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WWE signs first woman wrestler from Arab world in global push DUBAI - World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. signed its first female performer from the Arab world on Sunday, smashing cultural taboos as the U.S.-based pageant seeks to piledrive its way into lucrative foreign markets.

Shadia Bseiso, a Jordanian versed in jiu-jitsu, dreams of encouraging more Arab women to take up sports - and of one day maybe even crashing a metal chair over WWE mega-star John Cena.

“Female athletes are finally getting the credit they deserve. The world is more open to that, and in terms of how the region will react to it, I’m hoping its going to be very positive,” said Bseiso.

While women exercising in public is rare in the Arab world and the local entertainment industry often relegates them to docile roles, big companies such as Nike have stepped up advertising geared towards female athletes.

Still, the high octane physicality and outrageous storylines of professional wrestling remain a novelty in the region.

Speaking to Reuters in the WWE’s

Dubai office, Bseiso said she made sure to tell her parents about her colourful career choice in person.

After announcing she would join the ranks of the WWE, they paused in disbelief for a moment, she said, worried for her safety in the often bruising shows.

They support her fully, she added, as she now heads to the company’s Orlando, Florida, training centre for gruelling in-ring training and what WWE calls “character development” - transformation into one of their trademark big personalities.

She has a Jordan-themed persona in mind, she says, declining to elaborate. For decades a quintessential if curious emblem of Americana, professional wrestling has now won die-hard fans in the Arab world and beyond, and features widely in apparel and toys.

WWE’s reach deeper into new demographics makes plenty of business sense for the $1.5 billion Connecticut company, which has also recently signed several Indian and Chinese athletes in the hope of snaring millions of potential new devotees. (rtr)

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The latest from Blumhouse and Universal is leading the box office this weekend with $26.5 million from 3,149 locations.

‘Happy Death Day’ Crushes ‘Blade Runner 2049’ With $26.5 Million

LOS ANGELES - “Happy Death Day” has cause for celebration. The latest from Blumhouse and Universal is leading the box office this weekend with $26.5 million from 3,149 locations.

That puts it far ahead of “Blade Runner 2049,” which is skidding to $15.1 million during its second weekend at 4,058 locations, down 54% from its disappointing opening weekend.

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Shadia Bseiso, who was signed by World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. as its first female performer from the Arab world, gestures during an interview with Reuters in Dubai, UAE October 15, 2017.

A horror spin on “Groundhog Day,” “Happy Death Day” centers on Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) as a woman who wakes up to the same day -- her birthday -- every day, and is murdered every time.

Christopher B. Landon directed the film based on a script by Scott Lobdell.

Earlier this year in January, Blumhouse’s “Split” opened to a monster $40 million in January, and went on to earn $278.3 million worldwide. Then, the next month, “Get Out” was a smash hit as well with a $33.4 million opening and $253.1 million in global grosses

by the end of its run. The production house is also responsible for the hugely profitable “Purge” and “Paranormal Activity” franchises.

Otherwise, “The Foreigner” -- a U.S.-China co-production between STXfilms, Sparkle Roll Media, and Wanda -- is opening to $12.8 million from 2,515 locations. The Jackie Chan-starrer started its international rollout on Sept. 30, and has tallied $88 million overseas so far. “Casino Royale” director Martin Campbell made the $35 million flick, which also stars Pierce Brosnan as a British government official.

And two biopics are struggling

to draw significant grosses. Open Road’s “Marshall” is opening to $3 million from 821 locations, and Annapurna’s “Professor Marston & The Wonder Women” is barely making a dent with $737,000 from 1,229 locations.

“It” remains in the top five this weekend, as horror continues to dominate the box office. In its sixth weekend, the Warner Bros. and New Line release is grossing $6 million from 3,176 spots. Rounding out the top five is Fox’s “The Mountain Between Us,” which is taking in $5.7 million from 3,259 locations. (rtr)

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Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (L) and his deputy Sandiaga Uno gesture before a swearing-in at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 16, 2017.

Jakarta governor sworn in amid calls from hardliners for “Islamic lifestyle”

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo swore in a former education minister as Jakarta’s governor on Monday, months after an election that opened up religious and ethnic divisions in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country. Anies Baswedan was inaugurated as Indonesia’s reputation for religious tolerance comes under scrutiny due to the rising clout of Islamists in a nation with large Christian, Hindu and Buddhist minorities.

Baswedan faced criticism after winning April’s vote with the support of Islamist groups who had agitated for months against his opponent and former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - an ethnic Chinese Christian - whom they accused of blasphemy against Islam.

“We will ensure that the governor of Jakarta will be the governor of us all, of those who voted for us and those who didn’t,” Baswedan told reporters, wearing a crisp white uniform after a ceremony in the Dutch colonial-style state palace.

Groups like the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) hope that Baswedan will impose a more “Is-

lamic lifestyle” in the city of more than 10 million people.

Novel Bamukmin, head of FPI’s Jakarta chapter, said the group would “push” Baswedan’s administration to gradually close down bars and clubs in a city known for a freewheeling nightlife because “it’s immoral and...not Islamic culture”.

He told Reuters the group would begin by calling for the cancellation of the city’s New Year’s Eve celebration, which sees thousands of residents flock to street markets, concerts, and traditional theatre performances funded by the city.

A spokesman for Baswedan was not immediately available for com-

ment. Sandiaga Uno, Baswedan’s deputy, has previously said the administration would consider setting up “sharia-inspired” or sharia-compliant entertainment spots similar to those in Abu Dhabi or Dubai.

Indonesia is officially secular and its constitution enshrines religious diversity, though the return to demoocray two decades ago after the end of the autocratic rule of Suharto has allowed hardline groups to flourish. While religion was an important factor during the election, most Jakarta residents are also concerned with issues such as chronic traffic congestion and regular flooding.

“The hope is for Jakarta to move forward so it’s cleaner and the poor receive help,” said Wisnu, a 42-yearold courier. “I don’t feel Anies-Sandi need to pay back those (Islamist) groups in any way,” he said, referring to the new governor and his deputy.

The FPI led mass rallies in the run-up to the election to urge voters to pick a Muslim candidate over Purnama. After being put on trial and losing the election in the second round, Purnama was sentenced in May to two years in prison in a ruling that was internationally condemned as unjust. Baswedan made public appearances with the leaders of the rallies and FPI but denied pandering to Islamist groups to win support.

Baswedan and Uno are backed by the main opposition party Gerindra, which has now wrenched control of the capital away from Widodo’s ruling party. “Jakarta

serves as a national political barometer,” said Gerindra official Arief Poyuono. “Because of that it is important that Gerindra has taken over control of Jakarta...to be able to win in general and presidential elections in 2019.”

The battle for the Jakarta governorship was widely seen as a proxy for the 2019 presidential election.

Baswedan’s main backer is retired general and Gerindra chief Prabowo Subianto who is widely expected to run for president against Widodo in 2019.(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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AMLAPURA —

Megandu is a traditional game born from the agrarian activities in paddy fields. The traditional games involving elementary school students are usually played in paddy fields after harvest. “Megandu is said to be the only one game held at Ole, Marga village, Dauh Puri, Marga – Tabanan.

Unfortunately, the game becomes scarce because people rarely know it and even play it.

In an effort to preserve this cultural heritage, Megandu was once featured in the Bali Arts Festival

Since Mount Agung was declared to be in warning status on September 22, other impacts are also felt by the operators of rafting tourism like the Bali Mitra Wahana (BMW) at Rendang village.

The owner of BMW, I Made Agus Kertiana, revealed that tourist arrivals dropped by 50 percent. Seeing this situation, to ensure that guests do not feel anxious, he is trying to convince travel agencies if the rafting location remains in safe position because it does not belong to red zone. The mostly affected tourist attraction in the red zone is Tulamben in Kubu subdistrict.

For weeks, the attractions in the area do not show any activities because the area must be emptied.

Similarly, climbing activities on Mount Agung from the Pasar Agung Temple and Besakih route are stopped for a while. Dozens of guides usually escorting tourists to climb are now forced to idle.

Tama added that hoteliers and restaurateurs in safe zone still make anticipative efforts.

To follow up the direction of Tourism Minister, Arief Yahya, the hoteliers and restaurateurs in Karangasem have made mitigation efforts. All members of the PHRI Karangasem also received direction from the Center for Volcanology Mitigation Geological Disaster (PVMBG). The evacuation fleet should always be in a ready condition. As for the evacuation of sea lane, there must be coordination with traditional fishermen having boat and sampan.

Secretary of PHRI Karangasem, I Wayan Kariasa, said on

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Tourists walk up the stairs at Penataran Agung Lempuyang Temple with Mount Agung, a volcano on the highest alert level, in the background in Karangasem Regency on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia September 25, 2017.

Saturday (Oct. 14) that tourists and travel agencies should be provided with correct understanding on warning zone because not all areas of Karangasem are dangerous to visit. Tourist attractions including in warning zone are only Besakih Temple, Tulamben and climbing tour to the peak of Mount Agung. In other words, if only wishing to visit other places such as the attractions of Amed, Tirtagangga, Ujung Water Palace, Candidasa, Sidemen to Rendang,

these are actually still safe. Moreover, the tourist attractions outside Karangasem are surely still very safe to be visited by tourists.

Currently, his agency continues to convince this. Every tourist coming to Karangasem is also asked to give testimony that tourist attractions outside the radius of 12 km from the top of Mount Agung are still safe. Gradually, travel agencies and tourists, he said, had begun to understand, so that tourist visits to the objects

Let’s Play Megandu Games

(BAF) several years ago by Wintang Rare Art Studio directed by I Wayan Weda. In the BAF XXXVII it was also featured through creative dance entitled Megandu by Ni Luh Nyoman Sri Suryati and I Wayan Muder who makes the arrangement.

In the Festival ke Uma 2017, the Megandu game is also presented with the involvement of urban and rural children.

In the past, Megandu was commonly played by children of Ole hamlet in the fields after massive

harvest, while herding cattle, mowing grass, looking for dragonflies and looking for eels. In the middle of the activity, they agreed to play Megandu. After harvesting, paddy fields were used as the location to play.

This game is commenced with the making of eagle’s egg-like ball. Each child must deposit one ball. After that, a child will be determined by making a draw. After getting the seeker, the seeker will then plunged a stick in the middle of the field. At top of the wood

is tied a rope made from coconut bark and the seeker holds it.

The other children put straw balls in the middle of the wood.

The seeker then tightens the string around the wood and tried to wrap around the other children. The others are trying to pick up the ball and should not get caught. If a child has a strap, it is ready to be guided (throw with straw balls).

The players do not hesitate to throw the child to tears. Furthermore, the child hit by the ball must then

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WINNER OF BALI’S BEST RESTAURANT AWARD 2017

The threat of Mount Agung eruption has had an impact in various sectors. Tourism becoming the mainstay continues to head for downturn. Many travel plans are canceled and the majority of tourist accommodation is also totally closed. Facing this situation, Bali tourism should not give up and should be saved by convincing tourists that Bali stays very safe.

The threat has made tourism sector, especially in Karangasem, almost dormant. Of the dozens of tourist objects and attractions, only Candidasa remains to survive. Since the warning status, this prominent tourist attraction in Bali is still quite crowded by visitors.

Candidasa area stretching from Jasri Beach in Karangasem subdistrict to Padangbai in Manggis subdistrict is equipped with at least 1,500 rooms and tourist activity centralized along Candidasa Beach.

Under normal conditions, the occupancy rate averagely reaches 70 percent. However, since Mount Agung was in warning status, there is a decrease of occupancy rate to 55 percent.

“There is a decrease of about 10 to 15 percent. Some guests also canceled. However, in general Candidasa is still quite crowded,” said Chairman of the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Karangasem, I Wayan Tama.

In contrast to Candidasa, Amed tourist area in Abang subdistrict is now almost without activity.

Although excluding in the warning zone, the tourist attraction being famous for its underwater tourism is only visited by a few tourists.

Tama said the current occupancy rate at Amed is only in the range of 10 percent of the total 500 existing rooms. According to this legislator of Karangasem, only 20 of 50 restaurants usually operating are still open. They also undergo significant drop in turnover. “Pursuant to information from colleagues running businesses at Amed, now there are only around 50 guests. The number continues to decline,” he said.

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beyond the warning zone are getting to normal. “So, whether the Mount Agung erupts or does not, we must do the recovery measure.

Bali tourism should not give up.

Fake news about Bali tourism must be faced by giving correct information. Currently, guests have started to come and stay again. In addition to Candidasa, they also visit Sidemen. Tourism must continue to live in Bali, otherwise everything will also collapse,” he said. (kmb31)

serves as a seeker and so forth.

Although it is a tradition for rural children, the megandu game is good for development of children starting from their physical to emotional development that can affect their growth. When modern games are combined with traditional games will provide complementary benefits for the development of children because they get benefits in terms of physical, psychological, and social aspects. (kmb)

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Hotel Tugu Bali, part of Tugu Hotels & Restaurants, are proud to announce the winning of the Best Japanese and Best Balinese/ Indonesian restaurant 2017 held by NOW!Bali, one of the most established travel & lifestyle magazines in Bali and in Indonesia. The award is acknowledged as one of the most credible competitions on the island, as winners are purely selected by a large base of voters and the general public. The objective of the competition is to bring light to the amazing food scene in Bali and create a trusted award that consumers and the industry can rely upon.

“Thank you to all of you who have dined with us, loved, trusted & supported Tugu Restaurants all this way. And moreover, thank you to our kitchen & food & beverage teams for their tireless strive for excellence, their passion for truly good food that are unique and stand out, their pride for our centuries-old heritage as Indonesian people” says Lucienne Anhar, from the owning family of Tugu Hotels & Restaurants Group. Entering into the JI AT BALE SUTRA 1706, is to participate in a mythical experience for the senses that lingers between the pleasures of this world and those of another.

Leading the heart of this journey is the namesake and inspiration of this unique Japanese cum Peranakan Chinese dining experience—the 311 year old Kang XI period temple which Tugu Hotels founder/designer, Anhar Setjadibrata, rescued

from ruins in Java and completely reconstructed on the first island in Indonesia where the temple landed hundreds of years ago.

No matter the choice of entry, a culinary aficionado’s dreams will be fulfilled in the selection of dishes that celebrate Japanese traditions fused with other exotic cultural influences.

JI TERRACE BY THE SEA, with 180 degrees undisturbed views over the sparkling Indian Ocean and Canggu Beach, celebrates the exotic beauty of the sensuous, mysterious Asia. It is a fusion of ancient and contemporary Asian cultures, with rich, deep colors inspired by the crimson sky and red sunsets that we see everyday from this terrace.

The food served at Ji at Bale Sutra 1706 and Ji Terrace By THE SEA on the rooftop is a modern interpretation of ancient Asian cultures.

Here, our team of Japanese & Asiantrained chefs had fun experimenting with contemporary & playful dishes, focusing on the exploration of authentic flavors from Japan with gentle influences from other Asian and worldly cuisines. Using only the freshest local produce, the aim is to create an interesting fusion of flavors that are at the same time comforting, homey and heartwarming. The cocktails take a similar inspiration as the food – with Asian infusions of our premium spirits, the cocktails at Ji Terrace By THE SEA are 200% seductive in flavors as well as presentation.

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Fishermen of Penimbangan Beach drown hexadome

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A view of “Moai” statues in Rano Raraku volcano, on Easter Island, Chile on October 31, 2003.

The post at the former elephant ginger factory.

Scientists said on Thursday an analysis of DNA from ancient skeletal remains ruled out the likelihood that Easter Island’s inhabitants intermixed with South Americans before the arrival of Europeans on the island in 1722.

A 2014 genetic study had indicated interbreeding between the people of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, and native people in South America occurred roughly between 1300 and 1500. The new research, studying the DNA of three Rapa Nui people from the 1400s and 1500s and two from the 1800s, found no evidence of such mingling.

The research underscored the isolation of these people, who lived on an outpost some 2,300 miles (3,700 km) west of South America and 1,100 miles (1,770 km) from the nearest island.

“Our study shows that there is no

simple scenario of population exchange and migration between Rapa Nui and the Americas as suggested by many archaeologists, historians, population geneticists and even adventurers,” said archaeologist Cat Jarman of the University of Bristol in Britain.

Jarman said the study, published in the journal Current Biology, confirmed a growing body of evidence that Easter Island was settled by Polynesians who crossed the open ocean.

“We were surprised that we didn’t find any Native American admixture in our ancient Rapa Nui individuals,” Jarman added.

The Rapa Nui people formed a unique culture best known for the 900 monumental head-and-torso stone statues known as moai erected around Easter Island. The culture flourished starting around 1200.

The study did not rule out some type of cultural contact between Easter Island and South America.

“However, if it did take place, the new evidence suggests that it was infrequent or, at least, that it did not leave a discernible genetic trace,” Jarman said.

University of California-Santa Cruz anthropologist Lars FehrenSchmitz said evidence like the presence of sweet potatoes, a South American staple, in Polynesia indicates some cultural exchange occurred between the Americas and Polynesia before the impact of European colonization.

“Many researchers suggest Rapa Nui as kind of the best point of contact because it is closest to South America, but an exchange could have also been initiated on other islands, if it happened,” FehrenSchmitz added. (rtr)

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Ex-elephant ginger factory prepared to hold refugees

WASHINGTON - The massive brooding stone figures peering from Easter Island’s hillsides are emblematic of the enigmatic people who once thrived on the dot of land in the middle of the Pacific. New genetic research only deepens the mystery around these people.

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FRANKFURT - Europe launched the sixth of its Sentinel Earth observation satellites on Friday as part of the multi-billion-euro Copernicus programme to monitor volcanic ash and ultraviolet radiation.

The Sentinel-5P satellite, part of a system of satellites that is to monitor Earth, blasted off on board a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia’s north-western Arkhangelsk region at 0927 GMT. From its orbit 824 kilometres (512 miles) above Earth, it will monitor the planet’s atmosphere for occurrences such as volcanic ash that could put airplanes at risk or high levels of ultraviolet radiation that could cause skin damage.

In addition, scientists will use Sentinel-5P’s data to understand better how holes form in Earth’s ozone layer.

The Copernicus project is described by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the most ambitious Earth observation programme to date.

The European Union and the ESA have committed funding of more than 8 billion euros ($9.5 billion) to it until 2020.

The launch of the Copernicus project became especially urgent after Europe lost contact with its Earth observation satellite Envisat in 2012 after 10 years.

Sentinel-5P, also known as Sentinel-5 Precursor, was designed to reduce data gaps between Envisat and NASA’s Aura mission and the launch of Sentinel 5.

The first satellite of Europe’s planned Sentinel network launched in April 2014, among other to provide speedy images of land, oceans and waterways. (rtr)

Mystery surrounding ancient Easter Island people deepens

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SINGARAJA — Sari Segara fishermen group of Penimbangan Beach together with the apparatus of Baktiseraga village, Buleleng, really shows its seriousness in preserving coastal environment. As evidence, fishermen and village officials are now seriously maintaining and preserving the coral garden on Penimbangan Beach. One of them is through conservation of marine environment by drowning fish house (hexadome) made independently and utilizing village fund allocation (ADD).

Headman of Baktiseraga, Gusti Putu Armada, said that following the increasingly improved condition of coral reefs, fishermen and village officials are getting more serious in protecting and preserving the coral gardens. One of the activities of coral reef conservation is the installation of artificial fish house. It is installed in the distance of 100 to 200 meters from mainland.

The fish house is made with the third party donations and self-financing of fishermen. In addition, local village begins to allocate the ADD to help conserve the coral reef garden. The installation is not only at this time, but fisherman has done it for several times.

“Actually, we have installed several fish houses together with fishermen.

And now we continue to increase so as to help the coral reef growth and it will be getting better in the future,” he said.

Related to marine tourism program in the future, Armada said the fishermen group together with marine conservation activists has prepared a marine coastal tourism development program. Especially for coral gardens, in the future it will be developed into a snorkeling spot.

Another development is to make a coral reef garden designed into a place of underwater selfie. He admitted these developments are highly potential because currently tourists have tendency to capture the well-preserved underwater scenery. In addition, if this program can run, it will enrich tour packages that can be ‘sold’ in addition to dolphin attraction having become a tourism mascot of North Bali. “Fisherman fellows here already have a design and we will be very supportive because marine tourism has great aficionados. We are confident it can give positive impact,” he explained.

In the meantime, a fishermen group member, Kadek Agus, said the development of coral reef lately has been far better than before, especially since the fishermen installed the artificial fish house. It can speed up coral reef growth. After seeing the results, he believed the coral reef will be a beautiful snorkeling spot and not inferior to other areas in the future.

“Since we put the artificial fish house, the coral reef begins to grow and even faster than the coral without being installed with artificial fish house. If this can be developed continuously, we believe the coral reef here become the best snorkeling spot in North Bali,” he said. (kmb38)

BANGLI — The Mt. Agung Disaster Relief Command Post in Bangli district so far remains to relocate the evacuees to the official refugee post provided. So far, the post has succeeded in relocating the evacuees spreading across several residents’ houses, hamlet hall or other public facilities to the two points of official refugee post in Kubu and Kayuambua, Susut. As planned, the post will also relocate a number of evacuees to the post at the former elephant ginger factory after the tent and toilet facilities have been prepared.

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From its orbit 824 kilometres (512 miles) above Earth, it will monitor the planet’s atmosphere for occurrences such as volcanic ash that could put airplanes at risk or high levels of ultraviolet radiation that could cause skin damage.

Commander of Mt. Agung Disaster Relief Command Post in Bangli district, Andy Pranoto, accompanied

by Chief of Staff of the 1626/Bangli Military District Suka Prajaka, and Territorial Section Officer I.B. Mahendra said on Sunday (Oct. 15) that relocation of evacuees has been done by his unit since last week. He admitted it is not easy. The relocation process cannot be done in a matter of days.

“There are some things to watch out for. To relocate evacuees, we have to prepare the location, toilet facilities, electricity and transportation means. Besides, it also needs a lot of coordination, so it is not easy,”

he explained.

Andy added that so far the official refugee posts having been occupied are only two points namely in Kubu and SKB Kayuambua, Susut.

In the meantime, the refugee post in the former elephant ginger factory located at Tiga village, Susut, is still empty.

Currently, his unit is making preparation by installing tents at the former elephant ginger factory.

He said the establishment of tents at the location considering it has quite open condition so it is not good for the health of refugees in the long term.

As planned, a total 50 tents will

be established at the former elephant factory to accommodate 500 people.

In addition to setting up tents, his unit will also increase toilet facilities. “We are now completing the facility before relocating refugees to the location,” he explained.

In the meantime, when asked about the availability of logistics for refugees at this time, Mahendra said it remains quite safe.

Rice stock in the post warehouse remains sufficient to meet the needs of refugees up to 10 days ahead.

Likewise, the needs of side dishes and others are also still safe. “So far, donations continue to arrive,” he added. (kmb40)

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Fish house (hexadome) made independently and utilizing village fund allocation (ADD).

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One by one the peanuts were taken out of the large sack and peeled.

Beijing proudly unveils mega-airport due to open in 2019

An ethnic Chinese Christian, who fled Indonesia after wide scale rioting and overstayed her visa in the U.S., holds her daughter’s hand and a handwritten list of appointments with ICE, the last entry reading “...Instructed to report on 10/9/17 at 9:30 with tickets and itinerary to directly depart the U.S. on or before 11/9/17..,.” before a scheduled ICE family meeting including her husband and five year-old daughter in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., October 13, 2017.

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Evacuees trying to find work

Peeling peanuts for IDR 25,000 per sack

RESIDENTS of Karangasem who have been evacuated to the district Klungkung continue to look for ways to keep themselves busy since they left their homes some three weeks ago. Some are making woven bamboo crafts while others are peeling peanuts for IDR 25, 000 per sack.

The atmosphere of the Swecapura Stadium evacuation post was quite quiet on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 15) and the number of vehicles bringing in basic goods could be counted on one hand. Long line-ups like in weeks gone by are no longer happening. Under the heat of the sun, dozens of children were flying kites in the field, while others chased their friends around

playfully. The cheerfullness seen on their faces appeared as if they had forgotten that they had been evacuated from their homes can be seen from their face as if they forgot to stay in refugee camp.

A number of evacuees were enjoying the shade of the trees, away form the heat of their temporary shelters. Some evacuees however were chatting in their tents while

others just lazed about to release their fatigue. In the north some families were seen sitting in a circle keeping themlseves busy peeling peanuts. One by one the peanuts were taken out of the large sack and peeled. “ We have been doing this since morning for a peanut seller from the local village” said one evacuee named Ni Made Selamat from Kaja Hamlet, Muncan, Selat.

Selamat has been peeling peanuts for the last two days. In the morning after breakfast she and her son and daughter- in-law sit together and chat about their conditions as they peel the peanuts. The

work is painstaking and not really worth what they are being paid. It has taken her three days to peel an entire sack of peanuts for which she is paid IDR 25,000. “ It takes us three days to peel one whole bag of nuts. It takes time to peel the peanuts one by one especially since they are raw”, she said.

Although it is not a lot of money, Selamat is thankful as it allows her to provide a little pocket money for her grandchildren to go to school with. Having left her village – like may others, Selamat has been unable to work. Now she and her family have to start from zero. “ Right now we have nothing” she

added.

Similar work is also done by Made Cento from Besakih. Given his old age he is unable to do heavy labour but he still needs to provide for his daily needs. The government handouts are not enough. “It does not matter if we only get a small wage, the important thing is that we can earn a little income”, he said.

The hardness of the peanut shells cause pain to his old wrinkled hands, which causes him to work slowly. Fortunately, Cento’s son, wife and daughter-in-law also help.

“Well... when I get tired, I can take a rest. Tomorrow I will continue” , he added. (sos)

Earthquakes decrease, Mt. Agung remains highly active

Mount Agung

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AMLAPURA — Although there has started to be decline in the intensity of earthquakes the frequency of volcanic earthquakes remains high. On Saturday (Oct. 14), there were 1.006 deep and shallow volcanic earthquake. In just six hours there were 240 deep and shallow volcanic earthquakes and in the last 24 hours non-harmonic tremors occurred three times, said Head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG), Kasbani, on Sunday (Oct. 15).

Kasbani said that the frequency of volcanic earthquakes is still quite high. Based on monitoring of the PVMBG, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, at the Mt. Agung post Mt Agung is still showing

seismic activity. Mount Agung is not visible from the monitoring post as the great mountain is covered in fog. Monitoring from the North shows that smoke is still coming out of the crater. “This indicates that the mountain is still quite active, so people in the red zone should remain highly alert”, Kasbani said.

There have also been three non-harmonic tremors in the last 24 hours added Kasbani saying that continuous tremors tend to indicate an immanent eruption.

If there is an eruption, lave will pour down through valleys and rivers near Mt. Agung. Channels have been created to facilitate the flow of lava to the sea. (kmb41)

In New Hampshire, Indonesian Christians caught in Trump immigration crackdown

MANCHESTER - Since fleeing deadly violence in Indonesia two decades ago, Meldy and Eva Lumangkun built a life in suburban New Hampshire and raised four children, their illegal status long tolerated by U.S. immigration authorities.

But when they showed up at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Manchester in August for their regular check-in, they were told to buy one-way tickets back to Indonesia and get out of the United States in two months.

“We are afraid to go home. We fear for the safety of our children,” Meldy Lumangkun said after an October meeting with ICE officials in Manchester. “Here our children can live safely.”

The Lumangkuns are among about 2,000 ethnic Chinese Indonesian Christians who fled to New Hampshire to escape rioting in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy that killed about 1,000 people in 1998 at the height of Asia’s financial crisis.

They are also among tens of thousands of illegal immigrants in the United States now facing possible deportation after the Trump administration moved to reopen cases of people who, like the Lumangkuns, had been given a reprieve under past administrations.

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump said he would

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purge the country of millions of illegal immigrants. Since he moved into the White House in January, immigration arrests have tripled since the start of the year to an average of 142 people a day, though actual deportations are down from the rate under Trump’s Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama.

The Lumangkuns and other Indonesian Christians in New Hampshire say they fear religious discrimination or violence if they return to Indonesia.

Resented for their wide control over trade and business, and suspected of loyalty to China, Indonesian-Chinese have often been the target of racial discrimination in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country. In 1998, rampaging mobs targeted Chineseowned businesses and in some cases killed and raped ChineseIndonesians, forcing hundreds to flee the country.

Most of the Indonesians now facing deportation entered the United States legally, often on tourist visas, but overstayed them.

They then failed to apply for asylum within a year of entering the

country, a deadline many were unaware of, according to immigrants, as well as advocates and attorneys.

They only later tried to seek legal status, and the ones now facing deportation failed.

Under the terms of a deal negotiated with ICE in 2012 with the help of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the group was allowed to remain in the country if they surrendered their passports and appeared for regular check-ins set on varying schedules by ICE. Beginning in August, members of the group including the Lumangkuns, were told to prepare to return home, a tougher line that ICE officials said was aligned with an executive order signed by Trump on Jan. 25 overturning many Obama-era immigration policies.

Under the new guidelines, while criminals remain the highest priority for deportation, almost anyone in the country illegally is a potential target.

“The executive order that President Trump signed in January changed everything,” said ICE spokesman Shawn Neudauer. (rtr)

BEIJING - China’s capital unveiled the “shining example” of its 80 billion yuan ($12.14 billion) new airport on Monday, tipped to become one of the world’s largest when it opens in October 2019 amid a massive infrastructure drive overseen by President Xi Jinping.

Representatives showed off the sprawling skeleton of “Beijing New Airport”, which is made up of 1.6 million cubic metres of concrete, 52,000 tonnes of steel and spans a total 47 sq km (18 sq miles), including runways.

It is expected to serve an initial 45 million passengers a year with an eventual capacity of 100 million, putting it on par with HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport.

“Lined up together there’s roughly 5 km of gates,” said project spokesman Zhu Wenxin. “It’s a shining example of China’s national production capacity.”

Updates on the airport come as the ruling Communist Party is set to open its 19th congress later this week, a twice-a-decade leadership event where Xi will consolidate power and emphasise successful projects and policy from his first five years.

The project, which broke ground in 2014, is one of the region’s largest infrastructure investments under Xi’s rule, which has been plagued by fears of slowing economic growth, offset slightly by a construction spree.

China has sought to boost its profile as both an aviation hub and a manufacturer in recent years.

The country’s first home-grown passenger jet, the C919, lifted off

on its maiden flight in May, edging into a multibillion-dollar market currently dominated by Boeing Co and Airbus SE. Situated 67 km south of Beijing, the airport technically falls in neighbouring Hebei province, though it will eventually constitute its own development zone.

It will relieve pressure on Beijing’s existing international airport, to the northeast of Beijing and currently the world’s second largest by passenger volume, which opened a new terminal worth $3.6 billion in 2008 ahead of the Beijing Summer Olympics.

The existing airport will continue to operate major international flights, though a third smaller domestic airport in the city’s south will close in coming years.

Two of China’s three major airlines, China Eastern Airlines Corp and China Southern Airlines Co, will relocate to the airport on completion, accounting for roughly four-fifths of the new airport’s total traffic.

The airport will be connected to Beijing by a high speed train with a top speed of 350 km an hour, as well as an inter-city train and a major expressway.

Original plans for the airport were made by French airports operator Aeroports de Paris, though third-party improvements to the original version make the final design “wholly domestic”, said Zhu. “It’s like a large flower, but made of steel,” said one construction worker on the site, who declined to share his name because he was not authorised to speak to press. (rtr)

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An engineer explains the hall of terminal building to journalists at the construction site of new Daxing Airport on the outskirts of Beijing, China October 16, 2017.

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It was an echo of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s comment that Hong Kong’s traditional strengths are “losing their edge, while new drivers of growth have yet to emerge,” during his visit to the city in July. But economists and investment strategists said that while Lam and her big boss in Beijing may have identified the disease, they have yet to come up with a cure.

In her policy speech she sought to tinker with probably the territory’s biggest social problem – soaring property prices that have put owning an apartment out of reach for many young middle and working class Hong Kongers. And she decided to throw money at another issue – the lack of innovation – by targeting a doubling of the percentage of the city’s gross domestic product that goes to research and development (R&D).

But her “Starter Homes” scheme – meant to provide affordable housing for purchase by lower-income residents – may only make a small dent in the problem. Hopes she would come up with proposals to free up much more land for development weren’t addressed.

Kevin Lai, chief economist for Asia ex-Japan at Daiwa, called the new housing measures and some tax cuts aimed at small businesses “trivial.” He said the government needed to rid young people of the housing burden to allow them to focus on more enterprising activities, which he says would have more success than government-funded projects. “Unless you give more power to the younger generation your economy will not be able to rebalance,” Lai said. “I’m afraid Hong Kong is losing its relevance to the rest of the world.”

PAST MISSTEPS There have been a number of faltering attempts by the Hong Kong authorities to diversify the territory’s economy in the past 20 years. The Cyberport business park, which was first announced in 1999 and built in the following decade, was supposed to make Hong Kong a great incubator for technology start-ups. But many new businesses prefer Shenzhen, just across the border in mainland

Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon, A Unique Tradition to Invoke Fertility at Kapal Village

Bleganjur gamelan music was played. Hundreds of villagers then threw tipat (rice bag) bantal (pillow-like cake) each other. Although, they seemed to mutually reciprocate, between the two camps (people in the north and south) did not keep any revenge. Their throw was not focused on particular person, but to the air above the opposite camp. Although this looked like a war, they cheered each other due to excitement.

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Workers at work at West Kowloon Terminus, under construction for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, with a backdrop of the financial district in Hong Kong, China July 21, 2017. Picture taken July 21, 2017.

China, and the park area has turned into as much of a residential development as a base for entrepreneurs.

Among a number of other examples of less-than-stellar results from governmentfinanced projects is Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, which has attracted both fewer ships and high-spending passengers than the government hoped when it opened it in 2013 after investing HK$6.6 billion ($845 million). Hong Kong’s old model is not delivering: its once world-leading port has been overtaken by cheaper options on the Chinese mainland, and its role as a middleman selling everything from iPhones to infant milk formula to mainlanders has diminished as China’s own retail industry has developed.

The problem is that the benefits it gets from being a gateway to and from China all come with big prices. Cash-rich mainland Chinese have sent apartment prices into the stratosphere – UBS recently estimated that

Hong Kong was the world’s most expensive city for apartments with the average living space per person now only 150 square feet (14 square meters). That has helped to drive growth – it is a major reason that the Hong Kong economy grew at 4 percent in the first half of the year. But it is also hurting many who are not yet on the housing ladder.

Even Hong Kong’s role as a financing centre for China carries major risks. Increased stock and bond market connections with the mainland have brought new business to the territory’s banks and brokerages but their growing mainland profile is a concern to credit rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service.

“China doesn’t need Hong Kong as much as in the past,” CLSA economist Ines Lam said. “Hong Kong is losing competitiveness in a lot of areas. That’s why it’s an urgent issue for us to find new growth drivers.”

One big hope is that Beijing will use the city as a finance hub for its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative through which China is

developing infrastructure and increased trade and investment ties with many countries in Asia and beyond. And another is the creation of a Greater Bay area combining nine cities in the Pearl River Delta, along with Hong Kong and Macau, into one megalopolis of more than 60 million people. But even that risks suffocating Hong Kong – and turning it into just another southern Chinese city.

Those looking for a fresh vision in Lam’s policy address were mostly disappointed. Lam used the words “strengthen” or “strengthening” over 30 times, “enhance” over 100 times, “step up” 12 times and “reinforce” 9 times. Even the slogan for her address – “we connect for hope and happiness” – suggested introspection rather than a vision for a new chapter in Hong Kong’s economic development. “The policy address to me was more like kicking the can down the road,” said Ben Luk, global macro strategist at State Street Asia Limited. “It wasn’t a game changer. “(rtr)

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To Maintain Peace, Residents Preserve Tradition of Burning “Memedi”

Hong Kong’s leader tinkers with economy in the face of “grave” challenges

HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s new leader Carrie Lam showed last week that bringing the mojo back to the territory’s once uniquely dynamic economy isn’t going to be easy. In her first policy address since coming into power in July, the chief executive acknowledged that “Hong Kong is facing increasingly grave challenges,” citing in particular competition from other economies. She called for the development of an economy that was more diversified and fostered leading technologies.

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It is the atmosphere of the Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon ritual or often known as the Siat Tipat Bantal at Kapal customary village, Mengwi, Badung district, Thursday (Oct. 5). Hundreds of Kapal customary villagers were involved in the Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon. In addition to the community, this unique tradition was also attended by the Regional Secretary of Badung district, Wayan Adi Arnawa.

The ritual was followed by all Kapal customary villagers. All the villagers were then divided into two camps, namely the northern camp and southern camp. At first, the two camps held a ceremony in the temple and were then resumed with worship at the outermost courtyard of the Desa/Puseh temple of Kapal.

Thousands of tipat and bantal were prepared by the temple apparatus. After dividing them, they were thrown each other like a war accompanied with bleganjur gamelan music.

Chief of Kapal customary village, Ketut Sudarsana, said that Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon formerly known as perang tipat (tipat war) is an annual ritual having been carried out for generations at Kapal customary village. This tradition is

then preserved, so that it is always carried out by the Kapal customary village. “This activity aims to invoke prosperity for all customary villagers of Kapal,” he said.

Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon has the meaning of offerings or an expression of gratitude before God in his manifestation as Lord Shiva.

Aci means ‘offering,’ Tabuh means ‘echoing,’ Rah means ‘power’ and Pengangon is another name of Lord Shiva. “Mutual throw of tipat and bantal is aimed to bring together the symbol of pradhana (female) and purusha (male), resulting in fertility,” he explained.

Ketut Sudarsana asserted that Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon is held by customary village because all the villages participated to enjoy the welfare. It is bringing together the tipat as symbol of ocean, pradhana (female) and bantal as symbol of mountain, purusha (male). Uniting the ocean and mountain is believed to be able to create life. “Two different things will present a life that can produce a good life,” he said.

Tipat and bantal thrown are not to target the opponent’s body but to make them both merge in the air and then fall to the ground.

This symbolizes the rendezvous of purusha and pradhana which then produces a seed of life. Remnants of the scattered tipat and bantal are the collected again. Those remaining intact are distributed back to residents for consumption, while the infeasible ones are distributed to residents to be scattered in paddy fields and used as animal feed. It is meant to invoke a good life seed for residents, animals and plants.

Sudarsana explained the tradition was started to be implemented in 1339. It marked the arrival of prime minister of Singasari dynasty in Bali, namely Ki Kebo Waruya. He received a mandate from the Balinese King named Asta Sura Ratna Bumi Banten to renovate the Purusada Temple at Kapal village. When arriving at Kapal, his heart was touched when seeing the condition of local village experiencing famine season.

Seeing such condition, he then invoked to deity abiding at Purusada Temple in order to bestow his graces. After applying for it, he was given instructions to perform the aci or ritual dedicated to Lord Shiva by means of tipat and bantal followed by all the Kapal customary villagers. (kmb)

Bungaya customary village, Bebandem, Karangasem, is one of the old villages in Bali. Every customary and religious ritual at the village takes place uniquely. One of them can be seen in the implementation of usaba mumu or familiarly known as usaba memedi. It’s named as usaba memedi because the ritual is marked with the ‘burning’ of memedi (spirits). The procession is carried out amid the pounding sounds of kulkul (wooden split drum) throughout customary hamlet and clan temples at night. How does the implementation look like?

Usaba mumu is held once a year falling in January (Balinese seventh month). This year, peak of the implementation took place on Wednesday (Jan. 18). Fifteen days in advance, residents have looked for ritual paraphernalia ingredients such as young coconut leaf, fruit, palm leaf and others at local customary village. ‘’Usaba Mumu’’ di Desa Adat Bungaya Then, three days before the peak of procession, all the people create the figure of memedi made from various leaves, such as the leaf of aba, bamboo, eggplant and pulet. The leaves are arranged in such a way to form humanoid figure coming with tribal marking by using lime betel.

“This paraphernalia is ritualized first in the morning at respective family temple. At night, it is taken out for the ritual procession,” said the apparatus of Bungaya customary village, I Gede Adi Krisna Widana, just before the peak of the ritual began.

At the peak of usaba mumu, thousands of families at Bungaya village have been busy with ritual preparations from the morning. Krisna said that before sunrise, the whole customary village apparatus come out to village temple or Bale Agung temple to prepare all means of rituals such as pras daksina, bayuan and kelanan.

In the meantime, all people have prepared ritual paraphernalia known as penyagaan (guard) made from palm tree stem from the morning. It is made to resemble a human figure decorated with various means such as coconut

leaf arrangement and wild cherry fruit.

The penyagaan means that people must be able to control their passions as preparation to pay homage.

The guard figure is placed in front of their respective alley. It will be dismantled at midday, after going through particular ritual. “According to local belief, all the guard figures can later be mounted again in paddy fields or anywhere in order to avoid any catastrophe,” said Krisna.

In the afternoon, the whole community, especially women, will say prayers at Pemuhunan Temple. This temple is quite unique located under a sacred banyan tree without any shrines. Prior to the prayers, thousands of women are sitting around a banyan tree along with their offerings before the worship around 22:00 On the other hand, men are preparing the memedi figure that will be burned at the location of guard figure in the morning. After completing the ritual at the Pemuhunan Temple, then memedi figure is burned simultaneously marked with the sounds of kulkul at 15 customary hamlets and clan temples that keep pounding until the procession is over. Burning the memedi figure has the meaning of burning all the natures of anger and negative traits in human beings, so that people can live harmonious and peaceful life.

The ashes are ritualized again after formed into human figure at the location of burning. When everything is over, the offerings prepared are immediately offered at the ash-made figure.

“After the procession, it usually rains at the night symbolizing if the ritual has run smoothly,” said Krisna.

Three days after this procession, the entire local residents say prayers at the village temple. This process is called ngelisin where all pilgrims invoke holy water. After making introspection for three days, all the local people go through life with a new atmosphere. Basically, this procession symbolizes the journey of self-control and restores the butha kala to maintain the balance of macrocosm and microcosm. (kmb)

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Catalan President Carles Puigdemont delivers a speech at the memorial of “Fossar de la Pedrera” (Pedrera mass grave) in Barcelona, Spain, October 15, 2017.

Madrid moves towards direct rule over Catalonia as deadline passes

MADRID - Spain’s government set the clock ticking on Monday on imposing direct rule over Catalonia, after the region’s leader missed a deadline to clarify whether he had declared independence.

The wealthy region threatened to break away following a referendum in Oct. 1 that Spain’s Constitutional Court said was illegal. That plunged the country into its worst political crisis since an attempted military coup in 1981.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont made a symbolic declaration of independence last Tuesday, but suspended it seconds later and called for negotiations with Madrid on the region’s future.

Madrid had given Puigdemont until Monday 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) to clarify his position on independence with a “Yes” or “No”, and until Thursday to change his mind if he insisted on a split - saying Madrid would suspend Catalonia’s autonomy if he chose secession.

Justice Minister Rafael Catala said on Monday the answer that Puigdemont had given in a letter to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was not valid.

“The question was clear but

the answer is not,” Catala told journalists.

While the government had not yet taken a decision and was still analysing the letter, it would take steps once the Thursday deadline has expired.

Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria is due to make a statement at 10:30 a.m. (0830 GMT) Spanish bonds and stocks sold off on Monday after Puigdemont’s letter was made public, sweeping away calm generated last week by soothing messages on stimulus from the ECB. ‘SINCERE’ OFFER OF DIALOGUE

In his letter, Puigdemont did not directly answer the independence question.

The Catalan leader said instead that the two men should meet as soon as possible to open a dialogue over the next two months.

“Our offer for dialogue is sincere and honest. During the next

two months, our main objective is to have this dialogue and that all international, Spanish and Catalan institutions and personalities that have expressed the willingness to open a way for dialogue can explore it,” Puigdemont said in the letter.

“This way, we will verify the commitment of each of the parties to find an agreed solution.”

A declaration of independence would trigger Article 155 of the 1978 constitution, under which the government in Madrid can impose direct rule on any of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities if they break the law.

The central government can then sack the local administration and install a new governing team, take control of the police and finances, and call for a snap election.

The Catalan government says 90 percent of Catalans voted for a breakaway in the referendum.

But most opponents of independence boycotted it, reducing turnout to around 43 percent. (rtr)

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Death toll from Somalia bomb attacks tops 300 MOGADISHU - More than 300 people died after twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said on Monday, as locals packed hospitals in search of friends and relatives caught up in Somalia’s deadliest attack in a decade.

The death toll has steadily risen since Saturday, when the blasts - for which no organisation had claimed responsibility by Monday morning - struck at two busy junctions in the heart of the city.

“We have confirmed 300 people died in the blast. The death toll will still be higher because some people are still missing,” Abdikadir Abdirahman, the director of the city’s ambulance service, told Reuters on Monday.

Aden Nur, a doctor at the city’s Madina hospital, said they had recorded 258 deaths while Ahmed Ali, a nurse at the nearby Osman Fiqi hospital, told Reuters five bodies had been sent there.

Nur said 160 of the bodies could not be recognized. “(They)were buried by the government yesterday. The others were buried by their relatives. Over a hundred injured were also brought here,” he told Reuters at the hospital.

Some of the injured were being evacuated by air to Turkey for treatment, officials said.

Locals visiting their injured relatives or collecting their bodies filled every available space in Madina hospital.

“My last time to speak with my brother was some minutes before the blast occurred. By then he told me, he was on the way to meet and was passing at K5,” Halima Nur, a local mother, told Reuters, referring to one of the junctions that was struck.

“I am afraid he was among the unrecognized charred bodies that were buried yesterday. I have no hope of getting him alive or dead.

But I cannot go home.”

DEADLIEST SINCE INSURGENCY BEGAN Saturday bomb attacks were the deadliest since Islamist militant group al Shabaab began an insurgency in 2007.

Neither it nor any other group had claimed responsibility, but al Shabaab, which is allied to al Qaeda, stages regular attacks in the capital and other parts of the country.

The group is waging an insurgency against Somalia’s U.N.-backed government and its African Union allies in a bid to impose its own strict interpretation of Islam.

The militants were driven out of Mogadishu in 2011 and have been steadily losing territory since then to the combined forces of AU peacekeepers and Somali security forces.

But Al Shabaab retains the capacity to mount large, complex bomb attacks. Over the past three years, the number of civilians killed by insurgent bombings has steadily climbed as al Shabaab increases the size of its bombs.

Some of those seriously injured in Saturday’s bombing were moved by ambulance to the airport on Monday morning to be flown to Turkey for further treatment, Nur added. (rtr)

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A picture taken on October 15, 2017 shows a general view of the scene of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu.

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A plainclothes policeman holds a rifle as he escorts suspects during a police investigation into a men’s club after a weekend raid on what authorities described as a “gay spa” in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 9, 2017.

Indonesia considers ban on ”destructive” LGBT-related TV content

JAKARTA - Days after a long-running Indonesian television comedy aired last month, its producers got a letter from the broadcast commission warning that a male character in the show was “dressed and behaving like a woman” and could violate broadcasting standards.

“We evaluated the show ... We immediately reminded our staff to be careful because we are minimizing LGBT content on our network,” said Anita Wulandari Prasojo, head of marketing and public relations at Trans7, the private television station that aired the show “Opera van Java” last month.

She may have to do more than that in the future. Indonesia’s parliament is considering national legislation that would ban lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) content from TV screens by the end of the year.

The draft bill, which Reuters reviewed, would revise the broadcasting law to scrub content with “LGBT behaviour”. Broadcasts and advertisements that show “lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgender behaviour” would be banned. It does not explicitly define “LGBT behaviour”. Lawmakers told Reuters the ban could include dramas with gay characters, traditional folk or comedic performances with cross-dressing or “effeminate” men, and broadcasts advocating LGBT rights.

It would be the latest measure targeting the LGBT community

in a rising tide of hostility in the world’s third-largest democracy.

Indonesian police last week briefly detained 51 people, including eight foreigners, at a “gay spa” in Jakarta, one of several raids targeting the LGBT community.

‘AN ABNORMALITY’ “LGBT is not criminal, but if it enters the public sphere, if it’s broadcast to the public, then of course it must be regulated,” said Bobby Rizaldi, a member of parliament involved in drafting the law. Another MP, Hanafi Rais, said “LGBT is an abnormality”.

“It is destructive for our younger generations. If the content has no educational qualities, and is only for commercial or advertising purposes, then we must reject it,” Hanafi said.

If the content was aimed at “fixing the abnormality”, then it would be allowed, he added.

The United Nations human rights office on Friday condemned antigay crackdowns in Indonesia, Egypt, and Azerbaijan. “Arresting or detaining people based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity is by definition arbitrary and violates international law,” UN human rights spokesperson Rupert Colville told a news briefing.

In May, police detained 141 men at another gay sauna, and reportedly strip-searched them before marching them almost naked from the venue into police vehicles. Photos were then shared on social media in what activists considered an abuse of power and violation of privacy.

Police have used a controver-

sial anti-pornography law that outlaws any physical display of sexual relations to justify the raids. Activists say the law is too sweeping and can be abused to target the LGBT minority.

Homosexuality is not a crime in Indonesia, which has the world’s largest Muslim population, except in the ultra-conservative Aceh province which enforces Islamic law.

CULTURAL TRADITION Programmes like ‘Opera van Java’, are a regular fixture on Indonesian TV. Drawing on Indonesia’s traditional performance arts and folk tales, they often depict transgender and transvestite characters. The transgender community, known locally as ‘waria’ - a contraction of the Indonesian words for woman and man - is largely accepted in most parts of the country. The entertainment industry fears the proposed broadcasting restrictions could end up further discriminating against the LGBT community.

“This is a serious issue that

can impact our industry because it will stifle creativity,” said Nanda Persada, head of the Indonesian Association of Managers for Artists. “LGBT artists have had to adjust their behaviour to avoid sanction. They can’t be as expressive,” he said. Artists have been told in programming meetings at private TV stations not to be “over the top” and scripts have had to be rewritten, Persada said.

Prominent gay rights activist Dede Oetomo said the draft law was misinformed. It did not take into account local cultures where transgender people are an accepted part of society in which traditional performances, based on ancient myths, can feature transgender characters.

“It just shows the ruling elite has lost touch with our traditions,” Oetomo said. “It’s already difficult to be LGBT here. ..but in the long run, we will continue to protest and fight,” he said. The draft legislation, put forward by the commission on information, is pending approval from a plenary session of parliament later this year.(rtr)

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regency, on the east side of the road leading to Denpasar or Singaraja.

The temple consists of 11 terraces and the first of five temple complex, the other temples are Pura Panarajon, Pura Ratu Penyarikan, Pura Ratu, Pura Daha Tua and Pura Taman Danu.

Puncak Penulisan Temple is located on the hill of Penulisan in Kuta Dalem hamlet, Sukawana village. The temple is also known by the names of Pura Tegeh Kauripan and Pura Panarajon. It is about 75 kilometers from Denpasar. From the temple, visitors could take in stunning panoramic views of Lake Batur, Mount Batur, Mount Batukaru and even Mount Rinjani in Lombok.

The entire landscape can be clearly seen from this spot if it’s

not misty, the 53-year-old said.

Areas around Puncak Penulisan Temple are often used as backdrops for films. Visitors have to climb seven flights of stairs to reach the peak from the road, but thanks to the cool air, energy levels are maintained. This historical temple is home to many statues from the ancient Balinese kingdom.

There are 262 statues here, citing data from the Ancient Relics Conservation Agency (BP3). Of the many statues, there are a couple measuring 92 centimeters, believed to be the manifestation of King Udayana Dharmodaya Warmadewa and his wife Mahendratta. They reigned in the 11th century and their sons later became the kings of East Java and Bali. Behind the

statue is a carved inscription by Mpu Bga. This is the most well-known statue in Puncak Penulisan Temple.

BP3 replicated it and now keeps it at its office. Puncak Penulisan Temple also features many statues of Lingga, the phallic symbol of Lord Shiva, in different sizes. Besides the statues, there is a relief engraving on a stone shaped like a square. On the seventh level of the temple, there is gedong, a place to keep archaeological objects which is the most sacred statues are placed here.

Puncak Penulisan Temple is not just a place of worship and a tourist destination. It is also a research area for historians and archaeologists, as well as a place for local students to learn history. (kmb)

The 19-times grand slam winner claimed his 94th title and sixth this year with an emphatic defeat of Nadal in the Shanghai final and is hungry for a first ATP Finals win since 2011.

“London is my priority now and I really want to win the World Tour Finals,” the evergreen 36-year-old told Sky Sports. “I am very excited to have had the year that I have had and everything that comes from here is a bonus.

“Finishing the year as world number one is a long shot, and I don’t think it will happen but if I play like this, who knows? Maybe I will get close again.”

Shangai was Federer’s first tournament since the U.S. Open and the confidence he gained from his opening matches helped him through a taxing schedule.

“It’s been a tough week, five straight matches is always a test and a challenge for anybody’s body, especially with the pressure rising,” he said.

“I felt I was playing well all week and that settled my nerves because I was returning well from the (opening) match here against (Diego) Schwartzman.

“The serve only got better and I saved the best for last ... In a way, not surprising because I felt good all week -- I was ready.”

The Swiss next headlines his home Basel International starting Oct. 21. (rtr) Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates winning against Rafael Nadal of Spain.

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The snow covered Nordkette mountains are pictured behind the city of Innsbruck, Austria April 21, 2017.

VIENNA - Innsbruck’s plan to bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics is set to be rejected in a local referendum, with more than 53 percent of voters saying no and only a small number of postal ballot papers still to be counted.

The province of Tirol said in a statement on Sunday that 53.56 percent of the 312,237 valid votes cast across the region were against a bid to host the Games and 46.65 percent were in favour.

A total of 33,771 postal voting slips have been distributed and will be counted on Monday. Austrian media treated the result as definitive.

Innsbruck previously hosted the Games in 1964 and 1976.

The result, if confirmed, will be a blow to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which has seen interest in hosting the summer and winter Olympics fall away in the last few years, scared off by the size, cost and complexity of the events.

Beijing and the nearby city of Zhangjiakou beat Kazakhstan’s Almaty for the right to host the 2022 winter Games after the other competitors dropped out, including St Moritz/ Davos and Munich whose bids were derailed in referendums.

Four of the six bidders pulled out of the race to host the 2024 summer Olympics, leaving just Los Angeles and Paris in the running.

In the end, the IOC voted to award the 2024 Games to Paris while Los Angeles was given hosting rights for the 2028 Games without a full bidding contest.

Rejection for the games was strong in Innsbruck itself where 67.41 voted against a bid. (rtr)

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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Sp rt Indonesian fans mourn death of keeper in collision with team mate JAKARTA - Indonesian soccer fans are mourning the death of Choirul Huda, the long-term goalkeeper and captain of top flight side Lamongan FC, usually known as Persela, following a collision with a team mate during a weekend match at their stadium in East Java.

Choirul Huda

IBP/net

Video footage showed Huda slamming into team mate Ramon Rodrigues in the 43rd minute of Sunday’s game in the Go-Jek Traveloka league.

Rodrigues’ knee had accidentally collided with Huda’s chest in the incident, said the club’s media officer Andika Hangga Pramana.

The 38-year-old was taken off the pitch on a stretcher after losing consciousness and a medical team at the stadium attempted to resuscitate him, said Doctor Yudistiro Andri Nugroho, head of the emergency Care Unit at the Soegiri Hospital, Lamongan. Huda was taken to the hospital’s intensive care unit and given breathing assistance and cardiopulmonary resuscitation,

but his condition deteriorated and he was pronounced dead at 4.45 pm, Nugroho said a statement.

“We did all we could to restore the vital functions of Choirul Huda’s organs,” the doctor said.

His fellow players had gone to straight to the hospital after the final whistle following their 2-0 win over Semen Padang and supporters later went to his house with candles, according to local media reports.

On their official Twitter page, Persela carried “farewell cap” above a photo of Huda. According to the team’s Instagram page, the club will retire the number one jersey worn

by Huda. Huda leaves behind a wife and two children.(rtr)

Real hold no fear for ‘quality’ Tottenham, says Eriksen Tottenham Hotspur have plenty of quality and no need to be afraid of Real Madrid in their Champions League clash in Spain on Wednesday, midfielder Christian Eriksen has said. The Danish international scored the winner as Spurs beat Bournemouth 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday and Eriksen has set his sights on another good showing against the European champions at the Santiago Bernabeu.

“You need quality and belief. I think we have both so I don’t think we should be scared of anything,” Eriksen told British media. “I haven’t won there yet so I need to change something. Of course it’s a special stadium, a special place.

“Playing against Real will always be special for any footballer with the history they have and the players there so it will be a good test, to see how far we’ve really come.”

Tottenham, level on six points with Real in Group H, will be look to avenge a 4-0 defeat they suffered the last time the two teams met in Madrid in the 2010-11 season. Two members of the Tottenham team that lost to Real -- Gareth Bale and Luka Modric -- have since moved to the Spanish giants while Tottenham have a new hero in Harry Kane.

The England striker has struck five times in two Champions League games and six times in the Premier League but Eriksen was keen to stress that Spurs, despite Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola’s assertion, were not a one-man team. “Of course nobody wants to be called a one-man team,” he said.

“I think over the last few seasons it’s been almost the same team every season. We know each other very well.

“There are strong links between all the players and a good feeling going into training and going into the games. We’ve got something special and I hope that’s what people on the outside see, and it’s what the squad feels.”

Ben Davies is a doubt for the match after the Welsh defender missed the Bournemouth match with illness and manager Mauricio Pochettino said the club was working towards getting the rest of the squad ready for a huge challenge in the Spanish capital. “We need to recover well after two weeks with the players away, and now after the massive effort against Bournemouth,” Pochettino said. “Until Tuesday we need to work hard, all the staff, to try and help the players recover.”(rtr)

Pep says Man City cannot take Napoli lightly in Champions League Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City would be “stupid” to expect an easy outing against Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday just because they thumped Stoke City 7-2 in the Premier League over the weekend.

Napoli top the Serie A table with eight wins from as many games and sit third in Group F in the Champions League behind leaders City and Shakhtar

Donetsk after a 2-1 opening loss to the Ukrainian side and a 3-1 win over Feyenoord.

Guardiola’s side are unbeaten pace-setters in the English top flight with seven wins from eight games. They showed their might against Stoke but the Spanish manager suggested Napoli would not crumble under pressure.

“Of course, if they think that, they will be stupid,” Guardiola told British media. “That isn’t

going to happen.

“I am going to show Napoli to my players – how good they are.

Napoli can kill you with high pressing. They are able to press our keeper. I’m very happy to have the opportunity to play this kind of game.”

City began their European campaign with a 4-0 win over Dutch side Feyenoord and followed it up with a routine 2-0 result over Shakhtar.(rtr)

ZURICH - France will be among the top seeds for next month’s World Cup draw after they climbed to seventh in the FIFA rankings published on Monday. The draw for next year’s finals will be held in Moscow on Dec. 1 when the 32 teams will be divided into four pots according to their position in the rankings.

The seven top-ranked sides plus hosts Russia go into in pot one, the next eight ranked teams will be in pot two and so on. Each of the eight four-team first-round groups will consist of one team drawn from

each pot.

The top seven teams on Monday were Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and France - all among the 23 teams who have guaranteed their places in Russia.

Spain will be in pot two, where they will be joined by England, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay.

Peru, Switzerland and Italy, who all face playoffs in November, will also go into pot two if they qualify.

Peru, who face New Zealand in November as they attempt to end a 36-year absence from the World

Cup, climbed into the top 10 for the first time.

New Zealand are 122nd, the lowest of any team still in contention for a place in Russia. South American champions Chile, ninth, were the highest-ranked team to fail to qualify.

The rankings also confirmed that Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Denmark will be the seeded teams for the European playoffs, which will be drawn on Tuesday and played over two legs in November. Northern Ireland, Ireland, Greece and Sweden are

REUTERS/Charles Platiau

REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola during the press conference

France join top seeds for World Cup draw

France’s Hugo Lloris and team mates celebrate their qualification for the World Cup

Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen in action with Bournemouth’s Charlie Daniels

9

the other teams involved.

At 65th, Russia are the lowest placed of the teams who have qualified so far although they have only played friendlies since Euro 2016 which earn fewer points under the complex ranking system.

Iceland, who became the smallest country to qualify for

a World Cup when they won their European group last week, will either be in pot two or three depending on who else qualifies.

Panama, the other debutants, will be in pot four. Nigeria and Serbia could also end up in pot four, depending who goes through from the playoffs.(rtr)

8

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Sp rt Indonesian fans mourn death of keeper in collision with team mate JAKARTA - Indonesian soccer fans are mourning the death of Choirul Huda, the long-term goalkeeper and captain of top flight side Lamongan FC, usually known as Persela, following a collision with a team mate during a weekend match at their stadium in East Java.

Choirul Huda

IBP/net

Video footage showed Huda slamming into team mate Ramon Rodrigues in the 43rd minute of Sunday’s game in the Go-Jek Traveloka league.

Rodrigues’ knee had accidentally collided with Huda’s chest in the incident, said the club’s media officer Andika Hangga Pramana.

The 38-year-old was taken off the pitch on a stretcher after losing consciousness and a medical team at the stadium attempted to resuscitate him, said Doctor Yudistiro Andri Nugroho, head of the emergency Care Unit at the Soegiri Hospital, Lamongan. Huda was taken to the hospital’s intensive care unit and given breathing assistance and cardiopulmonary resuscitation,

but his condition deteriorated and he was pronounced dead at 4.45 pm, Nugroho said a statement.

“We did all we could to restore the vital functions of Choirul Huda’s organs,” the doctor said.

His fellow players had gone to straight to the hospital after the final whistle following their 2-0 win over Semen Padang and supporters later went to his house with candles, according to local media reports.

On their official Twitter page, Persela carried “farewell cap” above a photo of Huda. According to the team’s Instagram page, the club will retire the number one jersey worn

by Huda. Huda leaves behind a wife and two children.(rtr)

Real hold no fear for ‘quality’ Tottenham, says Eriksen Tottenham Hotspur have plenty of quality and no need to be afraid of Real Madrid in their Champions League clash in Spain on Wednesday, midfielder Christian Eriksen has said. The Danish international scored the winner as Spurs beat Bournemouth 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday and Eriksen has set his sights on another good showing against the European champions at the Santiago Bernabeu.

“You need quality and belief. I think we have both so I don’t think we should be scared of anything,” Eriksen told British media. “I haven’t won there yet so I need to change something. Of course it’s a special stadium, a special place.

“Playing against Real will always be special for any footballer with the history they have and the players there so it will be a good test, to see how far we’ve really come.”

Tottenham, level on six points with Real in Group H, will be look to avenge a 4-0 defeat they suffered the last time the two teams met in Madrid in the 2010-11 season. Two members of the Tottenham team that lost to Real -- Gareth Bale and Luka Modric -- have since moved to the Spanish giants while Tottenham have a new hero in Harry Kane.

The England striker has struck five times in two Champions League games and six times in the Premier League but Eriksen was keen to stress that Spurs, despite Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola’s assertion, were not a one-man team. “Of course nobody wants to be called a one-man team,” he said.

“I think over the last few seasons it’s been almost the same team every season. We know each other very well.

“There are strong links between all the players and a good feeling going into training and going into the games. We’ve got something special and I hope that’s what people on the outside see, and it’s what the squad feels.”

Ben Davies is a doubt for the match after the Welsh defender missed the Bournemouth match with illness and manager Mauricio Pochettino said the club was working towards getting the rest of the squad ready for a huge challenge in the Spanish capital. “We need to recover well after two weeks with the players away, and now after the massive effort against Bournemouth,” Pochettino said. “Until Tuesday we need to work hard, all the staff, to try and help the players recover.”(rtr)

Pep says Man City cannot take Napoli lightly in Champions League Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City would be “stupid” to expect an easy outing against Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday just because they thumped Stoke City 7-2 in the Premier League over the weekend.

Napoli top the Serie A table with eight wins from as many games and sit third in Group F in the Champions League behind leaders City and Shakhtar

Donetsk after a 2-1 opening loss to the Ukrainian side and a 3-1 win over Feyenoord.

Guardiola’s side are unbeaten pace-setters in the English top flight with seven wins from eight games. They showed their might against Stoke but the Spanish manager suggested Napoli would not crumble under pressure.

“Of course, if they think that, they will be stupid,” Guardiola told British media. “That isn’t

going to happen.

“I am going to show Napoli to my players – how good they are.

Napoli can kill you with high pressing. They are able to press our keeper. I’m very happy to have the opportunity to play this kind of game.”

City began their European campaign with a 4-0 win over Dutch side Feyenoord and followed it up with a routine 2-0 result over Shakhtar.(rtr)

ZURICH - France will be among the top seeds for next month’s World Cup draw after they climbed to seventh in the FIFA rankings published on Monday. The draw for next year’s finals will be held in Moscow on Dec. 1 when the 32 teams will be divided into four pots according to their position in the rankings.

The seven top-ranked sides plus hosts Russia go into in pot one, the next eight ranked teams will be in pot two and so on. Each of the eight four-team first-round groups will consist of one team drawn from

each pot.

The top seven teams on Monday were Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and France - all among the 23 teams who have guaranteed their places in Russia.

Spain will be in pot two, where they will be joined by England, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay.

Peru, Switzerland and Italy, who all face playoffs in November, will also go into pot two if they qualify.

Peru, who face New Zealand in November as they attempt to end a 36-year absence from the World

Cup, climbed into the top 10 for the first time.

New Zealand are 122nd, the lowest of any team still in contention for a place in Russia. South American champions Chile, ninth, were the highest-ranked team to fail to qualify.

The rankings also confirmed that Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Denmark will be the seeded teams for the European playoffs, which will be drawn on Tuesday and played over two legs in November. Northern Ireland, Ireland, Greece and Sweden are

REUTERS/Charles Platiau

REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola during the press conference

France join top seeds for World Cup draw

France’s Hugo Lloris and team mates celebrate their qualification for the World Cup

Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen in action with Bournemouth’s Charlie Daniels

9

the other teams involved.

At 65th, Russia are the lowest placed of the teams who have qualified so far although they have only played friendlies since Euro 2016 which earn fewer points under the complex ranking system.

Iceland, who became the smallest country to qualify for

a World Cup when they won their European group last week, will either be in pot two or three depending on who else qualifies.

Panama, the other debutants, will be in pot four. Nigeria and Serbia could also end up in pot four, depending who goes through from the playoffs.(rtr)

10

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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

International

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

International

Federer eyes ATP Finals title, top ranking after Shanghai triumph

SHANGHAI - Roger Federer is eyeing a seventh ATP Finals crown and has not ruled out pinching the world number one ranking from Rafa Nadal if he maintains the form that won him his second Shanghai Masters trophy on Sunday.

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regency, on the east side of the road leading to Denpasar or Singaraja.

The temple consists of 11 terraces and the first of five temple complex, the other temples are Pura Panarajon, Pura Ratu Penyarikan, Pura Ratu, Pura Daha Tua and Pura Taman Danu.

Puncak Penulisan Temple is located on the hill of Penulisan in Kuta Dalem hamlet, Sukawana village. The temple is also known by the names of Pura Tegeh Kauripan and Pura Panarajon. It is about 75 kilometers from Denpasar. From the temple, visitors could take in stunning panoramic views of Lake Batur, Mount Batur, Mount Batukaru and even Mount Rinjani in Lombok.

The entire landscape can be clearly seen from this spot if it’s

not misty, the 53-year-old said.

Areas around Puncak Penulisan Temple are often used as backdrops for films. Visitors have to climb seven flights of stairs to reach the peak from the road, but thanks to the cool air, energy levels are maintained. This historical temple is home to many statues from the ancient Balinese kingdom.

There are 262 statues here, citing data from the Ancient Relics Conservation Agency (BP3). Of the many statues, there are a couple measuring 92 centimeters, believed to be the manifestation of King Udayana Dharmodaya Warmadewa and his wife Mahendratta. They reigned in the 11th century and their sons later became the kings of East Java and Bali. Behind the

statue is a carved inscription by Mpu Bga. This is the most well-known statue in Puncak Penulisan Temple.

BP3 replicated it and now keeps it at its office. Puncak Penulisan Temple also features many statues of Lingga, the phallic symbol of Lord Shiva, in different sizes. Besides the statues, there is a relief engraving on a stone shaped like a square. On the seventh level of the temple, there is gedong, a place to keep archaeological objects which is the most sacred statues are placed here.

Puncak Penulisan Temple is not just a place of worship and a tourist destination. It is also a research area for historians and archaeologists, as well as a place for local students to learn history. (kmb)

The 19-times grand slam winner claimed his 94th title and sixth this year with an emphatic defeat of Nadal in the Shanghai final and is hungry for a first ATP Finals win since 2011.

“London is my priority now and I really want to win the World Tour Finals,” the evergreen 36-year-old told Sky Sports. “I am very excited to have had the year that I have had and everything that comes from here is a bonus.

“Finishing the year as world number one is a long shot, and I don’t think it will happen but if I play like this, who knows? Maybe I will get close again.”

Shangai was Federer’s first tournament since the U.S. Open and the confidence he gained from his opening matches helped him through a taxing schedule.

“It’s been a tough week, five straight matches is always a test and a challenge for anybody’s body, especially with the pressure rising,” he said.

“I felt I was playing well all week and that settled my nerves because I was returning well from the (opening) match here against (Diego) Schwartzman.

“The serve only got better and I saved the best for last ... In a way, not surprising because I felt good all week -- I was ready.”

The Swiss next headlines his home Basel International starting Oct. 21. (rtr) Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates winning against Rafael Nadal of Spain.

Innsbruck bid for 2026 winter Games set for rejection in referendum

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The snow covered Nordkette mountains are pictured behind the city of Innsbruck, Austria April 21, 2017.

VIENNA - Innsbruck’s plan to bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics is set to be rejected in a local referendum, with more than 53 percent of voters saying no and only a small number of postal ballot papers still to be counted.

The province of Tirol said in a statement on Sunday that 53.56 percent of the 312,237 valid votes cast across the region were against a bid to host the Games and 46.65 percent were in favour.

A total of 33,771 postal voting slips have been distributed and will be counted on Monday. Austrian media treated the result as definitive.

Innsbruck previously hosted the Games in 1964 and 1976.

The result, if confirmed, will be a blow to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which has seen interest in hosting the summer and winter Olympics fall away in the last few years, scared off by the size, cost and complexity of the events.

Beijing and the nearby city of Zhangjiakou beat Kazakhstan’s Almaty for the right to host the 2022 winter Games after the other competitors dropped out, including St Moritz/ Davos and Munich whose bids were derailed in referendums.

Four of the six bidders pulled out of the race to host the 2024 summer Olympics, leaving just Los Angeles and Paris in the running.

In the end, the IOC voted to award the 2024 Games to Paris while Los Angeles was given hosting rights for the 2028 Games without a full bidding contest.

Rejection for the games was strong in Innsbruck itself where 67.41 voted against a bid. (rtr)

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Catalan President Carles Puigdemont delivers a speech at the memorial of “Fossar de la Pedrera” (Pedrera mass grave) in Barcelona, Spain, October 15, 2017.

Madrid moves towards direct rule over Catalonia as deadline passes

MADRID - Spain’s government set the clock ticking on Monday on imposing direct rule over Catalonia, after the region’s leader missed a deadline to clarify whether he had declared independence.

The wealthy region threatened to break away following a referendum in Oct. 1 that Spain’s Constitutional Court said was illegal. That plunged the country into its worst political crisis since an attempted military coup in 1981.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont made a symbolic declaration of independence last Tuesday, but suspended it seconds later and called for negotiations with Madrid on the region’s future.

Madrid had given Puigdemont until Monday 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) to clarify his position on independence with a “Yes” or “No”, and until Thursday to change his mind if he insisted on a split - saying Madrid would suspend Catalonia’s autonomy if he chose secession.

Justice Minister Rafael Catala said on Monday the answer that Puigdemont had given in a letter to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was not valid.

“The question was clear but

the answer is not,” Catala told journalists.

While the government had not yet taken a decision and was still analysing the letter, it would take steps once the Thursday deadline has expired.

Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria is due to make a statement at 10:30 a.m. (0830 GMT) Spanish bonds and stocks sold off on Monday after Puigdemont’s letter was made public, sweeping away calm generated last week by soothing messages on stimulus from the ECB. ‘SINCERE’ OFFER OF DIALOGUE

In his letter, Puigdemont did not directly answer the independence question.

The Catalan leader said instead that the two men should meet as soon as possible to open a dialogue over the next two months.

“Our offer for dialogue is sincere and honest. During the next

two months, our main objective is to have this dialogue and that all international, Spanish and Catalan institutions and personalities that have expressed the willingness to open a way for dialogue can explore it,” Puigdemont said in the letter.

“This way, we will verify the commitment of each of the parties to find an agreed solution.”

A declaration of independence would trigger Article 155 of the 1978 constitution, under which the government in Madrid can impose direct rule on any of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities if they break the law.

The central government can then sack the local administration and install a new governing team, take control of the police and finances, and call for a snap election.

The Catalan government says 90 percent of Catalans voted for a breakaway in the referendum.

But most opponents of independence boycotted it, reducing turnout to around 43 percent. (rtr)

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Death toll from Somalia bomb attacks tops 300 MOGADISHU - More than 300 people died after twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said on Monday, as locals packed hospitals in search of friends and relatives caught up in Somalia’s deadliest attack in a decade.

The death toll has steadily risen since Saturday, when the blasts - for which no organisation had claimed responsibility by Monday morning - struck at two busy junctions in the heart of the city.

“We have confirmed 300 people died in the blast. The death toll will still be higher because some people are still missing,” Abdikadir Abdirahman, the director of the city’s ambulance service, told Reuters on Monday.

Aden Nur, a doctor at the city’s Madina hospital, said they had recorded 258 deaths while Ahmed Ali, a nurse at the nearby Osman Fiqi hospital, told Reuters five bodies had been sent there.

Nur said 160 of the bodies could not be recognized. “(They)were buried by the government yesterday. The others were buried by their relatives. Over a hundred injured were also brought here,” he told Reuters at the hospital.

Some of the injured were being evacuated by air to Turkey for treatment, officials said.

Locals visiting their injured relatives or collecting their bodies filled every available space in Madina hospital.

“My last time to speak with my brother was some minutes before the blast occurred. By then he told me, he was on the way to meet and was passing at K5,” Halima Nur, a local mother, told Reuters, referring to one of the junctions that was struck.

“I am afraid he was among the unrecognized charred bodies that were buried yesterday. I have no hope of getting him alive or dead.

But I cannot go home.”

DEADLIEST SINCE INSURGENCY BEGAN Saturday bomb attacks were the deadliest since Islamist militant group al Shabaab began an insurgency in 2007.

Neither it nor any other group had claimed responsibility, but al Shabaab, which is allied to al Qaeda, stages regular attacks in the capital and other parts of the country.

The group is waging an insurgency against Somalia’s U.N.-backed government and its African Union allies in a bid to impose its own strict interpretation of Islam.

The militants were driven out of Mogadishu in 2011 and have been steadily losing territory since then to the combined forces of AU peacekeepers and Somali security forces.

But Al Shabaab retains the capacity to mount large, complex bomb attacks. Over the past three years, the number of civilians killed by insurgent bombings has steadily climbed as al Shabaab increases the size of its bombs.

Some of those seriously injured in Saturday’s bombing were moved by ambulance to the airport on Monday morning to be flown to Turkey for further treatment, Nur added. (rtr)

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A picture taken on October 15, 2017 shows a general view of the scene of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu.

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A plainclothes policeman holds a rifle as he escorts suspects during a police investigation into a men’s club after a weekend raid on what authorities described as a “gay spa” in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 9, 2017.

Indonesia considers ban on ”destructive” LGBT-related TV content

JAKARTA - Days after a long-running Indonesian television comedy aired last month, its producers got a letter from the broadcast commission warning that a male character in the show was “dressed and behaving like a woman” and could violate broadcasting standards.

“We evaluated the show ... We immediately reminded our staff to be careful because we are minimizing LGBT content on our network,” said Anita Wulandari Prasojo, head of marketing and public relations at Trans7, the private television station that aired the show “Opera van Java” last month.

She may have to do more than that in the future. Indonesia’s parliament is considering national legislation that would ban lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) content from TV screens by the end of the year.

The draft bill, which Reuters reviewed, would revise the broadcasting law to scrub content with “LGBT behaviour”. Broadcasts and advertisements that show “lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgender behaviour” would be banned. It does not explicitly define “LGBT behaviour”. Lawmakers told Reuters the ban could include dramas with gay characters, traditional folk or comedic performances with cross-dressing or “effeminate” men, and broadcasts advocating LGBT rights.

It would be the latest measure targeting the LGBT community

in a rising tide of hostility in the world’s third-largest democracy.

Indonesian police last week briefly detained 51 people, including eight foreigners, at a “gay spa” in Jakarta, one of several raids targeting the LGBT community.

‘AN ABNORMALITY’ “LGBT is not criminal, but if it enters the public sphere, if it’s broadcast to the public, then of course it must be regulated,” said Bobby Rizaldi, a member of parliament involved in drafting the law. Another MP, Hanafi Rais, said “LGBT is an abnormality”.

“It is destructive for our younger generations. If the content has no educational qualities, and is only for commercial or advertising purposes, then we must reject it,” Hanafi said.

If the content was aimed at “fixing the abnormality”, then it would be allowed, he added.

The United Nations human rights office on Friday condemned antigay crackdowns in Indonesia, Egypt, and Azerbaijan. “Arresting or detaining people based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity is by definition arbitrary and violates international law,” UN human rights spokesperson Rupert Colville told a news briefing.

In May, police detained 141 men at another gay sauna, and reportedly strip-searched them before marching them almost naked from the venue into police vehicles. Photos were then shared on social media in what activists considered an abuse of power and violation of privacy.

Police have used a controver-

sial anti-pornography law that outlaws any physical display of sexual relations to justify the raids. Activists say the law is too sweeping and can be abused to target the LGBT minority.

Homosexuality is not a crime in Indonesia, which has the world’s largest Muslim population, except in the ultra-conservative Aceh province which enforces Islamic law.

CULTURAL TRADITION Programmes like ‘Opera van Java’, are a regular fixture on Indonesian TV. Drawing on Indonesia’s traditional performance arts and folk tales, they often depict transgender and transvestite characters. The transgender community, known locally as ‘waria’ - a contraction of the Indonesian words for woman and man - is largely accepted in most parts of the country. The entertainment industry fears the proposed broadcasting restrictions could end up further discriminating against the LGBT community.

“This is a serious issue that

can impact our industry because it will stifle creativity,” said Nanda Persada, head of the Indonesian Association of Managers for Artists. “LGBT artists have had to adjust their behaviour to avoid sanction. They can’t be as expressive,” he said. Artists have been told in programming meetings at private TV stations not to be “over the top” and scripts have had to be rewritten, Persada said.

Prominent gay rights activist Dede Oetomo said the draft law was misinformed. It did not take into account local cultures where transgender people are an accepted part of society in which traditional performances, based on ancient myths, can feature transgender characters.

“It just shows the ruling elite has lost touch with our traditions,” Oetomo said. “It’s already difficult to be LGBT here. ..but in the long run, we will continue to protest and fight,” he said. The draft legislation, put forward by the commission on information, is pending approval from a plenary session of parliament later this year.(rtr)

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It was an echo of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s comment that Hong Kong’s traditional strengths are “losing their edge, while new drivers of growth have yet to emerge,” during his visit to the city in July. But economists and investment strategists said that while Lam and her big boss in Beijing may have identified the disease, they have yet to come up with a cure.

In her policy speech she sought to tinker with probably the territory’s biggest social problem – soaring property prices that have put owning an apartment out of reach for many young middle and working class Hong Kongers. And she decided to throw money at another issue – the lack of innovation – by targeting a doubling of the percentage of the city’s gross domestic product that goes to research and development (R&D).

But her “Starter Homes” scheme – meant to provide affordable housing for purchase by lower-income residents – may only make a small dent in the problem. Hopes she would come up with proposals to free up much more land for development weren’t addressed.

Kevin Lai, chief economist for Asia ex-Japan at Daiwa, called the new housing measures and some tax cuts aimed at small businesses “trivial.” He said the government needed to rid young people of the housing burden to allow them to focus on more enterprising activities, which he says would have more success than government-funded projects. “Unless you give more power to the younger generation your economy will not be able to rebalance,” Lai said. “I’m afraid Hong Kong is losing its relevance to the rest of the world.”

PAST MISSTEPS There have been a number of faltering attempts by the Hong Kong authorities to diversify the territory’s economy in the past 20 years. The Cyberport business park, which was first announced in 1999 and built in the following decade, was supposed to make Hong Kong a great incubator for technology start-ups. But many new businesses prefer Shenzhen, just across the border in mainland

Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon, A Unique Tradition to Invoke Fertility at Kapal Village

Bleganjur gamelan music was played. Hundreds of villagers then threw tipat (rice bag) bantal (pillow-like cake) each other. Although, they seemed to mutually reciprocate, between the two camps (people in the north and south) did not keep any revenge. Their throw was not focused on particular person, but to the air above the opposite camp. Although this looked like a war, they cheered each other due to excitement.

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Workers at work at West Kowloon Terminus, under construction for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, with a backdrop of the financial district in Hong Kong, China July 21, 2017. Picture taken July 21, 2017.

China, and the park area has turned into as much of a residential development as a base for entrepreneurs.

Among a number of other examples of less-than-stellar results from governmentfinanced projects is Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, which has attracted both fewer ships and high-spending passengers than the government hoped when it opened it in 2013 after investing HK$6.6 billion ($845 million). Hong Kong’s old model is not delivering: its once world-leading port has been overtaken by cheaper options on the Chinese mainland, and its role as a middleman selling everything from iPhones to infant milk formula to mainlanders has diminished as China’s own retail industry has developed.

The problem is that the benefits it gets from being a gateway to and from China all come with big prices. Cash-rich mainland Chinese have sent apartment prices into the stratosphere – UBS recently estimated that

Hong Kong was the world’s most expensive city for apartments with the average living space per person now only 150 square feet (14 square meters). That has helped to drive growth – it is a major reason that the Hong Kong economy grew at 4 percent in the first half of the year. But it is also hurting many who are not yet on the housing ladder.

Even Hong Kong’s role as a financing centre for China carries major risks. Increased stock and bond market connections with the mainland have brought new business to the territory’s banks and brokerages but their growing mainland profile is a concern to credit rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service.

“China doesn’t need Hong Kong as much as in the past,” CLSA economist Ines Lam said. “Hong Kong is losing competitiveness in a lot of areas. That’s why it’s an urgent issue for us to find new growth drivers.”

One big hope is that Beijing will use the city as a finance hub for its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative through which China is

developing infrastructure and increased trade and investment ties with many countries in Asia and beyond. And another is the creation of a Greater Bay area combining nine cities in the Pearl River Delta, along with Hong Kong and Macau, into one megalopolis of more than 60 million people. But even that risks suffocating Hong Kong – and turning it into just another southern Chinese city.

Those looking for a fresh vision in Lam’s policy address were mostly disappointed. Lam used the words “strengthen” or “strengthening” over 30 times, “enhance” over 100 times, “step up” 12 times and “reinforce” 9 times. Even the slogan for her address – “we connect for hope and happiness” – suggested introspection rather than a vision for a new chapter in Hong Kong’s economic development. “The policy address to me was more like kicking the can down the road,” said Ben Luk, global macro strategist at State Street Asia Limited. “It wasn’t a game changer. “(rtr)

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To Maintain Peace, Residents Preserve Tradition of Burning “Memedi”

Hong Kong’s leader tinkers with economy in the face of “grave” challenges

HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s new leader Carrie Lam showed last week that bringing the mojo back to the territory’s once uniquely dynamic economy isn’t going to be easy. In her first policy address since coming into power in July, the chief executive acknowledged that “Hong Kong is facing increasingly grave challenges,” citing in particular competition from other economies. She called for the development of an economy that was more diversified and fostered leading technologies.

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It is the atmosphere of the Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon ritual or often known as the Siat Tipat Bantal at Kapal customary village, Mengwi, Badung district, Thursday (Oct. 5). Hundreds of Kapal customary villagers were involved in the Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon. In addition to the community, this unique tradition was also attended by the Regional Secretary of Badung district, Wayan Adi Arnawa.

The ritual was followed by all Kapal customary villagers. All the villagers were then divided into two camps, namely the northern camp and southern camp. At first, the two camps held a ceremony in the temple and were then resumed with worship at the outermost courtyard of the Desa/Puseh temple of Kapal.

Thousands of tipat and bantal were prepared by the temple apparatus. After dividing them, they were thrown each other like a war accompanied with bleganjur gamelan music.

Chief of Kapal customary village, Ketut Sudarsana, said that Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon formerly known as perang tipat (tipat war) is an annual ritual having been carried out for generations at Kapal customary village. This tradition is

then preserved, so that it is always carried out by the Kapal customary village. “This activity aims to invoke prosperity for all customary villagers of Kapal,” he said.

Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon has the meaning of offerings or an expression of gratitude before God in his manifestation as Lord Shiva.

Aci means ‘offering,’ Tabuh means ‘echoing,’ Rah means ‘power’ and Pengangon is another name of Lord Shiva. “Mutual throw of tipat and bantal is aimed to bring together the symbol of pradhana (female) and purusha (male), resulting in fertility,” he explained.

Ketut Sudarsana asserted that Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon is held by customary village because all the villages participated to enjoy the welfare. It is bringing together the tipat as symbol of ocean, pradhana (female) and bantal as symbol of mountain, purusha (male). Uniting the ocean and mountain is believed to be able to create life. “Two different things will present a life that can produce a good life,” he said.

Tipat and bantal thrown are not to target the opponent’s body but to make them both merge in the air and then fall to the ground.

This symbolizes the rendezvous of purusha and pradhana which then produces a seed of life. Remnants of the scattered tipat and bantal are the collected again. Those remaining intact are distributed back to residents for consumption, while the infeasible ones are distributed to residents to be scattered in paddy fields and used as animal feed. It is meant to invoke a good life seed for residents, animals and plants.

Sudarsana explained the tradition was started to be implemented in 1339. It marked the arrival of prime minister of Singasari dynasty in Bali, namely Ki Kebo Waruya. He received a mandate from the Balinese King named Asta Sura Ratna Bumi Banten to renovate the Purusada Temple at Kapal village. When arriving at Kapal, his heart was touched when seeing the condition of local village experiencing famine season.

Seeing such condition, he then invoked to deity abiding at Purusada Temple in order to bestow his graces. After applying for it, he was given instructions to perform the aci or ritual dedicated to Lord Shiva by means of tipat and bantal followed by all the Kapal customary villagers. (kmb)

Bungaya customary village, Bebandem, Karangasem, is one of the old villages in Bali. Every customary and religious ritual at the village takes place uniquely. One of them can be seen in the implementation of usaba mumu or familiarly known as usaba memedi. It’s named as usaba memedi because the ritual is marked with the ‘burning’ of memedi (spirits). The procession is carried out amid the pounding sounds of kulkul (wooden split drum) throughout customary hamlet and clan temples at night. How does the implementation look like?

Usaba mumu is held once a year falling in January (Balinese seventh month). This year, peak of the implementation took place on Wednesday (Jan. 18). Fifteen days in advance, residents have looked for ritual paraphernalia ingredients such as young coconut leaf, fruit, palm leaf and others at local customary village. ‘’Usaba Mumu’’ di Desa Adat Bungaya Then, three days before the peak of procession, all the people create the figure of memedi made from various leaves, such as the leaf of aba, bamboo, eggplant and pulet. The leaves are arranged in such a way to form humanoid figure coming with tribal marking by using lime betel.

“This paraphernalia is ritualized first in the morning at respective family temple. At night, it is taken out for the ritual procession,” said the apparatus of Bungaya customary village, I Gede Adi Krisna Widana, just before the peak of the ritual began.

At the peak of usaba mumu, thousands of families at Bungaya village have been busy with ritual preparations from the morning. Krisna said that before sunrise, the whole customary village apparatus come out to village temple or Bale Agung temple to prepare all means of rituals such as pras daksina, bayuan and kelanan.

In the meantime, all people have prepared ritual paraphernalia known as penyagaan (guard) made from palm tree stem from the morning. It is made to resemble a human figure decorated with various means such as coconut

leaf arrangement and wild cherry fruit.

The penyagaan means that people must be able to control their passions as preparation to pay homage.

The guard figure is placed in front of their respective alley. It will be dismantled at midday, after going through particular ritual. “According to local belief, all the guard figures can later be mounted again in paddy fields or anywhere in order to avoid any catastrophe,” said Krisna.

In the afternoon, the whole community, especially women, will say prayers at Pemuhunan Temple. This temple is quite unique located under a sacred banyan tree without any shrines. Prior to the prayers, thousands of women are sitting around a banyan tree along with their offerings before the worship around 22:00 On the other hand, men are preparing the memedi figure that will be burned at the location of guard figure in the morning. After completing the ritual at the Pemuhunan Temple, then memedi figure is burned simultaneously marked with the sounds of kulkul at 15 customary hamlets and clan temples that keep pounding until the procession is over. Burning the memedi figure has the meaning of burning all the natures of anger and negative traits in human beings, so that people can live harmonious and peaceful life.

The ashes are ritualized again after formed into human figure at the location of burning. When everything is over, the offerings prepared are immediately offered at the ash-made figure.

“After the procession, it usually rains at the night symbolizing if the ritual has run smoothly,” said Krisna.

Three days after this procession, the entire local residents say prayers at the village temple. This process is called ngelisin where all pilgrims invoke holy water. After making introspection for three days, all the local people go through life with a new atmosphere. Basically, this procession symbolizes the journey of self-control and restores the butha kala to maintain the balance of macrocosm and microcosm. (kmb)

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One by one the peanuts were taken out of the large sack and peeled.

Beijing proudly unveils mega-airport due to open in 2019

An ethnic Chinese Christian, who fled Indonesia after wide scale rioting and overstayed her visa in the U.S., holds her daughter’s hand and a handwritten list of appointments with ICE, the last entry reading “...Instructed to report on 10/9/17 at 9:30 with tickets and itinerary to directly depart the U.S. on or before 11/9/17..,.” before a scheduled ICE family meeting including her husband and five year-old daughter in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., October 13, 2017.

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Evacuees trying to find work

Peeling peanuts for IDR 25,000 per sack

RESIDENTS of Karangasem who have been evacuated to the district Klungkung continue to look for ways to keep themselves busy since they left their homes some three weeks ago. Some are making woven bamboo crafts while others are peeling peanuts for IDR 25, 000 per sack.

The atmosphere of the Swecapura Stadium evacuation post was quite quiet on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 15) and the number of vehicles bringing in basic goods could be counted on one hand. Long line-ups like in weeks gone by are no longer happening. Under the heat of the sun, dozens of children were flying kites in the field, while others chased their friends around

playfully. The cheerfullness seen on their faces appeared as if they had forgotten that they had been evacuated from their homes can be seen from their face as if they forgot to stay in refugee camp.

A number of evacuees were enjoying the shade of the trees, away form the heat of their temporary shelters. Some evacuees however were chatting in their tents while

others just lazed about to release their fatigue. In the north some families were seen sitting in a circle keeping themlseves busy peeling peanuts. One by one the peanuts were taken out of the large sack and peeled. “ We have been doing this since morning for a peanut seller from the local village” said one evacuee named Ni Made Selamat from Kaja Hamlet, Muncan, Selat.

Selamat has been peeling peanuts for the last two days. In the morning after breakfast she and her son and daughter- in-law sit together and chat about their conditions as they peel the peanuts. The

work is painstaking and not really worth what they are being paid. It has taken her three days to peel an entire sack of peanuts for which she is paid IDR 25,000. “ It takes us three days to peel one whole bag of nuts. It takes time to peel the peanuts one by one especially since they are raw”, she said.

Although it is not a lot of money, Selamat is thankful as it allows her to provide a little pocket money for her grandchildren to go to school with. Having left her village – like may others, Selamat has been unable to work. Now she and her family have to start from zero. “ Right now we have nothing” she

added.

Similar work is also done by Made Cento from Besakih. Given his old age he is unable to do heavy labour but he still needs to provide for his daily needs. The government handouts are not enough. “It does not matter if we only get a small wage, the important thing is that we can earn a little income”, he said.

The hardness of the peanut shells cause pain to his old wrinkled hands, which causes him to work slowly. Fortunately, Cento’s son, wife and daughter-in-law also help.

“Well... when I get tired, I can take a rest. Tomorrow I will continue” , he added. (sos)

Earthquakes decrease, Mt. Agung remains highly active

Mount Agung

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AMLAPURA — Although there has started to be decline in the intensity of earthquakes the frequency of volcanic earthquakes remains high. On Saturday (Oct. 14), there were 1.006 deep and shallow volcanic earthquake. In just six hours there were 240 deep and shallow volcanic earthquakes and in the last 24 hours non-harmonic tremors occurred three times, said Head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG), Kasbani, on Sunday (Oct. 15).

Kasbani said that the frequency of volcanic earthquakes is still quite high. Based on monitoring of the PVMBG, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, at the Mt. Agung post Mt Agung is still showing

seismic activity. Mount Agung is not visible from the monitoring post as the great mountain is covered in fog. Monitoring from the North shows that smoke is still coming out of the crater. “This indicates that the mountain is still quite active, so people in the red zone should remain highly alert”, Kasbani said.

There have also been three non-harmonic tremors in the last 24 hours added Kasbani saying that continuous tremors tend to indicate an immanent eruption.

If there is an eruption, lave will pour down through valleys and rivers near Mt. Agung. Channels have been created to facilitate the flow of lava to the sea. (kmb41)

In New Hampshire, Indonesian Christians caught in Trump immigration crackdown

MANCHESTER - Since fleeing deadly violence in Indonesia two decades ago, Meldy and Eva Lumangkun built a life in suburban New Hampshire and raised four children, their illegal status long tolerated by U.S. immigration authorities.

But when they showed up at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Manchester in August for their regular check-in, they were told to buy one-way tickets back to Indonesia and get out of the United States in two months.

“We are afraid to go home. We fear for the safety of our children,” Meldy Lumangkun said after an October meeting with ICE officials in Manchester. “Here our children can live safely.”

The Lumangkuns are among about 2,000 ethnic Chinese Indonesian Christians who fled to New Hampshire to escape rioting in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy that killed about 1,000 people in 1998 at the height of Asia’s financial crisis.

They are also among tens of thousands of illegal immigrants in the United States now facing possible deportation after the Trump administration moved to reopen cases of people who, like the Lumangkuns, had been given a reprieve under past administrations.

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump said he would

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purge the country of millions of illegal immigrants. Since he moved into the White House in January, immigration arrests have tripled since the start of the year to an average of 142 people a day, though actual deportations are down from the rate under Trump’s Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama.

The Lumangkuns and other Indonesian Christians in New Hampshire say they fear religious discrimination or violence if they return to Indonesia.

Resented for their wide control over trade and business, and suspected of loyalty to China, Indonesian-Chinese have often been the target of racial discrimination in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country. In 1998, rampaging mobs targeted Chineseowned businesses and in some cases killed and raped ChineseIndonesians, forcing hundreds to flee the country.

Most of the Indonesians now facing deportation entered the United States legally, often on tourist visas, but overstayed them.

They then failed to apply for asylum within a year of entering the

country, a deadline many were unaware of, according to immigrants, as well as advocates and attorneys.

They only later tried to seek legal status, and the ones now facing deportation failed.

Under the terms of a deal negotiated with ICE in 2012 with the help of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the group was allowed to remain in the country if they surrendered their passports and appeared for regular check-ins set on varying schedules by ICE. Beginning in August, members of the group including the Lumangkuns, were told to prepare to return home, a tougher line that ICE officials said was aligned with an executive order signed by Trump on Jan. 25 overturning many Obama-era immigration policies.

Under the new guidelines, while criminals remain the highest priority for deportation, almost anyone in the country illegally is a potential target.

“The executive order that President Trump signed in January changed everything,” said ICE spokesman Shawn Neudauer. (rtr)

BEIJING - China’s capital unveiled the “shining example” of its 80 billion yuan ($12.14 billion) new airport on Monday, tipped to become one of the world’s largest when it opens in October 2019 amid a massive infrastructure drive overseen by President Xi Jinping.

Representatives showed off the sprawling skeleton of “Beijing New Airport”, which is made up of 1.6 million cubic metres of concrete, 52,000 tonnes of steel and spans a total 47 sq km (18 sq miles), including runways.

It is expected to serve an initial 45 million passengers a year with an eventual capacity of 100 million, putting it on par with HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport.

“Lined up together there’s roughly 5 km of gates,” said project spokesman Zhu Wenxin. “It’s a shining example of China’s national production capacity.”

Updates on the airport come as the ruling Communist Party is set to open its 19th congress later this week, a twice-a-decade leadership event where Xi will consolidate power and emphasise successful projects and policy from his first five years.

The project, which broke ground in 2014, is one of the region’s largest infrastructure investments under Xi’s rule, which has been plagued by fears of slowing economic growth, offset slightly by a construction spree.

China has sought to boost its profile as both an aviation hub and a manufacturer in recent years.

The country’s first home-grown passenger jet, the C919, lifted off

on its maiden flight in May, edging into a multibillion-dollar market currently dominated by Boeing Co and Airbus SE. Situated 67 km south of Beijing, the airport technically falls in neighbouring Hebei province, though it will eventually constitute its own development zone.

It will relieve pressure on Beijing’s existing international airport, to the northeast of Beijing and currently the world’s second largest by passenger volume, which opened a new terminal worth $3.6 billion in 2008 ahead of the Beijing Summer Olympics.

The existing airport will continue to operate major international flights, though a third smaller domestic airport in the city’s south will close in coming years.

Two of China’s three major airlines, China Eastern Airlines Corp and China Southern Airlines Co, will relocate to the airport on completion, accounting for roughly four-fifths of the new airport’s total traffic.

The airport will be connected to Beijing by a high speed train with a top speed of 350 km an hour, as well as an inter-city train and a major expressway.

Original plans for the airport were made by French airports operator Aeroports de Paris, though third-party improvements to the original version make the final design “wholly domestic”, said Zhu. “It’s like a large flower, but made of steel,” said one construction worker on the site, who declined to share his name because he was not authorised to speak to press. (rtr)

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An engineer explains the hall of terminal building to journalists at the construction site of new Daxing Airport on the outskirts of Beijing, China October 16, 2017.

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Europe launches sixth Sentinel Earth observation satellite

Fishermen of Penimbangan Beach drown hexadome

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A view of “Moai” statues in Rano Raraku volcano, on Easter Island, Chile on October 31, 2003.

The post at the former elephant ginger factory.

Scientists said on Thursday an analysis of DNA from ancient skeletal remains ruled out the likelihood that Easter Island’s inhabitants intermixed with South Americans before the arrival of Europeans on the island in 1722.

A 2014 genetic study had indicated interbreeding between the people of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, and native people in South America occurred roughly between 1300 and 1500. The new research, studying the DNA of three Rapa Nui people from the 1400s and 1500s and two from the 1800s, found no evidence of such mingling.

The research underscored the isolation of these people, who lived on an outpost some 2,300 miles (3,700 km) west of South America and 1,100 miles (1,770 km) from the nearest island.

“Our study shows that there is no

simple scenario of population exchange and migration between Rapa Nui and the Americas as suggested by many archaeologists, historians, population geneticists and even adventurers,” said archaeologist Cat Jarman of the University of Bristol in Britain.

Jarman said the study, published in the journal Current Biology, confirmed a growing body of evidence that Easter Island was settled by Polynesians who crossed the open ocean.

“We were surprised that we didn’t find any Native American admixture in our ancient Rapa Nui individuals,” Jarman added.

The Rapa Nui people formed a unique culture best known for the 900 monumental head-and-torso stone statues known as moai erected around Easter Island. The culture flourished starting around 1200.

The study did not rule out some type of cultural contact between Easter Island and South America.

“However, if it did take place, the new evidence suggests that it was infrequent or, at least, that it did not leave a discernible genetic trace,” Jarman said.

University of California-Santa Cruz anthropologist Lars FehrenSchmitz said evidence like the presence of sweet potatoes, a South American staple, in Polynesia indicates some cultural exchange occurred between the Americas and Polynesia before the impact of European colonization.

“Many researchers suggest Rapa Nui as kind of the best point of contact because it is closest to South America, but an exchange could have also been initiated on other islands, if it happened,” FehrenSchmitz added. (rtr)

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Ex-elephant ginger factory prepared to hold refugees

WASHINGTON - The massive brooding stone figures peering from Easter Island’s hillsides are emblematic of the enigmatic people who once thrived on the dot of land in the middle of the Pacific. New genetic research only deepens the mystery around these people.

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FRANKFURT - Europe launched the sixth of its Sentinel Earth observation satellites on Friday as part of the multi-billion-euro Copernicus programme to monitor volcanic ash and ultraviolet radiation.

The Sentinel-5P satellite, part of a system of satellites that is to monitor Earth, blasted off on board a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia’s north-western Arkhangelsk region at 0927 GMT. From its orbit 824 kilometres (512 miles) above Earth, it will monitor the planet’s atmosphere for occurrences such as volcanic ash that could put airplanes at risk or high levels of ultraviolet radiation that could cause skin damage.

In addition, scientists will use Sentinel-5P’s data to understand better how holes form in Earth’s ozone layer.

The Copernicus project is described by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the most ambitious Earth observation programme to date.

The European Union and the ESA have committed funding of more than 8 billion euros ($9.5 billion) to it until 2020.

The launch of the Copernicus project became especially urgent after Europe lost contact with its Earth observation satellite Envisat in 2012 after 10 years.

Sentinel-5P, also known as Sentinel-5 Precursor, was designed to reduce data gaps between Envisat and NASA’s Aura mission and the launch of Sentinel 5.

The first satellite of Europe’s planned Sentinel network launched in April 2014, among other to provide speedy images of land, oceans and waterways. (rtr)

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SINGARAJA — Sari Segara fishermen group of Penimbangan Beach together with the apparatus of Baktiseraga village, Buleleng, really shows its seriousness in preserving coastal environment. As evidence, fishermen and village officials are now seriously maintaining and preserving the coral garden on Penimbangan Beach. One of them is through conservation of marine environment by drowning fish house (hexadome) made independently and utilizing village fund allocation (ADD).

Headman of Baktiseraga, Gusti Putu Armada, said that following the increasingly improved condition of coral reefs, fishermen and village officials are getting more serious in protecting and preserving the coral gardens. One of the activities of coral reef conservation is the installation of artificial fish house. It is installed in the distance of 100 to 200 meters from mainland.

The fish house is made with the third party donations and self-financing of fishermen. In addition, local village begins to allocate the ADD to help conserve the coral reef garden. The installation is not only at this time, but fisherman has done it for several times.

“Actually, we have installed several fish houses together with fishermen.

And now we continue to increase so as to help the coral reef growth and it will be getting better in the future,” he said.

Related to marine tourism program in the future, Armada said the fishermen group together with marine conservation activists has prepared a marine coastal tourism development program. Especially for coral gardens, in the future it will be developed into a snorkeling spot.

Another development is to make a coral reef garden designed into a place of underwater selfie. He admitted these developments are highly potential because currently tourists have tendency to capture the well-preserved underwater scenery. In addition, if this program can run, it will enrich tour packages that can be ‘sold’ in addition to dolphin attraction having become a tourism mascot of North Bali. “Fisherman fellows here already have a design and we will be very supportive because marine tourism has great aficionados. We are confident it can give positive impact,” he explained.

In the meantime, a fishermen group member, Kadek Agus, said the development of coral reef lately has been far better than before, especially since the fishermen installed the artificial fish house. It can speed up coral reef growth. After seeing the results, he believed the coral reef will be a beautiful snorkeling spot and not inferior to other areas in the future.

“Since we put the artificial fish house, the coral reef begins to grow and even faster than the coral without being installed with artificial fish house. If this can be developed continuously, we believe the coral reef here become the best snorkeling spot in North Bali,” he said. (kmb38)

BANGLI — The Mt. Agung Disaster Relief Command Post in Bangli district so far remains to relocate the evacuees to the official refugee post provided. So far, the post has succeeded in relocating the evacuees spreading across several residents’ houses, hamlet hall or other public facilities to the two points of official refugee post in Kubu and Kayuambua, Susut. As planned, the post will also relocate a number of evacuees to the post at the former elephant ginger factory after the tent and toilet facilities have been prepared.

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From its orbit 824 kilometres (512 miles) above Earth, it will monitor the planet’s atmosphere for occurrences such as volcanic ash that could put airplanes at risk or high levels of ultraviolet radiation that could cause skin damage.

Commander of Mt. Agung Disaster Relief Command Post in Bangli district, Andy Pranoto, accompanied

by Chief of Staff of the 1626/Bangli Military District Suka Prajaka, and Territorial Section Officer I.B. Mahendra said on Sunday (Oct. 15) that relocation of evacuees has been done by his unit since last week. He admitted it is not easy. The relocation process cannot be done in a matter of days.

“There are some things to watch out for. To relocate evacuees, we have to prepare the location, toilet facilities, electricity and transportation means. Besides, it also needs a lot of coordination, so it is not easy,”

he explained.

Andy added that so far the official refugee posts having been occupied are only two points namely in Kubu and SKB Kayuambua, Susut.

In the meantime, the refugee post in the former elephant ginger factory located at Tiga village, Susut, is still empty.

Currently, his unit is making preparation by installing tents at the former elephant ginger factory.

He said the establishment of tents at the location considering it has quite open condition so it is not good for the health of refugees in the long term.

As planned, a total 50 tents will

be established at the former elephant factory to accommodate 500 people.

In addition to setting up tents, his unit will also increase toilet facilities. “We are now completing the facility before relocating refugees to the location,” he explained.

In the meantime, when asked about the availability of logistics for refugees at this time, Mahendra said it remains quite safe.

Rice stock in the post warehouse remains sufficient to meet the needs of refugees up to 10 days ahead.

Likewise, the needs of side dishes and others are also still safe. “So far, donations continue to arrive,” he added. (kmb40)

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Fish house (hexadome) made independently and utilizing village fund allocation (ADD).

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AMLAPURA —

Megandu is a traditional game born from the agrarian activities in paddy fields. The traditional games involving elementary school students are usually played in paddy fields after harvest. “Megandu is said to be the only one game held at Ole, Marga village, Dauh Puri, Marga – Tabanan.

Unfortunately, the game becomes scarce because people rarely know it and even play it.

In an effort to preserve this cultural heritage, Megandu was once featured in the Bali Arts Festival

Since Mount Agung was declared to be in warning status on September 22, other impacts are also felt by the operators of rafting tourism like the Bali Mitra Wahana (BMW) at Rendang village.

The owner of BMW, I Made Agus Kertiana, revealed that tourist arrivals dropped by 50 percent. Seeing this situation, to ensure that guests do not feel anxious, he is trying to convince travel agencies if the rafting location remains in safe position because it does not belong to red zone. The mostly affected tourist attraction in the red zone is Tulamben in Kubu subdistrict.

For weeks, the attractions in the area do not show any activities because the area must be emptied.

Similarly, climbing activities on Mount Agung from the Pasar Agung Temple and Besakih route are stopped for a while. Dozens of guides usually escorting tourists to climb are now forced to idle.

Tama added that hoteliers and restaurateurs in safe zone still make anticipative efforts.

To follow up the direction of Tourism Minister, Arief Yahya, the hoteliers and restaurateurs in Karangasem have made mitigation efforts. All members of the PHRI Karangasem also received direction from the Center for Volcanology Mitigation Geological Disaster (PVMBG). The evacuation fleet should always be in a ready condition. As for the evacuation of sea lane, there must be coordination with traditional fishermen having boat and sampan.

Secretary of PHRI Karangasem, I Wayan Kariasa, said on

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Tourists walk up the stairs at Penataran Agung Lempuyang Temple with Mount Agung, a volcano on the highest alert level, in the background in Karangasem Regency on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia September 25, 2017.

Saturday (Oct. 14) that tourists and travel agencies should be provided with correct understanding on warning zone because not all areas of Karangasem are dangerous to visit. Tourist attractions including in warning zone are only Besakih Temple, Tulamben and climbing tour to the peak of Mount Agung. In other words, if only wishing to visit other places such as the attractions of Amed, Tirtagangga, Ujung Water Palace, Candidasa, Sidemen to Rendang,

these are actually still safe. Moreover, the tourist attractions outside Karangasem are surely still very safe to be visited by tourists.

Currently, his agency continues to convince this. Every tourist coming to Karangasem is also asked to give testimony that tourist attractions outside the radius of 12 km from the top of Mount Agung are still safe. Gradually, travel agencies and tourists, he said, had begun to understand, so that tourist visits to the objects

Let’s Play Megandu Games

(BAF) several years ago by Wintang Rare Art Studio directed by I Wayan Weda. In the BAF XXXVII it was also featured through creative dance entitled Megandu by Ni Luh Nyoman Sri Suryati and I Wayan Muder who makes the arrangement.

In the Festival ke Uma 2017, the Megandu game is also presented with the involvement of urban and rural children.

In the past, Megandu was commonly played by children of Ole hamlet in the fields after massive

harvest, while herding cattle, mowing grass, looking for dragonflies and looking for eels. In the middle of the activity, they agreed to play Megandu. After harvesting, paddy fields were used as the location to play.

This game is commenced with the making of eagle’s egg-like ball. Each child must deposit one ball. After that, a child will be determined by making a draw. After getting the seeker, the seeker will then plunged a stick in the middle of the field. At top of the wood

is tied a rope made from coconut bark and the seeker holds it.

The other children put straw balls in the middle of the wood.

The seeker then tightens the string around the wood and tried to wrap around the other children. The others are trying to pick up the ball and should not get caught. If a child has a strap, it is ready to be guided (throw with straw balls).

The players do not hesitate to throw the child to tears. Furthermore, the child hit by the ball must then

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WINNER OF BALI’S BEST RESTAURANT AWARD 2017

The threat of Mount Agung eruption has had an impact in various sectors. Tourism becoming the mainstay continues to head for downturn. Many travel plans are canceled and the majority of tourist accommodation is also totally closed. Facing this situation, Bali tourism should not give up and should be saved by convincing tourists that Bali stays very safe.

The threat has made tourism sector, especially in Karangasem, almost dormant. Of the dozens of tourist objects and attractions, only Candidasa remains to survive. Since the warning status, this prominent tourist attraction in Bali is still quite crowded by visitors.

Candidasa area stretching from Jasri Beach in Karangasem subdistrict to Padangbai in Manggis subdistrict is equipped with at least 1,500 rooms and tourist activity centralized along Candidasa Beach.

Under normal conditions, the occupancy rate averagely reaches 70 percent. However, since Mount Agung was in warning status, there is a decrease of occupancy rate to 55 percent.

“There is a decrease of about 10 to 15 percent. Some guests also canceled. However, in general Candidasa is still quite crowded,” said Chairman of the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Karangasem, I Wayan Tama.

In contrast to Candidasa, Amed tourist area in Abang subdistrict is now almost without activity.

Although excluding in the warning zone, the tourist attraction being famous for its underwater tourism is only visited by a few tourists.

Tama said the current occupancy rate at Amed is only in the range of 10 percent of the total 500 existing rooms. According to this legislator of Karangasem, only 20 of 50 restaurants usually operating are still open. They also undergo significant drop in turnover. “Pursuant to information from colleagues running businesses at Amed, now there are only around 50 guests. The number continues to decline,” he said.

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beyond the warning zone are getting to normal. “So, whether the Mount Agung erupts or does not, we must do the recovery measure.

Bali tourism should not give up.

Fake news about Bali tourism must be faced by giving correct information. Currently, guests have started to come and stay again. In addition to Candidasa, they also visit Sidemen. Tourism must continue to live in Bali, otherwise everything will also collapse,” he said. (kmb31)

serves as a seeker and so forth.

Although it is a tradition for rural children, the megandu game is good for development of children starting from their physical to emotional development that can affect their growth. When modern games are combined with traditional games will provide complementary benefits for the development of children because they get benefits in terms of physical, psychological, and social aspects. (kmb)

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WWE signs first woman wrestler from Arab world in global push DUBAI - World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. signed its first female performer from the Arab world on Sunday, smashing cultural taboos as the U.S.-based pageant seeks to piledrive its way into lucrative foreign markets.

Shadia Bseiso, a Jordanian versed in jiu-jitsu, dreams of encouraging more Arab women to take up sports - and of one day maybe even crashing a metal chair over WWE mega-star John Cena.

“Female athletes are finally getting the credit they deserve. The world is more open to that, and in terms of how the region will react to it, I’m hoping its going to be very positive,” said Bseiso.

While women exercising in public is rare in the Arab world and the local entertainment industry often relegates them to docile roles, big companies such as Nike have stepped up advertising geared towards female athletes.

Still, the high octane physicality and outrageous storylines of professional wrestling remain a novelty in the region.

Speaking to Reuters in the WWE’s

Dubai office, Bseiso said she made sure to tell her parents about her colourful career choice in person.

After announcing she would join the ranks of the WWE, they paused in disbelief for a moment, she said, worried for her safety in the often bruising shows.

They support her fully, she added, as she now heads to the company’s Orlando, Florida, training centre for gruelling in-ring training and what WWE calls “character development” - transformation into one of their trademark big personalities.

She has a Jordan-themed persona in mind, she says, declining to elaborate. For decades a quintessential if curious emblem of Americana, professional wrestling has now won die-hard fans in the Arab world and beyond, and features widely in apparel and toys.

WWE’s reach deeper into new demographics makes plenty of business sense for the $1.5 billion Connecticut company, which has also recently signed several Indian and Chinese athletes in the hope of snaring millions of potential new devotees. (rtr)

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The latest from Blumhouse and Universal is leading the box office this weekend with $26.5 million from 3,149 locations.

‘Happy Death Day’ Crushes ‘Blade Runner 2049’ With $26.5 Million

LOS ANGELES - “Happy Death Day” has cause for celebration. The latest from Blumhouse and Universal is leading the box office this weekend with $26.5 million from 3,149 locations.

That puts it far ahead of “Blade Runner 2049,” which is skidding to $15.1 million during its second weekend at 4,058 locations, down 54% from its disappointing opening weekend.

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Shadia Bseiso, who was signed by World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. as its first female performer from the Arab world, gestures during an interview with Reuters in Dubai, UAE October 15, 2017.

A horror spin on “Groundhog Day,” “Happy Death Day” centers on Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) as a woman who wakes up to the same day -- her birthday -- every day, and is murdered every time.

Christopher B. Landon directed the film based on a script by Scott Lobdell.

Earlier this year in January, Blumhouse’s “Split” opened to a monster $40 million in January, and went on to earn $278.3 million worldwide. Then, the next month, “Get Out” was a smash hit as well with a $33.4 million opening and $253.1 million in global grosses

by the end of its run. The production house is also responsible for the hugely profitable “Purge” and “Paranormal Activity” franchises.

Otherwise, “The Foreigner” -- a U.S.-China co-production between STXfilms, Sparkle Roll Media, and Wanda -- is opening to $12.8 million from 2,515 locations. The Jackie Chan-starrer started its international rollout on Sept. 30, and has tallied $88 million overseas so far. “Casino Royale” director Martin Campbell made the $35 million flick, which also stars Pierce Brosnan as a British government official.

And two biopics are struggling

to draw significant grosses. Open Road’s “Marshall” is opening to $3 million from 821 locations, and Annapurna’s “Professor Marston & The Wonder Women” is barely making a dent with $737,000 from 1,229 locations.

“It” remains in the top five this weekend, as horror continues to dominate the box office. In its sixth weekend, the Warner Bros. and New Line release is grossing $6 million from 3,176 spots. Rounding out the top five is Fox’s “The Mountain Between Us,” which is taking in $5.7 million from 3,259 locations. (rtr)

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Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (L) and his deputy Sandiaga Uno gesture before a swearing-in at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 16, 2017.

Jakarta governor sworn in amid calls from hardliners for “Islamic lifestyle”

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo swore in a former education minister as Jakarta’s governor on Monday, months after an election that opened up religious and ethnic divisions in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country. Anies Baswedan was inaugurated as Indonesia’s reputation for religious tolerance comes under scrutiny due to the rising clout of Islamists in a nation with large Christian, Hindu and Buddhist minorities.

Baswedan faced criticism after winning April’s vote with the support of Islamist groups who had agitated for months against his opponent and former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - an ethnic Chinese Christian - whom they accused of blasphemy against Islam.

“We will ensure that the governor of Jakarta will be the governor of us all, of those who voted for us and those who didn’t,” Baswedan told reporters, wearing a crisp white uniform after a ceremony in the Dutch colonial-style state palace.

Groups like the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) hope that Baswedan will impose a more “Is-

lamic lifestyle” in the city of more than 10 million people.

Novel Bamukmin, head of FPI’s Jakarta chapter, said the group would “push” Baswedan’s administration to gradually close down bars and clubs in a city known for a freewheeling nightlife because “it’s immoral and...not Islamic culture”.

He told Reuters the group would begin by calling for the cancellation of the city’s New Year’s Eve celebration, which sees thousands of residents flock to street markets, concerts, and traditional theatre performances funded by the city.

A spokesman for Baswedan was not immediately available for com-

ment. Sandiaga Uno, Baswedan’s deputy, has previously said the administration would consider setting up “sharia-inspired” or sharia-compliant entertainment spots similar to those in Abu Dhabi or Dubai.

Indonesia is officially secular and its constitution enshrines religious diversity, though the return to demoocray two decades ago after the end of the autocratic rule of Suharto has allowed hardline groups to flourish. While religion was an important factor during the election, most Jakarta residents are also concerned with issues such as chronic traffic congestion and regular flooding.

“The hope is for Jakarta to move forward so it’s cleaner and the poor receive help,” said Wisnu, a 42-yearold courier. “I don’t feel Anies-Sandi need to pay back those (Islamist) groups in any way,” he said, referring to the new governor and his deputy.

The FPI led mass rallies in the run-up to the election to urge voters to pick a Muslim candidate over Purnama. After being put on trial and losing the election in the second round, Purnama was sentenced in May to two years in prison in a ruling that was internationally condemned as unjust. Baswedan made public appearances with the leaders of the rallies and FPI but denied pandering to Islamist groups to win support.

Baswedan and Uno are backed by the main opposition party Gerindra, which has now wrenched control of the capital away from Widodo’s ruling party. “Jakarta

serves as a national political barometer,” said Gerindra official Arief Poyuono. “Because of that it is important that Gerindra has taken over control of Jakarta...to be able to win in general and presidential elections in 2019.”

The battle for the Jakarta governorship was widely seen as a proxy for the 2019 presidential election.

Baswedan’s main backer is retired general and Gerindra chief Prabowo Subianto who is widely expected to run for president against Widodo in 2019.(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.