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Netflix cuts ties with Kevin Spacey after sexual misconduct allegations LOS ANGELES - Netflix Inc severed ties on Friday with Kevin Spacey, one of its biggest stars and the lead in its popular drama “House of Cards,” after a number of allegations of sexual misconduct against the Oscar-winning actor.

The streaming company suspended production earlier this week of the upcoming sixth and final season of the political intrigue drama, in which Spacey plays U.S. president Frank Underwood.

“Netflix will not be involved with any further production of ‘House of Cards’ that includes Kevin Spacey,” the company said in a statement late on Friday.

Spacey’s publicist cut ties with him on Thursday and it was not known who currently represents him. His departure may not mean the end of the show, however.

“While we continue the ongoing investigation into the serious allegations concerning Kevin Spacey’s behavior on the set of ‘House of Cards,’ he has been suspended, effective immediately,” Media Rights Capital, the company that produces the show, said in a statement.

“MRC, in partnership with Netf-

lix, will continue to evaluate a creative path forward for the program during the hiatus,” it said.

The Netflix statement also said the company will work with MRC to determine the show’s future.

Spacey, who has had a successful career in film, television and theater, is one of several big names in the entertainment business to be accused of sexual misconduct by people coming forward in the wake of allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

Spacey apologized last weekend to actor Anthony Rapp, who had accused him of trying to seduce him in 1986 when Rapp was 14. CNN reported on Thursday that eight current and former employees of “House of Cards,” who were not identified, alleged sexual misconduct against Spacey.

Reuters was unable to independently confirm any of the accusations. Spacey, as part of his apology to Rapp, announced he was gay, which angered many in the LGBT community and beyond who saw his announcement as an effort to divert attention from the accusation

by Rapp. (rtr)

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Cast member Kevin Spacey poses at the premiere for the second season of the television series “House of Cards” at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California February 13, 2014.

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People stand on the roof of their house along submerged street in the UNESCO heritage ancient town of Hoi An after typhoon Damrey hits Vietnam November 6, 2017.

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Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige during World Premiere of Thor: Ragnarok.

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Rules With $121 Million Weekend

LOS ANGELES - Disney-Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok” is heading for a stellar opening weekend with $121 million at 4,080 North American locations -- the fourth best launch of 2017.

The third Thor movie is also putting an emphatic end to the monthlong box office slump that saw the worst October in a decade. Among 2017 titles, its debut weekend trails only “Beauty and the Beast” at $174.8 million, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” at $146.5 million and “It” at $123.4 million.

“Thor: Ragnarok” also officially launches the holiday season with a major bang. Moviegoing has been battered this year by a subpar second half that’s pulled down 2017 grosses by 5%, but it should rebound somewhat, thanks to “Thor: Ragnorak,” Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment’s “Justice League” (which opens Nov. 17) and Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The

Last Jedi” (opening Dec. 15).

“November has been a hotbed for blockbusters and is as important to any given year as even the hottest summer months and has been the launch pad for some of the biggest franchises in box office history including ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘Twilight,’ not to mention the traditional home for James Bond,” noted Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore. “Now Thor joins the rarefied air that is the $100 million November opening club, becoming only the ninth film to ever reach this threshold and the first to do it within the first part of the month.”

STXfilms’ R-rated “A Bad Moms Christmas,” which opened Wednes-

day, is heading for a respectable $21.6 million at 3,615 sites for its first five days. A24’s launch of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” posted the best platform opening of the year with $375,612 on four screens for an impressive $93,903 per-screen average.

“Thor: Ragnarok” wound up overperforming recent estimates, which had been in the $100 million to $118 million range. The rollout includes 3,400 3D screens, 391 IMAX screens, 616 premium large format screens, and 204 D-Box locations. The IMAX total was $25.4 million.

With Chris Hemsworth reprising the title role, “Thor: Ragnarok” will finish far above its predecessors, nearly doubling the 2011 opening of “Thor” at $65.7 million and coming in 41% above the 2013 sequel “Thor: The Dark World” at $85.7 million. (rtr)

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Death toll from Vietnam storm tops 60 and dams near bursting

Typhoon Damrey

The death toll from Typhoon Damrey that struck Vietnam at the weekend has risen to at least 49, the government said on Monday. Upon making landfall, the typhoon tore off roofs, felled trees and ripped up electricity poles. The heavy rains that followed have brought floods to central Vietnam just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.

The city will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Nov. 11-12.

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Damrey made landfall at 4 a.m. local time on Saturday

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Typhoon Damrey’s path

Ho Chi Minh City

The storm made landfall near the city, where most casualties were, according to authorities

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Sources: Pacific Disaster Center; Maps4News; Reuters. Local time is GMT+7.

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DANANG - The death toll from a typhoon and ensuing floods in Vietnam reached 61 on Monday and the government said some reservoirs were dangerously near capacity after persistent rain.

Typhoon Damrey tore across central Vietnam at the weekend just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, among them U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

The Communist state’s Search and Rescue Committee said 61 people had been killed and 28 were recorded as missing. It said some of the victims were in vessels that capsized at sea.

Others were killed in landslides. It did not give a full breakdown.

More than 2,000 homes had collapsed and more than 80,000 had been damaged, it said. Roads that had been flooded or washed away caused traffic jams across several provinces.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired an emergency meeting on the disaster. Ministers said that because some dams were so full,

water might need to be released to relieve pressure - potentially worsening flooding downstream.

In Danang, authorities called on soldiers and local people to clean up so that the beach resort would be ready for delegates to the meetings of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries, which started on Monday.Leaders are due to meet from Nov. 10 and organisers said the schedule had not been disrupted because of the weather.

But in much of the ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage site that spouses of APEC leaders are scheduled to visit on Saturday, muddy waters rose to head height and people boated through the streets.

Hoang Tran Son, 37, who left his home there when the water reached his chest, said it was the worst flooding he had seen for decades. “We’re pretty much all right in the city, but

people in remote areas are devastated,” he said.

The storm moved from the coastal area into a key coffee-growing region of the world’s biggest producer of robusta coffee beans. The typhoon had damaged some coffee trees at the start of the harvest season, farm officials said. But farmers in Daklak, the heart of the region, said the damage was limited. Authorities said that more than 7,000 farm animals had been killed.

Floods killed more than 80 people in northern Vietnam last month, while a typhoon wreaked havoc in central provinces in September. The country of more than 90 million people is prone to destructive storms and flooding, due to its long coastline.(rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Lessons from six weeks evacuation

New frineds and stronger bonds

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Economy of evacuees gradulaly starts to be revived

The center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) lowered the alert level of Mount Agung from level IV (warning) to level III (watch) on October 29. The extent of the dangerous area radius has now been reduced to 6 kilometers with a sectoral expansion of 1.5 kilometers. Residents of areas outside of the 6 kilometers danger zone have returned to home so they can resume their regular activities. People’s businesses that were temporarily abandoned have started running again thus increasing people’s economic power.

One couple from Gumawang sub-hamlet in Batusesa, Menanga, I Kadek Nuada and Ni Kadek Sumiati, for instance, started operating their small businesses again after the alert level was decrease from ‘warning’ to ’watch’ on October 29. They re-opened their carwash, laundry service and billiard table rental businesses that had been shut down since they were evacuated from the area of Mount Agung over a month ago.

“I am very grateful that alert level of Mount Agung has been lowered. This means that my house is now considered to be in the safe-zone and as of Tuesday (Oct. 31), we re-opened out businesses and our economy can get back on track”, said I Wayan

Nuada.

Nuada affirmed that since his businesses re-operated many residents have gradually started to seek out his services. He is proud of the businesses he runs as they are lawful and support his his children. He used to have cattle too, but was forced to sell them as a result of the force majeur conditions of Mount Agung’s ‘watch’ level alert. He used proceed of the sale of his cattle cover the costs of evacuating. “Hopefully, the alert level of Mount Agung will not rise again, so that we can continue earning a living” he said with hope.

I Nyoman Putu Ada alias Koming from Kesimpar, Besakih village, had to sell many of his

chicken when the alert level of Mount Agung was increased.

Previously he had 5,5000 chickens but he now only has 3,500.

He sold off the others for a very low price though unlike other breeders he kept some for fear of loosing his livelihood.

“I was forced to stay with my chicken overnight when the alert level for Mount Agung was still at ‘watch’ level of alert so that I could feed and guard them.

But, since the alert level was decreased on October 31rst, my wife and children took the opportunity to return home to feed the chicken. After feeding them we went back to the evacuation post at the Agricultural Office”, explained Putu Ada. (nan)

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Resdients of Karangasem who were evacuated to Klungkung continue to return to their home villages. During their time living in evacuation posts, they not only felt a stronger sense of togetherness but they also strengthened their bonds and made new friends.

Man people are still returning to their homes and on Galungan residents of On Galungan many people returned home and many are still returning. On Sunday (Nov 5) dozens of residents of Geriana Kangin, North Duda village, Selat, who had been evacuated to Besang Kawan, Semarapura Kaja village also returned home.

At about 7AM, people of different ages were seen siting in the courtyard of the local hamlet hall. Children cheerfully joked while adults collecting their belongings including clothes, kitchenware and bird cages. No one hurried, but once ready, they filled the back of pick-up trucks. One of the evacuees, 50 year old Ketut Sulatri took a moment to tell her story explaining that normally she works in the quarry filed sifting sand, but since she has been in the evacuation post she has not been busy at all but instead just sat in silence waiting for conditions to improve As she continued talking, tears filled her eyes as an expression of joy about being able to go home, the place where she has lived since she was a child. Undoubtedly the evacuation process and long days waiting have worn her down, but she said that she also learned some valuable things. “Here we do not just live with our own family but also with other residents who we have no family ties to”, she said.

After returning home, like many others Sulatri must get her life back together and see if she can get her old job back or look for other work. She must find some way of earning rupiah for the sake of a mouthful of rice. “We have no land to farm” she added.

Another woman named I Wayan Gitar, said she felt the same way about living in evacuation. Because everyone was in the same boat, she said it felt like family with everyone eating together and reminding each other to keep their spirits up. This experienced has enriched her life she said adding that she has many stories that can be shared later. She also said that she was grateful that people paid attention to everyone without discrimination. “ Well, here we got new families”, she said.

The bonding that took place over these six weeks could be seen from the moment of departure home when people were hugging each other, rubbing each other’s shoulders and shaking hands. brotherhood can also be seen before departing home. Apparently the experience reminded everyone to be more resilient in this life.

Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Klungkung, Putu Widiada, said that 57 families consisting of 201 people had returned home to Geriana Kangin, Bhuana Giri village, Bebandem subdistrict and Besakih hamlet, Rendang subdistrict.

“Many are still on their way home and we are still collecting data.

Some people went home just to say prayers while others returned home permanently. We will confirm the numbers soon”, he said. (sos)

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Cosmic-ray imaging finds hidden structure in Egypt’s Great Pyramid WASHINGTON - Scientists using an imaging method based on cosmic rays have detected a large and enigmatic internal structure in the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing, the massive Great Pyramid of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo.

Researchers announced the discovery on Thursday but said they did not know the purpose, contents or precise dimensions of what they are calling a “void” or “cavity” inside the pyramid, built as a monumental tomb around 2560 BC. To peer inside the pyramid, the scientists used an imaging technique called muon tomography that tracks particles that bombard Earth at close to the speed of light and penetrate deeply into solid objects.

They said the newly discovered internal structure was at least 100 feet (30 meters) long, and located above a hallway measuring about 155 feet long (47 meters) called the Grand Gallery, one of a series of passageways and chambers inside the immense pyramid. The researchers said it constitutes the first major inner structure found in the Great Pyramid since the 19th century.

“What we are sure about is that this big void is there, that it is impressive, that it was not expected by, as far as I know, any kind of theory,” said Mehdi Tayoubi, president and co-founder of the HIP Institute in France, one of the leaders of the study published in the journal Nature.

“We open the question to Egyptologists and archaeologists: what could it be?” added Hany Helal of Cairo University.

The Great Pyramid, looming alongside other large pyramids, is a towering achievement, remarkable for its simple beauty and colossal grandeur. The emblem of one of the great civilizations of antiquity, it soars to a height of 479 feet (146 meters), the tallest structure built by humankind until the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1889, and boasts a base measuring 754 feet (230 meters). (rtr)

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A photo of Pongo tapanuliensis, identified as a new species of orangutan is shown, found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra where a small population inhabit its Batag Toru forest, according to researchers November 2, 2017.

OSLO - A new species of orangutan has been identified in remote Indonesian forests and immediately becomes the most endangered type of great ape in the world with just 800 individuals, scientists said on Thursday.

Tourists visit the Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt on March 2, 2016.

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Children happy to be entertained by volunteers

New, endangered orangutan species found in Indonesian

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T h e Ta p a n u l i o r a n g u t a n , found only in upland forests in North Sumatra, differs from the other two species of orangutan in the shape of its skull and teeth, its genes, and in the way the males make long booming calls across the jungle, they said.

“The differences are very subtle, not easily observable to the naked eye,” Professor Michael Kruetzen of the University of Zurich, who is part of an international team, told Reuters.

“With no more than 800 individuals, this species is the most endangered great ape,” the scien-

tists wrote. Apart from humans, great apes comprise orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos.

The Tapanuli orangutan had probably been isolated from other populations for 10,000-20,000 years, the researchers wrote in the journal Current Biology. The population had been known by scientists since at least 1997 but had not previously been considered a separate species.

The Tapanuli orangutan faces threats including from forest clearance to make way for mining or palm oil plantations. The

region also had plans for a hydroelectric dam.

The scientists urged quick conservation measures. Otherwise, “we may see the discovery and extinction of a great ape species within our lifetime,” they wrote.

Laurel Sutherlin of Rainforest Action Network, who was not involved in the study, said the finding “must also serve as a wake up call to all of us from consumers, to global food and paper brands, to investors and local and national governments” to protect forests. (rtr)

DENPASAR — No one knows when evacuees from Mount Agung will be able to all go home. Children in the evacuation posts are living in conditions that are different than what they are used to and so they have to do a lot of adapting both in terms of their home environment and school. A few days ago, the Psychiatry Department of Sanglah Hospital visited some of the evacuation posts.

“Based on my observations over three days in Klungkung, Karangasem, Buleleng (Tembok), all the children seem to be well accommodated. Many institutions are entertaining them and inviting them to play”, said the Psychiatry Department Head of Sanglah Hospital, AA Sri Wahyuni, on Friday (Oct. 27). NGOs, institutions and various other parties have been visiting the children to play games and even provide prizes for winners. This makes the children happy and staves off boredom.

All the children in the evacuation posts play together. “ Mostly people have been evacuated by hamlet so the children already know each other” said Wahyuni.

She added that none of the children seemed to be frightened or have sleeping disorders. It is mostly parents who have trouble sleeping as they worry about their livestock and rice crops that just about ready to harvest. Many evacuees therefor return to their villages during the day to check on their farmland and livestock. During the day it is almost only the elderly and small children in the evacuation posts.

Many children feel like they are camping while most mothers are busy cooking, washing clothes and taking care of the small children. Many evacuation posts have public washing machines. “No one is suffering from sleep disorders and the like because they has not been a disaster.

What has changed is that they are living is less comfortable but more playful conditions” explained Wahyuni.

Although housewives have to make due with what is available, children are continuing their education at the evacuation posts, adjusting to new schools and new friends but their learning process has been made comfortable for them.

In the evening when the children need to do their homework, they do not have adequate facilities such as small folding tables so that they do not have to work hunched over. “A special tent is needed so he children can learn with mentors or take private lessons. Trying to study with so many distractions is not easy”, she added.

Teenagers are perhaps the hardest to deal with as supervision is needed with young men and women sleeping in the same tents. Parents need to be vigilant to avoid unwanted things such as sexual harassment or sexual violence. “ There has been one case of sexual violence but it did not involve children. The victim was traumatized from the experience by the experience of sexual violence from someone sleeping in the same tent. She has been moved and accommodated” added Wahyuni.

Children and teenagers, men and women are all sleeping in tents or wantilan in groups with other families. Such conditions are also trying for married couples who do not have the privacy they need to share intimacy.

“Such issues need to be addressed because it is unknown how long people will be living in such conditions and biological drives are still running” she said. Wahyuni added also stressed that she hopes there will not be any cases of sexual violence. (kmb42)

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Many children feel like they are camping while most mothers are busy cooking, washing clothes and taking care of the small children.

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In terms of commodities, the increase export commodities are fish and shrimp with an increase of 25.16 percent.

Bali’s exports on the rise again

Fish and shrimp dominate export commodities

DENPASAR — Bali’s export value in September 2017 was recorded to reach USD 44.15 million, an increase of 2.51 percent compared to August 2017 which only reaching USD 43.07 million. Compared to last year’s exports, there was an increase of 8.99 percent because in September 2016 Bali’s exports were recorded at USD 40.51 million.

“The increase is contributed to by the increased exports from Bali to China that went up 118.46 percent in September 2017. A similar increase also occurred in exports to Australia and Brazil”, said Adi Nugroho, Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali on Friday (Nov. 3).

In terms of commodities, the increase export commodities are fish and shrimp with an increase of 25.16 percent, apparel (23.7 percent) as well as jewelry with an increase of 12.17 percent. One of the top three export destination countries in September 2017 was the United States reaching 27.30 percent. “More than a quarter of Bali’s exports are directed to America”, added Nugroho. The second largest export destination is Australia with 12.48 percent

and then China (7.91 percent).

The growth of cumulative value (January-September) for Bali’s exports in 2017 amounted to USD 394.92 million. This figure indicates an 8-percent increase when compared to Bali’s exports during the period of January-September 2016 only reaching USD 365.67 million.

The monthly export movement of Bali over the past three years is indeed fluctuating, especially in October 2015 which showed an increase while a slight decrease occurred in 2016. Thus, the export prediction of October 2017 cannot be determined. However, when looking at the pattern from September 2017, it followed the increased pattern in 2015 with a stronger rise of 8.00. Thus, the figure in October within the past

two years shows its peak.

“Hopefully, this pattern will continue in 2017, so that we can wait for the release of October’s export next month (December).

When Bali’s exports follows the pattern established two years earlier, there is an increase, and hopefully if can reach a high record”, he hoped.

By sector, Bali’s strongest export contribution during the period of January-September 2017 is the manufacturing industry that reached 89.24 percent. This composition also showed an increase from the same composition last year only reaching 87.3 percent.

In the meantime, the exports of agricultural sector declined from 12.68 percent during the period of January-September last year to 10.74 percent. (kmb42)

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Apparel business faces fluctuating trends

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DENPASAR — Bali’s largest export commodities in September 2017 consist of fish and shrimp. The second largest is non-knitting apparel valued at USD 6.4 million. This value increases by 23.70 percent compared to August 2017 only reaching USD 5.2 million. When condition of September 2017 is compared to September 2016, it showed an increase of 49.56 percent.

Head of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) of Bali, Adi Nugroho, said that non-knitting apparel tends to increase. In September 2017, the apparel dominated the exports to Australia reaching 20.21 percent. In addition, apparel is also exported to the United States with the composition of 19.0 percent, Brazil (17.89 percent) and Singapore (10.54 percent).

In the future, he could not ensure about this apparel opportunity because it highly depends on condition of the country importing the apparel from Bali. However, the apparel export is fluctuating because the apparel export experiences fluctuating trend. This can be seen from the calculation of BPS. “It takes time to calculate the up and down trend,” he added.

In the meantime, the weaving sector, especially traditional songket weaving, has showed an increase in sales. This is experienced by I Ketut Widiadnyana, a songket craftsman from Jembrana. Although public purchasing power is assessed to decrease by several surveys, to him, it is not like that. He told that his monthly sales averagely increase by 20 percent.

Even though also experiencing a decrease in sales, according to him, running creative industry or handmade craft must continue to innovate and be creative. “Of course, we also intensify our marketing with the help of technology. Besides, we actively participate in various exhibitions,” he concluded. (kmb42)

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The weaving sector, especially traditional songket weaving, has showed an increase in sales.

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Bracelet of buffalo horn mixed with gold always in demand

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Bracelet with a dragon head carving design is still hunted by consumers.

BANGLI — Bracelet accessories handicraft combining buffalo horn and gold is never deserted of the enthusiasts. A bracelet with a dragon head carving design is still hunted by consumers, especially men to serve as complementary accessories when putting customary attires.

An accessory craftsman combining buffalo horn and gold from Bangli, Nyoman Sukanta, said on Sunday (Oct. 5) that such combined bracelet is actually not new creation. This bracelet has been on the market since the 1990s.

However, consumer demand for black based color bracelet never subsides. “Until now, there are still many devotees. Aside from

the elderly, many young people still favore it as well,” he explained.

Sukanta said the bracelet with circular design and a dragon head at one end is able to make the appearance of people wearing it look more special. It is especially when they are wearing Balinese attires.

To make this combined bracelet, he uses buffalo horn as the main material. The making process is by carving it manually.

Once formed, the semi-finished bracelet is then decorated with gold carvings. At least, the gold required to make this bracelet is about 5 grams.

In addition to gold, the combined bracelet can also be optionally re-

placed with silver carvings. But in general, consumers are more interested in gold carvings. “I produce this craftwork in cooperation with my nephew who is a goldsmith,” said the man who is also craftsman of engraving ostrich eggs.

To make a combined bracelet, it takes him approximately one week. It is considering that he is quite difficult to get the material especially buffalo horn, and the entire manufacturing process is still done manually.

Sukanta told the price varies depending on the size and the gold carvings installed as decoration on the bracelet. The lowest price usually set for consumers is around IDR 2 million. (kmb40)

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Future Saudi king tightens grip on power with arrests including Prince Alwaleed

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced plans on Monday to force all lawmakers to declare they are not dual nationals as he seeks to defuse a political crisis that saw his deputy ejected from parliament.

Turnbull’s centre-right coalition government was thrown into disarray last month when the High Court ruled that five lawmakers who were dual nationals, including Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, were ineligible for parliament.

The Australian leader has been facing down calls since for a full audit of parliamentarians to ensure they comply with the country’s constitution, which bars foreign nationals from sitting in parliament to prevent split allegiances.

The High Court ruling expelled three members of the Liberal-National coalition government from parliament, while a fourth resigned days later after confirming he also had dual nationality. The other affected lawmakers were from minority parties, with the main opposition Labor Party yet to be ensnared.

Turnbull said his plan, unlike an audit, would put the onus on lawmakers to check their own situation and anybody found to have made a false declaration would be in contempt of parliament. Lawmakers will be required to produce documents to prove any second citizenship has been renounced.

“Members and senators have been put squarely on notice now and so they will be turning their mind to their own affairs and the issues of citizenship,” Turnbull told reporters in Canberra.

The new laws would apply to both existing and prospective lawmakers. Those already in parliament would be given 21 days to make a declaration from the date it comes into force, while new lawmakers would have the same period of time from their swearing in.

Turnbull said he hoped to push the changes through parliament in the last remaining sitting days this year. That will require support from the Labor Party, which suggested a similar plan last week.

Turnbull has said previously that the court’s interpretation of the constitution was “very strict”.

He has flagged potential changes to the constitution, noting that more than half of Australia’s population of 24 million was either born overseas or has a parent who was born overseas. A referendum would be needed to change the constitution.

All seven lawmakers in the High Court case, two of whom were cleared to remain in parliament, accepted that they were dual nationals at the time of their election but claimed they were unaware of their status. Some were conferred a second nationality by birth, others by descent. (rtr)

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia’s future king has tightened his grip on power through an anticorruption purge by arresting royals, ministers and investors including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal who is one of the kingdom’s most prominent businessmen.

Prince Alwaleed, a nephew of the king and owner of investment firm Kingdom Holding, invests in firms such as Citigroup and Twitter. He was among 11 princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers detained, three senior officials told Reuters on Sunday.

The purge against the kingdom’s political and business elite also targeted the head of the National Guard, Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, who was detained and replaced as minister of the powerful National Guard by Prince Khaled bin Ayyaf.

The allegations against Prince Alwaleed include money laundering, bribery and extorting officials, one official told Reuters, while Prince Miteb is accused of embezzlement, hiring ghost employees and awarding contracts to his own companies including a $10 billion deal for walkie talkies and bulletproof military gear worth billions of Saudi riyals.

The allegations could not be independently verified and members of the families of those detained could not be reached.

News of the purge came soon after King Salman decreed late on Saturday the creation of an anticorruption committee chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, his 32-year-old favourite son who has amassed power since rising from obscurity three years ago.

The new body was given broad powers to investigate cases, issue arrest warrants and travel restrictions, and seize assets.

“The homeland will not exist unless corruption is uprooted and the corrupt are held accountable,” the royal decree said.

Analysts said the arrests were another pre-emptive measure by the crown prince to remove powerful figures as he exerts control over the world’s leading oil exporter.

The roundup recalls the palace

coup in June through which he ousted his elder cousin, Mohammed bin Nayef, as heir to the throne and interior minister.

MbS, as he is known, was expected to follow at least by removing Prince Miteb from leadership of the National Guard, a pivotal power base rooted in the kingdom’s tribes.

Over the past year, MbS has become the ultimate decision-maker for the kingdom’s military, foreign, economic and social policies, causing resentment among parts of the Al Saud dynasty frustrated by his meteoric rise. Saudi Arabia’s stock index was dragged down briefly but recovered to close higher as some investors bet the crackdown could bolster reforms in the long run.

The royal decree said the arrests were in response to “exploitation by some of the weak souls who have put their own interests above the public interest, in order to, illicitly, accrue money.” (rtr)

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Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reacts during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, November 6, 2017.

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Saudi purge worries investors but may speed reforms

DUBAI - A purge of Saudi Arabia’s political and business elites briefly dragged down the kingdom’s stock market on Sunday but prices recovered to close higher as some investors bet the crackdown could bolster reforms in the long run. The size of the purge - 11 princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers were detained by a newly created anti-corruption committee headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - raised questions about the stability and predictability of the Saudi government.

For foreigners, a major shock was the detention of flamboyant billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who as a big investor in top Western companies such as Citigroup is known as the international face of Saudi business.

Local investors, meanwhile, worried about whether a sustained investigation into corruption could turn up scandals in the kingdom’s opaque business world, forcing people implicated to sell off their equity holdings.

But many bankers and analysts saw the purge, which replaced the head of the National Guard, as a power grab

by Prince Mohammed, designed to remove any remaining obstacles to his authority and assure his eventual succession to the throne.

This, they said, could help the economy by making it easier for Prince Mohammed to pursue radical reforms that include slashing the state budget deficit, putting more women into employment, lifting a ban on women driving, and selling $300 billion of state assets. “This is the latest act of concentration of power in Saudi,” said Hasnain Malik, global head of equity research at emerging markets investment bank Exotix.

“As unprecedented and contro-

versial as it may be, this centralisation might also be a necessary condition for pushing the austerity and transformation agenda, the benefits of which very few investors are pricing in.”

After initially tumbling as much as 2.2 percent on Sunday, the Saudi stock index rebounded to close slightly higher. Shares related to some of the detained people, such as Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding, sank but most banks rose, a sign of economic optimism.

INSTABILITY The purge may increase Prince Mohammed’s grassroots support by tackling corruption, a problem that has long plagued the economy. “It’s a populist move that makes sense because a lot of the princes, businessmen and bureaucrats are corrupt, taking kickbacks and being involved in all kinds of shady deals,” said Bernard Haykel, professor of Near East studies at Princeton University. A danger for financial markets, however, is that Prince Mohammed is shaking up business practices and ties that have lasted for decades, a move which could backfire if it triggers an exodus of money and wealthy

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Bitcoin (virtual currency) coins placed on Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration picture, November 6, 2017.

individuals from the country.

“The fact that some of the country’s leading business people were arrested will scare the private sector and there might be even more capital flight than before. And most bureaucrats will now be terrified, perhaps justifiably,” Haykel said.

Many corporate executives expect Prince Mohammed to persuade or pressure rich Saudis to repatriate some of the billions of dollars which they are believed to have transferred overseas for safe-keeping, and which could now help to kick-start the development projects that he plans.

The corruption crackdown may be an initial step in this effort; the decree creating the committee gave it the right, pending the result of investigations, to seize assets at home or abroad and transfer them to the state Treasury. James Dorsey, senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, wrote that Prince Mohammed appeared to be reacting to growing opposition within the royal family and the military to his reforms and Riyadh’s military intervention in Yemen.

“It raises questions about the reform process that increasingly is

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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud poses for a photo with National Guard Minister Khaled bin Ayyaf and Economy Minister Mohammed al-Tuwaijri during a swearing-in ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 6, 2017. based on a unilateral rather than a consensual rewriting of the kingdom’s social contract.” For many people, however, a unilateral approach is seen as the best chance to push through the reforms. A chief economist at a big regional bank said Prince Mohammed’s main motive for acting was frustration that reforms were not moving fast enough.

The privatisation programme, for example, including the planned sale of 5 percent of national oil giant Saudi Aramco, has been discussed

for many months with little action.

Now the programme may pick up.

“The message this should send to foreign investors is it’s unwise to bet against MbS,” said Sam Blatteis, chief executive of regional advisory firm The MENA Catalysts, using a common abbreviation of Prince Mohammed’s name. “When he wants to get things done, he has proven that he can. This is not a consolidation of power, it’s an acceleration. The wheels of policy-making are moving faster.”(rtr)

at ING in London.

The dollar rose as high as 114.89 yen at one point, its highest since midMarch, gaining steam after breaching technical resistance at levels near 114.50 yen.

Against a broader trade-weighted basket of its rivals <.DXY<, the dollar was flat at 94.946 on Monday after rising 1.3 percent last week, its biggest weekly rise of the year.

The dollar’s jump in early trades was also aided by positioning data.

Net short dollar positions have dwindled to their smallest in four months with outstanding dollar shorts now at $3 billion compared to $18 billion at end-September, according to latest

CFTC data.

Although U.S. wage growth data disappointed, analysts remain optimistic that wages will pick up, and there was little change in market expectations for the Fed to raise interest rates in December for a third time this year.

The jobs data, including the wage growth figures, were seen as being broadly in line with recent trends, said Shinichiro Kadota, senior FX strategist for Barclays in Tokyo.

But bond markets were flashing a warning sign, with the spread between two- and ten-year U.S. yields at their narrowest in more than a decade. The euro was flat at $1.16065.(rtr)

Dollar pauses after biggest weekly rise of 2017

LONDON - The dollar was little changed on Monday after investors took profits on its best weekly performance this year, with wariness about the status of the U.S. economy and tax reform plans setting the tone.

The dollar briefly popped to a eightmonth high against the Japanese yen in Asian trades but, with last week’s U.S. jobs data having been relatively underwhelming, London-based traders were a bit more cautious.

“The only reason why investors are not selling the dollar aggressively is because (of) uncertainty around the tax plan progress even though the bond market is flashing a warning sign,” said Viraj Patel, an FX strategist

Lake Batur, blessings for all Ancient Songan continually renewed

Lake Batur is one of Bali’s four lakes and is considered to be the source of fertility and abundance for Bali’s farmers. This area is also a popular tourist attraction, with people from all over the world coming to hike Mount Batur, bathe in the natural hot springs and enjoy the farmlands that stretch our in all directions. The people who live around the lake are descendants of Bali’s indigenous people known as Bali Mule or Bali Aga. Trunyan is one of the villages on the lake and is known for burying their dead above ground. Although the neighbouring village of Songan is also home to descendants of Bali Mule, they do not share this practice, though they do have many traditions that differ from the rest of Bali. The people of Songan for example do not celebrate Galungan.

As it happens, this year Hulun Danau Batur -Tri Kahyangan Jagat Temple held a grandiose month long ceremony called Mapepada Ngusaba Kapat, that takes place once every ten years and ended on the full moon, a few days after Galungan (Nov.4). Ulun Danau Batur Temple, located by the lakeshore, is one of Bali’s three Tri Kahyangan Jagat temples, along with Besakih Temple and Lempuyangan Temple.

So, people from all over Bali come to pray here regularly.

As village head of Songan, Pak Lanang explained; “Yes we organize the ceremony and take care of the temple because it is our responsibility, but we share this responsibility with people from all over Bali because the lake is important to everyone on the island - especially farmers”.. The grandiose month long ceremony, he added serves many functions including revitalizing the harmony of Dewi Danau (lake Goddess) and involved the sacrifice of 13 cattle, sacred dances performed by dance troupes from all over Bali, prayers by 15 of Bali’s most important high

priests, subaks (farm field irrigation cooperative) from all over Bali and ongoing prayers by all kinds of people from throughout the island and beyond.

While most Balinese people come to Songan to pray at Hulun Danau Batur Temple, visitors from around the world are also drawn to this beautiful part of the island.

While trekking up Mount Batur to see the sunrise is the most popular activity amongst foreign and local visitors alike, Songan is drawing an increasing amount of attention from people wanting to enjoy the aura and landscape of this unique village.

I Komang Kertia is hamlet head of Songan B and lives on his ancestral land by a steep cliff that the people of Songan used to hike up to access the only spring in the area.

Nowadays people no longer have to hike up the hill known as “fire rock” (as the flint form the stones here used to also serve as ancient matches), to get there water as water is pumped from the lake and wells have recently been drilled.

Today it is tourists who hike up the hill to enjoy the spectacular view.

The cliff that flanks the land where his family still grows onions and tomatoes, has also become a popular spot for rock climbing.

When asked how people know about the cliff, Kertia explained that the many people who show up in his yard eager to climb, find out about the cliff online, from other rock climbers. There is also a famous tree called pohon cinta or love tree on the top of the cliff.

The tree became well known after a young man was there courting a young lady when he fell off the steep 100 meter cliff. By some miracle, he survived the fall unscathed. The young couple figured that the tree witnessed their love and so spared the young man. They got married shortly thereafter, had two children and the tree is now visited by hopeful couples from around Indonesia and the world.

Last year, the Regent of Bangli asked the people of Songan to create Pokdarwis or tourist attraction management groups for the different attractions in the area so that the enormous potential for tourism here can flourish. Most people in Songan

are busy with their farm-work. so tourism has not been a priority, despite the tremendous potential and the increasing numbers of people who come here looking peace, blessings, or to enjoy the view.

Because people are already coming to “fire rock” or Batu Api for climbing, trekking and general relaxation -or even hoping for a blessing of love from the great tree, Kertia and his younger brother I Kadek Puspa Ediarianto have started hosting visitors. Five months ago, Ediarianto responded to the Regent of Bangli’s request and formed a Pokdarwis tourism group for Batu Api and submitted his request for official status but has yet to anything back from the local government.

Whether people come to Lake Batur to pray for blessings of fertilty or abundance from the Goddess of the lake in the ancient lakeshore temple, or for blessing of love from the ‘love tree’, or whether they come to hike up Mount Batur to renew their spirit as they greet the sun rising on a new day, to bathe in the natural volcanic hot springs to refresh body and mind or just enjoy the atmosphere of these ancient faming villages, and lava fields, one thing is certain: Lake Batur with its magnificent backdrop of Mount Batur and surrounding hills that has been taken care of by the people of Songan since time immemorial has the power to inspire, renew, and deepen our spirits in innumerable ways.(kmb)

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Pulung-pulung sela or cassava ball is a traditional cake having been quite familiar among Balinese people. Around the 1980s, this cake became a favorite for the old, young people as well as children. Especially during rainy season, many people consume this cake.

It is easy to get as on sale everywhere.

Indeed it is a simple cake, but when enjoyed together, it will be more palatable.

Therefore, every activity like exercise to dance, play gamelan or chant psalmody at hamlet hall, this cake is ready to accompany. However, it will be nicer when enjoying this cake is accompanied with a cup of coffee. But children like it due it its sweetness.

In this modern era marked with the presence of new pastries, the cassava ball began to disappear. If remaining available, it must be made by farmers at villages living away from a pastry shop.

Currently children no longer know this cake, denoting a heritage of their ancestors.

They just enjoy the instant and relatively modern cookies.

Lately, this kind of cake begins to reappear. Traditional stalls in urban areas have sold it again. Its ingredient and shape may be the same, but the price is even more expensive. In the past, people could by it at IDR 5 per piece or even two pieces, but now it is sold for IDR 1,000 or IDR 2,000 per piece. Nevertheless, old people who are missing this traditional cake will definitely buy it.

It is primarily made from cassava. The ingredient is very versatile and can be made into a variety of foods.

Aside from cassava, the other ingredients are young coconut, brown sugar, salt and cooking oil. At first, grate the entire coconut and cassava ingredient. Mix well the grated cassava, coconut and salt together. Slice thinly the brown sugar. Having finely and evenly prepared the batter, it is then shaped into a ping pong ball and filled in with brown sugar inside the ball. Fry until looking golden and brown. Finally, it can be served in warm condition. (kmb)

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Sacked Catalonia leader turns himself in, polls show independence strength BRUSSELS - Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday, following Spain’s issuing of an arrest warrant for rebellion and sedition.

All are wanted by Madrid for actions related to the push for the region’s secession from Spain. Puigdemont has become the public face of that move for independence.

Other charges are the misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust relating to the secessionist campaign, which has thrown Spain into a political crisis just as its economy has recovered from a sharp downturn and banking stress.

Madrid has taken over administrative control in Catalonia, until then an autonomous region, and called new elections on Dec 21.

Two polls on Sunday suggested pro-Catalonia independence parties will together win December’s regional election although they may fall just short of a majority of seats in parliament needed to revive the secession campaign.

Parties supporting Catalonia staying in Spain would divide seats but garner around 54 percent of the vote, the polls suggested.

Puigdemont travelled to Belgium shortly after Madrid took control. On Sunday morning, Puigdemont and four of his former councillors presented themselves to police in Brussels.

A judge will hear the defendants case on Sunday afternoon and has until Monday morning to decide whether the formalities for the extradition request have been fulfilled. According to a GAD3 survey of 1,233 people conducted between Oct. 30 and Nov. 3 and published in La Vanguardia newspaper, proindependence parties ERC, PDeCAT and CUP would take between 66 and 69 seats in the 135-seat parliament.

A second poll taken over the same period for the conservative newspaper La Razon echoed the GAD3 survey, showing pro-independence parties would capture the most votes though still fall just shy of a parliamentary majority with 65 seats. Other seats would be generally divided between parties that support the region remaining as part of Spain, though they would run on separate tickets.

Voter participation, however, will rise to a record of 83 percent, the GAD3 poll showed.

POLITICIANS ON REMAND Under the European arrest warrant system, the five defendants in Belgium can agree to an extradition order immediately or the judge can set bail or detain them. Belgian authorities have to inform their European counterparts if a European arrest warrant cannot be executed after 90 days.

On Saturday, Puigdemont - who PDeCAT said on Sunday would lead the party in the election - called for a united Catalan political front for independence from Spain and against the detention of his former members of government.

On Thursday, nine of his sacked cabinet were ordered by Spain’s High Court to be held on remand pending an investigation and potential trial.

One member of the dismissed cabinet, Santi Vila, was freed after paying bail of 50,000 euros ($58,035) on Friday. The other eight could remain in custody for up to four years. According to the GAP3 survey, 59 percent believed legal action against Puigdemont was unjustified while 69.3 percent said the jailing of the Catalan politicians would give the independence cause a boost at the ballot box. (rtr)

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Paul Bekaert, the lawyer representing sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, leaves the Belgian prosecutors office in Brussels, Belgium, November 5, 2017.

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Local residents embrace during a candlelight vigil for victims of a mass shooting in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S., November 5, 2017.

Texas gunman kills at least 26 worshipers at small-town church

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS - A gunman massacred at least 26 worshipers and wounded 20 others at a white-steepled church in southeast Texas on Sunday, carrying out the latest in a series of mass shootings that have plagued the United States, authorities said.

The lone suspect, wearing black tactical gear and a ballistic vest and carrying an assault rifle, opened fire after entering the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs in Wilson County, about 40 miles (65 km) east of San Antonio.

The victims ranged in age from 5 to 72 years old, law enforcement officials said at a news conference.

After the shooting, the gunman, described as a white man in his 20s, was fired on by a local resident. He fled in his vehicle and was later found dead in neighboring Guadalupe County.

It was not immediately clear if the suspect killed himself or he was hit by gunfire by the resident, authorities said.

“We are dealing with the largest mass shooting in our state’s history,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott said at the news conference. “The tragedy of course is worsened by the fact that it occurred in a church, a place of worship where these people were innocently gunned down.”

Neither the suspect’s identity nor motive were disclosed by authorities.

But law enforcement officials who were not identified have said the gunman was Devin P. Kelley, describe as a white, 26-year-old man, the New York Times and other media reported.

The 14-year-old daughter of pastor Frank Pomeroy was killed, the family

told several television stations.

Jeff Forrest, a 36-year-old military veteran who lives a block away from the church, said what sounded like high-caliber, semi-automatic gunfire triggered memories of his four combat deployments with the Marine Corps.

“I was on the porch, I heard 10 rounds go off and then my ears just started ringing,” Forrest said. “I hit the deck and I just lay there.”

The massacre comes just weeks after a sniper killed 58 people at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The shootings have stirred a years-long national debate over whether easy access to firearms was contributing to the trend.

President Donald Trump said he was monitoring the situation while in Japan on a 12-day Asian trip.

“May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene,” he said on Twitter.

According to the witnesses, about 20 shots rang out at 11:30 a.m. (1730 GMT) during the church services, according to media reports. It was unclear how many worshippers were inside at the time.

After the shooting, the suspect sped away in a car and was soon cornered by sheriff’s deputies just outside of Wilson County in Guadalupe County,

Wiley told Reuters. He did not know if the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot or was killed by deputies.

Connally Memorial Medical Center in Floresville received eight patients, the hospital said in a statement, while Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston received another eight.

At Connally, three people were treated and released, one is in critical condition and four were transferred to the University Hospital in San Antonio for a higher level of care.

The First Baptist Church is one of two houses of worship in Sutherland Springs, an area that is home to fewer than 900 residents, according the 2010 Census. There are also two gas stations and a Dollar General store in town.

The white-painted, one-story structure features a small steeple and a single front door. On Sunday, the Lone Star flag of Texas was flying alongside the U.S. flag and a third, unidentified banner.

Inside there is a small raised platform on which members sang worship songs to guitar music and the pastor delivered a weekly sermon, according to videos posted on YouTube. In one of the clips, a few dozen people, including young children, can be seen sitting in the wooden pews. (rtr)

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A police officer is seen at the site of an explosion at a fireworks factory at Kosambi village in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, October 27, 2017.

Indonesian officials find multiple violations in deadly factory blaze TANGERANG - Police investigating a fire that killed nearly 50 people at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of Jakarta late last month have found multiple safety violations at the plant, which was crammed with three times the number of workers allowed. One of Indonesia’s worst industrial disasters, the Oct. 26 blaze in the congested industrial suburb of Tangerang, has cast a new spotlight on lax safety standards in Indonesia, where rules are often ignored or weakly enforced.

Reuters interviews with police investigators, government officials and survivors show that at the time of the fire, the factory was overcrowded, had only one exit, and a single mid-sized fire extinguisher even though it had reported having four on site.

The building housed more than 4,000 kg of combustible materials in various locations, which, police say, made it all too easy for the fire to rip through the 2,600 square metre factory within minutes, killing 49 workers and injuring dozens more.

Survivors told Reuters they had not had any emergency training or drills, and were not familiar with evacuation routes. Police spokesman Argo Yuwono said there was no indication anyone had tried to use the fire extinguisher.

“It was total panic and the fire was quickly out of control,” Yuwono said. “The workers had zero training in how to respond in an emergency or how to use a fire extinguisher.”

Police have detained the owner and operations manager of the company on suspicion of negligence leading to death. They face at least five years in prison if found guilty. A representative for the parent company of PT Panca Buana Cahaya Sukses said the firm would pay for all survivors’ medical treatment, but declined comment on the legal case.

THE FIRE On the day of the fire, 103 workers had filed into the dusty and stuffy factory. Many lived in small houses nearby that are dotted among the neighbourhood’s factory complexes, and sent their children to school just a block away from the fireworks workshop. Workers, paid an average of 40,000 rupiah ($2.96) a day, fanned out across the factory – to storage facilities for raw materials and finished fireworks, a machine room where the fireworks were produced, and packaging stations. Some milled around in

the workers’ canteen near the front of the building.

Police say that soon after the day’s work got underway, at around 9.20 a.m., sparks from unauthorised welding work landed on tall stacks of unpackaged fireworks, causing at least two explosions that shook neighbouring buildings and could be heard miles away.

Survivors say that within minutes the front area and only exit of the warehouse was engulfed in fire and thick black smoke, trapping the workers and sending them scrambling towards the back of the building.

Police found 44 bodies piled up in a back corner of the building, all charred beyond recognition.

Clothes and identifying accessories had melted. Bodies were identified using dental records and DNA samples from families. Uwang, a 36-year-old woman hired to package fireworks, said she and four others survived by jumping into a small water tank.

“At first, I tried to get out the front gate, but the smoke was already very thick. My friend pulled me into the water tank. I only dared to put my face up to the surface every few seconds to breathe,” she said, lying in a hospital bed with at least half her face, and hands, feet and thighs wrapped in thick, white bandages. As the flames leapt higher and people screamed for help, a contingent of police officers that happened to be temporarily stationed just across from the factory, started breaking down one of the walls of the warehouse using hammers and iron bars.

More than 30 workers, many severely injured and some with their clothes burned off, managed to scramble out of the hole in the wall, including Uwang. Others scaled the factory’s walls, jumped to safety or used ladders that residents had propped up against the burning building, witnesses said. The local fire brigade, winding through narrow streets swarming with bystanders and motorbikes, arrived nearly an hour later and had brought the blaze under control by noon.

CLOSURE THREAT

Authorities suspect that violations are rampant among thousands of factories in the area, and they are threatening to close any don’t meet safety requirements. “Small- and medium-sized companies are the ones likely to ignore the rules, and they’re the ones that are difficult to regulate,” said Ahmed Zaki Iskandar, the regent of Tangerang, adding that companies making products like paper, fuel, or paint will be targeted first.

He said the company in question had been inspected by safety officials and was issued a permit to employ up to 35 people, but had actually recruited over 100. “The layout made sense for 35 people ... but they broke the rules and they must take responsibility,” Iskandar said, adding that since the fire he had ordered dozens of fireworks “home industries” in the area to be shut down. Risk analyst Keith Loveard said the crackdown was little more than an “instant solution for a deepseated problem of industrial safety”.

“The regent’s proposal is positive and much needed, but similar moves have followed disasters in the past, only to see compliance and oversight return to earlier low levels a few months later.”(rtr)

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Les Waterfall

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The Hidden Beauty of North Bali

SINGARAJA - Bali is the main tourism destination in Indonesia.

Well, most of people are aware of that. However there are so many hidden tourism spot you can find in Bali. And most of them have their own unique and hidden beauty.

One of the good examples is the Waterfall of Les village. If you are eager to spend holiday exploring the beauty of northern part of Bali, Les Waterfall is a great choice to visit. It is located in Les village on the eastern part of Buleleng Regency, 38 kilometer to the east from Singaraja, and about 50 kilometers from Lovina.

This tourism spot has not been maximally touched by any investor. Therefore, this tourism spot is still treasuring its nature panorama with its green hills and undeniable charm of amazing waterfall. The height of this waterfall is about 30 meters. Since the water is hitting the rock before directly pouring to the bottom, visitors can stand under

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the waterfall and enjoy the relaxation of natural massage. Not only tourist, local people also usually come and enjoy natural massage.

How to reach the waterfall?

There are several options to reach this waterfall from the city or other tourism object nearby. The Best option is by car to reach the village, and then walk for about 1 kilometer or hire local motorcycle.

It is because car is only able to take you to the village. It won’t be able to take you directly into the waterfall since it is impossible to drive straight to the waterfall. However, you still have the choice to deny the motorcycle and walk while enjoying the nature, trees, and green panorama of the hill. You also can hire local guide to lead you during the trip. Don’t worry about the path to the waterfall since it is well built and safe for pedestrian as well as motorcycle.

As well as several options to reach, there are also several routes

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to take to reach Les Village. You can come from Denpasar to Singaraja which passing several tourism spot such as Kebun Raya Eka Karya (Bedugul Botanical Garden), Git-Git Waterfall, Air Sanih Swimming Pool, and many other.

The second route is from Denpasar to Les Village via Gianyar and Kintamani. This route passes some tourism object such as Batur Volcano Mountain and Batur Lake, Volcano Museum in Penelokan, Some temple such as Penulisan and Batur Temple, and of course some more tourist destination along the way. Well, you can reach the waterfall from Karangasem regency via Tejakula.

Les Waterfall at Les VillageTime of visit is also should be included into consideration. If you want to have a visit into a crowd, Galungan day would be a nice choice to visit. Local residences really love to celebrate Galungan Day (a holy celebration day for Hinduism) in the waterfall. So you can interact with local people and ask more about the culture and tourist spot. Meanwhile, domestic and international tourist usually reaches maximum visit count on August holiday season or days before and after New Year.

Is that all? No. if you are an extreme sport lover, you may ask the local people or the administrator of the tourist spot to consider you for an extreme journey to the top of the waterfall. Actually, there is one more waterfall on the top of the tourism spot. However, reaching that spot is difficult and is highly recommended to use safety utility.

Maybe if you browse through tourism spot in Bali, this waterfall

NEW Zealander Brendon Hartley, who last month made his Formula One debut with the Toro Rosso team, won the world endurance championship with Porsche for the second time on Sunday.

The 27-year-old, his compatriot Earl Bamber and Germany’s Timo Bernhard took the number two Porsche to second place in the penultimate round of the championship in Shanghai to secure the title.

Porsche, who are leaving the championship at the end of the season, also won the manufacturers’

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Shalane Flanagan of the U.S. celebrates winning the Professional Women’s Division with Mary Keitany of Kenya and Mamitu Dasku of Ethiopia during the New York City Marathon in Central Park in New York, U.S., November 5, 2017.

is not yet famous compared to other tourism spot in Bali. This tourism spot is not yet developed to its final potential. Trekking is one of the examples of possible development for this tourism object. Local residence were also not highly depends on the waterfall as their main income.

However, the youth generation of this local residence is highly passionate to develop this tourism spot to its maximum extent. Well, is that all about waterfall? The answer is still “No”. You won’t regret visiting

this waterfall as well as there are other tourism options to visit when arriving to this village. Les village is also blessed with enchanting underwater panorama on its coastline. This village has an amazingly unique slope in which the water flows like a stream before pouring down to the bottom. An amazing waterfall and beautiful underwater scenery, maybe an “amazing weekend escape” is fair enough to explain the natural beauty of Les village. (IBP/net)

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Flanagan scores stunning victory in NYC marathon

NEW YORK - Shalane Flanagan became the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years when she claimed a dominant victory over Kenyan three-times champion Mary Keitany on Sunday.

The men’s title went to Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor, who held off countryman Wilson Kipsang.

Flanagan, who had never won a major marathon, clocked two hours, 26 minutes 53 seconds for the stunning victory at the age of 36 in what could be her last competitive marathon.

Keitany struggled home in 2:27:54 for second with Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska third in 2:28:08.

“This is the moment I have dreamed off since I was a little girl,” Flanagan said after the race, tears streaming down her face.

“It’s been a tough week for New Yorkers and a tough week for our nation and I thought of what a better gift than to make Americans smile today,” she said, referring to Tuesday’s truck-ramming attack that killed eight in what authorities described as a terrorist act. Thousands of police lined the course as part of heightened security because of the incident.

“So I was thinking of other people when it started to hurt,” said Flanagan, the 2008 Olympic 10,000 metres silver medallist.

American women had not won

in New York since Miki Gorman claimed her second consecutive title in 1977.

Keitany, winner of this year’s London Marathon and the fastest ever in a women’s only marathon, had been expected to run away with the race but a slow pace allowed Flanagan and others to stay with her early.

When crunch time came it was Flanagan, not Keitany, who dominated, impressively leading the final three miles. Whether she runs another major marathon is likely to be decided in the coming days.

She said after the race she would meet with her coach, Jerry Schumacher, to discuss her running future.

“I think I will sit with my coach tonight and I think we will have some decisions to make,” Flanagan told a news conference.

While Flanagan was an overwhelming winner, Kamworor was not assured of his first major victory until the closing metres.

After taking the lead in the 23rd mile, the 24-year-old 2015 New York runner-up had to contend with Kip-

sang, whose final push brought him ever so close to his countryman.

But in the end it was Kamworor who won by three seconds in 2:10:53 with Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa third in 2:11:32.

“This is fantastic for me for this is my first victory in (a major) marathon,” said Kamworor, who was running his fifth marathon.

Former winner Meb Keflezighi, who was running his final competitive marathon at age 42, finished 11th in 2:15:29, collapsing at the finish.

Swiss athletes swept the wheelchair titles.

Manuela Schaer stunned fivetimes champion Tatyana McFadden in the women’s race, defeating the American by almost three minutes in 1:48.09.

McFadden clocked 1:51:01 and third went to compatriot Amanda McGrory in 1:53.11.

Repeat winner Marcel Hug gave Switzerland the men’s title in equally dominant fashion, defending his championship in 1:37:21, more than two minutes ahead of British runnerup John Charles Smith. The title was Hug’s third in New York City. (rtr)

crown for the third year in a row.

Toyota won the race with Japan’s Kazuki Nakajima, Britain’s Anthony Davidson and Swiss racer Sebastien Buemi.

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Hartley, who also won the world championship in 2015 with Bernhard and Australian Mark Webber, is set to complete the Formula One season with Toro Rosso after making his debut at last month’s U.S. Grand Prix. He also looks likely to be confirmed for 2018 with French rookie Pierre Gasly. (rtr)

Sock snatches last ATP Finals spot with Paris title PARIS - American Jack Sock snatched the last spot in the eightman field for the season-ending ATP Finals when he beat Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic 5-7 6-4 6-1 to win the Paris Masters title on Sunday.

The 16th-seeded Sock became the first American to win the singles title at the tournament since Andre Agassi in 1999. Sock, who started the week in 24th position in the Race to London, needed to win the title to leapfrog Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta to ensure he will play in the Nov. 12-19 event in London.

He did just that with a solid performance, wearing down the defence of world number 77 Krajinovic.

“I obviously snuck into ... London unexpectedly so zero pressure on me to go there,” said Sock, the first American man to make it into the singles draw of the season-finale since Mardy Fish in 2011.

“I’m going to swing big and play my game, like I always do, and just honestly enjoy the moment.”

Sock won his first two service games to love but ran into a spot of bother in the sixth game. He served and volleyed to save a break point but a double fault handed Krajinovic

a break and a 4-2 lead.

The American broke straight back but a fine forehand earned the Serb a set point and Sock made a mess of another forehand as his opponent, who defended well, took the lead.

Krajinovic, however, lost his focus and a forehand error gave Sock an early break in the second set. The Serb fell 4-1 behind and could only break back once, Sock levelling for one-set all.

The momentum had shifted and Sock, who will finish the year as the American number one for the first time, raced through the deciding set to claim his maiden Masters title.

Despite the defeat, Krajinovic will climb to a career-high 33 in the rankings on Monday and the 25-year-old is aiming higher.

“I know that I will work even more right now. That’s for sure.

Pressure is part of the sport,” he said.

“Everybody has pressure in life.

Of course, I am going to have more.

People will expect more from me right now. They see I can do it.

“But if I want to be better, I have to handle that. So I will work on that also. So I hope next year will be better.”(rtr)

REUTERS/Charles Platiau

USA’s Jack Sock celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic.

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West Ham sack manager Bilic

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Napoli’s Dries Mertens and Marek Hamsik after the match

Fatigue and injuries start taking toll on Napoli

MILAN - Fatigue and injuries are beginning to take their toll on Serie A leaders Napoli, raising doubts as to whether their relatively small squad can stay the distance. Napoli dropped points for only the second time this season in the league when they were held 0-0 at Chievo on Sunday and Juventus cut the gap to one point with a 2-1 win over bottom club Benevento.

Coach Maurizio Sarri said his team lacked sharpness after facing Manchester City in the Champions League four days earlier, reinforcing the widely-raised doubts over whether his squad has the strength in depth for both a European and domestic campaign.

“We got to the end of a difficult run of games and we were rather weary, we lacked sharpness,” said Sarri. He also admitted that they missed left back Faouzi Ghoulam who is expected to be out for several months with a knee injury. Ghoulam, regarded as one of Sarri’s most important players, was replaced by Mario Rui who found the Algerian a tough act to follow on his first start for Napoli.

“Of course, we missed Ghoulam’s strength and running but Mario is the one who is playing now and we have to get him up to 100 percent,” said Sarri. “Mario Rui did quite well, considering that it was only his third match in five-and-a-half months,” he added.

With Poland forward Arkadiusz Milik also out with a knee injury, Napoli’s squad is likely to be severely tested once the league resumes following the international break. “This is the situation we are in and we have to do the best we can with the squad at our disposal,” said Sarri. Napoli have delighted the public with their slick attacking football over the last year, but Sarri suggested that they needed to learn how to win without playing at full steam.

“We need to start winning matches where we don’t play brilliantly and, in this sense, missing two important players like Milik and Ghoulam represents a problem,” he said.(rtr)

LONDON - West Ham United have sacked manager Slaven Bilic after they dropped into the relegation zone following Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat by Liverpool, the Premier League club said on Monday. The Croatian replaced Sam Allardyce in June, 2015 and led West Ham to a seventh-placed finish in his first season. He also oversaw their move to the London Stadium but has won just two out of 11 league games in this campaign.

“West Ham United can confirm that Slaven Bilic has today left his position with the club,” West Ham said in a statement. Former Everton, Manchester United and Sunderland manager David Moyes, who is currently out of work, has been strongly linked with the position. West Ham said they “believe a change is now necessary in order for the club to move forward positively and in line with their ambition”.

“The club’s search for a new manager to take West Ham United for-

ward is underway and an announcement regarding Bilic’s successor is expected to be made over the coming days,” the statement added. Moyes told BeInSport on Sunday that he was willing to take on the challenge of keeping the Hammers in the Premier League. “I’ve always said I want to go back into club management. If the right opportunity comes around, I’ll be interested.”

Asked about West Ham before Bilic’s sacking, the 54-year-old, who also had a brief and unsuccessful spell with Real Sociedad in Spain, said: “I am interested but at the moment that vacancy has not become available. I know what Slaven must be going through.”

Bilic, who played as a defender for West Ham, has been under pressure throughout this campaign and although a League Cup win over Tottenham bought him time, a draw at bottom club Crystal Palace and the heavy home loss to Liverpool sealed his fate. West Ham’s joint chairmen David Sullivan and

David Gold praised Bilic for his commitment and integrity.

“The board invested heavily signing the players Slaven believed would complete the squad he needed to push the club back towards the level we had reached in his first season, and we believe we have the players capable of doing that,” they said.

“Sadly, performances and results have not been of the expected standard and, in recent weeks, we have not seen enough indication of the required improvement to give us the encouragement that things would change and we would meet our Premier League aspirations this season.

“We see this as an exciting opportunity to appoint a quality manager to the position to inject fresh ideas, organisation and enthusiasm into a very talented squad,” Gold and Sullivan added. Bilic’s coaching assistants Nikola Jurcevic, Edin Terzic, Julian Dicks and Miljenko Rak have also left the club.(rtr)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is pleased with the Premier League side’s improvement and form over the past two months but will not make any premature comparison with his former clubs.

Guardiola won 14 titles in four seasons at Barcelona and seven in three years at Bayern Munich but the Spaniard’s debut season in England did not yield a trophy as City finished third in the league last campaign and lost in the FA Cup semi-final.

City have started their current campaign dominantly and Sunday’s 3-1 win over Arsenal opened an eight-point lead at the top of the table and they enter the Champions League knockout stages unbeaten in their group.

“We cannot deny the last two months have been amazing, we won all the games, to do it in two months is so, so difficult. So I am

Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata in action with Manchester United’s Ander Herrera

REUTERS/Toby Melville

Man United players keen to prove themselves after break - Herrera Manchester United players will be eager to prove themselves after the international break as they head into it with a 1-0 loss to Premier League champions Chelsea, midfielder Ander Herrera said.

Spaniard Alvaro Morata scored the winner that re-ignited Chelsea’s hopes of retaining the title as they sit just one point behind second-placed United and thirdplaced Tottenham Hotspur after 11 league games.

For United, the defeat marked their second in three league games and left them eight points behind leaders Manchester City.

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic gestures

Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

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“It’s disappointing for us because we came here to win, we pressed them and we created a couple of good chances... ,” Herrera told the club’s website. (www.manutd.com) “When you lose you want to play as soon as possible but we have to wait a couple of weeks but also it’s good to have some rest.

Some players have played every game since the other international break so it’s good to have a rest and recover.”

Defender Chris Smalling, who was left out England manager Gareth Southgate’s squad for this month’s friendlies, also reflected

on the defeat and bemoaned the international break.

“The result is frustrating because we put in so much effort and I think we controlled large parts of the game,” Smalling said.

“It’s unfortunate there’s now an international break but I think we’ll have to regroup and in our next game make sure we put on a performance to rectify this.

“I think it’s about us getting back to Old Trafford for that game and put on a performance that the fans can be proud of.” United host 11th placed Newcastle United when the league resumes on Nov. 18.(rtr)

so happy,” Guardiola told reporters after the win against Arsenal.

“But in the past Barcelona, Bayern Munich, they won titles, we didn’t win once. So until we are able to lift something, we cannot talk about that.

“But the way we play we cannot deny that in the last two months we play good. A lot of goals, today again three goals, and how many chances we create.”

City’s bid for their first league title since 2014 received a boost as second-placed Manchester United lost 1-0 to Chelsea, allowing the champions to move within one point of United, who are level on 23 points with third-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

After the international break, City can extend their 15-match winning run across all competitions when they visit Leicester City in the league on Nov. 18.(rtr)

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West Ham sack manager Bilic

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Napoli’s Dries Mertens and Marek Hamsik after the match

Fatigue and injuries start taking toll on Napoli

MILAN - Fatigue and injuries are beginning to take their toll on Serie A leaders Napoli, raising doubts as to whether their relatively small squad can stay the distance. Napoli dropped points for only the second time this season in the league when they were held 0-0 at Chievo on Sunday and Juventus cut the gap to one point with a 2-1 win over bottom club Benevento.

Coach Maurizio Sarri said his team lacked sharpness after facing Manchester City in the Champions League four days earlier, reinforcing the widely-raised doubts over whether his squad has the strength in depth for both a European and domestic campaign.

“We got to the end of a difficult run of games and we were rather weary, we lacked sharpness,” said Sarri. He also admitted that they missed left back Faouzi Ghoulam who is expected to be out for several months with a knee injury. Ghoulam, regarded as one of Sarri’s most important players, was replaced by Mario Rui who found the Algerian a tough act to follow on his first start for Napoli.

“Of course, we missed Ghoulam’s strength and running but Mario is the one who is playing now and we have to get him up to 100 percent,” said Sarri. “Mario Rui did quite well, considering that it was only his third match in five-and-a-half months,” he added.

With Poland forward Arkadiusz Milik also out with a knee injury, Napoli’s squad is likely to be severely tested once the league resumes following the international break. “This is the situation we are in and we have to do the best we can with the squad at our disposal,” said Sarri. Napoli have delighted the public with their slick attacking football over the last year, but Sarri suggested that they needed to learn how to win without playing at full steam.

“We need to start winning matches where we don’t play brilliantly and, in this sense, missing two important players like Milik and Ghoulam represents a problem,” he said.(rtr)

LONDON - West Ham United have sacked manager Slaven Bilic after they dropped into the relegation zone following Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat by Liverpool, the Premier League club said on Monday. The Croatian replaced Sam Allardyce in June, 2015 and led West Ham to a seventh-placed finish in his first season. He also oversaw their move to the London Stadium but has won just two out of 11 league games in this campaign.

“West Ham United can confirm that Slaven Bilic has today left his position with the club,” West Ham said in a statement. Former Everton, Manchester United and Sunderland manager David Moyes, who is currently out of work, has been strongly linked with the position. West Ham said they “believe a change is now necessary in order for the club to move forward positively and in line with their ambition”.

“The club’s search for a new manager to take West Ham United for-

ward is underway and an announcement regarding Bilic’s successor is expected to be made over the coming days,” the statement added. Moyes told BeInSport on Sunday that he was willing to take on the challenge of keeping the Hammers in the Premier League. “I’ve always said I want to go back into club management. If the right opportunity comes around, I’ll be interested.”

Asked about West Ham before Bilic’s sacking, the 54-year-old, who also had a brief and unsuccessful spell with Real Sociedad in Spain, said: “I am interested but at the moment that vacancy has not become available. I know what Slaven must be going through.”

Bilic, who played as a defender for West Ham, has been under pressure throughout this campaign and although a League Cup win over Tottenham bought him time, a draw at bottom club Crystal Palace and the heavy home loss to Liverpool sealed his fate. West Ham’s joint chairmen David Sullivan and

David Gold praised Bilic for his commitment and integrity.

“The board invested heavily signing the players Slaven believed would complete the squad he needed to push the club back towards the level we had reached in his first season, and we believe we have the players capable of doing that,” they said.

“Sadly, performances and results have not been of the expected standard and, in recent weeks, we have not seen enough indication of the required improvement to give us the encouragement that things would change and we would meet our Premier League aspirations this season.

“We see this as an exciting opportunity to appoint a quality manager to the position to inject fresh ideas, organisation and enthusiasm into a very talented squad,” Gold and Sullivan added. Bilic’s coaching assistants Nikola Jurcevic, Edin Terzic, Julian Dicks and Miljenko Rak have also left the club.(rtr)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is pleased with the Premier League side’s improvement and form over the past two months but will not make any premature comparison with his former clubs.

Guardiola won 14 titles in four seasons at Barcelona and seven in three years at Bayern Munich but the Spaniard’s debut season in England did not yield a trophy as City finished third in the league last campaign and lost in the FA Cup semi-final.

City have started their current campaign dominantly and Sunday’s 3-1 win over Arsenal opened an eight-point lead at the top of the table and they enter the Champions League knockout stages unbeaten in their group.

“We cannot deny the last two months have been amazing, we won all the games, to do it in two months is so, so difficult. So I am

Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata in action with Manchester United’s Ander Herrera

REUTERS/Toby Melville

Man United players keen to prove themselves after break - Herrera Manchester United players will be eager to prove themselves after the international break as they head into it with a 1-0 loss to Premier League champions Chelsea, midfielder Ander Herrera said.

Spaniard Alvaro Morata scored the winner that re-ignited Chelsea’s hopes of retaining the title as they sit just one point behind second-placed United and thirdplaced Tottenham Hotspur after 11 league games.

For United, the defeat marked their second in three league games and left them eight points behind leaders Manchester City.

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic gestures

Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

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“It’s disappointing for us because we came here to win, we pressed them and we created a couple of good chances... ,” Herrera told the club’s website. (www.manutd.com) “When you lose you want to play as soon as possible but we have to wait a couple of weeks but also it’s good to have some rest.

Some players have played every game since the other international break so it’s good to have a rest and recover.”

Defender Chris Smalling, who was left out England manager Gareth Southgate’s squad for this month’s friendlies, also reflected

on the defeat and bemoaned the international break.

“The result is frustrating because we put in so much effort and I think we controlled large parts of the game,” Smalling said.

“It’s unfortunate there’s now an international break but I think we’ll have to regroup and in our next game make sure we put on a performance to rectify this.

“I think it’s about us getting back to Old Trafford for that game and put on a performance that the fans can be proud of.” United host 11th placed Newcastle United when the league resumes on Nov. 18.(rtr)

so happy,” Guardiola told reporters after the win against Arsenal.

“But in the past Barcelona, Bayern Munich, they won titles, we didn’t win once. So until we are able to lift something, we cannot talk about that.

“But the way we play we cannot deny that in the last two months we play good. A lot of goals, today again three goals, and how many chances we create.”

City’s bid for their first league title since 2014 received a boost as second-placed Manchester United lost 1-0 to Chelsea, allowing the champions to move within one point of United, who are level on 23 points with third-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

After the international break, City can extend their 15-match winning run across all competitions when they visit Leicester City in the league on Nov. 18.(rtr)

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Les Waterfall

Hartley takes world endurance title with Porsche

The Hidden Beauty of North Bali

SINGARAJA - Bali is the main tourism destination in Indonesia.

Well, most of people are aware of that. However there are so many hidden tourism spot you can find in Bali. And most of them have their own unique and hidden beauty.

One of the good examples is the Waterfall of Les village. If you are eager to spend holiday exploring the beauty of northern part of Bali, Les Waterfall is a great choice to visit. It is located in Les village on the eastern part of Buleleng Regency, 38 kilometer to the east from Singaraja, and about 50 kilometers from Lovina.

This tourism spot has not been maximally touched by any investor. Therefore, this tourism spot is still treasuring its nature panorama with its green hills and undeniable charm of amazing waterfall. The height of this waterfall is about 30 meters. Since the water is hitting the rock before directly pouring to the bottom, visitors can stand under

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the waterfall and enjoy the relaxation of natural massage. Not only tourist, local people also usually come and enjoy natural massage.

How to reach the waterfall?

There are several options to reach this waterfall from the city or other tourism object nearby. The Best option is by car to reach the village, and then walk for about 1 kilometer or hire local motorcycle.

It is because car is only able to take you to the village. It won’t be able to take you directly into the waterfall since it is impossible to drive straight to the waterfall. However, you still have the choice to deny the motorcycle and walk while enjoying the nature, trees, and green panorama of the hill. You also can hire local guide to lead you during the trip. Don’t worry about the path to the waterfall since it is well built and safe for pedestrian as well as motorcycle.

As well as several options to reach, there are also several routes

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to take to reach Les Village. You can come from Denpasar to Singaraja which passing several tourism spot such as Kebun Raya Eka Karya (Bedugul Botanical Garden), Git-Git Waterfall, Air Sanih Swimming Pool, and many other.

The second route is from Denpasar to Les Village via Gianyar and Kintamani. This route passes some tourism object such as Batur Volcano Mountain and Batur Lake, Volcano Museum in Penelokan, Some temple such as Penulisan and Batur Temple, and of course some more tourist destination along the way. Well, you can reach the waterfall from Karangasem regency via Tejakula.

Les Waterfall at Les VillageTime of visit is also should be included into consideration. If you want to have a visit into a crowd, Galungan day would be a nice choice to visit. Local residences really love to celebrate Galungan Day (a holy celebration day for Hinduism) in the waterfall. So you can interact with local people and ask more about the culture and tourist spot. Meanwhile, domestic and international tourist usually reaches maximum visit count on August holiday season or days before and after New Year.

Is that all? No. if you are an extreme sport lover, you may ask the local people or the administrator of the tourist spot to consider you for an extreme journey to the top of the waterfall. Actually, there is one more waterfall on the top of the tourism spot. However, reaching that spot is difficult and is highly recommended to use safety utility.

Maybe if you browse through tourism spot in Bali, this waterfall

NEW Zealander Brendon Hartley, who last month made his Formula One debut with the Toro Rosso team, won the world endurance championship with Porsche for the second time on Sunday.

The 27-year-old, his compatriot Earl Bamber and Germany’s Timo Bernhard took the number two Porsche to second place in the penultimate round of the championship in Shanghai to secure the title.

Porsche, who are leaving the championship at the end of the season, also won the manufacturers’

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Shalane Flanagan of the U.S. celebrates winning the Professional Women’s Division with Mary Keitany of Kenya and Mamitu Dasku of Ethiopia during the New York City Marathon in Central Park in New York, U.S., November 5, 2017.

is not yet famous compared to other tourism spot in Bali. This tourism spot is not yet developed to its final potential. Trekking is one of the examples of possible development for this tourism object. Local residence were also not highly depends on the waterfall as their main income.

However, the youth generation of this local residence is highly passionate to develop this tourism spot to its maximum extent. Well, is that all about waterfall? The answer is still “No”. You won’t regret visiting

this waterfall as well as there are other tourism options to visit when arriving to this village. Les village is also blessed with enchanting underwater panorama on its coastline. This village has an amazingly unique slope in which the water flows like a stream before pouring down to the bottom. An amazing waterfall and beautiful underwater scenery, maybe an “amazing weekend escape” is fair enough to explain the natural beauty of Les village. (IBP/net)

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Flanagan scores stunning victory in NYC marathon

NEW YORK - Shalane Flanagan became the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years when she claimed a dominant victory over Kenyan three-times champion Mary Keitany on Sunday.

The men’s title went to Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor, who held off countryman Wilson Kipsang.

Flanagan, who had never won a major marathon, clocked two hours, 26 minutes 53 seconds for the stunning victory at the age of 36 in what could be her last competitive marathon.

Keitany struggled home in 2:27:54 for second with Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska third in 2:28:08.

“This is the moment I have dreamed off since I was a little girl,” Flanagan said after the race, tears streaming down her face.

“It’s been a tough week for New Yorkers and a tough week for our nation and I thought of what a better gift than to make Americans smile today,” she said, referring to Tuesday’s truck-ramming attack that killed eight in what authorities described as a terrorist act. Thousands of police lined the course as part of heightened security because of the incident.

“So I was thinking of other people when it started to hurt,” said Flanagan, the 2008 Olympic 10,000 metres silver medallist.

American women had not won

in New York since Miki Gorman claimed her second consecutive title in 1977.

Keitany, winner of this year’s London Marathon and the fastest ever in a women’s only marathon, had been expected to run away with the race but a slow pace allowed Flanagan and others to stay with her early.

When crunch time came it was Flanagan, not Keitany, who dominated, impressively leading the final three miles. Whether she runs another major marathon is likely to be decided in the coming days.

She said after the race she would meet with her coach, Jerry Schumacher, to discuss her running future.

“I think I will sit with my coach tonight and I think we will have some decisions to make,” Flanagan told a news conference.

While Flanagan was an overwhelming winner, Kamworor was not assured of his first major victory until the closing metres.

After taking the lead in the 23rd mile, the 24-year-old 2015 New York runner-up had to contend with Kip-

sang, whose final push brought him ever so close to his countryman.

But in the end it was Kamworor who won by three seconds in 2:10:53 with Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa third in 2:11:32.

“This is fantastic for me for this is my first victory in (a major) marathon,” said Kamworor, who was running his fifth marathon.

Former winner Meb Keflezighi, who was running his final competitive marathon at age 42, finished 11th in 2:15:29, collapsing at the finish.

Swiss athletes swept the wheelchair titles.

Manuela Schaer stunned fivetimes champion Tatyana McFadden in the women’s race, defeating the American by almost three minutes in 1:48.09.

McFadden clocked 1:51:01 and third went to compatriot Amanda McGrory in 1:53.11.

Repeat winner Marcel Hug gave Switzerland the men’s title in equally dominant fashion, defending his championship in 1:37:21, more than two minutes ahead of British runnerup John Charles Smith. The title was Hug’s third in New York City. (rtr)

crown for the third year in a row.

Toyota won the race with Japan’s Kazuki Nakajima, Britain’s Anthony Davidson and Swiss racer Sebastien Buemi.

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Hartley, who also won the world championship in 2015 with Bernhard and Australian Mark Webber, is set to complete the Formula One season with Toro Rosso after making his debut at last month’s U.S. Grand Prix. He also looks likely to be confirmed for 2018 with French rookie Pierre Gasly. (rtr)

Sock snatches last ATP Finals spot with Paris title PARIS - American Jack Sock snatched the last spot in the eightman field for the season-ending ATP Finals when he beat Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic 5-7 6-4 6-1 to win the Paris Masters title on Sunday.

The 16th-seeded Sock became the first American to win the singles title at the tournament since Andre Agassi in 1999. Sock, who started the week in 24th position in the Race to London, needed to win the title to leapfrog Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta to ensure he will play in the Nov. 12-19 event in London.

He did just that with a solid performance, wearing down the defence of world number 77 Krajinovic.

“I obviously snuck into ... London unexpectedly so zero pressure on me to go there,” said Sock, the first American man to make it into the singles draw of the season-finale since Mardy Fish in 2011.

“I’m going to swing big and play my game, like I always do, and just honestly enjoy the moment.”

Sock won his first two service games to love but ran into a spot of bother in the sixth game. He served and volleyed to save a break point but a double fault handed Krajinovic

a break and a 4-2 lead.

The American broke straight back but a fine forehand earned the Serb a set point and Sock made a mess of another forehand as his opponent, who defended well, took the lead.

Krajinovic, however, lost his focus and a forehand error gave Sock an early break in the second set. The Serb fell 4-1 behind and could only break back once, Sock levelling for one-set all.

The momentum had shifted and Sock, who will finish the year as the American number one for the first time, raced through the deciding set to claim his maiden Masters title.

Despite the defeat, Krajinovic will climb to a career-high 33 in the rankings on Monday and the 25-year-old is aiming higher.

“I know that I will work even more right now. That’s for sure.

Pressure is part of the sport,” he said.

“Everybody has pressure in life.

Of course, I am going to have more.

People will expect more from me right now. They see I can do it.

“But if I want to be better, I have to handle that. So I will work on that also. So I hope next year will be better.”(rtr)

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USA’s Jack Sock celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic.

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Sacked Catalonia leader turns himself in, polls show independence strength BRUSSELS - Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday, following Spain’s issuing of an arrest warrant for rebellion and sedition.

All are wanted by Madrid for actions related to the push for the region’s secession from Spain. Puigdemont has become the public face of that move for independence.

Other charges are the misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust relating to the secessionist campaign, which has thrown Spain into a political crisis just as its economy has recovered from a sharp downturn and banking stress.

Madrid has taken over administrative control in Catalonia, until then an autonomous region, and called new elections on Dec 21.

Two polls on Sunday suggested pro-Catalonia independence parties will together win December’s regional election although they may fall just short of a majority of seats in parliament needed to revive the secession campaign.

Parties supporting Catalonia staying in Spain would divide seats but garner around 54 percent of the vote, the polls suggested.

Puigdemont travelled to Belgium shortly after Madrid took control. On Sunday morning, Puigdemont and four of his former councillors presented themselves to police in Brussels.

A judge will hear the defendants case on Sunday afternoon and has until Monday morning to decide whether the formalities for the extradition request have been fulfilled. According to a GAD3 survey of 1,233 people conducted between Oct. 30 and Nov. 3 and published in La Vanguardia newspaper, proindependence parties ERC, PDeCAT and CUP would take between 66 and 69 seats in the 135-seat parliament.

A second poll taken over the same period for the conservative newspaper La Razon echoed the GAD3 survey, showing pro-independence parties would capture the most votes though still fall just shy of a parliamentary majority with 65 seats. Other seats would be generally divided between parties that support the region remaining as part of Spain, though they would run on separate tickets.

Voter participation, however, will rise to a record of 83 percent, the GAD3 poll showed.

POLITICIANS ON REMAND Under the European arrest warrant system, the five defendants in Belgium can agree to an extradition order immediately or the judge can set bail or detain them. Belgian authorities have to inform their European counterparts if a European arrest warrant cannot be executed after 90 days.

On Saturday, Puigdemont - who PDeCAT said on Sunday would lead the party in the election - called for a united Catalan political front for independence from Spain and against the detention of his former members of government.

On Thursday, nine of his sacked cabinet were ordered by Spain’s High Court to be held on remand pending an investigation and potential trial.

One member of the dismissed cabinet, Santi Vila, was freed after paying bail of 50,000 euros ($58,035) on Friday. The other eight could remain in custody for up to four years. According to the GAP3 survey, 59 percent believed legal action against Puigdemont was unjustified while 69.3 percent said the jailing of the Catalan politicians would give the independence cause a boost at the ballot box. (rtr)

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Paul Bekaert, the lawyer representing sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, leaves the Belgian prosecutors office in Brussels, Belgium, November 5, 2017.

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Local residents embrace during a candlelight vigil for victims of a mass shooting in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S., November 5, 2017.

Texas gunman kills at least 26 worshipers at small-town church

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS - A gunman massacred at least 26 worshipers and wounded 20 others at a white-steepled church in southeast Texas on Sunday, carrying out the latest in a series of mass shootings that have plagued the United States, authorities said.

The lone suspect, wearing black tactical gear and a ballistic vest and carrying an assault rifle, opened fire after entering the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs in Wilson County, about 40 miles (65 km) east of San Antonio.

The victims ranged in age from 5 to 72 years old, law enforcement officials said at a news conference.

After the shooting, the gunman, described as a white man in his 20s, was fired on by a local resident. He fled in his vehicle and was later found dead in neighboring Guadalupe County.

It was not immediately clear if the suspect killed himself or he was hit by gunfire by the resident, authorities said.

“We are dealing with the largest mass shooting in our state’s history,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott said at the news conference. “The tragedy of course is worsened by the fact that it occurred in a church, a place of worship where these people were innocently gunned down.”

Neither the suspect’s identity nor motive were disclosed by authorities.

But law enforcement officials who were not identified have said the gunman was Devin P. Kelley, describe as a white, 26-year-old man, the New York Times and other media reported.

The 14-year-old daughter of pastor Frank Pomeroy was killed, the family

told several television stations.

Jeff Forrest, a 36-year-old military veteran who lives a block away from the church, said what sounded like high-caliber, semi-automatic gunfire triggered memories of his four combat deployments with the Marine Corps.

“I was on the porch, I heard 10 rounds go off and then my ears just started ringing,” Forrest said. “I hit the deck and I just lay there.”

The massacre comes just weeks after a sniper killed 58 people at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The shootings have stirred a years-long national debate over whether easy access to firearms was contributing to the trend.

President Donald Trump said he was monitoring the situation while in Japan on a 12-day Asian trip.

“May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene,” he said on Twitter.

According to the witnesses, about 20 shots rang out at 11:30 a.m. (1730 GMT) during the church services, according to media reports. It was unclear how many worshippers were inside at the time.

After the shooting, the suspect sped away in a car and was soon cornered by sheriff’s deputies just outside of Wilson County in Guadalupe County,

Wiley told Reuters. He did not know if the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot or was killed by deputies.

Connally Memorial Medical Center in Floresville received eight patients, the hospital said in a statement, while Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston received another eight.

At Connally, three people were treated and released, one is in critical condition and four were transferred to the University Hospital in San Antonio for a higher level of care.

The First Baptist Church is one of two houses of worship in Sutherland Springs, an area that is home to fewer than 900 residents, according the 2010 Census. There are also two gas stations and a Dollar General store in town.

The white-painted, one-story structure features a small steeple and a single front door. On Sunday, the Lone Star flag of Texas was flying alongside the U.S. flag and a third, unidentified banner.

Inside there is a small raised platform on which members sang worship songs to guitar music and the pastor delivered a weekly sermon, according to videos posted on YouTube. In one of the clips, a few dozen people, including young children, can be seen sitting in the wooden pews. (rtr)

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A police officer is seen at the site of an explosion at a fireworks factory at Kosambi village in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, October 27, 2017.

Indonesian officials find multiple violations in deadly factory blaze TANGERANG - Police investigating a fire that killed nearly 50 people at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of Jakarta late last month have found multiple safety violations at the plant, which was crammed with three times the number of workers allowed. One of Indonesia’s worst industrial disasters, the Oct. 26 blaze in the congested industrial suburb of Tangerang, has cast a new spotlight on lax safety standards in Indonesia, where rules are often ignored or weakly enforced.

Reuters interviews with police investigators, government officials and survivors show that at the time of the fire, the factory was overcrowded, had only one exit, and a single mid-sized fire extinguisher even though it had reported having four on site.

The building housed more than 4,000 kg of combustible materials in various locations, which, police say, made it all too easy for the fire to rip through the 2,600 square metre factory within minutes, killing 49 workers and injuring dozens more.

Survivors told Reuters they had not had any emergency training or drills, and were not familiar with evacuation routes. Police spokesman Argo Yuwono said there was no indication anyone had tried to use the fire extinguisher.

“It was total panic and the fire was quickly out of control,” Yuwono said. “The workers had zero training in how to respond in an emergency or how to use a fire extinguisher.”

Police have detained the owner and operations manager of the company on suspicion of negligence leading to death. They face at least five years in prison if found guilty. A representative for the parent company of PT Panca Buana Cahaya Sukses said the firm would pay for all survivors’ medical treatment, but declined comment on the legal case.

THE FIRE On the day of the fire, 103 workers had filed into the dusty and stuffy factory. Many lived in small houses nearby that are dotted among the neighbourhood’s factory complexes, and sent their children to school just a block away from the fireworks workshop. Workers, paid an average of 40,000 rupiah ($2.96) a day, fanned out across the factory – to storage facilities for raw materials and finished fireworks, a machine room where the fireworks were produced, and packaging stations. Some milled around in

the workers’ canteen near the front of the building.

Police say that soon after the day’s work got underway, at around 9.20 a.m., sparks from unauthorised welding work landed on tall stacks of unpackaged fireworks, causing at least two explosions that shook neighbouring buildings and could be heard miles away.

Survivors say that within minutes the front area and only exit of the warehouse was engulfed in fire and thick black smoke, trapping the workers and sending them scrambling towards the back of the building.

Police found 44 bodies piled up in a back corner of the building, all charred beyond recognition.

Clothes and identifying accessories had melted. Bodies were identified using dental records and DNA samples from families. Uwang, a 36-year-old woman hired to package fireworks, said she and four others survived by jumping into a small water tank.

“At first, I tried to get out the front gate, but the smoke was already very thick. My friend pulled me into the water tank. I only dared to put my face up to the surface every few seconds to breathe,” she said, lying in a hospital bed with at least half her face, and hands, feet and thighs wrapped in thick, white bandages. As the flames leapt higher and people screamed for help, a contingent of police officers that happened to be temporarily stationed just across from the factory, started breaking down one of the walls of the warehouse using hammers and iron bars.

More than 30 workers, many severely injured and some with their clothes burned off, managed to scramble out of the hole in the wall, including Uwang. Others scaled the factory’s walls, jumped to safety or used ladders that residents had propped up against the burning building, witnesses said. The local fire brigade, winding through narrow streets swarming with bystanders and motorbikes, arrived nearly an hour later and had brought the blaze under control by noon.

CLOSURE THREAT

Authorities suspect that violations are rampant among thousands of factories in the area, and they are threatening to close any don’t meet safety requirements. “Small- and medium-sized companies are the ones likely to ignore the rules, and they’re the ones that are difficult to regulate,” said Ahmed Zaki Iskandar, the regent of Tangerang, adding that companies making products like paper, fuel, or paint will be targeted first.

He said the company in question had been inspected by safety officials and was issued a permit to employ up to 35 people, but had actually recruited over 100. “The layout made sense for 35 people ... but they broke the rules and they must take responsibility,” Iskandar said, adding that since the fire he had ordered dozens of fireworks “home industries” in the area to be shut down. Risk analyst Keith Loveard said the crackdown was little more than an “instant solution for a deepseated problem of industrial safety”.

“The regent’s proposal is positive and much needed, but similar moves have followed disasters in the past, only to see compliance and oversight return to earlier low levels a few months later.”(rtr)

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Saudi purge worries investors but may speed reforms

DUBAI - A purge of Saudi Arabia’s political and business elites briefly dragged down the kingdom’s stock market on Sunday but prices recovered to close higher as some investors bet the crackdown could bolster reforms in the long run. The size of the purge - 11 princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers were detained by a newly created anti-corruption committee headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - raised questions about the stability and predictability of the Saudi government.

For foreigners, a major shock was the detention of flamboyant billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who as a big investor in top Western companies such as Citigroup is known as the international face of Saudi business.

Local investors, meanwhile, worried about whether a sustained investigation into corruption could turn up scandals in the kingdom’s opaque business world, forcing people implicated to sell off their equity holdings.

But many bankers and analysts saw the purge, which replaced the head of the National Guard, as a power grab

by Prince Mohammed, designed to remove any remaining obstacles to his authority and assure his eventual succession to the throne.

This, they said, could help the economy by making it easier for Prince Mohammed to pursue radical reforms that include slashing the state budget deficit, putting more women into employment, lifting a ban on women driving, and selling $300 billion of state assets. “This is the latest act of concentration of power in Saudi,” said Hasnain Malik, global head of equity research at emerging markets investment bank Exotix.

“As unprecedented and contro-

versial as it may be, this centralisation might also be a necessary condition for pushing the austerity and transformation agenda, the benefits of which very few investors are pricing in.”

After initially tumbling as much as 2.2 percent on Sunday, the Saudi stock index rebounded to close slightly higher. Shares related to some of the detained people, such as Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding, sank but most banks rose, a sign of economic optimism.

INSTABILITY The purge may increase Prince Mohammed’s grassroots support by tackling corruption, a problem that has long plagued the economy. “It’s a populist move that makes sense because a lot of the princes, businessmen and bureaucrats are corrupt, taking kickbacks and being involved in all kinds of shady deals,” said Bernard Haykel, professor of Near East studies at Princeton University. A danger for financial markets, however, is that Prince Mohammed is shaking up business practices and ties that have lasted for decades, a move which could backfire if it triggers an exodus of money and wealthy

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Bitcoin (virtual currency) coins placed on Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration picture, November 6, 2017.

individuals from the country.

“The fact that some of the country’s leading business people were arrested will scare the private sector and there might be even more capital flight than before. And most bureaucrats will now be terrified, perhaps justifiably,” Haykel said.

Many corporate executives expect Prince Mohammed to persuade or pressure rich Saudis to repatriate some of the billions of dollars which they are believed to have transferred overseas for safe-keeping, and which could now help to kick-start the development projects that he plans.

The corruption crackdown may be an initial step in this effort; the decree creating the committee gave it the right, pending the result of investigations, to seize assets at home or abroad and transfer them to the state Treasury. James Dorsey, senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, wrote that Prince Mohammed appeared to be reacting to growing opposition within the royal family and the military to his reforms and Riyadh’s military intervention in Yemen.

“It raises questions about the reform process that increasingly is

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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud poses for a photo with National Guard Minister Khaled bin Ayyaf and Economy Minister Mohammed al-Tuwaijri during a swearing-in ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 6, 2017. based on a unilateral rather than a consensual rewriting of the kingdom’s social contract.” For many people, however, a unilateral approach is seen as the best chance to push through the reforms. A chief economist at a big regional bank said Prince Mohammed’s main motive for acting was frustration that reforms were not moving fast enough.

The privatisation programme, for example, including the planned sale of 5 percent of national oil giant Saudi Aramco, has been discussed

for many months with little action.

Now the programme may pick up.

“The message this should send to foreign investors is it’s unwise to bet against MbS,” said Sam Blatteis, chief executive of regional advisory firm The MENA Catalysts, using a common abbreviation of Prince Mohammed’s name. “When he wants to get things done, he has proven that he can. This is not a consolidation of power, it’s an acceleration. The wheels of policy-making are moving faster.”(rtr)

at ING in London.

The dollar rose as high as 114.89 yen at one point, its highest since midMarch, gaining steam after breaching technical resistance at levels near 114.50 yen.

Against a broader trade-weighted basket of its rivals <.DXY<, the dollar was flat at 94.946 on Monday after rising 1.3 percent last week, its biggest weekly rise of the year.

The dollar’s jump in early trades was also aided by positioning data.

Net short dollar positions have dwindled to their smallest in four months with outstanding dollar shorts now at $3 billion compared to $18 billion at end-September, according to latest

CFTC data.

Although U.S. wage growth data disappointed, analysts remain optimistic that wages will pick up, and there was little change in market expectations for the Fed to raise interest rates in December for a third time this year.

The jobs data, including the wage growth figures, were seen as being broadly in line with recent trends, said Shinichiro Kadota, senior FX strategist for Barclays in Tokyo.

But bond markets were flashing a warning sign, with the spread between two- and ten-year U.S. yields at their narrowest in more than a decade. The euro was flat at $1.16065.(rtr)

Dollar pauses after biggest weekly rise of 2017

LONDON - The dollar was little changed on Monday after investors took profits on its best weekly performance this year, with wariness about the status of the U.S. economy and tax reform plans setting the tone.

The dollar briefly popped to a eightmonth high against the Japanese yen in Asian trades but, with last week’s U.S. jobs data having been relatively underwhelming, London-based traders were a bit more cautious.

“The only reason why investors are not selling the dollar aggressively is because (of) uncertainty around the tax plan progress even though the bond market is flashing a warning sign,” said Viraj Patel, an FX strategist

Lake Batur, blessings for all Ancient Songan continually renewed

Lake Batur is one of Bali’s four lakes and is considered to be the source of fertility and abundance for Bali’s farmers. This area is also a popular tourist attraction, with people from all over the world coming to hike Mount Batur, bathe in the natural hot springs and enjoy the farmlands that stretch our in all directions. The people who live around the lake are descendants of Bali’s indigenous people known as Bali Mule or Bali Aga. Trunyan is one of the villages on the lake and is known for burying their dead above ground. Although the neighbouring village of Songan is also home to descendants of Bali Mule, they do not share this practice, though they do have many traditions that differ from the rest of Bali. The people of Songan for example do not celebrate Galungan.

As it happens, this year Hulun Danau Batur -Tri Kahyangan Jagat Temple held a grandiose month long ceremony called Mapepada Ngusaba Kapat, that takes place once every ten years and ended on the full moon, a few days after Galungan (Nov.4). Ulun Danau Batur Temple, located by the lakeshore, is one of Bali’s three Tri Kahyangan Jagat temples, along with Besakih Temple and Lempuyangan Temple.

So, people from all over Bali come to pray here regularly.

As village head of Songan, Pak Lanang explained; “Yes we organize the ceremony and take care of the temple because it is our responsibility, but we share this responsibility with people from all over Bali because the lake is important to everyone on the island - especially farmers”.. The grandiose month long ceremony, he added serves many functions including revitalizing the harmony of Dewi Danau (lake Goddess) and involved the sacrifice of 13 cattle, sacred dances performed by dance troupes from all over Bali, prayers by 15 of Bali’s most important high

priests, subaks (farm field irrigation cooperative) from all over Bali and ongoing prayers by all kinds of people from throughout the island and beyond.

While most Balinese people come to Songan to pray at Hulun Danau Batur Temple, visitors from around the world are also drawn to this beautiful part of the island.

While trekking up Mount Batur to see the sunrise is the most popular activity amongst foreign and local visitors alike, Songan is drawing an increasing amount of attention from people wanting to enjoy the aura and landscape of this unique village.

I Komang Kertia is hamlet head of Songan B and lives on his ancestral land by a steep cliff that the people of Songan used to hike up to access the only spring in the area.

Nowadays people no longer have to hike up the hill known as “fire rock” (as the flint form the stones here used to also serve as ancient matches), to get there water as water is pumped from the lake and wells have recently been drilled.

Today it is tourists who hike up the hill to enjoy the spectacular view.

The cliff that flanks the land where his family still grows onions and tomatoes, has also become a popular spot for rock climbing.

When asked how people know about the cliff, Kertia explained that the many people who show up in his yard eager to climb, find out about the cliff online, from other rock climbers. There is also a famous tree called pohon cinta or love tree on the top of the cliff.

The tree became well known after a young man was there courting a young lady when he fell off the steep 100 meter cliff. By some miracle, he survived the fall unscathed. The young couple figured that the tree witnessed their love and so spared the young man. They got married shortly thereafter, had two children and the tree is now visited by hopeful couples from around Indonesia and the world.

Last year, the Regent of Bangli asked the people of Songan to create Pokdarwis or tourist attraction management groups for the different attractions in the area so that the enormous potential for tourism here can flourish. Most people in Songan

are busy with their farm-work. so tourism has not been a priority, despite the tremendous potential and the increasing numbers of people who come here looking peace, blessings, or to enjoy the view.

Because people are already coming to “fire rock” or Batu Api for climbing, trekking and general relaxation -or even hoping for a blessing of love from the great tree, Kertia and his younger brother I Kadek Puspa Ediarianto have started hosting visitors. Five months ago, Ediarianto responded to the Regent of Bangli’s request and formed a Pokdarwis tourism group for Batu Api and submitted his request for official status but has yet to anything back from the local government.

Whether people come to Lake Batur to pray for blessings of fertilty or abundance from the Goddess of the lake in the ancient lakeshore temple, or for blessing of love from the ‘love tree’, or whether they come to hike up Mount Batur to renew their spirit as they greet the sun rising on a new day, to bathe in the natural volcanic hot springs to refresh body and mind or just enjoy the atmosphere of these ancient faming villages, and lava fields, one thing is certain: Lake Batur with its magnificent backdrop of Mount Batur and surrounding hills that has been taken care of by the people of Songan since time immemorial has the power to inspire, renew, and deepen our spirits in innumerable ways.(kmb)

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Pulung-pulung sela or cassava ball is a traditional cake having been quite familiar among Balinese people. Around the 1980s, this cake became a favorite for the old, young people as well as children. Especially during rainy season, many people consume this cake.

It is easy to get as on sale everywhere.

Indeed it is a simple cake, but when enjoyed together, it will be more palatable.

Therefore, every activity like exercise to dance, play gamelan or chant psalmody at hamlet hall, this cake is ready to accompany. However, it will be nicer when enjoying this cake is accompanied with a cup of coffee. But children like it due it its sweetness.

In this modern era marked with the presence of new pastries, the cassava ball began to disappear. If remaining available, it must be made by farmers at villages living away from a pastry shop.

Currently children no longer know this cake, denoting a heritage of their ancestors.

They just enjoy the instant and relatively modern cookies.

Lately, this kind of cake begins to reappear. Traditional stalls in urban areas have sold it again. Its ingredient and shape may be the same, but the price is even more expensive. In the past, people could by it at IDR 5 per piece or even two pieces, but now it is sold for IDR 1,000 or IDR 2,000 per piece. Nevertheless, old people who are missing this traditional cake will definitely buy it.

It is primarily made from cassava. The ingredient is very versatile and can be made into a variety of foods.

Aside from cassava, the other ingredients are young coconut, brown sugar, salt and cooking oil. At first, grate the entire coconut and cassava ingredient. Mix well the grated cassava, coconut and salt together. Slice thinly the brown sugar. Having finely and evenly prepared the batter, it is then shaped into a ping pong ball and filled in with brown sugar inside the ball. Fry until looking golden and brown. Finally, it can be served in warm condition. (kmb)

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Apparel business faces fluctuating trends

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Australian PM to force lawmakers to declare citizenship to end political crisis

DENPASAR — Bali’s largest export commodities in September 2017 consist of fish and shrimp. The second largest is non-knitting apparel valued at USD 6.4 million. This value increases by 23.70 percent compared to August 2017 only reaching USD 5.2 million. When condition of September 2017 is compared to September 2016, it showed an increase of 49.56 percent.

Head of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) of Bali, Adi Nugroho, said that non-knitting apparel tends to increase. In September 2017, the apparel dominated the exports to Australia reaching 20.21 percent. In addition, apparel is also exported to the United States with the composition of 19.0 percent, Brazil (17.89 percent) and Singapore (10.54 percent).

In the future, he could not ensure about this apparel opportunity because it highly depends on condition of the country importing the apparel from Bali. However, the apparel export is fluctuating because the apparel export experiences fluctuating trend. This can be seen from the calculation of BPS. “It takes time to calculate the up and down trend,” he added.

In the meantime, the weaving sector, especially traditional songket weaving, has showed an increase in sales. This is experienced by I Ketut Widiadnyana, a songket craftsman from Jembrana. Although public purchasing power is assessed to decrease by several surveys, to him, it is not like that. He told that his monthly sales averagely increase by 20 percent.

Even though also experiencing a decrease in sales, according to him, running creative industry or handmade craft must continue to innovate and be creative. “Of course, we also intensify our marketing with the help of technology. Besides, we actively participate in various exhibitions,” he concluded. (kmb42)

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Saudi billionaire Prince AlWaleed bin Talal looks on during a news briefing in Manama, May 8, 2012.

The weaving sector, especially traditional songket weaving, has showed an increase in sales.

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Bracelet of buffalo horn mixed with gold always in demand

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Bracelet with a dragon head carving design is still hunted by consumers.

BANGLI — Bracelet accessories handicraft combining buffalo horn and gold is never deserted of the enthusiasts. A bracelet with a dragon head carving design is still hunted by consumers, especially men to serve as complementary accessories when putting customary attires.

An accessory craftsman combining buffalo horn and gold from Bangli, Nyoman Sukanta, said on Sunday (Oct. 5) that such combined bracelet is actually not new creation. This bracelet has been on the market since the 1990s.

However, consumer demand for black based color bracelet never subsides. “Until now, there are still many devotees. Aside from

the elderly, many young people still favore it as well,” he explained.

Sukanta said the bracelet with circular design and a dragon head at one end is able to make the appearance of people wearing it look more special. It is especially when they are wearing Balinese attires.

To make this combined bracelet, he uses buffalo horn as the main material. The making process is by carving it manually.

Once formed, the semi-finished bracelet is then decorated with gold carvings. At least, the gold required to make this bracelet is about 5 grams.

In addition to gold, the combined bracelet can also be optionally re-

placed with silver carvings. But in general, consumers are more interested in gold carvings. “I produce this craftwork in cooperation with my nephew who is a goldsmith,” said the man who is also craftsman of engraving ostrich eggs.

To make a combined bracelet, it takes him approximately one week. It is considering that he is quite difficult to get the material especially buffalo horn, and the entire manufacturing process is still done manually.

Sukanta told the price varies depending on the size and the gold carvings installed as decoration on the bracelet. The lowest price usually set for consumers is around IDR 2 million. (kmb40)

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Future Saudi king tightens grip on power with arrests including Prince Alwaleed

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced plans on Monday to force all lawmakers to declare they are not dual nationals as he seeks to defuse a political crisis that saw his deputy ejected from parliament.

Turnbull’s centre-right coalition government was thrown into disarray last month when the High Court ruled that five lawmakers who were dual nationals, including Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, were ineligible for parliament.

The Australian leader has been facing down calls since for a full audit of parliamentarians to ensure they comply with the country’s constitution, which bars foreign nationals from sitting in parliament to prevent split allegiances.

The High Court ruling expelled three members of the Liberal-National coalition government from parliament, while a fourth resigned days later after confirming he also had dual nationality. The other affected lawmakers were from minority parties, with the main opposition Labor Party yet to be ensnared.

Turnbull said his plan, unlike an audit, would put the onus on lawmakers to check their own situation and anybody found to have made a false declaration would be in contempt of parliament. Lawmakers will be required to produce documents to prove any second citizenship has been renounced.

“Members and senators have been put squarely on notice now and so they will be turning their mind to their own affairs and the issues of citizenship,” Turnbull told reporters in Canberra.

The new laws would apply to both existing and prospective lawmakers. Those already in parliament would be given 21 days to make a declaration from the date it comes into force, while new lawmakers would have the same period of time from their swearing in.

Turnbull said he hoped to push the changes through parliament in the last remaining sitting days this year. That will require support from the Labor Party, which suggested a similar plan last week.

Turnbull has said previously that the court’s interpretation of the constitution was “very strict”.

He has flagged potential changes to the constitution, noting that more than half of Australia’s population of 24 million was either born overseas or has a parent who was born overseas. A referendum would be needed to change the constitution.

All seven lawmakers in the High Court case, two of whom were cleared to remain in parliament, accepted that they were dual nationals at the time of their election but claimed they were unaware of their status. Some were conferred a second nationality by birth, others by descent. (rtr)

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia’s future king has tightened his grip on power through an anticorruption purge by arresting royals, ministers and investors including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal who is one of the kingdom’s most prominent businessmen.

Prince Alwaleed, a nephew of the king and owner of investment firm Kingdom Holding, invests in firms such as Citigroup and Twitter. He was among 11 princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers detained, three senior officials told Reuters on Sunday.

The purge against the kingdom’s political and business elite also targeted the head of the National Guard, Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, who was detained and replaced as minister of the powerful National Guard by Prince Khaled bin Ayyaf.

The allegations against Prince Alwaleed include money laundering, bribery and extorting officials, one official told Reuters, while Prince Miteb is accused of embezzlement, hiring ghost employees and awarding contracts to his own companies including a $10 billion deal for walkie talkies and bulletproof military gear worth billions of Saudi riyals.

The allegations could not be independently verified and members of the families of those detained could not be reached.

News of the purge came soon after King Salman decreed late on Saturday the creation of an anticorruption committee chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, his 32-year-old favourite son who has amassed power since rising from obscurity three years ago.

The new body was given broad powers to investigate cases, issue arrest warrants and travel restrictions, and seize assets.

“The homeland will not exist unless corruption is uprooted and the corrupt are held accountable,” the royal decree said.

Analysts said the arrests were another pre-emptive measure by the crown prince to remove powerful figures as he exerts control over the world’s leading oil exporter.

The roundup recalls the palace

coup in June through which he ousted his elder cousin, Mohammed bin Nayef, as heir to the throne and interior minister.

MbS, as he is known, was expected to follow at least by removing Prince Miteb from leadership of the National Guard, a pivotal power base rooted in the kingdom’s tribes.

Over the past year, MbS has become the ultimate decision-maker for the kingdom’s military, foreign, economic and social policies, causing resentment among parts of the Al Saud dynasty frustrated by his meteoric rise. Saudi Arabia’s stock index was dragged down briefly but recovered to close higher as some investors bet the crackdown could bolster reforms in the long run.

The royal decree said the arrests were in response to “exploitation by some of the weak souls who have put their own interests above the public interest, in order to, illicitly, accrue money.” (rtr)

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Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reacts during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, November 6, 2017.

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Cosmic-ray imaging finds hidden structure in Egypt’s Great Pyramid WASHINGTON - Scientists using an imaging method based on cosmic rays have detected a large and enigmatic internal structure in the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing, the massive Great Pyramid of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo.

Researchers announced the discovery on Thursday but said they did not know the purpose, contents or precise dimensions of what they are calling a “void” or “cavity” inside the pyramid, built as a monumental tomb around 2560 BC. To peer inside the pyramid, the scientists used an imaging technique called muon tomography that tracks particles that bombard Earth at close to the speed of light and penetrate deeply into solid objects.

They said the newly discovered internal structure was at least 100 feet (30 meters) long, and located above a hallway measuring about 155 feet long (47 meters) called the Grand Gallery, one of a series of passageways and chambers inside the immense pyramid. The researchers said it constitutes the first major inner structure found in the Great Pyramid since the 19th century.

“What we are sure about is that this big void is there, that it is impressive, that it was not expected by, as far as I know, any kind of theory,” said Mehdi Tayoubi, president and co-founder of the HIP Institute in France, one of the leaders of the study published in the journal Nature.

“We open the question to Egyptologists and archaeologists: what could it be?” added Hany Helal of Cairo University.

The Great Pyramid, looming alongside other large pyramids, is a towering achievement, remarkable for its simple beauty and colossal grandeur. The emblem of one of the great civilizations of antiquity, it soars to a height of 479 feet (146 meters), the tallest structure built by humankind until the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1889, and boasts a base measuring 754 feet (230 meters). (rtr)

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A photo of Pongo tapanuliensis, identified as a new species of orangutan is shown, found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra where a small population inhabit its Batag Toru forest, according to researchers November 2, 2017.

OSLO - A new species of orangutan has been identified in remote Indonesian forests and immediately becomes the most endangered type of great ape in the world with just 800 individuals, scientists said on Thursday.

Tourists visit the Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt on March 2, 2016.

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Children happy to be entertained by volunteers

New, endangered orangutan species found in Indonesian

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T h e Ta p a n u l i o r a n g u t a n , found only in upland forests in North Sumatra, differs from the other two species of orangutan in the shape of its skull and teeth, its genes, and in the way the males make long booming calls across the jungle, they said.

“The differences are very subtle, not easily observable to the naked eye,” Professor Michael Kruetzen of the University of Zurich, who is part of an international team, told Reuters.

“With no more than 800 individuals, this species is the most endangered great ape,” the scien-

tists wrote. Apart from humans, great apes comprise orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos.

The Tapanuli orangutan had probably been isolated from other populations for 10,000-20,000 years, the researchers wrote in the journal Current Biology. The population had been known by scientists since at least 1997 but had not previously been considered a separate species.

The Tapanuli orangutan faces threats including from forest clearance to make way for mining or palm oil plantations. The

region also had plans for a hydroelectric dam.

The scientists urged quick conservation measures. Otherwise, “we may see the discovery and extinction of a great ape species within our lifetime,” they wrote.

Laurel Sutherlin of Rainforest Action Network, who was not involved in the study, said the finding “must also serve as a wake up call to all of us from consumers, to global food and paper brands, to investors and local and national governments” to protect forests. (rtr)

DENPASAR — No one knows when evacuees from Mount Agung will be able to all go home. Children in the evacuation posts are living in conditions that are different than what they are used to and so they have to do a lot of adapting both in terms of their home environment and school. A few days ago, the Psychiatry Department of Sanglah Hospital visited some of the evacuation posts.

“Based on my observations over three days in Klungkung, Karangasem, Buleleng (Tembok), all the children seem to be well accommodated. Many institutions are entertaining them and inviting them to play”, said the Psychiatry Department Head of Sanglah Hospital, AA Sri Wahyuni, on Friday (Oct. 27). NGOs, institutions and various other parties have been visiting the children to play games and even provide prizes for winners. This makes the children happy and staves off boredom.

All the children in the evacuation posts play together. “ Mostly people have been evacuated by hamlet so the children already know each other” said Wahyuni.

She added that none of the children seemed to be frightened or have sleeping disorders. It is mostly parents who have trouble sleeping as they worry about their livestock and rice crops that just about ready to harvest. Many evacuees therefor return to their villages during the day to check on their farmland and livestock. During the day it is almost only the elderly and small children in the evacuation posts.

Many children feel like they are camping while most mothers are busy cooking, washing clothes and taking care of the small children. Many evacuation posts have public washing machines. “No one is suffering from sleep disorders and the like because they has not been a disaster.

What has changed is that they are living is less comfortable but more playful conditions” explained Wahyuni.

Although housewives have to make due with what is available, children are continuing their education at the evacuation posts, adjusting to new schools and new friends but their learning process has been made comfortable for them.

In the evening when the children need to do their homework, they do not have adequate facilities such as small folding tables so that they do not have to work hunched over. “A special tent is needed so he children can learn with mentors or take private lessons. Trying to study with so many distractions is not easy”, she added.

Teenagers are perhaps the hardest to deal with as supervision is needed with young men and women sleeping in the same tents. Parents need to be vigilant to avoid unwanted things such as sexual harassment or sexual violence. “ There has been one case of sexual violence but it did not involve children. The victim was traumatized from the experience by the experience of sexual violence from someone sleeping in the same tent. She has been moved and accommodated” added Wahyuni.

Children and teenagers, men and women are all sleeping in tents or wantilan in groups with other families. Such conditions are also trying for married couples who do not have the privacy they need to share intimacy.

“Such issues need to be addressed because it is unknown how long people will be living in such conditions and biological drives are still running” she said. Wahyuni added also stressed that she hopes there will not be any cases of sexual violence. (kmb42)

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Many children feel like they are camping while most mothers are busy cooking, washing clothes and taking care of the small children.

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In terms of commodities, the increase export commodities are fish and shrimp with an increase of 25.16 percent.

Bali’s exports on the rise again

Fish and shrimp dominate export commodities

DENPASAR — Bali’s export value in September 2017 was recorded to reach USD 44.15 million, an increase of 2.51 percent compared to August 2017 which only reaching USD 43.07 million. Compared to last year’s exports, there was an increase of 8.99 percent because in September 2016 Bali’s exports were recorded at USD 40.51 million.

“The increase is contributed to by the increased exports from Bali to China that went up 118.46 percent in September 2017. A similar increase also occurred in exports to Australia and Brazil”, said Adi Nugroho, Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali on Friday (Nov. 3).

In terms of commodities, the increase export commodities are fish and shrimp with an increase of 25.16 percent, apparel (23.7 percent) as well as jewelry with an increase of 12.17 percent. One of the top three export destination countries in September 2017 was the United States reaching 27.30 percent. “More than a quarter of Bali’s exports are directed to America”, added Nugroho. The second largest export destination is Australia with 12.48 percent

and then China (7.91 percent).

The growth of cumulative value (January-September) for Bali’s exports in 2017 amounted to USD 394.92 million. This figure indicates an 8-percent increase when compared to Bali’s exports during the period of January-September 2016 only reaching USD 365.67 million.

The monthly export movement of Bali over the past three years is indeed fluctuating, especially in October 2015 which showed an increase while a slight decrease occurred in 2016. Thus, the export prediction of October 2017 cannot be determined. However, when looking at the pattern from September 2017, it followed the increased pattern in 2015 with a stronger rise of 8.00. Thus, the figure in October within the past

two years shows its peak.

“Hopefully, this pattern will continue in 2017, so that we can wait for the release of October’s export next month (December).

When Bali’s exports follows the pattern established two years earlier, there is an increase, and hopefully if can reach a high record”, he hoped.

By sector, Bali’s strongest export contribution during the period of January-September 2017 is the manufacturing industry that reached 89.24 percent. This composition also showed an increase from the same composition last year only reaching 87.3 percent.

In the meantime, the exports of agricultural sector declined from 12.68 percent during the period of January-September last year to 10.74 percent. (kmb42)

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New frineds and stronger bonds

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Economy of evacuees gradulaly starts to be revived

The center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) lowered the alert level of Mount Agung from level IV (warning) to level III (watch) on October 29. The extent of the dangerous area radius has now been reduced to 6 kilometers with a sectoral expansion of 1.5 kilometers. Residents of areas outside of the 6 kilometers danger zone have returned to home so they can resume their regular activities. People’s businesses that were temporarily abandoned have started running again thus increasing people’s economic power.

One couple from Gumawang sub-hamlet in Batusesa, Menanga, I Kadek Nuada and Ni Kadek Sumiati, for instance, started operating their small businesses again after the alert level was decrease from ‘warning’ to ’watch’ on October 29. They re-opened their carwash, laundry service and billiard table rental businesses that had been shut down since they were evacuated from the area of Mount Agung over a month ago.

“I am very grateful that alert level of Mount Agung has been lowered. This means that my house is now considered to be in the safe-zone and as of Tuesday (Oct. 31), we re-opened out businesses and our economy can get back on track”, said I Wayan

Nuada.

Nuada affirmed that since his businesses re-operated many residents have gradually started to seek out his services. He is proud of the businesses he runs as they are lawful and support his his children. He used to have cattle too, but was forced to sell them as a result of the force majeur conditions of Mount Agung’s ‘watch’ level alert. He used proceed of the sale of his cattle cover the costs of evacuating. “Hopefully, the alert level of Mount Agung will not rise again, so that we can continue earning a living” he said with hope.

I Nyoman Putu Ada alias Koming from Kesimpar, Besakih village, had to sell many of his

chicken when the alert level of Mount Agung was increased.

Previously he had 5,5000 chickens but he now only has 3,500.

He sold off the others for a very low price though unlike other breeders he kept some for fear of loosing his livelihood.

“I was forced to stay with my chicken overnight when the alert level for Mount Agung was still at ‘watch’ level of alert so that I could feed and guard them.

But, since the alert level was decreased on October 31rst, my wife and children took the opportunity to return home to feed the chicken. After feeding them we went back to the evacuation post at the Agricultural Office”, explained Putu Ada. (nan)

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Resdients of Karangasem who were evacuated to Klungkung continue to return to their home villages. During their time living in evacuation posts, they not only felt a stronger sense of togetherness but they also strengthened their bonds and made new friends.

Man people are still returning to their homes and on Galungan residents of On Galungan many people returned home and many are still returning. On Sunday (Nov 5) dozens of residents of Geriana Kangin, North Duda village, Selat, who had been evacuated to Besang Kawan, Semarapura Kaja village also returned home.

At about 7AM, people of different ages were seen siting in the courtyard of the local hamlet hall. Children cheerfully joked while adults collecting their belongings including clothes, kitchenware and bird cages. No one hurried, but once ready, they filled the back of pick-up trucks. One of the evacuees, 50 year old Ketut Sulatri took a moment to tell her story explaining that normally she works in the quarry filed sifting sand, but since she has been in the evacuation post she has not been busy at all but instead just sat in silence waiting for conditions to improve As she continued talking, tears filled her eyes as an expression of joy about being able to go home, the place where she has lived since she was a child. Undoubtedly the evacuation process and long days waiting have worn her down, but she said that she also learned some valuable things. “Here we do not just live with our own family but also with other residents who we have no family ties to”, she said.

After returning home, like many others Sulatri must get her life back together and see if she can get her old job back or look for other work. She must find some way of earning rupiah for the sake of a mouthful of rice. “We have no land to farm” she added.

Another woman named I Wayan Gitar, said she felt the same way about living in evacuation. Because everyone was in the same boat, she said it felt like family with everyone eating together and reminding each other to keep their spirits up. This experienced has enriched her life she said adding that she has many stories that can be shared later. She also said that she was grateful that people paid attention to everyone without discrimination. “ Well, here we got new families”, she said.

The bonding that took place over these six weeks could be seen from the moment of departure home when people were hugging each other, rubbing each other’s shoulders and shaking hands. brotherhood can also be seen before departing home. Apparently the experience reminded everyone to be more resilient in this life.

Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Klungkung, Putu Widiada, said that 57 families consisting of 201 people had returned home to Geriana Kangin, Bhuana Giri village, Bebandem subdistrict and Besakih hamlet, Rendang subdistrict.

“Many are still on their way home and we are still collecting data.

Some people went home just to say prayers while others returned home permanently. We will confirm the numbers soon”, he said. (sos)

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Netflix cuts ties with Kevin Spacey after sexual misconduct allegations LOS ANGELES - Netflix Inc severed ties on Friday with Kevin Spacey, one of its biggest stars and the lead in its popular drama “House of Cards,” after a number of allegations of sexual misconduct against the Oscar-winning actor.

The streaming company suspended production earlier this week of the upcoming sixth and final season of the political intrigue drama, in which Spacey plays U.S. president Frank Underwood.

“Netflix will not be involved with any further production of ‘House of Cards’ that includes Kevin Spacey,” the company said in a statement late on Friday.

Spacey’s publicist cut ties with him on Thursday and it was not known who currently represents him. His departure may not mean the end of the show, however.

“While we continue the ongoing investigation into the serious allegations concerning Kevin Spacey’s behavior on the set of ‘House of Cards,’ he has been suspended, effective immediately,” Media Rights Capital, the company that produces the show, said in a statement.

“MRC, in partnership with Netf-

lix, will continue to evaluate a creative path forward for the program during the hiatus,” it said.

The Netflix statement also said the company will work with MRC to determine the show’s future.

Spacey, who has had a successful career in film, television and theater, is one of several big names in the entertainment business to be accused of sexual misconduct by people coming forward in the wake of allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

Spacey apologized last weekend to actor Anthony Rapp, who had accused him of trying to seduce him in 1986 when Rapp was 14. CNN reported on Thursday that eight current and former employees of “House of Cards,” who were not identified, alleged sexual misconduct against Spacey.

Reuters was unable to independently confirm any of the accusations. Spacey, as part of his apology to Rapp, announced he was gay, which angered many in the LGBT community and beyond who saw his announcement as an effort to divert attention from the accusation

by Rapp. (rtr)

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Cast member Kevin Spacey poses at the premiere for the second season of the television series “House of Cards” at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California February 13, 2014.

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People stand on the roof of their house along submerged street in the UNESCO heritage ancient town of Hoi An after typhoon Damrey hits Vietnam November 6, 2017.

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Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige during World Premiere of Thor: Ragnarok.

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Rules With $121 Million Weekend

LOS ANGELES - Disney-Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok” is heading for a stellar opening weekend with $121 million at 4,080 North American locations -- the fourth best launch of 2017.

The third Thor movie is also putting an emphatic end to the monthlong box office slump that saw the worst October in a decade. Among 2017 titles, its debut weekend trails only “Beauty and the Beast” at $174.8 million, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” at $146.5 million and “It” at $123.4 million.

“Thor: Ragnarok” also officially launches the holiday season with a major bang. Moviegoing has been battered this year by a subpar second half that’s pulled down 2017 grosses by 5%, but it should rebound somewhat, thanks to “Thor: Ragnorak,” Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment’s “Justice League” (which opens Nov. 17) and Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The

Last Jedi” (opening Dec. 15).

“November has been a hotbed for blockbusters and is as important to any given year as even the hottest summer months and has been the launch pad for some of the biggest franchises in box office history including ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘Twilight,’ not to mention the traditional home for James Bond,” noted Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore. “Now Thor joins the rarefied air that is the $100 million November opening club, becoming only the ninth film to ever reach this threshold and the first to do it within the first part of the month.”

STXfilms’ R-rated “A Bad Moms Christmas,” which opened Wednes-

day, is heading for a respectable $21.6 million at 3,615 sites for its first five days. A24’s launch of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” posted the best platform opening of the year with $375,612 on four screens for an impressive $93,903 per-screen average.

“Thor: Ragnarok” wound up overperforming recent estimates, which had been in the $100 million to $118 million range. The rollout includes 3,400 3D screens, 391 IMAX screens, 616 premium large format screens, and 204 D-Box locations. The IMAX total was $25.4 million.

With Chris Hemsworth reprising the title role, “Thor: Ragnarok” will finish far above its predecessors, nearly doubling the 2011 opening of “Thor” at $65.7 million and coming in 41% above the 2013 sequel “Thor: The Dark World” at $85.7 million. (rtr)

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Death toll from Vietnam storm tops 60 and dams near bursting

Typhoon Damrey

The death toll from Typhoon Damrey that struck Vietnam at the weekend has risen to at least 49, the government said on Monday. Upon making landfall, the typhoon tore off roofs, felled trees and ripped up electricity poles. The heavy rains that followed have brought floods to central Vietnam just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.

The city will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Nov. 11-12.

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Damrey made landfall at 4 a.m. local time on Saturday

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Typhoon Damrey’s path

Ho Chi Minh City

The storm made landfall near the city, where most casualties were, according to authorities

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Sources: Pacific Disaster Center; Maps4News; Reuters. Local time is GMT+7.

W. Cai, 06/11/2017

REUTERS/Kham

DANANG - The death toll from a typhoon and ensuing floods in Vietnam reached 61 on Monday and the government said some reservoirs were dangerously near capacity after persistent rain.

Typhoon Damrey tore across central Vietnam at the weekend just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, among them U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

The Communist state’s Search and Rescue Committee said 61 people had been killed and 28 were recorded as missing. It said some of the victims were in vessels that capsized at sea.

Others were killed in landslides. It did not give a full breakdown.

More than 2,000 homes had collapsed and more than 80,000 had been damaged, it said. Roads that had been flooded or washed away caused traffic jams across several provinces.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired an emergency meeting on the disaster. Ministers said that because some dams were so full,

water might need to be released to relieve pressure - potentially worsening flooding downstream.

In Danang, authorities called on soldiers and local people to clean up so that the beach resort would be ready for delegates to the meetings of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries, which started on Monday.Leaders are due to meet from Nov. 10 and organisers said the schedule had not been disrupted because of the weather.

But in much of the ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage site that spouses of APEC leaders are scheduled to visit on Saturday, muddy waters rose to head height and people boated through the streets.

Hoang Tran Son, 37, who left his home there when the water reached his chest, said it was the worst flooding he had seen for decades. “We’re pretty much all right in the city, but

people in remote areas are devastated,” he said.

The storm moved from the coastal area into a key coffee-growing region of the world’s biggest producer of robusta coffee beans. The typhoon had damaged some coffee trees at the start of the harvest season, farm officials said. But farmers in Daklak, the heart of the region, said the damage was limited. Authorities said that more than 7,000 farm animals had been killed.

Floods killed more than 80 people in northern Vietnam last month, while a typhoon wreaked havoc in central provinces in September. The country of more than 90 million people is prone to destructive storms and flooding, due to its long coastline.(rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.