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‘Halloween’ scares up big boxoffice numbers in North America

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HOLLYWOOD - North American moviegoers really like to be scared, and Universal gleefully accommodated them this weekend as its new release “Halloween” registered an impressive $77.5 million in estimated ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

That strong three-day number gave the film the second-best opening ever for an October, trailing only “Venom,” which earlier this month booked an $80-million opening, according to HollywoodReporter.com.

Universal executives could be excused for a bit of gloating -- they produced “Halloween” for a microscopic $10 million.

“Halloween” recounts the return of a homicidal masked figure (Nick Castle) 40 years after he set off on a bloody Halloween night killing spree.

Jamie Lee Curtis again stars as Laurie Strode, sole survivor of that spree.

Holding tight in second spot was Warner Bros.’s musical drama “A Star Is Born,” with ticket sales of $19.3 million.

The film, the third remake of a 1937 movie, was directed

by Bradley Cooper. He plays a hard-drinking musician who falls in love with a young singer (Lady Gaga), only to see her star rise as his plunges.

Sony’s “Venom” was not far behind, taking in $18.1

“Halloween” recounts the return of a homicidal masked figure (Nick Castle) 40 years after he set off on a bloody Halloween night killing spree.

million as it approaches $500 million globally. Tom Hardy stars as a journalist who becomes the superpowerful host for an alien creature.

In fourth was another seasonal offering, Sony’s “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween,” at $9.7 million.

The family-friendly sequel, based on the R.L. Stine children’s books, stars Wendi McLendon-Covey and Madison Iseman.

Fifth spot went to Universal’s astronaut drama “First Man,” at $8.6 million. The film, directed by Oscar winner Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, recounts Neil Armstrong’s historic journey to the moon in 1969. (afp)

Bollywood’s Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are getting married

NEW DELHI - Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have ended months of speculation about their relationship by announcing they are to marry next month.

In a joint statement on social media, the actors - two of the Indian film industry’s biggest names - expressed their “immense joy” and asked for the blessings of fans ahead of the wedding, which will take place over two days.

“With the blessings of our families, it gives us immense joy in sharing that our wedding is set to take place on the 14th and 15th of November, 2018,” they said.

“We thank you for all the love you have showered upon us over the years and seek your blessings as we embark on this incredible journey of love, loyalty, friendship and togetherness.”

Copenhagen-born Padukone, 32, is one of Bollywood’s highest-paid stars and one of a select few to break into Hollywood after she starred in xXx: Return of Xander Cage with Vin Diesel. She has featured in 40 films since 2006.

She is also the daughter of Indian badminton player Prakash Padukone - a former world number one.

Singh, 33, rose to fame in the 2010 romantic comedy Band Baaja Baaraat and went on to appear in 14 films.

He has starred in several films alongside his wife-to-be. They include 2013’s Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela, 2014’s Finding Fanny, and 2015’s Bajirao Mastani.

They also appeared in the controversial Bollywood epic Padmaavat, which sparked violent protests in northern India earlier this year. (IBP/net)

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Robert Mahoney, deputy executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists speaks during a news conference at the United Nations on October 18, 2018. Members from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Border make an appeal regarding the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi dissidents fear ‘long arm’ of state after Khashoggi murder

The actors reportedly started dating in 2013.

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The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has sent a chill through exiled dissidents, with many revealing discreet government attempts to lure them to their embassies as an apparent “trap” to return them to the kingdom.

Khashoggi, a critic of powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, in what sources close to the government have said was likely an authorised rendition that went wrong.

Saudi exiles in three different countries have recounted what appeared to be official attempts to bait them into the kingdom’s

diplomatic missions, exposing them to potentially the same fate as Khashoggi.

Omar Abdulaziz, a 27-year-old Saudi activist exiled in Canada, said he was approached earlier this year by Saudi officials who urged him to visit their embassy with them to collect a new passport.

“They were saying ‘it will only take one hour, just come with us to the

embassy’,” Abdulaziz, who rankled authorities with a YouTube show that satirized the Saudi leadership, said in a video posted on Twitter.

He refused to go, fearing a trap, and two of his brothers and a handful of his friends were arrested in the kingdom, he said, thus validating his suspicions. The Washington Post said it received hours-long tapes from Abdulaziz of his conversations with those officials, which he secretly recorded. Abdullah Alaoudh, a Saudi scholar at Georgetown, said he was subjected to a similar “plot” in Washington.

Last year, when Alaoudh, son of prominent cleric Salman al-Awda who is jailed and faces trial in the kingdom, applied to renew his passport at the Saudi embassy in Washington, he says he was told to return to the kingdom to complete what appeared to be basic formalities. “They offered me a ‘temporary pass’ that would allow me to return to Saudi Arabia,” Alaoudh told AFP. “I knew it was a trap and just left with my expired passport.”

- ‘Cover up’ The testimonies suggest what

appear to be growing Saudi efforts to snare overseas critics of the government or entice them to return since Mohammed bin Salman, widely known as MBS, became crown prince last year.

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The excavation site in Gelang Agung

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Operator of Besakih Attraction exceeds visit target

AMLAPURA —The eruption of Mount Agung with the status remaining at level III (watch) seems to have no significant influence on tourist visits to Besakih Temple attraction. This was proved by the fact where the operator of tourist attraction could exceed the target of tourist visit.

Public Relations Manager of the Besakih Temple Attraction, I Gusti Bagus Karyawan, stated on Sunday (Oct. 20) the eruption of Mount Agung had indeed made the number of tourist visit dropped. Travel agencies and tourists were once reluctant to visit Besakih. However, considering the recent activities of Mount Agung began to slightly calm down, the number of visits to Besakih returned to normal.

Moreover, it could exceed the target set by the operator.

He added that this year ’s target of foreign tourist visit reaches 97,200 people and 14,400 domestic tourists. Seeing the target set, the operator has been able to exceed that target.

As of October 16, the number of foreign tourist visit has reached 149,477 people and 21,596 people of domestic tourists. So, the average number of daily foreign tourist visit reached 520 and domestic reached 79 visitors.

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Excavation of Gelang Agung site continues

MANGUPURA —The Archeological Institute of Bali reexamined the site of the Gelang Agung Temple located at Buangga hamlet, Getasan, Petang. The team found a building structure made from sandstone, a number of pottery fragments and a piece of perforated coin.

Research Team Leader of the Gelang Agung Temple site, Luh Suwita Utami, stated the research carried out was a continuation of the 2017 research program, where this year’s research entered the sixth activity by applying excavation methods. “We opened three excavation boxes outside the temple wall,” said Luh Suwita on Saturday (Oct. 20).

According to her, the opening of the excavation box is to find the sustainability of the findings in the form of building structures made from sandstones. The building structure has been found during the period of 2013-2017. “The research has taken place from October 8, 2018,” she said.

He said the research at the Gelang Agung Temple site involved researchers from the Archeological Institute of Bali and the people of Buangga hamlet accompanied by architectural experts from the Udayana University. The activity was commenced with the Forum Group Discussion on October 10, 2018 at the office of Getasan headman by involving community leaders and resource person Prof.

Dr. I Wayan Ardika.

“FGD activities are intended to capture as much information as possible from the people from the nearest environment of the site related to the existence of the Gelang Agung Temple site,” he explained.

He explained the results of research carried out this time are rediscovering the sustainability of the findings of building structures made from sandstones on the eastern side of the Gelang Agung Temple. The findings are at a depth of 230 cm from the ground.

The building structure spreading from the north to south looks quite neat. In the meantime, on the north side of the compound wall of Gelang Agung Temple was also found the ruins of buildings made of stone. “Researchers also found a number of pottery fragments and a piece of perforated coin that cannot be identified because it is covered in rust,” he said.

Based on the discovery of this building structure, the researcher estimated that in the area of Gelang Agung Temple site once stood a sanctum building made of sandstone with a rectangular base building, equipped with water channels closely related to the worship of Lord Vishnu.

“This finding was not taken out, but the structure was left in its original position and then backfilled with previously provided protection to avoid damage from the findings of the structure found,” he concluded. (kmb27)

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ous problems we are able to meet the target and even surpass it. We hope that until the end of the year the foreign tourist visit can exceed 150,000 visitors. Likewise, domestic tourist visit can reach 25,000 people,” he said.

According to him, the success to meet the targets is inseparable from the hard work done by the whole management, such as the aggressive promotion on the latest situation of Mount Agung remaining at level III (watch) through tourists coming directly to Besakih, tour guide, travel agencies and Facebook social media. The operator has already owned a Facebook account used to promote the Besakih tourism.

“In addition, we also routinely organize promotions when conducting comparative studies to outside the region. For instance, we have done it in the working visit to Jakarta, Banten and Jogjakarta. We asked them to help promote Besakih tourist object.

Hopefully, these efforts can

increase the number of visits to Besakih,” explained Karyawan.

He further said that to support tourism development to Besakih, Besakih Temple area still needs arrangement such as the parking lots and merchant areas currently remaining to sell in the south of wantilan and other supporting facilities. On that account, for the success of exceeding the number of tourist visit target, he hoped the regional government can help in the arrangement to support the progress of tourism at Besakih.

“We will propose the improvement for a number of supporting facilities such as parking lot at the entrance at Kedungdung hamlet, sound system, meeting facilities and restructuring the rest area so that it can be installed with tiles. We also hope that later on there will be lighting at some points in the temple area.

Sometimes, tourist visit lasts until night, so they are not dark.

Hopefully, the proposal can be approved,” he hoped. (kmb41)

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To welcome rice harvest yield, residents prepare Ngepitu Nadi ritual

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Dandelion seeds create a bizarre whirlpool in the air to fly Dandelion seeds use a novel flying mechanism to fly to distant sprouting destinations.

WHEN you’re essentially a little ball of floof, flying is hard. To ride the wind, dandelion seeds stir up a weird type of whirlpool in the air directly above them. The newly discovered way of moving through the air, described October 17 in Nature, resolves a long-standing question about how the seeds stay aloft.

Dandelion seed flight is not unlike the flight of Mary Poppins: Utterly charming, yet inexplicable when it comes to physics — until now. When a gust of wind plucks a seed from the plant’s fuzzy head, a fluffy structure called the pappus keeps the seed aloft before it ultimately falls to the ground. The structure, which extends from the seed, is made up of tiny hairlike filaments, making it mostly empty space.

“It’s a weird structure,” says coauthor Naomi Nakayama, a biophysicist at the University of Edinburgh. “Nobody really knew how it could fly.”

So Nakayama and her colleagues dug into the weeds. Highspeed video and mathematical simulations revealed that the pappus filaments act together like a uniform sheet or a parachute and create drag — a force that counters gravity. Air also flows around the

pappus and gets sucked into the area just above it. This air forms a swirling bubble that the researchers call a separated vortex ring, which adds to the drag.

Swirlin’ and whirlin’ Dandelion seeds are attached to a fuzzy structure called a pappus (top-down view at left). The pappus creates a swirling bubble of air in the low-pressure region above the structure (seen at right with a seed

in a wind tunnel). The pappus is key to making this work. The spacing of its filaments allows just enough airflow through to keep the vortex stable, helping the seed float.

As far as vortex rings go, the dandelion’s is odd. Normally, such air bubbles stay attached to an object or totally separate and disappear. But the dandelion’s bubble separates and hangs out above the seed. “When you show it to a fluid dynamicist, it blows their mind,” says study coauthor Cathal Cummins, a postdoctoral researcher in Nakayama’s lab.

The bubble stays in place above the seed because the filament

GIANYAR — Residents of Patas customary village, Taro, Tegallalang, will organize the Ngepitu ritual on Wednesday (Oct. 24). It is a regular ceremony every full moon of the fifth month in Balinese calendar held at Puseh Bale Agung Temple at local customary village. This ritual also has something to do with the rice plants owned by the citizens.

Secretary of local customary village, I Ketut Wija, explained the ceremony of this time is different because it coincided with the people’s rice plants having entered the period of pregnancy, so the ceremony was called the ngepitu nadi. It is different because its implementation is also called elantasan or only held in one day when coinciding with this ceremony, when the age of people’s rice has not entered the pregnancy period, He added the ritual is carried out by all citizens commenced with the making of ceremonial paraphernalia. Like on Sunday (Oct. 21), people performed the Mekale Hyang ceremony, as a form of purification to all components related to the upcoming ceremony.

“All citizens are involved in this year’s ngepitu ceremony,” he said.

Youth groups will compete to climb penjor and in certain rounds, and they must reach the peak to get the offerings called sampian, as a symbol of prosperity. “This sampian will also be re-included in the ritual of surrounding the penjor brought by local temple priest, followed by customary village apparatus and village youth,” he said.

Previously, all the components of customary community elements worked together in decorating activities. All parts of the temple are using bamboo including the installation of banners, pennants to cloth at each local temple shrine. (kmb35)

parachute is leaky. Some air gets through the pappus, and a pressure gradient forms with low pressure above the filaments and high pressure below them, keeping the bubble stable. This low pressure is also what sucks in the air flowing around the filaments to form the bubble in the first place.

The way the dandelion moves through air is four times as efficient at generating drag — and therefore fighting against gravity — as a more parachute-like structure would be. Other seeds with fuzzy exteriors or extensions may also use these odd vortex rings to fly through the air. (afp)

Amed Beach

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Tourism players have tsunami detectors installed on the beach

Add beer to the list of foods threatened by climate change

AMLAPURA — Tourism players in the coastal areas of Karangasem proposed the installation of tsunami detector to the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Karangasem.

The proposal was made for the convenience of foreign guests staying in the Karangasem region.

Climate change impacts on barley crops could lead to less beer and skyrocketing prices.

Manager of Hidden Paradise in Abang subdistrict, Made Audi, said he hoped the installation of tsunami detection device at several points on a number of beaches in Karangasem such as Tulamben Beach, Amed Beach, Abang District and Candidasa Beach. “I had proposed to BPBD, but until now there is no response yet. Installation of the tsunami detection device is highly expected. So, it is unlike the incident in Palu, Central Sulawesi,” he said.

Audi added that when earthquake happens guests are usually panicky and go up the highland

BEER lovers could be left with a sour taste, thanks to the latest in a series of studies mapping the effects of climate change on crops.

Malted barley — a key ingredient in beer including IPAs, stouts and pilsners — is particularly sensitive to warmer temperatures and drought, both of which are likely to increase due to climate change.

As a result, average global barley crop yields could drop as much as 17 percent by 2099, compared

with the average yield from 1981 to 2010, under the more extreme climate change projections, researchers report October 15 in Nature Plants.

That decline “could lead to, on average, a doubling of price in some countries,” says coauthor Steven Davis, an Earth systems scientist at University of California, Irvine. Consumption would also drop globally by an average of 16 percent, or roughly what people in the United States consumed in 2011.

The results are based on computer simulations projecting climate conditions, plant responses

and global market reactions up to the year 2099. Under the mildest climate change predictions, world average barley yields would still go down by at least 3 percent, and average prices would increase about 15 percent, the study says.

Other crops such as maize, wheat and soy and wine grapes are also threatened by the global rising of average atmospheric temperatures as well as by pests emboldened by erratic weather.

But there’s still hope for ale aficionados. The study did not account for technological innovations or genetic tweaks that could spare the crop, Davis says. (IBP/net)

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Residents of Patas customary village, Taro, Tegallalang, will organize the Ngepitu ritual on Wednesday (Oct. 24).

areas. They are worried that tsunami will occur because of their residence near the sea. “We hope that central government will immediately install it,” he hoped.

Chief Executive of the BPBD Karangasem, I.B. Ketut Arimbawa, confirmed it. In the near future, the BPBD will propose to central government. However, he did not dare to ascertain whether the proposal will be realized or not. “Next year (2019), we are going to propose several points such as the Tulamben Beach, Candidasa, Seraya, and Amed Beach. Tsunami detection de-

vice is required for the sake of tourist’s convenience,” said Arimbawa.

Arimbawa added that Karangasem is included in the 100 areas prone to disasters according to the 2013 Indonesian Disaster Risk Index (IRBI). Karangasem is ranked 93rd in terms of disaster risk areas due to regional conditions. Karangasem is the area where the fault passes. It is planar fracture or discontinuity in rock volume, where there is a significant displacement resulting from rock mass grading.

This fault can cause earthquake / tsunami. (kmb41)

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Violating parking in Ubud, some motorcycles transported by police

GIANYAR - Finally, police took strict action against a number of parking violators in the tourist area of Ubud. This decisive action was taken by transporting a number of motorcycles having violated parking caution. The motorcycles directly taken to the Gianyar Police Station are automatically subject to a ticket.

Chief of the Gianyar Police Traffic Affairs, Gusti Udayani Addi, when asked for her confirmation said that her ranks tried to crack down on parking violators in the tourism village area.

“We have focused on controlling the parking in Ubud for several months,” she said.

In an effort to act decisively in controlling the parking, her rank remains to be focused on the Jalan Monkey Forest in Ubud. She said that before cracking down on the violators they have been given an appeal through loudspeakers. “They are also awaited in order that their vehicle can be removed to the location specified,” he said.

Well, if the vehicle owner does not come yet, police then take firm action by transporting the vehicle. “If it has not arrived yet, and rather than disrupting the traffic, let alone cause congestion, that’s why we transport and secure it,” he said.

She said that so far quite a lot of motorcycles have been transported by police. All of the motorcycles ticketed were immediately secured at the Gianyar Police Station. Not only that, every

Police took strict action against a number of parking violators in the tourist area of Ubud.

vehicle violating the parking rules are also ticketed. “When arriving, we will immediately ticket the owner,” she said.

Meanwhile, the cars violating the parking prohibition were also immediately ticketed by police. However, most of the cars reprimanded were immediately moved. “The violating cars are usually soon removed after getting reprimanded, so there are no cars towed,” she affirmed.

The parking violations in Ubud are indeed dominated by motorcycle riders. “Absolutely, it is rather difficult for motorcycles, so that we transport the motorcycles of the stubborn owners,” she said.

Previously, it was reported that traffic violations in the Ubud tourism area became a never-ending problems. Parking prohibition signs having been installed so far in the tourist area only become a display. Parking violations by cars and motorcycles are still high.

As observation, the parking violations remain to occur in almost every road section containing parking prohibition signs. For instance, it has been installed on Jalan Raya Ubud in front of the royal palace to the north. The violations were not only committed by motorcycles but also by many private cars parked carelessly. (kmb35)

E-money usage at Kerambitan Festival hampered by village unreadiness

TABANAN - Tabanan district is currently promoting transactions by using electronic money or e-money in the community. One of the steps having been realized is parking payment by using e-money at some points. To support this, Kerambitan subdistrict used e-money in every purchase transaction taking place during the Kerambitan Festival IV. Unfortunately, even though the facilities and infrastructure have been ready, the implementation of e-money was forced to be postponed due to the unreadiness of each village in Kerambitan subdistrict.

This was explained by subdistrict head of Kerambitan, I Gede Sukanada. According to him, his government has cooperated with BRI having printed 100 e-money cards. The e-money card logo has

the characteristic of Kerambitan, namely the art of okokan.

In addition to the cards, the bank is also ready to facilitate by supplying the electronic data capture (EDC) at each booth. “But when disseminating this plan to villages in Kerambitan subdistrict, they are not ready yet,” he said. On that account, according to Sukanada for the festival of this time he only disseminated the use of e-money.

It will be only implemented in the upcoming Kerambitan Festival.

According to Sukanada, in addition to supporting the Tabanan district government’s program having been realized in the form of e-parking at a number of parking points, the plan to use e-money is also meant to know for sure the circulation of money in the Kerambitan Festival IV. (kmb24)

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‘We failed them’: Australia apologises to child sex abuse victims

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a national apology to thousands of victims of institutional sex abuse Monday, admitting the state utterly failed to stop “evil, dark crimes” committed over decades.

“This was done by Australians to Australians, enemies in our midst, enemies in our midst,” Morrison said in an emotional address to parliament, designed as a belated apology to the 15,000 known survivors of child abuse.

“As a nation, we failed them, we forsook them, and that will always be our shame,” he said, recounting abuse that a government inquiry has shown was rife in schools, churches, orphanages, sports clubs and other institutions across the country over decades.

Morrison’s voice cracked and trailed off as he recounted a history of exploitation, cover-ups and state failure. He declared a new national credo for future allegations: “We believe you.”

The state apology comes after a five-year Royal Commission that detailed harrowing child sex abuse claims involving once well-trusted institutions.

“Today, we say sorry, to the children we failed. Sorry. To the parents whose trust was betrayed and who have struggled to pick up the pieces. Sorry. To the whistleblowers, who we did not listen to.

Sorry,” Morrison said.

“To the spouses, partners, wives, husbands, children, who have dealt with the consequences of the abuse, cover-ups and obstruction. Sorry.

To generations past and present.

Sorry.”

In parliament, lawmakers stood for a moment of silence follow-

ing the remarks, as hundreds of survivors looked on or watched in official events across the country.

Normal parliamentary business, a session of prime minister’s questions, was suspended in a bipartisan show of respect.

Outside the parliamentary chamber, relatives of victims wore tags with the names of departed daughters and sons, brothers and sisters, for whom the apology came too late.

After meeting some of the victims, Morrison told journalists “I’ve never felt such pain in one room, ever.”

A series of Australian institutions have already apologised for their failings, including Australian Catholic leaders who have lamented the church’s “shameful” history of child abuse and cover-ups.

According to the Royal Commission, seven percent of Catholic priests in Australia were accused of abuse between 1950 and 2010, but the allegations were rarely investigated, with child victims ignored and even punished.

Some senior members of the church in Australia have been prosecuted in relation to the abuse.

- Power of apology The Australian government has previously issued formal apologies for the mistreatment of Aboriginal Australians, for forced adoptions and homosexual convictions.

There are growing calls for an

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Kerambitan subdistrict used e-money in every purchase transaction taking place during the Kerambitan Festival IV.

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In this photograph taken on July 28, 2018, an Indian boy looks at a painting of India’s independence icon Mahatma Gandhi displayed inside the Indian President’s House museum in New Delhi.

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Child sex abuse survivor Carolyn Unwin, 74, from Cairns, Queensland stands on the front lawn of Parliament House in Canberra on October 22, 2018, after Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a national apology to child sex abuse victims. apology for the military’s treatment of gay, bisexual and transgender personnel.

For many Australians there will still be questions about how the child sex abuse and cover-ups took place.

And for some of the victims, the government’s atonement rings hollow -- a step short of remov-

ing public funding for offending institutions, or far-ranging legal reforms.

At an event attended by the leaders of both major political parties, protestors shouted demands that the government do more to punish the guilty and dig into the past of other institutions like the military.

“Today’s apology to victims of

institutional child abuse highlights the power of a public apology to heal past wounds,” said Professor Noah Riseman of the Australian Catholic University.

“But in the midst of today’s acknowledgement there was a reminder that other victims of institutional trauma remain unacknowledged.” (afp)

NEW DELHI - With a moon rock, a chunk of Mount Everest and the chance to stroll with Gandhi, the President’s House in Delhi is lifting the veil on its treasures in its new museum. The President’s House, a classical palace with an Indian twist, is one of the grandest buildings in India, built by the British as the Viceroy’s House.

Storerooms not opened for decades -- some because of superstition -- were unlocked in a treasure hunt to put together the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum’s collection.

It recreates moments from India’s independence struggle such as Mahatma Gandhi’s landmark

protest march against the salt tax in 1930 and the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre of civilians by troops under British command.

Technology allows visitors to walk with Gandhi in the virtual reality room, while interactive features include a flipbook of India’s constitution.

“The museum depicts the democratic heritage of India and gives a peek into the lives of former presidents,” education officer Pankaj Protim Bordoloi told AFP. “We have used augmented technology to keep visitors involved and interested. The museum is always a work in progress and we

will add more exhibits as we discover them,” said Bordoloi.

Drawcards include a Mercedes car given to late premier Rajiv Gandhi by the king of Jordan and a horse-drawn presidential buggy complete with horses.

The collection also includes a long-lost painting of Robert Clive (1725-74), commander-in-chief of British India.

The authorities contacted the National Gallery in Britain and also Clive’s family who confirmed the work was genuine.

“Their excitement too assured us that we had found the right painting,” Bordoloi added. (afp)

In Delhi, walk with Gandhi in the President’s House

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BUSINESS China’s growth slows as officials try to reassure investors

BEIJING - China reported economic growth sank to a post-global crisis low as finance officials launched a media blitz Friday to shore up confidence in its sagging stock market.

Growth in the quarter that ended in September slipped to 6.5 percent over a year earlier from the previous quarter’s 6.7 percent, official data showed. It was the slowest rate since early 2009. The world’s second-largest economy already was cooling before a tariff war between Beijing and President Donald Trump erupted.

Beijing tightened controls on lending last year to rein in a debt boom. That has weighed on housing sales and consumer spending. Car buyers are steering clear of dealerships.

Credit controls and trade tensions are “taking a bite out of economic momentum,” said Bill Adams of PNC Financial Services Group in a report.

The impact of Trump’s penalty tariffs of up to 25 percent on Chinese goods in a dispute over Beijing’s technology policy has been limited. But with the rest of their $12 trilliona-year economy slowing, the communist leaderships has reversed course and ordered banks to lend.

“Downward pressure has increased,” a government spokesman, Mao Shengyong, said at a news conference.

Officials led by China’s economic czar, Vice Premier Liu He, tried Friday to reassure investors about a stock market that has sagged 30 percent since January.

The decline is “creating good investment opportunities,” Liu said in comments carried by the official Xinhua News Agency and business newspapers and websites.

“China’s current economic fundamentals are good,” the central bank’s governor, Yi Gang, said on its website.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ended the day up 2.6 percent.

The government also said insurers will be

allowed to create products to help stabilize the market by reducing “liquidity risk.” That refers to fears lenders that accepted stock as collateral for loans might sell, flooding the market and driving a new price collapse.

Retail sales, factory output and investment in factories and equipment — bigger drivers of growth than exports — all weakened in the latest quarter.

The conflict with Washington has prompted Chinese leaders to step up a marathon effort to encourage self-sustaining growth driven by domestic consumption and reduce reliance on exports and investment.

Beijing has cut tariffs, promised to lift curbs on foreign ownership of auto producers and taken other steps to rev up growth.

But leaders have refused to scrap plans such as “Made in China 2025,” which calls for state-led creation of Chinese champions in robotics and other technologies. The United States, Europe and other trading partners say those violate Beijing’s market-opening commitments. But Chinese leaders see them as a path to prosperity and global influence.

Regulators have ordered banks to step up lending, especially to entrepreneurs who create most of China’s new jobs and wealth.

Forecasters say it will take time for results to show. Government support is “starting to gain traction,” but more will be needed to stabilize growth, Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a report.

Washington has raised tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods and Trump says he might extend penalties to almost all imports from China. Beijing responded with its own tariff hikes on $110 billion of American imports. But it is running out of goods for retaliation due to

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In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, a worker walks by the container ship docked at a port in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province. China’s economic growth slowed further in the latest quarter, adding to challenges for communist leaders who are fighting a mounting tariff battle with Washington. their lopsided trade balance.

Forecasters say that if all the tariff hikes both sides have threatened are imposed, that could cut China’s 2019 growth by up to 0.3 percentage points.

The Trump administration argues that China has more to lose in a trade war — and will face pressure to reach a truce because it exports more than it buys from the United States and because its economy is decelerating while the U.S. economy looks strong.

But Claude Barfield, scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, noted that China’s growth rate “doesn’t seem to be anything close to a crisis.”

Exports to the United States rose 13 percent in September despite the tariff hikes, down

slightly from August’s 13.4 percent, helping push China’s politically volatile trade surplus with the United States to a record $34.1 billion.

Exporters of clothes and other lower-value goods say American orders began falling in April as trade tensions worsened. But makers of less price-sensitive exports such as factory equipment and medical technology are confident they can keep their market share. Trade has shrunk as a share of the economy but still supports millions of jobs. The government is promising to help struggling exporters.

“In general, the impact is limited,” a Commerce Ministry spokesman, Gao Feng, said Friday. “Governments at all levels will also take active measures to help enterprises and employees cope with possible difficulties.” (ap)

Asian stocks gain after Chinese assurances over slowdown

SINGAPORE - Asian markets were mostly higher Monday as Chinese benchmarks rallied after officials put a positive spin on the country’s slowing economy.

KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite index jumped 4.2 percent to 2,656.87 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong surged 2.4 percent to 267,178.16. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index reversed early losses, gaining 0.6 percent to 22,659.52 and the Kospi in South Korea added 0.3 percent to 2,162.01. Australia’s S&P-ASX 200 countered the trend, shedding 0.5 percent to 5,912.00. Shares rose in Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.

WALL STREET: Better-than-expected earnings reports by companies such as

Procter & Gamble, American Express and PayPal gave U.S. indexes an early lift on Friday. But the momentum was lost when data showed that U.S. home sales fell for the sixth month in a row. The S&P 500 index was less than 0.1 percent lower at 2,767.78. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 0.3 percent higher at 25,444.34, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5 percent to 7,449.03. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks tumbled 1.2 percent to 1,542.04, its lowest in almost six months, partly because of worries over rising interest rates.

CHINESE GROWTH: The Chinese economy grew at a 6.5 percent annual pace, its slowest since 2009 in the quarter ending

in September, official data showed. Officials quickly moved to calm nerves surrounding growth that has been softening even before Washington raised tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese goods. The Chinese stock market has sagged 30 percent since January. China’s economic czar, Vice Premier Liu He, said the decline was “creating good investment opportunities” and central bank governor Yi Gang insisted that the “current economic fundamentals are good.”

ANALYST’S TAKE: “Official voices pledging their support has helped to calm Chinese markets. Some investors are bargain hunting on the basis that there will be limited downsides,” said Song Seng Wun, an

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economist at CIMB Private Banking. “There has also been a hint of state support in the aftermath, with state-linked funds coming to buy weakening markets, giving investors reason to believe that the markets would stabilize,” he added.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 26 cents to $69.38 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The contract added 0.7 percent to $69.12 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, picked up 21 cents to $79.99 per barrel. In the previous session, it gained 0.6 percent to $79.78 a barrel.

CURRENCY: The dollar strengthened to 112.62 yen from 112.56 yen on Friday. The euro fell to $1.1515 from $1.1516. (ap)

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Galungan Day: Defeat Kalatiga, Strengthen Awareness

Saniscara Kliwon Kuningan, Saturday. In the Sundarigama palm-manuscript is mentioned that celebration of Galungan and Kuningan symbolizes the victory of dharma (truth) against adharma (untruth), the victory of Jayatiga against Kalatiga.

Dr. I Ketut Sumadi, said the celebration of Galungan has started from the previous week namely with Sugihan Jawa ritual and Sugihan Bali. While on Sunday is called penyekeban meaning the preparation of ritual paraphernalia.

Raw materials are ripening so that they can be used to fill the ritual paraphernalia of Galungan.

On Sunday, the Kalatiga comes down to tempt human life, so here is really the victory against the temptation of life in the local wisdom of Bali is better known as Sad Ripu (six enemies). Sad Ripu is the six enemies in human beings affecting humans into self-forgetfulness.

It consists of kama (lust, desire), lobha (greed), krodha (anger), moha (confusion), mada (drunk) and matsarya (envy, jealousy).

According to Dr. Sumadi, the coming down of temptations of life is a power, so that people need to be vigilant to see one’s self living with the environment. This is in accordance with the concept of microcosm (human body) and macrocosm (universe) that must be kept in balance.

While on Monday is the Penyajahan Galungan as the time to prepare everything in more details related to ritual paraphernalia. On that account, it becomes a part of celebrating the victory of dharma against adharma.

On Penyajaan Galungan, human temptation level will be higher, so hopefully there is no temptation in preparing the ritual paraphernalia. The next day, on Tuesday is Penampahan Galungan where devotees start to purify themselves,

so it is symbolized with slaughtering animal (pig or chicken). “In the context of philosophy, it is the time to do self-contemplation namely making self-awareness to be higher by stripping ourselves what we have ever done, the six things making us forgetful,” he explained.

At that time, humans dispose of the lust of animalistic temptation into a divine nature, making non-good into good. Therefore, on the penampahan, other than making Balinese food like lawar delicacy, people also prepare ritual paraphernalia in the afternoon.

One of the banten or oblations made is prayascita, as a symbol of self-purification carried out around 18:00-19:00. The ceremony is followed by all family members, so that everything can already feel free from temptation.

In the afternoon of the penampahan day, devotees install penjor, meaning that humans can be aware of temptation at that time, so they start doing the seconds of independence. Installing penjor is the symbol of human independence from worldly temptations to achieve prosperity of life. It is an expression of gratitude for the prosperity bestowed by God. “As for banten, devotees prepare yellow-white food oblation symbolizing sanctity,” added Dr. Sumadi.

He said that banten prayascita symbolizes the expression of gratitude for the grace of God in the form of self-awareness, so that devotees can do a good job. It also results in happiness not only for oneself, but also for others. Penjor

is symbolizing mountain where the deities abide. “At that time, God grants prosperity to his devotees,” he added.

In the philosophy of Mount Agung, there are three dragons giving prosperity to their people.

They are Basuki giving fertility, Ananta Boga providing endless feeding and Taksaka keeping the air circulation, so that human can survive as energized by the elements of fire, water and wind as the 3 elements causing human to live. On the penampahan, human can live quietly.

On Galungan, humans carry out rituals in accordance with their respective abilities. Aside from saying prayers at home, they also say prayers at clan temple, village trinity temple and universal temple.

“Devotees also say prayers in other places such as sanctified water source, paddy field, and grave by putting food oblation along with side dish, water, coffee and cigarette,” he said.

The offerings are addressed to dead parents who are still buried (before ritually cremated), so that people can feel relieved. At night, they can practice yoga and worship God in all its manifestations whether as generator, operator and destroyer. Destroyer is important in order that something useless could be restored to its origin, can be recycled to be useful. On Thursday or Umanis Galungan devotees offer banten penganyar or small banten to plead for guidance of God that Galungan ritual has been already executed properly.

“On Umanis Galungan human beings are given better enlightenment, so that getting sweeter filled with mutual forgiving activities or mutually visit relatives and friends to strengthen social ties,” he explained.

On Sunday is the Pemacekan Agung, meaning that human beings should not be careless again after receiving enlightenment of God. On Monday is Somoribek Day, meaning that human beings really become strong until the next activity, according to the task and obligation. On Friday (Nov. 10) is the Penampahan Kuningan having the same process to boost awareness. Human beings may no longer get tempted by Kalatiga. They must strengthen the soul to overcome temptations of life. (kmb)

Sweet and Mellow Taste of Jaje Cerorot

cultures or even that of other countries. Whatever the cake is, it remains to be preserved amidst of Balinese society until now. Even, its existence is always associated with ceremonial activities and Hindu ritual on the Island of the Gods.

For example, one of them is jaje cerorot. Optionally, it is often named the jaje blukbuk, usually served when the Hindu community is carrying out a wedding ceremony in the process of proposing. Jaje cerorot is accompanied with a pillow-like cake.

In Bali, this cake belongs to snack made from local (Balinese) rice flour combined with brown

sugar and salt. On that account, it has a brownish red color. Cerorot is shaped with young coconut leaf wrap resembling a cone. For children, this cake is often referred to as the trumpet cake because the wrap is like a trumpet.

There is a special technique for eating this cake. If people do not know, they will open the pin (bamboo pin to button the wrap) and then eat the soft and creamy cake. For those who already know the technique of eating it will push on the tip at the lower end of the young coconut leaf pointing to the top, so that the content of the cake appears. Just press and adjust how

long we are able to chew it.

If you eat a little, then push it a little too, and if you can eat at once, then push it full. Once again, to take out the content fully, push the pointed end of the wrapper so that the content comes out. There is no need to open the curd of the wrap when eating the cake.

Lately, this cake is usually used for refreshment served for guests to accompany the drinks like coffee or tea. It is usually easy to get as widely sold in traditional markets and cake shops. Unlike before, if there was no wedding ceremony, this was not made. Unfortunately, this sweet tasting cake can only last

for one day.

The ingredients used to make the jaje cerorot are local rice, brown sugar and salt (to taste). First of all, the rice is washed clean, and then soaked overnight. After that, resume and make it into flour. In the past, the making of flour in the traditional way was pounded with pestle in the mortar. Then, sieve the flour. This traditionally made flour makes the cake taste better when compared to flour made by factory.

Brown sugar is then liquefied with hot water and then filtered as well. Next, add flour into the cold brown sugar liquid with the addition of enough salt. To prepare the wrap,

make the packaging from young coconut leaf. Remove the stick of the leaf, fold at one of the ends and then twist circularly resembling a cone.

After the coconut leaf wrap has been made, the mixture is poured into the wrapper. Be careful, do not let it be full because when steamed it can melt and fall.

Finally, steam them until cooked (for approximately 20 minutes). To check whether the cake is already cooked, insert a palm stick into the steamed dough. If the dough is not sticky when being pulled, it means the cake is already cooked. If it has been cooked, take out the cake and it is ready to be served. (kmb)

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US must ‘think twice’ about nuclear treaty pullout: China

BEIJING - China on Monday called on the United States to “think twice” about its decision to ditch a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. US President Donald Trump announced over the weekend his plan to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which banned ground-launch nuclear missiles with ranges from 500 to 5,500 kilometres (300 to 3,500 miles).

But Trump said the Russians had been violating it “for many years” and that China, not a signatory, remained free to develop such weapons.

Two top Republican lawmakers backed Trump’s worries about China on Sunday, saying there are concerns the treaty is holding the US back while allowing China to move forward with its own developments.

“It needs to be emphasised that it is completely wrong to bring up China when talking about withdrawal from the treaty,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying Monday.

The treaty has played an important role in advancing the disarmament process and maintaining a strategic balance and global stability, Hua said.

“Unilateral withdrawal will have a multitude of negative effects,” she told a regular news briefing. Hua said China hoped the relevant parties can “think twice about the issue of withdrawing,” in a reference to the US. On Sunday Republican Senator Lindsey Graham backed Trump’s plan to withdraw from the nuclear accord, saying the US needed to be free to respond to a Chinese nuclear build-up.

Washington has complained for nearly two years that a ground-launched missile system deployed by Russia breaches the treaty.

Another senior Republican, Senator Bob Corker, said on CNN that he hoped Trump’s stance was designed merely to pressure Russia to return into compliance. The landmark treaty was signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev and led to nearly 2,700 short- and medium-range missiles being eliminated. It put an end to a mini-arms race in the 1980s triggered by the Soviet Union’s deployment of SS-20 nuclear missiles targeting Western European capitals. (afp)

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From page 1 The Saudi information ministry did not respond to requests for comment, but sources close to the regime have also hinted at a broader program to bring dissidents back to the kingdom.

“MBS probably authorized a rendition (of Khashoggi), which, if so, was ill-advised, but leaders and governments make mistakes, sometimes horrible ones,” tweeted Ali Shihabi, head of pro-Saudi think tank Arabia Foundation said to be close to the government.

“The cover-up was ill-advised and incompetent.”

Khashoggi, who went into exile in Virginia last year and openly criticised Prince Mohammed’s growing crackdown on dissent, disappeared

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after entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul where he sought documents related to his planned wedding to his Turkish fiancee.

After an uproar globally, Saudi Arabia admitted on Saturday what it vigorously denied for two weeks -- Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate.

“The strongest and most chilling message here was that no one is safe from Saudi Arabia’s brutal reach,” Sherif Mansour, from the Committee to Protect Journalists, wrote for the Carnegie Middle East Center.

Before his murder, a Saudi aide to the crown prince had contacted Khashoggi in recent months to offer him a senior job in the government if he returned to Saudi Arabia, a friend of the Washington Post columnist told AFP. Khashoggi declined, fearing it was a ruse, the friend added. (afp)

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, talks with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, left, during a meeting at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.

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A general view shows the location where a Puyuma Express train derailed in Yilan, eastern Taiwan, on October 22, 2018.

Taiwan investigates train crash that killed 18

YILAN - Taiwan’s president pushed for a swift investigation Monday after an express train derailed on a coastal tourist route, killing 18 people as it sent sleeping passengers flying from their seats.

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The crash on the popular east coast line injured another 187 people Sunday and left the Puyuma Express lying zig-zagged across the tracks in the island’s worst rail accident for a quarter century.

Among the victims were three students and two teachers from a junior high school in Taitung -where the train was headed.

“Everyone is concerned about the cause of the incident and I’ve asked prosecutors to clarify the situation... and the cause soon,” President Tsai Ing-wen told reporters as she visited the scene of the accident Monday.

A task force and forensic units will determine whether the derailment was “an accident or human error” prosecutor Chiang Jen-yu said as investigators combed through the wreckage for evidence.

Passengers who survived the accident recalled how the train had been shaking intensely during the journey and was going “very fast” before it derailed.

One passenger who identified herself as Mrs Chiu told reporters the train had stopped twice and there had been an announcement that it needed repairs, but it had then restarted.

“We felt that the speed was too fast, then there was a crash-

ing sound and we flew off (from the seats),” she said, adding that many passengers were sleeping at the time.

An official from the Taiwan Railways Administration said the train driver had reported a pressure device used for braking had malfunctioned 30 minutes before the accident, but that it should not have caused the train to go too fast.

The railways administration confirmed that a Puyuma Express train also derailed last year on the same line, but no one was injured.

In total, Taiwan has a fleet of 19 Puyuma Express trains, all made in Japan.

- Families’ anguish The health ministry said Monday that 53 remained in hospital, 10 of them in intensive care.

Jerry Wang, the father of a surviving student from the school party, told AFP the group had been returning from an exchange trip to South Korea.

He said his 14-year-old son Wang Yu-fei had suffered injuries to his stomach, kidneys, and pelvis, all due to massive frontal impact.

The student’s grandparents said he was now off life support, but remained in intensive care.

“I was begging God to give him

back to me,” said Wang.

Officials said Monday that the search for victims had ended at the accident site in the northeastern county of Yilan and that no more passengers had been found in the carriages.

Cranes have lifted the mangled Puyuma Express coaches away from the southbound track. All eight carriages derailed and five had flipped onto their side.

Train services have partially resumed, using the northbound track.

Local resident Huang Chang-han, 61, told AFP he had been at a nearby hillside temple when he heard the train crash and saw black smoke.

“We rushed to the scene to help carry the kids and elderly people.

There was blood all over, everyone was busy helping people,” he said.

Video footage of the aftermath of the crash, broadcast on local Taiwan television, showed passengers smashing a window from inside and kicking it through to escape.

“At this difficult time let us all pray for the injured and hope the deceased can rest in peace,” said President Tsai Monday.

The crash was the worst rail accident in Taiwan since 1991, when 30 passengers were killed and 112 injured after two trains collided in Miaoli in western Taiwan. (afp)

President Jokowi receives visiting foreign minister of Saudi Arabia Indonesian man arrested over LGBT Facebook page

An Indonesian man has been arrested for running a Facebook page that catered to the gay community, police said Monday, under a sweeping Internet law criticised by rights groups.

The administrator -- whose name and age were not released -- was arrested Thursday along with his boyfriend in Bandung city after an Internet user reported to police that the page contained pornographic content, including selling sexual services.

The man was charged with violating Indonesia’s electronic information law, which critics say is vague and open to misuse.

He could face a maximum six years in prison and a one billion rupiah ($66,000) fine if found guilty, police said. The suspect’s boyfriend was still being questioned as a witness over the Facebook page, which had been operating since 2015 and had more than 4,000 members, authorities said.

It mainly operated as a hangout platform for the gay community in Bandung, a city east of the capital Jakarta, but police said they also found adult content and massage services on offer.

“Anyone can be punished if they commit something that is against the law,” West Java police spokes-

man Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko told AFP on Monday.

Homosexuality and gay sex are legal in Indonesia -- except in conservative Aceh province, which is ruled by Islamic law -- but same-sex relationships are widely frowned upon and public displays of affection between gay couples almost unheard of.

Rights activists say police have bolstered a campaign to crack down on the Southeast Asian nation’s small LGBT community.

In January, two Indonesian men were arrested for allegedly uploading a video of themselves having sex to social media.(afp)

BOGOR - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received visiting Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Monday.

The president, accompanied

by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, received the Saudi foreign minister and his delegation in the Bogor Palace`s work room. “ T h a n k y o u . I c a me h e r e directly from the airport,” AlJubeir stated while being received by the president. “It must be tiring,” President Jokowi answered.

On the occasion, President Jokowi also expressed gratitude for the attention and sympathy of the Saudi Arabian government over the disasters that struck Lombok, Palu, and Donggala.

“I am very happy when I received direct assistance from King Salman,” President Jokowi stated.

At the time of receipt of this news, the meeting between President Jokowi and the Saudi foreign minister along with his delegation was still ongoing.(ant)

Indonesia demonstrates superiority by successfully hosting world-class events

BOGOR - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that Indonesia`s success in hosting world-class events demonstrates that it is a big nation.

“This is the trust laid by the world on Indonesia in organizing a worldclass event,” President Jokowi stated at a limited cabinet meeting on Our Ocean Conference (OOC) 2018 at the Bogor Palace on Monday.

Jokowi noted that the OOC will be held in Bali on October 29-30, 2018, to build the world`s trust that must continue to be preserved.

To this end, the president has urged his ministers to file a report on preparations for holding the conference, as only six days were left. “We are racing against time for holding the Our Ocean Conference 2018.

Hence, today, I ask for your detailed report on it,” the president stated.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan noted that preparations for holding the conference had reached 95 percent completion, yet he acknowledged that several areas still needed improvement..(ant)

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Mas Village

UBUD - Mas Village is one of villages in Bali fundamentally identified as an artistic countryside by focusing in artistic of wood carving. Mas Village is located in Ubud sub district and Gianyar Regency, east part of Bali. It owns the typical style of wood carving art by placing forward the distinguish synergy the humanism and naturalism. The village’s popularity as an wood carving art village is famous in the national and world level which is not forgetting from the highness name of some maestros which has borne and found the spirit (taksu) and soul. The famous wood carvers here are the late Ida Bagus Nyana and son Ida Bagus Tilem. Along the road we can find a lot of art shops that sell many kind of wood carvings. On the left or on the right of the road we can also see ricefields, so we can make conclusion that the live of Mas people not only as wood carvers but also as farmers. A lot of visitors come to this village every day, they want to see or to bau wood carvings and to see the people there, how to make wood carvings.

Mas is famous in Bali as being one of the main arts and crafts villages on the island. Where Ubud is the village of the painters, Mas is the village of the carvers where some of the most incredible woodcarvings are produced and have been produced for hundreds of years. If you wish to buy the balinese woodcarvings you may buy here with variable price

between IDR 200,000 until IDR 2,000,000.

Carvings range from very small pieces that can be perfect gives up to larger ornaments and furniture and on to incredible elaborate pieces that can be as large as 25 square meters and even more such as murals ad great door arches that are traditionally reserved for temples and stately homes of the Balinese Royalty and wealthy. Mas Village is located in the same area as Ubud and therefore it can be included as part of a Ubud holiday and is a wonderful place to drop by at and look round the markets and take in the beauty and quiet that the village Mas entails.

Mas Village is located at around and hour and a half drive from the international Airport and is easily accessible from the south of Bali using

the by pass road that leads through Sanur. Mas is located in the highlands and hill that lead up towards the mountains of the central of Bali and has some of the most amazing views of the island with many large and steep rice padi terraces and tropical woodlands that extend down towards the plains of the south, when looking north the huge impressive mountains are more prominent then anywhere else on the island.

This scenery coupled with the incredible culture of the area and low tourist presence makes for an ideal location to take some time out and there are some amazing traditional bungalows that extend into the 5 star class to do this from. The carving of Mas Village first began when the Royal Balinese families moved into Ubud and those who

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seek work wit them tried to offer to sell them goods. The royals then only started to buy and do business with the very best carvers from Mas and the best painters of Ubud. And soon all of the islands best craftsmen moved to their prospective villages creating subcultures orientated around there talents.

The carvings them selves differ between representations of the Balinese people often as farmers and in situations that the average Balinese worker can relate to, to amazing decorative carvings for the rich and then also some legends, myths representations of aspects of the Balinese religions and the stories that they entail. Today there is much to see and enjoy and many surrounding areas of interest in Mas Village and it can be worth stay-

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Vettel says Ferrari too slow to recognise mistakes

AUSTIN - Sebastian Vettel welcomed Ferrari’s return to form in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix, but said the team had taken too long to realise the mistakes in its development programme.

ing to enjoy this area without the crowds on your doorstep. Whether you are an art lover or a couple looking to some time out, Mas Village will provide.

Mas Village strategically located in the main road from Denpasar to Ubud and it can be reached from various of angle. It is about 15 km easterly go to the majors road to Ubud from Denpasar town. If you wish to go to this place from Denpasar, the starting spandrel points step into Mas Village is Sakah, where a big baby idol monumentally existing in the middle of road.

The Baby idol is a symbol and representative of human being life early which is believed by local residents with full of philosophic value, religious and dynamism.

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The four-time champion German, who kept alive his faint title hopes by finishing fourth behind championship leader Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, said the team did not understand what was wrong with their upgrades.

Ferrari abandoned their recent updates and reverted to older car specifications at the Circuit of the Americas and were rewarded with Kimi Raikkonen’s first win for the team since 2009.

Vettel’s hopes of a victory to reboot his title bid were wrecked when he clashed with Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull on the opening lap.

Of Ferrari’s victory, he said: “You can see it is good news, but you can also see it is bad news. It took too long.

“If we have to go back to a car that has been competitive three or four months ago, then surely it cannot be good news if you think about it?

“For us, on the technical side, it is Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari in the Pitlane before the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States.

important to understand what went wrong….”

He said there was no easy explanation.

“Certainly, we felt that the car was not as strong as it was before, but if you don’t see there is anything wrong, then you don’t know that there is something wrong.

“All the steps that we did, they seemed to make sense, but looking back they didn’t. Clearly, there was something we missed and we haven’t understood, yet, why and where the error exactly took off or started.”

He added that other mistakes, including team strategy errors, had helped to disguise the basic problems in the upgrades on the cars.

“There were too many of those... I don’t believe in luck, or bad luck, but surely here or there things didn’t go our way entirely, but that is how it is.”

He added that his own mistakes did not help.

“I have no problem admitting the mistakes I’ve done,” he said.

“There were some things that happened to us that didn’t help, but the crucial bit has been that for a big part of the season we didn’t have the speed to be there.” (afp)

Cancer-hit badminton ace Lee hoping to make comeback

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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian badminton star Lee Chong Wei has said he is recovering well and hopes to make a comeback following nose cancer treatment in Taiwan, a report said Monday.

The world number five and three-time Olympic silver medallist also posted pictures on social media of himself and his wife smiling and holding their children to mark his 36th birthday on Sunday.

Lee returned to Malaysia on October 7 after treatment for earlystage nose cancer in Taiwan, but he has put public appearances on hold to focus on his recovery.

In comments published in the New Straits Times newspaper, Lee said that “my health is my main priority right now.

“The recovery process has been good so far but I still need rest.

Once I am given the green light to make a comeback, I will.”

“I thank everyone who encouraged and stood by me in my most difficult time,” he added.

A return to the game would be a remarkable feat for Malaysia’s best known sports star, who has already had to fight his way back up the world rankings after being hit with a doping ban in 2015.

He tested positive for a forbidden anti-inflammatory drug at the 2014 world championships and many feared it would end his career. The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) announced last month that Lee had been diagnosed with early-stage nose cancer.

BAM had said in July that Lee was suffering from a respiratoryrelated disorder and was pulling out of the World Championships and Asian Games. He is a superstar in his homeland after his long run of success at badminton’s highest levels, despite his oft-lamented failure to win a world or Olympic title. (afp)

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Lopetegui on the brink as Madrid seek morale-boosting win over Plzen

Real Madrid’s players may have offered a show of public support to Julen Lopetegui but fail to win at home against Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday and their words will mean very little.

“Julen has the backing of the entire team,” Sergio Ramos said after Madrid’s 2-1 loss to Levante on Saturday, their fourth defeat in five games and third in a row. “We are with him to the death,” said Marcelo.

Three months into the season, there are few obvious alternatives if the club’s president Florentino Perez decides to wield the axe.

Santiago Solari, coach of Cas-

tilla, Real Madrid’s B team, could take charge in the short-term but the troubled search for a suitable coach in the summer would not appear much smoother now.

Mauricio Pochettino, Jurgen Klopp and Max Allegri would all be near-impossible to sign mid-season, while Joachim Low is still attached to Germany.

Antonio Conte is out of work but

there is an issue with the Italian’s style of play, not to mention any legal wranglings around his compensation package with Chelsea. Arsene Wenger would be fascinating but high-risk.

For Lopetegui to call off the search, victory is surely essential at the Santiago Bernabeu against Plzen, the Czech team that have only won two Champions League matches in their history.

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Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema attends a training session at the Valdebebas training ground in Madrid on October 22, 2018 on the eve of the UEFA Champions’ League football match Real Madrid CF against FC Viktoria Plzen.

Then avoiding defeat to Barcelona, who will be without the injured Lionel Messi, could buy him a trio of theoretically kinder fixtures against Melilla in the Copa del Rey, Real Valladolid in the league and Plzen again in the Czech Republic. Win those, and the outlook might look more rosy.

Amid the sprawl of disapproving headlines on Sunday, Diario AS ran an online poll: who is more guilty, the club’s coach or president?

Just over 80,000 replies were credited - almost 17,000 more than had attended the Santiago Bernabeu the day before - and 86 per cent of them answered Perez.

There were whistles after the loss to Levante and a scattering of swinging white handkerchiefs too.

But the atmosphere was marked more by deflation than disgust. At the end, as his players hunched on their knees, Lopetegui stood on the touchline, staring into space.

Lopetegui is on the brink - he may well not make the Clasico on Sunday - but there is a sense this “mega crisis”, as termed by Barcelona’s Mundo Deportivo, has been a long-time coming.

In July, days after Cristiano Ronaldo had left for Juventus, Perez defended his recruitment strategy, saying: “Madrid is strengthening its search for young players that will become the next great players of the sport.”

By the end of the summer, they had signed Vinicius, the 18-year-old striker from Flamengo, Alvaro Odriozola, a 22-year-old right back from Real Sociedad, and Mariano Diaz, who returned after a decent season with Lyon.

Only Thibaut Courtois could be

considered a star, and he was joining a club that already had UEFA’s goalkeeper of the season.

- papering over cracks One theory goes that Perez is keeping the treasury full in preparation for a fresh tilt for Neymar next summer.

It might explain too why a move for Eden Hazard has never been pushed through.

In the meantime, Zinedine Zidane and now, Lopetegui, have been charged with papering over the cracks.

Zidane managed it, spectacularly, by winning in Europe, although if Michael Oliver had not puffed his whistle for a borderline 98th-minute penalty against Juventus, Madrid would have been out in the last 16. In La Liga, they finished 17 points behind Barcelona.

Three Champions League titles in a row is no fluke, just as two interventions from the Video Assistant Referee were not the sole reason Madrid lost at home to Levante for the first time in 11 years.

Defensive mistakes, panicky finishing and stodgy build-up all reflected badly on Lopetegui, who made matters worse by leaving Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema on the bench.

Both endured fitness issues over the international break but were excellent in the second half. By then, it was too late. “I believe in this team more than ever,” Lopetegui said.

Only one of the last six Madrid coaches to preside over three consecutive defeats was not sacked afterwards. That was Bernd Schuster, whose team had put their feet up after winning the title in 2008.

Lopetegui has far less credit in the bank. Perez’s period of austerity is coming home to roost.(afp)

Return of a hungry Ronaldo worrying for Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo will always be fondly remembered at Old Trafford, but as the five-time Ballon d’Or winner rolls back into town this week, this former hero may be the last sight Manchester United want to see.

Ronaldo made his name in Manchester, scoring 118 goals, winning three Premier League titles and the first of his five Champions Leagues before a then world record move to Real Madrid.

On Tuesday he returns in the colours of Juventus, eager to let his football do the talking with the cloud of a rape accusation in the United States dating back to just

before he made the move to Madrid in 2009 blighting his early days with the Italian giants.

Ronaldo strongly denies the allegation and has been backed by his club, but it remains to be seen if the hero worship afforded to the Portuguese on his last visit to Old Trafford in 2013 is dialled down a little by the United fans.

That night he broke United hearts, none more so than his old mentor Alex Ferguson in what proved to be his last European match in charge with the winning goal in a contentious tie.

“It was an unbelievable night, a very emotional night and what

the supporters did for me was massive,” he said of his reception.

Ronaldo, though, has little room for sentiment when it comes to furnishing his own legacy.

Five years ago his mission to was to land Madrid’s long-awaited 10th European Cup. It took an extra year, but he eventually did so, as well as an 11th, 12th, and 13th before departing this summer.

That is how Ronaldo rolls and no one is more aware of that than his manager the night he last triumphed in Manchester, and now United boss, Jose Mourinho.

“Cristiano is still a top player. I think he likes to come back here, he

Vieira’s Nice continue to struggle with Marseille loss

Patrick Vieira’s Nice slumped to a fourth defeat in five home league games this season as Morgan Sanson’s first-half strike fired Marseille to a 1-0 win in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

It was a laboured performance from Nice, who sit 14th in the table and only two points above the relegation play-off spot, eight points adrift of fourth-placed Marseille.

Vieira may need a good run of results if he is to keep his job long enough to take on former Arsenal and France teammate Thierry Henry when his side visit Monaco on December 8. “Unfortunately,

tonight’s match reflects our other home games,” said Vieira. “(Forwards) Allan (Saint-Maximin), Mario (Balotelli) and Myziane (Maolida) have not been successful.

In the last 30 metres there has been a lack of quality, we haven’t always made the right choices.”

For Marseille, all eyes will now be on next Sunday’s clash with arch rivals and runaway league leaders Paris Saint-Germain at the Velodrome.

The hosts went into the match having mustered only seven goals in nine league games this season,

and Vieira responded by handing Mario Balotelli just his third start of the campaign up front.

The first decent chance at the Allianz Riviera fell to the Italy international, but after latching onto a long ball forward from Dante his well-struck volley was kept out by the legs of Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.

A clever dummy from Balotelli created space for Allan SaintMaximin, but his shot was tame and easily gathered by Mandanda.

The away side grabbed the lead in the 42nd minute, though,

as full-back Bouna Sarr skipped clear down the right-hand side and crossed for Sanson to smartly turn and fire into the bottom corner.

Nice plugged away in search of an equaliser but never looked like having the quality to break through, with centre-back Dante’s looping volley onto the roof of the net the best effort Vieira’s men could muster.

Balotelli, who was strongly linked with Marseille during the close-season before opting to stay at Nice, has failed to score this term after netting 43 goals over the last two campaigns.

“Mario? He was just like the

team -- very good in the first half, then he wasn’t as good. He still has to work,” said Vieira.

Earlier on Sunday, Montpellier moved into third as goals from Gaetan Laborde and Andy Delort sealed a 2-0 win over Bordeaux, while Saint-Etienne drew 1-1 against Rennes.

Henry suffered a miserable return to French football on Saturday as Monaco lost at Strasbourg in his first match as a head coach, while PSG thrashed Amiens to make it 10 successive wins to start the season.(afp)

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Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Genoa on October 20, 2018 at the Juventus Allianz stadium in Turin.

did when he was with Real Madrid.

But, of course, when he returns with a new team he comes to do a job, for them.”

- Playing catch-up The job now is to win the Champions League with a third different club and Juventus’ first in 22 years.

That is why the Vecchia Signora paid Madrid 112 million euros ($129 million) for a 33-year-old.

“Juventus is one of the teams in Europe that invested to win the Champions League,” added Mourinho when the draw was made. “They don’t need to invest to win the Scudetto (Italian league title). They’ve won the Scudetto for seven years.”

Top scorer in the Champions League for the past six years, Ronaldo is yet to break his European duck with Juventus after being sent-off just 30 minutes into his Champions League debut for the club against Valencia, and missing the visit of Young Boys through suspension.

Juventus proved despite the fanfare surrounding his signing, they remain much more than just Ronaldo by winning both games comfortably anyway to sit top of the group and well-placed for the last 16.

United’s situation is more perilous as a 0-0 draw at home to Valencia last time out leaves them with work to do despite also easing past Young Boys 3-0.

A run of four wins from their first nine Premier League games also does little to suggest they are likely to inflict Juve’s first defeat of the season.

It will also not have escaped Ronaldo’s attention that eternal rival Lionel Messi has shot to the top of the Champions League goalscoring charts with five goals in Barcelona’s opening two victories.

Messi, though, is likely to miss both upcoming clashes with Inter Milan due to a broken arm, leaving Ronaldo the chance to play catchup. Even against old friends, United know from experience Ronaldo rarely shows any mercy.(afp)

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Lopetegui on the brink as Madrid seek morale-boosting win over Plzen

Real Madrid’s players may have offered a show of public support to Julen Lopetegui but fail to win at home against Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday and their words will mean very little.

“Julen has the backing of the entire team,” Sergio Ramos said after Madrid’s 2-1 loss to Levante on Saturday, their fourth defeat in five games and third in a row. “We are with him to the death,” said Marcelo.

Three months into the season, there are few obvious alternatives if the club’s president Florentino Perez decides to wield the axe.

Santiago Solari, coach of Cas-

tilla, Real Madrid’s B team, could take charge in the short-term but the troubled search for a suitable coach in the summer would not appear much smoother now.

Mauricio Pochettino, Jurgen Klopp and Max Allegri would all be near-impossible to sign mid-season, while Joachim Low is still attached to Germany.

Antonio Conte is out of work but

there is an issue with the Italian’s style of play, not to mention any legal wranglings around his compensation package with Chelsea. Arsene Wenger would be fascinating but high-risk.

For Lopetegui to call off the search, victory is surely essential at the Santiago Bernabeu against Plzen, the Czech team that have only won two Champions League matches in their history.

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Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema attends a training session at the Valdebebas training ground in Madrid on October 22, 2018 on the eve of the UEFA Champions’ League football match Real Madrid CF against FC Viktoria Plzen.

Then avoiding defeat to Barcelona, who will be without the injured Lionel Messi, could buy him a trio of theoretically kinder fixtures against Melilla in the Copa del Rey, Real Valladolid in the league and Plzen again in the Czech Republic. Win those, and the outlook might look more rosy.

Amid the sprawl of disapproving headlines on Sunday, Diario AS ran an online poll: who is more guilty, the club’s coach or president?

Just over 80,000 replies were credited - almost 17,000 more than had attended the Santiago Bernabeu the day before - and 86 per cent of them answered Perez.

There were whistles after the loss to Levante and a scattering of swinging white handkerchiefs too.

But the atmosphere was marked more by deflation than disgust. At the end, as his players hunched on their knees, Lopetegui stood on the touchline, staring into space.

Lopetegui is on the brink - he may well not make the Clasico on Sunday - but there is a sense this “mega crisis”, as termed by Barcelona’s Mundo Deportivo, has been a long-time coming.

In July, days after Cristiano Ronaldo had left for Juventus, Perez defended his recruitment strategy, saying: “Madrid is strengthening its search for young players that will become the next great players of the sport.”

By the end of the summer, they had signed Vinicius, the 18-year-old striker from Flamengo, Alvaro Odriozola, a 22-year-old right back from Real Sociedad, and Mariano Diaz, who returned after a decent season with Lyon.

Only Thibaut Courtois could be

considered a star, and he was joining a club that already had UEFA’s goalkeeper of the season.

- papering over cracks One theory goes that Perez is keeping the treasury full in preparation for a fresh tilt for Neymar next summer.

It might explain too why a move for Eden Hazard has never been pushed through.

In the meantime, Zinedine Zidane and now, Lopetegui, have been charged with papering over the cracks.

Zidane managed it, spectacularly, by winning in Europe, although if Michael Oliver had not puffed his whistle for a borderline 98th-minute penalty against Juventus, Madrid would have been out in the last 16. In La Liga, they finished 17 points behind Barcelona.

Three Champions League titles in a row is no fluke, just as two interventions from the Video Assistant Referee were not the sole reason Madrid lost at home to Levante for the first time in 11 years.

Defensive mistakes, panicky finishing and stodgy build-up all reflected badly on Lopetegui, who made matters worse by leaving Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema on the bench.

Both endured fitness issues over the international break but were excellent in the second half. By then, it was too late. “I believe in this team more than ever,” Lopetegui said.

Only one of the last six Madrid coaches to preside over three consecutive defeats was not sacked afterwards. That was Bernd Schuster, whose team had put their feet up after winning the title in 2008.

Lopetegui has far less credit in the bank. Perez’s period of austerity is coming home to roost.(afp)

Return of a hungry Ronaldo worrying for Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo will always be fondly remembered at Old Trafford, but as the five-time Ballon d’Or winner rolls back into town this week, this former hero may be the last sight Manchester United want to see.

Ronaldo made his name in Manchester, scoring 118 goals, winning three Premier League titles and the first of his five Champions Leagues before a then world record move to Real Madrid.

On Tuesday he returns in the colours of Juventus, eager to let his football do the talking with the cloud of a rape accusation in the United States dating back to just

before he made the move to Madrid in 2009 blighting his early days with the Italian giants.

Ronaldo strongly denies the allegation and has been backed by his club, but it remains to be seen if the hero worship afforded to the Portuguese on his last visit to Old Trafford in 2013 is dialled down a little by the United fans.

That night he broke United hearts, none more so than his old mentor Alex Ferguson in what proved to be his last European match in charge with the winning goal in a contentious tie.

“It was an unbelievable night, a very emotional night and what

the supporters did for me was massive,” he said of his reception.

Ronaldo, though, has little room for sentiment when it comes to furnishing his own legacy.

Five years ago his mission to was to land Madrid’s long-awaited 10th European Cup. It took an extra year, but he eventually did so, as well as an 11th, 12th, and 13th before departing this summer.

That is how Ronaldo rolls and no one is more aware of that than his manager the night he last triumphed in Manchester, and now United boss, Jose Mourinho.

“Cristiano is still a top player. I think he likes to come back here, he

Vieira’s Nice continue to struggle with Marseille loss

Patrick Vieira’s Nice slumped to a fourth defeat in five home league games this season as Morgan Sanson’s first-half strike fired Marseille to a 1-0 win in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

It was a laboured performance from Nice, who sit 14th in the table and only two points above the relegation play-off spot, eight points adrift of fourth-placed Marseille.

Vieira may need a good run of results if he is to keep his job long enough to take on former Arsenal and France teammate Thierry Henry when his side visit Monaco on December 8. “Unfortunately,

tonight’s match reflects our other home games,” said Vieira. “(Forwards) Allan (Saint-Maximin), Mario (Balotelli) and Myziane (Maolida) have not been successful.

In the last 30 metres there has been a lack of quality, we haven’t always made the right choices.”

For Marseille, all eyes will now be on next Sunday’s clash with arch rivals and runaway league leaders Paris Saint-Germain at the Velodrome.

The hosts went into the match having mustered only seven goals in nine league games this season,

and Vieira responded by handing Mario Balotelli just his third start of the campaign up front.

The first decent chance at the Allianz Riviera fell to the Italy international, but after latching onto a long ball forward from Dante his well-struck volley was kept out by the legs of Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.

A clever dummy from Balotelli created space for Allan SaintMaximin, but his shot was tame and easily gathered by Mandanda.

The away side grabbed the lead in the 42nd minute, though,

as full-back Bouna Sarr skipped clear down the right-hand side and crossed for Sanson to smartly turn and fire into the bottom corner.

Nice plugged away in search of an equaliser but never looked like having the quality to break through, with centre-back Dante’s looping volley onto the roof of the net the best effort Vieira’s men could muster.

Balotelli, who was strongly linked with Marseille during the close-season before opting to stay at Nice, has failed to score this term after netting 43 goals over the last two campaigns.

“Mario? He was just like the

team -- very good in the first half, then he wasn’t as good. He still has to work,” said Vieira.

Earlier on Sunday, Montpellier moved into third as goals from Gaetan Laborde and Andy Delort sealed a 2-0 win over Bordeaux, while Saint-Etienne drew 1-1 against Rennes.

Henry suffered a miserable return to French football on Saturday as Monaco lost at Strasbourg in his first match as a head coach, while PSG thrashed Amiens to make it 10 successive wins to start the season.(afp)

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Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Genoa on October 20, 2018 at the Juventus Allianz stadium in Turin.

did when he was with Real Madrid.

But, of course, when he returns with a new team he comes to do a job, for them.”

- Playing catch-up The job now is to win the Champions League with a third different club and Juventus’ first in 22 years.

That is why the Vecchia Signora paid Madrid 112 million euros ($129 million) for a 33-year-old.

“Juventus is one of the teams in Europe that invested to win the Champions League,” added Mourinho when the draw was made. “They don’t need to invest to win the Scudetto (Italian league title). They’ve won the Scudetto for seven years.”

Top scorer in the Champions League for the past six years, Ronaldo is yet to break his European duck with Juventus after being sent-off just 30 minutes into his Champions League debut for the club against Valencia, and missing the visit of Young Boys through suspension.

Juventus proved despite the fanfare surrounding his signing, they remain much more than just Ronaldo by winning both games comfortably anyway to sit top of the group and well-placed for the last 16.

United’s situation is more perilous as a 0-0 draw at home to Valencia last time out leaves them with work to do despite also easing past Young Boys 3-0.

A run of four wins from their first nine Premier League games also does little to suggest they are likely to inflict Juve’s first defeat of the season.

It will also not have escaped Ronaldo’s attention that eternal rival Lionel Messi has shot to the top of the Champions League goalscoring charts with five goals in Barcelona’s opening two victories.

Messi, though, is likely to miss both upcoming clashes with Inter Milan due to a broken arm, leaving Ronaldo the chance to play catchup. Even against old friends, United know from experience Ronaldo rarely shows any mercy.(afp)

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Mas Village

UBUD - Mas Village is one of villages in Bali fundamentally identified as an artistic countryside by focusing in artistic of wood carving. Mas Village is located in Ubud sub district and Gianyar Regency, east part of Bali. It owns the typical style of wood carving art by placing forward the distinguish synergy the humanism and naturalism. The village’s popularity as an wood carving art village is famous in the national and world level which is not forgetting from the highness name of some maestros which has borne and found the spirit (taksu) and soul. The famous wood carvers here are the late Ida Bagus Nyana and son Ida Bagus Tilem. Along the road we can find a lot of art shops that sell many kind of wood carvings. On the left or on the right of the road we can also see ricefields, so we can make conclusion that the live of Mas people not only as wood carvers but also as farmers. A lot of visitors come to this village every day, they want to see or to bau wood carvings and to see the people there, how to make wood carvings.

Mas is famous in Bali as being one of the main arts and crafts villages on the island. Where Ubud is the village of the painters, Mas is the village of the carvers where some of the most incredible woodcarvings are produced and have been produced for hundreds of years. If you wish to buy the balinese woodcarvings you may buy here with variable price

between IDR 200,000 until IDR 2,000,000.

Carvings range from very small pieces that can be perfect gives up to larger ornaments and furniture and on to incredible elaborate pieces that can be as large as 25 square meters and even more such as murals ad great door arches that are traditionally reserved for temples and stately homes of the Balinese Royalty and wealthy. Mas Village is located in the same area as Ubud and therefore it can be included as part of a Ubud holiday and is a wonderful place to drop by at and look round the markets and take in the beauty and quiet that the village Mas entails.

Mas Village is located at around and hour and a half drive from the international Airport and is easily accessible from the south of Bali using

the by pass road that leads through Sanur. Mas is located in the highlands and hill that lead up towards the mountains of the central of Bali and has some of the most amazing views of the island with many large and steep rice padi terraces and tropical woodlands that extend down towards the plains of the south, when looking north the huge impressive mountains are more prominent then anywhere else on the island.

This scenery coupled with the incredible culture of the area and low tourist presence makes for an ideal location to take some time out and there are some amazing traditional bungalows that extend into the 5 star class to do this from. The carving of Mas Village first began when the Royal Balinese families moved into Ubud and those who

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seek work wit them tried to offer to sell them goods. The royals then only started to buy and do business with the very best carvers from Mas and the best painters of Ubud. And soon all of the islands best craftsmen moved to their prospective villages creating subcultures orientated around there talents.

The carvings them selves differ between representations of the Balinese people often as farmers and in situations that the average Balinese worker can relate to, to amazing decorative carvings for the rich and then also some legends, myths representations of aspects of the Balinese religions and the stories that they entail. Today there is much to see and enjoy and many surrounding areas of interest in Mas Village and it can be worth stay-

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

International

Vettel says Ferrari too slow to recognise mistakes

AUSTIN - Sebastian Vettel welcomed Ferrari’s return to form in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix, but said the team had taken too long to realise the mistakes in its development programme.

ing to enjoy this area without the crowds on your doorstep. Whether you are an art lover or a couple looking to some time out, Mas Village will provide.

Mas Village strategically located in the main road from Denpasar to Ubud and it can be reached from various of angle. It is about 15 km easterly go to the majors road to Ubud from Denpasar town. If you wish to go to this place from Denpasar, the starting spandrel points step into Mas Village is Sakah, where a big baby idol monumentally existing in the middle of road.

The Baby idol is a symbol and representative of human being life early which is believed by local residents with full of philosophic value, religious and dynamism.

(IBP/net)

The four-time champion German, who kept alive his faint title hopes by finishing fourth behind championship leader Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, said the team did not understand what was wrong with their upgrades.

Ferrari abandoned their recent updates and reverted to older car specifications at the Circuit of the Americas and were rewarded with Kimi Raikkonen’s first win for the team since 2009.

Vettel’s hopes of a victory to reboot his title bid were wrecked when he clashed with Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull on the opening lap.

Of Ferrari’s victory, he said: “You can see it is good news, but you can also see it is bad news. It took too long.

“If we have to go back to a car that has been competitive three or four months ago, then surely it cannot be good news if you think about it?

“For us, on the technical side, it is Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari in the Pitlane before the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States.

important to understand what went wrong….”

He said there was no easy explanation.

“Certainly, we felt that the car was not as strong as it was before, but if you don’t see there is anything wrong, then you don’t know that there is something wrong.

“All the steps that we did, they seemed to make sense, but looking back they didn’t. Clearly, there was something we missed and we haven’t understood, yet, why and where the error exactly took off or started.”

He added that other mistakes, including team strategy errors, had helped to disguise the basic problems in the upgrades on the cars.

“There were too many of those... I don’t believe in luck, or bad luck, but surely here or there things didn’t go our way entirely, but that is how it is.”

He added that his own mistakes did not help.

“I have no problem admitting the mistakes I’ve done,” he said.

“There were some things that happened to us that didn’t help, but the crucial bit has been that for a big part of the season we didn’t have the speed to be there.” (afp)

Cancer-hit badminton ace Lee hoping to make comeback

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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian badminton star Lee Chong Wei has said he is recovering well and hopes to make a comeback following nose cancer treatment in Taiwan, a report said Monday.

The world number five and three-time Olympic silver medallist also posted pictures on social media of himself and his wife smiling and holding their children to mark his 36th birthday on Sunday.

Lee returned to Malaysia on October 7 after treatment for earlystage nose cancer in Taiwan, but he has put public appearances on hold to focus on his recovery.

In comments published in the New Straits Times newspaper, Lee said that “my health is my main priority right now.

“The recovery process has been good so far but I still need rest.

Once I am given the green light to make a comeback, I will.”

“I thank everyone who encouraged and stood by me in my most difficult time,” he added.

A return to the game would be a remarkable feat for Malaysia’s best known sports star, who has already had to fight his way back up the world rankings after being hit with a doping ban in 2015.

He tested positive for a forbidden anti-inflammatory drug at the 2014 world championships and many feared it would end his career. The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) announced last month that Lee had been diagnosed with early-stage nose cancer.

BAM had said in July that Lee was suffering from a respiratoryrelated disorder and was pulling out of the World Championships and Asian Games. He is a superstar in his homeland after his long run of success at badminton’s highest levels, despite his oft-lamented failure to win a world or Olympic title. (afp)

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US must ‘think twice’ about nuclear treaty pullout: China

BEIJING - China on Monday called on the United States to “think twice” about its decision to ditch a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. US President Donald Trump announced over the weekend his plan to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which banned ground-launch nuclear missiles with ranges from 500 to 5,500 kilometres (300 to 3,500 miles).

But Trump said the Russians had been violating it “for many years” and that China, not a signatory, remained free to develop such weapons.

Two top Republican lawmakers backed Trump’s worries about China on Sunday, saying there are concerns the treaty is holding the US back while allowing China to move forward with its own developments.

“It needs to be emphasised that it is completely wrong to bring up China when talking about withdrawal from the treaty,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying Monday.

The treaty has played an important role in advancing the disarmament process and maintaining a strategic balance and global stability, Hua said.

“Unilateral withdrawal will have a multitude of negative effects,” she told a regular news briefing. Hua said China hoped the relevant parties can “think twice about the issue of withdrawing,” in a reference to the US. On Sunday Republican Senator Lindsey Graham backed Trump’s plan to withdraw from the nuclear accord, saying the US needed to be free to respond to a Chinese nuclear build-up.

Washington has complained for nearly two years that a ground-launched missile system deployed by Russia breaches the treaty.

Another senior Republican, Senator Bob Corker, said on CNN that he hoped Trump’s stance was designed merely to pressure Russia to return into compliance. The landmark treaty was signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev and led to nearly 2,700 short- and medium-range missiles being eliminated. It put an end to a mini-arms race in the 1980s triggered by the Soviet Union’s deployment of SS-20 nuclear missiles targeting Western European capitals. (afp)

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From page 1 The Saudi information ministry did not respond to requests for comment, but sources close to the regime have also hinted at a broader program to bring dissidents back to the kingdom.

“MBS probably authorized a rendition (of Khashoggi), which, if so, was ill-advised, but leaders and governments make mistakes, sometimes horrible ones,” tweeted Ali Shihabi, head of pro-Saudi think tank Arabia Foundation said to be close to the government.

“The cover-up was ill-advised and incompetent.”

Khashoggi, who went into exile in Virginia last year and openly criticised Prince Mohammed’s growing crackdown on dissent, disappeared

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after entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul where he sought documents related to his planned wedding to his Turkish fiancee.

After an uproar globally, Saudi Arabia admitted on Saturday what it vigorously denied for two weeks -- Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate.

“The strongest and most chilling message here was that no one is safe from Saudi Arabia’s brutal reach,” Sherif Mansour, from the Committee to Protect Journalists, wrote for the Carnegie Middle East Center.

Before his murder, a Saudi aide to the crown prince had contacted Khashoggi in recent months to offer him a senior job in the government if he returned to Saudi Arabia, a friend of the Washington Post columnist told AFP. Khashoggi declined, fearing it was a ruse, the friend added. (afp)

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, talks with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, left, during a meeting at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.

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A general view shows the location where a Puyuma Express train derailed in Yilan, eastern Taiwan, on October 22, 2018.

Taiwan investigates train crash that killed 18

YILAN - Taiwan’s president pushed for a swift investigation Monday after an express train derailed on a coastal tourist route, killing 18 people as it sent sleeping passengers flying from their seats.

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The crash on the popular east coast line injured another 187 people Sunday and left the Puyuma Express lying zig-zagged across the tracks in the island’s worst rail accident for a quarter century.

Among the victims were three students and two teachers from a junior high school in Taitung -where the train was headed.

“Everyone is concerned about the cause of the incident and I’ve asked prosecutors to clarify the situation... and the cause soon,” President Tsai Ing-wen told reporters as she visited the scene of the accident Monday.

A task force and forensic units will determine whether the derailment was “an accident or human error” prosecutor Chiang Jen-yu said as investigators combed through the wreckage for evidence.

Passengers who survived the accident recalled how the train had been shaking intensely during the journey and was going “very fast” before it derailed.

One passenger who identified herself as Mrs Chiu told reporters the train had stopped twice and there had been an announcement that it needed repairs, but it had then restarted.

“We felt that the speed was too fast, then there was a crash-

ing sound and we flew off (from the seats),” she said, adding that many passengers were sleeping at the time.

An official from the Taiwan Railways Administration said the train driver had reported a pressure device used for braking had malfunctioned 30 minutes before the accident, but that it should not have caused the train to go too fast.

The railways administration confirmed that a Puyuma Express train also derailed last year on the same line, but no one was injured.

In total, Taiwan has a fleet of 19 Puyuma Express trains, all made in Japan.

- Families’ anguish The health ministry said Monday that 53 remained in hospital, 10 of them in intensive care.

Jerry Wang, the father of a surviving student from the school party, told AFP the group had been returning from an exchange trip to South Korea.

He said his 14-year-old son Wang Yu-fei had suffered injuries to his stomach, kidneys, and pelvis, all due to massive frontal impact.

The student’s grandparents said he was now off life support, but remained in intensive care.

“I was begging God to give him

back to me,” said Wang.

Officials said Monday that the search for victims had ended at the accident site in the northeastern county of Yilan and that no more passengers had been found in the carriages.

Cranes have lifted the mangled Puyuma Express coaches away from the southbound track. All eight carriages derailed and five had flipped onto their side.

Train services have partially resumed, using the northbound track.

Local resident Huang Chang-han, 61, told AFP he had been at a nearby hillside temple when he heard the train crash and saw black smoke.

“We rushed to the scene to help carry the kids and elderly people.

There was blood all over, everyone was busy helping people,” he said.

Video footage of the aftermath of the crash, broadcast on local Taiwan television, showed passengers smashing a window from inside and kicking it through to escape.

“At this difficult time let us all pray for the injured and hope the deceased can rest in peace,” said President Tsai Monday.

The crash was the worst rail accident in Taiwan since 1991, when 30 passengers were killed and 112 injured after two trains collided in Miaoli in western Taiwan. (afp)

President Jokowi receives visiting foreign minister of Saudi Arabia Indonesian man arrested over LGBT Facebook page

An Indonesian man has been arrested for running a Facebook page that catered to the gay community, police said Monday, under a sweeping Internet law criticised by rights groups.

The administrator -- whose name and age were not released -- was arrested Thursday along with his boyfriend in Bandung city after an Internet user reported to police that the page contained pornographic content, including selling sexual services.

The man was charged with violating Indonesia’s electronic information law, which critics say is vague and open to misuse.

He could face a maximum six years in prison and a one billion rupiah ($66,000) fine if found guilty, police said. The suspect’s boyfriend was still being questioned as a witness over the Facebook page, which had been operating since 2015 and had more than 4,000 members, authorities said.

It mainly operated as a hangout platform for the gay community in Bandung, a city east of the capital Jakarta, but police said they also found adult content and massage services on offer.

“Anyone can be punished if they commit something that is against the law,” West Java police spokes-

man Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko told AFP on Monday.

Homosexuality and gay sex are legal in Indonesia -- except in conservative Aceh province, which is ruled by Islamic law -- but same-sex relationships are widely frowned upon and public displays of affection between gay couples almost unheard of.

Rights activists say police have bolstered a campaign to crack down on the Southeast Asian nation’s small LGBT community.

In January, two Indonesian men were arrested for allegedly uploading a video of themselves having sex to social media.(afp)

BOGOR - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received visiting Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Monday.

The president, accompanied

by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, received the Saudi foreign minister and his delegation in the Bogor Palace`s work room. “ T h a n k y o u . I c a me h e r e directly from the airport,” AlJubeir stated while being received by the president. “It must be tiring,” President Jokowi answered.

On the occasion, President Jokowi also expressed gratitude for the attention and sympathy of the Saudi Arabian government over the disasters that struck Lombok, Palu, and Donggala.

“I am very happy when I received direct assistance from King Salman,” President Jokowi stated.

At the time of receipt of this news, the meeting between President Jokowi and the Saudi foreign minister along with his delegation was still ongoing.(ant)

Indonesia demonstrates superiority by successfully hosting world-class events

BOGOR - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that Indonesia`s success in hosting world-class events demonstrates that it is a big nation.

“This is the trust laid by the world on Indonesia in organizing a worldclass event,” President Jokowi stated at a limited cabinet meeting on Our Ocean Conference (OOC) 2018 at the Bogor Palace on Monday.

Jokowi noted that the OOC will be held in Bali on October 29-30, 2018, to build the world`s trust that must continue to be preserved.

To this end, the president has urged his ministers to file a report on preparations for holding the conference, as only six days were left. “We are racing against time for holding the Our Ocean Conference 2018.

Hence, today, I ask for your detailed report on it,” the president stated.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan noted that preparations for holding the conference had reached 95 percent completion, yet he acknowledged that several areas still needed improvement..(ant)

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BUSINESS China’s growth slows as officials try to reassure investors

BEIJING - China reported economic growth sank to a post-global crisis low as finance officials launched a media blitz Friday to shore up confidence in its sagging stock market.

Growth in the quarter that ended in September slipped to 6.5 percent over a year earlier from the previous quarter’s 6.7 percent, official data showed. It was the slowest rate since early 2009. The world’s second-largest economy already was cooling before a tariff war between Beijing and President Donald Trump erupted.

Beijing tightened controls on lending last year to rein in a debt boom. That has weighed on housing sales and consumer spending. Car buyers are steering clear of dealerships.

Credit controls and trade tensions are “taking a bite out of economic momentum,” said Bill Adams of PNC Financial Services Group in a report.

The impact of Trump’s penalty tariffs of up to 25 percent on Chinese goods in a dispute over Beijing’s technology policy has been limited. But with the rest of their $12 trilliona-year economy slowing, the communist leaderships has reversed course and ordered banks to lend.

“Downward pressure has increased,” a government spokesman, Mao Shengyong, said at a news conference.

Officials led by China’s economic czar, Vice Premier Liu He, tried Friday to reassure investors about a stock market that has sagged 30 percent since January.

The decline is “creating good investment opportunities,” Liu said in comments carried by the official Xinhua News Agency and business newspapers and websites.

“China’s current economic fundamentals are good,” the central bank’s governor, Yi Gang, said on its website.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ended the day up 2.6 percent.

The government also said insurers will be

allowed to create products to help stabilize the market by reducing “liquidity risk.” That refers to fears lenders that accepted stock as collateral for loans might sell, flooding the market and driving a new price collapse.

Retail sales, factory output and investment in factories and equipment — bigger drivers of growth than exports — all weakened in the latest quarter.

The conflict with Washington has prompted Chinese leaders to step up a marathon effort to encourage self-sustaining growth driven by domestic consumption and reduce reliance on exports and investment.

Beijing has cut tariffs, promised to lift curbs on foreign ownership of auto producers and taken other steps to rev up growth.

But leaders have refused to scrap plans such as “Made in China 2025,” which calls for state-led creation of Chinese champions in robotics and other technologies. The United States, Europe and other trading partners say those violate Beijing’s market-opening commitments. But Chinese leaders see them as a path to prosperity and global influence.

Regulators have ordered banks to step up lending, especially to entrepreneurs who create most of China’s new jobs and wealth.

Forecasters say it will take time for results to show. Government support is “starting to gain traction,” but more will be needed to stabilize growth, Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a report.

Washington has raised tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods and Trump says he might extend penalties to almost all imports from China. Beijing responded with its own tariff hikes on $110 billion of American imports. But it is running out of goods for retaliation due to

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In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, a worker walks by the container ship docked at a port in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province. China’s economic growth slowed further in the latest quarter, adding to challenges for communist leaders who are fighting a mounting tariff battle with Washington. their lopsided trade balance.

Forecasters say that if all the tariff hikes both sides have threatened are imposed, that could cut China’s 2019 growth by up to 0.3 percentage points.

The Trump administration argues that China has more to lose in a trade war — and will face pressure to reach a truce because it exports more than it buys from the United States and because its economy is decelerating while the U.S. economy looks strong.

But Claude Barfield, scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, noted that China’s growth rate “doesn’t seem to be anything close to a crisis.”

Exports to the United States rose 13 percent in September despite the tariff hikes, down

slightly from August’s 13.4 percent, helping push China’s politically volatile trade surplus with the United States to a record $34.1 billion.

Exporters of clothes and other lower-value goods say American orders began falling in April as trade tensions worsened. But makers of less price-sensitive exports such as factory equipment and medical technology are confident they can keep their market share. Trade has shrunk as a share of the economy but still supports millions of jobs. The government is promising to help struggling exporters.

“In general, the impact is limited,” a Commerce Ministry spokesman, Gao Feng, said Friday. “Governments at all levels will also take active measures to help enterprises and employees cope with possible difficulties.” (ap)

Asian stocks gain after Chinese assurances over slowdown

SINGAPORE - Asian markets were mostly higher Monday as Chinese benchmarks rallied after officials put a positive spin on the country’s slowing economy.

KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite index jumped 4.2 percent to 2,656.87 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong surged 2.4 percent to 267,178.16. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index reversed early losses, gaining 0.6 percent to 22,659.52 and the Kospi in South Korea added 0.3 percent to 2,162.01. Australia’s S&P-ASX 200 countered the trend, shedding 0.5 percent to 5,912.00. Shares rose in Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.

WALL STREET: Better-than-expected earnings reports by companies such as

Procter & Gamble, American Express and PayPal gave U.S. indexes an early lift on Friday. But the momentum was lost when data showed that U.S. home sales fell for the sixth month in a row. The S&P 500 index was less than 0.1 percent lower at 2,767.78. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 0.3 percent higher at 25,444.34, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5 percent to 7,449.03. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks tumbled 1.2 percent to 1,542.04, its lowest in almost six months, partly because of worries over rising interest rates.

CHINESE GROWTH: The Chinese economy grew at a 6.5 percent annual pace, its slowest since 2009 in the quarter ending

in September, official data showed. Officials quickly moved to calm nerves surrounding growth that has been softening even before Washington raised tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese goods. The Chinese stock market has sagged 30 percent since January. China’s economic czar, Vice Premier Liu He, said the decline was “creating good investment opportunities” and central bank governor Yi Gang insisted that the “current economic fundamentals are good.”

ANALYST’S TAKE: “Official voices pledging their support has helped to calm Chinese markets. Some investors are bargain hunting on the basis that there will be limited downsides,” said Song Seng Wun, an

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economist at CIMB Private Banking. “There has also been a hint of state support in the aftermath, with state-linked funds coming to buy weakening markets, giving investors reason to believe that the markets would stabilize,” he added.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 26 cents to $69.38 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The contract added 0.7 percent to $69.12 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, picked up 21 cents to $79.99 per barrel. In the previous session, it gained 0.6 percent to $79.78 a barrel.

CURRENCY: The dollar strengthened to 112.62 yen from 112.56 yen on Friday. The euro fell to $1.1515 from $1.1516. (ap)

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Galungan Day: Defeat Kalatiga, Strengthen Awareness

Saniscara Kliwon Kuningan, Saturday. In the Sundarigama palm-manuscript is mentioned that celebration of Galungan and Kuningan symbolizes the victory of dharma (truth) against adharma (untruth), the victory of Jayatiga against Kalatiga.

Dr. I Ketut Sumadi, said the celebration of Galungan has started from the previous week namely with Sugihan Jawa ritual and Sugihan Bali. While on Sunday is called penyekeban meaning the preparation of ritual paraphernalia.

Raw materials are ripening so that they can be used to fill the ritual paraphernalia of Galungan.

On Sunday, the Kalatiga comes down to tempt human life, so here is really the victory against the temptation of life in the local wisdom of Bali is better known as Sad Ripu (six enemies). Sad Ripu is the six enemies in human beings affecting humans into self-forgetfulness.

It consists of kama (lust, desire), lobha (greed), krodha (anger), moha (confusion), mada (drunk) and matsarya (envy, jealousy).

According to Dr. Sumadi, the coming down of temptations of life is a power, so that people need to be vigilant to see one’s self living with the environment. This is in accordance with the concept of microcosm (human body) and macrocosm (universe) that must be kept in balance.

While on Monday is the Penyajahan Galungan as the time to prepare everything in more details related to ritual paraphernalia. On that account, it becomes a part of celebrating the victory of dharma against adharma.

On Penyajaan Galungan, human temptation level will be higher, so hopefully there is no temptation in preparing the ritual paraphernalia. The next day, on Tuesday is Penampahan Galungan where devotees start to purify themselves,

so it is symbolized with slaughtering animal (pig or chicken). “In the context of philosophy, it is the time to do self-contemplation namely making self-awareness to be higher by stripping ourselves what we have ever done, the six things making us forgetful,” he explained.

At that time, humans dispose of the lust of animalistic temptation into a divine nature, making non-good into good. Therefore, on the penampahan, other than making Balinese food like lawar delicacy, people also prepare ritual paraphernalia in the afternoon.

One of the banten or oblations made is prayascita, as a symbol of self-purification carried out around 18:00-19:00. The ceremony is followed by all family members, so that everything can already feel free from temptation.

In the afternoon of the penampahan day, devotees install penjor, meaning that humans can be aware of temptation at that time, so they start doing the seconds of independence. Installing penjor is the symbol of human independence from worldly temptations to achieve prosperity of life. It is an expression of gratitude for the prosperity bestowed by God. “As for banten, devotees prepare yellow-white food oblation symbolizing sanctity,” added Dr. Sumadi.

He said that banten prayascita symbolizes the expression of gratitude for the grace of God in the form of self-awareness, so that devotees can do a good job. It also results in happiness not only for oneself, but also for others. Penjor

is symbolizing mountain where the deities abide. “At that time, God grants prosperity to his devotees,” he added.

In the philosophy of Mount Agung, there are three dragons giving prosperity to their people.

They are Basuki giving fertility, Ananta Boga providing endless feeding and Taksaka keeping the air circulation, so that human can survive as energized by the elements of fire, water and wind as the 3 elements causing human to live. On the penampahan, human can live quietly.

On Galungan, humans carry out rituals in accordance with their respective abilities. Aside from saying prayers at home, they also say prayers at clan temple, village trinity temple and universal temple.

“Devotees also say prayers in other places such as sanctified water source, paddy field, and grave by putting food oblation along with side dish, water, coffee and cigarette,” he said.

The offerings are addressed to dead parents who are still buried (before ritually cremated), so that people can feel relieved. At night, they can practice yoga and worship God in all its manifestations whether as generator, operator and destroyer. Destroyer is important in order that something useless could be restored to its origin, can be recycled to be useful. On Thursday or Umanis Galungan devotees offer banten penganyar or small banten to plead for guidance of God that Galungan ritual has been already executed properly.

“On Umanis Galungan human beings are given better enlightenment, so that getting sweeter filled with mutual forgiving activities or mutually visit relatives and friends to strengthen social ties,” he explained.

On Sunday is the Pemacekan Agung, meaning that human beings should not be careless again after receiving enlightenment of God. On Monday is Somoribek Day, meaning that human beings really become strong until the next activity, according to the task and obligation. On Friday (Nov. 10) is the Penampahan Kuningan having the same process to boost awareness. Human beings may no longer get tempted by Kalatiga. They must strengthen the soul to overcome temptations of life. (kmb)

Sweet and Mellow Taste of Jaje Cerorot

cultures or even that of other countries. Whatever the cake is, it remains to be preserved amidst of Balinese society until now. Even, its existence is always associated with ceremonial activities and Hindu ritual on the Island of the Gods.

For example, one of them is jaje cerorot. Optionally, it is often named the jaje blukbuk, usually served when the Hindu community is carrying out a wedding ceremony in the process of proposing. Jaje cerorot is accompanied with a pillow-like cake.

In Bali, this cake belongs to snack made from local (Balinese) rice flour combined with brown

sugar and salt. On that account, it has a brownish red color. Cerorot is shaped with young coconut leaf wrap resembling a cone. For children, this cake is often referred to as the trumpet cake because the wrap is like a trumpet.

There is a special technique for eating this cake. If people do not know, they will open the pin (bamboo pin to button the wrap) and then eat the soft and creamy cake. For those who already know the technique of eating it will push on the tip at the lower end of the young coconut leaf pointing to the top, so that the content of the cake appears. Just press and adjust how

long we are able to chew it.

If you eat a little, then push it a little too, and if you can eat at once, then push it full. Once again, to take out the content fully, push the pointed end of the wrapper so that the content comes out. There is no need to open the curd of the wrap when eating the cake.

Lately, this cake is usually used for refreshment served for guests to accompany the drinks like coffee or tea. It is usually easy to get as widely sold in traditional markets and cake shops. Unlike before, if there was no wedding ceremony, this was not made. Unfortunately, this sweet tasting cake can only last

for one day.

The ingredients used to make the jaje cerorot are local rice, brown sugar and salt (to taste). First of all, the rice is washed clean, and then soaked overnight. After that, resume and make it into flour. In the past, the making of flour in the traditional way was pounded with pestle in the mortar. Then, sieve the flour. This traditionally made flour makes the cake taste better when compared to flour made by factory.

Brown sugar is then liquefied with hot water and then filtered as well. Next, add flour into the cold brown sugar liquid with the addition of enough salt. To prepare the wrap,

make the packaging from young coconut leaf. Remove the stick of the leaf, fold at one of the ends and then twist circularly resembling a cone.

After the coconut leaf wrap has been made, the mixture is poured into the wrapper. Be careful, do not let it be full because when steamed it can melt and fall.

Finally, steam them until cooked (for approximately 20 minutes). To check whether the cake is already cooked, insert a palm stick into the steamed dough. If the dough is not sticky when being pulled, it means the cake is already cooked. If it has been cooked, take out the cake and it is ready to be served. (kmb)

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Violating parking in Ubud, some motorcycles transported by police

GIANYAR - Finally, police took strict action against a number of parking violators in the tourist area of Ubud. This decisive action was taken by transporting a number of motorcycles having violated parking caution. The motorcycles directly taken to the Gianyar Police Station are automatically subject to a ticket.

Chief of the Gianyar Police Traffic Affairs, Gusti Udayani Addi, when asked for her confirmation said that her ranks tried to crack down on parking violators in the tourism village area.

“We have focused on controlling the parking in Ubud for several months,” she said.

In an effort to act decisively in controlling the parking, her rank remains to be focused on the Jalan Monkey Forest in Ubud. She said that before cracking down on the violators they have been given an appeal through loudspeakers. “They are also awaited in order that their vehicle can be removed to the location specified,” he said.

Well, if the vehicle owner does not come yet, police then take firm action by transporting the vehicle. “If it has not arrived yet, and rather than disrupting the traffic, let alone cause congestion, that’s why we transport and secure it,” he said.

She said that so far quite a lot of motorcycles have been transported by police. All of the motorcycles ticketed were immediately secured at the Gianyar Police Station. Not only that, every

Police took strict action against a number of parking violators in the tourist area of Ubud.

vehicle violating the parking rules are also ticketed. “When arriving, we will immediately ticket the owner,” she said.

Meanwhile, the cars violating the parking prohibition were also immediately ticketed by police. However, most of the cars reprimanded were immediately moved. “The violating cars are usually soon removed after getting reprimanded, so there are no cars towed,” she affirmed.

The parking violations in Ubud are indeed dominated by motorcycle riders. “Absolutely, it is rather difficult for motorcycles, so that we transport the motorcycles of the stubborn owners,” she said.

Previously, it was reported that traffic violations in the Ubud tourism area became a never-ending problems. Parking prohibition signs having been installed so far in the tourist area only become a display. Parking violations by cars and motorcycles are still high.

As observation, the parking violations remain to occur in almost every road section containing parking prohibition signs. For instance, it has been installed on Jalan Raya Ubud in front of the royal palace to the north. The violations were not only committed by motorcycles but also by many private cars parked carelessly. (kmb35)

E-money usage at Kerambitan Festival hampered by village unreadiness

TABANAN - Tabanan district is currently promoting transactions by using electronic money or e-money in the community. One of the steps having been realized is parking payment by using e-money at some points. To support this, Kerambitan subdistrict used e-money in every purchase transaction taking place during the Kerambitan Festival IV. Unfortunately, even though the facilities and infrastructure have been ready, the implementation of e-money was forced to be postponed due to the unreadiness of each village in Kerambitan subdistrict.

This was explained by subdistrict head of Kerambitan, I Gede Sukanada. According to him, his government has cooperated with BRI having printed 100 e-money cards. The e-money card logo has

the characteristic of Kerambitan, namely the art of okokan.

In addition to the cards, the bank is also ready to facilitate by supplying the electronic data capture (EDC) at each booth. “But when disseminating this plan to villages in Kerambitan subdistrict, they are not ready yet,” he said. On that account, according to Sukanada for the festival of this time he only disseminated the use of e-money.

It will be only implemented in the upcoming Kerambitan Festival.

According to Sukanada, in addition to supporting the Tabanan district government’s program having been realized in the form of e-parking at a number of parking points, the plan to use e-money is also meant to know for sure the circulation of money in the Kerambitan Festival IV. (kmb24)

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‘We failed them’: Australia apologises to child sex abuse victims

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a national apology to thousands of victims of institutional sex abuse Monday, admitting the state utterly failed to stop “evil, dark crimes” committed over decades.

“This was done by Australians to Australians, enemies in our midst, enemies in our midst,” Morrison said in an emotional address to parliament, designed as a belated apology to the 15,000 known survivors of child abuse.

“As a nation, we failed them, we forsook them, and that will always be our shame,” he said, recounting abuse that a government inquiry has shown was rife in schools, churches, orphanages, sports clubs and other institutions across the country over decades.

Morrison’s voice cracked and trailed off as he recounted a history of exploitation, cover-ups and state failure. He declared a new national credo for future allegations: “We believe you.”

The state apology comes after a five-year Royal Commission that detailed harrowing child sex abuse claims involving once well-trusted institutions.

“Today, we say sorry, to the children we failed. Sorry. To the parents whose trust was betrayed and who have struggled to pick up the pieces. Sorry. To the whistleblowers, who we did not listen to.

Sorry,” Morrison said.

“To the spouses, partners, wives, husbands, children, who have dealt with the consequences of the abuse, cover-ups and obstruction. Sorry.

To generations past and present.

Sorry.”

In parliament, lawmakers stood for a moment of silence follow-

ing the remarks, as hundreds of survivors looked on or watched in official events across the country.

Normal parliamentary business, a session of prime minister’s questions, was suspended in a bipartisan show of respect.

Outside the parliamentary chamber, relatives of victims wore tags with the names of departed daughters and sons, brothers and sisters, for whom the apology came too late.

After meeting some of the victims, Morrison told journalists “I’ve never felt such pain in one room, ever.”

A series of Australian institutions have already apologised for their failings, including Australian Catholic leaders who have lamented the church’s “shameful” history of child abuse and cover-ups.

According to the Royal Commission, seven percent of Catholic priests in Australia were accused of abuse between 1950 and 2010, but the allegations were rarely investigated, with child victims ignored and even punished.

Some senior members of the church in Australia have been prosecuted in relation to the abuse.

- Power of apology The Australian government has previously issued formal apologies for the mistreatment of Aboriginal Australians, for forced adoptions and homosexual convictions.

There are growing calls for an

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In this photograph taken on July 28, 2018, an Indian boy looks at a painting of India’s independence icon Mahatma Gandhi displayed inside the Indian President’s House museum in New Delhi.

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Child sex abuse survivor Carolyn Unwin, 74, from Cairns, Queensland stands on the front lawn of Parliament House in Canberra on October 22, 2018, after Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a national apology to child sex abuse victims. apology for the military’s treatment of gay, bisexual and transgender personnel.

For many Australians there will still be questions about how the child sex abuse and cover-ups took place.

And for some of the victims, the government’s atonement rings hollow -- a step short of remov-

ing public funding for offending institutions, or far-ranging legal reforms.

At an event attended by the leaders of both major political parties, protestors shouted demands that the government do more to punish the guilty and dig into the past of other institutions like the military.

“Today’s apology to victims of

institutional child abuse highlights the power of a public apology to heal past wounds,” said Professor Noah Riseman of the Australian Catholic University.

“But in the midst of today’s acknowledgement there was a reminder that other victims of institutional trauma remain unacknowledged.” (afp)

NEW DELHI - With a moon rock, a chunk of Mount Everest and the chance to stroll with Gandhi, the President’s House in Delhi is lifting the veil on its treasures in its new museum. The President’s House, a classical palace with an Indian twist, is one of the grandest buildings in India, built by the British as the Viceroy’s House.

Storerooms not opened for decades -- some because of superstition -- were unlocked in a treasure hunt to put together the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum’s collection.

It recreates moments from India’s independence struggle such as Mahatma Gandhi’s landmark

protest march against the salt tax in 1930 and the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre of civilians by troops under British command.

Technology allows visitors to walk with Gandhi in the virtual reality room, while interactive features include a flipbook of India’s constitution.

“The museum depicts the democratic heritage of India and gives a peek into the lives of former presidents,” education officer Pankaj Protim Bordoloi told AFP. “We have used augmented technology to keep visitors involved and interested. The museum is always a work in progress and we

will add more exhibits as we discover them,” said Bordoloi.

Drawcards include a Mercedes car given to late premier Rajiv Gandhi by the king of Jordan and a horse-drawn presidential buggy complete with horses.

The collection also includes a long-lost painting of Robert Clive (1725-74), commander-in-chief of British India.

The authorities contacted the National Gallery in Britain and also Clive’s family who confirmed the work was genuine.

“Their excitement too assured us that we had found the right painting,” Bordoloi added. (afp)

In Delhi, walk with Gandhi in the President’s House

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To welcome rice harvest yield, residents prepare Ngepitu Nadi ritual

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Dandelion seeds create a bizarre whirlpool in the air to fly Dandelion seeds use a novel flying mechanism to fly to distant sprouting destinations.

WHEN you’re essentially a little ball of floof, flying is hard. To ride the wind, dandelion seeds stir up a weird type of whirlpool in the air directly above them. The newly discovered way of moving through the air, described October 17 in Nature, resolves a long-standing question about how the seeds stay aloft.

Dandelion seed flight is not unlike the flight of Mary Poppins: Utterly charming, yet inexplicable when it comes to physics — until now. When a gust of wind plucks a seed from the plant’s fuzzy head, a fluffy structure called the pappus keeps the seed aloft before it ultimately falls to the ground. The structure, which extends from the seed, is made up of tiny hairlike filaments, making it mostly empty space.

“It’s a weird structure,” says coauthor Naomi Nakayama, a biophysicist at the University of Edinburgh. “Nobody really knew how it could fly.”

So Nakayama and her colleagues dug into the weeds. Highspeed video and mathematical simulations revealed that the pappus filaments act together like a uniform sheet or a parachute and create drag — a force that counters gravity. Air also flows around the

pappus and gets sucked into the area just above it. This air forms a swirling bubble that the researchers call a separated vortex ring, which adds to the drag.

Swirlin’ and whirlin’ Dandelion seeds are attached to a fuzzy structure called a pappus (top-down view at left). The pappus creates a swirling bubble of air in the low-pressure region above the structure (seen at right with a seed

in a wind tunnel). The pappus is key to making this work. The spacing of its filaments allows just enough airflow through to keep the vortex stable, helping the seed float.

As far as vortex rings go, the dandelion’s is odd. Normally, such air bubbles stay attached to an object or totally separate and disappear. But the dandelion’s bubble separates and hangs out above the seed. “When you show it to a fluid dynamicist, it blows their mind,” says study coauthor Cathal Cummins, a postdoctoral researcher in Nakayama’s lab.

The bubble stays in place above the seed because the filament

GIANYAR — Residents of Patas customary village, Taro, Tegallalang, will organize the Ngepitu ritual on Wednesday (Oct. 24). It is a regular ceremony every full moon of the fifth month in Balinese calendar held at Puseh Bale Agung Temple at local customary village. This ritual also has something to do with the rice plants owned by the citizens.

Secretary of local customary village, I Ketut Wija, explained the ceremony of this time is different because it coincided with the people’s rice plants having entered the period of pregnancy, so the ceremony was called the ngepitu nadi. It is different because its implementation is also called elantasan or only held in one day when coinciding with this ceremony, when the age of people’s rice has not entered the pregnancy period, He added the ritual is carried out by all citizens commenced with the making of ceremonial paraphernalia. Like on Sunday (Oct. 21), people performed the Mekale Hyang ceremony, as a form of purification to all components related to the upcoming ceremony.

“All citizens are involved in this year’s ngepitu ceremony,” he said.

Youth groups will compete to climb penjor and in certain rounds, and they must reach the peak to get the offerings called sampian, as a symbol of prosperity. “This sampian will also be re-included in the ritual of surrounding the penjor brought by local temple priest, followed by customary village apparatus and village youth,” he said.

Previously, all the components of customary community elements worked together in decorating activities. All parts of the temple are using bamboo including the installation of banners, pennants to cloth at each local temple shrine. (kmb35)

parachute is leaky. Some air gets through the pappus, and a pressure gradient forms with low pressure above the filaments and high pressure below them, keeping the bubble stable. This low pressure is also what sucks in the air flowing around the filaments to form the bubble in the first place.

The way the dandelion moves through air is four times as efficient at generating drag — and therefore fighting against gravity — as a more parachute-like structure would be. Other seeds with fuzzy exteriors or extensions may also use these odd vortex rings to fly through the air. (afp)

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Tourism players have tsunami detectors installed on the beach

Add beer to the list of foods threatened by climate change

AMLAPURA — Tourism players in the coastal areas of Karangasem proposed the installation of tsunami detector to the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Karangasem.

The proposal was made for the convenience of foreign guests staying in the Karangasem region.

Climate change impacts on barley crops could lead to less beer and skyrocketing prices.

Manager of Hidden Paradise in Abang subdistrict, Made Audi, said he hoped the installation of tsunami detection device at several points on a number of beaches in Karangasem such as Tulamben Beach, Amed Beach, Abang District and Candidasa Beach. “I had proposed to BPBD, but until now there is no response yet. Installation of the tsunami detection device is highly expected. So, it is unlike the incident in Palu, Central Sulawesi,” he said.

Audi added that when earthquake happens guests are usually panicky and go up the highland

BEER lovers could be left with a sour taste, thanks to the latest in a series of studies mapping the effects of climate change on crops.

Malted barley — a key ingredient in beer including IPAs, stouts and pilsners — is particularly sensitive to warmer temperatures and drought, both of which are likely to increase due to climate change.

As a result, average global barley crop yields could drop as much as 17 percent by 2099, compared

with the average yield from 1981 to 2010, under the more extreme climate change projections, researchers report October 15 in Nature Plants.

That decline “could lead to, on average, a doubling of price in some countries,” says coauthor Steven Davis, an Earth systems scientist at University of California, Irvine. Consumption would also drop globally by an average of 16 percent, or roughly what people in the United States consumed in 2011.

The results are based on computer simulations projecting climate conditions, plant responses

and global market reactions up to the year 2099. Under the mildest climate change predictions, world average barley yields would still go down by at least 3 percent, and average prices would increase about 15 percent, the study says.

Other crops such as maize, wheat and soy and wine grapes are also threatened by the global rising of average atmospheric temperatures as well as by pests emboldened by erratic weather.

But there’s still hope for ale aficionados. The study did not account for technological innovations or genetic tweaks that could spare the crop, Davis says. (IBP/net)

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Residents of Patas customary village, Taro, Tegallalang, will organize the Ngepitu ritual on Wednesday (Oct. 24).

areas. They are worried that tsunami will occur because of their residence near the sea. “We hope that central government will immediately install it,” he hoped.

Chief Executive of the BPBD Karangasem, I.B. Ketut Arimbawa, confirmed it. In the near future, the BPBD will propose to central government. However, he did not dare to ascertain whether the proposal will be realized or not. “Next year (2019), we are going to propose several points such as the Tulamben Beach, Candidasa, Seraya, and Amed Beach. Tsunami detection de-

vice is required for the sake of tourist’s convenience,” said Arimbawa.

Arimbawa added that Karangasem is included in the 100 areas prone to disasters according to the 2013 Indonesian Disaster Risk Index (IRBI). Karangasem is ranked 93rd in terms of disaster risk areas due to regional conditions. Karangasem is the area where the fault passes. It is planar fracture or discontinuity in rock volume, where there is a significant displacement resulting from rock mass grading.

This fault can cause earthquake / tsunami. (kmb41)

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Operator of Besakih Attraction exceeds visit target

AMLAPURA —The eruption of Mount Agung with the status remaining at level III (watch) seems to have no significant influence on tourist visits to Besakih Temple attraction. This was proved by the fact where the operator of tourist attraction could exceed the target of tourist visit.

Public Relations Manager of the Besakih Temple Attraction, I Gusti Bagus Karyawan, stated on Sunday (Oct. 20) the eruption of Mount Agung had indeed made the number of tourist visit dropped. Travel agencies and tourists were once reluctant to visit Besakih. However, considering the recent activities of Mount Agung began to slightly calm down, the number of visits to Besakih returned to normal.

Moreover, it could exceed the target set by the operator.

He added that this year ’s target of foreign tourist visit reaches 97,200 people and 14,400 domestic tourists. Seeing the target set, the operator has been able to exceed that target.

As of October 16, the number of foreign tourist visit has reached 149,477 people and 21,596 people of domestic tourists. So, the average number of daily foreign tourist visit reached 520 and domestic reached 79 visitors.

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Excavation of Gelang Agung site continues

MANGUPURA —The Archeological Institute of Bali reexamined the site of the Gelang Agung Temple located at Buangga hamlet, Getasan, Petang. The team found a building structure made from sandstone, a number of pottery fragments and a piece of perforated coin.

Research Team Leader of the Gelang Agung Temple site, Luh Suwita Utami, stated the research carried out was a continuation of the 2017 research program, where this year’s research entered the sixth activity by applying excavation methods. “We opened three excavation boxes outside the temple wall,” said Luh Suwita on Saturday (Oct. 20).

According to her, the opening of the excavation box is to find the sustainability of the findings in the form of building structures made from sandstones. The building structure has been found during the period of 2013-2017. “The research has taken place from October 8, 2018,” she said.

He said the research at the Gelang Agung Temple site involved researchers from the Archeological Institute of Bali and the people of Buangga hamlet accompanied by architectural experts from the Udayana University. The activity was commenced with the Forum Group Discussion on October 10, 2018 at the office of Getasan headman by involving community leaders and resource person Prof.

Dr. I Wayan Ardika.

“FGD activities are intended to capture as much information as possible from the people from the nearest environment of the site related to the existence of the Gelang Agung Temple site,” he explained.

He explained the results of research carried out this time are rediscovering the sustainability of the findings of building structures made from sandstones on the eastern side of the Gelang Agung Temple. The findings are at a depth of 230 cm from the ground.

The building structure spreading from the north to south looks quite neat. In the meantime, on the north side of the compound wall of Gelang Agung Temple was also found the ruins of buildings made of stone. “Researchers also found a number of pottery fragments and a piece of perforated coin that cannot be identified because it is covered in rust,” he said.

Based on the discovery of this building structure, the researcher estimated that in the area of Gelang Agung Temple site once stood a sanctum building made of sandstone with a rectangular base building, equipped with water channels closely related to the worship of Lord Vishnu.

“This finding was not taken out, but the structure was left in its original position and then backfilled with previously provided protection to avoid damage from the findings of the structure found,” he concluded. (kmb27)

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ous problems we are able to meet the target and even surpass it. We hope that until the end of the year the foreign tourist visit can exceed 150,000 visitors. Likewise, domestic tourist visit can reach 25,000 people,” he said.

According to him, the success to meet the targets is inseparable from the hard work done by the whole management, such as the aggressive promotion on the latest situation of Mount Agung remaining at level III (watch) through tourists coming directly to Besakih, tour guide, travel agencies and Facebook social media. The operator has already owned a Facebook account used to promote the Besakih tourism.

“In addition, we also routinely organize promotions when conducting comparative studies to outside the region. For instance, we have done it in the working visit to Jakarta, Banten and Jogjakarta. We asked them to help promote Besakih tourist object.

Hopefully, these efforts can

increase the number of visits to Besakih,” explained Karyawan.

He further said that to support tourism development to Besakih, Besakih Temple area still needs arrangement such as the parking lots and merchant areas currently remaining to sell in the south of wantilan and other supporting facilities. On that account, for the success of exceeding the number of tourist visit target, he hoped the regional government can help in the arrangement to support the progress of tourism at Besakih.

“We will propose the improvement for a number of supporting facilities such as parking lot at the entrance at Kedungdung hamlet, sound system, meeting facilities and restructuring the rest area so that it can be installed with tiles. We also hope that later on there will be lighting at some points in the temple area.

Sometimes, tourist visit lasts until night, so they are not dark.

Hopefully, the proposal can be approved,” he hoped. (kmb41)

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HOLLYWOOD - North American moviegoers really like to be scared, and Universal gleefully accommodated them this weekend as its new release “Halloween” registered an impressive $77.5 million in estimated ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

That strong three-day number gave the film the second-best opening ever for an October, trailing only “Venom,” which earlier this month booked an $80-million opening, according to HollywoodReporter.com.

Universal executives could be excused for a bit of gloating -- they produced “Halloween” for a microscopic $10 million.

“Halloween” recounts the return of a homicidal masked figure (Nick Castle) 40 years after he set off on a bloody Halloween night killing spree.

Jamie Lee Curtis again stars as Laurie Strode, sole survivor of that spree.

Holding tight in second spot was Warner Bros.’s musical drama “A Star Is Born,” with ticket sales of $19.3 million.

The film, the third remake of a 1937 movie, was directed

by Bradley Cooper. He plays a hard-drinking musician who falls in love with a young singer (Lady Gaga), only to see her star rise as his plunges.

Sony’s “Venom” was not far behind, taking in $18.1

“Halloween” recounts the return of a homicidal masked figure (Nick Castle) 40 years after he set off on a bloody Halloween night killing spree.

million as it approaches $500 million globally. Tom Hardy stars as a journalist who becomes the superpowerful host for an alien creature.

In fourth was another seasonal offering, Sony’s “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween,” at $9.7 million.

The family-friendly sequel, based on the R.L. Stine children’s books, stars Wendi McLendon-Covey and Madison Iseman.

Fifth spot went to Universal’s astronaut drama “First Man,” at $8.6 million. The film, directed by Oscar winner Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, recounts Neil Armstrong’s historic journey to the moon in 1969. (afp)

Bollywood’s Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are getting married

NEW DELHI - Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have ended months of speculation about their relationship by announcing they are to marry next month.

In a joint statement on social media, the actors - two of the Indian film industry’s biggest names - expressed their “immense joy” and asked for the blessings of fans ahead of the wedding, which will take place over two days.

“With the blessings of our families, it gives us immense joy in sharing that our wedding is set to take place on the 14th and 15th of November, 2018,” they said.

“We thank you for all the love you have showered upon us over the years and seek your blessings as we embark on this incredible journey of love, loyalty, friendship and togetherness.”

Copenhagen-born Padukone, 32, is one of Bollywood’s highest-paid stars and one of a select few to break into Hollywood after she starred in xXx: Return of Xander Cage with Vin Diesel. She has featured in 40 films since 2006.

She is also the daughter of Indian badminton player Prakash Padukone - a former world number one.

Singh, 33, rose to fame in the 2010 romantic comedy Band Baaja Baaraat and went on to appear in 14 films.

He has starred in several films alongside his wife-to-be. They include 2013’s Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela, 2014’s Finding Fanny, and 2015’s Bajirao Mastani.

They also appeared in the controversial Bollywood epic Padmaavat, which sparked violent protests in northern India earlier this year. (IBP/net)

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The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has sent a chill through exiled dissidents, with many revealing discreet government attempts to lure them to their embassies as an apparent “trap” to return them to the kingdom.

Khashoggi, a critic of powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, in what sources close to the government have said was likely an authorised rendition that went wrong.

Saudi exiles in three different countries have recounted what appeared to be official attempts to bait them into the kingdom’s

diplomatic missions, exposing them to potentially the same fate as Khashoggi.

Omar Abdulaziz, a 27-year-old Saudi activist exiled in Canada, said he was approached earlier this year by Saudi officials who urged him to visit their embassy with them to collect a new passport.

“They were saying ‘it will only take one hour, just come with us to the

embassy’,” Abdulaziz, who rankled authorities with a YouTube show that satirized the Saudi leadership, said in a video posted on Twitter.

He refused to go, fearing a trap, and two of his brothers and a handful of his friends were arrested in the kingdom, he said, thus validating his suspicions. The Washington Post said it received hours-long tapes from Abdulaziz of his conversations with those officials, which he secretly recorded. Abdullah Alaoudh, a Saudi scholar at Georgetown, said he was subjected to a similar “plot” in Washington.

Last year, when Alaoudh, son of prominent cleric Salman al-Awda who is jailed and faces trial in the kingdom, applied to renew his passport at the Saudi embassy in Washington, he says he was told to return to the kingdom to complete what appeared to be basic formalities. “They offered me a ‘temporary pass’ that would allow me to return to Saudi Arabia,” Alaoudh told AFP. “I knew it was a trap and just left with my expired passport.”

- ‘Cover up’ The testimonies suggest what

appear to be growing Saudi efforts to snare overseas critics of the government or entice them to return since Mohammed bin Salman, widely known as MBS, became crown prince last year.

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