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Dion appeal for Timberlake sings a Celine new songs receives little, dances a little 4,000 submissions at Memphis event

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Justin Timberlake sang and strutted his way through his induction into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, doing vocal impersonations of soul singers Al Green and Otis Redding, performing on stage with Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, and joking with buddy Jimmy Fallon.

The pop singer and actor accepted the honor in front of about 2,100 people, who laughed throughout his acceptance speech. With a drink in tow, he told Fallon, who introduced

him, that he was not funny. The pair marched together on stage as Timberlake led the audience in the fight song for the Memphis Tigers’ football team, which upset Mississippi on Saturday.

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Sam Moore, left, and Justin Timberlake perform during the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn.

Timberlake, a Memphis native, joked with friend DJ Paul of rap group Three 6 Mafia and sang bits of Green’s “Love and Happiness,” Sam & Dave’s “Hold On, I’m Comin’” and Redding’s “(Sittin’On) The Dock of the Bay” during his speech. He even cursed a few times. “This is the (expletive) coolest thing that has ever happened to me,” said Timberlake, a former ‘NSync member and solo artist who has won multiple Emmy and Grammy awards and appeared in several films.

Later, he added: “The Grammys are political. The Emmys are political.

Memphis is not political. And don’t get me started on Hollywood.”

The event honored musicians and performers with strong connections to Memphis, known as a cradle of blues, soul/R&B and rock n’ roll.

Also inducted were Sam & Dave, Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore, Booker T. & the MG’s drummer Al Jackson Jr., singer Alberta Hunter, blues pianist Memphis Slim and country singer Charlie Rich. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards accepted the award for Scotty Moore, who did not attend. (ap)

PARIS - A public appeal by Celine Dion for new songs for her next album in French has been met with a flood of offered tunes, according to a former Canadian media boss close to the singer’s manager.

Around 4,000 songs were sent to Dion’s website and management company by the October 5 deadline, Charles Benoit, ex-head of the Quebec TV arm of Canadian group Bell Media, told AFP this week.

Dion’s husband and manager, Rene Angelil, and the CEO of the Les Feeling Productions firm managing her career, Aldo Giampaolo, “were surprised by the dimensions this initiative has taken, and they asked me to organise the works’ selection”, he said. Dion in late August made her appeal for fresh songs, emphasising that it was “open to everyone”.

The 47-year-old Canadian singer, most famous for performing “My Heart Will Go On” as the theme song for the hit 1997 movie “Titanic”, said she wanted new material for an album in French she’s bringing out next year, and for another one in English in 2017. The current crop of submitted songs are all for the French album and came by letter, social networks and MP3 files from France and other French-speaking countries.

They will be whittled down

to just 25 songs by a panel of six French-language broadcast critics, said Pierre Fortier, a Quebec music festival director whom Benoit tapped to be in charge of the selection process.

“Naturally, out of the 4,000 songs received, there aren’t 4,000 hits, but we’ve already found several good ones,” Fortier said.

An online vote open to the public through Dion’s www.celinedion. com website will choose which one of the shortlisted 25 songs will make it on the singer’s album, with the winner announced December 1.

A 56-year-old French amateur singer-composer, Gilles Mazetto, said he hoped his submission, “Cicatrice Dedicacee” (roughly meaning ‘autographed scar’), would make the cut.

“It’s a message in a bottle I’m hoping will be picked up by Celine Dion,” he said.

“I think the song fits her repertoire: it talks about passing time, the moments that define our existence, of those that remain.”

Dion’s last album came out in 2013. In August, she resumed regular concerts she has been giving in Las Vegas since 2011 after taking a year-long hiatus to care for Angelil, 73, who has throat cancer. (afp)

Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet breaks a telecast record NEW YORK — Benedict Cumberbatch, who recently begged fans not to film him playing the lead in “Hamlet,” has broken a record while being filmed playing the lead in “Hamlet.”

More than 225,000 viewers watched Cumberbatch tackle the melancholy prince of Denmark at movie theaters around the world on Thursday during

a live — or in some cases delayed — telecast from London’s Barbican Theatre. That’s the largest global audience for a live broadcast of any title in National Theatre Live history.

The broadcast played on over 1,400 screens and in 25 countries.

Since its launch in 2009, National Theatre broadcasts from England

have included “Frankenstein” with Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, Sam Mendes’ “King Lear,” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Gillian Anderson.

After a performance in August, Cumberbatch told fans gathered outside that spotting filming while performing was “mortifying.” (ap)

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Vanishing Telajakan, Bali at risk

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Telajakan or vacant land, used to always be found in front of people’s homes in Bali have become less and less common. Currently, Balinese people tend to use this space for selling everything from food and drinks to mobile phones and other assorted products.

TELAJAKAN or vacant land, used to always be found in front of people’s homes in Bali have become less and less common.

Currently, Balinese people tend to use this space for selling everything from food and drinks to mobile phones and other assorted products. Unwittingly, the conversion of so many telajakan into a business premises has harmed the beauty of Bali. Balinese homes, with their variety of ornamentaton are now hidden behind walls of stalls that do not reflect the nuances of typical Balinese aesthetics.

Phenomenon on the telajakan conversion into business premises is extremely regrettable by spatial observer, Prof. Dr. Putu Rumawan Salain, lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering at Udayana University, is sorry to see so much of these spaces given up for small businesses.

Behind the concept of telajakan lies a very noble ancestral heritage of Bali, that is rich in the values of local wisdom.

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Hardline Indonesian Muslims call for church closures in Aceh ACEH SINGKIL - Hardline Muslims in Indonesia’s conserva- lence again tomorrow,” he said.

A mob of hundreds of people tive Aceh province on Sunday demanded the local government close 10 Christian churches, just days after a mob burnt down burnt down a small church in Aceh Singkil last week, citing a lack a church, leaving one person dead and several injured.

Tensions are high amongst the ethnically and religiously diverse population of Aceh Singkil district, raising the risk of further religious violence in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation.

The vast majority of Indonesians practice a moderate form of Islam, but Aceh is the only province that adheres to Islamic

Sharia law, putting it at odds with the rest of the country.

“Ten churches have been identified as not having proper permits and should be closed,” said Hambali Sinaga, head of the local chapter of the hardline group Islamic Defenders Front, adding that the government had until Oct. 19 to take action.

“We hope there will be no vio-

of building permits, and forced thousands of Christians to flee to neighboring villages.

One Muslim member of the mob was killed, authorities said last week, adding that at least 10 people had been detained on suspicion of inciting violence.

The government has since deployed over 1,300 police and military personnel, with hundreds more on standby, to patrol the streets and

stand guard outside other churches that dot the small palm oil plantations in the district.

“At the moment things are calm but we are on standby for any further incidents,” said Saladin spokesman for Aceh police, adding that evacuees had since returned to their homes.

Christian residents of the rundown district attended a service on Sunday right next to the charred remains of their church, under the guard of about a dozen armed security personnel.

Local government officials and

religious figures, including from the Christian community, are scheduled to discuss the church closures on Sunday. They were not immediately available for comment. (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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Telajakan that are interpreted by many as simply free space, in fact play an important ecological function. In the past, these spaces were usually planted with various types of plants that absorb pollution and filter dust from the street. Telajakan also serve as green spaces that absorb rain water and thus reduce the occurrence of floods in the rainy season. Besides, telajakan also have aesthetical value planted as they are with various colourful flowers and plants that sooth the eyes.

“So, the presence of telajakan is not only important in terms of ecology, but also in terms of aesthetics because they often function as gardens whose beauty can be enjoyed by everyone who passes by. If telajakan disappear from Bali, then the beauty of Bali will be very much diminished. What kind of beauty can we expect from the long rows of stalls that are replacing telajakan -other than a rigid and boring atmosphere?” asked Salain rhetorically.

In the old days, telajakan served as a public spaces that people used to chat with one and other and strength community bonds. Balinese men also used to use these spaces for their fighting cocks; for the chicken cages and mabongbong or for fondling and exercising their fighting cocks after days of work.

Hence, telajakan are always at least big enough for a chicken cage. Women tended to use the space of telajakan to meet with neighbours, joke and share experiences, while children used them as playgrounds.

“With the disappearance of telajakan, Balinese men are loosing one of the most strategic places to socialize and interact with each other to strengthen their sense of brotherhood,” deplored Rumawan Salain.

According to Salain, local governments in Bali have a legal means of rescuing these instrumental spaces. He affirmed that Regional Bylaw No. 5/2005 on Building used as a reference for the Denpasar Mayorial regulation No. 25/2010 and similar rules in counties across Bali. Buildings are obliged to have Balinese architectural style, which spatially speaking necessarily includes telajakan.

“Unfortunately, in practice, a number of clauses in the law have been ignored or are not strictly supervised violations have become common. One stipulation of the by law requires a free space to be left in from of all homes for the telajakan,” he explained.

Salain nonetheless agrees that conditions have already become chaotic and that it will indeed be difficult to restore the spatial conditions of Bali. He added however, that with a strong commitment local governments still have the opportunity to save the remaining telajakan from conversion into business spaces.

Salain therefore hopes that the government will provide a reduction in land and property taxes (PBB) for people that maintain their telajakan. He affirmed that taking such an action makes a lot of sense considering that people who maintain telajakan are by de facto donating a portion of their private land for public enjoyment. “Local governments must duly grant these relief to people have the awareness that maintaining their telajakan is beneficial. In addition to providing an open space for the public, telajakan also serve as water catchments for the surrounding environment that is increasingly at risk of harm,” affirmed Rumawan Salain. (ian)

THE RAPID increase in building developments in Bali increasingly deviate from the Balinese architectural style that characterises the Island of the Gods.

Modern and minimalist architecture is proliferating uncontrollably.

Balinese architecture, Balinese wisdom IBP/Wawan

THE RAPID increase in building developments in Bali increasingly deviate from the Balinese architectural style that characterises the Island of the Gods. Modern and minimalist architecture is proliferating uncontrollably, despite Regional Bylaw No.5/2005 on the building and architecture that clearly states that Balinese style architecture must be applied to every building in Bali.

Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Badung Chapter, AA Ngurah Alit Wiraputra, considers that the number of buildings that have not adopted Balinesee architectural style and principles is due to a lack of oversight by provincial and county/municipal government in enforcing Regional Bylaw No.5/2005. “Supposedly there is supervision right from the very beginning of the construction of any building,” said Alit.

According to Alit, applying the concepts and style of Balinese architecture is not difficult and would benefit everyone because Balinese architecture has developed according to the needs of a tropical climate.

“Indeed, it is not easy to maintain the cultural identity of Bali amidst rapid development and the impact of globalization.

Balinese architecture is basically flexible, inexpensive and relevant to climatic conditions despite what some people think,” he said. Alit hopes that architecture as one of the hallmarks of Bali will be persistently maintained as a contributing factor to the sustainability of tourism on the island that is dependant on distinctly Balinese characteristics - including architecture.

“Balinese architecture should be applied

starting from having Balinese gates as Ngurah Rai Airport, Benoa Harbor, Padang Bai Harbor and other entrances,” he said.

The application of Balinese architecture at every entrance into Bali, said Alit Wiraputra, is intended to have both foreign and domestic visitors immediately feel that they are in Bali as soon as they set foot in the island.

“All buildings in Bali, especially those located on roadsides - including commercial buildings, should also apply Balinese architectural style. The government therefore needs to make sure that the regulations are being respected by giving out strict punishments to those who violate them in order to prevent irregularities,” he advised.

He added that all everyone, including tourism stakeholders should have the awareness and accompanying actions to ensure that Balinese culture is being implemented. The role of government alone is not enough, everyone needs to be aware and take appropriate action.

Lecturer in the Faculty of Tourism at Udayana University, I Putu Anom, as a native Balinese, also recognizes that rampant and uncontrolled development, either by breaking the green belt regula-

tions, building habitations on beach front, or lakes sides goes against the culture or local wisdom of Bali. “Now, Indonesia including Bali is embracings unlawful habits and unethical behaviour. There are even unscrupulous officials who know the rules but break them anyway,” he said.

According to Anom, such widespread violations occur because regulations are not implemented strictly. “In order to address the problems of the development of Bali, investors and the community at large, need to prioritize ethics and aesthetics. County governments and customary villages should act firmly according to the noble values of Hinduism,” he said.

Anom explained that the noble teachings of Hindu need to be considered in the context of development. These values include the principle of Tri Hita Karana (three sources of happiness), Tri Mandala (horizontal spatial division), upstreamdownstream, Nyegara-Gunung (seawardmountainward orientation), Segara Kertih (sea purification), Danu Kertih (lake purification), Wana Kertih (forest purification), local wisdom, traditional Balinese architecture and so forth.

“In Bali, we have many grandiose ceremonies, but often we do not understand the meaning behind them and sometimes our behaviour even deviates from the essence of these ceremonies. Introspection is required in order to uphold the truth.

We must not let Artha (wealth) and Kama (passion) defeat Dharma (truth),” he concluded. (kmb27)

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Feel the exceptional and uniqueness of The Sintesa Jimbaran

JIMBARAN - The Sintesa Jimbaran situated in one of the most sought-after areas of Bali on the top of Jimbaran hill, combine an unrivaled level of luxury with the premiere location of Jimbaran Hills. These lavishly appointed units will feature a range of amenities and services unlike any other found in Bali.

“Simply put, this address, available only to a select few, will soon become one of the most exclusive and fashionable in all of Bali,” Patrick Murray, the General Manager informed.

The Sintesa Jimbaran could not be more ideally situated. Close enough to the island’s many beaches, bars and restaurants yet secluded enough for one to experience the peace and tranquility found only in this tropical island paradise. This 2,5 hectare hotel is beautifully designed with the touch of local culture and artworks. It has 206 appointed rooms and 58 residences.

“The Sintesa Jimbaran Bali, 206 beautiful appointed guestrooms and suites are available in unique tiers of accommodation including Superior Room, Deluxe Room, Family Room and our Suites Collection. All room categories embody the finest attributes of contemporary Balinese and Javanese design and ultimately anticipate the needs of all international travelers. This opulent collection of suites provides the ultimate in luxury accommodation, preferential service and special privileges,” Lenny Willyana, Director of Sales and Marketing The Sintesa Jimbaran added.

To keep travelers satisfied, The Sintesa Jimbaran completed with a comprehensive wellness treatment and facility that takes a modern Asian approach towards personal health and beauty. It includes gym, salon, meditation and yoga studio. The Wellness Centre has been designed for individuals to enjoy the nurturing benefits of massage and

body treatments.

The wellness Centre offers complete therapies and wellness experiences that are luxurious, organic and authentic. Designed and fully facilitated by the purest natural products, modern equipments for the gym, serene ambience at yoga studio that makes you enter the world of pure harmony. “You are treated to curatives created to nurture and inspire the soul,” Lenny added in detail.

The exceptional and uniqueness of The Sintesa Jimbaran are, completed with The Barber, a perfect place to hangout with your friends, ambiance alongside unique semi-indoor swimming pool. In addition to enjoy a relaxing pool-side day, the hotel maintains a fully-outfitted Leisure Room featuring pool table, cigar room for our guests to enjoy at their leisure.” Patrick ensure.

The Coffee Shop - The Coffee Shop is a peaceful place to relax and unwind whilst drinking in the fabulous view of the hotel’s garden is perfect for dining with family and friends or just to hangout whilst enjoying your favorite beverages. Serving a wide selection of both Asian and Continental daily breakfast buffet as well as a tasty range of all-day A la Carte menu specially prepared for our guests to indulge, with an elegant setting.

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses.

Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

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

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine.

In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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More and more foreign tourists are drawn to the appeal of the grandeur and beauty of Besakih Temple. Visitors from Europe, Asia and Indian especially love to go to Besakih.

This undated photo provided by ScareHouse shows an exterior shot at the Sc

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Book explains why Halloween attractions make us “Scream”

Margee Kerr says she has the best job in the world: She studies fear for a living, and loves to scare herself as part of her research.

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This undated photo provided by Universal Hollywood theme park in Los Angeles shows visitors at the park encountering a creepy character, part of Universal’s Hollywood Horror Nights extravaganza.

Kerr is a sociologist with a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, and just in time for Halloween, she’s written a book called “Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear.”

The book documents Kerr’s adventures around the world experiencing extreme attractions, ranging from the tallest roller coasters in Japan to the CN Tower’s EdgeWalk in Toronto, where participants are tethered to the skyscraper for an outdoor walk 116 stories off the ground.

Kerr also works at a haunted attraction in Pittsburgh called ScareHouse, analyzing customer responses to help keep the fright levels just right. “We’re trying to scare people in a way that’s going to make them feel good,” she said.

Kerr is interested in the notion that society usually regards “fear as a negative force. But there’s another side to fear that’s fun and fulfilling,” and that’s the sweet spot sought by recreational activities — whether skydiving, ziplining, roller coasters or haunted houses.

“When we know we’re not really in any physical danger, we can enjoy

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This undated photo shows Margee Kerr, author of the new book “Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear.” Kerr is a sociologist who studies fear.

the endorphins and the dopamine.

That response is similar to being really excited and happy,” she said.

Her quest for the “Scream” book took her on “many, many adventures across the world, doing as many scary and thrilling things as I could. I look at it from the cultural perspective, the physiological perspective and the psychological perspective: Why do we engage with this type of material? Part of it is the natural high we get from activating the flight-or-fight response in a safe environment.”

Kerr says the trick is to figure out what types of situations “trigger our flight or fight response. What are people afraid of, what’s going to tap into the fear?”

For example, “we know from science that seeing the whites of people’s eyes will activate the amygdala — the emotional processing center of our brain.” That intense response to another being’s eyes explains why scary attractions often have “dolls with big eyes or animatronics with wide-open eyes.”

Startling sounds, fast-moving props and other sudden visual effects also trigger instinctive responses, upping

the fear factor without putting people in real danger.

She added that part of the draw for an extreme adventure or attraction is that “you are testing your own resilience. When you come out the other side of a scary movie or haunted house, you have accomplished something. You’ve tested your will. Even though we know nothing will hurt us, the self-esteem boost is real.”

As for her own responses, she found the CN Tower Edgewalk to be “way more terrifying than I thought it would be.” Skydiving, on the other hand, was pure pleasure for Kerr.

Kerr says her research can have implications beyond theme parks and haunted houses by helping people understand how to tolerate stress. “We’re trying to find the best ways to teach people how to experience their emotions in ways that are healthy and not debilitating,” she said. “When people lean into the experience and test themselves in an environment that is safe, they come to learn they can handle stress and they are stronger than they thought they were.” (ap)

Foreign tourist visits to Besakih at all time high

AMLAPURA - More and more foreign tourists are drawn to the appeal of the grandeur and beauty of Besakih Temple.

Visitors from Europe, Asia and Indian especially love to go to Besakih.

The bustling tourist visits to Besakih are taken advantage by souvenir, food and fruit hawkers, to

earn a livelihood. Nevertheless, the sanitation and sanctity of the temple needs to be well maintained.

Based on data from the Karangasem Tourism Office, of the 16 tourist attractions visited by travelers, the Sukasada Ujung Park saw the most visitors: 91,754 people between January and September 2015, and Tirtagangga saw 64,981 visitors mostly made up of domestic visitors

especially during school holidays and public holidays. From January to September 2015, Besakih temple received 57,555 tourists, while Tenganan received 30,204 visitors.

Apart from enjoying the scenery, grandeur and beauty of Besakih with Mount Agung as a backdrop in the

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east, visitors also come to witness daily traditions, culture and the spirituality of the Balinese at the temple.

Every day pilgrims come to pray at Besakih but people also come to prepare for ritual processions such as piodalan or temple anniversary held at the largest temple in Bali. (013)

Arema wins third rank in President Cup Tournament

GIANYAR - Arema Cronus Indonesia of Malang, East Java won the third position after defeating Mitra Kukar of East Kalimantan 2-0 at the “I Wayan Dipta” Stadium here on Saturday night (Oct 17).

Arema could only score a goal in the 49th minute through its striker Cristian Gonsales after receiving a pass from Alfarizi.

The second goal was scored by Hendro Siswanto in the 85th minute through a hard kick from outside the penalty box.

The match saw referee Oki Dwi Putra issuing seven yellow cards, of which three were for Arema players, namely, I Gede Sukadana (44th minute), Cristian Gonsales (52nd minute) and Alfarizi (82nd minute).

Four yellow cards were for Mitra Kukar players, namely, Maulana Sepulah (35th minute), Defri

Riski (44th minute), Zulkifli Syukur (46th minute) and Yogi Rahadian (76th minute).

Having won the third rank, Arema received a cash price of one billion rupiah, while Mitra Kukar received Rp500 million.

Arema failed to advance to the final round of the President Cup after being defeated by Sriwijaya FC of South Sumatra 1-2 in the second leg of the semifinals of the President Cup which took place at the Manahan Solo stadium on Sunday evening (Oct. 11). (ant) Arema Cronus Indonesia of Malang, East Java won the third position after defeating Mitra Kukar of East Kalimantan 2-0 at the “I Wayan Dipta” Stadium here on Saturday night (Oct 17).

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Farmers take river water, production cost soars

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The prolonged dry season this year seems to posing many challenges for farmers in Buleleng. Water sources that usually provide irrigation are dried up but many farmers are still trying to plant paddy despite the risk of crop failure that the drought brings. Inevitably, many farmers in North Bali have to take advantage of water from artesian wells while others pump water from nearby rivers causing their production costs to go up.

Members of Subak Celuk Buluh, Anturan village, Buleleng for example have been growing paddy by using the legowo 21 system.

However, the supply of irrigation water in the subak area has dried up since the dry season began so that the rotating supply of water is diminished.

Undeniably the paddy fields are lacking an adequate supply of irrigation water. Fortunately, a river runs near the paddy fields. Since the location of the river is slightly lower than paddy field, farmers are unable to drain water directly and must use a diesel ruled water pump.

Chief of Subak Celuk Buluh, Komang Widiantara, in Singaraja on Friday (Oct. 16) explained that siphoning river water is the only alternative available for allowing paddy to be cultivated. In dry season, the average additional cost of growing rice increases to IDR 2 million per hectare. The cost of seeds and fertilizer reaches IDR 800,000 per hectare, plowing (IDR 1,700,000 per hectare) and planting (IDR 1,200,000 per hectare) so that the total production cost of cultivating land in the dry season reaches IDR 3.9 million per hectare.

The additional cost of syphoning water from the river for six hours a day at a cost of IDR 12,000 that is shared by the subak members who have access to the much needed water in turns. Subak members are still able to plant despite the additional cost. Paddy yields in the dry

season are relatively high. “Since the transplanted seedlings need a lot of water, our members must even spend up to IDR 2 million to over the rather extensive land area,” he said.

Widiantara added that of the some of the irrigation networks at his subak area are still damaged.

The damage includes leakage in the deeply buried water lines. He has reported the damage to relevant agencies who will attempt to make repairs shortly. so that the water networks will be able to function optimally during the next rainy season. Besides, he has also been promised to be given assistance to increase the size of the pipe used to drain water with the pump so that their land can be irrigated during the dry season and protected from the drought that so any other areas are facing. “It has been checked by the Officers of the Public Works have checked the damaged irrigation pipes and reported the findings to the Buleleng Agriculture Agency, so repairs should be done soon,” he said.

Based on data collected by the Buleleng Agriculture Agency, this year’s drought has disrupted farming, especially paddy plants. For the planting season of April-September 2015, a total of 473.1 hectares of paddy plant faced drought. Paddy plants facing drought are spread throughout seven regions including Sawan, Sukasada, Banjar, Busungbiu, Seririt and Buleleng subdistrict.

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Dozens of migrants wait to be registered after arriving from Croatia in Sredisce ob Dravi, Slovenia, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Hungary shut down its border with Croatia to the free flow of migrants, prompting Croatia to redirect thousands of people toward its border with Slovenia.

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The farmer in Subak Celuk Buluh, Anturan village, Buleleng use water pomp to flow water to the rice paddy The acreage (planted with paddy plants—Ed) in this planting season reaches 19,708 hectares, so the percentage of drought in Northern Bali stays relatively small, only 2.4 percent.

Following the drought, the Buleleng Agriculture Agency categorizes the damage to crops. Crops with light damage were recorded as amounting to 40.7 hectares, moderate damage (70.3 hectares) and severe damage (107.6 hectares). A total of 254.5 hectares experienced

total crop failure. .

Dry paddy fields are largely caused by the drought. The irrigation channels were found to be dried out from the upstream all the way to the downstream areas.

“Irrigation water is not sufficient.

Although there is water flowing it is inadequate and there are even irrigation networks whose water was not flowing at all,” he said.

Following the drought, added Swatantra, the Agriculture Agency has taken some steps to reduce crop

damage One step is to rotate the water used by the subak groups.

In addition, the agency has coordinated with the Public Works which is in charge of irrigation, in order to help farmers use the river at the watergates of Buleleng.

Farmers at subak areas that face drought that caused harvest failure, the Agriculture Agency has requested the assistance of the central and provincial governments in order to reduce the losses experienced by farmers. (mud)

Roads blocked by residents, hamlet chief summoned by Public Works AMLAPURA - The road whose asphalt has been destroyed at Peninggaran hamlet as well as the road section leading to the Bhur Bhuwah Swah Temple at Seraya remained to be blocked by local residents with stone and wood until Friday (Oct. 16). However, motorcycles and small cars are allowed to pass.

It was announced by hamlet chief of Peninggaran, Seraya, Gede Pageh, on Saturday. As reported, hundreds of Peninggaran

residents came down and blocked the road, Thursday (Oct. 15). They are disappointed because the road paved seven years ago has long been destroyed and is never repaired. Ascending path of the road is very hazardous because riders can fall due to tire slippage. Actually, other than passed through by pilgrims to kahyangan jagat temple from various regions, it is also a road access to the SDN 8 Seraya elementary school.

Pageh said that so far his insti-

tution has been asking for local government to help repair the road. However, the Karangasem Public Works do not repair it with the reason if the road is not recorded as the asset of the county.

On the other hand, the government of Bali Province gave a similar reason where the road does not belong to it, so that it cannot repair it.

He said that until Sunday he did not received any response from the Bali Public Works related to

the action of his residents blocking the road. However, the Head of the Karangasem Public Works immediately summoned him to a meeting at his office along with his staff, one of which is the Division Head of Highways.

He added that his institution was asked to make a request letter in order that the road asset can be repaired. The letter is addressed to the Karangasem Public Works. With the letter, he said, by imitating the Head of Karangasem

Public Works, the road will be improved through maintenance or patching with asphalt. “The Head of the Public Works promised to patch the potholes with this year’s regional budget,” said Pageh.

He said that he will send the letter of request to the Karangasem Public Works on Monday (Oct. 19). “I want to do it as soon as possible, but the office will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, so that I will bring this letter on Monday,” he said. (013)

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Thousands stranded on new migrant route through Europe

OPATOVAC, Croatia — Thousands of migrants seeking to reach Western Europe were stranded in fog and cold weather in Croatia and Serbia on Sunday, a day after Hungary closed its border with Croatia and the flow of people was redirected to a much slower route via Slovenia.

Tiny Slovenia has said it will only take in 2,500 people a day, significantly stalling the movement of people across the Balkans as they flee wars and poverty in countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. On Saturday, over 6,000 people reached Croatia, and most of them were stuck in the country on Sunday.

The migrant route switched to Slovenia early Saturday after Hungary’s right-wing government closed its border to Croatia for the influx, citing security concerns and saying it wants to protect the European Union from an uncontrolled flow of people.

Croatian police said Sunday nearly 4,000 people, including women holding babies in their arms, remained in the refugee

camp in Opatovac, eastern Croatia, where buses and trains were waiting to take them toward Slovenia, the next step on their journey toward richer EU states, such as Germany or Sweden.

Across the border in Serbia, thousands of people have been sitting in some 50 buses since early hours Sunday waiting to cross to Croatia. More are expected to arrive during the day.

“We are waiting here 4 hours on the bus,” said Muhammad Samin from Afghanistan. “The weather is too cold. We wear lots of shirts.

The children are also in the cold.

No food.”

The United Nations refugee agency warned that Hungary’s decision to close its border for migrants has increased their suf-

fering and could lead to a backlog down the so-called Balkan route that goes from Turkey through Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia.

Babar Baloch, regional spokesman for Central Europe for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said the new migrant route through Slovenia has significantly prolonged their already weeks-long journey.

“The decision by Hungary to close its border has certainly added to the suffering and misery and the length of the journey for these desperate people,” Baloch said. “There will be challenges if the process becomes slow or we have a backlog of people.”

The Hungarian border closure is the latest demonstration of EU’s uncoordinated response to the surge of people reaching its borders. More than 600,000 people, mostly Syrians, have reached Europe since the beginning of this year.(ap)

NEW DELHI — Police arrested two teenagers Sunday for allegedly raping a toddler in New Delhi, in the latest incident of sexual violence against a young child in the Indian capital. Police said they questioned more than 250 residents of the western Delhi neighborhood where the 2 1/2-year-old girl was raped and left bleeding in a park Friday evening.

The two 17-year-old boys were arrested late Saturday, said Dependra Pathak, a top police officer.

Pushpendra Kumar, deputy commissioner of police, said after they were interrogated, the teens admitted their guilt.

The toddler was playing outside her home when she went missing during a 10-minute power outage in the neighborhood. Family members found her lying unconscious and bleeding in a park three hours later.

In a separate incident, police on Saturday arrested three men for raping a 5-year-old in an east Delhi suburb. The rape of the two girls came a week after a 4-year-old girl was found dumped near a railway track after being raped and slashed with a blade in the capital.

The assaults have caused uproar, with Delhi residents accusing the

city’s government of failure to protect women and girls. Delhi’s top elected official, Arvind Kejriwal, hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying police were failing at their job. Although Kejriwal is the capital’s chief minister, Delhi Police reports to the federal government under Modi.

Kejriwal said that the government and police were not doing enough to protect women in the city and that crimes against them were on the rise, once again insisting that control over police should be handed over to the state government.

A series of recent attacks has renewed public fury and horror over India’s inability to halt chronic violence against women and girls.

In December 2012, the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus led to a national outcry. In response to that attack, the government doubled the maximum prison term for rape to 20 years, created special courts to prosecute cases more quickly, and made voyeurism and acid attacks specific crimes under the law.

India’s National Crime Records Bureau says more than 2,000 girls and women were raped in New Delhi in 2014.(ap)

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Indian students shout slogans during a protest against the latest incidents of rape in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015.

Police arrested two teenagers Sunday for allegedly raping a toddler in New Delhi, in the latest incident of sexual violence against a young child in the Indian capital.

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Monday, October 19, 2015 Lovina, one of the tourist attraction in Buleleng Regency.

US Airways flight 1939, the final US Airways flight, departs Philadelphia International Airport en route to Charlotte, N.C. on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.

All future flights will fly under the American Airlines banner, following the completion of a merger announced in 2013.

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Weak inflation puts ECB in tight spot at Malta meeting

FRANKFURT - Falling prices in the eurozone are turning up the heat on the European Central Bank to prevent the single currency area from slipping into a dangerous downward spiral of deflation.

But many ECB watchers say they do not expect the guardian of the euro to take any action just yet when its decision-making governing council convenes in Malta this coming week.

Consumer prices in the eurozone slipped by 0.1 percent in September, according to data published by Eurostat.

That “heaps pressure on the ECB to step up its stimulative action at

its meeting” on Thursday, said IHS Global Insight analyst Howard Archer.

With area-wide interest rates currently at what ECB chief Mario Draghi perceives to be their lower end, any additional easing action would likely take the form of an extension of the central bank’s bond purchase programme, known as quantitative easing or QE, the expert said.

“But it looks most likely that the ECB will hold fire on more QE, as a number of governing council members appear to be in ‘wait and see’ mood,” Archer said.

A number of top ECB policymakers, including Draghi himself, have recently insisted it is too early to judge whether further action is needed.

Also by December the ECB will have compiled its own new staff forecasts, which could well bolster the case for more stimulus.

“Recent comments from governing council members suggest that the ECB may not be ready to

increase its policy support when it meets” in Malta, said Jennifer McKeown of Capital Economics.

But Draghi would likely reiterate concerns about the inflation outlook and risks from emerging markets, stressing again that the ECB was ready to do more if needed.

“We still see it announcing a pick-up in the pace of its asset purchases before long, if not at this meeting then perhaps following the December meeting,” McKeown said.

QE is an ambitious scheme, launched in March, to buy more

than one trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) worth of public sector bonds to pump liquidity into the system at a rate of 60 billion euros per month until September 2016.

While falling prices might appear to be good for consumers, they can be poisonous to the economy, because they may persuade consumers to delay purchases in the hope of lower prices, in turn prompting companies to hold off investment and hiring.

The ECB calculates that inflation rates of close to but just under 2.0 percent are conducive to healthy economic growth. (afp)

US, European negotiators to meet on Atlantic trade pact

WASHINGTON - Negotiators from the United States and the European Union resume talks Monday on a huge trans-Atlantic free trade area, with mistrust and public opposition standing in their way.

The 11th round of discussions, to be held in Miami, will address a still substantial list of differences on key issues between the two sides, after more than two years of talks on the ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

But they come after Washington scored a major triumph with the

agreement two weeks ago to set up a Pacific free trade group with Japan, Canada and nine other countries.

Both groupings aim at broadly lowering trade tariffs and non-tariff barriers, a relatively small issue between the United States and Europe, where trade taxes are already very low.

But they also aim higher, at setting what the White House calls the rules for 21st century trade and investment, with special focus on digital trade and intellectual property issues, and on harmonizing

regulations for global business.

A deal would tie together two giant economies that are home to some 850 million people and account for about half of global output.

But the success of the TransPacific Partnership Talks will not necessarily make the hefty task of getting Americans and Europeans to agree on a similar project any easier.

Supporters say a transatlantic trade deal will give a strong boost to economic growth and job creation.

But on both sides of the ocean, most intensely in Europe, the talks have been branded a Trojan horse over a broad and secretive watering down of important public regulations that could threaten health and environmental standards to the benefit of powerful multinational corporations.

Showing that the opposition has not weakened, the “Stop TRIP” movement has collected three million signatures in support of its effort to halt the negotiations.

It drew as many as 250,000

people to an anti-TRIP protest in Berlin on October 10.

Politicians on both sides are also expressing misgivings, especially around the intense secrecy of the negotiations, with a top French official recently lashing out at Washington’s stance.

“There has to be substantial changes in the general mindset, that is in trust, reciprocity, and access to documents,” French Foreign Trade Minister Matthias Fekl said early this month, warning of a “halt, pure and simple” to the talks. (afp)

Development of Buleleng tourism depends on new roads

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SINGARAJA - Tourism players in Buleleng support the measure of the government of Buleleng County to immediately realize the short cut of a new road that would facilitate access to North Bali, said Chairman of the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Buleleng, Dewa Ketut Suardipa, on Sunday.

Suardipa considers that the short-cut infrastructure is needed to speed up travel time between South Bali and North Bali. The two-hour journey is expected to be shortened by cutting across snaky road section at some central points

in Buleleng.

“As tourism players we hope that the short-cut infrastructure from Denpasar to North Bali can be realized as soon as possible to facilitate access by both foreign and domestic visitors including

Balinese from different regions.

People in South Bali could come spend the weekend in the north if the infrastructure allowed it,” said Suardipa.

He added that the flow of traffic form Java could also be diverted from the current flow through Negara and Tabanan to Buleleng for those transiting to Denpasar.

“The regent also has the idea of directing traffic - especially domestic travellers travelling by bus from java, to stop in Bule-

leng. Without being balanced and supported by good infrastructure, such an idea cannot work well. Buleleng will be filled with visitors if roads are improved,” he added.

Suardipa noted that most travelers plan their trip to a given region at least six months ahead of time. In other words, when events have been scheduled, promotion must also be done intensively.

Through events such as the Lovina Festival, he observed that the

regatta participants from various European countries were amazed by the potential of Lovina.

“Lovina has different characteristics than that of South Bali.

Through this kind of festival, we can show off to travelers.

Although the festival mostly entertained travelers that were already staying at Lovina, of course they will tell others and in the future they will come back to North Bali with many friends,” said Suardipa. (kmb34)

Minimize sexual violence against children: increase early education in schools

SINGARAJA - Protecting children requires the participation of parents at home and teachers at school in providing early education as a way to reduce physical and sexual violence against minors.

According to lawyer, Luh Putu Anggreni, violence against children is not a new issue but it still occurs in the community.

Prevention can be done by providing understanding and counseling

to students from early childhood all the way through high school.

“Counseling and mentoring of students aims to prepare students for the possibility of physical violence and sexual abuse committed by people in the surrounding community,” said Anggreni who is also a member of the Legal Aid Association of Indonesian Women for Justice (LBH) of Bali, on Saturday (Oct. 17).

The importance of the role of

schools in anticipating sexual violence cannot be underestimated given that children spend most of their time learning there. On that account, sex education must be provided to students.

The role of teacher is not just to teach a lesson, but rather to educate and monitor the development of children’s behavior through counseling and guidance in classrooms.

Through counseling and guidance, teachers can help resolve personal

problems and provide psychiatric and alternative solutions. “Children need to understand the importance of maintaining their own security. They need to be able to protect themselves when facing sexually-related threats any time.

The role of counseling and guidance by teachers is very important at school,” she said.

Anggreni added that the implementation of the child-friendly schools program must be inten-

sified by the local government through the Education Agency. Recently the central government has even been promoting emergency responses in order to suppress sexual violence in various regions of Indonesia. “Local government play a crucial role, particularly in encouraging schools to implement non-violent and child-friendly programs at school. Schools will follow suit. Education is very useful for children,” she said. (kmb34)

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Egypt elects new parliament, first under el-Sissi

CAIRO — Egyptian voters began heading to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament, the first since the militaryled ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.

The vote will mark the final step in what has been billed as a post-Morsi transition to democracy. But critics here and abroad describe it as part of a rolling retrenchment of authoritarian rule nearly five years after longserving autocrat Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a 2011 pro-democracy uprising.

Political parties — those that are eligible to run — are weak with little popular following.

They are hurt even more by the law governing how the election will be run. And there is a general societal atmosphere strongly against public criticism of the government, with many Egyptians seeking stability after years of turmoil that have devastated the economy.

THE SYSTEM

The elections law designates three categories of seats in the 596-seat House of Representatives: those elected through a party list (120 seats or 20 percent), those elected individually (448 seats or 75 percent), and those appointed by the president (28 seats or 5 percent). Political parties are heavily disadvantaged by an election law, passed by presidential decree last year. The party list that wins an absolute majority will take all the seats in each district, making it harder for small parties to secure seats.

The law also uses the list system to fill quotas of underrepresented minorities. Each 15-candidate party list must include three Christians, two workers or farmers, two youth candidates, a disabled person, and an Egyptian residing abroad. Seven of the 15 candidates must be women.

A full 75 percent of the assembly is reserved for candidates running as individuals, races in which prominent, wealthy local government-affiliated power brokers have a

presumed advantage. Moreover, individuals can form a slate and run against parties for the list seats.

The government’s supporters reject the criticism from opposition political parties, insisting the field is wide open for anyone who wants to compete. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is not a member of any party and portrays himself as being above the political fray. Another 5 percent of the parliament will be appointed by the president, a measure meant to ensure seats for underrepresented minorities.

“The government of Joko Widodo still has not yet provided just legal certainties as evident in the decisions of the minister for legal and human right affairs regarding the internal conflicts in the Golkar Party and in the United Develop-

THE CANDIDATES

The High Electoral Committee said last month that they had accepted the candidacy papers of nine lists and 5,420 individual candidates. Few candidates have broad recognition or clear platforms, and most have a pro-government bent.

The “For the Love of Egypt” list, put together by a prominent retired army officer, includes former government ministers and high-profile businessmen. It openly supports el-Sissi and is seen as the front-running list.

AP Photo/Amr Nabil

An Egyptian tourist guide rides his camel in front of banners with pictures of parliamentary candidates, and Arabic that reads, “Mohammed Ghorab”, left, and “Farag Khatab”, right, in front of the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015.

While the Muslim Brotherhood and its political party have both been banned, ultraconservative Muslims have an option: candidates from the Salafi Al-Nour Party.

Al-Nour won about a quarter of the vote in the country’s first post-revolution parliamentary election held in late 2011 and early 2012 — coming behind only the Brotherhood. It later backed the army’s overthrow of Morsi in 2013, adding crucial legitimacy to a move decried by most Islamists as a war against political Islam.

Today, Al-Nour argues that it is not a religion-based party — which are banned according to the 2014 constitution — but rather one with a “religious background” that focuses on social priorities such as health insurance and economic development.

Death toll in Ukraine excursion boat capsizing rises to 14 MINSK, Belarus — The number of people who died when a Ukrainian excursion boat capsized in the Black Sea has risen to 14.

Emergency services say the accident was caused by the vessel being overloaded. The boat carried 37 people when it capsized, more than twice the maximum number of 15 people allowed. The boat’s captain has been detained.

The Ivolga capsized Saturday evening in a storm near the major port city of Odessa. Olga Shevchuk of the state emergency services said Sunday that the death toll rose overnight to 14, while 19 of the 23 AP Photo/Sergei Poliakov people who were saved remained hospitalized.

Ukrainian police officers investigate the coast near A photo of the boat published by the Ukrainian to where the boat Ivolga capsized on Saturday, Oct. news agency Unian showed it as a small motor ves17, in a storm near the major port city of Odessa, sel with awning-shaded viewing areas both fore and Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. aft. (ap)

THE PARLIAMENT

Egypt’s 2014 constitution arguably the most liberal Egypt has ever had — grants the House of Representatives ample power.

For example, the parliament can withdraw confidence from the president and call for early presidential elections with a request signed by the majority of its members, the approval of 2/3 of its members and the approval of a public referendum. If the president objects to a draft law, the parliament can push it through with a 2/3 majority. The parliament can also alter expenditures listed in the state budget.

However, rather than challenging the power of the president, analysts and activists say the next legislature is likely to be a rubber-stamp body that further solidifies el-Sissi’s hold on power. (ap)

German stabbing: Suspect can be held criminally responsible

BERLIN — Authorities say a psychological examination has shown that a man who stabbed a candidate to be Cologne mayor can be held criminally responsible for his actions.

The 44-year-old German on Saturday stabbed Henriette Reker, a leading candidate in Sunday’s election for new mayor of Cologne. Reker is currently responsible for housing refugees in the city and officials have said the man told them he acted out of anti-foreigner motives.

Prosecutors and police said they will seek to keep the man, who has not been named, in custody on suspicion of attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.

They said the suspect has told them that he was actively involved in the right-wing scene in the past. (ap)

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Joko Widodo’s government yet to provide legal certainty

JAKARTA - Constitutional expert Irmanputra Sidin said the Joko Widodo regime after one year in power had not yet developed a just legal certainty and implemented the law fairly.

THE DATES

Egypt’s election will take place in two phases. Phase one includes the governorates of Giza, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, Wadi el-Gedid, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, Red Sea, Alexandria, Beheira and Marsa Matrouh. Elections will be held October 1819, with runoff elections on October 27-28.

Results will be announced October 29-30.

Phase two includes the governorates of Cairo, Qalyoubiya, Dakahliya, Menoufiya, Gharbeia, Kafr el-Sheikh, Sharqiya, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North and South Sinai. Elections will be held November 2223, with runoff elections on December 1-2.

Results will be announced December 3-4.

A total of 54 million Egyptians are eligible to vote in the parliamentary elections, according to government figures.

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ment Party (PPP),” Irman said on Saturday.

The two political parties are still facing plagued by internal conflict , namely protracted dual leadership.

The decision of Legal and Human Right Minister Yasonna Laoly

over the Golkar leadership conflict which ruled in favor of Agung Laksono has been cancelled by the State Administrative Court (PTUN).

The minister finally challenged the PTUN¿s verdict in the higher court which adversely ruled in favor of Aburizal Bakrie.

Irman said that the same thing also happened with Laoly’s decision with regard to the dual leader-

ship conflict of PPP, between the leadership of the Djan Faridz and Romahurmuzy camps.

Apart from political conflicts, Irman also viewed that the Joko Widodo government had not yet provided a just legal guarantee with regard to the revision of laws whose deliberations were still unfinished.

On corruption elimination, the government of Joko Widodo should

Indonesia launches biggest operation ever to combat fires

PT Pilar Sinergi BUMN Indonesia President Director Dwi Windarto, left, China’s Ambassador to Indonesia Xie Feng, second left, PT Pilar Sinergi BUMN Indonesia Chairman Sahala Lumban Gaol, second right, and China Railway International Co. Chairman Yang Zhongmin put their hands together as they pose for a photographers after the signing ceremony of the agreement on the construction of a high-speed rail line in Indonesia.

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China, Indonesia sign $5.5 bn high-speed rail deal

JAKARTA - Chinese and Indonesian state-owned companies Friday signed a $5.5 billion deal to build the first highspeed railway in Southeast Asia’s top economy, after Beijing beat Tokyo to win the construction project.

The line will connect the Indonesian capital Jakarta with the mountain-fringed city of Bandung, some 160 kilometres (100 miles) away, and is a key part of President Joko Widodo’s plans to overhaul the archipelago’s infrastructure and attract investors.

Japan was long expected to build the railway but China entered the contest earlier this year, and Tokyo’s bid was rejected last month after a chaotic bidding process that infuriated the Japanese.

On Friday the chairman of state-owned China Railway International, Yang Zhongmin, signed a deal with a consortium of

change its strategy, Irman said.

“The President should change his strategy to give deterrent effect to corrupt people, or otherwise it will become a cause for disharmony in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) as a result of corruption elimination being only used as a battle field by the country’s giant politics,” Imran who is a constitutional expert said. (ant)

Indonesian state companies to form a joint venture to build the railway, with construction set to start next year and the line to begin operating in 2019.

“This high-speed train will make it easier for the public to travel,” he told reporters in Jakarta, where the deal was inked. “This major project will also provide major employment opportunities and boost the economy.”

State-owned China Development Bank will provide 75 percent of the funding, with the rest coming from the Chinese railway company and Indonesian consortium.

The railway line will not need any financing from the Indonesian government, nor a government guarantee. One reason that Indonesian officials gave for rejecting the Japanese bid was that it would require government funding.

The high-speed train route will cover

eight stations from Jakarta to Bandung, and the train will travel at around 250 kilometres (150 miles) an hour.

The Indonesian government repeatedly changed its mind about the railway project, before eventually agreeing to accept China’s bid for a high-speed line.

The chaotic bidding process and final decision angered Tokyo, which is increasingly competing with Beijing for influence in Asia, with chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga slamming it as “extremely regrettable”.

Japan’s loss came despite its reputation as a world-class train maker, famed for its “shinkansen” bullet trains.

China has built thousands of kilometres of high-speed railway in recent years, but its safety standards have come under scrutiny -- a 2011 crash killed at least 40 people and injured about 200. (afp)

JAKARTA - Indonesia launched Friday its biggest operation ever to combat fires blanketing Southeast Asia in haze, an official said, with dozens of planes and thousands of troops battling the widespread blazes.

Thirty-two planes and helicopters -- including six aircraft from Singapore, Malaysia and Australia -- were dispatched to back up the more than 22,000 personnel on the ground who have been fighting the fires for weeks.

Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the air teams would conduct water bombing and weather modification efforts across six of the worst-hit provinces in Sumatra and the Indonesian portion of Borneo island.

“This is the biggest haze emergency operation ever carried out by the Indonesian government,” the spokesman said.

For weeks, fires illegally started to clear land for plantations have shrouded Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia in acrid smog, worsening air quality, closing schools and forcing the cancellation of outdoor events.

The blazes are an annual occurrence during the dry season, but scientists have warned this year’s are on track to be the worst ever as an El Nino weather system has created tinder-dry conditions in Indonesia.

Jakarta earlier this month agreed to accept international help after weeks of failed attempts to douse the blazes infuriated its neighbours.

Japan on Friday joined several other countries contributing to the emergency effort, donating two tonnes of flame retardant to Indonesia.

Nugroho said dry conditions were continuing to hamper efforts, with new fires still popping up. Indonesian satellites as of Friday had detected more than 750 hotspots on Sumatra, mostly in the south of the island. (afp)

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Golovkin stops Lemieux in 8th round for middleweight title

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Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain (L) takes the lead from Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo (R) of Spain on his way to winning the Australian Grand Prix on Phillip Island, October 18, 2015.

Marquez snatches lastgasp win in Australia

MELBOURNE - Outgoing MotoGP champion Marc Marquez snatched the lead from Jorge Lorenzo on a thrilling last lap to win a classic Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, with championship leader Valentino Rossi finishing fourth.

Kintamani BANGLI - For those who love to go hiking or go to the mountainous area, Bali is famous for its beautiful mountainous scenery.

Take Kintamani for example.

Kintamani is the most favorite tourist destinations in Bali with the active volcano of mount Batur and

beautiful lake.

Kintamani is surrounded by the captivating nature and there are six ancient villages around cauldron of Batur Lake which called Bali Age Village. The local people from these Bali Age villages own the unique cultures,

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houses and life style. Kintamani Area is consisted of some Villages those are Kedisan Village, Buahan, Abang, Trunyan, Songan, South Batur, Middle Batur, North Batur, Sukawana and Kintamani Village. The total of resident in these area are about 15 thousand

who are mostly working as farmer, merchant, or work at industrial tourism.

Mount Batur is located at Kintamani and it has erupted about 24 times since year 1800 and still active up to now. Since the mount erupting, it has impacted to the lo-

cal society life around this mount, like removing altar (Temple), improve or repairing the village and re-arrange the tradition. Lake Batur is the biggest lake in Bali and functioning as irrigation source to all farmers around it and it is also for all Bali society generally.

At the climax of a white-knuckle feast of daredevil racing between the top four place-getters, Marquez coaxed his Honda past Lorenzo before the final turn and roared home to win his first race at Phillip Island and fifth of the season.

Having grabbed and lost the lead time and again over the course of the race, Lorenzo initially cut a dejected figure when crossing for second place. He quickly cheered, however, having closed the gap on leader Rossi to 11 points ahead of the penultimate race in Malaysia next week.

Double world champion Lorenzo had Andrea Iannone to thank for keeping a rampaging Rossi off the podium, with the unfancied Italian enjoying one of his finest days on

a Ducati to take third on a glorious afternoon at the seaside circuit.

Lorenzo said in a trackside interview that Marquez had made an “unbelievable last lap”. “I was lucky that Andrea got the podium,” he added.

Iannone capitalised on a solid start from second on the grid to sweep past pole-sitter Marquez but held the lead for only moments before Lorenzo swooped at turn eight. The pair swapped the lead back and forth, and feathers flew on the third lap when a stray seagull ploughed straight into Iannone’s helmet, ruffling the Italian who fell back to second.

Marquez soon joined the fray to turn the race into a three-way tussle before Rossi steered his Yamaha

brilliantly from seventh on the grid to nip at the leaders’ wheels.

Rossi went for broke in the final laps, pushing to second behind Lorenzo with an aggressive thrust past Marquez, but Iannone topped it with an audacious double overtake of both riders.

Lorenzo broke clear from the skirmish to open a gap from Marquez, but the Honda rider burned around the track on his final lap to seal a remarkable victory.

In the Moto2 category, rookie Alex Rins won his second race of the season for Paginas Amarillas HP40 ahead of Speed Up Racing’s Sam Lowes and Forward Racing’s Lorenzo Baldassarri.

Miguel Oliveira sealed his fourth win of the season in Moto3 after Leopard Racing’s championship leader Danny Kent was taken out of the race in a crash during lap 14.

Efren Vazquez and Brad Binder completed the podium.(rtr)

NEW YORK — No big drama this time for Gennady Golovkin. Just a lot of big punches as he dominated his middleweight title fight with David Lemieux.

Golovkin battered Lemieux around the ring Saturday night on the big stage at Madison Square Garden, landing punch after punch before the referee mercifully stepped in and stopped the fight in the eighth round. He remained unbeaten in 34 fights, and stopped his opponent for the 21st straight time.

Fighting before a sold-out crowd of 20,548 cheering his every move, Golovkin was methodical as he knocked down Lemieux in the fifth round, bloodied his nose and dominated almost every second of the way.

“My goal is all the belts in the middleweight division,” said Golovkin, who said before the fight he would bring a “Big Drama Show” to the Garden.

Lemieux was on the ropes taking punch after punch when Steve Willis finally stepped in at 1:32 of the eighth round to call an end to the fight.

It was a coming out party of sorts for Golovkin, who was headlining his first pay-per-view fight,

and he was at his best as he wore down Lemieux with his relentless punching.

“I told you this was a very important fight,” Golovkin said. “I give my fans and friends a big show.

Thank you my fans. Thank you my people.”

With the crowd chanting “Triple G! Triple G!” Golovkin showed why he is the most feared man in the heavyweight division with yet another impressive win against an opponent who was supposed to be his best yet. He won every round on all three ringside scorecards, pitching a shutout in his biggest fight to date.

Lemieux brought a 160 pound title of his own into the ring, but was no match for Golovkin, the former amateur star from Kazakhstan who now lives in Los Angeles. Lemieux fought gamely, but his punches were mostly wild and he was forced to take punishment in return. “I’ll keep my mouth shut tonight,” said Lemieux, whose face was marked and red. “But I’ll see him in the future.”

With Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump watching from ringside, Golovkin took control of the fight early, with his

AP Photo/Rich Schultz

Gennady Golovkin, left, hits David Lemieux in the eighth round of a world middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Golovkin won by a TKO in the eighth round.

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Fourth-seeded Jankovic, who beat Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, was a set and 6-5 down before rallying to beat second-seeded Kerber 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia smiles as she poses with the trophy after defeating Angelique Kerber of Germany during their final match at the WTA Hong Kong Open tennis tournament in Hong Kong, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015.

for her 15th WTA title. Ninth-ranked Kerber needed to win to confirm a berth at the WTA Finals. Former top-ranked Jankovic, who added to her Guangzhou title at the beginning of the Asian swing, relied on her powerful baseline game to out-slug Kerber who lost the second set in a one-sided tiebreaker.

The 30-year-old Jankovic broke Kerber early in the decider and again in the sixth game before wrapping it up by serving out the match.(ap)

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Monday, October 19, 2015

Sp rt Neymar scores 4 goals for Barcelona; Ronaldo leads Madrid

MADRID — Neymar scored four goals and set up another in Barcelona’s 5-2 win over Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Saturday, while Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid with a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory over Levante.

The results left the Spanish powerhouses provisionally atop the league standings with 18 points from eight matches, with Madrid ahead on goal difference. Villarreal is two points behind but can regain the lead when it hosts fourth-place Celta on Sunday.

Neymar converted penalty kicks in the 22nd and 32nd minutes after twice being brought down inside the area, then added two more from close range in the 69th and 70th after assists by Luis Suarez. The Uruguay striker netted Barcelona’s fifth goal with a shot from inside the area after a cross by Neymar in the 77th.

Javi Guerra had opened the scoring for the visitors at the Camp Nou in the 15th, and Jozabed Sanchez scored Rayo’s second goal in the 86th. Neymar said it was one of his best games with Barcelona since joining the Catalan club two years ago.

“I’m very happy because of the victory and because of the way we played,” the 23-year-old Brazilian star said. “It’s never easy to play against a quality team like Rayo.

We did our job and it was a great victory.”

It was Neymar’s first four-goal

performance since Brazil’s 4-0 win over Japan in a friendly just over a year ago. He now leads the Spanish league with eight goals, two more than Ronaldo and his Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema.

“Impressive, unstoppable, electric,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said of Neymar. “Almost impossible to stop without committing penalties.”

Ronaldo set up a goal and scored another in a three-minute span at the Santiago Bernabeu earlier Saturday.

He set up Marcelo’s goal in the 27th and scored his own with a well-placed right-footed shot from just outside the area in the 30th.

Substitute Jese Rodriguez closed the scoring in the 81st.

Barcelona, still without Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta because of injuries, had lost two of its last three league games and needed the victory to avoid losing ground to Real Madrid and Villarreal.

Madrid also got the win despite playing with a depleted squad because of injuries. Coach Rafa Benitez was without defender Sergio Ramos, midfielder Luka Modric and striker Benzema, who had scored six goals in as many

league games this season.

“We can take a lot of positives out of today’s game,” Benitez said.

“We won 3-0 despite all the problems that we were facing and we leave with the team ahead (in the standings).”

Madrid was coming off two consecutive draws in the Spanish league, including a disappointing scoreless result against lowly Malaga in its last game at the Bernabeu. “We were missing a lot of people and Cristiano took on the responsibility,” Benitez said.

Ronaldo scored his 11th goal in all competitions this season.

According to UEFA, it was Ronaldo’s 324th goal with Madrid, allowing him to surpass Raul Gonzalez’s mark as the club’s all-time leading scorer, but Madrid credited its player with the feat when he scored in a game last month.

Although Madrid dominated from the start under steady rain at the Bernabeu, Levante had a few good chances on counterattacks and Keylor Navas had to make a few very difficult saves to keep a clean sheet, including a remarkable one on a close-range header in the first half.

Barcelona’s Claudio Bravo also had to work hard at Camp Nou, especially as Rayo pressured in the beginning of the second half and had a few good opportunities to tie the game.(ap)

Chelsea, Manchester United back to form in Premier League

LONDON — Chelsea and Manchester United bounced back from disappointing losses with impressive wins in the Premier League on Saturday. Diego Costa, returning from a three-match suspension for violent conduct, put the Premier League champions ahead against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, before defender Alan Hutton scored an own goal in Chelsea’s 2-0 win.

The victory was welcomed by Jose Mourinho, who is under pressure due to his side’s faltering start to the season. Chelsea lost its last match 3-1 at home to Southampton and Mourinho feels his team still has work to do to return to top form.

“Confidence comes with results, and results bring all the good quality that the players have to the fore,” Mourinho said. “At the moment, some of my players have lost confidence but this was a great team performance.”

United won 3-0 against Everton at Goodison Park, with Morgan Sch-

neiderlin, Ander Herrera and Wayne Rooney scoring in an emphatic response to the 3-0 defeat against Arsenal two weeks ago.

“The defeat against Arsenal, two weeks and I cannot approach them (during the international break), then this performance? Fantastic,” United manager Louis van Gaal said.

United is third on 19 points, two behind Manchester City, which routed Bournemouth 5-1. Raheem Sterling scored a hat trick in the first half and Wilfried Bony netted twice, meaning injured striker Sergio Aguero was not missed. The two Manchester clubs play each other at Old Trafford next weekend.

“I think it was important for Raheem to score three goals,” City manager Manuel Pellegrini said.

“He must improve his finishing - he did that today. I don’t think he’s a striker like Kun (Aguero) or Bony but this year, and I said it when he arrived, I am sure he will score more

goals.”

Earlier Saturday, Juergen Klopp’s first Liverpool match ended 0-0 against Tottenham. Klopp was without striker Daniel Sturridge, who picked up a knock in training on Friday, so gave a first Premier League start to Divock Origi, who hit the post with a header after 10 minutes.

It was the closest Liverpool came to scoring, while Tottenham’s Clinton N’Jie was later denied by a brilliant one-handed save from Simon Mignolet.

“We had our moments. From a very good corner we hit the post and there were some other situations where we could have been a little bit better, but for today it’s ok,” Klopp said, while also explaining that Sturridge could return for Liverpool’s game against Rubin Kazan in the Europa League on Thursday.

“We made a diagnosis and screened him to be sure — we can see a little bit of swelling but

Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine

Manchester United’s Ander Herrera celebrates scoring their second goal nothing really serious. So we have to see. I hope he’s ready to play on Thursday,” Klopp said.

In the late game on Saturday, Arsenal netted three times in 12 second-half minutes to win 3-0 against Watford at Vicarage Road.

Alexis Sanchez begun the scoring in the 62nd after Mesut Ozil was tackled in the penalty area, only for the ball to roll free.

Giroud then lashed in Ozil’s cutback six minutes later before Aaron

Ramsey netted his first club goal of the season, receiving a pass from Hector Bellerin before his effort was deflected by Ikechi Anya. The result means Arsenal stayed second, above United on goal difference.

Elsewhere, Southampton surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Leicester, Sunderland lost 1-0 at West Brom in Sam Allardyce’s first game in charge of the Black Cats and Crystal Palace was beaten 3-1 by West Ham.(rtr)

FIFA secrecy over plans De Rossi scores in 500th game to reform scandalto help Roma beat Empoli 3-1 battered body AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

FC Barcelona’s Neymar, from Brazil, reacts after scoring against Rayo Vallecano during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015.

Ibrahimovic’s Sweden faces Denmark in Euros playoff derby

NYON, Switzerland — Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden will face Denmark in a Nordic derby in the Euro 2016 playoffs.

Norway, another Nordic nation chasing one of the remaining four spots

Fredrik Sandberg / TT via AP

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Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Euro 2016 group G qualifying soccer match between Sweden and Moldova at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday Oct. 12, 2015.

at the expanded 24-team tournament, was drawn Sunday to play Hungary in the two-legged playoffs next month.

Ireland, which qualified for Euro 2012 through the playoffs, faces Bosnia-Herzegovina this time. In a repeat of a Euro 2000 playoff, Ukraine and Slovenia were paired together again.

Slovenia won back in 1999.

Alongside host nation France, the other finalists so far are: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, England, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Wales.(ap)

BERN, Switzerland — The second meeting of the FIFA panel established to “restore the integrity and reputation” of soccer’s scandalbattered governing body ended Sunday with secrecy imposed on the three days of meetings. The reform committee is led by Francois Carrard, the former director general of the International Olympic Committee, who would not disclose what was discussed in the Swiss capital Bern beyond a vague statement.

“It’s been a very positive session characterized by rich and in-depth discussions on all aspects of the proposal for the reforms package which is being prepared,” Carrard said. “I will provide a progress report with concrete recommendations to the FIFA executive committee at its extraordinary meeting on (Tuesday).”

FIFA declined to release these recommendations from the committee it established in a bid to show it could improve governance amid the worst corruption scandal in the organization’s 111-year history.

When his appointment was announced in August, Carrard said his committee is “vital for the future of global football to restore the integrity and reputation of its governing body.”

Carrard said Sunday that he expects to complete his reform proposals at the Nov. 19-20 meeting, adding: “Our progress is on track.” As Carrard’s panel meets in secret, the only proposed reforms to be published have come from Domenico Scala, who has overseen FIFA’s audit and compliance standards since 2012. The Swiss businessman, who is not part of Carrard’s committee, released a 29-page dossier last month that has been discussed by the panel. A key recommendation by Scala was shifting the power balance away from the elected members.

The existing executive committee under Scala’s proposal would become a governing body elected by all 209 FIFA members with responsibility for “strategic matters, supervision” while a management board would take day-to-day decisions. A commercial board would deal with contracts and a development board would allocate funding to soccer projects. (ap)

MILAN — Daniele De Rossi marked his 500th game for Roma with a goal as he helped the capital side beat Empoli 3-1 in Serie A on Saturday, while AC Milan’s miserable season continued with a 1-1 draw at Torino. Two set pieces in three second-half minutes undid Empoli as Miralem Pjanic scored with a free kick before sending in a corner for De Rossi to double Roma’s lead.

Mohamed Salah sealed the result 10 minutes later. Marcel Buchel netted a consolation for Empoli with his first goal for the club.

“It was undeniably a great night,” De Rossi said.

“When you win it’s always a perfect one and then, if I score, which I don’t do very often, I am even happier.” Roma, which has now scored 12 goals in its last three league matches, moved provisionally second ahead of Sunday’s Derby d’Italia between Inter Milan and Juventus.

“It’s true that we are really motivated to do better after two second places, but we have to do more to win,” De Rossi added when asked about Roma’s title chances. “It’s my dream and that of the city, it’s now the time to get that satisfaction.

So many years have passed since our last title, but it will be on the pitch where we will see if now is the time or not.”

Empoli remained 16th, three points clear of the drop zone ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures. Roma was looking for a third successive league win ahead of its Champions League trip to Bayer Leverkusen — a must-win match following defeat to BATE Borisov.

Gervinho had the ball in the back of the net within 90 seconds but it was ruled out for offside.

Roma eventually broke the deadlock shortly before

the hour when Pjanic curled a trademark free kick into the top right corner.

Empoli barely had time to recover from going a goal down before it found itself two goals behind when De Rossi sent Pjanic’s corner across into the far side of the net with a glancing header. Roma extended its advantage in the 70th minute as Gervinho ran onto a Radja Nainggolan through ball and pulled back from the byline for Salah to fire into the middle of the goal from close range.

Empoli pulled one back with 15 minutes remaining. Buchel’s low drive toward the far corner appeared to be comfortable enough for Wojciech Szczesny to save but it slipped under the Roma goalkeeper’s outstretched hand. Torino hadn’t beaten Milan since 2001 but Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side was coming off the back of two successive defeats.

After a poor first half with just four attempts on goal in total from both sides, Milan took the lead shortly after the hour. Giacomo Bonaventura cut the ball back to a completely unmarked Carlos Bacca, who had plenty of time to control and pick out his spot. The Colombia forward had only come off the bench seven minutes earlier for Luiz Adriano.

Bacca almost had a second moments later when he beat the offside trap but was denied by a Kamil Glik goalline clearance.

It took Torino until the 70th minute for its first shot but it levelled three minutes later when substitute Andrea Belotti, who had only just come on, chested a Fabio Quagliarella ball down with his first touch for Daniele Baselli to smash past Diego Lopez at the near post.(ap)

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Sp rt Neymar scores 4 goals for Barcelona; Ronaldo leads Madrid

MADRID — Neymar scored four goals and set up another in Barcelona’s 5-2 win over Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Saturday, while Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid with a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory over Levante.

The results left the Spanish powerhouses provisionally atop the league standings with 18 points from eight matches, with Madrid ahead on goal difference. Villarreal is two points behind but can regain the lead when it hosts fourth-place Celta on Sunday.

Neymar converted penalty kicks in the 22nd and 32nd minutes after twice being brought down inside the area, then added two more from close range in the 69th and 70th after assists by Luis Suarez. The Uruguay striker netted Barcelona’s fifth goal with a shot from inside the area after a cross by Neymar in the 77th.

Javi Guerra had opened the scoring for the visitors at the Camp Nou in the 15th, and Jozabed Sanchez scored Rayo’s second goal in the 86th. Neymar said it was one of his best games with Barcelona since joining the Catalan club two years ago.

“I’m very happy because of the victory and because of the way we played,” the 23-year-old Brazilian star said. “It’s never easy to play against a quality team like Rayo.

We did our job and it was a great victory.”

It was Neymar’s first four-goal

performance since Brazil’s 4-0 win over Japan in a friendly just over a year ago. He now leads the Spanish league with eight goals, two more than Ronaldo and his Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema.

“Impressive, unstoppable, electric,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said of Neymar. “Almost impossible to stop without committing penalties.”

Ronaldo set up a goal and scored another in a three-minute span at the Santiago Bernabeu earlier Saturday.

He set up Marcelo’s goal in the 27th and scored his own with a well-placed right-footed shot from just outside the area in the 30th.

Substitute Jese Rodriguez closed the scoring in the 81st.

Barcelona, still without Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta because of injuries, had lost two of its last three league games and needed the victory to avoid losing ground to Real Madrid and Villarreal.

Madrid also got the win despite playing with a depleted squad because of injuries. Coach Rafa Benitez was without defender Sergio Ramos, midfielder Luka Modric and striker Benzema, who had scored six goals in as many

league games this season.

“We can take a lot of positives out of today’s game,” Benitez said.

“We won 3-0 despite all the problems that we were facing and we leave with the team ahead (in the standings).”

Madrid was coming off two consecutive draws in the Spanish league, including a disappointing scoreless result against lowly Malaga in its last game at the Bernabeu. “We were missing a lot of people and Cristiano took on the responsibility,” Benitez said.

Ronaldo scored his 11th goal in all competitions this season.

According to UEFA, it was Ronaldo’s 324th goal with Madrid, allowing him to surpass Raul Gonzalez’s mark as the club’s all-time leading scorer, but Madrid credited its player with the feat when he scored in a game last month.

Although Madrid dominated from the start under steady rain at the Bernabeu, Levante had a few good chances on counterattacks and Keylor Navas had to make a few very difficult saves to keep a clean sheet, including a remarkable one on a close-range header in the first half.

Barcelona’s Claudio Bravo also had to work hard at Camp Nou, especially as Rayo pressured in the beginning of the second half and had a few good opportunities to tie the game.(ap)

Chelsea, Manchester United back to form in Premier League

LONDON — Chelsea and Manchester United bounced back from disappointing losses with impressive wins in the Premier League on Saturday. Diego Costa, returning from a three-match suspension for violent conduct, put the Premier League champions ahead against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, before defender Alan Hutton scored an own goal in Chelsea’s 2-0 win.

The victory was welcomed by Jose Mourinho, who is under pressure due to his side’s faltering start to the season. Chelsea lost its last match 3-1 at home to Southampton and Mourinho feels his team still has work to do to return to top form.

“Confidence comes with results, and results bring all the good quality that the players have to the fore,” Mourinho said. “At the moment, some of my players have lost confidence but this was a great team performance.”

United won 3-0 against Everton at Goodison Park, with Morgan Sch-

neiderlin, Ander Herrera and Wayne Rooney scoring in an emphatic response to the 3-0 defeat against Arsenal two weeks ago.

“The defeat against Arsenal, two weeks and I cannot approach them (during the international break), then this performance? Fantastic,” United manager Louis van Gaal said.

United is third on 19 points, two behind Manchester City, which routed Bournemouth 5-1. Raheem Sterling scored a hat trick in the first half and Wilfried Bony netted twice, meaning injured striker Sergio Aguero was not missed. The two Manchester clubs play each other at Old Trafford next weekend.

“I think it was important for Raheem to score three goals,” City manager Manuel Pellegrini said.

“He must improve his finishing - he did that today. I don’t think he’s a striker like Kun (Aguero) or Bony but this year, and I said it when he arrived, I am sure he will score more

goals.”

Earlier Saturday, Juergen Klopp’s first Liverpool match ended 0-0 against Tottenham. Klopp was without striker Daniel Sturridge, who picked up a knock in training on Friday, so gave a first Premier League start to Divock Origi, who hit the post with a header after 10 minutes.

It was the closest Liverpool came to scoring, while Tottenham’s Clinton N’Jie was later denied by a brilliant one-handed save from Simon Mignolet.

“We had our moments. From a very good corner we hit the post and there were some other situations where we could have been a little bit better, but for today it’s ok,” Klopp said, while also explaining that Sturridge could return for Liverpool’s game against Rubin Kazan in the Europa League on Thursday.

“We made a diagnosis and screened him to be sure — we can see a little bit of swelling but

Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine

Manchester United’s Ander Herrera celebrates scoring their second goal nothing really serious. So we have to see. I hope he’s ready to play on Thursday,” Klopp said.

In the late game on Saturday, Arsenal netted three times in 12 second-half minutes to win 3-0 against Watford at Vicarage Road.

Alexis Sanchez begun the scoring in the 62nd after Mesut Ozil was tackled in the penalty area, only for the ball to roll free.

Giroud then lashed in Ozil’s cutback six minutes later before Aaron

Ramsey netted his first club goal of the season, receiving a pass from Hector Bellerin before his effort was deflected by Ikechi Anya. The result means Arsenal stayed second, above United on goal difference.

Elsewhere, Southampton surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Leicester, Sunderland lost 1-0 at West Brom in Sam Allardyce’s first game in charge of the Black Cats and Crystal Palace was beaten 3-1 by West Ham.(rtr)

FIFA secrecy over plans De Rossi scores in 500th game to reform scandalto help Roma beat Empoli 3-1 battered body AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

FC Barcelona’s Neymar, from Brazil, reacts after scoring against Rayo Vallecano during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015.

Ibrahimovic’s Sweden faces Denmark in Euros playoff derby

NYON, Switzerland — Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden will face Denmark in a Nordic derby in the Euro 2016 playoffs.

Norway, another Nordic nation chasing one of the remaining four spots

Fredrik Sandberg / TT via AP

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Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Euro 2016 group G qualifying soccer match between Sweden and Moldova at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday Oct. 12, 2015.

at the expanded 24-team tournament, was drawn Sunday to play Hungary in the two-legged playoffs next month.

Ireland, which qualified for Euro 2012 through the playoffs, faces Bosnia-Herzegovina this time. In a repeat of a Euro 2000 playoff, Ukraine and Slovenia were paired together again.

Slovenia won back in 1999.

Alongside host nation France, the other finalists so far are: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, England, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Wales.(ap)

BERN, Switzerland — The second meeting of the FIFA panel established to “restore the integrity and reputation” of soccer’s scandalbattered governing body ended Sunday with secrecy imposed on the three days of meetings. The reform committee is led by Francois Carrard, the former director general of the International Olympic Committee, who would not disclose what was discussed in the Swiss capital Bern beyond a vague statement.

“It’s been a very positive session characterized by rich and in-depth discussions on all aspects of the proposal for the reforms package which is being prepared,” Carrard said. “I will provide a progress report with concrete recommendations to the FIFA executive committee at its extraordinary meeting on (Tuesday).”

FIFA declined to release these recommendations from the committee it established in a bid to show it could improve governance amid the worst corruption scandal in the organization’s 111-year history.

When his appointment was announced in August, Carrard said his committee is “vital for the future of global football to restore the integrity and reputation of its governing body.”

Carrard said Sunday that he expects to complete his reform proposals at the Nov. 19-20 meeting, adding: “Our progress is on track.” As Carrard’s panel meets in secret, the only proposed reforms to be published have come from Domenico Scala, who has overseen FIFA’s audit and compliance standards since 2012. The Swiss businessman, who is not part of Carrard’s committee, released a 29-page dossier last month that has been discussed by the panel. A key recommendation by Scala was shifting the power balance away from the elected members.

The existing executive committee under Scala’s proposal would become a governing body elected by all 209 FIFA members with responsibility for “strategic matters, supervision” while a management board would take day-to-day decisions. A commercial board would deal with contracts and a development board would allocate funding to soccer projects. (ap)

MILAN — Daniele De Rossi marked his 500th game for Roma with a goal as he helped the capital side beat Empoli 3-1 in Serie A on Saturday, while AC Milan’s miserable season continued with a 1-1 draw at Torino. Two set pieces in three second-half minutes undid Empoli as Miralem Pjanic scored with a free kick before sending in a corner for De Rossi to double Roma’s lead.

Mohamed Salah sealed the result 10 minutes later. Marcel Buchel netted a consolation for Empoli with his first goal for the club.

“It was undeniably a great night,” De Rossi said.

“When you win it’s always a perfect one and then, if I score, which I don’t do very often, I am even happier.” Roma, which has now scored 12 goals in its last three league matches, moved provisionally second ahead of Sunday’s Derby d’Italia between Inter Milan and Juventus.

“It’s true that we are really motivated to do better after two second places, but we have to do more to win,” De Rossi added when asked about Roma’s title chances. “It’s my dream and that of the city, it’s now the time to get that satisfaction.

So many years have passed since our last title, but it will be on the pitch where we will see if now is the time or not.”

Empoli remained 16th, three points clear of the drop zone ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures. Roma was looking for a third successive league win ahead of its Champions League trip to Bayer Leverkusen — a must-win match following defeat to BATE Borisov.

Gervinho had the ball in the back of the net within 90 seconds but it was ruled out for offside.

Roma eventually broke the deadlock shortly before

the hour when Pjanic curled a trademark free kick into the top right corner.

Empoli barely had time to recover from going a goal down before it found itself two goals behind when De Rossi sent Pjanic’s corner across into the far side of the net with a glancing header. Roma extended its advantage in the 70th minute as Gervinho ran onto a Radja Nainggolan through ball and pulled back from the byline for Salah to fire into the middle of the goal from close range.

Empoli pulled one back with 15 minutes remaining. Buchel’s low drive toward the far corner appeared to be comfortable enough for Wojciech Szczesny to save but it slipped under the Roma goalkeeper’s outstretched hand. Torino hadn’t beaten Milan since 2001 but Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side was coming off the back of two successive defeats.

After a poor first half with just four attempts on goal in total from both sides, Milan took the lead shortly after the hour. Giacomo Bonaventura cut the ball back to a completely unmarked Carlos Bacca, who had plenty of time to control and pick out his spot. The Colombia forward had only come off the bench seven minutes earlier for Luiz Adriano.

Bacca almost had a second moments later when he beat the offside trap but was denied by a Kamil Glik goalline clearance.

It took Torino until the 70th minute for its first shot but it levelled three minutes later when substitute Andrea Belotti, who had only just come on, chested a Fabio Quagliarella ball down with his first touch for Daniele Baselli to smash past Diego Lopez at the near post.(ap)

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Golovkin stops Lemieux in 8th round for middleweight title

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Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain (L) takes the lead from Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo (R) of Spain on his way to winning the Australian Grand Prix on Phillip Island, October 18, 2015.

Marquez snatches lastgasp win in Australia

MELBOURNE - Outgoing MotoGP champion Marc Marquez snatched the lead from Jorge Lorenzo on a thrilling last lap to win a classic Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, with championship leader Valentino Rossi finishing fourth.

Kintamani BANGLI - For those who love to go hiking or go to the mountainous area, Bali is famous for its beautiful mountainous scenery.

Take Kintamani for example.

Kintamani is the most favorite tourist destinations in Bali with the active volcano of mount Batur and

beautiful lake.

Kintamani is surrounded by the captivating nature and there are six ancient villages around cauldron of Batur Lake which called Bali Age Village. The local people from these Bali Age villages own the unique cultures,

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houses and life style. Kintamani Area is consisted of some Villages those are Kedisan Village, Buahan, Abang, Trunyan, Songan, South Batur, Middle Batur, North Batur, Sukawana and Kintamani Village. The total of resident in these area are about 15 thousand

who are mostly working as farmer, merchant, or work at industrial tourism.

Mount Batur is located at Kintamani and it has erupted about 24 times since year 1800 and still active up to now. Since the mount erupting, it has impacted to the lo-

cal society life around this mount, like removing altar (Temple), improve or repairing the village and re-arrange the tradition. Lake Batur is the biggest lake in Bali and functioning as irrigation source to all farmers around it and it is also for all Bali society generally.

At the climax of a white-knuckle feast of daredevil racing between the top four place-getters, Marquez coaxed his Honda past Lorenzo before the final turn and roared home to win his first race at Phillip Island and fifth of the season.

Having grabbed and lost the lead time and again over the course of the race, Lorenzo initially cut a dejected figure when crossing for second place. He quickly cheered, however, having closed the gap on leader Rossi to 11 points ahead of the penultimate race in Malaysia next week.

Double world champion Lorenzo had Andrea Iannone to thank for keeping a rampaging Rossi off the podium, with the unfancied Italian enjoying one of his finest days on

a Ducati to take third on a glorious afternoon at the seaside circuit.

Lorenzo said in a trackside interview that Marquez had made an “unbelievable last lap”. “I was lucky that Andrea got the podium,” he added.

Iannone capitalised on a solid start from second on the grid to sweep past pole-sitter Marquez but held the lead for only moments before Lorenzo swooped at turn eight. The pair swapped the lead back and forth, and feathers flew on the third lap when a stray seagull ploughed straight into Iannone’s helmet, ruffling the Italian who fell back to second.

Marquez soon joined the fray to turn the race into a three-way tussle before Rossi steered his Yamaha

brilliantly from seventh on the grid to nip at the leaders’ wheels.

Rossi went for broke in the final laps, pushing to second behind Lorenzo with an aggressive thrust past Marquez, but Iannone topped it with an audacious double overtake of both riders.

Lorenzo broke clear from the skirmish to open a gap from Marquez, but the Honda rider burned around the track on his final lap to seal a remarkable victory.

In the Moto2 category, rookie Alex Rins won his second race of the season for Paginas Amarillas HP40 ahead of Speed Up Racing’s Sam Lowes and Forward Racing’s Lorenzo Baldassarri.

Miguel Oliveira sealed his fourth win of the season in Moto3 after Leopard Racing’s championship leader Danny Kent was taken out of the race in a crash during lap 14.

Efren Vazquez and Brad Binder completed the podium.(rtr)

NEW YORK — No big drama this time for Gennady Golovkin. Just a lot of big punches as he dominated his middleweight title fight with David Lemieux.

Golovkin battered Lemieux around the ring Saturday night on the big stage at Madison Square Garden, landing punch after punch before the referee mercifully stepped in and stopped the fight in the eighth round. He remained unbeaten in 34 fights, and stopped his opponent for the 21st straight time.

Fighting before a sold-out crowd of 20,548 cheering his every move, Golovkin was methodical as he knocked down Lemieux in the fifth round, bloodied his nose and dominated almost every second of the way.

“My goal is all the belts in the middleweight division,” said Golovkin, who said before the fight he would bring a “Big Drama Show” to the Garden.

Lemieux was on the ropes taking punch after punch when Steve Willis finally stepped in at 1:32 of the eighth round to call an end to the fight.

It was a coming out party of sorts for Golovkin, who was headlining his first pay-per-view fight,

and he was at his best as he wore down Lemieux with his relentless punching.

“I told you this was a very important fight,” Golovkin said. “I give my fans and friends a big show.

Thank you my fans. Thank you my people.”

With the crowd chanting “Triple G! Triple G!” Golovkin showed why he is the most feared man in the heavyweight division with yet another impressive win against an opponent who was supposed to be his best yet. He won every round on all three ringside scorecards, pitching a shutout in his biggest fight to date.

Lemieux brought a 160 pound title of his own into the ring, but was no match for Golovkin, the former amateur star from Kazakhstan who now lives in Los Angeles. Lemieux fought gamely, but his punches were mostly wild and he was forced to take punishment in return. “I’ll keep my mouth shut tonight,” said Lemieux, whose face was marked and red. “But I’ll see him in the future.”

With Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump watching from ringside, Golovkin took control of the fight early, with his

AP Photo/Rich Schultz

Gennady Golovkin, left, hits David Lemieux in the eighth round of a world middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Golovkin won by a TKO in the eighth round.

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WTA Finals in Singapore.

Fourth-seeded Jankovic, who beat Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, was a set and 6-5 down before rallying to beat second-seeded Kerber 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia smiles as she poses with the trophy after defeating Angelique Kerber of Germany during their final match at the WTA Hong Kong Open tennis tournament in Hong Kong, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015.

for her 15th WTA title. Ninth-ranked Kerber needed to win to confirm a berth at the WTA Finals. Former top-ranked Jankovic, who added to her Guangzhou title at the beginning of the Asian swing, relied on her powerful baseline game to out-slug Kerber who lost the second set in a one-sided tiebreaker.

The 30-year-old Jankovic broke Kerber early in the decider and again in the sixth game before wrapping it up by serving out the match.(ap)

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Egypt elects new parliament, first under el-Sissi

CAIRO — Egyptian voters began heading to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament, the first since the militaryled ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.

The vote will mark the final step in what has been billed as a post-Morsi transition to democracy. But critics here and abroad describe it as part of a rolling retrenchment of authoritarian rule nearly five years after longserving autocrat Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a 2011 pro-democracy uprising.

Political parties — those that are eligible to run — are weak with little popular following.

They are hurt even more by the law governing how the election will be run. And there is a general societal atmosphere strongly against public criticism of the government, with many Egyptians seeking stability after years of turmoil that have devastated the economy.

THE SYSTEM

The elections law designates three categories of seats in the 596-seat House of Representatives: those elected through a party list (120 seats or 20 percent), those elected individually (448 seats or 75 percent), and those appointed by the president (28 seats or 5 percent). Political parties are heavily disadvantaged by an election law, passed by presidential decree last year. The party list that wins an absolute majority will take all the seats in each district, making it harder for small parties to secure seats.

The law also uses the list system to fill quotas of underrepresented minorities. Each 15-candidate party list must include three Christians, two workers or farmers, two youth candidates, a disabled person, and an Egyptian residing abroad. Seven of the 15 candidates must be women.

A full 75 percent of the assembly is reserved for candidates running as individuals, races in which prominent, wealthy local government-affiliated power brokers have a

presumed advantage. Moreover, individuals can form a slate and run against parties for the list seats.

The government’s supporters reject the criticism from opposition political parties, insisting the field is wide open for anyone who wants to compete. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is not a member of any party and portrays himself as being above the political fray. Another 5 percent of the parliament will be appointed by the president, a measure meant to ensure seats for underrepresented minorities.

“The government of Joko Widodo still has not yet provided just legal certainties as evident in the decisions of the minister for legal and human right affairs regarding the internal conflicts in the Golkar Party and in the United Develop-

THE CANDIDATES

The High Electoral Committee said last month that they had accepted the candidacy papers of nine lists and 5,420 individual candidates. Few candidates have broad recognition or clear platforms, and most have a pro-government bent.

The “For the Love of Egypt” list, put together by a prominent retired army officer, includes former government ministers and high-profile businessmen. It openly supports el-Sissi and is seen as the front-running list.

AP Photo/Amr Nabil

An Egyptian tourist guide rides his camel in front of banners with pictures of parliamentary candidates, and Arabic that reads, “Mohammed Ghorab”, left, and “Farag Khatab”, right, in front of the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015.

While the Muslim Brotherhood and its political party have both been banned, ultraconservative Muslims have an option: candidates from the Salafi Al-Nour Party.

Al-Nour won about a quarter of the vote in the country’s first post-revolution parliamentary election held in late 2011 and early 2012 — coming behind only the Brotherhood. It later backed the army’s overthrow of Morsi in 2013, adding crucial legitimacy to a move decried by most Islamists as a war against political Islam.

Today, Al-Nour argues that it is not a religion-based party — which are banned according to the 2014 constitution — but rather one with a “religious background” that focuses on social priorities such as health insurance and economic development.

Death toll in Ukraine excursion boat capsizing rises to 14 MINSK, Belarus — The number of people who died when a Ukrainian excursion boat capsized in the Black Sea has risen to 14.

Emergency services say the accident was caused by the vessel being overloaded. The boat carried 37 people when it capsized, more than twice the maximum number of 15 people allowed. The boat’s captain has been detained.

The Ivolga capsized Saturday evening in a storm near the major port city of Odessa. Olga Shevchuk of the state emergency services said Sunday that the death toll rose overnight to 14, while 19 of the 23 AP Photo/Sergei Poliakov people who were saved remained hospitalized.

Ukrainian police officers investigate the coast near A photo of the boat published by the Ukrainian to where the boat Ivolga capsized on Saturday, Oct. news agency Unian showed it as a small motor ves17, in a storm near the major port city of Odessa, sel with awning-shaded viewing areas both fore and Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. aft. (ap)

THE PARLIAMENT

Egypt’s 2014 constitution arguably the most liberal Egypt has ever had — grants the House of Representatives ample power.

For example, the parliament can withdraw confidence from the president and call for early presidential elections with a request signed by the majority of its members, the approval of 2/3 of its members and the approval of a public referendum. If the president objects to a draft law, the parliament can push it through with a 2/3 majority. The parliament can also alter expenditures listed in the state budget.

However, rather than challenging the power of the president, analysts and activists say the next legislature is likely to be a rubber-stamp body that further solidifies el-Sissi’s hold on power. (ap)

German stabbing: Suspect can be held criminally responsible

BERLIN — Authorities say a psychological examination has shown that a man who stabbed a candidate to be Cologne mayor can be held criminally responsible for his actions.

The 44-year-old German on Saturday stabbed Henriette Reker, a leading candidate in Sunday’s election for new mayor of Cologne. Reker is currently responsible for housing refugees in the city and officials have said the man told them he acted out of anti-foreigner motives.

Prosecutors and police said they will seek to keep the man, who has not been named, in custody on suspicion of attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.

They said the suspect has told them that he was actively involved in the right-wing scene in the past. (ap)

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JAKARTA - Constitutional expert Irmanputra Sidin said the Joko Widodo regime after one year in power had not yet developed a just legal certainty and implemented the law fairly.

THE DATES

Egypt’s election will take place in two phases. Phase one includes the governorates of Giza, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, Wadi el-Gedid, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, Red Sea, Alexandria, Beheira and Marsa Matrouh. Elections will be held October 1819, with runoff elections on October 27-28.

Results will be announced October 29-30.

Phase two includes the governorates of Cairo, Qalyoubiya, Dakahliya, Menoufiya, Gharbeia, Kafr el-Sheikh, Sharqiya, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North and South Sinai. Elections will be held November 2223, with runoff elections on December 1-2.

Results will be announced December 3-4.

A total of 54 million Egyptians are eligible to vote in the parliamentary elections, according to government figures.

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ment Party (PPP),” Irman said on Saturday.

The two political parties are still facing plagued by internal conflict , namely protracted dual leadership.

The decision of Legal and Human Right Minister Yasonna Laoly

over the Golkar leadership conflict which ruled in favor of Agung Laksono has been cancelled by the State Administrative Court (PTUN).

The minister finally challenged the PTUN¿s verdict in the higher court which adversely ruled in favor of Aburizal Bakrie.

Irman said that the same thing also happened with Laoly’s decision with regard to the dual leader-

ship conflict of PPP, between the leadership of the Djan Faridz and Romahurmuzy camps.

Apart from political conflicts, Irman also viewed that the Joko Widodo government had not yet provided a just legal guarantee with regard to the revision of laws whose deliberations were still unfinished.

On corruption elimination, the government of Joko Widodo should

Indonesia launches biggest operation ever to combat fires

PT Pilar Sinergi BUMN Indonesia President Director Dwi Windarto, left, China’s Ambassador to Indonesia Xie Feng, second left, PT Pilar Sinergi BUMN Indonesia Chairman Sahala Lumban Gaol, second right, and China Railway International Co. Chairman Yang Zhongmin put their hands together as they pose for a photographers after the signing ceremony of the agreement on the construction of a high-speed rail line in Indonesia.

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China, Indonesia sign $5.5 bn high-speed rail deal

JAKARTA - Chinese and Indonesian state-owned companies Friday signed a $5.5 billion deal to build the first highspeed railway in Southeast Asia’s top economy, after Beijing beat Tokyo to win the construction project.

The line will connect the Indonesian capital Jakarta with the mountain-fringed city of Bandung, some 160 kilometres (100 miles) away, and is a key part of President Joko Widodo’s plans to overhaul the archipelago’s infrastructure and attract investors.

Japan was long expected to build the railway but China entered the contest earlier this year, and Tokyo’s bid was rejected last month after a chaotic bidding process that infuriated the Japanese.

On Friday the chairman of state-owned China Railway International, Yang Zhongmin, signed a deal with a consortium of

change its strategy, Irman said.

“The President should change his strategy to give deterrent effect to corrupt people, or otherwise it will become a cause for disharmony in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) as a result of corruption elimination being only used as a battle field by the country’s giant politics,” Imran who is a constitutional expert said. (ant)

Indonesian state companies to form a joint venture to build the railway, with construction set to start next year and the line to begin operating in 2019.

“This high-speed train will make it easier for the public to travel,” he told reporters in Jakarta, where the deal was inked. “This major project will also provide major employment opportunities and boost the economy.”

State-owned China Development Bank will provide 75 percent of the funding, with the rest coming from the Chinese railway company and Indonesian consortium.

The railway line will not need any financing from the Indonesian government, nor a government guarantee. One reason that Indonesian officials gave for rejecting the Japanese bid was that it would require government funding.

The high-speed train route will cover

eight stations from Jakarta to Bandung, and the train will travel at around 250 kilometres (150 miles) an hour.

The Indonesian government repeatedly changed its mind about the railway project, before eventually agreeing to accept China’s bid for a high-speed line.

The chaotic bidding process and final decision angered Tokyo, which is increasingly competing with Beijing for influence in Asia, with chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga slamming it as “extremely regrettable”.

Japan’s loss came despite its reputation as a world-class train maker, famed for its “shinkansen” bullet trains.

China has built thousands of kilometres of high-speed railway in recent years, but its safety standards have come under scrutiny -- a 2011 crash killed at least 40 people and injured about 200. (afp)

JAKARTA - Indonesia launched Friday its biggest operation ever to combat fires blanketing Southeast Asia in haze, an official said, with dozens of planes and thousands of troops battling the widespread blazes.

Thirty-two planes and helicopters -- including six aircraft from Singapore, Malaysia and Australia -- were dispatched to back up the more than 22,000 personnel on the ground who have been fighting the fires for weeks.

Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the air teams would conduct water bombing and weather modification efforts across six of the worst-hit provinces in Sumatra and the Indonesian portion of Borneo island.

“This is the biggest haze emergency operation ever carried out by the Indonesian government,” the spokesman said.

For weeks, fires illegally started to clear land for plantations have shrouded Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia in acrid smog, worsening air quality, closing schools and forcing the cancellation of outdoor events.

The blazes are an annual occurrence during the dry season, but scientists have warned this year’s are on track to be the worst ever as an El Nino weather system has created tinder-dry conditions in Indonesia.

Jakarta earlier this month agreed to accept international help after weeks of failed attempts to douse the blazes infuriated its neighbours.

Japan on Friday joined several other countries contributing to the emergency effort, donating two tonnes of flame retardant to Indonesia.

Nugroho said dry conditions were continuing to hamper efforts, with new fires still popping up. Indonesian satellites as of Friday had detected more than 750 hotspots on Sumatra, mostly in the south of the island. (afp)

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Monday, October 19, 2015 Lovina, one of the tourist attraction in Buleleng Regency.

US Airways flight 1939, the final US Airways flight, departs Philadelphia International Airport en route to Charlotte, N.C. on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.

All future flights will fly under the American Airlines banner, following the completion of a merger announced in 2013.

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Weak inflation puts ECB in tight spot at Malta meeting

FRANKFURT - Falling prices in the eurozone are turning up the heat on the European Central Bank to prevent the single currency area from slipping into a dangerous downward spiral of deflation.

But many ECB watchers say they do not expect the guardian of the euro to take any action just yet when its decision-making governing council convenes in Malta this coming week.

Consumer prices in the eurozone slipped by 0.1 percent in September, according to data published by Eurostat.

That “heaps pressure on the ECB to step up its stimulative action at

its meeting” on Thursday, said IHS Global Insight analyst Howard Archer.

With area-wide interest rates currently at what ECB chief Mario Draghi perceives to be their lower end, any additional easing action would likely take the form of an extension of the central bank’s bond purchase programme, known as quantitative easing or QE, the expert said.

“But it looks most likely that the ECB will hold fire on more QE, as a number of governing council members appear to be in ‘wait and see’ mood,” Archer said.

A number of top ECB policymakers, including Draghi himself, have recently insisted it is too early to judge whether further action is needed.

Also by December the ECB will have compiled its own new staff forecasts, which could well bolster the case for more stimulus.

“Recent comments from governing council members suggest that the ECB may not be ready to

increase its policy support when it meets” in Malta, said Jennifer McKeown of Capital Economics.

But Draghi would likely reiterate concerns about the inflation outlook and risks from emerging markets, stressing again that the ECB was ready to do more if needed.

“We still see it announcing a pick-up in the pace of its asset purchases before long, if not at this meeting then perhaps following the December meeting,” McKeown said.

QE is an ambitious scheme, launched in March, to buy more

than one trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) worth of public sector bonds to pump liquidity into the system at a rate of 60 billion euros per month until September 2016.

While falling prices might appear to be good for consumers, they can be poisonous to the economy, because they may persuade consumers to delay purchases in the hope of lower prices, in turn prompting companies to hold off investment and hiring.

The ECB calculates that inflation rates of close to but just under 2.0 percent are conducive to healthy economic growth. (afp)

US, European negotiators to meet on Atlantic trade pact

WASHINGTON - Negotiators from the United States and the European Union resume talks Monday on a huge trans-Atlantic free trade area, with mistrust and public opposition standing in their way.

The 11th round of discussions, to be held in Miami, will address a still substantial list of differences on key issues between the two sides, after more than two years of talks on the ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

But they come after Washington scored a major triumph with the

agreement two weeks ago to set up a Pacific free trade group with Japan, Canada and nine other countries.

Both groupings aim at broadly lowering trade tariffs and non-tariff barriers, a relatively small issue between the United States and Europe, where trade taxes are already very low.

But they also aim higher, at setting what the White House calls the rules for 21st century trade and investment, with special focus on digital trade and intellectual property issues, and on harmonizing

regulations for global business.

A deal would tie together two giant economies that are home to some 850 million people and account for about half of global output.

But the success of the TransPacific Partnership Talks will not necessarily make the hefty task of getting Americans and Europeans to agree on a similar project any easier.

Supporters say a transatlantic trade deal will give a strong boost to economic growth and job creation.

But on both sides of the ocean, most intensely in Europe, the talks have been branded a Trojan horse over a broad and secretive watering down of important public regulations that could threaten health and environmental standards to the benefit of powerful multinational corporations.

Showing that the opposition has not weakened, the “Stop TRIP” movement has collected three million signatures in support of its effort to halt the negotiations.

It drew as many as 250,000

people to an anti-TRIP protest in Berlin on October 10.

Politicians on both sides are also expressing misgivings, especially around the intense secrecy of the negotiations, with a top French official recently lashing out at Washington’s stance.

“There has to be substantial changes in the general mindset, that is in trust, reciprocity, and access to documents,” French Foreign Trade Minister Matthias Fekl said early this month, warning of a “halt, pure and simple” to the talks. (afp)

Development of Buleleng tourism depends on new roads

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SINGARAJA - Tourism players in Buleleng support the measure of the government of Buleleng County to immediately realize the short cut of a new road that would facilitate access to North Bali, said Chairman of the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Buleleng, Dewa Ketut Suardipa, on Sunday.

Suardipa considers that the short-cut infrastructure is needed to speed up travel time between South Bali and North Bali. The two-hour journey is expected to be shortened by cutting across snaky road section at some central points

in Buleleng.

“As tourism players we hope that the short-cut infrastructure from Denpasar to North Bali can be realized as soon as possible to facilitate access by both foreign and domestic visitors including

Balinese from different regions.

People in South Bali could come spend the weekend in the north if the infrastructure allowed it,” said Suardipa.

He added that the flow of traffic form Java could also be diverted from the current flow through Negara and Tabanan to Buleleng for those transiting to Denpasar.

“The regent also has the idea of directing traffic - especially domestic travellers travelling by bus from java, to stop in Bule-

leng. Without being balanced and supported by good infrastructure, such an idea cannot work well. Buleleng will be filled with visitors if roads are improved,” he added.

Suardipa noted that most travelers plan their trip to a given region at least six months ahead of time. In other words, when events have been scheduled, promotion must also be done intensively.

Through events such as the Lovina Festival, he observed that the

regatta participants from various European countries were amazed by the potential of Lovina.

“Lovina has different characteristics than that of South Bali.

Through this kind of festival, we can show off to travelers.

Although the festival mostly entertained travelers that were already staying at Lovina, of course they will tell others and in the future they will come back to North Bali with many friends,” said Suardipa. (kmb34)

Minimize sexual violence against children: increase early education in schools

SINGARAJA - Protecting children requires the participation of parents at home and teachers at school in providing early education as a way to reduce physical and sexual violence against minors.

According to lawyer, Luh Putu Anggreni, violence against children is not a new issue but it still occurs in the community.

Prevention can be done by providing understanding and counseling

to students from early childhood all the way through high school.

“Counseling and mentoring of students aims to prepare students for the possibility of physical violence and sexual abuse committed by people in the surrounding community,” said Anggreni who is also a member of the Legal Aid Association of Indonesian Women for Justice (LBH) of Bali, on Saturday (Oct. 17).

The importance of the role of

schools in anticipating sexual violence cannot be underestimated given that children spend most of their time learning there. On that account, sex education must be provided to students.

The role of teacher is not just to teach a lesson, but rather to educate and monitor the development of children’s behavior through counseling and guidance in classrooms.

Through counseling and guidance, teachers can help resolve personal

problems and provide psychiatric and alternative solutions. “Children need to understand the importance of maintaining their own security. They need to be able to protect themselves when facing sexually-related threats any time.

The role of counseling and guidance by teachers is very important at school,” she said.

Anggreni added that the implementation of the child-friendly schools program must be inten-

sified by the local government through the Education Agency. Recently the central government has even been promoting emergency responses in order to suppress sexual violence in various regions of Indonesia. “Local government play a crucial role, particularly in encouraging schools to implement non-violent and child-friendly programs at school. Schools will follow suit. Education is very useful for children,” she said. (kmb34)

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The prolonged dry season this year seems to posing many challenges for farmers in Buleleng. Water sources that usually provide irrigation are dried up but many farmers are still trying to plant paddy despite the risk of crop failure that the drought brings. Inevitably, many farmers in North Bali have to take advantage of water from artesian wells while others pump water from nearby rivers causing their production costs to go up.

Members of Subak Celuk Buluh, Anturan village, Buleleng for example have been growing paddy by using the legowo 21 system.

However, the supply of irrigation water in the subak area has dried up since the dry season began so that the rotating supply of water is diminished.

Undeniably the paddy fields are lacking an adequate supply of irrigation water. Fortunately, a river runs near the paddy fields. Since the location of the river is slightly lower than paddy field, farmers are unable to drain water directly and must use a diesel ruled water pump.

Chief of Subak Celuk Buluh, Komang Widiantara, in Singaraja on Friday (Oct. 16) explained that siphoning river water is the only alternative available for allowing paddy to be cultivated. In dry season, the average additional cost of growing rice increases to IDR 2 million per hectare. The cost of seeds and fertilizer reaches IDR 800,000 per hectare, plowing (IDR 1,700,000 per hectare) and planting (IDR 1,200,000 per hectare) so that the total production cost of cultivating land in the dry season reaches IDR 3.9 million per hectare.

The additional cost of syphoning water from the river for six hours a day at a cost of IDR 12,000 that is shared by the subak members who have access to the much needed water in turns. Subak members are still able to plant despite the additional cost. Paddy yields in the dry

season are relatively high. “Since the transplanted seedlings need a lot of water, our members must even spend up to IDR 2 million to over the rather extensive land area,” he said.

Widiantara added that of the some of the irrigation networks at his subak area are still damaged.

The damage includes leakage in the deeply buried water lines. He has reported the damage to relevant agencies who will attempt to make repairs shortly. so that the water networks will be able to function optimally during the next rainy season. Besides, he has also been promised to be given assistance to increase the size of the pipe used to drain water with the pump so that their land can be irrigated during the dry season and protected from the drought that so any other areas are facing. “It has been checked by the Officers of the Public Works have checked the damaged irrigation pipes and reported the findings to the Buleleng Agriculture Agency, so repairs should be done soon,” he said.

Based on data collected by the Buleleng Agriculture Agency, this year’s drought has disrupted farming, especially paddy plants. For the planting season of April-September 2015, a total of 473.1 hectares of paddy plant faced drought. Paddy plants facing drought are spread throughout seven regions including Sawan, Sukasada, Banjar, Busungbiu, Seririt and Buleleng subdistrict.

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Dozens of migrants wait to be registered after arriving from Croatia in Sredisce ob Dravi, Slovenia, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Hungary shut down its border with Croatia to the free flow of migrants, prompting Croatia to redirect thousands of people toward its border with Slovenia.

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The farmer in Subak Celuk Buluh, Anturan village, Buleleng use water pomp to flow water to the rice paddy The acreage (planted with paddy plants—Ed) in this planting season reaches 19,708 hectares, so the percentage of drought in Northern Bali stays relatively small, only 2.4 percent.

Following the drought, the Buleleng Agriculture Agency categorizes the damage to crops. Crops with light damage were recorded as amounting to 40.7 hectares, moderate damage (70.3 hectares) and severe damage (107.6 hectares). A total of 254.5 hectares experienced

total crop failure. .

Dry paddy fields are largely caused by the drought. The irrigation channels were found to be dried out from the upstream all the way to the downstream areas.

“Irrigation water is not sufficient.

Although there is water flowing it is inadequate and there are even irrigation networks whose water was not flowing at all,” he said.

Following the drought, added Swatantra, the Agriculture Agency has taken some steps to reduce crop

damage One step is to rotate the water used by the subak groups.

In addition, the agency has coordinated with the Public Works which is in charge of irrigation, in order to help farmers use the river at the watergates of Buleleng.

Farmers at subak areas that face drought that caused harvest failure, the Agriculture Agency has requested the assistance of the central and provincial governments in order to reduce the losses experienced by farmers. (mud)

Roads blocked by residents, hamlet chief summoned by Public Works AMLAPURA - The road whose asphalt has been destroyed at Peninggaran hamlet as well as the road section leading to the Bhur Bhuwah Swah Temple at Seraya remained to be blocked by local residents with stone and wood until Friday (Oct. 16). However, motorcycles and small cars are allowed to pass.

It was announced by hamlet chief of Peninggaran, Seraya, Gede Pageh, on Saturday. As reported, hundreds of Peninggaran

residents came down and blocked the road, Thursday (Oct. 15). They are disappointed because the road paved seven years ago has long been destroyed and is never repaired. Ascending path of the road is very hazardous because riders can fall due to tire slippage. Actually, other than passed through by pilgrims to kahyangan jagat temple from various regions, it is also a road access to the SDN 8 Seraya elementary school.

Pageh said that so far his insti-

tution has been asking for local government to help repair the road. However, the Karangasem Public Works do not repair it with the reason if the road is not recorded as the asset of the county.

On the other hand, the government of Bali Province gave a similar reason where the road does not belong to it, so that it cannot repair it.

He said that until Sunday he did not received any response from the Bali Public Works related to

the action of his residents blocking the road. However, the Head of the Karangasem Public Works immediately summoned him to a meeting at his office along with his staff, one of which is the Division Head of Highways.

He added that his institution was asked to make a request letter in order that the road asset can be repaired. The letter is addressed to the Karangasem Public Works. With the letter, he said, by imitating the Head of Karangasem

Public Works, the road will be improved through maintenance or patching with asphalt. “The Head of the Public Works promised to patch the potholes with this year’s regional budget,” said Pageh.

He said that he will send the letter of request to the Karangasem Public Works on Monday (Oct. 19). “I want to do it as soon as possible, but the office will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, so that I will bring this letter on Monday,” he said. (013)

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Thousands stranded on new migrant route through Europe

OPATOVAC, Croatia — Thousands of migrants seeking to reach Western Europe were stranded in fog and cold weather in Croatia and Serbia on Sunday, a day after Hungary closed its border with Croatia and the flow of people was redirected to a much slower route via Slovenia.

Tiny Slovenia has said it will only take in 2,500 people a day, significantly stalling the movement of people across the Balkans as they flee wars and poverty in countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. On Saturday, over 6,000 people reached Croatia, and most of them were stuck in the country on Sunday.

The migrant route switched to Slovenia early Saturday after Hungary’s right-wing government closed its border to Croatia for the influx, citing security concerns and saying it wants to protect the European Union from an uncontrolled flow of people.

Croatian police said Sunday nearly 4,000 people, including women holding babies in their arms, remained in the refugee

camp in Opatovac, eastern Croatia, where buses and trains were waiting to take them toward Slovenia, the next step on their journey toward richer EU states, such as Germany or Sweden.

Across the border in Serbia, thousands of people have been sitting in some 50 buses since early hours Sunday waiting to cross to Croatia. More are expected to arrive during the day.

“We are waiting here 4 hours on the bus,” said Muhammad Samin from Afghanistan. “The weather is too cold. We wear lots of shirts.

The children are also in the cold.

No food.”

The United Nations refugee agency warned that Hungary’s decision to close its border for migrants has increased their suf-

fering and could lead to a backlog down the so-called Balkan route that goes from Turkey through Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia.

Babar Baloch, regional spokesman for Central Europe for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said the new migrant route through Slovenia has significantly prolonged their already weeks-long journey.

“The decision by Hungary to close its border has certainly added to the suffering and misery and the length of the journey for these desperate people,” Baloch said. “There will be challenges if the process becomes slow or we have a backlog of people.”

The Hungarian border closure is the latest demonstration of EU’s uncoordinated response to the surge of people reaching its borders. More than 600,000 people, mostly Syrians, have reached Europe since the beginning of this year.(ap)

NEW DELHI — Police arrested two teenagers Sunday for allegedly raping a toddler in New Delhi, in the latest incident of sexual violence against a young child in the Indian capital. Police said they questioned more than 250 residents of the western Delhi neighborhood where the 2 1/2-year-old girl was raped and left bleeding in a park Friday evening.

The two 17-year-old boys were arrested late Saturday, said Dependra Pathak, a top police officer.

Pushpendra Kumar, deputy commissioner of police, said after they were interrogated, the teens admitted their guilt.

The toddler was playing outside her home when she went missing during a 10-minute power outage in the neighborhood. Family members found her lying unconscious and bleeding in a park three hours later.

In a separate incident, police on Saturday arrested three men for raping a 5-year-old in an east Delhi suburb. The rape of the two girls came a week after a 4-year-old girl was found dumped near a railway track after being raped and slashed with a blade in the capital.

The assaults have caused uproar, with Delhi residents accusing the

city’s government of failure to protect women and girls. Delhi’s top elected official, Arvind Kejriwal, hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying police were failing at their job. Although Kejriwal is the capital’s chief minister, Delhi Police reports to the federal government under Modi.

Kejriwal said that the government and police were not doing enough to protect women in the city and that crimes against them were on the rise, once again insisting that control over police should be handed over to the state government.

A series of recent attacks has renewed public fury and horror over India’s inability to halt chronic violence against women and girls.

In December 2012, the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus led to a national outcry. In response to that attack, the government doubled the maximum prison term for rape to 20 years, created special courts to prosecute cases more quickly, and made voyeurism and acid attacks specific crimes under the law.

India’s National Crime Records Bureau says more than 2,000 girls and women were raped in New Delhi in 2014.(ap)

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Indian students shout slogans during a protest against the latest incidents of rape in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015.

Police arrested two teenagers Sunday for allegedly raping a toddler in New Delhi, in the latest incident of sexual violence against a young child in the Indian capital.

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More and more foreign tourists are drawn to the appeal of the grandeur and beauty of Besakih Temple. Visitors from Europe, Asia and Indian especially love to go to Besakih.

This undated photo provided by ScareHouse shows an exterior shot at the Sc

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Book explains why Halloween attractions make us “Scream”

Margee Kerr says she has the best job in the world: She studies fear for a living, and loves to scare herself as part of her research.

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This undated photo provided by Universal Hollywood theme park in Los Angeles shows visitors at the park encountering a creepy character, part of Universal’s Hollywood Horror Nights extravaganza.

Kerr is a sociologist with a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, and just in time for Halloween, she’s written a book called “Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear.”

The book documents Kerr’s adventures around the world experiencing extreme attractions, ranging from the tallest roller coasters in Japan to the CN Tower’s EdgeWalk in Toronto, where participants are tethered to the skyscraper for an outdoor walk 116 stories off the ground.

Kerr also works at a haunted attraction in Pittsburgh called ScareHouse, analyzing customer responses to help keep the fright levels just right. “We’re trying to scare people in a way that’s going to make them feel good,” she said.

Kerr is interested in the notion that society usually regards “fear as a negative force. But there’s another side to fear that’s fun and fulfilling,” and that’s the sweet spot sought by recreational activities — whether skydiving, ziplining, roller coasters or haunted houses.

“When we know we’re not really in any physical danger, we can enjoy

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This undated photo shows Margee Kerr, author of the new book “Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear.” Kerr is a sociologist who studies fear.

the endorphins and the dopamine.

That response is similar to being really excited and happy,” she said.

Her quest for the “Scream” book took her on “many, many adventures across the world, doing as many scary and thrilling things as I could. I look at it from the cultural perspective, the physiological perspective and the psychological perspective: Why do we engage with this type of material? Part of it is the natural high we get from activating the flight-or-fight response in a safe environment.”

Kerr says the trick is to figure out what types of situations “trigger our flight or fight response. What are people afraid of, what’s going to tap into the fear?”

For example, “we know from science that seeing the whites of people’s eyes will activate the amygdala — the emotional processing center of our brain.” That intense response to another being’s eyes explains why scary attractions often have “dolls with big eyes or animatronics with wide-open eyes.”

Startling sounds, fast-moving props and other sudden visual effects also trigger instinctive responses, upping

the fear factor without putting people in real danger.

She added that part of the draw for an extreme adventure or attraction is that “you are testing your own resilience. When you come out the other side of a scary movie or haunted house, you have accomplished something. You’ve tested your will. Even though we know nothing will hurt us, the self-esteem boost is real.”

As for her own responses, she found the CN Tower Edgewalk to be “way more terrifying than I thought it would be.” Skydiving, on the other hand, was pure pleasure for Kerr.

Kerr says her research can have implications beyond theme parks and haunted houses by helping people understand how to tolerate stress. “We’re trying to find the best ways to teach people how to experience their emotions in ways that are healthy and not debilitating,” she said. “When people lean into the experience and test themselves in an environment that is safe, they come to learn they can handle stress and they are stronger than they thought they were.” (ap)

Foreign tourist visits to Besakih at all time high

AMLAPURA - More and more foreign tourists are drawn to the appeal of the grandeur and beauty of Besakih Temple.

Visitors from Europe, Asia and Indian especially love to go to Besakih.

The bustling tourist visits to Besakih are taken advantage by souvenir, food and fruit hawkers, to

earn a livelihood. Nevertheless, the sanitation and sanctity of the temple needs to be well maintained.

Based on data from the Karangasem Tourism Office, of the 16 tourist attractions visited by travelers, the Sukasada Ujung Park saw the most visitors: 91,754 people between January and September 2015, and Tirtagangga saw 64,981 visitors mostly made up of domestic visitors

especially during school holidays and public holidays. From January to September 2015, Besakih temple received 57,555 tourists, while Tenganan received 30,204 visitors.

Apart from enjoying the scenery, grandeur and beauty of Besakih with Mount Agung as a backdrop in the

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east, visitors also come to witness daily traditions, culture and the spirituality of the Balinese at the temple.

Every day pilgrims come to pray at Besakih but people also come to prepare for ritual processions such as piodalan or temple anniversary held at the largest temple in Bali. (013)

Arema wins third rank in President Cup Tournament

GIANYAR - Arema Cronus Indonesia of Malang, East Java won the third position after defeating Mitra Kukar of East Kalimantan 2-0 at the “I Wayan Dipta” Stadium here on Saturday night (Oct 17).

Arema could only score a goal in the 49th minute through its striker Cristian Gonsales after receiving a pass from Alfarizi.

The second goal was scored by Hendro Siswanto in the 85th minute through a hard kick from outside the penalty box.

The match saw referee Oki Dwi Putra issuing seven yellow cards, of which three were for Arema players, namely, I Gede Sukadana (44th minute), Cristian Gonsales (52nd minute) and Alfarizi (82nd minute).

Four yellow cards were for Mitra Kukar players, namely, Maulana Sepulah (35th minute), Defri

Riski (44th minute), Zulkifli Syukur (46th minute) and Yogi Rahadian (76th minute).

Having won the third rank, Arema received a cash price of one billion rupiah, while Mitra Kukar received Rp500 million.

Arema failed to advance to the final round of the President Cup after being defeated by Sriwijaya FC of South Sumatra 1-2 in the second leg of the semifinals of the President Cup which took place at the Manahan Solo stadium on Sunday evening (Oct. 11). (ant) Arema Cronus Indonesia of Malang, East Java won the third position after defeating Mitra Kukar of East Kalimantan 2-0 at the “I Wayan Dipta” Stadium here on Saturday night (Oct 17).

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COVER STORY Free Space ...

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Telajakan that are interpreted by many as simply free space, in fact play an important ecological function. In the past, these spaces were usually planted with various types of plants that absorb pollution and filter dust from the street. Telajakan also serve as green spaces that absorb rain water and thus reduce the occurrence of floods in the rainy season. Besides, telajakan also have aesthetical value planted as they are with various colourful flowers and plants that sooth the eyes.

“So, the presence of telajakan is not only important in terms of ecology, but also in terms of aesthetics because they often function as gardens whose beauty can be enjoyed by everyone who passes by. If telajakan disappear from Bali, then the beauty of Bali will be very much diminished. What kind of beauty can we expect from the long rows of stalls that are replacing telajakan -other than a rigid and boring atmosphere?” asked Salain rhetorically.

In the old days, telajakan served as a public spaces that people used to chat with one and other and strength community bonds. Balinese men also used to use these spaces for their fighting cocks; for the chicken cages and mabongbong or for fondling and exercising their fighting cocks after days of work.

Hence, telajakan are always at least big enough for a chicken cage. Women tended to use the space of telajakan to meet with neighbours, joke and share experiences, while children used them as playgrounds.

“With the disappearance of telajakan, Balinese men are loosing one of the most strategic places to socialize and interact with each other to strengthen their sense of brotherhood,” deplored Rumawan Salain.

According to Salain, local governments in Bali have a legal means of rescuing these instrumental spaces. He affirmed that Regional Bylaw No. 5/2005 on Building used as a reference for the Denpasar Mayorial regulation No. 25/2010 and similar rules in counties across Bali. Buildings are obliged to have Balinese architectural style, which spatially speaking necessarily includes telajakan.

“Unfortunately, in practice, a number of clauses in the law have been ignored or are not strictly supervised violations have become common. One stipulation of the by law requires a free space to be left in from of all homes for the telajakan,” he explained.

Salain nonetheless agrees that conditions have already become chaotic and that it will indeed be difficult to restore the spatial conditions of Bali. He added however, that with a strong commitment local governments still have the opportunity to save the remaining telajakan from conversion into business spaces.

Salain therefore hopes that the government will provide a reduction in land and property taxes (PBB) for people that maintain their telajakan. He affirmed that taking such an action makes a lot of sense considering that people who maintain telajakan are by de facto donating a portion of their private land for public enjoyment. “Local governments must duly grant these relief to people have the awareness that maintaining their telajakan is beneficial. In addition to providing an open space for the public, telajakan also serve as water catchments for the surrounding environment that is increasingly at risk of harm,” affirmed Rumawan Salain. (ian)

THE RAPID increase in building developments in Bali increasingly deviate from the Balinese architectural style that characterises the Island of the Gods.

Modern and minimalist architecture is proliferating uncontrollably.

Balinese architecture, Balinese wisdom IBP/Wawan

THE RAPID increase in building developments in Bali increasingly deviate from the Balinese architectural style that characterises the Island of the Gods. Modern and minimalist architecture is proliferating uncontrollably, despite Regional Bylaw No.5/2005 on the building and architecture that clearly states that Balinese style architecture must be applied to every building in Bali.

Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Badung Chapter, AA Ngurah Alit Wiraputra, considers that the number of buildings that have not adopted Balinesee architectural style and principles is due to a lack of oversight by provincial and county/municipal government in enforcing Regional Bylaw No.5/2005. “Supposedly there is supervision right from the very beginning of the construction of any building,” said Alit.

According to Alit, applying the concepts and style of Balinese architecture is not difficult and would benefit everyone because Balinese architecture has developed according to the needs of a tropical climate.

“Indeed, it is not easy to maintain the cultural identity of Bali amidst rapid development and the impact of globalization.

Balinese architecture is basically flexible, inexpensive and relevant to climatic conditions despite what some people think,” he said. Alit hopes that architecture as one of the hallmarks of Bali will be persistently maintained as a contributing factor to the sustainability of tourism on the island that is dependant on distinctly Balinese characteristics - including architecture.

“Balinese architecture should be applied

starting from having Balinese gates as Ngurah Rai Airport, Benoa Harbor, Padang Bai Harbor and other entrances,” he said.

The application of Balinese architecture at every entrance into Bali, said Alit Wiraputra, is intended to have both foreign and domestic visitors immediately feel that they are in Bali as soon as they set foot in the island.

“All buildings in Bali, especially those located on roadsides - including commercial buildings, should also apply Balinese architectural style. The government therefore needs to make sure that the regulations are being respected by giving out strict punishments to those who violate them in order to prevent irregularities,” he advised.

He added that all everyone, including tourism stakeholders should have the awareness and accompanying actions to ensure that Balinese culture is being implemented. The role of government alone is not enough, everyone needs to be aware and take appropriate action.

Lecturer in the Faculty of Tourism at Udayana University, I Putu Anom, as a native Balinese, also recognizes that rampant and uncontrolled development, either by breaking the green belt regula-

tions, building habitations on beach front, or lakes sides goes against the culture or local wisdom of Bali. “Now, Indonesia including Bali is embracings unlawful habits and unethical behaviour. There are even unscrupulous officials who know the rules but break them anyway,” he said.

According to Anom, such widespread violations occur because regulations are not implemented strictly. “In order to address the problems of the development of Bali, investors and the community at large, need to prioritize ethics and aesthetics. County governments and customary villages should act firmly according to the noble values of Hinduism,” he said.

Anom explained that the noble teachings of Hindu need to be considered in the context of development. These values include the principle of Tri Hita Karana (three sources of happiness), Tri Mandala (horizontal spatial division), upstreamdownstream, Nyegara-Gunung (seawardmountainward orientation), Segara Kertih (sea purification), Danu Kertih (lake purification), Wana Kertih (forest purification), local wisdom, traditional Balinese architecture and so forth.

“In Bali, we have many grandiose ceremonies, but often we do not understand the meaning behind them and sometimes our behaviour even deviates from the essence of these ceremonies. Introspection is required in order to uphold the truth.

We must not let Artha (wealth) and Kama (passion) defeat Dharma (truth),” he concluded. (kmb27)

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Feel the exceptional and uniqueness of The Sintesa Jimbaran

JIMBARAN - The Sintesa Jimbaran situated in one of the most sought-after areas of Bali on the top of Jimbaran hill, combine an unrivaled level of luxury with the premiere location of Jimbaran Hills. These lavishly appointed units will feature a range of amenities and services unlike any other found in Bali.

“Simply put, this address, available only to a select few, will soon become one of the most exclusive and fashionable in all of Bali,” Patrick Murray, the General Manager informed.

The Sintesa Jimbaran could not be more ideally situated. Close enough to the island’s many beaches, bars and restaurants yet secluded enough for one to experience the peace and tranquility found only in this tropical island paradise. This 2,5 hectare hotel is beautifully designed with the touch of local culture and artworks. It has 206 appointed rooms and 58 residences.

“The Sintesa Jimbaran Bali, 206 beautiful appointed guestrooms and suites are available in unique tiers of accommodation including Superior Room, Deluxe Room, Family Room and our Suites Collection. All room categories embody the finest attributes of contemporary Balinese and Javanese design and ultimately anticipate the needs of all international travelers. This opulent collection of suites provides the ultimate in luxury accommodation, preferential service and special privileges,” Lenny Willyana, Director of Sales and Marketing The Sintesa Jimbaran added.

To keep travelers satisfied, The Sintesa Jimbaran completed with a comprehensive wellness treatment and facility that takes a modern Asian approach towards personal health and beauty. It includes gym, salon, meditation and yoga studio. The Wellness Centre has been designed for individuals to enjoy the nurturing benefits of massage and

body treatments.

The wellness Centre offers complete therapies and wellness experiences that are luxurious, organic and authentic. Designed and fully facilitated by the purest natural products, modern equipments for the gym, serene ambience at yoga studio that makes you enter the world of pure harmony. “You are treated to curatives created to nurture and inspire the soul,” Lenny added in detail.

The exceptional and uniqueness of The Sintesa Jimbaran are, completed with The Barber, a perfect place to hangout with your friends, ambiance alongside unique semi-indoor swimming pool. In addition to enjoy a relaxing pool-side day, the hotel maintains a fully-outfitted Leisure Room featuring pool table, cigar room for our guests to enjoy at their leisure.” Patrick ensure.

The Coffee Shop - The Coffee Shop is a peaceful place to relax and unwind whilst drinking in the fabulous view of the hotel’s garden is perfect for dining with family and friends or just to hangout whilst enjoying your favorite beverages. Serving a wide selection of both Asian and Continental daily breakfast buffet as well as a tasty range of all-day A la Carte menu specially prepared for our guests to indulge, with an elegant setting.

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses.

Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

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

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine.

In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Dion appeal for Timberlake sings a Celine new songs receives little, dances a little 4,000 submissions at Memphis event

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Justin Timberlake sang and strutted his way through his induction into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, doing vocal impersonations of soul singers Al Green and Otis Redding, performing on stage with Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, and joking with buddy Jimmy Fallon.

The pop singer and actor accepted the honor in front of about 2,100 people, who laughed throughout his acceptance speech. With a drink in tow, he told Fallon, who introduced

him, that he was not funny. The pair marched together on stage as Timberlake led the audience in the fight song for the Memphis Tigers’ football team, which upset Mississippi on Saturday.

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Sam Moore, left, and Justin Timberlake perform during the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn.

Timberlake, a Memphis native, joked with friend DJ Paul of rap group Three 6 Mafia and sang bits of Green’s “Love and Happiness,” Sam & Dave’s “Hold On, I’m Comin’” and Redding’s “(Sittin’On) The Dock of the Bay” during his speech. He even cursed a few times. “This is the (expletive) coolest thing that has ever happened to me,” said Timberlake, a former ‘NSync member and solo artist who has won multiple Emmy and Grammy awards and appeared in several films.

Later, he added: “The Grammys are political. The Emmys are political.

Memphis is not political. And don’t get me started on Hollywood.”

The event honored musicians and performers with strong connections to Memphis, known as a cradle of blues, soul/R&B and rock n’ roll.

Also inducted were Sam & Dave, Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore, Booker T. & the MG’s drummer Al Jackson Jr., singer Alberta Hunter, blues pianist Memphis Slim and country singer Charlie Rich. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards accepted the award for Scotty Moore, who did not attend. (ap)

PARIS - A public appeal by Celine Dion for new songs for her next album in French has been met with a flood of offered tunes, according to a former Canadian media boss close to the singer’s manager.

Around 4,000 songs were sent to Dion’s website and management company by the October 5 deadline, Charles Benoit, ex-head of the Quebec TV arm of Canadian group Bell Media, told AFP this week.

Dion’s husband and manager, Rene Angelil, and the CEO of the Les Feeling Productions firm managing her career, Aldo Giampaolo, “were surprised by the dimensions this initiative has taken, and they asked me to organise the works’ selection”, he said. Dion in late August made her appeal for fresh songs, emphasising that it was “open to everyone”.

The 47-year-old Canadian singer, most famous for performing “My Heart Will Go On” as the theme song for the hit 1997 movie “Titanic”, said she wanted new material for an album in French she’s bringing out next year, and for another one in English in 2017. The current crop of submitted songs are all for the French album and came by letter, social networks and MP3 files from France and other French-speaking countries.

They will be whittled down

to just 25 songs by a panel of six French-language broadcast critics, said Pierre Fortier, a Quebec music festival director whom Benoit tapped to be in charge of the selection process.

“Naturally, out of the 4,000 songs received, there aren’t 4,000 hits, but we’ve already found several good ones,” Fortier said.

An online vote open to the public through Dion’s www.celinedion. com website will choose which one of the shortlisted 25 songs will make it on the singer’s album, with the winner announced December 1.

A 56-year-old French amateur singer-composer, Gilles Mazetto, said he hoped his submission, “Cicatrice Dedicacee” (roughly meaning ‘autographed scar’), would make the cut.

“It’s a message in a bottle I’m hoping will be picked up by Celine Dion,” he said.

“I think the song fits her repertoire: it talks about passing time, the moments that define our existence, of those that remain.”

Dion’s last album came out in 2013. In August, she resumed regular concerts she has been giving in Las Vegas since 2011 after taking a year-long hiatus to care for Angelil, 73, who has throat cancer. (afp)

Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet breaks a telecast record NEW YORK — Benedict Cumberbatch, who recently begged fans not to film him playing the lead in “Hamlet,” has broken a record while being filmed playing the lead in “Hamlet.”

More than 225,000 viewers watched Cumberbatch tackle the melancholy prince of Denmark at movie theaters around the world on Thursday during

a live — or in some cases delayed — telecast from London’s Barbican Theatre. That’s the largest global audience for a live broadcast of any title in National Theatre Live history.

The broadcast played on over 1,400 screens and in 25 countries.

Since its launch in 2009, National Theatre broadcasts from England

have included “Frankenstein” with Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, Sam Mendes’ “King Lear,” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Gillian Anderson.

After a performance in August, Cumberbatch told fans gathered outside that spotting filming while performing was “mortifying.” (ap)

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Vanishing Telajakan, Bali at risk

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Telajakan or vacant land, used to always be found in front of people’s homes in Bali have become less and less common. Currently, Balinese people tend to use this space for selling everything from food and drinks to mobile phones and other assorted products.

TELAJAKAN or vacant land, used to always be found in front of people’s homes in Bali have become less and less common.

Currently, Balinese people tend to use this space for selling everything from food and drinks to mobile phones and other assorted products. Unwittingly, the conversion of so many telajakan into a business premises has harmed the beauty of Bali. Balinese homes, with their variety of ornamentaton are now hidden behind walls of stalls that do not reflect the nuances of typical Balinese aesthetics.

Phenomenon on the telajakan conversion into business premises is extremely regrettable by spatial observer, Prof. Dr. Putu Rumawan Salain, lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering at Udayana University, is sorry to see so much of these spaces given up for small businesses.

Behind the concept of telajakan lies a very noble ancestral heritage of Bali, that is rich in the values of local wisdom.

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Hardline Indonesian Muslims call for church closures in Aceh ACEH SINGKIL - Hardline Muslims in Indonesia’s conserva- lence again tomorrow,” he said.

A mob of hundreds of people tive Aceh province on Sunday demanded the local government close 10 Christian churches, just days after a mob burnt down burnt down a small church in Aceh Singkil last week, citing a lack a church, leaving one person dead and several injured.

Tensions are high amongst the ethnically and religiously diverse population of Aceh Singkil district, raising the risk of further religious violence in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation.

The vast majority of Indonesians practice a moderate form of Islam, but Aceh is the only province that adheres to Islamic

Sharia law, putting it at odds with the rest of the country.

“Ten churches have been identified as not having proper permits and should be closed,” said Hambali Sinaga, head of the local chapter of the hardline group Islamic Defenders Front, adding that the government had until Oct. 19 to take action.

“We hope there will be no vio-

of building permits, and forced thousands of Christians to flee to neighboring villages.

One Muslim member of the mob was killed, authorities said last week, adding that at least 10 people had been detained on suspicion of inciting violence.

The government has since deployed over 1,300 police and military personnel, with hundreds more on standby, to patrol the streets and

stand guard outside other churches that dot the small palm oil plantations in the district.

“At the moment things are calm but we are on standby for any further incidents,” said Saladin spokesman for Aceh police, adding that evacuees had since returned to their homes.

Christian residents of the rundown district attended a service on Sunday right next to the charred remains of their church, under the guard of about a dozen armed security personnel.

Local government officials and

religious figures, including from the Christian community, are scheduled to discuss the church closures on Sunday. They were not immediately available for comment. (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.