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Beyonce is 2017’s highest-paid woman in music with $105 million

LOS ANGELES - Beyonce’s hit album “Lemonade” and world tour made her the highest-paid woman in music in 2017, according to an annual Forbes list on Monday, edging out Britain’s Adele and pop star Taylor Swift.

The R&B singer earned some $105 million from record sales and from her “Formation” concert tour, according to Forbes. She also has her own Ivy Park fashion line and other business interests.

Adele, whose “25” album broke first-week U.S. sales records in 2015 and who completed her first major tour since 2011, made second place with an estimated $69

million, despite having no major endorsements for other products.

Swift, who topped the last year’s list with $170 million in estimated earnings, raked in $44 million this time despite having finished her “1989” world tour. The singer is expected to see her earnings rise significantly in the next 12 months courtesy of her new album “Reputation” - the best-selling album of

2017 - and an upcoming tour.

Canadian superstar Celine Dion took the No.4 spot, earning some $42 million after taking a break from her Las Vegas residency following the death of her husband Rene Angelil in January 2016.

Forbes compiled the list after estimating pretax income for the 12 months from June 2016 to 2017, based on interviews with managers,

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agents, lawyers and some of the stars. It also looked at data from the Pollstar, the Recording Industry Association of America and tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan. (rtr)

‘Justice League’ Opens With Gloomy $96 Million in North America

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(L-R) Jason Momoa, Henry Cavill, Ezra Miller, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher and Ben Affleck pose.

LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros.DC’s costly “Justice League” has dominated the North American box office but fallen well short of expectations with a $96 million opening weekend at 4,051 locations.

It’s a decidedly gloomy result for the tentpole, which had been forecast by the studio just prior to the weekend to open in the $110 million range.

Instead, “Justice League” is launching with only the eighth largest opening of 2017. It’s not even in the top 50

domestic openings of all time, ranking 53rd behind “Fast and Furious 6.”

“For every macro budget superhero movie the stakes are incredibly high and with that comes an enormous pressure to exceed all expectations and for DC, this has never been more true,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore.

“In the wake of the much-needed home run that was ‘Wonder Woman,’ the momentum was with the brand and great expectations placed on

the very broad shoulders of ‘Justice League’ to keep that train moving.”

Dergarabedian noted that the movie will gross $285 million worldwide this weekend and that initial reception among audiences is positive. The overall CinemaScore was B+ with males comprising 58% of the audience while females gave the movie an A-, as did moviegoers under 25.

“With the rightfully heightened expectations for a movie of this magnitude comes a greater scrutiny of both the quality of the movie as determined by critics and of course the profitability of the film, but the ultimate arbiter are moviegoers who seem to have found the concept and the event nature of the film enough to get them out to the movie theater even if the overall North American opening weekend number may be less than many expected,” Dergarabedian said.

Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. domestic distribution president, said there were several positive signs

such as a 28% hike in business from Friday to Saturday and the start of Thanksgiving vacations this week. “ T h e movie is on a path different from what we were hoping but we’re optimistic going into the Thanksgiving holiday,” he added. “There will be 35% of schoolchildren out of school on Monday and Tuesday and 75% out on Wednesday.” (rtr)

Mount Agung is sphewing huge smoke

Mount Agung Erupting

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Besakih - Mount Agung volcano has begun erupting less than a month after its alert status was downgraded following a decrease in seismic activity. Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency called on the public to remain calm after the volcano began spewing a dark grey plume about 700 metres above the peak just after 5pm local time. Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho tweeted that people should stay away from the six to 7.5 kilometre volcano exclusion zone specified by the Centre for Volcanology.

Mr Sutopo said the Volcanology Centre was still analysing volcanic activities. The National Disaster Management Agency described the eruption as “phreatic”, which is a steam-driven explosion that occurs when water beneath the ground or on the surface is heated by molten rock, known as magma, lava, hot rocks or new volcanic

deposits. “At this point this is very, very small,” tweeted New Zealand volcanologist Dr Janine Krippner.

“Right now this is not a serious eruption but of course this can change,” Dr Krippner said “Time to make sure you are prepared and keep an eye on official Agung information.” An Indonesian government press release said

a potential danger was heavy ash rain that could spread outside of the danger zone. “It is expected that all communities living around Mount Agung and on the island of Bali, immediately prepare a mask to cover the nose and mouth and eye protection as an effort to anticipate the potential danger volcanic ash,” it said in a statement.

A spokesman for Bali’s international airport said it was currently operating normally. “Visual observation via pilot report is ongoing,” said spokesman Arie Ahsan.

“The wind is blowing to the east with tendency towards southeast.”

Refugee Kadek Nadi, who lives in the exclusion zone about four kilometres from the summit, was told by Fairfax Media the volcano was erupting.

He said he was currently at home in Pasar Agung but his family were at the refugee camp. “Dark smoke is now coming from the summit,” he said. “I am heading down (the

mountain) now.” In late October there were 134,500 evacuees living in 390 refugee camps in nine regencies throughout Bali. However after the threat alert was downgraded all but 29,000 have returned to their homes. (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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Ngerebong tradition proposed to be included in city tour package

DENPASAR - Denpasar Heritage City Tour package launched by Denpasar Mayor, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, on March 29, 2015 is becoming increasingly popular with both domestic and foreign tourists. Data from the Tourism Office shows that in 2016 there were a total of 38,347 (16,902 foreign tourists and 21,445 domestic tourists).

Currently, there is talk of expanding the number of attractions included on the Denpasar city tour to include interesting places and customary traditions. Agung Petilan Temple’s ngerebong tradition, may be included as one such cultural attraction.

Chairman of the Denpasar House of Representatives and resident of Kesiman, Denpasar, who is also a resident of Kesiman, I Gusti Ngurah Gede, submitteed a proposal to have this site included on Monday (Nov. 20). According to this figure from Pemayun Palace, Kesiman, the Agung Petilan Temple can serve as an interesting attraction on the city tour. So far all of the attractions on the tour are located downtown. “ The tour can be expanded by including the Agung Petilan Temple with its ngerebong tradition on their piodalan or temple anniversary. This is surely an interesting attraction for the city tour”, said PDI-P politician.

Petilan Temple and its ngerebong tradition as a cultural heritage has also drawn the interest of UNESCO, so it would be most suitable for the Municipality of Denpasar to include this tradition as one of the stops on the City Tour Package. “The Ngerebong tradition is unique and the government needs to pay attention to

it by including it in the city tour package”, he said with hope.

When the Tourism Office first has launched the Heritage City Tour package, it included Jagatnatha Temple, the Bali Museum, Kumbasari Art Market, Gajah Mada street, Jero Kuta Palace and Hotel Inna Bali. The Bali Museum is also in high demand as a location for pre-wedding photo-shoots.

A few months after the tour was launched the Tourism Office added more sites like traditional markets, a palace and another temple. They also took interest in nature oriented tourism villages.

The City of Denpasar has also designed an eco-tourism village

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Mawa, explained what he knows about the history of the site.

The hideout, he said created by local residents as a place to hide from enemy attacks. The people’s struggle was well organised and compact in Penglipuran, he added. When enemies came to attack, explained Sudibya, the freedom fighters would strike a bamboo fence to alert the other villages to run and hide. Those who took shelter in the hidepout were mainly women, small children and the elderly. “The people hid to avoid direct combat” said Sudibya explaining that once inside, the villagers would cover the top of the trench with twigs and bamboo leaves.

Sudibya went on the explain that other than the bamboo forest trench, his own grandfather’s house also witnessed the struggle for independence as it served as a base-camp for the local freedom fighters who were led by Captain A.A. Anom Mudita, a local hero. Unfortunately, the house has now been dismantled. Just west of the Memorial Monument in

Penglipuran there is a natural spring where Captain Anom Mudita would bathe during the resistance.

Sudibya and other local customary authorities are working on making these and other locations that were significant to the struggle of local citizens to gain independence, into official sites that can be visited. The bamboo forest trench that is currently in quite poor condition and other such sites will complement the existing tourist attractions at Penglipuran.

A simple house will also be built on land just north of the memorial monument to Captain Anom Mudita to commemorate the service of this hero who died in Penglipuran 70 years ago. “According to other freedom fighters, Captain A. A. Mudita was a very simple man. He once wanted to live in Penglipuran and and join Penglipuran hamlet. He also once said that people of Penglipuran will never lack food or clothing, explained Sudibiya. (kmb40)

Challenges of controlling inflation in 2017 JAKARTA - Controlling inflation in Indonesia in 2017 faced both internal and external challenges. External challenges included rises in prices of global commodities and internal challenges originated from the continuation of the policy targeting appropriate energy subsidies and price adjustment for electricity customers with 900 VA power. Director of Economic and Monetary Policy of Bank Indonesia (BI), Yoga Affandi, in the Training of Regional Journalists of Bank Indonesia 2017 in Jakarta on Monday (Nov. 20) said that it is therefore important to be alert to these challenges so as to mitigate these challenges early on.

The government and Bank Indonesia therefore agreed on six strategic measures to keep inflation in the range of 4 ± 1 percent. To achieve this, six attempts were made to reduce the

inflation rate of volatile foods (VF) to the range of 4-5 percent through strengthening food logistics infrastructure in the regions, especially warehousing for commodity storage. It was done by establishing traffic data system of goods, especially food commodities and the use of fiscal instruments and incentives to encourage the role of local governments in price stabilization.

“We can also encourage diversity in people’s food consumption patterns, especially for the consumption of chili and onion by encouraging innovations in the processed food product industry. This includes the strengthening of cooperation between regions and accelerating the construction of infrastructure connectivity”, he said.

The second attempt is to control the continued impact of government administered price (AP) policies. For example,

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at one of the subak organizations in Peguyangan. In addition to making the city tour package better and adding tourist attractions, the Tourism Office also made improvements to supporting facilities. For example, international standard toilets were added to Puputan Badung Square.

Penatih has been selected to be developed as a tourism village and the Tourism Office recently organized puppet shows there to inform the local community about the plan and encourage them to take part in making Penatih into a tourism village. Agriculturally based tourist attraction at Peguyangan have also been prepared. (kmb12)

Hideout in Penglipuran to become tourist attraction BANGLI - Penglipuran traditional village is well known and the best and cleanest tourism village in Bangli, but it still has secrets to reveal. One historically interesting place in Penglipuran is a hideout made by local residents during the struggle for independence in order to avoid attacks. The ditch is hidden away just north of the village in their bamboo forest and at first glance does not appear to be part of the legacy of the people’s historic struggle. In fact it looks like a normal ditch that has become covered with bamboo leaves and twigs.

Community leader of Penglipuran village, Nengah Sudibya, explained that the people’s hideout runs for about half a kilometer and is two meters wide and two meters deep.

The ditch was created in the period of struggle for independence, before 1947 and is estimated to have accommodated hundreds of people.

Sudibya, who is the son of local freedom fighter I Wayan

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this can be implemented through the control of public transportation rates. Third is the sequencing of AP policy, including the plan to implement the conversion of several types of direct subsidies into cash transfers such as fertilizer, rice for the poor (raskin) and 3-kg LPG. Fourth is strengthening the TPI and TPID institutions through presidential decree. Fifth, is strengthening central and regional coordination through the implementation of TPID national coordinating meeting VIII. And sixth is strengthening the BI’s policy mix to ensure macroeconomic stability.

The Bank of Indonesia plans to set the inflation target of 2018 in the range of 3.5 ± 1 percent and target inflation in 2019-2021 at 3.5 ± 1 percent, 3 ± 1 percent and 3 ± 1 percent. (kmb42)

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Team Thailand and China make history in the Qooco Asia Spelling Cup 2017 by winning first place in their respective categories The Qooco Asia Spelling Cup 2017, Asia’s largest spelling contest, concluded on Sunday 12 November 2017 with historic first-time victories for Thailand and China. 10-year-old Thai student Jaratpat Akkanimanee made her country proud by winning the first ever first place prize for the country, while the first secondary school level champion was crowned after 13-year-old China student beat all other students to claim first place. Overall, 56 students from China, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia took part following a pre-selection round that involved over 200,000 students from across all four countries apply via the mobile application Qooco Arena, and a separate China Spelling Cup held in Beijing, with the winners of the pre-selection round receiving an all-expenses paid trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

“This year the Qooco Asia Spelling Cup 2017 was even bigger, and every year I am more and more impressed by the standard of

English these kids possess” said Qooco CEO David Topolewski, adding “The pre-selection rounds were much more competitive, with even more kids applying through the Qooco Arena app, and we held province-wide, and country-wide pre-selection spelling bees in China in September, so it was incredibly hard-fought. It is also great to see such a mix of nations getting to the top three, every single one of the countries involved returned home with a winner”.

A total of 33 primary school students took part, and proceeded to round seven before the final three emerged. Indonesian Natasya Hon (10 years old), China’s Xie Zhenghan (10 years old) and Thailand’s Jaratpat Akkanimanee (10 years old) faced off against each other, spelling words such as “alcazar”, “pinafore” and “dreidal”, before Jaratpat Akkanimanee emerged victorious, correctly spelling “harpoon”.

22 secondary students took part later that morning, pushing them-

selves to round 11, before third place Aariz Salimee Bin IIhan Salimee (Malaysia, 12 years old) fell to the Italian-origin word “bravura”, leaving China’s Zhu Weizheng (13 years old) and Zydan Fathussalam (Indonesia, 14 years old) to battle into rounds 10 and 11 before Zydan Fathussalam fell at the word “roodebok”.

Since the first Qooco Asia Spelling Cup in 2013, there has been no winner for either levels from Thailand, a streak finally broken thanks to Jaratpat Akkanimanee’s performance. Similarly, while China has won the Primary level competition before, there has been no Chinese secondary school winner until Zhu Weizheng’s victory this year.

“Next year will be even bigger still, and we will introduce more countries for the Qooco Asia Spelling Cup 2018” continues Topolewski, adding “we are looking at a few different cities in Asia to host the event, and numerous countries have expressed interest in joining. Watch this space!”

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Volvo Cars to supply Uber with up to 24,000 self-driving cars

STOCKHOLM - Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars.

The non-binding framework deal could offer San Franciscobased Uber a way to overcome setbacks at its autonomous driving division in Silicon Valley’s race to perfect self-driving systems.

Combining Volvo’s cars with Uber’s self-driving system builds on their nearly three-year relationship and comes as Uber’s autonomous driving unit has been hit by a lawsuit over trade secrets and the departure of top talent.

Automakers, ride-hailing firms and tech startups have been forging loose alliances in an effort to advance self-driving technology and claim a piece of what is expected to be a multi-

billion-dollar business.

Geely-owned Volvo said in a statement on Monday it would provide Uber with its flagship XC90 SUVs equipped with autonomous technology as part of a non-exclusive deal from 2019 to 2021. A Volvo spokesman said it covered up to 24,000 cars.

The self-driving system that would be used in the Volvo cars - which have yet to be built - is under development by Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group.

Should Uber buy all 24,000 cars, it would be Volvo’s largest order by far and the biggest sale in the autonomous vehicle industry, giving Uber, which is losing more than $600 million a quarter, its first commercial fleet of cars.

A new Volvo XC90 typically retails from a starting price of around $50,000.

Uber has been testing prototype Volvo cars for more than a

year, with safety drivers in the front seat to intervene if the selfdriving system fails, in Tempe, Arizona and Pittsburgh. “Our goal was from day one to make investments into a vehicle that could be manufactured at scale,” Jeff Miller, Uber’s head of automotive alliances, said.

The cars, in theory, would be available through the Uber app to pick up passengers without a driver.

“It only becomes a commercial business when you can remove that vehicle operator from the equation,” Miller said.

No financial details were disclosed for the purchase, which would be a massive new investment for Uber and mark a change from Uber’s long-standing business model where contractor drivers buy or lease and maintain their own cars.

Miller said a small number of cars would be purchased using equity and others would be bought using debt financing.

The deal builds on a $300 million alliance Volvo announced with Uber last year focused on collaborating on the design and financing of cars with self-driving systems, which require different steering and braking features and sensors.

“We get support developing this car,” Volvo Cars Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said in an interview. “It’s also a big commercial deal.”

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Uber’s Volvo XC90 self driving car is shown during a demonstration of self-driving automotive technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 13, 2016.

Volvo, which has been under Chinese ownership since it was bought by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group from Ford in 2010, plans to make the SUVs at its Torslanda plant in western Sweden, and Samuelsson said they would be sold at roughly the same profit margin as Volvo sells through dealers.

Uber’s rival Lyft has this year struck a research partnership with Alphabet Inc’s unit Waymo and secured deals with Ford Motor Co and startups Nutonomy and Drive.ai to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.

Volvo’s agreement with Uber and Ford’s with Lyft show the pressure on automakers to avoid becoming obsolete in a world of increased automation, and on ride-services companies to start automating to cut driver costs and turn profits.

Volvo is one of Sweden’s biggest manufacturers by revenue, and has forecast a fourth straight year of record sales in 2017. (rtr)

New $200,000 Tesla Roadster speeds in front of electric big-rig truck

HAWTHORNE - Tesla Inc upstaged its own debut of an electric heavy duty truck on Thursday when a red Roadster pulled out of the big rig’s trailer and Chief Executive Elon Musk said the new $200,000 sports car would be the fastest production car ever.

The showmanship wowed the crowd although some analysts’ heads started throbbing at the variety of new projects launched as the company is struggling to produce the more affordable sedan upon which its future depends.

As the presentation appeared to end, the Tesla Semi opened its trailer, and the Roadster drove out.

The sports car with a removable glass roof is an updated version of Tesla’s first production vehicle. It can seat four and travel 620 miles (1,000 km) on a single charge, a new record for an electric vehicle,

Musk said. It can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (100 km per hour) in 1.9 seconds with a maximum speed over 250 mph, which would make it the fastest car in general production.

“You’ll be able to travel from LA to San Francisco, and back, at highway speed without recharging. The point of doing this is to just give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars. Driving a gasoline sports car is going to feel like a steam engine with a side of quiche,” Musk boasted.

The first 1,000 cars will cost $250,000 each, paid in full up front, with later models starting at $200,000.

Musk did not give a price for the Semi, or say how or where either product would be built, but he said the truck would begin production in 2019 and that the Roadster would be available a year later. (rtr)

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In preparation for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meeting 2018, ITDC will be making improvements to the area.

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ITDC to revitalize Nusa Dua area for IMF event

MANGUPURA — In preparation for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 that will take place in Nusa Dua, management of Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) will be making improvements to the area including providing a small marina on Nusa Beach, organizing a new security system for the area and set up a number of new venues.

According to Managing Director of ITDC, Abdulbar M Mansoer, when met during the celebration of ITDC’s 44th anniversary on Saturday (Nov. 18), one of the new venues will be a restaurant named Rockbar that will be built in the area of the Water Blow. Other new venues include the Car-

toon Network, renovations to the creation of two other sites called The Crea and Doom.

The Cartoon Network , he explained will be created in the bushes of the golf course. One hole will be diverted to Cartoon Network with an acreage of 4 hectares (out of a total area of ??87 hectares). “So, next year at least the first part can be presented at the IMF event. The complete construction of this ride will take 2 years”, said Mansoer.

Given the large number of delegates who will be coming to Nusa Dua for the event, more hotel rooms are also be created. A new hotel called Shangri-La Hotel is being built in lot S5 of Nusa Dua. Nusa Dua which currently has 5,000 rooms will have an additional 330 rooms for the IMF event.

IN order to accommodate the increase in the number

of hotel rooms, the ITDC will increase the lagoon waste water treatment (IPAL) capacity with an investment of IDR 14 billion. Next year, the ITDC will also create a seawater processing plant that will supply drinking water for all of Nusa Dua. “To maximize the treatment of waste by hotel waste, the capacity of the Lagoon waste water treatment will be increased as well as the manufacture of integrated water treatment (SWRO) and the distribution of gas through underground pipes”, he concluded.

By revitalizing a number of areas and by adding new rides, Mansoer said that he hopes the ITDC can represent Indonesia well and make a good impression on all the IMF and World Bank delegates. (kmb23)

Simple technology used to help breeders

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Tesla Roadster 2 is shown in this undated handout photo, during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017.

DENPASAR — Technology can facilitate many things like improving business – including livestock businesses. Farmers in Bali have had little opportunity to take advantage of technologies that could certain help improve their fate.

Lecturer from Warmadewa University’s Faculty of Agriculture, I Gede Sutapa, recently used technology to make non-fermented straw-based animal feed using organic liquid supplements and biostrap additives. Biostrap is a liquid made from molasses that has had its alcoholic content removed and which contains protein, vitamins, minerals and energy. The feed made using this technology can be given to ruminants such as cows,

buffalo, goats and sheep.

Breeders can spend IDR 1,7502,000 to add biostrap and liquid organic supplements, to their the straw and concentrate. “This can be very useful for farmers who do not have access to grass or who cannot go looking for forage because they are busy doing devotional works and the like. Dry straw stocks can be made very nutritious with this additive”, explained Sutapa.

Cattle raised on this feed grow at the same rate as cattle who are raised on the grass feed commonly used by farmers. Biostrap and liquid organic supplement given to pregnant cows will make them healthier and yield heavier calfs with good coats. Cows that have not lusted for 2 years will also be

able to lust when given this feed.

Research on goats having been given finely ground rice straw plus polard concentrate, and a particular dose of biostrap and liquid organic supplements showed increase of 113. 67 grams per day in body weight.

As proof that the university is not just an ivory tower, this technology has been applied to cattle from farming groups at Bakas and Tohpati villages in Banjarangkan, Klungkung.

This feed has also been given to goat farming groups in Jembrana and to livestock that was evacuated from Mount Agung to Les and Bukti village in Buleleng, Abang and Tista, Karangasem. “As a result, the cattle grew more and faster than usual” he added. (kmb42)

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Farmers in Bali have had little opportunity to take advantage of technologies that could certain help improve their fate.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

International

Mang Jangol’s disruption to Bali

South Korea, Japan welcome U.S. relisting North Korea as sponsor of terrorism

Worthy of severe penalty

THE narcotics case involving Komang Swastika aka Mang Jangol and his family continues to elicit concern from the public both in Bali and nationwide. Before being arrested, Mang Jangol was Deputy Chairman of the Bali House of Representatives and also a leading figure in one of Bali’s famous mass organizations. Despite his important status as a member of parliament, this man was not only involved in drug dealers but even provided his home on Jalan Pulau Batanta in West Denpasar as a venue for a crystal meth party.

“We absolutely deplore such actions that have deeply embarrassed, disappointed and caused serious harm to the image of Bali”, said Prof.

Prof. Dr. Rai Setiabudhi, on Sunday (Nov. 19).

Moreover, continued Prof. Rai, the good reputation of the Bali House of Representatives and his party have also been tarnished. AS a public figure and honourable legislator, Jangol should be setting a good example in combatting drug abuse as terrible crime. Instead he actually got involved in such crimes. Punishment for this kind of behaviour needs to be severe especially if there is proof of drug dealing.

“Sever punishment would serve as a deterrent to people considering committing such crimes. Psychologically they would be impacted and cease such actions”, he affirmed.

Law enforcement officers are expected to have the courage to take firm action and decide maximum punishment in accordance with Law No. 35/2009 on Narcotics Crimes. This would show that the public that the law does not discriminate based on status.

Legal practitioner, I Made Somya Putra expressed his appreciation for the performance of the Denpasar Police and Bali Police in daring to investigate and reveal this case. This shows that they are serious in eradicating drugs.

Putra also said that he is deeply concerned that Mang Jangol is involved in legislative leadership and was a community leader.

“Psychologically, this case has negative impacts on society as it makes people skeptical about politicians who may be involved in drugs. Such skepticism can destroy the public’S confidence in government efforts to eradicate narcotics”, said Putra.

Morally, this case not only affects the Bali House of Representatives and the sheltered organizations but also harms the people of Bali. The people have entrusted their votes to their representatives but this trust vanishes because of drugs. This is very disappointing as it shows that drug abuse is managed by and involves many people.

“This case could end up having a positive impact if all the ranks of the government, the police and the National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) for the Province of Bali Province to take a serious stance against drugs”, said Putra.

The involved in this case should be serious and reveal the names of the people listed in the drug bookkeeping records – if such a book is rally available. Who produces the drugs, where they are produced and ho serves as distributors and who is consuming the drugs should be comprehensively disclosed.

Provincial and local governments should increasing their preventive measures against drug abuse and the BNNP Bali should work with all related parties to provide more serious social and legal punishment for drug use, especially when it is perpetrated by officials who know very well the legal consequences of drug abuse. (rah)

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This handout file video frame grab taken and released by Changsha Intermediate People’s Court on August 22, 2017 shows Chinese rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong (C) appearing in court in Changsha in China’s central Hunan province.

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Residents of Karangasem originating from disaster-prone areas (KRB) I and II of Mount Agung eruption that evacuated to Klungkung district had almost entirely returned home to their village.

Almost all evacuees outside KRB III have gone home

SEMARAPURA — Residents of Karangasem originating from disaster-prone areas (KRB) I and II of Mount Agung eruption that evacuated to Klungkung district had almost entirely returned home to their village. The number is much less when compared to KRB III.

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Before being arrested, Mang Jangol was Deputy Chairman of the Bali House of Representatives and also a leading figure in one of Bali’s famous mass organizations.

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Based on the data until Monday (Nov. 20), the evacuees from KRB I and II recorded to have not returned home only amounted to 115 people. They reduced dramatically from before the decrease in the alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch reaching tens of thousands.

Meanwhile, for those coming from KRB III amount to 3,071 people, some of them are from Sebudi village, Selat.

Chief Executive of the Klungkung Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), I Putu Widiada, explained the evacuees

are still accommodated in 38 posts spreading across 32 villages. In appropriate with the directives, those originating from KRB III will be allowed to go home if the volcanic condition has been really conducive. “District government still provides services in the evacuation,” he said.

In line with their homecoming, the number of displaced students attended temporary education at a number of schools also dropped significantly. Kindergarten remains 17 students, elementary school (146 students), junior high

(30 students) and high/vocational school (none). “Many students have gone home. They attend schools having been prepared by district government of Karangasem,” he explained.

The assistance coming from donors is no longer like at the beginning amounting to abundant. Nevertheless, the availability of logistics remains safe. Rice becoming the basic requirement has been supplied from the government rice reserve (CBP). “Our logistics is still safe. Rice is still sufficient,” he said. (kmb45)

Chinese rights lawyer jailed two years for inciting subversion

BEIJING - A prominent Chinese rights lawyer was sentenced to two years jail on Tuesday after being found guilty of inciting subversion of state power, the latest in a series of similar verdicts amid a sweeping crackdown on activism.

In a verdict posted on its official Weibo microblog on Tuesday morning, the Changsha Intermediate People’s Court said the lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, developed notions of overthrowing China’s political system after being influenced by training workshops held by “anti-China foreign forces” overseas.

The court said Jiang, 46, used social media to “attack or defame” Chinese government departments and incited others to gather and demonstrate in public.

Jiang’s wife, Jin Bianling, who lives in the United States, told Reuters on Tuesday that the verdict was “unacceptable” and that she believed her husband was being made an example to “deter or repress” other rights lawyers.

“I do not acknowledge or

accept this verdict,” she said in a telephone interview. “Jiang Tianyong is innocent”.

Jiang, who was disbarred in 2009 after taking on sensitive cases such as defending practitioners of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement, had been outspoken in criticising an ongoing government crackdown on dissent that has seen hundreds of rights lawyers and activists sentenced or detained since mid2015.

The verdict was handed down exactly one year after Jiang first disappeared last November while visiting the family of another detained rights lawyer. He was held incommunicado for six months before being formally charged.

The facts in the court’s ruling were broadly similar to those in a confession made by Jiang during

his trial in August. Video footage of Jiang reading parts of a written statement were released by the court via social media at the time.

But rights groups said the trial was a show trial designed to discredit him and that Jiang was caught up in a sweeping campaign directed against lawyers and activists.

Jin said Jiang’s family was unable to appoint their own lawyers and that she had not been able to contact Jiang since his detention.

“We don’t know what his conditions are inside, or what kind of torture of mistreatment he has suffered,” she said.

The Chinese authorities have video-streamed or live-blogged increasing numbers of court hearings in recent years as part of a push towards judicial transparency. (rtr)

SEOUL - South Korea and Japan on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it will ramp up pressure on the reclusive regime to get rid of its nuclear weapons.

The designation, announced on Monday, allows the United States to impose more sanctions on North Korea, which is pursuing nuclear weapons and missile programmes in defiance of U.N. Security Council sanctions.

“I welcome and support (the designation) as it raises the pressure on North Korea,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters.

South Korea said it expected the listing to contribute to peaceful denuclearisation, the foreign ministry said in a text message.

North Korea has vowed never to give up its nuclear weapons programme, which it defends as a necessary defence against U.S. plans to invade. The United States, which has 28,500 troops in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean war, denies any such plans.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China had noted the reports on the U.S. decision.

“Currently, the situation on the Korean peninsula is complicated and sensitive,” Lu told a daily news briefing.

“We still hope all relevant parties can do more to alleviate the situation and do more that is conducive to all relevant parties returning to the correct path of negotiation, dialogue and consultation to resolve the peninsula nuclear issue.”

Trump’s re-listing of North Korea as a sponsor of terrorism comes a week after he returned from a 12-day trip to Asia in which containing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions was a centrepiece of his discussions.

“In addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

“This designation will impose further sanctions and penalties on North Korea and related persons and supports our maximum pressure campaign to isolate the murderous regime.”

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also backed Trump’s decision.

“Kim Jong Un runs a global criminal operation from North Korea peddling arms, peddling drugs, engaged in cyber-crime and of course threatening the stability of region with his nuclear weapons,” Turnbull told reporters in Sydney, referring to the North Korean leader.

Trump, who has often criticised his predecessors’ policies towards North Korea as being too soft, said the designation should have been made “a long time ago”.

North Korea was put on the U.S. terrorism sponsor list for the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air flight that killed all 115 people aboard. But the administration of former President George W. Bush, a Republican, removed it in 2008 in exchange for progress in denuclearisation talks.

Experts say the designation will be largely symbolic as North Korea is already heavily sanctioned by the United States. (rtr)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the Sungri Motor Plant, in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on November 21, 2017.

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

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Bleganjur gamelan music was played. Hundreds of villagers then threw tipat (rice bag) bantal (pillow-like cake) each other.

Although, they seemed to mutually reciprocate, between the two camps (people in the north and south) did not keep any revenge. Their throw was not focused on particular person, but to the air above the opposite camp. Although this looked like a war, they cheered each other due to excitement.

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Picture taken November 17, 2017.

China widens foreign access to its giant financial sector

BEIJING - China will raise foreign ownership limits in financial firms in a step granting access to a tantalizing multi-trillion dollar financial services market, as the world’s second-biggest economy seeks to position itself as a major global finance hub. The move, announced on Friday by vice finance minister Zhu Guangyao, comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated calls for better access to Chinese markets in meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi is driving broad economic reforms by opening up China’s capital markets, internationalising the yuan currency, and seeking technical knowhow through the pursuit of massive inbound and outbound investments.

The latest changes include raising the limit on foreign ownership in jointventure firms involved in the futures, securities and funds markets to 51 percent from the current 49 percent.

They will take effect immediately following the drafting of specific related rules, Zhu told a news conference, adding China is “formulating a timetable and roadmap for financial sector reform and opening up”.

The foreign business community gave a cautious welcome to the news.

“Financial services further opening definitely has been high on our list,” said Ken Jarrett, President of American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. “It’s a step in the right direction. We’ll have to see the detailed rules. In China you always have to pay attention to the fine print to see

how quickly it moves, but to finally ease up on the cap is something that is welcome.”

The plan to ease ownership restrictions comes as Beijing faces mounting pressure from Western governments and business lobbies to remove investment barriers and onerous regulations that restrict overseas companies’ operations in its markets.

During his trip to Beijing this week, Trump said that trade between the two nations was unfair, and called for greater market access for U.S. companies.

“We really have to look at access, forced technology transfer, and the theft of intellectual property, which just, by and of itself, is costing the United States and its companies at least $300 billion a year,” Trump said. “Both the United States and China will have a more prosperous future if we can achieve a level economic playing field. Right now, unfortunately, it is a very one-sided and unfair one.”

CHANNELING FOREIGN MONEY Reuters reported on Tuesday that China planned to allow global banks to take a stake of up to 51 percent in their onshore securities ventures for the first time and tie up with local non-financial firms. China has been sluggish to give foreign players more access to its financial sector, but has promised to quicken the pace as foreign investment into Asia’s economic powerhouse slows. It has implemented strict capital controls to contain capital outflows, while opening up new channels for foreign money to come into the domestic markets.

Foreign financial firms are still small players in the financial sector, and the sheer size of the market is a big lure for overseas players. Western investment banks operating through joint ventures with local partners in China have struggled to make much headway in the last decade, with many of them loss-making as they struggle to win business against much

larger local rivals. A Reuters survey of data from China’s Securities Association in 2014 found that the average sino-foreign JV lost 21 million yuan a year over the prior 10 years.

However, several have said they would be keen to invest more in China and do more broking and investment banking if they had full control over their joint ventures. UBS, which holds a 25 percent interest in domestic firm UBS Securities Co Ltd, said the changes on Friday were an important step in further opening up China’s financial sector.

“China is a key market for UBS and, as indicated previously, we continue to work towards increasing our stake in UBS Securities Co Ltd”, said Eugene Qian, Chairman of UBS China Strategy Board and a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee.

Morgan Stanley, which earlier this year increased its stake in joint venture Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities from 33 percent to the then upper limit of 49 percent, said the reforms would create new momentum for the finance industry in China. “Morgan Stanley is committed to growing our businesses in China,” said a spokesman for the firm.

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE? Some industry watchers said the changes are too little too late. “This looks good, but in reality it is pretty small and it is too late,” said Keith Pogson, Senior Partner Financial Services Asia-Pacific at EY. “If you are an international investment bank, you will be there for the sake of your global franchise and having it as part of your network, not because you think you will make much money in China.”

All the same, markets reacted positively to the news, with insurers and futures-related firms rallying strongly. New China Life Insurance jumped nearly 6 percent after the announcement, while Ping An Insurance advanced more than 4 percent and China Pacific Insurance Group rose over 3 percent. China will drop foreign ownership restrictions on local banks and asset management companies, Zhu said.

Full foreign ownership of local firms involved in the futures, securities and funds markets will not be permitted until after three years, while full overseas ownership of insurance firms will be allowed only after five years. (rtr)

It is the atmosphere of the Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon ritual or often known as the Siat Tipat Bantal at Kapal customary village, Mengwi, Badung district, Thursday (Oct. 5). Hundreds of Kapal customary villagers were involved in the Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon.

In addition to the community, this unique tradition was also attended by the Regional Secretary of Badung district, Wayan Adi Arnawa.

The ritual was followed by all Kapal customary villagers. All the villagers were then divided into two camps, namely the northern camp and southern camp. At first, the two camps held a ceremony in the temple and were then resumed with worship at the outermost courtyard of the Desa/Puseh temple of Kapal. Thousands of tipat and bantal were prepared by the temple apparatus. After dividing them, they were thrown each other like a war accompanied with bleganjur gamelan music.

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

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

Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon has the meaning of offerings or an expression of gratitude before God in his manifestation as Lord Shiva. Aci means ‘offering,’ Tabuh means ‘echoing,’ Rah means ‘power’ and Pengangon is another name of Lord Shiva.

“Mutual throw of tipat and bantal is aimed to bring together the symbol of pradhana (female) and purusha (male), resulting in fertility,” he explained.

Ketut Sudarsana asserted that Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon is held by customary village because all the villages participated to enjoy the welfare. It is bringing together the tipat as symbol of ocean, pradhana (female) and bantal as symbol of mountain, purusha (male).

Uniting the ocean and mountain is believed to be able to create life.

“Two different things will present a life that can produce a good life,” he said.

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

This symbolizes the rendezvous of purusha and pradhana which then produces a seed of life. Remnants of the scattered tipat and bantal are the collected again. Those remaining intact are distributed back to residents for consumption, while the infeasible ones are distributed to residents to be scattered

in paddy fields and used as animal feed. It is meant to invoke a good life seed for residents, animals and plants.

Sudarsana explained the tradition was started to be implemented in 1339. It marked the arrival of prime minister of Singasari dynasty in Bali, namely Ki Kebo Waruya. He received a mandate from the Balinese King named Asta Sura Ratna Bumi Banten to renovate the Purusada Temple at

Kapal village. When arriving at Kapal, his heart was touched when seeing the condition of local village experiencing famine season.

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

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Sesarin canang as an expression of people’s gratitude to God is often found in canang (oblation) offered by people when saying prayers. Nowadays, most people use banknotes placed on the canang sari. Sesari in the form of banknotes are rampantly used recently. When viewed from the development of times, the money used keeps changing in line with the times. At the same time, sesari also follows the development of times.

Sesari or canang sari is not only offered while going to temple, many other religious activities also use sesari. Like the activity of nunas baos (consulting to medium), sesari is also used.

Ni Madé Gerot, 70, a traditional healer (Balian) at Besakih, Rendang, Karangasem, when met

some time ago, told that pursuant to her experience during ngayah (paying devotional work), the use of banknotes as a sesari has begun since several years ago.

She added that according to explanation of her senior figure, before using banknotes as sesari, there were several types of money used as sesari. Before the use of banknotes, sesari of canang used folded betel leaf completed with lime, tobacco, gambier, and betel nut.

“Formerly, the folded betel leaf was used as sesarin canang, symbolizing a prostration of the community. Although currently using banknotes, the use of folded betel leaf can still be found in several places,” she said.

He told that according to the

story of her senior figure, before using banknotes as we find today people used perforated coin. In 1963, the sesari in use included ringgit, rupiah (silver), as well as other coins of several denominations applied at that time.

After that, the use of perforated coin began and lasts until now and the use of banknotes also develops.

“Using rupiah money as sesari is indeed legitimate. However, the most important is the sincerity of people,” she explained.

She hoped and reminded that as devotees both as people doing devotional services and general public, sesari is an offering. Actually, the money used sesari is perforated coin. It is the symbol of Shiva Sunya meaning sincerity. (kmb)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2017.

Merkel signals readiness for new election after coalition talks collapse

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would prefer a new election to ruling with a minority after talks on forming a three-way coalition failed overnight, but Germany’s president told parties they owed it to voters to try to form a government.

The major obstacle to a three-way deal was immigration, according to Merkel, who was forced into negotiations after bleeding support in the Sept. 24 election to the far right in a backlash at her 2015 decision to let in over 1 million migrants.

The failure of exploratory coalition talks involving her conservative bloc, the liberal pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and environmentalist Greens raises the prospect of a new election and casts doubt about her future after 12 years in power.

Merkel, 63, said she was sceptical about ruling in a minority government, telling ARD television: “My point of view is that new elections would be the better path.” Her plans did not include being chancellor in a minority government, she said after meeting President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Steinmeier said Germany was facing the worst governing crisis in the 68-year history of its postWorld War Two democracy and pressed all parties in parliament “to serve our country” and try to form a government.

His remarks appeared aimed at the FDP and the Social Democrats (SPD), who on Monday ruled out renewing their “grand coalition” with the conservatives.

“Inside our country, but also outside, in particular in our European neighbourhood, there would be concern

and a lack of understanding if politicians in the biggest and economically strongest country (in Europe) did not live up to their responsibilities,” read a statement from Steinmeier, a former foreign minister who has been thrust centre-stage after taking on the usually largely ceremonial head of state role in March.

Steinmeier’s intervention suggests he regards a new election - desired by half of Germany’s voters according to a poll - as a last resort. The SPD has so far stuck to a pledge after heavy losses in the September election not to go back into a Merkel-led broad coalition of centre-left and centre-right.

Merkel urged the SPD to reconsider. “I would hope that they consider very intensively if they should take on the responsibility” of governing, she told broadcaster ZDF, adding she saw no reason to resign and her conservative bloc would enter any new election more unified than before.

“If new elections happened, then ... we have to accept that. I’m afraid of nothing,” she said.

Business leaders also called for a swift return to talks.

With German leadership seen as crucial for a European Union grappling with governance reform and Britain’s impending exit, FDP leader Christian Lindner’s announcement that he was pulling out spooked investors and sent the euro falling in the morning.

Both the euro and European shares later recovered from early selling, while German bond yields steadied near 1-1/2 week lows, as confidence about the outlook for the euro zone economy helped investors brush off worries about the risk of Germany going to the polls again soon. (rtr)

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe told to resign ahead of impeachment proceedings

HARARE - Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe faced the start of an impeachment process on Tuesday and should heed his people’s call to resign, said Emmerson Mnangagwa, the ruling party’s candidate to replace him.

ZANU-PF plans to bring the motion in parliament after a Monday noon deadline expired for the 93-year-old leader to step down to end nearly four decades in power.

Mugabe led the country’s liberation war and has ruled since independence in 1980 but is seeing the swift erosion of his power. He has won a series of elections but is viewed by many in Africa and beyond as a leader who has crippled his country by holding on to power too long.

Mugabe has shown no sign of resigning. He has called for the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday, which would be the first time ministers meet him since last week’s military takeover dubbed “Operation Restore Legacy”.

Zimbabwe’s information minister said on Tuesday he did not know if ministers would attend the cabinet meeting.

“The people of Zimbabwe have spoken with one voice and it is my appeal to President Mugabe that he should take heed of this clarion call ... to resign so that the country can move forward and preserve his legacy,” Mnangagwa said in a statement.

The army seized power because

Mugabe sacked Mnangagwa to smooth a path to the presidency for his wife Grace, who is unpopular with many Zimbabweans. Reuters reported in September that Mnangagwa was plotting to succeed Mugabe with army backing at the helm of a broad coalition.

The plot posited an interim national unity government that would have the blessing of much of the international community and allow for Zimbabwe’s re-engagement with the outside world. Its primary aim was to stabilise its economy.

The former vice president was a key lieutenant to Mugabe for decades and stands accused of participating in repression against Zimbabweans who challenged the leader.

Mnangagwa said he has fled Zimbabwe because of a threat to his life after being purged from the ruling party. He said he had been in contact with Mugabe and invited to return but would not do so until his security could be guaranteed.

“I told the President that I would not return home now until I am satisfied of my personal security, because of the manner and treatment given to me upon being fired,” he said in a statement.

Mnangagwa said on Tuesday his desire was to join all Zimbabweans in a “new era” that would rebuild the economy for the benefit of all.

Zimbabwe’s top general said on Monday that the army’s intervention was progressing well. (rtr)

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The car of Setya Novanto which is hitting a pole.

Journalist named suspect over traffic accident involving Setya Novanto

The Jakarta Police named on Friday private television station MetroTV journalist Hilman Mattauch a suspect of reckless driving that led to graft suspect and House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto being sustaining injuries.

Hilman was reportedly behind the wheel of the car taking the Golkar Party chairman to the MetroTV studio for an

interview when the accident occurred.

“Yes, he is a suspect. We also ticketed him,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said as quoted by tribunnews.com in Jakarta on Friday.

Hilman has been charged under Traffic Law articles 283 and 310 on reckless driving, which carry a maximum threemonth jail sentence. “As the charge carries less than five years, we don’t need to detain him,” Argo said.

He went on to say that the police were collecting more evidence, such as pieces of broken windshield and scratches on the utility pole hit by the car. The police have not as yet determined whether it was really an accident or happened by design, he said. Argo said the car belonged to Hilman and was bought about one year ago.

Setya is currently undergoing medical treatment and is being closely monitored by KPK investigators. (ant)

KAI provides additional six trains for Christmas, New Year holidays

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A woman looks out next to a mural of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Mbare, a impoverished township, in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 21, 2017.

The VI Regional Operator (Daop) Yogyakarta of state railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has prepared six additional trains to serve passengers departing from Yogyakarta and Surakarta (Central Java) to Jakarta, Bandung (West Java) and Surabaya (East Java).

The six trains will be added to 13 regular trains, which comprise Taksaka morning and evening lines, Sancaka, Lodaya, Argo Lawu and Argo Dwipangga lines, with a total capacity of around 13,000 passengers per day.

Argo Lawu and Argo Dwi-

pangga trains will serve the Gambir Station (Jakarta) – Solo Balapan (Surakarta) route while Lodaya will serve the Bandung Station – Solo Balapan route. Meanwhile, Sancaka is ready to carry passengers traveling from Tugu Station in Yogyakarta to Gubeng Station in Surabaya and vice versa.

“We predict the number of passengers during the Christmas and New Year holidays will increase by around 4 to 6 percent compared to normal days,” KAI Daop VI Yogyakarta spokesperson Eko Budiyanto said at Purwosari Station on Thursday.

He further said the holiday season was expected to start on Dec. 21 and end on Jan. 7. He predicted homebound travel in train stations within the Daop VI working area would peak on Dec. 24 and on Jan.1 and 2.

“Passengers can purchase tickets for extra trains starting from Nov. 1 while regular tickets can be bought 90 days before the departure,” he said. To anticipate unexpected incidents during the holiday season, Eko said KAI was ready to dispatch 91 additional officials to train crossings and other locations prone to security disruptions. (ant)

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Kroya Waterfalls SINGARAJA - When you think of Bali a lot of people think of white sandy beaches, rolling surf and watching the sunset by the ocean. If you look away from the coast and head inland you can find the other side. Beautiful waterfalls, hidden canyons and crystal clear swimming holes. The only prerequisite is being able to walk down stairs for about 10 minutes and then up again after. If you are the adventurous type then you will no doubt be fine but this is not for people of poor fitness. Bali has many waterfalls but some of them are so touristic that they aren’t worth your time.

In Sambangan Village, Buleleng offers fascinating natural beauty and a wonderour ‘water attraction’. Anyar Hamlet, located 2 km away form the Town of Singaraja is home to 7 beautiful waterfalls known as the Kroya Waterfalls. These waterfalls feed the irrigation channels that local farmers use for their agricultural lands but they are also a treasure that has the potential to become a popular tourist attraction. Sambangan Village itself – although densely populated, still maintains a cool and friendly atmosphere and a stunningly beautiful landscape. The history of these waterfalls and the generally dazzling surroundings, make this area a coveted tourist attraction.

Kroya waterfall is one of the most the most beautiful places in the region. The falls aren’t big but if you go to the top you can slide down the rocks and into the pools at the bottom. The rock pool is amazing and a beautiful place to relax. Don’t forget to bring a blow up mattress and you can just lay and relax with the jungle all around.

There is also some rock jumps you can do up to around 10m high and the water is plenty deep enough for a jump of this height. (IBP/net)

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FIA returns entry fee paid by defunct Manor F1 team

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Formula One’s governing body has returned the entry fee paid a year ago by the now-defunct Manor team, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Monday.

The FIA said on its website (www.fia.com) that it had decided to return the entry fee, less administrative costs, “to the entity within the Manor Group in administration as a gesture of goodwill to assist

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The team went into administration in January, before the start of the season, and ceased trading. (rtr)

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The boats teams will race at the 2021 America’s Cup in New Zealand will feature monohulls, a departure from the catamarans used during this year’s competition in Bermuda.

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BERMUDA - The boats teams will race at the 2021 America’s Cup in New Zealand will feature monohulls, a departure from the catamarans used during this year’s competition in Bermuda, the designers said on Monday.

Like the catamarans raced at the America’s Cup in June, the futuristic-looking, 75-foot long boats have wing-like foils attached to the hull that will lift them out of the water when they accelerate to reduce drag and increase speed.

“When sailing at speed it will get up on the foils so the hull is completely out of the water, just like how the AC50 catamarans were,” Team New Zealand design coordinator Dan Bernasconi said, referring to the boats raced in Bermuda, during a radio interview on Monday.

“That allows for much higher speeds than a conventional monohull,” he said.

“It’s early days but we think that when the boats are up and foiling it’s got the potential to be even quicker than the AC50 cats were.”

In an effort to make the boats safer, the Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa design teams said the boats would be able to right themselves in the event of a capsize.

The design teams are also looking at a number of potential innovations for the AC75’s rig and will release details on that before March 31 next year.

“We’re really excited about the concept and can’t wait to see it on the water,” Bernasconi said.

New Zealand crushed the U.S. at the America’s Cup in June with a stunning 7-1 victory in Bermuda’s Great Sound to capture international sport’s oldest trophy. (rtr)

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Mongolian-born grand sumo champion Yokozuna Harumafuji performs the New Year’s ring-entering rite at the annual celebration for the New Year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan January 6, 2017.

FUKUOKA - A probe into an assault by a sumo grand champion against a junior wrestler threatens to stain the image of Japan’s ancient national sport just as its popularity was recovering from previous scandals and a shrinking fan base.

While some wrestlers say the harsh conditions that can breed violence in the closed, hierarchical sumo world have improved in the decade since a teenage wrestler was beaten to death, the new incident shows the path to reform remains a rocky one.

“Certainly, it’s not as widespread as before,” said sumo commentator John Gunning by email, before adding: “The ‘reforms’ were really only distributed guidelines... Very little in the way of practical efforts to change the culture.”

Mongolian “yokozuna” (grand champion) Harumafuji apologised

last week after media reported he had pounded junior wrestler Takanoiwa with his bare fists and a beer bottle while drinking at a restaurant-bar with other wrestlers last month.

The 33-year-old Harumafuji was angered when he noticed the younger wrestler checking his smart phone while he was being chastised for having a bad attitude, the reports said.

Conflicting reports have emerged about what took place and how serious Takanoiwa’s injuries were.

However, he is not taking part in an ongoing tournament due to a fracture, concussion and other injuries, according to the Japan Sumo Association (JSA).

A JSA official told reporters on Sunday that Harumafuji had admitted hitting the 27-year-old Takanoiwa but it remained “still uncertain” whether he had used a beer bottle in

the assault.

The affair has grabbed headlines and upset fans, some of whom had been lured back to the sport after the promotion of Japan-born Kisenosato to the highest rank in January.

Kisenosato became the first homegrown grand champion in 19 years, during which sumo had trouble attracting native sons to an arena dominated by foreign-born wrestlers.

“As a sumo fan, I am so sad and also feel scared. So many things seem to be covered up,” said Kazunari Maguchi, 48, a bar owner who travelled from Tokyo last Sunday to see the 15-day tournament in Fukuoka, southern Japan.

Fans packed the convention centre where the bouts are being held through to Sunday, while TV cameras jostled outside trying to catch key players in the saga. (rtr)

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Sp rt Brighton recover twice to salvage 2-2 draw with Stoke

Promoted Brighton’s promising Premier League campaign continued as they twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Stoke City on Monday.

The visitors went ahead through Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting but Pascal Gross equalised just before the break only for Kurt Zouma to head Stoke back in front moments later. Jose Izquierdo then levelled for Brighton on the hour to earn a deserved point.

A third straight home draw frustrated some supporters but Brighton manager Chris Hughton put the point into perspective.

“When you have been behind twice you have to show character and we did. We were not at our best today. Stoke are a very manly team, we had to stand up to that.

“We have to be realistic. We are playing against better teams and better players and if you can’t win games then try to make sure you don’t lose them,” he said.

The draw leaves Brighton in ninth place on 16 points from 12 games while Stoke are 15th on 13 points.

Stoke’s Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, always a creative threat, was influential in the opener with a fine long pass to their Cameroon forward ChoupoMoting who showed skill and composure to finish in

Brighton’s Pascal Gross shoots at goal

the 28th minute.

The hosts were furious when their penalty appeal was turned away after Glenn Murray fell under a Ryan Shawcross challenge and after the game the Stoke defender conceded he had brought down the veteran striker.

“I think I clipped him. The referee didn’t have the best angle. It probably was a penalty,” said Shawcross.

The booing had barely quietened before Brighton levelled in the 44th as Gross turned the ball home after a powerful, diagonal, solo run past four Stoke defenders from Dutch midfielder Davy Propper.

Moments later Stoke restored their advantage when Brighton defender Bruno turned his back on a corner and the ball bounced off him to on-loan Chelsea defender Zouma who headed home from close range.

However, Brighton deserved at least a point and got their just reward on the hour when Colombian winger Izquierdo fired home at the second attempt after a clever Murray pass.

“It’s an away point and you have to be happy with that. Brighton didn’t create too much of note so we are disappointed with the goals we conceded,” said Stoke boss Mark Hughes.

“Overall we were very much in control of the game.

I suppose we have to be happy with the result,” he added. (rtr)

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Zlatan dethroned after a decade as Sweden’s best player STOCKHOLM - Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s unbroken ten-year run as Sweden’s best player came to an end on Monday when FC Krasnodar defender Andreas Granqvist won the country’s Golden Ball for 2017.

Ibrahimovic, who retired from international football after a disappointing Swedish showing at Euro 2016, dominated the award from 2007 to 2016 and took it 11 times

overall. No other player has won it more than twice.

Granqvist, Ibrahimovic’s successor as captain, last week led Sweden to a 1-0 aggregate playoff victory over Italy to reach next summer’s World Cup finals in Russia.

Sweden’s 36-year-old record goal-scorer, who returned from serious knee injury for Manchester United against Newcastle United

on Saturday, wasn’t left completely empty-handed at the Fotbollsgalan awards, however. His club performances won him the best attacker prize.

The Diamond Ball for best female player went to Linkoping FC’s attacking midfielder Kosovare Asllani, who returned home this season after five years abroad with Paris Saint Germain and Manchester City. (rtr)

Witness in U.S. FIFA trial describes off-books payments to soccer officials

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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte celebrates after the match

Conte urges Chelsea to ease pressure with Qarabag triumph

Chelsea must seal progression to the Champions League knockout stages with a crucial win over Qarabag on Wednesday to help ease the pressure during a congested fixture schedule, manager Antonio Conte has said.

Premier League champions Chelsea are second in their Champions League group and need one win to seal their spot in the knockout stages with two group fixtures remaining.

Conte has urged his side to get the job done in Azerbaijan and avoid the tension of battling for progression during a busy schedule that sees the London outfit play 11 matches, after Wednesday’s fixture, before the end of the year.

“We have to play the most important game of the season from the start until now,” Conte told reporters.

“If we are able to win against Qarabag, we can go through to the next round of the Champions League and this is very important because this period from now until January is very busy, so it is very important to win the game.

“It won’t be easy because in the last two games they drew twice against Atletico Madrid... it is very important to be focused, to work and to try to win the game.”

Chelsea are nine points behind leaders Manchester City in third position and travel to fifth-placed Liverpool in the league on Saturday. (rtr)

NEW YORK - A government witness in the U.S. corruption trial related to soccer’s worldgoverning body FIFA testified on Monday about millions of dollars paid to former soccer officials in exchange for broadcasting and sponsorship rights for international tournaments, all logged in a secret spreadsheet.

The witness, Santiago Pena, said he was a financial manager at the Argentina-headquartered sports marketing firm Full Play from 2009 to 2015 and kept an Excel file which he presented in court.

It detailed payments made to what he said were eight soccer officials from the South American soccer governing body CONMEBOL Each of the officials was given a code name in the spreadsheet of different car brands, Pena testified in Brooklyn federal court.

“Honda” was Juan Angel Na-

pout, former president of Paraguay’s soccer federation, and “Fiat” was Manuel Burga, former president of Peru’s soccer federation, Pena said. The two men are among the defendants in the trial, along with Jose Maria Marin, former president of Brazil’s soccer federation. All three have pleaded not guilty.

Pena said the payments were kept off the books of the company and were paid out over time, to “get influence and get loyalty from the presidents.”

The payments included cash, wire transfers and, in the case of Napout, Paul McCartney tickets and a rental house in Uruguay worth tens of thousands of dollars, Pena said.

They also included a commitment of $750,000 to former president of the Venezuelan soccer federation Rafael Esquivel, code-

named “Benz,” for “Q2022.” Pena said that stood for the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar, but that he did not know the purpose of those payments. Esquivel has pleaded guilty to U.S. corruption charges.

He said he was instructed about the amounts and details of the payments by his bosses - the owners of Full Play, Argentine nationals Hugo Jinkis and his son Mariano.

The two are among the 42 people and entities charged by the United States in the probe.

In the afternoon, under crossexamination by Napout’s lawyer, Silvia Pinera, Pena said he had no direct knowledge of any payments to Napout and never spoke to him directly about bribe payments.

Pinera’s cross-examination is expected to continue on Tuesday, followed by cross-examination by Burga’s and Marin’s lawyers. (rtr)

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Sp rt Brighton recover twice to salvage 2-2 draw with Stoke

Promoted Brighton’s promising Premier League campaign continued as they twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Stoke City on Monday.

The visitors went ahead through Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting but Pascal Gross equalised just before the break only for Kurt Zouma to head Stoke back in front moments later. Jose Izquierdo then levelled for Brighton on the hour to earn a deserved point.

A third straight home draw frustrated some supporters but Brighton manager Chris Hughton put the point into perspective.

“When you have been behind twice you have to show character and we did. We were not at our best today. Stoke are a very manly team, we had to stand up to that.

“We have to be realistic. We are playing against better teams and better players and if you can’t win games then try to make sure you don’t lose them,” he said.

The draw leaves Brighton in ninth place on 16 points from 12 games while Stoke are 15th on 13 points.

Stoke’s Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, always a creative threat, was influential in the opener with a fine long pass to their Cameroon forward ChoupoMoting who showed skill and composure to finish in

Brighton’s Pascal Gross shoots at goal

the 28th minute.

The hosts were furious when their penalty appeal was turned away after Glenn Murray fell under a Ryan Shawcross challenge and after the game the Stoke defender conceded he had brought down the veteran striker.

“I think I clipped him. The referee didn’t have the best angle. It probably was a penalty,” said Shawcross.

The booing had barely quietened before Brighton levelled in the 44th as Gross turned the ball home after a powerful, diagonal, solo run past four Stoke defenders from Dutch midfielder Davy Propper.

Moments later Stoke restored their advantage when Brighton defender Bruno turned his back on a corner and the ball bounced off him to on-loan Chelsea defender Zouma who headed home from close range.

However, Brighton deserved at least a point and got their just reward on the hour when Colombian winger Izquierdo fired home at the second attempt after a clever Murray pass.

“It’s an away point and you have to be happy with that. Brighton didn’t create too much of note so we are disappointed with the goals we conceded,” said Stoke boss Mark Hughes.

“Overall we were very much in control of the game.

I suppose we have to be happy with the result,” he added. (rtr)

REUTERS/Hannah McKay

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Zlatan dethroned after a decade as Sweden’s best player STOCKHOLM - Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s unbroken ten-year run as Sweden’s best player came to an end on Monday when FC Krasnodar defender Andreas Granqvist won the country’s Golden Ball for 2017.

Ibrahimovic, who retired from international football after a disappointing Swedish showing at Euro 2016, dominated the award from 2007 to 2016 and took it 11 times

overall. No other player has won it more than twice.

Granqvist, Ibrahimovic’s successor as captain, last week led Sweden to a 1-0 aggregate playoff victory over Italy to reach next summer’s World Cup finals in Russia.

Sweden’s 36-year-old record goal-scorer, who returned from serious knee injury for Manchester United against Newcastle United

on Saturday, wasn’t left completely empty-handed at the Fotbollsgalan awards, however. His club performances won him the best attacker prize.

The Diamond Ball for best female player went to Linkoping FC’s attacking midfielder Kosovare Asllani, who returned home this season after five years abroad with Paris Saint Germain and Manchester City. (rtr)

Witness in U.S. FIFA trial describes off-books payments to soccer officials

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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte celebrates after the match

Conte urges Chelsea to ease pressure with Qarabag triumph

Chelsea must seal progression to the Champions League knockout stages with a crucial win over Qarabag on Wednesday to help ease the pressure during a congested fixture schedule, manager Antonio Conte has said.

Premier League champions Chelsea are second in their Champions League group and need one win to seal their spot in the knockout stages with two group fixtures remaining.

Conte has urged his side to get the job done in Azerbaijan and avoid the tension of battling for progression during a busy schedule that sees the London outfit play 11 matches, after Wednesday’s fixture, before the end of the year.

“We have to play the most important game of the season from the start until now,” Conte told reporters.

“If we are able to win against Qarabag, we can go through to the next round of the Champions League and this is very important because this period from now until January is very busy, so it is very important to win the game.

“It won’t be easy because in the last two games they drew twice against Atletico Madrid... it is very important to be focused, to work and to try to win the game.”

Chelsea are nine points behind leaders Manchester City in third position and travel to fifth-placed Liverpool in the league on Saturday. (rtr)

NEW YORK - A government witness in the U.S. corruption trial related to soccer’s worldgoverning body FIFA testified on Monday about millions of dollars paid to former soccer officials in exchange for broadcasting and sponsorship rights for international tournaments, all logged in a secret spreadsheet.

The witness, Santiago Pena, said he was a financial manager at the Argentina-headquartered sports marketing firm Full Play from 2009 to 2015 and kept an Excel file which he presented in court.

It detailed payments made to what he said were eight soccer officials from the South American soccer governing body CONMEBOL Each of the officials was given a code name in the spreadsheet of different car brands, Pena testified in Brooklyn federal court.

“Honda” was Juan Angel Na-

pout, former president of Paraguay’s soccer federation, and “Fiat” was Manuel Burga, former president of Peru’s soccer federation, Pena said. The two men are among the defendants in the trial, along with Jose Maria Marin, former president of Brazil’s soccer federation. All three have pleaded not guilty.

Pena said the payments were kept off the books of the company and were paid out over time, to “get influence and get loyalty from the presidents.”

The payments included cash, wire transfers and, in the case of Napout, Paul McCartney tickets and a rental house in Uruguay worth tens of thousands of dollars, Pena said.

They also included a commitment of $750,000 to former president of the Venezuelan soccer federation Rafael Esquivel, code-

named “Benz,” for “Q2022.” Pena said that stood for the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar, but that he did not know the purpose of those payments. Esquivel has pleaded guilty to U.S. corruption charges.

He said he was instructed about the amounts and details of the payments by his bosses - the owners of Full Play, Argentine nationals Hugo Jinkis and his son Mariano.

The two are among the 42 people and entities charged by the United States in the probe.

In the afternoon, under crossexamination by Napout’s lawyer, Silvia Pinera, Pena said he had no direct knowledge of any payments to Napout and never spoke to him directly about bribe payments.

Pinera’s cross-examination is expected to continue on Tuesday, followed by cross-examination by Burga’s and Marin’s lawyers. (rtr)

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New monohull boat design unveiled for 2021 America’s Cup

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In Sambangan Village, Buleleng offers fascinating natural beauty and a wonderour ‘water attraction’. Anyar Hamlet, located 2 km away form the Town of Singaraja is home to 7 beautiful waterfalls known as the Kroya Waterfalls. These waterfalls feed the irrigation channels that local farmers use for their agricultural lands but they are also a treasure that has the potential to become a popular tourist attraction. Sambangan Village itself – although densely populated, still maintains a cool and friendly atmosphere and a stunningly beautiful landscape. The history of these waterfalls and the generally dazzling surroundings, make this area a coveted tourist attraction.

Kroya waterfall is one of the most the most beautiful places in the region. The falls aren’t big but if you go to the top you can slide down the rocks and into the pools at the bottom. The rock pool is amazing and a beautiful place to relax. Don’t forget to bring a blow up mattress and you can just lay and relax with the jungle all around.

There is also some rock jumps you can do up to around 10m high and the water is plenty deep enough for a jump of this height. (IBP/net)

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FIA returns entry fee paid by defunct Manor F1 team

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Formula One’s governing body has returned the entry fee paid a year ago by the now-defunct Manor team, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Monday.

The FIA said on its website (www.fia.com) that it had decided to return the entry fee, less administrative costs, “to the entity within the Manor Group in administration as a gesture of goodwill to assist

in payment of outstanding debts.”

In order to appear on the provisional 2017 entry list, published last December, Manor would have had to pay $521,289 to the FIA -- a basic fee of $516,128 and $5,161

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The team went into administration in January, before the start of the season, and ceased trading. (rtr)

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The boats teams will race at the 2021 America’s Cup in New Zealand will feature monohulls, a departure from the catamarans used during this year’s competition in Bermuda.

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BERMUDA - The boats teams will race at the 2021 America’s Cup in New Zealand will feature monohulls, a departure from the catamarans used during this year’s competition in Bermuda, the designers said on Monday.

Like the catamarans raced at the America’s Cup in June, the futuristic-looking, 75-foot long boats have wing-like foils attached to the hull that will lift them out of the water when they accelerate to reduce drag and increase speed.

“When sailing at speed it will get up on the foils so the hull is completely out of the water, just like how the AC50 catamarans were,” Team New Zealand design coordinator Dan Bernasconi said, referring to the boats raced in Bermuda, during a radio interview on Monday.

“That allows for much higher speeds than a conventional monohull,” he said.

“It’s early days but we think that when the boats are up and foiling it’s got the potential to be even quicker than the AC50 cats were.”

In an effort to make the boats safer, the Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa design teams said the boats would be able to right themselves in the event of a capsize.

The design teams are also looking at a number of potential innovations for the AC75’s rig and will release details on that before March 31 next year.

“We’re really excited about the concept and can’t wait to see it on the water,” Bernasconi said.

New Zealand crushed the U.S. at the America’s Cup in June with a stunning 7-1 victory in Bermuda’s Great Sound to capture international sport’s oldest trophy. (rtr)

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Mongolian-born grand sumo champion Yokozuna Harumafuji performs the New Year’s ring-entering rite at the annual celebration for the New Year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan January 6, 2017.

FUKUOKA - A probe into an assault by a sumo grand champion against a junior wrestler threatens to stain the image of Japan’s ancient national sport just as its popularity was recovering from previous scandals and a shrinking fan base.

While some wrestlers say the harsh conditions that can breed violence in the closed, hierarchical sumo world have improved in the decade since a teenage wrestler was beaten to death, the new incident shows the path to reform remains a rocky one.

“Certainly, it’s not as widespread as before,” said sumo commentator John Gunning by email, before adding: “The ‘reforms’ were really only distributed guidelines... Very little in the way of practical efforts to change the culture.”

Mongolian “yokozuna” (grand champion) Harumafuji apologised

last week after media reported he had pounded junior wrestler Takanoiwa with his bare fists and a beer bottle while drinking at a restaurant-bar with other wrestlers last month.

The 33-year-old Harumafuji was angered when he noticed the younger wrestler checking his smart phone while he was being chastised for having a bad attitude, the reports said.

Conflicting reports have emerged about what took place and how serious Takanoiwa’s injuries were.

However, he is not taking part in an ongoing tournament due to a fracture, concussion and other injuries, according to the Japan Sumo Association (JSA).

A JSA official told reporters on Sunday that Harumafuji had admitted hitting the 27-year-old Takanoiwa but it remained “still uncertain” whether he had used a beer bottle in

the assault.

The affair has grabbed headlines and upset fans, some of whom had been lured back to the sport after the promotion of Japan-born Kisenosato to the highest rank in January.

Kisenosato became the first homegrown grand champion in 19 years, during which sumo had trouble attracting native sons to an arena dominated by foreign-born wrestlers.

“As a sumo fan, I am so sad and also feel scared. So many things seem to be covered up,” said Kazunari Maguchi, 48, a bar owner who travelled from Tokyo last Sunday to see the 15-day tournament in Fukuoka, southern Japan.

Fans packed the convention centre where the bouts are being held through to Sunday, while TV cameras jostled outside trying to catch key players in the saga. (rtr)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2017.

Merkel signals readiness for new election after coalition talks collapse

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would prefer a new election to ruling with a minority after talks on forming a three-way coalition failed overnight, but Germany’s president told parties they owed it to voters to try to form a government.

The major obstacle to a three-way deal was immigration, according to Merkel, who was forced into negotiations after bleeding support in the Sept. 24 election to the far right in a backlash at her 2015 decision to let in over 1 million migrants.

The failure of exploratory coalition talks involving her conservative bloc, the liberal pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and environmentalist Greens raises the prospect of a new election and casts doubt about her future after 12 years in power.

Merkel, 63, said she was sceptical about ruling in a minority government, telling ARD television: “My point of view is that new elections would be the better path.” Her plans did not include being chancellor in a minority government, she said after meeting President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Steinmeier said Germany was facing the worst governing crisis in the 68-year history of its postWorld War Two democracy and pressed all parties in parliament “to serve our country” and try to form a government.

His remarks appeared aimed at the FDP and the Social Democrats (SPD), who on Monday ruled out renewing their “grand coalition” with the conservatives.

“Inside our country, but also outside, in particular in our European neighbourhood, there would be concern

and a lack of understanding if politicians in the biggest and economically strongest country (in Europe) did not live up to their responsibilities,” read a statement from Steinmeier, a former foreign minister who has been thrust centre-stage after taking on the usually largely ceremonial head of state role in March.

Steinmeier’s intervention suggests he regards a new election - desired by half of Germany’s voters according to a poll - as a last resort. The SPD has so far stuck to a pledge after heavy losses in the September election not to go back into a Merkel-led broad coalition of centre-left and centre-right.

Merkel urged the SPD to reconsider. “I would hope that they consider very intensively if they should take on the responsibility” of governing, she told broadcaster ZDF, adding she saw no reason to resign and her conservative bloc would enter any new election more unified than before.

“If new elections happened, then ... we have to accept that. I’m afraid of nothing,” she said.

Business leaders also called for a swift return to talks.

With German leadership seen as crucial for a European Union grappling with governance reform and Britain’s impending exit, FDP leader Christian Lindner’s announcement that he was pulling out spooked investors and sent the euro falling in the morning.

Both the euro and European shares later recovered from early selling, while German bond yields steadied near 1-1/2 week lows, as confidence about the outlook for the euro zone economy helped investors brush off worries about the risk of Germany going to the polls again soon. (rtr)

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe told to resign ahead of impeachment proceedings

HARARE - Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe faced the start of an impeachment process on Tuesday and should heed his people’s call to resign, said Emmerson Mnangagwa, the ruling party’s candidate to replace him.

ZANU-PF plans to bring the motion in parliament after a Monday noon deadline expired for the 93-year-old leader to step down to end nearly four decades in power.

Mugabe led the country’s liberation war and has ruled since independence in 1980 but is seeing the swift erosion of his power. He has won a series of elections but is viewed by many in Africa and beyond as a leader who has crippled his country by holding on to power too long.

Mugabe has shown no sign of resigning. He has called for the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday, which would be the first time ministers meet him since last week’s military takeover dubbed “Operation Restore Legacy”.

Zimbabwe’s information minister said on Tuesday he did not know if ministers would attend the cabinet meeting.

“The people of Zimbabwe have spoken with one voice and it is my appeal to President Mugabe that he should take heed of this clarion call ... to resign so that the country can move forward and preserve his legacy,” Mnangagwa said in a statement.

The army seized power because

Mugabe sacked Mnangagwa to smooth a path to the presidency for his wife Grace, who is unpopular with many Zimbabweans. Reuters reported in September that Mnangagwa was plotting to succeed Mugabe with army backing at the helm of a broad coalition.

The plot posited an interim national unity government that would have the blessing of much of the international community and allow for Zimbabwe’s re-engagement with the outside world. Its primary aim was to stabilise its economy.

The former vice president was a key lieutenant to Mugabe for decades and stands accused of participating in repression against Zimbabweans who challenged the leader.

Mnangagwa said he has fled Zimbabwe because of a threat to his life after being purged from the ruling party. He said he had been in contact with Mugabe and invited to return but would not do so until his security could be guaranteed.

“I told the President that I would not return home now until I am satisfied of my personal security, because of the manner and treatment given to me upon being fired,” he said in a statement.

Mnangagwa said on Tuesday his desire was to join all Zimbabweans in a “new era” that would rebuild the economy for the benefit of all.

Zimbabwe’s top general said on Monday that the army’s intervention was progressing well. (rtr)

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The car of Setya Novanto which is hitting a pole.

Journalist named suspect over traffic accident involving Setya Novanto

The Jakarta Police named on Friday private television station MetroTV journalist Hilman Mattauch a suspect of reckless driving that led to graft suspect and House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto being sustaining injuries.

Hilman was reportedly behind the wheel of the car taking the Golkar Party chairman to the MetroTV studio for an

interview when the accident occurred.

“Yes, he is a suspect. We also ticketed him,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said as quoted by tribunnews.com in Jakarta on Friday.

Hilman has been charged under Traffic Law articles 283 and 310 on reckless driving, which carry a maximum threemonth jail sentence. “As the charge carries less than five years, we don’t need to detain him,” Argo said.

He went on to say that the police were collecting more evidence, such as pieces of broken windshield and scratches on the utility pole hit by the car. The police have not as yet determined whether it was really an accident or happened by design, he said. Argo said the car belonged to Hilman and was bought about one year ago.

Setya is currently undergoing medical treatment and is being closely monitored by KPK investigators. (ant)

KAI provides additional six trains for Christmas, New Year holidays

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A woman looks out next to a mural of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Mbare, a impoverished township, in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 21, 2017.

The VI Regional Operator (Daop) Yogyakarta of state railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has prepared six additional trains to serve passengers departing from Yogyakarta and Surakarta (Central Java) to Jakarta, Bandung (West Java) and Surabaya (East Java).

The six trains will be added to 13 regular trains, which comprise Taksaka morning and evening lines, Sancaka, Lodaya, Argo Lawu and Argo Dwipangga lines, with a total capacity of around 13,000 passengers per day.

Argo Lawu and Argo Dwi-

pangga trains will serve the Gambir Station (Jakarta) – Solo Balapan (Surakarta) route while Lodaya will serve the Bandung Station – Solo Balapan route. Meanwhile, Sancaka is ready to carry passengers traveling from Tugu Station in Yogyakarta to Gubeng Station in Surabaya and vice versa.

“We predict the number of passengers during the Christmas and New Year holidays will increase by around 4 to 6 percent compared to normal days,” KAI Daop VI Yogyakarta spokesperson Eko Budiyanto said at Purwosari Station on Thursday.

He further said the holiday season was expected to start on Dec. 21 and end on Jan. 7. He predicted homebound travel in train stations within the Daop VI working area would peak on Dec. 24 and on Jan.1 and 2.

“Passengers can purchase tickets for extra trains starting from Nov. 1 while regular tickets can be bought 90 days before the departure,” he said. To anticipate unexpected incidents during the holiday season, Eko said KAI was ready to dispatch 91 additional officials to train crossings and other locations prone to security disruptions. (ant)

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

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Bleganjur gamelan music was played. Hundreds of villagers then threw tipat (rice bag) bantal (pillow-like cake) each other.

Although, they seemed to mutually reciprocate, between the two camps (people in the north and south) did not keep any revenge. Their throw was not focused on particular person, but to the air above the opposite camp. Although this looked like a war, they cheered each other due to excitement.

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Picture taken November 17, 2017.

China widens foreign access to its giant financial sector

BEIJING - China will raise foreign ownership limits in financial firms in a step granting access to a tantalizing multi-trillion dollar financial services market, as the world’s second-biggest economy seeks to position itself as a major global finance hub. The move, announced on Friday by vice finance minister Zhu Guangyao, comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated calls for better access to Chinese markets in meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi is driving broad economic reforms by opening up China’s capital markets, internationalising the yuan currency, and seeking technical knowhow through the pursuit of massive inbound and outbound investments.

The latest changes include raising the limit on foreign ownership in jointventure firms involved in the futures, securities and funds markets to 51 percent from the current 49 percent.

They will take effect immediately following the drafting of specific related rules, Zhu told a news conference, adding China is “formulating a timetable and roadmap for financial sector reform and opening up”.

The foreign business community gave a cautious welcome to the news.

“Financial services further opening definitely has been high on our list,” said Ken Jarrett, President of American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. “It’s a step in the right direction. We’ll have to see the detailed rules. In China you always have to pay attention to the fine print to see

how quickly it moves, but to finally ease up on the cap is something that is welcome.”

The plan to ease ownership restrictions comes as Beijing faces mounting pressure from Western governments and business lobbies to remove investment barriers and onerous regulations that restrict overseas companies’ operations in its markets.

During his trip to Beijing this week, Trump said that trade between the two nations was unfair, and called for greater market access for U.S. companies.

“We really have to look at access, forced technology transfer, and the theft of intellectual property, which just, by and of itself, is costing the United States and its companies at least $300 billion a year,” Trump said. “Both the United States and China will have a more prosperous future if we can achieve a level economic playing field. Right now, unfortunately, it is a very one-sided and unfair one.”

CHANNELING FOREIGN MONEY Reuters reported on Tuesday that China planned to allow global banks to take a stake of up to 51 percent in their onshore securities ventures for the first time and tie up with local non-financial firms. China has been sluggish to give foreign players more access to its financial sector, but has promised to quicken the pace as foreign investment into Asia’s economic powerhouse slows. It has implemented strict capital controls to contain capital outflows, while opening up new channels for foreign money to come into the domestic markets.

Foreign financial firms are still small players in the financial sector, and the sheer size of the market is a big lure for overseas players. Western investment banks operating through joint ventures with local partners in China have struggled to make much headway in the last decade, with many of them loss-making as they struggle to win business against much

larger local rivals. A Reuters survey of data from China’s Securities Association in 2014 found that the average sino-foreign JV lost 21 million yuan a year over the prior 10 years.

However, several have said they would be keen to invest more in China and do more broking and investment banking if they had full control over their joint ventures. UBS, which holds a 25 percent interest in domestic firm UBS Securities Co Ltd, said the changes on Friday were an important step in further opening up China’s financial sector.

“China is a key market for UBS and, as indicated previously, we continue to work towards increasing our stake in UBS Securities Co Ltd”, said Eugene Qian, Chairman of UBS China Strategy Board and a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee.

Morgan Stanley, which earlier this year increased its stake in joint venture Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities from 33 percent to the then upper limit of 49 percent, said the reforms would create new momentum for the finance industry in China. “Morgan Stanley is committed to growing our businesses in China,” said a spokesman for the firm.

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE? Some industry watchers said the changes are too little too late. “This looks good, but in reality it is pretty small and it is too late,” said Keith Pogson, Senior Partner Financial Services Asia-Pacific at EY. “If you are an international investment bank, you will be there for the sake of your global franchise and having it as part of your network, not because you think you will make much money in China.”

All the same, markets reacted positively to the news, with insurers and futures-related firms rallying strongly. New China Life Insurance jumped nearly 6 percent after the announcement, while Ping An Insurance advanced more than 4 percent and China Pacific Insurance Group rose over 3 percent. China will drop foreign ownership restrictions on local banks and asset management companies, Zhu said.

Full foreign ownership of local firms involved in the futures, securities and funds markets will not be permitted until after three years, while full overseas ownership of insurance firms will be allowed only after five years. (rtr)

It is the atmosphere of the Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon ritual or often known as the Siat Tipat Bantal at Kapal customary village, Mengwi, Badung district, Thursday (Oct. 5). Hundreds of Kapal customary villagers were involved in the Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon.

In addition to the community, this unique tradition was also attended by the Regional Secretary of Badung district, Wayan Adi Arnawa.

The ritual was followed by all Kapal customary villagers. All the villagers were then divided into two camps, namely the northern camp and southern camp. At first, the two camps held a ceremony in the temple and were then resumed with worship at the outermost courtyard of the Desa/Puseh temple of Kapal. Thousands of tipat and bantal were prepared by the temple apparatus. After dividing them, they were thrown each other like a war accompanied with bleganjur gamelan music.

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

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

Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon has the meaning of offerings or an expression of gratitude before God in his manifestation as Lord Shiva. Aci means ‘offering,’ Tabuh means ‘echoing,’ Rah means ‘power’ and Pengangon is another name of Lord Shiva.

“Mutual throw of tipat and bantal is aimed to bring together the symbol of pradhana (female) and purusha (male), resulting in fertility,” he explained.

Ketut Sudarsana asserted that Aci Tabuh Rah Pengangon is held by customary village because all the villages participated to enjoy the welfare. It is bringing together the tipat as symbol of ocean, pradhana (female) and bantal as symbol of mountain, purusha (male).

Uniting the ocean and mountain is believed to be able to create life.

“Two different things will present a life that can produce a good life,” he said.

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

This symbolizes the rendezvous of purusha and pradhana which then produces a seed of life. Remnants of the scattered tipat and bantal are the collected again. Those remaining intact are distributed back to residents for consumption, while the infeasible ones are distributed to residents to be scattered

in paddy fields and used as animal feed. It is meant to invoke a good life seed for residents, animals and plants.

Sudarsana explained the tradition was started to be implemented in 1339. It marked the arrival of prime minister of Singasari dynasty in Bali, namely Ki Kebo Waruya. He received a mandate from the Balinese King named Asta Sura Ratna Bumi Banten to renovate the Purusada Temple at

Kapal village. When arriving at Kapal, his heart was touched when seeing the condition of local village experiencing famine season.

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

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Sesarin canang as an expression of people’s gratitude to God is often found in canang (oblation) offered by people when saying prayers. Nowadays, most people use banknotes placed on the canang sari. Sesari in the form of banknotes are rampantly used recently. When viewed from the development of times, the money used keeps changing in line with the times. At the same time, sesari also follows the development of times.

Sesari or canang sari is not only offered while going to temple, many other religious activities also use sesari. Like the activity of nunas baos (consulting to medium), sesari is also used.

Ni Madé Gerot, 70, a traditional healer (Balian) at Besakih, Rendang, Karangasem, when met

some time ago, told that pursuant to her experience during ngayah (paying devotional work), the use of banknotes as a sesari has begun since several years ago.

She added that according to explanation of her senior figure, before using banknotes as sesari, there were several types of money used as sesari. Before the use of banknotes, sesari of canang used folded betel leaf completed with lime, tobacco, gambier, and betel nut.

“Formerly, the folded betel leaf was used as sesarin canang, symbolizing a prostration of the community. Although currently using banknotes, the use of folded betel leaf can still be found in several places,” she said.

He told that according to the

story of her senior figure, before using banknotes as we find today people used perforated coin. In 1963, the sesari in use included ringgit, rupiah (silver), as well as other coins of several denominations applied at that time.

After that, the use of perforated coin began and lasts until now and the use of banknotes also develops.

“Using rupiah money as sesari is indeed legitimate. However, the most important is the sincerity of people,” she explained.

She hoped and reminded that as devotees both as people doing devotional services and general public, sesari is an offering. Actually, the money used sesari is perforated coin. It is the symbol of Shiva Sunya meaning sincerity. (kmb)

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Mang Jangol’s disruption to Bali

South Korea, Japan welcome U.S. relisting North Korea as sponsor of terrorism

Worthy of severe penalty

THE narcotics case involving Komang Swastika aka Mang Jangol and his family continues to elicit concern from the public both in Bali and nationwide. Before being arrested, Mang Jangol was Deputy Chairman of the Bali House of Representatives and also a leading figure in one of Bali’s famous mass organizations. Despite his important status as a member of parliament, this man was not only involved in drug dealers but even provided his home on Jalan Pulau Batanta in West Denpasar as a venue for a crystal meth party.

“We absolutely deplore such actions that have deeply embarrassed, disappointed and caused serious harm to the image of Bali”, said Prof.

Prof. Dr. Rai Setiabudhi, on Sunday (Nov. 19).

Moreover, continued Prof. Rai, the good reputation of the Bali House of Representatives and his party have also been tarnished. AS a public figure and honourable legislator, Jangol should be setting a good example in combatting drug abuse as terrible crime. Instead he actually got involved in such crimes. Punishment for this kind of behaviour needs to be severe especially if there is proof of drug dealing.

“Sever punishment would serve as a deterrent to people considering committing such crimes. Psychologically they would be impacted and cease such actions”, he affirmed.

Law enforcement officers are expected to have the courage to take firm action and decide maximum punishment in accordance with Law No. 35/2009 on Narcotics Crimes. This would show that the public that the law does not discriminate based on status.

Legal practitioner, I Made Somya Putra expressed his appreciation for the performance of the Denpasar Police and Bali Police in daring to investigate and reveal this case. This shows that they are serious in eradicating drugs.

Putra also said that he is deeply concerned that Mang Jangol is involved in legislative leadership and was a community leader.

“Psychologically, this case has negative impacts on society as it makes people skeptical about politicians who may be involved in drugs. Such skepticism can destroy the public’S confidence in government efforts to eradicate narcotics”, said Putra.

Morally, this case not only affects the Bali House of Representatives and the sheltered organizations but also harms the people of Bali. The people have entrusted their votes to their representatives but this trust vanishes because of drugs. This is very disappointing as it shows that drug abuse is managed by and involves many people.

“This case could end up having a positive impact if all the ranks of the government, the police and the National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) for the Province of Bali Province to take a serious stance against drugs”, said Putra.

The involved in this case should be serious and reveal the names of the people listed in the drug bookkeeping records – if such a book is rally available. Who produces the drugs, where they are produced and ho serves as distributors and who is consuming the drugs should be comprehensively disclosed.

Provincial and local governments should increasing their preventive measures against drug abuse and the BNNP Bali should work with all related parties to provide more serious social and legal punishment for drug use, especially when it is perpetrated by officials who know very well the legal consequences of drug abuse. (rah)

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This handout file video frame grab taken and released by Changsha Intermediate People’s Court on August 22, 2017 shows Chinese rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong (C) appearing in court in Changsha in China’s central Hunan province.

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Residents of Karangasem originating from disaster-prone areas (KRB) I and II of Mount Agung eruption that evacuated to Klungkung district had almost entirely returned home to their village.

Almost all evacuees outside KRB III have gone home

SEMARAPURA — Residents of Karangasem originating from disaster-prone areas (KRB) I and II of Mount Agung eruption that evacuated to Klungkung district had almost entirely returned home to their village. The number is much less when compared to KRB III.

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Based on the data until Monday (Nov. 20), the evacuees from KRB I and II recorded to have not returned home only amounted to 115 people. They reduced dramatically from before the decrease in the alert level of Mount Agung from warning to watch reaching tens of thousands.

Meanwhile, for those coming from KRB III amount to 3,071 people, some of them are from Sebudi village, Selat.

Chief Executive of the Klungkung Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), I Putu Widiada, explained the evacuees

are still accommodated in 38 posts spreading across 32 villages. In appropriate with the directives, those originating from KRB III will be allowed to go home if the volcanic condition has been really conducive. “District government still provides services in the evacuation,” he said.

In line with their homecoming, the number of displaced students attended temporary education at a number of schools also dropped significantly. Kindergarten remains 17 students, elementary school (146 students), junior high

(30 students) and high/vocational school (none). “Many students have gone home. They attend schools having been prepared by district government of Karangasem,” he explained.

The assistance coming from donors is no longer like at the beginning amounting to abundant. Nevertheless, the availability of logistics remains safe. Rice becoming the basic requirement has been supplied from the government rice reserve (CBP). “Our logistics is still safe. Rice is still sufficient,” he said. (kmb45)

Chinese rights lawyer jailed two years for inciting subversion

BEIJING - A prominent Chinese rights lawyer was sentenced to two years jail on Tuesday after being found guilty of inciting subversion of state power, the latest in a series of similar verdicts amid a sweeping crackdown on activism.

In a verdict posted on its official Weibo microblog on Tuesday morning, the Changsha Intermediate People’s Court said the lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, developed notions of overthrowing China’s political system after being influenced by training workshops held by “anti-China foreign forces” overseas.

The court said Jiang, 46, used social media to “attack or defame” Chinese government departments and incited others to gather and demonstrate in public.

Jiang’s wife, Jin Bianling, who lives in the United States, told Reuters on Tuesday that the verdict was “unacceptable” and that she believed her husband was being made an example to “deter or repress” other rights lawyers.

“I do not acknowledge or

accept this verdict,” she said in a telephone interview. “Jiang Tianyong is innocent”.

Jiang, who was disbarred in 2009 after taking on sensitive cases such as defending practitioners of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement, had been outspoken in criticising an ongoing government crackdown on dissent that has seen hundreds of rights lawyers and activists sentenced or detained since mid2015.

The verdict was handed down exactly one year after Jiang first disappeared last November while visiting the family of another detained rights lawyer. He was held incommunicado for six months before being formally charged.

The facts in the court’s ruling were broadly similar to those in a confession made by Jiang during

his trial in August. Video footage of Jiang reading parts of a written statement were released by the court via social media at the time.

But rights groups said the trial was a show trial designed to discredit him and that Jiang was caught up in a sweeping campaign directed against lawyers and activists.

Jin said Jiang’s family was unable to appoint their own lawyers and that she had not been able to contact Jiang since his detention.

“We don’t know what his conditions are inside, or what kind of torture of mistreatment he has suffered,” she said.

The Chinese authorities have video-streamed or live-blogged increasing numbers of court hearings in recent years as part of a push towards judicial transparency. (rtr)

SEOUL - South Korea and Japan on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it will ramp up pressure on the reclusive regime to get rid of its nuclear weapons.

The designation, announced on Monday, allows the United States to impose more sanctions on North Korea, which is pursuing nuclear weapons and missile programmes in defiance of U.N. Security Council sanctions.

“I welcome and support (the designation) as it raises the pressure on North Korea,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters.

South Korea said it expected the listing to contribute to peaceful denuclearisation, the foreign ministry said in a text message.

North Korea has vowed never to give up its nuclear weapons programme, which it defends as a necessary defence against U.S. plans to invade. The United States, which has 28,500 troops in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean war, denies any such plans.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China had noted the reports on the U.S. decision.

“Currently, the situation on the Korean peninsula is complicated and sensitive,” Lu told a daily news briefing.

“We still hope all relevant parties can do more to alleviate the situation and do more that is conducive to all relevant parties returning to the correct path of negotiation, dialogue and consultation to resolve the peninsula nuclear issue.”

Trump’s re-listing of North Korea as a sponsor of terrorism comes a week after he returned from a 12-day trip to Asia in which containing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions was a centrepiece of his discussions.

“In addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

“This designation will impose further sanctions and penalties on North Korea and related persons and supports our maximum pressure campaign to isolate the murderous regime.”

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also backed Trump’s decision.

“Kim Jong Un runs a global criminal operation from North Korea peddling arms, peddling drugs, engaged in cyber-crime and of course threatening the stability of region with his nuclear weapons,” Turnbull told reporters in Sydney, referring to the North Korean leader.

Trump, who has often criticised his predecessors’ policies towards North Korea as being too soft, said the designation should have been made “a long time ago”.

North Korea was put on the U.S. terrorism sponsor list for the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air flight that killed all 115 people aboard. But the administration of former President George W. Bush, a Republican, removed it in 2008 in exchange for progress in denuclearisation talks.

Experts say the designation will be largely symbolic as North Korea is already heavily sanctioned by the United States. (rtr)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the Sungri Motor Plant, in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on November 21, 2017.

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Volvo Cars to supply Uber with up to 24,000 self-driving cars

STOCKHOLM - Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars.

The non-binding framework deal could offer San Franciscobased Uber a way to overcome setbacks at its autonomous driving division in Silicon Valley’s race to perfect self-driving systems.

Combining Volvo’s cars with Uber’s self-driving system builds on their nearly three-year relationship and comes as Uber’s autonomous driving unit has been hit by a lawsuit over trade secrets and the departure of top talent.

Automakers, ride-hailing firms and tech startups have been forging loose alliances in an effort to advance self-driving technology and claim a piece of what is expected to be a multi-

billion-dollar business.

Geely-owned Volvo said in a statement on Monday it would provide Uber with its flagship XC90 SUVs equipped with autonomous technology as part of a non-exclusive deal from 2019 to 2021. A Volvo spokesman said it covered up to 24,000 cars.

The self-driving system that would be used in the Volvo cars - which have yet to be built - is under development by Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group.

Should Uber buy all 24,000 cars, it would be Volvo’s largest order by far and the biggest sale in the autonomous vehicle industry, giving Uber, which is losing more than $600 million a quarter, its first commercial fleet of cars.

A new Volvo XC90 typically retails from a starting price of around $50,000.

Uber has been testing prototype Volvo cars for more than a

year, with safety drivers in the front seat to intervene if the selfdriving system fails, in Tempe, Arizona and Pittsburgh. “Our goal was from day one to make investments into a vehicle that could be manufactured at scale,” Jeff Miller, Uber’s head of automotive alliances, said.

The cars, in theory, would be available through the Uber app to pick up passengers without a driver.

“It only becomes a commercial business when you can remove that vehicle operator from the equation,” Miller said.

No financial details were disclosed for the purchase, which would be a massive new investment for Uber and mark a change from Uber’s long-standing business model where contractor drivers buy or lease and maintain their own cars.

Miller said a small number of cars would be purchased using equity and others would be bought using debt financing.

The deal builds on a $300 million alliance Volvo announced with Uber last year focused on collaborating on the design and financing of cars with self-driving systems, which require different steering and braking features and sensors.

“We get support developing this car,” Volvo Cars Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said in an interview. “It’s also a big commercial deal.”

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Uber’s Volvo XC90 self driving car is shown during a demonstration of self-driving automotive technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 13, 2016.

Volvo, which has been under Chinese ownership since it was bought by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group from Ford in 2010, plans to make the SUVs at its Torslanda plant in western Sweden, and Samuelsson said they would be sold at roughly the same profit margin as Volvo sells through dealers.

Uber’s rival Lyft has this year struck a research partnership with Alphabet Inc’s unit Waymo and secured deals with Ford Motor Co and startups Nutonomy and Drive.ai to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.

Volvo’s agreement with Uber and Ford’s with Lyft show the pressure on automakers to avoid becoming obsolete in a world of increased automation, and on ride-services companies to start automating to cut driver costs and turn profits.

Volvo is one of Sweden’s biggest manufacturers by revenue, and has forecast a fourth straight year of record sales in 2017. (rtr)

New $200,000 Tesla Roadster speeds in front of electric big-rig truck

HAWTHORNE - Tesla Inc upstaged its own debut of an electric heavy duty truck on Thursday when a red Roadster pulled out of the big rig’s trailer and Chief Executive Elon Musk said the new $200,000 sports car would be the fastest production car ever.

The showmanship wowed the crowd although some analysts’ heads started throbbing at the variety of new projects launched as the company is struggling to produce the more affordable sedan upon which its future depends.

As the presentation appeared to end, the Tesla Semi opened its trailer, and the Roadster drove out.

The sports car with a removable glass roof is an updated version of Tesla’s first production vehicle. It can seat four and travel 620 miles (1,000 km) on a single charge, a new record for an electric vehicle,

Musk said. It can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (100 km per hour) in 1.9 seconds with a maximum speed over 250 mph, which would make it the fastest car in general production.

“You’ll be able to travel from LA to San Francisco, and back, at highway speed without recharging. The point of doing this is to just give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars. Driving a gasoline sports car is going to feel like a steam engine with a side of quiche,” Musk boasted.

The first 1,000 cars will cost $250,000 each, paid in full up front, with later models starting at $200,000.

Musk did not give a price for the Semi, or say how or where either product would be built, but he said the truck would begin production in 2019 and that the Roadster would be available a year later. (rtr)

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In preparation for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meeting 2018, ITDC will be making improvements to the area.

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ITDC to revitalize Nusa Dua area for IMF event

MANGUPURA — In preparation for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 that will take place in Nusa Dua, management of Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) will be making improvements to the area including providing a small marina on Nusa Beach, organizing a new security system for the area and set up a number of new venues.

According to Managing Director of ITDC, Abdulbar M Mansoer, when met during the celebration of ITDC’s 44th anniversary on Saturday (Nov. 18), one of the new venues will be a restaurant named Rockbar that will be built in the area of the Water Blow. Other new venues include the Car-

toon Network, renovations to the creation of two other sites called The Crea and Doom.

The Cartoon Network , he explained will be created in the bushes of the golf course. One hole will be diverted to Cartoon Network with an acreage of 4 hectares (out of a total area of ??87 hectares). “So, next year at least the first part can be presented at the IMF event. The complete construction of this ride will take 2 years”, said Mansoer.

Given the large number of delegates who will be coming to Nusa Dua for the event, more hotel rooms are also be created. A new hotel called Shangri-La Hotel is being built in lot S5 of Nusa Dua. Nusa Dua which currently has 5,000 rooms will have an additional 330 rooms for the IMF event.

IN order to accommodate the increase in the number

of hotel rooms, the ITDC will increase the lagoon waste water treatment (IPAL) capacity with an investment of IDR 14 billion. Next year, the ITDC will also create a seawater processing plant that will supply drinking water for all of Nusa Dua. “To maximize the treatment of waste by hotel waste, the capacity of the Lagoon waste water treatment will be increased as well as the manufacture of integrated water treatment (SWRO) and the distribution of gas through underground pipes”, he concluded.

By revitalizing a number of areas and by adding new rides, Mansoer said that he hopes the ITDC can represent Indonesia well and make a good impression on all the IMF and World Bank delegates. (kmb23)

Simple technology used to help breeders

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Tesla Roadster 2 is shown in this undated handout photo, during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017.

DENPASAR — Technology can facilitate many things like improving business – including livestock businesses. Farmers in Bali have had little opportunity to take advantage of technologies that could certain help improve their fate.

Lecturer from Warmadewa University’s Faculty of Agriculture, I Gede Sutapa, recently used technology to make non-fermented straw-based animal feed using organic liquid supplements and biostrap additives. Biostrap is a liquid made from molasses that has had its alcoholic content removed and which contains protein, vitamins, minerals and energy. The feed made using this technology can be given to ruminants such as cows,

buffalo, goats and sheep.

Breeders can spend IDR 1,7502,000 to add biostrap and liquid organic supplements, to their the straw and concentrate. “This can be very useful for farmers who do not have access to grass or who cannot go looking for forage because they are busy doing devotional works and the like. Dry straw stocks can be made very nutritious with this additive”, explained Sutapa.

Cattle raised on this feed grow at the same rate as cattle who are raised on the grass feed commonly used by farmers. Biostrap and liquid organic supplement given to pregnant cows will make them healthier and yield heavier calfs with good coats. Cows that have not lusted for 2 years will also be

able to lust when given this feed.

Research on goats having been given finely ground rice straw plus polard concentrate, and a particular dose of biostrap and liquid organic supplements showed increase of 113. 67 grams per day in body weight.

As proof that the university is not just an ivory tower, this technology has been applied to cattle from farming groups at Bakas and Tohpati villages in Banjarangkan, Klungkung.

This feed has also been given to goat farming groups in Jembrana and to livestock that was evacuated from Mount Agung to Les and Bukti village in Buleleng, Abang and Tista, Karangasem. “As a result, the cattle grew more and faster than usual” he added. (kmb42)

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Ngerebong tradition proposed to be included in city tour package

DENPASAR - Denpasar Heritage City Tour package launched by Denpasar Mayor, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, on March 29, 2015 is becoming increasingly popular with both domestic and foreign tourists. Data from the Tourism Office shows that in 2016 there were a total of 38,347 (16,902 foreign tourists and 21,445 domestic tourists).

Currently, there is talk of expanding the number of attractions included on the Denpasar city tour to include interesting places and customary traditions. Agung Petilan Temple’s ngerebong tradition, may be included as one such cultural attraction.

Chairman of the Denpasar House of Representatives and resident of Kesiman, Denpasar, who is also a resident of Kesiman, I Gusti Ngurah Gede, submitteed a proposal to have this site included on Monday (Nov. 20). According to this figure from Pemayun Palace, Kesiman, the Agung Petilan Temple can serve as an interesting attraction on the city tour. So far all of the attractions on the tour are located downtown. “ The tour can be expanded by including the Agung Petilan Temple with its ngerebong tradition on their piodalan or temple anniversary. This is surely an interesting attraction for the city tour”, said PDI-P politician.

Petilan Temple and its ngerebong tradition as a cultural heritage has also drawn the interest of UNESCO, so it would be most suitable for the Municipality of Denpasar to include this tradition as one of the stops on the City Tour Package. “The Ngerebong tradition is unique and the government needs to pay attention to

it by including it in the city tour package”, he said with hope.

When the Tourism Office first has launched the Heritage City Tour package, it included Jagatnatha Temple, the Bali Museum, Kumbasari Art Market, Gajah Mada street, Jero Kuta Palace and Hotel Inna Bali. The Bali Museum is also in high demand as a location for pre-wedding photo-shoots.

A few months after the tour was launched the Tourism Office added more sites like traditional markets, a palace and another temple. They also took interest in nature oriented tourism villages.

The City of Denpasar has also designed an eco-tourism village

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Mawa, explained what he knows about the history of the site.

The hideout, he said created by local residents as a place to hide from enemy attacks. The people’s struggle was well organised and compact in Penglipuran, he added. When enemies came to attack, explained Sudibya, the freedom fighters would strike a bamboo fence to alert the other villages to run and hide. Those who took shelter in the hidepout were mainly women, small children and the elderly. “The people hid to avoid direct combat” said Sudibya explaining that once inside, the villagers would cover the top of the trench with twigs and bamboo leaves.

Sudibya went on the explain that other than the bamboo forest trench, his own grandfather’s house also witnessed the struggle for independence as it served as a base-camp for the local freedom fighters who were led by Captain A.A. Anom Mudita, a local hero. Unfortunately, the house has now been dismantled. Just west of the Memorial Monument in

Penglipuran there is a natural spring where Captain Anom Mudita would bathe during the resistance.

Sudibya and other local customary authorities are working on making these and other locations that were significant to the struggle of local citizens to gain independence, into official sites that can be visited. The bamboo forest trench that is currently in quite poor condition and other such sites will complement the existing tourist attractions at Penglipuran.

A simple house will also be built on land just north of the memorial monument to Captain Anom Mudita to commemorate the service of this hero who died in Penglipuran 70 years ago. “According to other freedom fighters, Captain A. A. Mudita was a very simple man. He once wanted to live in Penglipuran and and join Penglipuran hamlet. He also once said that people of Penglipuran will never lack food or clothing, explained Sudibiya. (kmb40)

Challenges of controlling inflation in 2017 JAKARTA - Controlling inflation in Indonesia in 2017 faced both internal and external challenges. External challenges included rises in prices of global commodities and internal challenges originated from the continuation of the policy targeting appropriate energy subsidies and price adjustment for electricity customers with 900 VA power. Director of Economic and Monetary Policy of Bank Indonesia (BI), Yoga Affandi, in the Training of Regional Journalists of Bank Indonesia 2017 in Jakarta on Monday (Nov. 20) said that it is therefore important to be alert to these challenges so as to mitigate these challenges early on.

The government and Bank Indonesia therefore agreed on six strategic measures to keep inflation in the range of 4 ± 1 percent. To achieve this, six attempts were made to reduce the

inflation rate of volatile foods (VF) to the range of 4-5 percent through strengthening food logistics infrastructure in the regions, especially warehousing for commodity storage. It was done by establishing traffic data system of goods, especially food commodities and the use of fiscal instruments and incentives to encourage the role of local governments in price stabilization.

“We can also encourage diversity in people’s food consumption patterns, especially for the consumption of chili and onion by encouraging innovations in the processed food product industry. This includes the strengthening of cooperation between regions and accelerating the construction of infrastructure connectivity”, he said.

The second attempt is to control the continued impact of government administered price (AP) policies. For example,

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at one of the subak organizations in Peguyangan. In addition to making the city tour package better and adding tourist attractions, the Tourism Office also made improvements to supporting facilities. For example, international standard toilets were added to Puputan Badung Square.

Penatih has been selected to be developed as a tourism village and the Tourism Office recently organized puppet shows there to inform the local community about the plan and encourage them to take part in making Penatih into a tourism village. Agriculturally based tourist attraction at Peguyangan have also been prepared. (kmb12)

Hideout in Penglipuran to become tourist attraction BANGLI - Penglipuran traditional village is well known and the best and cleanest tourism village in Bangli, but it still has secrets to reveal. One historically interesting place in Penglipuran is a hideout made by local residents during the struggle for independence in order to avoid attacks. The ditch is hidden away just north of the village in their bamboo forest and at first glance does not appear to be part of the legacy of the people’s historic struggle. In fact it looks like a normal ditch that has become covered with bamboo leaves and twigs.

Community leader of Penglipuran village, Nengah Sudibya, explained that the people’s hideout runs for about half a kilometer and is two meters wide and two meters deep.

The ditch was created in the period of struggle for independence, before 1947 and is estimated to have accommodated hundreds of people.

Sudibya, who is the son of local freedom fighter I Wayan

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this can be implemented through the control of public transportation rates. Third is the sequencing of AP policy, including the plan to implement the conversion of several types of direct subsidies into cash transfers such as fertilizer, rice for the poor (raskin) and 3-kg LPG. Fourth is strengthening the TPI and TPID institutions through presidential decree. Fifth, is strengthening central and regional coordination through the implementation of TPID national coordinating meeting VIII. And sixth is strengthening the BI’s policy mix to ensure macroeconomic stability.

The Bank of Indonesia plans to set the inflation target of 2018 in the range of 3.5 ± 1 percent and target inflation in 2019-2021 at 3.5 ± 1 percent, 3 ± 1 percent and 3 ± 1 percent. (kmb42)

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Team Thailand and China make history in the Qooco Asia Spelling Cup 2017 by winning first place in their respective categories The Qooco Asia Spelling Cup 2017, Asia’s largest spelling contest, concluded on Sunday 12 November 2017 with historic first-time victories for Thailand and China. 10-year-old Thai student Jaratpat Akkanimanee made her country proud by winning the first ever first place prize for the country, while the first secondary school level champion was crowned after 13-year-old China student beat all other students to claim first place. Overall, 56 students from China, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia took part following a pre-selection round that involved over 200,000 students from across all four countries apply via the mobile application Qooco Arena, and a separate China Spelling Cup held in Beijing, with the winners of the pre-selection round receiving an all-expenses paid trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

“This year the Qooco Asia Spelling Cup 2017 was even bigger, and every year I am more and more impressed by the standard of

English these kids possess” said Qooco CEO David Topolewski, adding “The pre-selection rounds were much more competitive, with even more kids applying through the Qooco Arena app, and we held province-wide, and country-wide pre-selection spelling bees in China in September, so it was incredibly hard-fought. It is also great to see such a mix of nations getting to the top three, every single one of the countries involved returned home with a winner”.

A total of 33 primary school students took part, and proceeded to round seven before the final three emerged. Indonesian Natasya Hon (10 years old), China’s Xie Zhenghan (10 years old) and Thailand’s Jaratpat Akkanimanee (10 years old) faced off against each other, spelling words such as “alcazar”, “pinafore” and “dreidal”, before Jaratpat Akkanimanee emerged victorious, correctly spelling “harpoon”.

22 secondary students took part later that morning, pushing them-

selves to round 11, before third place Aariz Salimee Bin IIhan Salimee (Malaysia, 12 years old) fell to the Italian-origin word “bravura”, leaving China’s Zhu Weizheng (13 years old) and Zydan Fathussalam (Indonesia, 14 years old) to battle into rounds 10 and 11 before Zydan Fathussalam fell at the word “roodebok”.

Since the first Qooco Asia Spelling Cup in 2013, there has been no winner for either levels from Thailand, a streak finally broken thanks to Jaratpat Akkanimanee’s performance. Similarly, while China has won the Primary level competition before, there has been no Chinese secondary school winner until Zhu Weizheng’s victory this year.

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Beyonce is 2017’s highest-paid woman in music with $105 million

LOS ANGELES - Beyonce’s hit album “Lemonade” and world tour made her the highest-paid woman in music in 2017, according to an annual Forbes list on Monday, edging out Britain’s Adele and pop star Taylor Swift.

The R&B singer earned some $105 million from record sales and from her “Formation” concert tour, according to Forbes. She also has her own Ivy Park fashion line and other business interests.

Adele, whose “25” album broke first-week U.S. sales records in 2015 and who completed her first major tour since 2011, made second place with an estimated $69

million, despite having no major endorsements for other products.

Swift, who topped the last year’s list with $170 million in estimated earnings, raked in $44 million this time despite having finished her “1989” world tour. The singer is expected to see her earnings rise significantly in the next 12 months courtesy of her new album “Reputation” - the best-selling album of

2017 - and an upcoming tour.

Canadian superstar Celine Dion took the No.4 spot, earning some $42 million after taking a break from her Las Vegas residency following the death of her husband Rene Angelil in January 2016.

Forbes compiled the list after estimating pretax income for the 12 months from June 2016 to 2017, based on interviews with managers,

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‘Justice League’ Opens With Gloomy $96 Million in North America

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(L-R) Jason Momoa, Henry Cavill, Ezra Miller, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher and Ben Affleck pose.

LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros.DC’s costly “Justice League” has dominated the North American box office but fallen well short of expectations with a $96 million opening weekend at 4,051 locations.

It’s a decidedly gloomy result for the tentpole, which had been forecast by the studio just prior to the weekend to open in the $110 million range.

Instead, “Justice League” is launching with only the eighth largest opening of 2017. It’s not even in the top 50

domestic openings of all time, ranking 53rd behind “Fast and Furious 6.”

“For every macro budget superhero movie the stakes are incredibly high and with that comes an enormous pressure to exceed all expectations and for DC, this has never been more true,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore.

“In the wake of the much-needed home run that was ‘Wonder Woman,’ the momentum was with the brand and great expectations placed on

the very broad shoulders of ‘Justice League’ to keep that train moving.”

Dergarabedian noted that the movie will gross $285 million worldwide this weekend and that initial reception among audiences is positive. The overall CinemaScore was B+ with males comprising 58% of the audience while females gave the movie an A-, as did moviegoers under 25.

“With the rightfully heightened expectations for a movie of this magnitude comes a greater scrutiny of both the quality of the movie as determined by critics and of course the profitability of the film, but the ultimate arbiter are moviegoers who seem to have found the concept and the event nature of the film enough to get them out to the movie theater even if the overall North American opening weekend number may be less than many expected,” Dergarabedian said.

Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. domestic distribution president, said there were several positive signs

such as a 28% hike in business from Friday to Saturday and the start of Thanksgiving vacations this week. “ T h e movie is on a path different from what we were hoping but we’re optimistic going into the Thanksgiving holiday,” he added. “There will be 35% of schoolchildren out of school on Monday and Tuesday and 75% out on Wednesday.” (rtr)

Mount Agung is sphewing huge smoke

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Besakih - Mount Agung volcano has begun erupting less than a month after its alert status was downgraded following a decrease in seismic activity. Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency called on the public to remain calm after the volcano began spewing a dark grey plume about 700 metres above the peak just after 5pm local time. Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho tweeted that people should stay away from the six to 7.5 kilometre volcano exclusion zone specified by the Centre for Volcanology.

Mr Sutopo said the Volcanology Centre was still analysing volcanic activities. The National Disaster Management Agency described the eruption as “phreatic”, which is a steam-driven explosion that occurs when water beneath the ground or on the surface is heated by molten rock, known as magma, lava, hot rocks or new volcanic

deposits. “At this point this is very, very small,” tweeted New Zealand volcanologist Dr Janine Krippner.

“Right now this is not a serious eruption but of course this can change,” Dr Krippner said “Time to make sure you are prepared and keep an eye on official Agung information.” An Indonesian government press release said

a potential danger was heavy ash rain that could spread outside of the danger zone. “It is expected that all communities living around Mount Agung and on the island of Bali, immediately prepare a mask to cover the nose and mouth and eye protection as an effort to anticipate the potential danger volcanic ash,” it said in a statement.

A spokesman for Bali’s international airport said it was currently operating normally. “Visual observation via pilot report is ongoing,” said spokesman Arie Ahsan.

“The wind is blowing to the east with tendency towards southeast.”

Refugee Kadek Nadi, who lives in the exclusion zone about four kilometres from the summit, was told by Fairfax Media the volcano was erupting.

He said he was currently at home in Pasar Agung but his family were at the refugee camp. “Dark smoke is now coming from the summit,” he said. “I am heading down (the

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