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Friday, December 16, 2016 Members of the cast arrive at the European Premiere of Star Wars Rogue One at the Tate Modern in London, Britain December 13, 2016.

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‘Rogue One’ offers lens into high-stakes ‘Star Wars’ rebel mission

LOS ANGELES - From the moment “Rogue One” begins, “Star Wars” fans will notice a glaring difference from previous films in the franchise: the lack of a scrolling text that tells what led up to the upcoming action set long ago in a galaxy far away.

“Rogue One,” in theatres starting Wednesday, offers a new perspective into the events that kicked off the “Star Wars” phenomenon in George Lucas’ 1977 “Episode IV - A New Hope.”

“It’s bold. It’s different from the other ‘Star Wars’ movies. It sets out its own different aesthetic and energy,” Riz Ahmed, who plays Imperial fighter pilot-turned-defector Bodhi Rook, told Reuters.

Disney’s “Rogue One” centres on new lead Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), daughter of a weapons specialist for the villainous Darth Vader’s Imperial Army. Director Gareth Edwards said he needed little persuasion from Lucasfilm executives to take on a prequel story that ties to the Rebel Alliance mission at the beginning of

“A New Hope.” “(I) was like, ‘wait a minute, hang on, this is going to connect directly to my favourite film of all time, like this is sacred ground. You can’t make this movie, this is wrong. No one should do this,’” he said.

“Five seconds later, I was writing ‘Please let me do this.’”

The film sees Erso tracked down by the Rebel Alliance and embarking on a dangerous mission with rebels to new planets to find a way to stop Darth Vader.

Humour during the tense journey comes courtesy of dry-witted new droid K-2SO, voiced by Alan Tudyk.

“He’s not like C-3PO who is super scared and following orders, he’s the

opposite. K-2SO is an enforcer droid and no one can tell him anything,” Ahmed said.

Early reviews on Tuesday have been positive and the film is expected to gross more than $300 million worldwide this weekend.

At Tuesday’s “Rogue One” London premiere, cast members said they were relieved they could finally talk about the film.

“We were all nervous beforehand.

These films are not screen-tested or shown. The first audience was on Saturday and it was reassuring particularly that the true die-hard ‘Star Wars’ fans have given it their seal of approval,” Jones said.

“There are characters making cameos from the past,” said Forest Whitaker, who plays the rebel fighter Saw Gerrera. “That was a big secret, so it’s great to be free to talk about what was going on in the movie itself,” he added. (rtr)

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MANGUPURA - Abrasion will remain a threat to Bali in the future, moreover, if the development, especially in the coastal areas, is continuously carried out to exceed the carrying capacity of the Island of the Gods. The awareness of abrasion becomes very important before the waves increasingly erode the area of Bali.

“Abrasion by seawater is quite powerful.

Due to gradual coastal abrasion, the area will slowly reduce and this condition has happened to the territory of Java. Real evidence can be seen in the north coast and East Java where some villages have disappeared,” said Director General of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Dr. Nur Masripatin, in the ‘Journalist Workshop on Covering Climate Change’ posing a cooperation of the Dr. Soetomo Press Institute and the Embassy of Norway in Kuta, Badung, Wednesday (Dec. 14).

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before their talks in Nagato, Yamaguchi prefecture on December 15, 2016.

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Abe, Putin to huddle at hot spring over Japan-Russia islands row

NAGATO - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Japan on Thursday for a summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a hot spring resort where they will seek progress on a territorial row that has blocked a peace treaty formally ending World War Two. The two sides are likely to clinch agreements on economic cooperation in areas from medical technology to energy. But both have sought to dampen expectations of a breakthrough in the feud over the windswept islands in the western Pacific seized by Soviet forces at the end of the war, forcing some 17,000 Japanese residents to flee.

Putin, who arrived nearly three hours behind schedule, and Abe will meet on Thursday at a mountainside inn at the hot spring resort

of Nagato in Abe’s home constituency in southwest Japan, and again in Tokyo on Friday.

Abe has pledged to resolve the territorial dispute, in hopes of leaving a diplomatic legacy that eluded his foreign minister father, and of building better ties with Russia to counter a rising China.

But a deal to end the dispute over the islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as the Southern Kuriles, carries risks for Putin, who does not

want to tarnish his image at home of a staunch defender of Russian sovereignty.

The isles have strategic value for Russia, ensuring naval access to the western Pacific.

“The hurdles that remain to be cleared are still quite high,” Yasutoshi Nishimura, an advisor to Abe, told Reuters. “On the other hand, they are two strong leaders, so I hope that some broad path forward and direction will emerge.”

Abe’s bid to improve ties with Russia had worried Washington, but President-elect Donald Trump is expected to seek a thaw with Moscow.

That could reduce pressure on Abe but also reduce Putin’s appetite

for compromise since he would have less to gain from driving a wedge between Washington and Tokyo.

The talks also come as Russia faces Western criticism over the destruction of eastern Aleppo in Syria, where Russia is backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

Russia hopes to clinch deals with Japanese companies as part of an Asian pivot in response to a decision by Western governments, including Japan, to impose sanctions in 2014 over Russia’s role in the Ukraine conflict.

Putin told the Yomiuri newspaper this week that the goal of a peace treaty would be harder to achieve if Russia remained subject

to Japanese sanctions.

But Japan’s trade minister, Hiroshige Seko, has ruled out any economic cooperation with Russia that would undermine Group of Seven unity on the sanctions.

Japan has long insisted its sovereignty over all four of the disputed islands off Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido be confirmed before a peace treaty is signed. (rtr) 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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Nur added that Bali is adequately susceptible to abrasion due to the massive economic activities in the tourism sector. In some cases, the development carried out actually has exceeded the carrying capacity. On that account, there must be adaptation and mitigation activities. The effort of making embankment or seawall is only one of the solutions. Most importantly, the beach area or natural habitat should be conceptualized.

“If it is damaged, well we’ll restore. For example, if an area formerly had mangrove and the mangrove remains to exist, well it must be preserved so that it will not turn damaged. Then, if the mangrove is damaged, it must be

rehabilitated so as to reduce abrasion,” he explained.

In the meantime, a lecturer of Agriculture and Climatology at the Udayana University, Dr. Ni Luh Kartini, agreed that development has been continuously done in Bali without regard to supporting capacity and carrying capacity. Not least, the development is carried out by breaking the law and has been very far from local wisdom.

“Whoever becomes the leader in Bali should maintain, but today we develop without considering the carrying capacity and supporting capacity like the reclamation and geothermal plan. The development does not want to adopt local wisdom. This is what causes us to experience a very serious problem right now,” she said.

Besides, said Kartini, uncontrolled development also threat-

ens the availability of water.

Currently, three of the four lakes have suffered pollution, erosion or sedimentation. It is only the Lake Tamblingan that can be said safe because it is protected by a cluster of four customary villages. It is equal to coastal areas where the lake is also threatened by a growing number of developments on the edge of the lake that actually violate the rules.

“Now, the development at the edge of the lake is on the rise.

They can continuously run including those located above the lakes. What happens to the law enforcement? This is a big question. If there is no action and law enforcement, we will probably not survive. If three of the four lakes have been missing, then tourism will also be missing in Bali,” she concluded. (kmb32)

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The effort of making embankment or seawall is only one of the solutions. Most importantly, the beach area or natural habitat should be conceptualized.

Pursue target of tourist visit

District govt asked to arrange tourist objects outside Kintamani

BANGLI - In 2017, the government of Bangli targeted tourist visit to reach 1.2 million people. In order to realize it, the measure of improving the tourist attractions needs to be carried out more seriously. It is not only limited to the area of Kintamani and Penglipuran whose reputation has been renowned worldwide, but also other objects in other areas. Deputy Chairman of ASITA Bali, Putu Winastra, delivered it on Wednesday (Dec. 14).

Winastra assessed the target of tourist arrival specified by the district government is not too far from the target of this year reaching 800,000 people. Faced with sluggish economy and the not fully good condition of tourist object, ideally the target is designed in the range of 1 million people. “Apparently, the target is too high,” he said.

This tourism player from Undisan village, Tembuku, said that optimism in achieving the goal must be balanced with the more serious and more prevalent arrangement of tourist attraction. It is not only made to Kintamani and Penglipuran, but also to other tourist attractions that start to develop, such as the Tukad Melangit platform, Undisan tourism village and Tirta Sudamala holy spring at Sedit hamlet, Bebalang. “If only relying on Kintamani and Penglipuran, it seems difficult to achieve the target. This needs to be balanced with the arrangement of other objects more innovatively,” he said.

Other than from district government, the budget of the arrangement will also source from the revenue-sharing of hotel and restaurant tax from Badung district and Denpasar municipality regularly disbursed each year. “The budget

should actually be directed to the development of tourism infrastructure,” said Winastra.

He added that in achieving the target of tourist visit, the local government also needs to build closer synergies with tourism players.

In addition, improvement of human resources also needs to be given attention sustainably.

“Now, there are tourist objects remaining to be individually managed by residents. To get the data about the tourist visit, the government must work together,” he said.

The target of tourist visit was previously delivered by the Head of the Bangli Culture and Tourism Agency, I Wayan Adnyana. This increase is automatically proportional to the revenue target of levies. This year, it is targeted to reach IDR 20 billion, while in 2017 is designed to get IDR 22 billion. To achieve the target, he admitted to further maximize the management of the existing tourist attractions with a more intensified development. All this time, most tourist visit is dominant to Kintamani. To avoid from slumping, the Penelokan area will be arranged in 2017 so as to qualify for international standard. The fund has been allocated in the regional budget approximately amounting to IDR 30 billion. (kmb45)

Tirta Sudamala holy spring

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HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road Bali Launches the All-New Idyllic Wedding Chapel

HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road Bali having featured the most comprehensive convention center in Kuta region has just launched the all-new idyllic wedding chapel on Tuesday, 13 December 2016. x“The chapel is opted to offer sensational wedding experience in complete tropical backdrop and garden-view landscape,” said I Nyoman Wirayasa, General Manager – HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road, “we believe this new

feature will be tremendous selling point for our hotels especially for couples from all over the country or even the regions beyond looking for a magical wedding getaway in the island of gods.”

The wedding chapel is expected to accommodate up to 40 persons for the holy matrimony. For wedding reception in the garden, HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road can cater up to 500 persons with semi round table setup with a wide choice of culinary offers including

tasty Chinese delicacies.

Two new wedding deals available will be The Sunset Chapel Blessing Package for only IDR 14,99,999++ per package including fresh flower decoration, wedding chapel usage for 2 hours, complimentary welcome drinks for 40 persons & preparation room; and also The Sunset Package for IDR 9,999,999++ per package including wedding chapel usage for 2 hours, complimentary welcome drinks for 40 persons & preparation room.

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Some manuscript collections of Gedong Kirtya still kept at people’s home

Chanel takes the lead in the competition for fanciest puffers

PARIS - It’s official: There’s no stopping The Great Puffer Comeback, which is what we’re calling fashion’s renewed fixation on winter’s most marshmallow-y outerwear. Mainly because Karl Lagerfeld said so, judging by the overwhelming sartorial evidence from the Chanel Metiers d’Art 2017 show, in which puffers in every shape, size, color, and form stormed the runway.

And while designer puffers aren’t anything new (see: Fendi, Sonia Rykiel, and Balenciaga from the fall 2016 collections), Chanel’s versions do more than serving up insulation from the brutally cold winters—slipping one on communicates to the

world that you’re living in the lap of luxury. Lagerfeld borrowed classic Chanel design elements and carried them over, blanketing puffers with the brand’s signature tweed, embellishing them with Parisian motifs, and fusing them with metallic threadwork.

The styling, too, is important to note. The sporty piece was elevated with luxe separates cut from the same cloth for a chic monochromatic effect, paired with an evening gown (complete with a stack of chains for a toughened up look), or shrugged over an intricately beaded cocktail number. Scroll through to take a look.

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Along the coastal area of Tabanan has been filled by marine debris washed away by floods due to rains with strong winds since the end of November.

Beaches of Tabanan filled with twig waste

TABANAN - Along the coastal area of Tabanan has been filled by marine debris washed away by floods due to rains with strong winds since the end of November. Other than plastic waste, it also includes dry twigs and long chunks of wood scattered on the beaches.

Such less pleasant scenery is seen almost along the beaches of Tabanan like the Nyanyi Beach in Kediri subdistrict, Yeh Gangga Beach (Tabanan), Klecung Beach and Pasut Beach (East Selemadeg).

“This condition has happened since the flash flood. Until these days, the wind blows from the west and south. Actually, this happens seasonally,” said Chairman of the Fishermen Association of Indonesia (HNSI) Tabanan, Ketut ‘Sadam’ Arsana Yasa, Tuesday (Dec. 13).

He said although local fishermen frequently clean it up manually, the volume of marine debris will continue to increase during the west wind. He predicted this condition will occur until the

upcoming celebration of Nyepi (Day of Silence) for the Hindus in Bali.

For this official from Kerambitan origin, actually this annual natural phenomenon should become a blessing for coastal residents. The marine debris mostly consisting of tree branches can be used by people for combustion process in the production of roof tiles and bricks. “If this waste is managed, of course it will provide tremendous blessing for coastal residents. Moreover, the results of survey indicate that craftsmen of roof tiles and bricks are hard to get firewood during rainy season.

However, everything indeed needs a process, time and understanding together,” he said.

Admittedly, despite the bad weather going on lately, some fishermen in Tabanan keep doing their activities at sea. However, fishermen do not sail too far, maximally four nautical miles, to catch lobster and beltfish. “Other than being hard to catch fish during the current rainy and windy weather, fishermen are also more aware of the condition of waves that may occur,” he explained.

In the meantime, during January to February, added Saddam, almost all fishermen in Tabanan will temporarily stop their fishing activities because according to satellite estimation during which usually happens extreme weather such as storms and big waves.

Though their income drops 80 percent, not going to see is chosen to avoid any casualties of ferocity of the waves due to extreme weather.

“They choose to repair their nets and leaked boat during not going to sea,” he said. (kmb28)

SINGARAJA - In fact, many palm-leaf manuscript collections recorded at Gedong Kirtya Singaraja are still stored by residents. It was evidenced by the search of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency finding about 60 palm-leaf manuscripts still kept by residents in their private home. On this condition, the agency approached them to return the manuscripts to the original place.

The Head of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, Nyoman Sutrisna, when met at his office on Tuesday (Dec. 13) said that the 60 manuscripts kept by the residents were known after the data collection of the manuscript at Gedong Kirtya. The collections carrying about traditional healing (usadha) and chronicle (babad) about several villages in Buleleng were not found in its original place.

After the data collection, his agency also aggressively approached the residents keeping the collection of palm-leaf manuscript so that they are willing to return to complete the existing collection. In addition, the manuscript collection can be treated appropriately so that it can be prevented from going damaged. Sutrisna claimed not to explore in detail why those manuscripts can be kept by residents. Obviously, his agency has attempted to take back the manuscripts so that the data collection at Gedong Kirtya is complete.

“It is true that we find some col-

lections of palm-leaf manuscripts of Gedong Kirtya incomplete. Based on our searches, about 60 manuscripts are still kept by individual resident.

Hopefully, the collection could be restored, so that they can be maintained properly and the collection becomes complete,” he said.

Other than finding dozens of collections held by residents, the agency also found 170 manuscripts remaining to be kept by residents. However, these collections are not recorded in the data collection of Gedong Kirtya.

Against these findings, the agency is ready to facilitate if residents are willing to hand them over so as to be stored in a representative place. Additionally, the agency will maintain them maximally ranging from giving maintenance to creating a duplicate by copying the manuscript content.

However, these efforts are still hampered because most of the palmleaf manuscript collections are believed to be a heritage by the owners, so that it is not easy to move the storage. If the owners have already believed psychically the manuscript as a heritage, it is worried to have a psychical impact on the heirs. “We deliver all the unrecorded manuscripts in our data collection to residents to keep. If they are willing to give us, we will be ready to accept. However, if they are difficult to deliver due to psychical reason, we do not dare to force,” he said. (kmb38)

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Many palm-leaf manuscript collections recorded at Gedong Kirtya Singaraja are still stored by residents.

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Hotel occupancy predicted to increase by 70 percent, Dec. 23

DENPASAR - This December, leading up to the holidays of Christmas and New Year, hotel occupancy rates are at 60 percent, however by December 23rd, hotel occupancy rates are expected to rise to 70 percent, said Chairman of the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Bali, Tjok Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati on Tuesday (Dec. 13).

By December 29th, occupancy rates are predicted to go up to 90 percent with an average leagth of stay of 4 days which represents a slight increase from the usual 3.1 days. “Australian and Chinese tourists still make up the majority of foreign visitors”, he added.

General Manager of H Sovereign Bali, I Made Ramia Adnyana, who is also Deputy Chairman I of the IHGMA Bali and Deputy Chairman of the PHRI Badung in charge of Communication and Information Affairs, said that this hotel’s occupancy rates in December tend to go up because of the long weekeds with average occupancy rates of 85 percent and length of stays of 2-3 days for Kuta, Tuban and Seminyak.

An average of 49 percent of guests who stay at the H Sovereign Bali are domestic visitors while people from China, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore make up an average of 30 percent of their guests, visitors from Australia and Europe account for 20 percent with the remaining guests originating from America. (kmb42)

Illegal money changer tarnishes tourism image

DENPASAR - Unlicensed money changer business has the risk to tarnish the image of Bali tourism. It is very risky to criminal acts that can harm the service users of money changer, especially foreign travelers.

“A lot of complaints are still revealed by foreign travelers related to the existence of money changers that operate illegally. This tarnishes Bali tourism, so that travelers give up because they consider to have been cheated,” said Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, when receiving the Chief Representative Office of Bank Indonesia (BI) for Bali Region, Causa Iman Karana, at his office, Wednesday (Dec. 14).

Pastika asked BI to discipline the unlicensed money changers and anticipate its existence in order not to tarnish tourism image. Other than the issue of money changer, he also talked about the circulation of money in tourism areas.

“Make sure that the money in circulation remains in good condition, not worn and smelling unpleasant,” he explained.

Related to the unlicensed money changers, Causa Iman Karana claimed to have conducted some precautions. Among them, his institution has provided online application of information system on money changer business (SIKUPVA) enabling the public to get information related to location and name of the nearest licensed money changer.

“Bank Indonesia also continuously works together with local customary village in an attempt to discipline the unlicensed money changers and keep the image of Bali tourism, so that travelers will feel safe and comfortable during their holidays in Bali,” he said.

Related to the circulation of money, added Causa, it is under the coordination of the Division Head of the Money Circulation of the Bank Indonesia that has been intensively working to ensure the quality of rupiah in a feasible condition for circulation in the community. Elimination is done to the money having been withdrawn from circulation or the money with imperfect quality of prints and does not fit for circulation.

“Elimination activity of the money has been arranged through procedures and implemented by third-party services with supervision by a team of the BI,” he concluded. (kmb32)

Friday, December 16, 2016

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Japanese leader accuses Australian church of discrimination

CANBERRA — A Japanese-Australian community leader said Thursday that he had filed a racial discrimination complaint against a Sydney church that he alleged intimidated Japanese nationals by erecting a memorial to women forced to work as sex slaves by Japan’s World War II army.

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Other than inundating road sections, floods also soaked courtyard of offices and people’s home.

Flushed by heavy rains

Town of Bangli surrounded by floods

BANGLI - Heavy rain flushing Bangli on Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 14) caused floods in a number of areas of the town of Bangli.

Moreover, the height of the water inundating the main road sections reached adult’s calf. Other than inundating road sections, floods also soaked courtyard of offices and people’s home.

As seen on Wednesday afternoon, puddles of rainwater looked to inundate the main road section of Jalan Ngurah Rai. Rainwater overflowed from the drains exactly in the south of SMAN 1 Bangli high school with the height of more than half a meter.

Surely this condition caused motorcycles and cars difficult to pass on the road.

Besides, the rapid surge of rainwater also caused a number of offices and homes along the road sections to flood. One of the most severe floods happened to the office of the Food Security Agency located across the Bangli military district command.

Aside from soaking the office courtyard, the floods also got into the office. High puddles in the office happened because its position is lower than the road.

The Head of the Food Security Agency, I Wayan Sarma, said that the floods came into the office courtyard around 1 p.m. Such very large overflowing water was said to come

from the upstream as the malfunction impact of drainage channel. As the flushing rain did not stop and puddles were getting higher and coming into the room, he initiated to save the archives and office electronic equipment to a safe place. “We also cut off the electricity to prevent short circuits,” he explained.

Sarma said that puddles in the office courtyard reached more than half a meter. The high puddle of floods at the office caused a number of motorcycles owned by employees to be damaged.

“Several motorcycles of employees were damaged and could not be started because of the floods,” he said.

Apart from bringing in floods, the rain flushing Bangli also caused landslides accompanied with fallen trees at Tanggahan Peken hamlet, Sulahan, Susut. The land with the height of nearly 10 meters with cluster of bamboo plants collapsed to close road access. As a result, the traffic at that lane was paralyzed for several hours.

Chief Executive of the Bangli disaster mitigation agency (BPBD), Wayan Karmawan, said the landslide with bamboo trees was caused by unstable soil condition. “For evacuation, we are still awaiting heavy equipment from the Public Works Agency,” he said when met at the location, last Wednesday.

Other than at Tanggahan Peken hamlet, landslides also occurred at road section of Demulih- Susut at Penglumbaran Kawan Susut, and the route toward Tegallalang, Bangli toward Tambahan hamlet, Jehem, Tembuku.

Section Chief of Emergency and Logistics of the BPBD Bangli, Agus Sutapa, said the landslide in Tegallalang road section posed the most severe among the others. Landslides in Tegallalang hoarded the building garage and four motorcycles.

Besides, the landslides also caused one of the official cars to slip. Similar condition was conveyed by a resident of Tegallalang, Sang Ketut Rencana.

He said the landslides led three power poles of PLN to collapse and have an impact on power outages to five homes of consumers. “Now, it has been handled by the BPBD and PLN,” said Rencana. (kmb40)

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In this Aug 6. 2016 photo supplied by Jayne Duncan, a statue erected as a memorial to sex slaves of Japan’s World War II army sits outside a Uniting Church in Sydney, Australia. A Japanese-Australian community leader said on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, he had filed a complaint of racial discrimination against a Sydney church that he alleged intimidated Japanese nationals by erecting a memorial to sex slaves of Japan’s World War II army.

Tetsuhide Yamaoka, president of the Australia-Japan Community Network, said he had complained to the Australian Human Rights Commission about the prominent display of a statue of a so-called comfort woman from Korea in the grounds of the Uniting Church in suburban Ashfield.

Such statues around the world had become focal points of po-

litical, racist and often violent anti-Japanese demonstrations. “We consider this is a huge intimidation to the Japanese nationals,” Yamaoka said in a statement from Tokyo.

The church’s minister Bill Crews said the only change he would consider to the statue’s position would be to display it more prominently.

“I find it very sad,” Crews said

of the complaint. “To me, it’s about the suffering of the women. I’ve got no antipathy toward the Japanese people.”

The statue has been displayed on the church grounds since August after the local municipal council voted against a Korean community request to erect it in a park. Crews said he was outrage by the council decision, which he blamed on Japanese community pressure.

The complaint was under Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, which critics argue puts too much of a curb of freedom of speech. That section makes it unlawful for someone to do an act that is reasonably likely to “offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate” someone because of his or her race or ethnicity.

But Simon Rice, an Australian National University expert on discrimination law, said the church likely had a defense in Section 18D of the act.

Section 18D ensures that artistic works, scientific debate and fair comment on matters of public interest are exempt from Section 18C, providing they are said or done reasonably and in good faith.

“I can’t think of a case that has been about a public monument, but I think 18D probably covers it,” Rice said.

He said the complaint could lead to an agreed settlement through the Australian Human Rights Commission’s mediation process before the case reaches court. A court could order that the statue be removed.

The Australian Human Rights Commission said that privacy laws prevented it from commenting on complaints.

Historians believe that as many as 200,000 girls and women from Korea, China and other occupied nations were forced into Japanese military brothels.

Many Japanese dispute the claims. They oppose the term “sex slave,” which the United Nations uses, preferring the euphemistic “comfort women.”

Tokyo has promised a 1 billion yen ($1 million) fund as a way to atone for its wartime sexual abuse of South Korean comfort women.

Seoul has certified 245 of them — 64 survivors and the relatives of the 199 who died — as eligible recipients.(ap)

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves the lectern after submitting his next year’s budget bill in an open session of parliament in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016.

Iran sanctions renewal becomes law without Obama signature

WASHINGTON — In an unexpected reversal, President Barack Obama declined to sign a renewal of sanctions against Iran but let it become law anyway, in an apparent bid to alleviate Tehran’s concerns that the U.S. is backsliding on the nuclear deal.

Although the White House had said that Obama was expected to sign the 10-year-renewal, the midnight deadline came and went Thursday with no approval from the president.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Obama had decided to let it become law without his signature.

“The administration has, and continues to use, all of the necessary authorities to waive the relevant sanctions” lifted as part of the nuclear deal, Earnest said in a statement.

Under the Constitution, the president has 10 days after Congress passes a bill to sign it, veto it or do nothing. If Congress has adjourned, failing to sign it is a “pocket veto” that prevents the bill from becoming law.

But if Congress is still in session, the bill becomes law with no signature.

Although lawmakers have returned home for the holidays, Congress technically is still in session and holding “pro-forma” sessions this week.

Though Obama’s move doesn’t prevent the sanctions renewal from entering force, it marked a symbolic attempt by the president to demonstrate disapproval for lawmakers’ actions. The White House has argued that the renewal is unnecessary because the administration retains other authorities to punish Iran, if necessary, and has expressed concern that the renewal may undermine the nuclear deal.

Iran had vowed to respond if the sanctions were renewed, arguing they violate the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, which eased sanctions in exchange for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s government has complained to the United Nations

about the renewal, and on Tuesday, Iran’s president ordered up plans to build nuclear-powered ships and to formally accuse the U.S. of violating the terms of the deal.

Yet U.S. lawmakers argued that renewing the law, first passed in 1996 and renewed several times since, was critical to maintaining pressure on Iran to abide by the deal and to pushing back on Tehran’s other troubling behavior in the region. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and the House by an overwhelming margin.

The Obama administration stressed that Iran would be unaffected by the renewal, as long as it continues honoring the nuclear deal. Secretary of State John Kerry said he’d told his Iranian counterpart that “to ensure maximum clarity,” he’d issued new, redundant waivers exempting Iran from sanctions lifted under the deal.

“Extension of the Iran Sanctions Act does not affect in any way the scope of the sanctions relief Iran is receiving under the deal or the ability of companies to do business in Iran consistent with the JCPOA,” Kerry said, using an acronym for the nuclear deal.

President-elect Donald Trump has been sharply critical of the nuclear deal and has threatened to try to renegotiate it, and Israel’s prime minister has said he plans to lobby Trump to undo the deal. Republican supporters of the sanctions had argued that renewing them would ensure that Trump would have the authority to reinstate penalties that Obama eased.

Under the nuclear deal, the U.S. and world powers suspended sweeping oil, trade and other financial sanctions that had devastated Iran’s economy. In exchange, Tehran agreed to roll back its nuclear program, though the deal’s critics say the agreement is flawed because it didn’t halt all Iranian activity and because key restrictions eventually expire.(ap)

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BUSINESS Targeting U.S. automaker signals possible China retaliation over Trump talk

WASHINGTON/BEIJING - China’s plan to punish a U.S. automaker accused of price-fixing is a sign of how Beijing could retaliate if Presidentelect Donald Trump upends decades of relations between the two nations.

Trump’s assertion that the United States need not be bound by the policy that Taiwan is part of “one China” would erode a bedrock of U.S.China ties that has underpinned the vast increase in trade and cooperation between what are now the world’s two largest economies.

Few expect the disagreement will lead to outright military confrontation, nor even the kind of economic war that many feared could be launched by Trump’s threat during the U.S. presidential campaign to slap tariffs of up to 45 percent on Chinese imports.

However, a rising China has plenty of other ways to push back hard if Trump presses on the Taiwan question, which most analysts see as the most sensitive part of the U.S.-China relationship. In what might be a shot across the bow of the Trump administration, due to take office on Jan. 20, the official China Daily newspaper quoted a state planning official saying China will soon penalize an unnamed U.S. automaker for monopolistic behavior. While the official said no one should read “anything improper” into this, shares of General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co skidded.

Auto industry sources have told Reuters this specific investigation was already underway before Trump’s recent comments.

However, the manner in which it was announced, by saying only that it was a U.S. automaker before a formal announcement of fines, has raised questions around whether officials might be seizing on the case to send a shot across the bow of the incoming Trump administration.

Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump, said on Wednesday Trump’s team was aware of the report but it would be premature to comment.

In Washington, a Democratic congressional aide said China’s threat to fine the automaker was a “good sharp reminder” to Trump that “they have cards to play too and that if he is thinking that he can enter into negotiations - be it on Taiwan, trade, North Korea, whatever - as if the United States is the sole global superpower ... then he is going to need to think again.”

China’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, did not responded to Reuters requests for comment on the China Daily story. China’s Foreign Ministry said it did not know any details about the case.

“China welcomes foreign companies, including American ones, to invest in and operate in China. At the same time they must respect China’s laws and rules. This point is very clear,” ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said when asked if this was China sending a message to

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Pre-owned automobiles are shown for sale at a car lot in Oceanside, California, U.S., October 3, 2016.

Trump.

Pressure on other U.S. companies, such as Boeing Co and General Electric Co, with large interests in China could be one of the most tangible tools of retaliation, together with new limits on access to the country’s huge markets.

U.S. business interests in China are estimated at more than $500 billion.

Wider economic steps - such as China, America’s biggest creditor, selling a significant part of its $1.16 trillion of U.S. Treasuries, or weakening its currency - seem unlikely, the first because it would slash the value of China’s U.S. bond portfolio and the second because it could accelerate capital flight, experts said.

Beijing could speed up a military build-up that had begun to slow along with Chinese economic growth, carry out naval exercises close to Taiwan - which it regards as a renegade province - and withhold diplomatic cooperation on issues such as Iran and North Korea’s nuclear programs.

“Taiwan policy is what China considers a core interest ... and it’s prepared to go to great lengths to defend it,” said Eric Altbach, senior vice president at the Albright Stonebridge Group consultancy in Washington and a former deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for China affairs.

A ROCKY FIRST YEAR? The consensus within the Obama administra-

tion is that Trump, who irked China by taking a phone call from Taiwan’s president, was not fully aware of the potential backlash from Beijing over his questioning of the “one China” policy, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The hope is that by the time Trump takes over from President Barack Obama, he will recognize that China has advanced so far economically, diplomatically and militarily that it is unwise to pick fights with Beijing over such a bedrock principle, he added. A former senior U.S. official took a more pessimistic view.

“Trump has basically guaranteed that the first year in the China relationship will be a combative, competitive one, and the question is how bad it will get,” he said. “The Chinese now are basically putting together their list on how to retaliate.”

There are at least three ways in which the matter could play out, U.S. China experts said.

Trump could backtrack over time, much as former U.S. President George W. Bush did.

A second track would be if Trump goes on questioning the “one China” policy without taking concrete action. The third, considered unlikely by U.S. officials past and present, would be a drift toward military confrontation.

‘JUST CAUSE TO DISPATCH TROOPS’?

Asked if Trump’s “one China” stance could

lead to this, a source with ties to the Chinese leadership told Reuters: “We will see what Trump says and does after he becomes president.”

A second source with leadership ties said they expected tensions with the United States over Taiwan. But the source said Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has sounded a more nationalistic line than his recent predecessors, could also use the issue to further cement his grip on power.

“If (Taiwan) is emboldened by the U.S. support and does something drastic, it could be an opportunity for us. There will be just cause to dispatch troops,” the second source said.

While the possibility of Taiwan declaring independence and hence triggering a Chinese invasion seems low, the mere softening in the U.S. commitment to the policy would likely play out in China’s defense posture.

“It will alter Chinese defense priorities. I think that’s inevitable now,” said Dennis Wilder, a former CIA China analyst. He said Xi may increase Chinese military spending for 2017 and place new emphasis, over time, on gaining the amphibious capabilities necessary to actually invade Taiwan.

“Xi Jinping has to respond to this internally, domestically, and while he doesn’t want an open fight with Trump, he will have to show ... resolve,” he said, citing higher military spending, more defense exercises and tougher rhetoric on Taiwan. “We can anticipate that unless this issue is taken off the table.”(rtr)

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Indonesia ready to face impact of Fed rate hike: Minister

JAKARTA - Indonesias economic foundation is strong and can weather the negative effects of the US Federal Reserve Banks rate hike, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said.

As a developing nation with a strong domestic market and high economic growth, Indonesia holds a special position, compared with other developing countries, she said after addressing a session entitled, “Indonesia Economic Outlook 2017” held by the Golkar Party here on Thursday.

“This has given (us) a solid foundation, so Indonesia can be distinguished from other countries in positive terms.” she said.

The economic foundation is also supported by fiscal restructuring steps, including the issuance of state bonds worth US$3.5 billion early this year at higher yields than last years, she noted.

In addition, the government is also upbeat about offsetting a budget deficit of 2.5-2.7 percent, reaching an economic growth rate of 5 percent, an increase in foreign exchange reserves, and control of current account and capital accounts this year, she said.

The quality of the countrys economic growth, reflected by an infrastructure expenditure hike, well-guided subsidy, rising budgets for human resource development and poverty eradication has shored up market agents expectations that demand in the domestic economy will continue to grow, she said.

“The government investment is aimed at keeping demand under control. This way, we will continue to have credibility and positive sentiment,” she said.

The US Federal Reserve Bank has decided to raise its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 0.5 percent, from 0.25 percent. By raising the benchmark rate, the Federal Reserve expects the US economy will expand by up to 2.1 percent in 2017, compared to the target of 1.9 percent for this year.(rtr)

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani

President returns to visit quake victims in Aceh

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) again visited Aceh after it was hit by a strong earthquake on Dec 7.

PIDIE JAYA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) again visited Aceh, after it was hit by a strong earthquake on Dec 7, on his way home following state visits to India and Iran.

The president and his entourage arrived in Meureudu Sub-district, Pidie Jaya District, on

Thursday after the presidential aircraft landed at Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Aceh, at 9:30 a.m. local time.

Jokowi departed from Tehran on Thursday at dawn. He and First Lady Iriana visited an emergency tent used as a psychological and counseling center for children who were

traumatized by the 6.5-magnitude earthquake.

The center is being run by the Social Affairs Ministry.

“Study diligently, always pray, and keep up your spirits,” the president told the children.

He also held dialogs with several women being accommodated in emergency tents.

Jokowi was scheduled to lay the first cornerstone for the reconstruction of At Taqarrub Mosque, which collapsed during the tremor.

He was also expected to visit several schools damaged by the quake. Earlier, President Jokowi visited Aceh on Dec 9 to meet the quake victims and survey the damaged buildings. Indonesias Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the epicenter of the 6.5-magnitude earthquake was at 5.19 degrees northern latitude and 96.36 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10km on land, some 18km northeast of Pidie Jaya, or 106km southeast of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh Province.

BMKG said the quakes intensity was a VII-VIII MMI (Marcelli Modified Intensity) in Pidie Jaya. It also recorded 74 aftershocks that were felt by inhabitants of the districts of Pidie Jaya, Pidie, Aceh Besar, Sabang, Bireun, and Lhokseumawe. (ant)

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Counterterrorism squad Densus 88 detain one family in Tasikmalaya

BANDUNG - Indonesias special forces counter-terrorism squad Densus 88 of the Indonesian Police detained one family in Padasuka Kampong, Sukamaju Kaler Village, Indihiang Sub-district, Tasikmalaya City, West Java Province, on Thursday, at 5 a.m. local time.

The arrest of the husband, wife, and their son was confirmed by the deputy head of the Tasikmalaya city police, Commissioner Zainal Abidin.

“On Thursday, Dec 15, a family was detained---a husband, wife, and son,” Zainal said.

The Densus 88 team were on site to uncover cases of suspected terrorism in Indonesia, he added.

He, however, refused to give details about the arrest.(ant)

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A runner goes for a run in Eagle Creek Park as snow falls Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in Indianapolis.

Dangerous wind chills, snow in Midwest; cold grips Northeast

MINNEAPOLIS — Dangerously cold temperatures gripped the Upper Midwest in advance of a storm that’s expected to bring several inches of snow in coming days, while schools and officials in the Northeast braced for their own blast of wintry weather.

A wind chill advisory enveloped North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin on Wednesday and stretched into parts of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Those advisories remained in effect through Thursday morning and beyond.

The cold claimed at least one life: A 34-year-old woman died of hypothermia in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was found Monday, when temperatures dropped to 3 below zero and wind chills were minus 19.

In western Wisconsin, Thursday morning’s wind chills were expected to range from 15 to 30 degrees below zero. Several inches of snow were expected to begin tracking into the region on Friday and into Saturday, the National Weather Service said. Several warming shelters had opened up to help get people out of the cold.

Low temperatures in Fargo, North Dakota, were expected to be

around minus 12 Thursday, while Duluth, Minnesota was expected to see an overnight low of minus 5.

With the arctic air tracking northeast, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he would activate the state’s severe cold-weather protocol on Thursday, calling for state police and other agencies to work with shelters and community groups to protect vulnerable residents. Malloy also encouraged communities to open warming centers.

Vermont public safety officials warned residents to limit their time outdoors Thursday and Friday due to dangerous wind chills forecast at 35 below. In upstate New York, some schools and government offices were closing early ahead of expected lake-effect snow expected to dump 1 to 2 feet.

Much of the northern MidAtlantic and Northeast will stay cold for the next couple of days as the arctic air remains stuck over

the northern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said.

The system also is expected to bring widespread snow from the Great Lakes to the Northeast on Thursday. Much of the central U.S. will be dry but cold.

Below-normal temperatures are expected this weekend and into Monday across the entire northern half of the country, from the Pacific Northwest to Maine and as far south as Oklahoma, Arkansas and Virginia, according to the Climate Prediction Center.

Up to half a foot of snow could fall from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, and areas east of the Appalachian Mountains could see freezing rain and sleet on Saturday.

Another arctic air mass on the heels of this cold front is expected to bring temperatures to the northern Plains over the weekend and into early next week that will be as much as 24 degrees below normal, according to Climate Prediction Center forecaster Stephen Baxter. (ap)

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Rebels kill 4 Indian policemen near border with Myanmar GAUHATI — Heavily armed rebels on Thursday killed four Indian police officers in an ambush on a highway they were guarding hours before the visit of the top elected official of an insurgency-wracked northeastern state, police said.

Another three officers were wounded in the attack in Lokchao area in Manipur state close to India’s border with Myanmar, according to the police control room.

Manipur state Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh postponed his visit to the region following the attack. Last month, Singh escaped unhurt after shots were fired at him and his entourage as he was getting out of his helicopter at the Ukhrul helipad in a nearby district.

On Thursday, the militants opened fire on the police patrol with assault rifles, killing one officer on the spot.

Another three wounded officers died in a hospital later, police said. An exchange of gunfire lasted several hours in the region, 70 kilometers (45 miles) south of the state capital Manipur.

Hours later, the insurgents attacked another patrol in the area, wounding one more police officer, police said.

AP Photo/Dar Yasin

A young Kashmiri boy wails near the lifeless body of Asadullaha Kumar during his funeral in Mandhaal village, some 70 Kilometers south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016.

Police blamed a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland for the attack. Separatist groups accuse India’s government of exploiting the region’s rich natural resources while neglecting local development.

Most of the main rebel groups in Manipur state are not engaged in cease-fire talks with the Indian government, unlike those in other remote northeastern states.

The mountainous region, known for its natural beauty, has been battling insurgencies for decades.(ap)

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NBA, players reach tentative agreement on labor deal

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“I was not sitting back, doing nothing and drinking beer in the past year. I was training, preparing for the fight that never happened,” Klitschko said Wednesday during a media event at Wembley Stadium, which will host the bout.

“I think this gave me, in a certain way after 26 years being active in the sport, a break I probably needed.”

Refreshed and with his motivation “as high as the sky,” Klitschko has been given a tough assignment

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Boxers Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko pose for the media after a press conference announcing their unification fight for the IBF, IBO and WBA World Heavyweight titles at Wembley Stadium in London, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. The fight is expected to take place at Wembley Stadium in London on April 29, 2017.

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MIAMI — The NBA and its players have agreed to keep the most lucrative era in league history rolling.

The sides agreed Wednesday in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement, one that could last up to seven years and needs now only to be ratified by players and owners in the coming weeks.

The deal was struck a day before the sides faced a deadline for opting out of the current deal.

If approved by votes of players and owners — likely to be formalities — there will be no lockout next summer and no labor issues for years to come. “It’s amazing. I’m excited,” union president Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers said.

“I’m happy for our fans, the owners involved. It’s a great thing.”

Three people briefed on the terms said the deal extends for seven seasons, with an opt-out possible after six. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because neither side was releasing exact details.

If the deal is ratified, the season will start a week earlier, preseason games would be capped at six and one of the most dreaded elements of the schedule — the four-gamein-five-day stretches — may be eliminated.

Other details of the new proposed CBA include increases in values of rookie-scale contracts, minimum salaries and exceptions, with a 45 percent increase in minimum salaries across the board in the first year of the new agreement.

The rookie deals will be proportionate to the salary cap, either rising or falling as that does. The average player salary is expected to

LONDON — When Wladimir Klitschko fights Anthony Joshua for two world heavyweight titles in April, it will end an 18-month wait to restore his boxing reputation.

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on his return to the ring.

In the Ukrainian’s absence and with Fury taking time away from boxing to deal with personal issues, the heavyweight belts have been scattered and Joshua is now regarded as the future star of the division.

The British boxer has won all 18 of his fights since turning professional after winning the gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012.

His most recent win was a thirdround stoppage of Eric Molina in Manchester on Saturday, after which, the fight against Klitschko was finalized.

It will take place at the home of English soccer on April 29, and around 90,000 spectators are expected. Joshua’s IBF belt will be on the line, as well as the WBA ‘super’ title vacated by Fury. Joshua said a

win will turn him from a “champion to a legend.”

“These are the fights that change the way people view you,” he said.

“I’m IBF champion of the world, but this is the start of a legendary campaign.” Klitschko said it is a “50-50” fight.

“Our size, strength — age is just a number. We have a competitive fight with two fighters with the same qualities,” said Klitschko, who will be 41 when he fights Joshua. “It’s special and I don’t know the next time a fight like this can happen.” Joshua’s trainer, Rob McCracken, said it will be the biggest test of his fighter’s career.

“We’ll see if he’s got enough experience at that stage,” said McCracken, who also trains Britain’s Olympic boxers. “But his development has been fantastic. He’s moved quicker than any fighter I’ve ever seen. “He has speed, power, balance and grace, which lights the arenas up.”(ap)

hit $8.5 million next season and rise to $10 million by 2020-21 under the new terms.

“It’s fair. It’s fair,” said Miami Heat guard Wayne Ellington, his team’s player rep to the union.

“That’s all we were asking for.”

The deadline for opting out has now been extended to Jan. 13, with the NBA saying that’s “in order to give both sides enough time to review the terms of the agreement and vote to ratify.”

“That’s the second-best news of the night,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks joked when asked about the CBA right after Washington’s victory over Charlotte.

Two-way contracts between the NBA and the D-League will be in play for the first time, which would figure to enhance player development. And contracts would be able to be extended for five, or in some cases, six years. That will give teams more leverage to keep homegrown players on their rosters, a priority for owners after Kevin Durant left Oklahoma City for Golden State this summer.

Neither NBA Commissioner Adam Silver nor NBPA executive director Michele Roberts spoke publicly after the tentative deal was announced. Some players reacted quickly on social media, including Golden State’s Draymond Green — who said “one day we will get it right.... maybe.” But most players who spoke Wednesday seemed thrilled.

“It just shows you how big the NBA, how popular the NBA is, that it can’t afford a lockout,” Toronto guard DeMar DeRozan said.

“People love the game too much.

It’s great.”(ap)

Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault

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Sp rt Scolari to face young female coach in Asian Champions League

World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s first task in trying to take Guangzhou Evergrande to a third Asian Champions League will be to face a team coached by a 28 yearold woman.

The draw has pitted the Chinese powerhouse against Hong Kong club Eastern F.C., whose coach Chan Yuen-ting became the first woman to lead a men’s team to a title in a professional top flight league when Eastern won the 2016 Hong Kong Premier League.

On February 22, Eastern will play its first ever game in the Asian Champions League against Guangzhou in the southern Chinese city, just 75 miles (120 Kilometers) away from Hong Kong, in front of over 40,000 fans.

“The Asian Champions League is a valuable opportunity for us to learn from opponents like Guangzhou and improve ourselves,” Chan told Associated Press.

Scolari, who led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup and Portugal to the final of the 2004 European Championships, is the most famous and decorated male coach that a female has ever pitted wits against.

“I am happy to meet Scolari,” said Chan.”This is my great honor to play against his team. He has good experience and is very intelligent.”

Guangzhou has won the past six Chinese Super League titles and the 2013 and 2015 Asian championships. The ambitious club contributes numerous players to the Chinese national team rosters and is home to Brazilian internationals Paulinho and Ricardo Goulart as well as Colombian star Jackson Martinez, signed from Atletico Madrid in February for around $44 million.

“We know how strong Guangzhou is,” added Chan. “We will try very hard to show our quality. From the beginning, we expected this. Every game will be very tough for us.

We just need to improve and prepare for the

games as well as we can.”

Moya Dodd, vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is a former Australia women’s player and an active proponent of the women’s game. She believes that it is the former boss of English Premier League giant Chelsea who has the most to lose.

“Gender aside, this is a game between one of club football’s rising powers, and a team that is less resourced and less fancied,” said Dodd. “On the coaches bench you have a rising star taking on one of football’s old masters - a World Cup winner, no less. It’s a great story for the fans, and all the pressure will be on Scolari.”

Mark Sutcliffe, the CEO of the Hong Kong Football Association, welcomes Chan’s exploits and wishes her well against one of the most famous coaches in the game.

“A match of this significance should really attract the fans and create huge excitement,” said Sutcliffe. “It’s an amazing story, one that you couldn’t make up. Perhaps Hollywood would be interested?”

There is some hope for Eastern. In the second round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Hong Kong met China on two occasions. Both games ended 0-0. Sutcliffe believes there could be a pattern.

“It’s actually a very daunting challenge.

In terms of scale, resources and quality you can’t compare the two sides,” said Sutcliffe.

“You would have to say that the odds are really stacked against Eastern. Having said that this is football and anything can happen.”

China does not have the famous foreign stars at Guangzhou’s call and any result for Eastern would make more international headlines for Chan who was named the AFC Female Coach of the Year in November.

“I have received some awards and attention from the world,” said Chan. “However, it is not important what people say, I just want to stay humble and work hard and learn to be a good coach for my club.”

It is a big game for Hong Kong soccer too,

AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File

FILE - In this May 7, 2016 file photo, Eastern Sports Club head coach Chan Yuen-ting, center, celebrates with her players after winning the Hong Kong Premier League title in Hong Kong. World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s first task in trying to take Guangzhou Evergrande to a third Asian Champions League will be to face a team coached by the 28 year-old woman. the development of which has seen the former British colony awarded an automatic spot in the Asian Champions League. Chan’s increasing fame can only be a positive for the sport.

“Ms. Chan has a huge following here in Hong Kong,” said Sutcliffe. “She is an inspiring figure for those of us involved in football and the accolades keep pouring in. She seems to be taking it all in her stride and remains humble and grounded.”

It is not just Hong Kong that would benefit from some giant-killing in February. For Dodd, this is an opportunity for a female coach

to, perhaps, breakthrough what she calls “the grass ceiling”.

“The closer you get to the field, the harder it is for a woman,” said Dodd. “It’s a positive sign that growing up in the women’s game can provide the experience and learning to launch a coaching career in any part of the game including the Champions League.”

Chan just wants to get on with it. “I hope that my football story will encourage women coaches to go for their dream, but I believe that I am not representing anyone. I just need to do my job.”(ap)

Ibrahimovic strikes late for United to grab win at Palace LONDON — Prolonging his career in one of the toughest leagues, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s predatory instincts endure. Manchester United was facing a fourth draw in five Premier League games on Wednesday until Ibrahimovic pounced in the 88th minute at Crystal Palace to seal a 2-1 victory. Four months into his United career, Ibrahimovic already has 13 goals — and he even set up Paul Pogba for the first-half opener. After leaving Paris Saint-Germain, the 35year-old striker could have taken the easy route and drifted toward retirement in one of the world’s well-paid but less demanding leagues.

Instead, the Swede took on the challenge of filling the number nine jersey at one of the world’s biggest clubs. And Jose Mourinho’s decision to add one of soccer’s notoriously biggest egos to the squad is paying dividends after 23 games.

“I told him England is not the best place to be on holidays for a rich guy,” Mourinho said. “When a rich guy with a great career wants holidays he doesn’t come to England. You come to England if you want to be in the most difficult league in the world, if you want to prove yourself, if you want to show what you can do.

“So his decision to come here was based on that. So I am really happy because it’s not just about goals — his goals, his leadership, his motivation, I am really happy with the big guy.”

That was clear at the final whistle when Mourinho embraced the man who restored United’s lead after James McAthur’s equalizer.

Thanks to Ibrahimovic, Mourinho has consecutive wins in the league for the first time since August and United remains three points behind fifth-place Tottenham. Palace is only three points above the relegation zone after one win in 10 matches, perilous form for manager Alan Pardew who has spoken of his job insecurity in recent weeks. Palace was gifting United space and possession for much of the first half, rarely breaking out of its own half.

What United lacked as Wayne Rooney made his first league start in a month was a significant threat up front but the captain was coming closest. A header from Rooney was off target and the striker’s shot on the turn was repelled by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.

United was fortunate to remain with 11 men after Marcos Rojo’s two-footed challenge on former Old Trafford winger Wilfried Zaha. The defender escaped with a yellow card.

“He’s an aggressive, clean player,” Mourinho said, “probably playing the best football of his career.” It’s not the best from Palace this season.

In stoppage time at the end of the first half, Palace was punished by its inability to defend a set-piece but the hosts had legitimate grievances on

have led the Premier League on December 25th -- as they did in 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2014 -- they have gone on to win the title.

“For sure, it’s a happy Christmas for us but we know that in this league there is danger and I prefer that my players don’t look at the table before the Crystal Palace game, a very tough game,” Conte said after the 1-0 win.

Despite another clean sheet, Chelsea’s demanding Italian boss was still not satisfied with a performance which saw his team, without the injured Eden Hazard, fail to kill off outclassed opponents earlier.

Ultimately, they nearly paid for the missed chances with Thibaut Courtois having to pull off an excellent save to deny Patrick van Aanholt in the dying seconds.

“When you have the possibility to kill the game you must kill the game,” Conte said. “We had this possibility but we didn’t and at the end Courtois made a good save. I hope in the future we can improve.”

It was Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp who wondered aloud recently how Chelsea might cope should injury befall Hazard or Diego Costa but without half of their dynamic duo, they

still eked out a win that says much about their steel and organisation.

Fabregas has not always been in favour in Conte’s regime but the manager is beginning to appreciate the Spaniard’s excellence and is finding it more difficult to ignore his ever-more persuasive claims for more playing time.

“He’s a good player for us,” Conte said. “In midfield, we have four and I think it’s important for me to evaluate the form of the players, the type of game -- sometimes you need a player who’s more physical and in others (one) with more technique.”(rtr)

two counts. Ibrahimovic initially appeared to chest down Juan Mata’s free kick into the path of Pogba. Replays, though, indicated that Ibrahimovic’s hand helped the ball along and Pogba was in an offside position when he turned the ball past Hennessey.

The home fans were furious, jeering referee Craig Pawson at the interval. The players drew on the anger.

Only United goalkeeper David de Gea at full stretch kept out McAthur’s shot but he was beaten in the 66th minute.

The leveler was stylish. Damien Delaney received the ball from Joel Ward, and a back-heeled flick-on enabled McArthur to slot past De Gea. United had a quick chance to regain the lead when Rooney’s shot required a finger-tip save from Hennessey to keep the ball out the net. And if United was fortunate to benefit from refereeing decisions in the first half, the fortunes were now reversed.

From the corner after Hennessey’s save, Ledley raised an arm to block the ball. Pawson was surrounded by United players but no penalty was awarded. Mata did soon have the ball in the net but he was harshly adjudged to be offside when he met a downward header from Rojo.

But there was no second reprieve for Palace when Pogba slickly threaded the ball through for Ibrahimovic’s late intervention, ensuring United left south London relieved rather than furious.(ap)

Wolfsburg signs promising Dutch midfielder Riechedly Bazoer

Conte says it will be a happy Xmas for high-flying Chelsea

Antonio Conte reckoned his high-flying Chelsea would enjoy a very merry Christmas after ensuring they would go into the festive period top of the Premier League with a 10th straight victory on Wednesday.

Cesc Fabregas’s first-half goal at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light was enough to send the Blues six points clear of the chasing pack and even a slip up at Crystal Palace on Saturday would not stop them leading at Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smith Christmas.

Chelsea manager AnThis, as every Chelsea fan knows, tonio Conte celebrates is a pretty good omen because tradiafter the game tion has dictated that whenever they

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WOLFSBURG — Struggling Bundesliga side Wolfsburg has signed highly-rated Dutch midfielder Riechedly Bazoer from Ajax Amsterdam. Wolfsburg says the 20year-old Bazoer, a defensive midfielder, signed a four and a half year deal through June 2021 and will join the side after the league’s winter break.

Only goal difference separates Wolfsburg from Hamburger SV in the relegation playoff place with two wins from 14 games. The club sacked general manager Klaus Allofs on Monday. Coach Valerien Ismael says Bazoer can help “get Wolfsburg back on the path of success.”

Bazoer has made six appearances for the Netherlands.

He has scored six goals in 51 games for Ajax but did not fit into the system used by new coach Peter Bosz.(ap)

Reuters / Stefan Wermuth

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrate after the game

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Sp rt Scolari to face young female coach in Asian Champions League

World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s first task in trying to take Guangzhou Evergrande to a third Asian Champions League will be to face a team coached by a 28 yearold woman.

The draw has pitted the Chinese powerhouse against Hong Kong club Eastern F.C., whose coach Chan Yuen-ting became the first woman to lead a men’s team to a title in a professional top flight league when Eastern won the 2016 Hong Kong Premier League.

On February 22, Eastern will play its first ever game in the Asian Champions League against Guangzhou in the southern Chinese city, just 75 miles (120 Kilometers) away from Hong Kong, in front of over 40,000 fans.

“The Asian Champions League is a valuable opportunity for us to learn from opponents like Guangzhou and improve ourselves,” Chan told Associated Press.

Scolari, who led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup and Portugal to the final of the 2004 European Championships, is the most famous and decorated male coach that a female has ever pitted wits against.

“I am happy to meet Scolari,” said Chan.”This is my great honor to play against his team. He has good experience and is very intelligent.”

Guangzhou has won the past six Chinese Super League titles and the 2013 and 2015 Asian championships. The ambitious club contributes numerous players to the Chinese national team rosters and is home to Brazilian internationals Paulinho and Ricardo Goulart as well as Colombian star Jackson Martinez, signed from Atletico Madrid in February for around $44 million.

“We know how strong Guangzhou is,” added Chan. “We will try very hard to show our quality. From the beginning, we expected this. Every game will be very tough for us.

We just need to improve and prepare for the

games as well as we can.”

Moya Dodd, vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is a former Australia women’s player and an active proponent of the women’s game. She believes that it is the former boss of English Premier League giant Chelsea who has the most to lose.

“Gender aside, this is a game between one of club football’s rising powers, and a team that is less resourced and less fancied,” said Dodd. “On the coaches bench you have a rising star taking on one of football’s old masters - a World Cup winner, no less. It’s a great story for the fans, and all the pressure will be on Scolari.”

Mark Sutcliffe, the CEO of the Hong Kong Football Association, welcomes Chan’s exploits and wishes her well against one of the most famous coaches in the game.

“A match of this significance should really attract the fans and create huge excitement,” said Sutcliffe. “It’s an amazing story, one that you couldn’t make up. Perhaps Hollywood would be interested?”

There is some hope for Eastern. In the second round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Hong Kong met China on two occasions. Both games ended 0-0. Sutcliffe believes there could be a pattern.

“It’s actually a very daunting challenge.

In terms of scale, resources and quality you can’t compare the two sides,” said Sutcliffe.

“You would have to say that the odds are really stacked against Eastern. Having said that this is football and anything can happen.”

China does not have the famous foreign stars at Guangzhou’s call and any result for Eastern would make more international headlines for Chan who was named the AFC Female Coach of the Year in November.

“I have received some awards and attention from the world,” said Chan. “However, it is not important what people say, I just want to stay humble and work hard and learn to be a good coach for my club.”

It is a big game for Hong Kong soccer too,

AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File

FILE - In this May 7, 2016 file photo, Eastern Sports Club head coach Chan Yuen-ting, center, celebrates with her players after winning the Hong Kong Premier League title in Hong Kong. World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s first task in trying to take Guangzhou Evergrande to a third Asian Champions League will be to face a team coached by the 28 year-old woman. the development of which has seen the former British colony awarded an automatic spot in the Asian Champions League. Chan’s increasing fame can only be a positive for the sport.

“Ms. Chan has a huge following here in Hong Kong,” said Sutcliffe. “She is an inspiring figure for those of us involved in football and the accolades keep pouring in. She seems to be taking it all in her stride and remains humble and grounded.”

It is not just Hong Kong that would benefit from some giant-killing in February. For Dodd, this is an opportunity for a female coach

to, perhaps, breakthrough what she calls “the grass ceiling”.

“The closer you get to the field, the harder it is for a woman,” said Dodd. “It’s a positive sign that growing up in the women’s game can provide the experience and learning to launch a coaching career in any part of the game including the Champions League.”

Chan just wants to get on with it. “I hope that my football story will encourage women coaches to go for their dream, but I believe that I am not representing anyone. I just need to do my job.”(ap)

Ibrahimovic strikes late for United to grab win at Palace LONDON — Prolonging his career in one of the toughest leagues, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s predatory instincts endure. Manchester United was facing a fourth draw in five Premier League games on Wednesday until Ibrahimovic pounced in the 88th minute at Crystal Palace to seal a 2-1 victory. Four months into his United career, Ibrahimovic already has 13 goals — and he even set up Paul Pogba for the first-half opener. After leaving Paris Saint-Germain, the 35year-old striker could have taken the easy route and drifted toward retirement in one of the world’s well-paid but less demanding leagues.

Instead, the Swede took on the challenge of filling the number nine jersey at one of the world’s biggest clubs. And Jose Mourinho’s decision to add one of soccer’s notoriously biggest egos to the squad is paying dividends after 23 games.

“I told him England is not the best place to be on holidays for a rich guy,” Mourinho said. “When a rich guy with a great career wants holidays he doesn’t come to England. You come to England if you want to be in the most difficult league in the world, if you want to prove yourself, if you want to show what you can do.

“So his decision to come here was based on that. So I am really happy because it’s not just about goals — his goals, his leadership, his motivation, I am really happy with the big guy.”

That was clear at the final whistle when Mourinho embraced the man who restored United’s lead after James McAthur’s equalizer.

Thanks to Ibrahimovic, Mourinho has consecutive wins in the league for the first time since August and United remains three points behind fifth-place Tottenham. Palace is only three points above the relegation zone after one win in 10 matches, perilous form for manager Alan Pardew who has spoken of his job insecurity in recent weeks. Palace was gifting United space and possession for much of the first half, rarely breaking out of its own half.

What United lacked as Wayne Rooney made his first league start in a month was a significant threat up front but the captain was coming closest. A header from Rooney was off target and the striker’s shot on the turn was repelled by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.

United was fortunate to remain with 11 men after Marcos Rojo’s two-footed challenge on former Old Trafford winger Wilfried Zaha. The defender escaped with a yellow card.

“He’s an aggressive, clean player,” Mourinho said, “probably playing the best football of his career.” It’s not the best from Palace this season.

In stoppage time at the end of the first half, Palace was punished by its inability to defend a set-piece but the hosts had legitimate grievances on

have led the Premier League on December 25th -- as they did in 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2014 -- they have gone on to win the title.

“For sure, it’s a happy Christmas for us but we know that in this league there is danger and I prefer that my players don’t look at the table before the Crystal Palace game, a very tough game,” Conte said after the 1-0 win.

Despite another clean sheet, Chelsea’s demanding Italian boss was still not satisfied with a performance which saw his team, without the injured Eden Hazard, fail to kill off outclassed opponents earlier.

Ultimately, they nearly paid for the missed chances with Thibaut Courtois having to pull off an excellent save to deny Patrick van Aanholt in the dying seconds.

“When you have the possibility to kill the game you must kill the game,” Conte said. “We had this possibility but we didn’t and at the end Courtois made a good save. I hope in the future we can improve.”

It was Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp who wondered aloud recently how Chelsea might cope should injury befall Hazard or Diego Costa but without half of their dynamic duo, they

still eked out a win that says much about their steel and organisation.

Fabregas has not always been in favour in Conte’s regime but the manager is beginning to appreciate the Spaniard’s excellence and is finding it more difficult to ignore his ever-more persuasive claims for more playing time.

“He’s a good player for us,” Conte said. “In midfield, we have four and I think it’s important for me to evaluate the form of the players, the type of game -- sometimes you need a player who’s more physical and in others (one) with more technique.”(rtr)

two counts. Ibrahimovic initially appeared to chest down Juan Mata’s free kick into the path of Pogba. Replays, though, indicated that Ibrahimovic’s hand helped the ball along and Pogba was in an offside position when he turned the ball past Hennessey.

The home fans were furious, jeering referee Craig Pawson at the interval. The players drew on the anger.

Only United goalkeeper David de Gea at full stretch kept out McAthur’s shot but he was beaten in the 66th minute.

The leveler was stylish. Damien Delaney received the ball from Joel Ward, and a back-heeled flick-on enabled McArthur to slot past De Gea. United had a quick chance to regain the lead when Rooney’s shot required a finger-tip save from Hennessey to keep the ball out the net. And if United was fortunate to benefit from refereeing decisions in the first half, the fortunes were now reversed.

From the corner after Hennessey’s save, Ledley raised an arm to block the ball. Pawson was surrounded by United players but no penalty was awarded. Mata did soon have the ball in the net but he was harshly adjudged to be offside when he met a downward header from Rojo.

But there was no second reprieve for Palace when Pogba slickly threaded the ball through for Ibrahimovic’s late intervention, ensuring United left south London relieved rather than furious.(ap)

Wolfsburg signs promising Dutch midfielder Riechedly Bazoer

Conte says it will be a happy Xmas for high-flying Chelsea

Antonio Conte reckoned his high-flying Chelsea would enjoy a very merry Christmas after ensuring they would go into the festive period top of the Premier League with a 10th straight victory on Wednesday.

Cesc Fabregas’s first-half goal at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light was enough to send the Blues six points clear of the chasing pack and even a slip up at Crystal Palace on Saturday would not stop them leading at Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smith Christmas.

Chelsea manager AnThis, as every Chelsea fan knows, tonio Conte celebrates is a pretty good omen because tradiafter the game tion has dictated that whenever they

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WOLFSBURG — Struggling Bundesliga side Wolfsburg has signed highly-rated Dutch midfielder Riechedly Bazoer from Ajax Amsterdam. Wolfsburg says the 20year-old Bazoer, a defensive midfielder, signed a four and a half year deal through June 2021 and will join the side after the league’s winter break.

Only goal difference separates Wolfsburg from Hamburger SV in the relegation playoff place with two wins from 14 games. The club sacked general manager Klaus Allofs on Monday. Coach Valerien Ismael says Bazoer can help “get Wolfsburg back on the path of success.”

Bazoer has made six appearances for the Netherlands.

He has scored six goals in 51 games for Ajax but did not fit into the system used by new coach Peter Bosz.(ap)

Reuters / Stefan Wermuth

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrate after the game

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NBA, players reach tentative agreement on labor deal

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“I was not sitting back, doing nothing and drinking beer in the past year. I was training, preparing for the fight that never happened,” Klitschko said Wednesday during a media event at Wembley Stadium, which will host the bout.

“I think this gave me, in a certain way after 26 years being active in the sport, a break I probably needed.”

Refreshed and with his motivation “as high as the sky,” Klitschko has been given a tough assignment

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen (9) is fouled after gaining control of a loose ball by Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan McRae (12) at FedExForum. Memphis defeated Cleveland 93-85.

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Boxers Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko pose for the media after a press conference announcing their unification fight for the IBF, IBO and WBA World Heavyweight titles at Wembley Stadium in London, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. The fight is expected to take place at Wembley Stadium in London on April 29, 2017.

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MIAMI — The NBA and its players have agreed to keep the most lucrative era in league history rolling.

The sides agreed Wednesday in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement, one that could last up to seven years and needs now only to be ratified by players and owners in the coming weeks.

The deal was struck a day before the sides faced a deadline for opting out of the current deal.

If approved by votes of players and owners — likely to be formalities — there will be no lockout next summer and no labor issues for years to come. “It’s amazing. I’m excited,” union president Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers said.

“I’m happy for our fans, the owners involved. It’s a great thing.”

Three people briefed on the terms said the deal extends for seven seasons, with an opt-out possible after six. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because neither side was releasing exact details.

If the deal is ratified, the season will start a week earlier, preseason games would be capped at six and one of the most dreaded elements of the schedule — the four-gamein-five-day stretches — may be eliminated.

Other details of the new proposed CBA include increases in values of rookie-scale contracts, minimum salaries and exceptions, with a 45 percent increase in minimum salaries across the board in the first year of the new agreement.

The rookie deals will be proportionate to the salary cap, either rising or falling as that does. The average player salary is expected to

LONDON — When Wladimir Klitschko fights Anthony Joshua for two world heavyweight titles in April, it will end an 18-month wait to restore his boxing reputation.

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on his return to the ring.

In the Ukrainian’s absence and with Fury taking time away from boxing to deal with personal issues, the heavyweight belts have been scattered and Joshua is now regarded as the future star of the division.

The British boxer has won all 18 of his fights since turning professional after winning the gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012.

His most recent win was a thirdround stoppage of Eric Molina in Manchester on Saturday, after which, the fight against Klitschko was finalized.

It will take place at the home of English soccer on April 29, and around 90,000 spectators are expected. Joshua’s IBF belt will be on the line, as well as the WBA ‘super’ title vacated by Fury. Joshua said a

win will turn him from a “champion to a legend.”

“These are the fights that change the way people view you,” he said.

“I’m IBF champion of the world, but this is the start of a legendary campaign.” Klitschko said it is a “50-50” fight.

“Our size, strength — age is just a number. We have a competitive fight with two fighters with the same qualities,” said Klitschko, who will be 41 when he fights Joshua. “It’s special and I don’t know the next time a fight like this can happen.” Joshua’s trainer, Rob McCracken, said it will be the biggest test of his fighter’s career.

“We’ll see if he’s got enough experience at that stage,” said McCracken, who also trains Britain’s Olympic boxers. “But his development has been fantastic. He’s moved quicker than any fighter I’ve ever seen. “He has speed, power, balance and grace, which lights the arenas up.”(ap)

hit $8.5 million next season and rise to $10 million by 2020-21 under the new terms.

“It’s fair. It’s fair,” said Miami Heat guard Wayne Ellington, his team’s player rep to the union.

“That’s all we were asking for.”

The deadline for opting out has now been extended to Jan. 13, with the NBA saying that’s “in order to give both sides enough time to review the terms of the agreement and vote to ratify.”

“That’s the second-best news of the night,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks joked when asked about the CBA right after Washington’s victory over Charlotte.

Two-way contracts between the NBA and the D-League will be in play for the first time, which would figure to enhance player development. And contracts would be able to be extended for five, or in some cases, six years. That will give teams more leverage to keep homegrown players on their rosters, a priority for owners after Kevin Durant left Oklahoma City for Golden State this summer.

Neither NBA Commissioner Adam Silver nor NBPA executive director Michele Roberts spoke publicly after the tentative deal was announced. Some players reacted quickly on social media, including Golden State’s Draymond Green — who said “one day we will get it right.... maybe.” But most players who spoke Wednesday seemed thrilled.

“It just shows you how big the NBA, how popular the NBA is, that it can’t afford a lockout,” Toronto guard DeMar DeRozan said.

“People love the game too much.

It’s great.”(ap)

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A runner goes for a run in Eagle Creek Park as snow falls Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in Indianapolis.

Dangerous wind chills, snow in Midwest; cold grips Northeast

MINNEAPOLIS — Dangerously cold temperatures gripped the Upper Midwest in advance of a storm that’s expected to bring several inches of snow in coming days, while schools and officials in the Northeast braced for their own blast of wintry weather.

A wind chill advisory enveloped North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin on Wednesday and stretched into parts of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Those advisories remained in effect through Thursday morning and beyond.

The cold claimed at least one life: A 34-year-old woman died of hypothermia in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was found Monday, when temperatures dropped to 3 below zero and wind chills were minus 19.

In western Wisconsin, Thursday morning’s wind chills were expected to range from 15 to 30 degrees below zero. Several inches of snow were expected to begin tracking into the region on Friday and into Saturday, the National Weather Service said. Several warming shelters had opened up to help get people out of the cold.

Low temperatures in Fargo, North Dakota, were expected to be

around minus 12 Thursday, while Duluth, Minnesota was expected to see an overnight low of minus 5.

With the arctic air tracking northeast, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he would activate the state’s severe cold-weather protocol on Thursday, calling for state police and other agencies to work with shelters and community groups to protect vulnerable residents. Malloy also encouraged communities to open warming centers.

Vermont public safety officials warned residents to limit their time outdoors Thursday and Friday due to dangerous wind chills forecast at 35 below. In upstate New York, some schools and government offices were closing early ahead of expected lake-effect snow expected to dump 1 to 2 feet.

Much of the northern MidAtlantic and Northeast will stay cold for the next couple of days as the arctic air remains stuck over

the northern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said.

The system also is expected to bring widespread snow from the Great Lakes to the Northeast on Thursday. Much of the central U.S. will be dry but cold.

Below-normal temperatures are expected this weekend and into Monday across the entire northern half of the country, from the Pacific Northwest to Maine and as far south as Oklahoma, Arkansas and Virginia, according to the Climate Prediction Center.

Up to half a foot of snow could fall from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, and areas east of the Appalachian Mountains could see freezing rain and sleet on Saturday.

Another arctic air mass on the heels of this cold front is expected to bring temperatures to the northern Plains over the weekend and into early next week that will be as much as 24 degrees below normal, according to Climate Prediction Center forecaster Stephen Baxter. (ap)

International

Rebels kill 4 Indian policemen near border with Myanmar GAUHATI — Heavily armed rebels on Thursday killed four Indian police officers in an ambush on a highway they were guarding hours before the visit of the top elected official of an insurgency-wracked northeastern state, police said.

Another three officers were wounded in the attack in Lokchao area in Manipur state close to India’s border with Myanmar, according to the police control room.

Manipur state Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh postponed his visit to the region following the attack. Last month, Singh escaped unhurt after shots were fired at him and his entourage as he was getting out of his helicopter at the Ukhrul helipad in a nearby district.

On Thursday, the militants opened fire on the police patrol with assault rifles, killing one officer on the spot.

Another three wounded officers died in a hospital later, police said. An exchange of gunfire lasted several hours in the region, 70 kilometers (45 miles) south of the state capital Manipur.

Hours later, the insurgents attacked another patrol in the area, wounding one more police officer, police said.

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A young Kashmiri boy wails near the lifeless body of Asadullaha Kumar during his funeral in Mandhaal village, some 70 Kilometers south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016.

Police blamed a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland for the attack. Separatist groups accuse India’s government of exploiting the region’s rich natural resources while neglecting local development.

Most of the main rebel groups in Manipur state are not engaged in cease-fire talks with the Indian government, unlike those in other remote northeastern states.

The mountainous region, known for its natural beauty, has been battling insurgencies for decades.(ap)

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BUSINESS Targeting U.S. automaker signals possible China retaliation over Trump talk

WASHINGTON/BEIJING - China’s plan to punish a U.S. automaker accused of price-fixing is a sign of how Beijing could retaliate if Presidentelect Donald Trump upends decades of relations between the two nations.

Trump’s assertion that the United States need not be bound by the policy that Taiwan is part of “one China” would erode a bedrock of U.S.China ties that has underpinned the vast increase in trade and cooperation between what are now the world’s two largest economies.

Few expect the disagreement will lead to outright military confrontation, nor even the kind of economic war that many feared could be launched by Trump’s threat during the U.S. presidential campaign to slap tariffs of up to 45 percent on Chinese imports.

However, a rising China has plenty of other ways to push back hard if Trump presses on the Taiwan question, which most analysts see as the most sensitive part of the U.S.-China relationship. In what might be a shot across the bow of the Trump administration, due to take office on Jan. 20, the official China Daily newspaper quoted a state planning official saying China will soon penalize an unnamed U.S. automaker for monopolistic behavior. While the official said no one should read “anything improper” into this, shares of General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co skidded.

Auto industry sources have told Reuters this specific investigation was already underway before Trump’s recent comments.

However, the manner in which it was announced, by saying only that it was a U.S. automaker before a formal announcement of fines, has raised questions around whether officials might be seizing on the case to send a shot across the bow of the incoming Trump administration.

Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump, said on Wednesday Trump’s team was aware of the report but it would be premature to comment.

In Washington, a Democratic congressional aide said China’s threat to fine the automaker was a “good sharp reminder” to Trump that “they have cards to play too and that if he is thinking that he can enter into negotiations - be it on Taiwan, trade, North Korea, whatever - as if the United States is the sole global superpower ... then he is going to need to think again.”

China’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, did not responded to Reuters requests for comment on the China Daily story. China’s Foreign Ministry said it did not know any details about the case.

“China welcomes foreign companies, including American ones, to invest in and operate in China. At the same time they must respect China’s laws and rules. This point is very clear,” ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said when asked if this was China sending a message to

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Pre-owned automobiles are shown for sale at a car lot in Oceanside, California, U.S., October 3, 2016.

Trump.

Pressure on other U.S. companies, such as Boeing Co and General Electric Co, with large interests in China could be one of the most tangible tools of retaliation, together with new limits on access to the country’s huge markets.

U.S. business interests in China are estimated at more than $500 billion.

Wider economic steps - such as China, America’s biggest creditor, selling a significant part of its $1.16 trillion of U.S. Treasuries, or weakening its currency - seem unlikely, the first because it would slash the value of China’s U.S. bond portfolio and the second because it could accelerate capital flight, experts said.

Beijing could speed up a military build-up that had begun to slow along with Chinese economic growth, carry out naval exercises close to Taiwan - which it regards as a renegade province - and withhold diplomatic cooperation on issues such as Iran and North Korea’s nuclear programs.

“Taiwan policy is what China considers a core interest ... and it’s prepared to go to great lengths to defend it,” said Eric Altbach, senior vice president at the Albright Stonebridge Group consultancy in Washington and a former deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for China affairs.

A ROCKY FIRST YEAR? The consensus within the Obama administra-

tion is that Trump, who irked China by taking a phone call from Taiwan’s president, was not fully aware of the potential backlash from Beijing over his questioning of the “one China” policy, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The hope is that by the time Trump takes over from President Barack Obama, he will recognize that China has advanced so far economically, diplomatically and militarily that it is unwise to pick fights with Beijing over such a bedrock principle, he added. A former senior U.S. official took a more pessimistic view.

“Trump has basically guaranteed that the first year in the China relationship will be a combative, competitive one, and the question is how bad it will get,” he said. “The Chinese now are basically putting together their list on how to retaliate.”

There are at least three ways in which the matter could play out, U.S. China experts said.

Trump could backtrack over time, much as former U.S. President George W. Bush did.

A second track would be if Trump goes on questioning the “one China” policy without taking concrete action. The third, considered unlikely by U.S. officials past and present, would be a drift toward military confrontation.

‘JUST CAUSE TO DISPATCH TROOPS’?

Asked if Trump’s “one China” stance could

lead to this, a source with ties to the Chinese leadership told Reuters: “We will see what Trump says and does after he becomes president.”

A second source with leadership ties said they expected tensions with the United States over Taiwan. But the source said Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has sounded a more nationalistic line than his recent predecessors, could also use the issue to further cement his grip on power.

“If (Taiwan) is emboldened by the U.S. support and does something drastic, it could be an opportunity for us. There will be just cause to dispatch troops,” the second source said.

While the possibility of Taiwan declaring independence and hence triggering a Chinese invasion seems low, the mere softening in the U.S. commitment to the policy would likely play out in China’s defense posture.

“It will alter Chinese defense priorities. I think that’s inevitable now,” said Dennis Wilder, a former CIA China analyst. He said Xi may increase Chinese military spending for 2017 and place new emphasis, over time, on gaining the amphibious capabilities necessary to actually invade Taiwan.

“Xi Jinping has to respond to this internally, domestically, and while he doesn’t want an open fight with Trump, he will have to show ... resolve,” he said, citing higher military spending, more defense exercises and tougher rhetoric on Taiwan. “We can anticipate that unless this issue is taken off the table.”(rtr)

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Indonesia ready to face impact of Fed rate hike: Minister

JAKARTA - Indonesias economic foundation is strong and can weather the negative effects of the US Federal Reserve Banks rate hike, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said.

As a developing nation with a strong domestic market and high economic growth, Indonesia holds a special position, compared with other developing countries, she said after addressing a session entitled, “Indonesia Economic Outlook 2017” held by the Golkar Party here on Thursday.

“This has given (us) a solid foundation, so Indonesia can be distinguished from other countries in positive terms.” she said.

The economic foundation is also supported by fiscal restructuring steps, including the issuance of state bonds worth US$3.5 billion early this year at higher yields than last years, she noted.

In addition, the government is also upbeat about offsetting a budget deficit of 2.5-2.7 percent, reaching an economic growth rate of 5 percent, an increase in foreign exchange reserves, and control of current account and capital accounts this year, she said.

The quality of the countrys economic growth, reflected by an infrastructure expenditure hike, well-guided subsidy, rising budgets for human resource development and poverty eradication has shored up market agents expectations that demand in the domestic economy will continue to grow, she said.

“The government investment is aimed at keeping demand under control. This way, we will continue to have credibility and positive sentiment,” she said.

The US Federal Reserve Bank has decided to raise its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 0.5 percent, from 0.25 percent. By raising the benchmark rate, the Federal Reserve expects the US economy will expand by up to 2.1 percent in 2017, compared to the target of 1.9 percent for this year.(rtr)

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani

President returns to visit quake victims in Aceh

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) again visited Aceh after it was hit by a strong earthquake on Dec 7.

PIDIE JAYA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) again visited Aceh, after it was hit by a strong earthquake on Dec 7, on his way home following state visits to India and Iran.

The president and his entourage arrived in Meureudu Sub-district, Pidie Jaya District, on

Thursday after the presidential aircraft landed at Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Aceh, at 9:30 a.m. local time.

Jokowi departed from Tehran on Thursday at dawn. He and First Lady Iriana visited an emergency tent used as a psychological and counseling center for children who were

traumatized by the 6.5-magnitude earthquake.

The center is being run by the Social Affairs Ministry.

“Study diligently, always pray, and keep up your spirits,” the president told the children.

He also held dialogs with several women being accommodated in emergency tents.

Jokowi was scheduled to lay the first cornerstone for the reconstruction of At Taqarrub Mosque, which collapsed during the tremor.

He was also expected to visit several schools damaged by the quake. Earlier, President Jokowi visited Aceh on Dec 9 to meet the quake victims and survey the damaged buildings. Indonesias Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the epicenter of the 6.5-magnitude earthquake was at 5.19 degrees northern latitude and 96.36 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10km on land, some 18km northeast of Pidie Jaya, or 106km southeast of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh Province.

BMKG said the quakes intensity was a VII-VIII MMI (Marcelli Modified Intensity) in Pidie Jaya. It also recorded 74 aftershocks that were felt by inhabitants of the districts of Pidie Jaya, Pidie, Aceh Besar, Sabang, Bireun, and Lhokseumawe. (ant)

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Counterterrorism squad Densus 88 detain one family in Tasikmalaya

BANDUNG - Indonesias special forces counter-terrorism squad Densus 88 of the Indonesian Police detained one family in Padasuka Kampong, Sukamaju Kaler Village, Indihiang Sub-district, Tasikmalaya City, West Java Province, on Thursday, at 5 a.m. local time.

The arrest of the husband, wife, and their son was confirmed by the deputy head of the Tasikmalaya city police, Commissioner Zainal Abidin.

“On Thursday, Dec 15, a family was detained---a husband, wife, and son,” Zainal said.

The Densus 88 team were on site to uncover cases of suspected terrorism in Indonesia, he added.

He, however, refused to give details about the arrest.(ant)

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Hotel occupancy predicted to increase by 70 percent, Dec. 23

DENPASAR - This December, leading up to the holidays of Christmas and New Year, hotel occupancy rates are at 60 percent, however by December 23rd, hotel occupancy rates are expected to rise to 70 percent, said Chairman of the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Bali, Tjok Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati on Tuesday (Dec. 13).

By December 29th, occupancy rates are predicted to go up to 90 percent with an average leagth of stay of 4 days which represents a slight increase from the usual 3.1 days. “Australian and Chinese tourists still make up the majority of foreign visitors”, he added.

General Manager of H Sovereign Bali, I Made Ramia Adnyana, who is also Deputy Chairman I of the IHGMA Bali and Deputy Chairman of the PHRI Badung in charge of Communication and Information Affairs, said that this hotel’s occupancy rates in December tend to go up because of the long weekeds with average occupancy rates of 85 percent and length of stays of 2-3 days for Kuta, Tuban and Seminyak.

An average of 49 percent of guests who stay at the H Sovereign Bali are domestic visitors while people from China, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore make up an average of 30 percent of their guests, visitors from Australia and Europe account for 20 percent with the remaining guests originating from America. (kmb42)

Illegal money changer tarnishes tourism image

DENPASAR - Unlicensed money changer business has the risk to tarnish the image of Bali tourism. It is very risky to criminal acts that can harm the service users of money changer, especially foreign travelers.

“A lot of complaints are still revealed by foreign travelers related to the existence of money changers that operate illegally. This tarnishes Bali tourism, so that travelers give up because they consider to have been cheated,” said Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, when receiving the Chief Representative Office of Bank Indonesia (BI) for Bali Region, Causa Iman Karana, at his office, Wednesday (Dec. 14).

Pastika asked BI to discipline the unlicensed money changers and anticipate its existence in order not to tarnish tourism image. Other than the issue of money changer, he also talked about the circulation of money in tourism areas.

“Make sure that the money in circulation remains in good condition, not worn and smelling unpleasant,” he explained.

Related to the unlicensed money changers, Causa Iman Karana claimed to have conducted some precautions. Among them, his institution has provided online application of information system on money changer business (SIKUPVA) enabling the public to get information related to location and name of the nearest licensed money changer.

“Bank Indonesia also continuously works together with local customary village in an attempt to discipline the unlicensed money changers and keep the image of Bali tourism, so that travelers will feel safe and comfortable during their holidays in Bali,” he said.

Related to the circulation of money, added Causa, it is under the coordination of the Division Head of the Money Circulation of the Bank Indonesia that has been intensively working to ensure the quality of rupiah in a feasible condition for circulation in the community. Elimination is done to the money having been withdrawn from circulation or the money with imperfect quality of prints and does not fit for circulation.

“Elimination activity of the money has been arranged through procedures and implemented by third-party services with supervision by a team of the BI,” he concluded. (kmb32)

Friday, December 16, 2016

International

Japanese leader accuses Australian church of discrimination

CANBERRA — A Japanese-Australian community leader said Thursday that he had filed a racial discrimination complaint against a Sydney church that he alleged intimidated Japanese nationals by erecting a memorial to women forced to work as sex slaves by Japan’s World War II army.

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Other than inundating road sections, floods also soaked courtyard of offices and people’s home.

Flushed by heavy rains

Town of Bangli surrounded by floods

BANGLI - Heavy rain flushing Bangli on Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 14) caused floods in a number of areas of the town of Bangli.

Moreover, the height of the water inundating the main road sections reached adult’s calf. Other than inundating road sections, floods also soaked courtyard of offices and people’s home.

As seen on Wednesday afternoon, puddles of rainwater looked to inundate the main road section of Jalan Ngurah Rai. Rainwater overflowed from the drains exactly in the south of SMAN 1 Bangli high school with the height of more than half a meter.

Surely this condition caused motorcycles and cars difficult to pass on the road.

Besides, the rapid surge of rainwater also caused a number of offices and homes along the road sections to flood. One of the most severe floods happened to the office of the Food Security Agency located across the Bangli military district command.

Aside from soaking the office courtyard, the floods also got into the office. High puddles in the office happened because its position is lower than the road.

The Head of the Food Security Agency, I Wayan Sarma, said that the floods came into the office courtyard around 1 p.m. Such very large overflowing water was said to come

from the upstream as the malfunction impact of drainage channel. As the flushing rain did not stop and puddles were getting higher and coming into the room, he initiated to save the archives and office electronic equipment to a safe place. “We also cut off the electricity to prevent short circuits,” he explained.

Sarma said that puddles in the office courtyard reached more than half a meter. The high puddle of floods at the office caused a number of motorcycles owned by employees to be damaged.

“Several motorcycles of employees were damaged and could not be started because of the floods,” he said.

Apart from bringing in floods, the rain flushing Bangli also caused landslides accompanied with fallen trees at Tanggahan Peken hamlet, Sulahan, Susut. The land with the height of nearly 10 meters with cluster of bamboo plants collapsed to close road access. As a result, the traffic at that lane was paralyzed for several hours.

Chief Executive of the Bangli disaster mitigation agency (BPBD), Wayan Karmawan, said the landslide with bamboo trees was caused by unstable soil condition. “For evacuation, we are still awaiting heavy equipment from the Public Works Agency,” he said when met at the location, last Wednesday.

Other than at Tanggahan Peken hamlet, landslides also occurred at road section of Demulih- Susut at Penglumbaran Kawan Susut, and the route toward Tegallalang, Bangli toward Tambahan hamlet, Jehem, Tembuku.

Section Chief of Emergency and Logistics of the BPBD Bangli, Agus Sutapa, said the landslide in Tegallalang road section posed the most severe among the others. Landslides in Tegallalang hoarded the building garage and four motorcycles.

Besides, the landslides also caused one of the official cars to slip. Similar condition was conveyed by a resident of Tegallalang, Sang Ketut Rencana.

He said the landslides led three power poles of PLN to collapse and have an impact on power outages to five homes of consumers. “Now, it has been handled by the BPBD and PLN,” said Rencana. (kmb40)

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In this Aug 6. 2016 photo supplied by Jayne Duncan, a statue erected as a memorial to sex slaves of Japan’s World War II army sits outside a Uniting Church in Sydney, Australia. A Japanese-Australian community leader said on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, he had filed a complaint of racial discrimination against a Sydney church that he alleged intimidated Japanese nationals by erecting a memorial to sex slaves of Japan’s World War II army.

Tetsuhide Yamaoka, president of the Australia-Japan Community Network, said he had complained to the Australian Human Rights Commission about the prominent display of a statue of a so-called comfort woman from Korea in the grounds of the Uniting Church in suburban Ashfield.

Such statues around the world had become focal points of po-

litical, racist and often violent anti-Japanese demonstrations. “We consider this is a huge intimidation to the Japanese nationals,” Yamaoka said in a statement from Tokyo.

The church’s minister Bill Crews said the only change he would consider to the statue’s position would be to display it more prominently.

“I find it very sad,” Crews said

of the complaint. “To me, it’s about the suffering of the women. I’ve got no antipathy toward the Japanese people.”

The statue has been displayed on the church grounds since August after the local municipal council voted against a Korean community request to erect it in a park. Crews said he was outrage by the council decision, which he blamed on Japanese community pressure.

The complaint was under Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, which critics argue puts too much of a curb of freedom of speech. That section makes it unlawful for someone to do an act that is reasonably likely to “offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate” someone because of his or her race or ethnicity.

But Simon Rice, an Australian National University expert on discrimination law, said the church likely had a defense in Section 18D of the act.

Section 18D ensures that artistic works, scientific debate and fair comment on matters of public interest are exempt from Section 18C, providing they are said or done reasonably and in good faith.

“I can’t think of a case that has been about a public monument, but I think 18D probably covers it,” Rice said.

He said the complaint could lead to an agreed settlement through the Australian Human Rights Commission’s mediation process before the case reaches court. A court could order that the statue be removed.

The Australian Human Rights Commission said that privacy laws prevented it from commenting on complaints.

Historians believe that as many as 200,000 girls and women from Korea, China and other occupied nations were forced into Japanese military brothels.

Many Japanese dispute the claims. They oppose the term “sex slave,” which the United Nations uses, preferring the euphemistic “comfort women.”

Tokyo has promised a 1 billion yen ($1 million) fund as a way to atone for its wartime sexual abuse of South Korean comfort women.

Seoul has certified 245 of them — 64 survivors and the relatives of the 199 who died — as eligible recipients.(ap)

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves the lectern after submitting his next year’s budget bill in an open session of parliament in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016.

Iran sanctions renewal becomes law without Obama signature

WASHINGTON — In an unexpected reversal, President Barack Obama declined to sign a renewal of sanctions against Iran but let it become law anyway, in an apparent bid to alleviate Tehran’s concerns that the U.S. is backsliding on the nuclear deal.

Although the White House had said that Obama was expected to sign the 10-year-renewal, the midnight deadline came and went Thursday with no approval from the president.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Obama had decided to let it become law without his signature.

“The administration has, and continues to use, all of the necessary authorities to waive the relevant sanctions” lifted as part of the nuclear deal, Earnest said in a statement.

Under the Constitution, the president has 10 days after Congress passes a bill to sign it, veto it or do nothing. If Congress has adjourned, failing to sign it is a “pocket veto” that prevents the bill from becoming law.

But if Congress is still in session, the bill becomes law with no signature.

Although lawmakers have returned home for the holidays, Congress technically is still in session and holding “pro-forma” sessions this week.

Though Obama’s move doesn’t prevent the sanctions renewal from entering force, it marked a symbolic attempt by the president to demonstrate disapproval for lawmakers’ actions. The White House has argued that the renewal is unnecessary because the administration retains other authorities to punish Iran, if necessary, and has expressed concern that the renewal may undermine the nuclear deal.

Iran had vowed to respond if the sanctions were renewed, arguing they violate the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, which eased sanctions in exchange for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s government has complained to the United Nations

about the renewal, and on Tuesday, Iran’s president ordered up plans to build nuclear-powered ships and to formally accuse the U.S. of violating the terms of the deal.

Yet U.S. lawmakers argued that renewing the law, first passed in 1996 and renewed several times since, was critical to maintaining pressure on Iran to abide by the deal and to pushing back on Tehran’s other troubling behavior in the region. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and the House by an overwhelming margin.

The Obama administration stressed that Iran would be unaffected by the renewal, as long as it continues honoring the nuclear deal. Secretary of State John Kerry said he’d told his Iranian counterpart that “to ensure maximum clarity,” he’d issued new, redundant waivers exempting Iran from sanctions lifted under the deal.

“Extension of the Iran Sanctions Act does not affect in any way the scope of the sanctions relief Iran is receiving under the deal or the ability of companies to do business in Iran consistent with the JCPOA,” Kerry said, using an acronym for the nuclear deal.

President-elect Donald Trump has been sharply critical of the nuclear deal and has threatened to try to renegotiate it, and Israel’s prime minister has said he plans to lobby Trump to undo the deal. Republican supporters of the sanctions had argued that renewing them would ensure that Trump would have the authority to reinstate penalties that Obama eased.

Under the nuclear deal, the U.S. and world powers suspended sweeping oil, trade and other financial sanctions that had devastated Iran’s economy. In exchange, Tehran agreed to roll back its nuclear program, though the deal’s critics say the agreement is flawed because it didn’t halt all Iranian activity and because key restrictions eventually expire.(ap)

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Some manuscript collections of Gedong Kirtya still kept at people’s home

Chanel takes the lead in the competition for fanciest puffers

PARIS - It’s official: There’s no stopping The Great Puffer Comeback, which is what we’re calling fashion’s renewed fixation on winter’s most marshmallow-y outerwear. Mainly because Karl Lagerfeld said so, judging by the overwhelming sartorial evidence from the Chanel Metiers d’Art 2017 show, in which puffers in every shape, size, color, and form stormed the runway.

And while designer puffers aren’t anything new (see: Fendi, Sonia Rykiel, and Balenciaga from the fall 2016 collections), Chanel’s versions do more than serving up insulation from the brutally cold winters—slipping one on communicates to the

world that you’re living in the lap of luxury. Lagerfeld borrowed classic Chanel design elements and carried them over, blanketing puffers with the brand’s signature tweed, embellishing them with Parisian motifs, and fusing them with metallic threadwork.

The styling, too, is important to note. The sporty piece was elevated with luxe separates cut from the same cloth for a chic monochromatic effect, paired with an evening gown (complete with a stack of chains for a toughened up look), or shrugged over an intricately beaded cocktail number. Scroll through to take a look.

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Along the coastal area of Tabanan has been filled by marine debris washed away by floods due to rains with strong winds since the end of November.

Beaches of Tabanan filled with twig waste

TABANAN - Along the coastal area of Tabanan has been filled by marine debris washed away by floods due to rains with strong winds since the end of November. Other than plastic waste, it also includes dry twigs and long chunks of wood scattered on the beaches.

Such less pleasant scenery is seen almost along the beaches of Tabanan like the Nyanyi Beach in Kediri subdistrict, Yeh Gangga Beach (Tabanan), Klecung Beach and Pasut Beach (East Selemadeg).

“This condition has happened since the flash flood. Until these days, the wind blows from the west and south. Actually, this happens seasonally,” said Chairman of the Fishermen Association of Indonesia (HNSI) Tabanan, Ketut ‘Sadam’ Arsana Yasa, Tuesday (Dec. 13).

He said although local fishermen frequently clean it up manually, the volume of marine debris will continue to increase during the west wind. He predicted this condition will occur until the

upcoming celebration of Nyepi (Day of Silence) for the Hindus in Bali.

For this official from Kerambitan origin, actually this annual natural phenomenon should become a blessing for coastal residents. The marine debris mostly consisting of tree branches can be used by people for combustion process in the production of roof tiles and bricks. “If this waste is managed, of course it will provide tremendous blessing for coastal residents. Moreover, the results of survey indicate that craftsmen of roof tiles and bricks are hard to get firewood during rainy season.

However, everything indeed needs a process, time and understanding together,” he said.

Admittedly, despite the bad weather going on lately, some fishermen in Tabanan keep doing their activities at sea. However, fishermen do not sail too far, maximally four nautical miles, to catch lobster and beltfish. “Other than being hard to catch fish during the current rainy and windy weather, fishermen are also more aware of the condition of waves that may occur,” he explained.

In the meantime, during January to February, added Saddam, almost all fishermen in Tabanan will temporarily stop their fishing activities because according to satellite estimation during which usually happens extreme weather such as storms and big waves.

Though their income drops 80 percent, not going to see is chosen to avoid any casualties of ferocity of the waves due to extreme weather.

“They choose to repair their nets and leaked boat during not going to sea,” he said. (kmb28)

SINGARAJA - In fact, many palm-leaf manuscript collections recorded at Gedong Kirtya Singaraja are still stored by residents. It was evidenced by the search of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency finding about 60 palm-leaf manuscripts still kept by residents in their private home. On this condition, the agency approached them to return the manuscripts to the original place.

The Head of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, Nyoman Sutrisna, when met at his office on Tuesday (Dec. 13) said that the 60 manuscripts kept by the residents were known after the data collection of the manuscript at Gedong Kirtya. The collections carrying about traditional healing (usadha) and chronicle (babad) about several villages in Buleleng were not found in its original place.

After the data collection, his agency also aggressively approached the residents keeping the collection of palm-leaf manuscript so that they are willing to return to complete the existing collection. In addition, the manuscript collection can be treated appropriately so that it can be prevented from going damaged. Sutrisna claimed not to explore in detail why those manuscripts can be kept by residents. Obviously, his agency has attempted to take back the manuscripts so that the data collection at Gedong Kirtya is complete.

“It is true that we find some col-

lections of palm-leaf manuscripts of Gedong Kirtya incomplete. Based on our searches, about 60 manuscripts are still kept by individual resident.

Hopefully, the collection could be restored, so that they can be maintained properly and the collection becomes complete,” he said.

Other than finding dozens of collections held by residents, the agency also found 170 manuscripts remaining to be kept by residents. However, these collections are not recorded in the data collection of Gedong Kirtya.

Against these findings, the agency is ready to facilitate if residents are willing to hand them over so as to be stored in a representative place. Additionally, the agency will maintain them maximally ranging from giving maintenance to creating a duplicate by copying the manuscript content.

However, these efforts are still hampered because most of the palmleaf manuscript collections are believed to be a heritage by the owners, so that it is not easy to move the storage. If the owners have already believed psychically the manuscript as a heritage, it is worried to have a psychical impact on the heirs. “We deliver all the unrecorded manuscripts in our data collection to residents to keep. If they are willing to give us, we will be ready to accept. However, if they are difficult to deliver due to psychical reason, we do not dare to force,” he said. (kmb38)

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Many palm-leaf manuscript collections recorded at Gedong Kirtya Singaraja are still stored by residents.

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Nur added that Bali is adequately susceptible to abrasion due to the massive economic activities in the tourism sector. In some cases, the development carried out actually has exceeded the carrying capacity. On that account, there must be adaptation and mitigation activities. The effort of making embankment or seawall is only one of the solutions. Most importantly, the beach area or natural habitat should be conceptualized.

“If it is damaged, well we’ll restore. For example, if an area formerly had mangrove and the mangrove remains to exist, well it must be preserved so that it will not turn damaged. Then, if the mangrove is damaged, it must be

rehabilitated so as to reduce abrasion,” he explained.

In the meantime, a lecturer of Agriculture and Climatology at the Udayana University, Dr. Ni Luh Kartini, agreed that development has been continuously done in Bali without regard to supporting capacity and carrying capacity. Not least, the development is carried out by breaking the law and has been very far from local wisdom.

“Whoever becomes the leader in Bali should maintain, but today we develop without considering the carrying capacity and supporting capacity like the reclamation and geothermal plan. The development does not want to adopt local wisdom. This is what causes us to experience a very serious problem right now,” she said.

Besides, said Kartini, uncontrolled development also threat-

ens the availability of water.

Currently, three of the four lakes have suffered pollution, erosion or sedimentation. It is only the Lake Tamblingan that can be said safe because it is protected by a cluster of four customary villages. It is equal to coastal areas where the lake is also threatened by a growing number of developments on the edge of the lake that actually violate the rules.

“Now, the development at the edge of the lake is on the rise.

They can continuously run including those located above the lakes. What happens to the law enforcement? This is a big question. If there is no action and law enforcement, we will probably not survive. If three of the four lakes have been missing, then tourism will also be missing in Bali,” she concluded. (kmb32)

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The effort of making embankment or seawall is only one of the solutions. Most importantly, the beach area or natural habitat should be conceptualized.

Pursue target of tourist visit

District govt asked to arrange tourist objects outside Kintamani

BANGLI - In 2017, the government of Bangli targeted tourist visit to reach 1.2 million people. In order to realize it, the measure of improving the tourist attractions needs to be carried out more seriously. It is not only limited to the area of Kintamani and Penglipuran whose reputation has been renowned worldwide, but also other objects in other areas. Deputy Chairman of ASITA Bali, Putu Winastra, delivered it on Wednesday (Dec. 14).

Winastra assessed the target of tourist arrival specified by the district government is not too far from the target of this year reaching 800,000 people. Faced with sluggish economy and the not fully good condition of tourist object, ideally the target is designed in the range of 1 million people. “Apparently, the target is too high,” he said.

This tourism player from Undisan village, Tembuku, said that optimism in achieving the goal must be balanced with the more serious and more prevalent arrangement of tourist attraction. It is not only made to Kintamani and Penglipuran, but also to other tourist attractions that start to develop, such as the Tukad Melangit platform, Undisan tourism village and Tirta Sudamala holy spring at Sedit hamlet, Bebalang. “If only relying on Kintamani and Penglipuran, it seems difficult to achieve the target. This needs to be balanced with the arrangement of other objects more innovatively,” he said.

Other than from district government, the budget of the arrangement will also source from the revenue-sharing of hotel and restaurant tax from Badung district and Denpasar municipality regularly disbursed each year. “The budget

should actually be directed to the development of tourism infrastructure,” said Winastra.

He added that in achieving the target of tourist visit, the local government also needs to build closer synergies with tourism players.

In addition, improvement of human resources also needs to be given attention sustainably.

“Now, there are tourist objects remaining to be individually managed by residents. To get the data about the tourist visit, the government must work together,” he said.

The target of tourist visit was previously delivered by the Head of the Bangli Culture and Tourism Agency, I Wayan Adnyana. This increase is automatically proportional to the revenue target of levies. This year, it is targeted to reach IDR 20 billion, while in 2017 is designed to get IDR 22 billion. To achieve the target, he admitted to further maximize the management of the existing tourist attractions with a more intensified development. All this time, most tourist visit is dominant to Kintamani. To avoid from slumping, the Penelokan area will be arranged in 2017 so as to qualify for international standard. The fund has been allocated in the regional budget approximately amounting to IDR 30 billion. (kmb45)

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HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road Bali Launches the All-New Idyllic Wedding Chapel

HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road Bali having featured the most comprehensive convention center in Kuta region has just launched the all-new idyllic wedding chapel on Tuesday, 13 December 2016. x“The chapel is opted to offer sensational wedding experience in complete tropical backdrop and garden-view landscape,” said I Nyoman Wirayasa, General Manager – HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road, “we believe this new

feature will be tremendous selling point for our hotels especially for couples from all over the country or even the regions beyond looking for a magical wedding getaway in the island of gods.”

The wedding chapel is expected to accommodate up to 40 persons for the holy matrimony. For wedding reception in the garden, HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road can cater up to 500 persons with semi round table setup with a wide choice of culinary offers including

tasty Chinese delicacies.

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‘Rogue One’ offers lens into high-stakes ‘Star Wars’ rebel mission

LOS ANGELES - From the moment “Rogue One” begins, “Star Wars” fans will notice a glaring difference from previous films in the franchise: the lack of a scrolling text that tells what led up to the upcoming action set long ago in a galaxy far away.

“Rogue One,” in theatres starting Wednesday, offers a new perspective into the events that kicked off the “Star Wars” phenomenon in George Lucas’ 1977 “Episode IV - A New Hope.”

“It’s bold. It’s different from the other ‘Star Wars’ movies. It sets out its own different aesthetic and energy,” Riz Ahmed, who plays Imperial fighter pilot-turned-defector Bodhi Rook, told Reuters.

Disney’s “Rogue One” centres on new lead Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), daughter of a weapons specialist for the villainous Darth Vader’s Imperial Army. Director Gareth Edwards said he needed little persuasion from Lucasfilm executives to take on a prequel story that ties to the Rebel Alliance mission at the beginning of

“A New Hope.” “(I) was like, ‘wait a minute, hang on, this is going to connect directly to my favourite film of all time, like this is sacred ground. You can’t make this movie, this is wrong. No one should do this,’” he said.

“Five seconds later, I was writing ‘Please let me do this.’”

The film sees Erso tracked down by the Rebel Alliance and embarking on a dangerous mission with rebels to new planets to find a way to stop Darth Vader.

Humour during the tense journey comes courtesy of dry-witted new droid K-2SO, voiced by Alan Tudyk.

“He’s not like C-3PO who is super scared and following orders, he’s the

opposite. K-2SO is an enforcer droid and no one can tell him anything,” Ahmed said.

Early reviews on Tuesday have been positive and the film is expected to gross more than $300 million worldwide this weekend.

At Tuesday’s “Rogue One” London premiere, cast members said they were relieved they could finally talk about the film.

“We were all nervous beforehand.

These films are not screen-tested or shown. The first audience was on Saturday and it was reassuring particularly that the true die-hard ‘Star Wars’ fans have given it their seal of approval,” Jones said.

“There are characters making cameos from the past,” said Forest Whitaker, who plays the rebel fighter Saw Gerrera. “That was a big secret, so it’s great to be free to talk about what was going on in the movie itself,” he added. (rtr)

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MANGUPURA - Abrasion will remain a threat to Bali in the future, moreover, if the development, especially in the coastal areas, is continuously carried out to exceed the carrying capacity of the Island of the Gods. The awareness of abrasion becomes very important before the waves increasingly erode the area of Bali.

“Abrasion by seawater is quite powerful.

Due to gradual coastal abrasion, the area will slowly reduce and this condition has happened to the territory of Java. Real evidence can be seen in the north coast and East Java where some villages have disappeared,” said Director General of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Dr. Nur Masripatin, in the ‘Journalist Workshop on Covering Climate Change’ posing a cooperation of the Dr. Soetomo Press Institute and the Embassy of Norway in Kuta, Badung, Wednesday (Dec. 14).

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before their talks in Nagato, Yamaguchi prefecture on December 15, 2016.

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Abe, Putin to huddle at hot spring over Japan-Russia islands row

NAGATO - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Japan on Thursday for a summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a hot spring resort where they will seek progress on a territorial row that has blocked a peace treaty formally ending World War Two. The two sides are likely to clinch agreements on economic cooperation in areas from medical technology to energy. But both have sought to dampen expectations of a breakthrough in the feud over the windswept islands in the western Pacific seized by Soviet forces at the end of the war, forcing some 17,000 Japanese residents to flee.

Putin, who arrived nearly three hours behind schedule, and Abe will meet on Thursday at a mountainside inn at the hot spring resort

of Nagato in Abe’s home constituency in southwest Japan, and again in Tokyo on Friday.

Abe has pledged to resolve the territorial dispute, in hopes of leaving a diplomatic legacy that eluded his foreign minister father, and of building better ties with Russia to counter a rising China.

But a deal to end the dispute over the islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as the Southern Kuriles, carries risks for Putin, who does not

want to tarnish his image at home of a staunch defender of Russian sovereignty.

The isles have strategic value for Russia, ensuring naval access to the western Pacific.

“The hurdles that remain to be cleared are still quite high,” Yasutoshi Nishimura, an advisor to Abe, told Reuters. “On the other hand, they are two strong leaders, so I hope that some broad path forward and direction will emerge.”

Abe’s bid to improve ties with Russia had worried Washington, but President-elect Donald Trump is expected to seek a thaw with Moscow.

That could reduce pressure on Abe but also reduce Putin’s appetite

for compromise since he would have less to gain from driving a wedge between Washington and Tokyo.

The talks also come as Russia faces Western criticism over the destruction of eastern Aleppo in Syria, where Russia is backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

Russia hopes to clinch deals with Japanese companies as part of an Asian pivot in response to a decision by Western governments, including Japan, to impose sanctions in 2014 over Russia’s role in the Ukraine conflict.

Putin told the Yomiuri newspaper this week that the goal of a peace treaty would be harder to achieve if Russia remained subject

to Japanese sanctions.

But Japan’s trade minister, Hiroshige Seko, has ruled out any economic cooperation with Russia that would undermine Group of Seven unity on the sanctions.

Japan has long insisted its sovereignty over all four of the disputed islands off Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido be confirmed before a peace treaty is signed. (rtr) 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.