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Zhang Yimou’s film ‘Shadow’ shines at Chinese ‘Oscars’

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TAIPEI - Acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s martial arts epic “Shadow” took the most gongs at Taiwan’s Golden Horse film awards on Saturday, dubbed the Chinese-language “Oscars”.

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In this file photo taken on July 25, 2018 actresses Elisa Del Genio and Ludovica Nasti of ‘My Brilliant Friend’ speak onstage during the HBO portion of the Summer 2018 TCA Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

HBO goes the foreign language route with ‘My Brilliant Friend’ NEW YORK - HBO is at the forefront of the “peak TV” revolution -- from “The Sopranos” and “The Wire” to “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld,” the US premium cable network has produced highquality content for two decades.

On Sunday, it is breaking new ground with its first non-English series, “My Brilliant Friend,” an Italian-language adaptation of a wildly popular series of novels by Elena Ferrante.

The much-anticipated premiere is evidence of the globalization of television in the internet era, with audiences no longer primarily concentrated in America.

Fans of the books -- Ferrante is a pseudonym and the true identity of the author is unknown -- are champing at the bit to see the series.

More than 10 million readers have fallen in love with the novels -- the tale of a life-long friendship between Elena and Lila, who first meet in Naples in the 1950s -- since the first one was published in 2011.

The broadcast rights for the eight-episode HBO series were sold

in 56 countries. It will air in Italy on public broadcaster RAI from November 27 and on Canal Plus in France in December.

Even in the United States, where books translated into English barely represent one percent of the market, the four Neapolitan Novels have been big business, with 2.6 million copies sold, according to publishing house Europa Editions.

But the leap to the small screen is still a risky one for HBO, which is collaborating with RAI on the series, which was filmed in Italy by Italian director Saverio Costanzo.

The dialogue is actually in the thick Neapolitan dialect, and not pure Italian, so even RAI will show the series with subtitles.

“That really struck me,” Costanzo told The Hollywood Reporter.

“I asked why an American network should care about the accuracy of a language if their audiences would be watching the series with subtitles. They replied that they wanted the series to be authentic,” he added.

“There, in that moment I understood why HBO is HBO.” (afp)

Zhang, the maker of classics such as “Red Sorghum” and “Raise the Red Lantern”, won best director for the film inspired by traditional ink-brush painting which also bagged three technical awards.

“I’ve made movies for 40 years and this is my first Golden Horse (best) director nomination. I want to thank the jury for giving me the award,” Zhang said at the ceremony at Taipei’s Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.

“Shadow” led the race with 12 nominations including best film but lost the coveted prize to “An Elephant Sitting Still” directed by Hu Bo, who died last year aged 29 in Beijing.

Hu also won best adapted screenplay for his first and last film -- a nearly fourhour-long story about four struggling small characters based on his novel.

“I want to thank the jury and the audience again,” his mother told the crowd after she accepted the best film statuette for him.

China’s 29-year-old filmmaker Bi Gan lost best director to Zhang for his 3D drama “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”, which collected best cinematography, best sound effects and best original film score.

Taiwanese filmmaker Fu Yue’s “Our Youth in Taiwan” about the

island’s 2014 Sunflower Movement saw off “Umbrella Diaries: The First Umbrella” on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement to win best documentary.

Both mass protests were led by young activists and reflected increasing resistance to Beijing’s influ-

ence.

“I hope one day our country will be recognised and treated as a truly independent entity. This is my biggest wish as a Taiwanese,” Fu told the crowd.

China claims selfruled Taiwan as part of its territory awaiting reunification, even though the two sides split in 1949 after a civil war. (afp)

US to make final conclusions on Saudi killing in days: Trump

The United States will make final conclusions by early next week over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump said Saturday, following reports that the CIA had held Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yemeni Tawakkol Karman stands in front of a digital image of Jamal Khashoggi as she speaks during a commemoration event of Khashoggi’s supporters on November 11, 2018 in Istanbul. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on November 11, 2018 that the US will hold accountable all involved in killing a dissident Saudi journalist.

Saudi Arabia has repeatedly changed its official narrative of the October 2 murder, first denying any knowledge of Khashoggi’s whereabouts and later saying he was killed when an argument degenerated into a fistfight.

Earlier this week, a Saudi prosecutor exonerated the crown prince of involvement in the brutal murder.

Speaking to reporters in Malibu, California after surveying damage from wildfires, Trump said “we’ll be having a very full report over the next two days, probably Monday or Tuesday.”

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert earlier said reports indicating the United States had already made final conclusions in the case were “inaccurate.”

“There remain numerous unanswered questions with respect to the murder of Mr Khashoggi,” she added.

The State Department will continue to seek facts and work with other countries to hold those involved in the killing accountable,

Nauert said, “while maintaining the important strategic relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.”

“In the meantime, we will continue to consult Congress, and work with other nations to hold accountable those involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.”

She noted that Washington had already taken “decisive measures” against individuals, including visa and sanctions actions.

The remarks appeared to contradict reports that the Central Intelligence Agency had determined Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Khashoggi,

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a vocal critic.

- ‘Truly spectacular ally’ The killing and the international uproar it triggered has frayed ties between Washington and longtime ally Riyadh, which has sought to end discussion of the murder and rejected calls for an international investigation.

But ahead of a briefing by his secretary of state and CIA director, Trump demured when asked about possible retaliation against Riyadh.

“They have been a truly spectacular ally in terms of jobs and economic development,” Trump told reporters.

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Parliament recommends overall law enforcement

“We recommend law enforcement as a whole and not only to one state network that have violated it,” said a member of Commission II of the Bali House of Representatives, A.A. Ngurah Adhi Ardhana, to Bali Post on Friday (Nov. 16).

Adhi Ardhana asserted that all things recommended by the Bali House of Representatives and decided by the regional government are essentially law enforcement. And this has been agreed by all tourism stakeholders at a working meeting held by the Bali House of Representatives with the Deputy Governor of Bali, tourism components, police authority, immigration, and related agencies on October 13. At this time, there is actually a discourse, mainly on social media, mentioning if the governor was angry and even tendentious to a country namely China.

“The discourse is not true. The governor only enforces recommendations and decisions that have been made together with all tourism stakeholders. We

at Commission II have also aspired to the Ministry of Tourism on November 8,” explained this PDI-P politician from Denpasar City.

According to Adhi Ardhana, the aspiration to the Ministry of Tourism is to convey to the countries concerned that there are no tendentious recommendations or decisions to particular country. Bali is actually firm in enforcing the laws and obeying the applicable laws because it is impossible to legalize something wrong.

As in the case of the Chinese mafia network shops finally closed, it is not only a problem with licensing.

The shops also sell products that do not have correlation with tourism or destination.

“The investments are not in accordance with the regulation and there are violations in the matter of Labor Law, and so on. If it has an impact, this actually shows the losses of our foreign currency exchange that are even greater. The activities are legal or legitimate but their profits are the result of subsidies that can be categorized to be unhealthy,” he added.

That is why, continued Adhi Ardhana, Bali is stated to be a country being full of cheats on Chinese social media. Even if there are people saying there are decline in Chinese tourists and other excesses, they are not merely a matter of the contents of the collective agreement. “Other than indeed entering low season, it is also partial and not the statement of the associations or its superior organization,” he said. (kmb32)

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The meeting held by the government and the tourism stakeholder to discuss the decline of tourists from China

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The Ritz-Carlton, Bali named Best Family Beach Resort in Asia

Impact on the presence of Chinese mafia network shop

DENPASAR - The Bali House of Representatives has previously issued recommendations regarding the chain of foreign business networks operating in Bali. One of them is closing the businesses having no permits or those having permits but carry out unhealthy practices. Moreover, this recommendation does not only apply to Chinese mafia network shops.

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The President of Zanzibar Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein is giving lecture in Udayana University

Having similarities, Zanzibar interested in Bali tourism potential

MANGUPURA - The government of Zanzibar, Tanzania, having a natural resemblance to Indonesia, especially Bali, is now starting to look at Bali’s tourism potential.

Moreover, Zanzibar is now starting to learn from Bali regarding tourism development. Zanzibar, which is the largest clove-producing region in the world, has similarities with Bali, in terms of white sandy beaches.

Minister of Information, Tourism and World Heritage of Zanzibar, Hon Mohmud Thabit Khombo, stated that in 2017 there were around 500,000 foreign tourists from various countries visiting Zanzibar. Of that number, 320 people from Bali visited Zanzibar.

However, Zanzibar with a population of 1.5 million, the number of tourists from the country who visited Bali only reached 90 people.

All this time, Bali Tourism is indeed more developed than Zanzibar. For this reason, his office conducts a working visit to see directly the Bali tourism industry and its tourism potential. “We study hospitality or service from Bali because foreign tourist visiting Bali exceeds that of Zanzibar, around 6 million tourists,” Mohmud said.

He explained that Zanzibar and Bali have similar results from agricultural products such as rambutan and clear as well as white sandy beaches. “I also enjoyed this visit while I was in Bali,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Ambassador of the Republic of Tanzania to

Indonesia, Ramadhani Kitwana Dau, stated that apart from tourism, it also encouraged to promote trade. “The role as ambassador is encouraging the increase in trade and investment from private sector and the government. We hope Vice President Jusuf Kalla can reply to the visit of President Zanzibar in August to Indonesia by visiting Zanzibar,” he hoped.

Social and Cultural Affairs Division Head of the Bali Tourism Board, Ketut Nuryasa, representing the BTB appreciated to the friendly visit of Zanzibar’s Minister of Information, Tourism and World Heritage, Hon Mohmud Thabit Khombo to Bali. The impact of the visit is expected to be able to attract the interest of the citizens traveling to Bali. “I see that the impact for Bali will be promoted more in Zanzibar. This promotional cooperation needs to be encouraged because we have something in common,” he said.

A number of airlines facilitate the accessibility to these two destinations. Through 12 hours of travel, tourists from Zanzibar and Bali can enjoy the beauty of the tourism in these two destinations.

Zanzibar also has a number of tourist facilities namely 10,000 rooms from local hotels and international networks, various kinds of food, cultural heritage tourism products one of which is the Stone Town and natural heritage, safe and able to carry out safari activities to see wildlife in Zanzibar. (kmb23)

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Once again, The RitzCarlton, Bali has been honored with a prestigious World Luxury Hotel Award. The acclaimed beachfront luxury resort in Bali was named as the Best Family Resort in the Region at a gala event in Bali on 10th November 2018.

“It is always a thrill to be recognized in prestigious global awards and to win the Best Family Resort in the Region for two consecutive years at the World Luxury Hotel Awards is quite an accomplishment and one for which we are exceedingly proud.

The Ritz-Carlton, Bali believes in creating unforgettable memories for its guests, including children and it is with great pleasure that we welcome families to the resort. Here they can enjoy a vast array of family-oriented activities and experiences, including luxurious stays in our spacious private pool villas and suites,” says General Manager Karim Tayach.

Established in 2006, The World Luxury Hotel Awards are the pinnacle of achievement in the highend hotel market, offering international recognition to hotels around the globe, as voted for by guests, travelers and industry players.

Over 300,000 international travel-

ers make their selection each year.

Ritz Kids provides an atmospheric clubhouse and swimming pool and offers inspired and educational activities for kids of all ages, from Night Safaris, to Little Fisherman, to being a Little Mermaid for the day. Family-oriented activities include beachfront cinema under the stars, kite flying and participation in the Turtle Conservation program. As well as luxurious accommodation with ample space for the whole family to spread out, the ocean front swimming pool and white sandy beach is a natural magnet for fun family vacations.

This award winning best hotel in Bali offers guests a 5-star luxury experience with the aim of creating the vacation or business experience of a lifetime. Guests discover supreme luxury in space, location and facilities as well as a highly attentive personalized service from the Ladies and Gentlemen. The resort’s dramatic setting in the beautiful tourist enclave of Nusa Dua incorporates, lush tropical gardens and a beachfront of dazzling white sand.

Guest can enjoy sublime dining experiences and revel in the luxury of superb lagoon access suites and

best villas in Bali. A dedicated concierge provides inspirational itineraries for those who wish to explore the sights and sounds of the island, while a plethora of activities are of-

fered within the resort, from health and wellbeing pursuits, to Balinese inspired Soul Purification rituals, to non-motorized water sports.

The resort also makes an inspired

choice for meetings and conferences in Bali, while its romantic beachfront setting and choice of elegant venues create a dreamy setting for destination weddings.

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5 reasons to love Paris in winter The walks

Adopt the spirit of the Flaneur, a Parisian word for “aimless wanderer”, and take a stroll along the River Seine. There are car-free paths on both sides of the river, which flows 13km (8 miles) though Paris from east to west.

Wrap up well and head to the Berges de Seine, a former roadway that was converted into a promenade in 2013. The scenic walkway takes you 2.3 km (1.3 miles) along the left bank, passing lovely views of the Louvre, Jardin des Tuileries and Petit Palais. The promenade has an urban-chic feel, with renovated shipping crates and a creative playground for kids.

Once you have taken in the beautiful sights, warm up in the waterfront restaurant Rosa Bonheur and enjoy a glass of wine and some delicious tapas.

The architecture

The panoramic views of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower are very impressive, but there’s also beauty to be found underground.

The 18th century Catacombes de Paris were originally set up as a dumping ground for millions of skulls and bones from the unsanitary city cemetery in Les Halles.

However in the early 19th century the bones were used to adorn the walls in decorative patters, creating a maze of morbid beauty. Visits here have become very popular so reserving an advanced ticket is strongly advised.

Other architectural marvels

include the imposing medieval cathedral of Notre Dame and the Panthéon, a neoclassical mausoleum that houses the remains of distinguished French citizens including Victor Hugo and Marie Curie. Walking amongst these incredible buildings feels all the more dramatic when they are covered in a layer of crisp, white snow.

The wine

Between seven and eight million bottles of wine are produced in France every year, so it’s safe to say its citizens know a thing or two about wine. If you’re dining out and not sure what to order, trust your server to recommend a suitable pairing. If you’re keen to learn more about wine, why not book an official wine tasting? At O Chateau in Les Halles, Englishspeaking specialists offer tastings and multi-course meals served in one of their vaulted dinning rooms.

The sommelier pairs each dish with wine, offering fascinating insights into every glass.

During the winter months, there are several wine festivals to really get you into the spirit of the grape.

Beaujolais Nouveau (November 15, 2018) is a nationwide event marking the arrival of two-monthold Beaujolais Nouveau red wine.

Bars and restaurants throughout Paris celebrate with live music, parties and plenty of the red stuff.

Alternatively, check out the Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants (November 29 to December 03, 2018) where more than 1000 wine makers exhibit and offer tastings of their best vintages.

The shopping

Paris is the fashion capital of the world and home to Chanel,

Dior and Jean-Paul Gaultier. The city’s most prestigious designer boutiques line Avenue Montaigne, where beautiful window displays entice fashionistas. If you decide to enter the boutiques, make sure you are dressed to impress – trainers and shorts are frowned upon.

For a more rustic shopping experience, take a stroll through one of the weekly flea markets. Marché aux Puces de la Porte de Vanves in the 14th arrondissement is open every weekend throughout the year and is free to enter. Here you’ll find a vast selection of glassware, furniture, artwork and curios, with genuine bargains to be had. In 1989 the first ever portrait shot by “father of photography” Louis Daguerre was sold for the equivalent of €500 – a tiny sum for such a significant piece of history.

The art scene

The winter months are the ideal time to explore Paris’ fabulous art scene, which goes far beyond what’s on offer in the Louvre.

For example the Fondation Louis Vuitton, located in a picturesque central park, showcases a fantastic selection of modern artwork. If you prefer impressionist paintings try Musée d’Orsay, a former train station located on the left bank of the Seine. Must-see paintings include Olympia by Edouard Manet and The Cardplayers by Paul Cézanne.

Paris is also a haven for street artists who ply their work on buildings and walls around the city.

Some of the best works can be viewed around the Canal St-Martin or along Rue Denoyez in Belleville.

If you’re not sure where to start, book a tour with Street Art Tour Paris. (IBP/net)

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Educating character of children through the arts

PARIS - With its pretty cobbled streets, cosy bistros and excellent museums, Paris is a joy to visit in winter. We list some of our favourite seasonal activities.

All activities listed in this article are recommendations from the brand new DK Eyewitness guide to Paris, which launched on September 27, 2018.

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DENPASAR - In the millennial era, different ways are needed to teach and educate children or millennial generations to have noble character. One of the ways arising later is through the arts because it is a processing creativity, feeling and intention, so that it has an impact on children.

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So far, 60 percent of Chinese tourists visiting Bali are alleged to buy a “zero tour fees” package, paying for very cheap tour packages because the tour packages are subsidized by other parties.

Over the next 3-6 months

Number of Chinese tourist visits to Bali predicted to decline DENPASAR - Following the enforcement of souvenir shops selling Chinese-made products that violate the laws, Bali Tourism Board (BTB) has predicted a decline in the number of Chinese tourist visits that will take place 3-6 months. On that account, BTB (GIPI Bali) has taken anticipatory measures.

Chairman of BTB, I.B. Agung Partha Adnyana, with the Head of Bali Tourism Office, A.A. Gede Yuniartha Putra, stated that in early December Bali tourism stakeholders under the aegies of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB) and the Bali government will conduct Sales Missions to Shanghai, Beijing and China. In the Sales Mission, the group led by the Deputy Governor of Bali will provide correct information about the tourism situation and conditions in Bali.

Bali is also incessantly improving the quality of services for Chinese tourists so that Bali can compete against competitors (other destinations) that equally want to draw Chinese tourist market.

Communication between the local government and Chinese government through Chinese Consul

General serving in Bali continued to be improved.

Improvement of service quality is also carried out, among others, by improving the trade system and removing the practice of “zero tour fees” and increasing the number of Chinese-speaking guides having competence and understanding Balinese culture.

So far, 60 percent of Chinese tourists visiting Bali are alleged to buy a “zero tour fees” package, paying for very cheap tour packages because the tour packages are subsidized by other parties and in practice many activities violate the laws. In the practice of “zero tour fees,” this does not obey the safety of Chinese tourists.

With intense communication between the Bali provincial government and the Chinese government, the number of Chinese tourist visit is expected to increase in accordance with a better and healthier trade system.

The tourism component in Bali is expected to be patient and can support government policies that strive to uphold the laws and improve tourism trade procedures. (kmb42)

This was conveyed by Putu Putri Suastini Koster, Chairperson of the Family Welfare Empowerment (PKK) Motivator Team of Bali Province on Friday (Nov. 16) in Denpasar. As a matter of fact, the noble goal of artistic creativity is to instill character. According to her, this has slightly forgotten. She, who is also a writer and artist, feels the goals of the art, has now declined.

“We are reminded because through the art we really cultivate creativity, sense and intention.

Balinese art contains wirasa (facial expression), wirama (rhythm) and wiraga (modeling). It really needs to be understood,” she said during the Goes to School program of Indonesian International Nature Loving Association (INLA).

In art creativity, it does not only involve the art activities but must also be imbued because the art also includes magical and spiritual elements. This causes many Balinese artists to have taksu (divine vibration). They harmoniously unite

Putu Putri Suastini Koster

macrocosmic elements (nature) with microcosmic elements (humans) that finally gives rise to an all-powerful force.

From the noble goals of the art, the artists will emerge. On that account, the artists of ancient times performed the devotional artistic activities or locally known as ngayah. The word ngayah, according to her, has extraordinary meaning. It is mutually creating a community with character delineated by noble character in the future.

Educating through the art will give rise to a generation having high sradha-bhakti (faith-devotion) and noble character. However, in harmony with the changing times accompanied by the changes in character from generation to generation, the current generation known as Z generation, it is necessary to have different ways of delivering the art.

“This Z generation is more individual but smarter. Don’t get wrong, they are smarter than us,

especially in terms of technology.

If we talk about our way in the old days, not in the way they want, this will result in clash. This must be synchronized,” he explained.

Bali Advisory Board of INLA Bali, Tjong Adhi Sunyata, said that lately more and more children in the world are becoming the victims of violence, social problems, lack of mutual respect between humans and humans, humans with the natural environment.

“At the critical time like this, everyone should return to the point where they recognize the importance of noble character education with positive life values,” she said.

So, to realize the Z generation with character through character education must be taught early on regular, directed and planned bases. The character education is something intended for students by displaying the values of positive life namely the atmosphere of enthusiasm in accordance with what to be manifested. (kmb42)

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Swimmer killed by stingray, two mauled by sharks in Australia

SYDNEY - A swimmer died after a rare suspected stingray attack off an Australian beach while another two people were mauled in separate shark encounters this weekend.

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) conducted a sample test to a number of food merchants.

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BPOM ensures snacks are safe

NEGARA - In order to guarantee and protect the food and drinks on sale from containing hazardous ingredients, the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) conducted a sample test to a number of food merchants.

Their supervision along with the Consumer Protection Team of the Jembrana Cooperative, Industry and Trade Agency has been carried out since Wednesday (Nov. 14) and targeted the night market and school canteen. A number of food and beverage samples suspected of

containing hazardous substances were tested using a kit test. As a result, in the Tegalcangkring and Yehembang night markets, with the 21 food and beverage samples taken, everything is safe. It means that food and beverage as well as the snacks do not contain harmful

substances.

As is the case in the SDN 4 Dauhwaru elementary school, of the 6 snack samples consisting of 4 meals and 2 drinks also showed negative results. The food at the local canteen is safe for consumption and does not contain any harmful substances such as preservatives or harmful dyes.

In addition to testing food and beverage samples, the BPOM Singaraja officers also provided

education for students regarding the hazards of random snacks.

Students are also given information about the characteristics of foods containing harmful substances.

One of the officers from Loka POM Singaraja, Fenti Indah Nirwana, said that with such education the students can also disseminate or notify their friends or relatives in order to protect themselves from foods containing hazardous sub-

stances. The risk is not immediately visible, but hazardous for health.

In the meantime, Loka POM Singaraja also conducted dissemination to MSMEs on Friday (Nov. 16), especially those engaged in the culinary field about the importance of food hygiene and health. Loka POM Singaraja is an extension of the BBPOM which will intensely supervise drugs and food in the Jembrana and Singaraja regions. (kmb26)

The 42-year-old’s death came more than a decade after worldrenowned “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin was killed when a stingray barb punctured his chest while he was filming on the famed Great Barrier Reef.

The man was in waters off Lauderdale Beach some 23 kilometres (14 miles) from Hobart in the southern island state of Tasmania Saturday when he “sustained a puncture wound to his lower abdomen... possibly inflicted by a marine animal”, police said.

He was brought onto the beach by friends but suffered a heart attack and was unable to be resuscitated, police added.

“It’s consistent with (a stingray injury) but further investigation and examination of the deceased may be able to give a bit more of a concrete fact on that,” Tasmania Police Senior Constable Brett Bowering told the Sunday Tasmanian.

“It’s a pretty traumatic incident to see.”

Commonly found in tropical waters, stingrays rarely attack humans but their barbs, at the end of their tails, are coated in toxic venom which they use to defend themselves when threatened.

- Two attacks In the first shark attack of the weekend, a man taking part in a surf

lesson off the east coast suffered serious cuts after an encounter on Saturday.

The 24-year-old was wading waist-deep in waters off Seven Mile Beach some 130 kilometres (81 miles) south of Sydney when he “felt a forceful lashing motion against his legs”, New South Wales Ambulance said.

He had “significant cuts and haemorrhage as well as several puncture wounds to his wetsuit and right leg... and cuts to his hand”, NSW Ambulance duty operations manager Inspector Jordan Emery told reporters Saturday.

The beach was closed and authorities sought to identify the shark species involved.

That attack was followed by another on Sunday off the north coast, when a teenage boy was bitten on his arm and leg while spearfishing, police said.

The 17-year-old was spearfishing from a vessel off the coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory when he sustained “significant injuries” to his arm, St John Ambulance told national broadcaster ABC. “Obviously there’s quite a large amount of bleeding that’s occurred,” St John Ambulance’s Craig Garraway said.

He said shark encounters in the NT were unusual, adding: “I’ve

because the Indonesian people love to be in business. This was stated by the Director of Domestic Marketing of the Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf), Sappe M. P.

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The Creative Exhibition 2018 held in Kuta on Friday (Nov. 16).

Sirait, before opening the Creative Exhibition 2018 held in Kuta on Friday (Nov. 16).

According to him, the potential of culinary sub-sector remaining very large is trying to be worked out through guidance of Indonesian food startups better known to the market and can export its products.

He said that since 2016, Bekraf has provided assistance for foodstartup through Foodstartup Indonesia.

“A total of 238 foodstartups have been curated through Foodstartup Indonesia. These culinary businesses are introduced to investors and mentors who can make their products grow,” he explained.

In order to introduce foodstartup and look for more distributors and resellers, he explained, that Bekraf held Kreatifood. For this year, it is held in 10 cities and Bali is

the last location of the exhibition taking place for three days until Sunday (Nov. 18). “Don’t hesitate to be a reseller or distributor of the products because they have been curated and received training and guidance through Bekraf’s assistance,” he said.

During the implementation in the nine cities, a total of IDR 800 million in retail transactions has occurred. The biggest transaction value was recorded in three cities, namely Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Jakarta. There were also orders and export prospects to a number of countries, such as those experienced by Haveltea. This tea bag producer has even managed to export 100,000 tea bags.

One of the participants in the Kreatifood 2018 in Bali, the brand owner of Bronchips, Mega Siswin-

darto, revealed that public has a good interest in buying their products and becoming a reseller.

Makassar is the city achieving the highest sales. Meanwhile, Bandung known as a tourist and culinary city is more are interested in becoming resellers.

On that occasion, Putu Supadma Rudana, who is a member of Commission X in charge of creative economy, considered the exhibition to be very good. He hoped that Bekraf can develop this creativity to villages so that the culinary production of rural residents can be helped by packaging, marketing, and promotion. “If possible, an exhibition like this can go to villages so that agricultural products such as organic rice can be helped in terms of packaging, marketing, and even promotion,” he said. (kmb18)

been around a long time and I’ll be honest, I can’t remember a shark attack.”

The two attacks are the sixth and seventh off Australian beaches in two months, amid public debate about how to reduce the risk of encounters between sharks and the growing number of people using the ocean for leisure.

Australia has one of the world’s highest incidences of shark attacks, but fatalities remain rare.

There have been 13 “unprovoked” shark attacks off the vast continent’s coast this year, including one death after a swimmer was mauled by a shark in the Whitsunday Islands in early November, according to data from Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. There were 15 attacks -- one fatal -- last year, and 17 encounters and two deaths in 2016, the data showed.

New South Wales hosted an

international conference with marine experts in 2015 after a sharp increase in attacks across Australia that year to 22, including the death of a Japanese surfer after his legs were torn off by a shark.

The state, Australia’s most populous, has trialled non-lethal measures such as aerial drones to track shark movements and “smart” drum lines that alert authorities to their presence. (afp)

Sri Lanka president seeks talks to end power struggle

Culinary sector, the biggest contributor to the GDP of creative economy

MANGUPURA - Culinary subsector is the biggest contributor to GDP from the creative economy sector. Moreover, it remains to have great potential to be improved

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Commonly found in tropical waters, stingrays are a flattish, diamond-shaped fish that rarely attack humans.

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In this file photo taken on November 15, 2018, a supporter of Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wears a mask depicting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena during a rally in Colombo.

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called crucial talks with political leaders in a bid to end a power struggle with the prime minister he sacked last month.

The Indian Ocean nation has been paralysed since October 26 when Sirisena deposed Ranil Wickremesinghe as premier and replaced him with a former rival Mahinda Rajapakse.

Wickremesinghe insists he is still prime minister while parliament voted twice last week to reject Rajapakse.

“President Sirisena will chair a meeting of representatives of political parties in parliament today,” his office said in a statement.

“The president has called this

meeting in order to end the current political unrest and conflict situation and to allow the normal functioning of the parliament.”

Brawling erupted in parliament with Rajapakse loyalists smashing furniture, throwing chilli powder and projectiles at rivals in a bid to disrupt a no-confidence motion against the disputed prime minister.

After the second vote against Rajapakse on Friday, Wickremesinghe demanded that his government be restored, but there has been no response from Sirisena yet.

Wickremesinghe has said Sri Lanka needs “stability” and that he was ready to work with Sirisena despite the personality clash that triggered the constitutional crisis.

After sacking Wickremesinghe on October 26, Sirisena dissolved parliament on November 9, but the Supreme Court suspended his action and restored parliament pending a full hearing into the legality of his actions.

For 19 days, Sri Lanka had two claimants to the prime minister’s post, but on Thursday parliament speaker Karu Jayasuriya held that he would recognise neither as premier. Officially, Sri Lanka no longer has a government.

Legislators say that with the administration at a stand still key sectors such as tourism are taking a serious battering.

Both sides have also warned that a prolonged power vacuum could lead to unrest.

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Denpasar’s Legong Keraton Dance

Passive investing makes for endof-day whirlwinds on Wall Street

The rise of passive investing on Wall Street has concentrated stock market action in the final moments of the trading day -exacerbating steep, last-minute nosedives in stock values with increasing frequency.

Analysts say the trend could leave markets exposed to greater volatility when the current bull market eventually draws to an end.

“Over the last 15 years, we have seen volumes spike near the end of the day,” said Howard Silverblatt, a long-time analyst for S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Last-minute trading spurts have hit record levels. This year on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, 22 percent of trades were concluded in the final half hour of each day, on average, according to Investment Technology Group. That is up from 19 percent in 2014.

The phenomenon has been driven by the flow of capital into index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), so-called passive investments that track market-weighted indices or portfolios.

Such funds have experienced a boom in recent years, offering investors higher yields than traditional trading while at the same time saving on management fees.

Valued at $800 billion in 2008, ETFs and others have since reached $5 trillion worldwide, according to JPMorgan Chase.

One quirk, however, is that the funds make market moves in the day’s final moments. “They match their benchmark typically at the close so they are trying to be as close to the close as possible,” said ITG Managing Director Doug Clark.

Silverblatt added that passive investments were not meant to be trading instruments: “So if you

want to buy it, you will buy or sell it today, but it gets executed at an end-of-day price,” he said.

With their rise, such funds have had a “gravitational effect,” with volume swelling around them, according to Brett Manning, an analyst at Briefing.com.

- When the bear market comes Hedge funds in particular have reduced mid-session trading in favor of the more animated lastminute dance. This is because, like traditional traders, they are drawn to the larger volumes and greater volatility that the index funds create, and to the chance to profit in such choppy trade.

But slipping from juicy profits to heavy losses can sometimes be easy. In October, a month when the Dow lost more than five percent of its value, the last half hour sometimes became a nightmare.

On October 10, the Nasdaq fell from a loss of 2.5 percent to a four percent loss in the last hour of trading -- making for its worst day in two years.

Index funds exacerbated the sell-off in the final minutes by seeking to match the performance of shares that had already fallen sharply earlier that day.

“This shift from active to passive, and specifically the decline in active value investors, reduces the ability of the market to prevent and recover from large drawdowns,” JPMorgan Chase analyst Marko Kolanovic said in a recent client note. As a result, trading sessions can see sharp

Denpasar’s Legong Keraton Dance was officially recognition as a World Cultural Heritage

by UNESCO, under the title “Three Genres of Traditional Dances of Bali”. The handing over of the certificate from UNESCO for the ‘Three Genres of Traditional Dances in Bali’ (comprised of traditional, semi-traditional and entertainment) was performed at Setia Dharma House of Mask & Puppet in Ubud recently.

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In this file photo taken on November 12, 2018, people pass by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. Wall Street opened in the red on November 15, 2018, extending a streak of losses for the Dow to five days as investors digested a mixed bag economic and political news. drops in volume.

“If something really goes wrong in the world and the liquidity is not there, you can have market events that happen during lunchtime,” said Manning. When sellers outnumber buyers in light trading, stock prices can dive fast.

For the time being, experts agree

current liquidity levels during Wall Street trading sessions are not grounds for major concern.

“Liquidity in a bull market is not a concern. In a bear market it is definitely a concern because there are few buyers and a lot more sellers,” said Adam Sarhan of 50 Park Investments.

While a bull market is one on the upswing, a bear market occurs when prices fall 20 percent below a recent peak. “One of the signs we are waiting for is the transition between a bull and bear market,” Sarhan continued. “Eventually the bull market is going to end. It’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when.’” (afp)

Hong Kong economy cools as trade tension mounts

HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s economic growth sank to a twoyear low in the latest quarter and the government warned it will face headwinds from U.S.-Chinese trade tension, weakening global demand and higher interest rates.

The Chinese territory’s economic output expanded by 2.9 percent over a year earlier in the three months ending in September, down from

the previous quarter’s 3.5 percent, government data showed Friday.

Measured quarter-on-quarter, activity expanded by 0.1 percent over the three months ending in June, rebounding from that quarter’s 0.2 percent contraction.

Hong Kong faces “increasing downside risks” due to slowing growth in its European and Asian trading partners, the government

said. It said the U.S.-Chinese tariff dispute is weighing on global trade and investment sentiment.

“The impacts on Hong Kong’s external trade have begun to surface, and are likely to become more apparent in the near term,” said chief government economist, Andrew Au, in a statement.

Hong Kong isn’t directly targeted by U.S. President Donald

Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods in a dispute over technology policy.

But as a major port that serves Chinese exporters, it is exposed to any weakening of foreign demand.

Exports rose 5 percent over a year earlier but growth decelerated in September as the impact of the tariff conflict “began to surface,” said Au’s statement.

Hong Kong also faces a drag from

higher interest rates, according to Au. The Hong Kong dollar has a fixed exchange rate with the U.S. dollar, which requires the central bank to raise interest rates along with the U.S. Federal Reserve even though economic growth is slowing.

The slowdown is “a trend we think will continue over the quarters ahead,” said Chang Liu of Capital Economics in a report. (ap)

Director General of Cultural Affairs for the Ministry of Education and Culture, Hilmar Farid, made the public declaration about the determination of the Legong Keraton dance as an intangible world heritage during an event that took place in the lobby of the Gra-

ha Sewaka Dharma in Denpasar.

The event was attended and witnessed by the Mayor of Denpasar I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra accompanied by Chairperson of the PKK Denpasar Mrs. D. Selly Mantra and Regional Secretary of Denpasar AAN Rai Iswara and

several agency heads from the City of Denpasar.

Farid said that the establishment of Denpasar’s Legong Keraton as an intangible cultural indicates that art and culture can no longer be regarded as simply ornaments for development or supplements to

events but rather as enhancements of the human experience within said community.

“And Bali – particularly Denpasar in this case, stands at on the front lines as evidenced by the City of Denpasar’s service motto: ‘Sewaka Darma’ (serving is a duty) that is applied to all fields including culture. I think they are on the front lines because not all regions in Indonesia have special agencies dedicated to culture. Hopefully other regions will follow suite. The

city of Denpasar is the avant-guard in Indonesia in terms of informing people about the importance of culture”, said Hilmar Farid.

Mayor Rai Mantra expressed his gratitude to the Minister of Education and Culture and the Directorate General of Cultural Affairs for their struggle to bring the cultural heritage of Denpasar to UNESCO and ultimately have Denpasar’s Legong Keraton become officially recognized as an intangible cultural heritage. (kmb)

Mutton Lawar, How Does It Taste?

Enjoying mutton satay may have been a commonplace. Tasting mutton curry has also been too often. But wait… what about tasting mutton lawar? Well, this is a new one, so that it must be delicious and different. This lawar (one of Balinese delicacies) made from mutton is not an ordinary yet a quite popular menu among local people and tourists. This traditional menu is rarely made. Other than having expensive ingredient, the preparation process is also quite complicated.

Warung Kakwick99 is a dining place specializing in offering mutton lawar. It is located in the heart of Kuta tourism area, precisely at Pertokoan Desa Adat Kuta on Jalan Kubu Anyar, Badung. It is opened every day. Aside from selling the lawar delicacy, there are also complementary menus such as satay, mutton soup and many

kinds of drink. Each package has included white mutton lawar, white rice, serapah, mutton bone soup and three skewers of satay.

During promotion period, each portion is sold for IDR 35,000.

Then, after the promotion ends next month, it will return to normal price namely at IDR 40,000 per portion, including drinks. Meanwhile, the choice of drink consists of mineral water, bottled tea, Java ginger, sweet tea ice, orange ice, coffee, ginseng coffee, lemon ice, lemon squash, virgin mogito, blue ocean, young coconut, small Bintang beer, large Bintang beer, and Radler beer.

Made Dwi Putra Harimbawa, the owner and one of the chefs when met by Bali Travel News, stated that tough mutton along with its distinctive smell is processed to become a delicious servings. Various menus are served by using Balinese authentic spices. “With this

spice, the texture and distinctive aroma of the mutton is no longer felt. Visitors will just feel the aroma of the strong spices. “The recipe is the same, but there is a touch of few secret recipes derived from my grandfather,” he said.

This calm man admitted that his stall only serves one menu package made from mutton. It happens because it has great opportunities and market demand around the Kuta area. “I observe that people here and surrounding areas are willing to come from far distance to Kuta just to look for mutton delicacies and this is an opportunity that I take advantage of,” said Putra Harimbawa, claiming to also receive orders via online motorcycle taxis.

Although it is newly opened, the Warung Kakwick99 is always crowded with visitors. Sometimes the menus have run out before the closing hour. The warung opened

from 10:00 to 17:00 perhaps has been closed early at 14:00 because all the menus are already sold out.

“Although using Balinese spices, this menu is not spicy. The meat

is obtained from young goats remaining to have freshness as the key to producing a different taste,” said this man who graduated from management studies. (kmb)

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde (3rd L) sits next to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) during a session at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Port Moresby on November 18, 2018.

APEC leaders divided after US, China spat

PORT MORESBY - Leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific nations failed Sunday to bridge gaping divisions at a summit overshadowed by a war of words over the US and China as they vie for influence in the region.

For the first time in the history of the APEC grouping, leaders were unable to agree on a formal written declaration amid sharp differences over trade policy.

“The leaders agreed that instead of a traditional leaders’ declaration, they would leave it to the hands of PNG as the chair to issue a chair statement on behalf of all the members,” said Zhang Xiaolong, a spokesman from the Chinese foreign ministry.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted there were “different visions on particular elements with regard to trade that prevented full consensus on a communique document.”

The annual gathering, held for the first time in Papua New Guinea, was overshadowed by speeches from Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Mike Pence, which appeared to represent competing bids for regional leadership.

Pence warned smaller countries not to be seduced by China’s massive Belt-and-Road infrastructure programme, which sees Beijing

offer money to poorer countries for construction and development projects.

The “opaque” loans come with strings attached and build up “staggering debt”, Pence charged, mocking the initiative as a “constricting belt” and a “one-way road”.

He urged nations instead to stick with the United States, which doesn’t “drown our partners in a sea of debt” or “coerce, corrupt or compromise your independence”.

In a speech to business leaders just minutes before Pence, Xi insisted the initiative was not a “trap” and there was no “hidden agenda” -- amid criticism that it amounts to “chequebook diplomacy” in the region.

Xi also lashed out at “America First” trade protectionism, saying it was a “short-sighted approach” that was “doomed to failure”.

The feisty barbs on a gleaming white cruise ship moored in Port Moresby set the scene for a potentially fiery meeting between Xi and US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Argentina at the end of this month.

But Xi and Pence, who both wore shiny, red shirts provided by the Pacific island did hold talks on Saturday night at the leaders’ gala dinner.

Pence told reporters on Sunday: “I spoke to President Xi twice during the course of this conference.

We had a candid conversation.”

He told him that the US is interested in a better relationship with China “but there has to be change” in Beijing’s trade policies.

With fears that a trade war between the two rivals could cripple the Pacific Rim economy, some attendees voiced concern about the growing rivalry for influence in the region.

“Business leaders do not want to speak out, but behind the scenes here, they are talking over dinner saying ‘how has this happened’?” said Denis O’Brien, the billionaire chairman of Digicel.

“It’s a very forced situation, one country is trying to force all the other countries to change tariffs agreed over years,” O’Brien told AFP. (afp)

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A year after Mugabe’s fall, Zimbabwe yearns for upswing HARARE - Zimbabwean businessman Munya Chihota’s face lights up when he recalls taking part in a march last year with tens of thousands of people calling for then-president Robert Mugabe to step down.

The march came after the military had briefly taken over, and days before Mugabe was forced from power on November 21 in what the veteran leader described as a coup d’etat.

“There was so much joy,” 41-yearold Chihota told AFP, describing the outpouring of excitement as Zimbabweans waved flags and placards and sang songs urging an end to the nonagenarian strongman’s 37-year hold on power.

“We were all there. Young, old, black, white. There was a collective sense of hope that, after the hardships we had endured as a nation, things were going to change,” he said.

“The general feeling was that the system had to go.”

But Chihota now looks back on those euphoric times with mixed emotions.

“Unfortunately only an individual and a few of his hangers-on were removed, and the system remained in place.”

Mugabe, who held power since independence from British colonial rule in 1980, presided over Zimbabwe’s decline from a regional power with huge potential, to a ruined country from which millions fled.

Many hoped his fall would mark a new era for the country and a re-birth of its economy, but Chihota says business at his plastic manufacturing firm is at its slowest since he started eight years ago.

“A lot of things have turned out bad,” he said. “This is definitely not what we expected.”

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“And I also take that -- you know, I’m president -- I have to take a lot of things into consideration.”

The Washington Post, which broke the story, said the CIA found that 15 Saudi agents flew on government aircraft to Istanbul and assassinated Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate.

Khashoggi, a Post columnist, had gone to the consulate to obtain documents necessary to marry his Turkish fiancee.

European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini meanwhile reiterated calls for a “thorough, credible and transparent” probe into Khashoggi’s killing.

“The need remains to shed full clarity on the circumstances surrounding this horrendous crime

- Elation turns to disillusion -

Mugabe maintained his stranglehold on power by using brutal tactics, deploying security forces to crush opponents and rivals.

Finally last year, when he reached the age of 93, a long-brewing succession battle burst into the open.

The military, fearing that Mugabe’s wife Grace, now 53, was being lined up to take over from him, sent tanks into the streets, seized control, and forced the president to resign.

The army top brass ushered in close ally Emmerson Mnangagwa, whom Mugabe had sacked as vice president weeks before.

Like Chihota, 24-year-old jobseeker Belina Mlilo recalls the heady days of Mugabe’s ouster with a sense of growing disillusion.

Having marched for Mugabe’s ouster, she now realises: “We made the mistake of thinking that Mugabe was the only problem.”

“We were used as pawns in the fight between (ruling party) ZANUPF factions and now they don’t care about us.”

Mlilo has been unemployed since leaving college six years ago.

Mnangagwa, who secured his hold on power by winning disputed elections in July, had pledged to revive the economy, attract foreign investment, and create jobs.

But the dire financial problems of the Mugabe era haunt the new reality.

Unemployment is estimated at over 90 percent, and the economy has been cut in half since 2000 when many white-owned farms were seized. Banks without cash, a government without money to spend, and inflation above 20 percent in October -- Zimbabwe’s suffering shows no signs of ending. (afp) as well as to ensure accountability for all those responsible for it,” she said in a statement.

Reiterating the EU’s categorical opposition to the death penalty, Mogherini said “we will continue to stress that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia must put in place measures to ensure that something like this can never happen again.”

“In due course, the EU and its member states will consider how they can act together towards appropriate measures against those responsible, in support of the rules based international system,” she added. In the latest version of the events presented by the Saudi prosecutor on Thursday, a 15-member squad was formed to bring Khashoggi back from Istanbul “by means of persuasion” -- but instead ended up killing the journalist and dismembering his body in a “rogue” operation. (afp)

Banyuasin to be role model for river transportation

BANYUASIN - Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi will make Banyuasin District a role model for river transportation. This is because the Musi Banyuasin development district has many rivers, the minister said in Banyuasin on Saturday.

Therefore, the Ministry of Transportation will make the district a role model for one of the regions that are productive through river transportation, starting from the port to the ship, the minister stated.

He noted that the district has the potential for river transportation, so that it could become an example of a model for water transportation in Indonesia. “The port or the ship can be productive, so that it can be used for daily activities,

followed by economic activities,” he remarked.

Regarding the Special Fire Zone of Tanjung Api-Api (KEK TAA), he had indeed asked the Governor of South Sumatra to review it, because he wants Banyuasin to progress with the presence of ports and KEK. Meanwhile, South Sumatra Governor Herman Deru added that the progress in development was due to the special attention by the Minister of Transportation, who has contributed a lot to South Sumatra Province, such as the construction of goods ports and ferry ports.

The governor remarked that the port, which has been built by the Ministry of Transportation at Tanjung Api-Api, will soon be operational.

“We thank the minister, because from the ministry,

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there has been a port settlement phase in Makarti, the construction of ferry ports in Telang, and a number of bridges assisted by the South Sumatra Provincial Government,” he explained.

Regarding water transportation, the governor stated that in Banyuasin District, it was definitely necessary to multiply the pier on the ground.

For the water traffic, the pier must be increased, so that people do not have to go to Palembang to deliver their products and for other activities, he revealed.

It can be done from the docks in Banyuasin and connected to industrial estates, which are already in the Environmental Impact Analysis (AMDAL) stage at this time, such as in Sungsang District, he added. (ant)

Sumatran elephant found dead Rare Sumatran tiger rescued with missing tusks in Indonesia from beneath shop in Indonesia

A Sumatran elephant has been found dead with its tusks removed in an apparent poaching case targeting the critically endangered animal, an Indonesian conservation official said Friday. The 10-year-old male’s rotting corpse was found in Blang Awe village in Aceh province earlier this week.

“His tusks were missing and there were traces of blood in the location where he was found,” Aceh conservation centre head Sapto Aji Prabowo told AFP. Officials estimated the animal had been dead for at least a week when the carcass was discovered.

The cause of death was not immediately

clear because the body was badly decomposed, Prabowo said. Tissue samples will be analysed for signs of poisoning.

Rampant deforestation has reduced the species’ natural habitat and brought them into conflict with humans, while their tusks are prized in the illegal wildlife trade. At least 11 wild elephants died in Aceh last year, most of them killed by humans.

In July, a Sumatran elephant was found dead from apparent poisoning in a palm oil plantation. The environment ministry estimates only around 500 Sumatran elephants remain in Aceh. (afp)

A rare Sumatran tiger that was trapped beneath the floor of a shop for three days has been rescued, an Indonesian official said Saturday. The three-year old male was freed from the 75 centimetre (30 inch) crawl space on Burung Island in Riau province at about 1:50 am, the local conservation agency said.

“After the tiger was successfully put to sleep we opened up part of the shop’s foundation to do the evacuation,” Suharyono, head of the Riau conservation agency, told AFP. The 80-kilo (180-pound) animal was treated by veterinarians for minor wounds on its legs and cracked canines, officials said.

The big cat became stuck between two build-

ings in the densely populated market area on Wednesday before freeing himself and then becoming trapped again beneath the building.

Video footage showed the tiger lying on its belly between two concrete foundations, unable to move. The tiger has been transported to a rehabilitation centre.

Sumatran tigers are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

There are fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild and environmental activists say they are increasingly coming into conflict with people as their natural habitat is rapidly deforested.

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Sangeh Monkey Forest

MANGUPURA - Sangeh Monkey Forest or ‘Obyek Wisata Bukit Sari Sangeh’ is a sanctuary of grey long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in the village of the same name, located approximately 20km north of the island’s capital city of Denpasar. The monkey forest boasts six hectares of fertile forestland with primordial, giant nutmeg trees which grow to a height of 40m. The sanctuary is considered sacred, where the macaques inhabit both the

woods and the 17th century Pura Bukit Sari, a temple located deep within the greens. Among the many monkey forests scattered across the island, Sangeh can be considered best known among locals as the first to open as an attraction, hence the village name’s close association to the playful primates. Sangeh Monkey Forest is open to visitors daily, and has seen various phases of enhancements over the decades to welcome local and foreign sightseers alike, mainly to its parking areas, toilet facilities, art and souvenir shops, food and beverage stalls, and visitor trails.

Sangeh Monkey Forest Highlights The 13ha forest is a nature reserve and is best known for its – not only one, but many – monkey kingdoms within its grounds. The grey macaques that inhabit the nutmeg forest each have a ring leader – and for the whole, there is one highest ruler or ‘king’, who dwells in the largest area where a sanctified temple is also found, namely the Bukit Sari Temple (to some locals, referred to as ‘Pura Pucak Sari’). The Bukit Sari temple is the largest of four temples; the others are Pura Melanting, Pura Tirta and Pura Anyar. It was once a ruin until the Mengwi kingdom ordered for its restoration and even the

expansion of the temple. It was named Bukit Sari or “essence of the hill” and due to the people’s aptitude of worship, the sanctity of the temple led to its grounds and the whole forest, thus preservation was guaranteed to its whole perimeter. And an important nature reserve was established, culturally and through generations.

Besides nutmeg trees (Dipterocarpus trinervis), there is a special specimen which locals usually refer to as Lanang Wadon, or “Male Female” because at the bottom of this tree is a hole with a down-pointing branch – resembling genitals. This interesting tree grows at the forest entrance, and is actually a Milkwood pine (Alstonia Scholaris). In Bali, the Milkwood pine has many special uses such as in sacred mask making. Some local elders believe that some of the trees are three centuries old. According to oral tradition passed down to generations, the Sangeh forest was planned to be built as a royal garden for the Mengwi kingdom. To enhance it nutmeg trees were brought from Mount Agung to be planted. At first the plan was kept secret, but in the end it was let out, the project scrapped, hence the area being named “Sangeh” – literally ‘openly known’. It is said that planting the tree specimens elsewhere would be a futile attempt.

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Good to Know Scientific research in recent years have identified the various natural inhabitants of Sangeh Monkey Forest, comprising of 22 different species of birds, five species of mammals, three species of reptiles, two types of amphibians and five different arthropods. Other trees found in the forest include mahogany, guava, and sapodilla.

The grey macaques were once of a negative reputation, and were notoriously mischievous and adept pickpockets. And visitors were requested not to wear obvious jewellery or loose items while visiting the forest. But over the years, this issue had been looked after and their characteristics have somewhat improved. This is mainly due to their wellbeing being well-managed and looked after by the community. Nevertheless, it is a rule of thumb to always take caution and regard them as wild animals. As you would expect, there are various art stalls and those selling food and refreshments near the parking and entrance.

Souvenirs and curios are also not hard to find.

Admission fee to enter the sanctuary is IDR 5,000. As it is considered a sacred site, women during their periods or those who are mourning the loss of a deceased family are considered by the locals as in an impure state, thus prohibited access into the forest. (IBP/net)

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Jimmy Butler #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots the ball against the Charlotte Hornets on November 17, 2018 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

76ers beat Hornets despite Walker’s 60, Mavs shock Warriors

LOS ANGELES - Philadelphia’s Jimmy Butler delivered the overtime dagger as the 76ers withstood 60 points from Kemba Walker in a 122-119 NBA victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday.

Another nail-biter saw the twotime defending champion Golden State Warriors drop a 112-109 decision to the Mavericks in Dallas.

Slovenian rookie Luka Doncic scored 24 points, including the jump shot that put Dallas ahead for good with 1:10 remaining.

The Warriors, missing injured starters Stephen Curry and Draymond Green -- and still smarting from the dust-up between Green and teammate Kevin Durant earlier this week -- led by eight in the second half before Dallas rallied to beat the Warriors for just the second time in their last 19 meetings.

The champions have now lost four of their last six, and have lost two in a row for the first time this season.

Durant scored 32 points, but only three in the fourth quarter.

Klay Thompson added 22 for Golden State, but the Warriors had multiple shots in the final minute to tie or take the lead and came up empty.

Far from pushing the panic button, coach Steve Kerr said he was pleased to see the Warriors play well enough to win -- even if they came up short.

“What we did tonight was fantastic,” he said. “The effort was great. We got incredible energy from the bench. Our guys competed the whole way through. It’s a first step to kind of getting our groove back.”

In Charlotte, Walker’s career night ended in disappointment as Butler, acquired this week in a blockbuster trade with Minnesota, blocked a Walker shot to keep it tied at 119-119 with 15.7 seconds

left in overtime then drained a 27foot jump shot with three-tenths of a second remaining to secure the win.

“As much as I wanted the shot to go in to win the game, I also wanted it to go in because I didn’t want Kemba to give me 70,” Butler quipped. “I wanted it to stop at 60.”

Walker, the first player in Hornets history to score 60 points in a game, connected on 21 of 34 shots from the field and made all 12 of his free throw attempts. He also pulled down seven rebounds, handed out four assists and came up with four steals.

“I’m still proud of -- that’s an unbelievable thing to do,” a frustrated Walker said. “I’m just mad that we lost. It would have been even better with a win.” (afp)

COFFS HARBOUR - Dominant Frenchman Sebastien Ogier clinched his sixth world rally title Sunday in a gripping final race of the year at Australia, denying Belgian Thierry Neuville and Estonia’s Ott Tanak maiden crowns.

In one of the closest seasons of recent times, the M-Sport Ford driver came to Coffs Harbour with a three-point cushion over Hyundai’s Neuville and 23 in front of Toyota ace Tanak.

All he needed to do was stay ahead of the Belgian and in touch with Tanak over the three days of frantic driving along dusty and slippery roads.

The experienced campaigner and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia did just that, getting an early edge when Neuville lost 40 seconds on day one after blowing a tyre.

When Neuville swiped a bank and ripped a wheel from his car and Tanak clipped a tree, forcing their retirements as they took risks in a desperate bid to make up time on Sunday afternoon, the title was his before the rally finished.

Toyota (368 pts) won the constructors championship ahead of Hyundai (341), M-Sport Ford (324), and Citroen (237).

Ogier admitted he drove some of the stages Sunday “like my grandma would do”, knowing any mistakes could be costly at a race won by Finnish Toyota driver JariMatti Latvala, 32.5secs ahead of New Zealand’s Hayden Paddon in a Hyundai.

“It’s been an incredible season, so tough, and this is so emotional,” said the Frenchman, who finished fifth in Australia.

“I am so proud of what I have

achieved and so proud of our team.

We’ve had an amazing journey together.”

He has now won six titles in a row to move within three of the greatest driver ever, fellow Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, who claimed nine on the trot between 2004-2012. It was his last race for Ford ahead of a switch next year to Citroen on a two-year deal.

He was part of the Citroen team between 2008-11 before decamping to Volkswagen between 2013-16 when he won four world titles, and then M-Sport Ford where he won his fifth and sixth.

- Gave everything The rain that had been forecast for the region finally arrived early Sunday, leaving the forest roads treacherously slippery, as overnight leader Tanak found to his cost, sliding into the trees on stage two of the day.

He lost 12 seconds with teammate Latvala taking the overall lead in a race that the Estonian had to not only win but also claim bonus points in the event-closing stage to have any hope of eclipsing Ogier.

The measured Frenchman was taking no risks, unlike Neuville who touched a bank while pushing hard and then had exhaust trouble in morning action.

Despite this he managed to chip away at the lead, but it was ultimately futile.

The Belgian needed to haul back 39 seconds over the final three stages but he stopped on the third-last stage with damage to his car, and when Tanak failed to finish the penultimate stage, Ogier was champion. (afp)

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Ford driver Sebastien Ogier of France (R) and co-driver Julien Ingrassia (L) celebrate after winning their sixth world rally title after finishing fifth on the final day of the World Rally Championship (WRC) Rally Australia near Coffs Harbour on November 18, 2018.

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Nigeria, Uganda, Mali, Morocco qualify for Cup of Nations

Ronaldo still very much part of Portugal team, insists coach

Portugal coach Fernando Santos insisted Saturday that superstar Cristiano Ronaldo remains a key part of his national team despite being left out of his Nations League squad, after the European champions became the first team to advance to the semi-finals of the competition.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner spent much of last month vehemently denying allegations of rape and was dropped by Santos for the Nations League internationals amid accusations by former model Kathryn Mayorga that Ronaldo raped her in 2009, just before he joined Real Madrid from Manchester United.

“There are no questions to ask. Ronaldo is part of this team, just read the post he wrote today,” said Santos, referring to the message the Juventus player sent to wish his teammates good luck via Twitter.

Portugal booked their ticket to the semifinals next June after holding Italy to a 0-0 draw at the San Siro on Saturday. They progressed top of Group A3 with one match to play, dashing Italy’s hopes in the process.

“The qualification confirms the quality of our football,” said Santos. “I thought it would be a great match and instead especially in the first half we had a lot of difficulties.

“After the break I explained to them what was happening, and the game became more balanced.”

Portugal host relegated Poland in three days in Guimaraes, in a match that has no significance for either side.

But Santos insisted: “The final match against Poland will be important because it will be on front of our public, who are always with us. “We have to play well and to win.” (afp)

Fatigue Dalic’s main concern for England clash Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said Saturday he was worried his players would still be feeling the effects of their thrilling 3-2 win over Spain when they meet England in a decisive Nations League fixture on Saturday.

The 52-year-old, who will be without injured Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic, is yet to taste defeat to Gareth Southgate’s side having memorably beaten them 2-1 in the World Cup semi-final and then fought out a 0-0 draw in Croatia in their opening Nations League encounter.

A win for Croatia would take Dalic’s men to

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Croatia’s midfielder Ivan Perisic attends a press conference at Wembley Stadium, west of London, on November 17, 2018, on the eve of their international Nations League football match against England.

the semi-finals of the Nations League and send England down to League B. “We totally respect the England team,” Dalic told reporters on Saturday.

“We learned a lot in both matches. I’m more worried about our team because we played against Spain two days ago. “I’ll try to get the best from my players.”

Dalic, who was a surprise choice for the Croatia job when he was plucked from United Arab Emirates outfit Al Ain in 2017, said his players would be up for the task given the historic stadium they would be playing in.

“We don’t need to be motivated,” said Dalic.

“We play at Wembley, one of the most important stadiums in the world.”

Ivan Perisic, one of the standout performers for Croatia at the World Cup and the scorer of the equaliser in the semi-final win over England, said it had taken a while for him and his team-mates to get over their efforts in Russia which ended with a 4-2 defeat to France in the final.

Croatia had not scored in the Nations League until Thursday’s remarkable 3-2 win over Spain, who had thrashed them 6-0 in their opening match.

“Maybe it was too soon after the World Cup,” said Perisic. “That’s why there was a little bit of a comedown. “Tomorrow we will play how we know we can play.

“We will be very focused on the next Euro qualifiers but tomorrow against England we will try to play like we did against Spain.”

-’Added more depth’ -

Midfielder Perisic, a target for Manchester United a few years ago, said it was in neither side’s interests to settle for a draw on Sunday. “Of course both teams need to win tomorrow,” said the 29-year-old Inter Milan star.

“If not, Spain go through. If in the last 10 min-

utes it’s still a draw both teams will try to win the match. “It’s difficult to say who is the favourite team.

If we play our best like we did against Spain I think we can win the match.”

His England counterpart Gareth Southgate says familiarity has not bred contempt but it has given him a fair idea of where to exploit their weaknesses.

“We know their style of play, we know their preferences, the areas that they build up, we know areas that we think we can try to exploit,” he said. “It’s two really evenly-matched teams. Both games after 90 minutes have been draws.”

However, Southgate -- whose side can progress to the finals of the new competition if they beat their opponents which offers the chance of qualification for Euro 2020 -- believes his side have progressed since the heartbreak of losing to the Croats in Russia. “I think we’ve learned with every experience that we’ve had,” he said. “We’ve added more depth to the squad in terms of some more young players emerging, more competition for places.

“We’ve had a slight change of system which has also added something different. “We’ve wanted to keep improving and I think the players have shown that mentality as well.” (afp)

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Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match AC Milan vs Juventus on November 11, 2018 at the San Siro stadium in Milan.

Nigeria, Uganda, Mali and Morocco qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday while Libya scored eight goals to keep alive their hopes of also featuring at the finals. Nigeria drew 1-1 with South Africa in Soweto, Uganda edged Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala, Mali beat Gabon in Libreville and Morocco went through after rivals Malawi lost in the Comoros.

Libya triumphed 8-1 in the Seychelles and host South Africa next March on the final matchday needing a win to accompany Nigeria in qualifying from Group E. The Libyans just missed equalling the record away winning margin for a Cup of Nations qualifier held by Ghana, who won 9-1 in Niger 49 years ago. A total of nine nations have booked places at the newly-extended 24team finals with hosts Cameroon, Madagascar, Senegal, Egypt and Tunisia securing berths before this weekend.

Nigeria, the three-time former champions who had failed to qualify for the last two editions, were ahead in South Africa within nine minutes when Buhle Mkhwanazi scored an own goal.

Outstanding South African Percy Tau set up the equaliser for Lebo Mothiba on 26 minutes, but the hosts were fortunate as several contentious offside decisions went against Nigeria.

“A draw feels like a victory because of the heat (32 degrees celsius/90 fahrenheit) and getting little sleep on our overnight flight,” said Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr.

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari was among those who hailed the Super Eagles for qualifying.

“The president joins millions of football-loving Nigerians in commending the team for their spirited and disciplined performance against a very formidable opponent,” a statement said.

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter said: “I am proud that we have taken four points off Nigeria in the group and disappointed that we were not braver during the second half.”

Anis Saltou bagged a hat-trick in Victoria as Libya humiliated the Seychelles, whose 188th world ranking is the lowest among the 48 teams in the qualifying competition.

Meanwhile Patrick Kaddu’s 79th-minute goal not only assured Uganda of first place in Group L, it opened the door for Tanzania to also qualify.

- 39-year absence -

If Tanzania win in Lesotho on Sunday they will return to the African football showcase after a 39-year absence.

An early Moussa Doumbia goal gave Mali a 1-0 victory and left Gabon, who were without injured star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, needing a matchday 6 victory in Burundi to qualify from Group C. A draw will suffice for Burundi, who are ranked 142nd in the world and seeking a first Cup of Nations appearance.

Morocco qualified when Group B rivals Malawi lost 2-1 away to out-of-contention Comoros in Mitsamiouli.

The Comoran victory in the multi-island Indian Ocean state gave Morocco an unassailable six-point advantage over Malawi. El Fardou Mohamed Ben Nabouhane, who has been playing for Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League, gave the Comoros a second-minute lead.

Patrick Phiri equalised after 53 minutes and Nasser Chamed scored the winner in the 70th minute on an artificial pitch.

Leaders Morocco and secondplaced Cameroon qualify from the group, with the latter assured of a place because they are hosting the tournament between June 15-July 13. Cameroon are involved in the qualifying competition to gain match practice before defending the title they won in Gabon last year by defeating Egypt 2-1 in the final.

Morocco climbed above Cameroon into first place in Group B on Friday after beating them 2-0 in Casablanca thanks to a second-half brace from Hakim

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South Africa’s Thamsanqa Mkhize (L) vies for the ball with Nigeria’s Collins Jamilu during the African Cup of Nations qualifier match between South Africa and Nigeria on November 17, 2018 at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ziyech.

Senegal won 1-0 in Equatorial Guinea with a Luis Meseguer own-goal soon after half-time deciding a dead rubber Group A match in Bata.

Benin missed out on qualification from Group D this weekend after collapsing towards the end of their clash with The Gambia to lose 3-1 after taking the lead in Bakau. Guinea-Bissau forced a 0-0 Group K draw in Namibia and will compete at successive Cup of Nations tournaments if they beat Mozambique at home in the final round of games. (afp)

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Ronaldo still very much part of Portugal team, insists coach

Portugal coach Fernando Santos insisted Saturday that superstar Cristiano Ronaldo remains a key part of his national team despite being left out of his Nations League squad, after the European champions became the first team to advance to the semi-finals of the competition.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner spent much of last month vehemently denying allegations of rape and was dropped by Santos for the Nations League internationals amid accusations by former model Kathryn Mayorga that Ronaldo raped her in 2009, just before he joined Real Madrid from Manchester United.

“There are no questions to ask. Ronaldo is part of this team, just read the post he wrote today,” said Santos, referring to the message the Juventus player sent to wish his teammates good luck via Twitter.

Portugal booked their ticket to the semifinals next June after holding Italy to a 0-0 draw at the San Siro on Saturday. They progressed top of Group A3 with one match to play, dashing Italy’s hopes in the process.

“The qualification confirms the quality of our football,” said Santos. “I thought it would be a great match and instead especially in the first half we had a lot of difficulties.

“After the break I explained to them what was happening, and the game became more balanced.”

Portugal host relegated Poland in three days in Guimaraes, in a match that has no significance for either side.

But Santos insisted: “The final match against Poland will be important because it will be on front of our public, who are always with us. “We have to play well and to win.” (afp)

Fatigue Dalic’s main concern for England clash Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said Saturday he was worried his players would still be feeling the effects of their thrilling 3-2 win over Spain when they meet England in a decisive Nations League fixture on Saturday.

The 52-year-old, who will be without injured Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic, is yet to taste defeat to Gareth Southgate’s side having memorably beaten them 2-1 in the World Cup semi-final and then fought out a 0-0 draw in Croatia in their opening Nations League encounter.

A win for Croatia would take Dalic’s men to

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Croatia’s midfielder Ivan Perisic attends a press conference at Wembley Stadium, west of London, on November 17, 2018, on the eve of their international Nations League football match against England.

the semi-finals of the Nations League and send England down to League B. “We totally respect the England team,” Dalic told reporters on Saturday.

“We learned a lot in both matches. I’m more worried about our team because we played against Spain two days ago. “I’ll try to get the best from my players.”

Dalic, who was a surprise choice for the Croatia job when he was plucked from United Arab Emirates outfit Al Ain in 2017, said his players would be up for the task given the historic stadium they would be playing in.

“We don’t need to be motivated,” said Dalic.

“We play at Wembley, one of the most important stadiums in the world.”

Ivan Perisic, one of the standout performers for Croatia at the World Cup and the scorer of the equaliser in the semi-final win over England, said it had taken a while for him and his team-mates to get over their efforts in Russia which ended with a 4-2 defeat to France in the final.

Croatia had not scored in the Nations League until Thursday’s remarkable 3-2 win over Spain, who had thrashed them 6-0 in their opening match.

“Maybe it was too soon after the World Cup,” said Perisic. “That’s why there was a little bit of a comedown. “Tomorrow we will play how we know we can play.

“We will be very focused on the next Euro qualifiers but tomorrow against England we will try to play like we did against Spain.”

-’Added more depth’ -

Midfielder Perisic, a target for Manchester United a few years ago, said it was in neither side’s interests to settle for a draw on Sunday. “Of course both teams need to win tomorrow,” said the 29-year-old Inter Milan star.

“If not, Spain go through. If in the last 10 min-

utes it’s still a draw both teams will try to win the match. “It’s difficult to say who is the favourite team.

If we play our best like we did against Spain I think we can win the match.”

His England counterpart Gareth Southgate says familiarity has not bred contempt but it has given him a fair idea of where to exploit their weaknesses.

“We know their style of play, we know their preferences, the areas that they build up, we know areas that we think we can try to exploit,” he said. “It’s two really evenly-matched teams. Both games after 90 minutes have been draws.”

However, Southgate -- whose side can progress to the finals of the new competition if they beat their opponents which offers the chance of qualification for Euro 2020 -- believes his side have progressed since the heartbreak of losing to the Croats in Russia. “I think we’ve learned with every experience that we’ve had,” he said. “We’ve added more depth to the squad in terms of some more young players emerging, more competition for places.

“We’ve had a slight change of system which has also added something different. “We’ve wanted to keep improving and I think the players have shown that mentality as well.” (afp)

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Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match AC Milan vs Juventus on November 11, 2018 at the San Siro stadium in Milan.

Nigeria, Uganda, Mali and Morocco qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday while Libya scored eight goals to keep alive their hopes of also featuring at the finals. Nigeria drew 1-1 with South Africa in Soweto, Uganda edged Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala, Mali beat Gabon in Libreville and Morocco went through after rivals Malawi lost in the Comoros.

Libya triumphed 8-1 in the Seychelles and host South Africa next March on the final matchday needing a win to accompany Nigeria in qualifying from Group E. The Libyans just missed equalling the record away winning margin for a Cup of Nations qualifier held by Ghana, who won 9-1 in Niger 49 years ago. A total of nine nations have booked places at the newly-extended 24team finals with hosts Cameroon, Madagascar, Senegal, Egypt and Tunisia securing berths before this weekend.

Nigeria, the three-time former champions who had failed to qualify for the last two editions, were ahead in South Africa within nine minutes when Buhle Mkhwanazi scored an own goal.

Outstanding South African Percy Tau set up the equaliser for Lebo Mothiba on 26 minutes, but the hosts were fortunate as several contentious offside decisions went against Nigeria.

“A draw feels like a victory because of the heat (32 degrees celsius/90 fahrenheit) and getting little sleep on our overnight flight,” said Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr.

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari was among those who hailed the Super Eagles for qualifying.

“The president joins millions of football-loving Nigerians in commending the team for their spirited and disciplined performance against a very formidable opponent,” a statement said.

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter said: “I am proud that we have taken four points off Nigeria in the group and disappointed that we were not braver during the second half.”

Anis Saltou bagged a hat-trick in Victoria as Libya humiliated the Seychelles, whose 188th world ranking is the lowest among the 48 teams in the qualifying competition.

Meanwhile Patrick Kaddu’s 79th-minute goal not only assured Uganda of first place in Group L, it opened the door for Tanzania to also qualify.

- 39-year absence -

If Tanzania win in Lesotho on Sunday they will return to the African football showcase after a 39-year absence.

An early Moussa Doumbia goal gave Mali a 1-0 victory and left Gabon, who were without injured star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, needing a matchday 6 victory in Burundi to qualify from Group C. A draw will suffice for Burundi, who are ranked 142nd in the world and seeking a first Cup of Nations appearance.

Morocco qualified when Group B rivals Malawi lost 2-1 away to out-of-contention Comoros in Mitsamiouli.

The Comoran victory in the multi-island Indian Ocean state gave Morocco an unassailable six-point advantage over Malawi. El Fardou Mohamed Ben Nabouhane, who has been playing for Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League, gave the Comoros a second-minute lead.

Patrick Phiri equalised after 53 minutes and Nasser Chamed scored the winner in the 70th minute on an artificial pitch.

Leaders Morocco and secondplaced Cameroon qualify from the group, with the latter assured of a place because they are hosting the tournament between June 15-July 13. Cameroon are involved in the qualifying competition to gain match practice before defending the title they won in Gabon last year by defeating Egypt 2-1 in the final.

Morocco climbed above Cameroon into first place in Group B on Friday after beating them 2-0 in Casablanca thanks to a second-half brace from Hakim

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South Africa’s Thamsanqa Mkhize (L) vies for the ball with Nigeria’s Collins Jamilu during the African Cup of Nations qualifier match between South Africa and Nigeria on November 17, 2018 at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ziyech.

Senegal won 1-0 in Equatorial Guinea with a Luis Meseguer own-goal soon after half-time deciding a dead rubber Group A match in Bata.

Benin missed out on qualification from Group D this weekend after collapsing towards the end of their clash with The Gambia to lose 3-1 after taking the lead in Bakau. Guinea-Bissau forced a 0-0 Group K draw in Namibia and will compete at successive Cup of Nations tournaments if they beat Mozambique at home in the final round of games. (afp)

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Dominant Ogier rules world rally for sixth year

Sangeh Monkey Forest

MANGUPURA - Sangeh Monkey Forest or ‘Obyek Wisata Bukit Sari Sangeh’ is a sanctuary of grey long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in the village of the same name, located approximately 20km north of the island’s capital city of Denpasar. The monkey forest boasts six hectares of fertile forestland with primordial, giant nutmeg trees which grow to a height of 40m. The sanctuary is considered sacred, where the macaques inhabit both the

woods and the 17th century Pura Bukit Sari, a temple located deep within the greens. Among the many monkey forests scattered across the island, Sangeh can be considered best known among locals as the first to open as an attraction, hence the village name’s close association to the playful primates. Sangeh Monkey Forest is open to visitors daily, and has seen various phases of enhancements over the decades to welcome local and foreign sightseers alike, mainly to its parking areas, toilet facilities, art and souvenir shops, food and beverage stalls, and visitor trails.

Sangeh Monkey Forest Highlights The 13ha forest is a nature reserve and is best known for its – not only one, but many – monkey kingdoms within its grounds. The grey macaques that inhabit the nutmeg forest each have a ring leader – and for the whole, there is one highest ruler or ‘king’, who dwells in the largest area where a sanctified temple is also found, namely the Bukit Sari Temple (to some locals, referred to as ‘Pura Pucak Sari’). The Bukit Sari temple is the largest of four temples; the others are Pura Melanting, Pura Tirta and Pura Anyar. It was once a ruin until the Mengwi kingdom ordered for its restoration and even the

expansion of the temple. It was named Bukit Sari or “essence of the hill” and due to the people’s aptitude of worship, the sanctity of the temple led to its grounds and the whole forest, thus preservation was guaranteed to its whole perimeter. And an important nature reserve was established, culturally and through generations.

Besides nutmeg trees (Dipterocarpus trinervis), there is a special specimen which locals usually refer to as Lanang Wadon, or “Male Female” because at the bottom of this tree is a hole with a down-pointing branch – resembling genitals. This interesting tree grows at the forest entrance, and is actually a Milkwood pine (Alstonia Scholaris). In Bali, the Milkwood pine has many special uses such as in sacred mask making. Some local elders believe that some of the trees are three centuries old. According to oral tradition passed down to generations, the Sangeh forest was planned to be built as a royal garden for the Mengwi kingdom. To enhance it nutmeg trees were brought from Mount Agung to be planted. At first the plan was kept secret, but in the end it was let out, the project scrapped, hence the area being named “Sangeh” – literally ‘openly known’. It is said that planting the tree specimens elsewhere would be a futile attempt.

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Good to Know Scientific research in recent years have identified the various natural inhabitants of Sangeh Monkey Forest, comprising of 22 different species of birds, five species of mammals, three species of reptiles, two types of amphibians and five different arthropods. Other trees found in the forest include mahogany, guava, and sapodilla.

The grey macaques were once of a negative reputation, and were notoriously mischievous and adept pickpockets. And visitors were requested not to wear obvious jewellery or loose items while visiting the forest. But over the years, this issue had been looked after and their characteristics have somewhat improved. This is mainly due to their wellbeing being well-managed and looked after by the community. Nevertheless, it is a rule of thumb to always take caution and regard them as wild animals. As you would expect, there are various art stalls and those selling food and refreshments near the parking and entrance.

Souvenirs and curios are also not hard to find.

Admission fee to enter the sanctuary is IDR 5,000. As it is considered a sacred site, women during their periods or those who are mourning the loss of a deceased family are considered by the locals as in an impure state, thus prohibited access into the forest. (IBP/net)

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Jimmy Butler #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots the ball against the Charlotte Hornets on November 17, 2018 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

76ers beat Hornets despite Walker’s 60, Mavs shock Warriors

LOS ANGELES - Philadelphia’s Jimmy Butler delivered the overtime dagger as the 76ers withstood 60 points from Kemba Walker in a 122-119 NBA victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday.

Another nail-biter saw the twotime defending champion Golden State Warriors drop a 112-109 decision to the Mavericks in Dallas.

Slovenian rookie Luka Doncic scored 24 points, including the jump shot that put Dallas ahead for good with 1:10 remaining.

The Warriors, missing injured starters Stephen Curry and Draymond Green -- and still smarting from the dust-up between Green and teammate Kevin Durant earlier this week -- led by eight in the second half before Dallas rallied to beat the Warriors for just the second time in their last 19 meetings.

The champions have now lost four of their last six, and have lost two in a row for the first time this season.

Durant scored 32 points, but only three in the fourth quarter.

Klay Thompson added 22 for Golden State, but the Warriors had multiple shots in the final minute to tie or take the lead and came up empty.

Far from pushing the panic button, coach Steve Kerr said he was pleased to see the Warriors play well enough to win -- even if they came up short.

“What we did tonight was fantastic,” he said. “The effort was great. We got incredible energy from the bench. Our guys competed the whole way through. It’s a first step to kind of getting our groove back.”

In Charlotte, Walker’s career night ended in disappointment as Butler, acquired this week in a blockbuster trade with Minnesota, blocked a Walker shot to keep it tied at 119-119 with 15.7 seconds

left in overtime then drained a 27foot jump shot with three-tenths of a second remaining to secure the win.

“As much as I wanted the shot to go in to win the game, I also wanted it to go in because I didn’t want Kemba to give me 70,” Butler quipped. “I wanted it to stop at 60.”

Walker, the first player in Hornets history to score 60 points in a game, connected on 21 of 34 shots from the field and made all 12 of his free throw attempts. He also pulled down seven rebounds, handed out four assists and came up with four steals.

“I’m still proud of -- that’s an unbelievable thing to do,” a frustrated Walker said. “I’m just mad that we lost. It would have been even better with a win.” (afp)

COFFS HARBOUR - Dominant Frenchman Sebastien Ogier clinched his sixth world rally title Sunday in a gripping final race of the year at Australia, denying Belgian Thierry Neuville and Estonia’s Ott Tanak maiden crowns.

In one of the closest seasons of recent times, the M-Sport Ford driver came to Coffs Harbour with a three-point cushion over Hyundai’s Neuville and 23 in front of Toyota ace Tanak.

All he needed to do was stay ahead of the Belgian and in touch with Tanak over the three days of frantic driving along dusty and slippery roads.

The experienced campaigner and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia did just that, getting an early edge when Neuville lost 40 seconds on day one after blowing a tyre.

When Neuville swiped a bank and ripped a wheel from his car and Tanak clipped a tree, forcing their retirements as they took risks in a desperate bid to make up time on Sunday afternoon, the title was his before the rally finished.

Toyota (368 pts) won the constructors championship ahead of Hyundai (341), M-Sport Ford (324), and Citroen (237).

Ogier admitted he drove some of the stages Sunday “like my grandma would do”, knowing any mistakes could be costly at a race won by Finnish Toyota driver JariMatti Latvala, 32.5secs ahead of New Zealand’s Hayden Paddon in a Hyundai.

“It’s been an incredible season, so tough, and this is so emotional,” said the Frenchman, who finished fifth in Australia.

“I am so proud of what I have

achieved and so proud of our team.

We’ve had an amazing journey together.”

He has now won six titles in a row to move within three of the greatest driver ever, fellow Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, who claimed nine on the trot between 2004-2012. It was his last race for Ford ahead of a switch next year to Citroen on a two-year deal.

He was part of the Citroen team between 2008-11 before decamping to Volkswagen between 2013-16 when he won four world titles, and then M-Sport Ford where he won his fifth and sixth.

- Gave everything The rain that had been forecast for the region finally arrived early Sunday, leaving the forest roads treacherously slippery, as overnight leader Tanak found to his cost, sliding into the trees on stage two of the day.

He lost 12 seconds with teammate Latvala taking the overall lead in a race that the Estonian had to not only win but also claim bonus points in the event-closing stage to have any hope of eclipsing Ogier.

The measured Frenchman was taking no risks, unlike Neuville who touched a bank while pushing hard and then had exhaust trouble in morning action.

Despite this he managed to chip away at the lead, but it was ultimately futile.

The Belgian needed to haul back 39 seconds over the final three stages but he stopped on the third-last stage with damage to his car, and when Tanak failed to finish the penultimate stage, Ogier was champion. (afp)

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Ford driver Sebastien Ogier of France (R) and co-driver Julien Ingrassia (L) celebrate after winning their sixth world rally title after finishing fifth on the final day of the World Rally Championship (WRC) Rally Australia near Coffs Harbour on November 18, 2018.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde (3rd L) sits next to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) during a session at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Port Moresby on November 18, 2018.

APEC leaders divided after US, China spat

PORT MORESBY - Leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific nations failed Sunday to bridge gaping divisions at a summit overshadowed by a war of words over the US and China as they vie for influence in the region.

For the first time in the history of the APEC grouping, leaders were unable to agree on a formal written declaration amid sharp differences over trade policy.

“The leaders agreed that instead of a traditional leaders’ declaration, they would leave it to the hands of PNG as the chair to issue a chair statement on behalf of all the members,” said Zhang Xiaolong, a spokesman from the Chinese foreign ministry.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted there were “different visions on particular elements with regard to trade that prevented full consensus on a communique document.”

The annual gathering, held for the first time in Papua New Guinea, was overshadowed by speeches from Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Mike Pence, which appeared to represent competing bids for regional leadership.

Pence warned smaller countries not to be seduced by China’s massive Belt-and-Road infrastructure programme, which sees Beijing

offer money to poorer countries for construction and development projects.

The “opaque” loans come with strings attached and build up “staggering debt”, Pence charged, mocking the initiative as a “constricting belt” and a “one-way road”.

He urged nations instead to stick with the United States, which doesn’t “drown our partners in a sea of debt” or “coerce, corrupt or compromise your independence”.

In a speech to business leaders just minutes before Pence, Xi insisted the initiative was not a “trap” and there was no “hidden agenda” -- amid criticism that it amounts to “chequebook diplomacy” in the region.

Xi also lashed out at “America First” trade protectionism, saying it was a “short-sighted approach” that was “doomed to failure”.

The feisty barbs on a gleaming white cruise ship moored in Port Moresby set the scene for a potentially fiery meeting between Xi and US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Argentina at the end of this month.

But Xi and Pence, who both wore shiny, red shirts provided by the Pacific island did hold talks on Saturday night at the leaders’ gala dinner.

Pence told reporters on Sunday: “I spoke to President Xi twice during the course of this conference.

We had a candid conversation.”

He told him that the US is interested in a better relationship with China “but there has to be change” in Beijing’s trade policies.

With fears that a trade war between the two rivals could cripple the Pacific Rim economy, some attendees voiced concern about the growing rivalry for influence in the region.

“Business leaders do not want to speak out, but behind the scenes here, they are talking over dinner saying ‘how has this happened’?” said Denis O’Brien, the billionaire chairman of Digicel.

“It’s a very forced situation, one country is trying to force all the other countries to change tariffs agreed over years,” O’Brien told AFP. (afp)

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A year after Mugabe’s fall, Zimbabwe yearns for upswing HARARE - Zimbabwean businessman Munya Chihota’s face lights up when he recalls taking part in a march last year with tens of thousands of people calling for then-president Robert Mugabe to step down.

The march came after the military had briefly taken over, and days before Mugabe was forced from power on November 21 in what the veteran leader described as a coup d’etat.

“There was so much joy,” 41-yearold Chihota told AFP, describing the outpouring of excitement as Zimbabweans waved flags and placards and sang songs urging an end to the nonagenarian strongman’s 37-year hold on power.

“We were all there. Young, old, black, white. There was a collective sense of hope that, after the hardships we had endured as a nation, things were going to change,” he said.

“The general feeling was that the system had to go.”

But Chihota now looks back on those euphoric times with mixed emotions.

“Unfortunately only an individual and a few of his hangers-on were removed, and the system remained in place.”

Mugabe, who held power since independence from British colonial rule in 1980, presided over Zimbabwe’s decline from a regional power with huge potential, to a ruined country from which millions fled.

Many hoped his fall would mark a new era for the country and a re-birth of its economy, but Chihota says business at his plastic manufacturing firm is at its slowest since he started eight years ago.

“A lot of things have turned out bad,” he said. “This is definitely not what we expected.”

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“And I also take that -- you know, I’m president -- I have to take a lot of things into consideration.”

The Washington Post, which broke the story, said the CIA found that 15 Saudi agents flew on government aircraft to Istanbul and assassinated Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate.

Khashoggi, a Post columnist, had gone to the consulate to obtain documents necessary to marry his Turkish fiancee.

European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini meanwhile reiterated calls for a “thorough, credible and transparent” probe into Khashoggi’s killing.

“The need remains to shed full clarity on the circumstances surrounding this horrendous crime

- Elation turns to disillusion -

Mugabe maintained his stranglehold on power by using brutal tactics, deploying security forces to crush opponents and rivals.

Finally last year, when he reached the age of 93, a long-brewing succession battle burst into the open.

The military, fearing that Mugabe’s wife Grace, now 53, was being lined up to take over from him, sent tanks into the streets, seized control, and forced the president to resign.

The army top brass ushered in close ally Emmerson Mnangagwa, whom Mugabe had sacked as vice president weeks before.

Like Chihota, 24-year-old jobseeker Belina Mlilo recalls the heady days of Mugabe’s ouster with a sense of growing disillusion.

Having marched for Mugabe’s ouster, she now realises: “We made the mistake of thinking that Mugabe was the only problem.”

“We were used as pawns in the fight between (ruling party) ZANUPF factions and now they don’t care about us.”

Mlilo has been unemployed since leaving college six years ago.

Mnangagwa, who secured his hold on power by winning disputed elections in July, had pledged to revive the economy, attract foreign investment, and create jobs.

But the dire financial problems of the Mugabe era haunt the new reality.

Unemployment is estimated at over 90 percent, and the economy has been cut in half since 2000 when many white-owned farms were seized. Banks without cash, a government without money to spend, and inflation above 20 percent in October -- Zimbabwe’s suffering shows no signs of ending. (afp) as well as to ensure accountability for all those responsible for it,” she said in a statement.

Reiterating the EU’s categorical opposition to the death penalty, Mogherini said “we will continue to stress that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia must put in place measures to ensure that something like this can never happen again.”

“In due course, the EU and its member states will consider how they can act together towards appropriate measures against those responsible, in support of the rules based international system,” she added. In the latest version of the events presented by the Saudi prosecutor on Thursday, a 15-member squad was formed to bring Khashoggi back from Istanbul “by means of persuasion” -- but instead ended up killing the journalist and dismembering his body in a “rogue” operation. (afp)

Banyuasin to be role model for river transportation

BANYUASIN - Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi will make Banyuasin District a role model for river transportation. This is because the Musi Banyuasin development district has many rivers, the minister said in Banyuasin on Saturday.

Therefore, the Ministry of Transportation will make the district a role model for one of the regions that are productive through river transportation, starting from the port to the ship, the minister stated.

He noted that the district has the potential for river transportation, so that it could become an example of a model for water transportation in Indonesia. “The port or the ship can be productive, so that it can be used for daily activities,

followed by economic activities,” he remarked.

Regarding the Special Fire Zone of Tanjung Api-Api (KEK TAA), he had indeed asked the Governor of South Sumatra to review it, because he wants Banyuasin to progress with the presence of ports and KEK. Meanwhile, South Sumatra Governor Herman Deru added that the progress in development was due to the special attention by the Minister of Transportation, who has contributed a lot to South Sumatra Province, such as the construction of goods ports and ferry ports.

The governor remarked that the port, which has been built by the Ministry of Transportation at Tanjung Api-Api, will soon be operational.

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there has been a port settlement phase in Makarti, the construction of ferry ports in Telang, and a number of bridges assisted by the South Sumatra Provincial Government,” he explained.

Regarding water transportation, the governor stated that in Banyuasin District, it was definitely necessary to multiply the pier on the ground.

For the water traffic, the pier must be increased, so that people do not have to go to Palembang to deliver their products and for other activities, he revealed.

It can be done from the docks in Banyuasin and connected to industrial estates, which are already in the Environmental Impact Analysis (AMDAL) stage at this time, such as in Sungsang District, he added. (ant)

Sumatran elephant found dead Rare Sumatran tiger rescued with missing tusks in Indonesia from beneath shop in Indonesia

A Sumatran elephant has been found dead with its tusks removed in an apparent poaching case targeting the critically endangered animal, an Indonesian conservation official said Friday. The 10-year-old male’s rotting corpse was found in Blang Awe village in Aceh province earlier this week.

“His tusks were missing and there were traces of blood in the location where he was found,” Aceh conservation centre head Sapto Aji Prabowo told AFP. Officials estimated the animal had been dead for at least a week when the carcass was discovered.

The cause of death was not immediately

clear because the body was badly decomposed, Prabowo said. Tissue samples will be analysed for signs of poisoning.

Rampant deforestation has reduced the species’ natural habitat and brought them into conflict with humans, while their tusks are prized in the illegal wildlife trade. At least 11 wild elephants died in Aceh last year, most of them killed by humans.

In July, a Sumatran elephant was found dead from apparent poisoning in a palm oil plantation. The environment ministry estimates only around 500 Sumatran elephants remain in Aceh. (afp)

A rare Sumatran tiger that was trapped beneath the floor of a shop for three days has been rescued, an Indonesian official said Saturday. The three-year old male was freed from the 75 centimetre (30 inch) crawl space on Burung Island in Riau province at about 1:50 am, the local conservation agency said.

“After the tiger was successfully put to sleep we opened up part of the shop’s foundation to do the evacuation,” Suharyono, head of the Riau conservation agency, told AFP. The 80-kilo (180-pound) animal was treated by veterinarians for minor wounds on its legs and cracked canines, officials said.

The big cat became stuck between two build-

ings in the densely populated market area on Wednesday before freeing himself and then becoming trapped again beneath the building.

Video footage showed the tiger lying on its belly between two concrete foundations, unable to move. The tiger has been transported to a rehabilitation centre.

Sumatran tigers are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

There are fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild and environmental activists say they are increasingly coming into conflict with people as their natural habitat is rapidly deforested.

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Denpasar’s Legong Keraton Dance

Passive investing makes for endof-day whirlwinds on Wall Street

The rise of passive investing on Wall Street has concentrated stock market action in the final moments of the trading day -exacerbating steep, last-minute nosedives in stock values with increasing frequency.

Analysts say the trend could leave markets exposed to greater volatility when the current bull market eventually draws to an end.

“Over the last 15 years, we have seen volumes spike near the end of the day,” said Howard Silverblatt, a long-time analyst for S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Last-minute trading spurts have hit record levels. This year on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, 22 percent of trades were concluded in the final half hour of each day, on average, according to Investment Technology Group. That is up from 19 percent in 2014.

The phenomenon has been driven by the flow of capital into index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), so-called passive investments that track market-weighted indices or portfolios.

Such funds have experienced a boom in recent years, offering investors higher yields than traditional trading while at the same time saving on management fees.

Valued at $800 billion in 2008, ETFs and others have since reached $5 trillion worldwide, according to JPMorgan Chase.

One quirk, however, is that the funds make market moves in the day’s final moments. “They match their benchmark typically at the close so they are trying to be as close to the close as possible,” said ITG Managing Director Doug Clark.

Silverblatt added that passive investments were not meant to be trading instruments: “So if you

want to buy it, you will buy or sell it today, but it gets executed at an end-of-day price,” he said.

With their rise, such funds have had a “gravitational effect,” with volume swelling around them, according to Brett Manning, an analyst at Briefing.com.

- When the bear market comes Hedge funds in particular have reduced mid-session trading in favor of the more animated lastminute dance. This is because, like traditional traders, they are drawn to the larger volumes and greater volatility that the index funds create, and to the chance to profit in such choppy trade.

But slipping from juicy profits to heavy losses can sometimes be easy. In October, a month when the Dow lost more than five percent of its value, the last half hour sometimes became a nightmare.

On October 10, the Nasdaq fell from a loss of 2.5 percent to a four percent loss in the last hour of trading -- making for its worst day in two years.

Index funds exacerbated the sell-off in the final minutes by seeking to match the performance of shares that had already fallen sharply earlier that day.

“This shift from active to passive, and specifically the decline in active value investors, reduces the ability of the market to prevent and recover from large drawdowns,” JPMorgan Chase analyst Marko Kolanovic said in a recent client note. As a result, trading sessions can see sharp

Denpasar’s Legong Keraton Dance was officially recognition as a World Cultural Heritage

by UNESCO, under the title “Three Genres of Traditional Dances of Bali”. The handing over of the certificate from UNESCO for the ‘Three Genres of Traditional Dances in Bali’ (comprised of traditional, semi-traditional and entertainment) was performed at Setia Dharma House of Mask & Puppet in Ubud recently.

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In this file photo taken on November 12, 2018, people pass by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. Wall Street opened in the red on November 15, 2018, extending a streak of losses for the Dow to five days as investors digested a mixed bag economic and political news. drops in volume.

“If something really goes wrong in the world and the liquidity is not there, you can have market events that happen during lunchtime,” said Manning. When sellers outnumber buyers in light trading, stock prices can dive fast.

For the time being, experts agree

current liquidity levels during Wall Street trading sessions are not grounds for major concern.

“Liquidity in a bull market is not a concern. In a bear market it is definitely a concern because there are few buyers and a lot more sellers,” said Adam Sarhan of 50 Park Investments.

While a bull market is one on the upswing, a bear market occurs when prices fall 20 percent below a recent peak. “One of the signs we are waiting for is the transition between a bull and bear market,” Sarhan continued. “Eventually the bull market is going to end. It’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when.’” (afp)

Hong Kong economy cools as trade tension mounts

HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s economic growth sank to a twoyear low in the latest quarter and the government warned it will face headwinds from U.S.-Chinese trade tension, weakening global demand and higher interest rates.

The Chinese territory’s economic output expanded by 2.9 percent over a year earlier in the three months ending in September, down from

the previous quarter’s 3.5 percent, government data showed Friday.

Measured quarter-on-quarter, activity expanded by 0.1 percent over the three months ending in June, rebounding from that quarter’s 0.2 percent contraction.

Hong Kong faces “increasing downside risks” due to slowing growth in its European and Asian trading partners, the government

said. It said the U.S.-Chinese tariff dispute is weighing on global trade and investment sentiment.

“The impacts on Hong Kong’s external trade have begun to surface, and are likely to become more apparent in the near term,” said chief government economist, Andrew Au, in a statement.

Hong Kong isn’t directly targeted by U.S. President Donald

Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods in a dispute over technology policy.

But as a major port that serves Chinese exporters, it is exposed to any weakening of foreign demand.

Exports rose 5 percent over a year earlier but growth decelerated in September as the impact of the tariff conflict “began to surface,” said Au’s statement.

Hong Kong also faces a drag from

higher interest rates, according to Au. The Hong Kong dollar has a fixed exchange rate with the U.S. dollar, which requires the central bank to raise interest rates along with the U.S. Federal Reserve even though economic growth is slowing.

The slowdown is “a trend we think will continue over the quarters ahead,” said Chang Liu of Capital Economics in a report. (ap)

Director General of Cultural Affairs for the Ministry of Education and Culture, Hilmar Farid, made the public declaration about the determination of the Legong Keraton dance as an intangible world heritage during an event that took place in the lobby of the Gra-

ha Sewaka Dharma in Denpasar.

The event was attended and witnessed by the Mayor of Denpasar I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra accompanied by Chairperson of the PKK Denpasar Mrs. D. Selly Mantra and Regional Secretary of Denpasar AAN Rai Iswara and

several agency heads from the City of Denpasar.

Farid said that the establishment of Denpasar’s Legong Keraton as an intangible cultural indicates that art and culture can no longer be regarded as simply ornaments for development or supplements to

events but rather as enhancements of the human experience within said community.

“And Bali – particularly Denpasar in this case, stands at on the front lines as evidenced by the City of Denpasar’s service motto: ‘Sewaka Darma’ (serving is a duty) that is applied to all fields including culture. I think they are on the front lines because not all regions in Indonesia have special agencies dedicated to culture. Hopefully other regions will follow suite. The

city of Denpasar is the avant-guard in Indonesia in terms of informing people about the importance of culture”, said Hilmar Farid.

Mayor Rai Mantra expressed his gratitude to the Minister of Education and Culture and the Directorate General of Cultural Affairs for their struggle to bring the cultural heritage of Denpasar to UNESCO and ultimately have Denpasar’s Legong Keraton become officially recognized as an intangible cultural heritage. (kmb)

Mutton Lawar, How Does It Taste?

Enjoying mutton satay may have been a commonplace. Tasting mutton curry has also been too often. But wait… what about tasting mutton lawar? Well, this is a new one, so that it must be delicious and different. This lawar (one of Balinese delicacies) made from mutton is not an ordinary yet a quite popular menu among local people and tourists. This traditional menu is rarely made. Other than having expensive ingredient, the preparation process is also quite complicated.

Warung Kakwick99 is a dining place specializing in offering mutton lawar. It is located in the heart of Kuta tourism area, precisely at Pertokoan Desa Adat Kuta on Jalan Kubu Anyar, Badung. It is opened every day. Aside from selling the lawar delicacy, there are also complementary menus such as satay, mutton soup and many

kinds of drink. Each package has included white mutton lawar, white rice, serapah, mutton bone soup and three skewers of satay.

During promotion period, each portion is sold for IDR 35,000.

Then, after the promotion ends next month, it will return to normal price namely at IDR 40,000 per portion, including drinks. Meanwhile, the choice of drink consists of mineral water, bottled tea, Java ginger, sweet tea ice, orange ice, coffee, ginseng coffee, lemon ice, lemon squash, virgin mogito, blue ocean, young coconut, small Bintang beer, large Bintang beer, and Radler beer.

Made Dwi Putra Harimbawa, the owner and one of the chefs when met by Bali Travel News, stated that tough mutton along with its distinctive smell is processed to become a delicious servings. Various menus are served by using Balinese authentic spices. “With this

spice, the texture and distinctive aroma of the mutton is no longer felt. Visitors will just feel the aroma of the strong spices. “The recipe is the same, but there is a touch of few secret recipes derived from my grandfather,” he said.

This calm man admitted that his stall only serves one menu package made from mutton. It happens because it has great opportunities and market demand around the Kuta area. “I observe that people here and surrounding areas are willing to come from far distance to Kuta just to look for mutton delicacies and this is an opportunity that I take advantage of,” said Putra Harimbawa, claiming to also receive orders via online motorcycle taxis.

Although it is newly opened, the Warung Kakwick99 is always crowded with visitors. Sometimes the menus have run out before the closing hour. The warung opened

from 10:00 to 17:00 perhaps has been closed early at 14:00 because all the menus are already sold out.

“Although using Balinese spices, this menu is not spicy. The meat

is obtained from young goats remaining to have freshness as the key to producing a different taste,” said this man who graduated from management studies. (kmb)

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Swimmer killed by stingray, two mauled by sharks in Australia

SYDNEY - A swimmer died after a rare suspected stingray attack off an Australian beach while another two people were mauled in separate shark encounters this weekend.

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) conducted a sample test to a number of food merchants.

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NEGARA - In order to guarantee and protect the food and drinks on sale from containing hazardous ingredients, the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) conducted a sample test to a number of food merchants.

Their supervision along with the Consumer Protection Team of the Jembrana Cooperative, Industry and Trade Agency has been carried out since Wednesday (Nov. 14) and targeted the night market and school canteen. A number of food and beverage samples suspected of

containing hazardous substances were tested using a kit test. As a result, in the Tegalcangkring and Yehembang night markets, with the 21 food and beverage samples taken, everything is safe. It means that food and beverage as well as the snacks do not contain harmful

substances.

As is the case in the SDN 4 Dauhwaru elementary school, of the 6 snack samples consisting of 4 meals and 2 drinks also showed negative results. The food at the local canteen is safe for consumption and does not contain any harmful substances such as preservatives or harmful dyes.

In addition to testing food and beverage samples, the BPOM Singaraja officers also provided

education for students regarding the hazards of random snacks.

Students are also given information about the characteristics of foods containing harmful substances.

One of the officers from Loka POM Singaraja, Fenti Indah Nirwana, said that with such education the students can also disseminate or notify their friends or relatives in order to protect themselves from foods containing hazardous sub-

stances. The risk is not immediately visible, but hazardous for health.

In the meantime, Loka POM Singaraja also conducted dissemination to MSMEs on Friday (Nov. 16), especially those engaged in the culinary field about the importance of food hygiene and health. Loka POM Singaraja is an extension of the BBPOM which will intensely supervise drugs and food in the Jembrana and Singaraja regions. (kmb26)

The 42-year-old’s death came more than a decade after worldrenowned “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin was killed when a stingray barb punctured his chest while he was filming on the famed Great Barrier Reef.

The man was in waters off Lauderdale Beach some 23 kilometres (14 miles) from Hobart in the southern island state of Tasmania Saturday when he “sustained a puncture wound to his lower abdomen... possibly inflicted by a marine animal”, police said.

He was brought onto the beach by friends but suffered a heart attack and was unable to be resuscitated, police added.

“It’s consistent with (a stingray injury) but further investigation and examination of the deceased may be able to give a bit more of a concrete fact on that,” Tasmania Police Senior Constable Brett Bowering told the Sunday Tasmanian.

“It’s a pretty traumatic incident to see.”

Commonly found in tropical waters, stingrays rarely attack humans but their barbs, at the end of their tails, are coated in toxic venom which they use to defend themselves when threatened.

- Two attacks In the first shark attack of the weekend, a man taking part in a surf

lesson off the east coast suffered serious cuts after an encounter on Saturday.

The 24-year-old was wading waist-deep in waters off Seven Mile Beach some 130 kilometres (81 miles) south of Sydney when he “felt a forceful lashing motion against his legs”, New South Wales Ambulance said.

He had “significant cuts and haemorrhage as well as several puncture wounds to his wetsuit and right leg... and cuts to his hand”, NSW Ambulance duty operations manager Inspector Jordan Emery told reporters Saturday.

The beach was closed and authorities sought to identify the shark species involved.

That attack was followed by another on Sunday off the north coast, when a teenage boy was bitten on his arm and leg while spearfishing, police said.

The 17-year-old was spearfishing from a vessel off the coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory when he sustained “significant injuries” to his arm, St John Ambulance told national broadcaster ABC. “Obviously there’s quite a large amount of bleeding that’s occurred,” St John Ambulance’s Craig Garraway said.

He said shark encounters in the NT were unusual, adding: “I’ve

because the Indonesian people love to be in business. This was stated by the Director of Domestic Marketing of the Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf), Sappe M. P.

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The Creative Exhibition 2018 held in Kuta on Friday (Nov. 16).

Sirait, before opening the Creative Exhibition 2018 held in Kuta on Friday (Nov. 16).

According to him, the potential of culinary sub-sector remaining very large is trying to be worked out through guidance of Indonesian food startups better known to the market and can export its products.

He said that since 2016, Bekraf has provided assistance for foodstartup through Foodstartup Indonesia.

“A total of 238 foodstartups have been curated through Foodstartup Indonesia. These culinary businesses are introduced to investors and mentors who can make their products grow,” he explained.

In order to introduce foodstartup and look for more distributors and resellers, he explained, that Bekraf held Kreatifood. For this year, it is held in 10 cities and Bali is

the last location of the exhibition taking place for three days until Sunday (Nov. 18). “Don’t hesitate to be a reseller or distributor of the products because they have been curated and received training and guidance through Bekraf’s assistance,” he said.

During the implementation in the nine cities, a total of IDR 800 million in retail transactions has occurred. The biggest transaction value was recorded in three cities, namely Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Jakarta. There were also orders and export prospects to a number of countries, such as those experienced by Haveltea. This tea bag producer has even managed to export 100,000 tea bags.

One of the participants in the Kreatifood 2018 in Bali, the brand owner of Bronchips, Mega Siswin-

darto, revealed that public has a good interest in buying their products and becoming a reseller.

Makassar is the city achieving the highest sales. Meanwhile, Bandung known as a tourist and culinary city is more are interested in becoming resellers.

On that occasion, Putu Supadma Rudana, who is a member of Commission X in charge of creative economy, considered the exhibition to be very good. He hoped that Bekraf can develop this creativity to villages so that the culinary production of rural residents can be helped by packaging, marketing, and promotion. “If possible, an exhibition like this can go to villages so that agricultural products such as organic rice can be helped in terms of packaging, marketing, and even promotion,” he said. (kmb18)

been around a long time and I’ll be honest, I can’t remember a shark attack.”

The two attacks are the sixth and seventh off Australian beaches in two months, amid public debate about how to reduce the risk of encounters between sharks and the growing number of people using the ocean for leisure.

Australia has one of the world’s highest incidences of shark attacks, but fatalities remain rare.

There have been 13 “unprovoked” shark attacks off the vast continent’s coast this year, including one death after a swimmer was mauled by a shark in the Whitsunday Islands in early November, according to data from Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. There were 15 attacks -- one fatal -- last year, and 17 encounters and two deaths in 2016, the data showed.

New South Wales hosted an

international conference with marine experts in 2015 after a sharp increase in attacks across Australia that year to 22, including the death of a Japanese surfer after his legs were torn off by a shark.

The state, Australia’s most populous, has trialled non-lethal measures such as aerial drones to track shark movements and “smart” drum lines that alert authorities to their presence. (afp)

Sri Lanka president seeks talks to end power struggle

Culinary sector, the biggest contributor to the GDP of creative economy

MANGUPURA - Culinary subsector is the biggest contributor to GDP from the creative economy sector. Moreover, it remains to have great potential to be improved

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Commonly found in tropical waters, stingrays are a flattish, diamond-shaped fish that rarely attack humans.

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In this file photo taken on November 15, 2018, a supporter of Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wears a mask depicting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena during a rally in Colombo.

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called crucial talks with political leaders in a bid to end a power struggle with the prime minister he sacked last month.

The Indian Ocean nation has been paralysed since October 26 when Sirisena deposed Ranil Wickremesinghe as premier and replaced him with a former rival Mahinda Rajapakse.

Wickremesinghe insists he is still prime minister while parliament voted twice last week to reject Rajapakse.

“President Sirisena will chair a meeting of representatives of political parties in parliament today,” his office said in a statement.

“The president has called this

meeting in order to end the current political unrest and conflict situation and to allow the normal functioning of the parliament.”

Brawling erupted in parliament with Rajapakse loyalists smashing furniture, throwing chilli powder and projectiles at rivals in a bid to disrupt a no-confidence motion against the disputed prime minister.

After the second vote against Rajapakse on Friday, Wickremesinghe demanded that his government be restored, but there has been no response from Sirisena yet.

Wickremesinghe has said Sri Lanka needs “stability” and that he was ready to work with Sirisena despite the personality clash that triggered the constitutional crisis.

After sacking Wickremesinghe on October 26, Sirisena dissolved parliament on November 9, but the Supreme Court suspended his action and restored parliament pending a full hearing into the legality of his actions.

For 19 days, Sri Lanka had two claimants to the prime minister’s post, but on Thursday parliament speaker Karu Jayasuriya held that he would recognise neither as premier. Officially, Sri Lanka no longer has a government.

Legislators say that with the administration at a stand still key sectors such as tourism are taking a serious battering.

Both sides have also warned that a prolonged power vacuum could lead to unrest.

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5 reasons to love Paris in winter The walks

Adopt the spirit of the Flaneur, a Parisian word for “aimless wanderer”, and take a stroll along the River Seine. There are car-free paths on both sides of the river, which flows 13km (8 miles) though Paris from east to west.

Wrap up well and head to the Berges de Seine, a former roadway that was converted into a promenade in 2013. The scenic walkway takes you 2.3 km (1.3 miles) along the left bank, passing lovely views of the Louvre, Jardin des Tuileries and Petit Palais. The promenade has an urban-chic feel, with renovated shipping crates and a creative playground for kids.

Once you have taken in the beautiful sights, warm up in the waterfront restaurant Rosa Bonheur and enjoy a glass of wine and some delicious tapas.

The architecture

The panoramic views of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower are very impressive, but there’s also beauty to be found underground.

The 18th century Catacombes de Paris were originally set up as a dumping ground for millions of skulls and bones from the unsanitary city cemetery in Les Halles.

However in the early 19th century the bones were used to adorn the walls in decorative patters, creating a maze of morbid beauty. Visits here have become very popular so reserving an advanced ticket is strongly advised.

Other architectural marvels

include the imposing medieval cathedral of Notre Dame and the Panthéon, a neoclassical mausoleum that houses the remains of distinguished French citizens including Victor Hugo and Marie Curie. Walking amongst these incredible buildings feels all the more dramatic when they are covered in a layer of crisp, white snow.

The wine

Between seven and eight million bottles of wine are produced in France every year, so it’s safe to say its citizens know a thing or two about wine. If you’re dining out and not sure what to order, trust your server to recommend a suitable pairing. If you’re keen to learn more about wine, why not book an official wine tasting? At O Chateau in Les Halles, Englishspeaking specialists offer tastings and multi-course meals served in one of their vaulted dinning rooms.

The sommelier pairs each dish with wine, offering fascinating insights into every glass.

During the winter months, there are several wine festivals to really get you into the spirit of the grape.

Beaujolais Nouveau (November 15, 2018) is a nationwide event marking the arrival of two-monthold Beaujolais Nouveau red wine.

Bars and restaurants throughout Paris celebrate with live music, parties and plenty of the red stuff.

Alternatively, check out the Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants (November 29 to December 03, 2018) where more than 1000 wine makers exhibit and offer tastings of their best vintages.

The shopping

Paris is the fashion capital of the world and home to Chanel,

Dior and Jean-Paul Gaultier. The city’s most prestigious designer boutiques line Avenue Montaigne, where beautiful window displays entice fashionistas. If you decide to enter the boutiques, make sure you are dressed to impress – trainers and shorts are frowned upon.

For a more rustic shopping experience, take a stroll through one of the weekly flea markets. Marché aux Puces de la Porte de Vanves in the 14th arrondissement is open every weekend throughout the year and is free to enter. Here you’ll find a vast selection of glassware, furniture, artwork and curios, with genuine bargains to be had. In 1989 the first ever portrait shot by “father of photography” Louis Daguerre was sold for the equivalent of €500 – a tiny sum for such a significant piece of history.

The art scene

The winter months are the ideal time to explore Paris’ fabulous art scene, which goes far beyond what’s on offer in the Louvre.

For example the Fondation Louis Vuitton, located in a picturesque central park, showcases a fantastic selection of modern artwork. If you prefer impressionist paintings try Musée d’Orsay, a former train station located on the left bank of the Seine. Must-see paintings include Olympia by Edouard Manet and The Cardplayers by Paul Cézanne.

Paris is also a haven for street artists who ply their work on buildings and walls around the city.

Some of the best works can be viewed around the Canal St-Martin or along Rue Denoyez in Belleville.

If you’re not sure where to start, book a tour with Street Art Tour Paris. (IBP/net)

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Educating character of children through the arts

PARIS - With its pretty cobbled streets, cosy bistros and excellent museums, Paris is a joy to visit in winter. We list some of our favourite seasonal activities.

All activities listed in this article are recommendations from the brand new DK Eyewitness guide to Paris, which launched on September 27, 2018.

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DENPASAR - In the millennial era, different ways are needed to teach and educate children or millennial generations to have noble character. One of the ways arising later is through the arts because it is a processing creativity, feeling and intention, so that it has an impact on children.

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So far, 60 percent of Chinese tourists visiting Bali are alleged to buy a “zero tour fees” package, paying for very cheap tour packages because the tour packages are subsidized by other parties.

Over the next 3-6 months

Number of Chinese tourist visits to Bali predicted to decline DENPASAR - Following the enforcement of souvenir shops selling Chinese-made products that violate the laws, Bali Tourism Board (BTB) has predicted a decline in the number of Chinese tourist visits that will take place 3-6 months. On that account, BTB (GIPI Bali) has taken anticipatory measures.

Chairman of BTB, I.B. Agung Partha Adnyana, with the Head of Bali Tourism Office, A.A. Gede Yuniartha Putra, stated that in early December Bali tourism stakeholders under the aegies of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB) and the Bali government will conduct Sales Missions to Shanghai, Beijing and China. In the Sales Mission, the group led by the Deputy Governor of Bali will provide correct information about the tourism situation and conditions in Bali.

Bali is also incessantly improving the quality of services for Chinese tourists so that Bali can compete against competitors (other destinations) that equally want to draw Chinese tourist market.

Communication between the local government and Chinese government through Chinese Consul

General serving in Bali continued to be improved.

Improvement of service quality is also carried out, among others, by improving the trade system and removing the practice of “zero tour fees” and increasing the number of Chinese-speaking guides having competence and understanding Balinese culture.

So far, 60 percent of Chinese tourists visiting Bali are alleged to buy a “zero tour fees” package, paying for very cheap tour packages because the tour packages are subsidized by other parties and in practice many activities violate the laws. In the practice of “zero tour fees,” this does not obey the safety of Chinese tourists.

With intense communication between the Bali provincial government and the Chinese government, the number of Chinese tourist visit is expected to increase in accordance with a better and healthier trade system.

The tourism component in Bali is expected to be patient and can support government policies that strive to uphold the laws and improve tourism trade procedures. (kmb42)

This was conveyed by Putu Putri Suastini Koster, Chairperson of the Family Welfare Empowerment (PKK) Motivator Team of Bali Province on Friday (Nov. 16) in Denpasar. As a matter of fact, the noble goal of artistic creativity is to instill character. According to her, this has slightly forgotten. She, who is also a writer and artist, feels the goals of the art, has now declined.

“We are reminded because through the art we really cultivate creativity, sense and intention.

Balinese art contains wirasa (facial expression), wirama (rhythm) and wiraga (modeling). It really needs to be understood,” she said during the Goes to School program of Indonesian International Nature Loving Association (INLA).

In art creativity, it does not only involve the art activities but must also be imbued because the art also includes magical and spiritual elements. This causes many Balinese artists to have taksu (divine vibration). They harmoniously unite

Putu Putri Suastini Koster

macrocosmic elements (nature) with microcosmic elements (humans) that finally gives rise to an all-powerful force.

From the noble goals of the art, the artists will emerge. On that account, the artists of ancient times performed the devotional artistic activities or locally known as ngayah. The word ngayah, according to her, has extraordinary meaning. It is mutually creating a community with character delineated by noble character in the future.

Educating through the art will give rise to a generation having high sradha-bhakti (faith-devotion) and noble character. However, in harmony with the changing times accompanied by the changes in character from generation to generation, the current generation known as Z generation, it is necessary to have different ways of delivering the art.

“This Z generation is more individual but smarter. Don’t get wrong, they are smarter than us,

especially in terms of technology.

If we talk about our way in the old days, not in the way they want, this will result in clash. This must be synchronized,” he explained.

Bali Advisory Board of INLA Bali, Tjong Adhi Sunyata, said that lately more and more children in the world are becoming the victims of violence, social problems, lack of mutual respect between humans and humans, humans with the natural environment.

“At the critical time like this, everyone should return to the point where they recognize the importance of noble character education with positive life values,” she said.

So, to realize the Z generation with character through character education must be taught early on regular, directed and planned bases. The character education is something intended for students by displaying the values of positive life namely the atmosphere of enthusiasm in accordance with what to be manifested. (kmb42)

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Parliament recommends overall law enforcement

“We recommend law enforcement as a whole and not only to one state network that have violated it,” said a member of Commission II of the Bali House of Representatives, A.A. Ngurah Adhi Ardhana, to Bali Post on Friday (Nov. 16).

Adhi Ardhana asserted that all things recommended by the Bali House of Representatives and decided by the regional government are essentially law enforcement. And this has been agreed by all tourism stakeholders at a working meeting held by the Bali House of Representatives with the Deputy Governor of Bali, tourism components, police authority, immigration, and related agencies on October 13. At this time, there is actually a discourse, mainly on social media, mentioning if the governor was angry and even tendentious to a country namely China.

“The discourse is not true. The governor only enforces recommendations and decisions that have been made together with all tourism stakeholders. We

at Commission II have also aspired to the Ministry of Tourism on November 8,” explained this PDI-P politician from Denpasar City.

According to Adhi Ardhana, the aspiration to the Ministry of Tourism is to convey to the countries concerned that there are no tendentious recommendations or decisions to particular country. Bali is actually firm in enforcing the laws and obeying the applicable laws because it is impossible to legalize something wrong.

As in the case of the Chinese mafia network shops finally closed, it is not only a problem with licensing.

The shops also sell products that do not have correlation with tourism or destination.

“The investments are not in accordance with the regulation and there are violations in the matter of Labor Law, and so on. If it has an impact, this actually shows the losses of our foreign currency exchange that are even greater. The activities are legal or legitimate but their profits are the result of subsidies that can be categorized to be unhealthy,” he added.

That is why, continued Adhi Ardhana, Bali is stated to be a country being full of cheats on Chinese social media. Even if there are people saying there are decline in Chinese tourists and other excesses, they are not merely a matter of the contents of the collective agreement. “Other than indeed entering low season, it is also partial and not the statement of the associations or its superior organization,” he said. (kmb32)

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The meeting held by the government and the tourism stakeholder to discuss the decline of tourists from China

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The Ritz-Carlton, Bali named Best Family Beach Resort in Asia

Impact on the presence of Chinese mafia network shop

DENPASAR - The Bali House of Representatives has previously issued recommendations regarding the chain of foreign business networks operating in Bali. One of them is closing the businesses having no permits or those having permits but carry out unhealthy practices. Moreover, this recommendation does not only apply to Chinese mafia network shops.

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The President of Zanzibar Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein is giving lecture in Udayana University

Having similarities, Zanzibar interested in Bali tourism potential

MANGUPURA - The government of Zanzibar, Tanzania, having a natural resemblance to Indonesia, especially Bali, is now starting to look at Bali’s tourism potential.

Moreover, Zanzibar is now starting to learn from Bali regarding tourism development. Zanzibar, which is the largest clove-producing region in the world, has similarities with Bali, in terms of white sandy beaches.

Minister of Information, Tourism and World Heritage of Zanzibar, Hon Mohmud Thabit Khombo, stated that in 2017 there were around 500,000 foreign tourists from various countries visiting Zanzibar. Of that number, 320 people from Bali visited Zanzibar.

However, Zanzibar with a population of 1.5 million, the number of tourists from the country who visited Bali only reached 90 people.

All this time, Bali Tourism is indeed more developed than Zanzibar. For this reason, his office conducts a working visit to see directly the Bali tourism industry and its tourism potential. “We study hospitality or service from Bali because foreign tourist visiting Bali exceeds that of Zanzibar, around 6 million tourists,” Mohmud said.

He explained that Zanzibar and Bali have similar results from agricultural products such as rambutan and clear as well as white sandy beaches. “I also enjoyed this visit while I was in Bali,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Ambassador of the Republic of Tanzania to

Indonesia, Ramadhani Kitwana Dau, stated that apart from tourism, it also encouraged to promote trade. “The role as ambassador is encouraging the increase in trade and investment from private sector and the government. We hope Vice President Jusuf Kalla can reply to the visit of President Zanzibar in August to Indonesia by visiting Zanzibar,” he hoped.

Social and Cultural Affairs Division Head of the Bali Tourism Board, Ketut Nuryasa, representing the BTB appreciated to the friendly visit of Zanzibar’s Minister of Information, Tourism and World Heritage, Hon Mohmud Thabit Khombo to Bali. The impact of the visit is expected to be able to attract the interest of the citizens traveling to Bali. “I see that the impact for Bali will be promoted more in Zanzibar. This promotional cooperation needs to be encouraged because we have something in common,” he said.

A number of airlines facilitate the accessibility to these two destinations. Through 12 hours of travel, tourists from Zanzibar and Bali can enjoy the beauty of the tourism in these two destinations.

Zanzibar also has a number of tourist facilities namely 10,000 rooms from local hotels and international networks, various kinds of food, cultural heritage tourism products one of which is the Stone Town and natural heritage, safe and able to carry out safari activities to see wildlife in Zanzibar. (kmb23)

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Once again, The RitzCarlton, Bali has been honored with a prestigious World Luxury Hotel Award. The acclaimed beachfront luxury resort in Bali was named as the Best Family Resort in the Region at a gala event in Bali on 10th November 2018.

“It is always a thrill to be recognized in prestigious global awards and to win the Best Family Resort in the Region for two consecutive years at the World Luxury Hotel Awards is quite an accomplishment and one for which we are exceedingly proud.

The Ritz-Carlton, Bali believes in creating unforgettable memories for its guests, including children and it is with great pleasure that we welcome families to the resort. Here they can enjoy a vast array of family-oriented activities and experiences, including luxurious stays in our spacious private pool villas and suites,” says General Manager Karim Tayach.

Established in 2006, The World Luxury Hotel Awards are the pinnacle of achievement in the highend hotel market, offering international recognition to hotels around the globe, as voted for by guests, travelers and industry players.

Over 300,000 international travel-

ers make their selection each year.

Ritz Kids provides an atmospheric clubhouse and swimming pool and offers inspired and educational activities for kids of all ages, from Night Safaris, to Little Fisherman, to being a Little Mermaid for the day. Family-oriented activities include beachfront cinema under the stars, kite flying and participation in the Turtle Conservation program. As well as luxurious accommodation with ample space for the whole family to spread out, the ocean front swimming pool and white sandy beach is a natural magnet for fun family vacations.

This award winning best hotel in Bali offers guests a 5-star luxury experience with the aim of creating the vacation or business experience of a lifetime. Guests discover supreme luxury in space, location and facilities as well as a highly attentive personalized service from the Ladies and Gentlemen. The resort’s dramatic setting in the beautiful tourist enclave of Nusa Dua incorporates, lush tropical gardens and a beachfront of dazzling white sand.

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Zhang Yimou’s film ‘Shadow’ shines at Chinese ‘Oscars’

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TAIPEI - Acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s martial arts epic “Shadow” took the most gongs at Taiwan’s Golden Horse film awards on Saturday, dubbed the Chinese-language “Oscars”.

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In this file photo taken on July 25, 2018 actresses Elisa Del Genio and Ludovica Nasti of ‘My Brilliant Friend’ speak onstage during the HBO portion of the Summer 2018 TCA Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

HBO goes the foreign language route with ‘My Brilliant Friend’ NEW YORK - HBO is at the forefront of the “peak TV” revolution -- from “The Sopranos” and “The Wire” to “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld,” the US premium cable network has produced highquality content for two decades.

On Sunday, it is breaking new ground with its first non-English series, “My Brilliant Friend,” an Italian-language adaptation of a wildly popular series of novels by Elena Ferrante.

The much-anticipated premiere is evidence of the globalization of television in the internet era, with audiences no longer primarily concentrated in America.

Fans of the books -- Ferrante is a pseudonym and the true identity of the author is unknown -- are champing at the bit to see the series.

More than 10 million readers have fallen in love with the novels -- the tale of a life-long friendship between Elena and Lila, who first meet in Naples in the 1950s -- since the first one was published in 2011.

The broadcast rights for the eight-episode HBO series were sold

in 56 countries. It will air in Italy on public broadcaster RAI from November 27 and on Canal Plus in France in December.

Even in the United States, where books translated into English barely represent one percent of the market, the four Neapolitan Novels have been big business, with 2.6 million copies sold, according to publishing house Europa Editions.

But the leap to the small screen is still a risky one for HBO, which is collaborating with RAI on the series, which was filmed in Italy by Italian director Saverio Costanzo.

The dialogue is actually in the thick Neapolitan dialect, and not pure Italian, so even RAI will show the series with subtitles.

“That really struck me,” Costanzo told The Hollywood Reporter.

“I asked why an American network should care about the accuracy of a language if their audiences would be watching the series with subtitles. They replied that they wanted the series to be authentic,” he added.

“There, in that moment I understood why HBO is HBO.” (afp)

Zhang, the maker of classics such as “Red Sorghum” and “Raise the Red Lantern”, won best director for the film inspired by traditional ink-brush painting which also bagged three technical awards.

“I’ve made movies for 40 years and this is my first Golden Horse (best) director nomination. I want to thank the jury for giving me the award,” Zhang said at the ceremony at Taipei’s Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.

“Shadow” led the race with 12 nominations including best film but lost the coveted prize to “An Elephant Sitting Still” directed by Hu Bo, who died last year aged 29 in Beijing.

Hu also won best adapted screenplay for his first and last film -- a nearly fourhour-long story about four struggling small characters based on his novel.

“I want to thank the jury and the audience again,” his mother told the crowd after she accepted the best film statuette for him.

China’s 29-year-old filmmaker Bi Gan lost best director to Zhang for his 3D drama “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”, which collected best cinematography, best sound effects and best original film score.

Taiwanese filmmaker Fu Yue’s “Our Youth in Taiwan” about the

island’s 2014 Sunflower Movement saw off “Umbrella Diaries: The First Umbrella” on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement to win best documentary.

Both mass protests were led by young activists and reflected increasing resistance to Beijing’s influ-

ence.

“I hope one day our country will be recognised and treated as a truly independent entity. This is my biggest wish as a Taiwanese,” Fu told the crowd.

China claims selfruled Taiwan as part of its territory awaiting reunification, even though the two sides split in 1949 after a civil war. (afp)

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yemeni Tawakkol Karman stands in front of a digital image of Jamal Khashoggi as she speaks during a commemoration event of Khashoggi’s supporters on November 11, 2018 in Istanbul. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on November 11, 2018 that the US will hold accountable all involved in killing a dissident Saudi journalist.

Saudi Arabia has repeatedly changed its official narrative of the October 2 murder, first denying any knowledge of Khashoggi’s whereabouts and later saying he was killed when an argument degenerated into a fistfight.

Earlier this week, a Saudi prosecutor exonerated the crown prince of involvement in the brutal murder.

Speaking to reporters in Malibu, California after surveying damage from wildfires, Trump said “we’ll be having a very full report over the next two days, probably Monday or Tuesday.”

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert earlier said reports indicating the United States had already made final conclusions in the case were “inaccurate.”

“There remain numerous unanswered questions with respect to the murder of Mr Khashoggi,” she added.

The State Department will continue to seek facts and work with other countries to hold those involved in the killing accountable,

Nauert said, “while maintaining the important strategic relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.”

“In the meantime, we will continue to consult Congress, and work with other nations to hold accountable those involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.”

She noted that Washington had already taken “decisive measures” against individuals, including visa and sanctions actions.

The remarks appeared to contradict reports that the Central Intelligence Agency had determined Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Khashoggi,

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a vocal critic.

- ‘Truly spectacular ally’ The killing and the international uproar it triggered has frayed ties between Washington and longtime ally Riyadh, which has sought to end discussion of the murder and rejected calls for an international investigation.

But ahead of a briefing by his secretary of state and CIA director, Trump demured when asked about possible retaliation against Riyadh.

“They have been a truly spectacular ally in terms of jobs and economic development,” Trump told reporters.

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