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Last post: Titanic victim’s letter sells for record $166,000

LONDON - A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for 126,000 pounds ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner. The letter is one of the last known to have survived the sinking and still carries stains from its time in the Atlantic.

Written by first-class passenger Alexander Oskar Holverson on embossed Titanic “on-board” stationary, the letter to his mother describes his impressions of the palatial ship, praising the food and music.

“If all goes well we will arrive in New York Wednesday A.M.,” Holverson wrote the day before the ship’s fateful encounter with an iceberg.

Holverson was a Minnesotaborn salesman, who was travelling on the ship with his wife, Mary Alice, who survived the sinking.

The letter was sold by the Holverson family at an auction held

by Henry Aldridge & Son in the southern English town of Devizes.

Iron keys from the Titanic also sold for 76,000 pounds.

“The prices illustrate the continuing interest in the Titanic and her passengers and crew,” said auctioneer Andrew Aldridge.

“I’m delighted with the new world record for the Titanic letter.

It reflects its status as the most important Titanic letter we have ever auctioned.”

In his letter Holverson also described his experiences rubbing shoulders with one of the ship’s most famous passengers.

“John Jacob Astor is on this ship,” he said of the American financier and real-estate investor, who was one of the world’s richest men at the time.

“He looks like any other human being even though he has millions of money. They sit out on deck with the rest of us.”

The Titanic was the largest ocean liner in service when it struck an iceberg on April 14 1912 in the Atlantic while travelling from Southampton to New York. More than 1,500 people died. (rtr)

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Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to obstruction charge in July arrest

LOS ANGELES - Actor Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty in a Georgia court on Thursday to one count of obstruction and was sentenced to community service and a year of probation following his July arrest on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

A letter written on April 13, 1912 and recovered from the body of Alexander Oskar Holverson, a Titanic victim, was due to be auctioned on Saturday, and is seen in this photograph received via Henry Aldridge & Son, in London, Britain on October 20, 2017. The letter was written by Holverson the day before the ship sank.

LaBeouf, 31, pleaded no contest to a charge of disorderly conduct and not guilty to public drunkenness, according to Savannah court records. He was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service, anger management, drug and alcohol evaluation and was fined $2,000.

Representatives for LaBeouf did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment. The actor, best known for playing Sam Witwicky in the “Transformers” franchise, was arrested in the lobby of his hotel in downtown Savannah in July after he became unruly.

Videos released by police from bodycam footage showed the actor hurling expletive-filled barbs at officers as he questioned the reason for his arrest. He was booked into the Chatham County Jail and released a few hours later.

LaBeouf at the time put out a statement on Twitter saying he was “deeply ashamed” of his behavior and that his actions “warrant a very sincere apology to the arresting officers, and I am grateful for their restraint.”

“My outright disrespect for authority is problematic to say the least, and completely destructive to

say the worst. It is a new low. A low I hope is a bottom. I have been struggling with addiction publicly for far too long, and I am actively taking steps toward securing my sobriety and hope I can be forgiven for my mistakes,” he said on Twitter.

The actor, who broke out as a child star on the Disney Channel, has had numerous brushes with the law in recent years. In January, he was arrested after a scuffle outside a New York museum where he was chanting: “He will not divide us,” during a live-streamed protest against President Donald Trump.

In 2014, he was arrested in New York after disturbing a performance of the musical “Cabaret” on Broadway, which led to him pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct violation and receiving outpatient care for addiction. (rtr)

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High waves caused by Typhoon Lan break on the shores of Senjojiki, Shirahama town, Wakayama prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 22, 2017.

Powerful typhoon drenches Japan, tens of thousands advised to evacuate

Typhoon Lan Tens of thousands across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were canceled and rail services disrupted as heavy rain and wind lashed a wide swathe of Japan on Sunday, a national election day.

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TOKYO - Tens of thousands of people across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were cancelled and train services were disrupted on Sunday as a typhoon roared toward the coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds on a national election day. Typhoon Lan, classified as an intense Category 4 storm by the Tropical Storm Risk monitoring site, was south of Japan and moving northeast at 40 kph on Sunday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

An agency official told a news conference that while Lan appeared to have weakened slightly from its peak, it was still a powerful storm that could pound parts of Japan with more than 80 mm (3 inches) of rain an hour. It is set to make landfall on Japan’s main island of Honshu, possibly near Tokyo, early on Monday.

“It will make landfall as a strong typhoon,” the official said. “The wind and rain will grow stronger as the night goes on, so take measures as needed as early as possible, preferably before it gets dark.”

Wind gusts of up to 162 kph (100 mph) were possible across central and eastern Japan early on Monday, the JMA added. One man was knocked

unconscious after scaffolding collapsed at a building site, NHK said.

There were a handful of other injuries caused by falls in the strong wind, all minor. The agency issued warnings for heavy rain and flooding on the Pacific side of Japan including the Tokyo metropolitan area, even though the typhoon is likely to be downgraded to Category 3 by Sunday night, with the activity of a seasonal rain front intensified by the storm.

More than 70,000 households in various parts of Japan were advised to evacuate, with more than 5,000 ordered to do so, NHK public television said. “I live alone and at night it’s scary, so I came here as early as I could,” one elderly woman told

NHK at a evacuation centre in western Japan. Several small landslides had occurred and rivers were rising close to the top of their banks in several parts of the country. One part of the country got over 600 mm (23 inches) of rain in 48 hours, twice the usual amount of rain for the whole month of October.

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Though being in safe zone, banks still evacuating

AMLAPURA - The economy of Karangasem is difficult to revive in the current situation. Apart from residents, the state-owned enterprise and private office agencies are still reluctant to operate in the center of Amlapura town. Though having been repeatedly asserted that Amlapura town is still in safe zone, a number of banking institutions are reluctant to operate in Amlapura since Mount Agung was announced to be in warning status on September 22. This macro-finance institution prefers to operate at temporary office in Manggis subdistrict.

Two large banks remaining to evacuate namely Bank Mandiri and BNI. The banks located on Jalan Sudirman, Amlapura, prefer to close the office due to the threat of Mount Agung eruption. To inform their customers, the management of Bank Mandiri posted an announcement at the door of his office that Bank Mandiri of Amlapura branch temporarily operates at the Padangbai office. Nevertheless, Bank Mandiri ensures to still serve the needs of transaction. “We continue to serve the needs of ATM customer transactions through online system for 24 hours as well through electronic banking (Mandiri Online, Mandiri Mobile and SMS Banking),” explained Bank Mandiri authority to its customers through the announcement.

Like Bank Mandiri, BNI of Amlapura Branch also closed its office in Amlapura. The office located on Jalan Ahmad Yani, Amlapura, is only guarded by one security officer whose job is to explain to incoming customers coming. In accordance with the leaflets affixed at the entrance of the bank, it does not operate before volcanic activity of Mount Agung has been declared normal by the authorities.

In the meantime, all banking activities of BNI Amlapura are transferred to mobile BNI Service located at Nyuh Tebel hamlet, Candidasa tourism area. The other banking operational transactions can also be served at the other branch offices such as Klungkung, Gianyar and others. In the meantime, the e-banking services (SMS Banking, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking to Phone Banking) can still be used as a means of transaction.

The other banking institution such as BRI of Amlapura Branch remains to operate as usual. Branch Manager of BRI Amlapura, I Gede Dianarta, said on Saturday (Oct. 21) that since

the Mount Agung was declared in warning status, the Amlapura branch office continues to serve its customers as usual. However, seven unit offices in warning zones had come to flee.

“After seeing the current development, five unit offices will be returned to operate on the previous location from Monday, including Tukadeling Kubu Unit, Menanga Rendang Unit, Bebandem Unit, Culik Unit and Kubu Unit, while the unit having not returned are the Selat and Kubu,” said Dianarta.

In essence, although previously had been evacuated from the unit office, the operation remains to run, but at the refuge in Manggis. BRI itself has prepared an alternative location centered at Manggis and Sengkidu village. On that account, if there is any eruption and has an impact to Amlapura town, the operation of BRI will continue to run as usual while being centered there.

Credit restructuring

Other than anticipating alternative operations offices, BRI also responds to the issue of bad customer lending liabilities because they had to evacuate. Firstly, it checks the data of customers in the evacuation as well as customers having the businesses affected by the current situation. It wants to verify whether they really evacuate and their business condition still

run. After that, the bank management will provide a formulation of credit restructuring policy. This policy has various forms, such as rescheduling the term for not paying the interest first, relief of interest rate and some other policies. So, Dianarta asserted it will highly depends on the type of debt or business of customers, so the policy provided by the bank is not generalized for all customers in refugee camp and getting affected.

He suggested customers remaining confused about the problem to immediately come to the nearest unit office or directly to BRI Amlapura. They will get explanation about the problems faced and formulation of the problems. Having made data collection, the number of customers in the refugee camp at this time reaches thousands. However, it cannot be ascertained as the data continue to grow. BRI Amlapura itself has been appointed as the coordinator A for Karangasem region by the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprise (SOEs). It has the tasks to coordinate the assistance submitted by all other SOEs in Karangasem. It has something to do with the help handed over directly to Tanah Ampo Command Post and the evacuation site. It is intended to distribute the aids proportionally, so as not scattered and reaches the right target in cooperation with the Karangasem and Bali Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD). (kmb21)

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Kerambitan Festival opened with Okokan and Tektekan

TABANAN - For the third time, the Kerambitan Festival got ultimate enthusiasm from the local community. Evidently, on Thursday (Oct. 19) when Deputy Regent of Tabanan, I Komang Gede Sanjaya, opened the people’s festivities in the series of Tabanan anniversary, it was able to draw the attention of residents wishing to see firsthand various arts and cultural attractions to be held over the next three days.

It was getting more vivacious when the appearance of okokan (cow bell) and tektekan (bamboo split drum) marked the opening of the Kerambitan Festival in Kerambitan Grand Palace. The opening ceremony was attended by King

of Kerambitan Grand Palace Ida Anglurah Kerambitan XII, senior figure of Ubud Palace Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, as well as local customary and community leaders.

Kerambitan Festival also held to enliven the 524th anniversary of Tabanan town takes the theme of Desa Mawa Cara (literally means ‘the village has its own customs’).

And, the spirit featured is to explore all the potential and uniqueness owned by 15 villages in Kerambitan subdistrict.

Regent of Tabanan in her speech read by Deputy Regent Sanjaya said the Kerambitan Festival having been held for three times has the same spirit as the celebration

of Tabanan town anniversary and the preservation of the art, culture and local wisdom.

It is also in harmony with the main theme of the 524th anniversary of Tabanan town namely the Bhuana Kertih meaning the fertility of the universe. The meaning should be utilized as well as possible as a means of prospering the community by involving all components of society, including the government in the subdistrict level.

“The anniversary moment of Tabanan town, including the Kerambitan Festival, is expected to be a means to further explore all the potential of each subdistrict in terms of cultural, social and economic aspect for the prosperity of

society,” said the regent as quoted

by Deputy Regent Sanjaya.

On that account, continued Sanjaya, he very much appreciated to the implementation of the Kerambitan Festival and People’s Fiesta taking place in other subdistricts in Tabanan district. Aside from the entertainment for the community, the activity is expected to be a medium of the art and cultural preservation as well as the efforts to raise the potential of the region.

“I hope all components of Kerambitan society can continuously support the development programs both at the subdistrict and district level so as to realize the prosperous, safe and excellent Tabanan,” he said.

The festival took place until Sunday (Oct. 22). During the festival, visitors were jazzed up with various art, cultural and sports activities. All activities were mostly centered at Kerambitan Square.

The art and cultural activities dominated the activity with the presentation of okokan and tektekan performances, physical and psychical healing, Jauk Manis dance competition, solo traditional drum competition, mass roasting suckling pig, games, music performances by Joni Agung & Double T, Dek Ulik, Anak Angin, and some other cultural activities.

Meanwhile, in the field of sports, the festival was enlivened with USA Adventure 3. (kmb28)

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Impact of Mount Agung’s status rise

Climbing activities in Mt. Abang drop drastically

BANGLI — Climbing tourism activity on Mount Abang in Kintamani has decreased drastically since Mount Agung in Karangasem was announced to be in warning status. Previously, the daily average of climbing tourist could reach 50-70 people, currently drops to not more than 12 people.

Head of Abang Erawang Tourism Management, Nengah Suratnata, said on Friday (Oct. 20) that increasing status of Mount Agung since last month had really influential impact on tourist visits to Abang Erawang destination, especially the climbing activities (trekking). The decline in tourist arrivals is very drastic reaching 70 percent.

Suratnata revealed that when the condition of Mount Agung was still normal, in low season the number of tourists do trekking to Mount Abang could reach 50-70 per day. But lately, the number of tourist visit is only around 10-12 people per day. “This month, the number of visits maximally 12 people a day and they are foreign tourists only,” he explained.

At the beginning when Mount Agung was declared in warning status, he had worried about the safety of tourists visiting Mount Abang considering the distance to Mount Agung is quite close. His management had time to temporarily close the climbing activity by installing a signpost.

Moreover, at that time Suter and the surrounding areas were declared within the radius of disaster-prone areas. “We do not want to take risk.

We have rejected the arrival of guests for the sake of their safety,” he said.

But later, his management received information from the authorized institution stating that the Mount Abang and surrounding areas are safe from the impact of the potential eruption of Mount Agung. His management was then trying to attract back the interest of tourists to come and do trekking by contacting to travel agencies and travel associations.

Unfortunately, he does not get sufficient responses. Up to these days, tourist visits have not been able to return to normal as ever before.

Currently, the decreasing tourist activity to Mount Abang, said Suratnata, had significant impact on the income of dozens of local tour guides.

Previously, they only focused on working as a climbing tour guide, but now not a few of them take side job as a merchant. (kmb40)

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The increasing status of Mount Agung since last month had really influential impact on tourist visits to Abang Erawang destination.

Tourist visits decrease

Ubud police sector campaign if Bali remains safe

The annual Tompkins Square Halloween dog parade

NEW YORK - Pooches let their alter-egos shine, putting on some of the cutest and most creative costumes you’ve ever seen at the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade. CNN calls it “the largest dog costume parade in the world” with hundreds of dogs in costumes and thousands of spectators. The London Guardian says “It’s Barkin’ Mad.” This year’s parade contestants will be competing for thousands of dollars in prizes.

Tompkins Square Park went to the dogs Saturday, while humans waited around the block to see their elaborate costumes.

Nearly 10,000 dog lovers came out to Tompkins Square Park, home to the city’s first official dog run, to see pooches dressed up as New York landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, the red sightseeing buses, and the Staten Island Ferry.

Other dogs wore costumes without a New York theme,

such as dressing up as a lion, a kissing booth and even one dog who remained in his cell, with a sign that read, “Pawshank Redemption,” paying homage to the hit 1994 film, “Shawshank Redemption.”

The dogs and their Halloween-loving owners were there to compete “for thousands of dollars in prizes,” according to the parade’s website.

Dog trainer Garrett Rosso, who created the Halloween parade, told the podcast Animal Instinct ahead of the parade that they plan to “give out at least 10 prizes.”

Along with awarding prizes, this year’s parade collected items to donate for hurricane relief, according to the parade’s Facebook page.

And one dog even dressed up as a donation, with a roll of toilet paper around his neck with the words “hurricane relief” on them.

“It’s cool to see how people get creative,” one woman said. “I feel like people get more into it with their dogs than they do in their own Halloween costumes.”

Some certainly do get into it, like a woman named Diane and her family dressed as double-decker bus employees and their pack of French bulldogs as tourists on a miniature ‘pawline’ bus made from PVC piping, foam board and lots of red duct tape, 1010 WINS’ Samantha Liebman reported.

“Instead of hop on hop off, it’s bark on bark off,” Diane explained. “She even has her own little selfie-stick just like a tourist.”

Thousands of dogs paraded before the judges. The top prize, however, was not for them but tickets to “Hamilton” for their owners.

The parade benefits the park’s dog run, which organizers say was the first of its kind in any city park. (IBP/net)

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This campaign is done by showing the pamphlet reading “No Doubt ..! Coming to Bali is safe.

GIANYAR — The decline of tourist visits to Ubud received a response from Ubud sector police.

Under the leadership of Nyoman Wirajaya, the police authority holds voicing campaign that Ubud is safe to be visited. “We do this breakthrough responding to the decline of tourist visits, so we invite all members to get involved in the campaign,” said Nyoman Wirajaya, on Friday (Oct. 20).

This campaign is done by showing the pamphlet reading “No Doubt ..! Coming to Bali is safe.”

Then, police officers show some pamphlets sizing 30 cm x 50 cm to a number of tourists spending holidays around Ubud such as Monkey Forest, central intersection and Ubud Palace.

“We invite them to pose together, so that we get much documentation from foreign tourists.

Hopefully, they would upload the photos in their own language in their personal social media account,” he explained.

Such an activity will be regularly performed by Ubud police officers in the next few days, by bringing pamphlets and then taking photos together. “We hope the tourists also play a role that our Ubud destination is safe for the visit,” he said.

He also stated that such activity is purely done to convince tourists that Bali is safe so that it can give positive impact to the existence of Bali tourism especially Ubud. (kmb35)

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Some residents are still doing activities as usual. Besides, a number of stalls in Besakih having previously closed have now begun to reopen.

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Mt. Agung in warning status

Besakih Temple never deserted from pilgrims

AMLAPURA — Although Mount Agung remains in warning status, it never dampens the intention of Balinese people to say prayers to Besakih Temple. Moreover, after Besakih has been emptied since September 22, this largest temple in Bali is never deserted from the pilgrims to worship. Almost every day there are Hindu devotees saying prayers to Besakih.

As observation of Bali Post on Friday (Oct. 20), a number of Hindu people were seen saying prayers to a number of temples in Besakih such as the Basukian and Penataran Agung. Some came along with their big family, while some others came alone. In addition to praying, some residents are still doing activities as usual. Besides, a

number of stalls in Besakih having previously closed have now begun to reopen. “I have just opened the stall since two days ago. Previously, it was closed as being left to evacuate,” said a merchant.

In the meantime, the priest of Penataran Agung Temple of Besakih, Jro Mangku Nyoman Artawan, said that he still pays devotional work

(ngaturang ayah) in the Penataran Agung. Today, he is on duty with five other priests. “Every day, there are always priests on duty here (Penataran Agung—Ed). The temple is never empty from the priests. However, their duty of paying devotional work has been scheduled every other day,” said Artawan.

Jro Mangku Artawan said the

pilgrims coming to say prayers to Besakih are never deserted. Every day, there are pilgrims saying prayers to Penataran Agung and other temples around Besakih.

Moreover, two days ago there were pilgrims from Bugbug doing mendak-nuntun procession.

“Indeed, there are always pilgrims coming to worship. Yesterday (Saturday—Ed) there were also pilgrims from Tabanan invoking holy water and saying prayers,” he asserted.

He said that before the Mount

Agung was announced to be in warning status and Besakih residents have not been instructed to evacuate, daily activities of being in charge here (Penataran Agung—Ed) still runs. However, after the residents were appealed to evacuate, there are no longer temple priests on duty at night. Local priest, Jro Mangku Made Sueca, is only on duty at night for few times. “Today, there are no priests on duty at night (makemit) here, but just pay devotional works,” he said. (kmb41)

Refugee post gets fogging to anticipate dengue fever

GIANYAR — Rising rain intensity makes the Gianyar Health Agency increase the awareness against Aedes Aegypti mosquito breeding that can trigger dengue fever.

In addition to optimizing the larva monitoring, the Health Agency also maximizes the fogging effort as carried out at refugee camp in Sutasoma Square, Sukawati, on Friday (Oct. 20).

In addition to optimizing the larva monitoring, the Health Agency also maximizes the fogging effort as carried out at refugee camp in Sutasoma Square, Sukawati.

Head of the Gianyar Health Agency, Ida Ayu Cahyani, said that her agency first does prevention in the refugee camp considering the area inhabited by hundreds of refugees is vulnerable to the transmission and breeding of the mosquitoes.

In general, the dengue fever cases in Gianyar so far has not showed a significant increase when compared to the previous year. “This year, dengue sufferers have not increased significantly,” she said.

Dayu Cahyani explained that the decline of dengue sufferers this year is the impact of increasing public awareness to implement a clean and healthy lifestyle. People began to diligently perform periodic larvae examina-

tion. “Essentially, the public are aware of examining the larvae at their own home,” she explained.

He further explained that dengue cases can be suppressed when the number of larvae can be made into zero. In the meantime, to kill adult mosquitoes, her agency will increase fogging efforts. Cahyani still appealed to the public to always be vigilant.

The most important thing to do is to address places having the potential as the breeding location for the mosquitoes.

“For example, when finding a bottle or used tin holding rainwater, please immediately turn it over. The correlation of the number of larvae to the case is very influential,” she explained. (kmb45)

People carry the coffin of Egyptian police officer Ahmed Fayez, who was attacked with other security forces by militants in Egypt’s western desert, in El Hosary Mosque outside Cairo, Egypt October 21, 2017.

Militants attack Egypt police, dozens killed - sources

VALLETTA - Malta’s government said on Saturday it was offering a reward of 1 million euros ($1.2 million) for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the death of prominent journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

“This is a case of extraordinary importance which requires extraordinary measures,” the government said in a statement.

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat had told parliament on Wednesday the government would offer a “substantial” reward to anyone with information about the crime but did not say how much would be paid.

Caruana Galizia, who regularly criticised Muscat in her popular blogs, was killed on Monday by a bomb, which tore apart her car as she was driving away from her home on the southern Mediterranean island.

The journalist ran a popular blog in which she relentlessly highlighted cases of alleged high-level corruption, targeting politicians from across party lines, including Muscat.

On Thursday the Caruana Galizia family said they had been informed of the government’s plans for a reward but they were refusing to endorse it.

“We are not interested in justice without change,” Caruana Galizia’s sons Matthew, Andrew and Paul said.

“Justice, beyond criminal liability, will only be served when everything that our mother fought for – political accountability, integrity in public life and an open and free society – replaces the desperate situation we are in,” they said.

They also called on the prime minister to resign and said his last act before doing so should be to replace the Police Commissioner and the Attorney General for failing to act over their mother’s claims of corruption.

A group of NGOs called the “Civil Society Network” is planning to hold a national protest against the killing on Sunday. (rtr)

CAIRO - Egypt’s security forces suffered one of their heaviest attacks after militants firing rockets and detonating explosives hit a police operation on Friday in the western desert, authorities and security sources said on Saturday.

Three security sources said at least 52 police officers and conscripts had been killed in gun battles that erupted in the remote desert, but Egyptian authorities said only 16 men had died when their patrol came under attack.

Egyptian authorities on Saturday said two police operations were moving in on a suspected militant hideout on Friday when one of the patrols came under fire from heavy weapons in a remote area around 135 km southwest of Cairo.

The interior ministry said 16 police were killed in that part of the operation, and 13 more were wounded. At least 15 militants were also killed in the gun fight.

The statement did not give details on any casualties in the other police patrol.

“As soon as the first mission approached the location of the terrorist elements, they sensed the arrival of the forces and targeted

them using heavy weapons from all directions,” the interior ministry said in a statement.

One security source said the convoy was attacked from higher ground by militants firing rocketpropelled grenades and detonating explosive devices on the ground.

Security has been a key point for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a former military commander who presents himself as a bulwark against terrorism after leading the ouster of president Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. Sisi was elected on a landslide a year later.

Though he has yet to declare his intentions, Sisi is widely expected to run for re-election in April next year with little opposition. But critics say his popularity has been dimmed because of security and economic austerity policies.

No group made any claim or statement about Friday’s operation

not far from the capital. But most of the fighting so far between militants and security forces has been in northern Sinai, where an Islamic State affiliate operates.

Security sources earlier said the police had been hunting hideout of the Hasm Movement, an Islamist militant group blamed for attacks on judges and police around the capital.

That group has in the past only carried out mostly small operations since it emerged last year. Egyptian authorities say it is the armed militant wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group it outlawed in 2013. Most of its leadership has been jailed in a crackdown under Sisi. Since Sisi came to power, hundreds of troops and police have been killed in often sophisticated attacks by militants in the northern Sinai region, where Ansar Bayt alMaqdis group pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 2014. (rtr)

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Candles burn to commemorate the killed investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Berlin, Germany, October 20, 2017.

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labour ministry’s announcement was made as part of a once-everfive-years congress of the ruling Communist Party, which opened last Wednesday and runs until Tuesday.

At the congress, the Party sets broad policy directions and reshuffles top leaders. As China’s economy slows, Beijing has made increasing efforts to stave off mass unemployment that may spark social unrest.

China’s official unemployment rate has remained generally stable as economic growth has dipped to a 26-year low and the government forges ahead with ambitious plans to cut back on industrial capacity.

Many analysts say, however, that the government figure is an unreliable indicator of national employment conditions as it measures only employment in urban areas and also doesn’t take into account the millions of migrant workers that form the bedrock of China’s labour force.

On an annual basis, the official unemployment rate was last below 4 percent in 2001, when it was 3.6 percent, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The rate ended 2016 at 4.02 percent after not budging from 4.1 percent from 2010-2015. The government has said that some sectors, especially those targeted by capacity cuts, such as coal and steel, still show signs of unresolved employment challenges.

The ministry of human resources in April said that China would need to resettle about half a million workers that lose jobs in the coal and steel sectors this year and will speed up development of a “black list” system for firms with wage arrears.(rtr)

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Apartment blocks are seen in smog on the outskirts of Tianjin, China, October 11, 2017. Picture taken on October 11, 2017.

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Caruk, a Rare and Sacred Gamelan

China says jobless rate lowest in years, but challenges persist BEIJING - China’s unemployment rate has hit its lowest point in multiple years at 3.95 percent by the end of September, but employment still face challenges as the economy pushes ahead with structural reforms, China’s labour ministry said on Sunday. The ministry of human resources and social security said in a statement that 10.97 million new jobs had been created in China from January to September this year, a growth of 300,000 compared with the previous year.

The figure represents having essentially fulfilled the ministry’s year-end target, the ministry said in a pre-prepared statement given to reporters. Despite being ahead of schedule, Yin Weimin, head of the ministry, told reporters that “raising the capacity to employ workers overall still faces large pressures.” “We need to create 15 million jobs per year,” Yin said, singling out China’s more than 8 million new university graduates that enter the job market each year as one group in need of additional employment.

Yin also said the low unemployment rate in the face of an overall slowdown in the economy was largely due to the new internet economy and entrepreneurship, adding that the ministry would actively support startups to help them “thrive”. From 2015 to 2020 every one percent increase in GDP is expected to equal roughly 1.8 million new jobs, Yin said.

Premier Li Keqiang said in March that China added 13.14 million new urban jobs in 2016 and aims to add another 11 million this year while keeping the registered unemployment rate below 4.5 percent. The

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Buildings in the City of London are seen behind Waterloo Bridge in London, Britain October 20, 2017.

Sterling bounces back, boosted by progress in Brexit talks

LONDON - Sterling bounced back from an eight-day low against the euro on Friday, with investors hopeful of a breakthrough in Brexit negotiations after British Prime Minister Theresa May won a modest reprieve in stalled talks with the European Union. EU leaders said at a summit in Brussels that they would begin preparations to move into the second phase of Brexit talks in December, a step forward that would allow London to discuss its future trade relationship with the bloc.

May said EU leaders need not be concerned about the current budget plans, that Britain would honour the commitments it had already made as a member of the bloc and that she was optmisitic abuot winning a good Brexit deal.

The pound strengthened to 89.355 pence per euro, having earlier dipped to its weakest since Oct. 12. That left it up 0.8 percent on the day. “The pound has been given a (boost)... by optimistic comments from Prime Minister Theresa May following her meeting with the EU-27,” said Craig Erlam, analyst at OANDA. “May’s acknowledgement that the UK will honour its financial commitments to the EU while

claiming her counterparts will consider a vision for a future partnership is a small step forward in negotiations that has seemingly failed to be achieved in discussions between David Davis and Michel Barnier.” Against a stronger dollar, the pound recovered from a twoweek low, trading up 0.3 percent on the day at $1.3199 .

For the week, though, it was down around 0.6 percent, having been pushed lower by a combination of weak data and comments from BoE policymakers that markets have interpreted as dovish. “UK yields have fallen back as traders mull the possibility that the Bank of England might step back from a rate rise in November given some

of this week’s data,” said CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson.

Although investors are still largely expecting a 25 basis-point interest rate hike will come at the Bank of England’s next policy meeting on Nov. 2, doubts are growing about future rate rises.

Retail sales volumes, a key component of the economy, fell 0.8 percent in September, dragging quarterly growth to its weakest annual rate since 2013, data showed on Thursday, raising concerns that the economy was too weak to stomach a rate hike, which would be the first since 2007. The next major data point for the pound will be UK GDP numbers due on Wednesday.(rtr)

Tirta Sudamala Temple

Tirta Sudamala Temple is located in Sedit hamlet, Bebalang, Bangli. This temple is already well known by Balinese people who often visit the temple om the full moon, the new moon as well as major holidays such as Banyupinaruh. There are twelve water spouts that are used by worshippers to purify themselves with the temple water.

Tirta Sudamala Temple is close to the center of Bangli, and is easy to access. Since the temple is located in the bank of the Sangsang river, worshippers visiting the temple will often descend numerous staits to pruify themselves in Tirta Sudamala as well.

Hamlet chief of Sedit, Gusti Putu Kariyadnya, recently gave a brief explanation of the origins ot Tirta Sudamala Temple. An old inscription says that the establishment of the temple is related to the pilgrimage of Ida Pedanda Hender who, upon the request of the king of Bangli, went looking for a holy spring to take water from for a grandioase ceremony that was to take place. Ida Pedanda Hender started his pilgrimage from the south and sat in a plcae overgrown

by many sambng plants to meditate about where he should go to find the stpring. During his meditation, a huge pig appeared. The pig proceeded to loosen the soil and formed a mound resembling a hill, in an attempt to distract Ida Pedanda Hender from his meditation.

One of Ida Pendanda Hender’s companions however saw what the pig was doing and shooed the pig away. Because the mound abandoned by the huge pig resembled a hill, Ida Pedanda Hender then named the location Buung Hill. In his meditation Ida Pedanda Hender however did manage to find the location of the spring that he was looking for. He then resumed his pilgrimage northwards until he reached the location of the Sudamala spring.

After Ida Pedanda Hender’s visit

to the spring, the local people built a small shrine at the spring. The shrine was built near the current Tirta Sudamala water spouts. “Our senior figures once made a vow that Tirta Sudamala woould be able to repel pests attacking their crops, if they set up a temple near the location of Tirta Sudamala” explained hamlet chief Kariadnya.

In fact, thanks to the Tirta Sudamala, the local community finally managed to keep the monkeys from invading their paddy fields. As promised, the community then established a temple called Tirta Sudamala Temple. Until now, Tirta Sudamala Temple is supported by the community of Sedit hamle.

Temple celebrations for for Tirta Sudamala are normally held every six months (210 days) on Anggarkasih Prangbakat.(kmb)

Bignay Salad Rich in Vitamin C

Bignay salad can serve as tasty snack. Approximately in the 1980s, bignay salad was very popular in the community because it was easy to get the ingredients and prepare.

Children did not need to prepare permanent ingredient, they were just enough to bring bamboo crusher and a bamboo blade to pound. During fruit season, they always brought the crusher everywhere. When finding bignay trees, they would climb

and then picked for the making of salad.

Although the bignay tree did not belong to their father, grandfather, or uncle, they still took it. Understandably, village life was still had high sense of brotherhood and mutual assistance, so as not to mind when people’s bignay fruit was picked.

Each child had a traditional tool used to make the bignay salad.

When the fruit season ended, the

tool would be kept tidily so that it could be used in the following season. The spices in used were very simple, namely, salt and chili only. Children were enough to bring salt because chili could be taken anywhere or people’s moor. It is different from the bignay salad on sale that applies complete sauces.

It is very rare to find a merchant serving bignay fruit. If available, it will be sold by particular merchants.

An old gamelan instrument called Caruk made its first appearance at the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) this year. The Caruk gamelan troupe from Pau Village, Banjarangkan performed music that is rarely heard, on the Amgsoka stage of the Denpsar Art Center.

“The caruk gamelan instrument is estimated to have originated in the fifteenth century and this is the fifth generation of this particular gamelan troupe” explained art coordinator of Pau customary village, Nengah Sukirta. Pau Village and Tangkas Village are the only places in Klungkung where caruk gamlean can be found, said Sukirta adding that they are only played for Deva Yajna and Pitri Yajna religious cermonies.

“For Pitri Yajna rituals, caruk gamelan is played during the cremation ceremony during menek tumpang salu, menek bea and mapurwadaksina rites that culminate in the nyekah ritual. For Dewa Yajna rituals, caruk gamelan is played during the mamungkah rite.

It is played at the peak of the ritual when the deities circle the offerings clockwise –known as murwa daksina” he elaborated.

Head of Pau customary village’s caruk gamelan troupe, I Wayan Suendra, said that this gamelan instrument is a rare and sacred instrument. Caruk gamelan consists of two small xylophones and one saron that are always played together. “We also have an extra player so for the BAF performance there were four musicians” he Suendra. Suendra added that nine different caruk gamelan compositions were handed down by the ancestors, however because the palm-leaf manuscripts on which they were written are hard to read, only five of the compositions are played. All five were performed at this year’s BAF: the Tabuh Ririgan, Tabuh Rejang, Tabuh Ombak Segara, Tabuh Panji Marga and Tabuh Manu Kaba.

“For a very long time only five of the compositions can be played because of the difficulty in reading the lontars, but we are determined to find a way to read the others so that we can perform them in next year’s BAF”, explained Suendra.

Currently, there are only four people in Pau customary village who are actively involved playing gamelan so Suendra is eager to encourage younger people to learn to play. “The notation for caruk gamelan music is different than other gamelan so it is harder to learn. It takes many years to master. After the BAF we will start to teach young children, which may take even longer”, he said. (kmb)

Besides, it is hard to get the fruits and this rare type of fruit is expensive. In addition, children of current generation rarely know this fruit.

They do not know, so that not many of them choose this type of salad.

Bignay fruit has a rounded shape but is smaller that grape. When being ripe, it will turn blackish red. But when young and green, it tastes sour.

The red one tastes a bit sweet. When turning into blackish red, it means that it has been ripe, so that it will taste sweeter. As a seasonal fruit, it usually bears fruit at the beginning

of the year.

READ Keramas Aero Park, Restaurant in Boeing 737-400 Aircraft Today, it is hard to find bignay.

Its trees are rare because it has become extinct. If available, it will be located in the areas that are difficult to reach so that it is also rather difficult to pick. Probably some regions still have it but in restricted number.

Actually this bignay fruit has many benefits as containing vitamin C functioned as an antioxidant and booster of immunity and digestion. (kmb)

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People wave Catalan separatist flags during a demonstration organised by Catalan proindependence movements ANC (Catalan National Assembly) and Omnium Cutural, following the imprisonment of their two leaders Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, in Barcelona, Spain, October 21, 2017.

Catalonia’s leaders fight off direct rule from Madrid

MADRID - Catalonia’s leaders said on Saturday they would not accept direct rule imposed on the region by the Spanish government, as a political crisis that has rattled the economy and raised fears of prolonged unrest showed no signs of easing.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced earlier on Saturday he would invoke special constitutional powers to fire the regional government and force a new election to counter the region’s move towards independence.

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, who made a symbolic declaration of independence on Oct. 10 after a referendum to secede, called Rajoy’s moves the “worst attacks against the people of Catalonia” since Spain’s military dictatorship.

It is the first time since Spain’s return to democracy that the central government has used its powers to seize control of a regional administration.

Rajoy said it was necessary to end a crisis that has fractured the country and prompted Spain to reduce growth forecasts for the euro zone’s fourth-largest economy.

After taking party in peaceful demonstration, Puigdemont expressed his rejection of Madrid’s move, but stopped short of saying he would make good his threat to push ahead with the independence bid before direct rule takes effect.

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters he had called on the government to take steps as early as possible to minimise any threats to people’s lives. More than 300 flights were cancelled and rail services were inter-

“I ask the (Catalan) parliament to meet in a plenary session during which we, the representatives of the citizens’ sovereignty, will be able to decide over this attempt to liquidate our government and our democracy, and act in consequence,” Puigdemont said in a televised address.

Rajoy, who acted with backing from the main opposition party in Madrid and King Felipe, needs the authorization of Spain’s upper house of parliament to impose direct rule.

“Our objective is to restore the law and a normal cohabitation among citizens, which has deteriorated a lot, continue with the economic recovery, which is under threat today in Catalonia, and celebrate elections in a situation of normality,” he said.

The Senate vote that would give Madrid full control of Catalonia’s finances, police and public media and curb the powers of the regional parliament for up to six months is scheduled for next Friday.

That could give the independence movement room to maneuver.

The regional parliament’s speaker, Carme Forcadell, said she would not accept Madrid’s move and accused Rajoy of a “coup.”

“Prime Minister Rajoy wants the parliament of Catalonia to stop being a democratic parliament, and we will not allow this to happen,” Forcadell said in a televised speech. (rtr)

rupted in southern and western parts of the country. By evening, wind and rain were intensifying in Tokyo.

Toyota Motor Corp said it was cancelling the first shift at all of its assembly plants around the nation. The bad weather could hinder voter turnout in the general election, where Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party-led (LDP) coalition is on track

to roughly match the two-thirds “super majority” it held in parliament’s lower house before dissolution.

Authorities in Okinawa moved the voting date to Saturday for some remote islands as the storm neared, and media reports said counting of votes in some districts was unlikely to start until at least Monday due to transportation disruptions. (rtr)

LISBON - As thousands of Portuguese protested on Saturday over the government’s handling of massive wildfires that have killed 108 people since June, government ministers pledged to spend over 400 million euros ($470 million) in aid.

The decision, announced during a special cabinet meeting which continued into the night, came on the same day as a new interior minister took over after his predecessor resigned, and ahead of Tuesday’s parliamentary vote on a motion of no-confidence launched by the opposition.

Earlier thousands of protesters gathered on Lisbon’s main Comercio square, in Porto and other cities to mourn the victims of the Portugal’s worst tragedy in living memory and demand better fire prevention policies in the country, which despite its relatively small size has suffered the largest forest fires in Europe this year.

“Enough! Too many deaths, too much destruction!” read many slogans. A few called for the government’s resignation.

The cabinet considered a detailed report by independent experts on the first wave of forest fires in June when 64 people died in central Portugal, and the first official accounts of the more widespread fires on Oct. 15-16, which killed 44.

The main report pointed to failures on practically every level from fire prevention and monitoring during an unusually hot and dry summer to civil protection response, emergency communications and the alerting of the population.

The government decided on Saturday to hire hundreds of forest sappers to maintain forests and to prevent fires, ordered a major clean-up of safety strips along motorways and railroads and promised to support the collection of forest waste for biorefineries.

The state will also take a sizeable stake in the emergency communications network SIRESP, whose equipment failed on many occasions during the fires. Another likely measure would put the air force in charge of firefighting aircraft which are currently hired and managed by the civil protection service, local media said.

The promised state aid for affected areas includes paying compensation to the families who lost relatives and homes, funding for reconstruction works and support to save local jobs.

The minority Socialist government has been weakened by the public clamour, but the impact on its strong approval ratings achieved due to an improving economy has been limited so far.

Also, the support of its left-wing allies in parliament means the no-confidence motion is not expected to be passed.

An opinion poll by Aximage pollsters for Correio da Manha daily, which surveyed 603 people on Oct. 14-17, showed aupport for the Socialists had dropped by 1.1 percentage points to 41.9 percent, still far ahead of the closest rival, at 23.8 percent. (rtr)

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A woman holds a poster saying “enough incompetence” during a demonstration in a tribute to the victims of the deadly fires in Portugal, in Praca do Comercio square, downtown Lisbon, Portugal October 21, 2017.

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Demonstrators holding an “Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Immigrant Justice” talk to ethnic Chinese Christians who fled Indonesia after wide scale rioting decades ago and overstayed their visas in the U.S., following their family meeting, including their five year-old daughter (C), with ICE, in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. on October 13, 2017.

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U.S. judge wrestles with issue of Indonesian immigrants

BOSTON - A U.S. judge wrestled on Friday with how much longer she can delay a Trump administration move to deport 47 Indonesian Christians who fled deadly violence in that country two decades ago and have been living illegally in New Hampshire under an informal deal with immigration officials. The group had long been allowed to live openly in the state, under an arrangement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials that required them to turn in their passports and appear for regular check-ins. That changed after President Donald Trump ordered an end to the ICE exceptions, and the Indonesians now face return to a country where they fear discrimination or violence.

Chief U.S. District Judge Patti Saris wondered at a hearing in Boston federal court why only one of the immigrants had a written record of the deal. She said she would consider whether she had authority to give them a last chance to argue against deportation. “This is a hard case,” Saris said. “These are good and decent people who have stayed here with our blessing and were given work authority and haven’t violated the opinions we imposed on them.”

Beginning in August, members of the group who showed up for ICE check-ins were told to prepare to leave the country, in keeping with Trump’s campaign promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants.

Advocates last month sued ICE to stop the deportations, and Saris ordered a temporary halt while she determines whether she has jurisdiction. U.S. immigration matters are normally handled by the executive branch.

The sole witness at Friday’s hearing, Timothy Stevens, an ICE supervisory deportation officer, said the group had been allowed to stay after taking part in the 2010 “Operation Indonesian Surrender.” At its peak, close to 100 people participated in the program, though Stevens estimated about 70 remain in the country. He said ICE officials have always had the authority to deport the group.

One of the immigrants, Terry Helmuth Rombot, has been in federal custody since appearing for an August check-in. Lawyers submitted a letter to him from ICE saying that as part of the 2010 deal he would be allowed to leave the country in an “orderly” way. “ICE decided that the most orderly way for him to depart was for us to remove him,” Stevens said.

Saris expressed a dim view of that move. “The government broke a promise,” Saris said. “That’s the thing I’m concerned about here.” (rtr)

LAPAN to discuss development of satellite launch station

JAKARTA - The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (LAPAN) will discuss further the plan to build a satellite launch station in Indonesia in accordance with the mandate of Law Number 21 of 2013 on Space. Head of Public Relations Division of LAPAN Jasyanto in a written statement received in Jakarta on Sunday said that it is now time for Indonesia as a developing country with a vast territory to accelerate the mastery of technology in the field of space to support its independence on strategic sectors.

For that, he said LAPAN tried to discuss further steps that must be taken to accelerate the nations independence as mandated by the law by implementing the planned construction of a satellite launch station. A seminar will also be held to discuss “Policies and Regulations on Aviation and Space Toward National Independence” on October 25, 2017, in Jakarta.

The seminar will discuss not

only the plan to build a satellite launch station, but also on the contribution of space to the economic sector, satellite and rocket development, and aviation technology in Indonesia. The Law on Space in Article 7 paragraph 1 letter d mentions one of the activities about space is (satellite) launching.

Article 34 paragraph 1 of the law mentioned that the launch of a spacecraft as intended in Article 7 paragraph 1 letter d is conducted by an institution in the sovereign territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), NKRI jurisdiction territory, ship or aircraft flying an Indonesianflag and or foreign ship or airplane located in the sovereign territory of or jurisdiction of NKRI. Earlier Head of LAPAN Thomas Djamaluddin said more detailed planning of satellite launch station development is being done, including considering cooperation with other countries in the process as the required fund is very big, compli-

cated and require more experienced Human Resources (HR).

Another consideration is to involve other countries, according to him, so that Indonesia can quickly have its own satellite launch station. In addition, with the cooperation, the station will be more efficiently utilized and will not only wait for programs from Indonesia but also from partner countries.

Several countries such as China and South Korea have expressed interest in joining to build a space launch station in Indonesia .

However, in addition to these two countries Indonesia will also explore other countries including Japan and India first. He said the government has also received offers from Indonesian researchers and scientists to explore the space.

He did not rule out the possibility that if Indonesia already has a satellite launch station, it will have joint missions to explore other plants. (ant)

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Sudaji Village waits for your arrival Trekking, culinary, spiritual tourism et cetera on offer

SINGARAJA - Numerous potentials owned by North Bali can lure foreign tourists. If some regions offer the potential of the beach, then some others are superior to the potential of mountainous nature and culture. Now, it depends on each region to pack and present the potential at hand to tourists.

One of the villages developing the potential with the characteristic owned is Sudaji village in Sawan subdistrict, Buleleng. Aside from offering durians, since several years ago Sudaji has been known as a tourism village. According to the Chief of the Sudaji tourism village, Gede Suharsana, the village was inaugurated as a tourism village by the regent of Buleleng last May 5.

Though newly inaugurated, the village has initiated and pioneered a tour package since 2008. This tourism village is managed by local tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) inaugurated by customary village in 2012.

He said that establishment of the tourism village passed through a long process, inseparable from the

mapping of the potential owned.

The concept introduced and highlighted is the local wisdom with the Tri Hita Karana (three causes of happiness). Habitable homes of residents are taken advantage as an accommodation as well as a place to interact for tourists.

His group also introduces typical cuisines to visiting guests, not Western food. Not only that, in the span of a few years Sudaji tourism village has been capable of presenting tourist activities ranging from trekking, spiritual tourism, agro-tourism and cultural performances.

Pokdarwis continues to explore the village potential, where the latest is the potential of the river.

The local river remaining natural with a fairly heavy flow can be used for rafting adventure. This rafting tour is considered as the first one in North Bali. However, his group is still constrained by equipment of the adrenalin racing adventure.

“Yesterday we tested with our selfmade equipment, but we still need equipment complying with the standards,” he said. (kmb)

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Honda rider Marc Marquez of Spain (R) celebrates his victory on the podium with second-placed Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi of Italy (2nd L) and third-placed Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales of Spain (2nd R) at the end of the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix at Phillip Island on October 22, 2017.

Marquez wins in Australia to extend title lead

MELBOURNE - Marc Marquez moved to within touching distance of a fourth MotoGP world title with victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, his sixth win of the season giving him a 33-point lead over nearest rival Andrea Dovizioso with two races remaining.

The 24-year-old Honda rider prevailed after another Phillip Island thriller with the top eight riders duking it out over 27 laps and the lead changing hands on almost every corner at some stages.

Marquez, clipped by French rookie Johann Zarco early in the race, bided his time and hit the front six laps from the end before racing away to take the chequered flag and moving to 269 points in the championship.

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Ducati’s Dovizioso, meanwhile, had started from 11th on the grid after a disappointing qualifying and his misery was complete when he was passed by Marquez’s team mate Dani Pedrosa and Scott Redding on the final lap to finish 13th.

That left the Italian on 236 points with only 50 up for grabs in the final two rounds of the championship in Malaysia and Valencia.

“Amazing, amazing, I knew

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Australian Jack Miller, returning to race action only three weeks after breaking his leg, led for the first three laps of the race but was unable to get on the podium and finished seventh.

The rain stayed away for the MotoGP showpiece but an earlier violent storm forced a premature end to the Moto3 race.

Joan Mir was leading when the red flags came out after 15 laps, a ninth win in 16 outings this season enough to secure a maiden world title for the 20-year-old Spaniard. (rtr)

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before the race that today was an important day,” said Marquez.

“Dovy was struggling a little bit this weekend and I was feeling really good. In the race I was just waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting.

And then when there were seven, eight laps remaining, I just gave it everything.

“The fight was amazing.”

MotoGP great Valentino Rossi emerged from the ding-dong battle in second place with his Yamaha

team mate Maverick Vinales pipping Zarco on the line to round out the podium in third.

“I enjoy very much, this track is unbelievable and it was a great, great race,” said Rossi.

“All the riders at the front are very aggressive so you need to be more stupid than them. It was a great battle. I wanted a podium and in the end I’m very happy with second place.”

Vinales saw his extremely slim hopes of a maiden MotoGP world title end as he slipped 50 points behind reigning champion Marquez with only three race wins to the

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Hunt ended the 2017 season with 710 points while fellow Briton Blake Aldridge finished third overall with 580.

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crown to win her second title at the iconic waterfall setting in Lago Ranco.

Iffland overcame injury to finish the season with 890 points overall, 150 points ahead of her countrywoman and second place finisher Helena Merten. Mexican Adriana Jimenez finished third with 690 points.

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series began in 2009 and takes place across six locations worldwide. It sees competitors attempt multiple twists and somersaults mid-air from heights as great as 90 feet (27 meters). (rtr)

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Monday, October 23, 2017

Sp rt Bayern stretch winning run under Heynckes to join Dortmund on top

Sergio Aguero ended a stressful month by scoring in the 3-0 win over Burnley that earnt him a place in the Manchester City record books, proving fellow striker Gabriel Jesus still has a long way to go if he wants to depose the Argentine hitman.

Jesus has been in blistering form this season, particularly excelling over the past few weeks while Aguero was sidelined with a broken rib sustained in a car accident in Amsterdam. Three goals and an assist in that time provided proof that the 20-year-old Brazilian is more than capable of leading the line for Pep Guardiola’s men.

Such form has led to Jesus being named in the threeplayer shortlist for the prestigious Golden Boy award alongside Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele quite an achievement after arriving in Europe only in January.

Aguero and Jesus have been deployed together to devastating effect on numerous occasions this season, but Aguero proved it is not just the young upstart who can produce the goods on Saturday against Burnley.

With the pressure of equalling a club record that has stood for 78 years, Aguero stepped up when handed the chance with a penalty on the half hour mark and converted with aplomb.

That strike brought him level with Eric Brook’s tally of 177 - achieved between between 1927 and 1939. Aguero had double the attempts at goal to any of his team mates as he looked hungry to hold the record outright, but it was not meant to be on the day.

“He is going to get an amazing record and hopefully the next one is not the last one,” Guardiola told reporters. What will be worrying to City’s opponents is that each striker’s exploits seems to spur on the other to continue to find the scoresheet on an even more regular basis. There is no sign of a rift, neither is set on leading the line outright, with the relationship being a very cohesive one.

“I value our strong relationship off the pitch,” Jesus told the Manchester Evening News this week. “We have Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers such a strong connection outside the Manchester City’s Sergio pitch, and we take it onto the pitch. It Aguero celebrates scoring is the best way to work.” their first goal Such a deadly duo, who enjoy working together, can only spell danger for the rest of the Premier League. Jesus has impressed each time he has donned the City shirt, but he is not the replacement for Aguero many assumed he would become. There is plenty of life in the 29-year-old Argentine yet. (rtr)

BERLIN - Champions Bayern Munich continued their winning run under new coach Jupp Heynckes with a 1-0 victory at Hamburg SV on Saturday to join leaders Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga. Corentin Tolisso fired in the winner in the 52nd minute after some sloppy defending from 10-man Hamburg to lift them to 20 points, level with Dortmund who let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Bayern, who twice hit the post, found it hard going against a spirited Hamburg side but once Gideon Jung was sent off with a straight red card in the 38th minute, the visitors gradually found more space.

Tolisso snatched the winner seven minutes after the restart as Heynckes, who took charge earlier this month after Carlo Ancelotti was sacked, made it three wins in three games in all competitions since taking over.

“You could see Hamburg were very motivated and were fighting hard,” Heynckes told reporters. “We struggled from the start and we did not keep the tempo up. We did it a bit better after the break and had a lot of chances but those must go in. “At 2-0 the game is finished. Instead we had to be nervous until the end.”

Dortmund squandered a two-goal lead and have now failed to win any of their last three matches in all competitions. Midfielder Nuri Sahin took over as centre forward to slot the ball for the lead in the 19th minute. Bundesliga top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should have added another in the 51st, but his shot from 10 metres flew over the bar.

The 23-year-old Maximilian Philipp made amends a little later, underlining his status as one of the rising stars in German football with his fifth goal of the season. Dortmund looked on track for a comfortable win after losing to RB Leipzig last week and then going on to draw at APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League, but Frankfurt turned the game around in four minutes.

Sebastien Haller converted a penalty in the 64th minute and Marius Wolf brought the hosts level when he fired in off the post in the 68th as Dortmund were left stunned by the rapid turnaround.

Leipzig moved up to 19 points in third place, after edging past VfB Stuttgart 1-0. Bayer Leverkusen fell a goal behind but then scored five times with five different players in the second half to crush Borussia Moenchengladbach 5-1 and climb to ninth on 12 points. (rtr)

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Bayern Munich’s Corentin Tolisso celebrates scoring their first goal

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Barcelona and Valencia move clear at the top of La Liga MADRID - A controversial Gerard Deulofeu strike sent Barcelona on their way to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Malaga on Saturday as they stretched their lead at the top of La Liga. In the second minute at the Nou Camp, the ball clearly ran out of play before Lucas Digne crossed for Deulofeu, who flicked it in with a superb backheel, leaving Malaga irate. Barcelona struggled to break the visitors down as they searched for a second, which came in the 56th minute when captain Andres Iniesta fired a deflected strike home.

Luis Suarez missed a golden opportunity as the Catalans failed to score a third but still moved four points clear of second-placed Valencia, who beat Sevilla 4-0. “For me it’s legal. I believed it (stayed on), that’s why I continued,” Deulofeu said on Spanish television afterwards. In the wake of protests in the city following the Spanish government’s move to reduce the

autonomy of Catalonia, the atmosphere was charged.

However things were much quieter on the pitch after Deulofeu’s opener, with Barcelona struggling to break down Malaga and even Lionel Messi finding it tough until he fed Iniesta for the second.

Suarez should have increased the lead when Sergi Roberto played him in but fired wide with the goal gaping, continuing a personal run of poor form with only three goals this season in all competitions.

Deulofeu backed his team mate to recover quickly. “(His goal) will come, it’s the same as Leo (Messi). They are players who get a lot of chances, in the next game they will score,” said the former Everton winger. Ernesto Valverde also defended Suarez, saying the Uruguayan is a crucial component in the side, whether he scores or not.

“The aggression that he has always gives him chances. The more

he misses the better, it means that he’s there. He’s priceless for us,” explained the coach.

Unlike Suarez, unbeaten Barcelona are in excellent shape and this was their eighth victory in nine league games, keeping them four points clear of Valencia. Marcelino Garcia Toral’s similarly undefeated side continued their superb start with a convincing victory over Sevilla at a vibrant Mestalla.

Goncalo Guedes followed up his brilliant strike against Real Betis last weekend with another stunning goal, beating two men and then rocketing a shot past the helpless Sergio Rico in the 43rd minute.

Simone Zaza doubled Valencia’s lead six minutes after the restart, notching his eighth goal of the season. Santi Mina tucked home the third after being played in by the electric Guedes, with the 20-year-old Portuguese winger grabbing his second in stoppage time. (rtr)

Boufal’s wonder strike answers Saints’ prayers

Goals have been in such short supply at St Mary’s of late, where Southampton had failed to score in eight of their past 11 games, that even a scuffled six-yarder is to be savoured. But Sofiane Boufal did much better than that on Saturday, powering through the heart of West Bromwich Albion’s midfield, switching the ball from one foot to the other and threading it past Ben Foster to score a stunning 85thminute winner for the Saints - the only goal of the game.

It was one of the best strikes seen this, or arguably any, season and will be endlessly replayed on weekend TV shows. After picking up the ball near his own box, the 24-year-old twisted his way past five men, leaving two on the ground after a comical collision, and shot past three more players plus the goalkeeper. That is two short of beating the entire team on his own.

For such a gem to be found in a fixture with the lowest goals to

game ratio in the Premier League over the past seven years only made his strike more special, although Boufal did not even accept that it was the best he has ever scored.

“I scored one in France I remember, but I am so happy with this goal, I am so hungry.” said Boufal, who had only come on as an 81st-minute substitute. “My first Premier League goal of this season, yes, it’s very special.”

STRUGGLING START

The Morocco international has not always been so impressive since his reported 16 million pound ($21 million) move from Lille last year, often struggling to cope with the greater physicality of life in England. Although he produced another memorable effort against Sunderland in the EFL Cup last season, his inconsistency left many fans wondering whether their record signing represented money well spent.

Under new manger Mauricio Pellegrino, he has watched this season unfold largely from the bench and has yet to play a full 90 minutes. “Sofiane has to wait for his opportunity,” said Pellegrino.

“Sofiane has got ability to do it, we had to change at the end because they put five defenders. We made the right decision and got the victory for more confidence for the next game.”

Albion manager Tony Pulis acknowledged the goal’s quality through gritted teeth. “The game has changed. A few years ago he would have been stopped. “The viewers will see it and think it’s a wonderful goal. He’s going past five players, one or two you’d hope would do better. It’s disappointing,” he said. Albion, who are traditionally strong in the first half of the season, are now without a league win in eight games and sit just two points off the relegation zone. (rtr)

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Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta scores their second goal

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Monday, October 23, 2017

Sp rt Bayern stretch winning run under Heynckes to join Dortmund on top

Sergio Aguero ended a stressful month by scoring in the 3-0 win over Burnley that earnt him a place in the Manchester City record books, proving fellow striker Gabriel Jesus still has a long way to go if he wants to depose the Argentine hitman.

Jesus has been in blistering form this season, particularly excelling over the past few weeks while Aguero was sidelined with a broken rib sustained in a car accident in Amsterdam. Three goals and an assist in that time provided proof that the 20-year-old Brazilian is more than capable of leading the line for Pep Guardiola’s men.

Such form has led to Jesus being named in the threeplayer shortlist for the prestigious Golden Boy award alongside Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele quite an achievement after arriving in Europe only in January.

Aguero and Jesus have been deployed together to devastating effect on numerous occasions this season, but Aguero proved it is not just the young upstart who can produce the goods on Saturday against Burnley.

With the pressure of equalling a club record that has stood for 78 years, Aguero stepped up when handed the chance with a penalty on the half hour mark and converted with aplomb.

That strike brought him level with Eric Brook’s tally of 177 - achieved between between 1927 and 1939. Aguero had double the attempts at goal to any of his team mates as he looked hungry to hold the record outright, but it was not meant to be on the day.

“He is going to get an amazing record and hopefully the next one is not the last one,” Guardiola told reporters. What will be worrying to City’s opponents is that each striker’s exploits seems to spur on the other to continue to find the scoresheet on an even more regular basis. There is no sign of a rift, neither is set on leading the line outright, with the relationship being a very cohesive one.

“I value our strong relationship off the pitch,” Jesus told the Manchester Evening News this week. “We have Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers such a strong connection outside the Manchester City’s Sergio pitch, and we take it onto the pitch. It Aguero celebrates scoring is the best way to work.” their first goal Such a deadly duo, who enjoy working together, can only spell danger for the rest of the Premier League. Jesus has impressed each time he has donned the City shirt, but he is not the replacement for Aguero many assumed he would become. There is plenty of life in the 29-year-old Argentine yet. (rtr)

BERLIN - Champions Bayern Munich continued their winning run under new coach Jupp Heynckes with a 1-0 victory at Hamburg SV on Saturday to join leaders Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga. Corentin Tolisso fired in the winner in the 52nd minute after some sloppy defending from 10-man Hamburg to lift them to 20 points, level with Dortmund who let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Bayern, who twice hit the post, found it hard going against a spirited Hamburg side but once Gideon Jung was sent off with a straight red card in the 38th minute, the visitors gradually found more space.

Tolisso snatched the winner seven minutes after the restart as Heynckes, who took charge earlier this month after Carlo Ancelotti was sacked, made it three wins in three games in all competitions since taking over.

“You could see Hamburg were very motivated and were fighting hard,” Heynckes told reporters. “We struggled from the start and we did not keep the tempo up. We did it a bit better after the break and had a lot of chances but those must go in. “At 2-0 the game is finished. Instead we had to be nervous until the end.”

Dortmund squandered a two-goal lead and have now failed to win any of their last three matches in all competitions. Midfielder Nuri Sahin took over as centre forward to slot the ball for the lead in the 19th minute. Bundesliga top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should have added another in the 51st, but his shot from 10 metres flew over the bar.

The 23-year-old Maximilian Philipp made amends a little later, underlining his status as one of the rising stars in German football with his fifth goal of the season. Dortmund looked on track for a comfortable win after losing to RB Leipzig last week and then going on to draw at APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League, but Frankfurt turned the game around in four minutes.

Sebastien Haller converted a penalty in the 64th minute and Marius Wolf brought the hosts level when he fired in off the post in the 68th as Dortmund were left stunned by the rapid turnaround.

Leipzig moved up to 19 points in third place, after edging past VfB Stuttgart 1-0. Bayer Leverkusen fell a goal behind but then scored five times with five different players in the second half to crush Borussia Moenchengladbach 5-1 and climb to ninth on 12 points. (rtr)

REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Bayern Munich’s Corentin Tolisso celebrates scoring their first goal

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Barcelona and Valencia move clear at the top of La Liga MADRID - A controversial Gerard Deulofeu strike sent Barcelona on their way to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Malaga on Saturday as they stretched their lead at the top of La Liga. In the second minute at the Nou Camp, the ball clearly ran out of play before Lucas Digne crossed for Deulofeu, who flicked it in with a superb backheel, leaving Malaga irate. Barcelona struggled to break the visitors down as they searched for a second, which came in the 56th minute when captain Andres Iniesta fired a deflected strike home.

Luis Suarez missed a golden opportunity as the Catalans failed to score a third but still moved four points clear of second-placed Valencia, who beat Sevilla 4-0. “For me it’s legal. I believed it (stayed on), that’s why I continued,” Deulofeu said on Spanish television afterwards. In the wake of protests in the city following the Spanish government’s move to reduce the

autonomy of Catalonia, the atmosphere was charged.

However things were much quieter on the pitch after Deulofeu’s opener, with Barcelona struggling to break down Malaga and even Lionel Messi finding it tough until he fed Iniesta for the second.

Suarez should have increased the lead when Sergi Roberto played him in but fired wide with the goal gaping, continuing a personal run of poor form with only three goals this season in all competitions.

Deulofeu backed his team mate to recover quickly. “(His goal) will come, it’s the same as Leo (Messi). They are players who get a lot of chances, in the next game they will score,” said the former Everton winger. Ernesto Valverde also defended Suarez, saying the Uruguayan is a crucial component in the side, whether he scores or not.

“The aggression that he has always gives him chances. The more

he misses the better, it means that he’s there. He’s priceless for us,” explained the coach.

Unlike Suarez, unbeaten Barcelona are in excellent shape and this was their eighth victory in nine league games, keeping them four points clear of Valencia. Marcelino Garcia Toral’s similarly undefeated side continued their superb start with a convincing victory over Sevilla at a vibrant Mestalla.

Goncalo Guedes followed up his brilliant strike against Real Betis last weekend with another stunning goal, beating two men and then rocketing a shot past the helpless Sergio Rico in the 43rd minute.

Simone Zaza doubled Valencia’s lead six minutes after the restart, notching his eighth goal of the season. Santi Mina tucked home the third after being played in by the electric Guedes, with the 20-year-old Portuguese winger grabbing his second in stoppage time. (rtr)

Boufal’s wonder strike answers Saints’ prayers

Goals have been in such short supply at St Mary’s of late, where Southampton had failed to score in eight of their past 11 games, that even a scuffled six-yarder is to be savoured. But Sofiane Boufal did much better than that on Saturday, powering through the heart of West Bromwich Albion’s midfield, switching the ball from one foot to the other and threading it past Ben Foster to score a stunning 85thminute winner for the Saints - the only goal of the game.

It was one of the best strikes seen this, or arguably any, season and will be endlessly replayed on weekend TV shows. After picking up the ball near his own box, the 24-year-old twisted his way past five men, leaving two on the ground after a comical collision, and shot past three more players plus the goalkeeper. That is two short of beating the entire team on his own.

For such a gem to be found in a fixture with the lowest goals to

game ratio in the Premier League over the past seven years only made his strike more special, although Boufal did not even accept that it was the best he has ever scored.

“I scored one in France I remember, but I am so happy with this goal, I am so hungry.” said Boufal, who had only come on as an 81st-minute substitute. “My first Premier League goal of this season, yes, it’s very special.”

STRUGGLING START

The Morocco international has not always been so impressive since his reported 16 million pound ($21 million) move from Lille last year, often struggling to cope with the greater physicality of life in England. Although he produced another memorable effort against Sunderland in the EFL Cup last season, his inconsistency left many fans wondering whether their record signing represented money well spent.

Under new manger Mauricio Pellegrino, he has watched this season unfold largely from the bench and has yet to play a full 90 minutes. “Sofiane has to wait for his opportunity,” said Pellegrino.

“Sofiane has got ability to do it, we had to change at the end because they put five defenders. We made the right decision and got the victory for more confidence for the next game.”

Albion manager Tony Pulis acknowledged the goal’s quality through gritted teeth. “The game has changed. A few years ago he would have been stopped. “The viewers will see it and think it’s a wonderful goal. He’s going past five players, one or two you’d hope would do better. It’s disappointing,” he said. Albion, who are traditionally strong in the first half of the season, are now without a league win in eight games and sit just two points off the relegation zone. (rtr)

REUTERS/Albert Gea

Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta scores their second goal

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Sudaji Village waits for your arrival Trekking, culinary, spiritual tourism et cetera on offer

SINGARAJA - Numerous potentials owned by North Bali can lure foreign tourists. If some regions offer the potential of the beach, then some others are superior to the potential of mountainous nature and culture. Now, it depends on each region to pack and present the potential at hand to tourists.

One of the villages developing the potential with the characteristic owned is Sudaji village in Sawan subdistrict, Buleleng. Aside from offering durians, since several years ago Sudaji has been known as a tourism village. According to the Chief of the Sudaji tourism village, Gede Suharsana, the village was inaugurated as a tourism village by the regent of Buleleng last May 5.

Though newly inaugurated, the village has initiated and pioneered a tour package since 2008. This tourism village is managed by local tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) inaugurated by customary village in 2012.

He said that establishment of the tourism village passed through a long process, inseparable from the

mapping of the potential owned.

The concept introduced and highlighted is the local wisdom with the Tri Hita Karana (three causes of happiness). Habitable homes of residents are taken advantage as an accommodation as well as a place to interact for tourists.

His group also introduces typical cuisines to visiting guests, not Western food. Not only that, in the span of a few years Sudaji tourism village has been capable of presenting tourist activities ranging from trekking, spiritual tourism, agro-tourism and cultural performances.

Pokdarwis continues to explore the village potential, where the latest is the potential of the river.

The local river remaining natural with a fairly heavy flow can be used for rafting adventure. This rafting tour is considered as the first one in North Bali. However, his group is still constrained by equipment of the adrenalin racing adventure.

“Yesterday we tested with our selfmade equipment, but we still need equipment complying with the standards,” he said. (kmb)

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Honda rider Marc Marquez of Spain (R) celebrates his victory on the podium with second-placed Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi of Italy (2nd L) and third-placed Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales of Spain (2nd R) at the end of the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix at Phillip Island on October 22, 2017.

Marquez wins in Australia to extend title lead

MELBOURNE - Marc Marquez moved to within touching distance of a fourth MotoGP world title with victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, his sixth win of the season giving him a 33-point lead over nearest rival Andrea Dovizioso with two races remaining.

The 24-year-old Honda rider prevailed after another Phillip Island thriller with the top eight riders duking it out over 27 laps and the lead changing hands on almost every corner at some stages.

Marquez, clipped by French rookie Johann Zarco early in the race, bided his time and hit the front six laps from the end before racing away to take the chequered flag and moving to 269 points in the championship.

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Ducati’s Dovizioso, meanwhile, had started from 11th on the grid after a disappointing qualifying and his misery was complete when he was passed by Marquez’s team mate Dani Pedrosa and Scott Redding on the final lap to finish 13th.

That left the Italian on 236 points with only 50 up for grabs in the final two rounds of the championship in Malaysia and Valencia.

“Amazing, amazing, I knew

LAGO RANCO - Mexican Jonathan Paredes capitalized on a late mistake by six-time champion Gary Hunt to win his maiden Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series title in Chile on Saturday.

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Spaniard’s six this year.

Australian Jack Miller, returning to race action only three weeks after breaking his leg, led for the first three laps of the race but was unable to get on the podium and finished seventh.

The rain stayed away for the MotoGP showpiece but an earlier violent storm forced a premature end to the Moto3 race.

Joan Mir was leading when the red flags came out after 15 laps, a ninth win in 16 outings this season enough to secure a maiden world title for the 20-year-old Spaniard. (rtr)

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before the race that today was an important day,” said Marquez.

“Dovy was struggling a little bit this weekend and I was feeling really good. In the race I was just waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting.

And then when there were seven, eight laps remaining, I just gave it everything.

“The fight was amazing.”

MotoGP great Valentino Rossi emerged from the ding-dong battle in second place with his Yamaha

team mate Maverick Vinales pipping Zarco on the line to round out the podium in third.

“I enjoy very much, this track is unbelievable and it was a great, great race,” said Rossi.

“All the riders at the front are very aggressive so you need to be more stupid than them. It was a great battle. I wanted a podium and in the end I’m very happy with second place.”

Vinales saw his extremely slim hopes of a maiden MotoGP world title end as he slipped 50 points behind reigning champion Marquez with only three race wins to the

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crown to win her second title at the iconic waterfall setting in Lago Ranco.

Iffland overcame injury to finish the season with 890 points overall, 150 points ahead of her countrywoman and second place finisher Helena Merten. Mexican Adriana Jimenez finished third with 690 points.

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series began in 2009 and takes place across six locations worldwide. It sees competitors attempt multiple twists and somersaults mid-air from heights as great as 90 feet (27 meters). (rtr)

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People wave Catalan separatist flags during a demonstration organised by Catalan proindependence movements ANC (Catalan National Assembly) and Omnium Cutural, following the imprisonment of their two leaders Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, in Barcelona, Spain, October 21, 2017.

Catalonia’s leaders fight off direct rule from Madrid

MADRID - Catalonia’s leaders said on Saturday they would not accept direct rule imposed on the region by the Spanish government, as a political crisis that has rattled the economy and raised fears of prolonged unrest showed no signs of easing.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced earlier on Saturday he would invoke special constitutional powers to fire the regional government and force a new election to counter the region’s move towards independence.

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, who made a symbolic declaration of independence on Oct. 10 after a referendum to secede, called Rajoy’s moves the “worst attacks against the people of Catalonia” since Spain’s military dictatorship.

It is the first time since Spain’s return to democracy that the central government has used its powers to seize control of a regional administration.

Rajoy said it was necessary to end a crisis that has fractured the country and prompted Spain to reduce growth forecasts for the euro zone’s fourth-largest economy.

After taking party in peaceful demonstration, Puigdemont expressed his rejection of Madrid’s move, but stopped short of saying he would make good his threat to push ahead with the independence bid before direct rule takes effect.

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters he had called on the government to take steps as early as possible to minimise any threats to people’s lives. More than 300 flights were cancelled and rail services were inter-

“I ask the (Catalan) parliament to meet in a plenary session during which we, the representatives of the citizens’ sovereignty, will be able to decide over this attempt to liquidate our government and our democracy, and act in consequence,” Puigdemont said in a televised address.

Rajoy, who acted with backing from the main opposition party in Madrid and King Felipe, needs the authorization of Spain’s upper house of parliament to impose direct rule.

“Our objective is to restore the law and a normal cohabitation among citizens, which has deteriorated a lot, continue with the economic recovery, which is under threat today in Catalonia, and celebrate elections in a situation of normality,” he said.

The Senate vote that would give Madrid full control of Catalonia’s finances, police and public media and curb the powers of the regional parliament for up to six months is scheduled for next Friday.

That could give the independence movement room to maneuver.

The regional parliament’s speaker, Carme Forcadell, said she would not accept Madrid’s move and accused Rajoy of a “coup.”

“Prime Minister Rajoy wants the parliament of Catalonia to stop being a democratic parliament, and we will not allow this to happen,” Forcadell said in a televised speech. (rtr)

rupted in southern and western parts of the country. By evening, wind and rain were intensifying in Tokyo.

Toyota Motor Corp said it was cancelling the first shift at all of its assembly plants around the nation. The bad weather could hinder voter turnout in the general election, where Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party-led (LDP) coalition is on track

to roughly match the two-thirds “super majority” it held in parliament’s lower house before dissolution.

Authorities in Okinawa moved the voting date to Saturday for some remote islands as the storm neared, and media reports said counting of votes in some districts was unlikely to start until at least Monday due to transportation disruptions. (rtr)

LISBON - As thousands of Portuguese protested on Saturday over the government’s handling of massive wildfires that have killed 108 people since June, government ministers pledged to spend over 400 million euros ($470 million) in aid.

The decision, announced during a special cabinet meeting which continued into the night, came on the same day as a new interior minister took over after his predecessor resigned, and ahead of Tuesday’s parliamentary vote on a motion of no-confidence launched by the opposition.

Earlier thousands of protesters gathered on Lisbon’s main Comercio square, in Porto and other cities to mourn the victims of the Portugal’s worst tragedy in living memory and demand better fire prevention policies in the country, which despite its relatively small size has suffered the largest forest fires in Europe this year.

“Enough! Too many deaths, too much destruction!” read many slogans. A few called for the government’s resignation.

The cabinet considered a detailed report by independent experts on the first wave of forest fires in June when 64 people died in central Portugal, and the first official accounts of the more widespread fires on Oct. 15-16, which killed 44.

The main report pointed to failures on practically every level from fire prevention and monitoring during an unusually hot and dry summer to civil protection response, emergency communications and the alerting of the population.

The government decided on Saturday to hire hundreds of forest sappers to maintain forests and to prevent fires, ordered a major clean-up of safety strips along motorways and railroads and promised to support the collection of forest waste for biorefineries.

The state will also take a sizeable stake in the emergency communications network SIRESP, whose equipment failed on many occasions during the fires. Another likely measure would put the air force in charge of firefighting aircraft which are currently hired and managed by the civil protection service, local media said.

The promised state aid for affected areas includes paying compensation to the families who lost relatives and homes, funding for reconstruction works and support to save local jobs.

The minority Socialist government has been weakened by the public clamour, but the impact on its strong approval ratings achieved due to an improving economy has been limited so far.

Also, the support of its left-wing allies in parliament means the no-confidence motion is not expected to be passed.

An opinion poll by Aximage pollsters for Correio da Manha daily, which surveyed 603 people on Oct. 14-17, showed aupport for the Socialists had dropped by 1.1 percentage points to 41.9 percent, still far ahead of the closest rival, at 23.8 percent. (rtr)

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A woman holds a poster saying “enough incompetence” during a demonstration in a tribute to the victims of the deadly fires in Portugal, in Praca do Comercio square, downtown Lisbon, Portugal October 21, 2017.

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Demonstrators holding an “Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Immigrant Justice” talk to ethnic Chinese Christians who fled Indonesia after wide scale rioting decades ago and overstayed their visas in the U.S., following their family meeting, including their five year-old daughter (C), with ICE, in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. on October 13, 2017.

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U.S. judge wrestles with issue of Indonesian immigrants

BOSTON - A U.S. judge wrestled on Friday with how much longer she can delay a Trump administration move to deport 47 Indonesian Christians who fled deadly violence in that country two decades ago and have been living illegally in New Hampshire under an informal deal with immigration officials. The group had long been allowed to live openly in the state, under an arrangement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials that required them to turn in their passports and appear for regular check-ins. That changed after President Donald Trump ordered an end to the ICE exceptions, and the Indonesians now face return to a country where they fear discrimination or violence.

Chief U.S. District Judge Patti Saris wondered at a hearing in Boston federal court why only one of the immigrants had a written record of the deal. She said she would consider whether she had authority to give them a last chance to argue against deportation. “This is a hard case,” Saris said. “These are good and decent people who have stayed here with our blessing and were given work authority and haven’t violated the opinions we imposed on them.”

Beginning in August, members of the group who showed up for ICE check-ins were told to prepare to leave the country, in keeping with Trump’s campaign promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants.

Advocates last month sued ICE to stop the deportations, and Saris ordered a temporary halt while she determines whether she has jurisdiction. U.S. immigration matters are normally handled by the executive branch.

The sole witness at Friday’s hearing, Timothy Stevens, an ICE supervisory deportation officer, said the group had been allowed to stay after taking part in the 2010 “Operation Indonesian Surrender.” At its peak, close to 100 people participated in the program, though Stevens estimated about 70 remain in the country. He said ICE officials have always had the authority to deport the group.

One of the immigrants, Terry Helmuth Rombot, has been in federal custody since appearing for an August check-in. Lawyers submitted a letter to him from ICE saying that as part of the 2010 deal he would be allowed to leave the country in an “orderly” way. “ICE decided that the most orderly way for him to depart was for us to remove him,” Stevens said.

Saris expressed a dim view of that move. “The government broke a promise,” Saris said. “That’s the thing I’m concerned about here.” (rtr)

LAPAN to discuss development of satellite launch station

JAKARTA - The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (LAPAN) will discuss further the plan to build a satellite launch station in Indonesia in accordance with the mandate of Law Number 21 of 2013 on Space. Head of Public Relations Division of LAPAN Jasyanto in a written statement received in Jakarta on Sunday said that it is now time for Indonesia as a developing country with a vast territory to accelerate the mastery of technology in the field of space to support its independence on strategic sectors.

For that, he said LAPAN tried to discuss further steps that must be taken to accelerate the nations independence as mandated by the law by implementing the planned construction of a satellite launch station. A seminar will also be held to discuss “Policies and Regulations on Aviation and Space Toward National Independence” on October 25, 2017, in Jakarta.

The seminar will discuss not

only the plan to build a satellite launch station, but also on the contribution of space to the economic sector, satellite and rocket development, and aviation technology in Indonesia. The Law on Space in Article 7 paragraph 1 letter d mentions one of the activities about space is (satellite) launching.

Article 34 paragraph 1 of the law mentioned that the launch of a spacecraft as intended in Article 7 paragraph 1 letter d is conducted by an institution in the sovereign territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), NKRI jurisdiction territory, ship or aircraft flying an Indonesianflag and or foreign ship or airplane located in the sovereign territory of or jurisdiction of NKRI. Earlier Head of LAPAN Thomas Djamaluddin said more detailed planning of satellite launch station development is being done, including considering cooperation with other countries in the process as the required fund is very big, compli-

cated and require more experienced Human Resources (HR).

Another consideration is to involve other countries, according to him, so that Indonesia can quickly have its own satellite launch station. In addition, with the cooperation, the station will be more efficiently utilized and will not only wait for programs from Indonesia but also from partner countries.

Several countries such as China and South Korea have expressed interest in joining to build a space launch station in Indonesia .

However, in addition to these two countries Indonesia will also explore other countries including Japan and India first. He said the government has also received offers from Indonesian researchers and scientists to explore the space.

He did not rule out the possibility that if Indonesia already has a satellite launch station, it will have joint missions to explore other plants. (ant)

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labour ministry’s announcement was made as part of a once-everfive-years congress of the ruling Communist Party, which opened last Wednesday and runs until Tuesday.

At the congress, the Party sets broad policy directions and reshuffles top leaders. As China’s economy slows, Beijing has made increasing efforts to stave off mass unemployment that may spark social unrest.

China’s official unemployment rate has remained generally stable as economic growth has dipped to a 26-year low and the government forges ahead with ambitious plans to cut back on industrial capacity.

Many analysts say, however, that the government figure is an unreliable indicator of national employment conditions as it measures only employment in urban areas and also doesn’t take into account the millions of migrant workers that form the bedrock of China’s labour force.

On an annual basis, the official unemployment rate was last below 4 percent in 2001, when it was 3.6 percent, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The rate ended 2016 at 4.02 percent after not budging from 4.1 percent from 2010-2015. The government has said that some sectors, especially those targeted by capacity cuts, such as coal and steel, still show signs of unresolved employment challenges.

The ministry of human resources in April said that China would need to resettle about half a million workers that lose jobs in the coal and steel sectors this year and will speed up development of a “black list” system for firms with wage arrears.(rtr)

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Apartment blocks are seen in smog on the outskirts of Tianjin, China, October 11, 2017. Picture taken on October 11, 2017.

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Caruk, a Rare and Sacred Gamelan

China says jobless rate lowest in years, but challenges persist BEIJING - China’s unemployment rate has hit its lowest point in multiple years at 3.95 percent by the end of September, but employment still face challenges as the economy pushes ahead with structural reforms, China’s labour ministry said on Sunday. The ministry of human resources and social security said in a statement that 10.97 million new jobs had been created in China from January to September this year, a growth of 300,000 compared with the previous year.

The figure represents having essentially fulfilled the ministry’s year-end target, the ministry said in a pre-prepared statement given to reporters. Despite being ahead of schedule, Yin Weimin, head of the ministry, told reporters that “raising the capacity to employ workers overall still faces large pressures.” “We need to create 15 million jobs per year,” Yin said, singling out China’s more than 8 million new university graduates that enter the job market each year as one group in need of additional employment.

Yin also said the low unemployment rate in the face of an overall slowdown in the economy was largely due to the new internet economy and entrepreneurship, adding that the ministry would actively support startups to help them “thrive”. From 2015 to 2020 every one percent increase in GDP is expected to equal roughly 1.8 million new jobs, Yin said.

Premier Li Keqiang said in March that China added 13.14 million new urban jobs in 2016 and aims to add another 11 million this year while keeping the registered unemployment rate below 4.5 percent. The

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Buildings in the City of London are seen behind Waterloo Bridge in London, Britain October 20, 2017.

Sterling bounces back, boosted by progress in Brexit talks

LONDON - Sterling bounced back from an eight-day low against the euro on Friday, with investors hopeful of a breakthrough in Brexit negotiations after British Prime Minister Theresa May won a modest reprieve in stalled talks with the European Union. EU leaders said at a summit in Brussels that they would begin preparations to move into the second phase of Brexit talks in December, a step forward that would allow London to discuss its future trade relationship with the bloc.

May said EU leaders need not be concerned about the current budget plans, that Britain would honour the commitments it had already made as a member of the bloc and that she was optmisitic abuot winning a good Brexit deal.

The pound strengthened to 89.355 pence per euro, having earlier dipped to its weakest since Oct. 12. That left it up 0.8 percent on the day. “The pound has been given a (boost)... by optimistic comments from Prime Minister Theresa May following her meeting with the EU-27,” said Craig Erlam, analyst at OANDA. “May’s acknowledgement that the UK will honour its financial commitments to the EU while

claiming her counterparts will consider a vision for a future partnership is a small step forward in negotiations that has seemingly failed to be achieved in discussions between David Davis and Michel Barnier.” Against a stronger dollar, the pound recovered from a twoweek low, trading up 0.3 percent on the day at $1.3199 .

For the week, though, it was down around 0.6 percent, having been pushed lower by a combination of weak data and comments from BoE policymakers that markets have interpreted as dovish. “UK yields have fallen back as traders mull the possibility that the Bank of England might step back from a rate rise in November given some

of this week’s data,” said CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson.

Although investors are still largely expecting a 25 basis-point interest rate hike will come at the Bank of England’s next policy meeting on Nov. 2, doubts are growing about future rate rises.

Retail sales volumes, a key component of the economy, fell 0.8 percent in September, dragging quarterly growth to its weakest annual rate since 2013, data showed on Thursday, raising concerns that the economy was too weak to stomach a rate hike, which would be the first since 2007. The next major data point for the pound will be UK GDP numbers due on Wednesday.(rtr)

Tirta Sudamala Temple

Tirta Sudamala Temple is located in Sedit hamlet, Bebalang, Bangli. This temple is already well known by Balinese people who often visit the temple om the full moon, the new moon as well as major holidays such as Banyupinaruh. There are twelve water spouts that are used by worshippers to purify themselves with the temple water.

Tirta Sudamala Temple is close to the center of Bangli, and is easy to access. Since the temple is located in the bank of the Sangsang river, worshippers visiting the temple will often descend numerous staits to pruify themselves in Tirta Sudamala as well.

Hamlet chief of Sedit, Gusti Putu Kariyadnya, recently gave a brief explanation of the origins ot Tirta Sudamala Temple. An old inscription says that the establishment of the temple is related to the pilgrimage of Ida Pedanda Hender who, upon the request of the king of Bangli, went looking for a holy spring to take water from for a grandioase ceremony that was to take place. Ida Pedanda Hender started his pilgrimage from the south and sat in a plcae overgrown

by many sambng plants to meditate about where he should go to find the stpring. During his meditation, a huge pig appeared. The pig proceeded to loosen the soil and formed a mound resembling a hill, in an attempt to distract Ida Pedanda Hender from his meditation.

One of Ida Pendanda Hender’s companions however saw what the pig was doing and shooed the pig away. Because the mound abandoned by the huge pig resembled a hill, Ida Pedanda Hender then named the location Buung Hill. In his meditation Ida Pedanda Hender however did manage to find the location of the spring that he was looking for. He then resumed his pilgrimage northwards until he reached the location of the Sudamala spring.

After Ida Pedanda Hender’s visit

to the spring, the local people built a small shrine at the spring. The shrine was built near the current Tirta Sudamala water spouts. “Our senior figures once made a vow that Tirta Sudamala woould be able to repel pests attacking their crops, if they set up a temple near the location of Tirta Sudamala” explained hamlet chief Kariadnya.

In fact, thanks to the Tirta Sudamala, the local community finally managed to keep the monkeys from invading their paddy fields. As promised, the community then established a temple called Tirta Sudamala Temple. Until now, Tirta Sudamala Temple is supported by the community of Sedit hamle.

Temple celebrations for for Tirta Sudamala are normally held every six months (210 days) on Anggarkasih Prangbakat.(kmb)

Bignay Salad Rich in Vitamin C

Bignay salad can serve as tasty snack. Approximately in the 1980s, bignay salad was very popular in the community because it was easy to get the ingredients and prepare.

Children did not need to prepare permanent ingredient, they were just enough to bring bamboo crusher and a bamboo blade to pound. During fruit season, they always brought the crusher everywhere. When finding bignay trees, they would climb

and then picked for the making of salad.

Although the bignay tree did not belong to their father, grandfather, or uncle, they still took it. Understandably, village life was still had high sense of brotherhood and mutual assistance, so as not to mind when people’s bignay fruit was picked.

Each child had a traditional tool used to make the bignay salad.

When the fruit season ended, the

tool would be kept tidily so that it could be used in the following season. The spices in used were very simple, namely, salt and chili only. Children were enough to bring salt because chili could be taken anywhere or people’s moor. It is different from the bignay salad on sale that applies complete sauces.

It is very rare to find a merchant serving bignay fruit. If available, it will be sold by particular merchants.

An old gamelan instrument called Caruk made its first appearance at the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) this year. The Caruk gamelan troupe from Pau Village, Banjarangkan performed music that is rarely heard, on the Amgsoka stage of the Denpsar Art Center.

“The caruk gamelan instrument is estimated to have originated in the fifteenth century and this is the fifth generation of this particular gamelan troupe” explained art coordinator of Pau customary village, Nengah Sukirta. Pau Village and Tangkas Village are the only places in Klungkung where caruk gamlean can be found, said Sukirta adding that they are only played for Deva Yajna and Pitri Yajna religious cermonies.

“For Pitri Yajna rituals, caruk gamelan is played during the cremation ceremony during menek tumpang salu, menek bea and mapurwadaksina rites that culminate in the nyekah ritual. For Dewa Yajna rituals, caruk gamelan is played during the mamungkah rite.

It is played at the peak of the ritual when the deities circle the offerings clockwise –known as murwa daksina” he elaborated.

Head of Pau customary village’s caruk gamelan troupe, I Wayan Suendra, said that this gamelan instrument is a rare and sacred instrument. Caruk gamelan consists of two small xylophones and one saron that are always played together. “We also have an extra player so for the BAF performance there were four musicians” he Suendra. Suendra added that nine different caruk gamelan compositions were handed down by the ancestors, however because the palm-leaf manuscripts on which they were written are hard to read, only five of the compositions are played. All five were performed at this year’s BAF: the Tabuh Ririgan, Tabuh Rejang, Tabuh Ombak Segara, Tabuh Panji Marga and Tabuh Manu Kaba.

“For a very long time only five of the compositions can be played because of the difficulty in reading the lontars, but we are determined to find a way to read the others so that we can perform them in next year’s BAF”, explained Suendra.

Currently, there are only four people in Pau customary village who are actively involved playing gamelan so Suendra is eager to encourage younger people to learn to play. “The notation for caruk gamelan music is different than other gamelan so it is harder to learn. It takes many years to master. After the BAF we will start to teach young children, which may take even longer”, he said. (kmb)

Besides, it is hard to get the fruits and this rare type of fruit is expensive. In addition, children of current generation rarely know this fruit.

They do not know, so that not many of them choose this type of salad.

Bignay fruit has a rounded shape but is smaller that grape. When being ripe, it will turn blackish red. But when young and green, it tastes sour.

The red one tastes a bit sweet. When turning into blackish red, it means that it has been ripe, so that it will taste sweeter. As a seasonal fruit, it usually bears fruit at the beginning

of the year.

READ Keramas Aero Park, Restaurant in Boeing 737-400 Aircraft Today, it is hard to find bignay.

Its trees are rare because it has become extinct. If available, it will be located in the areas that are difficult to reach so that it is also rather difficult to pick. Probably some regions still have it but in restricted number.

Actually this bignay fruit has many benefits as containing vitamin C functioned as an antioxidant and booster of immunity and digestion. (kmb)

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Some residents are still doing activities as usual. Besides, a number of stalls in Besakih having previously closed have now begun to reopen.

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Mt. Agung in warning status

Besakih Temple never deserted from pilgrims

AMLAPURA — Although Mount Agung remains in warning status, it never dampens the intention of Balinese people to say prayers to Besakih Temple. Moreover, after Besakih has been emptied since September 22, this largest temple in Bali is never deserted from the pilgrims to worship. Almost every day there are Hindu devotees saying prayers to Besakih.

As observation of Bali Post on Friday (Oct. 20), a number of Hindu people were seen saying prayers to a number of temples in Besakih such as the Basukian and Penataran Agung. Some came along with their big family, while some others came alone. In addition to praying, some residents are still doing activities as usual. Besides, a

number of stalls in Besakih having previously closed have now begun to reopen. “I have just opened the stall since two days ago. Previously, it was closed as being left to evacuate,” said a merchant.

In the meantime, the priest of Penataran Agung Temple of Besakih, Jro Mangku Nyoman Artawan, said that he still pays devotional work

(ngaturang ayah) in the Penataran Agung. Today, he is on duty with five other priests. “Every day, there are always priests on duty here (Penataran Agung—Ed). The temple is never empty from the priests. However, their duty of paying devotional work has been scheduled every other day,” said Artawan.

Jro Mangku Artawan said the

pilgrims coming to say prayers to Besakih are never deserted. Every day, there are pilgrims saying prayers to Penataran Agung and other temples around Besakih.

Moreover, two days ago there were pilgrims from Bugbug doing mendak-nuntun procession.

“Indeed, there are always pilgrims coming to worship. Yesterday (Saturday—Ed) there were also pilgrims from Tabanan invoking holy water and saying prayers,” he asserted.

He said that before the Mount

Agung was announced to be in warning status and Besakih residents have not been instructed to evacuate, daily activities of being in charge here (Penataran Agung—Ed) still runs. However, after the residents were appealed to evacuate, there are no longer temple priests on duty at night. Local priest, Jro Mangku Made Sueca, is only on duty at night for few times. “Today, there are no priests on duty at night (makemit) here, but just pay devotional works,” he said. (kmb41)

Refugee post gets fogging to anticipate dengue fever

GIANYAR — Rising rain intensity makes the Gianyar Health Agency increase the awareness against Aedes Aegypti mosquito breeding that can trigger dengue fever.

In addition to optimizing the larva monitoring, the Health Agency also maximizes the fogging effort as carried out at refugee camp in Sutasoma Square, Sukawati, on Friday (Oct. 20).

In addition to optimizing the larva monitoring, the Health Agency also maximizes the fogging effort as carried out at refugee camp in Sutasoma Square, Sukawati.

Head of the Gianyar Health Agency, Ida Ayu Cahyani, said that her agency first does prevention in the refugee camp considering the area inhabited by hundreds of refugees is vulnerable to the transmission and breeding of the mosquitoes.

In general, the dengue fever cases in Gianyar so far has not showed a significant increase when compared to the previous year. “This year, dengue sufferers have not increased significantly,” she said.

Dayu Cahyani explained that the decline of dengue sufferers this year is the impact of increasing public awareness to implement a clean and healthy lifestyle. People began to diligently perform periodic larvae examina-

tion. “Essentially, the public are aware of examining the larvae at their own home,” she explained.

He further explained that dengue cases can be suppressed when the number of larvae can be made into zero. In the meantime, to kill adult mosquitoes, her agency will increase fogging efforts. Cahyani still appealed to the public to always be vigilant.

The most important thing to do is to address places having the potential as the breeding location for the mosquitoes.

“For example, when finding a bottle or used tin holding rainwater, please immediately turn it over. The correlation of the number of larvae to the case is very influential,” she explained. (kmb45)

People carry the coffin of Egyptian police officer Ahmed Fayez, who was attacked with other security forces by militants in Egypt’s western desert, in El Hosary Mosque outside Cairo, Egypt October 21, 2017.

Militants attack Egypt police, dozens killed - sources

VALLETTA - Malta’s government said on Saturday it was offering a reward of 1 million euros ($1.2 million) for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the death of prominent journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

“This is a case of extraordinary importance which requires extraordinary measures,” the government said in a statement.

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat had told parliament on Wednesday the government would offer a “substantial” reward to anyone with information about the crime but did not say how much would be paid.

Caruana Galizia, who regularly criticised Muscat in her popular blogs, was killed on Monday by a bomb, which tore apart her car as she was driving away from her home on the southern Mediterranean island.

The journalist ran a popular blog in which she relentlessly highlighted cases of alleged high-level corruption, targeting politicians from across party lines, including Muscat.

On Thursday the Caruana Galizia family said they had been informed of the government’s plans for a reward but they were refusing to endorse it.

“We are not interested in justice without change,” Caruana Galizia’s sons Matthew, Andrew and Paul said.

“Justice, beyond criminal liability, will only be served when everything that our mother fought for – political accountability, integrity in public life and an open and free society – replaces the desperate situation we are in,” they said.

They also called on the prime minister to resign and said his last act before doing so should be to replace the Police Commissioner and the Attorney General for failing to act over their mother’s claims of corruption.

A group of NGOs called the “Civil Society Network” is planning to hold a national protest against the killing on Sunday. (rtr)

CAIRO - Egypt’s security forces suffered one of their heaviest attacks after militants firing rockets and detonating explosives hit a police operation on Friday in the western desert, authorities and security sources said on Saturday.

Three security sources said at least 52 police officers and conscripts had been killed in gun battles that erupted in the remote desert, but Egyptian authorities said only 16 men had died when their patrol came under attack.

Egyptian authorities on Saturday said two police operations were moving in on a suspected militant hideout on Friday when one of the patrols came under fire from heavy weapons in a remote area around 135 km southwest of Cairo.

The interior ministry said 16 police were killed in that part of the operation, and 13 more were wounded. At least 15 militants were also killed in the gun fight.

The statement did not give details on any casualties in the other police patrol.

“As soon as the first mission approached the location of the terrorist elements, they sensed the arrival of the forces and targeted

them using heavy weapons from all directions,” the interior ministry said in a statement.

One security source said the convoy was attacked from higher ground by militants firing rocketpropelled grenades and detonating explosive devices on the ground.

Security has been a key point for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a former military commander who presents himself as a bulwark against terrorism after leading the ouster of president Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. Sisi was elected on a landslide a year later.

Though he has yet to declare his intentions, Sisi is widely expected to run for re-election in April next year with little opposition. But critics say his popularity has been dimmed because of security and economic austerity policies.

No group made any claim or statement about Friday’s operation

not far from the capital. But most of the fighting so far between militants and security forces has been in northern Sinai, where an Islamic State affiliate operates.

Security sources earlier said the police had been hunting hideout of the Hasm Movement, an Islamist militant group blamed for attacks on judges and police around the capital.

That group has in the past only carried out mostly small operations since it emerged last year. Egyptian authorities say it is the armed militant wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group it outlawed in 2013. Most of its leadership has been jailed in a crackdown under Sisi. Since Sisi came to power, hundreds of troops and police have been killed in often sophisticated attacks by militants in the northern Sinai region, where Ansar Bayt alMaqdis group pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 2014. (rtr)

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Candles burn to commemorate the killed investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Berlin, Germany, October 20, 2017.

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Impact of Mount Agung’s status rise

Climbing activities in Mt. Abang drop drastically

BANGLI — Climbing tourism activity on Mount Abang in Kintamani has decreased drastically since Mount Agung in Karangasem was announced to be in warning status. Previously, the daily average of climbing tourist could reach 50-70 people, currently drops to not more than 12 people.

Head of Abang Erawang Tourism Management, Nengah Suratnata, said on Friday (Oct. 20) that increasing status of Mount Agung since last month had really influential impact on tourist visits to Abang Erawang destination, especially the climbing activities (trekking). The decline in tourist arrivals is very drastic reaching 70 percent.

Suratnata revealed that when the condition of Mount Agung was still normal, in low season the number of tourists do trekking to Mount Abang could reach 50-70 per day. But lately, the number of tourist visit is only around 10-12 people per day. “This month, the number of visits maximally 12 people a day and they are foreign tourists only,” he explained.

At the beginning when Mount Agung was declared in warning status, he had worried about the safety of tourists visiting Mount Abang considering the distance to Mount Agung is quite close. His management had time to temporarily close the climbing activity by installing a signpost.

Moreover, at that time Suter and the surrounding areas were declared within the radius of disaster-prone areas. “We do not want to take risk.

We have rejected the arrival of guests for the sake of their safety,” he said.

But later, his management received information from the authorized institution stating that the Mount Abang and surrounding areas are safe from the impact of the potential eruption of Mount Agung. His management was then trying to attract back the interest of tourists to come and do trekking by contacting to travel agencies and travel associations.

Unfortunately, he does not get sufficient responses. Up to these days, tourist visits have not been able to return to normal as ever before.

Currently, the decreasing tourist activity to Mount Abang, said Suratnata, had significant impact on the income of dozens of local tour guides.

Previously, they only focused on working as a climbing tour guide, but now not a few of them take side job as a merchant. (kmb40)

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The increasing status of Mount Agung since last month had really influential impact on tourist visits to Abang Erawang destination.

Tourist visits decrease

Ubud police sector campaign if Bali remains safe

The annual Tompkins Square Halloween dog parade

NEW YORK - Pooches let their alter-egos shine, putting on some of the cutest and most creative costumes you’ve ever seen at the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade. CNN calls it “the largest dog costume parade in the world” with hundreds of dogs in costumes and thousands of spectators. The London Guardian says “It’s Barkin’ Mad.” This year’s parade contestants will be competing for thousands of dollars in prizes.

Tompkins Square Park went to the dogs Saturday, while humans waited around the block to see their elaborate costumes.

Nearly 10,000 dog lovers came out to Tompkins Square Park, home to the city’s first official dog run, to see pooches dressed up as New York landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, the red sightseeing buses, and the Staten Island Ferry.

Other dogs wore costumes without a New York theme,

such as dressing up as a lion, a kissing booth and even one dog who remained in his cell, with a sign that read, “Pawshank Redemption,” paying homage to the hit 1994 film, “Shawshank Redemption.”

The dogs and their Halloween-loving owners were there to compete “for thousands of dollars in prizes,” according to the parade’s website.

Dog trainer Garrett Rosso, who created the Halloween parade, told the podcast Animal Instinct ahead of the parade that they plan to “give out at least 10 prizes.”

Along with awarding prizes, this year’s parade collected items to donate for hurricane relief, according to the parade’s Facebook page.

And one dog even dressed up as a donation, with a roll of toilet paper around his neck with the words “hurricane relief” on them.

“It’s cool to see how people get creative,” one woman said. “I feel like people get more into it with their dogs than they do in their own Halloween costumes.”

Some certainly do get into it, like a woman named Diane and her family dressed as double-decker bus employees and their pack of French bulldogs as tourists on a miniature ‘pawline’ bus made from PVC piping, foam board and lots of red duct tape, 1010 WINS’ Samantha Liebman reported.

“Instead of hop on hop off, it’s bark on bark off,” Diane explained. “She even has her own little selfie-stick just like a tourist.”

Thousands of dogs paraded before the judges. The top prize, however, was not for them but tickets to “Hamilton” for their owners.

The parade benefits the park’s dog run, which organizers say was the first of its kind in any city park. (IBP/net)

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This campaign is done by showing the pamphlet reading “No Doubt ..! Coming to Bali is safe.

GIANYAR — The decline of tourist visits to Ubud received a response from Ubud sector police.

Under the leadership of Nyoman Wirajaya, the police authority holds voicing campaign that Ubud is safe to be visited. “We do this breakthrough responding to the decline of tourist visits, so we invite all members to get involved in the campaign,” said Nyoman Wirajaya, on Friday (Oct. 20).

This campaign is done by showing the pamphlet reading “No Doubt ..! Coming to Bali is safe.”

Then, police officers show some pamphlets sizing 30 cm x 50 cm to a number of tourists spending holidays around Ubud such as Monkey Forest, central intersection and Ubud Palace.

“We invite them to pose together, so that we get much documentation from foreign tourists.

Hopefully, they would upload the photos in their own language in their personal social media account,” he explained.

Such an activity will be regularly performed by Ubud police officers in the next few days, by bringing pamphlets and then taking photos together. “We hope the tourists also play a role that our Ubud destination is safe for the visit,” he said.

He also stated that such activity is purely done to convince tourists that Bali is safe so that it can give positive impact to the existence of Bali tourism especially Ubud. (kmb35)

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Though being in safe zone, banks still evacuating

AMLAPURA - The economy of Karangasem is difficult to revive in the current situation. Apart from residents, the state-owned enterprise and private office agencies are still reluctant to operate in the center of Amlapura town. Though having been repeatedly asserted that Amlapura town is still in safe zone, a number of banking institutions are reluctant to operate in Amlapura since Mount Agung was announced to be in warning status on September 22. This macro-finance institution prefers to operate at temporary office in Manggis subdistrict.

Two large banks remaining to evacuate namely Bank Mandiri and BNI. The banks located on Jalan Sudirman, Amlapura, prefer to close the office due to the threat of Mount Agung eruption. To inform their customers, the management of Bank Mandiri posted an announcement at the door of his office that Bank Mandiri of Amlapura branch temporarily operates at the Padangbai office. Nevertheless, Bank Mandiri ensures to still serve the needs of transaction. “We continue to serve the needs of ATM customer transactions through online system for 24 hours as well through electronic banking (Mandiri Online, Mandiri Mobile and SMS Banking),” explained Bank Mandiri authority to its customers through the announcement.

Like Bank Mandiri, BNI of Amlapura Branch also closed its office in Amlapura. The office located on Jalan Ahmad Yani, Amlapura, is only guarded by one security officer whose job is to explain to incoming customers coming. In accordance with the leaflets affixed at the entrance of the bank, it does not operate before volcanic activity of Mount Agung has been declared normal by the authorities.

In the meantime, all banking activities of BNI Amlapura are transferred to mobile BNI Service located at Nyuh Tebel hamlet, Candidasa tourism area. The other banking operational transactions can also be served at the other branch offices such as Klungkung, Gianyar and others. In the meantime, the e-banking services (SMS Banking, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking to Phone Banking) can still be used as a means of transaction.

The other banking institution such as BRI of Amlapura Branch remains to operate as usual. Branch Manager of BRI Amlapura, I Gede Dianarta, said on Saturday (Oct. 21) that since

the Mount Agung was declared in warning status, the Amlapura branch office continues to serve its customers as usual. However, seven unit offices in warning zones had come to flee.

“After seeing the current development, five unit offices will be returned to operate on the previous location from Monday, including Tukadeling Kubu Unit, Menanga Rendang Unit, Bebandem Unit, Culik Unit and Kubu Unit, while the unit having not returned are the Selat and Kubu,” said Dianarta.

In essence, although previously had been evacuated from the unit office, the operation remains to run, but at the refuge in Manggis. BRI itself has prepared an alternative location centered at Manggis and Sengkidu village. On that account, if there is any eruption and has an impact to Amlapura town, the operation of BRI will continue to run as usual while being centered there.

Credit restructuring

Other than anticipating alternative operations offices, BRI also responds to the issue of bad customer lending liabilities because they had to evacuate. Firstly, it checks the data of customers in the evacuation as well as customers having the businesses affected by the current situation. It wants to verify whether they really evacuate and their business condition still

run. After that, the bank management will provide a formulation of credit restructuring policy. This policy has various forms, such as rescheduling the term for not paying the interest first, relief of interest rate and some other policies. So, Dianarta asserted it will highly depends on the type of debt or business of customers, so the policy provided by the bank is not generalized for all customers in refugee camp and getting affected.

He suggested customers remaining confused about the problem to immediately come to the nearest unit office or directly to BRI Amlapura. They will get explanation about the problems faced and formulation of the problems. Having made data collection, the number of customers in the refugee camp at this time reaches thousands. However, it cannot be ascertained as the data continue to grow. BRI Amlapura itself has been appointed as the coordinator A for Karangasem region by the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprise (SOEs). It has the tasks to coordinate the assistance submitted by all other SOEs in Karangasem. It has something to do with the help handed over directly to Tanah Ampo Command Post and the evacuation site. It is intended to distribute the aids proportionally, so as not scattered and reaches the right target in cooperation with the Karangasem and Bali Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD). (kmb21)

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Kerambitan Festival opened with Okokan and Tektekan

TABANAN - For the third time, the Kerambitan Festival got ultimate enthusiasm from the local community. Evidently, on Thursday (Oct. 19) when Deputy Regent of Tabanan, I Komang Gede Sanjaya, opened the people’s festivities in the series of Tabanan anniversary, it was able to draw the attention of residents wishing to see firsthand various arts and cultural attractions to be held over the next three days.

It was getting more vivacious when the appearance of okokan (cow bell) and tektekan (bamboo split drum) marked the opening of the Kerambitan Festival in Kerambitan Grand Palace. The opening ceremony was attended by King

of Kerambitan Grand Palace Ida Anglurah Kerambitan XII, senior figure of Ubud Palace Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, as well as local customary and community leaders.

Kerambitan Festival also held to enliven the 524th anniversary of Tabanan town takes the theme of Desa Mawa Cara (literally means ‘the village has its own customs’).

And, the spirit featured is to explore all the potential and uniqueness owned by 15 villages in Kerambitan subdistrict.

Regent of Tabanan in her speech read by Deputy Regent Sanjaya said the Kerambitan Festival having been held for three times has the same spirit as the celebration

of Tabanan town anniversary and the preservation of the art, culture and local wisdom.

It is also in harmony with the main theme of the 524th anniversary of Tabanan town namely the Bhuana Kertih meaning the fertility of the universe. The meaning should be utilized as well as possible as a means of prospering the community by involving all components of society, including the government in the subdistrict level.

“The anniversary moment of Tabanan town, including the Kerambitan Festival, is expected to be a means to further explore all the potential of each subdistrict in terms of cultural, social and economic aspect for the prosperity of

society,” said the regent as quoted

by Deputy Regent Sanjaya.

On that account, continued Sanjaya, he very much appreciated to the implementation of the Kerambitan Festival and People’s Fiesta taking place in other subdistricts in Tabanan district. Aside from the entertainment for the community, the activity is expected to be a medium of the art and cultural preservation as well as the efforts to raise the potential of the region.

“I hope all components of Kerambitan society can continuously support the development programs both at the subdistrict and district level so as to realize the prosperous, safe and excellent Tabanan,” he said.

The festival took place until Sunday (Oct. 22). During the festival, visitors were jazzed up with various art, cultural and sports activities. All activities were mostly centered at Kerambitan Square.

The art and cultural activities dominated the activity with the presentation of okokan and tektekan performances, physical and psychical healing, Jauk Manis dance competition, solo traditional drum competition, mass roasting suckling pig, games, music performances by Joni Agung & Double T, Dek Ulik, Anak Angin, and some other cultural activities.

Meanwhile, in the field of sports, the festival was enlivened with USA Adventure 3. (kmb28)

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LONDON - A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for 126,000 pounds ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner. The letter is one of the last known to have survived the sinking and still carries stains from its time in the Atlantic.

Written by first-class passenger Alexander Oskar Holverson on embossed Titanic “on-board” stationary, the letter to his mother describes his impressions of the palatial ship, praising the food and music.

“If all goes well we will arrive in New York Wednesday A.M.,” Holverson wrote the day before the ship’s fateful encounter with an iceberg.

Holverson was a Minnesotaborn salesman, who was travelling on the ship with his wife, Mary Alice, who survived the sinking.

The letter was sold by the Holverson family at an auction held

by Henry Aldridge & Son in the southern English town of Devizes.

Iron keys from the Titanic also sold for 76,000 pounds.

“The prices illustrate the continuing interest in the Titanic and her passengers and crew,” said auctioneer Andrew Aldridge.

“I’m delighted with the new world record for the Titanic letter.

It reflects its status as the most important Titanic letter we have ever auctioned.”

In his letter Holverson also described his experiences rubbing shoulders with one of the ship’s most famous passengers.

“John Jacob Astor is on this ship,” he said of the American financier and real-estate investor, who was one of the world’s richest men at the time.

“He looks like any other human being even though he has millions of money. They sit out on deck with the rest of us.”

The Titanic was the largest ocean liner in service when it struck an iceberg on April 14 1912 in the Atlantic while travelling from Southampton to New York. More than 1,500 people died. (rtr)

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Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to obstruction charge in July arrest

LOS ANGELES - Actor Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty in a Georgia court on Thursday to one count of obstruction and was sentenced to community service and a year of probation following his July arrest on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

A letter written on April 13, 1912 and recovered from the body of Alexander Oskar Holverson, a Titanic victim, was due to be auctioned on Saturday, and is seen in this photograph received via Henry Aldridge & Son, in London, Britain on October 20, 2017. The letter was written by Holverson the day before the ship sank.

LaBeouf, 31, pleaded no contest to a charge of disorderly conduct and not guilty to public drunkenness, according to Savannah court records. He was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service, anger management, drug and alcohol evaluation and was fined $2,000.

Representatives for LaBeouf did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment. The actor, best known for playing Sam Witwicky in the “Transformers” franchise, was arrested in the lobby of his hotel in downtown Savannah in July after he became unruly.

Videos released by police from bodycam footage showed the actor hurling expletive-filled barbs at officers as he questioned the reason for his arrest. He was booked into the Chatham County Jail and released a few hours later.

LaBeouf at the time put out a statement on Twitter saying he was “deeply ashamed” of his behavior and that his actions “warrant a very sincere apology to the arresting officers, and I am grateful for their restraint.”

“My outright disrespect for authority is problematic to say the least, and completely destructive to

say the worst. It is a new low. A low I hope is a bottom. I have been struggling with addiction publicly for far too long, and I am actively taking steps toward securing my sobriety and hope I can be forgiven for my mistakes,” he said on Twitter.

The actor, who broke out as a child star on the Disney Channel, has had numerous brushes with the law in recent years. In January, he was arrested after a scuffle outside a New York museum where he was chanting: “He will not divide us,” during a live-streamed protest against President Donald Trump.

In 2014, he was arrested in New York after disturbing a performance of the musical “Cabaret” on Broadway, which led to him pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct violation and receiving outpatient care for addiction. (rtr)

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Powerful typhoon drenches Japan, tens of thousands advised to evacuate

Typhoon Lan Tens of thousands across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were canceled and rail services disrupted as heavy rain and wind lashed a wide swathe of Japan on Sunday, a national election day.

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TOKYO - Tens of thousands of people across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were cancelled and train services were disrupted on Sunday as a typhoon roared toward the coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds on a national election day. Typhoon Lan, classified as an intense Category 4 storm by the Tropical Storm Risk monitoring site, was south of Japan and moving northeast at 40 kph on Sunday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

An agency official told a news conference that while Lan appeared to have weakened slightly from its peak, it was still a powerful storm that could pound parts of Japan with more than 80 mm (3 inches) of rain an hour. It is set to make landfall on Japan’s main island of Honshu, possibly near Tokyo, early on Monday.

“It will make landfall as a strong typhoon,” the official said. “The wind and rain will grow stronger as the night goes on, so take measures as needed as early as possible, preferably before it gets dark.”

Wind gusts of up to 162 kph (100 mph) were possible across central and eastern Japan early on Monday, the JMA added. One man was knocked

unconscious after scaffolding collapsed at a building site, NHK said.

There were a handful of other injuries caused by falls in the strong wind, all minor. The agency issued warnings for heavy rain and flooding on the Pacific side of Japan including the Tokyo metropolitan area, even though the typhoon is likely to be downgraded to Category 3 by Sunday night, with the activity of a seasonal rain front intensified by the storm.

More than 70,000 households in various parts of Japan were advised to evacuate, with more than 5,000 ordered to do so, NHK public television said. “I live alone and at night it’s scary, so I came here as early as I could,” one elderly woman told

NHK at a evacuation centre in western Japan. Several small landslides had occurred and rivers were rising close to the top of their banks in several parts of the country. One part of the country got over 600 mm (23 inches) of rain in 48 hours, twice the usual amount of rain for the whole month of October.

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