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Bollywood actress apologises for #MeToo comments

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MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Preity Zinta apologised on Tuesday over comments she made about India’s #MeToo movement that sparked a furore on social media.

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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was described as ‘violent’ in court.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine facing minimum 32 years over racketeering and firearms charges

LOS ANGELES - US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is facing 32 years to life in prison over racketeering and firearms charges.

The “violent” defendant was deemed a likely danger to the community and denied bail after a prosecutor told a court there was evidence he directed or participated in multiple acts of violence as part of a gang.

Assistant US attorney Michael Longyear said a backpack stolen during a gunpoint robbery in April was found during a raid at the 22year-old’s home in Brooklyn, along with an automatic pistol.

He also said 6ix9ine was captured on surveillance video as he sat in a car and filmed the scene in Times Square, where his codefendants allegedly carried out a violent robbery against a rival gang member.

“The defendant is quite violent,” the prosecutor said.

The rapper has worldwide connections and hundreds of thousands

of dollars and therefore poses a flight risk, Mr Longyear told the court.

He is also aware that a conviction would bring a mandatory minimum sentence of 32 years in prison and as much as life, the prosecutor said.

Judge Henry B Pitman ordered the rapper to be held until a bail hearing.

6ix9ine was among five people charged in an indictment containing racketeering and firearms charges.

His lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, said the rapper - real name Daniel Hernandez - poses no threat and denies directing or playing any other role in violence.

Mr Lazzaro said his client had fired some of his co-defendants as part of his management and security team last week.

6ix9ine has seen a huge rise to fame and has become one of the most controversial names in hiphop. (IBP/net)

Zinta was accused of belittling victims after saying she wished she had faced sexual harassment.

“My reason for saying ‘I wish something like this would have happened to me’ in the film industry with a smile was because I would have reacted and slapped the person,” she said.

Zinta said she was a “huge supporter of the movement” and claimed that her comments, given in an interview

with entertainment site Bollywood Hungama, were taken out of context.

The 43-year-old star of the 2003 hit “Koi Mil Gaya” (Found Someone) added that she herself had been the victim of abuse.

“To all the women out there. I’m sorry if I have unintentionally hurt your sentiments on the #MeToo movement,” she said.

India’s belated #MeToo movement has seen women share accounts of alleged harassment by several powerful

men in the worlds of Bollywood, business, journalism, politics, comedy and even cricket since gaining traction in late September.

The trigger appears to have been actress Tanushree Dutta, who accused well-known Bollywood actor Nana Patekar of inappropriate behaviour on a film set 10 years ago.

Since then, a slew of popular Bollywood figures have been accused of sexual misconduct, including Vikas Bahl, Sajid Khan and Alok Nath. All have denied the claims.

Last month, M.J. Akbar resigned as India’s junior foreign minister after at least 20 women accused him of sexual harassment during his time as a newspaper editor.

Akbar -- who denies the allegations -- is suing one of the complainants, Priya Ramani, for defamation. (afp)

California fire death toll rises to 83

The death toll from the wildfire in northern California rose to 83 Wednesday after crews found two more sets of remains in burned-out buildings, officials said. The number of people listed as unaccounted for in the deadliest and most destructive fire in state history dropped from 870 to 563.

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This number has been fluctuating wildly amid the confusion of the search for bodies in the town of Paradise, which was largely destroyed by the flames. The figure peaked Saturday at 1,276.

Another three people died in a second major blaze that struck Malibu in southern California. In the north, the so-called Camp Fire has scorched 153,000 acres of land and destroyed more than 13,500 homes. It started on November 8

and is now 85 percent contained.

Crews are preparing to deal with heavy rain forecast for the rest of the week, which will help put out the fire but raises the prospect of flash floods and could wash away human remains. It started raining in the burn area Wednesday night.

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said crews will not take off for Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday.

Some crews could be kept away if mudslides threaten the burn area.

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Released Bali Nine drug-smuggler returns home to more legal woes

An Australian woman held in Indonesian prisons for 13 years for being part of the “Bali Nine” drugsmuggling gang returned home Thursday, facing more possible jail time for alleged crimes committed before her overseas ordeal.

Renae Lawrence, 41, arrived in Brisbane shortly after dawn and then flew on to her home town of Newcastle in New South Wales state. She is the only member of the group to find freedom.

Lawrence was met by a large crowd of reporters, photographers and TV cameras at both Brisbane and Newcastle airports, but ignored their questions. She ran from the Newcastle terminal and jumped into a waiting vehicle to escape the media swarm and was driven off.

Police want to question Lawrence about outstanding arrest warrants dating from before her ill-fated departure for Bali in 2005, but did not prevent her from leaving the airport with family members.

Australian media reports said Lawrence faces two outstanding charges relating to a high-speed chase involving a stolen vehicle.

It was unclear if Newcastle police would pursue the charges, but federal Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton argued that she should not be given “credit” for her time in Indonesian prison.

“If you’ve committed offences in our country, you need to face the justice system here,” he said prior to her return.

Lawrence, the only female member of the Bali Nine, was caught with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin strapped to her body as she tried to board a flight back to Australia from Bali.

She was initially handed a life term, but her sentence was later reduced to 20 years and then further cut due to good behaviour.

Of the nine in the original group, ringleaders Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were executed by firing squad in 2015, sparking a diplomatic row between Australia and Indonesia, which has some of the world’s strictest drug laws including the death penalty.

Another member, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, died in prison SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP in June from stomach cancer, while the remaining five are Renae Lawrence (C) of Australia is escorted from Bangli prison after being released in Bangli regency currently serving life sentences.

Some critics have lashed out at the Australian police for on Bali island on November 21, 2018. The first member of the “Bali Nine” heroin-trafficking gang was released from prison on November 21 after serving 13 years, in a case that caused a huge diplomatic tipping off their Indonesian counterparts about the gang and putting its members at risk of execution in Indonesia. (afp) rift between Indonesia and Australia.

Bali woman convicted of killing own 3 children to serve 4.5 years Prosecutor’s appeal for 19 years rejected by high court The three children of Balinese woman Ni Luh Putu Septyan Parmadani. Photo via Nusa Bali The Bali High Court has rejected an appeal lodged by prosecutors that demanded a 19-year sentence for a Balinese woman convicted of killing her own three children.

Ni Luh Putu Septyan Parmadani was sentenced to 4.5 years behind bars

by Gianyar District Court this past October. The Bali High Court withheld the Gianyar court’s decision on Monday.

The woman made headlines in

Bali earlier this year for allegedly killing her own three biological children before attempting—and failing—to take her own life.

Prosecutors found the 4.5 year sentence grossly lenient and pushed an appeal to increase Septyan’s time, but judges have rejected the appeal, citing the woman’s psychological state.

“The public prosecutor lacked an understanding of the psychological conditions that the caused the defendant to commit a criminal

act against her own three children.

The condition was allegedly due to deep trauma from her marriage, where the husband often treated her harshly. Hit her head, yelled at her, threatened to divorce her and never provided for her as his wife,” states the judges’ decision, as quoted by Detik.

“Considering the accumulation of (domestic) violence experienced by the defendant, she experienced severe depression which shows shock. She had weak social sup-

port and needed a catharsis for the burden she was carrying,” Sutoyo, chairman of the judges panel, said.

“The 19-year sentence demand from the public prosecutor for the defendant shows that the prosecutor’s perspective gave up the social and psychological context of the defendant, trying to put forward a deterrent effect. Even though she lost her three children and failed to kill herself after killing her children,” Sutoyo added.

“Severe punishment will actually be a trigger for the defendant

to carry out destructive actions in the future,” the court concluded.

Septyan was previously indicted for smothering her three children to death in Sukawati, Gianyar on Feb. 21, 2018. Her three children were aged six, four, and two. After killing the children, Septyan attempted suicide by drinking liquid insect repellent. The woman had been working as an elementary school teacher at the time of the incident.

She is the wife of Putu Moh Diana, 35. (ant)

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Meaningful Celebration of Inna Grand Bali Beach’s 52nd Anniversary

Simple yet meaningful is the atmosphere of the 52nd Anniversary of Inna Grand Bali Beach (IGBB), Sanur, on Thursday (Nov. 1). The event held at the Pendawa Open Stage of the hotel was filled with reading and provision of gifts to the best employees in 2018. Highlight of the celebration was the cutting of rice cone by General Manager of Grand Inna Bali Beach, IGK Ayu Ariani, and was then given to I Nyoman Setiawan as the Employee of the Year 2018.

The event was also enlivened by customary temple-praying fashion competition participated by representatives from each department as an effort to preserve Balinese culture. There is a procession of rice cone, traditional entertainment in the form of bondres gag and prize drawing for employees. Present at the celebration was Prabowo Turwiyono as Vice President Revenue Management and Distribution Channel and Auditor Team of PT Hotel Indonesia Natour (Persero), repeater guests, employees / representatives and invitees.

General Manager of Grand Inna Bali Beach, IGK Ayu Ariani, said the event featured the theme Do the Best with Cares that means doing the best in work based on Compassionate (sincerity), Agile (vivacity), Reliable (providing right information), with an elegant appearance and sincerity in carrying out the duties and responsibilities, so that they can provide the best service and give a distinctive impression to guests. Thus, it increases the company’s performance.

IGK Ayu Ariani added that before the peak of commemoration it was organized a series of events with simplicity. They included fun games, blood donation, cancer counseling, and other humanitarian activities.

“The celebration of this time is certainly becoming an expression of our profound gratitude and full of hope that Inna Grand Bali Beach remains to provide maximum services for its guests,” he said. (kmb)

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Flagging Victoria’s Secret announces new lingerie CEO Mehas comes to Victoria’s Secret, the lingerie market leader in the United States, from Tory Burch, where he is currently president.

He previously led Club Monaco for 13 years as president and CEO. He has also worked at The Gap and the department store chain Bloomingdale’s.

Singer had been on the job since September 2016. No reason has been publicly announced for her departure.

Earlier this month, Victoria’s Secret marketing director Ed Razek provoked uproar on social media for telling Vogue that there was no need for transgender or plus-size models in this year’s fashion show.

“No, I don’t think we should.

Well, why not? Because the show is a fantasy. It’s a 42-minute entertainment special,” he said.

Razek subsequently issued a public apology. Victoria’s Secret hired some of the world’s most famous models and filmed their annual fashion show in New York

on November 8. It will be aired globally next month.

In the United States, the show provoked ire for its uniform use of slender models at a time when US women feel increasingly empowered by the #MeToo movement and with lingerie brands that promote all shapes and sizes -- such as Rihanna’s new Savage X Fenty line -- making inroads.

Heidi Zak, co-CEO of one such rival brand, ThirdLove, published an open letter in The New York Times saying she was “appalled”

by Razek’s “demeaning comments.”

“You market to men, and sell a male fantasy to women,” she said.

“Women wear bras in real life as they go to work, breastfeed their children, play sports, care for ailing parents and serve their country,” she wrote.

“Haven’t we moved beyond outdated ideas of femininity and gender roles? It’s time to stop telling women what makes them sexy -- let us decide.” (afp)

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In this file photo taken on November 08, 2018 (FromL) Models Martha Hunt, Lais Ribeiro, Josephine Skriver, Sara Sampaio, Stella Maxwell, and Romee Strijd walk the runway at the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at Pier 94 in New York City.

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For export, mangosteen must pass packing house process

NEW YORK - US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret announced Monday that it had appointed fashion executive John Mehas as new lingerie CEO, hoping to boost its ailing fortunes.

Mehas will take over in the New Year, replacing Jan Singer, who resigned with the brand under fire for slumping sales, idealized glamazonian femininity and reluctance to put larger and transgender models on the catwalk.

His appointment was announced as Victoria’s Secret parent company L Brands reported third-quarter results with a net loss of $42.8 million compared to net income of $86 million last year.

“Our number one priority is improving performance,” said L Brands chairman and chief executive officer Leslie Wexner.

“Our new leaders are coming in with a fresh perspective and looking at everything... our marketing, brand positioning, internal talent, real estate portfolio and cost structure,” he added.

“I am confident that, under John’s leadership, Victoria’s Secret Lingerie... will continue to be a powerhouse and will deliver products and experiences that resonate with women around the globe.”

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TABANAN — One of the conditions in order to pass export market in destination country, in this case China, other than having to be free from chemicals, it must also pass through packing houses so that the fruit is free from pestinfecting organisms (OPT) and ants. These strict requirements cause a rule that before the export, mangosteen must go through the packing house process.

The owner of mangosteen exporter, PT. Radja Manggis Sejati, who is also Chairman of the Bali Mangosteen Association, Jero Putu Tesan, stated in Tabanan on Tuesday (Nov. 20) that Chinese market is applying product standards to agricultural commodities entering the country. One of which is by having to go through packing house process. The request is an agreement on the mangosteen export protocol between Chinese and Indonesian government in 2017.

He revealed this special treatment is solely to fulfill the superstrict export requirements of mangosteen to China. “Agricultural commodity products such as mangosteen entering China must go through the packing house process to ensure the products are free from plant pest organisms (OPT) and ants. This is an absolute requirement for China,” he said.

Jero Tesan explained the standard of treatment by China is meant to clarify the problems having been complained by a number of previous collectors where they considered the export process to

be packing house and then checked by the Quarantine Office was considered to be the cause of poor quality. This flow is considered time consuming and in need of long process. “In fact, the chronology is not true. The procedure is not long and even Quarantine Office has placed partners to check the products in each packing house to maintain quality,” he said.

According to Jero Tesan, the causes of the mangosteen quality problems complained by a number of collectors is the slow delivery of mangosteen to packing houses because it must be waiting for large quantities of mangosteen to accumulate before being delivered. Thus, it affects the product’s freshness. Besides, another factor is over product. Additionally, the mangosteen of Bali also faces the abundance of similar products coming from Java without being supported by adequate packing house capacity.

Another reason is the very long dry season, because when raining it causes high salt content that ultimately results in poor quality mangosteen.

Currently, mangosteen delivery for export with Chinese destination from Bali has reached 70 tons per day. He stated the amount is supplied by 10 collectors. Of the 10 collectors, only two collectors had problems with the quality of mangosteen while the remaining collectors can still maintain product quality to the destination country. (kmb24)

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The causes of the mangosteen quality problems complained by a number of collectors is the slow delivery of mangosteen to packing houses.

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Although the queue was quite crowded, it doesn’t cause long lines because there are several speed boats serving passengers.

Activities at Tri Buana traditional port

No overloading, boat group must maintain beach cleanliness

CROSSING activities at the Tri Buana traditional port, Kusamba village, Dawan, was quite crowded on Tuesday (Nov. 20). This happens because residents of Nusa Penida took advantage of it to return home, while other residents wanted to do pilgrimage to a number of temples in Nusa Penida. Although the queue was quite crowded, it doesn’t cause long lines because there are several speed boats serving passengers.

Condition in the middle of the sea is quite calm. This greatly supports the crossing process from Tri Buana traditional port to Sampalan port, Nusa Penida. Every day there are five units of Gangga Express speedboats ready to serve passengers, especially providing stairs and carrying passenger luggage.

“Today, the weather looks quite good and coincides with holiday, too. So, there is a slight increase in the number of passengers,” said supervisor of the Tri Buana traditional port of Klungkung Transportation Agency, I Made Suardika.

Suardika added there are five speed boats of Gangga Express alerted every day to serve passengers. In the morning, averagely the speedboat serves four crossing trips while three crossing trips in the afternoon. This is on a typical day. For example, right on Buda Cemeng Klawu as piodalan or festival at Penataran Dalem Ped Temple, the crossing in a day can

increase to 21 trips. Likewise, similar condition also happens to Galungan and Kuningan, Saraswati, Tumpek Wayang and student’s school holidays.

Every speed boat, said Suardika, has a different capacity. For example, Gangga 4 speedboat can hold 76 passengers, Gangga 5 and Gangga 6 hold 85 passengers.

Meanwhile, Gangga 2 has a capacity of 55 passengers and Gangga 3 has a capacity of 50 passengers.

“Today, there is an increase. However, it is not significant. By and large, every boat is not full of passengers, but now some boats are full. However, there is no additional trip,” he said.

As a supervisor, Suardika added that passenger safety is the most important. So, after paying attention to weather factors, the next is passenger capacity. To him, passengers are not allowed to be overloaded, or exceed the boat’s capacity. Moreover, in certain situations,

when the weather is uncertain, the number of passengers is not permitted in maximum capacity. It must be reduced to facilitate the crossing process and disaster risk reduction.

So far, the supervision has gone quite well.

Related to the cleanliness of the beach around the traditional ports, Suardika asserted that each boat group is obliged to carry out total cleanup in the coastal area in turns.

Thus, the Tri Buana traditional port at Kusamba so far remains the prominent choice of passengers. Besides, it is equipped with an adequate waiting room and a large parking area for both cars and motorbikes.

As is known, Kusamba village has three traditional ports namely Tri Buana, Banjar Bias and Kampong Kusamba. In addition to serving crossing passengers, it also serves the crossing of building materials and groceries. (kmb31)

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24 customary villages manage tourist objects

BANGKOK - Every morning Buddhist monk Pipit Sarakitwinon takes walks around his temple and does hundreds of arm exercises, part of a new regimen aimed at shedding pounds as a health overhaul for members of the clergy gathers pace in Thailand.

GIANYAR - The case of Red Handed Operation (OTT) taking place at Tirta Empul Temple surely still makes traditional villages anxious in managing tourist objects. Moreover, in this art area there have been dozens of customary villages managing village potential as a tourist attraction such as Puseh Temple of Batuan or Tegenungan Waterfall.

Besides, it is allocated for janitors, cleanliness of toilets, security officers such as pecalang and operating costs. In details, this object involves some officers such as 30 people of pecalang assigned in turn, 5 janitors and gardeners, eight temple ritual officers and two temple priests on duty every day. In addition, the customary village has also prepared the attendants assigned to provide scarves for tourists making a visit to the temple. “All tourists making a visit to the temple must wear a shawl and we have already provided them,” said Djabur.

Other than Puseh Temple of Batuan managed by customary villages, there are also other attractions such as Tegenungan Waterfall located at customary village, but managed in the form of a CV. Tegenungan Wahana Tirta.

“This waterfall tourist attraction is managed

by CV (limited partnership),” said Dewa Gede Oka, Operations Manager of Tegenungan Waterfall.

Through this mechanism, the management can charge admission ticket to visitors, namely IDR 15,000 / person deducted 2 percent tax to be paid to the Gianyar district government.

Meanwhile, children under 5 years are free of charge. Domestic tourist is charged at IDR 10,000. Residents from Sukawati with the presentation of ID card are free of charge “This ticket collection is also based on the decision of customary village in the form of perarem (appendix to customary village bylaw). In addition, this object is managed by CV. Tegenungan Wahana Tirta that has paid taxes to the Gianyar district government,” explained Dewa Oka. Through this mechanism, if a visitor experiences an accident, insurance can be given as the company has made cooperation with one of the insurance companies. “At the moment, the company has paid insurance claims to affected

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The case of Red Handed Operation (OTT) taking place at Tirta Empul Temple surely still makes traditional villages anxious in managing tourist objects. visitors for two times,” he said.

He said the visit to Tegenungan water attractions every day between 1,000 and 1,300 visitors both foreign and domestic tourists. Many domestic tourists make a visit on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays, but foreign tourists are almost crowded every day.

When questioned about the workforce on duty, Dewa Oka said the management prepares as many as 52 people in turn. They include parking attendants, ticket officers, security officers and surveillance officers in the waterfall object. To get to the waterfall, visitors must go through 165 steps from the parking lot.

The tourist attraction also provides two public toilets. Now, his party is revamping the parking lot of Tegenungan customary village.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Gianyar Tourism Office, A.A. Bagus Ari Brahmanta, said

that there are 54 tourist attractions in Gianyar district. Ten tourist attractions making collaboration with Gianyar government with the customary village are Tirta Empul, Goa Gajah, Gunung Kawi Tampaksiring, Gunung Kawi Sebatu, Yeh Pulu, Alam Sidan, Bukit Jati, Mengening Temple, Tebing Tegallinggah Temple and Goa Garba and Pengukur-ukur Temple. “In the meantime, there are 24 tourist attractions managed by customary village without cooperating with the Gianyar district government,” he said.

The remaining 19 artificial tourist objects are managed by private parties without cooperation with the Gianyar government. In addition, in Gianyar district there are tourist attractions managed by the Central Government or BPCB namely the Archaeological Museum in Blahbatuh. (kmb35)

Mum suffering from post-partum depression kills daughter in Bali

South Denpasar police chief Nyoman Wirajaya

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Denpasar - An American woman allegedly threw her two-monthold daughter from a moving car in Bali and then tried to take her own life, Indonesian police said on Wednesday.

South Denpasar police chief Nyoman Wirajaya told a news conference that officers haven’t been able to question Nicole Stasio because she is hospitalised in a severe state of depression.

A driver and guide who were with the 32-year-old told police she jumped out of the car without warning at an intersection in Denpasar and they were initially unaware of what had happened to the baby.

Villagers found the infant with

severe injuries about a kilometre from where Ms Stasio leapt out of the vehicle. The baby died about seven hours later at the same hospital, Bali Mandara, where Ms Stasio is being treated.

Mr Wiarajaya said the woman, who was born in California, travelled to Bali with her parents in July. The parents stayed in Bali for about 10 days and Ms Stasio gave birth on the island in September after her parents had left Indonesia.

“She refused to answer when they (the parents) asked about her baby’s father,” Mr Wiarajaya said, quoting information from the driver and tour guide who accompanied the family since they arrived.

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Some apply donation, there is also CV legal entity

Chief of Batuan customary village, I Made Djabur, described that Batuan Puseh Temple has been opened to tourist visits for long time.

At the beginning, this temple object having a number of historical artifacts was introduced by local tourist guide.

“But gradually, maybe from word to mouth, finally there is a tour package promoted by tourism players. Ultimately, the visit increases and continues to experience improvement by degrees,” he said on Sunday (Nov. 18).

He revealed that currently there are 1,000 to 1,500 tourists making a visit to this temple every day. They are tourists from various parts of the world. “Meanwhile, Chinese tourists are the most visiting Puseh Temple of Batuan village,” he said.

He said that every time a tourist making a visit, his village does not collect any levies. But it has prepared a donation box, so that visiting tourists can give their donation sincerely.

“We just put a donation box for tourists,” he explained.

When asked about the red handed operation occurred at the Tirta Empul Tampaksiring tourist attraction that dragged the chief of Manukaya Let customary village as a suspect, Made Djabur claimed to be surprised to read such news. He immediately took measure in responding to the red handed operation case by making coordinating with customary village officers. In addition, the customary officers had met with the Regent of Gianyar, I Made Mahayastra. “We collect no levies with tickets or anything like that because we just apply donation system for temple maintenance,” he explained.

The donation provided by tourists is used to repair temple shrines as well as the comfort of tourists such as the officers to help guests cross.

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“But she gave the impression that she was unmarried and her family preferred that she give birth to a child abroad, like wanting to avoid something,” he said.

The driver, Wayan Siaja, and the guide, Made Arimbawa, told police they had taken Ms Stasio and her daughter to Bali’s international airport on Tuesday evening but Ms Stasio changed her mind about returning to the US and told them to take her back to Ubud.

They said she sat silently in the car before the tragic events unfolded, according to Mr Wirajaya.

Friends on Facebook said Stasio was suffering from post-partum depression. (ant)

Followers have been showering monks -- who are deeply respected in the kingdom -- with foods loaded with sugar, fat and oil, contributing to a brewing health crisis.

“Before I dieted I could barely walk 100 metres without getting tired”, Pipit, 63, told AFP during a medical check-up at a hospital for monks in Bangkok, adding that he used to weigh 180 kilogrammes (397 pounds).

With cases of diabetes, hypertension and knee problems skyrocketing, Thai health and religious officials last December published a “Monk Health Charter”, instructing members of the clergy to watch what they eat.

Thais seeking to earn merit and honour their ancestors often provide food to monks on their daily rounds but they can be generous to a fault. Heavy curries, sugary sweets, sodas and salty snacks are among the array of sumptuous -and unhealthy -- alms.

“If they eat our food and are satisfied, we feel comfort that that food will be transferred to our loved ones,” said Prachaksvich Lebnak, deputy secretary general at the National Health Security Office.

“Some people even give monks cigarettes,” he added, in a symbolic offering to ancestors who were heavy smokers.

- ‘Can’t reject’ food Thais boast some of the high-

est rates of obesity in Asia, according to the Asian Development Bank.

Members of the clergy are among the worst-hit -- a 2016 survey of monks by the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok found rates of obesity soaring as high as 48 percent, with 42 percent suffering from high blood pressure.

Buddhist precepts forbid monks from eating after noon and Buddha himself was said to have told his followers to refrain from consuming meals later in the day.

But certain juices -- referred to as pana in religious scripture -- are allowed after midday, making them perfect delivery vehicles for sugar.

Pre-packed alms that include processed foods are also easily available at Thai stores, exacerbating the problem.

Although the new guidelines call on monks to look after their health so they can be “ready to deliver Buddha’s teachings”, refusing devotees’ offerings is a delicate subject.

“According to Lord Buddha’s teaching, whatever they offer, we have to accept. We can’t deny, we can’t reject,” said Phra Rajvoramuni, the assistant abbot at Sungvej temple in Bangkok who helped author the new charter.

Rajvoramuni hopes instead

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This picture taken on October 23, 2018 shows a devotee giving food offerings to Buddhist monks outside a temple in Bangkok. that health education -- including training clergy to run basic medical check-ups -- will bring about change.

“The monks also should do something, like exercise... like walking meditation, cleaning the temple in the morning, sweeping the grounds,” he said.

- No doctors, no dentists The guidelines follow smallerscale initiatives in rural Thailand.

Phra Bhavana Dhamakosit, the abbot at Wat Phochai in northeastern Nongkhai province, told AFP the temple started medical

check-ups three years ago, with obesity and high blood pressure being common issues.

Since monks tend to move from one temple to the next, many don’t visit doctors or dentists for checkups, he said.

Although the new plan also instructs followers to make healthier offerings, religious leaders are wary of applying too much pressure on the faithful.

“It’s better and more effective to ask monks to refrain from eating certain kinds of food”, Bhavana said.

Chulalongkorn University’s

Jongjit Angkatavanich, who carried out the 2016 survey, said she expected “tangible change (to) take three years” at least.

Although the new guidelines are not mandatory, monks who are mindful of their weight are starting to see results.

In addition to exercising, Pipit has been trying to eat smaller portions, especially when it comes to unhealthy offerings.

He says he has lost 30 kilogrammes since he started to watch his weight earlier this year.

“Now I am choosier with the food offered by villagers.” (afp)

Ex-Guatemalan soldier gets 5,160 years’ prison for civil war massacre

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Former Guatemalan soldier Santos Lopez has been convicted for the massacre of 201 peasants during the civil war.

GUATEMALA CITY - A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison for the massacre of 201 peasants during one of the worst atrocities of the Central American nation’s civil war.

The court found Santos Lopez “responsible as author” of 171 of the killings and sentenced him to 30 years for each, or 5,130 years in total.

He received an additional 30 years linked to the killing of a surviving child, but the sentences are symbolic because Guatemala’s maximum prison term is 50 years.

Lopez was a member of a UStrained counterinsurgency force called Kaibil. He was arrested in

the United States and deported in 2016.

According to the investigation, Lopez belonged to a patrol that committed the massacre in December 1982 in Dos Erres, on the border with Mexico. The soldiers were trying to recover about 20 rifles stolen by guerrillas during an earlier ambush which left 19 soldiers dead.

The story of Dos Erres was told in the 2017 documentary “Finding Oscar,” executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, which recounts the search for another boy whose life was spared and who was then raised by one of the soldiers.

A handful of other “Kaibiles” have been convicted, each receiv-

ing a sentence of more than 6,000 years in prison.

Three others accused in the slaughter were jailed in the US for immigration violations. Several others are believed to reside in the United States. The massacre occurred during the rule of dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who himself was indicted on charges of genocide and died last April.

Rios Montt allegedly ordered the murders of 1,771 indigenous Ixil-Maya people during his short reign in 1982-83, which came at the height of the 36-year civil war.

According to the UN, about 200,000 people died or were made to disappear during Guatemala’s war, which ended in 1996. (afp)

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BUSINESS Darkening clouds start to overhang global economic expansion

WASHINGTON - After galloping along for the past two years, the global economy is showing signs of weakening, with the United States, China and Europe all facing the rising threat of a slowdown.

Few economists foresee an outright global recession within the next year. But the synchronized growth that powered most major economies since 2017 appears to be fading. The risks have been magnified by the trade war raging between the United States and China, the strife dividing Britain over an exit from the European Union and the Federal Reserve’s continuing interest rate hikes.

It’s all been enough to contribute to a broad retreat in global stock markets. Counting Tuesday’s deep losses, U.S. stock indexes, once up around 10 percent for the year, have surrendered all their 2018 gains.

The Fed is expected next month to raise its key short-term rate for the fourth time this year. The central bank’s rate hikes help control inflation. But they also make loans costlier for consumers and businesses.

And for countries that borrowed in U.S. dollars, the Fed’s hikes make debts harder to bear. Argentina, for one, has slid into recession as its cost of repaying its debt has surged.

“We can’t continue to grow this fast for much longer without risking inflation,” Adrian Cooper, chief executive of Oxford Economics, said of the still-solid U.S. economy. “That’s ultimately what the Fed is trying to achieve with its steady movement in interest rates. The skill is to do so in ways that don’t create a big downturn.”

The concerns have grown enough that Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, on Tuesday dismissed the worries roiling the markets.

“Recession is so far in the distance I can’t see it,” Kudlow told a group of reporters outside the White House.

“Keep the faith. It’s a very strong economy.”

The collective growth of the world’s major economies in the past two years was broadly welcomed after a feeble recovery from the 2008 financial crises. Yet few economists saw accelerated growth as sustainable — or even desirable — over several years.

The concern is that a prolonged global expansion could ignite inflation or speculative investing that

would inevitably send vulnerable economies into a downturn. Compounding the challenge, the world’s economies are linked more than ever through trade, finance and investment — to the point that a rupture in one major nation tends to spread across the globe.

Oxford Economics predicts that the growth of the global economy, as measured by its gross domestic product, will slip from 3.1 percent this year to 2.8 in 2019. Such a slowdown is enough to crimp corporate profits and business investment, Cooper said. Still, most American and European workers probably wouldn’t feel the pain, he said, in part because of a resilient job market and lower oil prices.

“2019 is still going to look pretty good — your job is going to be safe, and your wages are going to rise,” Cooper predicted while adding that he thinks the slowdown will worsen in 2020.

In the meantime, though, stock arkets have endured waves of jittery selling as investors have tried to factor in a slowdown that could depress the growth of company profits.

“Financial markets have become a little more volatile and anxious of late, worried about slowing global growth, trade tensions, Brexit woes and concerns that the U.S. may not be able to sustain its current cyclical sweet spot,” said Josh Feinman, chief economist at Deutsche Asset Management.

Over the next two years, most forecasts suggest that U.S. growth, after cresting above 3 percent this year — its best performance since 2005 — will weaken. Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged in a speech last week that the strong worldwide growth of 2017 is in retreat.

“You see signs of a gradual slowdown,” Powell said.

Goldman Sachs foresees annual U.S. growth slowing to 1.75 percent by the end of 2019. The predicted weakening stems, in part, from the front-loaded stimulus of the tax cuts Trump pushed through Congress.

The boost from the tax overhaul is expected to wane by 2020.

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In this July, 5, 2018, file photo, a rubber tire gantry operator climb steps to his cab at the start of his work shift at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga. After galloping along for the past two years, the global economy is showing signs of weakening, with the United States, China and Europe all facing the rising threat of a slowdown. Few economists foresee an outright global recession within the next year. But the synchronized growth that powered most major economies since 2017 appears to be fading.

One continuing threat for the U.S. economy is Trump’s trade war with China. The president has imposed a 10 percent tax on $200 billion of Chinese goods — a tariff that’s set to escalate to 25 percent in 2019. He’s also threatened to add tariffs on $250 billion more in Chinese goods.

A prolonged trade crisis would depress the global exchange of goods and, therefore, economic growth. Trump is set to meet with President Xi Jinping at a Group of 20 international meeting in Argentina next week. But prospects for a breakthrough seem to have dimmed.

“Both countries appear to be far apart on the trade dispute and unwilling to back down at this point,” said Scott Anderson, chief economist at the Bank of the West.

Similarly, political ruptures threaten to slow the pace of Europe’s fiveyear expansion. Britain is struggling to finalize its exit from the European Union, and uncertainty surrounding Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has roiled markets.

In Italy, tensions have flared over a government that wants to increase

its borrowing in defiance of rules about deficits among the 19 countries that share the euro currency. Mounting debt could cause Italian interest rates to reach levels that would stifle growth and strain the eurozone.

Yet the biggest risk of all might be China, the world’s second-largest economy after the United States and the leading engine of global growth for several decades. Its economy was already cooling before Trump raised tariffs in hopes of shrinking the U.S. trade gap with Beijing and protecting U.S. technology.

Among companies and economists, the question isn’t whether Chinese growth will slow further; it’s how much. In September, yearover-year economic growth reached a post-global crisis low of 6.5 percent. This followed a regulatory clamp-down on bank lending to curb surging debt. Forecasters expect the decline to deepen at least through mid-2019. The ruling Communist Party wants slower, more self-sustaining growth driven more by consumer spending and less by trade and investment. But the slump

has been sharper than expected. In response, Beijing has cut taxes, eased lending controls and pumped money into building projects.

October auto sales fell 13 percent from a year ago, putting vehicle sales in China — the industry’s No. 1 market — on track to shrink this year for the first time in three decades.

Housing sales and bank lending have dropped, and spending on factories and other manufacturing assets has decelerated.

“Further action” is needed to “put a floor beneath economic growth,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a report.

Finding that floor could prove problematic if the trade war with the Trump administration diminishes the exports that propelled China’s economy to manufacturing dominance.

Analysts at UBS put the likelihood as high as 20 percent that China could suffer a much sharper slowdown because of the escalating tensions with the United States.

“In this environment, contagion in global markets could not be avoided,” UBS analysts wrote.(ap)

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Batu Kursi Hill, An Exotic Attraction Offering Two Views

When spending holidays, making a visit to tourist attractions can become an option. It does not only kill time, but also eliminates fatigue after busyness with a myriad of activities. Among the many attractions, Batu Kursi (literally chair stone) may become an option that can be included in your itinerary. The hill is located in West Buleleng, precisely at Pemuteran village, Gerokgak, that offers two views at once, namely Mountain View and sea view.

Looking for this object is not difficult. Just come and cross the path of Seririt-Gilimanuk. Approximately, it is about 15 minutes’ drive from Pulaki Temple to the west. There visitors will be immediately greeted by signpost right in front of the intersection reading “Pura Batu Chair” (Batu Kursi Temple) and then you immediately turn left to park your vehicle. After getting down, the eyes will be instantly pampered by towering hills. To get to the temple, you are only charged with voluntary donation by local attendant.

After that, the journey to the hill and the temple immediately starts. The road is quite uphill and must step on hundreds of stairs. Having reached in the middle of the way, your fatigue will get paid with a beautiful view on hilltop with verdant trees. Some areas are just overgrown by grasses generating a yellowish green color. At first glance, it looks like a Teletabies Hill. It is suitable to be used as a background of photography.

This attraction does not include special shelter but when summer heats do not worry. Visitors can take shelter under a neem tree. Pouring sweat will immediately disappear after being blown by refreshing sea breezes. At that time, visitors can witness the beauty of the sea at Pemuteran in turquoise color and so does the very exotic Menjagan Island. Other than enjoying the natural atmosphere, visitors can simultaneously say prayers at the Batu Kursi Temple located at the middle of the hills. By doing so, the holidays will be getting more complete.

Attendant of the tourist attraction, Ketut Mariada, said that the tourist visits to the location is quite crowded within the past few years chiefly during holidays. They are mostly teenagers because the location is pretty good to take selfie.

“During holidays, the visit reaches hundreds of people. Every day there are always visitors especially young people,” he said. (kmb)

Coffee Bean Bracelet of Munduktemu, Has the Ability to Neutralize Body Odor, Really?

Tabanan has a central production of coffee in Pupuan subdistrict.

Interestingly, other than served as

drink, coffee also has other benefits such as made into accessories in the form of coffee bracelet. Other than

looking unique, the coffee bean bracelet is claimed to have the capability of neutralizing body odor.

This innovative coffee bracelet was introduced in the anniversary of Tabanan town in Pupuan sub-district, on Saturday (Oct. 13).

Initiator of the coffee bracelet who is also the headman of Munduktemu, Pupuan subdistrict, I Nyoman Wintara, said he wanted to try the innovation with the hope to open economic opportunities in the future for the sake of people’s income. The idea of ??making a coffee bracelet began with the advice and creativity continuously explored by local community. Local community had previously innovated a painting on coconut shell considering the area produces a lot

of coconut shells.

Innovation on the making of coffee bracelet is an attempt to introduce the other side of coffee.

Although he admitted the breakthrough has already existed in other areas, to Wintara, if there is a strong will and vivacity, this potential can be an extraordinary economic opportunity for local community.

“Inspired by the proposal to make a coffee bracelet, we finally executed it. Incidentally, I take advantage of coffee bean directly picked from my own garden. My garden has not used chemical fertilizers from six years ago,” he explained.

Interestingly, the aroma of coffee still thickened from the coffee bracelet. This distinctive coffee aroma is useful to neutralize body

odor and suitable for relaxation.

“When used, it is affected by the heat of the body temperature, so the coffee aroma becomes more prominent. So then I can say that it can neutralize body odor,” he said.

The materials in use are selected coffee beans. Do not let the aroma of coffee fade in a short period of time. In addition, coffee beans must be sturdy so when it is slammed or falls down they do not break. “It is where the difficulty lies, including the roasting coffee must have the right maturity so it is not fragile,” he said. This coffee bracelet handicraft has worked on by two residents. If this craft can be accepted by the market, he will develop and spread it to other residents. (kmb)

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Saudi warns crown prince a ‘red line’ in Khashoggi probe LONDON - Saudi Arabia has warned criticism of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a “red line”, after Donald Trump heaped praise on the kingdom in defiance of warnings he was giving Riyadh a pass on a journalist’s grisly murder.

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In this file photo taken on October 23, 2018 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel alJubeir said on Wednesday that calls for the crown prince to be held accountable for the grisly killing of Jamal Khashoggi would not be tolerated.

His comments came as the US president praised Saudi Arabia for keeping oil prices low -- one strand of his argument against punishing Riyadh even though the CIA reportedly found strong evidence that the crown prince, the de facto Saudi leader, was involved in the murder.

“In Saudi Arabia our leadership is a red line. The custodian of the two holy mosques (King Salman) and the crown prince are a red line,” Jubeir told the BBC. “They represent every Saudi citizen and every Saudi citizen represents them. And we will not tolerate any discussion of anything

that is disparaging towards our monarch or our crown prince.”

Khashoggi, a US resident who wrote for The Washington Post and had been critical of Prince Mohammed, was lured to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, killed and reportedly dismembered.

After lengthy denials, Saudi authorities admitted responsibility and said 21 people had been taken into custody. However, a CIA analysis leaked to the US media went further, reportedly pointing the finger at the crown prince.

But Trump, on holiday at his Florida Mar-a-Lago Club on Wednesday, doubled down on a statement from Tuesday that he was essentially ignoring the killing of Khashoggi because of what he said were more important US strategic and commercial interest.

“Oil prices getting lower. Great!

Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. Enjoy! $54, was just $82,” he tweeted. “Thank you to Saudi Arabia, but let’s go lower!”

Jubeir insisted that Prince Mohammed had not been involved in the killing.

“We have made that very clear.

We have investigations ongoing and we will punish the individuals who are responsible for this,” he said.

He called on Turkey to come forward with all its evidence about the slaying and stop leaking out information.

The foreign minister said the murder was a “rogue operation” by intelligence officers.

Jubeir also said any possible US sanctions on Saudi Arabia would be short-sighted. (afp)

Australia proposes stripping native-born extremists of citizenship

SYDNEY - Australia unveiled a radical plan Thursday to strip convicted terrorists of their citizenship even if they are native-born Australians.

Acting after a series of Jihadistinspired plots and attacks in the country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government needed expanded powers to withdraw citizenship from anyone found guilty of terrorist activity.

“People who commit acts of terrorism have rejected absolutely everything that this country stands for,” Morrison told a hastily organised press conference.

“This is something that can’t be tolerated, and for those who would engage in this sort of activity, and they have citizenship elsewhere, or we have reason to believe they do, they can go.”

Australia’s current Citizenship Act allows authorities to revoke citizenship from people jailed for six years or more for terrorist activities, but only if they are already dual nationals.

Morrison called these limits “unrealistic” and said the law should be broadened so that anyone

convicted of a terrorist offence, even native-born Australians, could be expelled if they could “reasonably” be expected to gain citizenship in another country through their parents or grandparents.

The conservative government will submit legislation to amend the Citizenship Act to enshrine these new powers by the end of the year, he said.

The legislation will also seek the power to impose “temporary exclusion orders” on so-called “returned foreign fighters” -- Australian citizens who travel to conflict zones to fight alongside extremist groups.

Modelled on a British law, the provision would allow Australia to bar the return of a citizen for up to two years, and to impose strict conditions on their activities once they come home.

Morrison’s action came two days after police in Melbourne arrested three Australian-born men of Turkish descent for allegedly plotting a mass shooting in the city.

Less than two weeks earlier, another man who was born in Somalia but came to Australia with his family as a child, went on a stab-

bing rampage in Melbourne, killing one man and wounding two others before being fatally shot by police.

Authorities said all four men were inspired by Jihadist propaganda from the so-called Islamic State group, even though none had any direct links to an extremist organisation.

- Controversial legislation Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said there had been seven terror-related attacks in Australia while authorities had thwarted 15 other plots since 2014.

Nine convicted terrorists have already had their citizenship revoked under existing law, mainly for activities overseas, he added.

“We assess there are around 50 Australian dual citizens who may be eligible to lose citizenship under the current provisions, and even more with the changes we are announcing today,” Dutton said.

Morrison and Dutton also said they would renew a push for controversial legislation which would allow authorities to break into encrypted messaging apps that police say are widely used by extremists and other criminals.

The law, which would force app developers and telecom companies to provide police with the ability to decrypt messages, has drawn strong criticism from civil liberties groups.

Morrison heads a minority coalition government that must call a national election before May 2019 but is trailing well behind the main opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.

As campaigning builds towards the election, Morrison and Dutton

have led a tough law-and-order push around terrorism and immigration.

The government’s proposed citizenship crackdown is meanwhile certain to worsen tensions with parts of Australia’s large Muslim community.

Several Islamic leaders already boycotted a proposed meeting with Morrison this week after he said the community needed to do more to police extremists in their ranks. (afp)

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Boeing insists will share info with clients after Indonesia crash

Boeing on Tuesday insisted it would share any information to emerge from an investigation into the crash of one of its newest planes in Indonesia last month, amid reports a telephone conference with its customers had been canceled.

US media reported that the canceled conference between Boeing and client companies was meant to address questions surrounding control systems on the Lion Air 737-MAX. “Boeing has been - and continues to - engage with our customers,” a spokesman for the US aircraft manufacturer told AFP. “We continue to schedule meetings to share information.”

Last month’s crash killed 189 people when Lion Air flight JT 610 plunged into the Java Sea on October 29, less than 20 minutes after leaving Jakarta on a routine flight to Pangkal Pinang. There were no survivors.

Media reports said Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg had sent a message to staff on Monday insisting that the company leadership had not concealed any information relating to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) which was designed to prevent the aircraft stalling.

“I don’t have any additional comment on the memo,” the company’s spokesman told AFP. “The problem of the MAX is linked to its hybrid design,” an aeronautics expert, who asked not to be identified, told AFP. “Boeing had to make a number of choices, and above all compromises in the area of avionics and the flight command system during development of this plane,” he said.

The expert added the main problem with the MAX was the marriage of older and newer control systems which were installed to make it competitive with rival manufacturers.

“That could have been a not insignificant factor in the response of the crew,” who seem not to have understood the role of the MCAS in the chain of events that led up to the crash.

Last week, a US airline pilots union, the APA, said that companies and pilots had not been informed of certain changes in the aircraft control system.

It said it had passed on new piloting directives to flight crews regarding possible erroneous information about a so-called “Angle of Attack” sensor that could have been linked to the Lion Air crash. (afp)

AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File

In this Nov. 14, 2018, file photo a Boeing 737-MAX 8 is parked Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, outside Boeing Co.’s 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash. Boeing Co. canceled a conference call that it scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 20, with airlines to discuss issues swirling around its newest plane, which has come under close scrutiny after a deadly crash in Indonesia.

Baby dies in Bali after US woman allegedly threw it from car

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Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at the Australian Financial Review (AFR) India Business Summit in Sydney on November 22, 2018.

DENPASAR — An American woman allegedly threw her 2-month-old daughter from a moving car on the tourist island of Bali and then tried to kill herself by jumping from the vehicle, Indonesian police said Wednesday.

South Denpasar police chief Nyoman Wiarajaya told a news conference that officers haven’t been able to question Nicole

Stasio because she is hospitalized in a severe state of depression.

A driver and guide who were with 32-year-old Stasio told police she jumped out of the car without warning Tuesday evening at an intersection in Denpasar and they were initially unaware of what had happened to the baby.

Villagers found the infant with severe injuries about a kilometer

(less than a mile) from where Stasio leapt out of the vehicle. The baby died about seven hours later at the same hospital, Bali Mandara, where Stasio is being treated.

Wiarajaya said the woman, who was born in California, traveled to Bali with her parents in July. The parents stayed in Bali for about 10 days and Stasio gave birth on the island in September after her parents had left Indonesia.

“She refused to answer when they (the parents) asked about her baby’s father,” Wiarajaya said, quoting information from the driver and tour guide who accompanied the family since they arrived.

“But she gave the impression that she was unmarried and her family preferred that she give birth to a child abroad, like wanting to avoid something,” he said.

The driver, Wayan Siaja, and

the guide, Made Arimbawa, told police they had taken Stasio and her daughter to Bali’s international airport on Tuesday evening but Stasio changed her mind about returning to the U.S. and told them to take her back to Ubud, a town popular with tourists for its traditional crafts and culture.

They said she sat silently in the car before the tragic events unfolded, according to Wiarajaya. (ap)

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LeBron wins, gets big cheers in NBA return to Cleveland

Gunung Kawi Sebatu Temple Tranquil Water Temple in Central Bali GIANYAR - Gunung Kawi Sebatu Temple, locally referred to as Pura Tirta Dawa Gunung Kawi Sebatu, is a special find for visitors to Central Bali. It is one of the least visited temple complexes on the island Bali, yet is one of the most beautiful and tranquil. It features verdant gardens around ponds filled

with carp and blooming lotuses, and ancient shrines surrounded by crystal clear pools fed by natural springs. The temple complex is located within the highland village of Sebatu in Tegallalang, Gianyar, approximately 12km northeast from the main Ubud hub. Tickets are IDR 15,000 for adults and half

for children.

Approaching the temple from the main Jalan Raya Tegallalang road, a small and winding descent approaches the temple, where you can easily have a bird’s eye view of the whole complex and its water gardens. The temple is a refreshing stopover, profuse with water features, and one of the main highlights is the tranquil setting of one of its singular shrines known as the Taman Suci, which is next to a large rectangular pond with a dense green hillside as a backdrop – perfect for photographers to grab that picture-postcard shot.

But before reaching the northwest corner where Taman Suci and the main Gunung Kawi Sebatu temple grounds are located, you will have to don the customary sash around your waist which you can borrow at the ticket booth. A few steps along the cobble path you

will instantly enjoy a full water garden, a large pool where golden carp are kept. A figure of the goddess Sarasvati is its centrepiece, together with a ‘floating’ Wantilan hall from which you can feed the fish. Fish food is sold at a mere IDR 5,000.

Beside the pool there are two walled bathing sections that the locals and pilgrims to Gunung Kawi Sebatu actually use for bathing. A sign clearly reads in English and Indonesian that photography in these quarters is forbidden – obviously!

Towards the north and after a green lawn are the ‘candi bentar’ temple gates that lead to the elevated main temple grounds. You will be able to see a few animals kept within the complex, such as roaming free packs of tame fowl, juvenile deer and rare chicken breeds, which all add life to the otherwise inanimate statues and towering temple

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Gunung Kawi Sebatu celebrates its piodalan temple anniversary every first full moon of the Balinese calendar, also referred to by the locals as ‘Purnama Sasih Kasa’. It offers a greater opportunity to witness the colourful festivities that take place at the temple, as well as the lively flow of Balinese Hindu pilgrims from all over the island.

Gunung Kawi Sebatu Temple is often an included highlight on tour itineraries to the island’s culturally rich central region, but is not to be confused with another similarly named temple (and slightly more popular), known simply as ‘Gunung Kawi’, located in the neighbouring area of Tampaksiring, two kilometres south of the Tirta Empul Temple complex, and only 15 minutes’ drive up from the Tegallalang rice terraces scenic outlook. (IBP/net)

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The Macau Grand Prix’s street circuit is not to blame for a teen driver’s horrific crash on Sunday.

Macau circuit not to blame for teen’s horror crash, says team boss

HONG KONG - The Macau Grand Prix’s street circuit is not to blame for a teen driver’s horrific crash on Sunday, her team boss has said after the accident raised concerns about safety standards.

Seventeen-year-old Sophia Floersch’s Formula Three car catapulted spectacularly over safety barriers during Sunday’s race, fracturing the Van Amersfoort Racing driver’s spine and injuring four others.

But despite the horrifying crash, her team principle refused to blame the historic Macau circuit, which has been raced by some of the giants of the sport including Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.

“I don’t think the accident was Macau-related,” Frits van Amersfoort told Autosport.com, saying it could have happened on other tracks.

“We also race in Pau (in France) and F1 also races on all kinds of street circuits. Macau is a special track, everyone knows that,” van Amersfoort said.

“The contradiction is that everyone knows the dangers, but most drivers also say that Macau is the most beautiful track in the world. That indicates how strange it sometimes is.”

The 6.2-kilometre (3.9 miles) temporary circuit features long

straights with speeds of about 275km/h, coupled with tight, blind corners.

Three racers have died in Macau in recent years: motorcyclists Daniel Hegarty and Luis Carreira -- in 2017 and 2012 respectively -- and Hong Kong driver Phillip Yau, also in 2012.

But Charlie Whiting, race director for the International Motoring Federation (FIA) which is investigating the crash, also defended Macau.

“Macau is not a dangerous circuit,” Whiting told AFP. “In common with all street circuits the incident rate is higher than a normal circuit but there is no evidence to say that the circuit is dangerous.”

- Spinal cord Whiting added that investigators know the “initial cause” for Floersch’s loss of control, but that it was too soon to say what caused the accident.

As with most urban circuits, the roads are narrow on the Guia track and there are few safety exits, leav-

ing little room for error.

“However, where cars do hit the walls it is generally at a very low angle which imparts lower forces into the car and driver,” Whiting said.

“The guardrails, crash barriers and debris fences have been systematically upgraded over the past few years with significant improvements in a number of areas,” he added.

On Sunday, Floersch’s car lost wheels after a collision down a high-speed straight and then bounced off a kerb, clipping Japanese racer Sho Tsuboi’s vehicle and flying backwards into a hut housing media and officials.

The German underwent marathon surgery on Monday but despite her ordeal, she has said she is determined to race again.

A team statement said her nerve functions are reacting well, and that it took doctors more than nine hours to repair Floersch’s fractured vertebra and remove a bone splinter, which was sitting dangerously close to her spinal cord. (afp)

NEW YORK - LeBron James made a triumphant return to Cleveland and received a standing ovation from supportive fans before leading the Los Angeles Lakers over the Cavaliers 109-105 on Wednesday.

James scored 32 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and made seven assists to spark the Lakers, who closed the contest with an 18-6 run to win for the sixth time in seven games.

“We cranked up our defense in the fourth quarter,” James said.

“They played a heck of a game but we kept our composure. We’re a young crew. We keep getting better.”

It was an emotional night for James in his first game back in his home region since the 33-year-old playmaker left the Cavaliers for the Lakers in July, but nothing like his 2010 return after departing Cleveland for Miami and leaving angry and booing fans feeling betrayed.

After returning from Miami in 2014 and making good two years later on his vow to make the Cavs into champions, “King” James was treated like visiting royalty.

There were cheers when James trotted onto the court for pre-game warm-ups, a huge standing ovation when he was introduced and, after James scored on the Lakers’ first possession, a video highlight tribute to huge applause.

“To come back and get the reception I got, it means a lot not only to myself but my family,” James said.

“My 11 years I played for this franchise I tried to give everything I could on and off the court.”

The Lakers improved to 10-7, their best record since April 2013, while the Cavs fell to an NBAworst 2-14.

Cleveland’s Jordan Clarkson hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 9687 Cavs lead, but James sparked a closing rally with a late 3-pointer, dunk and four free throws.

- Sixers edge Pelicans Cameroonian center Joel Embiid outshined New Orleans big man Anthony Davis to power the Philadelphia 76ers over the Pelicans 121-120.

Embiid fouled Davis on a 3-point shot with two seconds remaining.

Davis hit two free throws but missed the third and Embiid batted away the rebound to keep the Sixers unbeaten at home (10-0) with a fourth consecutive win.

Embiid finished with game highs of 31 points and 19 rebounds with two blocked shots while Davis had 12 points, 16 rebounds, five steals and five blocked shots.

Australian Ben Simmons had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the 76ers. E’Twaun Moore and Jrue Holiday each had 30 points for New Orleans.

Jonas Valanciunas scored 24 points and Kyle Lowry had 21 points, 17 assists and 12 rebounds to spark the NBA-best Toronto Raptors over host Atlanta 124-108.

The Canadians rose to 15-4 while the Hawks, led by Jeremy Lin’s 26 points, fell to 3-15.

James Harden scored 43 points and Clint Capela added 27 points and 15 rebounds to power the Houston Rockets over visiting Detroit 126-124. (afp)

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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 21, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

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African great Drogba retires from football

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Concacaf President Victor Montagliani, on the right, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino inaugurate the new Concacaf headquarters in Miami, Florida on November 14, 2018.

Ivory Coast and Chelsea great Didier Drogba announced his retirement on Wednesday after a 20-year career.

The 40-year-old scored 164 goals in 381 appearances for Chelsea, winning four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the 2012 Champions League, while he is also Ivory Coast’s all-time record goalscorer with 65.

Drogba most recently played for Phoenix Rising in the United Soccer League. “I wanna thank all the players, managers, teams and fans that I have met and made this journey one of a kind,” he wrote in a statement on Twitter.

“If anyone tells you your dreams are too big, just say thank you and work harder and smarter to turn them into

a reality.”

Drogba played club football in six different countries in total, with the majority of his success coming in France and England.

He won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2006-07 and 200910, netting 104 times in the English top flight in total, and also scored a dramatic late equaliser when Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties in the Champions League final six years ago.

Drogba’s last game was Phoenix’s 1-0 loss to Louisville City in the USL Cup final on November 8. (afp)

Blatter urges investigation of Infantino’s meetings with Swiss prosecutor

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France’s midfielder Kylian Mbappe (L) leaves the pitch after getting injured during the friendly football match France vs Uruguay, on November 20, 2018 at the Stade de France in SaintDenis, outside Paris.

Neymar, Mbappe injured ahead of PSG-Liverpool clash

Paris Saint-Germain forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are both in a race against time to recover from injuries in time for the crucial Champions League clash with Liverpool, the French club said Wednesday.

PSG said a scan had showed that Neymar strained an adductor muscle in his groin in Brazil’s 1-0 friendly win against Cameroon on Tuesday.

And Mbappe has a shoulder contusion after falling heavily in France’s 1-0 win over Uruguay at the Stade de France. “A 48-hour period of treatment will be undertaken to assess their clinical evolution,” PSG said.

It appears likely that both players will miss PSG’s Ligue 1 match against Toulouse on Saturday, but their real target will be Wednes-

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter called for an investigation into his successor Gianni Infantino, after Switzerland’s Attorney General admitted meeting the current boss of world football’s governing body.

The attorney general, Michael Lauber, told journalists earlier on Wednesday that his meetings with current FIFA boss Infantino were “normal and regular, especially in complex cases”.

The Football Leaks website alleges that Infantino offered favours to a senior Swiss prosecutor, Rinaldo Arnold, in a bid to foster a relationship with Lauber, possibly to obtain privileged information about the FIFA probe. Lauber added that his office was disclosing the meetings for the sake of “transparency”.

According to Football Leaks, the informal meetings occurred in the spring of 2016, a few months after Infantino took charge of FIFA and vowed to restore its credibility, which had been shaken by the corruption-plagued 17-year leadership of Blatter.

The body that oversees Lauber’s office, known as the AS-MPC, told AFP on Wednesday that while Lauber was not under investigation, it

was examining the propriety of the meetings between Infantino and the attorney general.

Blatter reacted to Wednesday’s news by telling AFP: “The FIFA Ethics Committee... must do something and open an investigation into Mr Infantino.

“Where is the transparency preached by Mr Infantino during his election? He should report himself to the Ethics Committee to show that he is transparent.”

Blatter added: “Infantino met Mr Lauber several times, whereas I have been questioned by him just once since a procedure against me was opened in September 2015.”

Switzerland has pursued some 25 individual cases since a raid on a luxury hotel in Zurich in May 2015 led to the arrests of a number of FIFA executives and exposed the corrupt underbelly of world football.

In addition to Blatter, the highprofile targets of Swiss investigators include FIFA’s former secre-

tary general Jerome Valcke and Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the powerful Qatari national and media executive who is the president of French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

None of the Swiss cases have moved to trial, but Lauber rejected criticism that his office was working slowly, noting that several could be closed next year or referred to court.

In a separate case, Lauber’s spokesman has become the target of a grievance filed by former UEFA chief and French football great Michel Platini. Platini was implicated in the Blatter probe over a questionable payment the Frenchman received from FIFA, but he was never named in a criminal allegation.

Platini’s Geneva-based lawyer, Vincent Solari, told AFP that prosecution spokesman Andre Marty had engaged in “actions” detrimental to Platini, without providing further details. Solari said he had filed an “administrative complaint” against Marty with the oversight body ASMPC. (afp)

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day’s Champions League match against Liverpool at the Parc des Princes.

All four sides could still qualify for the knockout phase from Group C. Liverpool have the same number of points as leaders Napoli while PSG sit third, one point behind Liverpool and one point ahead of Red Star Belgrade.

Neymar played down his injury, saying in an Instagram message that “it was nothing serious”. In Tuesday’s match, the Brazilian forward had treatment for an apparent groin problem after just five minutes and collapsed to the turf soon afterwards to boos from the crowd in the central English town of Milton Keynes.

Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar also said on Tuesday the 222-million-euro ($253-million)

player did not appear to have a serious problem. “He felt discomfort,” Lasmar said. “He will need a bit more time to evaluate it and take a scan, but in principle it is not a serious injury.”

In Paris, Mbappe hurt his right shoulder as he challenged Uruguay goalkeeper Martin Campana for the ball in the World Cup winners’ victory.

France coach Didier Deschamps said Mbappe, the 19-year-old forward who shot to global prominence at the World Cup, “had some shoulder pain after his fall”.

Neymar’s replacement in the Brazilian lineup, Everton’s Richarlison, headed in on the stroke of half-time to secure victory for the Selecao. France won thanks to Olivier Giroud’s 52nd-minute penalty. (afp)

Chinese Super League (CSL) top-scorer Wu Lei, who has been linked with a transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers, says he would move abroad for the right offer. The 27-year-old was named CSL player of the year on Wednesday after hitting 27 goals to help Shanghai SIPG to their maiden league title.

The Chinese international was linked over the summer with Premier League side Wolves, who are owned by the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International.

“I think it needs to be considered in many ways,” Wu, who also made 10 assists in the just-finished Chinese season, said of a move away from the CSL. “(But) first of all, at my

age, if I go abroad I must play, this is very important,” Wu said after confirming his status as China’s best player.

“In the right environment I can really improve and I can help the national team when I come back. “I think it depends on the timing and various other factors.”

Wu, who has 57 caps and 12 goals for his country, was dubbed “China’s Maradona” by the coach who discovered him.

A sprightly winger or wide forward, Wu topped the CSL scoring charts ahead of a clutch of foreign stars including SIPG team-mate Hulk, Odion Ighalo, Cedric Bakambu, Graziano Pelle and Alexandre Pato. (afp)

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African great Drogba retires from football

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Concacaf President Victor Montagliani, on the right, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino inaugurate the new Concacaf headquarters in Miami, Florida on November 14, 2018.

Ivory Coast and Chelsea great Didier Drogba announced his retirement on Wednesday after a 20-year career.

The 40-year-old scored 164 goals in 381 appearances for Chelsea, winning four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the 2012 Champions League, while he is also Ivory Coast’s all-time record goalscorer with 65.

Drogba most recently played for Phoenix Rising in the United Soccer League. “I wanna thank all the players, managers, teams and fans that I have met and made this journey one of a kind,” he wrote in a statement on Twitter.

“If anyone tells you your dreams are too big, just say thank you and work harder and smarter to turn them into

a reality.”

Drogba played club football in six different countries in total, with the majority of his success coming in France and England.

He won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2006-07 and 200910, netting 104 times in the English top flight in total, and also scored a dramatic late equaliser when Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties in the Champions League final six years ago.

Drogba’s last game was Phoenix’s 1-0 loss to Louisville City in the USL Cup final on November 8. (afp)

Blatter urges investigation of Infantino’s meetings with Swiss prosecutor

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France’s midfielder Kylian Mbappe (L) leaves the pitch after getting injured during the friendly football match France vs Uruguay, on November 20, 2018 at the Stade de France in SaintDenis, outside Paris.

Neymar, Mbappe injured ahead of PSG-Liverpool clash

Paris Saint-Germain forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are both in a race against time to recover from injuries in time for the crucial Champions League clash with Liverpool, the French club said Wednesday.

PSG said a scan had showed that Neymar strained an adductor muscle in his groin in Brazil’s 1-0 friendly win against Cameroon on Tuesday.

And Mbappe has a shoulder contusion after falling heavily in France’s 1-0 win over Uruguay at the Stade de France. “A 48-hour period of treatment will be undertaken to assess their clinical evolution,” PSG said.

It appears likely that both players will miss PSG’s Ligue 1 match against Toulouse on Saturday, but their real target will be Wednes-

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter called for an investigation into his successor Gianni Infantino, after Switzerland’s Attorney General admitted meeting the current boss of world football’s governing body.

The attorney general, Michael Lauber, told journalists earlier on Wednesday that his meetings with current FIFA boss Infantino were “normal and regular, especially in complex cases”.

The Football Leaks website alleges that Infantino offered favours to a senior Swiss prosecutor, Rinaldo Arnold, in a bid to foster a relationship with Lauber, possibly to obtain privileged information about the FIFA probe. Lauber added that his office was disclosing the meetings for the sake of “transparency”.

According to Football Leaks, the informal meetings occurred in the spring of 2016, a few months after Infantino took charge of FIFA and vowed to restore its credibility, which had been shaken by the corruption-plagued 17-year leadership of Blatter.

The body that oversees Lauber’s office, known as the AS-MPC, told AFP on Wednesday that while Lauber was not under investigation, it

was examining the propriety of the meetings between Infantino and the attorney general.

Blatter reacted to Wednesday’s news by telling AFP: “The FIFA Ethics Committee... must do something and open an investigation into Mr Infantino.

“Where is the transparency preached by Mr Infantino during his election? He should report himself to the Ethics Committee to show that he is transparent.”

Blatter added: “Infantino met Mr Lauber several times, whereas I have been questioned by him just once since a procedure against me was opened in September 2015.”

Switzerland has pursued some 25 individual cases since a raid on a luxury hotel in Zurich in May 2015 led to the arrests of a number of FIFA executives and exposed the corrupt underbelly of world football.

In addition to Blatter, the highprofile targets of Swiss investigators include FIFA’s former secre-

tary general Jerome Valcke and Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the powerful Qatari national and media executive who is the president of French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

None of the Swiss cases have moved to trial, but Lauber rejected criticism that his office was working slowly, noting that several could be closed next year or referred to court.

In a separate case, Lauber’s spokesman has become the target of a grievance filed by former UEFA chief and French football great Michel Platini. Platini was implicated in the Blatter probe over a questionable payment the Frenchman received from FIFA, but he was never named in a criminal allegation.

Platini’s Geneva-based lawyer, Vincent Solari, told AFP that prosecution spokesman Andre Marty had engaged in “actions” detrimental to Platini, without providing further details. Solari said he had filed an “administrative complaint” against Marty with the oversight body ASMPC. (afp)

‘China’s Maradona’ open to move abroad amid Wolves link

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day’s Champions League match against Liverpool at the Parc des Princes.

All four sides could still qualify for the knockout phase from Group C. Liverpool have the same number of points as leaders Napoli while PSG sit third, one point behind Liverpool and one point ahead of Red Star Belgrade.

Neymar played down his injury, saying in an Instagram message that “it was nothing serious”. In Tuesday’s match, the Brazilian forward had treatment for an apparent groin problem after just five minutes and collapsed to the turf soon afterwards to boos from the crowd in the central English town of Milton Keynes.

Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar also said on Tuesday the 222-million-euro ($253-million)

player did not appear to have a serious problem. “He felt discomfort,” Lasmar said. “He will need a bit more time to evaluate it and take a scan, but in principle it is not a serious injury.”

In Paris, Mbappe hurt his right shoulder as he challenged Uruguay goalkeeper Martin Campana for the ball in the World Cup winners’ victory.

France coach Didier Deschamps said Mbappe, the 19-year-old forward who shot to global prominence at the World Cup, “had some shoulder pain after his fall”.

Neymar’s replacement in the Brazilian lineup, Everton’s Richarlison, headed in on the stroke of half-time to secure victory for the Selecao. France won thanks to Olivier Giroud’s 52nd-minute penalty. (afp)

Chinese Super League (CSL) top-scorer Wu Lei, who has been linked with a transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers, says he would move abroad for the right offer. The 27-year-old was named CSL player of the year on Wednesday after hitting 27 goals to help Shanghai SIPG to their maiden league title.

The Chinese international was linked over the summer with Premier League side Wolves, who are owned by the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International.

“I think it needs to be considered in many ways,” Wu, who also made 10 assists in the just-finished Chinese season, said of a move away from the CSL. “(But) first of all, at my

age, if I go abroad I must play, this is very important,” Wu said after confirming his status as China’s best player.

“In the right environment I can really improve and I can help the national team when I come back. “I think it depends on the timing and various other factors.”

Wu, who has 57 caps and 12 goals for his country, was dubbed “China’s Maradona” by the coach who discovered him.

A sprightly winger or wide forward, Wu topped the CSL scoring charts ahead of a clutch of foreign stars including SIPG team-mate Hulk, Odion Ighalo, Cedric Bakambu, Graziano Pelle and Alexandre Pato. (afp)

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LeBron wins, gets big cheers in NBA return to Cleveland

Gunung Kawi Sebatu Temple Tranquil Water Temple in Central Bali GIANYAR - Gunung Kawi Sebatu Temple, locally referred to as Pura Tirta Dawa Gunung Kawi Sebatu, is a special find for visitors to Central Bali. It is one of the least visited temple complexes on the island Bali, yet is one of the most beautiful and tranquil. It features verdant gardens around ponds filled

with carp and blooming lotuses, and ancient shrines surrounded by crystal clear pools fed by natural springs. The temple complex is located within the highland village of Sebatu in Tegallalang, Gianyar, approximately 12km northeast from the main Ubud hub. Tickets are IDR 15,000 for adults and half

for children.

Approaching the temple from the main Jalan Raya Tegallalang road, a small and winding descent approaches the temple, where you can easily have a bird’s eye view of the whole complex and its water gardens. The temple is a refreshing stopover, profuse with water features, and one of the main highlights is the tranquil setting of one of its singular shrines known as the Taman Suci, which is next to a large rectangular pond with a dense green hillside as a backdrop – perfect for photographers to grab that picture-postcard shot.

But before reaching the northwest corner where Taman Suci and the main Gunung Kawi Sebatu temple grounds are located, you will have to don the customary sash around your waist which you can borrow at the ticket booth. A few steps along the cobble path you

will instantly enjoy a full water garden, a large pool where golden carp are kept. A figure of the goddess Sarasvati is its centrepiece, together with a ‘floating’ Wantilan hall from which you can feed the fish. Fish food is sold at a mere IDR 5,000.

Beside the pool there are two walled bathing sections that the locals and pilgrims to Gunung Kawi Sebatu actually use for bathing. A sign clearly reads in English and Indonesian that photography in these quarters is forbidden – obviously!

Towards the north and after a green lawn are the ‘candi bentar’ temple gates that lead to the elevated main temple grounds. You will be able to see a few animals kept within the complex, such as roaming free packs of tame fowl, juvenile deer and rare chicken breeds, which all add life to the otherwise inanimate statues and towering temple

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Gunung Kawi Sebatu celebrates its piodalan temple anniversary every first full moon of the Balinese calendar, also referred to by the locals as ‘Purnama Sasih Kasa’. It offers a greater opportunity to witness the colourful festivities that take place at the temple, as well as the lively flow of Balinese Hindu pilgrims from all over the island.

Gunung Kawi Sebatu Temple is often an included highlight on tour itineraries to the island’s culturally rich central region, but is not to be confused with another similarly named temple (and slightly more popular), known simply as ‘Gunung Kawi’, located in the neighbouring area of Tampaksiring, two kilometres south of the Tirta Empul Temple complex, and only 15 minutes’ drive up from the Tegallalang rice terraces scenic outlook. (IBP/net)

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The Macau Grand Prix’s street circuit is not to blame for a teen driver’s horrific crash on Sunday.

Macau circuit not to blame for teen’s horror crash, says team boss

HONG KONG - The Macau Grand Prix’s street circuit is not to blame for a teen driver’s horrific crash on Sunday, her team boss has said after the accident raised concerns about safety standards.

Seventeen-year-old Sophia Floersch’s Formula Three car catapulted spectacularly over safety barriers during Sunday’s race, fracturing the Van Amersfoort Racing driver’s spine and injuring four others.

But despite the horrifying crash, her team principle refused to blame the historic Macau circuit, which has been raced by some of the giants of the sport including Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.

“I don’t think the accident was Macau-related,” Frits van Amersfoort told Autosport.com, saying it could have happened on other tracks.

“We also race in Pau (in France) and F1 also races on all kinds of street circuits. Macau is a special track, everyone knows that,” van Amersfoort said.

“The contradiction is that everyone knows the dangers, but most drivers also say that Macau is the most beautiful track in the world. That indicates how strange it sometimes is.”

The 6.2-kilometre (3.9 miles) temporary circuit features long

straights with speeds of about 275km/h, coupled with tight, blind corners.

Three racers have died in Macau in recent years: motorcyclists Daniel Hegarty and Luis Carreira -- in 2017 and 2012 respectively -- and Hong Kong driver Phillip Yau, also in 2012.

But Charlie Whiting, race director for the International Motoring Federation (FIA) which is investigating the crash, also defended Macau.

“Macau is not a dangerous circuit,” Whiting told AFP. “In common with all street circuits the incident rate is higher than a normal circuit but there is no evidence to say that the circuit is dangerous.”

- Spinal cord Whiting added that investigators know the “initial cause” for Floersch’s loss of control, but that it was too soon to say what caused the accident.

As with most urban circuits, the roads are narrow on the Guia track and there are few safety exits, leav-

ing little room for error.

“However, where cars do hit the walls it is generally at a very low angle which imparts lower forces into the car and driver,” Whiting said.

“The guardrails, crash barriers and debris fences have been systematically upgraded over the past few years with significant improvements in a number of areas,” he added.

On Sunday, Floersch’s car lost wheels after a collision down a high-speed straight and then bounced off a kerb, clipping Japanese racer Sho Tsuboi’s vehicle and flying backwards into a hut housing media and officials.

The German underwent marathon surgery on Monday but despite her ordeal, she has said she is determined to race again.

A team statement said her nerve functions are reacting well, and that it took doctors more than nine hours to repair Floersch’s fractured vertebra and remove a bone splinter, which was sitting dangerously close to her spinal cord. (afp)

NEW YORK - LeBron James made a triumphant return to Cleveland and received a standing ovation from supportive fans before leading the Los Angeles Lakers over the Cavaliers 109-105 on Wednesday.

James scored 32 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and made seven assists to spark the Lakers, who closed the contest with an 18-6 run to win for the sixth time in seven games.

“We cranked up our defense in the fourth quarter,” James said.

“They played a heck of a game but we kept our composure. We’re a young crew. We keep getting better.”

It was an emotional night for James in his first game back in his home region since the 33-year-old playmaker left the Cavaliers for the Lakers in July, but nothing like his 2010 return after departing Cleveland for Miami and leaving angry and booing fans feeling betrayed.

After returning from Miami in 2014 and making good two years later on his vow to make the Cavs into champions, “King” James was treated like visiting royalty.

There were cheers when James trotted onto the court for pre-game warm-ups, a huge standing ovation when he was introduced and, after James scored on the Lakers’ first possession, a video highlight tribute to huge applause.

“To come back and get the reception I got, it means a lot not only to myself but my family,” James said.

“My 11 years I played for this franchise I tried to give everything I could on and off the court.”

The Lakers improved to 10-7, their best record since April 2013, while the Cavs fell to an NBAworst 2-14.

Cleveland’s Jordan Clarkson hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 9687 Cavs lead, but James sparked a closing rally with a late 3-pointer, dunk and four free throws.

- Sixers edge Pelicans Cameroonian center Joel Embiid outshined New Orleans big man Anthony Davis to power the Philadelphia 76ers over the Pelicans 121-120.

Embiid fouled Davis on a 3-point shot with two seconds remaining.

Davis hit two free throws but missed the third and Embiid batted away the rebound to keep the Sixers unbeaten at home (10-0) with a fourth consecutive win.

Embiid finished with game highs of 31 points and 19 rebounds with two blocked shots while Davis had 12 points, 16 rebounds, five steals and five blocked shots.

Australian Ben Simmons had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the 76ers. E’Twaun Moore and Jrue Holiday each had 30 points for New Orleans.

Jonas Valanciunas scored 24 points and Kyle Lowry had 21 points, 17 assists and 12 rebounds to spark the NBA-best Toronto Raptors over host Atlanta 124-108.

The Canadians rose to 15-4 while the Hawks, led by Jeremy Lin’s 26 points, fell to 3-15.

James Harden scored 43 points and Clint Capela added 27 points and 15 rebounds to power the Houston Rockets over visiting Detroit 126-124. (afp)

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Saudi warns crown prince a ‘red line’ in Khashoggi probe LONDON - Saudi Arabia has warned criticism of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a “red line”, after Donald Trump heaped praise on the kingdom in defiance of warnings he was giving Riyadh a pass on a journalist’s grisly murder.

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In this file photo taken on October 23, 2018 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel alJubeir said on Wednesday that calls for the crown prince to be held accountable for the grisly killing of Jamal Khashoggi would not be tolerated.

His comments came as the US president praised Saudi Arabia for keeping oil prices low -- one strand of his argument against punishing Riyadh even though the CIA reportedly found strong evidence that the crown prince, the de facto Saudi leader, was involved in the murder.

“In Saudi Arabia our leadership is a red line. The custodian of the two holy mosques (King Salman) and the crown prince are a red line,” Jubeir told the BBC. “They represent every Saudi citizen and every Saudi citizen represents them. And we will not tolerate any discussion of anything

that is disparaging towards our monarch or our crown prince.”

Khashoggi, a US resident who wrote for The Washington Post and had been critical of Prince Mohammed, was lured to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, killed and reportedly dismembered.

After lengthy denials, Saudi authorities admitted responsibility and said 21 people had been taken into custody. However, a CIA analysis leaked to the US media went further, reportedly pointing the finger at the crown prince.

But Trump, on holiday at his Florida Mar-a-Lago Club on Wednesday, doubled down on a statement from Tuesday that he was essentially ignoring the killing of Khashoggi because of what he said were more important US strategic and commercial interest.

“Oil prices getting lower. Great!

Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. Enjoy! $54, was just $82,” he tweeted. “Thank you to Saudi Arabia, but let’s go lower!”

Jubeir insisted that Prince Mohammed had not been involved in the killing.

“We have made that very clear.

We have investigations ongoing and we will punish the individuals who are responsible for this,” he said.

He called on Turkey to come forward with all its evidence about the slaying and stop leaking out information.

The foreign minister said the murder was a “rogue operation” by intelligence officers.

Jubeir also said any possible US sanctions on Saudi Arabia would be short-sighted. (afp)

Australia proposes stripping native-born extremists of citizenship

SYDNEY - Australia unveiled a radical plan Thursday to strip convicted terrorists of their citizenship even if they are native-born Australians.

Acting after a series of Jihadistinspired plots and attacks in the country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government needed expanded powers to withdraw citizenship from anyone found guilty of terrorist activity.

“People who commit acts of terrorism have rejected absolutely everything that this country stands for,” Morrison told a hastily organised press conference.

“This is something that can’t be tolerated, and for those who would engage in this sort of activity, and they have citizenship elsewhere, or we have reason to believe they do, they can go.”

Australia’s current Citizenship Act allows authorities to revoke citizenship from people jailed for six years or more for terrorist activities, but only if they are already dual nationals.

Morrison called these limits “unrealistic” and said the law should be broadened so that anyone

convicted of a terrorist offence, even native-born Australians, could be expelled if they could “reasonably” be expected to gain citizenship in another country through their parents or grandparents.

The conservative government will submit legislation to amend the Citizenship Act to enshrine these new powers by the end of the year, he said.

The legislation will also seek the power to impose “temporary exclusion orders” on so-called “returned foreign fighters” -- Australian citizens who travel to conflict zones to fight alongside extremist groups.

Modelled on a British law, the provision would allow Australia to bar the return of a citizen for up to two years, and to impose strict conditions on their activities once they come home.

Morrison’s action came two days after police in Melbourne arrested three Australian-born men of Turkish descent for allegedly plotting a mass shooting in the city.

Less than two weeks earlier, another man who was born in Somalia but came to Australia with his family as a child, went on a stab-

bing rampage in Melbourne, killing one man and wounding two others before being fatally shot by police.

Authorities said all four men were inspired by Jihadist propaganda from the so-called Islamic State group, even though none had any direct links to an extremist organisation.

- Controversial legislation Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said there had been seven terror-related attacks in Australia while authorities had thwarted 15 other plots since 2014.

Nine convicted terrorists have already had their citizenship revoked under existing law, mainly for activities overseas, he added.

“We assess there are around 50 Australian dual citizens who may be eligible to lose citizenship under the current provisions, and even more with the changes we are announcing today,” Dutton said.

Morrison and Dutton also said they would renew a push for controversial legislation which would allow authorities to break into encrypted messaging apps that police say are widely used by extremists and other criminals.

The law, which would force app developers and telecom companies to provide police with the ability to decrypt messages, has drawn strong criticism from civil liberties groups.

Morrison heads a minority coalition government that must call a national election before May 2019 but is trailing well behind the main opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.

As campaigning builds towards the election, Morrison and Dutton

have led a tough law-and-order push around terrorism and immigration.

The government’s proposed citizenship crackdown is meanwhile certain to worsen tensions with parts of Australia’s large Muslim community.

Several Islamic leaders already boycotted a proposed meeting with Morrison this week after he said the community needed to do more to police extremists in their ranks. (afp)

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Boeing insists will share info with clients after Indonesia crash

Boeing on Tuesday insisted it would share any information to emerge from an investigation into the crash of one of its newest planes in Indonesia last month, amid reports a telephone conference with its customers had been canceled.

US media reported that the canceled conference between Boeing and client companies was meant to address questions surrounding control systems on the Lion Air 737-MAX. “Boeing has been - and continues to - engage with our customers,” a spokesman for the US aircraft manufacturer told AFP. “We continue to schedule meetings to share information.”

Last month’s crash killed 189 people when Lion Air flight JT 610 plunged into the Java Sea on October 29, less than 20 minutes after leaving Jakarta on a routine flight to Pangkal Pinang. There were no survivors.

Media reports said Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg had sent a message to staff on Monday insisting that the company leadership had not concealed any information relating to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) which was designed to prevent the aircraft stalling.

“I don’t have any additional comment on the memo,” the company’s spokesman told AFP. “The problem of the MAX is linked to its hybrid design,” an aeronautics expert, who asked not to be identified, told AFP. “Boeing had to make a number of choices, and above all compromises in the area of avionics and the flight command system during development of this plane,” he said.

The expert added the main problem with the MAX was the marriage of older and newer control systems which were installed to make it competitive with rival manufacturers.

“That could have been a not insignificant factor in the response of the crew,” who seem not to have understood the role of the MCAS in the chain of events that led up to the crash.

Last week, a US airline pilots union, the APA, said that companies and pilots had not been informed of certain changes in the aircraft control system.

It said it had passed on new piloting directives to flight crews regarding possible erroneous information about a so-called “Angle of Attack” sensor that could have been linked to the Lion Air crash. (afp)

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In this Nov. 14, 2018, file photo a Boeing 737-MAX 8 is parked Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, outside Boeing Co.’s 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash. Boeing Co. canceled a conference call that it scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 20, with airlines to discuss issues swirling around its newest plane, which has come under close scrutiny after a deadly crash in Indonesia.

Baby dies in Bali after US woman allegedly threw it from car

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Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at the Australian Financial Review (AFR) India Business Summit in Sydney on November 22, 2018.

DENPASAR — An American woman allegedly threw her 2-month-old daughter from a moving car on the tourist island of Bali and then tried to kill herself by jumping from the vehicle, Indonesian police said Wednesday.

South Denpasar police chief Nyoman Wiarajaya told a news conference that officers haven’t been able to question Nicole

Stasio because she is hospitalized in a severe state of depression.

A driver and guide who were with 32-year-old Stasio told police she jumped out of the car without warning Tuesday evening at an intersection in Denpasar and they were initially unaware of what had happened to the baby.

Villagers found the infant with severe injuries about a kilometer

(less than a mile) from where Stasio leapt out of the vehicle. The baby died about seven hours later at the same hospital, Bali Mandara, where Stasio is being treated.

Wiarajaya said the woman, who was born in California, traveled to Bali with her parents in July. The parents stayed in Bali for about 10 days and Stasio gave birth on the island in September after her parents had left Indonesia.

“She refused to answer when they (the parents) asked about her baby’s father,” Wiarajaya said, quoting information from the driver and tour guide who accompanied the family since they arrived.

“But she gave the impression that she was unmarried and her family preferred that she give birth to a child abroad, like wanting to avoid something,” he said.

The driver, Wayan Siaja, and

the guide, Made Arimbawa, told police they had taken Stasio and her daughter to Bali’s international airport on Tuesday evening but Stasio changed her mind about returning to the U.S. and told them to take her back to Ubud, a town popular with tourists for its traditional crafts and culture.

They said she sat silently in the car before the tragic events unfolded, according to Wiarajaya. (ap)

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BUSINESS Darkening clouds start to overhang global economic expansion

WASHINGTON - After galloping along for the past two years, the global economy is showing signs of weakening, with the United States, China and Europe all facing the rising threat of a slowdown.

Few economists foresee an outright global recession within the next year. But the synchronized growth that powered most major economies since 2017 appears to be fading. The risks have been magnified by the trade war raging between the United States and China, the strife dividing Britain over an exit from the European Union and the Federal Reserve’s continuing interest rate hikes.

It’s all been enough to contribute to a broad retreat in global stock markets. Counting Tuesday’s deep losses, U.S. stock indexes, once up around 10 percent for the year, have surrendered all their 2018 gains.

The Fed is expected next month to raise its key short-term rate for the fourth time this year. The central bank’s rate hikes help control inflation. But they also make loans costlier for consumers and businesses.

And for countries that borrowed in U.S. dollars, the Fed’s hikes make debts harder to bear. Argentina, for one, has slid into recession as its cost of repaying its debt has surged.

“We can’t continue to grow this fast for much longer without risking inflation,” Adrian Cooper, chief executive of Oxford Economics, said of the still-solid U.S. economy. “That’s ultimately what the Fed is trying to achieve with its steady movement in interest rates. The skill is to do so in ways that don’t create a big downturn.”

The concerns have grown enough that Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, on Tuesday dismissed the worries roiling the markets.

“Recession is so far in the distance I can’t see it,” Kudlow told a group of reporters outside the White House.

“Keep the faith. It’s a very strong economy.”

The collective growth of the world’s major economies in the past two years was broadly welcomed after a feeble recovery from the 2008 financial crises. Yet few economists saw accelerated growth as sustainable — or even desirable — over several years.

The concern is that a prolonged global expansion could ignite inflation or speculative investing that

would inevitably send vulnerable economies into a downturn. Compounding the challenge, the world’s economies are linked more than ever through trade, finance and investment — to the point that a rupture in one major nation tends to spread across the globe.

Oxford Economics predicts that the growth of the global economy, as measured by its gross domestic product, will slip from 3.1 percent this year to 2.8 in 2019. Such a slowdown is enough to crimp corporate profits and business investment, Cooper said. Still, most American and European workers probably wouldn’t feel the pain, he said, in part because of a resilient job market and lower oil prices.

“2019 is still going to look pretty good — your job is going to be safe, and your wages are going to rise,” Cooper predicted while adding that he thinks the slowdown will worsen in 2020.

In the meantime, though, stock arkets have endured waves of jittery selling as investors have tried to factor in a slowdown that could depress the growth of company profits.

“Financial markets have become a little more volatile and anxious of late, worried about slowing global growth, trade tensions, Brexit woes and concerns that the U.S. may not be able to sustain its current cyclical sweet spot,” said Josh Feinman, chief economist at Deutsche Asset Management.

Over the next two years, most forecasts suggest that U.S. growth, after cresting above 3 percent this year — its best performance since 2005 — will weaken. Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged in a speech last week that the strong worldwide growth of 2017 is in retreat.

“You see signs of a gradual slowdown,” Powell said.

Goldman Sachs foresees annual U.S. growth slowing to 1.75 percent by the end of 2019. The predicted weakening stems, in part, from the front-loaded stimulus of the tax cuts Trump pushed through Congress.

The boost from the tax overhaul is expected to wane by 2020.

AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton

In this July, 5, 2018, file photo, a rubber tire gantry operator climb steps to his cab at the start of his work shift at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga. After galloping along for the past two years, the global economy is showing signs of weakening, with the United States, China and Europe all facing the rising threat of a slowdown. Few economists foresee an outright global recession within the next year. But the synchronized growth that powered most major economies since 2017 appears to be fading.

One continuing threat for the U.S. economy is Trump’s trade war with China. The president has imposed a 10 percent tax on $200 billion of Chinese goods — a tariff that’s set to escalate to 25 percent in 2019. He’s also threatened to add tariffs on $250 billion more in Chinese goods.

A prolonged trade crisis would depress the global exchange of goods and, therefore, economic growth. Trump is set to meet with President Xi Jinping at a Group of 20 international meeting in Argentina next week. But prospects for a breakthrough seem to have dimmed.

“Both countries appear to be far apart on the trade dispute and unwilling to back down at this point,” said Scott Anderson, chief economist at the Bank of the West.

Similarly, political ruptures threaten to slow the pace of Europe’s fiveyear expansion. Britain is struggling to finalize its exit from the European Union, and uncertainty surrounding Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has roiled markets.

In Italy, tensions have flared over a government that wants to increase

its borrowing in defiance of rules about deficits among the 19 countries that share the euro currency. Mounting debt could cause Italian interest rates to reach levels that would stifle growth and strain the eurozone.

Yet the biggest risk of all might be China, the world’s second-largest economy after the United States and the leading engine of global growth for several decades. Its economy was already cooling before Trump raised tariffs in hopes of shrinking the U.S. trade gap with Beijing and protecting U.S. technology.

Among companies and economists, the question isn’t whether Chinese growth will slow further; it’s how much. In September, yearover-year economic growth reached a post-global crisis low of 6.5 percent. This followed a regulatory clamp-down on bank lending to curb surging debt. Forecasters expect the decline to deepen at least through mid-2019. The ruling Communist Party wants slower, more self-sustaining growth driven more by consumer spending and less by trade and investment. But the slump

has been sharper than expected. In response, Beijing has cut taxes, eased lending controls and pumped money into building projects.

October auto sales fell 13 percent from a year ago, putting vehicle sales in China — the industry’s No. 1 market — on track to shrink this year for the first time in three decades.

Housing sales and bank lending have dropped, and spending on factories and other manufacturing assets has decelerated.

“Further action” is needed to “put a floor beneath economic growth,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a report.

Finding that floor could prove problematic if the trade war with the Trump administration diminishes the exports that propelled China’s economy to manufacturing dominance.

Analysts at UBS put the likelihood as high as 20 percent that China could suffer a much sharper slowdown because of the escalating tensions with the United States.

“In this environment, contagion in global markets could not be avoided,” UBS analysts wrote.(ap)

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Batu Kursi Hill, An Exotic Attraction Offering Two Views

When spending holidays, making a visit to tourist attractions can become an option. It does not only kill time, but also eliminates fatigue after busyness with a myriad of activities. Among the many attractions, Batu Kursi (literally chair stone) may become an option that can be included in your itinerary. The hill is located in West Buleleng, precisely at Pemuteran village, Gerokgak, that offers two views at once, namely Mountain View and sea view.

Looking for this object is not difficult. Just come and cross the path of Seririt-Gilimanuk. Approximately, it is about 15 minutes’ drive from Pulaki Temple to the west. There visitors will be immediately greeted by signpost right in front of the intersection reading “Pura Batu Chair” (Batu Kursi Temple) and then you immediately turn left to park your vehicle. After getting down, the eyes will be instantly pampered by towering hills. To get to the temple, you are only charged with voluntary donation by local attendant.

After that, the journey to the hill and the temple immediately starts. The road is quite uphill and must step on hundreds of stairs. Having reached in the middle of the way, your fatigue will get paid with a beautiful view on hilltop with verdant trees. Some areas are just overgrown by grasses generating a yellowish green color. At first glance, it looks like a Teletabies Hill. It is suitable to be used as a background of photography.

This attraction does not include special shelter but when summer heats do not worry. Visitors can take shelter under a neem tree. Pouring sweat will immediately disappear after being blown by refreshing sea breezes. At that time, visitors can witness the beauty of the sea at Pemuteran in turquoise color and so does the very exotic Menjagan Island. Other than enjoying the natural atmosphere, visitors can simultaneously say prayers at the Batu Kursi Temple located at the middle of the hills. By doing so, the holidays will be getting more complete.

Attendant of the tourist attraction, Ketut Mariada, said that the tourist visits to the location is quite crowded within the past few years chiefly during holidays. They are mostly teenagers because the location is pretty good to take selfie.

“During holidays, the visit reaches hundreds of people. Every day there are always visitors especially young people,” he said. (kmb)

Coffee Bean Bracelet of Munduktemu, Has the Ability to Neutralize Body Odor, Really?

Tabanan has a central production of coffee in Pupuan subdistrict.

Interestingly, other than served as

drink, coffee also has other benefits such as made into accessories in the form of coffee bracelet. Other than

looking unique, the coffee bean bracelet is claimed to have the capability of neutralizing body odor.

This innovative coffee bracelet was introduced in the anniversary of Tabanan town in Pupuan sub-district, on Saturday (Oct. 13).

Initiator of the coffee bracelet who is also the headman of Munduktemu, Pupuan subdistrict, I Nyoman Wintara, said he wanted to try the innovation with the hope to open economic opportunities in the future for the sake of people’s income. The idea of ??making a coffee bracelet began with the advice and creativity continuously explored by local community. Local community had previously innovated a painting on coconut shell considering the area produces a lot

of coconut shells.

Innovation on the making of coffee bracelet is an attempt to introduce the other side of coffee.

Although he admitted the breakthrough has already existed in other areas, to Wintara, if there is a strong will and vivacity, this potential can be an extraordinary economic opportunity for local community.

“Inspired by the proposal to make a coffee bracelet, we finally executed it. Incidentally, I take advantage of coffee bean directly picked from my own garden. My garden has not used chemical fertilizers from six years ago,” he explained.

Interestingly, the aroma of coffee still thickened from the coffee bracelet. This distinctive coffee aroma is useful to neutralize body

odor and suitable for relaxation.

“When used, it is affected by the heat of the body temperature, so the coffee aroma becomes more prominent. So then I can say that it can neutralize body odor,” he said.

The materials in use are selected coffee beans. Do not let the aroma of coffee fade in a short period of time. In addition, coffee beans must be sturdy so when it is slammed or falls down they do not break. “It is where the difficulty lies, including the roasting coffee must have the right maturity so it is not fragile,” he said. This coffee bracelet handicraft has worked on by two residents. If this craft can be accepted by the market, he will develop and spread it to other residents. (kmb)

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24 customary villages manage tourist objects

BANGKOK - Every morning Buddhist monk Pipit Sarakitwinon takes walks around his temple and does hundreds of arm exercises, part of a new regimen aimed at shedding pounds as a health overhaul for members of the clergy gathers pace in Thailand.

GIANYAR - The case of Red Handed Operation (OTT) taking place at Tirta Empul Temple surely still makes traditional villages anxious in managing tourist objects. Moreover, in this art area there have been dozens of customary villages managing village potential as a tourist attraction such as Puseh Temple of Batuan or Tegenungan Waterfall.

Besides, it is allocated for janitors, cleanliness of toilets, security officers such as pecalang and operating costs. In details, this object involves some officers such as 30 people of pecalang assigned in turn, 5 janitors and gardeners, eight temple ritual officers and two temple priests on duty every day. In addition, the customary village has also prepared the attendants assigned to provide scarves for tourists making a visit to the temple. “All tourists making a visit to the temple must wear a shawl and we have already provided them,” said Djabur.

Other than Puseh Temple of Batuan managed by customary villages, there are also other attractions such as Tegenungan Waterfall located at customary village, but managed in the form of a CV. Tegenungan Wahana Tirta.

“This waterfall tourist attraction is managed

by CV (limited partnership),” said Dewa Gede Oka, Operations Manager of Tegenungan Waterfall.

Through this mechanism, the management can charge admission ticket to visitors, namely IDR 15,000 / person deducted 2 percent tax to be paid to the Gianyar district government.

Meanwhile, children under 5 years are free of charge. Domestic tourist is charged at IDR 10,000. Residents from Sukawati with the presentation of ID card are free of charge “This ticket collection is also based on the decision of customary village in the form of perarem (appendix to customary village bylaw). In addition, this object is managed by CV. Tegenungan Wahana Tirta that has paid taxes to the Gianyar district government,” explained Dewa Oka. Through this mechanism, if a visitor experiences an accident, insurance can be given as the company has made cooperation with one of the insurance companies. “At the moment, the company has paid insurance claims to affected

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The case of Red Handed Operation (OTT) taking place at Tirta Empul Temple surely still makes traditional villages anxious in managing tourist objects. visitors for two times,” he said.

He said the visit to Tegenungan water attractions every day between 1,000 and 1,300 visitors both foreign and domestic tourists. Many domestic tourists make a visit on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays, but foreign tourists are almost crowded every day.

When questioned about the workforce on duty, Dewa Oka said the management prepares as many as 52 people in turn. They include parking attendants, ticket officers, security officers and surveillance officers in the waterfall object. To get to the waterfall, visitors must go through 165 steps from the parking lot.

The tourist attraction also provides two public toilets. Now, his party is revamping the parking lot of Tegenungan customary village.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Gianyar Tourism Office, A.A. Bagus Ari Brahmanta, said

that there are 54 tourist attractions in Gianyar district. Ten tourist attractions making collaboration with Gianyar government with the customary village are Tirta Empul, Goa Gajah, Gunung Kawi Tampaksiring, Gunung Kawi Sebatu, Yeh Pulu, Alam Sidan, Bukit Jati, Mengening Temple, Tebing Tegallinggah Temple and Goa Garba and Pengukur-ukur Temple. “In the meantime, there are 24 tourist attractions managed by customary village without cooperating with the Gianyar district government,” he said.

The remaining 19 artificial tourist objects are managed by private parties without cooperation with the Gianyar government. In addition, in Gianyar district there are tourist attractions managed by the Central Government or BPCB namely the Archaeological Museum in Blahbatuh. (kmb35)

Mum suffering from post-partum depression kills daughter in Bali

South Denpasar police chief Nyoman Wirajaya

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Denpasar - An American woman allegedly threw her two-monthold daughter from a moving car in Bali and then tried to take her own life, Indonesian police said on Wednesday.

South Denpasar police chief Nyoman Wirajaya told a news conference that officers haven’t been able to question Nicole Stasio because she is hospitalised in a severe state of depression.

A driver and guide who were with the 32-year-old told police she jumped out of the car without warning at an intersection in Denpasar and they were initially unaware of what had happened to the baby.

Villagers found the infant with

severe injuries about a kilometre from where Ms Stasio leapt out of the vehicle. The baby died about seven hours later at the same hospital, Bali Mandara, where Ms Stasio is being treated.

Mr Wiarajaya said the woman, who was born in California, travelled to Bali with her parents in July. The parents stayed in Bali for about 10 days and Ms Stasio gave birth on the island in September after her parents had left Indonesia.

“She refused to answer when they (the parents) asked about her baby’s father,” Mr Wiarajaya said, quoting information from the driver and tour guide who accompanied the family since they arrived.

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Eat, pray, exercise: Thailand’s monks battle weight problems

Some apply donation, there is also CV legal entity

Chief of Batuan customary village, I Made Djabur, described that Batuan Puseh Temple has been opened to tourist visits for long time.

At the beginning, this temple object having a number of historical artifacts was introduced by local tourist guide.

“But gradually, maybe from word to mouth, finally there is a tour package promoted by tourism players. Ultimately, the visit increases and continues to experience improvement by degrees,” he said on Sunday (Nov. 18).

He revealed that currently there are 1,000 to 1,500 tourists making a visit to this temple every day. They are tourists from various parts of the world. “Meanwhile, Chinese tourists are the most visiting Puseh Temple of Batuan village,” he said.

He said that every time a tourist making a visit, his village does not collect any levies. But it has prepared a donation box, so that visiting tourists can give their donation sincerely.

“We just put a donation box for tourists,” he explained.

When asked about the red handed operation occurred at the Tirta Empul Tampaksiring tourist attraction that dragged the chief of Manukaya Let customary village as a suspect, Made Djabur claimed to be surprised to read such news. He immediately took measure in responding to the red handed operation case by making coordinating with customary village officers. In addition, the customary officers had met with the Regent of Gianyar, I Made Mahayastra. “We collect no levies with tickets or anything like that because we just apply donation system for temple maintenance,” he explained.

The donation provided by tourists is used to repair temple shrines as well as the comfort of tourists such as the officers to help guests cross.

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“But she gave the impression that she was unmarried and her family preferred that she give birth to a child abroad, like wanting to avoid something,” he said.

The driver, Wayan Siaja, and the guide, Made Arimbawa, told police they had taken Ms Stasio and her daughter to Bali’s international airport on Tuesday evening but Ms Stasio changed her mind about returning to the US and told them to take her back to Ubud.

They said she sat silently in the car before the tragic events unfolded, according to Mr Wirajaya.

Friends on Facebook said Stasio was suffering from post-partum depression. (ant)

Followers have been showering monks -- who are deeply respected in the kingdom -- with foods loaded with sugar, fat and oil, contributing to a brewing health crisis.

“Before I dieted I could barely walk 100 metres without getting tired”, Pipit, 63, told AFP during a medical check-up at a hospital for monks in Bangkok, adding that he used to weigh 180 kilogrammes (397 pounds).

With cases of diabetes, hypertension and knee problems skyrocketing, Thai health and religious officials last December published a “Monk Health Charter”, instructing members of the clergy to watch what they eat.

Thais seeking to earn merit and honour their ancestors often provide food to monks on their daily rounds but they can be generous to a fault. Heavy curries, sugary sweets, sodas and salty snacks are among the array of sumptuous -and unhealthy -- alms.

“If they eat our food and are satisfied, we feel comfort that that food will be transferred to our loved ones,” said Prachaksvich Lebnak, deputy secretary general at the National Health Security Office.

“Some people even give monks cigarettes,” he added, in a symbolic offering to ancestors who were heavy smokers.

- ‘Can’t reject’ food Thais boast some of the high-

est rates of obesity in Asia, according to the Asian Development Bank.

Members of the clergy are among the worst-hit -- a 2016 survey of monks by the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok found rates of obesity soaring as high as 48 percent, with 42 percent suffering from high blood pressure.

Buddhist precepts forbid monks from eating after noon and Buddha himself was said to have told his followers to refrain from consuming meals later in the day.

But certain juices -- referred to as pana in religious scripture -- are allowed after midday, making them perfect delivery vehicles for sugar.

Pre-packed alms that include processed foods are also easily available at Thai stores, exacerbating the problem.

Although the new guidelines call on monks to look after their health so they can be “ready to deliver Buddha’s teachings”, refusing devotees’ offerings is a delicate subject.

“According to Lord Buddha’s teaching, whatever they offer, we have to accept. We can’t deny, we can’t reject,” said Phra Rajvoramuni, the assistant abbot at Sungvej temple in Bangkok who helped author the new charter.

Rajvoramuni hopes instead

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This picture taken on October 23, 2018 shows a devotee giving food offerings to Buddhist monks outside a temple in Bangkok. that health education -- including training clergy to run basic medical check-ups -- will bring about change.

“The monks also should do something, like exercise... like walking meditation, cleaning the temple in the morning, sweeping the grounds,” he said.

- No doctors, no dentists The guidelines follow smallerscale initiatives in rural Thailand.

Phra Bhavana Dhamakosit, the abbot at Wat Phochai in northeastern Nongkhai province, told AFP the temple started medical

check-ups three years ago, with obesity and high blood pressure being common issues.

Since monks tend to move from one temple to the next, many don’t visit doctors or dentists for checkups, he said.

Although the new plan also instructs followers to make healthier offerings, religious leaders are wary of applying too much pressure on the faithful.

“It’s better and more effective to ask monks to refrain from eating certain kinds of food”, Bhavana said.

Chulalongkorn University’s

Jongjit Angkatavanich, who carried out the 2016 survey, said she expected “tangible change (to) take three years” at least.

Although the new guidelines are not mandatory, monks who are mindful of their weight are starting to see results.

In addition to exercising, Pipit has been trying to eat smaller portions, especially when it comes to unhealthy offerings.

He says he has lost 30 kilogrammes since he started to watch his weight earlier this year.

“Now I am choosier with the food offered by villagers.” (afp)

Ex-Guatemalan soldier gets 5,160 years’ prison for civil war massacre

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Former Guatemalan soldier Santos Lopez has been convicted for the massacre of 201 peasants during the civil war.

GUATEMALA CITY - A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison for the massacre of 201 peasants during one of the worst atrocities of the Central American nation’s civil war.

The court found Santos Lopez “responsible as author” of 171 of the killings and sentenced him to 30 years for each, or 5,130 years in total.

He received an additional 30 years linked to the killing of a surviving child, but the sentences are symbolic because Guatemala’s maximum prison term is 50 years.

Lopez was a member of a UStrained counterinsurgency force called Kaibil. He was arrested in

the United States and deported in 2016.

According to the investigation, Lopez belonged to a patrol that committed the massacre in December 1982 in Dos Erres, on the border with Mexico. The soldiers were trying to recover about 20 rifles stolen by guerrillas during an earlier ambush which left 19 soldiers dead.

The story of Dos Erres was told in the 2017 documentary “Finding Oscar,” executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, which recounts the search for another boy whose life was spared and who was then raised by one of the soldiers.

A handful of other “Kaibiles” have been convicted, each receiv-

ing a sentence of more than 6,000 years in prison.

Three others accused in the slaughter were jailed in the US for immigration violations. Several others are believed to reside in the United States. The massacre occurred during the rule of dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who himself was indicted on charges of genocide and died last April.

Rios Montt allegedly ordered the murders of 1,771 indigenous Ixil-Maya people during his short reign in 1982-83, which came at the height of the 36-year civil war.

According to the UN, about 200,000 people died or were made to disappear during Guatemala’s war, which ended in 1996. (afp)

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Flagging Victoria’s Secret announces new lingerie CEO Mehas comes to Victoria’s Secret, the lingerie market leader in the United States, from Tory Burch, where he is currently president.

He previously led Club Monaco for 13 years as president and CEO. He has also worked at The Gap and the department store chain Bloomingdale’s.

Singer had been on the job since September 2016. No reason has been publicly announced for her departure.

Earlier this month, Victoria’s Secret marketing director Ed Razek provoked uproar on social media for telling Vogue that there was no need for transgender or plus-size models in this year’s fashion show.

“No, I don’t think we should.

Well, why not? Because the show is a fantasy. It’s a 42-minute entertainment special,” he said.

Razek subsequently issued a public apology. Victoria’s Secret hired some of the world’s most famous models and filmed their annual fashion show in New York

on November 8. It will be aired globally next month.

In the United States, the show provoked ire for its uniform use of slender models at a time when US women feel increasingly empowered by the #MeToo movement and with lingerie brands that promote all shapes and sizes -- such as Rihanna’s new Savage X Fenty line -- making inroads.

Heidi Zak, co-CEO of one such rival brand, ThirdLove, published an open letter in The New York Times saying she was “appalled”

by Razek’s “demeaning comments.”

“You market to men, and sell a male fantasy to women,” she said.

“Women wear bras in real life as they go to work, breastfeed their children, play sports, care for ailing parents and serve their country,” she wrote.

“Haven’t we moved beyond outdated ideas of femininity and gender roles? It’s time to stop telling women what makes them sexy -- let us decide.” (afp)

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In this file photo taken on November 08, 2018 (FromL) Models Martha Hunt, Lais Ribeiro, Josephine Skriver, Sara Sampaio, Stella Maxwell, and Romee Strijd walk the runway at the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at Pier 94 in New York City.

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For export, mangosteen must pass packing house process

NEW YORK - US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret announced Monday that it had appointed fashion executive John Mehas as new lingerie CEO, hoping to boost its ailing fortunes.

Mehas will take over in the New Year, replacing Jan Singer, who resigned with the brand under fire for slumping sales, idealized glamazonian femininity and reluctance to put larger and transgender models on the catwalk.

His appointment was announced as Victoria’s Secret parent company L Brands reported third-quarter results with a net loss of $42.8 million compared to net income of $86 million last year.

“Our number one priority is improving performance,” said L Brands chairman and chief executive officer Leslie Wexner.

“Our new leaders are coming in with a fresh perspective and looking at everything... our marketing, brand positioning, internal talent, real estate portfolio and cost structure,” he added.

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TABANAN — One of the conditions in order to pass export market in destination country, in this case China, other than having to be free from chemicals, it must also pass through packing houses so that the fruit is free from pestinfecting organisms (OPT) and ants. These strict requirements cause a rule that before the export, mangosteen must go through the packing house process.

The owner of mangosteen exporter, PT. Radja Manggis Sejati, who is also Chairman of the Bali Mangosteen Association, Jero Putu Tesan, stated in Tabanan on Tuesday (Nov. 20) that Chinese market is applying product standards to agricultural commodities entering the country. One of which is by having to go through packing house process. The request is an agreement on the mangosteen export protocol between Chinese and Indonesian government in 2017.

He revealed this special treatment is solely to fulfill the superstrict export requirements of mangosteen to China. “Agricultural commodity products such as mangosteen entering China must go through the packing house process to ensure the products are free from plant pest organisms (OPT) and ants. This is an absolute requirement for China,” he said.

Jero Tesan explained the standard of treatment by China is meant to clarify the problems having been complained by a number of previous collectors where they considered the export process to

be packing house and then checked by the Quarantine Office was considered to be the cause of poor quality. This flow is considered time consuming and in need of long process. “In fact, the chronology is not true. The procedure is not long and even Quarantine Office has placed partners to check the products in each packing house to maintain quality,” he said.

According to Jero Tesan, the causes of the mangosteen quality problems complained by a number of collectors is the slow delivery of mangosteen to packing houses because it must be waiting for large quantities of mangosteen to accumulate before being delivered. Thus, it affects the product’s freshness. Besides, another factor is over product. Additionally, the mangosteen of Bali also faces the abundance of similar products coming from Java without being supported by adequate packing house capacity.

Another reason is the very long dry season, because when raining it causes high salt content that ultimately results in poor quality mangosteen.

Currently, mangosteen delivery for export with Chinese destination from Bali has reached 70 tons per day. He stated the amount is supplied by 10 collectors. Of the 10 collectors, only two collectors had problems with the quality of mangosteen while the remaining collectors can still maintain product quality to the destination country. (kmb24)

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The causes of the mangosteen quality problems complained by a number of collectors is the slow delivery of mangosteen to packing houses.

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Although the queue was quite crowded, it doesn’t cause long lines because there are several speed boats serving passengers.

Activities at Tri Buana traditional port

No overloading, boat group must maintain beach cleanliness

CROSSING activities at the Tri Buana traditional port, Kusamba village, Dawan, was quite crowded on Tuesday (Nov. 20). This happens because residents of Nusa Penida took advantage of it to return home, while other residents wanted to do pilgrimage to a number of temples in Nusa Penida. Although the queue was quite crowded, it doesn’t cause long lines because there are several speed boats serving passengers.

Condition in the middle of the sea is quite calm. This greatly supports the crossing process from Tri Buana traditional port to Sampalan port, Nusa Penida. Every day there are five units of Gangga Express speedboats ready to serve passengers, especially providing stairs and carrying passenger luggage.

“Today, the weather looks quite good and coincides with holiday, too. So, there is a slight increase in the number of passengers,” said supervisor of the Tri Buana traditional port of Klungkung Transportation Agency, I Made Suardika.

Suardika added there are five speed boats of Gangga Express alerted every day to serve passengers. In the morning, averagely the speedboat serves four crossing trips while three crossing trips in the afternoon. This is on a typical day. For example, right on Buda Cemeng Klawu as piodalan or festival at Penataran Dalem Ped Temple, the crossing in a day can

increase to 21 trips. Likewise, similar condition also happens to Galungan and Kuningan, Saraswati, Tumpek Wayang and student’s school holidays.

Every speed boat, said Suardika, has a different capacity. For example, Gangga 4 speedboat can hold 76 passengers, Gangga 5 and Gangga 6 hold 85 passengers.

Meanwhile, Gangga 2 has a capacity of 55 passengers and Gangga 3 has a capacity of 50 passengers.

“Today, there is an increase. However, it is not significant. By and large, every boat is not full of passengers, but now some boats are full. However, there is no additional trip,” he said.

As a supervisor, Suardika added that passenger safety is the most important. So, after paying attention to weather factors, the next is passenger capacity. To him, passengers are not allowed to be overloaded, or exceed the boat’s capacity. Moreover, in certain situations,

when the weather is uncertain, the number of passengers is not permitted in maximum capacity. It must be reduced to facilitate the crossing process and disaster risk reduction.

So far, the supervision has gone quite well.

Related to the cleanliness of the beach around the traditional ports, Suardika asserted that each boat group is obliged to carry out total cleanup in the coastal area in turns.

Thus, the Tri Buana traditional port at Kusamba so far remains the prominent choice of passengers. Besides, it is equipped with an adequate waiting room and a large parking area for both cars and motorbikes.

As is known, Kusamba village has three traditional ports namely Tri Buana, Banjar Bias and Kampong Kusamba. In addition to serving crossing passengers, it also serves the crossing of building materials and groceries. (kmb31)

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Released Bali Nine drug-smuggler returns home to more legal woes

An Australian woman held in Indonesian prisons for 13 years for being part of the “Bali Nine” drugsmuggling gang returned home Thursday, facing more possible jail time for alleged crimes committed before her overseas ordeal.

Renae Lawrence, 41, arrived in Brisbane shortly after dawn and then flew on to her home town of Newcastle in New South Wales state. She is the only member of the group to find freedom.

Lawrence was met by a large crowd of reporters, photographers and TV cameras at both Brisbane and Newcastle airports, but ignored their questions. She ran from the Newcastle terminal and jumped into a waiting vehicle to escape the media swarm and was driven off.

Police want to question Lawrence about outstanding arrest warrants dating from before her ill-fated departure for Bali in 2005, but did not prevent her from leaving the airport with family members.

Australian media reports said Lawrence faces two outstanding charges relating to a high-speed chase involving a stolen vehicle.

It was unclear if Newcastle police would pursue the charges, but federal Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton argued that she should not be given “credit” for her time in Indonesian prison.

“If you’ve committed offences in our country, you need to face the justice system here,” he said prior to her return.

Lawrence, the only female member of the Bali Nine, was caught with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin strapped to her body as she tried to board a flight back to Australia from Bali.

She was initially handed a life term, but her sentence was later reduced to 20 years and then further cut due to good behaviour.

Of the nine in the original group, ringleaders Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were executed by firing squad in 2015, sparking a diplomatic row between Australia and Indonesia, which has some of the world’s strictest drug laws including the death penalty.

Another member, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, died in prison SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP in June from stomach cancer, while the remaining five are Renae Lawrence (C) of Australia is escorted from Bangli prison after being released in Bangli regency currently serving life sentences.

Some critics have lashed out at the Australian police for on Bali island on November 21, 2018. The first member of the “Bali Nine” heroin-trafficking gang was released from prison on November 21 after serving 13 years, in a case that caused a huge diplomatic tipping off their Indonesian counterparts about the gang and putting its members at risk of execution in Indonesia. (afp) rift between Indonesia and Australia.

Bali woman convicted of killing own 3 children to serve 4.5 years Prosecutor’s appeal for 19 years rejected by high court The three children of Balinese woman Ni Luh Putu Septyan Parmadani. Photo via Nusa Bali The Bali High Court has rejected an appeal lodged by prosecutors that demanded a 19-year sentence for a Balinese woman convicted of killing her own three children.

Ni Luh Putu Septyan Parmadani was sentenced to 4.5 years behind bars

by Gianyar District Court this past October. The Bali High Court withheld the Gianyar court’s decision on Monday.

The woman made headlines in

Bali earlier this year for allegedly killing her own three biological children before attempting—and failing—to take her own life.

Prosecutors found the 4.5 year sentence grossly lenient and pushed an appeal to increase Septyan’s time, but judges have rejected the appeal, citing the woman’s psychological state.

“The public prosecutor lacked an understanding of the psychological conditions that the caused the defendant to commit a criminal

act against her own three children.

The condition was allegedly due to deep trauma from her marriage, where the husband often treated her harshly. Hit her head, yelled at her, threatened to divorce her and never provided for her as his wife,” states the judges’ decision, as quoted by Detik.

“Considering the accumulation of (domestic) violence experienced by the defendant, she experienced severe depression which shows shock. She had weak social sup-

port and needed a catharsis for the burden she was carrying,” Sutoyo, chairman of the judges panel, said.

“The 19-year sentence demand from the public prosecutor for the defendant shows that the prosecutor’s perspective gave up the social and psychological context of the defendant, trying to put forward a deterrent effect. Even though she lost her three children and failed to kill herself after killing her children,” Sutoyo added.

“Severe punishment will actually be a trigger for the defendant

to carry out destructive actions in the future,” the court concluded.

Septyan was previously indicted for smothering her three children to death in Sukawati, Gianyar on Feb. 21, 2018. Her three children were aged six, four, and two. After killing the children, Septyan attempted suicide by drinking liquid insect repellent. The woman had been working as an elementary school teacher at the time of the incident.

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Meaningful Celebration of Inna Grand Bali Beach’s 52nd Anniversary

Simple yet meaningful is the atmosphere of the 52nd Anniversary of Inna Grand Bali Beach (IGBB), Sanur, on Thursday (Nov. 1). The event held at the Pendawa Open Stage of the hotel was filled with reading and provision of gifts to the best employees in 2018. Highlight of the celebration was the cutting of rice cone by General Manager of Grand Inna Bali Beach, IGK Ayu Ariani, and was then given to I Nyoman Setiawan as the Employee of the Year 2018.

The event was also enlivened by customary temple-praying fashion competition participated by representatives from each department as an effort to preserve Balinese culture. There is a procession of rice cone, traditional entertainment in the form of bondres gag and prize drawing for employees. Present at the celebration was Prabowo Turwiyono as Vice President Revenue Management and Distribution Channel and Auditor Team of PT Hotel Indonesia Natour (Persero), repeater guests, employees / representatives and invitees.

General Manager of Grand Inna Bali Beach, IGK Ayu Ariani, said the event featured the theme Do the Best with Cares that means doing the best in work based on Compassionate (sincerity), Agile (vivacity), Reliable (providing right information), with an elegant appearance and sincerity in carrying out the duties and responsibilities, so that they can provide the best service and give a distinctive impression to guests. Thus, it increases the company’s performance.

IGK Ayu Ariani added that before the peak of commemoration it was organized a series of events with simplicity. They included fun games, blood donation, cancer counseling, and other humanitarian activities.

“The celebration of this time is certainly becoming an expression of our profound gratitude and full of hope that Inna Grand Bali Beach remains to provide maximum services for its guests,” he said. (kmb)

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Bollywood actress apologises for #MeToo comments

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MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Preity Zinta apologised on Tuesday over comments she made about India’s #MeToo movement that sparked a furore on social media.

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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was described as ‘violent’ in court.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine facing minimum 32 years over racketeering and firearms charges

LOS ANGELES - US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is facing 32 years to life in prison over racketeering and firearms charges.

The “violent” defendant was deemed a likely danger to the community and denied bail after a prosecutor told a court there was evidence he directed or participated in multiple acts of violence as part of a gang.

Assistant US attorney Michael Longyear said a backpack stolen during a gunpoint robbery in April was found during a raid at the 22year-old’s home in Brooklyn, along with an automatic pistol.

He also said 6ix9ine was captured on surveillance video as he sat in a car and filmed the scene in Times Square, where his codefendants allegedly carried out a violent robbery against a rival gang member.

“The defendant is quite violent,” the prosecutor said.

The rapper has worldwide connections and hundreds of thousands

of dollars and therefore poses a flight risk, Mr Longyear told the court.

He is also aware that a conviction would bring a mandatory minimum sentence of 32 years in prison and as much as life, the prosecutor said.

Judge Henry B Pitman ordered the rapper to be held until a bail hearing.

6ix9ine was among five people charged in an indictment containing racketeering and firearms charges.

His lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, said the rapper - real name Daniel Hernandez - poses no threat and denies directing or playing any other role in violence.

Mr Lazzaro said his client had fired some of his co-defendants as part of his management and security team last week.

6ix9ine has seen a huge rise to fame and has become one of the most controversial names in hiphop. (IBP/net)

Zinta was accused of belittling victims after saying she wished she had faced sexual harassment.

“My reason for saying ‘I wish something like this would have happened to me’ in the film industry with a smile was because I would have reacted and slapped the person,” she said.

Zinta said she was a “huge supporter of the movement” and claimed that her comments, given in an interview

with entertainment site Bollywood Hungama, were taken out of context.

The 43-year-old star of the 2003 hit “Koi Mil Gaya” (Found Someone) added that she herself had been the victim of abuse.

“To all the women out there. I’m sorry if I have unintentionally hurt your sentiments on the #MeToo movement,” she said.

India’s belated #MeToo movement has seen women share accounts of alleged harassment by several powerful

men in the worlds of Bollywood, business, journalism, politics, comedy and even cricket since gaining traction in late September.

The trigger appears to have been actress Tanushree Dutta, who accused well-known Bollywood actor Nana Patekar of inappropriate behaviour on a film set 10 years ago.

Since then, a slew of popular Bollywood figures have been accused of sexual misconduct, including Vikas Bahl, Sajid Khan and Alok Nath. All have denied the claims.

Last month, M.J. Akbar resigned as India’s junior foreign minister after at least 20 women accused him of sexual harassment during his time as a newspaper editor.

Akbar -- who denies the allegations -- is suing one of the complainants, Priya Ramani, for defamation. (afp)

California fire death toll rises to 83

The death toll from the wildfire in northern California rose to 83 Wednesday after crews found two more sets of remains in burned-out buildings, officials said. The number of people listed as unaccounted for in the deadliest and most destructive fire in state history dropped from 870 to 563.

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This number has been fluctuating wildly amid the confusion of the search for bodies in the town of Paradise, which was largely destroyed by the flames. The figure peaked Saturday at 1,276.

Another three people died in a second major blaze that struck Malibu in southern California. In the north, the so-called Camp Fire has scorched 153,000 acres of land and destroyed more than 13,500 homes. It started on November 8

and is now 85 percent contained.

Crews are preparing to deal with heavy rain forecast for the rest of the week, which will help put out the fire but raises the prospect of flash floods and could wash away human remains. It started raining in the burn area Wednesday night.

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said crews will not take off for Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday.

Some crews could be kept away if mudslides threaten the burn area.

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