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increasingly exists apart from the regular business of the movies, in its own hifalutin, red-carpeted realm.

Among the things to look for Thursday will be the fate of the late-chargers of this season: “Selma” and “American Sniper,” both of which are only now hitting theaters nationwide.

Guild awards have been particularly tough on Ava DuVernay’s “Selma.” Though acclaimed by critics and energized by contemporary relevance, the civil-rights drama has been subjected to scrutiny for its Lyndon Johnson portrayal. Many were surprised by its absence in nominees by the acting, directing and producing guilds, which many have attributed to the movie’s late arrival and lack of available DVD screeners for the guilds.

Eastwood’s “American Sniper,” however, has been strongly supported by the guilds (whose mem-

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This image released by IFC Films shows Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane in a scene from the film,”Boyhood.”

berships overlap considerably with the academy) and appears poised for a big box-office haul when the Navy SEAL drama expands nationwide this weekend.

Either could potentially join the top contenders or fade away.

Richard Linklater’s comingof-age “Boyhood” has been the season’s unsurpassed front-runner, most recently taking best drama at the Golden Globes. “Birdman” is seen as its chief rival (Hollywood loves movies about itself), though it was upset by Wes Anderson’s old Europe caper “Grand Budapest Hotel” at Sunday’s Globes.

“The Imitation Game,” the World War II thriller starring Benedict Cumberbatch, could do especially well Thursday, since it offers the kind of handsome, well-rounded production that tends to chalk up nominations. The year’s other British prestige project about a genius mathematician, the Stephen Hawking tale “The Imitation Game,” should also hear its name read repeatedly.

Adding a layer of mystery is how many best-picture nominees will make the cut, since there can be anywhere between five and 10. In the three years since the expansion of the category, there have been, oddly enough, nine movies nominated each year.

On the fringe this year is a trio of indie dark horses: the jazzy psychodrama “Whiplash,” the creepy Jake Gyllenhaal thriller “Nightcrawler” and the tragic wrestling drama “Foxcatcher.” These are the films that could add a dose of darkness to the category’s more mainstream favorites. (ap)

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HOLLYWOOD - Unless David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” or Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” unexpectedly crash the party, the most certain thing absent at Thursday’s Oscar nominations will be major box-office hits.

When the nominations to the 87th annual Academy Awards are unveiled at 8:30 a.m. EST from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif., none of the expected best-picture candidates will have grossed $100 million. Presenters Chris Pine, J.J. Abrams, Alfonso Cuaron and motion picture academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs will announce all 24 categories in a press conference streamed live on www. oscars.org and broadcast on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

This year’s modestly sized but much-beloved favorites — “Boyhood,” ‘’Birdman” — have been largely locked in place throughout much of Hollywood’s ever-expanding awards season, where statuettehunting campaigns span months and are feverishly chewed over by Oscar prognosticators. As studios have focused more and more on easily marketed blockbusters, Oscar season

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In this Sat., Jan. 10, 2015 file photo, Nicole Kidman, left and Paddington Bear arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of Paddington at the TCL Chinese Theatre, in Los Angeles. The movie releases in U.S. theaters on Jan. 16, 2015.

Nicole Kidman shows her silly side in ‘Paddington’ BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Nicole Kidman knows most people don’t consider her a comedic actress. In her 31-year career, her roles have ranged from the morose to the deliciously sadistic. There are a few straight comedies in her resume, but Kidman is the first to admit that she just doesn’t get many offers to do that type of work.

She’s won an Oscar. She’s worked with Stanley Kubrick, Jane Campion, and Lars Von Trier.

So how did she end up in a modest role as a delightfully villainous taxidermist in the children’s film “Paddington” with a relatively unknown director at the helm?

The answer is simple: She was asked.

“The desire to run the gamut and be diverse is something you’re taught at drama school,” said Kidman on a recent afternoon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. “We’re trained in Shakespeare and then we’re trained in Noël Coward and we’re trained in mime classes. But a lot of times you’re not given the opportunity to explore the things

that you’ve cultivated.”

For director Paul King, it was a no-brainer. But it wasn’t Kidman’s 1996 romantic fantasy romp “Practical Magic” that he was thinking of. He’d seen Gus Van Sant’s “To Die For” and knew Kidman had to be his Millicent.

In the film, out Friday, Millicent is a leather-clad, stiletto-wearing femme fatale who will stop at nothing to stuff the iconic talking bear from Darkest Peru and put him in a museum.

“He wrote it for me. I’m not sure if that’s a flattering thing or not,” Kidman laughed.

King, who had mostly worked in British television, knew it was a long shot. “You should never write for an actor because they’ll just say no. But I did have her in mind,” he said.

Despite all the warnings that Kidman was “never” going to say yes, as soon as she heard the name “Paddington,” she jumped. Kidman had grown up reading Michael Bond’s books in Australia and it just struck a nerve. (ap)

Land conversion remains toughest challenge

GIANYAR - Subak Pulagan, near the Pakerisan watershed river, Tampaksiring, Gianyar, has been awarded recognition as a World Cultural Heritage Site. However, despite having received this honour, the area is still under threat of land conversions, and ensuing environmental damage. This threat is quite real, as demonstrated by a dialogue which took place on Tuesday (Jan 13) between the UNESCO representatives who visited Subak Pulagan and the chief farmer of Subak Pulagan, Sang Nyoman Astika.

On behalf of the subak members, Astika asked the UNESCO representatives about the possibility of building a house on this agricultural land, saying that because one family had grown, space in their house compound was no longer sufficient.

Cristal Backley, one of the UNESCO representatives, could not approve or refuse the request.

This Australian woman simply conveyed that she had only come to have a closer look at the condition

of the Subak that has been selected

by UNESCO. She did add that Subak members should be proud of preserving this water system as it has been recognized as an official World Heritage for its historical and traditional value.

Gamini Wijesuriy, another UNESCO representative, admitted that her party could not limit any changes nor could they give an answer as to whether building would be allowed or not. However, she was very impressed with the

existence of Subak in Bali, saying “I just hope that with this recognition from the world, the Subak system can be preserved”.

Meanwhile, the government of Gianyar has been attempting to maintain the sustainable nature of the area, free from environmental degradation and land conversions.

“To address worries about land use in 2015, the Gianyar government has exempted farmers from land and property taxes,” said the First Assistant to Gianyar government,

Cok Rai Widiarsa P., who received the UNESCO representatives who had come to conduct a site inspection of Subak Pulagan.

It was also added that to maintain the UNESCO award his party had already provided assistance for farmers in the form of free rice seeds and fertilizer, as well as scholarships for all poor students.

The inclusion of Subak as a World Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) took about 12 years.

“This is certainly a source of pride for the people of Bali and Indonesia in general,” said Widiarsa.

According to him, this recognition would provide motivation for the people of Bali to preserve the

subak organization as a cultural heritage based on Tri Hita Karana (concept related to harmony in environmental, social and spiritual relations). Preservation of the watershed areas of Pakerisan River is divided into three zones. The core zone includes the land within 100 meters from the mouth of the river, the supporting zone is land within 200 meters from the river and the development zone is land starting at 300 meters away from the river. “These three zones need to be preserved to avoid environmental damage,” he added. (kmb35) 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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The file photo shows Jatiluwih rice field at Tabanan. Same as Subak Pulagan, Tampaksiring, Gianyar, Jatiluwih also awarded as UNESCO world heritage. The recognition should provide motivation for the people of Bali to preserve the subak organization as cultural heritage based on Tri Hita Karana (balance concept related to environmental, social and spiritual aspect).

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Rainy season, salt farmers stop production

AMLAPURA - Persistent erratic weather has caused salt prevented salt farmers from working to produce the white crystal. The traditional saltmaking process that relies on sunlight has become impossible with recent weather. Having not been used to produce salt for such a long time, the land has become flooded by rainwater and overgrown with grass.

Salt farmers at Purwakerti hamlet, Amed village, Abang subdistrict, are dismayed. Some farmers have been forced to change profession because the salt-making process cannot be carried out. In previous years, salt farmers were able start production after the rainy season that usually ended around July or August.

One farmer from Amed hamlet, Ni Made Sari, says that she now works as grass collector to meet her daily needs.

Traditional salt production, which relies on sunlight, has been a viable source of income for her for many decades. However, now, due to the lack of sunlight and frequent rains, Made Sari is no longer able to pursue this line of work.

“Now, farmers cannot make salt and are forced to have take a prolonged break until the weather gets better. Usually summer starts around August,” she said.

Working as a grass collector, Made Sari earns about IDR 20,000 a day. In addition to looking for grass, she also carries grass

used for fodder. Her husband contributes to the family’s livelihood by fishing.

Fishermen in Amed however, cannot go very far out to sea, because of unfavorable weather conditions. “Because of the bad weather, the best they can do is sail along the seashore”, said Made Sari.

Salt farmers are indeed facing hard times. Salt production is a long process in the best of times, but with all the rain, it is simply not feasible to earn a living from it. Made Sari added , that a kilogram of salt can only be sold for IDR 3,000. When the weather is good she can produce 20 kilograms over four days. “The income of salt farmers is only ever meager and we have to wait for 4 days for each harvest.”, she said.

She admitted that when travelers pay a visit to her salt production hut, her income increases as she can sell her salt for IDR 50,000 per kilo. “If someone buy sdirectly from us then we make a bit of money.

Sometimes people will buy 10 to 20 kilos

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who died a year ago. His late brother had often read the manuscripts for him. Unfortunately, Cening was not interested in reading the contents of the manuscripts at the time because he was busy taking care of his business outside the region. After his brother died, he tried to read the Balinese manuscripts and learn what they were talking about.

However, since he does not have mastery of Balines, the manuscripts relics inherited from his brother were never read. Instead, they were stored in a special room in his home. Aware that storage conditions there are less than optimal, , he then held a meeting with his extended family and they all agreed to hand over the manuscripts to the local government so that they could be stored and well maintained at Gedong Kertya, Singaraja.

“When my late brother was still alive, he often read the manuscripts.

He was the only one who could read them. After our brother passed away, I wanted to read them, but was unable to because I am not familiar with Balinese script,” he said.

After submitting the heritage of his

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The tools use by salt famers in klungkung are not being used at a time, but in that case we always share the sale with our group”, she added.

The Amed salt farmers group is well known overseas. Some of their salt is exported to France and Japan as flavoring food or for use in spas. Although this product has great

potential in the eyes of the international community, the local government has yet to do anything to develop potential markets for the salt farmers.. “Our salt farmer group never gets any help from the government,” she concluded. (dwa)

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A villager submits dozens of old manuscripts to Gedong Kertya

SINGARAJA - Cening Balik, resident of Kawanan hamlet, Menyali village, Sawan subdistrict, decided to submit his heritage palm-leaf manuscripts to the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) Gedong Kertya, Singaraja. He said that he cannot read the Balinese script on the palm-leaf manuscripts which belonged to his brother. Dozens of copies of these manuscripts were delivered to the Head of Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, I Gede Suyasa, on Wednesday (Jan 14).

Before the manuscripts were submitted, Cening along with his extended family, said prayers as an way of asking permission (spiritually to hand over the manuscripts to the local government.

Representatives of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, along with staff members of the UPTD Gedong Kertya, cleaned the manuscripts.

Once that was done, officers of the Gedong Kertya, read out the title of the manuscripts to be registered.

Cening Balik said the manuscripts were the heritage of his elder brother’s

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late elder brother, to Gedong Kertya, Cening said that hopes the manuscripts will be treated properly. Most importantly, he expressed concern about the contents of the stories or teachings written in the manuscript.

If, for example, the contents had something to do with his family or the history of Menyali village, Cening would ask to have the manuscripts returned to be stored in his home. If however, the contents of manuscript related to wider public interest, then he would allow the manuscripts to be stored in Gedong Kertya so that they could be consulted.

“There are people in my village who know how to read Balinese, but they don’t understand these manuscripts. Hopefully, the authorities of Gedong Kertya can decipher their meaning and inform us. And if the manuscripts are related to our family or the history of the village, we will ask for them back. However, if they contain information of relevance to the broader community, I will allow the local government to keep these heritage scripts that belonged to my

late brother,” he said.

Head of Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, Gede Suyasa, said that the manuscripts owned by Cening Balik would be temporarily stored in Gedong Kertya, Singaraja. Content of the manuscripts would be read andthe agency through Gedong Kertya, Singaraja, promised to duplicate the manuscripts written in Balinese. The agency promised to return the manuscripts if they involved the genealogy of his family or Menyali village. If they contained information of public interest to Buleleng or Bali, the manuscripts would continue to be stored in Gedong Kertya, Singaraja. “We will keep them in Gedong Kertya while they are being read. Later, if we find that they indeed tell about the history of the village or about the family of the manuscript owner, then we will return them, but if they are involved with things of a wider interests, we will continue to keep them in Gedong Kertya,” he said.

The former Head of Buleleng Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) welcomed the awareness

of residents like Cening Balik that submitting the manuscripts to the government could be beneficial. Such awareness was expected to inspire other people to submit their manuscripts instead of them remaining stored in people’s homes. Apparently, many people are reluctant to hand over their manuscripts to the local government.

In order to preserve manuscripts in Gedong Kertya or those still in private collections, starting in the amended budget for 2016 the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency will allocate more funds than previous years.

“Personally and on behalf of the government, I’d like to express my gratitude for the awareness of Mr. Cening who is willing to hand over his manuscript heritage. Hopefully, this will have an impact on other people who still keep manuscripts and inspire them to submit theirs to the government too, so that they can be maintained, read and duplicated.

I will set aside a larger budget than in previous years to allow for us to handle such documents properly”, he said. (kmb38)

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Being viable and never getting tired of smiling are the strategies applied by Lidya Minanti to attract more tourist visit to Bale Udang Mang Engking, Ubud. As a Sales Executive, this beautiful woman is always doing sales call, making a visit to corporations, schools or government agencies to promote her products. “Bale Udang is a new restaurant in need of promotion,” she said.

Lidya, as she is passionately greeted, said the first step was making a visit to companies to establish a partnership. She also visited hotels or villas that had not owned a restaurant. The type of cooperation made with the accommodation could include in the hotel room. “Besides, we’ve also made promotion with travel agencies since the beginning,” she said.

This smiley woman also offered some programs accompanied with discounts. One of them was corporate day program by providing discount for companies every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. This type of program was only applicable to the companies in Gianyar County which had given notification in advance. “Response to the corporate day program is very good. We are sometimes overwhelmed to receive guests,” she affirmed.

Additionally, the discount was also given to individuals in the form of member card as much as 10 percent.

Similarly, any students who could present their student card were also entitled to get a 10-percent discount.

Lidya did not ignore the role of local residents because she realized the purchasing power of local residents was also high. “It is also used to find a good market share for Bale Udang,” she added.

The woman living in Gianyar then exemplified that every Hindu feast like the Pagerwesi, Galungan, Kuningan, Ngembak Nyepi and national holidays, the Bali Udang was filled with local communities. “The menus offered by Bale Udang do not only give an option to foreign travelers, but also to local communities,” she said proudly.

Lidya confirmed that her party indeed built a relationship to the locals, including the subak owner offering a live cultural attraction because when conducting their activities, farmers used to do it in the restaurant area.

“Bale Udang area poses the subak area as well, so that farmers habitually pass through in the area of the restaurant,” she said. (kmb)

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Galliano makes London comeback LONDON - Almost four years after being banished from the Paris fashion world over an anti-Semitic rant, designer John Galliano made his comeback in London for Maison Margiela on Monday to overwhelming critical acclaim.

The 54-year-old, seen as one of the most brilliant fashion talents of his generation, was sacked by Dior in 2011 after being filmed delivering a drunken tirade in a Paris bar.

He has kept a low profile since and some say they will never forgive his remarks, but Maison Margiela gave him a second chance by appointing him creative director in October.

The collection blended his flamboyant, theatrical style and the brand’s more minimalist look.

His comeback was attended by some of fashion’s biggest names, including supermodel Kate Moss, Anna Wintour, the editor of US Vogue, and celebrity shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.

“I thought the show was sensational,” British fashion editor Hilary Alexander said after the catwalk.

“It’s what we’ve been missing.

It was John Galliano at his absolute

peak of perfection, combining the skills of a fabulous atelier with his own very romantic and fantastical vision.”

Burberry’s chief executive Christopher Bailey said the show was “magical”, while Blahnik told reporters: “Fabulous! I’m glad he’s working again.”

Alexandra Shulman, editor-inchief of British Vogue, said the collection was a “template”.

“You couldn’t really look at it exactly for the clothes, it was more to give the spirit of what he wanted to do,” she said.

The announcement that Galliano’s first show would take place in London, the city where he trained and made his name, was seen in some circles as a snub to Paris, the home of haute couture.

The collection was subsequently dropped from the Paris couture calendar at the end of January, although

it will be shown by appointment.

“It was beautifully done and you remember what a talent he is,” said Natalie Massenet, chairman of the British Fashion Council and founder of online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter.

Maison Margiela said the choice of London for the show reflected both Galliano’s personal links and the city’s traditional tailoring history and heritage.

Galliano was born in the British territory of Gibraltar but was raised in London and studied in the capital before heading to Paris to join Givenchy and then Dior.

He was viewed as the driving force behind the huge success of Dior during nearly 15 years at the fashion house.

But his glittering career imploded after he was captured on a mobile phone video hurling abuse at people in a bar in Paris’s historic

Jewish quarter.

He was found guilty in September 2011 of making anti-Semitic insults in public -- an offence under French law -- although he was spared jail and was instead fined.

He apologised and blamed his outbursts on alcohol and drugs, and underwent rehabilitation.

Since then, Galliano had been almost entirely absent from fashion, apart from a three-week designerin-residence role at Oscar de la Renta’s workshop in New York in 2013.

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Galliano’s excommunication ended last year following a decision by Renzo Rosso, president of the OTB group that owns Maison Margiela, to bring him on board.

Rosso said he felt “incredible emotion” and promised the next show would be held in Paris. “I could even cry, the dresses were beautiful, what he’s done is incredible,” Rosso said.

“John is coming from London.

He started here, he said: ‘I want to

start again from London’.

“This was just to say ok, we’re back.”

Galliano was not an obvious choice for the house founded by the famously reclusive Belgian designer Martin Margiela.

“At Margiela, there has always been an appreciation of the mundane side of clothes, the little details that are usually ignored, the creases, the linings... whereas Galliano would exalt the splendour of the garment,” fashion historian Lydia Kamitsis told AFP. But she said there were common themes: “They have the same perspective in terms of technique, the appreciation of work done by hand, attention to detail, and the analysis of history.”

Will Galliano’s show herald a return of the designer?

“The fashion world has a very short memory -- it loves what it once hated, hates what it once loved, kills as much as it gives birth to -- it’s a very cynical and very volatile world,” Kamitsis said. (afp)

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Bali to resume mass rabies vaccinations in March DENPASAR - The administration of Bali province will resume the sixth phase of mass rabies vaccinations in March 2015.

“We hope to carry out rabies vaccinations from March to June depending on the availability of infrastructure and the vaccine,” Head of Bali’s Livestock and Animal Health Office Putu Sumantra said on Wednesday.

Some 70,000 doses of rabies vaccines from the 2014 program are currently available; the administration is set to buy 250 more doses for its prevention and control program this year.

“This year, our target is to vaccinate more than 300 thousand dogs and pups,” Sumantra noted.

The Bali province has set aside Rp6.18 billion for rabies vaccinations as part of its prevention and control programs in nine regions in the resort island.

Some Rp2 billion will be used to procure rabies vaccines, while Rp4.18 billion will be spent towards operational costs in the nine districts in the province.

The amount allocated has been raised from the Rp5.9 billion set aside in the budget for 2014. While Rp3.5 billion was used to buy vaccines, Rp2.4 billion was spent on operational costs.

According to Sumantra, Bali has some 400 thousand dogs, and in the previous year, the administration had successfully vaccinated around 385 thousand dogs.

He expressed hope that people will nurture their dogs well so that

the vaccination program will be a success.

“If a dog is allowed to roam free, it will be difficult to vaccinate it.

Not to mention the presence of stray dogs,” Sumantra remarked.

The issue of rabies receives great importance in Bali as dogs have always been an integral part of Balinese culture.

Since May 2011, the provincial and local governments of Bali have been carrying out an islandwide rabies vaccination campaign to ensure that 70 percent of the canine population is vaccinated, thereby preventing the contagion

of the virus.

As a result of these efforts, the number of human rabies cases has declined from eleven per month in 2010 to just one per month in the next year. Following the mass vaccination of dogs, the number of reported cases in 2013 dropped to only one.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has noted that the Bali model has been modified and implemented in the other affected parts of Indonesia to progressively control and eliminate the rabies-causing virus from the entire country. (ant)

Expensive property in Bali

Local community starts to get marginalized

DENPASAR - Fear of Bali to become the next Betawi, where the native community was marginalized, will come into reality. This will happen because local communities, especially in Denpasar and Badung, will no longer afford to buy property at their home village due to rising prices.

It was admitted by the Dean of Economics and Business Faculty, Undiknas University, Prof. Dr. I.B. Raka Suardana. According to him, the phenomenon of high demand for property in the area of Sarbagita, such as Gianyar, Tabanan and North Badung showed an increasing trend lately.

Demand for housing was increasing due to growing population.

“However, as the income of people in need of housing remains mediocre, they are mostly only able to purchase a house in suburban areas such as Gianyar, Tabanan and North Badung.

Primary housing in the region can still be obtained at the price range of IDR 750 million to IDR 1 billion, surely with mortgage scheme or others,” said Raka Suardana.

By the laws of economics, when the demand increased, the price would definitely go up. This condition was recognized by Raka Suardana where it happened to the price of land and housing in Denpasar. Demand was increasing, not only due to investment and business, but also due to symptoms of speculation and money laundering. “Have a look, a lot of lands bought at expensive price were then left dormant,” he said.

According to him, local community who formerly owned lands would obviously not want to sell their land because the price was exorbitant and after that the money was saved in a bank or rural credit agency (LPD)

or bought a house outside the city of Denpasar.

“Well, in the long run, it will be just like the people of Betawi, where the native community or indigenous population moved to the city outskirts,” he affirmed.

Such condition, according to Raka Suardana, would affect the price of land in the buffer zone to grow and in the end would also be increasingly unaffordable. Then, it could only be enjoyed by those with high incomes, and migrants who had more funds.

“Over time, the land in buffer zone and in Denpasar will increasingly run out. It happens because we are not yet accustomed to living in vertical housing as our culture has not yet received,” he explained.

He argued if the vertical housing such as apartment was allowed, possibly the land issues could be resolved.

“But as mentioned previously, our culture is not used to living in a vertical house,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chief Representative of Bank Indonesia for Bali Region,

Dewi Setyowati, previously said that high demand for housing especially happened to small type (= 36 square meters) and medium (> 36-70 square meters). It was indicated by high consumer demand for properties with nominal less than IDR 1 billion.

“The figure of IDR 1 billion is considered to have psychological effect for consumers to the middle class. The regions still considered prospective for housing development with the selling price in the range of IDR 1 billion to the bottom are

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Fear of Bali to become the next Betawi, where the native community was marginalized, will come into reality. This will happen because local communities, especially in Denpasar and Badung, will no longer afford to buy property at their home village due to rising prices.

the buffer zones such as Tabanan to the west, namely Negara, in central region such as Klungkung and Bangli and eastward such as Karangasem,” she explained.

Some developers were mentioned to have also expanded their business to the eastern part of Bali, Nusa Tenggara Timur (Kupang, Tambolaka).

“Generally, the property with a nominal price of IDR 1 billion above is used for investment and re-leasing, not purely for being occupied by the buyer,” she added. (kmb27)

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Bad weather, price of marine fish increases remained high. It also caused the prices to rise dramatically to many times. “During bad weather, fishermen are reluctant to go to sea.

Even, if they are desperate to go, they will only get small number of catches,” she explained Since the beginning of January, the weather in the waters of Jembrana was erratic for fishing. Even, a number of traditional fishermen chose to raise their fishing boat to mainland in order to prevent it from damage. Some fishermen who were desperate to go to sea, they could just bring home a little catch due to high waves Similarly, fishermen at Cupel and Pengambengan preferred to moor their fishing boat to the shore or land while waiting for

the weather to return to normal.

Mustahadi, a fisherman from Pengambengan, said there were actually a lot of fish in the sea as had been entering the fish season. However, high waves accompanied with violent wind had disrupted their fishing activities.

“To avoid our fishing boat from overturned and broken, we’d better take day off first,” he explained.

Such a break was take advantage to repair their fishing gear such as nets and patch their fishing boat.

According to him, both traditional boat and large fishing boat also overwhelmed to look for spot fish.

When being lucky, they could get a lot of catches. But, they more frequently did not get catches due to bad weather. (kmb26)

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The fishing boats are placed in the coastline because they cannot go to the sea due to bas weather.

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NEGARA - Due to bad weather condition occurred last month, fishermen preferred not to go to sea. As consequence, the catches were rare and resulted in the increase in the price of marine fish at traditional markets.

As happened to Negara Public Market on Wednesday (Jan 14), the price of tuna which was originally IDR 5,000 jumped to IDR 20,000 per kilogram. Similarly, sardine also jumped from IDR 7,000 to IDR 25,000 per kilogram.

A number of fishmongers admitted the prices soared because the catch was very rare. Nyoman Riasi, a fishmonger, said the price of fish had surged since the New Year. The price already increased at the level of fish collectors, so that fishmonger followed the price. The prices jumped as triggered by declining results of catches even though it had entered fishing season.

Though fish catches declined, the demand for fish at the market

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The Vice Regent of Klungkung, Kasta is visiting the residents who stay in the Sente lanfill.

Residents at Sente landfill at risk for infectious diseases

SEMARAPURA - The fact that people are living around the landfill at Sente hamlet, Pikat village, Dawan, Klungkung, received serious attention from the Deputy Regent of Klungkung, Made Kasta, and subdistrict head of Dawan, A.A. Putra Wedana, headman of Dawan Kaler, Kadek Sudarmawa on Wednesday (Jan 14). The Deputy Regent came down to monitor the activity of residents working and living around the Sente landfill. During the site inspection, the Deputy Region Kasta witnessed people looking through the landfill without their basic sanitary needs being met. Kasta, immediatly provided them with five sets of boots and gloves.

The assistance given by deputy regent was definetly needed because the Sente landfill is prone to carrying diseases. Along with such diseases many shards of glass and other materials were strewn amidst the rubbish. The deputy regent’s trip to the Sente landfill was essentially to assess how to anticipate health hazards that are bound to flourish during the rainy season. Infectious diseases such and respiratory infections along with diarrhea causing illnesses were feared to become a serious problem for people living around the landfill. On that account, the deputy regent, along with the subdistrict head and village headman, came down to investigate conditions at the landfill.

According to information provided by the residents, although there were no complaints of health

issues at the moment of the visit, they did say that they seldom had access to a doctor. One of the residents named Kadek Yastin said that she had received medical attention in the past, organized by the Environment Agency and Klungkung Health Agency. However, the medical check-ups made by the officers were only conducted once a year.

Naturally, the Deputy Regent Kasta was shaking his head as he listened to her testimony. Moreover, the headman of Dawan Kaler, Kadek Sudarmawa, said that there was a total of 30 families living around the Sente landfill and added that he hopes that the county government will arrange for the health of his residents to be checked on regularly.

Meanwhile, after hearing the complaints he admitted to make coordination with the Bangli Health Agency in order to provide medical check every three months continuously. Besides, the condition of people living around the landfill was prone to infectious diseases such as breathing disorders, skin diseases and diarrhea.

Then, associated with the overloaded condition of waste at the landfill, the Deputy Regent Kasta also assessed the need for better technology to manage the waste at the landfill. Actually the waste at the landfill could be totally taken advantage. “Yeah, seeing this condition it is needed a better technology for waste management to avoid the mounting condition like this,” he said. (119)

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — More must be done to protect unaccompanied children migrating north toward the United States, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon said Wednesday as he began a two-day fact-finding mission in Honduras on efforts to reduce violence in the world’s deadliest country.

Ban met with President Juan Orlando Hernandez to discuss citizen security, drug trafficking and organized crime in the region.

He complimented the government on initiatives to lower murder rates, but expressed concerns about violence against women and the killings of union leaders, reporters and human rights activists. He also highlighted the plight of young Central American migrants.

“Although the number of returned children has decreased since the summer, there remains a need to address the situation of minors currently in transit or detention,” Ban said. “In all cases, dignity and human rights must be protected.”

Ban welcomed the Alliance for Prosperity Plan, which was launched in November by Hon-

duras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Known as the PAP for its initials in Spanish, it aims to stem migration to the U.S. and tackle unemployment, poverty and insecurity in the three nations that make up Central America’s “northern triangle.”

“The United Nations stands ready to support regional efforts to address security,” Ban said. Honduran Communications Minister Hilda Hernandez called U.N. backing for the PAP “vital.” She said officials would lobby the secretary-general about opening a local office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, something Honduras asked for in 2013.

Honduras has suffered from the highest homicide rate of any nation at 85.5 killings per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with a global average of 6.7.

Ban is the third U.N. secretarygeneral to visit the country, after Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Kofi Annan. He travels next to neighboring El Salvador, where he will attend the 23rd anniversary of peace accords that ended that nation’s civil war. (ap)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.

US, Iran hopeful on speeding up nuclear talks

GENEVA — The United States and Iran are expressing hope that nuclear talks can be accelerated in order to meet a March target for a framework agreement, as the countries’ top diplomats met Wednesday ahead of a resumption of full negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif met for six hours Wednesday, a day before negotiators from Iran, the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany are to resume talks here.

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Honduras’ President Juan Orlando Hernandez waves to the press as he walks up the stairs with the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon at at the presidential office in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.

Kerry postponed his flight from Geneva to meetings in Sofia, Bulgaria, to resume meeting with Zarif late Wednesday. Ahead of the first session, Zarif said his talks with Kerry would show that both sides understand the importance of picking up the pace. “I think it’s important,” he told reporters. “I think it will show the readiness of the two parties to move forward to speed up the process.”

Zarif was coy when asked if he thought the deadline could be met and what particular issues were most vexing. “We’ll see,” he said. “All issues are hard until you resolve them

and all issues are easy if you resolve them,” he said. “I believe all of them are easy anyway.”

Kerry and Zarif also took a walk together around Geneva. Asked how the talks were going, Kerry said, “We are working hard.” U.S. officials said Kerry did raise the cases of several Americans detained

by Iran, including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian. Kerry said earlier this week that he’s meeting Zarif to take stock of the negotiations.

“We are at a juncture where most of the issues are now getting fleshed out and understood,” he told

reporters on Monday in India before he flew to Pakistan and then on to Switzerland. He said he hoped to be able to “accelerate the process to make greater progress.”

The U.S. and its partners are hoping to clinch a deal with Iran that would set long-term limits on Iran’s enrichment of uranium and other activity that could produce material for use in nuclear weapons. Iran says its program is solely for energy production and medical research purposes. It has agreed to some restrictions in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from U.S. economic sanctions. (ap)

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WASHINGTON — The world economy, hobbled by aging populations, will slow dramatically Recession or during the energycrisis decade of 1974 to 1984. over the next 50 years unless countries find ways to increase productivity. per worker, global growth will slow to around 2 percent a year over the next half century from an average

3.6 percent the past 50 years.

That would be slower than worldwide growth after the Great

Several countries, including Germany, Japan and Russia, are already coping with shrinking labor forces as workers retire.

McKinsey sees opportunities to raise productivity by improving efficiency in health care and auto manufacturing and by reducing waste in food processing, among other things. (ap)

BlackBerry, Samsung deny report of takeover talks

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Sale signs are displayed at Seoul shopping district, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. South Korea lowered its growth forecast for next year, citing persistently weak sentiment among consumers and businesses. But the government predicted that overall economic conditions will improve from this year thanks to government measures, recovery in the U.S. economy and the fall in oil prices.

South Korea slashes 2015 economic growth forecast

SEOUL - South Korea’s central bank on Thursday slashed its 2015 economic growth forecast and kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low amid growing concerns of deflation.

Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-Yeol put the new estimate for Asia’s fourth-largest economy at 3.4 percent growth this year, compared to an earlier forecast of 3.9 percent.

The bank decision to leave its key rate unchanged at 2.0 percent was widely expected, although some analysts had predicted a cut of 25 basis points to boost tepid domestic consumption and ease deflation concerns stemming from low oil prices.

The South imports almost all of its energy needs from overseas, and a recent plunge in oil prices saw inflation hit 0.8 percent in December, the lowest rate for 15 years and far below the BOK’s target range of 2.5 to 3.5 percent.

On Thursday, Lee said the bank had cut this year’s inflation forecast to 1.9 percent from 2.4 percent previously.

“Every economic sector, including consumption and investment, is failing to show a satisfying recovery, especially consumption,” Lee told reporters.

“We should create a cycle in which investment leads to new jobs and increased incomes,” he said.

As well as sluggish domestic consumption, Lee warned of the “very significant” danger posed by expanding household debt, which has outstripped income growth in recent years.

The central bank also cited continued uncertainty resulting from slowing growth in the eurozone and China.

Exports, which account for about half of the South’s economy, grew 1.2 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of last year, slowing from 3.6 percent in the third quarter and 3.2 percent in the second quarter.

In an annual New Year press conference earlier this week, President Park Geun-Hye stressed revitalising the economy was her top priority for 2015. (afp)

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Global growth at risk of long-term slowdown

That’s according to a report from the McKinsey Global Institute. It says that without big gains in output

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MONTREAL - BlackBerry Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co. denied a report that they are in talks for Samsung to make a takeover offer for the Canadian company.

“BlackBerry has not engaged in discussions with Samsung with respect to any possible offer to purchase BlackBerry,” the company said in a statement Wednesday.

Samsung Electronics spokeswoman Jini Park said the report is “groundless” and the Korean company doesn’t have a plan to purchase the Canadian company.

A Reuters report, citing a person that it didn’t identify, said that executives met last week to discuss a potential deal. South Korea-based

Samsung offered to buy BlackBerry for $13.35 to $15.49 per share, valuing the company at as much as $7.5 billion, according to the report.

BlackBerry stock jumped nearly 30 percent, or $2.89, Wednesday to close at $12.60. But it slid as much as 16 percent in aftermarket trading after the Canadian company denied the report.

Any foreign takeover would require approval from the Canadian government. Asked if the Canadian government has been approached about the deal, Jessica Fletcher, a spokeswoman for Canadian Industry Minister James Moore, said: “We don’t comment on rumors and speculation.”

BlackBerry has been unable to compete with Apple’s iPhone

or Android smartphones made by Samsung and other companies. It now holds a small fraction of the U.S. smartphone market. It had nearly half the market in 2009.

The company has been expanding its efforts to sell mobile-security software for its rivals’ smartphones and tablets to help counter the waning popularity of its own devices.

It unveiled its latest phone, the Classic, in December. Aimed at the business user, the Classic has a traditional keyboard, unlike the touchscreens that are on the most popular smartphones. But whether BlackBerry will sell enough of them to stay relevant in the hardware business is unclear. (ap/afp)

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BlackBerry’s director of marketing and enterprise Jeff Gadway demonstrates the company’s new phone the BlackBerry Classic, during a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, in New York. BlackBerry Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co. denied a report that they are in talks for Samsung to make a takeover offer for the Canadian company.

Jaja Klepon as ‘trade mark’ of Tanah Lot

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TABANAN - When making a visit to Tanah Lot, travelers will be happy. The attraction situated at Beraban village, Kediri subdistrict, Tabanan does not only offer a beautiful nature or the aura of temple sanctity. More than that, the loveliest tourist attraction becoming a favorite to travelers also offers culinary tourism.

Jaja klepon (ball cake) seems to have become a ‘trade mark’ to Tanah Lot tourist attraction. There is a saying mentioning if Tanah Lot is identical to jaja klepon. Quality of this refreshment is having soft texture. The green color utilizes the extract of suji leaves, while the red one utilizes the ingredient of brown rice. When crushed, it will be easier to be swallowed.

This typical refreshment of Tanah Lot is a very tasty. Middle-aged housewives sell the refreshment at roadside or after the entrance to the center of Tanah Lot Temple (located in the middle of the ocean). They are lining up neatly in the street.

Even, some of them can speak foreign language fluently.

The traders of this refreshment usually wear wrapped towel around her head. In addition to functioning as head cover, it also functions as the basis while carrying the basket

of their refreshment container. Interestingly, among the traders some of them have been selling for a long time before having children until having grandchildren.

When purchasing, the dark green klepon will be wrapped in banana leaf and topped with grated coconut. To enjoy it, simply put it into the mouth, close the mouth and then chew it so that its sugar sauce will not squirt out. It feels sticky and chewy.

To maintain the distinctiveness of jaja klepon, the management of Tanah Lot tourist attraction once held a festival of jaja klepon. In addition to becoming the advantage of Tanah Lot, it can also serve as souvenir. “Jaja klepon is not only favored by local community, but also by foreign travelers,” said a woman selling the jaja klepon who was ashamed of mentioning her name. (kmb)

KUTA - Monday evening marked the Indonesian premiere of the documentary Oney Anwar “Chasing The Dream”, launched by Rip Curl South East Asia. The premiere was held at the Beachwalk Theatre, Cineplex XX1, Kuta, Bali.

This unique, inspirational and heart warming documentary was recently completed after four years in the making. Independent filmmaker and producer Karen Elisabeth Donald collaborated with Director Jason Moon and co-producer Marc Senior of End Films, London, England.

“Breaking away from the conventional style of surf film, we have approached the film from the perspective of a non-surfer”, explains Karen. “This has helped to give Chasing The Dream the sort of depth and insight rarely seen in the surf movie genre. Although many young Indonesian surfers are blessed with natural ability, Oney seemed to possess the additional drive required”.

The youngest of twelve children, Oney grew up as part of a loving Muslim family and soon developed an infatuation with surfing, thanks to the encouragement of his older brother and devoted mother who would walk him down the beach in the heat of the day to practice.

“I get into surfing when I was seven years old”, explains Oney.

“The first wave was a little beach break and I love it” “I said ‘I’m going to come surf every day after school’. That’s what I do, and I found out surf is the best for me!”

Brian O’Connell is Oney’s “Irish Dad”. He first met Oney in Lakey Peak when he was seven years old.

Oney approached Brian at age eight and declared that “he wanted to be a pro surfer!” and so it was Brian who raised the funds to get Oney

and his brother to Bali for the first time. Brian has mentored Oney and Gazali ever since.

International renowned Surf Photographer Nathan Lawrence was also a major supporter of Oney’s childhood and passion for Surfing. Nathan helped Oney by providing second hand Surfboards donated from some of the Worlds best Surfers including JonJon Florence. Nathan also helped Oney to take his first trips back and fourth to Bali giving him somewhere safe to stay and helping him enter his first Surf competitions.

In 2007 Doug ‘Claw’ Warbrick, (Rip Curl founder) secured Oney a unique position on the Rip Curl International youth development program and relocated him to the Gold Coast.

“He’s taken a greater interest in his education in Australia and is trying to get that balance of education and the surfing,” says Doug.

“He seems determined to finish high school, get a pass, hopefully get Australian residency and to put those foundations in place before putting 100% focus into competitive surfing. “ This film documents the remarkable story of a village boy as he endeavours to become the first Indonesian ever to compete on the World Championship Tour.

World Champion, Mick Fanning, mentored the Indonesian boy and helped propel Oney Anwar into the international surf scene.

As regards the overall feel of the movie, Three times World Champion Mick Fanning sums it up when he says: “When I was at PBC they started the Sports Excellence Program. I was part of the first ever class, and at the time, they weren’t going to include surfing.

So we rocked up to the principles office and said, ‘look you’ve gotta include surfing’. And sure enough a week later he gave us the tick of approval. We wanted to show them that there are different avenues in surfing. It’s one of those things that If you could do a subject in surfing, why wouldn’t ya?”.

Supported by The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the documentary was produced by an international team. The film depicts Indonesia’s rich traditional culture and Australia’s coastal beauty. In addition, Chasing The Dream was shot in high definition with some vintage footage from 60’s filmmaker Dick Hoole. The soundtrack consists of original recordings, composed and performed by one of Sumbawa’s Internationally recognized musicians, Tommee Balukea.

“I’ve been living in Bali for a few years now and every time I leave, it irresistibly draws me back,” says Karen. “When Jason and I first followed Oney back to his village of Lakey Peak, Sumbawa it was a place of adventure and the young grommet surfers were our endless inspiration.”

We are stoked to see Oney’s career flourish over the last 11 years - said Rip Curl Marketing Manager - James Hendy. “He has shown incredible determination and has pushed himself through all kinds of situations in pursuit of his dreams and were stoked to have been apart of that. Oney is a shining example of what talent lies in the remote regions Indonesia and this film highlights his career so far. Big thanks to Karen and Jason for their determination to put together this great documentary, hopefully it will inspire other Surfers to show follow in Oney’s footsteps” (r)

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Premiere of the documentary Oney Anwar “Chasing The Dream”, launched by Rip Curl South East Asia. The premiere was held at the Beachwalk Theatre, Cineplex XX1, Kuta, Bali.

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In Sri Lanka, hoping for a touch from Pope Francis COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — They came to hear him, to see him. They came from mansions in Colombo, from concrete apartment buildings in Kandy, from little villages in the hills of Sri Lanka. And how could they not come? To the faithful, Pope Francis is the Vicar of Christ, the successor to St. Peter, the embodiment of the Catholic Church and everything it stands for.

So more than anything, the estimated 800,000 people who saw him in Sri Lanka came hoping for a touch. A blessing, maybe. A hand laid upon a baby’s head.

Pope Francis has worked to

avoid cloaking himself in the mystical power that popes are so often endowed with by believers. He lives in a simple home, he drives in a simple car. He has railed against the power politics

of the Vatican.

“I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and

from clinging to its own security,” he wrote in the mission statement of his papacy. But 2,000 years of tradition is impossible to escape, and for the faithful a papal touch is so much more than what it appears. So again and again, they reached out to him, with the fortunate who succeeded sometimes breaking down in tears.

But a pope can touch only so many people. On Wednesday,

Groups urge Thailand not to send prisoners on fishing boats BANGKOK — Human rights groups and labor organizations across Asia urged Thailand’s military government on Thursday to scrap a proposal to send prisoners onto Thai fishing boats to fill labor shortages.

In a letter addressed directly to coup leader-turned-Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the 45 organizations including Human Rights Watch said the pilot project would pose “a serious threat to the human rights of prisoners” and sending them to sea is a violation of international rights standards.

Government spokesman Yongyuth Mayalarp said the project had not yet been implemented and authorities were still

weighing such concerns before deciding whether to go ahead. The government has said that only “well-behaved” prisoners would qualify to participate, and they would work voluntarily and would be paid.

The Southeast Asian nation’s fishing industry has been criticized for years, with the worst victims — mostly migrants from neighboring countries — forced into virtual slavery on vessels at sea or subject to abuse, confinement and 20-hour working days. Last year, the United States demoted Thailand to the lowest level in its annual rankings of governments’ anti-human trafficking efforts, principally over its failures to do

enough to stop abusive practices in the Thai seafood industry.

The letter said abusive working conditions within the industry are the reason why there are labor shortages. “Simply replacing vulnerable migrant workers with released prisoners will not solve the abusive working conditions and many other problems present in the Thai fishing industry,” the letter said.

Arrug Phrommanee, deputy permanent secretary at Thailand’s Labor Ministry, said the proposal was only one idea to provide jobs and skill training to prisoners, like other Thais. “If such project will violate the prisoners’ rights, it will definitely not happen,” Arung added. (ap)

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Thai officers use a net to catch fish at basement of the abandoned shopping mall in Bangkok ,Thailand Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. The mall , once an exotic attraction among locals and tourists who came to see the fish, is scheduled to be demolished soon.

Francis traveled to Sri Lanka’s holiest Christian shrine, in a tiny town battered by the country’s long civil war.

At the edge of the crowd in Madhu, an 11-year-old boy held up a sign that said in large letters: “I can’t speak please bless me!”

His mother pushed him forward as Francis passed by them. The boy, though, could not get through the crowds. (ap)

In tense France, car injures officer at presidential palace PARIS — A car ran into and slightly injured a policewoman guarding the French presidential palace Thursday, raising tensions in a country on high alert after the worst terrorist attacks in decades. Funerals are being held for staff killed in the attack on irreverent newspaper Charlie Hebdo amid continued huge demand for its first post-attacks edition.

The incident overnight at the Elysee Palace had no apparent links to last week’s shootings and might have been an accident, prosecutors and police said.

But it comes at a time when about 120,000 police and other forces are deployed around France as the government seeks to prevent future attacks. Twenty people, including the three gunmen, were killed in last week’s rampage.

Officials with Paris police and the presidential palace said in the new incident a car carrying four people took a one-way street in the wrong direction then drove off when the police officer tried to stop them. She sustained slight leg injuries.

Police said two people were later arrested, and two others in the car fled. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly identified.

U.S. and French intelligence officials are leaning toward an assessment that the Paris terror attacks were inspired by al-Qaida but not directly supervised by the group, a view that would put the violence in a category of homegrown incidents that are extremely difficult to detect and thwart. French justice officials began cracking down by arresting dozens of people who glorified terrorism or made racist or anti-Semitic remarks.

The attacks targeted Charlie Hebdo’s offices, a kosher market and police. Charlie Hebdo had been repeatedly threatened for caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Funerals were being held Thursday for at least four Charlie Hebdo contributors killed in the attack. (ap)

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INDONESIA Government to reduce fuel price in February JAKARTA - The government plans to reduce the fuel price from Rp7.6 thousand to a range between Rp6.4 thousand and Rp6.5 thousand in February 2015, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated here on Thursday.

“We are now calculating the new price. Possibly, the price of premium fuel will be reduced to a range between Rp6.4 thousand and Rp6.5 thousand,” Jokowi remarked during a seminar titled, “Indonesia Outlook 2015” held at Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta.

Earlier, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofjan Djalil noted that the price of fuel in February in Indonesia will be reduced following the dip in global oil prices.

“We are calculating the price cut and the adjustment. I am certain that in February, it (fuel price) will be down again,” he affirmed.

The price of premium fuel had followed the market mechanism as the government has removed the subsidy on the RON88 fuel.

Djalil revealed that the government is planning to adjust the price of premium fuel after every two weeks following the changes in global oil prices.

On the first day of 2015, the government determined the new prices for premium and automotive diesel fuels.

The new policy set a revised price for the RON88 premium fuel at Rp7.6 thousand per liter from Rp8.5 thousand per liter and Rp7.25 thousand per liter from Rp7.5 thousand per liter for automotive diesel fuel.

Under the new scheme, the subsidized oil prices are divided into three categories and will be evaluated by the government on a monthly basis.

The government’s decision is based on the assumption that the Indonesian Crude Price (ICP) will be at US$60 per barrel and the rupiah exchange rate at Rp12,380 per US dollar. (ant)

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This undated underwater photo taken by a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and released by the Singapore Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) shows the wreckage of AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 lying on the sea floor in the Java Sea. Indonesian navy divers plunged into the sea at dawn Thursday to examine a large chunk of the AirAsia jet’s fuselage, aiming to bring bodies believed to be trapped inside to the surface, the director of the search and rescue agency said.

Divers examine AirAsia jet fuselage, search for bodies PANGKALAN BUN — Indonesian navy divers plunged into the sea at dawn Thursday to examine a large chunk of the AirAsia jet’s fuselage, aiming to bring bodies believed to be trapped inside to the surface, the director of the search and rescue agency said.

The day before, a Singaporean navy ship had spotted the 30-meterlong (100-foot-long) section of the plane body with a wing attached on the bottom of the Java Sea. Rescuers believe that most of the bodies of the 162 people on board are inside.

So far, only 50 bodies have been

recovered from the Dec. 28 crash less than halfway into a two-hour flight from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. Most of the victims are Indonesian.

At least 15 divers descended to the seabed at a depth of 28 meters (92 feet) Wednesday morning to examine wreckage, calculate its weight and search for bodies inside, said Suryadi Bambang Supriyadi, the operation director at the National Search and Rescue Agency.

When corpses are found, the divers will try to put them in individual body bags, which rescuers on ships will then

hoist to the surface, he said.

He said it appeared that some parts of the fuselage have been covered with silt.

The plane’s “black boxes” — the flight data recorder and cockpit flight recorder — were retrieved on Monday and Tuesday. They will be key to learning what caused the plane to crash. Bad weather is a suspected factor.

Nine aircraft and 12 ships were involving the search operation Thursday, including two U.S. ships and one each from Singapore and China. (ap)

House approves Budi Gunawan as Indonesian police chief JAKARTA - The House of Representatives’ (DPR) plenary session on Thursday approved Commissioner General Budi Gunawan as the Indonesian Police Chief to replace General Sutarman after the House leaders met with heads of all factions.

“In the lobby session, the approval is made by considering the result of Budi Gunawan’s fit and proper test,” the DPR Deputy Speaker Taufik Kurniawan said.

The approval was hinted by the Indonesian Democratic Party-

Struggle (PDIP), Golkar Party, Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), National Awakening Party (PKB), National Democrat (NasDem) Party, People’s Conscience (Hanura) Party and United Development Party (PPP) factions.

However, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and Democratic Party (PD) factions proposed that the DPR plenary session for deciding fate of Coms. Gen Budi Gunawan be delayed and the House leaders consult it with President Joko

Widodo.

The Democratic Party faction’s member, Benny K.Harman, said the appointment of Coms.Gen Budi Gunawan as the national police chief would damage Indonesia’s history because it firstly happened in the country.

Budi Gunawan has recently been nominated by President Joko Widodo as the sole candidate for the post of national police chief.

However, the antigraft body named him a suspect of corruption case on Tuesday or a day before he

met with members of the House’s Commission III for a fit and proper test.

The members of the House’s commission overseeing law and human rights concluded that Budi passed the fit and proper test for filling the police chief post but the House’s final decision about his fate was made through the plenary session.

Benny K.Harman said Budi Gunawan’s status would make him fail to get the people’s trust.

“Thus, what we need to do now

is further studying and clarifying the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) allegation,” he said adding that incumbent Police Chief General Sutarman could remain in his post until the clarification was done.

Harman said if the House and President Joko Widodo ignored the KPK’s decision, the images of both the House and the presidency would be ruined on the eyes of the people because they were perceived to have withdrawn their support for eradicating corruption. (ant)

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Brahma Buddhist Monastery

SINGARAJA - It is located at Banjar Tegeha village, 18 km to the west of Singaraja and 2 km south of Singaraja-Seririt highway.

This temple is perched at the foot

of the hill overlooking the sea. The Brahma Arama Buddhist Monastery is the largest Buddhist temple in Bali. It spreads across a quite extensive area. From this place,

visitors can see the beautiful view of the North Bali Sea stretching from the east to the west because it is located in on a hilly area. On that account, this Buddhist temple

has a remarkable attraction for both foreign and domestic tourists. The impressive monument resembling a large temple bell was donated by Thailand while the panels depict

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Clippers rally to 100-94 win at Trail Blazers

the story of Buddha, and Buddha statue. This monastery can provide an ideal destination for those seeking an appropriate venue for meditation.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to win 100-94 at Portland in Wednesday’s clash of NBA Western Conference contenders, with Jamal Crawford sinking the go-ahead basket and topping the scoring. The Clippers remain 6-1/2 games behind leagueleading Golden State, which won its eighth straight and improved to 31-5 by cruising past Miami.

Among other key results, Washington continued to assert its East title credentials by winning at Chicago, and Denver beat Dallas to prevent the Mavericks going top of the Southwest Division. Los Angeles’ Crawford scored the go-ahead basket on a 3-pointer with 3:55 remaining as the Clippers (26-13) came back from a six-point deficit.

He finished with 25 points while DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 18 rebounds for L.A., which beat Portland for the second time this season. Washington overcame a season-high 32 points from Derrick AP Photo/Don Ryan Rose to win 105-99 at ChiLos Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin shoots against Portland Trail Blazers cago.

Paul Pierce had 22 points center Chris Kaman during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, while John Wall scored Ore., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.

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Al-Attiyah quickest on stage 10 as Roma crashes out

Nasser Al-Attiyah took a dominant victory on stage 10 of the 2015 Dakar Rally, as X-raid Mini teammate Nani Roma spectacularly crashed out. Al-Attiyah’s fourth stage win of the event boosted his advantage to more than 28 minutes with main rival Giniel de Villiers dropping over four minutes with the fifth-fastest stage time.

But while the run from Calama to Salta put a further dent in Imperial Toyota de Villiers’ victory bid, it was absolutely disastrous for 2014 Dakar winner Roma.

Roma’s ‘15 event had already been ruined by an oil-pump problem on the first stage, but he had won his first stage of this year’s edition on Tuesday before rolling

several times 120 miles into the 534-mile run on the 10th day. He and his co-driver were reported unhurt.

Al-Attiyah’s nearest opposition came from Orlando Terranova, whose overall rally bid was thwarted on day four, with the third Xraid driver coming through 1m28s slower than his team-mate.

Despite de Villiers’ having a muted run to fifth the South African remains second overall, almost 15 minutes clear of fellow Toyota driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi, who was third-fastest on stage 10. Peugeot’s difficult Dakar improved slightly, with Stephane Peterhansel ninth quickest, but he remains 14th on the leaderboard. (net)

10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to guide the Wizards to their second win over the Central Division leaders in six days.

Washington trailed by as much as 11 in the first half but outscored Chicago 32-19 in the third quarter to take a sevenpoint lead to the fourth.

The Wizards hung on after Chicago pulled within one.

The Bulls played the second half without Joakim Noah after he injured his right ankle.

Golden State’s Stephen Curry made seven 3-pointers and finished with 32 points as the Warriors overwhelmed Miami 104-89.

With a hamstring strain sidelining Heat star Dwyane Wade, the NBA-leading Warriors mowed down Mi-

ami the way they have most opponents recently. Golden State has won by an average of 19.8 points during its eight-game streak.

Chris Bosh had 26 points and seven rebounds but couldn’t carry the Heat alone. Denver beat Dallas 114-107, with Ty Lawson contributing 29 points and 12 assists for the Nuggets.

Kenneth Faried scored four of his 22 points in the closing stages and grabbed 14 rebounds.

Dallas coach Rick Carlisle rested tree key players: Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler and Rajon Rondo. J.J. Barea led the Mavericks with 17 points.

Atlanta extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 105-91 victory at Boston. (ap)

REUTERS/Franck Fife/Pool

Peugeot driver Stephane Peterhansel and copilot Jean-Paul Cottret of France repair their car during the 9th stage of the Dakar Rally 2015 from Iquique to Calama January 13, 2015.

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UAE score after 14 seconds, beat Bahrain 2-1 Okwunwanne came close to adding a second in the 29th minute when a Bahraini counter led to Rashed Al Hooti crossing from the left but the striker’s header was pushed behind by Majed Naser in the UAE goal.

Al Hooti was one of four changes made by Bahrain coach Marjan Eid as they looked to bounce back from an opening 2-0 loss to Iran and keep alive their quarter-final hopes, which now hang by a thread.

Defensive issues remained for the Bahrainis, though, with a mazy run

by Omar Abdulrahman setting up Mabkhout but his 33rd minute effort was cleared off the line. Sadly, the second period fizzled out as the sun set in Canberra, with both sides sitting deeper.

Omar Abulrahman’s curling free kick just skimmed the top of the crossbar in the best chance of the half minutes before Hasan’s unfortunate own goal decided the contest.(rtr)

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ROME — Lazio beat 10-man Torino 3-1 on Wednesday to reach the Italian Cup quarterfinals and extend its unbeaten run to eight matches.

Keita Balde put Lazio ahead after 13 minutes and Miroslav Klose doubled the lead in the 29th.

Josef Martinez pulled one back for Torino in the 49th. But Torino

goalkeeper Daniele Padelli was sent off for a foul on Klose in the 55th and Cristian Ledesma converted the ensuing penalty.

Lazio has gone six games un-

minute when Belgian winger Yannick Ferreira Carrasco burst down the left, beat defender Lars Jacobsen and crossed to the back post, where Berbatov was left unmarked to head home his sixth goal of the season.

Monaco extended its unbeaten run to nine games, during which it has kept eight clean sheets.

“It was very difficult match, as we expected it to be,” Monaco left back Layvin Kurzawa said. “Once again we didn’t concede a goal, so that will keep everyone happy.” After missing several chances, Guingamp was

reduced to 10 men in the 36th when midfielder Christophe Mandanne was shown a straight red card for shoving over defender Ricardo Carvalho, who rolled around theatrically.

“Even with 10 men we weren’t tired and we forced Monaco to defend.

We played very well with 10 men, in terms our team spirit and our organization,” Guingamp coach Jocelyn Gourvennec said. “From where I was (the sending off) was very harsh.”

Guingamp’s players were angered that Kurzawa did not even get booked when, early in the second half, he

beaten in Serie A and two in Cup play. Lazio will next face AC Milan, which beat Sassuolo 2-1 on Tuesday.

Also Wednesday, Parma beat Ca-

gliari 2-1 and will next face either Juventus or Hellas Verona. Gabriel Paletta and Andrea Rispoli scored for Parma, while Marco Sau found the net for Cagliari. (ap)

More twists in store in relegation drama LONDON - As the Premier League season heads towards its final third a two-horse title race is in danger of being overshadowed by an intriguing relegation survival battle featuring half the table. With leaders Chelsea and champions Manchester City matching each other stride for stride, neutrals could miss a few episodes of that particular drama and return with the plot unchanged.

Turn away from events at the other end of the table, however, and the twisted storyline may have altered course. Only nine points separate bottom club Leicester City (17) with 11th placed Stoke City (26) while only three points cover the bottom six.

Saturday sees two of the clubs in the mire meet in a so-called ‘six pointer’ when 17th placed Burnley (20 points) take on 15th placed

Crystal Palace (20) at Turf Moor.

Sean Dyche’s Burnley, promoted last season, have hit form at an opportune time, drawing with Manchester City and Newcastle United and beating Queens Park Rangers in their last three league games. Palace came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur last week in Alan Pardew’s first game in charge.

Both clubs will see the game as a massive opportunity to strike a direct blow against one of the sides around them and edge towards the predicted 36-point safety target.

With Pardew taking the reins at his old club Crystal Palace in the wake of Neil Warnock’s sacking and former Palace boss Tony Pulis replacing Alan Irvine at West Bromwich Albion the managerial merrygo-round has started. Aston Villa’s Paul Lambert will be looking over his shoulder, as will Harry Redknapp

at Queens Park Rangers.

Lambert’s side are 13th, have managed only 11 goals all season, none in the last four and are three points above the drop zone. After a 1-0 loss at Leicester last week Villa fans set up an online petition to have Lambert sacked and more woe at home to Liverpool on Saturday would add a few more names.

Redknapp’s 19th placed QPR host Manchester United at Loftus Road, which has been a refuge for the London side, who have won 19 points at home and none in 10 away games. Away from the muddied waters of the bottom half, things are more straightforward, at least as far as the title race.

Chelsea, who edged two points clear of City last weekend, visit Swansea City on Saturday. City face an in-and-out Arsenal side at home on Sunday. (rtr)

REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

Bahrain’s goalkeeper Sayed Mohamed Abbas (L) watches the ball go into the net as he concedes a second goal next to UAE’s Ali Mabkhout during their Asian Cup Group C soccer match at the Canberra stadium in Canberra January 15, 2015.

Monaco beats 10-man Guingamp to reach League Cup semifinals PARIS — Veteran forward Dimitar Berbatov and substitute Anthony Martial scored in each half as Monaco beat 10-man Guingamp 2-0 to reach the League Cup semifinals on Wednesday. Monaco won the League Cup in 2003 and — aside from the second division title two seasons ago — has not won a trophy since.

In the semifinals, coach Leonardo Jardim’s Monaco faces Paris SaintGermain, Bastia or Lille — which easily beat Nantes 2-0 at home in Wednesday’s other quarterfinal.

Monaco took the lead in the eighth

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Lazio advances to Cup quarterfinals; unbeaten streak at 8

CANBERRA - Ali Ahmed Mabkhout needed just 14 seconds to put the United Arab Emirates ahead as they went on to claim a 2-1 victory over Bahrain on Thursday to move to the brink of a rare Asian Cup quarter-finals appearance. With the Group C encounter meandering towards a 1-1 draw, Bahraini captain Mohamed Hasan deflected a 73rd minute free-kick from Amer Abdulrahman into his own net to hand the UAE a second Gulf derby victory in Canberra following their opening 4-1 win over Qatar.

The UAE top the pool and will qualify for the last eight for only the third time, and first since 1996, if Iran avoid defeat against Qatar in Sydney later on Thursday.

The Emiratis again looked most dangerous going forward, with their attacking quartet needing a matter of seconds to slice through a leaky Bahraini backline.

A neat lofted ball by Omar Abulrahman over the head of Bahraini defender Mohamed Duaij allowed Mabkhout to steal in and finish low under goalkeeper Sayed Mohamed Abbas to notch one of the fastest goals ever scored in the Asian Cup. Mabkhout’s third goal of the tournament owed much to some careless defending by fullback Abdulla Omar, who dallied and gave away possession instead of just clearing his lines.

The UAE came close to adding a second in the 16th minute when some trickery down the right by Mohamed Abdulrahman led to a cross for Ahmed Khalil but the striker could only cannon a shot against the post. While the UAE attack were purring, their defence lacked the same dominance and struggled to contain the impressive Jaycee John Okwunwanne, who was causing numerous problems in an entertaining first half.

The Nigerian-born striker headed the Bahrainis level in the 26th minute, rising above Hamdan AlKamali to meet Faouzi Aaish’s inswinging corner.

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went to clear a high ball and instead kicked forward Claudio Beauvue in the head. After lying on the ground for a few moments, Beauvue was able to carry on playing. The 33year-old Berbatov should have made it 2-0 in the 65th when Bernardo Silva’s pass put him clean through, but Bulgaria’s all-time leading scorer casually flicked his shot straight at goalkeeper Jonas Lossl.

Guingamp midfielder Thibault Giresse headed wide from a good position in the 79th, and Martial tapped in from close range with the last kick

of the game after a shot that Lossl could only parry presented him with an open goal.

In the night’s other match, Lille took control thanks to a superb ninth-minute goal from right back Sebastien Corchia, who picked up on a loose clearance some 25 meters out and hit a dipping, first-time shot into the top right corner. After Corchia was fouled some 25 meters out, Danish defender Simon Kjaer curled a free kick over the Nantes wall and past goalie Remy Riou to make it 2-0 in the 69th.(ap)

REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon (R) celebrates his goal by fist bumping teammate Dwight Gayle during their English Premier League soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park in London January 10, 2015.

AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos

Real Sociedad’s head manager David Moyes of Scotland, goes to his bench during their La Liga soccer match between Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona, at Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Sunday, Jan.4, 2015.

Villarreal knocks Sociedad out of Copa, Moyes sent off BARCELONA, Spain — David Moyes was sent off late in Real Sociedad’s 2-2 draw with Villarreal on Wednesday as his side bowed out of the Copa del Rey’s last 16.

The former Manchester United manager was dismissed for protesting about a refereeing decision. He then climbed over a barrier to take a seat in the stands, where he accepted and ate a ‘cheeto’ cheese crisp offered by a little girl, as his team failed to beat Villarreal for the third time since his arrival in November.

Villarreal extended its unbeaten run to 14 straight games as it advanced 3-2 on aggregate to the quarterfinals, where it will face Getafe next after its 1-0 win at Almeria sealed a 2-1 win over the two legs. Sevilla had no trouble routing Granada 4-0 to reach the last eight with a 6-1 scoreline over both legs, earning a meeting with Espanyol.

Athletic Bilbao stumbled on after losing 2-0 at home to Celta Vigo, progressing on away goals, 4-4 on aggregate, amid boos from its own fans.

Bilbao will play Malaga next.

Giovani Dos Santos set up Gerard Moreno to curl in Villarreal’s opener in the 27th minute before Carlos Vela’s equalizer seconds before halftime made it 1-1. Dos Santos restored the visitors’ lead in the 73rd minute

following a throw-in. The Mexican striker beat two defenders to the ball before putting a shot past goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from inside the area.

Esteban Granero combined with Vela to level again in the 75th, but Sociedad couldn’t muster a final push even with Villarreal down to 10 men from the 83rd when Mateo Musacchio got his second booking. Sevilla thrashed a struggling Granada side which has slipped to the bottom of the Spanish league, with forward Kevin Gameiro scoring twice and the other goals coming from Iago Aspas and Denis Suarez.

Celta almost pulled off a comeback, but was left one goal short after Bilbao’s Xabier Etxeita scored an own goal in the 50th minute and Fabian Orellana converted a penalty in the 61st following Mikel Rico’s foul on Charles in the area. Bilbao has lost four of its last five games, including a humbling 2-1 loss at San Mames to lowly Elche on Saturday. Getafe sealed its place in the last eight when Alvarez Vazquez scored from a rebound in the 76th.

Cup holder Real Madrid visits Atletico Madrid on Thursday needing to overturn a 2-0 first-leg loss. Barcelona will probably await the winner as it holds a commanding 5-0 lead over Elche before their away leg. (ap)

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UAE score after 14 seconds, beat Bahrain 2-1 Okwunwanne came close to adding a second in the 29th minute when a Bahraini counter led to Rashed Al Hooti crossing from the left but the striker’s header was pushed behind by Majed Naser in the UAE goal.

Al Hooti was one of four changes made by Bahrain coach Marjan Eid as they looked to bounce back from an opening 2-0 loss to Iran and keep alive their quarter-final hopes, which now hang by a thread.

Defensive issues remained for the Bahrainis, though, with a mazy run

by Omar Abdulrahman setting up Mabkhout but his 33rd minute effort was cleared off the line. Sadly, the second period fizzled out as the sun set in Canberra, with both sides sitting deeper.

Omar Abulrahman’s curling free kick just skimmed the top of the crossbar in the best chance of the half minutes before Hasan’s unfortunate own goal decided the contest.(rtr)

Friday, January 16, 2015

ROME — Lazio beat 10-man Torino 3-1 on Wednesday to reach the Italian Cup quarterfinals and extend its unbeaten run to eight matches.

Keita Balde put Lazio ahead after 13 minutes and Miroslav Klose doubled the lead in the 29th.

Josef Martinez pulled one back for Torino in the 49th. But Torino

goalkeeper Daniele Padelli was sent off for a foul on Klose in the 55th and Cristian Ledesma converted the ensuing penalty.

Lazio has gone six games un-

minute when Belgian winger Yannick Ferreira Carrasco burst down the left, beat defender Lars Jacobsen and crossed to the back post, where Berbatov was left unmarked to head home his sixth goal of the season.

Monaco extended its unbeaten run to nine games, during which it has kept eight clean sheets.

“It was very difficult match, as we expected it to be,” Monaco left back Layvin Kurzawa said. “Once again we didn’t concede a goal, so that will keep everyone happy.” After missing several chances, Guingamp was

reduced to 10 men in the 36th when midfielder Christophe Mandanne was shown a straight red card for shoving over defender Ricardo Carvalho, who rolled around theatrically.

“Even with 10 men we weren’t tired and we forced Monaco to defend.

We played very well with 10 men, in terms our team spirit and our organization,” Guingamp coach Jocelyn Gourvennec said. “From where I was (the sending off) was very harsh.”

Guingamp’s players were angered that Kurzawa did not even get booked when, early in the second half, he

beaten in Serie A and two in Cup play. Lazio will next face AC Milan, which beat Sassuolo 2-1 on Tuesday.

Also Wednesday, Parma beat Ca-

gliari 2-1 and will next face either Juventus or Hellas Verona. Gabriel Paletta and Andrea Rispoli scored for Parma, while Marco Sau found the net for Cagliari. (ap)

More twists in store in relegation drama LONDON - As the Premier League season heads towards its final third a two-horse title race is in danger of being overshadowed by an intriguing relegation survival battle featuring half the table. With leaders Chelsea and champions Manchester City matching each other stride for stride, neutrals could miss a few episodes of that particular drama and return with the plot unchanged.

Turn away from events at the other end of the table, however, and the twisted storyline may have altered course. Only nine points separate bottom club Leicester City (17) with 11th placed Stoke City (26) while only three points cover the bottom six.

Saturday sees two of the clubs in the mire meet in a so-called ‘six pointer’ when 17th placed Burnley (20 points) take on 15th placed

Crystal Palace (20) at Turf Moor.

Sean Dyche’s Burnley, promoted last season, have hit form at an opportune time, drawing with Manchester City and Newcastle United and beating Queens Park Rangers in their last three league games. Palace came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur last week in Alan Pardew’s first game in charge.

Both clubs will see the game as a massive opportunity to strike a direct blow against one of the sides around them and edge towards the predicted 36-point safety target.

With Pardew taking the reins at his old club Crystal Palace in the wake of Neil Warnock’s sacking and former Palace boss Tony Pulis replacing Alan Irvine at West Bromwich Albion the managerial merrygo-round has started. Aston Villa’s Paul Lambert will be looking over his shoulder, as will Harry Redknapp

at Queens Park Rangers.

Lambert’s side are 13th, have managed only 11 goals all season, none in the last four and are three points above the drop zone. After a 1-0 loss at Leicester last week Villa fans set up an online petition to have Lambert sacked and more woe at home to Liverpool on Saturday would add a few more names.

Redknapp’s 19th placed QPR host Manchester United at Loftus Road, which has been a refuge for the London side, who have won 19 points at home and none in 10 away games. Away from the muddied waters of the bottom half, things are more straightforward, at least as far as the title race.

Chelsea, who edged two points clear of City last weekend, visit Swansea City on Saturday. City face an in-and-out Arsenal side at home on Sunday. (rtr)

REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

Bahrain’s goalkeeper Sayed Mohamed Abbas (L) watches the ball go into the net as he concedes a second goal next to UAE’s Ali Mabkhout during their Asian Cup Group C soccer match at the Canberra stadium in Canberra January 15, 2015.

Monaco beats 10-man Guingamp to reach League Cup semifinals PARIS — Veteran forward Dimitar Berbatov and substitute Anthony Martial scored in each half as Monaco beat 10-man Guingamp 2-0 to reach the League Cup semifinals on Wednesday. Monaco won the League Cup in 2003 and — aside from the second division title two seasons ago — has not won a trophy since.

In the semifinals, coach Leonardo Jardim’s Monaco faces Paris SaintGermain, Bastia or Lille — which easily beat Nantes 2-0 at home in Wednesday’s other quarterfinal.

Monaco took the lead in the eighth

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Lazio advances to Cup quarterfinals; unbeaten streak at 8

CANBERRA - Ali Ahmed Mabkhout needed just 14 seconds to put the United Arab Emirates ahead as they went on to claim a 2-1 victory over Bahrain on Thursday to move to the brink of a rare Asian Cup quarter-finals appearance. With the Group C encounter meandering towards a 1-1 draw, Bahraini captain Mohamed Hasan deflected a 73rd minute free-kick from Amer Abdulrahman into his own net to hand the UAE a second Gulf derby victory in Canberra following their opening 4-1 win over Qatar.

The UAE top the pool and will qualify for the last eight for only the third time, and first since 1996, if Iran avoid defeat against Qatar in Sydney later on Thursday.

The Emiratis again looked most dangerous going forward, with their attacking quartet needing a matter of seconds to slice through a leaky Bahraini backline.

A neat lofted ball by Omar Abulrahman over the head of Bahraini defender Mohamed Duaij allowed Mabkhout to steal in and finish low under goalkeeper Sayed Mohamed Abbas to notch one of the fastest goals ever scored in the Asian Cup. Mabkhout’s third goal of the tournament owed much to some careless defending by fullback Abdulla Omar, who dallied and gave away possession instead of just clearing his lines.

The UAE came close to adding a second in the 16th minute when some trickery down the right by Mohamed Abdulrahman led to a cross for Ahmed Khalil but the striker could only cannon a shot against the post. While the UAE attack were purring, their defence lacked the same dominance and struggled to contain the impressive Jaycee John Okwunwanne, who was causing numerous problems in an entertaining first half.

The Nigerian-born striker headed the Bahrainis level in the 26th minute, rising above Hamdan AlKamali to meet Faouzi Aaish’s inswinging corner.

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went to clear a high ball and instead kicked forward Claudio Beauvue in the head. After lying on the ground for a few moments, Beauvue was able to carry on playing. The 33year-old Berbatov should have made it 2-0 in the 65th when Bernardo Silva’s pass put him clean through, but Bulgaria’s all-time leading scorer casually flicked his shot straight at goalkeeper Jonas Lossl.

Guingamp midfielder Thibault Giresse headed wide from a good position in the 79th, and Martial tapped in from close range with the last kick

of the game after a shot that Lossl could only parry presented him with an open goal.

In the night’s other match, Lille took control thanks to a superb ninth-minute goal from right back Sebastien Corchia, who picked up on a loose clearance some 25 meters out and hit a dipping, first-time shot into the top right corner. After Corchia was fouled some 25 meters out, Danish defender Simon Kjaer curled a free kick over the Nantes wall and past goalie Remy Riou to make it 2-0 in the 69th.(ap)

REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon (R) celebrates his goal by fist bumping teammate Dwight Gayle during their English Premier League soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park in London January 10, 2015.

AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos

Real Sociedad’s head manager David Moyes of Scotland, goes to his bench during their La Liga soccer match between Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona, at Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Sunday, Jan.4, 2015.

Villarreal knocks Sociedad out of Copa, Moyes sent off BARCELONA, Spain — David Moyes was sent off late in Real Sociedad’s 2-2 draw with Villarreal on Wednesday as his side bowed out of the Copa del Rey’s last 16.

The former Manchester United manager was dismissed for protesting about a refereeing decision. He then climbed over a barrier to take a seat in the stands, where he accepted and ate a ‘cheeto’ cheese crisp offered by a little girl, as his team failed to beat Villarreal for the third time since his arrival in November.

Villarreal extended its unbeaten run to 14 straight games as it advanced 3-2 on aggregate to the quarterfinals, where it will face Getafe next after its 1-0 win at Almeria sealed a 2-1 win over the two legs. Sevilla had no trouble routing Granada 4-0 to reach the last eight with a 6-1 scoreline over both legs, earning a meeting with Espanyol.

Athletic Bilbao stumbled on after losing 2-0 at home to Celta Vigo, progressing on away goals, 4-4 on aggregate, amid boos from its own fans.

Bilbao will play Malaga next.

Giovani Dos Santos set up Gerard Moreno to curl in Villarreal’s opener in the 27th minute before Carlos Vela’s equalizer seconds before halftime made it 1-1. Dos Santos restored the visitors’ lead in the 73rd minute

following a throw-in. The Mexican striker beat two defenders to the ball before putting a shot past goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from inside the area.

Esteban Granero combined with Vela to level again in the 75th, but Sociedad couldn’t muster a final push even with Villarreal down to 10 men from the 83rd when Mateo Musacchio got his second booking. Sevilla thrashed a struggling Granada side which has slipped to the bottom of the Spanish league, with forward Kevin Gameiro scoring twice and the other goals coming from Iago Aspas and Denis Suarez.

Celta almost pulled off a comeback, but was left one goal short after Bilbao’s Xabier Etxeita scored an own goal in the 50th minute and Fabian Orellana converted a penalty in the 61st following Mikel Rico’s foul on Charles in the area. Bilbao has lost four of its last five games, including a humbling 2-1 loss at San Mames to lowly Elche on Saturday. Getafe sealed its place in the last eight when Alvarez Vazquez scored from a rebound in the 76th.

Cup holder Real Madrid visits Atletico Madrid on Thursday needing to overturn a 2-0 first-leg loss. Barcelona will probably await the winner as it holds a commanding 5-0 lead over Elche before their away leg. (ap)

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Brahma Buddhist Monastery

SINGARAJA - It is located at Banjar Tegeha village, 18 km to the west of Singaraja and 2 km south of Singaraja-Seririt highway.

This temple is perched at the foot

of the hill overlooking the sea. The Brahma Arama Buddhist Monastery is the largest Buddhist temple in Bali. It spreads across a quite extensive area. From this place,

visitors can see the beautiful view of the North Bali Sea stretching from the east to the west because it is located in on a hilly area. On that account, this Buddhist temple

has a remarkable attraction for both foreign and domestic tourists. The impressive monument resembling a large temple bell was donated by Thailand while the panels depict

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Clippers rally to 100-94 win at Trail Blazers

the story of Buddha, and Buddha statue. This monastery can provide an ideal destination for those seeking an appropriate venue for meditation.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to win 100-94 at Portland in Wednesday’s clash of NBA Western Conference contenders, with Jamal Crawford sinking the go-ahead basket and topping the scoring. The Clippers remain 6-1/2 games behind leagueleading Golden State, which won its eighth straight and improved to 31-5 by cruising past Miami.

Among other key results, Washington continued to assert its East title credentials by winning at Chicago, and Denver beat Dallas to prevent the Mavericks going top of the Southwest Division. Los Angeles’ Crawford scored the go-ahead basket on a 3-pointer with 3:55 remaining as the Clippers (26-13) came back from a six-point deficit.

He finished with 25 points while DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 18 rebounds for L.A., which beat Portland for the second time this season. Washington overcame a season-high 32 points from Derrick AP Photo/Don Ryan Rose to win 105-99 at ChiLos Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin shoots against Portland Trail Blazers cago.

Paul Pierce had 22 points center Chris Kaman during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, while John Wall scored Ore., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.

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Al-Attiyah quickest on stage 10 as Roma crashes out

Nasser Al-Attiyah took a dominant victory on stage 10 of the 2015 Dakar Rally, as X-raid Mini teammate Nani Roma spectacularly crashed out. Al-Attiyah’s fourth stage win of the event boosted his advantage to more than 28 minutes with main rival Giniel de Villiers dropping over four minutes with the fifth-fastest stage time.

But while the run from Calama to Salta put a further dent in Imperial Toyota de Villiers’ victory bid, it was absolutely disastrous for 2014 Dakar winner Roma.

Roma’s ‘15 event had already been ruined by an oil-pump problem on the first stage, but he had won his first stage of this year’s edition on Tuesday before rolling

several times 120 miles into the 534-mile run on the 10th day. He and his co-driver were reported unhurt.

Al-Attiyah’s nearest opposition came from Orlando Terranova, whose overall rally bid was thwarted on day four, with the third Xraid driver coming through 1m28s slower than his team-mate.

Despite de Villiers’ having a muted run to fifth the South African remains second overall, almost 15 minutes clear of fellow Toyota driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi, who was third-fastest on stage 10. Peugeot’s difficult Dakar improved slightly, with Stephane Peterhansel ninth quickest, but he remains 14th on the leaderboard. (net)

10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to guide the Wizards to their second win over the Central Division leaders in six days.

Washington trailed by as much as 11 in the first half but outscored Chicago 32-19 in the third quarter to take a sevenpoint lead to the fourth.

The Wizards hung on after Chicago pulled within one.

The Bulls played the second half without Joakim Noah after he injured his right ankle.

Golden State’s Stephen Curry made seven 3-pointers and finished with 32 points as the Warriors overwhelmed Miami 104-89.

With a hamstring strain sidelining Heat star Dwyane Wade, the NBA-leading Warriors mowed down Mi-

ami the way they have most opponents recently. Golden State has won by an average of 19.8 points during its eight-game streak.

Chris Bosh had 26 points and seven rebounds but couldn’t carry the Heat alone. Denver beat Dallas 114-107, with Ty Lawson contributing 29 points and 12 assists for the Nuggets.

Kenneth Faried scored four of his 22 points in the closing stages and grabbed 14 rebounds.

Dallas coach Rick Carlisle rested tree key players: Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler and Rajon Rondo. J.J. Barea led the Mavericks with 17 points.

Atlanta extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 105-91 victory at Boston. (ap)

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Peugeot driver Stephane Peterhansel and copilot Jean-Paul Cottret of France repair their car during the 9th stage of the Dakar Rally 2015 from Iquique to Calama January 13, 2015.

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In Sri Lanka, hoping for a touch from Pope Francis COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — They came to hear him, to see him. They came from mansions in Colombo, from concrete apartment buildings in Kandy, from little villages in the hills of Sri Lanka. And how could they not come? To the faithful, Pope Francis is the Vicar of Christ, the successor to St. Peter, the embodiment of the Catholic Church and everything it stands for.

So more than anything, the estimated 800,000 people who saw him in Sri Lanka came hoping for a touch. A blessing, maybe. A hand laid upon a baby’s head.

Pope Francis has worked to

avoid cloaking himself in the mystical power that popes are so often endowed with by believers. He lives in a simple home, he drives in a simple car. He has railed against the power politics

of the Vatican.

“I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and

from clinging to its own security,” he wrote in the mission statement of his papacy. But 2,000 years of tradition is impossible to escape, and for the faithful a papal touch is so much more than what it appears. So again and again, they reached out to him, with the fortunate who succeeded sometimes breaking down in tears.

But a pope can touch only so many people. On Wednesday,

Groups urge Thailand not to send prisoners on fishing boats BANGKOK — Human rights groups and labor organizations across Asia urged Thailand’s military government on Thursday to scrap a proposal to send prisoners onto Thai fishing boats to fill labor shortages.

In a letter addressed directly to coup leader-turned-Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the 45 organizations including Human Rights Watch said the pilot project would pose “a serious threat to the human rights of prisoners” and sending them to sea is a violation of international rights standards.

Government spokesman Yongyuth Mayalarp said the project had not yet been implemented and authorities were still

weighing such concerns before deciding whether to go ahead. The government has said that only “well-behaved” prisoners would qualify to participate, and they would work voluntarily and would be paid.

The Southeast Asian nation’s fishing industry has been criticized for years, with the worst victims — mostly migrants from neighboring countries — forced into virtual slavery on vessels at sea or subject to abuse, confinement and 20-hour working days. Last year, the United States demoted Thailand to the lowest level in its annual rankings of governments’ anti-human trafficking efforts, principally over its failures to do

enough to stop abusive practices in the Thai seafood industry.

The letter said abusive working conditions within the industry are the reason why there are labor shortages. “Simply replacing vulnerable migrant workers with released prisoners will not solve the abusive working conditions and many other problems present in the Thai fishing industry,” the letter said.

Arrug Phrommanee, deputy permanent secretary at Thailand’s Labor Ministry, said the proposal was only one idea to provide jobs and skill training to prisoners, like other Thais. “If such project will violate the prisoners’ rights, it will definitely not happen,” Arung added. (ap)

AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

Thai officers use a net to catch fish at basement of the abandoned shopping mall in Bangkok ,Thailand Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. The mall , once an exotic attraction among locals and tourists who came to see the fish, is scheduled to be demolished soon.

Francis traveled to Sri Lanka’s holiest Christian shrine, in a tiny town battered by the country’s long civil war.

At the edge of the crowd in Madhu, an 11-year-old boy held up a sign that said in large letters: “I can’t speak please bless me!”

His mother pushed him forward as Francis passed by them. The boy, though, could not get through the crowds. (ap)

In tense France, car injures officer at presidential palace PARIS — A car ran into and slightly injured a policewoman guarding the French presidential palace Thursday, raising tensions in a country on high alert after the worst terrorist attacks in decades. Funerals are being held for staff killed in the attack on irreverent newspaper Charlie Hebdo amid continued huge demand for its first post-attacks edition.

The incident overnight at the Elysee Palace had no apparent links to last week’s shootings and might have been an accident, prosecutors and police said.

But it comes at a time when about 120,000 police and other forces are deployed around France as the government seeks to prevent future attacks. Twenty people, including the three gunmen, were killed in last week’s rampage.

Officials with Paris police and the presidential palace said in the new incident a car carrying four people took a one-way street in the wrong direction then drove off when the police officer tried to stop them. She sustained slight leg injuries.

Police said two people were later arrested, and two others in the car fled. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly identified.

U.S. and French intelligence officials are leaning toward an assessment that the Paris terror attacks were inspired by al-Qaida but not directly supervised by the group, a view that would put the violence in a category of homegrown incidents that are extremely difficult to detect and thwart. French justice officials began cracking down by arresting dozens of people who glorified terrorism or made racist or anti-Semitic remarks.

The attacks targeted Charlie Hebdo’s offices, a kosher market and police. Charlie Hebdo had been repeatedly threatened for caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Funerals were being held Thursday for at least four Charlie Hebdo contributors killed in the attack. (ap)

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INDONESIA Government to reduce fuel price in February JAKARTA - The government plans to reduce the fuel price from Rp7.6 thousand to a range between Rp6.4 thousand and Rp6.5 thousand in February 2015, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated here on Thursday.

“We are now calculating the new price. Possibly, the price of premium fuel will be reduced to a range between Rp6.4 thousand and Rp6.5 thousand,” Jokowi remarked during a seminar titled, “Indonesia Outlook 2015” held at Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta.

Earlier, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofjan Djalil noted that the price of fuel in February in Indonesia will be reduced following the dip in global oil prices.

“We are calculating the price cut and the adjustment. I am certain that in February, it (fuel price) will be down again,” he affirmed.

The price of premium fuel had followed the market mechanism as the government has removed the subsidy on the RON88 fuel.

Djalil revealed that the government is planning to adjust the price of premium fuel after every two weeks following the changes in global oil prices.

On the first day of 2015, the government determined the new prices for premium and automotive diesel fuels.

The new policy set a revised price for the RON88 premium fuel at Rp7.6 thousand per liter from Rp8.5 thousand per liter and Rp7.25 thousand per liter from Rp7.5 thousand per liter for automotive diesel fuel.

Under the new scheme, the subsidized oil prices are divided into three categories and will be evaluated by the government on a monthly basis.

The government’s decision is based on the assumption that the Indonesian Crude Price (ICP) will be at US$60 per barrel and the rupiah exchange rate at Rp12,380 per US dollar. (ant)

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This undated underwater photo taken by a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and released by the Singapore Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) shows the wreckage of AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 lying on the sea floor in the Java Sea. Indonesian navy divers plunged into the sea at dawn Thursday to examine a large chunk of the AirAsia jet’s fuselage, aiming to bring bodies believed to be trapped inside to the surface, the director of the search and rescue agency said.

Divers examine AirAsia jet fuselage, search for bodies PANGKALAN BUN — Indonesian navy divers plunged into the sea at dawn Thursday to examine a large chunk of the AirAsia jet’s fuselage, aiming to bring bodies believed to be trapped inside to the surface, the director of the search and rescue agency said.

The day before, a Singaporean navy ship had spotted the 30-meterlong (100-foot-long) section of the plane body with a wing attached on the bottom of the Java Sea. Rescuers believe that most of the bodies of the 162 people on board are inside.

So far, only 50 bodies have been

recovered from the Dec. 28 crash less than halfway into a two-hour flight from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. Most of the victims are Indonesian.

At least 15 divers descended to the seabed at a depth of 28 meters (92 feet) Wednesday morning to examine wreckage, calculate its weight and search for bodies inside, said Suryadi Bambang Supriyadi, the operation director at the National Search and Rescue Agency.

When corpses are found, the divers will try to put them in individual body bags, which rescuers on ships will then

hoist to the surface, he said.

He said it appeared that some parts of the fuselage have been covered with silt.

The plane’s “black boxes” — the flight data recorder and cockpit flight recorder — were retrieved on Monday and Tuesday. They will be key to learning what caused the plane to crash. Bad weather is a suspected factor.

Nine aircraft and 12 ships were involving the search operation Thursday, including two U.S. ships and one each from Singapore and China. (ap)

House approves Budi Gunawan as Indonesian police chief JAKARTA - The House of Representatives’ (DPR) plenary session on Thursday approved Commissioner General Budi Gunawan as the Indonesian Police Chief to replace General Sutarman after the House leaders met with heads of all factions.

“In the lobby session, the approval is made by considering the result of Budi Gunawan’s fit and proper test,” the DPR Deputy Speaker Taufik Kurniawan said.

The approval was hinted by the Indonesian Democratic Party-

Struggle (PDIP), Golkar Party, Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), National Awakening Party (PKB), National Democrat (NasDem) Party, People’s Conscience (Hanura) Party and United Development Party (PPP) factions.

However, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and Democratic Party (PD) factions proposed that the DPR plenary session for deciding fate of Coms. Gen Budi Gunawan be delayed and the House leaders consult it with President Joko

Widodo.

The Democratic Party faction’s member, Benny K.Harman, said the appointment of Coms.Gen Budi Gunawan as the national police chief would damage Indonesia’s history because it firstly happened in the country.

Budi Gunawan has recently been nominated by President Joko Widodo as the sole candidate for the post of national police chief.

However, the antigraft body named him a suspect of corruption case on Tuesday or a day before he

met with members of the House’s Commission III for a fit and proper test.

The members of the House’s commission overseeing law and human rights concluded that Budi passed the fit and proper test for filling the police chief post but the House’s final decision about his fate was made through the plenary session.

Benny K.Harman said Budi Gunawan’s status would make him fail to get the people’s trust.

“Thus, what we need to do now

is further studying and clarifying the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) allegation,” he said adding that incumbent Police Chief General Sutarman could remain in his post until the clarification was done.

Harman said if the House and President Joko Widodo ignored the KPK’s decision, the images of both the House and the presidency would be ruined on the eyes of the people because they were perceived to have withdrawn their support for eradicating corruption. (ant)

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WASHINGTON — The world economy, hobbled by aging populations, will slow dramatically Recession or during the energycrisis decade of 1974 to 1984. over the next 50 years unless countries find ways to increase productivity. per worker, global growth will slow to around 2 percent a year over the next half century from an average

3.6 percent the past 50 years.

That would be slower than worldwide growth after the Great

Several countries, including Germany, Japan and Russia, are already coping with shrinking labor forces as workers retire.

McKinsey sees opportunities to raise productivity by improving efficiency in health care and auto manufacturing and by reducing waste in food processing, among other things. (ap)

BlackBerry, Samsung deny report of takeover talks

AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

Sale signs are displayed at Seoul shopping district, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. South Korea lowered its growth forecast for next year, citing persistently weak sentiment among consumers and businesses. But the government predicted that overall economic conditions will improve from this year thanks to government measures, recovery in the U.S. economy and the fall in oil prices.

South Korea slashes 2015 economic growth forecast

SEOUL - South Korea’s central bank on Thursday slashed its 2015 economic growth forecast and kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low amid growing concerns of deflation.

Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-Yeol put the new estimate for Asia’s fourth-largest economy at 3.4 percent growth this year, compared to an earlier forecast of 3.9 percent.

The bank decision to leave its key rate unchanged at 2.0 percent was widely expected, although some analysts had predicted a cut of 25 basis points to boost tepid domestic consumption and ease deflation concerns stemming from low oil prices.

The South imports almost all of its energy needs from overseas, and a recent plunge in oil prices saw inflation hit 0.8 percent in December, the lowest rate for 15 years and far below the BOK’s target range of 2.5 to 3.5 percent.

On Thursday, Lee said the bank had cut this year’s inflation forecast to 1.9 percent from 2.4 percent previously.

“Every economic sector, including consumption and investment, is failing to show a satisfying recovery, especially consumption,” Lee told reporters.

“We should create a cycle in which investment leads to new jobs and increased incomes,” he said.

As well as sluggish domestic consumption, Lee warned of the “very significant” danger posed by expanding household debt, which has outstripped income growth in recent years.

The central bank also cited continued uncertainty resulting from slowing growth in the eurozone and China.

Exports, which account for about half of the South’s economy, grew 1.2 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of last year, slowing from 3.6 percent in the third quarter and 3.2 percent in the second quarter.

In an annual New Year press conference earlier this week, President Park Geun-Hye stressed revitalising the economy was her top priority for 2015. (afp)

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Global growth at risk of long-term slowdown

That’s according to a report from the McKinsey Global Institute. It says that without big gains in output

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MONTREAL - BlackBerry Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co. denied a report that they are in talks for Samsung to make a takeover offer for the Canadian company.

“BlackBerry has not engaged in discussions with Samsung with respect to any possible offer to purchase BlackBerry,” the company said in a statement Wednesday.

Samsung Electronics spokeswoman Jini Park said the report is “groundless” and the Korean company doesn’t have a plan to purchase the Canadian company.

A Reuters report, citing a person that it didn’t identify, said that executives met last week to discuss a potential deal. South Korea-based

Samsung offered to buy BlackBerry for $13.35 to $15.49 per share, valuing the company at as much as $7.5 billion, according to the report.

BlackBerry stock jumped nearly 30 percent, or $2.89, Wednesday to close at $12.60. But it slid as much as 16 percent in aftermarket trading after the Canadian company denied the report.

Any foreign takeover would require approval from the Canadian government. Asked if the Canadian government has been approached about the deal, Jessica Fletcher, a spokeswoman for Canadian Industry Minister James Moore, said: “We don’t comment on rumors and speculation.”

BlackBerry has been unable to compete with Apple’s iPhone

or Android smartphones made by Samsung and other companies. It now holds a small fraction of the U.S. smartphone market. It had nearly half the market in 2009.

The company has been expanding its efforts to sell mobile-security software for its rivals’ smartphones and tablets to help counter the waning popularity of its own devices.

It unveiled its latest phone, the Classic, in December. Aimed at the business user, the Classic has a traditional keyboard, unlike the touchscreens that are on the most popular smartphones. But whether BlackBerry will sell enough of them to stay relevant in the hardware business is unclear. (ap/afp)

AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

BlackBerry’s director of marketing and enterprise Jeff Gadway demonstrates the company’s new phone the BlackBerry Classic, during a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, in New York. BlackBerry Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co. denied a report that they are in talks for Samsung to make a takeover offer for the Canadian company.

Jaja Klepon as ‘trade mark’ of Tanah Lot

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TABANAN - When making a visit to Tanah Lot, travelers will be happy. The attraction situated at Beraban village, Kediri subdistrict, Tabanan does not only offer a beautiful nature or the aura of temple sanctity. More than that, the loveliest tourist attraction becoming a favorite to travelers also offers culinary tourism.

Jaja klepon (ball cake) seems to have become a ‘trade mark’ to Tanah Lot tourist attraction. There is a saying mentioning if Tanah Lot is identical to jaja klepon. Quality of this refreshment is having soft texture. The green color utilizes the extract of suji leaves, while the red one utilizes the ingredient of brown rice. When crushed, it will be easier to be swallowed.

This typical refreshment of Tanah Lot is a very tasty. Middle-aged housewives sell the refreshment at roadside or after the entrance to the center of Tanah Lot Temple (located in the middle of the ocean). They are lining up neatly in the street.

Even, some of them can speak foreign language fluently.

The traders of this refreshment usually wear wrapped towel around her head. In addition to functioning as head cover, it also functions as the basis while carrying the basket

of their refreshment container. Interestingly, among the traders some of them have been selling for a long time before having children until having grandchildren.

When purchasing, the dark green klepon will be wrapped in banana leaf and topped with grated coconut. To enjoy it, simply put it into the mouth, close the mouth and then chew it so that its sugar sauce will not squirt out. It feels sticky and chewy.

To maintain the distinctiveness of jaja klepon, the management of Tanah Lot tourist attraction once held a festival of jaja klepon. In addition to becoming the advantage of Tanah Lot, it can also serve as souvenir. “Jaja klepon is not only favored by local community, but also by foreign travelers,” said a woman selling the jaja klepon who was ashamed of mentioning her name. (kmb)

KUTA - Monday evening marked the Indonesian premiere of the documentary Oney Anwar “Chasing The Dream”, launched by Rip Curl South East Asia. The premiere was held at the Beachwalk Theatre, Cineplex XX1, Kuta, Bali.

This unique, inspirational and heart warming documentary was recently completed after four years in the making. Independent filmmaker and producer Karen Elisabeth Donald collaborated with Director Jason Moon and co-producer Marc Senior of End Films, London, England.

“Breaking away from the conventional style of surf film, we have approached the film from the perspective of a non-surfer”, explains Karen. “This has helped to give Chasing The Dream the sort of depth and insight rarely seen in the surf movie genre. Although many young Indonesian surfers are blessed with natural ability, Oney seemed to possess the additional drive required”.

The youngest of twelve children, Oney grew up as part of a loving Muslim family and soon developed an infatuation with surfing, thanks to the encouragement of his older brother and devoted mother who would walk him down the beach in the heat of the day to practice.

“I get into surfing when I was seven years old”, explains Oney.

“The first wave was a little beach break and I love it” “I said ‘I’m going to come surf every day after school’. That’s what I do, and I found out surf is the best for me!”

Brian O’Connell is Oney’s “Irish Dad”. He first met Oney in Lakey Peak when he was seven years old.

Oney approached Brian at age eight and declared that “he wanted to be a pro surfer!” and so it was Brian who raised the funds to get Oney

and his brother to Bali for the first time. Brian has mentored Oney and Gazali ever since.

International renowned Surf Photographer Nathan Lawrence was also a major supporter of Oney’s childhood and passion for Surfing. Nathan helped Oney by providing second hand Surfboards donated from some of the Worlds best Surfers including JonJon Florence. Nathan also helped Oney to take his first trips back and fourth to Bali giving him somewhere safe to stay and helping him enter his first Surf competitions.

In 2007 Doug ‘Claw’ Warbrick, (Rip Curl founder) secured Oney a unique position on the Rip Curl International youth development program and relocated him to the Gold Coast.

“He’s taken a greater interest in his education in Australia and is trying to get that balance of education and the surfing,” says Doug.

“He seems determined to finish high school, get a pass, hopefully get Australian residency and to put those foundations in place before putting 100% focus into competitive surfing. “ This film documents the remarkable story of a village boy as he endeavours to become the first Indonesian ever to compete on the World Championship Tour.

World Champion, Mick Fanning, mentored the Indonesian boy and helped propel Oney Anwar into the international surf scene.

As regards the overall feel of the movie, Three times World Champion Mick Fanning sums it up when he says: “When I was at PBC they started the Sports Excellence Program. I was part of the first ever class, and at the time, they weren’t going to include surfing.

So we rocked up to the principles office and said, ‘look you’ve gotta include surfing’. And sure enough a week later he gave us the tick of approval. We wanted to show them that there are different avenues in surfing. It’s one of those things that If you could do a subject in surfing, why wouldn’t ya?”.

Supported by The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the documentary was produced by an international team. The film depicts Indonesia’s rich traditional culture and Australia’s coastal beauty. In addition, Chasing The Dream was shot in high definition with some vintage footage from 60’s filmmaker Dick Hoole. The soundtrack consists of original recordings, composed and performed by one of Sumbawa’s Internationally recognized musicians, Tommee Balukea.

“I’ve been living in Bali for a few years now and every time I leave, it irresistibly draws me back,” says Karen. “When Jason and I first followed Oney back to his village of Lakey Peak, Sumbawa it was a place of adventure and the young grommet surfers were our endless inspiration.”

We are stoked to see Oney’s career flourish over the last 11 years - said Rip Curl Marketing Manager - James Hendy. “He has shown incredible determination and has pushed himself through all kinds of situations in pursuit of his dreams and were stoked to have been apart of that. Oney is a shining example of what talent lies in the remote regions Indonesia and this film highlights his career so far. Big thanks to Karen and Jason for their determination to put together this great documentary, hopefully it will inspire other Surfers to show follow in Oney’s footsteps” (r)

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Premiere of the documentary Oney Anwar “Chasing The Dream”, launched by Rip Curl South East Asia. The premiere was held at the Beachwalk Theatre, Cineplex XX1, Kuta, Bali.

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Bad weather, price of marine fish increases remained high. It also caused the prices to rise dramatically to many times. “During bad weather, fishermen are reluctant to go to sea.

Even, if they are desperate to go, they will only get small number of catches,” she explained Since the beginning of January, the weather in the waters of Jembrana was erratic for fishing. Even, a number of traditional fishermen chose to raise their fishing boat to mainland in order to prevent it from damage. Some fishermen who were desperate to go to sea, they could just bring home a little catch due to high waves Similarly, fishermen at Cupel and Pengambengan preferred to moor their fishing boat to the shore or land while waiting for

the weather to return to normal.

Mustahadi, a fisherman from Pengambengan, said there were actually a lot of fish in the sea as had been entering the fish season. However, high waves accompanied with violent wind had disrupted their fishing activities.

“To avoid our fishing boat from overturned and broken, we’d better take day off first,” he explained.

Such a break was take advantage to repair their fishing gear such as nets and patch their fishing boat.

According to him, both traditional boat and large fishing boat also overwhelmed to look for spot fish.

When being lucky, they could get a lot of catches. But, they more frequently did not get catches due to bad weather. (kmb26)

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The fishing boats are placed in the coastline because they cannot go to the sea due to bas weather.

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NEGARA - Due to bad weather condition occurred last month, fishermen preferred not to go to sea. As consequence, the catches were rare and resulted in the increase in the price of marine fish at traditional markets.

As happened to Negara Public Market on Wednesday (Jan 14), the price of tuna which was originally IDR 5,000 jumped to IDR 20,000 per kilogram. Similarly, sardine also jumped from IDR 7,000 to IDR 25,000 per kilogram.

A number of fishmongers admitted the prices soared because the catch was very rare. Nyoman Riasi, a fishmonger, said the price of fish had surged since the New Year. The price already increased at the level of fish collectors, so that fishmonger followed the price. The prices jumped as triggered by declining results of catches even though it had entered fishing season.

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The Vice Regent of Klungkung, Kasta is visiting the residents who stay in the Sente lanfill.

Residents at Sente landfill at risk for infectious diseases

SEMARAPURA - The fact that people are living around the landfill at Sente hamlet, Pikat village, Dawan, Klungkung, received serious attention from the Deputy Regent of Klungkung, Made Kasta, and subdistrict head of Dawan, A.A. Putra Wedana, headman of Dawan Kaler, Kadek Sudarmawa on Wednesday (Jan 14). The Deputy Regent came down to monitor the activity of residents working and living around the Sente landfill. During the site inspection, the Deputy Region Kasta witnessed people looking through the landfill without their basic sanitary needs being met. Kasta, immediatly provided them with five sets of boots and gloves.

The assistance given by deputy regent was definetly needed because the Sente landfill is prone to carrying diseases. Along with such diseases many shards of glass and other materials were strewn amidst the rubbish. The deputy regent’s trip to the Sente landfill was essentially to assess how to anticipate health hazards that are bound to flourish during the rainy season. Infectious diseases such and respiratory infections along with diarrhea causing illnesses were feared to become a serious problem for people living around the landfill. On that account, the deputy regent, along with the subdistrict head and village headman, came down to investigate conditions at the landfill.

According to information provided by the residents, although there were no complaints of health

issues at the moment of the visit, they did say that they seldom had access to a doctor. One of the residents named Kadek Yastin said that she had received medical attention in the past, organized by the Environment Agency and Klungkung Health Agency. However, the medical check-ups made by the officers were only conducted once a year.

Naturally, the Deputy Regent Kasta was shaking his head as he listened to her testimony. Moreover, the headman of Dawan Kaler, Kadek Sudarmawa, said that there was a total of 30 families living around the Sente landfill and added that he hopes that the county government will arrange for the health of his residents to be checked on regularly.

Meanwhile, after hearing the complaints he admitted to make coordination with the Bangli Health Agency in order to provide medical check every three months continuously. Besides, the condition of people living around the landfill was prone to infectious diseases such as breathing disorders, skin diseases and diarrhea.

Then, associated with the overloaded condition of waste at the landfill, the Deputy Regent Kasta also assessed the need for better technology to manage the waste at the landfill. Actually the waste at the landfill could be totally taken advantage. “Yeah, seeing this condition it is needed a better technology for waste management to avoid the mounting condition like this,” he said. (119)

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — More must be done to protect unaccompanied children migrating north toward the United States, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon said Wednesday as he began a two-day fact-finding mission in Honduras on efforts to reduce violence in the world’s deadliest country.

Ban met with President Juan Orlando Hernandez to discuss citizen security, drug trafficking and organized crime in the region.

He complimented the government on initiatives to lower murder rates, but expressed concerns about violence against women and the killings of union leaders, reporters and human rights activists. He also highlighted the plight of young Central American migrants.

“Although the number of returned children has decreased since the summer, there remains a need to address the situation of minors currently in transit or detention,” Ban said. “In all cases, dignity and human rights must be protected.”

Ban welcomed the Alliance for Prosperity Plan, which was launched in November by Hon-

duras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Known as the PAP for its initials in Spanish, it aims to stem migration to the U.S. and tackle unemployment, poverty and insecurity in the three nations that make up Central America’s “northern triangle.”

“The United Nations stands ready to support regional efforts to address security,” Ban said. Honduran Communications Minister Hilda Hernandez called U.N. backing for the PAP “vital.” She said officials would lobby the secretary-general about opening a local office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, something Honduras asked for in 2013.

Honduras has suffered from the highest homicide rate of any nation at 85.5 killings per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with a global average of 6.7.

Ban is the third U.N. secretarygeneral to visit the country, after Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Kofi Annan. He travels next to neighboring El Salvador, where he will attend the 23rd anniversary of peace accords that ended that nation’s civil war. (ap)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.

US, Iran hopeful on speeding up nuclear talks

GENEVA — The United States and Iran are expressing hope that nuclear talks can be accelerated in order to meet a March target for a framework agreement, as the countries’ top diplomats met Wednesday ahead of a resumption of full negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif met for six hours Wednesday, a day before negotiators from Iran, the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany are to resume talks here.

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Honduras’ President Juan Orlando Hernandez waves to the press as he walks up the stairs with the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon at at the presidential office in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.

Kerry postponed his flight from Geneva to meetings in Sofia, Bulgaria, to resume meeting with Zarif late Wednesday. Ahead of the first session, Zarif said his talks with Kerry would show that both sides understand the importance of picking up the pace. “I think it’s important,” he told reporters. “I think it will show the readiness of the two parties to move forward to speed up the process.”

Zarif was coy when asked if he thought the deadline could be met and what particular issues were most vexing. “We’ll see,” he said. “All issues are hard until you resolve them

and all issues are easy if you resolve them,” he said. “I believe all of them are easy anyway.”

Kerry and Zarif also took a walk together around Geneva. Asked how the talks were going, Kerry said, “We are working hard.” U.S. officials said Kerry did raise the cases of several Americans detained

by Iran, including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian. Kerry said earlier this week that he’s meeting Zarif to take stock of the negotiations.

“We are at a juncture where most of the issues are now getting fleshed out and understood,” he told

reporters on Monday in India before he flew to Pakistan and then on to Switzerland. He said he hoped to be able to “accelerate the process to make greater progress.”

The U.S. and its partners are hoping to clinch a deal with Iran that would set long-term limits on Iran’s enrichment of uranium and other activity that could produce material for use in nuclear weapons. Iran says its program is solely for energy production and medical research purposes. It has agreed to some restrictions in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from U.S. economic sanctions. (ap)

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Galliano makes London comeback LONDON - Almost four years after being banished from the Paris fashion world over an anti-Semitic rant, designer John Galliano made his comeback in London for Maison Margiela on Monday to overwhelming critical acclaim.

The 54-year-old, seen as one of the most brilliant fashion talents of his generation, was sacked by Dior in 2011 after being filmed delivering a drunken tirade in a Paris bar.

He has kept a low profile since and some say they will never forgive his remarks, but Maison Margiela gave him a second chance by appointing him creative director in October.

The collection blended his flamboyant, theatrical style and the brand’s more minimalist look.

His comeback was attended by some of fashion’s biggest names, including supermodel Kate Moss, Anna Wintour, the editor of US Vogue, and celebrity shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.

“I thought the show was sensational,” British fashion editor Hilary Alexander said after the catwalk.

“It’s what we’ve been missing.

It was John Galliano at his absolute

peak of perfection, combining the skills of a fabulous atelier with his own very romantic and fantastical vision.”

Burberry’s chief executive Christopher Bailey said the show was “magical”, while Blahnik told reporters: “Fabulous! I’m glad he’s working again.”

Alexandra Shulman, editor-inchief of British Vogue, said the collection was a “template”.

“You couldn’t really look at it exactly for the clothes, it was more to give the spirit of what he wanted to do,” she said.

The announcement that Galliano’s first show would take place in London, the city where he trained and made his name, was seen in some circles as a snub to Paris, the home of haute couture.

The collection was subsequently dropped from the Paris couture calendar at the end of January, although

it will be shown by appointment.

“It was beautifully done and you remember what a talent he is,” said Natalie Massenet, chairman of the British Fashion Council and founder of online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter.

Maison Margiela said the choice of London for the show reflected both Galliano’s personal links and the city’s traditional tailoring history and heritage.

Galliano was born in the British territory of Gibraltar but was raised in London and studied in the capital before heading to Paris to join Givenchy and then Dior.

He was viewed as the driving force behind the huge success of Dior during nearly 15 years at the fashion house.

But his glittering career imploded after he was captured on a mobile phone video hurling abuse at people in a bar in Paris’s historic

Jewish quarter.

He was found guilty in September 2011 of making anti-Semitic insults in public -- an offence under French law -- although he was spared jail and was instead fined.

He apologised and blamed his outbursts on alcohol and drugs, and underwent rehabilitation.

Since then, Galliano had been almost entirely absent from fashion, apart from a three-week designerin-residence role at Oscar de la Renta’s workshop in New York in 2013.

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Galliano’s excommunication ended last year following a decision by Renzo Rosso, president of the OTB group that owns Maison Margiela, to bring him on board.

Rosso said he felt “incredible emotion” and promised the next show would be held in Paris. “I could even cry, the dresses were beautiful, what he’s done is incredible,” Rosso said.

“John is coming from London.

He started here, he said: ‘I want to

start again from London’.

“This was just to say ok, we’re back.”

Galliano was not an obvious choice for the house founded by the famously reclusive Belgian designer Martin Margiela.

“At Margiela, there has always been an appreciation of the mundane side of clothes, the little details that are usually ignored, the creases, the linings... whereas Galliano would exalt the splendour of the garment,” fashion historian Lydia Kamitsis told AFP. But she said there were common themes: “They have the same perspective in terms of technique, the appreciation of work done by hand, attention to detail, and the analysis of history.”

Will Galliano’s show herald a return of the designer?

“The fashion world has a very short memory -- it loves what it once hated, hates what it once loved, kills as much as it gives birth to -- it’s a very cynical and very volatile world,” Kamitsis said. (afp)

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Bali to resume mass rabies vaccinations in March DENPASAR - The administration of Bali province will resume the sixth phase of mass rabies vaccinations in March 2015.

“We hope to carry out rabies vaccinations from March to June depending on the availability of infrastructure and the vaccine,” Head of Bali’s Livestock and Animal Health Office Putu Sumantra said on Wednesday.

Some 70,000 doses of rabies vaccines from the 2014 program are currently available; the administration is set to buy 250 more doses for its prevention and control program this year.

“This year, our target is to vaccinate more than 300 thousand dogs and pups,” Sumantra noted.

The Bali province has set aside Rp6.18 billion for rabies vaccinations as part of its prevention and control programs in nine regions in the resort island.

Some Rp2 billion will be used to procure rabies vaccines, while Rp4.18 billion will be spent towards operational costs in the nine districts in the province.

The amount allocated has been raised from the Rp5.9 billion set aside in the budget for 2014. While Rp3.5 billion was used to buy vaccines, Rp2.4 billion was spent on operational costs.

According to Sumantra, Bali has some 400 thousand dogs, and in the previous year, the administration had successfully vaccinated around 385 thousand dogs.

He expressed hope that people will nurture their dogs well so that

the vaccination program will be a success.

“If a dog is allowed to roam free, it will be difficult to vaccinate it.

Not to mention the presence of stray dogs,” Sumantra remarked.

The issue of rabies receives great importance in Bali as dogs have always been an integral part of Balinese culture.

Since May 2011, the provincial and local governments of Bali have been carrying out an islandwide rabies vaccination campaign to ensure that 70 percent of the canine population is vaccinated, thereby preventing the contagion

of the virus.

As a result of these efforts, the number of human rabies cases has declined from eleven per month in 2010 to just one per month in the next year. Following the mass vaccination of dogs, the number of reported cases in 2013 dropped to only one.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has noted that the Bali model has been modified and implemented in the other affected parts of Indonesia to progressively control and eliminate the rabies-causing virus from the entire country. (ant)

Expensive property in Bali

Local community starts to get marginalized

DENPASAR - Fear of Bali to become the next Betawi, where the native community was marginalized, will come into reality. This will happen because local communities, especially in Denpasar and Badung, will no longer afford to buy property at their home village due to rising prices.

It was admitted by the Dean of Economics and Business Faculty, Undiknas University, Prof. Dr. I.B. Raka Suardana. According to him, the phenomenon of high demand for property in the area of Sarbagita, such as Gianyar, Tabanan and North Badung showed an increasing trend lately.

Demand for housing was increasing due to growing population.

“However, as the income of people in need of housing remains mediocre, they are mostly only able to purchase a house in suburban areas such as Gianyar, Tabanan and North Badung.

Primary housing in the region can still be obtained at the price range of IDR 750 million to IDR 1 billion, surely with mortgage scheme or others,” said Raka Suardana.

By the laws of economics, when the demand increased, the price would definitely go up. This condition was recognized by Raka Suardana where it happened to the price of land and housing in Denpasar. Demand was increasing, not only due to investment and business, but also due to symptoms of speculation and money laundering. “Have a look, a lot of lands bought at expensive price were then left dormant,” he said.

According to him, local community who formerly owned lands would obviously not want to sell their land because the price was exorbitant and after that the money was saved in a bank or rural credit agency (LPD)

or bought a house outside the city of Denpasar.

“Well, in the long run, it will be just like the people of Betawi, where the native community or indigenous population moved to the city outskirts,” he affirmed.

Such condition, according to Raka Suardana, would affect the price of land in the buffer zone to grow and in the end would also be increasingly unaffordable. Then, it could only be enjoyed by those with high incomes, and migrants who had more funds.

“Over time, the land in buffer zone and in Denpasar will increasingly run out. It happens because we are not yet accustomed to living in vertical housing as our culture has not yet received,” he explained.

He argued if the vertical housing such as apartment was allowed, possibly the land issues could be resolved.

“But as mentioned previously, our culture is not used to living in a vertical house,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chief Representative of Bank Indonesia for Bali Region,

Dewi Setyowati, previously said that high demand for housing especially happened to small type (= 36 square meters) and medium (> 36-70 square meters). It was indicated by high consumer demand for properties with nominal less than IDR 1 billion.

“The figure of IDR 1 billion is considered to have psychological effect for consumers to the middle class. The regions still considered prospective for housing development with the selling price in the range of IDR 1 billion to the bottom are

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Fear of Bali to become the next Betawi, where the native community was marginalized, will come into reality. This will happen because local communities, especially in Denpasar and Badung, will no longer afford to buy property at their home village due to rising prices.

the buffer zones such as Tabanan to the west, namely Negara, in central region such as Klungkung and Bangli and eastward such as Karangasem,” she explained.

Some developers were mentioned to have also expanded their business to the eastern part of Bali, Nusa Tenggara Timur (Kupang, Tambolaka).

“Generally, the property with a nominal price of IDR 1 billion above is used for investment and re-leasing, not purely for being occupied by the buyer,” she added. (kmb27)

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Rainy season, salt farmers stop production

AMLAPURA - Persistent erratic weather has caused salt prevented salt farmers from working to produce the white crystal. The traditional saltmaking process that relies on sunlight has become impossible with recent weather. Having not been used to produce salt for such a long time, the land has become flooded by rainwater and overgrown with grass.

Salt farmers at Purwakerti hamlet, Amed village, Abang subdistrict, are dismayed. Some farmers have been forced to change profession because the salt-making process cannot be carried out. In previous years, salt farmers were able start production after the rainy season that usually ended around July or August.

One farmer from Amed hamlet, Ni Made Sari, says that she now works as grass collector to meet her daily needs.

Traditional salt production, which relies on sunlight, has been a viable source of income for her for many decades. However, now, due to the lack of sunlight and frequent rains, Made Sari is no longer able to pursue this line of work.

“Now, farmers cannot make salt and are forced to have take a prolonged break until the weather gets better. Usually summer starts around August,” she said.

Working as a grass collector, Made Sari earns about IDR 20,000 a day. In addition to looking for grass, she also carries grass

used for fodder. Her husband contributes to the family’s livelihood by fishing.

Fishermen in Amed however, cannot go very far out to sea, because of unfavorable weather conditions. “Because of the bad weather, the best they can do is sail along the seashore”, said Made Sari.

Salt farmers are indeed facing hard times. Salt production is a long process in the best of times, but with all the rain, it is simply not feasible to earn a living from it. Made Sari added , that a kilogram of salt can only be sold for IDR 3,000. When the weather is good she can produce 20 kilograms over four days. “The income of salt farmers is only ever meager and we have to wait for 4 days for each harvest.”, she said.

She admitted that when travelers pay a visit to her salt production hut, her income increases as she can sell her salt for IDR 50,000 per kilo. “If someone buy sdirectly from us then we make a bit of money.

Sometimes people will buy 10 to 20 kilos

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who died a year ago. His late brother had often read the manuscripts for him. Unfortunately, Cening was not interested in reading the contents of the manuscripts at the time because he was busy taking care of his business outside the region. After his brother died, he tried to read the Balinese manuscripts and learn what they were talking about.

However, since he does not have mastery of Balines, the manuscripts relics inherited from his brother were never read. Instead, they were stored in a special room in his home. Aware that storage conditions there are less than optimal, , he then held a meeting with his extended family and they all agreed to hand over the manuscripts to the local government so that they could be stored and well maintained at Gedong Kertya, Singaraja.

“When my late brother was still alive, he often read the manuscripts.

He was the only one who could read them. After our brother passed away, I wanted to read them, but was unable to because I am not familiar with Balinese script,” he said.

After submitting the heritage of his

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The tools use by salt famers in klungkung are not being used at a time, but in that case we always share the sale with our group”, she added.

The Amed salt farmers group is well known overseas. Some of their salt is exported to France and Japan as flavoring food or for use in spas. Although this product has great

potential in the eyes of the international community, the local government has yet to do anything to develop potential markets for the salt farmers.. “Our salt farmer group never gets any help from the government,” she concluded. (dwa)

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A villager submits dozens of old manuscripts to Gedong Kertya

SINGARAJA - Cening Balik, resident of Kawanan hamlet, Menyali village, Sawan subdistrict, decided to submit his heritage palm-leaf manuscripts to the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) Gedong Kertya, Singaraja. He said that he cannot read the Balinese script on the palm-leaf manuscripts which belonged to his brother. Dozens of copies of these manuscripts were delivered to the Head of Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, I Gede Suyasa, on Wednesday (Jan 14).

Before the manuscripts were submitted, Cening along with his extended family, said prayers as an way of asking permission (spiritually to hand over the manuscripts to the local government.

Representatives of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, along with staff members of the UPTD Gedong Kertya, cleaned the manuscripts.

Once that was done, officers of the Gedong Kertya, read out the title of the manuscripts to be registered.

Cening Balik said the manuscripts were the heritage of his elder brother’s

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late elder brother, to Gedong Kertya, Cening said that hopes the manuscripts will be treated properly. Most importantly, he expressed concern about the contents of the stories or teachings written in the manuscript.

If, for example, the contents had something to do with his family or the history of Menyali village, Cening would ask to have the manuscripts returned to be stored in his home. If however, the contents of manuscript related to wider public interest, then he would allow the manuscripts to be stored in Gedong Kertya so that they could be consulted.

“There are people in my village who know how to read Balinese, but they don’t understand these manuscripts. Hopefully, the authorities of Gedong Kertya can decipher their meaning and inform us. And if the manuscripts are related to our family or the history of the village, we will ask for them back. However, if they contain information of relevance to the broader community, I will allow the local government to keep these heritage scripts that belonged to my

late brother,” he said.

Head of Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, Gede Suyasa, said that the manuscripts owned by Cening Balik would be temporarily stored in Gedong Kertya, Singaraja. Content of the manuscripts would be read andthe agency through Gedong Kertya, Singaraja, promised to duplicate the manuscripts written in Balinese. The agency promised to return the manuscripts if they involved the genealogy of his family or Menyali village. If they contained information of public interest to Buleleng or Bali, the manuscripts would continue to be stored in Gedong Kertya, Singaraja. “We will keep them in Gedong Kertya while they are being read. Later, if we find that they indeed tell about the history of the village or about the family of the manuscript owner, then we will return them, but if they are involved with things of a wider interests, we will continue to keep them in Gedong Kertya,” he said.

The former Head of Buleleng Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) welcomed the awareness

of residents like Cening Balik that submitting the manuscripts to the government could be beneficial. Such awareness was expected to inspire other people to submit their manuscripts instead of them remaining stored in people’s homes. Apparently, many people are reluctant to hand over their manuscripts to the local government.

In order to preserve manuscripts in Gedong Kertya or those still in private collections, starting in the amended budget for 2016 the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency will allocate more funds than previous years.

“Personally and on behalf of the government, I’d like to express my gratitude for the awareness of Mr. Cening who is willing to hand over his manuscript heritage. Hopefully, this will have an impact on other people who still keep manuscripts and inspire them to submit theirs to the government too, so that they can be maintained, read and duplicated.

I will set aside a larger budget than in previous years to allow for us to handle such documents properly”, he said. (kmb38)

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Being viable and never getting tired of smiling are the strategies applied by Lidya Minanti to attract more tourist visit to Bale Udang Mang Engking, Ubud. As a Sales Executive, this beautiful woman is always doing sales call, making a visit to corporations, schools or government agencies to promote her products. “Bale Udang is a new restaurant in need of promotion,” she said.

Lidya, as she is passionately greeted, said the first step was making a visit to companies to establish a partnership. She also visited hotels or villas that had not owned a restaurant. The type of cooperation made with the accommodation could include in the hotel room. “Besides, we’ve also made promotion with travel agencies since the beginning,” she said.

This smiley woman also offered some programs accompanied with discounts. One of them was corporate day program by providing discount for companies every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. This type of program was only applicable to the companies in Gianyar County which had given notification in advance. “Response to the corporate day program is very good. We are sometimes overwhelmed to receive guests,” she affirmed.

Additionally, the discount was also given to individuals in the form of member card as much as 10 percent.

Similarly, any students who could present their student card were also entitled to get a 10-percent discount.

Lidya did not ignore the role of local residents because she realized the purchasing power of local residents was also high. “It is also used to find a good market share for Bale Udang,” she added.

The woman living in Gianyar then exemplified that every Hindu feast like the Pagerwesi, Galungan, Kuningan, Ngembak Nyepi and national holidays, the Bali Udang was filled with local communities. “The menus offered by Bale Udang do not only give an option to foreign travelers, but also to local communities,” she said proudly.

Lidya confirmed that her party indeed built a relationship to the locals, including the subak owner offering a live cultural attraction because when conducting their activities, farmers used to do it in the restaurant area.

“Bale Udang area poses the subak area as well, so that farmers habitually pass through in the area of the restaurant,” she said. (kmb)

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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increasingly exists apart from the regular business of the movies, in its own hifalutin, red-carpeted realm.

Among the things to look for Thursday will be the fate of the late-chargers of this season: “Selma” and “American Sniper,” both of which are only now hitting theaters nationwide.

Guild awards have been particularly tough on Ava DuVernay’s “Selma.” Though acclaimed by critics and energized by contemporary relevance, the civil-rights drama has been subjected to scrutiny for its Lyndon Johnson portrayal. Many were surprised by its absence in nominees by the acting, directing and producing guilds, which many have attributed to the movie’s late arrival and lack of available DVD screeners for the guilds.

Eastwood’s “American Sniper,” however, has been strongly supported by the guilds (whose mem-

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berships overlap considerably with the academy) and appears poised for a big box-office haul when the Navy SEAL drama expands nationwide this weekend.

Either could potentially join the top contenders or fade away.

Richard Linklater’s comingof-age “Boyhood” has been the season’s unsurpassed front-runner, most recently taking best drama at the Golden Globes. “Birdman” is seen as its chief rival (Hollywood loves movies about itself), though it was upset by Wes Anderson’s old Europe caper “Grand Budapest Hotel” at Sunday’s Globes.

“The Imitation Game,” the World War II thriller starring Benedict Cumberbatch, could do especially well Thursday, since it offers the kind of handsome, well-rounded production that tends to chalk up nominations. The year’s other British prestige project about a genius mathematician, the Stephen Hawking tale “The Imitation Game,” should also hear its name read repeatedly.

Adding a layer of mystery is how many best-picture nominees will make the cut, since there can be anywhere between five and 10. In the three years since the expansion of the category, there have been, oddly enough, nine movies nominated each year.

On the fringe this year is a trio of indie dark horses: the jazzy psychodrama “Whiplash,” the creepy Jake Gyllenhaal thriller “Nightcrawler” and the tragic wrestling drama “Foxcatcher.” These are the films that could add a dose of darkness to the category’s more mainstream favorites. (ap)

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HOLLYWOOD - Unless David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” or Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” unexpectedly crash the party, the most certain thing absent at Thursday’s Oscar nominations will be major box-office hits.

When the nominations to the 87th annual Academy Awards are unveiled at 8:30 a.m. EST from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif., none of the expected best-picture candidates will have grossed $100 million. Presenters Chris Pine, J.J. Abrams, Alfonso Cuaron and motion picture academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs will announce all 24 categories in a press conference streamed live on www. oscars.org and broadcast on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

This year’s modestly sized but much-beloved favorites — “Boyhood,” ‘’Birdman” — have been largely locked in place throughout much of Hollywood’s ever-expanding awards season, where statuettehunting campaigns span months and are feverishly chewed over by Oscar prognosticators. As studios have focused more and more on easily marketed blockbusters, Oscar season

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In this Sat., Jan. 10, 2015 file photo, Nicole Kidman, left and Paddington Bear arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of Paddington at the TCL Chinese Theatre, in Los Angeles. The movie releases in U.S. theaters on Jan. 16, 2015.

Nicole Kidman shows her silly side in ‘Paddington’ BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Nicole Kidman knows most people don’t consider her a comedic actress. In her 31-year career, her roles have ranged from the morose to the deliciously sadistic. There are a few straight comedies in her resume, but Kidman is the first to admit that she just doesn’t get many offers to do that type of work.

She’s won an Oscar. She’s worked with Stanley Kubrick, Jane Campion, and Lars Von Trier.

So how did she end up in a modest role as a delightfully villainous taxidermist in the children’s film “Paddington” with a relatively unknown director at the helm?

The answer is simple: She was asked.

“The desire to run the gamut and be diverse is something you’re taught at drama school,” said Kidman on a recent afternoon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. “We’re trained in Shakespeare and then we’re trained in Noël Coward and we’re trained in mime classes. But a lot of times you’re not given the opportunity to explore the things

that you’ve cultivated.”

For director Paul King, it was a no-brainer. But it wasn’t Kidman’s 1996 romantic fantasy romp “Practical Magic” that he was thinking of. He’d seen Gus Van Sant’s “To Die For” and knew Kidman had to be his Millicent.

In the film, out Friday, Millicent is a leather-clad, stiletto-wearing femme fatale who will stop at nothing to stuff the iconic talking bear from Darkest Peru and put him in a museum.

“He wrote it for me. I’m not sure if that’s a flattering thing or not,” Kidman laughed.

King, who had mostly worked in British television, knew it was a long shot. “You should never write for an actor because they’ll just say no. But I did have her in mind,” he said.

Despite all the warnings that Kidman was “never” going to say yes, as soon as she heard the name “Paddington,” she jumped. Kidman had grown up reading Michael Bond’s books in Australia and it just struck a nerve. (ap)

Land conversion remains toughest challenge

GIANYAR - Subak Pulagan, near the Pakerisan watershed river, Tampaksiring, Gianyar, has been awarded recognition as a World Cultural Heritage Site. However, despite having received this honour, the area is still under threat of land conversions, and ensuing environmental damage. This threat is quite real, as demonstrated by a dialogue which took place on Tuesday (Jan 13) between the UNESCO representatives who visited Subak Pulagan and the chief farmer of Subak Pulagan, Sang Nyoman Astika.

On behalf of the subak members, Astika asked the UNESCO representatives about the possibility of building a house on this agricultural land, saying that because one family had grown, space in their house compound was no longer sufficient.

Cristal Backley, one of the UNESCO representatives, could not approve or refuse the request.

This Australian woman simply conveyed that she had only come to have a closer look at the condition

of the Subak that has been selected

by UNESCO. She did add that Subak members should be proud of preserving this water system as it has been recognized as an official World Heritage for its historical and traditional value.

Gamini Wijesuriy, another UNESCO representative, admitted that her party could not limit any changes nor could they give an answer as to whether building would be allowed or not. However, she was very impressed with the

existence of Subak in Bali, saying “I just hope that with this recognition from the world, the Subak system can be preserved”.

Meanwhile, the government of Gianyar has been attempting to maintain the sustainable nature of the area, free from environmental degradation and land conversions.

“To address worries about land use in 2015, the Gianyar government has exempted farmers from land and property taxes,” said the First Assistant to Gianyar government,

Cok Rai Widiarsa P., who received the UNESCO representatives who had come to conduct a site inspection of Subak Pulagan.

It was also added that to maintain the UNESCO award his party had already provided assistance for farmers in the form of free rice seeds and fertilizer, as well as scholarships for all poor students.

The inclusion of Subak as a World Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) took about 12 years.

“This is certainly a source of pride for the people of Bali and Indonesia in general,” said Widiarsa.

According to him, this recognition would provide motivation for the people of Bali to preserve the

subak organization as a cultural heritage based on Tri Hita Karana (concept related to harmony in environmental, social and spiritual relations). Preservation of the watershed areas of Pakerisan River is divided into three zones. The core zone includes the land within 100 meters from the mouth of the river, the supporting zone is land within 200 meters from the river and the development zone is land starting at 300 meters away from the river. “These three zones need to be preserved to avoid environmental damage,” he added. (kmb35) 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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The file photo shows Jatiluwih rice field at Tabanan. Same as Subak Pulagan, Tampaksiring, Gianyar, Jatiluwih also awarded as UNESCO world heritage. The recognition should provide motivation for the people of Bali to preserve the subak organization as cultural heritage based on Tri Hita Karana (balance concept related to environmental, social and spiritual aspect).