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‘Incomparable’ $50 mn pink diamond smashes record at Geneva auction

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GENEVA - An exceptionally rare pink diamond of nearly 19 carats fetched 50.3 million Swiss francs ($50 million, 44 million euros) at auction in Geneva Tuesday, Christie’s said, setting a new per-carat record for a stone of its kind.

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In this file photo taken on November 08, 2018 The Pink Legacy, a 18.96 carat fancy vivid pink diamond once owned by Oppenheimer family is displayed during a press preview ahead of sales by Christie’s auction house in Geneva.

The Pink Legacy, which once belonged to the Oppenheimer family who for decades ran the De Beers diamond-mining company, was snapped up by American luxury brand Harry Winston, part of the Swiss Swatch group. “$2.6 million per carat. That is a world record per carat for a pink diamond,” said Francois Curiel, head of Christie’s in Europe, of the price that included all fees and commissions.

“This stone is for me the Leonardo da Vinci of diamonds.”

The 18.96-carat diamond was discovered in a South African mine around a century ago, Christie’s said.

It was probably cut in the 1920s and has not been altered since.

The stone was immediately rechristened the “Winston Pink Legacy” by its buyers.

Christie’s international head of jewellery, Rahul Kadakia, described it as “one of the world’s greatest diamonds”.

The rectangular-cut stone has been graded “fancy vivid” -- the highest possible grade of colour intensity -- as it has no trace of another hue like purple, orange or brown.

Most pink diamonds weigh less than one carat and those in the top colour category with more than 10 carats are virtually unheard of at auction houses.

The Pink Legacy is classed as Type IIa, meaning it is extremely chemically pure, a category only two percent of diamonds fall into.

“These are stones that have little if any trace of nitrogen,” said Kadakia, adding that this often gives Type IIa diamonds “exceptional transparency and brilliance”. (afp)

Hopper, de Kooning hit new auction records in New York

NEW YORK - Paintings by Edward Hopper and Willem de Kooning sold for nearly $92 million and $69 million respectively in New York on Tuesday, setting new world record auction prices for each artist, Christie’s said.

The 1929 canvas “Chop Suey” by Hopper, America’s most popular modernist, went for $91.875 million after being valued pre-sale at an estimated $70-100 million.

It was the jewel in the crown of a remarkable collection of 20th century American art amassed

by US entrepreneur Barney Ebsworth, who made his fortune in travel and cruises, and who died in April.

The painting easily set a new auction record for the artist -- previously $40.4 million paid in 2013 for “East Wind Over Weehawken.”

Christie’s had marketed “Chop Suey” as “the

most iconic painting by Hopper left in private hands” and the price tag chalked up a whopping profit on the $180,000 Ebsworth paid for the work in 1973.

De Kooning’s 1955 “Woman as Landscape” sold for $68.9 million, having been valued presale at $60-90 million, and also set a new record at auction for the Dutch-born abstract expressionist, Christie’s said.

It eclipsed the $66.3 million paid for his 1977 “Untitled XXV” in November 2016.

The auction house had valued the entire Ebsworth collection, which is being offered for sale this week, at around $350 million.

The single most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction was the eye-watering $450.3 million paid for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” last year at Christie’s in New York. (afp)

The Biggest “Ngaben” Ceremony held in Denpasar

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In this file photo taken on September 5, 2018, people look at “Chop Suey” by US artist Edward Hopper, part of the Barney A Ebsworth Collection, during a presentation at Christie’s auction house in Paris.

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Denpasar(Bali Post) - Thousands of people took part in the Ngaben (cremation) procession of the member of Denpasar’s Kingdom Ida Anak Agung Ayu Oka Pemecutan in Denpasar on Wednesday (14/8). The cremation procession is one of the biggest in Bali and it is for Ida Anak Agung Ayu Oka Pemecutan who was the wife of Ida Tjokorda Raja Denpasar IX. Ngaben Ceremony or Cremation Ceremony, is the ritual performed in Bali to send the deceased to the next life. The body of the deceased will be placed as if sleeping, and the family will continue to treat the deceased as sleeping. No tears are shed, because the deceased is only temporarily not present and will reincarnate or find his final rest in Moksha (freeing from the reincarnation and death cycle). ceremony is always a matter of consulting a specialist on ceremony days. On the day of the ceremony, the body of the deceased is placed inside a coffin. This coffin is placed

inside a sarcophagus resembling a buffalo (Lembu) or in a temple structure (Wadah) made of paper and wood. The buffalo or temple structure will be carried to the cremation site in a procession.

The procession of Ngaben is not walking in a straight line. This is to confuse bad spirits and keep them away from the deceased.

Ngaben is on of the most important ceremony in Bali. Because human body consist of 10 basic elements. One 5 elements we call as Panca Maha Butha or five macro cosmos element: Pertiwi (soil), Apah (water), Teja (fire), Bayu

(air) and Akasa (ether or space).

And the other 5 memories elements we call as Panca Tan Matra which is the five element that influence us from our sense which is consist of: Ganda (from the nose or smell), Rasa (from the tongue), Rupa (from the eyes), Sparsa (from the skin sense), Sabda (from the ears).

After all been burning and cremating there is still another step because the atman or spirit are still have other part of element that need to be eliminated that we call Panca Karmendria or five major sin that we are doing. The Panca Karmendria is consist of:

Padendria (sin that coming from our path of life), Payundria (sin that coming from our food in life), Panendria (sin from our hand created), Upastenindia (sin from our sexual behavior), and Wakindriya (sin from our speech or our mouth).

The ceremony to “erase” those sin is we call as “Nyekah” It doesn’t mean that we will be free from those sin after the Nyekah ceremony, but it is actually the recap of our sin. And the result will becoming the report that “atman” or spirit has that will result whether he or she to be reincarnated or not.

This report it self we call it as Karma Wasana. So “Ngaben” is basically helping the atman to reach his/ her status as quick as possible to “Brahman” or God to the next level and there are several layer of “wrapper”

that need to be remove by doing Ngaben and Nyekah ceremony.

And for the people who still alive, Ngaben and Nyekah are the good filosophy the remind us to always create good karma in life.

So our report or Karma Wasana can lead us to Moksatham Jagadhita Ya Ca Ithi Dharma or free from reincarnation. This also showing us that Hinduism is not about getting heaven but how to be one with Brahman or God. (kmb) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Police will not come into the realm of customary village issues. So, it is not correct if said to weaken,” explained this Democratic Politician.

If there is anything to be addressed in customary village, continued Alit Putra, police officers only need to coordinate with customary apparatus.

“At the same time, customary ranks must also examine and improve so there are not many litigants with positive law,” he said while saying that Bali House of Representatives will immediately revise Regional Regulation No. 3/2003 concerning with Customary Village in order to accommodate the substances emerging lately.

Director of Bali Police General Criminal Investigation, Andi Fairan, said he would ask for information from the MUDP Bali regarding the OTT cases at customary villages.

All this time, his authority has not indeed coordinated with MUDP to get information from customary law experts. “But now, we have agreed, if later on we ask for information from customary experts, we’ll pass through the MUDP,” he affirmed.

Andi gave an example on the allegation of illegal levy case by chief of Bumi Asri customary village, Dauh Puri Kelod, Denpasar. If indeed the decree to collect levy is indeed declared to violate or deviate, the legal process will be resumed. “In this case, we have not asked for information from it (MUDP—Ed). If decree will be declared incorrect and to deviate,

it means the process will be continuing. Conversely, if later on it is stated correct, maybe we will delegate it to customary village for further process,” he explained.

Tirta Empul

When the meeting was taking place, Chief of Manukaya Let customary village, I Made Mawi Arnata, had interrupted regarding the red handed operation (OTT) at Tirta Empul Tourist Object. Moreover, he called himself a potential suspect in the case.

However, Deputy Chairman of the Bali House of Representatives, IGB Alit Putra, who chaired the meeting, interrupted him.

“We’d like to convey the chronology of the incident at the Tirta Empul Temple. Sorry, Mr. Deputy Chief of Police, actually from 2013....,” said Mawi Arnata, but was immediately cut by Alit Putra. “Please don’t and don’t reveal it again,” interrupted this Democratic Politician.

“Could you please allow me to convey for just a moment?” continued Mawi, without giving up. But at this time, Chief of the MUDP requested Mawi not to speak again.

“Mr. Mangku (Chief of MUDP— Ed), we beg respectfully because we are afflicted by the case, please Mr. Mangku help us resolve our problem,” said Mawi, finally responded “Yes” and given applause by other meeting participants.

When confirmed separately, Dep-

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Kids Kingdom offers a new experience in kids activities and dining

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DENPASAR - Bali House of Representatives held working meeting with the Bali Police, Customary Village Main Assembly (MUDP), Customary Village Middle Assembly (MMDP), Hindu organizations, and related agencies in Bali government resulting good decisions. The meeting discussing about the collection of customary villages agreed the Illegal Levy Eradication Taskforce (Saber Pungli), including the police, will not re-enter into the realm of customary village. This agreement is even immediately set forth into a circular.

“However, the customary villages have to improve themselves where the awig-awig, perarem, or decisions must be legalized by the regent / mayor or the authorities so that it has legal instrument. Thus, all can work,” said Deputy Chairman of Bali House of Representatives, IGB Alit Putra, after leading the meeting at the parliamentary building on Tuesday (Nov. 13).

According to Alit Putra, the illegal levy eradication taskforce or police will not enter into customary affairs.

Meanwhile, criminal cases are still handled by law enforcement officials.

He confirmed that police do not have the intention to weaken customary village. What police do is to strengthen customary village to be truly orderly and glorified. “Regarding the previous cases, they will be invited to talk about customary first. In other words, he greatly appreciated to the customary

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uty Chairman of the Bali House of Representatives, IGB Alit Putra, did not give an opportunity to speak because he also received input from the Bali Police, represented by the Director of General Criminal Investigation, Andi Fairan. Chief of Manukaya Let was asked to only deal with police. If the Tirta Empul problem is opened during the meeting, it is feared to result in new debates. “Moreover, Jero Bendesa Agung even told to contact me first, later on. Then, police come to me directly, it is not necessary to need to discuss it here. So, I cut it just now,” he explained.

Chief of MUDP Bali, Jero Gede Putus Suwena Upadesa, admitted that he will check the correctness of the MoU procedure regarding the Tirta Empul Temple made into a tourist attraction by the Gianyar government. Then, who has the authority or region of the temple so it will not mutually claim. If it belongs to customary villages, customary hamlet, or supporting devotees (pengempon) of the temple, the status must also be clear.

“Making MoU, it means it is an agreement, and the status of the parties must be clear as well. If the parties are not clear, later on in the civil law there is something known as null and void because the making of the MoU is not based on applicable law,” he said.

If indeed the MoU procedure is correct, but there is a prohibition or

deviation, Jero Gede Suwena said it must be resolved by customary manner and not in a criminal manner. On the other hand, he will also check the officer collecting the levy whether he has owned a decree or assignment letter from customary village through its apparatus.

“If indeed everything has complied with the legal requirements, it is okay. But customary village will be responsible if it is indeed on the orders of customary village based on existing rules, namely the awig-awig, perarem, or other information,” he explained while adding that he is immediately coordinating with the Directorate of Bali Police General Criminal Investigation.

According to Jero Gede Suwena, the OTT case at Tirta Empul recently leading to corruption is a presumption of innocence, so it is still possible to stop it. If the case is approaching the completeness of investigation process, he will check again.

“It needs expert witnesses, so as not to be refuted by witnesses from MUDP or existing customary law experts of the MUDP in the court session. It’s a pity, so it will be advisable to check it now whether it is correct to have been committed by particular group of people,” he added.

If the group of people is beyond the customary village, his organization will immediately instruct to arrest them because they have vilified customary villages. (kmb32)

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Located in Kuruksetra Street number 84, near Nusa Dua Kids Kingdom is giving a whole new meaning of nice restaurants and activities for children. In addition, having a great food and dining area, Kids Kingdom also offers a wonderful place for kids to play. The manager of this awesome place told the International Bali Post on how it was started.

Mia explained that it was because the owner was having difficulties in finding a kid-friendly place in Bukit area and therefore decided to build up a playground to not only let the children play, but also to get to learn about other cultures and in this way to get engaged them through original funny pictures, books, songs, and genuine games.“We want that parents can enjoy their meal and their kids can also play and enjoy their time,” she said. Kids Kingdom is designed as a wonderful playground for children as well as a paradise for the parent.

While the dining area is located on the ground floor and resembles a cozy living room furnished with comfortable sofas and sitting bags, playgrounds are available on the first and second. “We’ve designed the place with many original fairytale ornaments and equipped with toys from well-known brands with the only aim – for kids to have fun. You can also drop off your kids here, we’ll be happy to take care of them, she adds.”

The safety is also becoming the main consideration. CCTV is watching all of the rooms and also soft wraps are protecting the children from harm. It is really a nice place to visit.

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Ticks are spreading more disease than ever

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A surprising number of adults report significant levels of stress and dysfunction because of their sexual thoughts or behaviors, new research finds.

Is sex addiction real? This study says it may be

IS sex addiction real? Researchers say it may be, or at least something close to it, and might be more common than anyone thought.

Ten percent of men and 7 percent of women say they have significant levels of stress and dysfunction because of their sexual thoughts or behaviors, the researchers reported Friday.

A national survey of more than 2,000 adults found on average, more than 8 percent of them reported symptoms of compulsive sexual behavior disorder — a persistent pattern of failure in controlling intense sexual urges that leads to distress and social impairment.

It’s definitely controversial, Janna Dickenson of the University of Minnesota and colleagues wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network Open.

“From Tiger Woods to Harvey Weinstein, news articles have conjectured that ‘sex addiction’ is a growing and heretofore unrecognized ‘epidemic,’ while the scientific community debates whether such a problem even exists,” they wrote.

But it’s not that hard to define, they said: “failing to control one’s sexual feelings and behaviors in a way that causes substantial distress and/or impairment in functioning.”

It’s the impairment part that matters — people must feel like the thoughts or behaviors interfere with normal life in some way.

They used data from a large national questionnaire, the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, to see how common sexual behavior problems might be. It asks a range of questions, including: How often have you had trouble controlling your sexual urges?

How often have you felt unable to control sexual behavior? How often have you made pledges or promises to change or alter your sexual behavior? How often have your sexual thoughts or behaviors interfered with relationships?

“Distress and impairment associated with difficulty controlling sexual feelings, urges, and

behavior were measured using the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory,” Dickenson and colleagues wrote.

“A score of 35 or higher on a scale of 0 to 65 indicated clinically relevant levels of distress and/or impairment.”

A surprising number of people scored that high, and 40 percent of them were women, Dickenson’s team wrote. Overall, just under 9 percent of people met the cutoff.

“Gender differences were smaller than previously theorized, with 10.3 percent of men and 7 percent of women endorsing clinically relevant levels of distress and/or impairment associated with difficulty controlling sexual feelings, urges, and behavior,” they wrote.

That would make compulsive sexual behavior problems more common than major depression, which affects 5 percent of people.

Doctors may want to keep an eye out for the problem, they said.

(IBP/net)

THE number of infections carried by ticks has hit a record high in the United States, according to a new report.

Nearly 60,000 people were diagnosed with a tickborne infection, mostly Lyme disease, in 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. And that’s almost certainly just a fraction of the true count.

“The true number of cases is probably 10 times that,” said Dr. John Aucott, director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center and chair of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.

The working group issued a report Wednesday saying states and the federal government needs to spend more to track, prevent and treat these infections as they affect more and more people.

“There are more cases. Every year, the geographic distribution expands,” Aucott told NBC News.

Congress told the Health and Human Services Department to set up the working group as part of the 2016 21st Century Cures Act. This is the group’s first report.

It’s clear that ticks are infecting more people as the bugs themselves spread, Aucott said. It’s also clear that much more work is needed to keep track of these infections and to help people suffering from them.

“There are so many questions out there that haven’t been answered,” Aucott said.

“We heard comments from hundreds and hundreds of patients. It is obvious that this is a real problem, that people are really suffering.”

The CDC said it’s not entirely clear why the number of reported cases is on the rise. “A number of factors can affect tick numbers each year, including temperature, rainfall, humidity, and host populations such as mice and other animals,” the agency said in its report on the

number of new cases.

“Tick densities in any year vary by region, state, and county.

Numbers of reported tickborne disease cases are also affected by healthcare provider awareness, testing, and reporting practices. Finally, during any given year, people may or may not notice changes in tick populations depending on the amount of time they or their pets spend outdoors.”

Lyme disease infected 42,743 people in 2017, the CDC said. That compares to 36,000 cases in 2016.

Other diseases commonly spread by ticks include: Ehrlichiosis, spread by the Lone Star tick, which affected 7,700 people last year; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which affected 6,200 people; babesiosis, which affected 2,300; tularemia, which affected 239 people and Powassan virus, which affected 33.

Lyme is by far the most common tickborne infection and most cases probably are not even ever diagnosed. It likely infects 300,000 people a year, the working group said. “The number of U.S. counties now considered to be of high incidence for Lyme disease has increased by more than 300 percent in the Northeastern states and by approximately 250 percent in the North-Central states,” the report reads.

Tests for Lyme are not very good, the report notes. “This leaves physicians without the tools needed to diagnose; and without an accurate diagnosis, it is challenging for physicians to provide early treatment,’ the said.

“Persistent symptoms after treatment of Lyme disease can be severe, yet their cause(s) remains unknown and debated. There are currently no uniformly accepted or validated treatment options for patients with these chronic symptoms.” (IBP/net)

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The CDC reports a record number of tickborne infections in 2017.

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ITDC targets to draw 1 million tourist visits in 2019

Chief of Gelgel customary village, Putu Arimbawa.

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Being royal central village in Bali

Gelgel vivaciously creates Baris Gede Dance

SEMARAPURA — Gelgel village in Klungkung subdistrict is one of the oldest villages in Bali. It has three administrative villages, namely the Gelgel, Tojan and Kamasan. Formerly, this was the center of Bali Kingdom since the beginning of the 16th century through 1686. However, no royal legacies are left at this village.

Nevertheless, places of worship inherited from the Bali Kingdom include the Penataran Agung Temple and Jero Agung Temple remaining to stand in the former palace.

Moreover, in the eastern part of Jero Agung Temple sits the Dasar Temple. Thus, Gelgel village has a number of historical buildings and cultural activities. “The prominent cultural potential mostly includes the painting, puppet art and old village art. Most legacies are temples and they almost all Kawitan or clan temples at Gelgel,” said Chief of Gelgel customary village, Putu Arimbawa, on Monday (Nov. 12).

With the existence of the art and cultural potential, specifically at Sinas Gelgel village inhabited by 2,600 families, it began to develop the tourism sector but so far the development has not been in line with expectations. However, in the future Putu Arimbawa will synergize this tourism potential with other villages, so that Gelgel village becomes one of the growing tourist destinations like other tourist areas in Bali.

Armed with the uniqueness owned by Gelgel, he is optimistic it can be entirely realized. “The tourism development at Gelgel and Tojan began to move, though it has not been as expected. If possible, we will synergize with other villages because the potential and

uniqueness of the Gelgel village still exists, such as the Ngaben ceremony and tradition of carrying corpse,” said the man from Banjar Jero Kapal, Gelgel village.

Aside from tourism sector, most of the Gelgel residents also have livelihood in agricultural and trading sector. Gelgel village has traditional markets with approximately 150 traders. Uniquely, Hindu and Muslim traders of Gelgel village are selling adjacent and harmoniously at this traditional market.

Moreover, these activities have run through generations. “Economic life of our residents has been evenly distributed because we have almost all occupational professions supported by employment,” he said.

As one of the cultural and artistic villages in Klungkung, he will make a breakthrough, namely by composing the Baris Gede Dance in version of Gelgel village. This is done to support the tourism development, in addition to the cultural conservation. Moreover, this village has more than 20 customary youth clubs (sekaa taruna) becoming the frontline in realizing the breakthrough because the human resources of the youth at local village have an even artistic talent.

Additionally, Gelgel village has 215 association of temple priests (Jro Mangku) actively supporting all the religious activities. “One of our breakthroughs is the making of Baris Gede Dance in the version of Gelgel village. We are still working it on and will be completed by the artists that we have. We are making new creations, so that when organizing grandiose ceremonies we can present the Baris Gede Dance in the version of Gelgel village,” he concluded. (win)

MANGUPURA — The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), as the operator of the Nusa Dua area, targets to reach 1 million foreign tourist arrivals by 2019. This target is in line with the addition of 5-star rooms and other tourist facilities in the region.

Director of ITDC, Abdulbar M. Mansoer, stated the targeted is higher than the realization of tourist visit in 2017 reaching around 900,000 foreign tourists. Meanwhile, in 2018, the number of tourist visit just reached 966,000 people.

“Currently, the potential markets are still China, Australia and Japan. We will definitely add attractions so they will continue to come. Moreover, the water blow has new sights and will be equipped with a café,” said Abdulbar when met at the 45th anniversary celebration of the ITDC at the local office on Monday (Nov. 12).

According to him, Nusa Dua must still be developed.

For this year, there will be the opening of the American Cartoon Network located next to the golf course and will be the first international theme park in Indonesia. With this international theme park, he hoped to be able to bring up to 500,000 tourists per year. “Our target is gradual, where in the first year we can draw 100,000 tourists resumed with 200,000 tourists in the second year and the peak in the third year draws 500,000 tourists,” he hoped.

A number of prestigious international events, such as the IMF-WBG Annual Meeting in October 2018 already brought in tens of thousands of delegates and took place in

Nusa Dua area. As the host to international MICE event, the ITDC is not enough to only provide indoor venues. Outdoor venues will also become an added value for the Nusa Dua area.

Regarding the MICE, currently there have been additional facilities such as the Indonesian Pavilion spreading across the area of 6,000 square meters with a distinctive Indonesian architecture created by the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) when hosting the IMF-WBG meeting.

“The Indonesian Pavilion has displays on the SOEs and can be rented for product exhibition,” he added. (kmb23)

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The 45th anniversary celebration of the ITDC at the local office on Monday (Nov. 12).

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Sente Landfill operates again

dispose of garbage at the Sente Landfill. Moreover, this has been agreed by the Environment Agency staff at the land fill. On this occasion, his authority also requested that in the near future this matter will be discussed again by involving customary officials as well as the regent. Thus, the problems will not drag on. “If this agreement is violated, we do not guarantee to be able to stem the disappointed residents,” he said.

Head of the Klungkung Environmental and Land Agency, Anak Agung Kirana, did not deny that his agency returned to dispose of garbage to the Sente landfill because this had been disseminated in advance to the local community.

Moreover, the waste was promised to be processed directly into pellets.

He further explained the pile of garbage is indeed unavoidable because so far the number of chopper and pellet machines at the Sente Landfill is very limited, namely only four units of chopper machines and one unit of pellet machines, whereas ideally there should be 10 machines. Therefore, every day his agency only carries eight trucks of garbage to the Sente Landfill, while other waste is taken to Suwung Landfill, Denpasar.

In the upcoming 2019, the Environment Agency is said to have prepared a budget for the procurement of 8 choppers and 7 pellet machines. These additional machines are believed to be able to balance the volume of waste discharged into the Sente Landfill every day. (win)

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Waste problem again and again provoked polemics between residents of Sente hamlet, Pikat, Dawan, and the government.

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People protest and complaint about stench

SEMARAPURA - Waste problem again and again provoked polemics between residents of Sente hamlet, Pikat, Dawan, and the government. It was sparked by the trucks belonging to the Klungkung Environment and Land Agency returning to dump garbage into the Sente Landfill. Actually, the activity at the landfill was terminated in December 2017. Dozens of residents came to the Sente Landfill to express their protest over the activity on Tuesday (Nov. 13).

Headman of Pikat, I Wayan Navy Sudarsa, said there are approximately 20 residents expressing their protest. They were disappointed by the trucks of the Klungkung Environment and Land Agency disposing of garbage at Sente Landfill. As a result, the garbage is mounting again and emitting stench. Navy Sudarsa acknowledged, previously the relevant office had already given an explanation that the garbage would be processed into pellets through the TOSS program.

However, the current the garbage is not sorted or wrapped in sacks. Precisely, it is left to mount and the smell is very prominent, mainly in the current rainy season.

“Actually, the community does not matter if the Sente Landfill is used as the location for TOSS. However, it is better if the garbage brought to the Sente Landfill has been processed and packaged neatly using a sack,” he said.

Navi Sudarsa said that a number of residents had come to ask that starting on Wednesday the Sanitation Agency’s trucks will no longer

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SINGAPORE - It’s the debate that has been sizzling Down Under for days, but new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to take sides Wednesday on the hot topic of whether onions should be served on top or under a sausage.

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Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya

Bali sold cheaply in China

Minister of Tourism to meet Chinese government

MANGUPURA - Responding to prevalent cases of Bali sold cheaply to Chinese tourists found in Bali some time ago, Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, stated the target of 20 million tourist visits in 2019 is not too much affected. However, the visits by Chinese tourists will be indeed admittedly influential.

To overcome this problem, he hoped to meet with Chinese government or Chinese Minister of Tourism to discuss about this matter. He said to have agreed that one of the most effective things in this case is to make a white list or note. In the sense, it is only the registered travel agencies or wholesalers that may operate in both countries.

He explained, at that time, the Indonesian tourism industry represented by ASITA and China had agreed to issue the list. According to him, this is the most effective way to select. “If they are not included in the list, they are not allowed. Likewise, if those set forth in the list are determined to commit fraud, their permit will be revoked. We will repeat it,” he concluded when met after attending the Bali Tourism Institute Graduation XXIV in Nusa Dua on Monday (Nov. 12).

According to him, three years ago, his ministry already made

agreement with the Ministry of Tourism of China for two times.

He admitted this incident indeed happened throughout Indonesia not only in Bali. Moreover, he said that this also happened to Thailand that was formerly the busiest with zero dollar tour, Zero Fee tour. These two terms are used and did not only occur in Bali.

However, Arief added this also happened throughout the world and one of them is in Bali. “This is what we are dealing with now,” he stressed.

He revealed the amount is very massive. Probably, this is the action of a cartel. In other words, it is an industry where from end to end is controlled by a business entity or one person. It starts from their departure to the making of purchase in its shop.

Probably, the target of 17 million visits this year can only be achieved 16.5 million. He admitted it because of the successive earthquake. The average loss due to this

earthquake amounts to 100,000 per month. “We estimate that 6 months, where 5 months will occur this year, and another month will occur in 2019. We will sort about 500,000 of the target of 17 million, which is likely to reach 16.5.”

Similar thing, according to him, also happened last year. Until September 2017, everyone believed it would be able to reach 15 million foreign tourist visits according to the target. However, due to the eruption of Mount Agung, the 6 months of national losses are estimated to reach or USD 1 billion.

At that time, he admitted that tourism industry was not so strong.

During the three months, the tourism industry in Bali had raised a white flag. However, recovery began gradually. On that account, starting January it recovered 70 percent, February (90 percent), March (95 percent), April 2018 Bali is fully recovered or has reached 100 percent of recovery. (kmb23)

Australian hardware chain Bunnings served up a banger of a controversy this week when it emerged it had told staff to put the onions under sausages citing health and safety concerns.

The chain -- which often runs barbecue fundraisers at its stores -- said there were concerns people might be injured by stray onions if the slippery vegetables ended up on the floor.

Cue raging debate in Australia on whether the directive was a sensible response to a potential risk, or the latest example of corporate health and safety overkill.

On Wednesday, at the sidelines of a regional diplomatic summit in Singapore, Morrison was fielding a string of journalists’ questions ranging from his hopes to move Australia’s Israel embassy to Jerusalem to the trade war between the United States in China.

Then came a curve ball. Was

Bunnings being “un-Australian” to dictate where onions should go?

“Whether the onions are on top or underneath, I’ll always be buying sausages on bread,” Morrison diplomatically replied.

“Frankly I’m not going to give them any recipe hints,” he added.

Many fellow Australians have been a little more forthcoming in their views.

“A vital staple in the Australian diet is a snag (sausage) on some fresh white bread, with a sprinkling of burnt, caramelised onion on top with a dollop of sauce,” radio DJ Ryan “Fitzy” Fitzgerald, wrote in an open letter to Bunnings that went viral.

“So why, why would you entertain the idea of bowing down to bureaucrats and safety officers to change the order of a recipe that doesn’t need to be fixed?” he added.

But others testified that they

Scott Morrison have had indeed experienced dangerous encounters with onions piled on top of sausages.

A Queensland farmer, who only

gave his first name Trevor, phoned ABC Sunshine Coast to say he had reached a non-disclosure settlement with Bunnings three years ago after

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slipping on some onions and injuring his back.

“It is serious stuff, this onion thing,” he said. (afp)

Sri Lanka parliament sacks Rajapakse, leaving power vacuum

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s parliament on Wednesday voted out the bitterly disputed government of former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse, removing one controversial figure but leaving the country in a power vacuum.

The island nation has been in crisis since the president sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 and replaced him with Rajapakse, who served

as president until being voted out three years ago.

On Tuesday the Supreme Court overruled the president’s dissolution of parliament and halted preparations for a snap election, in a major boost for the ousted prime minister.

In stormy scenes Wednesday, legislators gave their verdict on the two rivals -- with a majority in the 225-member assembly supporting

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Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapakse leaves the official residence in Colombo on November 11, 2018.

a no-confidence motion against Rajapakse.

Parliament also passed motions declaring illegal the November 9 proclamations made by President Maithripala Sirisena to enshrine the power shift.

The result however does not automatically mean that Wickremesinghe, who has refused to leave the prime minister’s residence, has won the constitutional showdown.

Day-to-day administration remains paralysed as the crisis drags on and there are growing fears for the economy and Sri Lanka’s ability to repay its huge foreign debts.

Though Wickremesinghe’s United National Party is the biggest in parliament, Sirisena retains the power to choose the next prime minister.

The UNP leader, who left his bunker at the Temple Trees official residence for the first time in nearly three weeks to go to parliament, still hailed the vote.

“This is a victory for the people,” Wickremesinghe told reporters, condemning the president’s actions as “illegal”.

He said officials should no longer take orders from the Rajapakse-

led “purported government”.

- Loyalists flee The UNP said that Sirisena must now call on Wickremesinghe to form a new government. UNP deputy leader Sajith Premadasa said: “For me, he is still the prime minister. Today, democracy prevailed.”

In a chaotic session, 72-yearold Rajapakse and his legislator son Namal walked out of the redcarpeted chamber just before the speaker Karu Jayasuriya called for a vote.

Lawmakers loyal to Rajapakse attempted to grab the mace, the assembly’s symbol of authority, to disrupt the vote, but the speaker pressed ahead.

“The ayes have it,” the speaker announced. “I rule that this House does not have confidence in the government (of Rajapakse).”

Several Rajapakse ministers came out of parliament accusing the speaker of violating parliamentary norms by holding the crucial vote.

“He has no bloody business calling a vote,” Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena told reporters.

However, shortly after the collapse of Rajapakse’s administration, one of his ministers, Wasantha Senanayake switched to Wickremesinghe’s side. Three other MPs from Rajapakse’s side defected to the UNP just before the vote.

Sirisena sacked the legislature on Friday shortly after an admission that Rajapakse did not have a majority in the assembly.

Sirisena ordered a snap election on January 5, a move even the independent Elections Commission announced was unconstitutional and illegal.

A dozen petitions were filed in the Supreme Court which on Tuesday restored parliament and suspended the January 5 vote.

Parliament held its first session following the court ruling under tight security.

Thousands of armed police deployed along the key approach roads to parliament, which is located on a man-made lake island, with several anti-riot units on stand by.

Parliament officials had feared that supporters of Rajapakse’s party might try to stop legislators getting to parliament, but those concerns proved unfounded. (afp)

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Nouveau and Ambang Embeng

Two exhibitions seeking to free the arts from expectations

Japan’s economy shrank in July-September as trade falls TOKYO - The Japanese economy shrank at an annualized rate of 1.2 percent in JulySeptember, as consumer spending, investment and exports fell, according to government data released Wednesday.

Cabinet Office preliminary data showed seasonally adjusted gross domestic product — the total value of a nation’s goods and services — dipped 0.3 percent in the third quarter from the previous quarter.

Dragging on growth for the world’s third-largest economy

was diminished trade, with exports falling 1.8 percent and imports dropping 1.4 percent, the data show. Consumer spending and company investments were also down.

The economy grew for the previous April-June quarter, but

contracted the quarter before that.

That contraction, in the first quarter, ended the longest straight period of expansion for Japan in nearly three decades.

Harumi Taguchi, chief economist at HIS Markit in Tokyo, said natural disasters during the third

quarter had weighed on consumer travel and spending, which meant growth could recover if such disasters don’t happen during the year’s final quarter.

The closure of a major airport in the western Kansai area after a typhoon was one of the natural disasters that brought down growth, he said. A major earthquake also hit the northernmost island of Hokkaido during the quarter, causing

fatal landslides and widespread blackouts.

Until recently, Japan has been keeping up moderate growth under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” policies based on a deflation-fighting stimulus program of cheap lending.

But other factors are hurting the economy, such as the nation’s continuing labor shortage and slow wage growth. (ap)

Two exhibitions currently on display in Ubud speak to an interesting development on the art-scape of Bali. While visually these two exhibitions do not stand in great contrast to one and other - with predominantly abstract images and few references to anything specifically Balinese, the two exhibitions represent two distinctly different approaches to a similar theme.

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People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. The Japanese economy has shrunk at an annualized rate of 1.2 percent in July-September, as consumer spending, investment and exports fell.

German economy shrinks for the first time since early 2015

BERLIN - Germany’s economy shrank slightly in the third quarter of 2018, the first quarterly decline since early 2015, largely because of bottlenecks in getting new cars certified under tougher emissions tests.

The Federal Statistical Office re-

ported Wednesday that the German economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the third quarter. The figures have been adjusted for price, seasonal and calendar variations.

The agency said exports were down and imports were up in the third quarter, meaning there was a

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net drag coming from trade. There were also mixed signals from domestic demand.

The economy ministry said in a statement that “one-time effects in the third quarter lead to an interruption of the upswing.” Major automakers including Daimler and

Volkswagen had difficulty getting new cars certified under tougher emissions testing standards. That led them to discount cars head of the Sept. 1 test deadline, and caused a shortage of cars to sell to consumers afterward.

The drop followed increases of

0.5 percent in the second quarter and 0.4 percent in the first.

ING economist Carsten Brzeski says signs point to a rebound, but that the third-quarter decline is “another wake-up call that political stability and strong growth are by no means a given.” (ap)

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Works by I Made Galung Wiratmaja, Ida Bagus Suryantara and I Ketut Sugantika.

Identity, whether it be personal or collective is always a tricky business with its constant fluctuations and yet requiring something constant to remain intact. And while identity is something both constructed and very real to us as an experience, how we approach this concept is as varied as the factors that make up our different identities.

“Nouveau” is the title of the exhibition currently on display at Gallery Oka Kartini, Ubud and features the works of 9 painters (Wolfgang Widmoser, Nadya Korotaeva, Pavel Dudochkin, Tien Hong, I Made Gunawan, Teguh Ritma Iman, I Nengah Sujena and Ida Bagus Suryantara) who are distinctly inspired by Bali and bring to their canvases questions that arise from their interactions with this island and its culture. The title of the exhibition refers to the reactive nature of Europe’s art nouveau movement but comes to this place form a different angle.

Here, these artists are not reacting to specific shared conditions nor referencing a specific movement per se, instead the title refers to the ways they are inspired to speak of their surroundings through the lens of their personal experience. Instead of representing Bali through recognizable signs and symbols, the artists of the “Nouveau” show are seeking to use the formal and conceptual elements of their chosen medium as vehicles for conveying their personal vision.

Ambang Embeng, which translates as something like “the space in between empty space”, currently on display at the Arma Museum Gallery, features the works of 7 Balinese painters (I Gusti Ngurah Putu Buda, I Made Galung Wiratmaja, I Kadek Agus Ardika, I Komang Trisno Wirawan, I Nyoman Dwiraprupa, I Ketut Sugantika, I Ketut Murdika) and is also a sort of reaction to the symbol heavy art so well represented in Bali. In this case, it is from a more spiritual approach to identity that the artists come to their work.

“Ambang Embeng” refers to the desire to get beyond specific and often constructed indicators of identity to an expression of the process of becoming which takes place in a wide open space free of specific cultural traditions and social constructs, so as to reach beyond questions of identity at all and explore what remains when such notions have been striped away and we acknowledge our deepest personal experience of being as a process that can be seen in the art works but is not defined by them”, explains the description of the show.

While all the paintings of the Ambang Embeng exhibition lie somewhere on the abstract spectrum and deliberately seek to escape the confines of stated identities or any image that could be tied down to a specific socially constructed concept, the reactive nature of the exhibition itself speaks to the contemporary art-scape of Bali albeit in slightly different terms than say the works of the Nouveau show.

Both shows however represent a sort of new movement in Balinese art that is freeing itself from expectations – whether it be the expectation to use culturally based symbols or the expectation that great art must be free of them. This new space being carved out by artists today promises to yield increasingly interesting and beautiful works that neither rely on nor shy away from references to specific notions of identity but instead free the artists to express their vision in whatever way they feel inspired to.

Ambang Embeng will remain in display at Arma Museum Gallery, Ubud until December 5, 2018, and Nouveau will remain in display at Gallery Oka Kartini until December 8th, 2018. (kmb)

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Sate Lilit, Unique Menu of Balinese People

Satay … satay… do you like to eat satay? Try to taste this Balinese delicious sate lilit or twisted satay. This kind of satay does not only offer delicious taste, but also beauty in terms of appearance and presentation. Whether being realized or not, other than requiring patience and high skills, the making of twisted satay also requires a beautiful artistic spirit.

The process starts from concocting spices, processing the meat and then making it by twisting (sticking and twisting) on ??the bamboo satay stalk in a flat shape. During the process of making satay, it is also an opportunity to strengthen kinship because anyone can twist satay.

Twisted satay has such a distinctive taste. Moreover, the roasting process will appear so tempting. Children are easily tempted, so they really want to taste it.

For those having teeth but not strong enough to chew, it will be better to eat this smooth and sticky twisted satay.

In the past, twisted satay used ingredients in the form of chicken or pork.

Twisted satay is made as a means as ritual paraphernalia of mecaru (exorcism rite) to maintain harmonious relationship between humans and nature. Now, twisted satay is also sold as a complement to local menus where in a portion it is served with rice and other delicacies.

In strategic places such as tourist attractions, the corner of the city and traditional markets are very easy to find the twisted satay merchants. Hotels, restaurants and food stalls will surely provide this twisted satay. However, the ingredients used are marine fish, such as snapper, tuna or others. Similarly, the type of stalk used is lemongrass At hotels or restaurants, the twisted satay is neatly packed and the spices are adjusted to the tourists’ appetite, so that anyone can enjoy it. The presentation is also neatly arranged in order to look appealing. If you enjoy satay, it will be better to be accompanied with special chili sauce.

How to make twisted satay? First of all, slice the fish meat into small pieces and then refine by using a blender so that it really turns smooth. The seasonings use authentic Balinese spices such as, garlic, ginger, coriander, turmeric, candlenut, salt, coconut oil, bay leaves and optionally can be added with grated coconut.

Balinese style twisted satay has flavors that are not inferior to satay in general. When coupled with its unique appearance, it will attract more eyes to taste it. Eating twisted satay can create a unique experience during your excursion on the Island of the Gods. It will be better to taste while remaining warm after being roasted. Twisted satay is the hallmark of Balinese cuisine. (kmb)

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This picture taken on November 12, 2018 shows job seekers looking at their smartphones while searching for employment during a jobs fair in Seoul.

Jobs for the boys under fire in South Korea

SEOUL - In her year-long quest for a job, South Korean college graduate Casey Lee has faced a barrage of personal and contradictory questions.

“One company asked if I had a boyfriend and when I’d get married,” she told AFP. “Another asked why I didn’t have a boyfriend and wondered if someone like me who had no plan to get married soon was trustworthy enough or had a personality issue.”

Women often struggle to find a foothold in South Korea’s maledominated corporate culture and a series of firms have now been caught allegedly using sexist recruitment targets to keep it that way.

Lee’s first interviewer complained that women tended to quit their positions once they had a child, while the other launched a tirade against “irresponsible young women” like her -- she is 25 and single -- for abandoning their responsibility to have children “for the country’s future”.

“I wanted to scream out loud, ‘I’m only here to get a job!’” she told AFP, adding male applicants in the same group-interview sessions were rarely asked similar questions.

Lee is still looking for work, despite a degree from Seokyeong university in Seoul.

She is not an isolated case, and evidence points to some firms in the

world’s 11th-largest economy systematically discriminating against women.

Three of South Korea’s top four banks have been embroiled in accusations they set ratios for male and female recruitment, lowering women’s test and interview scores and raising men’s to hit the target.

A total of 18 executives have been charged or convicted, including the chairman of Shinhan Financial Group, the country’s second-biggest lender.

And last week the Supreme Court upheld a four-year jail sentence given to the former CEO of state-run Korea Gas Safety Corp (KGS) for offences including bribery and violating equal opportunities laws.

Despite its economic and technological advances the South remains a patriarchal society, and has one of the world’s thickest glass ceilings for women.

- ‘Undermining social trust’ -

Only 2.7 percent of the 15,000 top executives at the country’s 500 biggest firms are female, a government survey showed last year.

At 36.7 percent, the South also

has the widest gender pay gap among the OECD club of advanced economies.

Jobs at state-run firms such as KGS are in high demand as they offer lifetime employment, but on former CEO Park Ki-dong’s instructions seven qualified women applicants were eliminated -- including the top scorer among the 31 finalists -- and replaced by poorerperforming men.

Park “excluded women without legitimate reason by ordering his subordinates to manipulate test scores... seriously undermining social trust”, the Supreme Court said in its ruling.

Park claimed women would disrupt the firm’s operations by taking maternity leave.

In the conservative South, many married women -- whether working or not -- are expected to take sole responsibility for household chores and childcare, with the double burden seen as a major cause of the country’s paltry birthrate, the lowest in the world.

With daycare centres lacking and the country’s working hours notoriously long, many women quit their jobs after becoming mothers. (afp)

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Bolsonaro election leaves indigenous Brazilians afraid for their land

RIO DE JANEIR0 - Brazil’s indigenous peoples have long battled to protect their ancestral lands and native cultures -- but the election of far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has sparked concerns that hard-won rights could be eroded.

Both before and since his election just over two weeks ago, Bolsonaro has drawn ire by making inflammatory remarks about women, black people and the LGBT community.

But when it comes to Brazil’s indigenous population, he’s made actual threats.

“Today, many people are afraid,” Luiz Eloy Terena, a legal advisor to the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), told AFP. “We’re worried because he (Bolsonaro) has already stated that he will reduce indigenous lands.”

According to Brazil’s national indigenous foundation (FUNAI) there are over 800,000 indigenous people and more than 300 different tribes in the country.

They are fighting to preserve a way of life imperiled since European colonialists arrived in South America more than 500 years ago.

There are 426 demarcated territories in Brazil, established in the 1980s for the exclusive use of their indigenous inhabitants. Access by outsiders is strictly regulated.

Posing a particular threat are those looking to make money from farming, mining and logging -- and Bolsonaro is their champion.

Speaking to the television program Brasil Urgente last week, Bolsonaro said that “if it were up

to me, there would be no more indigenous land demarcation.”

- ‘There is intent’ -

While he was talking about potential new demarcations, Fiona Watson, a director at tribal rights group Survival International, says indigenous people should be worried about Bolsonaro’s plans.

“Judging by his history, he’s always opposed demarcation and recognition of indigenous territories,” London-based Watson told AFP by telephone.

Indigenous land rights are protected by Brazil’s constitution -- but Bolsonaro has previously suggested he has no intention of respecting that.

In a January 2016 video taken in Congress, Bolsonaro warned the indigenous people of the Raposa Serra do Sol reserve, in northern Brazil’s Roraima state, that he would “rip up” their demarcated territory and “give guns to the ranchers.”

“Some people might say these are just threats but I’m sure there’s intent there,” said Watson.

“He’s very anti-indigenous people. He wants to integrate them.”

Integration is a controversial issue as it was a policy enforced

by Brazil’s military dictatorship (1964-85), under which Bolsonaro served as an army captain.

“It’s kind of like beating the Indian out of the Indian,” said Watson.

“It’s like a land-grab... by integrating them you’re taking them off the land. You’re drawing them into the towns or cities.” (afp)

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Woman wears wedding gown alone after fiance dies on Lion Air

JAKARTA — An Indonesian woman who was engaged to a man who died on a Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea has worn her wedding dress on the day they were to have been married.

Intan Syari’s fiance, medical doctor Rio Nanda Pratama, was among 189 people who were killed when the Boeing 737 crashed on Oct. 29 a few minutes after taking off from Jakarta.

Syari and Pratama, both 26, had planned to get married last Sunday. Pratama, who had attended a seminar in Jakarta, was on his way back to their hometown in Pangkal Pinang for the wedding.

Syari said Pratama had joked before leaving that if he was late in returning, Syari should take photos in her wedding gown and send them to him.

“We were just joking at that time,” Syari told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “He asked me to still wear my wedding gown that he chose for me on our wedding day, put on beautiful makeup and hold a white rose bouquet, take good photos and send them to him.”

She said Pratama was her “first love” and they started dating 13 years ago.

On Sunday, she went ahead and took photos in the white wedding gown with a white satin head covering and a white rose bouquet in her hand, surrounded by relatives and friends.

“Although I actually feel grief that I cannot describe, I have to smile for you,” Syari wrote on Instagram. “I should not be sad, I have to stay strong as you always say to me, I love you, Rio Nanda Pratama.”

Indonesian investigators say sensors which help prevent planes from stalling were replaced on the Lion Air plan the day before its fatal flight and may have compounded other problems

with the aircraft.

The country’s search and rescue agency halted its search last Saturday.

Body parts are still being recovered and searchers are continuing to hunt for the

cockpit voice recorder.

Lion Air is one of Indonesia’s youngest airlines but has grown rapidly, flying to dozens of domestic and international destinations. (ap)

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In this photo taken on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, and released by Intan Syari, Indonesian Intan Syari poses in her wedding dress with a bouquet of flowers on the day of her planned wedding in Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia. Syari who was engaged to a man who died on a Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea has worn her wedding dress on the day they were to have been married.

Surprise giant ‘corpse flower’ blooms at Indonesia farm

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In this file photo taken on April 25, 2018 a Brazilian indigenous man walks past riot police in Brasilia, during a protest against the government’s decision of not recognizing the land demarcation of indigenous people living in Raposa Serra do Sol, Roraima State.

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An Indonesian farmer was startled to discover a rare “corpse flower” blooming in his plantation on the island of Sumatra.

Rosihan Anwar Hasibuan, a local palm oil farmer, said he came across the mystery flower when he was checking on his crops. “I saw a weird object,” he said. “I thought it was a ghost.”

The Amorphophallus titanum flower

is hard to glimpse because it can take up to 10 years to bloom and lasts only for a few days.

It is known for its unpleasant smell which has been compared to rotting meat, giving it the nickname “corpse flower”.

Unaware of what it was, Hasibuan resorted to social media for help. “I took pictures and uploaded them to

Facebook,” he said, adding that many people replied with the answer.

The phallus-shaped flower is the largest in the world, reaching heights of up to three metres (10 feet).

Many “corpse flowers” are cultivated in botanical gardens across the world, drawing huge crowds when they bloom, but in their native Sumatra they have faced threats from deforestation. (afp)

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Hamilton cool on F1 expansion to new countries

LONDON - World champion Lewis Hamilton has questioned Formula One’s policy of organising races in new countries after this month’s announcement of the Vietnam Grand Prix.

Bali Botanic Garden Bali Forests & Mountains

Bali Botanic Gardens provides a great escape to enjoy the cool central Bali upland, popular among locals and visitors who love the highlands and scenery, together with the rare tropical flowering plants and specimens in its vast collection.

A trip to the gardens is commonly combined with recreational activities at Beratan Lake, where you’ll also find the iconic Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. Besides the vast collection of tropical plants and wildlife in their natural habitat, inside the Bali botanic gardens you can also get your adrenaline rush and a day of fun at the Bali Treetop Adventure Park, which includes six main circuits stretching from tree

to tree, together with nets, Tarzan swings, jumps and bridges. Each run also features ‘Flying Fox’ ziplines of up to 160 metres.

Known locally as ‘Kebun Raya Bedugul’ or officially, ‘Kebun Raya Eka Karya Bedugul’, the gardens serve as a favourite family recreational spot as well as a unique place for botanical research, conservation and education. It provides families with a vast cool place to relax in beautiful natural surroundings while at the same time providing educatoin about the various traditional uses of tropical plants by the Balinese people. The Bali Botanic Gardens offers a number of scientific services and facilities in support

of plant research and conservation, including a herbarium, seed bank, library, glasshouses, nurseries, and plant databases. The giant and rare Rafflesia kept here has bloomed and wilted several times throughout the years. A fun new addition is the Bali Treetop Adventures, which enables you to zoom through the high canopies with its flying fox circuits as well as a wide range of other activities. Equipped with six levels of circuits and 65 treetop challenges, the new addition provides for a truly memorable experience with fantastic bird’s-eye views. Each circuit is customized and original, designed with graded difficulty levels. Circuits are adapted for adults and

children starting from four years of age, with varying heights from two to 20 metres.

Good to Know The Bali Botanic Gardens is situated at an altitude of 1,250-1,450m above sea level. The area covers 157.5 hectares and the temperature can be a cool 17-25 Centigrade in the daytime, dropping to a low of 10-15 Centigrade at night. Accommodation facilities are available within the grounds for those who would like to spend the night. It can get very chilly. With unpredictable weather at this altitude, it’s best to come prepared with warm clothing, an umbrella or a raincoat

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as well. In 1998 the Bali Botanical Garden covered an area 154.5 ha and contained about 16.000 plants collection, consisting of over 1500 species from over 320 genera and 155 families. Some of the specialist collections includes, orchids, ceremonial plants, medicinal plants, catus, ferns, bamboos and trees. The four main function of Bali Botanic Garden are, exploration, inventory, reserach, conservations, educations and Recreations. The institution offers a number scientific services and facilities in support of plant research and conservations including herbarium, library, glasshouses, nursery and plants registration database. (IBP/net)

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Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton (C) celebrates with the Mercedes team after winning the F1 Brazil Grand Prix and taking the constructors title, at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 11, 2018.

Hamilton told the BBC that he would prefer to see more stops in countries with a genuine racing tradition, rather than expanding to new markets.

“On the racing side, I don’t know how important it is to go to new countries as such,” said Hamilton who sealed his fifth world title last month.

“If you had the Silverstone Grand Prix and a London Grand Prix, it would be pretty cool.”

The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, will hold a Formula One street race from 2020 after signing a 10-year deal.

Formula One has steadily expanded beyond its traditional heartlands, adding races in China, India, South Korea, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, with mixed results.

At the same time, historic European races in England, Germany and Italy have come under threat, while France dropped off the circuit for 10 years before returning this season.

“We’ve got a lot of real racing history in England, Germany, Italy

and now in the States it is starting to grow,” said Hamilton.

“But you only have one event per year in those places. If it was my business, I’d be trying to do more events in those countries.

He added: “I’ve been to Vietnam before and it is beautiful. I’ve been to India before to a race which was strange because India was such a poor place yet we had this massive, beautiful grand prix track made in the middle of nowhere. I felt very conflicted when I went to that grand prix.

“We had a grand prix in Turkey and hardly anyone came. Cool track, cool weekend but poor audience.”

Formula One has thrived in Singapore, but it didn’t last long in India and South Korea. Vietnam also has scant racing tradition.

Hamilton said: “If you have the German Grand Prix and you’ve got a Grand Prix in Berlin, I think connecting to cities where a lot of people are is probably a good thing, not necessarily going to countries where they don’t know so much about Formula One.” (afp)

Durant stars as Warriors bounce back

OAKLAND - Kevin Durant scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors set aside their offcourt discord to post a 110-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.

The NBA champions went into the game at the Oracle Arena against a backdrop of controversy, with power forward Draymond Green suspended following his bust-up with Durant 24 hours earlier.

Durant and Green had a heated off-court exchange during Monday’s 121-116 overtime defeat to the Clippers in Los Angeles.

That spat prompted Warriors management to take the unusual step of imposing a one-game suspension on Green for “conduct detrimental to the team.”

The Warriors looked to be suffering a hangover from the row in the early stages against Atlanta, trailing 52-49 at halftime against the Hawks, who are 3-10.

The Warriors raised their game in the second half however, taking charge after outscoring the Hawks by 33-24 in the third quarter before closing out the win. Durant was

given offensive support from Klay Thompson, who had 24 points while Quinn Cook had 18 and Jonas Jerebko 14.

The Warriors remain on top of the Western Conference standings with 11 wins and only three defeats.

Six Atlanta players reached double figures, with Taurean Prince leading with 22 points and Kent Bazemore 18.

- Rockets finding ‘swagger’ In Denver, James Harden had 22 points and 11 assists as the misfiring Houston Rockets knocked off the Nuggets in a 109-99 victory.

Houston, who have been slow to start this season with only six wins against seven defeats, relied on a strong all-round offensive display to polish off Denver, third in the Western Conference on 9-5.

Six Houston players cracked double figures with Clint Capela leading the scoring with 24 points and nine rebounds.

Chris Paul had 21 points while James Ennis III finished with 16.

Denver’s scoring was led by Monte Morris, who had 19 off the

bench while Nikola Jokic had 14.

Harden said the Rockets were slowly rediscovering their “swagger” after a sluggish start to the campaign.

“It’s going to take time but we’re getting there,” Harden told reporters. “If we keep defending at a high level like we’ve been doing, then the offense is going to come around.

“The games that we lost, we guarded really well, we just didn’t make shots. Once we put both of those things together we’re going to be pretty scary. Tonight was a complete game.”

In Cleveland, meanwhile, the struggling Cavaliers bagged only their second win of the season with a 113-89 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

Jordan Clarkson led the scoring for the Cavs while Tristan Thompson had 11 points and 21 rebounds to give last year’s NBA Finals runners-up a much-needed morale boost.

Cavs coach Larry Drew, who replaced sacked predecessor Tyronn Lue last month after the team’s calamitous 0-6 start, expressed relief

after claimin the win.

“We’ve been working hard for the past few weeks but we’ve been coming away empty-handed,” Drew said. “Tonight we were able to sustain from start to finish. All the hard work that the guys have

been putting in, tonight’s win kind of pays that off.

“We’ve been playing well, we just haven’t been able to finish them out. It feels good getting that monkey off your back with the losing streak.” (afp)

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Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors gets tangled up with Vince Carter #15 of the Atlanta Hawks at ORACLE Arena on November 13, 2018 in Oakland, California.

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World Cup finalists Croatia keen to avoid another ‘slap’ from Spain Having finally shaken off their World Cup hangover, finalists Croatia are aiming for their first Nations League victory when they face Spain on Thursday, the side who inflicted a 6-0 drubbing in September.

MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP

Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric (R) vies with Celta Vigo’s Spanish midfielder Fran Beltran during the Spanish league football match between RC Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid CF at the Balaidos stadium in Vigo on November 11, 2018.

Coach Zlatko Dalic has named a 25-man squad, including three new faces, to face Spain at Zagreb’s Maksimir stadium and England on November 18 at Wembley.

“I’m focused on the match against ‘La Furia (Roja)’, we need that victory,” Dalic said earlier this month.

“I know that many people do not believe that our team is capable of winning both games but I reply -- we will do now as we did in Russia, step by step. “First, Spain,” he told the Jutarnji List newspaper.

Croatia, a country of 4.2 million people, reached the World Cup final for the first time, inspired by playmaker Luka Modric, and despite losing 4-2 to France Dalic and his players were welcomed home as heroes.

But only two months later “Vatreni” -- Croatian for “Fiery Ones” -- suffered the humiliation of the thrashing

by Spain in their first Nations League match.

They improved to draw 0-0 with England in a rematch of the World Cup semi-final, but the game was played in eerie silence at an empty stadium in Rijeka.

UEFA banned fans from the game over the carving of a swastika into a pitch during a Euro 2016 qualifier against Italy. That was just the latest in a litany of offences for racism that has seen Croatia consistently punished.

- ‘Fresh blood’ -

Because of the lockout against England, Thursday’s match will be Modric’s first in front of his home fans since the World Cup. After a superb year that landed him the FIFA player of the year

award, the Real Madrid player was nearing full fitness, Dalic said.

“After a year of excellent games he cannot be constantly in good shape. “I never had doubts about Luka ... he is the leader and he will be at a high level.”

Dalic, who repeatedly stressed that his main goal was to qualify for the Euro 2020, said the team was motivated by a wish for revenge. “The match, our approach and our fitness will be completely different” compared to the demolition

by Spain, he told a press conference Monday.

“We are in much better shape than then. It was a debacle and we need to look for revenge... with three points.” Dalic has rejuvenated the squad with three young players -- forwards Josip Brekalo and Nikola Vlasic and defender Duje Caleta-Car. Brekalo, who plays for Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, is set to make his debut against Spain. “I’m always saying we need fresh blood,” Dalic said.

Cheering from the stands will be striker Mario Mandzukic, defender Vedran Corluka and goalkeeper Danijel Subasic, who all retired from international football after Russia.

It will be an opportunity for the trio to bid a symbolic farewell in front of their home fans.

“They are part of our family, we should not forget the moments from Russia... We want unity as it was this summer,” Dalic said. (afp)

Rooney excited to see what ‘fearless’ England are capable of Wayne Rooney will make his final farewell as England’s greatest ever goalscorer in a friendly against the United States on Thursday, but is excited at what a young squad can achieve under “fearless” coach Gareth Southgate in the years to come.

Rooney, 33, made the last of his 119 international appearances midway through England’s World Cup qualifying campaign two years ago.

In contrast to his prime when a “golden generation” disappointed at major tournaments and never made it beyond the quarter-finals, Southgate’s charges surpassed expectations by making it to the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time in 28 years in Russia.

“Fearless,” said Rooney when asked what set Southgate apart from the other five England manag-

ers he played under. “Because a lot of the other managers didn’t really give the youth the opportunity to express themselves and come into the team and have an impact.”

Rooney insisted he has no regrets on retiring from international football a year before the World Cup, but admitted even he was surprised at how quickly Southgate’s squad matured into contenders to be world champions.

“I saw over two years ago the talent we had with the young players,” he added. “I believed those players, maybe not in the World Cup but the one after that, would be good enough to have a go at it. They proved me wrong by doing so well in this World Cup.” England carried on the momentum from their World Cup campaign by inflicting Spain’s first competitive defeat on home soil for 15 years in a thrilling 3-2 victory in Seville last month.

Should Luis Enrique’s men fail to bounce back with victory in Croatia on Thursday, England will have the chance to progress to the inaugural Nations League semi-finals by beating the

Croats at Wembley on Sunday.

- ‘I’m excited’ -

However, the long-term target remains success at Euro 2020 with the extra incentive of the semi-finals and final to be played at Wembley.

“Myself along with all you guys (media) are of the opinion the squad is growing, getting better. I’m excited to see them in the next tournament,” added Rooney.

While the former Everton and Manchester United striker brings down the curtain on his England career, Southgate has the chance to test some of those at the end other end of their international career against the States.

Jadon Sancho, 18, is in line for his first start after starring in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-2 win over Bayern Munich on Saturday.

Rooney himself burst onto the international scene as an 18-year-old at Euro 2004, but admitted he didn’t always enjoy his England career as he should have after that tournament given the burden of expectation to perform he

PSG draw Orleans in League Cup draw Paul ELLIS / AFP

England’s striker Wayne Rooney attends a England team training session at St George’s Park in Burton-on-Trent, central England on November 14, 2018, ahead of their international friendly football match against the USA on November 15.

Paris Saint-Germain were drawn with second-division outfit Orleans in the last 16 as they look towards a sixth consecutive French League Cup trophy.

PSG have won the last five editions of the competition as well as five of the last six Ligue 1 titles.

Thomas Tuchel’s top-flight leaders have won all 13 of their league fixtures so far and will be expected to prevail at Orleans’ Stade de la Source on December 18/19.

Elsewhere in the draw PSG’s southern rivals Marseille host Strasbourg, Guingamp are at Nice, Thierry Henry’s Monaco drew second-division Lorient and Rennes host Nantes in another Ligue 1 pairing.

Second-division Le Havre have the chance of causing an upset when they host the winner of the Nimes v Saint-Etienne tie on November 27, while Amiens host Lyon and Bordeaux are at Dijon. (afp)

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shouldered.

“When you’re in that mode you don’t want to admit there is pressure to perform. I’ve stepped back from that now and can analyse that there was that pressure,” he added.

“Having that makes you try too hard and makes you a bit too anxious, so you don’t enjoy it as much as you should.

You play your best football and best performances when you’re enjoying playing and winning.”

And Rooney is confident this generation can succeed where his failed in winning England’s first major trophy since 1966 if they maintain the free spirit they showed in the summer.

“Enjoy it. It’s a huge honour in your career. Probably the best honour you can have,” said when asked to give advice to the current squad.

“It won’t always be good, every tournament or every game, but as long as you keep trying to learn and make sure you’re one of the players who can try and bring a trophy back to England, which is long overdue.” (afp)

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World Cup finalists Croatia keen to avoid another ‘slap’ from Spain Having finally shaken off their World Cup hangover, finalists Croatia are aiming for their first Nations League victory when they face Spain on Thursday, the side who inflicted a 6-0 drubbing in September.

MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP

Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric (R) vies with Celta Vigo’s Spanish midfielder Fran Beltran during the Spanish league football match between RC Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid CF at the Balaidos stadium in Vigo on November 11, 2018.

Coach Zlatko Dalic has named a 25-man squad, including three new faces, to face Spain at Zagreb’s Maksimir stadium and England on November 18 at Wembley.

“I’m focused on the match against ‘La Furia (Roja)’, we need that victory,” Dalic said earlier this month.

“I know that many people do not believe that our team is capable of winning both games but I reply -- we will do now as we did in Russia, step by step. “First, Spain,” he told the Jutarnji List newspaper.

Croatia, a country of 4.2 million people, reached the World Cup final for the first time, inspired by playmaker Luka Modric, and despite losing 4-2 to France Dalic and his players were welcomed home as heroes.

But only two months later “Vatreni” -- Croatian for “Fiery Ones” -- suffered the humiliation of the thrashing

by Spain in their first Nations League match.

They improved to draw 0-0 with England in a rematch of the World Cup semi-final, but the game was played in eerie silence at an empty stadium in Rijeka.

UEFA banned fans from the game over the carving of a swastika into a pitch during a Euro 2016 qualifier against Italy. That was just the latest in a litany of offences for racism that has seen Croatia consistently punished.

- ‘Fresh blood’ -

Because of the lockout against England, Thursday’s match will be Modric’s first in front of his home fans since the World Cup. After a superb year that landed him the FIFA player of the year

award, the Real Madrid player was nearing full fitness, Dalic said.

“After a year of excellent games he cannot be constantly in good shape. “I never had doubts about Luka ... he is the leader and he will be at a high level.”

Dalic, who repeatedly stressed that his main goal was to qualify for the Euro 2020, said the team was motivated by a wish for revenge. “The match, our approach and our fitness will be completely different” compared to the demolition

by Spain, he told a press conference Monday.

“We are in much better shape than then. It was a debacle and we need to look for revenge... with three points.” Dalic has rejuvenated the squad with three young players -- forwards Josip Brekalo and Nikola Vlasic and defender Duje Caleta-Car. Brekalo, who plays for Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, is set to make his debut against Spain. “I’m always saying we need fresh blood,” Dalic said.

Cheering from the stands will be striker Mario Mandzukic, defender Vedran Corluka and goalkeeper Danijel Subasic, who all retired from international football after Russia.

It will be an opportunity for the trio to bid a symbolic farewell in front of their home fans.

“They are part of our family, we should not forget the moments from Russia... We want unity as it was this summer,” Dalic said. (afp)

Rooney excited to see what ‘fearless’ England are capable of Wayne Rooney will make his final farewell as England’s greatest ever goalscorer in a friendly against the United States on Thursday, but is excited at what a young squad can achieve under “fearless” coach Gareth Southgate in the years to come.

Rooney, 33, made the last of his 119 international appearances midway through England’s World Cup qualifying campaign two years ago.

In contrast to his prime when a “golden generation” disappointed at major tournaments and never made it beyond the quarter-finals, Southgate’s charges surpassed expectations by making it to the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time in 28 years in Russia.

“Fearless,” said Rooney when asked what set Southgate apart from the other five England manag-

ers he played under. “Because a lot of the other managers didn’t really give the youth the opportunity to express themselves and come into the team and have an impact.”

Rooney insisted he has no regrets on retiring from international football a year before the World Cup, but admitted even he was surprised at how quickly Southgate’s squad matured into contenders to be world champions.

“I saw over two years ago the talent we had with the young players,” he added. “I believed those players, maybe not in the World Cup but the one after that, would be good enough to have a go at it. They proved me wrong by doing so well in this World Cup.” England carried on the momentum from their World Cup campaign by inflicting Spain’s first competitive defeat on home soil for 15 years in a thrilling 3-2 victory in Seville last month.

Should Luis Enrique’s men fail to bounce back with victory in Croatia on Thursday, England will have the chance to progress to the inaugural Nations League semi-finals by beating the

Croats at Wembley on Sunday.

- ‘I’m excited’ -

However, the long-term target remains success at Euro 2020 with the extra incentive of the semi-finals and final to be played at Wembley.

“Myself along with all you guys (media) are of the opinion the squad is growing, getting better. I’m excited to see them in the next tournament,” added Rooney.

While the former Everton and Manchester United striker brings down the curtain on his England career, Southgate has the chance to test some of those at the end other end of their international career against the States.

Jadon Sancho, 18, is in line for his first start after starring in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-2 win over Bayern Munich on Saturday.

Rooney himself burst onto the international scene as an 18-year-old at Euro 2004, but admitted he didn’t always enjoy his England career as he should have after that tournament given the burden of expectation to perform he

PSG draw Orleans in League Cup draw Paul ELLIS / AFP

England’s striker Wayne Rooney attends a England team training session at St George’s Park in Burton-on-Trent, central England on November 14, 2018, ahead of their international friendly football match against the USA on November 15.

Paris Saint-Germain were drawn with second-division outfit Orleans in the last 16 as they look towards a sixth consecutive French League Cup trophy.

PSG have won the last five editions of the competition as well as five of the last six Ligue 1 titles.

Thomas Tuchel’s top-flight leaders have won all 13 of their league fixtures so far and will be expected to prevail at Orleans’ Stade de la Source on December 18/19.

Elsewhere in the draw PSG’s southern rivals Marseille host Strasbourg, Guingamp are at Nice, Thierry Henry’s Monaco drew second-division Lorient and Rennes host Nantes in another Ligue 1 pairing.

Second-division Le Havre have the chance of causing an upset when they host the winner of the Nimes v Saint-Etienne tie on November 27, while Amiens host Lyon and Bordeaux are at Dijon. (afp)

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shouldered.

“When you’re in that mode you don’t want to admit there is pressure to perform. I’ve stepped back from that now and can analyse that there was that pressure,” he added.

“Having that makes you try too hard and makes you a bit too anxious, so you don’t enjoy it as much as you should.

You play your best football and best performances when you’re enjoying playing and winning.”

And Rooney is confident this generation can succeed where his failed in winning England’s first major trophy since 1966 if they maintain the free spirit they showed in the summer.

“Enjoy it. It’s a huge honour in your career. Probably the best honour you can have,” said when asked to give advice to the current squad.

“It won’t always be good, every tournament or every game, but as long as you keep trying to learn and make sure you’re one of the players who can try and bring a trophy back to England, which is long overdue.” (afp)

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Hamilton cool on F1 expansion to new countries

LONDON - World champion Lewis Hamilton has questioned Formula One’s policy of organising races in new countries after this month’s announcement of the Vietnam Grand Prix.

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Bali Botanic Gardens provides a great escape to enjoy the cool central Bali upland, popular among locals and visitors who love the highlands and scenery, together with the rare tropical flowering plants and specimens in its vast collection.

A trip to the gardens is commonly combined with recreational activities at Beratan Lake, where you’ll also find the iconic Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. Besides the vast collection of tropical plants and wildlife in their natural habitat, inside the Bali botanic gardens you can also get your adrenaline rush and a day of fun at the Bali Treetop Adventure Park, which includes six main circuits stretching from tree

to tree, together with nets, Tarzan swings, jumps and bridges. Each run also features ‘Flying Fox’ ziplines of up to 160 metres.

Known locally as ‘Kebun Raya Bedugul’ or officially, ‘Kebun Raya Eka Karya Bedugul’, the gardens serve as a favourite family recreational spot as well as a unique place for botanical research, conservation and education. It provides families with a vast cool place to relax in beautiful natural surroundings while at the same time providing educatoin about the various traditional uses of tropical plants by the Balinese people. The Bali Botanic Gardens offers a number of scientific services and facilities in support

of plant research and conservation, including a herbarium, seed bank, library, glasshouses, nurseries, and plant databases. The giant and rare Rafflesia kept here has bloomed and wilted several times throughout the years. A fun new addition is the Bali Treetop Adventures, which enables you to zoom through the high canopies with its flying fox circuits as well as a wide range of other activities. Equipped with six levels of circuits and 65 treetop challenges, the new addition provides for a truly memorable experience with fantastic bird’s-eye views. Each circuit is customized and original, designed with graded difficulty levels. Circuits are adapted for adults and

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Good to Know The Bali Botanic Gardens is situated at an altitude of 1,250-1,450m above sea level. The area covers 157.5 hectares and the temperature can be a cool 17-25 Centigrade in the daytime, dropping to a low of 10-15 Centigrade at night. Accommodation facilities are available within the grounds for those who would like to spend the night. It can get very chilly. With unpredictable weather at this altitude, it’s best to come prepared with warm clothing, an umbrella or a raincoat

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as well. In 1998 the Bali Botanical Garden covered an area 154.5 ha and contained about 16.000 plants collection, consisting of over 1500 species from over 320 genera and 155 families. Some of the specialist collections includes, orchids, ceremonial plants, medicinal plants, catus, ferns, bamboos and trees. The four main function of Bali Botanic Garden are, exploration, inventory, reserach, conservations, educations and Recreations. The institution offers a number scientific services and facilities in support of plant research and conservations including herbarium, library, glasshouses, nursery and plants registration database. (IBP/net)

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Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton (C) celebrates with the Mercedes team after winning the F1 Brazil Grand Prix and taking the constructors title, at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 11, 2018.

Hamilton told the BBC that he would prefer to see more stops in countries with a genuine racing tradition, rather than expanding to new markets.

“On the racing side, I don’t know how important it is to go to new countries as such,” said Hamilton who sealed his fifth world title last month.

“If you had the Silverstone Grand Prix and a London Grand Prix, it would be pretty cool.”

The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, will hold a Formula One street race from 2020 after signing a 10-year deal.

Formula One has steadily expanded beyond its traditional heartlands, adding races in China, India, South Korea, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, with mixed results.

At the same time, historic European races in England, Germany and Italy have come under threat, while France dropped off the circuit for 10 years before returning this season.

“We’ve got a lot of real racing history in England, Germany, Italy

and now in the States it is starting to grow,” said Hamilton.

“But you only have one event per year in those places. If it was my business, I’d be trying to do more events in those countries.

He added: “I’ve been to Vietnam before and it is beautiful. I’ve been to India before to a race which was strange because India was such a poor place yet we had this massive, beautiful grand prix track made in the middle of nowhere. I felt very conflicted when I went to that grand prix.

“We had a grand prix in Turkey and hardly anyone came. Cool track, cool weekend but poor audience.”

Formula One has thrived in Singapore, but it didn’t last long in India and South Korea. Vietnam also has scant racing tradition.

Hamilton said: “If you have the German Grand Prix and you’ve got a Grand Prix in Berlin, I think connecting to cities where a lot of people are is probably a good thing, not necessarily going to countries where they don’t know so much about Formula One.” (afp)

Durant stars as Warriors bounce back

OAKLAND - Kevin Durant scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors set aside their offcourt discord to post a 110-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.

The NBA champions went into the game at the Oracle Arena against a backdrop of controversy, with power forward Draymond Green suspended following his bust-up with Durant 24 hours earlier.

Durant and Green had a heated off-court exchange during Monday’s 121-116 overtime defeat to the Clippers in Los Angeles.

That spat prompted Warriors management to take the unusual step of imposing a one-game suspension on Green for “conduct detrimental to the team.”

The Warriors looked to be suffering a hangover from the row in the early stages against Atlanta, trailing 52-49 at halftime against the Hawks, who are 3-10.

The Warriors raised their game in the second half however, taking charge after outscoring the Hawks by 33-24 in the third quarter before closing out the win. Durant was

given offensive support from Klay Thompson, who had 24 points while Quinn Cook had 18 and Jonas Jerebko 14.

The Warriors remain on top of the Western Conference standings with 11 wins and only three defeats.

Six Atlanta players reached double figures, with Taurean Prince leading with 22 points and Kent Bazemore 18.

- Rockets finding ‘swagger’ In Denver, James Harden had 22 points and 11 assists as the misfiring Houston Rockets knocked off the Nuggets in a 109-99 victory.

Houston, who have been slow to start this season with only six wins against seven defeats, relied on a strong all-round offensive display to polish off Denver, third in the Western Conference on 9-5.

Six Houston players cracked double figures with Clint Capela leading the scoring with 24 points and nine rebounds.

Chris Paul had 21 points while James Ennis III finished with 16.

Denver’s scoring was led by Monte Morris, who had 19 off the

bench while Nikola Jokic had 14.

Harden said the Rockets were slowly rediscovering their “swagger” after a sluggish start to the campaign.

“It’s going to take time but we’re getting there,” Harden told reporters. “If we keep defending at a high level like we’ve been doing, then the offense is going to come around.

“The games that we lost, we guarded really well, we just didn’t make shots. Once we put both of those things together we’re going to be pretty scary. Tonight was a complete game.”

In Cleveland, meanwhile, the struggling Cavaliers bagged only their second win of the season with a 113-89 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

Jordan Clarkson led the scoring for the Cavs while Tristan Thompson had 11 points and 21 rebounds to give last year’s NBA Finals runners-up a much-needed morale boost.

Cavs coach Larry Drew, who replaced sacked predecessor Tyronn Lue last month after the team’s calamitous 0-6 start, expressed relief

after claimin the win.

“We’ve been working hard for the past few weeks but we’ve been coming away empty-handed,” Drew said. “Tonight we were able to sustain from start to finish. All the hard work that the guys have

been putting in, tonight’s win kind of pays that off.

“We’ve been playing well, we just haven’t been able to finish them out. It feels good getting that monkey off your back with the losing streak.” (afp)

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Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors gets tangled up with Vince Carter #15 of the Atlanta Hawks at ORACLE Arena on November 13, 2018 in Oakland, California.

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This picture taken on November 12, 2018 shows job seekers looking at their smartphones while searching for employment during a jobs fair in Seoul.

Jobs for the boys under fire in South Korea

SEOUL - In her year-long quest for a job, South Korean college graduate Casey Lee has faced a barrage of personal and contradictory questions.

“One company asked if I had a boyfriend and when I’d get married,” she told AFP. “Another asked why I didn’t have a boyfriend and wondered if someone like me who had no plan to get married soon was trustworthy enough or had a personality issue.”

Women often struggle to find a foothold in South Korea’s maledominated corporate culture and a series of firms have now been caught allegedly using sexist recruitment targets to keep it that way.

Lee’s first interviewer complained that women tended to quit their positions once they had a child, while the other launched a tirade against “irresponsible young women” like her -- she is 25 and single -- for abandoning their responsibility to have children “for the country’s future”.

“I wanted to scream out loud, ‘I’m only here to get a job!’” she told AFP, adding male applicants in the same group-interview sessions were rarely asked similar questions.

Lee is still looking for work, despite a degree from Seokyeong university in Seoul.

She is not an isolated case, and evidence points to some firms in the

world’s 11th-largest economy systematically discriminating against women.

Three of South Korea’s top four banks have been embroiled in accusations they set ratios for male and female recruitment, lowering women’s test and interview scores and raising men’s to hit the target.

A total of 18 executives have been charged or convicted, including the chairman of Shinhan Financial Group, the country’s second-biggest lender.

And last week the Supreme Court upheld a four-year jail sentence given to the former CEO of state-run Korea Gas Safety Corp (KGS) for offences including bribery and violating equal opportunities laws.

Despite its economic and technological advances the South remains a patriarchal society, and has one of the world’s thickest glass ceilings for women.

- ‘Undermining social trust’ -

Only 2.7 percent of the 15,000 top executives at the country’s 500 biggest firms are female, a government survey showed last year.

At 36.7 percent, the South also

has the widest gender pay gap among the OECD club of advanced economies.

Jobs at state-run firms such as KGS are in high demand as they offer lifetime employment, but on former CEO Park Ki-dong’s instructions seven qualified women applicants were eliminated -- including the top scorer among the 31 finalists -- and replaced by poorerperforming men.

Park “excluded women without legitimate reason by ordering his subordinates to manipulate test scores... seriously undermining social trust”, the Supreme Court said in its ruling.

Park claimed women would disrupt the firm’s operations by taking maternity leave.

In the conservative South, many married women -- whether working or not -- are expected to take sole responsibility for household chores and childcare, with the double burden seen as a major cause of the country’s paltry birthrate, the lowest in the world.

With daycare centres lacking and the country’s working hours notoriously long, many women quit their jobs after becoming mothers. (afp)

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Bolsonaro election leaves indigenous Brazilians afraid for their land

RIO DE JANEIR0 - Brazil’s indigenous peoples have long battled to protect their ancestral lands and native cultures -- but the election of far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has sparked concerns that hard-won rights could be eroded.

Both before and since his election just over two weeks ago, Bolsonaro has drawn ire by making inflammatory remarks about women, black people and the LGBT community.

But when it comes to Brazil’s indigenous population, he’s made actual threats.

“Today, many people are afraid,” Luiz Eloy Terena, a legal advisor to the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), told AFP. “We’re worried because he (Bolsonaro) has already stated that he will reduce indigenous lands.”

According to Brazil’s national indigenous foundation (FUNAI) there are over 800,000 indigenous people and more than 300 different tribes in the country.

They are fighting to preserve a way of life imperiled since European colonialists arrived in South America more than 500 years ago.

There are 426 demarcated territories in Brazil, established in the 1980s for the exclusive use of their indigenous inhabitants. Access by outsiders is strictly regulated.

Posing a particular threat are those looking to make money from farming, mining and logging -- and Bolsonaro is their champion.

Speaking to the television program Brasil Urgente last week, Bolsonaro said that “if it were up

to me, there would be no more indigenous land demarcation.”

- ‘There is intent’ -

While he was talking about potential new demarcations, Fiona Watson, a director at tribal rights group Survival International, says indigenous people should be worried about Bolsonaro’s plans.

“Judging by his history, he’s always opposed demarcation and recognition of indigenous territories,” London-based Watson told AFP by telephone.

Indigenous land rights are protected by Brazil’s constitution -- but Bolsonaro has previously suggested he has no intention of respecting that.

In a January 2016 video taken in Congress, Bolsonaro warned the indigenous people of the Raposa Serra do Sol reserve, in northern Brazil’s Roraima state, that he would “rip up” their demarcated territory and “give guns to the ranchers.”

“Some people might say these are just threats but I’m sure there’s intent there,” said Watson.

“He’s very anti-indigenous people. He wants to integrate them.”

Integration is a controversial issue as it was a policy enforced

by Brazil’s military dictatorship (1964-85), under which Bolsonaro served as an army captain.

“It’s kind of like beating the Indian out of the Indian,” said Watson.

“It’s like a land-grab... by integrating them you’re taking them off the land. You’re drawing them into the towns or cities.” (afp)

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Woman wears wedding gown alone after fiance dies on Lion Air

JAKARTA — An Indonesian woman who was engaged to a man who died on a Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea has worn her wedding dress on the day they were to have been married.

Intan Syari’s fiance, medical doctor Rio Nanda Pratama, was among 189 people who were killed when the Boeing 737 crashed on Oct. 29 a few minutes after taking off from Jakarta.

Syari and Pratama, both 26, had planned to get married last Sunday. Pratama, who had attended a seminar in Jakarta, was on his way back to their hometown in Pangkal Pinang for the wedding.

Syari said Pratama had joked before leaving that if he was late in returning, Syari should take photos in her wedding gown and send them to him.

“We were just joking at that time,” Syari told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “He asked me to still wear my wedding gown that he chose for me on our wedding day, put on beautiful makeup and hold a white rose bouquet, take good photos and send them to him.”

She said Pratama was her “first love” and they started dating 13 years ago.

On Sunday, she went ahead and took photos in the white wedding gown with a white satin head covering and a white rose bouquet in her hand, surrounded by relatives and friends.

“Although I actually feel grief that I cannot describe, I have to smile for you,” Syari wrote on Instagram. “I should not be sad, I have to stay strong as you always say to me, I love you, Rio Nanda Pratama.”

Indonesian investigators say sensors which help prevent planes from stalling were replaced on the Lion Air plan the day before its fatal flight and may have compounded other problems

with the aircraft.

The country’s search and rescue agency halted its search last Saturday.

Body parts are still being recovered and searchers are continuing to hunt for the

cockpit voice recorder.

Lion Air is one of Indonesia’s youngest airlines but has grown rapidly, flying to dozens of domestic and international destinations. (ap)

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In this photo taken on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, and released by Intan Syari, Indonesian Intan Syari poses in her wedding dress with a bouquet of flowers on the day of her planned wedding in Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia. Syari who was engaged to a man who died on a Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea has worn her wedding dress on the day they were to have been married.

Surprise giant ‘corpse flower’ blooms at Indonesia farm

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In this file photo taken on April 25, 2018 a Brazilian indigenous man walks past riot police in Brasilia, during a protest against the government’s decision of not recognizing the land demarcation of indigenous people living in Raposa Serra do Sol, Roraima State.

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An Indonesian farmer was startled to discover a rare “corpse flower” blooming in his plantation on the island of Sumatra.

Rosihan Anwar Hasibuan, a local palm oil farmer, said he came across the mystery flower when he was checking on his crops. “I saw a weird object,” he said. “I thought it was a ghost.”

The Amorphophallus titanum flower

is hard to glimpse because it can take up to 10 years to bloom and lasts only for a few days.

It is known for its unpleasant smell which has been compared to rotting meat, giving it the nickname “corpse flower”.

Unaware of what it was, Hasibuan resorted to social media for help. “I took pictures and uploaded them to

Facebook,” he said, adding that many people replied with the answer.

The phallus-shaped flower is the largest in the world, reaching heights of up to three metres (10 feet).

Many “corpse flowers” are cultivated in botanical gardens across the world, drawing huge crowds when they bloom, but in their native Sumatra they have faced threats from deforestation. (afp)

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Nouveau and Ambang Embeng

Two exhibitions seeking to free the arts from expectations

Japan’s economy shrank in July-September as trade falls TOKYO - The Japanese economy shrank at an annualized rate of 1.2 percent in JulySeptember, as consumer spending, investment and exports fell, according to government data released Wednesday.

Cabinet Office preliminary data showed seasonally adjusted gross domestic product — the total value of a nation’s goods and services — dipped 0.3 percent in the third quarter from the previous quarter.

Dragging on growth for the world’s third-largest economy

was diminished trade, with exports falling 1.8 percent and imports dropping 1.4 percent, the data show. Consumer spending and company investments were also down.

The economy grew for the previous April-June quarter, but

contracted the quarter before that.

That contraction, in the first quarter, ended the longest straight period of expansion for Japan in nearly three decades.

Harumi Taguchi, chief economist at HIS Markit in Tokyo, said natural disasters during the third

quarter had weighed on consumer travel and spending, which meant growth could recover if such disasters don’t happen during the year’s final quarter.

The closure of a major airport in the western Kansai area after a typhoon was one of the natural disasters that brought down growth, he said. A major earthquake also hit the northernmost island of Hokkaido during the quarter, causing

fatal landslides and widespread blackouts.

Until recently, Japan has been keeping up moderate growth under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” policies based on a deflation-fighting stimulus program of cheap lending.

But other factors are hurting the economy, such as the nation’s continuing labor shortage and slow wage growth. (ap)

Two exhibitions currently on display in Ubud speak to an interesting development on the art-scape of Bali. While visually these two exhibitions do not stand in great contrast to one and other - with predominantly abstract images and few references to anything specifically Balinese, the two exhibitions represent two distinctly different approaches to a similar theme.

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People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. The Japanese economy has shrunk at an annualized rate of 1.2 percent in July-September, as consumer spending, investment and exports fell.

German economy shrinks for the first time since early 2015

BERLIN - Germany’s economy shrank slightly in the third quarter of 2018, the first quarterly decline since early 2015, largely because of bottlenecks in getting new cars certified under tougher emissions tests.

The Federal Statistical Office re-

ported Wednesday that the German economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the third quarter. The figures have been adjusted for price, seasonal and calendar variations.

The agency said exports were down and imports were up in the third quarter, meaning there was a

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net drag coming from trade. There were also mixed signals from domestic demand.

The economy ministry said in a statement that “one-time effects in the third quarter lead to an interruption of the upswing.” Major automakers including Daimler and

Volkswagen had difficulty getting new cars certified under tougher emissions testing standards. That led them to discount cars head of the Sept. 1 test deadline, and caused a shortage of cars to sell to consumers afterward.

The drop followed increases of

0.5 percent in the second quarter and 0.4 percent in the first.

ING economist Carsten Brzeski says signs point to a rebound, but that the third-quarter decline is “another wake-up call that political stability and strong growth are by no means a given.” (ap)

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Works by I Made Galung Wiratmaja, Ida Bagus Suryantara and I Ketut Sugantika.

Identity, whether it be personal or collective is always a tricky business with its constant fluctuations and yet requiring something constant to remain intact. And while identity is something both constructed and very real to us as an experience, how we approach this concept is as varied as the factors that make up our different identities.

“Nouveau” is the title of the exhibition currently on display at Gallery Oka Kartini, Ubud and features the works of 9 painters (Wolfgang Widmoser, Nadya Korotaeva, Pavel Dudochkin, Tien Hong, I Made Gunawan, Teguh Ritma Iman, I Nengah Sujena and Ida Bagus Suryantara) who are distinctly inspired by Bali and bring to their canvases questions that arise from their interactions with this island and its culture. The title of the exhibition refers to the reactive nature of Europe’s art nouveau movement but comes to this place form a different angle.

Here, these artists are not reacting to specific shared conditions nor referencing a specific movement per se, instead the title refers to the ways they are inspired to speak of their surroundings through the lens of their personal experience. Instead of representing Bali through recognizable signs and symbols, the artists of the “Nouveau” show are seeking to use the formal and conceptual elements of their chosen medium as vehicles for conveying their personal vision.

Ambang Embeng, which translates as something like “the space in between empty space”, currently on display at the Arma Museum Gallery, features the works of 7 Balinese painters (I Gusti Ngurah Putu Buda, I Made Galung Wiratmaja, I Kadek Agus Ardika, I Komang Trisno Wirawan, I Nyoman Dwiraprupa, I Ketut Sugantika, I Ketut Murdika) and is also a sort of reaction to the symbol heavy art so well represented in Bali. In this case, it is from a more spiritual approach to identity that the artists come to their work.

“Ambang Embeng” refers to the desire to get beyond specific and often constructed indicators of identity to an expression of the process of becoming which takes place in a wide open space free of specific cultural traditions and social constructs, so as to reach beyond questions of identity at all and explore what remains when such notions have been striped away and we acknowledge our deepest personal experience of being as a process that can be seen in the art works but is not defined by them”, explains the description of the show.

While all the paintings of the Ambang Embeng exhibition lie somewhere on the abstract spectrum and deliberately seek to escape the confines of stated identities or any image that could be tied down to a specific socially constructed concept, the reactive nature of the exhibition itself speaks to the contemporary art-scape of Bali albeit in slightly different terms than say the works of the Nouveau show.

Both shows however represent a sort of new movement in Balinese art that is freeing itself from expectations – whether it be the expectation to use culturally based symbols or the expectation that great art must be free of them. This new space being carved out by artists today promises to yield increasingly interesting and beautiful works that neither rely on nor shy away from references to specific notions of identity but instead free the artists to express their vision in whatever way they feel inspired to.

Ambang Embeng will remain in display at Arma Museum Gallery, Ubud until December 5, 2018, and Nouveau will remain in display at Gallery Oka Kartini until December 8th, 2018. (kmb)

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Sate Lilit, Unique Menu of Balinese People

Satay … satay… do you like to eat satay? Try to taste this Balinese delicious sate lilit or twisted satay. This kind of satay does not only offer delicious taste, but also beauty in terms of appearance and presentation. Whether being realized or not, other than requiring patience and high skills, the making of twisted satay also requires a beautiful artistic spirit.

The process starts from concocting spices, processing the meat and then making it by twisting (sticking and twisting) on ??the bamboo satay stalk in a flat shape. During the process of making satay, it is also an opportunity to strengthen kinship because anyone can twist satay.

Twisted satay has such a distinctive taste. Moreover, the roasting process will appear so tempting. Children are easily tempted, so they really want to taste it.

For those having teeth but not strong enough to chew, it will be better to eat this smooth and sticky twisted satay.

In the past, twisted satay used ingredients in the form of chicken or pork.

Twisted satay is made as a means as ritual paraphernalia of mecaru (exorcism rite) to maintain harmonious relationship between humans and nature. Now, twisted satay is also sold as a complement to local menus where in a portion it is served with rice and other delicacies.

In strategic places such as tourist attractions, the corner of the city and traditional markets are very easy to find the twisted satay merchants. Hotels, restaurants and food stalls will surely provide this twisted satay. However, the ingredients used are marine fish, such as snapper, tuna or others. Similarly, the type of stalk used is lemongrass At hotels or restaurants, the twisted satay is neatly packed and the spices are adjusted to the tourists’ appetite, so that anyone can enjoy it. The presentation is also neatly arranged in order to look appealing. If you enjoy satay, it will be better to be accompanied with special chili sauce.

How to make twisted satay? First of all, slice the fish meat into small pieces and then refine by using a blender so that it really turns smooth. The seasonings use authentic Balinese spices such as, garlic, ginger, coriander, turmeric, candlenut, salt, coconut oil, bay leaves and optionally can be added with grated coconut.

Balinese style twisted satay has flavors that are not inferior to satay in general. When coupled with its unique appearance, it will attract more eyes to taste it. Eating twisted satay can create a unique experience during your excursion on the Island of the Gods. It will be better to taste while remaining warm after being roasted. Twisted satay is the hallmark of Balinese cuisine. (kmb)

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Sente Landfill operates again

dispose of garbage at the Sente Landfill. Moreover, this has been agreed by the Environment Agency staff at the land fill. On this occasion, his authority also requested that in the near future this matter will be discussed again by involving customary officials as well as the regent. Thus, the problems will not drag on. “If this agreement is violated, we do not guarantee to be able to stem the disappointed residents,” he said.

Head of the Klungkung Environmental and Land Agency, Anak Agung Kirana, did not deny that his agency returned to dispose of garbage to the Sente landfill because this had been disseminated in advance to the local community.

Moreover, the waste was promised to be processed directly into pellets.

He further explained the pile of garbage is indeed unavoidable because so far the number of chopper and pellet machines at the Sente Landfill is very limited, namely only four units of chopper machines and one unit of pellet machines, whereas ideally there should be 10 machines. Therefore, every day his agency only carries eight trucks of garbage to the Sente Landfill, while other waste is taken to Suwung Landfill, Denpasar.

In the upcoming 2019, the Environment Agency is said to have prepared a budget for the procurement of 8 choppers and 7 pellet machines. These additional machines are believed to be able to balance the volume of waste discharged into the Sente Landfill every day. (win)

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Waste problem again and again provoked polemics between residents of Sente hamlet, Pikat, Dawan, and the government.

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Aussie PM refuses to get snagged on sausage debate

People protest and complaint about stench

SEMARAPURA - Waste problem again and again provoked polemics between residents of Sente hamlet, Pikat, Dawan, and the government. It was sparked by the trucks belonging to the Klungkung Environment and Land Agency returning to dump garbage into the Sente Landfill. Actually, the activity at the landfill was terminated in December 2017. Dozens of residents came to the Sente Landfill to express their protest over the activity on Tuesday (Nov. 13).

Headman of Pikat, I Wayan Navy Sudarsa, said there are approximately 20 residents expressing their protest. They were disappointed by the trucks of the Klungkung Environment and Land Agency disposing of garbage at Sente Landfill. As a result, the garbage is mounting again and emitting stench. Navy Sudarsa acknowledged, previously the relevant office had already given an explanation that the garbage would be processed into pellets through the TOSS program.

However, the current the garbage is not sorted or wrapped in sacks. Precisely, it is left to mount and the smell is very prominent, mainly in the current rainy season.

“Actually, the community does not matter if the Sente Landfill is used as the location for TOSS. However, it is better if the garbage brought to the Sente Landfill has been processed and packaged neatly using a sack,” he said.

Navi Sudarsa said that a number of residents had come to ask that starting on Wednesday the Sanitation Agency’s trucks will no longer

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SINGAPORE - It’s the debate that has been sizzling Down Under for days, but new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to take sides Wednesday on the hot topic of whether onions should be served on top or under a sausage.

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Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya

Bali sold cheaply in China

Minister of Tourism to meet Chinese government

MANGUPURA - Responding to prevalent cases of Bali sold cheaply to Chinese tourists found in Bali some time ago, Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, stated the target of 20 million tourist visits in 2019 is not too much affected. However, the visits by Chinese tourists will be indeed admittedly influential.

To overcome this problem, he hoped to meet with Chinese government or Chinese Minister of Tourism to discuss about this matter. He said to have agreed that one of the most effective things in this case is to make a white list or note. In the sense, it is only the registered travel agencies or wholesalers that may operate in both countries.

He explained, at that time, the Indonesian tourism industry represented by ASITA and China had agreed to issue the list. According to him, this is the most effective way to select. “If they are not included in the list, they are not allowed. Likewise, if those set forth in the list are determined to commit fraud, their permit will be revoked. We will repeat it,” he concluded when met after attending the Bali Tourism Institute Graduation XXIV in Nusa Dua on Monday (Nov. 12).

According to him, three years ago, his ministry already made

agreement with the Ministry of Tourism of China for two times.

He admitted this incident indeed happened throughout Indonesia not only in Bali. Moreover, he said that this also happened to Thailand that was formerly the busiest with zero dollar tour, Zero Fee tour. These two terms are used and did not only occur in Bali.

However, Arief added this also happened throughout the world and one of them is in Bali. “This is what we are dealing with now,” he stressed.

He revealed the amount is very massive. Probably, this is the action of a cartel. In other words, it is an industry where from end to end is controlled by a business entity or one person. It starts from their departure to the making of purchase in its shop.

Probably, the target of 17 million visits this year can only be achieved 16.5 million. He admitted it because of the successive earthquake. The average loss due to this

earthquake amounts to 100,000 per month. “We estimate that 6 months, where 5 months will occur this year, and another month will occur in 2019. We will sort about 500,000 of the target of 17 million, which is likely to reach 16.5.”

Similar thing, according to him, also happened last year. Until September 2017, everyone believed it would be able to reach 15 million foreign tourist visits according to the target. However, due to the eruption of Mount Agung, the 6 months of national losses are estimated to reach or USD 1 billion.

At that time, he admitted that tourism industry was not so strong.

During the three months, the tourism industry in Bali had raised a white flag. However, recovery began gradually. On that account, starting January it recovered 70 percent, February (90 percent), March (95 percent), April 2018 Bali is fully recovered or has reached 100 percent of recovery. (kmb23)

Australian hardware chain Bunnings served up a banger of a controversy this week when it emerged it had told staff to put the onions under sausages citing health and safety concerns.

The chain -- which often runs barbecue fundraisers at its stores -- said there were concerns people might be injured by stray onions if the slippery vegetables ended up on the floor.

Cue raging debate in Australia on whether the directive was a sensible response to a potential risk, or the latest example of corporate health and safety overkill.

On Wednesday, at the sidelines of a regional diplomatic summit in Singapore, Morrison was fielding a string of journalists’ questions ranging from his hopes to move Australia’s Israel embassy to Jerusalem to the trade war between the United States in China.

Then came a curve ball. Was

Bunnings being “un-Australian” to dictate where onions should go?

“Whether the onions are on top or underneath, I’ll always be buying sausages on bread,” Morrison diplomatically replied.

“Frankly I’m not going to give them any recipe hints,” he added.

Many fellow Australians have been a little more forthcoming in their views.

“A vital staple in the Australian diet is a snag (sausage) on some fresh white bread, with a sprinkling of burnt, caramelised onion on top with a dollop of sauce,” radio DJ Ryan “Fitzy” Fitzgerald, wrote in an open letter to Bunnings that went viral.

“So why, why would you entertain the idea of bowing down to bureaucrats and safety officers to change the order of a recipe that doesn’t need to be fixed?” he added.

But others testified that they

Scott Morrison have had indeed experienced dangerous encounters with onions piled on top of sausages.

A Queensland farmer, who only

gave his first name Trevor, phoned ABC Sunshine Coast to say he had reached a non-disclosure settlement with Bunnings three years ago after

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slipping on some onions and injuring his back.

“It is serious stuff, this onion thing,” he said. (afp)

Sri Lanka parliament sacks Rajapakse, leaving power vacuum

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s parliament on Wednesday voted out the bitterly disputed government of former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse, removing one controversial figure but leaving the country in a power vacuum.

The island nation has been in crisis since the president sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 and replaced him with Rajapakse, who served

as president until being voted out three years ago.

On Tuesday the Supreme Court overruled the president’s dissolution of parliament and halted preparations for a snap election, in a major boost for the ousted prime minister.

In stormy scenes Wednesday, legislators gave their verdict on the two rivals -- with a majority in the 225-member assembly supporting

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Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapakse leaves the official residence in Colombo on November 11, 2018.

a no-confidence motion against Rajapakse.

Parliament also passed motions declaring illegal the November 9 proclamations made by President Maithripala Sirisena to enshrine the power shift.

The result however does not automatically mean that Wickremesinghe, who has refused to leave the prime minister’s residence, has won the constitutional showdown.

Day-to-day administration remains paralysed as the crisis drags on and there are growing fears for the economy and Sri Lanka’s ability to repay its huge foreign debts.

Though Wickremesinghe’s United National Party is the biggest in parliament, Sirisena retains the power to choose the next prime minister.

The UNP leader, who left his bunker at the Temple Trees official residence for the first time in nearly three weeks to go to parliament, still hailed the vote.

“This is a victory for the people,” Wickremesinghe told reporters, condemning the president’s actions as “illegal”.

He said officials should no longer take orders from the Rajapakse-

led “purported government”.

- Loyalists flee The UNP said that Sirisena must now call on Wickremesinghe to form a new government. UNP deputy leader Sajith Premadasa said: “For me, he is still the prime minister. Today, democracy prevailed.”

In a chaotic session, 72-yearold Rajapakse and his legislator son Namal walked out of the redcarpeted chamber just before the speaker Karu Jayasuriya called for a vote.

Lawmakers loyal to Rajapakse attempted to grab the mace, the assembly’s symbol of authority, to disrupt the vote, but the speaker pressed ahead.

“The ayes have it,” the speaker announced. “I rule that this House does not have confidence in the government (of Rajapakse).”

Several Rajapakse ministers came out of parliament accusing the speaker of violating parliamentary norms by holding the crucial vote.

“He has no bloody business calling a vote,” Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena told reporters.

However, shortly after the collapse of Rajapakse’s administration, one of his ministers, Wasantha Senanayake switched to Wickremesinghe’s side. Three other MPs from Rajapakse’s side defected to the UNP just before the vote.

Sirisena sacked the legislature on Friday shortly after an admission that Rajapakse did not have a majority in the assembly.

Sirisena ordered a snap election on January 5, a move even the independent Elections Commission announced was unconstitutional and illegal.

A dozen petitions were filed in the Supreme Court which on Tuesday restored parliament and suspended the January 5 vote.

Parliament held its first session following the court ruling under tight security.

Thousands of armed police deployed along the key approach roads to parliament, which is located on a man-made lake island, with several anti-riot units on stand by.

Parliament officials had feared that supporters of Rajapakse’s party might try to stop legislators getting to parliament, but those concerns proved unfounded. (afp)

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Ticks are spreading more disease than ever

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A surprising number of adults report significant levels of stress and dysfunction because of their sexual thoughts or behaviors, new research finds.

Is sex addiction real? This study says it may be

IS sex addiction real? Researchers say it may be, or at least something close to it, and might be more common than anyone thought.

Ten percent of men and 7 percent of women say they have significant levels of stress and dysfunction because of their sexual thoughts or behaviors, the researchers reported Friday.

A national survey of more than 2,000 adults found on average, more than 8 percent of them reported symptoms of compulsive sexual behavior disorder — a persistent pattern of failure in controlling intense sexual urges that leads to distress and social impairment.

It’s definitely controversial, Janna Dickenson of the University of Minnesota and colleagues wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network Open.

“From Tiger Woods to Harvey Weinstein, news articles have conjectured that ‘sex addiction’ is a growing and heretofore unrecognized ‘epidemic,’ while the scientific community debates whether such a problem even exists,” they wrote.

But it’s not that hard to define, they said: “failing to control one’s sexual feelings and behaviors in a way that causes substantial distress and/or impairment in functioning.”

It’s the impairment part that matters — people must feel like the thoughts or behaviors interfere with normal life in some way.

They used data from a large national questionnaire, the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, to see how common sexual behavior problems might be. It asks a range of questions, including: How often have you had trouble controlling your sexual urges?

How often have you felt unable to control sexual behavior? How often have you made pledges or promises to change or alter your sexual behavior? How often have your sexual thoughts or behaviors interfered with relationships?

“Distress and impairment associated with difficulty controlling sexual feelings, urges, and

behavior were measured using the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory,” Dickenson and colleagues wrote.

“A score of 35 or higher on a scale of 0 to 65 indicated clinically relevant levels of distress and/or impairment.”

A surprising number of people scored that high, and 40 percent of them were women, Dickenson’s team wrote. Overall, just under 9 percent of people met the cutoff.

“Gender differences were smaller than previously theorized, with 10.3 percent of men and 7 percent of women endorsing clinically relevant levels of distress and/or impairment associated with difficulty controlling sexual feelings, urges, and behavior,” they wrote.

That would make compulsive sexual behavior problems more common than major depression, which affects 5 percent of people.

Doctors may want to keep an eye out for the problem, they said.

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THE number of infections carried by ticks has hit a record high in the United States, according to a new report.

Nearly 60,000 people were diagnosed with a tickborne infection, mostly Lyme disease, in 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. And that’s almost certainly just a fraction of the true count.

“The true number of cases is probably 10 times that,” said Dr. John Aucott, director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center and chair of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.

The working group issued a report Wednesday saying states and the federal government needs to spend more to track, prevent and treat these infections as they affect more and more people.

“There are more cases. Every year, the geographic distribution expands,” Aucott told NBC News.

Congress told the Health and Human Services Department to set up the working group as part of the 2016 21st Century Cures Act. This is the group’s first report.

It’s clear that ticks are infecting more people as the bugs themselves spread, Aucott said. It’s also clear that much more work is needed to keep track of these infections and to help people suffering from them.

“There are so many questions out there that haven’t been answered,” Aucott said.

“We heard comments from hundreds and hundreds of patients. It is obvious that this is a real problem, that people are really suffering.”

The CDC said it’s not entirely clear why the number of reported cases is on the rise. “A number of factors can affect tick numbers each year, including temperature, rainfall, humidity, and host populations such as mice and other animals,” the agency said in its report on the

number of new cases.

“Tick densities in any year vary by region, state, and county.

Numbers of reported tickborne disease cases are also affected by healthcare provider awareness, testing, and reporting practices. Finally, during any given year, people may or may not notice changes in tick populations depending on the amount of time they or their pets spend outdoors.”

Lyme disease infected 42,743 people in 2017, the CDC said. That compares to 36,000 cases in 2016.

Other diseases commonly spread by ticks include: Ehrlichiosis, spread by the Lone Star tick, which affected 7,700 people last year; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which affected 6,200 people; babesiosis, which affected 2,300; tularemia, which affected 239 people and Powassan virus, which affected 33.

Lyme is by far the most common tickborne infection and most cases probably are not even ever diagnosed. It likely infects 300,000 people a year, the working group said. “The number of U.S. counties now considered to be of high incidence for Lyme disease has increased by more than 300 percent in the Northeastern states and by approximately 250 percent in the North-Central states,” the report reads.

Tests for Lyme are not very good, the report notes. “This leaves physicians without the tools needed to diagnose; and without an accurate diagnosis, it is challenging for physicians to provide early treatment,’ the said.

“Persistent symptoms after treatment of Lyme disease can be severe, yet their cause(s) remains unknown and debated. There are currently no uniformly accepted or validated treatment options for patients with these chronic symptoms.” (IBP/net)

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The CDC reports a record number of tickborne infections in 2017.

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ITDC targets to draw 1 million tourist visits in 2019

Chief of Gelgel customary village, Putu Arimbawa.

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Being royal central village in Bali

Gelgel vivaciously creates Baris Gede Dance

SEMARAPURA — Gelgel village in Klungkung subdistrict is one of the oldest villages in Bali. It has three administrative villages, namely the Gelgel, Tojan and Kamasan. Formerly, this was the center of Bali Kingdom since the beginning of the 16th century through 1686. However, no royal legacies are left at this village.

Nevertheless, places of worship inherited from the Bali Kingdom include the Penataran Agung Temple and Jero Agung Temple remaining to stand in the former palace.

Moreover, in the eastern part of Jero Agung Temple sits the Dasar Temple. Thus, Gelgel village has a number of historical buildings and cultural activities. “The prominent cultural potential mostly includes the painting, puppet art and old village art. Most legacies are temples and they almost all Kawitan or clan temples at Gelgel,” said Chief of Gelgel customary village, Putu Arimbawa, on Monday (Nov. 12).

With the existence of the art and cultural potential, specifically at Sinas Gelgel village inhabited by 2,600 families, it began to develop the tourism sector but so far the development has not been in line with expectations. However, in the future Putu Arimbawa will synergize this tourism potential with other villages, so that Gelgel village becomes one of the growing tourist destinations like other tourist areas in Bali.

Armed with the uniqueness owned by Gelgel, he is optimistic it can be entirely realized. “The tourism development at Gelgel and Tojan began to move, though it has not been as expected. If possible, we will synergize with other villages because the potential and

uniqueness of the Gelgel village still exists, such as the Ngaben ceremony and tradition of carrying corpse,” said the man from Banjar Jero Kapal, Gelgel village.

Aside from tourism sector, most of the Gelgel residents also have livelihood in agricultural and trading sector. Gelgel village has traditional markets with approximately 150 traders. Uniquely, Hindu and Muslim traders of Gelgel village are selling adjacent and harmoniously at this traditional market.

Moreover, these activities have run through generations. “Economic life of our residents has been evenly distributed because we have almost all occupational professions supported by employment,” he said.

As one of the cultural and artistic villages in Klungkung, he will make a breakthrough, namely by composing the Baris Gede Dance in version of Gelgel village. This is done to support the tourism development, in addition to the cultural conservation. Moreover, this village has more than 20 customary youth clubs (sekaa taruna) becoming the frontline in realizing the breakthrough because the human resources of the youth at local village have an even artistic talent.

Additionally, Gelgel village has 215 association of temple priests (Jro Mangku) actively supporting all the religious activities. “One of our breakthroughs is the making of Baris Gede Dance in the version of Gelgel village. We are still working it on and will be completed by the artists that we have. We are making new creations, so that when organizing grandiose ceremonies we can present the Baris Gede Dance in the version of Gelgel village,” he concluded. (win)

MANGUPURA — The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), as the operator of the Nusa Dua area, targets to reach 1 million foreign tourist arrivals by 2019. This target is in line with the addition of 5-star rooms and other tourist facilities in the region.

Director of ITDC, Abdulbar M. Mansoer, stated the targeted is higher than the realization of tourist visit in 2017 reaching around 900,000 foreign tourists. Meanwhile, in 2018, the number of tourist visit just reached 966,000 people.

“Currently, the potential markets are still China, Australia and Japan. We will definitely add attractions so they will continue to come. Moreover, the water blow has new sights and will be equipped with a café,” said Abdulbar when met at the 45th anniversary celebration of the ITDC at the local office on Monday (Nov. 12).

According to him, Nusa Dua must still be developed.

For this year, there will be the opening of the American Cartoon Network located next to the golf course and will be the first international theme park in Indonesia. With this international theme park, he hoped to be able to bring up to 500,000 tourists per year. “Our target is gradual, where in the first year we can draw 100,000 tourists resumed with 200,000 tourists in the second year and the peak in the third year draws 500,000 tourists,” he hoped.

A number of prestigious international events, such as the IMF-WBG Annual Meeting in October 2018 already brought in tens of thousands of delegates and took place in

Nusa Dua area. As the host to international MICE event, the ITDC is not enough to only provide indoor venues. Outdoor venues will also become an added value for the Nusa Dua area.

Regarding the MICE, currently there have been additional facilities such as the Indonesian Pavilion spreading across the area of 6,000 square meters with a distinctive Indonesian architecture created by the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) when hosting the IMF-WBG meeting.

“The Indonesian Pavilion has displays on the SOEs and can be rented for product exhibition,” he added. (kmb23)

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The 45th anniversary celebration of the ITDC at the local office on Monday (Nov. 12).

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Police will not come into the realm of customary village issues. So, it is not correct if said to weaken,” explained this Democratic Politician.

If there is anything to be addressed in customary village, continued Alit Putra, police officers only need to coordinate with customary apparatus.

“At the same time, customary ranks must also examine and improve so there are not many litigants with positive law,” he said while saying that Bali House of Representatives will immediately revise Regional Regulation No. 3/2003 concerning with Customary Village in order to accommodate the substances emerging lately.

Director of Bali Police General Criminal Investigation, Andi Fairan, said he would ask for information from the MUDP Bali regarding the OTT cases at customary villages.

All this time, his authority has not indeed coordinated with MUDP to get information from customary law experts. “But now, we have agreed, if later on we ask for information from customary experts, we’ll pass through the MUDP,” he affirmed.

Andi gave an example on the allegation of illegal levy case by chief of Bumi Asri customary village, Dauh Puri Kelod, Denpasar. If indeed the decree to collect levy is indeed declared to violate or deviate, the legal process will be resumed. “In this case, we have not asked for information from it (MUDP—Ed). If decree will be declared incorrect and to deviate,

it means the process will be continuing. Conversely, if later on it is stated correct, maybe we will delegate it to customary village for further process,” he explained.

Tirta Empul

When the meeting was taking place, Chief of Manukaya Let customary village, I Made Mawi Arnata, had interrupted regarding the red handed operation (OTT) at Tirta Empul Tourist Object. Moreover, he called himself a potential suspect in the case.

However, Deputy Chairman of the Bali House of Representatives, IGB Alit Putra, who chaired the meeting, interrupted him.

“We’d like to convey the chronology of the incident at the Tirta Empul Temple. Sorry, Mr. Deputy Chief of Police, actually from 2013....,” said Mawi Arnata, but was immediately cut by Alit Putra. “Please don’t and don’t reveal it again,” interrupted this Democratic Politician.

“Could you please allow me to convey for just a moment?” continued Mawi, without giving up. But at this time, Chief of the MUDP requested Mawi not to speak again.

“Mr. Mangku (Chief of MUDP— Ed), we beg respectfully because we are afflicted by the case, please Mr. Mangku help us resolve our problem,” said Mawi, finally responded “Yes” and given applause by other meeting participants.

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Kids Kingdom offers a new experience in kids activities and dining

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DENPASAR - Bali House of Representatives held working meeting with the Bali Police, Customary Village Main Assembly (MUDP), Customary Village Middle Assembly (MMDP), Hindu organizations, and related agencies in Bali government resulting good decisions. The meeting discussing about the collection of customary villages agreed the Illegal Levy Eradication Taskforce (Saber Pungli), including the police, will not re-enter into the realm of customary village. This agreement is even immediately set forth into a circular.

“However, the customary villages have to improve themselves where the awig-awig, perarem, or decisions must be legalized by the regent / mayor or the authorities so that it has legal instrument. Thus, all can work,” said Deputy Chairman of Bali House of Representatives, IGB Alit Putra, after leading the meeting at the parliamentary building on Tuesday (Nov. 13).

According to Alit Putra, the illegal levy eradication taskforce or police will not enter into customary affairs.

Meanwhile, criminal cases are still handled by law enforcement officials.

He confirmed that police do not have the intention to weaken customary village. What police do is to strengthen customary village to be truly orderly and glorified. “Regarding the previous cases, they will be invited to talk about customary first. In other words, he greatly appreciated to the customary

Activities

uty Chairman of the Bali House of Representatives, IGB Alit Putra, did not give an opportunity to speak because he also received input from the Bali Police, represented by the Director of General Criminal Investigation, Andi Fairan. Chief of Manukaya Let was asked to only deal with police. If the Tirta Empul problem is opened during the meeting, it is feared to result in new debates. “Moreover, Jero Bendesa Agung even told to contact me first, later on. Then, police come to me directly, it is not necessary to need to discuss it here. So, I cut it just now,” he explained.

Chief of MUDP Bali, Jero Gede Putus Suwena Upadesa, admitted that he will check the correctness of the MoU procedure regarding the Tirta Empul Temple made into a tourist attraction by the Gianyar government. Then, who has the authority or region of the temple so it will not mutually claim. If it belongs to customary villages, customary hamlet, or supporting devotees (pengempon) of the temple, the status must also be clear.

“Making MoU, it means it is an agreement, and the status of the parties must be clear as well. If the parties are not clear, later on in the civil law there is something known as null and void because the making of the MoU is not based on applicable law,” he said.

If indeed the MoU procedure is correct, but there is a prohibition or

deviation, Jero Gede Suwena said it must be resolved by customary manner and not in a criminal manner. On the other hand, he will also check the officer collecting the levy whether he has owned a decree or assignment letter from customary village through its apparatus.

“If indeed everything has complied with the legal requirements, it is okay. But customary village will be responsible if it is indeed on the orders of customary village based on existing rules, namely the awig-awig, perarem, or other information,” he explained while adding that he is immediately coordinating with the Directorate of Bali Police General Criminal Investigation.

According to Jero Gede Suwena, the OTT case at Tirta Empul recently leading to corruption is a presumption of innocence, so it is still possible to stop it. If the case is approaching the completeness of investigation process, he will check again.

“It needs expert witnesses, so as not to be refuted by witnesses from MUDP or existing customary law experts of the MUDP in the court session. It’s a pity, so it will be advisable to check it now whether it is correct to have been committed by particular group of people,” he added.

If the group of people is beyond the customary village, his organization will immediately instruct to arrest them because they have vilified customary villages. (kmb32)

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Located in Kuruksetra Street number 84, near Nusa Dua Kids Kingdom is giving a whole new meaning of nice restaurants and activities for children. In addition, having a great food and dining area, Kids Kingdom also offers a wonderful place for kids to play. The manager of this awesome place told the International Bali Post on how it was started.

Mia explained that it was because the owner was having difficulties in finding a kid-friendly place in Bukit area and therefore decided to build up a playground to not only let the children play, but also to get to learn about other cultures and in this way to get engaged them through original funny pictures, books, songs, and genuine games.“We want that parents can enjoy their meal and their kids can also play and enjoy their time,” she said. Kids Kingdom is designed as a wonderful playground for children as well as a paradise for the parent.

While the dining area is located on the ground floor and resembles a cozy living room furnished with comfortable sofas and sitting bags, playgrounds are available on the first and second. “We’ve designed the place with many original fairytale ornaments and equipped with toys from well-known brands with the only aim – for kids to have fun. You can also drop off your kids here, we’ll be happy to take care of them, she adds.”

The safety is also becoming the main consideration. CCTV is watching all of the rooms and also soft wraps are protecting the children from harm. It is really a nice place to visit.

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‘Incomparable’ $50 mn pink diamond smashes record at Geneva auction

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GENEVA - An exceptionally rare pink diamond of nearly 19 carats fetched 50.3 million Swiss francs ($50 million, 44 million euros) at auction in Geneva Tuesday, Christie’s said, setting a new per-carat record for a stone of its kind.

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In this file photo taken on November 08, 2018 The Pink Legacy, a 18.96 carat fancy vivid pink diamond once owned by Oppenheimer family is displayed during a press preview ahead of sales by Christie’s auction house in Geneva.

The Pink Legacy, which once belonged to the Oppenheimer family who for decades ran the De Beers diamond-mining company, was snapped up by American luxury brand Harry Winston, part of the Swiss Swatch group. “$2.6 million per carat. That is a world record per carat for a pink diamond,” said Francois Curiel, head of Christie’s in Europe, of the price that included all fees and commissions.

“This stone is for me the Leonardo da Vinci of diamonds.”

The 18.96-carat diamond was discovered in a South African mine around a century ago, Christie’s said.

It was probably cut in the 1920s and has not been altered since.

The stone was immediately rechristened the “Winston Pink Legacy” by its buyers.

Christie’s international head of jewellery, Rahul Kadakia, described it as “one of the world’s greatest diamonds”.

The rectangular-cut stone has been graded “fancy vivid” -- the highest possible grade of colour intensity -- as it has no trace of another hue like purple, orange or brown.

Most pink diamonds weigh less than one carat and those in the top colour category with more than 10 carats are virtually unheard of at auction houses.

The Pink Legacy is classed as Type IIa, meaning it is extremely chemically pure, a category only two percent of diamonds fall into.

“These are stones that have little if any trace of nitrogen,” said Kadakia, adding that this often gives Type IIa diamonds “exceptional transparency and brilliance”. (afp)

Hopper, de Kooning hit new auction records in New York

NEW YORK - Paintings by Edward Hopper and Willem de Kooning sold for nearly $92 million and $69 million respectively in New York on Tuesday, setting new world record auction prices for each artist, Christie’s said.

The 1929 canvas “Chop Suey” by Hopper, America’s most popular modernist, went for $91.875 million after being valued pre-sale at an estimated $70-100 million.

It was the jewel in the crown of a remarkable collection of 20th century American art amassed

by US entrepreneur Barney Ebsworth, who made his fortune in travel and cruises, and who died in April.

The painting easily set a new auction record for the artist -- previously $40.4 million paid in 2013 for “East Wind Over Weehawken.”

Christie’s had marketed “Chop Suey” as “the

most iconic painting by Hopper left in private hands” and the price tag chalked up a whopping profit on the $180,000 Ebsworth paid for the work in 1973.

De Kooning’s 1955 “Woman as Landscape” sold for $68.9 million, having been valued presale at $60-90 million, and also set a new record at auction for the Dutch-born abstract expressionist, Christie’s said.

It eclipsed the $66.3 million paid for his 1977 “Untitled XXV” in November 2016.

The auction house had valued the entire Ebsworth collection, which is being offered for sale this week, at around $350 million.

The single most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction was the eye-watering $450.3 million paid for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” last year at Christie’s in New York. (afp)

The Biggest “Ngaben” Ceremony held in Denpasar

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In this file photo taken on September 5, 2018, people look at “Chop Suey” by US artist Edward Hopper, part of the Barney A Ebsworth Collection, during a presentation at Christie’s auction house in Paris.

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Denpasar(Bali Post) - Thousands of people took part in the Ngaben (cremation) procession of the member of Denpasar’s Kingdom Ida Anak Agung Ayu Oka Pemecutan in Denpasar on Wednesday (14/8). The cremation procession is one of the biggest in Bali and it is for Ida Anak Agung Ayu Oka Pemecutan who was the wife of Ida Tjokorda Raja Denpasar IX. Ngaben Ceremony or Cremation Ceremony, is the ritual performed in Bali to send the deceased to the next life. The body of the deceased will be placed as if sleeping, and the family will continue to treat the deceased as sleeping. No tears are shed, because the deceased is only temporarily not present and will reincarnate or find his final rest in Moksha (freeing from the reincarnation and death cycle). ceremony is always a matter of consulting a specialist on ceremony days. On the day of the ceremony, the body of the deceased is placed inside a coffin. This coffin is placed

inside a sarcophagus resembling a buffalo (Lembu) or in a temple structure (Wadah) made of paper and wood. The buffalo or temple structure will be carried to the cremation site in a procession.

The procession of Ngaben is not walking in a straight line. This is to confuse bad spirits and keep them away from the deceased.

Ngaben is on of the most important ceremony in Bali. Because human body consist of 10 basic elements. One 5 elements we call as Panca Maha Butha or five macro cosmos element: Pertiwi (soil), Apah (water), Teja (fire), Bayu

(air) and Akasa (ether or space).

And the other 5 memories elements we call as Panca Tan Matra which is the five element that influence us from our sense which is consist of: Ganda (from the nose or smell), Rasa (from the tongue), Rupa (from the eyes), Sparsa (from the skin sense), Sabda (from the ears).

After all been burning and cremating there is still another step because the atman or spirit are still have other part of element that need to be eliminated that we call Panca Karmendria or five major sin that we are doing. The Panca Karmendria is consist of:

Padendria (sin that coming from our path of life), Payundria (sin that coming from our food in life), Panendria (sin from our hand created), Upastenindia (sin from our sexual behavior), and Wakindriya (sin from our speech or our mouth).

The ceremony to “erase” those sin is we call as “Nyekah” It doesn’t mean that we will be free from those sin after the Nyekah ceremony, but it is actually the recap of our sin. And the result will becoming the report that “atman” or spirit has that will result whether he or she to be reincarnated or not.

This report it self we call it as Karma Wasana. So “Ngaben” is basically helping the atman to reach his/ her status as quick as possible to “Brahman” or God to the next level and there are several layer of “wrapper”

that need to be remove by doing Ngaben and Nyekah ceremony.

And for the people who still alive, Ngaben and Nyekah are the good filosophy the remind us to always create good karma in life.

So our report or Karma Wasana can lead us to Moksatham Jagadhita Ya Ca Ithi Dharma or free from reincarnation. This also showing us that Hinduism is not about getting heaven but how to be one with Brahman or God. (kmb) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.