legal experts said.

“Most observers of the case are surprised at the quantum of the judgement, and I would expect that it would be appealed,” said Peter Bartlett, a partner at law firm Minter Ellison. (rtr)

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Thomas’s Battersea, a private school attended by Prince George, the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth, is seen in southwest London, Britain, September 13, 2017.

London police arrest woman after incident at Prince George’s school

LONDON - A woman has been arrested in London on suspicion of attempted burglary at a primary school attended by Prince George, the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth, police said on Wednesday.

The four-year-old son of Prince William and Kate Middleton started last week at Thomas’s Battersea, a private school in southwest London. The event was widely publicised in Britain and beyond.

London’s Metropolitan Police said a 40-year-old woman was ar-

rested on Wednesday in relation to an incident at the school on Tuesday, and was now in police custody.

The woman is suspected of having gained access to the school, but police gave no details about exactly what had happened.

“We are working with the school, which is attended by His

Royal Highness Prince George, to review its security arrangements after the incident,” police said in a statement.

A spokeswoman for Kensington Palace, the residence of Prince William and his family, said: “We are aware of this issue but won’t comment on security matters.” (rtr)

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People displaced by violence walk in the banks of Mayu river with their belongings while moving to another village, in Buthidaung in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar September 13, 2017. Picture taken September 13, 2017.

U.N. seeks “massive” help for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar “ethnic cleansing”

DHAKA/YANGON - The United Nations appealed on Thursday for massive help for nearly 400,000 Muslims from Myanmar who have fled to Bangladesh, with concern growing that the number could keep rising, unless Myanmar ends what critics denounce as “ethnic cleansing”.

The Rohingya are fleeing from a Myanmar military offensive in the western state of Rakhine that was triggered by a series of guerrilla attacks on Aug. 25 on security posts and an army camp in which about a dozen people were killed.

The United Nations has called for a massive intensification of relief operations to help the refugees, and a much bigger response from the international community.

“We urge the international community to step up humanitarian support and come up with help,” Mohammed Abdiker, director of operations and emergencies for the International Organisation for Migration, told a news conference in the Bangladeshi capital. The need was “massive”, he added.

The violence in Rakhine and the exodus of refugees is the most pressing problem Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has faced since becoming national leader last year. U.N. Secretary-

General Antonio Guterres and the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday urged Myanmar to end the violence, which he said was best described as ethnic cleansing. The government of Buddhist-majority Myanmar rejects such accusations, saying it is targeting “terrorists”.

Numerous Rohingya villages in the north of Rakhine have been torched but authorities have denied that security forces or Buddhist civilians set the fires. They blame the insurgents, and say 30,000 non-Muslim villagers were also displaced. Smoke was rising from at least five places on the Myanmar side of the border on Thursday, a Reuters reporter in Bangladesh

said. It was not clear what was burning or who set the fires.

“Ethnic cleansing” is not recognised as an independent crime under international law, the U.N. Office on Genocide Prevention says, but it has been used in U.N. resolutions and acknowledged in judgments and indictments of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. A U.N. panel of experts defined it as “rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation to remove persons of given groups”.

The crisis has raised questions about Suu Kyi’s commitment to human rights, and could strain relations with Western backers support-

ing her leadership of Myanmar’s transition from decades of strict military rule and economic isolation. Critics have called for her to be stripped of her Nobel prize for failing to do more to halt the strife, though national security remains firmly in the hands of the military.

Suu Kyi is due to address the nation on Tuesday.

‘INTERNAL AFFAIR’ China, which competes with the United States for influence in Myanmar, endorses the offensive against the insurgents and deemed it an “internal affair”, Myanmar state media said. “The counterattacks of Myanmar security forces against extremist terrorists and the government’s undertakings to provide assistance to the people are strongly welcomed,” the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted China’s ambassador, Hong Liang, as telling government officials.

But at the United Nations in New York, China set a different tone, joining a Security Council expression of concern about reports of violence and urging steps to end it. The Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss the crisis and later “expressed concern about reports of excessive violence ... and called for immediate steps to end the violence in Rakhine, deescalate the situation, re-establish law and order, ensure the protection of civilians ... and resolve the refugee problem”. This week, the Trump administration called for protection of civilians.

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Ad on Sanur Beach raises questions

Video of volcanic activity on Mount Agung goes viral on socal media

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AMLAPURA - On Wednesday (Sep. 13), netizens were shaken by the circulation of a video about the increase of volcanic activity from Mount Agung. The video footage looks pretty convincing however, it’s content has not been confirmed by authorities.

The 82 second video (1 minute 20 seconds) shot last Wednesday afternoon shows the condition of the cauldron and the crater of the Mount Agung. Two people dressed in Balinese attire alleged to be local climbing guides say there is volcanic activity like bursts of water from the crater of the mountain. The men in the video also say that they heard a booming sound from the depth of the crater followed by the striking smell of sulfur.

Head of the Karangasem Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), I.B. Ketut Arimbawa, said he had seen the video and had the information cross-checked with Dewa Merta Yasa, a staff member from the monitoring post at Rendang. In fact, it is true that within the past month there have been several small earthquakes.

The BPBD Karangasem through their early warning post has also published data on monitoring results by the Center for Volcanological and Geological Hazard Mitigation conducted at 15:30. Results of the visual

observation stated that Mount Agung has been covered by 0-I to 0-III fog for the last month and that when the mountain is clearly visible, no smoke form the crater has been visible and no sound of avalanche heard.

According to data from the Seismograph at Rendang Post for this month, there have been 99 earthquakes, 46 techtonic quakes, 15 local tectonic earthquakes, 37 deep tectonic earthquakes and one shallow tectonic earthquake.

Based on the seismic data, Arimbawa said that activity at Mount Agung is at normal levels and remains safe for climbing. Nevertheless, climbers are expected to remain cautious and alert. Anyone who wants to climb the mountain is expected to coordinate with certified guides.

The public however has responded differently to the dramatic video. Wayan Suara Arsana, Headman of Amerta Bhuana, Selat subdistrict, who is also Public Relations Officer of Pasar Agung Temple, Selat, admitted that monitoring of Mount Agung is still being conducted by climbing guides. In order to prevent fake information from being taken seriously, Arsana urges the public to wait for information from authorized institutions. “To my knowledge the conditions seen in the video often occur in the crater of the mountain”, he said. (117)

DENPASAR - A branded ad that was installed on Sanur Beach has drawn concern. As a public area, there cannot be any long term ads with the name of business on it installed on the beach. Sanr Customary Village has therefore held a plenary meeting to discuss the matter.

One of the prominent figures of Sanur customary village, I.B. Ketut Kiana, revealed on Tuesday (Sep. 13) that after the private meeting that was held regarding the branded ad on Sanur Beach on Tuesday (Sep. 2), it was determined that the customary village had never issued any permit for the ad.

Customary village authorities have denied rumours that they had received considerable funds from the company that had installed the ad on the beach, the land of which is considered to be an asset of the City of Denpasar.

“Since so much discussion was flying around WA (WHatsApp), the custom-

ary village held a serious meeting to address the matter” said Kiana.

Kiana added that the installation of such corporate branding in public places is inappropriate. If this ad is allowed to stand they many other companies will follow suit and soon the whole shore will be filled with company names. “Temporary ads are permitted but must be removed once the sponsored event is finished. This ad has been installed in a permanent manner” explained Kiana.

According to Kiana, having looked into the details of the permit that the company had obtained, they found that only materials such as cloth and plastic are permitted while this ad does uses other materials. “Despite having obtained permission from the Denpasar Investment Board and Integrated Licensing Office, the customary village objects as such ads could tarnish this tourist destination”, concluded Kiana. (kmb12)

Allegation on Buleleng and Bangli borderline shifting

Community leaders of both regions need to meet

BANGLI - Allegations of the shifting of the territorial boundary between the districts of Buleleng and Bangli at Butiang hamlet, Les village and Siakin village, Kintamani, from the original point conveyed by the Buleleng House of Representatives was responded to by Bangli’s district government through the administrative affairs of the Bangli Regional Secretariat. The district government requested that meeting between the two district governments and community leaders from the border villages he held to discuss the shifting border.

Division Head of Administration in the Bangli Regional Secretariat, I Ketut Pesek Lanang Sadia, when asked for his confirmation on Wednesday (Sep. 13) said that the border between the districts of Buleleng and Bangli falls under the authority of the provincial government because it happens the border is located in a protected forest.

Previously, said Lanang Sadia, there has been an affirmation of boundaries between the two districts facilitated by the provincial government in collaboration with a topography team from Udayana University. Confirmation of the boundary was carried out to make sure that it corresponded to conditions on the ground. “Moreover, a Minister of Home Affairs’s Decree includes the coordinates of the ter-

ritorial boundary, but I forget the exact numbers”, said Sadia.

According to Lanang Sadia, complaints regarding this boundaryline should first be addressed to the provincial government. One they have received this input, the province can facilitate a meeting between the provincial border affirmation team, the district governments of both Bangli and Buleleng along with community leaders from the border villages. Since the border sits in a protected forest area, it needs to be verified together to determine whether it has shifted or not, he said.

“Representatives of both districts as well as community leaders need to meet. It would be inappropriate to make any claims of shifting boundaries without verifying the facts in the field. If there has been a shift, the matter needs to be resolved together so that this issue does not drag on”, said Lanang Sadia.

Previously, it was reported that the Buleleng House of Representatives suspected there had been a shift in the boundary between the districts of Buleleng and Bangli.

The border is situated in a protected forest that has been planted with coffee, cloves and other crops. The border area runs through Butiang village, Les village and Siakin village, Kintamani, Bangli. (kmb41)

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Ralph Lauren pairs passion for fashion, cars at New York Fashion Week

BEDFORD - Runway shows at New York Fashion Week have become more elaborate each season and designer Ralph Lauren took it up a notch by combining his love of fashion and vintage cars to showcase his Fall 2017 collection.

As actresses Diane Keaton, Jessica Chastain and Katie Holmes watched from front row seats, models in tailored suits and brightly colored gowns strutted past a red Ferrari, yellow McLaren and a silver Porsche at the Tuesday evening show.

It was the first time Lauren showcased his men’s and women’s collections together.

Unlike previous years when the veteran designer transformed his flagship Madison Avenue store in Manhattan into a catwalk, Lauren opted to debut his in-season collection

north of the Manhattan in Bedford, New York.

He held the show, which was followed by a sit-down dinner, in the multi-level garage that houses his collection of dozens of classic cars including Bugattis, Mercedes-Benzes and Porsches.

Lauren combined his love of cars and fashion in a collection that kept to the roadster theme. It featured classic dark double-breasted suits for men and women, bomber jackets and parkas, slinky evening dresses and coats in bright yellow and red.

“I loved the show, all the suits, everything,” Keaton said afterwards. “It couldn’t be any better.”

It was the third in-season, see-now, buy-now, collection for Lauren, who designed Melania Trump’s sky blue jacket and dress for Inauguration Day and is known for his classic,

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The only one in Indonesia

Eel chip of Tabanan has national standard

preppy and western looks.

Celebrity model Bella Hadid wore a bright red strapless gown with a tulle skirt on the runway and was followed by Kendall Jenner in a striking yellow and black full-skirted gown.

Other gowns were long and sleek in cobalt blue and metallic gray that contrasted with the mainly black and white palette for the suits, dresses and trousers for daywear.

Lauren added other bursts of color with a red dinner jacket for men and mid-length coat for women.

New York Fashion Week, with venues throughout the city, attracts about 100,000 people and generates $880 million in revenue for New York City, according to organizers.

The semi-annual event that ends on Wednesday with shows by Marchesa and Marc Jacobs will be followed by fashion shows events in London, Milan and Paris. (rtr)

TABANAN - After attempting approximately for one year to fulfill the requirement of the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) certificate, the Taman Griya processing and marketer group (Poklahsar) of Tabanan successfully gets SNI certificate from the National Standardization Agency (BSN) for its eel chips.

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The condition has aggravated traffic jam in the surrounding tourism village.

Following withdrawal of transportation personnel

Congestion in Ubud getting more severe GIANYAR - Tourism association in Ubud complained about the withdrawal of the Gianyar transportation agency officials since a week ago. Such condition has aggravated traffic jam in the surrounding tourism village.

Gianyar transportation agency acknowledged the withdrawal of its personnel because of securing the two great events in the region.

Chairman of the Ubud Home Stay Association (UHSA), Ida Bagus Wiryawan, complained on Wednesday (Sep. 13) about the absence of follow-up of a number of meetings to alleviate congestion problems in Ubud. “There is no significant action for Ubud and traffic condition is still the same (jammed—Ed),” he said.

This man familiarly addressed as Gus De also complained about the loss of a number of personnel of the Gianyar transportation agency in charge of regulating the traffic at seven points of intersection around Ubud. “Transportation agency officers suddenly disappeared, around since 5 days ago. We do not know why the officers are not content with the condition of Ubud,” he said.

He said that in September, the

tourist visit should enter low season, while now tourist visits remain high. Due to being unready, traffic congestion is still unavoidable.

“Similarly, I do not understand why there can be such an omission, as if there is no one caring about Ubud,” he said.

Separately, the Head of the Gianyar Transportation Agency, Wayan Artana, confirmed the withdrawal of the 14 personnel previously assigned in Ubud since early this September. The agency is said to still require extra personnel for securing two large events currently taking place in Gianyar, namely the Provincial Games and International Conference of National Trusts (ICNT) in Gianyar district. “Our personnel are also limited, so that personnel in Ubud are withdrawn for a while,” he explained.

Artana ensured that after the implementation of the two events, the personnel previously served in Ubud will be returned to regulate the traffic in the tourism village.

“After this ICNT event, we must return the personnel to regulate the traffic in Ubud. For a while, we ask for acknowledgment due to personnel limitations,” he added. (kmb35)

Principal Secretary of the BSN, Dr. Puji Winarni, during her visit and supervision at Taman Griya group at Nyambu village, Kediri subdistrict, on Tuesday (Sep. 12), said the production of eel chips by the Taman Griya group is one and the only eel chip product in Indonesia that have been certified by the Indonesian National Standard (SNI).

According to Puji Winarni, currently there are thousands of eel chip products produced in various regions of Indonesia. However, among them, only the eel chip product of the Taman Griya group has been certified with the SNI. She hoped the SNI certificate can still be maintained and the BSN will provide the assistance for three years.

Related to this matter, the Head of the Tabanan Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Made Subagia, said on Wednesday (Sep. 13) that his agency keeps doing guidance and quality development to Taman Griya group. According to him, other than eel chips, in the future his agency will also facilitate the handling of SNI certificate for other fishery product of Taman Griya group like the catfish ladrang that has been popular.

He added that Tabanan has many domestic industry players with high selling price. However,

they are still difficult to encourage the players to get SNI certificate. One of the obstacles is the absence of special funding for domestic business players wishing to get SNI certificate. So far, all the needed requirements must be borne by the business players independently and the amount is not small. This funding issue becomes one of the obstacles for the domestic industry players to get the SNI. According to Subagia, one of the difficult requirements to be fulfilled by domestic industry is providing a building of production located separately from residential house, while most domestic businesses make their products in the home kitchen or inside their home area. “So, it’s hard enough to meet it. To make a new building needs not small fund,” said Subagia.

However, if they can meet the requirements and obtain SNI number from the BSN, the product is recognized to be safe and have good quality. With the SNI barcode contained in the packaging, this domestic industry product can go into modern stores and supermarkets that will certainly increase the selling price. Besides, the product can also be exported.

Group Leader of Taman Griya, Ida Bagus Parwata, revealed that eel chips production has now been marketed throughout Bali. In the near future, eel chips produced by Taman Griya will also be marketed to supermarkets and souvenir centers in Bali and outside Bali.

“We will make cooperation with Dharma Shantika district government-owned company in terms of marketing. Hopefully, the marketing cooperation can run more smoothly and go nationally,” said Parwata whose group can produce 50 kg eel chips every day. (kmb24)

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The production of eel chips by the Taman Griya group is one and the only eel chip product in Indonesia that have been certified by the Indonesian National Standard (SNI).

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International

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International

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To prevent victims of traffic accident

Police distribute free helmet

SINGARAJA — Victims of traffic accidents from the circle of students remain high. It is inseparable from the factor that students frequently do not comply with traffic regulation while riding on the road. Based on this condition, the Buleleng police traffic affairs recently conducted an aggressive sympathetic reprimand to provide an understanding on traffic rules for students. In addition, in a certain moment, police also distribute dozens of free helmets to students and public riders.

As done on Wednesday (Sep. 13), the ranks of Buleleng police traffic affairs took advantage of the moment of the 62nd anniversary of the traffic police by distributing free helmet to students and motorcycle taxi drivers in Buleleng. The action for distributing free helmet was led by the Chief of Buleleng Police Traffic Affairs, Adi Sulistiyo, with his personnel.

Every passing rider on Jalan Diponegoro Singaraja was stopped.

The rider riding with a student and did not wear a helmet was immediately stopped. Before giving free helmet, police provided an understanding for the riders and students about the mandatory rules where each rider is required to use a helmet. Not to forget, police also reminded that the use of helmet does not only comply with traffic rules, but also protect the rider in case of accident on the streets.

One of the students of SMPN 6 Singaraja junior high school, I Ketut Yudha Atmaja, admitted to be happy after being given a helmet by police. He promised to always use the safety helmet when riding with his parent to go to school. “I’m delighted to be given a helmet directly by police, sir. I will use it for safety and security,’ he said.

Chief of Traffic Affairs, Adi Sulistiyo, with the permission from the Chief of Buleleng Police, Made Suka Wijaya, said the action of distributing helmet is in addition to the activity in welcoming the 62nd anniversary of Traffic Police 2017. The most important thing is to prevent victims of traffic accident afflicting to students.

High number of casualties among students happened because their awareness to follow traffic rules remains low.

He is confident that such activity can give understanding and make them aware that using helmet is important to maintain safety while riding. With the understanding of using helmet when riding since early time, he believed it can prevent from increasing accidents due to not wearing a helmet when an accident occurred on highway.

“Casualties among students are still high. Based on the cases occurred, the awareness to obey traffic rules remains low. We promote the distribution of free helmet to make the riders accustomed to using helmet since early on,” he explained.

In addition to the distribution free helmet, this year’s anniversary of the traffic affairs is also filled in with social activities at sanctums in Singaraja town. In addition, the activity of traffic police officers is regularly to become a ceremonial inspector at schools to hold a gathering with fellow traffic police. (kmb38)

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In a certain moment, police also distribute dozens of free helmets to students and public riders.

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A view shows the second floor of religious school Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah after a fire broke out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 14, 2017.

Wayan Katos, a resident from Sangluh hamlet.

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Growing fertile

Thorny pandanus remains a ‘breath’ to Pesinggahan residents

THORNY pandanus grows flourishingly at Pesinggahan village, Dawan, Klungkung. For many years, it has become the “breath” for a number of citizens. It is transformed into a handicraft mat that is quite salable in the market.

Pesinggahan is the easternmost village in Klungkung district and bordered with Karangasem district.

When explored, this village has a lot of potential. Other than fisheries sector, the other potentials are agriculture remaining to thrive, culinary business easily found on the roadside offering dishes that can tempt our appetite. In addition, at this village also grows a lot of thorny pandanus as encountered on the roadside. At first glance, it only appears as a wild plant only serving as borderline of road and house compound.

Apparently, the plants growing on the edge of the beach is also very meaningful. They can become a ‘breath’ to a number of local residents for many years. With the texture of leaf like palm-leaf makes it very good for webbing crafts, one of them is mat. This is the business pursued by Wayan Katos, a resident

from Sangluh hamlet. “From the past, pandanus has been commonly used for webbing crafts,” he said, not long ago.

This man categorized to be poor household (RTM) continues his story. Being a weaver is not without a reason. His age having entered 80 years makes him no longer be able to do other activities. However, in recent months, he cannot work much. What he can do is only preparing raw materials. “I’ve often fallen sick. Right now, I can only roll pandanus leaf, while the weaving is carried out by others. When getting sold, results of the sales are divided,” he said while leaning against the wall of his house.

The money obtained is uncertain. Moreover, it is very often inadequate to meet the needs of living with his wife, Ketut Simpen, 75, who is now already sickly.

Nevertheless, he is still grateful.

“The result is not much. For the necessities of life, there is a help from the government,” added the man of one child.

Another resident, Ketut Sudani, mentioned that such craft is still pursued by about 30 families. Selling price of the mat sizing 1x1.5 meters completed for half-day is IDR 18,000. “In the past, it should be sold to the market, but now the products are searched directly by collectors. Then, proceeds of the selling are divided with the giver of raw materials, so the amount is small,” he said.

Such income causes young generation to get uninterested to pursue the work. They prefer to go to urban areas with a reason to earn more income. “All the weavers are of old age, while the young prefer to look for job opportunities to urban areas,” she said. (sos)

Blaze kills 24 at Islamic school in Malaysian capital

KUALA LUMPUR - A fire at an Islamic boarding school for boys killed at least 24 people, most of them students, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday morning, officials said.

Officials suspected an electrical short circuit caused the blaze that broke out in a top floor dormitory, where most of the students perished. The fire at Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah, a “tahfiz” boarding school where students learn to memorise the Koran, was reported around 5.40 a.m. local time (2140 GMT Wednesday), according to a statement from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department.

The blaze began in the sleeping quarters on the top floor of the three-storey school building, the statement said. Kuala Lumpur police chief Amar Singh told reporters that 22 students and 2 wardens were killed. All the students were boys aged 13-17, and they probably suffocated due to smoke inhalation.

“They’re still counting the bodies, which were piled on top of each other in a corner,” Singh said in the aftermath of one of the worst fires in Malaysia during the past two decades. The dormitory had only one entrance, leaving many of the victims trapped inside, he said.

Some witnesses said they had heard the students crying for help after the

fire broke out.

“The building was surrounded by metal grills that could not be opened from the inside. The students, after realising the fire and heavy smoke, tried to escape through the window,” said Fire and Rescue Department operations deputy director Soiman Jahid told reporters outside the school.

“But because of the grills, they could not escape,” he said. Soiman said they were still investigating the cause of the fire but it was likely caused by short circuit or a lit mosquito repellant coil.

CRIES FOR HELP A man identified only as Hazin, who lived next door to the school, said his son called the fire department after they heard screams and saw the flames. “The children were crying for help, but I couldn’t help them as the door was already on fire,” he told Reuters. “I only managed to save a few of the kids who jumped out the window.”

Hazin said his friend’s son was among the students who perished.

“We ran there because he knew

he was inside, but I couldn’t save him. He was trapped inside,” he said.

While the emergency services removed the victims and inspected the site, distraught parents were seen crying as they spoke with officials on the street where hundreds of people had gathered.

Viewed from outside the only obvious tell-tale signs of disaster at the school were the blackened upper floor windows, as otherwise the tin roofed building appeared unscathed, with a Malaysian flag hanging limply from the yellow external walls.

Only inside did the intensity of the inferno become clear, as the dormitory was completely blackened, lined with the charred frames of bunk beds where the boys had slept. Several of the 18 survivors were taken to hospital to be treated for injuries, officials said. Trucks carrying bodies of the victims were seen arriving at the morgue.

Tahfiz schools, which are unregulated by the education ministry and fall under the purview of the religious department, have been under scrutiny since earlier this year when an 11-year-old boy died after reported abuse in Johor, north of Singapore. (rtr)

SEOUL - A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to “sink” Japan and reduce the United States to “ashes and darkness” for supporting a U.N. Security Council resolution and sanctions over its latest nuclear test.

The Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, which handles the North’s external ties and propaganda, also called for the breakup of the Security Council, which it called “a tool of evil” made up of “moneybribed” countries that move at the order of the United States.

“The four islands of the archipelago should be sunken into the sea by the nuclear bomb of Juche.

Japan is no longer needed to exist near us,” the committee said in a statement carried by the North’s official KCNA news agency.

Juche is the North’s ruling ideology that mixes Marxism and an extreme form of go-it-alone nationalism preached by state founder Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of the current leader, Kim Jong Un. Regional tension has risen markedly since the reclusive North conducted its sixth, and by far its most powerful, nuclear test on Sept. 3, following a series of missile tests, including one that flew over Japan.

The 15-member Security Council voted unanimously on a U.S.drafted resolution and a new round of sanctions on Monday in response, banning North Korea’s textile exports that are the second largest only to coal and mineral, and capping fuel supplies.

The North reacted to the latest action by the Security Council, which had the backing of veto-

holding China and Russia, by reiterating threats to destroy the United States, Japan and South Korea.

“Let’s reduce the U.S. mainland into ashes and darkness. Let’s vent our spite with mobilization of all retaliation means which have been prepared till now,” the statement said.

Japan’s Nikkei stock index and dollar/yen currency pared gains, although traders said that was more because of several Chinese economic indicators released on Thursday rather than a reaction to the North’s latest statement.

South Korea’s won also edged down around the same time over domestic financial concerns.

Despite the North’s threats, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he was against having nuclear weapons in his country, either by developing its own arsenal or bringing back U.S. tactical nuclear weapons that were withdrawn in the early 1990s.

“To respond to North Korea by having our own nuclear weapons will not maintain peace on the Korean peninsula and could lead to a nuclear arms race in northeast Asia,” Moon said in an interview with CNN. South Korea’s Unification Ministry also said it planned to provide $8 million through the U.N. World Food Programme and UNICEF to help infants and pregnant women in the North.

The move marks Seoul’s first humanitarian assistance for the North since its fourth nuclear test in January 2016 and is based on a longstanding policy of separating humanitarian aid from politics, the ministry said. (rtr)

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Monitors showing TV news on North Korea’s threat (C), the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar (top L and top of blue screen) and Japan’s Nikkei share average (bottom of blue screen) are seen at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo, Japan, September 14, 2017.

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BEIJING - China posted a rare flurry of disappointing data on Thursday -- including its slowest growth in investment in nearly 18 years -- suggesting the world’s second-largest economy is finally starting to lose some momentum as borrowing costs rise.

Factory output and retail sales also grew less than anticipated, though a rebound in property sales and construction starts is likely to keep China’s overall growth relatively robust and comfortably on target ahead of a key leadership reshuffle next month.

Betel Nut Box, a Tradition of the Elderly when Receiving Guests

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Nampin or chewing betel leaves is one of the traditions that remains strong amongst Balinese elders. According to one respected elder named Ni Ketut Darma, who still chews betel leaves everyday, tradtionally the ingredients for betwel chewing are kept in a special betel nut box called pabuan or pecanangan. “When we use this box at home we call it pabuan, but when we serve guests we call this penginangan, using more refined language” she explained.

A customer takes a nap at an IKEA store in Beijing, China September 14, 2017.

Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted output would grow 6.6 percent in August, up from 6.4 percent in July. The statistics bureau said unusually hot and wet weather weighed on industrial output last month, adding that the economy remained on a steady, improving trend. On a monthly basis, output rose nearly half a percent. China’s crackdown on pollution may have also dented industrial output, as Beijing looks to close older, smogbelching mines and factories, said Nie Wen, an economist at Hwabao Trust in Shanghai.

Still, economists at Nomura maintained their view that the economy would expand 6.8 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, easing only slightly from 6.9 percent in the first half. That would keep China on track to easily beat the government’s full-year growth target of around 6.5 percent, even if there is some further softening late in the year.

PROPERTY Overall investment may have softened further if not for an unexpected rebound in the property market, which directly affects 40 other business sectors in China. Despite a series of government curbs which have largely succeeded in cooling red-hot housing prices, activity in the property market snapped back in August, possibly as developers turn their focus to smaller cities with

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Unique, Magoak-goakan Tradition in Kintamani

China’s economy losing some steam as investment growth hits 18-year low

“I think the risk (for China) isn’t in the next couple of months but rather the next couple of years,” said Capital Economics’ Julian Evans-Pritchard. “Progress on key structural reforms that really matter, such as boosting the performance of state-owned enterprises, has been quite slow and the structural drags on growth remain quite strong and are real risks.”

Analysts had widely expected China’s August data to show industrial output and retail sales growth had accelerated after fading slightly in July, while investment was seen as only marginally softer. That would have fit into a pattern of stronger-than-expected readings from China in the first half of the year and upbeat surveys on August factory activity.

A year-long, government-led construction boom has lifted demand and prices for everything from cement to steel to glass, helping offset an expected drag from property cooling measures and a regulatory crackdown on riskier types of financing. But August’s data suggested the strong boost from Beijing’s infrastructure building spree may be starting to fade.

Fixed-asset investment, a key growth driver for the world’s second-largest economy, grew 7.8 percent in January-August from a year earlier, the weakest pace since December 1999 and cooling from 8.3 percent in January-July. The main drag appeared to be a slowdown in infrastructure investment due to a significant drop-off in government fiscal spending over the past two months, analysts said.

China frontloaded fiscal spending this year to produce rosy growth ahead of the once-in-five-years Communist Party Congress next month, Evans-Pritchard said. But local governments are constrained by annual budgets and have had to pare back spending in the second half of this year, he added. That likely had a knock-on effect on industrial output, which rose 6.0 percent in August on-year, the weakest pace in nine months, statistics bureau data showed.

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Property investment, which mainly focuses on residential real estate but also includes commercial and office space, grew 7.8 percent in August on-year, versus 4.8 percent in July, according to Reuters calculations from Thursday’s data. New construction starts measured by floor area, a telling indicator of developers’ confidence, were up 5.3 percent after contracting in July for the first time since last September.

Growth of private investment slowed to 6.4 percent in January-August from 6.9 percent in the first seven months of the year, suggesting small- and medium-sized private firms still face challenges in accessing investment-finance. Private investment accounts for about 60 percent of overall investment in China.

RETAIL SALES ALSO MISS Retail sales also confounded market expectations, rising 10.1 percent in August on-year, the slowest pace in six months and cooling from 10.4 percent in July. Analysts had expected a slight pick-up in demand.

Again, however, sales rose at a decent clip from a month earlier, and shoppers are expected to throng the stores and online sites as usual in October over the long Golden Week holidays.

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Other data for August released last week was mixed, with imports beating expectations -- pointing to still solid domestic demand, while exports grew less than expected.

Producer and consumer inflation quickened more than forecast.

Producer prices, particularly for building materials, have surged this year, giving China’s long-ailing and heavily-indebted industrial sector its best profits in years. But some analysts said higher prices may also be skewing the data and exaggerating the strength of its economic recovery. Foreign investment in China has remained tepid, though a sharp rebound in the yuan currency may be a game changer if sustained.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China fell 0.2 percent in the first eight months of 2017 from a year earlier to 547.94 billion yuan ($83.72 billion), Commerce Ministry data showed. But for August alone, it rose 9.1 percent.

China’s outbound non-financial investment (ODI) slumped 41.8 percent in JanuaryAugust from a year earlier as authorities continued to crack down on speculative outflows and “irrational” overseas asset purchases which had pressured the yuan. Some acquisitive and high-profile Chinese firms have had to scrap plans for global acquisitions in recent months.(rtr)

According to Grandma Darma, the betel nut box is made of wood in the long side shape where it generally consists of some compartments containing lime, betel leaves, gambier, betel nut, betel nut mortar and pestle or panyawisan, small knife, and caket (used to halve areca nut).

She said that in the past the betel nut box was the first thing to be served to guests who came or when visiting other people’s homes.

“Presenting betel nut box and nampin has become a tradition in

the life of Balinese people, until now this tradition remains to be implemented especially by parents like me,” she said.

She added the betel nut box is not only served at home, but also at temple with a different designation.

At temple, it is called pacanangan, functioned as the offerings presented to deities. Pabuan and pacanangan is basically not the same. Pabuan served at home usually contains lime, gambier, betel leaf, betel nut, betel nut mortar and pestle,

Kintamani customary village held magoak-goakan tradition on Thursday (Mar. 23). The tradition was attended by approximately 4,000 people ranging from children, adolescents, adults to the elderly. The tradition was organized in a series of Nyepi Desa at the local customary village. From the morning, thousands of people putting on middle traditional attires have thronged the village square or sacred land to implement magoak-goakan tradition.

Not infrequently, the participants should turn upside down due to the sloping arena. In addition, a number of participants, especially women, were crushed by the other participants.

Nevertheless, it did not reduce the enthusiasm of residents to follow the tradition.

Amid the activities, chief of Kintamani customary village, Nyoman Sukadia, said that magoak-goakan tradition has been started at 8:00 until midnight. This activity is routinely held every year considering this tradition is the legacy of ancestors that must continue to be preserved.

“The magoak-goakan tradition has something to do with religious ceremonies of Nyepi Desa of Kintamani village. This event has been organized since the full moon of Balinese ninth month (Mar. 12) and the ceremony ended at 00:00 on Wednesday,” he said.

Sukadia explained that the magoak-goakan tradition aims to more establish relationship among the residents of Kintamani customary village.

Moreover, this tradition is intended for preservation of the natural environment and wildlife. The ceremony takes place on the full moon of the Balinese ninth month and during which is also held Jagra and Miasa.

“From there, we’ve been required to preserve and honor our fellow beings. At that time, we should not slaughter chicken nor sell it. In addition, residents are not allowed to speech words that may offend others and may not do negative things. They may only be allowed to do positive things,” he explained.

He disclosed that when the magoak-goakan tradition was held, all Kintamani customary villagers were dissolved together in joy. They should not conduct any activities like work.

“So, for today (Thursday—Ed), residents absolutely do no activities, but focus on following this activity so that they all can have fun in this tradition,” he said.

After magoak-goakan activities, it was resumed with the search for firewood. Residents are required to find a dead tree or dried tree branches without carrying tools such as axes and so forth. They should not cut down trees that are still alive.

“Meanwhile, the day after tomorrow (Saturday—Ed) is the preservation that has something to do with land and the earth. All residents should not dig because it is the nature conservation and preservation. Essentially what has become a tradition should be followed by all residents of Kintamani,” said Sukadia. (kmb)

small knife, and caket, while the pecanangan at temple has the same contents with additional ingredients like thread, money and fruits.

When asked about how she feels when doing nampin, she just claimed to be accustomed to doing it. Men and women of her age usually do it. It is tasteless but the lips feel abrasive. It feels nothing due to the mixture with lime. “Our lips are abrasive, but I have been accustomed to the taste,” she said. (kmb)

Jaja Serud, a Sweet Balinese Traditional Cake

Jaja serud or jaja gadang or green cake is a traditional cake tasting very sweet. It smells fragrant, looks beautiful and has a very distinctive flavor.

In this modern time, this kind of traditional cake is still consumed by the Hindu community in Bali. Moreover, it often becomes a primary choice due to its delicious flavor. Some people desire to reminisce by enjoying this cake. In the past, it became a snack for people when holding mutual assistance activities such as having ceremonies and making house, shrines or other types of buildings. It will

become nicer when enjoying this cake accompanied with coffee or tea.

This cake is also consumed by farmers when working in their paddy fields involving many people such as when growing rice, plowing fields using cattle and other activities. It is prepared by the wives of farmers through mutual assistance as well.

It happens because brotherhood relationship is still strong, so without being informed they will certainly come to help.

Nowadays, this cake has economic value, so that it is sold in traditional

markets. Nevertheless, it is not easy to find a merchant of the jaja serud.

Other than being difficult to make, the preparation to presentation takes long time. Moreover, it may not be served too long because it is quickly perishable. So, it is advisable to enjoy this cake while remaining warm or after being cooked.

Virtually all the ingredients used to make are eco-friendly, without chemicals, preservatives or synthetic dyes. The main ingredients are rice flour, whiting water, extract of dracaena leaf, salt, brown sugar and

grated coconut. Then, the tool used to make it is clean banana midrib.

Results of the cake would be great when self-preparing the rice flour through traditional process by pounding. First of all, select the rice and then soaked for whole night.

Then, drain and pound until smooth.

Rice flour is then clenched-fist and steamed. Once cooked, take out and douse with the extract of dracaena leaf and betel leaf, salt to taste and knead until smooth.

Shape the batter by means of banana midrib by preparing the

batter of a marble size. Place this batter on the banana midrib by doing serud-serud (pulling down gently) with the thumb, so that it will look like a flower. Subsequently, place on banana leaf and then steam.

While waiting this, prepare brown sugar sauce by means of boiling and make grated coconut. Once cooked, take it out and cool down. Remove the jaja serud from banana leaves and then put on a plate. After that, sprinkle with grated coconut and brown sugar sauce. Now, it is ready to serve. (kmb)

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Juncker: grab Brexit chance to forge a tighter EU

STRASBOURG - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker urged European Union governments on Wednesday to use economic recovery and Brexit as springboards towards a closer union, built on an expanded euro zone and a pivotal role in world trade.

In his annual State of the European Union speech, Juncker sketched out a vision of a post-2019 EU where some 30 countries would be using the euro, with an EU finance minister running key budgets to help states in trouble.

Tax and welfare standards would converge and Europe, not the United States, would be the hub of a free-trading world.

The EU chief executive stressed his wish to heal divisions between eastern and western states. He sees that as vital to countering a drive, including by founding powers France and Germany, to set up new structures within the bloc that would exclude some poorer, ex-communist members in the east.

“The wind is back in Europe’s sails,” Junker told the European Parliament, citing economic growth and the easing of a succession of crises -- Greek debt, refugee inflows, the rise of euroscepticism reflected in Brexit - that seemed to threaten the EU’s survival.

“Now we have a window of opportunity, but it will

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker looks on before addressing the European Parliament during a debate on The State of the European Union in Strasbourg, France, September 13, 2017.

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Bangladesh says the refugees will have to go home and has called for safe zones in Myanmar.

Myanmar says safe zones are unacceptable. The IOM’s Abdiker declined to say how many refugees he thought might end up in Bangladesh. “The number may rise to 600,000, 700,000, even one million if the situation in Myanmar does not improve,” he said.

not stay open for ever,” he said, emphasising a need to move on from and even profit from the British vote to leave the bloc in 2019.

“We will keep moving on because Brexit isn’t everything, it is not the future of Europe,” he said in a speech that Brexit supporters said showed they were right to take Britain out of a bloc set on creating more powerful, central institutions French, German and eastern European officials made positive comments, but several said Juncker would face stiff opposition.

In a carefully balanced, hour-long discourse in Strasbourg, he called on nationalist eastern leaders -though not by name -- to stop defying EU courts over civil rights, and on westerners to drop attempts to keep out cheaper eastern workers or palm off inferior food in poorer national markets.

EURO FOR WHOLE EU

But his core proposal for countering what is known as a “multispeed Europe” by encouraging all states to join the euro and other EU structures faces resistance in both non-euro zone countries and potentially in Paris and Berlin, where the newly elected President Emmanuel Macron and about-to-be-re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkel are readying their own plans.

Macron plans to present his ideas for reforming the 19-nation euro zone on Sept. 26, two days after the German election, a French diplomatic source said. EU officials hope leaders may discuss the issues at a dinner on Sept. 28 before a summit in Estonia.

“If we want the euro to unite rather than divide our continent, then it should be more than the currency of a select group of countries,” Juncker said. “The euro is meant to be the single currency of the European Union as a whole.”

He noted that only long-standing EU members Britain and Denmark have a legal right not to adopt the euro. EU officials say that with Britain leaving, and the eight remaining non-euro states accounting for only 15 percent of EU GDP, Juncker sees it as natural for EU and euro zone policy to operate in unison.

For that reason, he rejected proposals, led by France, for a special euro zone budget, finance minister and parliament. These functions, he said, should be filled instead by a vice president of the Commission, chairing the Eurogroup of 19 euro zone finance ministers and managing a euro zone budget that would be part of the budget for the whole EU, overseen by Parliament. (rtr)

The most important thing was that the refugees be able to go home safely, said George William Okoth-Obbo, assistant high commissioner for operations at the U.N. refugee agency. “The international community has to support to ensure their return ... peacefully and with safety,” he told the news conference.

On Wednesday, the Myanmar government said 45 places had been burned. It did not provide details, but a spokesman said out of 471 villages in the north of Ra-

khine, 176 had been deserted and at least some people had left 34 more.

The spokesman, Zaw Htay, said the people going to Bangladesh were either linked to the insurgents, or women and children fleeing conflict. Government figures show 432 people have been killed, most of them insurgents, since Aug. 25.

There are also fears of a humanitarian crisis on the Myanmar side of the border. The government has accused some aid groups of helping the insurgents and has restricted access. (rtr)

International

Spain calls Catalan mayors for questioning on independence vote

MADRID - Spain’s state prosecutor has summoned more than 700 Catalan mayors who have backed an independence referendum, in an escalation of Madrid’s efforts to block the vote that it has declared illegal.

Officials engaging in any preparations for the vote could be charged with civil disobedience, abuse of office and misuse of public funds, the prosecutor said in a letter delivered to local authorities on Wednesday.

If the mayors do not answer the summons, police should arrest them, it added.

One mayor said the legal move was unprecedented.

“We don’t think any European country has ever tried to make more than 700 mayors testify,” said Neus Lloveras, mayor of Vilanova i la Geltru near Barcelona, head of the Association of Municipalities for Independence (AMI).

“We have nothing to hide. When we have to go and testify, we will say everything we have been saying for days, that we owe it to our people to keep working to make sure they can freely express themselves at the ballot box,” he told reporters.

But the small, anti-capitalist CUP group, which governs 19 Catalan municipalities, said it would not answer the summons, and called on other political forces to do the same.

Catalonia’s regional parliament passed laws last week to prepare for a referendum on Oct. 1. Spain’s Constitutional Court suspended the vote after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy challenged it in the courts.

Judges are now considering whether the legislation contravenes Spain’s constitution, which states that the country is indivisible.

So far, 712 of a total 948 municipal leaders have said they would allow public spaces to be used for the referendum, according to AMI. The mayor of Barcelona - the region’s most populous area - has yet to take a definitive position, and has asked for reassurances that civil servants involved in the process will not risk losing their jobs.

The website set up by the Catalan government to give information on the vote, referendum.cat, stopped working on Wednesday evening, with Spanish media reporting that the regional prosecutor had ordered all websites promoting the referendum to be shut down.

Civil Guard police confirmed that they had gone to deliver a warrant at the website’s offices, but declined to say if judges had ordered it to be closed.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont quickly posted two new web addresses on Twitter linking to a page with information on the referendum.

Polls show a minority of Catalans want self-rule, although a majority want the chance to vote on the issue. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Barcelona this week to show support for independence.

In a separate order, the Constitutional Court told regional government officials on Wednesday they had 48 hours to show how they were preventing the vote from going ahead. (rtr)

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In flood-prone Jakarta, will “Giant Sea Wall” plan sink or swim?

BANGKOK - Indonesia’s bustling capital, Jakarta, is sinking faster than any other city in the world. But an ambitious plan to build a giant wall to keep out the encroaching sea has come under fire from fishermen who fear for their catches and homes, and water experts who say it doesn’t do enough to tackle land subsidence. The city’s northern areas have sunk 4 metres (13 ft) in the past 40 years, Japanese experts say, while some ‘hot spots’ are said to be dropping as much as 20 centimetres a year.

The 10 million residents of the low-lying coastal city, built on a

swampy plain, are exposed to tidal and seasonal flooding. In 2013, parts were

submerged under nearly 2 metres of water after a heavy monsoon storm.

Jakarta’s vulnerability to floods - already exacerbated by population growth, urbanisation and changing land use - rises with every centimetre the ground falls. Experts and residents agree that over-extraction of groundwater for drinking and commercial use is largely responsible for the land subsidence. What they don’t agree on is how to tackle it. An iconic infrastructure project that is supposed to ease Jakarta’s flooding woes is mired in uncertainty.

The Dutch, regarded as the foremost authorities on the concept of “living with water”, are lending their expertise via the flood prevention plan involving a giant sea wall that will close off Jakarta Bay, which could cost up to $40 billion. Critics, however, say the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) programme does not address land subsidence - the underlying reason for flooding.

At the same time, “the government is throwing away access to the sea” for tens of thousands of people in the bay who rely on fishing and fish-processing, said Ahmad Marthin Hadiwinata of the Indonesia Traditional Fisherfolk Union. He worries that local residents will be evicted from their homes to make way for the new infrastructure.

Unveiled in 2014 - and better known as the “Great Garuda” or “Giant Sea Wall” - the project involves raising and strengthening the existing onshore embankment of Jakarta Bay, as well as constructing a 15-mile outer sea wall and developing real estate on artificial islands reclaimed from the

ocean. Seen from the air, the mega construction project was initially shaped like a garuda, the bird-god of Hindu mythology that is Indonesia’s national symbol.

But the design was changed in response to opposition and a government request to incorporate another project led by private developers to build 17 artificial islands, said Victor Coenen, Indonesia representative for Witteveen+Bos, a Dutch engineering consultancy leading the NCICD consortium. Its partners, which also include South Korea, are now awaiting the government’s decision on the final plan, he added.

A June document outlining an updated NCICD master plan, seen by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, confirmed the new design and emphasised the importance of stopping land subsidence, as well as addressing water and sanitation issues. The Ministry of National Development Planning did not respond to requests for comment.

FISHERMEN SUFFER

The NCICD is one of many water projects the Dutch have embarked on in their former colony. In May, Indonesia gave the go ahead to Dutch companies to build the world’s largest tidal power plant in eastern Indonesia.

Three Dutch non-profit groups - Both ENDS, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and the Transnational Institute - said in an April report that the NCICD threatened the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people and had failed to follow design guidelines that would apply in the Netherlands, calling it a

“pseudo-solution”.

Hadiwinata from the Fisherfolk Union said local communities also object to a lack of consultation and impact assessments. At least 25,000 fishermen have been hit by work already done for the project and other land reclamation initiatives along Jakarta Bay, which have caused sedimentation, he added. They have to go further to find fish, whose numbers are now very low, he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Many, including Hadiwinata, are hoping Anies Baswedan, who won a hard-fought election for the post of Jakarta governor in April, will stop or modify the project when he takes office in October. Work was suspended for several months in 2016 amid regulatory and environmental concerns.

During his campaign, Baswedan was vocal about his opposition to the NCICD but has said nothing since.

He was not available to comment for this article.

Coenen said stopping land subsidence is important but could take 15 to 20 years, meaning Jakarta should work on flood prevention at the same time. The future of the crowded city’s flood protection lies offshore because it has no space for flood basins, he added.

“It’s only a question of how far offshore you go, how big you want to build, and how long you want it to last, because the smaller the scheme, the shorter the lifetime will be,” he said.

The project’s first phase of strengthening the existing embankment along Jakarta’s shoreline, which began in 2014, is about a third complete, Coenen said. (rtr)

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Esteladas (Catalan separatist flags) wave in the air as thousands of people gather for a rally on Catalonia’s national day ‘La Diada’ in Barcelona, Spain, September 11, 2017.

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Children play soccer near a new construction of a concrete sea wall at Cilincing area in Jakarta, Indonesia August 22, 2017. Picture taken August 22, 2017.

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Kanto Lampo waterfall

GIANYAR - Social media has us swooning with the waterfalls in Bali—we just can’t get enough! While the famous waterfalls are mostly located at Buleleng, the northern regency of Bali, there is a new waterfall closer to Denpasar for you to visit on a light road trip in Bali. One of such is Kanto Lampo, located at Banjar Kelod Kangin, Beng village at Gianyar sub-district, only 12 kilometres away from Ubud Palace. You can reach it either from Ubud, or Denpasar through Ida Bagus Mantra By Pass in less than an hour drive.

The waterfall is just 6 months old. The flat stones had been there for many years but only after the big prayer last year that the water starts to fall here. It is not so magical, as the source of the water came from is a dam at the hilt of the waterfall. But surely this is a blessing for the village, because the new natural attraction invites more tourists to come and therefore brings fortune to the villagers around.

If you had to go through a long road out of nowhere to get to the waterfalls in Buleleng, this one is located just behind the town of Gianyar. Within two kilometers at the north of Gianyar’s city court Lapangan Astina, through Jalan Kalantaka and crossing to Jalan Gunung Agung, the waterfall is just at the end of the next turn to the east at Jalan Gunung Abang. The area is a neighborhood and an unassuming location for a waterfall just behind it.

UFC strips Jones of title, Cormier reinstated as champion

There is a small motorbike parking lot, so if you come with car you can park it a little further along the road. Stepping down the stairs, you will get welcomed by a spectacular view of the lush green rainforest enveloping you. On your right side is the waterfall and you can change clothes to swimsuits on the left side of the stairs.

If you are up for a little adventure, go down the stairs on your left and walk along the riverbank. Locals love to fish here, as the 60-80 centimeters deep river has eels and small fishes. Crossing the 2 meters-wide river, you can climb up the rocks on the left side and walk along the pathway to a cave. There isn’t so much to find here but the view is just spectacular, especially to see the waterfall from the end of the pathway.

The name Kanto Lampo is taken from the local name of the trees that grow a round orange fruit around the area. The entrance fee is IDR 5,000 per person, so it’s very affordable for a weekend family picnic in the nature. You may bring swimsuits and be ready to get wet. The terrain is one of the easiest of all waterfalls in Bali, so it’s also suitable for children to visit. You can climb up the rocks on the waterfall to get pictures, but be sure your camera or phone is waterproof or well covered. If the tour here doesn’t satisfy you enough, there is another waterfall just 3 kilometres north so you can get two waterfalls in a day. (IBP/net)

LOS ANGELES - The UFC stripped Jon Jones of the light heavyweight championship title on Wednesday following his positive drug test and reinstated Daniel Cormier as champion.

Jones tested positive for a steroid prior to his July 29 title fight against Cormier, which he won in a third-round TKO. The second sample from Jones’s failed test also came back positive on

Tuesday and the Cormier fight was subsequently ruled a “no contest” by the California State Athletic Commission. Jones, 30, was previously banned for a year after failing a doping test in the run-up to a title fight against Cormier in July, 2016.

He was originally stripped of the title in 2015 following a hit-and-run incident. As a repeat offender, he faces a suspension of up to four years. (rtr)

Serena Williams shows off baby girl Alexis in photos, video diary

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A boy enjoys a ride on a 300-meter long water slide during the event ‘Bobsleigh in the City’ to promote the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, August 19, 2017.

Pyeongchang 2018 Games struggle with tickets and legacy

FLORIDA - American tennis star Serena Williams on Wednesday announced the name and released first pictures of her baby girl, revealing that they had spent a week in the hospital following the Sept. 1 birth in Florida because of unspecified complications.

“Meet Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.” the former world No. 1 and 23time Grand Slam champion said in postings on her social media sites that included a video diary of her pregnancy.

Williams, 35, who is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, said the baby was born Sept. 1 and weighed 6 lbs 14 oz (3.1 kg).

“So we’re leaving the hospital after six days. It’s been a long time.

We had a lot of complications, but look what we got!” Williams said in the video, cradling the baby who has a mass of black hair.

The video showed Williams dancing, hitting tennis balls as her pregnancy progressed, selfies of her expanding belly, and home video of the couple putting together the baby’s crib.

Williams confirmed her pregnancy in April hours after triggering speculation when she accidentally posted a short-lived selfie on social media with the caption: “20 weeks”.

Williams, the world’s highestpaid female athlete, was about two months pregnant when she captured her 23rd grand slam singles title at the Australian Open.

She has not competed since announcing her pregnancy but she told Vogue magazine last month that she intends to defend her title next year in Australia, where the year’s first grand slam will be played from Jan. 15-28. (IBP/net)

LIMA - The basics for next year’s Pyeongchang winter Olympics are in place but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged Games organisers on Wednesday to boost promotion and ticket sales and ensure no white elephants were left standing after the event.

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The Games, starting in February, are also faced with an escalating North Korean crisis that has now become a major hurdle in preparations.

North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3, prompting the U.N. Security Council to step up sanctions with a ban on the reclusive regime’s textile exports and a cap on fuel supplies.

“All (Games) fundamental principles are in place and this is very reassuring,” the IOC’s coordination commission chief Gunilla Linberg told the IOC session.

“When all fundamentals are in place the focus shifts to operational readiness, promotion and legacy,” she said.

She said five months before the start there were still no post-Games legacy plans for some venues.

“Today there are no legacy plans ready for the sliding centre, the ice oval and one of the hockey venues.

We don’t want white elephants left behind.”

Ticket sales were also a problem with South Koreans having so far bought fewer than 10 percent of the 750,000 domestic tickets with a new round of sales having started this month.

Games chief Lee Hee-beom said he was communicating with local governments and schools to boost lagging sales and achieve “full stadia”.

“Tickets is one of the priority agendas. When we began ticket sales in February until April 23 we found that (demand) for short track, figure skating and ice hockey -- high-demand games -- was three, four times above,” he said.

“Low-demand competitions -some snow venues, cross-country and Paralympic Games -- there demand was less than 10, 20 percent.”

Lee said organisers were now enforcing their backup plan and trying to mobilise 17 local governments and schools to boost sales.

While international sales look stronger with half of the 320,000 international tickets gone, the escalating North Korean crisis threatens to affect them, according to international winter sports federation officials.

“There was never going to be a big number of visitors to Pyeongchang but with the North Korea situation, some who had planned to go might now stay away,” a senior winter sports official told Reuters. (rtr)

INSTAGRAM/ SERENA WILLIAMS / ALEXIS OHANIAN/ via REUTERS

Tennis player Serena Williams poses with her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. in an undisclosed location, September 13, 2017 in this picture obtained from a social media.

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Sp rt England want FIFA to decide Alli’s punishment before Slovenia game

BERLIN - Bayern Munich are again living up to their FC Hollywood tag, as a combination of lacklustre performances, public disagreements and talk of a successor to coach Carlo Ancelotti has provided an abundance of early-season drama. Bayern’s start to the season has not been particularly bad with two wins and a defeat in the Bundesliga, and a 3-0 win over Anderlecht in the Champions League on Tuesday.

But expectations are so high at the Bavarian club that even a minor slip-up, or failure to score five or six goals against supposedly inferior opponents, causes headlines. Forward Thomas Mueller was the first to wash his laundry in public when he complained about being left out of the starting line-up for the match against Werder Bremen three weeks ago. Then it

was Robert Lewandowski’s turn. In a magazine interview, the Polish forward criticised Bayern’s refusal to match the huge transfer fees splashed out by the likes of Paris St Germain and Barcelona.

“If you want to compete at the top, you need to have these quality players,” he said.

Lewandowski was criticised by Bayern’s chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge who in turn was questioned by the club president Uli Hoeness.

Rummenigge, like Hoeness a former Bayern player, said the club had a “serious and successful philosophy that has brought us big success.” He regretted Lewandowski’s comments. But Hoeness felt that players should be able to think for themselves and suggested that Rummenigge had overreacted. In the midst of all that, Bayern were humbled 2-0 by Hoffenheim last Saturday, increasing the pressure on former Real Madrid and Chelsea coach Ancelotti whose first season was regarded as underwhelming

despite retaining the Bundesliga.

Former Bayern Munich midfielder Mario Basler said in a television interview that his sources had told him that Ancelotti would cut short his contract in January and go to work in China - something the Italian quickly brushed aside. “I prefer to speak about serious things, but that’s a joke,” he said.

The win over Anderlecht, although comfortable, failed to ease the pressure as Bayern’s performance was considered insufficient against opponents who had Sven Kums sent off after 10 minutes. Forward Arjen Robben admitted it was not good enough. “We have to question ourselves.

We have to talk about this and we have to improve it,” he said.

Hoffenheim’s coach Julian Nagelsmann inadvertently stirred things up further by giving a television interview where he said

‘Overweight’ Tevez dropped indefinitely at Shanghai Shenhua

Argentine striker Carlos Tevez is “overweight” and will not feature for Shanghai Shenhua until he gets fit, according to club’s caretaker manager Wu Jingui. Tevez, 33, has recently returned to China following a two-week trip to Argentina to recover from a muscle injury. Wu also criticised midfielder Fredy Guarin’s fitness levels in an interview with South China Morning Post.

“I will not pick him right now. He’s (Tevez) not ready physically. He’s not fit to play,” Wu was quoted as saying.

“He is overweight, along with Guarin. I have to take responsibility for the team and the players as well.

“If you are unable to do your utmost to play, there’s no point in picking you.

I have coached lots of big stars, and my players are never picked on reputation.”

Tevez has struggled for form in the Chinese Super League and has scored twice in 12 appearances.

“I had a talk with him (Tevez) today about tactics, but I won’t let him play for now, he isn’t physically ready,” Wu added.

Big-spending club Shenhua, currently placed 11th in the Super League, named Wu caretaker after Gus Poyet resigned on Monday. (rtr)

IBP/net

The English FA has asked FIFA to decide on Dele Alli’s punishment before next month’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia to reduce the chance that he will be banned for matches at next year’s finals.

Alli was caught on camera raising a middle finger in the direction of French referee Clement Turpin in England’s qualifier against Slovakia earlier this month and faces a four-game ban.

The Football Association wants any ban to include qualifiers against Slovenia (Oct. 5) and

that coaching Bayern would make him even happier than he was now and that his wife and children were planning to move to Munich.

As German media talked of flirtation, Nagelsmann said in a subsequent statement that he had been misinterpreted and was not after Ancelotti’s job. He said he had merely been talking about a lifelong ambition. (rtr)

Germany return to top of FIFA rankings

ZURICH - World champions Germany pushed Brazil back into second place to return to the top of the FIFA rankings, which was published on Thursday.

Germany’s 2-1 win away to the Czech Republic and their 6-0 drubbing of Norway in the World Cup qualifiers lifted them over the already-qualified Brazil, who dropped points in a draw away to Colombia.

European champions Portugal climbed three places to third -- even though they are second in their World Cup qualifying group behind Switzerland.

In another surprise, Argentina are fourth in the rankings despite struggling to qualify for the World Cup after drawing their last two games - away to Uruguay and at home to Venezuela.

War-torn Syria, who have reached the Asian playoff stage in the World Cup qualifiers despite playing their ‘home’ World Cup qualifiers in Malaysia because of the security situation in the country, rose to their highest-ever ranking of 75.

Three other teams reached their best-ever place - Peru (12th), Northern Ireland (20th) and Luxemburg (101st) after they held France to a 0-0 draw away.

The rankings made disappointing reading for Asia with only three sides in the top 50 - Iran, Japan and Australia.

The next FIFA rankings will be announced on Oct. 16 and used to determine the seedings in the draw for the four European playoff ties for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia.

Top 10 rankings: (previous positions in brackets) 1.

Germany (2) 2. Brazil (1) 3. Portugal (6) 4. Argentina (3) 5. Belgium (9) 6. Poland (5) 7. Switzerland (4) 8. France (10) 9. Chile (7) 10. Colombia (8). (rtr)

Lithuania (Oct. 8).

“We have today responded to FIFA and understand the case will be reviewed by the disciplinary committee before the end of the month,” British media quoted an FA spokesperson as saying on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old Tottenham Hotspur midfielder said the gesture was made in jest towards team mate Kyle Walker.

England, who are on top of Group F in European qualifying with 20 points from eight games, are in a strong position to make it to the World Cup. (rtr)

City cannot get carried away

by Feyenoord win, says Guardiola Manchester City must not get carried away by their 4-0 win at Feyenoord and stay true to their attacking philosophy on the road if they are to do well in the Champions League, manager Pep Guardiola has said.

City equalled their biggest Champions League victory, destroying the Dutch champions in Rotterdam through defender John Stones’s brace while forwards Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus too scored a goal each.

Guardiola said he was pleased with the result but stressed the need to guard against complacency, pointing to City’s poor away record in Europe last season.

“It’s so important to win the first game and though nothing is achieved yet, it’s a great start for us this evening,” Guardiola told the club’s website (www.mancity.com). “Last season we weren’t able

to win any games away in the Champions League and we spoke about that among the squad. “... It’s important for us to see if we can go away from home with the same mentality we have at the Etihad. The same high press, attacking philosophy and not conceding on the counter-attack, so I’m very pleased tonight.”

Guardiola praised Stones for his contribution in the win. “John played well and while he scored two great goals, he did very well defensively, winning duels and doing what he had to do,” the Spaniard said.

“That’s what John needs to do to keep progressing over the next few years.” City, who are below Manchester United on goal difference, return to Premier League action on Saturday with a trip to Watford. (rtr)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola gestures

REUTERS/Michael Kooren

Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli during training

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Sp rt England want FIFA to decide Alli’s punishment before Slovenia game

BERLIN - Bayern Munich are again living up to their FC Hollywood tag, as a combination of lacklustre performances, public disagreements and talk of a successor to coach Carlo Ancelotti has provided an abundance of early-season drama. Bayern’s start to the season has not been particularly bad with two wins and a defeat in the Bundesliga, and a 3-0 win over Anderlecht in the Champions League on Tuesday.

But expectations are so high at the Bavarian club that even a minor slip-up, or failure to score five or six goals against supposedly inferior opponents, causes headlines. Forward Thomas Mueller was the first to wash his laundry in public when he complained about being left out of the starting line-up for the match against Werder Bremen three weeks ago. Then it

was Robert Lewandowski’s turn. In a magazine interview, the Polish forward criticised Bayern’s refusal to match the huge transfer fees splashed out by the likes of Paris St Germain and Barcelona.

“If you want to compete at the top, you need to have these quality players,” he said.

Lewandowski was criticised by Bayern’s chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge who in turn was questioned by the club president Uli Hoeness.

Rummenigge, like Hoeness a former Bayern player, said the club had a “serious and successful philosophy that has brought us big success.” He regretted Lewandowski’s comments. But Hoeness felt that players should be able to think for themselves and suggested that Rummenigge had overreacted. In the midst of all that, Bayern were humbled 2-0 by Hoffenheim last Saturday, increasing the pressure on former Real Madrid and Chelsea coach Ancelotti whose first season was regarded as underwhelming

despite retaining the Bundesliga.

Former Bayern Munich midfielder Mario Basler said in a television interview that his sources had told him that Ancelotti would cut short his contract in January and go to work in China - something the Italian quickly brushed aside. “I prefer to speak about serious things, but that’s a joke,” he said.

The win over Anderlecht, although comfortable, failed to ease the pressure as Bayern’s performance was considered insufficient against opponents who had Sven Kums sent off after 10 minutes. Forward Arjen Robben admitted it was not good enough. “We have to question ourselves.

We have to talk about this and we have to improve it,” he said.

Hoffenheim’s coach Julian Nagelsmann inadvertently stirred things up further by giving a television interview where he said

‘Overweight’ Tevez dropped indefinitely at Shanghai Shenhua

Argentine striker Carlos Tevez is “overweight” and will not feature for Shanghai Shenhua until he gets fit, according to club’s caretaker manager Wu Jingui. Tevez, 33, has recently returned to China following a two-week trip to Argentina to recover from a muscle injury. Wu also criticised midfielder Fredy Guarin’s fitness levels in an interview with South China Morning Post.

“I will not pick him right now. He’s (Tevez) not ready physically. He’s not fit to play,” Wu was quoted as saying.

“He is overweight, along with Guarin. I have to take responsibility for the team and the players as well.

“If you are unable to do your utmost to play, there’s no point in picking you.

I have coached lots of big stars, and my players are never picked on reputation.”

Tevez has struggled for form in the Chinese Super League and has scored twice in 12 appearances.

“I had a talk with him (Tevez) today about tactics, but I won’t let him play for now, he isn’t physically ready,” Wu added.

Big-spending club Shenhua, currently placed 11th in the Super League, named Wu caretaker after Gus Poyet resigned on Monday. (rtr)

IBP/net

The English FA has asked FIFA to decide on Dele Alli’s punishment before next month’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia to reduce the chance that he will be banned for matches at next year’s finals.

Alli was caught on camera raising a middle finger in the direction of French referee Clement Turpin in England’s qualifier against Slovakia earlier this month and faces a four-game ban.

The Football Association wants any ban to include qualifiers against Slovenia (Oct. 5) and

that coaching Bayern would make him even happier than he was now and that his wife and children were planning to move to Munich.

As German media talked of flirtation, Nagelsmann said in a subsequent statement that he had been misinterpreted and was not after Ancelotti’s job. He said he had merely been talking about a lifelong ambition. (rtr)

Germany return to top of FIFA rankings

ZURICH - World champions Germany pushed Brazil back into second place to return to the top of the FIFA rankings, which was published on Thursday.

Germany’s 2-1 win away to the Czech Republic and their 6-0 drubbing of Norway in the World Cup qualifiers lifted them over the already-qualified Brazil, who dropped points in a draw away to Colombia.

European champions Portugal climbed three places to third -- even though they are second in their World Cup qualifying group behind Switzerland.

In another surprise, Argentina are fourth in the rankings despite struggling to qualify for the World Cup after drawing their last two games - away to Uruguay and at home to Venezuela.

War-torn Syria, who have reached the Asian playoff stage in the World Cup qualifiers despite playing their ‘home’ World Cup qualifiers in Malaysia because of the security situation in the country, rose to their highest-ever ranking of 75.

Three other teams reached their best-ever place - Peru (12th), Northern Ireland (20th) and Luxemburg (101st) after they held France to a 0-0 draw away.

The rankings made disappointing reading for Asia with only three sides in the top 50 - Iran, Japan and Australia.

The next FIFA rankings will be announced on Oct. 16 and used to determine the seedings in the draw for the four European playoff ties for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia.

Top 10 rankings: (previous positions in brackets) 1.

Germany (2) 2. Brazil (1) 3. Portugal (6) 4. Argentina (3) 5. Belgium (9) 6. Poland (5) 7. Switzerland (4) 8. France (10) 9. Chile (7) 10. Colombia (8). (rtr)

Lithuania (Oct. 8).

“We have today responded to FIFA and understand the case will be reviewed by the disciplinary committee before the end of the month,” British media quoted an FA spokesperson as saying on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old Tottenham Hotspur midfielder said the gesture was made in jest towards team mate Kyle Walker.

England, who are on top of Group F in European qualifying with 20 points from eight games, are in a strong position to make it to the World Cup. (rtr)

City cannot get carried away

by Feyenoord win, says Guardiola Manchester City must not get carried away by their 4-0 win at Feyenoord and stay true to their attacking philosophy on the road if they are to do well in the Champions League, manager Pep Guardiola has said.

City equalled their biggest Champions League victory, destroying the Dutch champions in Rotterdam through defender John Stones’s brace while forwards Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus too scored a goal each.

Guardiola said he was pleased with the result but stressed the need to guard against complacency, pointing to City’s poor away record in Europe last season.

“It’s so important to win the first game and though nothing is achieved yet, it’s a great start for us this evening,” Guardiola told the club’s website (www.mancity.com). “Last season we weren’t able

to win any games away in the Champions League and we spoke about that among the squad. “... It’s important for us to see if we can go away from home with the same mentality we have at the Etihad. The same high press, attacking philosophy and not conceding on the counter-attack, so I’m very pleased tonight.”

Guardiola praised Stones for his contribution in the win. “John played well and while he scored two great goals, he did very well defensively, winning duels and doing what he had to do,” the Spaniard said.

“That’s what John needs to do to keep progressing over the next few years.” City, who are below Manchester United on goal difference, return to Premier League action on Saturday with a trip to Watford. (rtr)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola gestures

REUTERS/Michael Kooren

Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli during training

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Friday, September 15, 2017

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Kanto Lampo waterfall

GIANYAR - Social media has us swooning with the waterfalls in Bali—we just can’t get enough! While the famous waterfalls are mostly located at Buleleng, the northern regency of Bali, there is a new waterfall closer to Denpasar for you to visit on a light road trip in Bali. One of such is Kanto Lampo, located at Banjar Kelod Kangin, Beng village at Gianyar sub-district, only 12 kilometres away from Ubud Palace. You can reach it either from Ubud, or Denpasar through Ida Bagus Mantra By Pass in less than an hour drive.

The waterfall is just 6 months old. The flat stones had been there for many years but only after the big prayer last year that the water starts to fall here. It is not so magical, as the source of the water came from is a dam at the hilt of the waterfall. But surely this is a blessing for the village, because the new natural attraction invites more tourists to come and therefore brings fortune to the villagers around.

If you had to go through a long road out of nowhere to get to the waterfalls in Buleleng, this one is located just behind the town of Gianyar. Within two kilometers at the north of Gianyar’s city court Lapangan Astina, through Jalan Kalantaka and crossing to Jalan Gunung Agung, the waterfall is just at the end of the next turn to the east at Jalan Gunung Abang. The area is a neighborhood and an unassuming location for a waterfall just behind it.

UFC strips Jones of title, Cormier reinstated as champion

There is a small motorbike parking lot, so if you come with car you can park it a little further along the road. Stepping down the stairs, you will get welcomed by a spectacular view of the lush green rainforest enveloping you. On your right side is the waterfall and you can change clothes to swimsuits on the left side of the stairs.

If you are up for a little adventure, go down the stairs on your left and walk along the riverbank. Locals love to fish here, as the 60-80 centimeters deep river has eels and small fishes. Crossing the 2 meters-wide river, you can climb up the rocks on the left side and walk along the pathway to a cave. There isn’t so much to find here but the view is just spectacular, especially to see the waterfall from the end of the pathway.

The name Kanto Lampo is taken from the local name of the trees that grow a round orange fruit around the area. The entrance fee is IDR 5,000 per person, so it’s very affordable for a weekend family picnic in the nature. You may bring swimsuits and be ready to get wet. The terrain is one of the easiest of all waterfalls in Bali, so it’s also suitable for children to visit. You can climb up the rocks on the waterfall to get pictures, but be sure your camera or phone is waterproof or well covered. If the tour here doesn’t satisfy you enough, there is another waterfall just 3 kilometres north so you can get two waterfalls in a day. (IBP/net)

LOS ANGELES - The UFC stripped Jon Jones of the light heavyweight championship title on Wednesday following his positive drug test and reinstated Daniel Cormier as champion.

Jones tested positive for a steroid prior to his July 29 title fight against Cormier, which he won in a third-round TKO. The second sample from Jones’s failed test also came back positive on

Tuesday and the Cormier fight was subsequently ruled a “no contest” by the California State Athletic Commission. Jones, 30, was previously banned for a year after failing a doping test in the run-up to a title fight against Cormier in July, 2016.

He was originally stripped of the title in 2015 following a hit-and-run incident. As a repeat offender, he faces a suspension of up to four years. (rtr)

Serena Williams shows off baby girl Alexis in photos, video diary

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A boy enjoys a ride on a 300-meter long water slide during the event ‘Bobsleigh in the City’ to promote the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, August 19, 2017.

Pyeongchang 2018 Games struggle with tickets and legacy

FLORIDA - American tennis star Serena Williams on Wednesday announced the name and released first pictures of her baby girl, revealing that they had spent a week in the hospital following the Sept. 1 birth in Florida because of unspecified complications.

“Meet Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.” the former world No. 1 and 23time Grand Slam champion said in postings on her social media sites that included a video diary of her pregnancy.

Williams, 35, who is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, said the baby was born Sept. 1 and weighed 6 lbs 14 oz (3.1 kg).

“So we’re leaving the hospital after six days. It’s been a long time.

We had a lot of complications, but look what we got!” Williams said in the video, cradling the baby who has a mass of black hair.

The video showed Williams dancing, hitting tennis balls as her pregnancy progressed, selfies of her expanding belly, and home video of the couple putting together the baby’s crib.

Williams confirmed her pregnancy in April hours after triggering speculation when she accidentally posted a short-lived selfie on social media with the caption: “20 weeks”.

Williams, the world’s highestpaid female athlete, was about two months pregnant when she captured her 23rd grand slam singles title at the Australian Open.

She has not competed since announcing her pregnancy but she told Vogue magazine last month that she intends to defend her title next year in Australia, where the year’s first grand slam will be played from Jan. 15-28. (IBP/net)

LIMA - The basics for next year’s Pyeongchang winter Olympics are in place but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged Games organisers on Wednesday to boost promotion and ticket sales and ensure no white elephants were left standing after the event.

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The Games, starting in February, are also faced with an escalating North Korean crisis that has now become a major hurdle in preparations.

North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3, prompting the U.N. Security Council to step up sanctions with a ban on the reclusive regime’s textile exports and a cap on fuel supplies.

“All (Games) fundamental principles are in place and this is very reassuring,” the IOC’s coordination commission chief Gunilla Linberg told the IOC session.

“When all fundamentals are in place the focus shifts to operational readiness, promotion and legacy,” she said.

She said five months before the start there were still no post-Games legacy plans for some venues.

“Today there are no legacy plans ready for the sliding centre, the ice oval and one of the hockey venues.

We don’t want white elephants left behind.”

Ticket sales were also a problem with South Koreans having so far bought fewer than 10 percent of the 750,000 domestic tickets with a new round of sales having started this month.

Games chief Lee Hee-beom said he was communicating with local governments and schools to boost lagging sales and achieve “full stadia”.

“Tickets is one of the priority agendas. When we began ticket sales in February until April 23 we found that (demand) for short track, figure skating and ice hockey -- high-demand games -- was three, four times above,” he said.

“Low-demand competitions -some snow venues, cross-country and Paralympic Games -- there demand was less than 10, 20 percent.”

Lee said organisers were now enforcing their backup plan and trying to mobilise 17 local governments and schools to boost sales.

While international sales look stronger with half of the 320,000 international tickets gone, the escalating North Korean crisis threatens to affect them, according to international winter sports federation officials.

“There was never going to be a big number of visitors to Pyeongchang but with the North Korea situation, some who had planned to go might now stay away,” a senior winter sports official told Reuters. (rtr)

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Tennis player Serena Williams poses with her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. in an undisclosed location, September 13, 2017 in this picture obtained from a social media.

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Juncker: grab Brexit chance to forge a tighter EU

STRASBOURG - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker urged European Union governments on Wednesday to use economic recovery and Brexit as springboards towards a closer union, built on an expanded euro zone and a pivotal role in world trade.

In his annual State of the European Union speech, Juncker sketched out a vision of a post-2019 EU where some 30 countries would be using the euro, with an EU finance minister running key budgets to help states in trouble.

Tax and welfare standards would converge and Europe, not the United States, would be the hub of a free-trading world.

The EU chief executive stressed his wish to heal divisions between eastern and western states. He sees that as vital to countering a drive, including by founding powers France and Germany, to set up new structures within the bloc that would exclude some poorer, ex-communist members in the east.

“The wind is back in Europe’s sails,” Junker told the European Parliament, citing economic growth and the easing of a succession of crises -- Greek debt, refugee inflows, the rise of euroscepticism reflected in Brexit - that seemed to threaten the EU’s survival.

“Now we have a window of opportunity, but it will

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Bangladesh says the refugees will have to go home and has called for safe zones in Myanmar.

Myanmar says safe zones are unacceptable. The IOM’s Abdiker declined to say how many refugees he thought might end up in Bangladesh. “The number may rise to 600,000, 700,000, even one million if the situation in Myanmar does not improve,” he said.

not stay open for ever,” he said, emphasising a need to move on from and even profit from the British vote to leave the bloc in 2019.

“We will keep moving on because Brexit isn’t everything, it is not the future of Europe,” he said in a speech that Brexit supporters said showed they were right to take Britain out of a bloc set on creating more powerful, central institutions French, German and eastern European officials made positive comments, but several said Juncker would face stiff opposition.

In a carefully balanced, hour-long discourse in Strasbourg, he called on nationalist eastern leaders -though not by name -- to stop defying EU courts over civil rights, and on westerners to drop attempts to keep out cheaper eastern workers or palm off inferior food in poorer national markets.

EURO FOR WHOLE EU

But his core proposal for countering what is known as a “multispeed Europe” by encouraging all states to join the euro and other EU structures faces resistance in both non-euro zone countries and potentially in Paris and Berlin, where the newly elected President Emmanuel Macron and about-to-be-re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkel are readying their own plans.

Macron plans to present his ideas for reforming the 19-nation euro zone on Sept. 26, two days after the German election, a French diplomatic source said. EU officials hope leaders may discuss the issues at a dinner on Sept. 28 before a summit in Estonia.

“If we want the euro to unite rather than divide our continent, then it should be more than the currency of a select group of countries,” Juncker said. “The euro is meant to be the single currency of the European Union as a whole.”

He noted that only long-standing EU members Britain and Denmark have a legal right not to adopt the euro. EU officials say that with Britain leaving, and the eight remaining non-euro states accounting for only 15 percent of EU GDP, Juncker sees it as natural for EU and euro zone policy to operate in unison.

For that reason, he rejected proposals, led by France, for a special euro zone budget, finance minister and parliament. These functions, he said, should be filled instead by a vice president of the Commission, chairing the Eurogroup of 19 euro zone finance ministers and managing a euro zone budget that would be part of the budget for the whole EU, overseen by Parliament. (rtr)

The most important thing was that the refugees be able to go home safely, said George William Okoth-Obbo, assistant high commissioner for operations at the U.N. refugee agency. “The international community has to support to ensure their return ... peacefully and with safety,” he told the news conference.

On Wednesday, the Myanmar government said 45 places had been burned. It did not provide details, but a spokesman said out of 471 villages in the north of Ra-

khine, 176 had been deserted and at least some people had left 34 more.

The spokesman, Zaw Htay, said the people going to Bangladesh were either linked to the insurgents, or women and children fleeing conflict. Government figures show 432 people have been killed, most of them insurgents, since Aug. 25.

There are also fears of a humanitarian crisis on the Myanmar side of the border. The government has accused some aid groups of helping the insurgents and has restricted access. (rtr)

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Spain calls Catalan mayors for questioning on independence vote

MADRID - Spain’s state prosecutor has summoned more than 700 Catalan mayors who have backed an independence referendum, in an escalation of Madrid’s efforts to block the vote that it has declared illegal.

Officials engaging in any preparations for the vote could be charged with civil disobedience, abuse of office and misuse of public funds, the prosecutor said in a letter delivered to local authorities on Wednesday.

If the mayors do not answer the summons, police should arrest them, it added.

One mayor said the legal move was unprecedented.

“We don’t think any European country has ever tried to make more than 700 mayors testify,” said Neus Lloveras, mayor of Vilanova i la Geltru near Barcelona, head of the Association of Municipalities for Independence (AMI).

“We have nothing to hide. When we have to go and testify, we will say everything we have been saying for days, that we owe it to our people to keep working to make sure they can freely express themselves at the ballot box,” he told reporters.

But the small, anti-capitalist CUP group, which governs 19 Catalan municipalities, said it would not answer the summons, and called on other political forces to do the same.

Catalonia’s regional parliament passed laws last week to prepare for a referendum on Oct. 1. Spain’s Constitutional Court suspended the vote after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy challenged it in the courts.

Judges are now considering whether the legislation contravenes Spain’s constitution, which states that the country is indivisible.

So far, 712 of a total 948 municipal leaders have said they would allow public spaces to be used for the referendum, according to AMI. The mayor of Barcelona - the region’s most populous area - has yet to take a definitive position, and has asked for reassurances that civil servants involved in the process will not risk losing their jobs.

The website set up by the Catalan government to give information on the vote, referendum.cat, stopped working on Wednesday evening, with Spanish media reporting that the regional prosecutor had ordered all websites promoting the referendum to be shut down.

Civil Guard police confirmed that they had gone to deliver a warrant at the website’s offices, but declined to say if judges had ordered it to be closed.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont quickly posted two new web addresses on Twitter linking to a page with information on the referendum.

Polls show a minority of Catalans want self-rule, although a majority want the chance to vote on the issue. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Barcelona this week to show support for independence.

In a separate order, the Constitutional Court told regional government officials on Wednesday they had 48 hours to show how they were preventing the vote from going ahead. (rtr)

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In flood-prone Jakarta, will “Giant Sea Wall” plan sink or swim?

BANGKOK - Indonesia’s bustling capital, Jakarta, is sinking faster than any other city in the world. But an ambitious plan to build a giant wall to keep out the encroaching sea has come under fire from fishermen who fear for their catches and homes, and water experts who say it doesn’t do enough to tackle land subsidence. The city’s northern areas have sunk 4 metres (13 ft) in the past 40 years, Japanese experts say, while some ‘hot spots’ are said to be dropping as much as 20 centimetres a year.

The 10 million residents of the low-lying coastal city, built on a

swampy plain, are exposed to tidal and seasonal flooding. In 2013, parts were

submerged under nearly 2 metres of water after a heavy monsoon storm.

Jakarta’s vulnerability to floods - already exacerbated by population growth, urbanisation and changing land use - rises with every centimetre the ground falls. Experts and residents agree that over-extraction of groundwater for drinking and commercial use is largely responsible for the land subsidence. What they don’t agree on is how to tackle it. An iconic infrastructure project that is supposed to ease Jakarta’s flooding woes is mired in uncertainty.

The Dutch, regarded as the foremost authorities on the concept of “living with water”, are lending their expertise via the flood prevention plan involving a giant sea wall that will close off Jakarta Bay, which could cost up to $40 billion. Critics, however, say the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) programme does not address land subsidence - the underlying reason for flooding.

At the same time, “the government is throwing away access to the sea” for tens of thousands of people in the bay who rely on fishing and fish-processing, said Ahmad Marthin Hadiwinata of the Indonesia Traditional Fisherfolk Union. He worries that local residents will be evicted from their homes to make way for the new infrastructure.

Unveiled in 2014 - and better known as the “Great Garuda” or “Giant Sea Wall” - the project involves raising and strengthening the existing onshore embankment of Jakarta Bay, as well as constructing a 15-mile outer sea wall and developing real estate on artificial islands reclaimed from the

ocean. Seen from the air, the mega construction project was initially shaped like a garuda, the bird-god of Hindu mythology that is Indonesia’s national symbol.

But the design was changed in response to opposition and a government request to incorporate another project led by private developers to build 17 artificial islands, said Victor Coenen, Indonesia representative for Witteveen+Bos, a Dutch engineering consultancy leading the NCICD consortium. Its partners, which also include South Korea, are now awaiting the government’s decision on the final plan, he added.

A June document outlining an updated NCICD master plan, seen by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, confirmed the new design and emphasised the importance of stopping land subsidence, as well as addressing water and sanitation issues. The Ministry of National Development Planning did not respond to requests for comment.

FISHERMEN SUFFER

The NCICD is one of many water projects the Dutch have embarked on in their former colony. In May, Indonesia gave the go ahead to Dutch companies to build the world’s largest tidal power plant in eastern Indonesia.

Three Dutch non-profit groups - Both ENDS, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and the Transnational Institute - said in an April report that the NCICD threatened the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people and had failed to follow design guidelines that would apply in the Netherlands, calling it a

“pseudo-solution”.

Hadiwinata from the Fisherfolk Union said local communities also object to a lack of consultation and impact assessments. At least 25,000 fishermen have been hit by work already done for the project and other land reclamation initiatives along Jakarta Bay, which have caused sedimentation, he added. They have to go further to find fish, whose numbers are now very low, he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Many, including Hadiwinata, are hoping Anies Baswedan, who won a hard-fought election for the post of Jakarta governor in April, will stop or modify the project when he takes office in October. Work was suspended for several months in 2016 amid regulatory and environmental concerns.

During his campaign, Baswedan was vocal about his opposition to the NCICD but has said nothing since.

He was not available to comment for this article.

Coenen said stopping land subsidence is important but could take 15 to 20 years, meaning Jakarta should work on flood prevention at the same time. The future of the crowded city’s flood protection lies offshore because it has no space for flood basins, he added.

“It’s only a question of how far offshore you go, how big you want to build, and how long you want it to last, because the smaller the scheme, the shorter the lifetime will be,” he said.

The project’s first phase of strengthening the existing embankment along Jakarta’s shoreline, which began in 2014, is about a third complete, Coenen said. (rtr)

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Esteladas (Catalan separatist flags) wave in the air as thousands of people gather for a rally on Catalonia’s national day ‘La Diada’ in Barcelona, Spain, September 11, 2017.

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Children play soccer near a new construction of a concrete sea wall at Cilincing area in Jakarta, Indonesia August 22, 2017. Picture taken August 22, 2017.

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BEIJING - China posted a rare flurry of disappointing data on Thursday -- including its slowest growth in investment in nearly 18 years -- suggesting the world’s second-largest economy is finally starting to lose some momentum as borrowing costs rise.

Factory output and retail sales also grew less than anticipated, though a rebound in property sales and construction starts is likely to keep China’s overall growth relatively robust and comfortably on target ahead of a key leadership reshuffle next month.

Betel Nut Box, a Tradition of the Elderly when Receiving Guests

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Nampin or chewing betel leaves is one of the traditions that remains strong amongst Balinese elders. According to one respected elder named Ni Ketut Darma, who still chews betel leaves everyday, tradtionally the ingredients for betwel chewing are kept in a special betel nut box called pabuan or pecanangan. “When we use this box at home we call it pabuan, but when we serve guests we call this penginangan, using more refined language” she explained.

A customer takes a nap at an IKEA store in Beijing, China September 14, 2017.

Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted output would grow 6.6 percent in August, up from 6.4 percent in July. The statistics bureau said unusually hot and wet weather weighed on industrial output last month, adding that the economy remained on a steady, improving trend. On a monthly basis, output rose nearly half a percent. China’s crackdown on pollution may have also dented industrial output, as Beijing looks to close older, smogbelching mines and factories, said Nie Wen, an economist at Hwabao Trust in Shanghai.

Still, economists at Nomura maintained their view that the economy would expand 6.8 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, easing only slightly from 6.9 percent in the first half. That would keep China on track to easily beat the government’s full-year growth target of around 6.5 percent, even if there is some further softening late in the year.

PROPERTY Overall investment may have softened further if not for an unexpected rebound in the property market, which directly affects 40 other business sectors in China. Despite a series of government curbs which have largely succeeded in cooling red-hot housing prices, activity in the property market snapped back in August, possibly as developers turn their focus to smaller cities with

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Unique, Magoak-goakan Tradition in Kintamani

China’s economy losing some steam as investment growth hits 18-year low

“I think the risk (for China) isn’t in the next couple of months but rather the next couple of years,” said Capital Economics’ Julian Evans-Pritchard. “Progress on key structural reforms that really matter, such as boosting the performance of state-owned enterprises, has been quite slow and the structural drags on growth remain quite strong and are real risks.”

Analysts had widely expected China’s August data to show industrial output and retail sales growth had accelerated after fading slightly in July, while investment was seen as only marginally softer. That would have fit into a pattern of stronger-than-expected readings from China in the first half of the year and upbeat surveys on August factory activity.

A year-long, government-led construction boom has lifted demand and prices for everything from cement to steel to glass, helping offset an expected drag from property cooling measures and a regulatory crackdown on riskier types of financing. But August’s data suggested the strong boost from Beijing’s infrastructure building spree may be starting to fade.

Fixed-asset investment, a key growth driver for the world’s second-largest economy, grew 7.8 percent in January-August from a year earlier, the weakest pace since December 1999 and cooling from 8.3 percent in January-July. The main drag appeared to be a slowdown in infrastructure investment due to a significant drop-off in government fiscal spending over the past two months, analysts said.

China frontloaded fiscal spending this year to produce rosy growth ahead of the once-in-five-years Communist Party Congress next month, Evans-Pritchard said. But local governments are constrained by annual budgets and have had to pare back spending in the second half of this year, he added. That likely had a knock-on effect on industrial output, which rose 6.0 percent in August on-year, the weakest pace in nine months, statistics bureau data showed.

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fewer restrictions.

Property investment, which mainly focuses on residential real estate but also includes commercial and office space, grew 7.8 percent in August on-year, versus 4.8 percent in July, according to Reuters calculations from Thursday’s data. New construction starts measured by floor area, a telling indicator of developers’ confidence, were up 5.3 percent after contracting in July for the first time since last September.

Growth of private investment slowed to 6.4 percent in January-August from 6.9 percent in the first seven months of the year, suggesting small- and medium-sized private firms still face challenges in accessing investment-finance. Private investment accounts for about 60 percent of overall investment in China.

RETAIL SALES ALSO MISS Retail sales also confounded market expectations, rising 10.1 percent in August on-year, the slowest pace in six months and cooling from 10.4 percent in July. Analysts had expected a slight pick-up in demand.

Again, however, sales rose at a decent clip from a month earlier, and shoppers are expected to throng the stores and online sites as usual in October over the long Golden Week holidays.

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Other data for August released last week was mixed, with imports beating expectations -- pointing to still solid domestic demand, while exports grew less than expected.

Producer and consumer inflation quickened more than forecast.

Producer prices, particularly for building materials, have surged this year, giving China’s long-ailing and heavily-indebted industrial sector its best profits in years. But some analysts said higher prices may also be skewing the data and exaggerating the strength of its economic recovery. Foreign investment in China has remained tepid, though a sharp rebound in the yuan currency may be a game changer if sustained.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China fell 0.2 percent in the first eight months of 2017 from a year earlier to 547.94 billion yuan ($83.72 billion), Commerce Ministry data showed. But for August alone, it rose 9.1 percent.

China’s outbound non-financial investment (ODI) slumped 41.8 percent in JanuaryAugust from a year earlier as authorities continued to crack down on speculative outflows and “irrational” overseas asset purchases which had pressured the yuan. Some acquisitive and high-profile Chinese firms have had to scrap plans for global acquisitions in recent months.(rtr)

According to Grandma Darma, the betel nut box is made of wood in the long side shape where it generally consists of some compartments containing lime, betel leaves, gambier, betel nut, betel nut mortar and pestle or panyawisan, small knife, and caket (used to halve areca nut).

She said that in the past the betel nut box was the first thing to be served to guests who came or when visiting other people’s homes.

“Presenting betel nut box and nampin has become a tradition in

the life of Balinese people, until now this tradition remains to be implemented especially by parents like me,” she said.

She added the betel nut box is not only served at home, but also at temple with a different designation.

At temple, it is called pacanangan, functioned as the offerings presented to deities. Pabuan and pacanangan is basically not the same. Pabuan served at home usually contains lime, gambier, betel leaf, betel nut, betel nut mortar and pestle,

Kintamani customary village held magoak-goakan tradition on Thursday (Mar. 23). The tradition was attended by approximately 4,000 people ranging from children, adolescents, adults to the elderly. The tradition was organized in a series of Nyepi Desa at the local customary village. From the morning, thousands of people putting on middle traditional attires have thronged the village square or sacred land to implement magoak-goakan tradition.

Not infrequently, the participants should turn upside down due to the sloping arena. In addition, a number of participants, especially women, were crushed by the other participants.

Nevertheless, it did not reduce the enthusiasm of residents to follow the tradition.

Amid the activities, chief of Kintamani customary village, Nyoman Sukadia, said that magoak-goakan tradition has been started at 8:00 until midnight. This activity is routinely held every year considering this tradition is the legacy of ancestors that must continue to be preserved.

“The magoak-goakan tradition has something to do with religious ceremonies of Nyepi Desa of Kintamani village. This event has been organized since the full moon of Balinese ninth month (Mar. 12) and the ceremony ended at 00:00 on Wednesday,” he said.

Sukadia explained that the magoak-goakan tradition aims to more establish relationship among the residents of Kintamani customary village.

Moreover, this tradition is intended for preservation of the natural environment and wildlife. The ceremony takes place on the full moon of the Balinese ninth month and during which is also held Jagra and Miasa.

“From there, we’ve been required to preserve and honor our fellow beings. At that time, we should not slaughter chicken nor sell it. In addition, residents are not allowed to speech words that may offend others and may not do negative things. They may only be allowed to do positive things,” he explained.

He disclosed that when the magoak-goakan tradition was held, all Kintamani customary villagers were dissolved together in joy. They should not conduct any activities like work.

“So, for today (Thursday—Ed), residents absolutely do no activities, but focus on following this activity so that they all can have fun in this tradition,” he said.

After magoak-goakan activities, it was resumed with the search for firewood. Residents are required to find a dead tree or dried tree branches without carrying tools such as axes and so forth. They should not cut down trees that are still alive.

“Meanwhile, the day after tomorrow (Saturday—Ed) is the preservation that has something to do with land and the earth. All residents should not dig because it is the nature conservation and preservation. Essentially what has become a tradition should be followed by all residents of Kintamani,” said Sukadia. (kmb)

small knife, and caket, while the pecanangan at temple has the same contents with additional ingredients like thread, money and fruits.

When asked about how she feels when doing nampin, she just claimed to be accustomed to doing it. Men and women of her age usually do it. It is tasteless but the lips feel abrasive. It feels nothing due to the mixture with lime. “Our lips are abrasive, but I have been accustomed to the taste,” she said. (kmb)

Jaja Serud, a Sweet Balinese Traditional Cake

Jaja serud or jaja gadang or green cake is a traditional cake tasting very sweet. It smells fragrant, looks beautiful and has a very distinctive flavor.

In this modern time, this kind of traditional cake is still consumed by the Hindu community in Bali. Moreover, it often becomes a primary choice due to its delicious flavor. Some people desire to reminisce by enjoying this cake. In the past, it became a snack for people when holding mutual assistance activities such as having ceremonies and making house, shrines or other types of buildings. It will

become nicer when enjoying this cake accompanied with coffee or tea.

This cake is also consumed by farmers when working in their paddy fields involving many people such as when growing rice, plowing fields using cattle and other activities. It is prepared by the wives of farmers through mutual assistance as well.

It happens because brotherhood relationship is still strong, so without being informed they will certainly come to help.

Nowadays, this cake has economic value, so that it is sold in traditional

markets. Nevertheless, it is not easy to find a merchant of the jaja serud.

Other than being difficult to make, the preparation to presentation takes long time. Moreover, it may not be served too long because it is quickly perishable. So, it is advisable to enjoy this cake while remaining warm or after being cooked.

Virtually all the ingredients used to make are eco-friendly, without chemicals, preservatives or synthetic dyes. The main ingredients are rice flour, whiting water, extract of dracaena leaf, salt, brown sugar and

grated coconut. Then, the tool used to make it is clean banana midrib.

Results of the cake would be great when self-preparing the rice flour through traditional process by pounding. First of all, select the rice and then soaked for whole night.

Then, drain and pound until smooth.

Rice flour is then clenched-fist and steamed. Once cooked, take out and douse with the extract of dracaena leaf and betel leaf, salt to taste and knead until smooth.

Shape the batter by means of banana midrib by preparing the

batter of a marble size. Place this batter on the banana midrib by doing serud-serud (pulling down gently) with the thumb, so that it will look like a flower. Subsequently, place on banana leaf and then steam.

While waiting this, prepare brown sugar sauce by means of boiling and make grated coconut. Once cooked, take it out and cool down. Remove the jaja serud from banana leaves and then put on a plate. After that, sprinkle with grated coconut and brown sugar sauce. Now, it is ready to serve. (kmb)

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International

N.Korea threatens to “sink” Japan, reduce U.S. to “ashes and darkness”

To prevent victims of traffic accident

Police distribute free helmet

SINGARAJA — Victims of traffic accidents from the circle of students remain high. It is inseparable from the factor that students frequently do not comply with traffic regulation while riding on the road. Based on this condition, the Buleleng police traffic affairs recently conducted an aggressive sympathetic reprimand to provide an understanding on traffic rules for students. In addition, in a certain moment, police also distribute dozens of free helmets to students and public riders.

As done on Wednesday (Sep. 13), the ranks of Buleleng police traffic affairs took advantage of the moment of the 62nd anniversary of the traffic police by distributing free helmet to students and motorcycle taxi drivers in Buleleng. The action for distributing free helmet was led by the Chief of Buleleng Police Traffic Affairs, Adi Sulistiyo, with his personnel.

Every passing rider on Jalan Diponegoro Singaraja was stopped.

The rider riding with a student and did not wear a helmet was immediately stopped. Before giving free helmet, police provided an understanding for the riders and students about the mandatory rules where each rider is required to use a helmet. Not to forget, police also reminded that the use of helmet does not only comply with traffic rules, but also protect the rider in case of accident on the streets.

One of the students of SMPN 6 Singaraja junior high school, I Ketut Yudha Atmaja, admitted to be happy after being given a helmet by police. He promised to always use the safety helmet when riding with his parent to go to school. “I’m delighted to be given a helmet directly by police, sir. I will use it for safety and security,’ he said.

Chief of Traffic Affairs, Adi Sulistiyo, with the permission from the Chief of Buleleng Police, Made Suka Wijaya, said the action of distributing helmet is in addition to the activity in welcoming the 62nd anniversary of Traffic Police 2017. The most important thing is to prevent victims of traffic accident afflicting to students.

High number of casualties among students happened because their awareness to follow traffic rules remains low.

He is confident that such activity can give understanding and make them aware that using helmet is important to maintain safety while riding. With the understanding of using helmet when riding since early time, he believed it can prevent from increasing accidents due to not wearing a helmet when an accident occurred on highway.

“Casualties among students are still high. Based on the cases occurred, the awareness to obey traffic rules remains low. We promote the distribution of free helmet to make the riders accustomed to using helmet since early on,” he explained.

In addition to the distribution free helmet, this year’s anniversary of the traffic affairs is also filled in with social activities at sanctums in Singaraja town. In addition, the activity of traffic police officers is regularly to become a ceremonial inspector at schools to hold a gathering with fellow traffic police. (kmb38)

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In a certain moment, police also distribute dozens of free helmets to students and public riders.

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A view shows the second floor of religious school Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah after a fire broke out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 14, 2017.

Wayan Katos, a resident from Sangluh hamlet.

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Growing fertile

Thorny pandanus remains a ‘breath’ to Pesinggahan residents

THORNY pandanus grows flourishingly at Pesinggahan village, Dawan, Klungkung. For many years, it has become the “breath” for a number of citizens. It is transformed into a handicraft mat that is quite salable in the market.

Pesinggahan is the easternmost village in Klungkung district and bordered with Karangasem district.

When explored, this village has a lot of potential. Other than fisheries sector, the other potentials are agriculture remaining to thrive, culinary business easily found on the roadside offering dishes that can tempt our appetite. In addition, at this village also grows a lot of thorny pandanus as encountered on the roadside. At first glance, it only appears as a wild plant only serving as borderline of road and house compound.

Apparently, the plants growing on the edge of the beach is also very meaningful. They can become a ‘breath’ to a number of local residents for many years. With the texture of leaf like palm-leaf makes it very good for webbing crafts, one of them is mat. This is the business pursued by Wayan Katos, a resident

from Sangluh hamlet. “From the past, pandanus has been commonly used for webbing crafts,” he said, not long ago.

This man categorized to be poor household (RTM) continues his story. Being a weaver is not without a reason. His age having entered 80 years makes him no longer be able to do other activities. However, in recent months, he cannot work much. What he can do is only preparing raw materials. “I’ve often fallen sick. Right now, I can only roll pandanus leaf, while the weaving is carried out by others. When getting sold, results of the sales are divided,” he said while leaning against the wall of his house.

The money obtained is uncertain. Moreover, it is very often inadequate to meet the needs of living with his wife, Ketut Simpen, 75, who is now already sickly.

Nevertheless, he is still grateful.

“The result is not much. For the necessities of life, there is a help from the government,” added the man of one child.

Another resident, Ketut Sudani, mentioned that such craft is still pursued by about 30 families. Selling price of the mat sizing 1x1.5 meters completed for half-day is IDR 18,000. “In the past, it should be sold to the market, but now the products are searched directly by collectors. Then, proceeds of the selling are divided with the giver of raw materials, so the amount is small,” he said.

Such income causes young generation to get uninterested to pursue the work. They prefer to go to urban areas with a reason to earn more income. “All the weavers are of old age, while the young prefer to look for job opportunities to urban areas,” she said. (sos)

Blaze kills 24 at Islamic school in Malaysian capital

KUALA LUMPUR - A fire at an Islamic boarding school for boys killed at least 24 people, most of them students, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday morning, officials said.

Officials suspected an electrical short circuit caused the blaze that broke out in a top floor dormitory, where most of the students perished. The fire at Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah, a “tahfiz” boarding school where students learn to memorise the Koran, was reported around 5.40 a.m. local time (2140 GMT Wednesday), according to a statement from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department.

The blaze began in the sleeping quarters on the top floor of the three-storey school building, the statement said. Kuala Lumpur police chief Amar Singh told reporters that 22 students and 2 wardens were killed. All the students were boys aged 13-17, and they probably suffocated due to smoke inhalation.

“They’re still counting the bodies, which were piled on top of each other in a corner,” Singh said in the aftermath of one of the worst fires in Malaysia during the past two decades. The dormitory had only one entrance, leaving many of the victims trapped inside, he said.

Some witnesses said they had heard the students crying for help after the

fire broke out.

“The building was surrounded by metal grills that could not be opened from the inside. The students, after realising the fire and heavy smoke, tried to escape through the window,” said Fire and Rescue Department operations deputy director Soiman Jahid told reporters outside the school.

“But because of the grills, they could not escape,” he said. Soiman said they were still investigating the cause of the fire but it was likely caused by short circuit or a lit mosquito repellant coil.

CRIES FOR HELP A man identified only as Hazin, who lived next door to the school, said his son called the fire department after they heard screams and saw the flames. “The children were crying for help, but I couldn’t help them as the door was already on fire,” he told Reuters. “I only managed to save a few of the kids who jumped out the window.”

Hazin said his friend’s son was among the students who perished.

“We ran there because he knew

he was inside, but I couldn’t save him. He was trapped inside,” he said.

While the emergency services removed the victims and inspected the site, distraught parents were seen crying as they spoke with officials on the street where hundreds of people had gathered.

Viewed from outside the only obvious tell-tale signs of disaster at the school were the blackened upper floor windows, as otherwise the tin roofed building appeared unscathed, with a Malaysian flag hanging limply from the yellow external walls.

Only inside did the intensity of the inferno become clear, as the dormitory was completely blackened, lined with the charred frames of bunk beds where the boys had slept. Several of the 18 survivors were taken to hospital to be treated for injuries, officials said. Trucks carrying bodies of the victims were seen arriving at the morgue.

Tahfiz schools, which are unregulated by the education ministry and fall under the purview of the religious department, have been under scrutiny since earlier this year when an 11-year-old boy died after reported abuse in Johor, north of Singapore. (rtr)

SEOUL - A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to “sink” Japan and reduce the United States to “ashes and darkness” for supporting a U.N. Security Council resolution and sanctions over its latest nuclear test.

The Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, which handles the North’s external ties and propaganda, also called for the breakup of the Security Council, which it called “a tool of evil” made up of “moneybribed” countries that move at the order of the United States.

“The four islands of the archipelago should be sunken into the sea by the nuclear bomb of Juche.

Japan is no longer needed to exist near us,” the committee said in a statement carried by the North’s official KCNA news agency.

Juche is the North’s ruling ideology that mixes Marxism and an extreme form of go-it-alone nationalism preached by state founder Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of the current leader, Kim Jong Un. Regional tension has risen markedly since the reclusive North conducted its sixth, and by far its most powerful, nuclear test on Sept. 3, following a series of missile tests, including one that flew over Japan.

The 15-member Security Council voted unanimously on a U.S.drafted resolution and a new round of sanctions on Monday in response, banning North Korea’s textile exports that are the second largest only to coal and mineral, and capping fuel supplies.

The North reacted to the latest action by the Security Council, which had the backing of veto-

holding China and Russia, by reiterating threats to destroy the United States, Japan and South Korea.

“Let’s reduce the U.S. mainland into ashes and darkness. Let’s vent our spite with mobilization of all retaliation means which have been prepared till now,” the statement said.

Japan’s Nikkei stock index and dollar/yen currency pared gains, although traders said that was more because of several Chinese economic indicators released on Thursday rather than a reaction to the North’s latest statement.

South Korea’s won also edged down around the same time over domestic financial concerns.

Despite the North’s threats, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he was against having nuclear weapons in his country, either by developing its own arsenal or bringing back U.S. tactical nuclear weapons that were withdrawn in the early 1990s.

“To respond to North Korea by having our own nuclear weapons will not maintain peace on the Korean peninsula and could lead to a nuclear arms race in northeast Asia,” Moon said in an interview with CNN. South Korea’s Unification Ministry also said it planned to provide $8 million through the U.N. World Food Programme and UNICEF to help infants and pregnant women in the North.

The move marks Seoul’s first humanitarian assistance for the North since its fourth nuclear test in January 2016 and is based on a longstanding policy of separating humanitarian aid from politics, the ministry said. (rtr)

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Monitors showing TV news on North Korea’s threat (C), the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar (top L and top of blue screen) and Japan’s Nikkei share average (bottom of blue screen) are seen at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo, Japan, September 14, 2017.

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Ralph Lauren pairs passion for fashion, cars at New York Fashion Week

BEDFORD - Runway shows at New York Fashion Week have become more elaborate each season and designer Ralph Lauren took it up a notch by combining his love of fashion and vintage cars to showcase his Fall 2017 collection.

As actresses Diane Keaton, Jessica Chastain and Katie Holmes watched from front row seats, models in tailored suits and brightly colored gowns strutted past a red Ferrari, yellow McLaren and a silver Porsche at the Tuesday evening show.

It was the first time Lauren showcased his men’s and women’s collections together.

Unlike previous years when the veteran designer transformed his flagship Madison Avenue store in Manhattan into a catwalk, Lauren opted to debut his in-season collection

north of the Manhattan in Bedford, New York.

He held the show, which was followed by a sit-down dinner, in the multi-level garage that houses his collection of dozens of classic cars including Bugattis, Mercedes-Benzes and Porsches.

Lauren combined his love of cars and fashion in a collection that kept to the roadster theme. It featured classic dark double-breasted suits for men and women, bomber jackets and parkas, slinky evening dresses and coats in bright yellow and red.

“I loved the show, all the suits, everything,” Keaton said afterwards. “It couldn’t be any better.”

It was the third in-season, see-now, buy-now, collection for Lauren, who designed Melania Trump’s sky blue jacket and dress for Inauguration Day and is known for his classic,

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The only one in Indonesia

Eel chip of Tabanan has national standard

preppy and western looks.

Celebrity model Bella Hadid wore a bright red strapless gown with a tulle skirt on the runway and was followed by Kendall Jenner in a striking yellow and black full-skirted gown.

Other gowns were long and sleek in cobalt blue and metallic gray that contrasted with the mainly black and white palette for the suits, dresses and trousers for daywear.

Lauren added other bursts of color with a red dinner jacket for men and mid-length coat for women.

New York Fashion Week, with venues throughout the city, attracts about 100,000 people and generates $880 million in revenue for New York City, according to organizers.

The semi-annual event that ends on Wednesday with shows by Marchesa and Marc Jacobs will be followed by fashion shows events in London, Milan and Paris. (rtr)

TABANAN - After attempting approximately for one year to fulfill the requirement of the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) certificate, the Taman Griya processing and marketer group (Poklahsar) of Tabanan successfully gets SNI certificate from the National Standardization Agency (BSN) for its eel chips.

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The condition has aggravated traffic jam in the surrounding tourism village.

Following withdrawal of transportation personnel

Congestion in Ubud getting more severe GIANYAR - Tourism association in Ubud complained about the withdrawal of the Gianyar transportation agency officials since a week ago. Such condition has aggravated traffic jam in the surrounding tourism village.

Gianyar transportation agency acknowledged the withdrawal of its personnel because of securing the two great events in the region.

Chairman of the Ubud Home Stay Association (UHSA), Ida Bagus Wiryawan, complained on Wednesday (Sep. 13) about the absence of follow-up of a number of meetings to alleviate congestion problems in Ubud. “There is no significant action for Ubud and traffic condition is still the same (jammed—Ed),” he said.

This man familiarly addressed as Gus De also complained about the loss of a number of personnel of the Gianyar transportation agency in charge of regulating the traffic at seven points of intersection around Ubud. “Transportation agency officers suddenly disappeared, around since 5 days ago. We do not know why the officers are not content with the condition of Ubud,” he said.

He said that in September, the

tourist visit should enter low season, while now tourist visits remain high. Due to being unready, traffic congestion is still unavoidable.

“Similarly, I do not understand why there can be such an omission, as if there is no one caring about Ubud,” he said.

Separately, the Head of the Gianyar Transportation Agency, Wayan Artana, confirmed the withdrawal of the 14 personnel previously assigned in Ubud since early this September. The agency is said to still require extra personnel for securing two large events currently taking place in Gianyar, namely the Provincial Games and International Conference of National Trusts (ICNT) in Gianyar district. “Our personnel are also limited, so that personnel in Ubud are withdrawn for a while,” he explained.

Artana ensured that after the implementation of the two events, the personnel previously served in Ubud will be returned to regulate the traffic in the tourism village.

“After this ICNT event, we must return the personnel to regulate the traffic in Ubud. For a while, we ask for acknowledgment due to personnel limitations,” he added. (kmb35)

Principal Secretary of the BSN, Dr. Puji Winarni, during her visit and supervision at Taman Griya group at Nyambu village, Kediri subdistrict, on Tuesday (Sep. 12), said the production of eel chips by the Taman Griya group is one and the only eel chip product in Indonesia that have been certified by the Indonesian National Standard (SNI).

According to Puji Winarni, currently there are thousands of eel chip products produced in various regions of Indonesia. However, among them, only the eel chip product of the Taman Griya group has been certified with the SNI. She hoped the SNI certificate can still be maintained and the BSN will provide the assistance for three years.

Related to this matter, the Head of the Tabanan Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Made Subagia, said on Wednesday (Sep. 13) that his agency keeps doing guidance and quality development to Taman Griya group. According to him, other than eel chips, in the future his agency will also facilitate the handling of SNI certificate for other fishery product of Taman Griya group like the catfish ladrang that has been popular.

He added that Tabanan has many domestic industry players with high selling price. However,

they are still difficult to encourage the players to get SNI certificate. One of the obstacles is the absence of special funding for domestic business players wishing to get SNI certificate. So far, all the needed requirements must be borne by the business players independently and the amount is not small. This funding issue becomes one of the obstacles for the domestic industry players to get the SNI. According to Subagia, one of the difficult requirements to be fulfilled by domestic industry is providing a building of production located separately from residential house, while most domestic businesses make their products in the home kitchen or inside their home area. “So, it’s hard enough to meet it. To make a new building needs not small fund,” said Subagia.

However, if they can meet the requirements and obtain SNI number from the BSN, the product is recognized to be safe and have good quality. With the SNI barcode contained in the packaging, this domestic industry product can go into modern stores and supermarkets that will certainly increase the selling price. Besides, the product can also be exported.

Group Leader of Taman Griya, Ida Bagus Parwata, revealed that eel chips production has now been marketed throughout Bali. In the near future, eel chips produced by Taman Griya will also be marketed to supermarkets and souvenir centers in Bali and outside Bali.

“We will make cooperation with Dharma Shantika district government-owned company in terms of marketing. Hopefully, the marketing cooperation can run more smoothly and go nationally,” said Parwata whose group can produce 50 kg eel chips every day. (kmb24)

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The production of eel chips by the Taman Griya group is one and the only eel chip product in Indonesia that have been certified by the Indonesian National Standard (SNI).

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Ad on Sanur Beach raises questions

Video of volcanic activity on Mount Agung goes viral on socal media

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AMLAPURA - On Wednesday (Sep. 13), netizens were shaken by the circulation of a video about the increase of volcanic activity from Mount Agung. The video footage looks pretty convincing however, it’s content has not been confirmed by authorities.

The 82 second video (1 minute 20 seconds) shot last Wednesday afternoon shows the condition of the cauldron and the crater of the Mount Agung. Two people dressed in Balinese attire alleged to be local climbing guides say there is volcanic activity like bursts of water from the crater of the mountain. The men in the video also say that they heard a booming sound from the depth of the crater followed by the striking smell of sulfur.

Head of the Karangasem Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), I.B. Ketut Arimbawa, said he had seen the video and had the information cross-checked with Dewa Merta Yasa, a staff member from the monitoring post at Rendang. In fact, it is true that within the past month there have been several small earthquakes.

The BPBD Karangasem through their early warning post has also published data on monitoring results by the Center for Volcanological and Geological Hazard Mitigation conducted at 15:30. Results of the visual

observation stated that Mount Agung has been covered by 0-I to 0-III fog for the last month and that when the mountain is clearly visible, no smoke form the crater has been visible and no sound of avalanche heard.

According to data from the Seismograph at Rendang Post for this month, there have been 99 earthquakes, 46 techtonic quakes, 15 local tectonic earthquakes, 37 deep tectonic earthquakes and one shallow tectonic earthquake.

Based on the seismic data, Arimbawa said that activity at Mount Agung is at normal levels and remains safe for climbing. Nevertheless, climbers are expected to remain cautious and alert. Anyone who wants to climb the mountain is expected to coordinate with certified guides.

The public however has responded differently to the dramatic video. Wayan Suara Arsana, Headman of Amerta Bhuana, Selat subdistrict, who is also Public Relations Officer of Pasar Agung Temple, Selat, admitted that monitoring of Mount Agung is still being conducted by climbing guides. In order to prevent fake information from being taken seriously, Arsana urges the public to wait for information from authorized institutions. “To my knowledge the conditions seen in the video often occur in the crater of the mountain”, he said. (117)

DENPASAR - A branded ad that was installed on Sanur Beach has drawn concern. As a public area, there cannot be any long term ads with the name of business on it installed on the beach. Sanr Customary Village has therefore held a plenary meeting to discuss the matter.

One of the prominent figures of Sanur customary village, I.B. Ketut Kiana, revealed on Tuesday (Sep. 13) that after the private meeting that was held regarding the branded ad on Sanur Beach on Tuesday (Sep. 2), it was determined that the customary village had never issued any permit for the ad.

Customary village authorities have denied rumours that they had received considerable funds from the company that had installed the ad on the beach, the land of which is considered to be an asset of the City of Denpasar.

“Since so much discussion was flying around WA (WHatsApp), the custom-

ary village held a serious meeting to address the matter” said Kiana.

Kiana added that the installation of such corporate branding in public places is inappropriate. If this ad is allowed to stand they many other companies will follow suit and soon the whole shore will be filled with company names. “Temporary ads are permitted but must be removed once the sponsored event is finished. This ad has been installed in a permanent manner” explained Kiana.

According to Kiana, having looked into the details of the permit that the company had obtained, they found that only materials such as cloth and plastic are permitted while this ad does uses other materials. “Despite having obtained permission from the Denpasar Investment Board and Integrated Licensing Office, the customary village objects as such ads could tarnish this tourist destination”, concluded Kiana. (kmb12)

Allegation on Buleleng and Bangli borderline shifting

Community leaders of both regions need to meet

BANGLI - Allegations of the shifting of the territorial boundary between the districts of Buleleng and Bangli at Butiang hamlet, Les village and Siakin village, Kintamani, from the original point conveyed by the Buleleng House of Representatives was responded to by Bangli’s district government through the administrative affairs of the Bangli Regional Secretariat. The district government requested that meeting between the two district governments and community leaders from the border villages he held to discuss the shifting border.

Division Head of Administration in the Bangli Regional Secretariat, I Ketut Pesek Lanang Sadia, when asked for his confirmation on Wednesday (Sep. 13) said that the border between the districts of Buleleng and Bangli falls under the authority of the provincial government because it happens the border is located in a protected forest.

Previously, said Lanang Sadia, there has been an affirmation of boundaries between the two districts facilitated by the provincial government in collaboration with a topography team from Udayana University. Confirmation of the boundary was carried out to make sure that it corresponded to conditions on the ground. “Moreover, a Minister of Home Affairs’s Decree includes the coordinates of the ter-

ritorial boundary, but I forget the exact numbers”, said Sadia.

According to Lanang Sadia, complaints regarding this boundaryline should first be addressed to the provincial government. One they have received this input, the province can facilitate a meeting between the provincial border affirmation team, the district governments of both Bangli and Buleleng along with community leaders from the border villages. Since the border sits in a protected forest area, it needs to be verified together to determine whether it has shifted or not, he said.

“Representatives of both districts as well as community leaders need to meet. It would be inappropriate to make any claims of shifting boundaries without verifying the facts in the field. If there has been a shift, the matter needs to be resolved together so that this issue does not drag on”, said Lanang Sadia.

Previously, it was reported that the Buleleng House of Representatives suspected there had been a shift in the boundary between the districts of Buleleng and Bangli.

The border is situated in a protected forest that has been planted with coffee, cloves and other crops. The border area runs through Butiang village, Les village and Siakin village, Kintamani, Bangli. (kmb41)

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Australian comedian Rebel Wilson wins record $3.7 mln in damages for defamation

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MELBOURNE - Australian comedian Rebel Wilson won A$4.6 million ($3.7 million) in damages on Wednesday after a global magazine publisher was found to have defamed her in a string of articles which led to her losing out on Hollywood movie roles.

The Supreme Court of Victoria ordered Bauer Media to pay Sydney-born Wilson, best known for her roles in the Pitch Perfect films, A$650,000 in general damages, including aggravated damages, plus A$3,917,472 in special damages, the highest ever for a libel case in Australia.

“The damage suffered by Miss Wilson warrants a substantial damages award to vindicate her and nail the lie,” Justice John Dixon said, reading out a summary of his judgement.

He said aggravated damages were justified due to Bauer Media’s “unprecedented” global reach and its decision to run a string of articles which claimed Wilson had

lied about her age, real name and some childhood events, even after it knew the allegations were false.

“The allegations were based on information from a source who required payment and anonymity and whom the editor considered had an axe to grind,” Dixon said.

He said Bauer Media had “kept the story alive for days” for its own profit, knowing the allegations in its Woman’s Day magazine would be picked up by other entertainment media worldwide, and as a result, Wilson missed out on a number of film roles.

The damages awarded were based on the judge’s estimate that she had lost out on three lead or co-lead roles, each worth at least A$6.2 million ($5 million), ascribing 20 percent of the lost earnings to Bauer Media’s articles.

Wilson, who received the judgement in the middle of the night in Britain, said on social media she was “extremely grateful” for the record sum the judge had awarded her.

“Today was the end of a long and hard court battle against Bauer Media who viciously tried to take me down with a series of false articles,” she said.

“To me though, this case wasn’t about the money,” she said. adding she plans to give away the money to help some Australian charities and the Australian film industry.

Bauer Media said in a statement on its website it was considering the judgement.

The previous record for damages in a defamation case in Australia was A$2.3 million, two legal experts said.

“Most observers of the case are surprised at the quantum of the judgement, and I would expect that it would be appealed,” said Peter Bartlett, a partner at law firm Minter Ellison. (rtr)

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Thomas’s Battersea, a private school attended by Prince George, the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth, is seen in southwest London, Britain, September 13, 2017.

London police arrest woman after incident at Prince George’s school

LONDON - A woman has been arrested in London on suspicion of attempted burglary at a primary school attended by Prince George, the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth, police said on Wednesday.

The four-year-old son of Prince William and Kate Middleton started last week at Thomas’s Battersea, a private school in southwest London. The event was widely publicised in Britain and beyond.

London’s Metropolitan Police said a 40-year-old woman was ar-

rested on Wednesday in relation to an incident at the school on Tuesday, and was now in police custody.

The woman is suspected of having gained access to the school, but police gave no details about exactly what had happened.

“We are working with the school, which is attended by His

Royal Highness Prince George, to review its security arrangements after the incident,” police said in a statement.

A spokeswoman for Kensington Palace, the residence of Prince William and his family, said: “We are aware of this issue but won’t comment on security matters.” (rtr)

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People displaced by violence walk in the banks of Mayu river with their belongings while moving to another village, in Buthidaung in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar September 13, 2017. Picture taken September 13, 2017.

U.N. seeks “massive” help for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar “ethnic cleansing”

DHAKA/YANGON - The United Nations appealed on Thursday for massive help for nearly 400,000 Muslims from Myanmar who have fled to Bangladesh, with concern growing that the number could keep rising, unless Myanmar ends what critics denounce as “ethnic cleansing”.

The Rohingya are fleeing from a Myanmar military offensive in the western state of Rakhine that was triggered by a series of guerrilla attacks on Aug. 25 on security posts and an army camp in which about a dozen people were killed.

The United Nations has called for a massive intensification of relief operations to help the refugees, and a much bigger response from the international community.

“We urge the international community to step up humanitarian support and come up with help,” Mohammed Abdiker, director of operations and emergencies for the International Organisation for Migration, told a news conference in the Bangladeshi capital. The need was “massive”, he added.

The violence in Rakhine and the exodus of refugees is the most pressing problem Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has faced since becoming national leader last year. U.N. Secretary-

General Antonio Guterres and the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday urged Myanmar to end the violence, which he said was best described as ethnic cleansing. The government of Buddhist-majority Myanmar rejects such accusations, saying it is targeting “terrorists”.

Numerous Rohingya villages in the north of Rakhine have been torched but authorities have denied that security forces or Buddhist civilians set the fires. They blame the insurgents, and say 30,000 non-Muslim villagers were also displaced. Smoke was rising from at least five places on the Myanmar side of the border on Thursday, a Reuters reporter in Bangladesh

said. It was not clear what was burning or who set the fires.

“Ethnic cleansing” is not recognised as an independent crime under international law, the U.N. Office on Genocide Prevention says, but it has been used in U.N. resolutions and acknowledged in judgments and indictments of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. A U.N. panel of experts defined it as “rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation to remove persons of given groups”.

The crisis has raised questions about Suu Kyi’s commitment to human rights, and could strain relations with Western backers support-

ing her leadership of Myanmar’s transition from decades of strict military rule and economic isolation. Critics have called for her to be stripped of her Nobel prize for failing to do more to halt the strife, though national security remains firmly in the hands of the military.

Suu Kyi is due to address the nation on Tuesday.

‘INTERNAL AFFAIR’ China, which competes with the United States for influence in Myanmar, endorses the offensive against the insurgents and deemed it an “internal affair”, Myanmar state media said. “The counterattacks of Myanmar security forces against extremist terrorists and the government’s undertakings to provide assistance to the people are strongly welcomed,” the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted China’s ambassador, Hong Liang, as telling government officials.

But at the United Nations in New York, China set a different tone, joining a Security Council expression of concern about reports of violence and urging steps to end it. The Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss the crisis and later “expressed concern about reports of excessive violence ... and called for immediate steps to end the violence in Rakhine, deescalate the situation, re-establish law and order, ensure the protection of civilians ... and resolve the refugee problem”. This week, the Trump administration called for protection of civilians.

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