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ESPN President Skipper resigns to deal with substance addiction

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CALIFORNIA - Walt Disney Co’s John Skipper resigned on Monday as president of ESPN, the company’s most important network, due to a problem with addiction.

“I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction,” Skipper, who was also Disney Media Networks cochairman, said in a statement. “I have decided that the most important thing I can do right now is to take care of my problem.”

George Bodenheimer will be the sports network’s acting chairman for the next 90 days, ESPN said in a statement. He had been its president from 1998 to 2011 and executive chairman until May 2014.

An ESPN spokeswoman declined to comment on who may be considered as Skipper’s successor.

Skipper’s departure comes

within a few days after Disney struck a deal to buy film, television and international businesses from Rupert Murdoch’s TwentyFirst Century Fox Inc for $52.4 billion.

Skipper, who became ESPN president in 2012, has led the network to a series of long-term distribution agreements with major rights holders, including the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball.

But ESPN has also struggled with subscriber losses and ratings declines. Last month, it said it would lay off about 150 employees.

Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger, who extended his

stay at the company through 2021 to oversee integration of Fox’s businesses, lauded Skipper’s candor and backed his decision.

Disney shares were down 0.2 percent at $111.09 on Monday afternoon. (rtr)

John Skipper, President of ESPN, and co-chairman, Disney Media Networks addresses the media in Digital Center 2, a new 194,000 sq. ft building on the ESPN campus in Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. May 22, 2014.

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Plummer brings on the charm in reshot ‘All the Money in the World’

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Director Ridley Scott and his wife Giannina Facio pose at the premiere for “All the Money in the World” in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., December 18, 2017.

LOS ANGELES - When director Ridley Scott decided to remove Kevin Spacey from his film “All the Money in the World” and reshoot it with Christopher Plummer, he did not just pull off an extraordinary feat.

Plummer’s performance as U.S. oil billionaire J. Paul Getty also subtly changed the tone of the movie about the sensational 1973 kidnapping of Getty’s 16-year-old grandson.

“There is a coolness to Kevin. That’s his style, even when he’s being emotional,” Scott said in an interview.

“This man (Plummer) has enormous charm, and when you apply that charm to such, sometimes really hard, words, it makes it much more interesting,” he said.

Part biography and part thriller, “All the Money in the World” dramatizes the kidnapping in Italy of John Paul Getty III and his grandfather’s refusal to pay a $17 million ransom despite being the richest man in the world.

In a rare move, Scott announced in November that he would reshoot the finished film with Plummer after allegations of sexual misconduct against Spacey, saying he feared negative publicity would damage the film’s prospects.

Spacey issued an apology for the first reported incident, involving actor Anthony Rapp. He has since been accused of misconduct by more than 30 men and dropped from the next season of Netflix TV series “House of Cards.”

Reuters has been unable to verify the allegations against Spacey. The Oscar-winning actor is seeking unspecified treatment, and a representative on Monday did not respond to a request for comment.

The Sony Pictures, movie, now starring Plummer along with original cast members Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg, will be released in Europe later this week and in the United States on Dec. 25.

Plummer, 88, sought to bring humanity to Getty, although he said he “made no pretense at research” for the role ahead of a nine-day reshoot in London and Rome in mid-November. He did not see Spacey’s original scenes.

“I had to follow the writing, all in a very short space of time,” Plummer said. “I saw him more vulnerable than the script suggested ... so he would have some dimension and some humanity.”

Plummer, Scott and Williams were nominated last week for Golden Globe awards.

Scott said he was initially drawn to the project not so much because of the kidnapping by the ‘Ndrangheta, the Calabrian mafia, who cut off their victim’s ear, but because of the elder Getty.

“He’s an enigmatic character who isolated himself through wealth. When somebody becomes that wealthy, all the friends start evaporating, so he was an isolated individual,” the British director said. Getty died in 1976. (rtr)

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A portrait of Kim Jong-hyun, the lead singer of top South Korean boy band SHINee, is seen on an altar during a memorial service for him in Seoul, South Korea, December 19, 2017.

Lead singer of South Korean boy band SHINee dies in possible suicide

SEOUL - The lead singer of top South Korean boy band SHINee died in hospital on Monday in a possible suicide that robs fans of the globally-famous K-Pop genre of one of its biggest stars.

Kim Jong-hyun, 27, was found unconscious next to burning briquettes on a frying pan inside a serviced residence in the South Korean capital Seoul, a police official told Reuters.

“His sister was first to call the police assuming that he might commit suicide,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive subject. Yonhap news agency said the singer sent a final message to his sister asking her to “let me go.”

Kim spent nearly a decade in his leading role as one of five members of SHINee, one of the

most popular boy bands in the country, as well as a solo artist.

His death is a blow to the massive worldwide fan base that Korea’s “K-pop” music has attracted in recent years.

Thousands of Korean children dream of becoming household names like rapper Psy, whose 2012 “Gangnam Style” video was a global YouTube hit, often putting

up with punishing schedules in the hope of one day making it big in the music industry.

K-pop is the rage in Asia, especially in China and Japan, and the industry has made inroads in the West, with a song by the group BTS maintaining a spot on the Billboard 200 for a seven weeks as of the end of November.

The genre has become one of

the defining icons of Korea and forms a major part of what’s been called the Korean Wave, or hallyu, that has made South Korea a global player in culture, in addition to electronics, cosmetics, and other industries.

K-pop’s international appeal is such that South Korean President Moon Jae-in used K-Pop celebrities at events, including a state dinner, in China last week in a bid to smooth out a year of difficult diplomacy with a star-laden charm offensive.

Another member of SHINee, Choi Min-ho, was brought in to

make an appearance with U.S. first lady Melania Trump during a state visit to Seoul in early November, only to steal the spotlight from her when a loyal fan’s enthusiasm went viral in a video of the event. (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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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Tourists need to be better informed about situation of Mt. Agung

DENPASAR - Foreing tourists have a different understanding of what to expect in terms of the condition of Mount Agung. The words “eruption” and “earthquake” are often understood to mean that there is necessarily a serious impact. Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika brought this to light during a meeting with the Alliance of Tourism Society (AMPB) on the Bouty Cruise ship on Sunday night (Dec 17).

The center for vulcanology refers to volcanic tremors as seismicity, however this term is translated into English as ‘earthquake’ which evokes a sense of serious natural disaster. Similarly the word ‘eruption’ is assumed to mean a discharge of magma from the crater of the volcano, while in fact the eruptions that have occurred are in fact small amounts of ash being discharged into the air. These differences in understanding have a seriously negative impact on the assumptions that potential tourists make about current conditions in Bali.

Made Mangku Pastika also stressed that the warning alert level is only applicable to a radius of 8 kilometers from the top of Mount Agung. Beyind this radius it is perfectly safe. Of the 78 villages in Karangasem, only 22 villages are affected as they are located within the radius of 8-10 kilometers. So, the other 56 villages in Karangasem are still safe. The island of Bali consists of 716 villages, and only 22 of these villages are subject to the level IV warning alert. The center for volcanology (PVMBG) has stated that the warning alert only applies to the radius of 8 -10 km from the top pf Mount Agung while the rest of the island is safe.

The level 4 indicates a possibility of eruption and while many imagine an eruption similar to the one in

1963 (when the mountain was at level 5), in reality this is highly unlikely as the crater of Mount Agung has widened five times larger than it was at that time.

Scientifically speaking, there are eruptions occurring through the ring of fire in Indonesia which means that the power of the eruptions are divided.

The governor then appealed to tourism entrepreneurs to take the current situation as an opportunity to introspect and make improvements to tourism facilities so that Bali’s tourism will be improved in the future.

“This time can be used to become more resilient”, he said.

Chairman of the AMPB, Gusti Kade Sutawa, added that the most important thing now is for everyone to work together to overcome this crisis – particularly the some odd 20 tourism associations in Bali. The recovery process for tourism needs to be accelerated, otherwise this crisis could have grave impacts on the tourism sector, he said. (kmb19)

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Tourists visit Lempuyang temple which overlooks Mount Agung volcano, in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia, December 3, 2017.

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Lack of volunteers at evacuation posts AMLAPURA - There are still reports of evacuation posts lacking food stocks however apparently the problem is not so much a lack of food as a lack of volunteers to manage the food stocks. The unloading and distribution of food is currently being handled by Indonesian military personnel (TNI) but as Commander of the Mt. Agung Disaster Taskforce, Benny Rahadian, admitted on Monday (Dec. 18) they cannot handle this task alone.

Benny Rahadian explained that the number of volunteers, particularly for unloading and distributing foods has declined sharply since the alert level for Mount Agung was raised to level 4 again at the end of November. Currently, there are only a few volunteers form related agencies who are lending a hand to the TNI officers and sometimes there are none at all.

The TNI themselves face some obstacles as they lack personnel and vehicles that would allow them to reach all the evacuations posts. “The TNI has been serving this situation for the last three months. We are worried if this problems persists as our personnel are doing the best they can but will be blamed of food stocks do not reach the evacuees”, said Commander Benny Rahadian.

As commander of the taskforce, Rahadian has submitted a proposal to the leadership of the district of Bangli that local residents be recruited as volunteers. If necessary the evacuees will also be recruited for this task. It would help if they were provided with daily incentives, however there is no legal basis for enabling this.

The local government has drafted a plan to address this issue and provide additional income to the volunteers while facilitating the distribution of food stocks. “The recruits can be evacuees or residents of areas near the evacuation posts. The most important thing is that they are near the food stocks that need to be delivered, he added. from refugees or residents around the post. Most importantly, they are close to the logistics,” he said.

When asked about the possibility of giving aid to the evacuees in the form of cash so they could buy their own food and such, Rahadian explained that this is not effective and ends up costing a lot more. “If every family is given IDR 500,000 for example, and we multiply that by 71,000 the amount is much higher than what is currently being spent to acquire food stocks”, said Rahadian.

Discussions about the possibility of providing cash directly to the evacuees came up after it became known how much was being spent on purchasing, transporting and distributing food to the evacuees, particularly given the lack of volunteers. Such discussions gathered steam when perishable foods were going bad before being used. Clearly a a suitable solution needs to be arrived at because nobody knows how long people will need to remain in evacuation. (kmb31)

Mount Agung eruption, Chief of Bali Police confirms that Bali is safe

DENPASAR - The ranks of Bali Police held a consolidation assembly at Putputan Margarana Sqaure, Renon, East Denpasar on Monday (Dec. 18), in preparation for of Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2018. Chief of the Bali Police, Dr. Petrus Reinhard Golose, announced that he had had a meeting with the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources about conditions related to Mount Agung.

During the meeting it was reiterated that the disaster-prone area (KBR) lies only within a radius of 10 km form the mountain. Thus ar-

eas outside of this 10 km radius are safe and normal. “So, Bali is safe to be visited. I’d like to emphasise that it is safe to visit Bali”, said Police Chief Golose ,adding that tourists should not hesitate to come to Bali.

Apparently there has been a misunderstanding about the alert level for Mount Agung as people think it applies to the whole island. “I’d like to emphasise that the alert level only applies to within 10 kilometers of the mountain, all other areas remain normal. It is false to say that the whole of Bali has been hit by disaster”, he said.

Meanwhile, Bali’s economy relies on tourism, with incorrect infor-

mation spreading on social media throughout the world through social media, the impact is very harmful.

“We are conducting Operation Aman Nusa at that location (10 kilometers) only”, said this two-star general.

The consolidation assembly was held to verify the preparedness of the troops and their equipment, and additionally the chief and deputy chief of Bali Police, Gede Alit Widana, and other officials were presented with a car race and marital arts demonstrations.

The assembly was attended by 2,124 personnel, said the chief of police. “This is a very large

number of people for an assembly, and though certainly not intended traffic was backed up. The traffic affairs police do not have enough personnel so they were backed up by the alert unit (sabhara). I looked into it because we are facilitated by taxpayers so things should be done well”, added Widana.

The alert unit he explained in the largest police troop so it is necessary for them to be ready to deal with arising issues I this case related to security for Christmas and New Year. Besides, the troops have also started to be prepared for the IMF and World Bank event that

will take place in October 2018.

This event is expected to make Indonesia better prepared to deal with international conferences and financial players form around the world will be coming for the event.

In his address, the police chief emphasised that the alert unit and other units should increase their awareness, early detection of phenomena, maintain stamina and perform their tasks according to SOP including being be sincere and humane. “Strengthen cooperation and synergy with other agencies. I order the regional unit chiefs to be on the ground more frequently”, he said. (kmb36)

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

SPOILED THE GUEST, MELIA BALI GIVES FREE ROOM

Due to unforeseencircumstances of Mount Agung situation, Melia Bali will guarantee to accommodate the departing guests back to the hotel to extend the complimentary room including breakfast for two persons.

“Following to the ongoing situation of Mount Agung, we will

guarantee their stay until the airport is open for departure or until the guest is able to leave Bali with analternate mode of transportation. food and beverage requirement is discounted at 20%,” revealed General Manager Eduardo Perera Castro in the press conference held in Sateria Beachside Restaurant,

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Melia Bali, Monday (18/12).

Eduardo firmed, to encourage the market and build the guest confidence to stay at Melia Bali, there is a flexibility for cancellation policy. Such as, no cancellation fee is applied for any booking made from Now - 31st March 2018, for atravelling period of Now - 31st December 2018. Any payment or deposit will be given the option of full refund or to keepasfloating deposit for future travel. “As a gesture of goodwill, we do hope this flexibility will encourage the market and improve the confidence of our beloved guest who plans to travel in Bali,” he stated to the journalists.

Melia Bali is situated 72 km from Mount Agung. This is a long way from Mount Agung, which is located in the far east of the island. The size of Bali island is

an area of 5,600 square kilometres (2,200 square miles). From north to south, Bali is about 90 km (55 miles) and east to west 140 km (90 miles).Most of the tourist facilities including Ngurah Rai International

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airport are located in the south part of the island, i.e. Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Kuta, Legian, Seminyak etc.

The alert zone is 6 – 8 mileswhere it is only 2% area of Bali affected and the remaining 98% area is still safe.

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Technology

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

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From worm toilets to solar lamps, social innovations keep women safer in rural India

MUMBAI - Going from village to village in India to promote the use of toilets that use worms to break down fecal matter, the team from the Institute for Transformative Technologies (ITT) found young girls to be their biggest champions.

The girls, who came with their mothers, quickly understood the merits of these so-called Tiger Toilets, and were eager to have them installed in their homes for privacy and safety.

“We found the family is very influenced by the girl child’s opinion on these toilets, and that they are also instrumental in changing the family’s behaviour, which is key to their use and adoption,” said Nupur Kapoor, head of ITT’s India operations.

“Young girls are better able to communicate how the toilets address their concerns of privacy and safety, which older women may be shy or ashamed to talk about,” she said.

Hundreds of Tiger Toilets have been installed in rural homes in India. They are among several social innovations that are benefiting villagers while also empowering women and making them feel safer, even if these are not the primary goals.

About 60 percent of India’s population of 1.25 billion people does not have access to adequate sanitation. This has led to open defecation, which causes tens of thousands of diarrhoeal deaths and millions of cases of chronic malnutrition every year.

It also poses the risk of sexual and physical attack for women and girls when they go out in the fields to relieve themselves, particularly in villages which also lack lighting.

while many more Indians - particularly in rural areas - don’t have reliable access to power.

Extending the main grid to rural areas is a challenge.

But falling costs of solar power and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to supply power to every citizen by 2019, have encouraged the spread of solar mini-grids in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, among the poorest states.

Solar mini-grids can improve electricity access in villages more quickly and cheaply than extending the main grid, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) said in a report this month.

They are also more environmentally-friendly - mitigating climate change and improving quality of life, it said. (rtr)

LIGHTING

Rural electrification can improve the safety of women who avoid moving around after dark for fear of violence.

It can also free up time for activities that generate income by reducing the amount of time women spend on domestic chores and by lengthening their day, according to a report from the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW).

But when it comes to energy access, women are more likely to be excluded, said the report released last week in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation.

Nearly a fourth of India’s population has no electricity,

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Crossings of passengers and motorcycles decrease in Bali Strait

NEGARA - The number of vehicles and passengers entering Bali via Gilimanuk Harbor after the warning alert level of Mount Agung declined since the end of September and two months onwards. This condition is estimated to be the impact of Mount Agung eruption.

However, the ASDP predicted there will be a surge of vehicles ahead of Christmas and New Year.

From the data compiled in ASDP Ketapang, there was an average decrease of 6,000 passengers during October and November, exactly after the activities of Mount Agung increased. Before September, the number of passengers reached 36,369 people, 67,631 motorcycles and 99,139 cars. Meanwhile, during October and November the number of passengers was recorded to reach 30,526 people and 30,503 people. This also applied to motorcycles that dropped by 19,000 in October and 16,000 units in November. However, vehicles actually jumped to an average of 2,000 units per month.

Operations Manager of ASDP Gilimanuk, Heru Wahyono, said on Sunday (Dec. 17) that there was a decrease in the number of passengers and motorcycles, but ASDP predicted there would be an increase during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.

“Now, it is getting normal and conducive. Many people are going to Bali,” explained Heru.

He pointed out that during October and November the number of car coming into Bali even jumped to approximately 2,000 units. In addition to the impact of airport closure, it also proves that many tourists use cars and buses to travel to Bali.

ASDP predicted there will be a surge of vehicles both entering and exiting Bali by the end of this year.

“Our prediction is a four percent increase for passengers, two percent for motorcycles and four percent for cars. At that time, long weekend holiday is begun,” he added. Long weekend holiday of Christmas and New Year is expected to trigger a spike in service users both in Gilimanuk and Ketapang.

In anticipation of the surge, he said that coordination meeting was held last week. ASDP has prepared two vessels, facilities and the officers. Currently, both in Ketapang and Gilimanuk have also been equipped with a sophisticated device for monitoring ship traffic through ship traffic control (STC).

The STC has been equipped with ship plotter that can monitor the condition in real time. “So, it can be known for 24 hours, the position of ship, wind speed and others that support the safety of shipping,” he explained.

As a result, the arrangement of the ships coming in and out of the dock can be carried out in more sophisticated manner. (kmb26)

Embraer sees 2024 commercial launch for Uber flying cabs

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Uber Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden said a paid, intra-city flying taxi service may start in 2023.

Embraer, whose newest planes — a military cargo jet and a new generation of passenger jets — are well into their flight testing campaigns.

Some 65 international delegations have shown interest in the KC-390 military transport aircraft that will enter the Brazilian Air Force next year, Souza said.

The transition to a new commercial jet line-up is pressuring operations, but Souza said Embraer would meet the bottom end of its 2017 profit margin and aircraft delivery targets. (rtr)

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Drying salt can rely on ordinary method, namely with the heat of the sun. However, today coinciding with the rainy season, the results are considered less good.

Constrained by equipment

Production of iodized salt less maximal

SEMARAPURA - Production of iodized salt has been tested by district government of Klungkung at Kusamba village, Dawan.

However, the result is less maximal due to lack of equipment. Procurement steps cannot be ascertained as still be adjusted to the budget.

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ing taxi service could start in 2023.

Souza said the companies would soon determine specifications of the proposed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

Engineers are projecting onetonne vehicles transporting a pilot and four passengers at an altitude of 800 to 1,000 meters (2,600-3,300 feet), Souza said. The aircraft will be powered by batteries that can charge in as little as five minutes between flights, he added.

The project has provided an outlet for engineering resources at

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Post-eruption

Tiger Toilets, smokeless stoves and solar electricity grids are among social innovations benefiting and empowering women in rural India.

SAO PAULO - A network of electric aircraft Uber Technologies Inc is developing with Embraer SA is likely to launch commercially in 2024, the Brazilian planemaker’s chief executive said on Friday, adding a year to the latest forecast from the ride-hailing company.

Embraer Chief Executive Paulo Cesar de Souza told journalists the business model and financial commitments of the partnership have not been defined. Uber Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden said last month that a paid, intra-city fly-

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The number of vehicles and passengers entering Bali via Gilimanuk Harbor after the warning alert level of Mount Agung declined since the end of September and two months onwards.

Industry Division Head at the Klungkung Industry and Manpower agency, I Wayan Merta, said on Sunday (Dec. 17) the trial was conducted a week ago. However, the volume is still very small. It is used to experiment the use of mixer and packaging machine. However, it has not been able to run smoothly. The salt produced remains below the market standard. The water content is high. “From some sachets produced, approximately ten sachets are good. Besides, the salt is sticky on the machine,” he explained.

To produce good quality, it should be supported with an oven or dryer. Unfortunately, the procurement of this equipment cannot be made immediately because the budget is not proposed in the amendment of Regional Budget Plan 2017 and 2018. This need has also been submitted directly in the evaluation meeting.

“Procurement plan is still awaiting review from the Planning, Research and Development Agency (Baperlitbang). It depends on it whether there is a budget or not. We just deliver,” he said.

Procurement of the equipment, he said, is not easy as it is not sold freely like other electronic equipment, but must assemble in a special way. Besides, it is not listed in the e-catalog. On that account, the district gov-

ernment should order as done to a packaging machine.

“The price is still communicated,” explained Merta.

Drying salt can rely on ordinary method, namely with the heat of the sun. However, today coinciding with the rainy season, the results are considered less good. Of course, this also affects the amount of production.

Despite the shortcomings, this first program is believed to be running as expected. Now, the district government remains to evaluate and find solutions to this complicated problem. “Now, the production is stopped while waiting for plastic packaging. It is coming soon. We want this to run according to the plan,” he said. He added the test was also done by involving salt farmers as a first step to reach one ton of production.

Previously, the Regent of Klungkung, I Nyoman Suwirta, explained this program to be one of the efforts to improve the welfare of salt farmers whose numbers tend to decline every year. The touch of technology in the production is expected to attract young people to pursue this profession. “I do not care whether the price of increase or decrease. Most importantly, we as the government should strive. Do not stop when price goes down and just move again after the price increases,” he said.

This regent from Nusa Ceningan also stated this kitchen spice will be channeled into the markets with the Klungkung brand packaging. This will be followed by a policy that requires people to use local salt. Besides, the program is also planned to be integrated with the tourism sector. (kmb45)

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Detained Reuters journalist wrote children’s book on nature and absence

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Logistics stock especially rice for the refugees so far remains safe. With the remaining 17 tons of stocks.

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Stock of side dish and gas in refuge enough for two days ahead BANGLI — Inventory of logistics especially side dishes and LPG for refugees in Bangli began to run thin. Logistic Coordinator of the Mt. Agung Emergency Disaster Preparedness Post in Bangli, Nengah Sukarta, said on Monday (Dec. 18) that the stock of LPG and side dishes remains available in the command post warehouse and only enough to meet the needs of refugees for the next two days.

When met on Monday afternoon, Sukarta explained that logistics stock especially rice for the refugees so far remains safe. With the remaining 17 tons of stocks, it will be enough to meet the needs of 900 refugees over the next month. “With the current number of refugees, the need of rice reaches 11.4 tons per month,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the stock whose sup-

ply starts to run thin, according to Sukarta, is side dishes and LPG. The stock of side dish and LPG available in the warehouse is only enough to meet the needs of refugees for the next two days. Apart from side dishes and gas, some other basic necessities such as kitchen spices, baby and elderly pampers, sugar, coffee, mineral water and sweetened condensed milk

Explosion of gas balloon claims six victims

are also needed by refugees because the stock in the warehouse is running low.

Sukarta added that refugees need 30 tubes of LPG every three days.

Command post lastly received LPG donation from 51 donators. “They have already run out within one week,” he said.

He said that to meet the needs

of refugees, he recently relied on the supplies from the Tanah Ampo main command post. Although there is help from donators, the number is not enough to cover the needs of all refugees. Moreover, recently the number of donators providing assistance to Bangli command post tends to decrease when compared to the beginning of Mount Agung declared in warning alert level. “Currently, there is 1-2 donators per week bringing aid to the post,” said Sukarta.

With the declining support from donators, Sukarta hoped the Tanah Ampo main post to more frequently

check logistic needs in Bangli. He hoped the assistance provided to refugees in Bangli is according to the amount and type of the assistance proposed. It is meant to avoid inappropriate assistance with the needs of refugees so that it will pile up in the warehouse. Sukarta said the current logistic stock remains in large quantities including milk powder, sauce, soy sauce and snacks such as biscuits.

“We are worried if the same assistance will be provided continuously, when piled up too long in the warehouse can become expired,” he added. (kmb40)

DENPASAR — An explosion of gas balloon in a car showroom located on Jalan Teuku Umar area, West Denpasar, on Monday afternoon (Dec. 18), claimed six victims.

The six victims had been taken to Sanglah Hospital.

The six victims are Rino Iswandi, I Kadek Subadra, Saroni, Umbu, Tolib and Agung. One of them is the head of the branch office, namely Rino Iswandi.

According to the car showroom supervisor, Wahyu, the incident occurred around 14:00. Originally, the showroom officers wanted to install a gas balloon for promotion of one of their car brands. The balloon size is quite large, but it failed to fly.

Whether due to technical error or not, the balloon suddenly exploded.

“Probably, there was a technician’s ignorance during the installation. When raising the gas balloon, it

was watched together, including by our head of branch office,” he said.

He was reluctant to give more comments. Currently, the six victims are still being handled by medical team of Sanglah Hospital.

As seen, some of the victims suffer adequately serious burns, namely in the face and body area. Meanwhile, some others suffer burns in the arms and hands. The victims are waited alternately. (kmb42)

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Australia’s Turnbull goes rural in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at widening appeal

YANGON - At the end of an illustrated book written for children in Myanmar, a much-loved village teacher who has planted many trees and a beautiful garden tells his students that the time has come for him to leave them.

“Oh students,” he says. “I won’t be here but you will still have the trees to give you fruit and shade and take care of you every year. So you will remember me and not be so sad.”

The author of “The Gardener” was Wa Lone, one of two Reuters journalists who were arrested in Yangon last week and accused of violating the country’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, had worked on Reuters coverage of a crisis that has seen some 650,000 Rohingya Muslims flee from a fierce military crackdown on militants in the western state of Rakhine. They have not been seen for a week.

“The Gardener” is one of a series published by The Third Story Project, a venture co-founded by Wa Lone that produces books in Burmese, other Myanmar languages and English and distributes them free to children across the country.

On the project’s website, Wa Lone says the aim was to promote tolerance and harmony in an increasingly multicultural and diverse world.

“Lack of understanding has led to conflicts between different communities and finally destroyed peace and stability,” he wrote. “I love every Third Story book because they address important issues for future generations.”

In Wa Lone’s story, which also carries a message of the importance of protecting the environment, the teacher scatters seeds from his bicycle on the journey to school and years later they have grown into huge trees. He also plants a garden with his students and, there, he tells them stories.

He leaves them one day to help another village, where all the trees had been cut down and there was no fruit, water or shelter for the people and animals.

The last page of the story shows a figure in the distance and the words: “The teacher said goodbye to his students and rode his old bicycle down the road toward the other village.” (rtr)

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday named a new attorney general and promoted two junior lawmakers from rural Queensland state to his cabinet in a reshuffle he hopes will bolster his flagging popularity.

Australian leaders often revamp cabinets before the start of a new year but for centre-right Turnbull the move is an attempt to salvage his leadership, ravaged by dismal opinion polls.

Last month, Turnbull’s ruling Liberal-National coalition made its worst showing in a Queensland election in more than a decade, when it won 34 percent of the vote as Pauline Hanson’s populist One Nation clawed into its conservative base.

A large number of marginal seats in the country’s third most populous state of Queensland often give its voters a crucial say in deciding federal elections.

The reshuffle was sparked by the resignation of Attorney General George Brandis from the Senate. Turnbull said he would ask Brandis to be the country’s next High Commissioner, or ambassador, to the United Kingdom.

Turnbull gave cabinet positions to Queenslanders John McVeigh and David Littleproud, who both took office 18 months ago.

He dropped infrastructure minister Darren Chester, from the urban state of Victoria, giving the portfolio to deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, the leader of the Nationals, which features prominently in Queensland.

“It’s a ministry that showcases the depth of the Liberal and National team, with well-earned promotions for talented individuals, a number of young and upcoming MPs bringing new skills and energy to the frontbench,” Turnbull told reporters in Sydney.

Asked why he removed Chester, whose duties included running the Australian part of the fruitless search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Turnbull said his cabinet had “to take into account matters of geography”, but did not elaborate.

The pitch to voters in the northeastern state of Queensland was obvious, said Stewart Jackson, a specialist in Australian politics at the University of Sydney.

“Everybody’s been spooked by One Nation,” Jackson said. “The emphasis will shift back towards

Queensland where the National Party was traditionally strong.”

The overhaul also brings youth into a government that has narrowly retained its razor-thin majority in parliament after a constitutional crisis triggered a series of by-elections.

The two promoted Queenslanders, Littleproud and McVeigh, are 41 and 52 respectively. The new attorney general, social services minister Christian Porter, from the iron ore-rich state of Western Australia, is 47.

Employment minister Michaelia Cash, who takes the expanded title of minister for jobs and innovation, and Nationals member Bridget McKenzie, who joins cabinet as minister for sport, rural health and regional communications, are also 47.

Turnbull gave no reason for the departure of Brandis after 17 years, but called him a “stalwart” who had backed tougher national security laws and the legalisation of same-sex marriage, a measure parliament passed this month. (rtr)

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Reuters journalist Wa Lone, who was arrested in Myanmar, is seen in this June 1, 2015 photo. Picture taken August 1, 2015.

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Central banks, trade and bubbles threaten the 2018 status quo

LONDON - After a year of relatively healthy global economic growth, economists are predicting pretty much the same for 2018 -- a neither too-hot nor too-cold Goldilocks scenario, but with little sight of the three bears. The idea is that all is pretty much on track for growth that will be stronger than in 2017. Part of this may come from the fact that forecasters generally got it wrong last year, underclubbing this year’s economic performance, particularly for the euro zone and Japan.

The International Monetary Fund, for example, saw 2017 global growth at 3.4 percent with advanced economies advancing 1.8 percent. It now reckons them at 3.6 percent and 2.2 percent.

It had the euro zone and Japan growing 1.5 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. It now has them at 2.1 percent and 1.5 percent. “Faster growth is reaching roughly two-thirds of the world’s population,” the IMF said in a December blog post. This performance has made some economists optimistic. Nomura is among the more bullish: “Global growth has far more self-reinforcing characteristics at present than at any time over the last 20-30 years.”

But Goldilock’s bears do have a habit of showing up. There are huge numbers of potential political and economic risks to the status quo. But as in the fairy tale, let’s go with just three: central banks, trade, and bubbles.

In the first case, the danger is that there will be a policy mistake, squeezing debtors. The second relates to renewed U.S. protectionism or anger

over Chinese exports triggering tit-fortat, growth-stifling trade barriers. The third is about sudden market losses that dry up spending and demand.

BEAR ONE IN THE WOODS Part of 2017’s global economic success was put down to a combination of extraordinarily loose monetary policy and competent management by central banks of their attempts to wean the world off such largesse. Entering 2018 the U.S. Federal Reserve is lining up for three more hikes, the European Central Bank is slowly cutting back on its asset purchases, and China is increasing rates.

All of this is being carefully flagged by the policymakers, but mistakes can happen and any significant shift of gear could cause a sharp retrenchment in consumer and corporate spending.

The amount of U.S. corporate debt outstanding, for example, is nearly $8.8 trillion, according to Sifma, the U.S. securities industry group. That is up 35 percent since 2010 and a major

driver behind corporate expansion.

“Financial stability risks pose a bigger threat to the continuation of the (growth) cycle than price stability risks,” Morgan Stanley co-head of economics Chetan Ahya wrote in a 2018 outlook, saying U.S. corporates were the most exposed to higher interest rates.

This implies that central bank tightening to curb overly robust growth or inflation risks creating a credit squeeze -- hence the caution in Washington, Frankfurt, Beijing and Tokyo.

BEAR TWO IN THE WOODS U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign was peppered with “America First” rhetoric and a dollop of belligerence about other countries. In office, the Trump administration has done a few things in the name of U.S. interests to upset multilateralists. It has, for example, launched an investigation into steel imports, blocked the appointment of judges at the World Trade Organization, and withdrawn the United

States from a now 11- member Pacific Rim trade pact.

Other measures have not progressed as far, notably the threat to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the pledge to bring China to heel over its allegedly unfair trade practices.

But the U.S. trade deficit increased to $43.5 billion despite growth-driven U.S. exports. The U.S.-China deficit dropped a bit but was still $34.6 billion in Beijing’s favour. “The massive TRADE deficits must go down quickly,” Trump tweeted after a trip to Asia in November.

Were rhetoric to turn to practice, the economic climate of 2018 could quickly turn chilly.

According to the U.S. Conference board, China’s economic exposure to the United States is nearly five times higher than the U.S. exposure to China. That would suggest that any impositions of trade barriers could hit growth in China that is behind much of the wealth in exporting nations like Germany.

It is far from just a U.S.-China matter: the World Bank estimates world trade accounts for 52 percent of world GDP, more than doubling

its clout over the past 50 years ago.

BEAR THREE IN THE WOODS Bubbles are hard to gauge until they have popped (there is a tendency to say “this time it is different”, until it isn’t). But if economists have learnt one thing from this century’s financial market crashes it is that they bring the house down with them. The World Bank estimates that the global growth rate fell from around 4.4 percent in 2000 to some 1.9 percent in 2001, when the dot com bubble burst, and that the financial crisis prompted a plunge from a roughly 4.3 percent growth rate in 2007 to a 1.7 percent contraction in 2009.

What happens is that sudden losses in financial instruments cause companies and consumers to stop spending, leading to tumbling growth, layoffs, and debt defaults.

There are plenty of examples of assets that have soared continually and steeply in the past year: Bitcoin’s staggering rise is but the most obvious. Albert Edwards, a Societe Generale strategist who is always on the lookout for bubble-poppers, reckons that with stock markets in the stratosphere, it won’t take much to reverse things. It may be just some as “boring” as some unexpectedly poor profits, he suggests. (rtr)

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Anti-Narcotics Agency officials show an Australian man (2nd L), an American man (C), and a Malaysian man (2nd R) to reporters after they were arrested for carrying illegal drugs at Ngurai Rai airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, December 19, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.

Australian, American, Malaysian arrested in Indonesia’s Bali for drugs

DENPASAR - Indonesian police have arrested an Australian, an American and a Malaysian on the holiday island of Bali for drugs offences, the latest foreigners to run afoul of some of the world’s strictest laws against narcotics. The three men, who were arrested in separate cases, appeared before the media at a briefing, dressed in orange prison garb, their faces concealed by balaclava, with armed police officers standing guard.

It was not immediately clear if any of the three, who were identified only by their initials, would face the death penalty if convicted.

Authorities found methamphetamine and the party drug ecstasy hidden in a plastic bottle and another container in the luggage of the Australian after he arrived on a flight from Bangkok on Monday, the customs office said.

“Based on the results of the inspection, our officers found five packages containing clear crystals weighing 19.97 grams and 14 tablets weighing a total of 6.22 grams,” Bali Airport customs office chief Himawan Indrajono said in the statement.

Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was “providing consular assistance

U.S. citizen recaptured after Bali jail break DENPASAR - Indonesian police have recaptured a U.S. citizen who escaped a week ago from an overcrowded prison on

the holiday island of Bali, the jail’s second breakout of foreign inmates this year. Cristian Beasley from California was

to an Australian man detained in Bali” in response to emailed questions on the arrest. It declined to comment further.

The U.S. citizen was arrested at a Bali post office on Nov. 30 in connection with a package sent from the United States containing 336.6 grams of e-cigarette liquid containing THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in

cannabis.

The Malaysian was arrested on Nov. 8 after being found with 3.03 grams of leaves thought to be marijuana and 0.65 grams of a white powder suspected to be narcotics, Idrajono said. Possession of small amounts of drugs can incur lengthy jail sentences in Indonesia and larger amounts can result in a death sentence.

The execution by firing squad of two Australians in 2015, along with six other drug convicts from several other countries, strained relations between Jakarta and Canberra.

Indonesia says it is facing a drug crisis with an estimated 6.4 million drug users in the country of 250 million people, and needs to impose tough punishments to contained the problem. President Joko Widodo has called for a “merciless” crackdown on narcotics, and told law enforcers to shoot drug traffickers if they resisted arrest.

That echoes a tough stand taken by Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte who has ordered a war against drugs in which several thousand people have been killed since mid-2016. (rtr)

rearrested on Sunday, Badung Police chief Yudith Satria Hananta said, without providing further details.

Beasley was a suspect in crimes related to narcotics but had not been sentenced when he escaped from Kerobokan prison in Bali last week. The 32-year-old is believed to have cut through bars in the ceiling of his cell before scaling a perimeter wall of the prison in an area being refurbished. The Kerobokan prison,

about 10 km (six miles) from the main tourist beaches in the Kuta area, often holds foreigners facing drug-related charges.

Representatives of Beasley could not immediately be reached for comment. In June, an Australian, a Bulgarian, an Indian and a Malaysian tunnelled to freedom about 12 metres (13 yards) under Kerobokan prison’s walls.

The Indian and the Bulgarian were caught soon after in neighbouring East Timor, but Austra-

lian Shaun Edward Davidson and Malaysian Tee Kok King remain at large. Davidson has taunted authorities by saying he was enjoying life in various parts of the world, in purported posts on Facebook.

Kerobokan has housed a number of well-known foreign drug convicts, including Australian Schappelle Corby, whose 121/2-year sentence for marijuana smuggling got huge media attention. (rt)

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U.S. vetoes U.N. call for withdrawal of Trump Jerusalem decision

UNITED NATIONS - The United States was further isolated on Monday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital when it blocked a United Nations Security Council call for the declaration to be withdrawn.

The remaining 14 council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted resolution, which did not specifically mention the United States or Trump but which expressed “deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem.”

“What we witnessed here in the Security Council is an insult. It won’t be forgotten,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said after the vote, adding that it was the first veto cast by the United States in more than six years.

“The fact that this veto is being done in defense of American sovereignty and in defense of America’s role in the Middle East peace process is not a source of embarrassment for us; it should be an embarrassment to the remainder of the Security Council,” Haley said.

The U.N. draft resolution affirmed “that any decisions and actions which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded in compliance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council.”

Trump abruptly reversed decades of U.S. policy this month when he recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, generating outrage from Palestinians and the Arab world and concern among Washington’s western allies.

“In the wake of the decision of the United States ... the situation has become more tense with an increase in incidents, notably rockets fired from Gaza and clashes between

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley vetos an Egyptian-drafted resolution regarding recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem, during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017.

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Landslide kills at least 8 Indonesian miners on slope of volcano

JAKARTA - A landslide on the slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano on Java island on Monday killed at least eight people mining sand and stones and injured eight, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said.

Palestinians and Israeli security forces,” U.N. Middle East peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council ahead of the vote.

EMERGENCY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION Trump also plans to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. The draft U.N. resolution had called upon all countries to refrain from establishing diplomatic missions in Jerusalem.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Haley and Trump for the veto in a video clip posted on his Facebook page.

Israel considers Jerusalem its eternal and indivisible capital and wants all embassies based there. Palestinians want the capital of an independent Palestinian state to be in the city’s eastern sector, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and annexed in a move never recognized internationally.

Following the U.S. veto, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Arab states, which had agreed earlier this month to seek a Security Council resolution, would meet to evaluate the situation to determine what their next steps might be.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said the Palestinians would seek a rare emergency special session of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Trump’s decision.

Under a 1950 resolution, an emergency special session can be called for the General Assembly to consider a matter “with a view to making appropriate recommendations to members for collective measures” if the Security Council fails to act.

Only 10 such sessions have been convened, and the last time the General Assembly met in such a session was in 2009 on Israeli actions in occupied Palestinian territories.

Any outcome of such a session is non-binding, but carries political weight. (rtr)

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White House Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert speaks to reporters about the global WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack, prior to the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 15, 2017.

U.S. blames North Korea for ‘WannaCry’ cyber attack

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies across the globe earlier this year.

“The attack was widespread and cost billions, and North Korea is directly responsible,” Tom Bossert, homeland security adviser to President Donald Trump, wrote in a piece published on Monday night in the Wall Street Journal.

“North Korea has acted especially badly, largely unchecked, for more than a decade, and its malicious behavior is growing more egregious,” Bossert wrote.

“WannaCry was indiscriminately reckless.”

The White House was expected to follow up on Tuesday with a more formal statement blaming Pyongyang, according to a senior administration official.

The U.S. government has assessed with a “very high level of confidence” that a hacking entity known as Lazarus Group, which works on behalf of the North Korean government, carried out

the WannaCry attack, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the government’s investigation.

Lazarus Group is widely believed by security researchers and U.S. officials to have been responsible for the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment that destroyed files, leaked corporate communications online and led to the departure of several top studio executives.

North Korean government representatives could not be immediately reached for comment. The country has repeatedly denied responsibility for WannaCry and called other allegations about cyber attacks a smear campaign.

Washington’s public condemnation does not include any indictments or name specific individuals, the administration official said, adding the shaming was designed to hold Pyongyang accountable for its actions and “erode and undercut their ability to launch attacks.”

The accusation comes as worries mount about North Korea’s hacking capabilities and its nuclear weapons program. (rtr)

Rescue team members carry the body of a miner after a landslide hit Srumbung Village in Magelang, Indonesia December 18, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.

The miners had been digging out sand and stones from a steep cliff when they were engulfed, Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement.

“There could be more miners buried by the landslide, but it’s unclear because the number working at the mine is also unclear,” said Nugroho, noting that despite previous landslides in the area the practice had persisted. Heavy equipment had been brought in to help search for victims at the site, about 50 km (31 miles) north of the city of Yogyakarta.

In many parts of Indonesia, there is little or no regulation of so-called traditional mining, resulting in poor safety standards. Nugroho said mining had persisted in the area even though landslides had occurred there before. Sitting on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia has nearly 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country.

The Mount Agung volcano on Bali island, east of Java, has been spewing smoke and ash intermittently for week, disrupting flights to the tourist spot. (rtr)

Developing Lake Toba tourism through geopark concept

JAKARTA - The government of North Sumatra Province has been aggressively developing the Lake Toba region into a world tourism destination in Indonesia through the concept of geopark. The geopark concept was introduced in late 90s following the declaration of the International Symposium on the Conservation of the Geological Heritage organized under the auspices of UNESCO. Conservation of geological heritage aims to protect and promote Earth heritage sites through the sustainable local development of territories containing abiotic nature of significant value. In an effort to develop Lake Toba tourism region on the basis of geopark concept, the North Sumatra provincial government invited 48 ambassadors of friendly countries for a meeting, called Lake Toba Summit on December 16, 2017 in Prapat.

The 48 ambassadors attending the Lake Toba Sumit were among other things from Saudi Arabia, India, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Italy, Russia, and 38 other countries.

North Sumatra Governor Erry Nuradi remarked in the provincial capital of Medan that the presence of 48 ambassadors in the summit would further convince the local government that in the future Lake Toba will increasingly be known

to the world a a leading tourist destination in the province. “The provincial government invited the ambassadors of friendly countries for the summit to introduce Lake Toba, and informed them that the potential of North Sumatra also strongly supports investors from their countries to invest here,” Governor Nuradi said.

With their presence in Lake Toba, the ambassador can see the potential business in the region, so they are expected to bring more investors from their countries to invest in Lake Toba tourism.

In the meantime, North Sumatra Environment Office Chief Hidayati explained that geopark-based tourism is an important point in supporting the development as well as increasing foreign tourist visits.

Geopark contains historical values that can then be introduced to the wider community both within and outside the country.

Hidayati explained that the tourism of Lake Toba is developed with the basis of gopark because its value is more than just a tourism.

“Geopark will certainly support tourism, but tourism is not necessarily based on Geopark,” Hidayati said. Geopark has a scientific value from the process of the formation of Lake Toba Caldera where in it many things can be explained.

Hence, the government is mak-

ing all-out efforts to accelerate the development of the Lake Toba area into a world tourism destination in Indonesia. Lake Toba has been designated by the government as a tourist destination of international standard in an effort to improve the living conditions of the local population.

In an effort to develop the area into an international-standard tourist destination, the Lake Toba Tourism Authority Board (BPODT) requires a budget of Rp21 trillion.

BPODT Finance Director Faisal has remarked that such a big amount of budget to support the development of Lake Toba to attract one million tourists in 2019 must be backed by not only the central government but also the local government and private parties. A budget of Rp21 trillion will be required from the government and private parties to develop the Lake Toba area into a world-class tourism destination, with a target to attract one million tourists in 2019, Faisal reiterated.

The number of tourist visits to Lake Toba and North Sumatra had reached 197 thousand in September 2017, while the figure was recorded at 240 thousand visitors in 2016.

The Ministry of Tourism has set a target to increase the number of tourist arrivals to 300 thousand until the end of 2017, and it could reach 500 thousand in 2018. (ant)

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Wasan Temple

A Historic Site in Gianyar GIANYAR - There is a new tourist attraction in Gianyar named Wasan Temple. It is a historical site recently discovered. Wasan site complex is estimated to originate from the thirteenth to fourteenth centuries based on the style of the statue found. It is situated at Belahtanah hamlet, Batuan Kaler, Sukawati, Gianyar, or about 16 km from Denpasar.

Jero Mangku Wayan Lasiaja said that the location of the Wasan temple is at the Puseh Temple of Wasan, so that when going into the temple area must pass through the split gates (candi bentar). Wasan temple is situated in the middle of paddy field area of Subak Wasan. “In the past, all the heritage sites are buried in the ground. Then, it was dug and studied from 1996 to 2006. Finally it could find archaeological heritages such as temple made of arranged rocks and a pond,” he said.

Findings of the statue ornaments were then compared to others, so that

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it made the current temple. The temple has a height of 17 meters above the ground. Inside the temple are placed the statues found. Although it is relatively new, the temple looks majestic and classic. “This place is usually used to meditate by local community as well as travelers,” said Jero Mangku.

When entering the temple area, visitors will feel different. In the south follows an ancient pond overgrown with flowers. In the north of the temple, there are statue heritages made of rocks. They have different shape and are no longer in intact condition, such as the statue of Catur Muka (four-headed statue), the embodiment of goddess and Lord Nandhi whose pedestal is decorated with skulls.

Jero Mangku Wayan Lasiaja explained that Wasan Temple is supported by ten families comprising five families of Jero Mangku Wayan Lasiaja and five other families from outside the village. Nevertheless, every piodalan or temple festival

almost the entire communities of Belahtanah hamlet put offerings. It is held every six months (210 days) on Buda Cemeng Kelawu.

According to the belief of local people, Wasan Temple also serves as a sanctum for invoking a healing.

People are coming based on pewisik (divine inspiration), information of other people and by dreams. “Especially for people from outside Bali and overseas such as the Netherlands and France, they just come to meditate,” he explained.

In 2014, the research of the twenty-first phase was made in the temple courtyard of Subak Wasan located in the north side having been completely refurbished. This research is inspired by the previous research in 1986 and 2006 that could find archaeological remains such as rock temple and a pond having been restored by the Institute of Cultural Heritage Preservation for Bali, NTB and NTT region in 2009. (kmb)

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Ferrari could lead others out of F1, warns Marchionne

MARANELLO - Ferrari could lead other Formula One teams into an alternative championship if the sport becomes too much like the U.S.-based NASCAR series but hope it does not come to that, chairman Sergio Marchionne has said.

Speaking to reporters at the Italian team’s pre-Christmas lunch in Maranello, the Fiat Chrysler chief executive said his previous threats to take Ferrari out of the sport after 2020 should not be taken lightly.

He also announced a Feb. 22 launch date for the team’s 2018 car and said Ferrari should be challenging for the title after finishing runners-up to Mercedes this year.

Marchionne said Liberty Media,

the U.S.-based company which took over Formula One in January and sidelined former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, was learning the ropes.

He took issue, however, with the approach taken by former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn, the Formula One managing director who won titles with his own Brawn GP in 2009 before serving as Mercedes F1 team boss.

“The thing that most annoys me is that there is an experienced man like Ross Brawn there who is looking for ways that go against the DNA of Formula One,” the Gazzetta dello Sport website quoted Marchionne as saying.

“Making cars all the same with simpler and cheaper engines is like NASCAR, it doesn’t interest us,” he added. “We need to find a balanced solution for the future that satisfies

everyone and I think we will do it in time.

“Otherwise Ferrari will leave. If they (sceptics) think we are bluffing, they are playing with fire.”

Most of the Formula One teams have contracts that expire at the end of 2020 and Marchionne said Ferrari would be able to walk away.

“I think that Ferrari has the strength to drag others as well to an alternative championship,” he added.

There have been similar threats in the past from Ferrari, before Marchionne’s time, without any of them coming to anything.

Marchionne is a very different character to former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, however, and Ecclestone told Reuters in November that he did not consider it an empty threat.

The Gazzetta quoted Marchionne as also saying Maserati could follow Alfa Romeo back into Formula One in some capacity, but not yet, while Fiat Chrysler (FCA) would have a presence in some form in the Formula E electric series.

Alfa Romeo, part of the FCA stable, have teamed up with Swiss-based Sauber as title partners for 2018. (rtr)

Thomas tips Woods to have strong 2018 Masters CALIFORNIA - Justin Thomas reckons a healthy Tiger Woods will have a good chance of challenging at April’s Masters, while at the same time reserving judgment over the 14-times major champion’s comeback.

Pointing out that several veterans have superb records at Augusta National, Thomas said on Monday that Woods could follow the example set by the likes of Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples.

“If he’s healthy, there’s no reason he wouldn’t (play well),” Thomas said in a teleconference call.

“There’s a reason Freddie played so well there for so long (and) Langer... because it’s such an advantage knowing the course and the more you play, the world of difference it makes.”

Woods, who turns 42 on Dec. 30, has won the Masters four times, most recently in 2005.

Couples, the 1992 champion, now aged 58, has continued to perform well at Augusta into his 50s, finishing in the top 20 on six of his past seven appearances.

Germany’s twice Masters champion Langer, meanwhile, was in contention at the age of 57 going into the final round in 2014, before finishing equal eighth.

Woods is attempting a comeback after multiple back surgeries. He has hardly played over the past two years and while few expect him to recapture his previous greatness, the jury is still out.

“If he plays healthy, I think he’ll have a great year,” said Thomas, who played with Woods in the final round

of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas two weeks ago.

“It’s hard to not hype it up or talk about this or that but in reality we need to see what happens because no one knows.

“He was just so happy (at the World Challenge), which was cool to see. I’ve spent some time with him the last couple of years and I’ve never seen him so happy ... having so much fun and grinding it out and playing well.” (rtr) Tiger Woods hits out of the bunker on the 15th hole during the final round of the Hero World Challenge golf tournament at Albany.

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Everton’s Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring their third goal from a penalty

Allardyce makes instant impact as Everton rise into top half

LIVERPOOL - Everton manager Sam Allardyce’s ability to quickly get teams out of relegation trouble is the defining characteristic of his management career but his impact at Goodison Park has been so swift he is already looking at a top-half finish. Everton’s 3-1 win over Swansea City on Monday pushed the Merseysiders up to ninth in the Premier League and the worries of a long scrap against the drop already seem a distant memory.

“The target now? Top half but let’s not get carried away,” said former England manager Allardyce after second-half goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Wayne Rooney, with a penalty, had secured a comeback victory over the bottom-placed Welsh club.

Everton were in the relegation zone when they sacked Dutchman Ronald Koeman on Oct. 23 following a humiliating 5-2 loss at home to Arsenal. The club’s Under-23 coach David Unsworth then had an extended spell as caretaker manager during which he managed just two wins in eight games.

Unsworth’s second and final win, a 4-0 success against West Ham United, came with Allardyce already watching from the stands and, while he was not on the bench for that game, he is making sure that victory counts on his record.

Since formally taking the role, Everton have beaten Huddersfield Town and Newcastle United and drawn at local rivals Liverpool before Monday’s win. “To collect 13 out of 15 points is outstanding considering the position where we have come from,” said Allardyce.

“We have scored 11 goals in five games and kept clean

ANKARA - Galatasaray announced they had parted ways with Croatian coach Igor Tudor on Monday after the club were usurped as Turkish league leaders following their fourth defeat of the season. Tudor, who moved to Galatasaray from Karabukspor halfway through last season, has been widely criticised after the team allowed an eight-point lead in the standings to slip away before they dropped to second place on Sunday.

Galatasaray called an extraordinary congress on Jan. 13 to elect a new board and club chairman.

On Sunday Galatasaray suffered a shock 2-1 defeat by promoted Yeni Malatyaspor.

Tudor abruptly walked out of Sunday’s post match press conference after criticising the media.

“You like to say when we win it’s because we have good players, and when we lose it’s because of the coach. What I understand here in Turkey is very unusual for me,

especially in Galatasaray,” he said angrily.

Tudor said he was under pressure to quit. “Only two popular things here: Tudor istifa (resign), and to blame the losses on the system. A very simple explanation of Turkish football.”

Galatasaray enjoyed a ninematch undefeated run at the start of the season before a 2-1 defeat

by Trabzonspor in October halted them in their tracks. Since then, they have lost three of their next six matches, including a 5-1 thrashing

by Istanbul Basaksehir and a 3-0 humbling by Besiktas. Basaksehir climbed to the top of the league on Sunday after amassing 33 points from 16 games, one more than Galatasaray.

Galatasaray are Turkey’s most decorated club, with 20 league titles. They became the first Turkish club to win a major European trophy when they lifted the 2000 UEFA Cup, the predecessor to the Europa League. (rtr)

Lanzini faces ban after being charged with simulation

W es t H am U n i t e d ’ s Manuel Lanzini could become the second player to be retrospectively banned for simulation after being charged by the Football Association for deceiving the match official during Saturday’s game against Stoke City. The incident, which led to West Ham being awarded a penalty in 18th minute, was reviewed by three-person panel, with all three agreeing Lanzini successfully deceived the match official

- which led to the FA charge.

Everton’s Oumar Niasse was banned for two games following a similar incident against Crystal Palace last month. West Ham and Lanzini must decide whether to accept a two-match ban or contest it, with the deadline to launch an appeal 1800 GMT on Tuesday.

“I’m going to think about it (appealing),” West Ham manager David Moyes said. “I’m a bit surprised. The referee was 10

yards from the ball, nothing was blocking his vision, the defender made a challenge for the ball and didn’t get it. So, I think they’re going against the referee.”

“He (Lanzini) had a brilliant performance on Saturday, he made two assists, so I only said to him after the game about how well he played. “Let me be clear.

I’m the first one who wants to get rid of diving. That’s why I’m surprised by this one because nobody can be sure.” (rtr)

Juve fine doubled, Agnelli’s ban cut over tickets for fans

ROME - Juventus’s fine for an alleged scheme which involved giving tickets to hardcore fans to buy peace on the terraces has been doubled but the ban on club chairman Andrea Agnelli has been reduced, Italy’s soccer federation (FIGC) said on Monday.

Agnelli, who is also president of the European Club Association (ECA) and a member of UEFA’s executive committee, was initially suspended for one year in Septem-

ber but the FIGC ruled that his ban should end immediately.

However, it increased the fine on Juve from 300,000 to 600,000 euros ($353,670 to 707,340) and Agnelli’s personal fine from 20,000 to 100,000 euros. The Turin club, which has denied wrongdoing, were not immediately available to comment.

Investigators had looked into whether the club gave tickets to fans known as ultras to avoid vio-

lence or racial abuse in the stands that might bring fines or docked points.

Agnelli, a scion of the family that owns carmaker Fiat Chrysler, said in May he met the ultras to make sure they did not feel discriminated against and to avoid “problems of public order”.

Juventus were also ordered to partially close their stadium for a Serie A match at home to Genoa on Jan. 22. (rtr)

sheets. We are a team that comes back from 1-0 down to win and that shows the character.”

NEVER RELEGATED

Allardyce, 63, has never had a team of his relegated from the Premier League, despite working with clubs such as Sunderland and Crystal Palace who were in deep trouble when he took over. He managed to maintain top flight football for clubs such as Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers and took West Ham back into the Premier League – and kept them there after their relegation.

Focusing on solid defending and good organisation has again brought results for the man dubbed ‘Fireman Sam’ but he said his assistants, such as former Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare and veteran coach Sammy Lee, deserved their share of the credit.

“From a tactical point of view, I’ve simplified the game and I’m man-managing the players. I brought some experienced and talented staff with me, along with the rest of the staff – I want everyone to get better.

To turn around so quickly is great credit to everyone.

Not just me,” he said.

“What looked like a desperate situation is becoming a comfortable one. And now people are looking up the table rather than down. The last clubs I took over were tougher to turn around initially,” he said. The next test for Everton comes against third-placed champions Chelsea at Goodison on Saturday.

“We’ve got to try and get a result against Chelsea and then we’ll really know what we’re made of,” added Allardyce. “With this confidence, if we can get a result we’re on the right track for finishing as high as we can.

Let’s see if the lads can pull one out of the bag.” (rtr)

Juventus fans before the match

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Galatasaray’s coach Igor Tudor during the match.

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Everton’s Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring their third goal from a penalty

Allardyce makes instant impact as Everton rise into top half

LIVERPOOL - Everton manager Sam Allardyce’s ability to quickly get teams out of relegation trouble is the defining characteristic of his management career but his impact at Goodison Park has been so swift he is already looking at a top-half finish. Everton’s 3-1 win over Swansea City on Monday pushed the Merseysiders up to ninth in the Premier League and the worries of a long scrap against the drop already seem a distant memory.

“The target now? Top half but let’s not get carried away,” said former England manager Allardyce after second-half goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Wayne Rooney, with a penalty, had secured a comeback victory over the bottom-placed Welsh club.

Everton were in the relegation zone when they sacked Dutchman Ronald Koeman on Oct. 23 following a humiliating 5-2 loss at home to Arsenal. The club’s Under-23 coach David Unsworth then had an extended spell as caretaker manager during which he managed just two wins in eight games.

Unsworth’s second and final win, a 4-0 success against West Ham United, came with Allardyce already watching from the stands and, while he was not on the bench for that game, he is making sure that victory counts on his record.

Since formally taking the role, Everton have beaten Huddersfield Town and Newcastle United and drawn at local rivals Liverpool before Monday’s win. “To collect 13 out of 15 points is outstanding considering the position where we have come from,” said Allardyce.

“We have scored 11 goals in five games and kept clean

ANKARA - Galatasaray announced they had parted ways with Croatian coach Igor Tudor on Monday after the club were usurped as Turkish league leaders following their fourth defeat of the season. Tudor, who moved to Galatasaray from Karabukspor halfway through last season, has been widely criticised after the team allowed an eight-point lead in the standings to slip away before they dropped to second place on Sunday.

Galatasaray called an extraordinary congress on Jan. 13 to elect a new board and club chairman.

On Sunday Galatasaray suffered a shock 2-1 defeat by promoted Yeni Malatyaspor.

Tudor abruptly walked out of Sunday’s post match press conference after criticising the media.

“You like to say when we win it’s because we have good players, and when we lose it’s because of the coach. What I understand here in Turkey is very unusual for me,

especially in Galatasaray,” he said angrily.

Tudor said he was under pressure to quit. “Only two popular things here: Tudor istifa (resign), and to blame the losses on the system. A very simple explanation of Turkish football.”

Galatasaray enjoyed a ninematch undefeated run at the start of the season before a 2-1 defeat

by Trabzonspor in October halted them in their tracks. Since then, they have lost three of their next six matches, including a 5-1 thrashing

by Istanbul Basaksehir and a 3-0 humbling by Besiktas. Basaksehir climbed to the top of the league on Sunday after amassing 33 points from 16 games, one more than Galatasaray.

Galatasaray are Turkey’s most decorated club, with 20 league titles. They became the first Turkish club to win a major European trophy when they lifted the 2000 UEFA Cup, the predecessor to the Europa League. (rtr)

Lanzini faces ban after being charged with simulation

W es t H am U n i t e d ’ s Manuel Lanzini could become the second player to be retrospectively banned for simulation after being charged by the Football Association for deceiving the match official during Saturday’s game against Stoke City. The incident, which led to West Ham being awarded a penalty in 18th minute, was reviewed by three-person panel, with all three agreeing Lanzini successfully deceived the match official

- which led to the FA charge.

Everton’s Oumar Niasse was banned for two games following a similar incident against Crystal Palace last month. West Ham and Lanzini must decide whether to accept a two-match ban or contest it, with the deadline to launch an appeal 1800 GMT on Tuesday.

“I’m going to think about it (appealing),” West Ham manager David Moyes said. “I’m a bit surprised. The referee was 10

yards from the ball, nothing was blocking his vision, the defender made a challenge for the ball and didn’t get it. So, I think they’re going against the referee.”

“He (Lanzini) had a brilliant performance on Saturday, he made two assists, so I only said to him after the game about how well he played. “Let me be clear.

I’m the first one who wants to get rid of diving. That’s why I’m surprised by this one because nobody can be sure.” (rtr)

Juve fine doubled, Agnelli’s ban cut over tickets for fans

ROME - Juventus’s fine for an alleged scheme which involved giving tickets to hardcore fans to buy peace on the terraces has been doubled but the ban on club chairman Andrea Agnelli has been reduced, Italy’s soccer federation (FIGC) said on Monday.

Agnelli, who is also president of the European Club Association (ECA) and a member of UEFA’s executive committee, was initially suspended for one year in Septem-

ber but the FIGC ruled that his ban should end immediately.

However, it increased the fine on Juve from 300,000 to 600,000 euros ($353,670 to 707,340) and Agnelli’s personal fine from 20,000 to 100,000 euros. The Turin club, which has denied wrongdoing, were not immediately available to comment.

Investigators had looked into whether the club gave tickets to fans known as ultras to avoid vio-

lence or racial abuse in the stands that might bring fines or docked points.

Agnelli, a scion of the family that owns carmaker Fiat Chrysler, said in May he met the ultras to make sure they did not feel discriminated against and to avoid “problems of public order”.

Juventus were also ordered to partially close their stadium for a Serie A match at home to Genoa on Jan. 22. (rtr)

sheets. We are a team that comes back from 1-0 down to win and that shows the character.”

NEVER RELEGATED

Allardyce, 63, has never had a team of his relegated from the Premier League, despite working with clubs such as Sunderland and Crystal Palace who were in deep trouble when he took over. He managed to maintain top flight football for clubs such as Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers and took West Ham back into the Premier League – and kept them there after their relegation.

Focusing on solid defending and good organisation has again brought results for the man dubbed ‘Fireman Sam’ but he said his assistants, such as former Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare and veteran coach Sammy Lee, deserved their share of the credit.

“From a tactical point of view, I’ve simplified the game and I’m man-managing the players. I brought some experienced and talented staff with me, along with the rest of the staff – I want everyone to get better.

To turn around so quickly is great credit to everyone.

Not just me,” he said.

“What looked like a desperate situation is becoming a comfortable one. And now people are looking up the table rather than down. The last clubs I took over were tougher to turn around initially,” he said. The next test for Everton comes against third-placed champions Chelsea at Goodison on Saturday.

“We’ve got to try and get a result against Chelsea and then we’ll really know what we’re made of,” added Allardyce. “With this confidence, if we can get a result we’re on the right track for finishing as high as we can.

Let’s see if the lads can pull one out of the bag.” (rtr)

Juventus fans before the match

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Galatasaray’s coach Igor Tudor during the match.

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Wasan Temple

A Historic Site in Gianyar GIANYAR - There is a new tourist attraction in Gianyar named Wasan Temple. It is a historical site recently discovered. Wasan site complex is estimated to originate from the thirteenth to fourteenth centuries based on the style of the statue found. It is situated at Belahtanah hamlet, Batuan Kaler, Sukawati, Gianyar, or about 16 km from Denpasar.

Jero Mangku Wayan Lasiaja said that the location of the Wasan temple is at the Puseh Temple of Wasan, so that when going into the temple area must pass through the split gates (candi bentar). Wasan temple is situated in the middle of paddy field area of Subak Wasan. “In the past, all the heritage sites are buried in the ground. Then, it was dug and studied from 1996 to 2006. Finally it could find archaeological heritages such as temple made of arranged rocks and a pond,” he said.

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it made the current temple. The temple has a height of 17 meters above the ground. Inside the temple are placed the statues found. Although it is relatively new, the temple looks majestic and classic. “This place is usually used to meditate by local community as well as travelers,” said Jero Mangku.

When entering the temple area, visitors will feel different. In the south follows an ancient pond overgrown with flowers. In the north of the temple, there are statue heritages made of rocks. They have different shape and are no longer in intact condition, such as the statue of Catur Muka (four-headed statue), the embodiment of goddess and Lord Nandhi whose pedestal is decorated with skulls.

Jero Mangku Wayan Lasiaja explained that Wasan Temple is supported by ten families comprising five families of Jero Mangku Wayan Lasiaja and five other families from outside the village. Nevertheless, every piodalan or temple festival

almost the entire communities of Belahtanah hamlet put offerings. It is held every six months (210 days) on Buda Cemeng Kelawu.

According to the belief of local people, Wasan Temple also serves as a sanctum for invoking a healing.

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Ferrari could lead others out of F1, warns Marchionne

MARANELLO - Ferrari could lead other Formula One teams into an alternative championship if the sport becomes too much like the U.S.-based NASCAR series but hope it does not come to that, chairman Sergio Marchionne has said.

Speaking to reporters at the Italian team’s pre-Christmas lunch in Maranello, the Fiat Chrysler chief executive said his previous threats to take Ferrari out of the sport after 2020 should not be taken lightly.

He also announced a Feb. 22 launch date for the team’s 2018 car and said Ferrari should be challenging for the title after finishing runners-up to Mercedes this year.

Marchionne said Liberty Media,

the U.S.-based company which took over Formula One in January and sidelined former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, was learning the ropes.

He took issue, however, with the approach taken by former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn, the Formula One managing director who won titles with his own Brawn GP in 2009 before serving as Mercedes F1 team boss.

“The thing that most annoys me is that there is an experienced man like Ross Brawn there who is looking for ways that go against the DNA of Formula One,” the Gazzetta dello Sport website quoted Marchionne as saying.

“Making cars all the same with simpler and cheaper engines is like NASCAR, it doesn’t interest us,” he added. “We need to find a balanced solution for the future that satisfies

everyone and I think we will do it in time.

“Otherwise Ferrari will leave. If they (sceptics) think we are bluffing, they are playing with fire.”

Most of the Formula One teams have contracts that expire at the end of 2020 and Marchionne said Ferrari would be able to walk away.

“I think that Ferrari has the strength to drag others as well to an alternative championship,” he added.

There have been similar threats in the past from Ferrari, before Marchionne’s time, without any of them coming to anything.

Marchionne is a very different character to former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, however, and Ecclestone told Reuters in November that he did not consider it an empty threat.

The Gazzetta quoted Marchionne as also saying Maserati could follow Alfa Romeo back into Formula One in some capacity, but not yet, while Fiat Chrysler (FCA) would have a presence in some form in the Formula E electric series.

Alfa Romeo, part of the FCA stable, have teamed up with Swiss-based Sauber as title partners for 2018. (rtr)

Thomas tips Woods to have strong 2018 Masters CALIFORNIA - Justin Thomas reckons a healthy Tiger Woods will have a good chance of challenging at April’s Masters, while at the same time reserving judgment over the 14-times major champion’s comeback.

Pointing out that several veterans have superb records at Augusta National, Thomas said on Monday that Woods could follow the example set by the likes of Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples.

“If he’s healthy, there’s no reason he wouldn’t (play well),” Thomas said in a teleconference call.

“There’s a reason Freddie played so well there for so long (and) Langer... because it’s such an advantage knowing the course and the more you play, the world of difference it makes.”

Woods, who turns 42 on Dec. 30, has won the Masters four times, most recently in 2005.

Couples, the 1992 champion, now aged 58, has continued to perform well at Augusta into his 50s, finishing in the top 20 on six of his past seven appearances.

Germany’s twice Masters champion Langer, meanwhile, was in contention at the age of 57 going into the final round in 2014, before finishing equal eighth.

Woods is attempting a comeback after multiple back surgeries. He has hardly played over the past two years and while few expect him to recapture his previous greatness, the jury is still out.

“If he plays healthy, I think he’ll have a great year,” said Thomas, who played with Woods in the final round

of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas two weeks ago.

“It’s hard to not hype it up or talk about this or that but in reality we need to see what happens because no one knows.

“He was just so happy (at the World Challenge), which was cool to see. I’ve spent some time with him the last couple of years and I’ve never seen him so happy ... having so much fun and grinding it out and playing well.” (rtr) Tiger Woods hits out of the bunker on the 15th hole during the final round of the Hero World Challenge golf tournament at Albany.

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U.S. vetoes U.N. call for withdrawal of Trump Jerusalem decision

UNITED NATIONS - The United States was further isolated on Monday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital when it blocked a United Nations Security Council call for the declaration to be withdrawn.

The remaining 14 council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted resolution, which did not specifically mention the United States or Trump but which expressed “deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem.”

“What we witnessed here in the Security Council is an insult. It won’t be forgotten,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said after the vote, adding that it was the first veto cast by the United States in more than six years.

“The fact that this veto is being done in defense of American sovereignty and in defense of America’s role in the Middle East peace process is not a source of embarrassment for us; it should be an embarrassment to the remainder of the Security Council,” Haley said.

The U.N. draft resolution affirmed “that any decisions and actions which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded in compliance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council.”

Trump abruptly reversed decades of U.S. policy this month when he recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, generating outrage from Palestinians and the Arab world and concern among Washington’s western allies.

“In the wake of the decision of the United States ... the situation has become more tense with an increase in incidents, notably rockets fired from Gaza and clashes between

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley vetos an Egyptian-drafted resolution regarding recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem, during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017.

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Landslide kills at least 8 Indonesian miners on slope of volcano

JAKARTA - A landslide on the slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano on Java island on Monday killed at least eight people mining sand and stones and injured eight, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said.

Palestinians and Israeli security forces,” U.N. Middle East peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council ahead of the vote.

EMERGENCY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION Trump also plans to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. The draft U.N. resolution had called upon all countries to refrain from establishing diplomatic missions in Jerusalem.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Haley and Trump for the veto in a video clip posted on his Facebook page.

Israel considers Jerusalem its eternal and indivisible capital and wants all embassies based there. Palestinians want the capital of an independent Palestinian state to be in the city’s eastern sector, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and annexed in a move never recognized internationally.

Following the U.S. veto, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Arab states, which had agreed earlier this month to seek a Security Council resolution, would meet to evaluate the situation to determine what their next steps might be.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said the Palestinians would seek a rare emergency special session of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Trump’s decision.

Under a 1950 resolution, an emergency special session can be called for the General Assembly to consider a matter “with a view to making appropriate recommendations to members for collective measures” if the Security Council fails to act.

Only 10 such sessions have been convened, and the last time the General Assembly met in such a session was in 2009 on Israeli actions in occupied Palestinian territories.

Any outcome of such a session is non-binding, but carries political weight. (rtr)

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White House Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert speaks to reporters about the global WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack, prior to the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 15, 2017.

U.S. blames North Korea for ‘WannaCry’ cyber attack

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies across the globe earlier this year.

“The attack was widespread and cost billions, and North Korea is directly responsible,” Tom Bossert, homeland security adviser to President Donald Trump, wrote in a piece published on Monday night in the Wall Street Journal.

“North Korea has acted especially badly, largely unchecked, for more than a decade, and its malicious behavior is growing more egregious,” Bossert wrote.

“WannaCry was indiscriminately reckless.”

The White House was expected to follow up on Tuesday with a more formal statement blaming Pyongyang, according to a senior administration official.

The U.S. government has assessed with a “very high level of confidence” that a hacking entity known as Lazarus Group, which works on behalf of the North Korean government, carried out

the WannaCry attack, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the government’s investigation.

Lazarus Group is widely believed by security researchers and U.S. officials to have been responsible for the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment that destroyed files, leaked corporate communications online and led to the departure of several top studio executives.

North Korean government representatives could not be immediately reached for comment. The country has repeatedly denied responsibility for WannaCry and called other allegations about cyber attacks a smear campaign.

Washington’s public condemnation does not include any indictments or name specific individuals, the administration official said, adding the shaming was designed to hold Pyongyang accountable for its actions and “erode and undercut their ability to launch attacks.”

The accusation comes as worries mount about North Korea’s hacking capabilities and its nuclear weapons program. (rtr)

Rescue team members carry the body of a miner after a landslide hit Srumbung Village in Magelang, Indonesia December 18, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.

The miners had been digging out sand and stones from a steep cliff when they were engulfed, Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement.

“There could be more miners buried by the landslide, but it’s unclear because the number working at the mine is also unclear,” said Nugroho, noting that despite previous landslides in the area the practice had persisted. Heavy equipment had been brought in to help search for victims at the site, about 50 km (31 miles) north of the city of Yogyakarta.

In many parts of Indonesia, there is little or no regulation of so-called traditional mining, resulting in poor safety standards. Nugroho said mining had persisted in the area even though landslides had occurred there before. Sitting on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia has nearly 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country.

The Mount Agung volcano on Bali island, east of Java, has been spewing smoke and ash intermittently for week, disrupting flights to the tourist spot. (rtr)

Developing Lake Toba tourism through geopark concept

JAKARTA - The government of North Sumatra Province has been aggressively developing the Lake Toba region into a world tourism destination in Indonesia through the concept of geopark. The geopark concept was introduced in late 90s following the declaration of the International Symposium on the Conservation of the Geological Heritage organized under the auspices of UNESCO. Conservation of geological heritage aims to protect and promote Earth heritage sites through the sustainable local development of territories containing abiotic nature of significant value. In an effort to develop Lake Toba tourism region on the basis of geopark concept, the North Sumatra provincial government invited 48 ambassadors of friendly countries for a meeting, called Lake Toba Summit on December 16, 2017 in Prapat.

The 48 ambassadors attending the Lake Toba Sumit were among other things from Saudi Arabia, India, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Italy, Russia, and 38 other countries.

North Sumatra Governor Erry Nuradi remarked in the provincial capital of Medan that the presence of 48 ambassadors in the summit would further convince the local government that in the future Lake Toba will increasingly be known

to the world a a leading tourist destination in the province. “The provincial government invited the ambassadors of friendly countries for the summit to introduce Lake Toba, and informed them that the potential of North Sumatra also strongly supports investors from their countries to invest here,” Governor Nuradi said.

With their presence in Lake Toba, the ambassador can see the potential business in the region, so they are expected to bring more investors from their countries to invest in Lake Toba tourism.

In the meantime, North Sumatra Environment Office Chief Hidayati explained that geopark-based tourism is an important point in supporting the development as well as increasing foreign tourist visits.

Geopark contains historical values that can then be introduced to the wider community both within and outside the country.

Hidayati explained that the tourism of Lake Toba is developed with the basis of gopark because its value is more than just a tourism.

“Geopark will certainly support tourism, but tourism is not necessarily based on Geopark,” Hidayati said. Geopark has a scientific value from the process of the formation of Lake Toba Caldera where in it many things can be explained.

Hence, the government is mak-

ing all-out efforts to accelerate the development of the Lake Toba area into a world tourism destination in Indonesia. Lake Toba has been designated by the government as a tourist destination of international standard in an effort to improve the living conditions of the local population.

In an effort to develop the area into an international-standard tourist destination, the Lake Toba Tourism Authority Board (BPODT) requires a budget of Rp21 trillion.

BPODT Finance Director Faisal has remarked that such a big amount of budget to support the development of Lake Toba to attract one million tourists in 2019 must be backed by not only the central government but also the local government and private parties. A budget of Rp21 trillion will be required from the government and private parties to develop the Lake Toba area into a world-class tourism destination, with a target to attract one million tourists in 2019, Faisal reiterated.

The number of tourist visits to Lake Toba and North Sumatra had reached 197 thousand in September 2017, while the figure was recorded at 240 thousand visitors in 2016.

The Ministry of Tourism has set a target to increase the number of tourist arrivals to 300 thousand until the end of 2017, and it could reach 500 thousand in 2018. (ant)

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Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port, part of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, February 13, 2017.

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Central banks, trade and bubbles threaten the 2018 status quo

LONDON - After a year of relatively healthy global economic growth, economists are predicting pretty much the same for 2018 -- a neither too-hot nor too-cold Goldilocks scenario, but with little sight of the three bears. The idea is that all is pretty much on track for growth that will be stronger than in 2017. Part of this may come from the fact that forecasters generally got it wrong last year, underclubbing this year’s economic performance, particularly for the euro zone and Japan.

The International Monetary Fund, for example, saw 2017 global growth at 3.4 percent with advanced economies advancing 1.8 percent. It now reckons them at 3.6 percent and 2.2 percent.

It had the euro zone and Japan growing 1.5 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. It now has them at 2.1 percent and 1.5 percent. “Faster growth is reaching roughly two-thirds of the world’s population,” the IMF said in a December blog post. This performance has made some economists optimistic. Nomura is among the more bullish: “Global growth has far more self-reinforcing characteristics at present than at any time over the last 20-30 years.”

But Goldilock’s bears do have a habit of showing up. There are huge numbers of potential political and economic risks to the status quo. But as in the fairy tale, let’s go with just three: central banks, trade, and bubbles.

In the first case, the danger is that there will be a policy mistake, squeezing debtors. The second relates to renewed U.S. protectionism or anger

over Chinese exports triggering tit-fortat, growth-stifling trade barriers. The third is about sudden market losses that dry up spending and demand.

BEAR ONE IN THE WOODS Part of 2017’s global economic success was put down to a combination of extraordinarily loose monetary policy and competent management by central banks of their attempts to wean the world off such largesse. Entering 2018 the U.S. Federal Reserve is lining up for three more hikes, the European Central Bank is slowly cutting back on its asset purchases, and China is increasing rates.

All of this is being carefully flagged by the policymakers, but mistakes can happen and any significant shift of gear could cause a sharp retrenchment in consumer and corporate spending.

The amount of U.S. corporate debt outstanding, for example, is nearly $8.8 trillion, according to Sifma, the U.S. securities industry group. That is up 35 percent since 2010 and a major

driver behind corporate expansion.

“Financial stability risks pose a bigger threat to the continuation of the (growth) cycle than price stability risks,” Morgan Stanley co-head of economics Chetan Ahya wrote in a 2018 outlook, saying U.S. corporates were the most exposed to higher interest rates.

This implies that central bank tightening to curb overly robust growth or inflation risks creating a credit squeeze -- hence the caution in Washington, Frankfurt, Beijing and Tokyo.

BEAR TWO IN THE WOODS U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign was peppered with “America First” rhetoric and a dollop of belligerence about other countries. In office, the Trump administration has done a few things in the name of U.S. interests to upset multilateralists. It has, for example, launched an investigation into steel imports, blocked the appointment of judges at the World Trade Organization, and withdrawn the United

States from a now 11- member Pacific Rim trade pact.

Other measures have not progressed as far, notably the threat to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the pledge to bring China to heel over its allegedly unfair trade practices.

But the U.S. trade deficit increased to $43.5 billion despite growth-driven U.S. exports. The U.S.-China deficit dropped a bit but was still $34.6 billion in Beijing’s favour. “The massive TRADE deficits must go down quickly,” Trump tweeted after a trip to Asia in November.

Were rhetoric to turn to practice, the economic climate of 2018 could quickly turn chilly.

According to the U.S. Conference board, China’s economic exposure to the United States is nearly five times higher than the U.S. exposure to China. That would suggest that any impositions of trade barriers could hit growth in China that is behind much of the wealth in exporting nations like Germany.

It is far from just a U.S.-China matter: the World Bank estimates world trade accounts for 52 percent of world GDP, more than doubling

its clout over the past 50 years ago.

BEAR THREE IN THE WOODS Bubbles are hard to gauge until they have popped (there is a tendency to say “this time it is different”, until it isn’t). But if economists have learnt one thing from this century’s financial market crashes it is that they bring the house down with them. The World Bank estimates that the global growth rate fell from around 4.4 percent in 2000 to some 1.9 percent in 2001, when the dot com bubble burst, and that the financial crisis prompted a plunge from a roughly 4.3 percent growth rate in 2007 to a 1.7 percent contraction in 2009.

What happens is that sudden losses in financial instruments cause companies and consumers to stop spending, leading to tumbling growth, layoffs, and debt defaults.

There are plenty of examples of assets that have soared continually and steeply in the past year: Bitcoin’s staggering rise is but the most obvious. Albert Edwards, a Societe Generale strategist who is always on the lookout for bubble-poppers, reckons that with stock markets in the stratosphere, it won’t take much to reverse things. It may be just some as “boring” as some unexpectedly poor profits, he suggests. (rtr)

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Anti-Narcotics Agency officials show an Australian man (2nd L), an American man (C), and a Malaysian man (2nd R) to reporters after they were arrested for carrying illegal drugs at Ngurai Rai airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, December 19, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.

Australian, American, Malaysian arrested in Indonesia’s Bali for drugs

DENPASAR - Indonesian police have arrested an Australian, an American and a Malaysian on the holiday island of Bali for drugs offences, the latest foreigners to run afoul of some of the world’s strictest laws against narcotics. The three men, who were arrested in separate cases, appeared before the media at a briefing, dressed in orange prison garb, their faces concealed by balaclava, with armed police officers standing guard.

It was not immediately clear if any of the three, who were identified only by their initials, would face the death penalty if convicted.

Authorities found methamphetamine and the party drug ecstasy hidden in a plastic bottle and another container in the luggage of the Australian after he arrived on a flight from Bangkok on Monday, the customs office said.

“Based on the results of the inspection, our officers found five packages containing clear crystals weighing 19.97 grams and 14 tablets weighing a total of 6.22 grams,” Bali Airport customs office chief Himawan Indrajono said in the statement.

Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was “providing consular assistance

U.S. citizen recaptured after Bali jail break DENPASAR - Indonesian police have recaptured a U.S. citizen who escaped a week ago from an overcrowded prison on

the holiday island of Bali, the jail’s second breakout of foreign inmates this year. Cristian Beasley from California was

to an Australian man detained in Bali” in response to emailed questions on the arrest. It declined to comment further.

The U.S. citizen was arrested at a Bali post office on Nov. 30 in connection with a package sent from the United States containing 336.6 grams of e-cigarette liquid containing THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in

cannabis.

The Malaysian was arrested on Nov. 8 after being found with 3.03 grams of leaves thought to be marijuana and 0.65 grams of a white powder suspected to be narcotics, Idrajono said. Possession of small amounts of drugs can incur lengthy jail sentences in Indonesia and larger amounts can result in a death sentence.

The execution by firing squad of two Australians in 2015, along with six other drug convicts from several other countries, strained relations between Jakarta and Canberra.

Indonesia says it is facing a drug crisis with an estimated 6.4 million drug users in the country of 250 million people, and needs to impose tough punishments to contained the problem. President Joko Widodo has called for a “merciless” crackdown on narcotics, and told law enforcers to shoot drug traffickers if they resisted arrest.

That echoes a tough stand taken by Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte who has ordered a war against drugs in which several thousand people have been killed since mid-2016. (rtr)

rearrested on Sunday, Badung Police chief Yudith Satria Hananta said, without providing further details.

Beasley was a suspect in crimes related to narcotics but had not been sentenced when he escaped from Kerobokan prison in Bali last week. The 32-year-old is believed to have cut through bars in the ceiling of his cell before scaling a perimeter wall of the prison in an area being refurbished. The Kerobokan prison,

about 10 km (six miles) from the main tourist beaches in the Kuta area, often holds foreigners facing drug-related charges.

Representatives of Beasley could not immediately be reached for comment. In June, an Australian, a Bulgarian, an Indian and a Malaysian tunnelled to freedom about 12 metres (13 yards) under Kerobokan prison’s walls.

The Indian and the Bulgarian were caught soon after in neighbouring East Timor, but Austra-

lian Shaun Edward Davidson and Malaysian Tee Kok King remain at large. Davidson has taunted authorities by saying he was enjoying life in various parts of the world, in purported posts on Facebook.

Kerobokan has housed a number of well-known foreign drug convicts, including Australian Schappelle Corby, whose 121/2-year sentence for marijuana smuggling got huge media attention. (rt)

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Logistics stock especially rice for the refugees so far remains safe. With the remaining 17 tons of stocks.

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Stock of side dish and gas in refuge enough for two days ahead BANGLI — Inventory of logistics especially side dishes and LPG for refugees in Bangli began to run thin. Logistic Coordinator of the Mt. Agung Emergency Disaster Preparedness Post in Bangli, Nengah Sukarta, said on Monday (Dec. 18) that the stock of LPG and side dishes remains available in the command post warehouse and only enough to meet the needs of refugees for the next two days.

When met on Monday afternoon, Sukarta explained that logistics stock especially rice for the refugees so far remains safe. With the remaining 17 tons of stocks, it will be enough to meet the needs of 900 refugees over the next month. “With the current number of refugees, the need of rice reaches 11.4 tons per month,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the stock whose sup-

ply starts to run thin, according to Sukarta, is side dishes and LPG. The stock of side dish and LPG available in the warehouse is only enough to meet the needs of refugees for the next two days. Apart from side dishes and gas, some other basic necessities such as kitchen spices, baby and elderly pampers, sugar, coffee, mineral water and sweetened condensed milk

Explosion of gas balloon claims six victims

are also needed by refugees because the stock in the warehouse is running low.

Sukarta added that refugees need 30 tubes of LPG every three days.

Command post lastly received LPG donation from 51 donators. “They have already run out within one week,” he said.

He said that to meet the needs

of refugees, he recently relied on the supplies from the Tanah Ampo main command post. Although there is help from donators, the number is not enough to cover the needs of all refugees. Moreover, recently the number of donators providing assistance to Bangli command post tends to decrease when compared to the beginning of Mount Agung declared in warning alert level. “Currently, there is 1-2 donators per week bringing aid to the post,” said Sukarta.

With the declining support from donators, Sukarta hoped the Tanah Ampo main post to more frequently

check logistic needs in Bangli. He hoped the assistance provided to refugees in Bangli is according to the amount and type of the assistance proposed. It is meant to avoid inappropriate assistance with the needs of refugees so that it will pile up in the warehouse. Sukarta said the current logistic stock remains in large quantities including milk powder, sauce, soy sauce and snacks such as biscuits.

“We are worried if the same assistance will be provided continuously, when piled up too long in the warehouse can become expired,” he added. (kmb40)

DENPASAR — An explosion of gas balloon in a car showroom located on Jalan Teuku Umar area, West Denpasar, on Monday afternoon (Dec. 18), claimed six victims.

The six victims had been taken to Sanglah Hospital.

The six victims are Rino Iswandi, I Kadek Subadra, Saroni, Umbu, Tolib and Agung. One of them is the head of the branch office, namely Rino Iswandi.

According to the car showroom supervisor, Wahyu, the incident occurred around 14:00. Originally, the showroom officers wanted to install a gas balloon for promotion of one of their car brands. The balloon size is quite large, but it failed to fly.

Whether due to technical error or not, the balloon suddenly exploded.

“Probably, there was a technician’s ignorance during the installation. When raising the gas balloon, it

was watched together, including by our head of branch office,” he said.

He was reluctant to give more comments. Currently, the six victims are still being handled by medical team of Sanglah Hospital.

As seen, some of the victims suffer adequately serious burns, namely in the face and body area. Meanwhile, some others suffer burns in the arms and hands. The victims are waited alternately. (kmb42)

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Australia’s Turnbull goes rural in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at widening appeal

YANGON - At the end of an illustrated book written for children in Myanmar, a much-loved village teacher who has planted many trees and a beautiful garden tells his students that the time has come for him to leave them.

“Oh students,” he says. “I won’t be here but you will still have the trees to give you fruit and shade and take care of you every year. So you will remember me and not be so sad.”

The author of “The Gardener” was Wa Lone, one of two Reuters journalists who were arrested in Yangon last week and accused of violating the country’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, had worked on Reuters coverage of a crisis that has seen some 650,000 Rohingya Muslims flee from a fierce military crackdown on militants in the western state of Rakhine. They have not been seen for a week.

“The Gardener” is one of a series published by The Third Story Project, a venture co-founded by Wa Lone that produces books in Burmese, other Myanmar languages and English and distributes them free to children across the country.

On the project’s website, Wa Lone says the aim was to promote tolerance and harmony in an increasingly multicultural and diverse world.

“Lack of understanding has led to conflicts between different communities and finally destroyed peace and stability,” he wrote. “I love every Third Story book because they address important issues for future generations.”

In Wa Lone’s story, which also carries a message of the importance of protecting the environment, the teacher scatters seeds from his bicycle on the journey to school and years later they have grown into huge trees. He also plants a garden with his students and, there, he tells them stories.

He leaves them one day to help another village, where all the trees had been cut down and there was no fruit, water or shelter for the people and animals.

The last page of the story shows a figure in the distance and the words: “The teacher said goodbye to his students and rode his old bicycle down the road toward the other village.” (rtr)

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday named a new attorney general and promoted two junior lawmakers from rural Queensland state to his cabinet in a reshuffle he hopes will bolster his flagging popularity.

Australian leaders often revamp cabinets before the start of a new year but for centre-right Turnbull the move is an attempt to salvage his leadership, ravaged by dismal opinion polls.

Last month, Turnbull’s ruling Liberal-National coalition made its worst showing in a Queensland election in more than a decade, when it won 34 percent of the vote as Pauline Hanson’s populist One Nation clawed into its conservative base.

A large number of marginal seats in the country’s third most populous state of Queensland often give its voters a crucial say in deciding federal elections.

The reshuffle was sparked by the resignation of Attorney General George Brandis from the Senate. Turnbull said he would ask Brandis to be the country’s next High Commissioner, or ambassador, to the United Kingdom.

Turnbull gave cabinet positions to Queenslanders John McVeigh and David Littleproud, who both took office 18 months ago.

He dropped infrastructure minister Darren Chester, from the urban state of Victoria, giving the portfolio to deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, the leader of the Nationals, which features prominently in Queensland.

“It’s a ministry that showcases the depth of the Liberal and National team, with well-earned promotions for talented individuals, a number of young and upcoming MPs bringing new skills and energy to the frontbench,” Turnbull told reporters in Sydney.

Asked why he removed Chester, whose duties included running the Australian part of the fruitless search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Turnbull said his cabinet had “to take into account matters of geography”, but did not elaborate.

The pitch to voters in the northeastern state of Queensland was obvious, said Stewart Jackson, a specialist in Australian politics at the University of Sydney.

“Everybody’s been spooked by One Nation,” Jackson said. “The emphasis will shift back towards

Queensland where the National Party was traditionally strong.”

The overhaul also brings youth into a government that has narrowly retained its razor-thin majority in parliament after a constitutional crisis triggered a series of by-elections.

The two promoted Queenslanders, Littleproud and McVeigh, are 41 and 52 respectively. The new attorney general, social services minister Christian Porter, from the iron ore-rich state of Western Australia, is 47.

Employment minister Michaelia Cash, who takes the expanded title of minister for jobs and innovation, and Nationals member Bridget McKenzie, who joins cabinet as minister for sport, rural health and regional communications, are also 47.

Turnbull gave no reason for the departure of Brandis after 17 years, but called him a “stalwart” who had backed tougher national security laws and the legalisation of same-sex marriage, a measure parliament passed this month. (rtr)

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Reuters journalist Wa Lone, who was arrested in Myanmar, is seen in this June 1, 2015 photo. Picture taken August 1, 2015.

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From worm toilets to solar lamps, social innovations keep women safer in rural India

MUMBAI - Going from village to village in India to promote the use of toilets that use worms to break down fecal matter, the team from the Institute for Transformative Technologies (ITT) found young girls to be their biggest champions.

The girls, who came with their mothers, quickly understood the merits of these so-called Tiger Toilets, and were eager to have them installed in their homes for privacy and safety.

“We found the family is very influenced by the girl child’s opinion on these toilets, and that they are also instrumental in changing the family’s behaviour, which is key to their use and adoption,” said Nupur Kapoor, head of ITT’s India operations.

“Young girls are better able to communicate how the toilets address their concerns of privacy and safety, which older women may be shy or ashamed to talk about,” she said.

Hundreds of Tiger Toilets have been installed in rural homes in India. They are among several social innovations that are benefiting villagers while also empowering women and making them feel safer, even if these are not the primary goals.

About 60 percent of India’s population of 1.25 billion people does not have access to adequate sanitation. This has led to open defecation, which causes tens of thousands of diarrhoeal deaths and millions of cases of chronic malnutrition every year.

It also poses the risk of sexual and physical attack for women and girls when they go out in the fields to relieve themselves, particularly in villages which also lack lighting.

while many more Indians - particularly in rural areas - don’t have reliable access to power.

Extending the main grid to rural areas is a challenge.

But falling costs of solar power and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to supply power to every citizen by 2019, have encouraged the spread of solar mini-grids in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, among the poorest states.

Solar mini-grids can improve electricity access in villages more quickly and cheaply than extending the main grid, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) said in a report this month.

They are also more environmentally-friendly - mitigating climate change and improving quality of life, it said. (rtr)

LIGHTING

Rural electrification can improve the safety of women who avoid moving around after dark for fear of violence.

It can also free up time for activities that generate income by reducing the amount of time women spend on domestic chores and by lengthening their day, according to a report from the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW).

But when it comes to energy access, women are more likely to be excluded, said the report released last week in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation.

Nearly a fourth of India’s population has no electricity,

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Crossings of passengers and motorcycles decrease in Bali Strait

NEGARA - The number of vehicles and passengers entering Bali via Gilimanuk Harbor after the warning alert level of Mount Agung declined since the end of September and two months onwards. This condition is estimated to be the impact of Mount Agung eruption.

However, the ASDP predicted there will be a surge of vehicles ahead of Christmas and New Year.

From the data compiled in ASDP Ketapang, there was an average decrease of 6,000 passengers during October and November, exactly after the activities of Mount Agung increased. Before September, the number of passengers reached 36,369 people, 67,631 motorcycles and 99,139 cars. Meanwhile, during October and November the number of passengers was recorded to reach 30,526 people and 30,503 people. This also applied to motorcycles that dropped by 19,000 in October and 16,000 units in November. However, vehicles actually jumped to an average of 2,000 units per month.

Operations Manager of ASDP Gilimanuk, Heru Wahyono, said on Sunday (Dec. 17) that there was a decrease in the number of passengers and motorcycles, but ASDP predicted there would be an increase during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.

“Now, it is getting normal and conducive. Many people are going to Bali,” explained Heru.

He pointed out that during October and November the number of car coming into Bali even jumped to approximately 2,000 units. In addition to the impact of airport closure, it also proves that many tourists use cars and buses to travel to Bali.

ASDP predicted there will be a surge of vehicles both entering and exiting Bali by the end of this year.

“Our prediction is a four percent increase for passengers, two percent for motorcycles and four percent for cars. At that time, long weekend holiday is begun,” he added. Long weekend holiday of Christmas and New Year is expected to trigger a spike in service users both in Gilimanuk and Ketapang.

In anticipation of the surge, he said that coordination meeting was held last week. ASDP has prepared two vessels, facilities and the officers. Currently, both in Ketapang and Gilimanuk have also been equipped with a sophisticated device for monitoring ship traffic through ship traffic control (STC).

The STC has been equipped with ship plotter that can monitor the condition in real time. “So, it can be known for 24 hours, the position of ship, wind speed and others that support the safety of shipping,” he explained.

As a result, the arrangement of the ships coming in and out of the dock can be carried out in more sophisticated manner. (kmb26)

Embraer sees 2024 commercial launch for Uber flying cabs

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Uber Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden said a paid, intra-city flying taxi service may start in 2023.

Embraer, whose newest planes — a military cargo jet and a new generation of passenger jets — are well into their flight testing campaigns.

Some 65 international delegations have shown interest in the KC-390 military transport aircraft that will enter the Brazilian Air Force next year, Souza said.

The transition to a new commercial jet line-up is pressuring operations, but Souza said Embraer would meet the bottom end of its 2017 profit margin and aircraft delivery targets. (rtr)

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Drying salt can rely on ordinary method, namely with the heat of the sun. However, today coinciding with the rainy season, the results are considered less good.

Constrained by equipment

Production of iodized salt less maximal

SEMARAPURA - Production of iodized salt has been tested by district government of Klungkung at Kusamba village, Dawan.

However, the result is less maximal due to lack of equipment. Procurement steps cannot be ascertained as still be adjusted to the budget.

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ing taxi service could start in 2023.

Souza said the companies would soon determine specifications of the proposed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

Engineers are projecting onetonne vehicles transporting a pilot and four passengers at an altitude of 800 to 1,000 meters (2,600-3,300 feet), Souza said. The aircraft will be powered by batteries that can charge in as little as five minutes between flights, he added.

The project has provided an outlet for engineering resources at

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Tiger Toilets, smokeless stoves and solar electricity grids are among social innovations benefiting and empowering women in rural India.

SAO PAULO - A network of electric aircraft Uber Technologies Inc is developing with Embraer SA is likely to launch commercially in 2024, the Brazilian planemaker’s chief executive said on Friday, adding a year to the latest forecast from the ride-hailing company.

Embraer Chief Executive Paulo Cesar de Souza told journalists the business model and financial commitments of the partnership have not been defined. Uber Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden said last month that a paid, intra-city fly-

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The number of vehicles and passengers entering Bali via Gilimanuk Harbor after the warning alert level of Mount Agung declined since the end of September and two months onwards.

Industry Division Head at the Klungkung Industry and Manpower agency, I Wayan Merta, said on Sunday (Dec. 17) the trial was conducted a week ago. However, the volume is still very small. It is used to experiment the use of mixer and packaging machine. However, it has not been able to run smoothly. The salt produced remains below the market standard. The water content is high. “From some sachets produced, approximately ten sachets are good. Besides, the salt is sticky on the machine,” he explained.

To produce good quality, it should be supported with an oven or dryer. Unfortunately, the procurement of this equipment cannot be made immediately because the budget is not proposed in the amendment of Regional Budget Plan 2017 and 2018. This need has also been submitted directly in the evaluation meeting.

“Procurement plan is still awaiting review from the Planning, Research and Development Agency (Baperlitbang). It depends on it whether there is a budget or not. We just deliver,” he said.

Procurement of the equipment, he said, is not easy as it is not sold freely like other electronic equipment, but must assemble in a special way. Besides, it is not listed in the e-catalog. On that account, the district gov-

ernment should order as done to a packaging machine.

“The price is still communicated,” explained Merta.

Drying salt can rely on ordinary method, namely with the heat of the sun. However, today coinciding with the rainy season, the results are considered less good. Of course, this also affects the amount of production.

Despite the shortcomings, this first program is believed to be running as expected. Now, the district government remains to evaluate and find solutions to this complicated problem. “Now, the production is stopped while waiting for plastic packaging. It is coming soon. We want this to run according to the plan,” he said. He added the test was also done by involving salt farmers as a first step to reach one ton of production.

Previously, the Regent of Klungkung, I Nyoman Suwirta, explained this program to be one of the efforts to improve the welfare of salt farmers whose numbers tend to decline every year. The touch of technology in the production is expected to attract young people to pursue this profession. “I do not care whether the price of increase or decrease. Most importantly, we as the government should strive. Do not stop when price goes down and just move again after the price increases,” he said.

This regent from Nusa Ceningan also stated this kitchen spice will be channeled into the markets with the Klungkung brand packaging. This will be followed by a policy that requires people to use local salt. Besides, the program is also planned to be integrated with the tourism sector. (kmb45)

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Tourists need to be better informed about situation of Mt. Agung

DENPASAR - Foreing tourists have a different understanding of what to expect in terms of the condition of Mount Agung. The words “eruption” and “earthquake” are often understood to mean that there is necessarily a serious impact. Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika brought this to light during a meeting with the Alliance of Tourism Society (AMPB) on the Bouty Cruise ship on Sunday night (Dec 17).

The center for vulcanology refers to volcanic tremors as seismicity, however this term is translated into English as ‘earthquake’ which evokes a sense of serious natural disaster. Similarly the word ‘eruption’ is assumed to mean a discharge of magma from the crater of the volcano, while in fact the eruptions that have occurred are in fact small amounts of ash being discharged into the air. These differences in understanding have a seriously negative impact on the assumptions that potential tourists make about current conditions in Bali.

Made Mangku Pastika also stressed that the warning alert level is only applicable to a radius of 8 kilometers from the top of Mount Agung. Beyind this radius it is perfectly safe. Of the 78 villages in Karangasem, only 22 villages are affected as they are located within the radius of 8-10 kilometers. So, the other 56 villages in Karangasem are still safe. The island of Bali consists of 716 villages, and only 22 of these villages are subject to the level IV warning alert. The center for volcanology (PVMBG) has stated that the warning alert only applies to the radius of 8 -10 km from the top pf Mount Agung while the rest of the island is safe.

The level 4 indicates a possibility of eruption and while many imagine an eruption similar to the one in

1963 (when the mountain was at level 5), in reality this is highly unlikely as the crater of Mount Agung has widened five times larger than it was at that time.

Scientifically speaking, there are eruptions occurring through the ring of fire in Indonesia which means that the power of the eruptions are divided.

The governor then appealed to tourism entrepreneurs to take the current situation as an opportunity to introspect and make improvements to tourism facilities so that Bali’s tourism will be improved in the future.

“This time can be used to become more resilient”, he said.

Chairman of the AMPB, Gusti Kade Sutawa, added that the most important thing now is for everyone to work together to overcome this crisis – particularly the some odd 20 tourism associations in Bali. The recovery process for tourism needs to be accelerated, otherwise this crisis could have grave impacts on the tourism sector, he said. (kmb19)

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Tourists visit Lempuyang temple which overlooks Mount Agung volcano, in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia, December 3, 2017.

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Lack of volunteers at evacuation posts AMLAPURA - There are still reports of evacuation posts lacking food stocks however apparently the problem is not so much a lack of food as a lack of volunteers to manage the food stocks. The unloading and distribution of food is currently being handled by Indonesian military personnel (TNI) but as Commander of the Mt. Agung Disaster Taskforce, Benny Rahadian, admitted on Monday (Dec. 18) they cannot handle this task alone.

Benny Rahadian explained that the number of volunteers, particularly for unloading and distributing foods has declined sharply since the alert level for Mount Agung was raised to level 4 again at the end of November. Currently, there are only a few volunteers form related agencies who are lending a hand to the TNI officers and sometimes there are none at all.

The TNI themselves face some obstacles as they lack personnel and vehicles that would allow them to reach all the evacuations posts. “The TNI has been serving this situation for the last three months. We are worried if this problems persists as our personnel are doing the best they can but will be blamed of food stocks do not reach the evacuees”, said Commander Benny Rahadian.

As commander of the taskforce, Rahadian has submitted a proposal to the leadership of the district of Bangli that local residents be recruited as volunteers. If necessary the evacuees will also be recruited for this task. It would help if they were provided with daily incentives, however there is no legal basis for enabling this.

The local government has drafted a plan to address this issue and provide additional income to the volunteers while facilitating the distribution of food stocks. “The recruits can be evacuees or residents of areas near the evacuation posts. The most important thing is that they are near the food stocks that need to be delivered, he added. from refugees or residents around the post. Most importantly, they are close to the logistics,” he said.

When asked about the possibility of giving aid to the evacuees in the form of cash so they could buy their own food and such, Rahadian explained that this is not effective and ends up costing a lot more. “If every family is given IDR 500,000 for example, and we multiply that by 71,000 the amount is much higher than what is currently being spent to acquire food stocks”, said Rahadian.

Discussions about the possibility of providing cash directly to the evacuees came up after it became known how much was being spent on purchasing, transporting and distributing food to the evacuees, particularly given the lack of volunteers. Such discussions gathered steam when perishable foods were going bad before being used. Clearly a a suitable solution needs to be arrived at because nobody knows how long people will need to remain in evacuation. (kmb31)

Mount Agung eruption, Chief of Bali Police confirms that Bali is safe

DENPASAR - The ranks of Bali Police held a consolidation assembly at Putputan Margarana Sqaure, Renon, East Denpasar on Monday (Dec. 18), in preparation for of Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2018. Chief of the Bali Police, Dr. Petrus Reinhard Golose, announced that he had had a meeting with the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources about conditions related to Mount Agung.

During the meeting it was reiterated that the disaster-prone area (KBR) lies only within a radius of 10 km form the mountain. Thus ar-

eas outside of this 10 km radius are safe and normal. “So, Bali is safe to be visited. I’d like to emphasise that it is safe to visit Bali”, said Police Chief Golose ,adding that tourists should not hesitate to come to Bali.

Apparently there has been a misunderstanding about the alert level for Mount Agung as people think it applies to the whole island. “I’d like to emphasise that the alert level only applies to within 10 kilometers of the mountain, all other areas remain normal. It is false to say that the whole of Bali has been hit by disaster”, he said.

Meanwhile, Bali’s economy relies on tourism, with incorrect infor-

mation spreading on social media throughout the world through social media, the impact is very harmful.

“We are conducting Operation Aman Nusa at that location (10 kilometers) only”, said this two-star general.

The consolidation assembly was held to verify the preparedness of the troops and their equipment, and additionally the chief and deputy chief of Bali Police, Gede Alit Widana, and other officials were presented with a car race and marital arts demonstrations.

The assembly was attended by 2,124 personnel, said the chief of police. “This is a very large

number of people for an assembly, and though certainly not intended traffic was backed up. The traffic affairs police do not have enough personnel so they were backed up by the alert unit (sabhara). I looked into it because we are facilitated by taxpayers so things should be done well”, added Widana.

The alert unit he explained in the largest police troop so it is necessary for them to be ready to deal with arising issues I this case related to security for Christmas and New Year. Besides, the troops have also started to be prepared for the IMF and World Bank event that

will take place in October 2018.

This event is expected to make Indonesia better prepared to deal with international conferences and financial players form around the world will be coming for the event.

In his address, the police chief emphasised that the alert unit and other units should increase their awareness, early detection of phenomena, maintain stamina and perform their tasks according to SOP including being be sincere and humane. “Strengthen cooperation and synergy with other agencies. I order the regional unit chiefs to be on the ground more frequently”, he said. (kmb36)

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SPOILED THE GUEST, MELIA BALI GIVES FREE ROOM

Due to unforeseencircumstances of Mount Agung situation, Melia Bali will guarantee to accommodate the departing guests back to the hotel to extend the complimentary room including breakfast for two persons.

“Following to the ongoing situation of Mount Agung, we will

guarantee their stay until the airport is open for departure or until the guest is able to leave Bali with analternate mode of transportation. food and beverage requirement is discounted at 20%,” revealed General Manager Eduardo Perera Castro in the press conference held in Sateria Beachside Restaurant,

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Melia Bali, Monday (18/12).

Eduardo firmed, to encourage the market and build the guest confidence to stay at Melia Bali, there is a flexibility for cancellation policy. Such as, no cancellation fee is applied for any booking made from Now - 31st March 2018, for atravelling period of Now - 31st December 2018. Any payment or deposit will be given the option of full refund or to keepasfloating deposit for future travel. “As a gesture of goodwill, we do hope this flexibility will encourage the market and improve the confidence of our beloved guest who plans to travel in Bali,” he stated to the journalists.

Melia Bali is situated 72 km from Mount Agung. This is a long way from Mount Agung, which is located in the far east of the island. The size of Bali island is

an area of 5,600 square kilometres (2,200 square miles). From north to south, Bali is about 90 km (55 miles) and east to west 140 km (90 miles).Most of the tourist facilities including Ngurah Rai International

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The alert zone is 6 – 8 mileswhere it is only 2% area of Bali affected and the remaining 98% area is still safe.

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CALIFORNIA - Walt Disney Co’s John Skipper resigned on Monday as president of ESPN, the company’s most important network, due to a problem with addiction.

“I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction,” Skipper, who was also Disney Media Networks cochairman, said in a statement. “I have decided that the most important thing I can do right now is to take care of my problem.”

George Bodenheimer will be the sports network’s acting chairman for the next 90 days, ESPN said in a statement. He had been its president from 1998 to 2011 and executive chairman until May 2014.

An ESPN spokeswoman declined to comment on who may be considered as Skipper’s successor.

Skipper’s departure comes

within a few days after Disney struck a deal to buy film, television and international businesses from Rupert Murdoch’s TwentyFirst Century Fox Inc for $52.4 billion.

Skipper, who became ESPN president in 2012, has led the network to a series of long-term distribution agreements with major rights holders, including the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball.

But ESPN has also struggled with subscriber losses and ratings declines. Last month, it said it would lay off about 150 employees.

Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger, who extended his

stay at the company through 2021 to oversee integration of Fox’s businesses, lauded Skipper’s candor and backed his decision.

Disney shares were down 0.2 percent at $111.09 on Monday afternoon. (rtr)

John Skipper, President of ESPN, and co-chairman, Disney Media Networks addresses the media in Digital Center 2, a new 194,000 sq. ft building on the ESPN campus in Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. May 22, 2014.

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Plummer brings on the charm in reshot ‘All the Money in the World’

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Director Ridley Scott and his wife Giannina Facio pose at the premiere for “All the Money in the World” in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., December 18, 2017.

LOS ANGELES - When director Ridley Scott decided to remove Kevin Spacey from his film “All the Money in the World” and reshoot it with Christopher Plummer, he did not just pull off an extraordinary feat.

Plummer’s performance as U.S. oil billionaire J. Paul Getty also subtly changed the tone of the movie about the sensational 1973 kidnapping of Getty’s 16-year-old grandson.

“There is a coolness to Kevin. That’s his style, even when he’s being emotional,” Scott said in an interview.

“This man (Plummer) has enormous charm, and when you apply that charm to such, sometimes really hard, words, it makes it much more interesting,” he said.

Part biography and part thriller, “All the Money in the World” dramatizes the kidnapping in Italy of John Paul Getty III and his grandfather’s refusal to pay a $17 million ransom despite being the richest man in the world.

In a rare move, Scott announced in November that he would reshoot the finished film with Plummer after allegations of sexual misconduct against Spacey, saying he feared negative publicity would damage the film’s prospects.

Spacey issued an apology for the first reported incident, involving actor Anthony Rapp. He has since been accused of misconduct by more than 30 men and dropped from the next season of Netflix TV series “House of Cards.”

Reuters has been unable to verify the allegations against Spacey. The Oscar-winning actor is seeking unspecified treatment, and a representative on Monday did not respond to a request for comment.

The Sony Pictures, movie, now starring Plummer along with original cast members Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg, will be released in Europe later this week and in the United States on Dec. 25.

Plummer, 88, sought to bring humanity to Getty, although he said he “made no pretense at research” for the role ahead of a nine-day reshoot in London and Rome in mid-November. He did not see Spacey’s original scenes.

“I had to follow the writing, all in a very short space of time,” Plummer said. “I saw him more vulnerable than the script suggested ... so he would have some dimension and some humanity.”

Plummer, Scott and Williams were nominated last week for Golden Globe awards.

Scott said he was initially drawn to the project not so much because of the kidnapping by the ‘Ndrangheta, the Calabrian mafia, who cut off their victim’s ear, but because of the elder Getty.

“He’s an enigmatic character who isolated himself through wealth. When somebody becomes that wealthy, all the friends start evaporating, so he was an isolated individual,” the British director said. Getty died in 1976. (rtr)

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A portrait of Kim Jong-hyun, the lead singer of top South Korean boy band SHINee, is seen on an altar during a memorial service for him in Seoul, South Korea, December 19, 2017.

Lead singer of South Korean boy band SHINee dies in possible suicide

SEOUL - The lead singer of top South Korean boy band SHINee died in hospital on Monday in a possible suicide that robs fans of the globally-famous K-Pop genre of one of its biggest stars.

Kim Jong-hyun, 27, was found unconscious next to burning briquettes on a frying pan inside a serviced residence in the South Korean capital Seoul, a police official told Reuters.

“His sister was first to call the police assuming that he might commit suicide,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive subject. Yonhap news agency said the singer sent a final message to his sister asking her to “let me go.”

Kim spent nearly a decade in his leading role as one of five members of SHINee, one of the

most popular boy bands in the country, as well as a solo artist.

His death is a blow to the massive worldwide fan base that Korea’s “K-pop” music has attracted in recent years.

Thousands of Korean children dream of becoming household names like rapper Psy, whose 2012 “Gangnam Style” video was a global YouTube hit, often putting

up with punishing schedules in the hope of one day making it big in the music industry.

K-pop is the rage in Asia, especially in China and Japan, and the industry has made inroads in the West, with a song by the group BTS maintaining a spot on the Billboard 200 for a seven weeks as of the end of November.

The genre has become one of

the defining icons of Korea and forms a major part of what’s been called the Korean Wave, or hallyu, that has made South Korea a global player in culture, in addition to electronics, cosmetics, and other industries.

K-pop’s international appeal is such that South Korean President Moon Jae-in used K-Pop celebrities at events, including a state dinner, in China last week in a bid to smooth out a year of difficult diplomacy with a star-laden charm offensive.

Another member of SHINee, Choi Min-ho, was brought in to

make an appearance with U.S. first lady Melania Trump during a state visit to Seoul in early November, only to steal the spotlight from her when a loyal fan’s enthusiasm went viral in a video of the event. (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.