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‘Birdman’ wins Producers Guild’s top trophy

LOS ANGELES — “Birdman” received a welcome lift on its flight to the Oscars after winning the Producers Guild of America’s highest film award Saturday night at a ceremony in Los Angeles.

The win delivers needed momentum to Alejandro Inarritu’s showbiz romp following its upset loss to “The Grand Budapest Hotel” in the Golden Globes’ comedy category earlier this month. It’s now neck and neck in the Oscar race with Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” which won in the Globes drama category.

Many of the PGA’s 6,700 members are also Oscar voters and for the past seven years, the guild’s choices for its top trophy went on to win the bestpicture prize at the Academy Awards.

Other films that were up for the PGA’s top honor this year included “American Sniper,” ‘’Boyhood,” ‘’Foxcatcher,” ‘’Gone Girl,” ‘’The Grand Budapest Hotel,” ‘’The Imitation Game,” ‘’Nightcrawler,” ‘’The Theory of Everything” and “Whiplash.”

Notably absent from the nominees was “Selma,” which had been named among the year’s best films by various industry groups, including an Oscar nomination.

Other trophies presented Saturday night included “The Lego Movie” for animated feature, “Life Itself” for documentary film, “Fargo” for television movie or miniseries, “Breaking Bad” for TV drama series, “Orange is the New Black” for TV comedy series and “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee for digital series.

Next up on the pre-Oscar awards circuit are Sunday night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Feb. 7 Directors Guild honors and the Writer Guild ceremony on Feb.14. The 87th annual Academy Awards will be presented Feb. 22. (ap)

Nikki Reed coy about love for Somerhalder

PARK CITY, Utah — Nikki Reed was coy when asked about her rumored engagement to actor Ian Somerhalder, saying only, “Life is really great right now and I’m so excited for the future.” But she was effusive about her love for animals.

The entertainer came to Sundance on Saturday to host the third annual Catdance Film Festival, a celebration of cats on screen that benefits the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Reed says she’s been an animal advocate since she was a kid.

“I learned how to change a cloth diaper on a raccoon,” she said. “I was

maybe 8 or 9.”

Her mom let her bring home “any and every thing that needed love or needed food,” including, for a brief time, a coyote.

Now Reed has nine pets of her own — two horses, four dogs and three cats — and provides foster care for countless other cats and dogs. She has taken in so many homeless animals that her mother recently moved in to help her care for all the critters.

Cradling a tiny white kitten available for adoption, Reed says it was a natural fit for her to join Catdance, where all the felines on film are in need of homes. (ap)

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Visa-free entry hopes boost tourism

DENPASAR - Bali provincial government is optimistic that visa-free access to the citizens of five countries can increase the number of foreign visitors to Bali.

Head of the Bali Provincial Tourism Office Anak Agung Yuniarta explained that the countries to be included in the implementation of the visa-free program are viewed as potential markets of foreign tourists to Indonesia.

“We need to include these countries in order to bring more tourists

to achieve the target of foreign visitors,” stated Yuniarta.

Earlier, the government had provided visa-free facility to the citizens of China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and Australia.

These countries were selected as they were the main markets for Indonesian tourism. The increase in

the number of visa-free countries was needed to achieve the target of 20 million foreign visitors, or 450 thousand additional foreign tourists per year, by 2019.

The number of foreign visitors to Bali rose 14.78 percent yearon-year to 3.41 million in the first 11 months of 2014, according to data made available by the Central Bureau of Statistics.

An increase was recorded in the number of visitors from nine of the

10 main countries of origin. Visitors from Australia rose 18.7 percent to 895,069 from 754,049.

The number of visitors from Australia constituted 26.18 percent of the total number of foreign visitors to Bali, followed by Chinese visitors totaling 539,371 or an increase of 49.28 percent, Malaysian visitors increasing 14.87 percent to 172,487 tourists, and Japanese tourists totaling 195,541 or an increase of 1.64 percent. (ant)

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In this Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 file photo, Nikki Reed, left, and Ian Somerhalder arrive at the 16th annual InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes afterparty at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Alec Baldwin memoir to be published in fall 2016

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NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin is writing a memoir, and, yes, it will be candid. The award-winning actor has a deal with Harper for “Nevertheless,” scheduled for the fall of 2016. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, told The Associated Press that the book will cover everything from Baldwin’s childhood in Long Island to his acclaimed work on “30 Rock” to the various run-ins and fallings-out he has experienced along the way, a story of “hits and flops, marriage, divorce,” and some “opinions on the media and politics.” Harper also announced that Baldwin, 56, will write the memoir himself.

“Alec Baldwin is a larger-than-life talent with an astonishing range. And his life up to

now has been far from dull,” HarperCollins publisher Jonathan Burnham said in a statement. “In this memoir he writes about his family, lovers, friends and enemies, confronts his former demons, relives the highs and lows of his career, and opens up in an unflinchingly honest way about his life and times.

This memoir will be funny, occasionally combative, often moving and an unbelievably good read.”

Baldwin, formerly married to actress Kim Basinger, wrote about divorce and the family law system in the 2008 book “A Promise to Ourselves.”

Financial terms for his new book were not disclosed. (ap)

Foreign tourists ride an elephant while enjoying the panoramic beauty of Bali in one of the recreation parks in Bali. Bali provincial government is optimistic that visa-free access to the citizens of five countries can increase the number of foreign visitors to Bali.

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Additional physicians and supporting facilities required

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Death penalty only for big drug dealers

TABANAN - Recently, five convicts have been sentenced to death for trafficking illegal drugs. The penalty of death is the most severe punishment imposed on drug traffickers, however not all offenders are sentenced to death. This severe penalty is only applied to large-scale traffickers that cannot be rehabilitated. Such was the explanation given by presented by Suprapti, Head of the Tabanan District Court.

She went on to say that penalties for drug traffickers were meant to have deterrent effect and are not intended a means of inflicting revenge. In the proceedings of drug cases, judges are not allowed to give impose anything less than the minimum punishment for a verdict of guilty. The most severe punishment for drug cases is the death penalty and the minimum penalty is five years in prison.

Suprapti denied that trials for drug cases were closed to the public, adding that the public should be informed of such proceedings, unless there are minors involved in the case.

Not all defendants of drug cases end up in prison. According to the law, if through investigations and the trial process, it is determined that the defendant is simply a user and not a dealer, and then they are put into a rehabilitation program.

“Such a determination is applied in order to educate and provide a deterrent for continued drug use. The

aim of such programs is to help the person recover from their addiction and integrate back into functional society”, said Suprapti.

Regarding the rehabilitation of drug dealers, according to the Chief of Tabanan Police Public Guidance Unit, Nengah Darma, there is a new regulation that states that drug users will not be prosecuted if they report themselves both to the police and to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN). These drug-addicted dealers could then undergo rehabilitation so that they would be free from the influence of drugs.

In Tabanan, despite their being no threat of prosecution for drug users, there have yet to be any addicts volunteer for rehabilitation.

According to Dharma, the main reason for the lack of volunteers is that family members of drug addicts find it shameful for them to come forward. Usually, drug users are caught during police raids, which mean that the addicts have to go through legal proceedings

despite their status as user. “If they are determined to simply be users, then based the recommendations of expert staff and the court’s decision, these addicts will undergo rehabilitation”, said Darma.

Darma added that there are also cases in which drug users, undergoing rehabilitation, were arrested for using a substance other than the one for which they were undergoing treatment. “For example, a patient undergoing methadone treatment was caught using crystal meth.

Because they were not undergoing treatment for addiction to crystal meth, they were again processed by the law”, he said.

Currently, Indonesia has 16 rehabilitation centers for drug addicts. All expenses for rehabilitation are borne by the government. On that account, according to Darma, it is better for the drug addicts to voluntarily undergo rehabilitation rather than be caught by police and forced to go through the legal process. (kmb24)

AMLAPURA - Karangasem Hospital is constrained by limited number of human resources. At least, it needs three surgeons to cope with the long queues of patients reaching a month.

On the other hand, the Karangasem Hospital is still difficult to pay medical officers owned so far due to limited budget.

Director of the Karangasem Hospital, I Wayan Suardana, said the hospital required at least three surgeons to cope with the long queues of operation schedule. According to him, there were three surgical measures to be taken in order to save time, namely to serve the outpatient, inpatient and patient in emergency case that should be taken immediately.

In the meantime, the entire operation should be performed by two surgeons at the hospital. As a result, the doctors had to share time effectively and prioritized patients requiring immediate surgery treatment. “Other than doctors, the facilities of human resources should also be improved,” said Wayan Suardana.

His party admitted that currently the hospital did not have central surgical chamber specifically used to handle all operations that had to be followed up. So far the hospital

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only had one operation chamber that was functioned in turn at the hospital.

Limited facilities of operation chamber often caused surgery patients to queue in case there was emergency patient.

In addition, the matter of human resources and facilities also hampered the hospital accreditation. According to him, the requirement to be filled in order to improve the accreditation included the need of two subspecialty physicians, five general physicians and 50 nurses. “Meanwhile, the availability of midwives has been enough and it can be arranged in such away as needed. Lack for human resources also happened to position of pharmacists, assistant pharmacists, specialists such as oral surgery and physiotherapy because some have been moved,” he explained, Thursday (Jan 8).

On the other hand, the hospital still had a task to improve the welfare of its contracted employees. So far the wages of contracted hospital workers was averagely under county minimal wage or around IDR 650,000. “Our current budget is focused on improving the well-being of employees. It is being discussed whether it will be possible to recruit the new contracted workers,” he explained. (dwa)

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The patients of Karangasem Hospital are treated in the hallway because the lack of capacity of the rooms in the hospital

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Alaya and Villa de daun received awards

GIANYAR - Alaya Resort Ubud together with sister property, Villa de daun, are delighted to announce a highly successful end to 2014 having rounded off the year with a number of prestigious awards. Notable accolades included a World Luxury Hotel Award 2014 for Alaya Resort Ubud in the Luxury Boutique Hotel category. Villa de daun also achieved recognition as a Luxury Coastal Hotel. Last but not least, Alaya Resort Ubud was honoured for the second consecutive year in the Indonesian Travel & Tourism Awards 2014/2015 in the Leading Thematic Resort category. This particular awards initiative is touted as the Oscars of Indonesia’s hospitality industry and is a celebration of excellence.

Alaya Resort Ubud and Villa de daun proudly come under the banner of Alaya International Management (AIM). This newly established company is driven by a dynamic team of professionals and offers a comprehensive scope of management services to successfully navigate Bali’s evolving tourism industry. By partnering with those who share the same hospitality vision, AIM focuses on developing properties that are environmentally thoughtful and socially conscious.

AIM currently has several projects in progress, including the imminent launch of Alaya Resort Kuta in April 2015. This boutique property

promises to be a haven of relaxation amidst the upbeat energy of Bali’s most colourful tourism district. It will be contemporary and edgy with just the right degree of tropical sophistication to appeal to style conscious travellers.

Alaya Resort Kuta will feature 116 well-appointed rooms and suites, a state-of-the-art meeting room, restaurant and a branch of the awardwinning DaLa Spa. It is set to be the only culturally-related resort in the area that is attuned to the environment through the use of indigenous materials. As a design-orientated property with a distinct emphasis on

personal comfort, Alaya Resort Kuta will offer heartfelt service that is second to none.

Alaya Kuta is proud to collaborate with Grounds Kent Architect the creator behind luxury properties in Bali including Alaya Ubud, ST Regis Bali, and Four Seasons Resort Jimbaran.

The well-known landscape architect, Made Wijaya will fashion the hotel’s green garden and design Nampan restaurant. Spa interior will be created

by Zohra Boukhari, while aspiring Indonesian fashion designer, Peggy Hartanto, lends her creative mind to design the hotel uniforms which is called fashion meets hospitality. (r)

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Being the person behind the screen indeed has a big responsibility, especially when it relates to hospitality industry. Other than the staff and guests, the surrounding society should also maintain the existing culture. It is a significant thing to be preserved by Jerry Lee. When sharing his experience, Jerry said that he was not a man who had basic skills about hotel industry. “I joined the tourism industry about thirty years ago. Previously, I was in a sport operation managing a ship and people. Then, over the time, I was approached by Hilton International to join the courses such as Management Training course at Hong Kong Hilton and Senior Sales Management Program at Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada,” said the man who graduated from Cambridge University.

At that moment, he said, he learned a lot about tourism. He spent a lot of hours for studying operations and had to write a report every week to see the management progress. “From that, I learned about service industry. Other than Hilton International, I also joined some other professional courses like Senior Management Program in France, Senior Management Program in New Delhi (India) and Senior Management Program in conjunction with the International Negotiation Institute, Princeton, NJ, USA at Aswan, Egypt,” he told.

“The point is that when joining something new such as hotel industry, the key to get success is never stopping learning hard, working hard and creating perfect work as we can do,” said the man who likes playing golf.

According to this man having a wealth of work experience in many places outside Indonesia, working in different location of hotel such as in Singapore, Canada, Australia and Bali were really different, especially in the matter of the custom of its society. So, when he worked in Bali, he would never forget to keep respect and understand the local culture.

“I have been working in Bali for the past 8.5 years before joining the Kuta Paradiso Hotel. In my ear, Kuta area is familiar in Bali. So, the most important thing that we should understand

together is keeping and understanding the local culture itself.

Without understanding the culture, we cannot operate tourism industry well,” he stated.

How to keep local culture? This friendly man answered that it could be done by respecting each other. “I have learned many things about hospitality to improve my skills in this area. “Respect is needed wherever and whatever we work. Respect does not only refer to human beings but also to environment and the culture of society,” he affirmed. (ocha)

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Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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It’s a hoot hanging out with owls TOKYO — In the U.S., hanging out in a cafe with animals is such an exotic concept that people can’t get enough of it. A pop-up cat cafe in New York last year had lines down the block.

Online reservations for another Manhattan cat cafe are almost fully booked more than two months ahead.

But in Japan, cat cafes are just the start. You can hang out in rabbit cafes or have coffee in Tokyo with two goats. And you’re not limited to domestic animals. You can also spend an hour at a cafe holding a great horned owl.

Judging by how complicated it was to get a reservation at Tokyo’s Fukuro no Mise (“Shop of Owls,”), the owl cafes there are just as much of a hoot there as cat cafes are here.

To get a spot, visitors are supposed to line up an hour before Fukuro no Mise opens. But when I showed up an hour early, I was lucky to get the last seat for a session two hours later. There are no refunds on the 2000 yen ($17) fee.

If you’re late, you lose your slot.

Inside, I was given a list of detailed English instructions. For example, only touch the owls on

the head or back. And while the owls are very tame, “they can’t be potty trained like dogs. So please be generous when they potty on you!” The woman in charge also gave a long talk and demonstration in Japanese before allowing each guest to hold a bird.

The owls come in various sizes and species, from tiny to quite large, including a great horned owl with large sharp claws and impressive beak. Each bird has a tether around one foot, which you hold in your hand as they perch on your arm.

Sleek and clear-eyed, the owls seem calm despite the fact that the small room is crowded.

The attentive staff will place the owl on your shoulder or head if you like (I declined in light of the warning about the lack of potty-training).

Staff can also help if your owl starts to flap. Raising your hand in the

air usually settles them down, but apparently I was holding my arm wrong, so a worker repositioned it. If you’ve had enough and want to just watch everyone else’s owls, they’ll relieve you of the bird.

Photography is forbidden in some of the oddest places in Japan, but this isn’t one of them. No flash is allowed (and no video) but posting a shot of yourself on social media holding an owl is clearly a goal for many visitors.

Unlike some other animal cafes in Japan, this place is only nominally a cafe. There’s no food but a small drink is included (alcohol costs extra). The drink arrives covered in plastic wrap, decorated with a magic marker illustration of an owl. But no one pays attention to their beverage until the final activity, which involves distributing souvenirs. Each item is held

up and guests raise their hand if they want it. If too many people raise hands, winners are chosen by playing rock-paper-scissors, which seems to be the same in Japan as it is in the U.S. Souvenirs included a photo book, cell phone charms, chopsticks and a cloth decorated with owls.

If owls aren’t enough to satisfy your longing to commune with birds of prey, there’s also a Falconers Cafe in Mitaka, the same area of Tokyo as the Ghibli Museum.

When it’s not busy, the only birds there will be the owner’s, four Harris hawks and a peregrine falcon that can’t be petted, only watched.

But hawk owners also come to the shop with their birds, and some may allow you to touch them. This one’s a proper cafe, with dishes on an English menu named after raptors, including Harris Curry and Eagle Ginger pork.

There are other owl cafes in Japan. All have different hours and procedures, so it’s best to have a Japanese speaker help navigate

websites and make calls. Fukuro no Mise also had limited and somewhat erratic hours, so you’ll want to check its website — also in Japanese — for current information: http://profile.ameba.jp/ fukurounomise/ .

And while the cafe is off the beaten tourist path, it’s easy to find from exit 10 of Tokyo Metro Tsukishima Station - just cross and head up the street lined with oddly pruned trees and you’ll see its storefront on the right, covered with posters in Japanese and English explaining the reservation system.

Once you have your reservation, if there’s time, you can head up to the next cross street and stroll an old shopping street with lots of monjayaki restaurants. Monja is the Tokyo version of okonomiyaki, the meat, seafood and vegetable pancake that’s cooked on a griddle on your table.

The cafe suggests English speakers come on Fridays when they have English-speaking staff, but I had no difficulty on a different day. (ap)

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DENPASAR – On Thursday (January 22), Bale Banjar Bali Global Shankara held the official opening of an art space dedicated to showcasing artists from Indonesia in general and Bali in particular. The first exibition to be held at Shankara Art Space (#7 Jalan Danau Toba, Sanur) is titled ‘Jaga Jagat’ and features around 25 paintings and sculptures by I Made Somadita and Antonius Kho. The exibition will run for one month, from January 22 until Febuary 22.

The opening of Shankara Art Space, was marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony performed by writer and humanist; Jean Couteau.

Art lover, kelian banjar, Sri Rahayu, said that the event marked the opening of a space dedicated to celebrating the talent of Balinese and Indonesian artists as valuable members of the International art scene. “We want to provide a space for Balinese and Indonesian artists to show their immense talent to the world”, she said after the ribbon cutting.

Jean Couteau who inaugurated the event acknowledged the beauty of the paintings and sculptures on display at Shankara. “The way that this sculpture expresses primitiveness yet uses very modern colors

is very interesting,” he said with amazement. He also commented that the music played by Planet Bambu was very fitting, reflecting as it did elements of different regions of Indonesia yet with a distinctly contemporary style. Couteau expressed his hope that Shankara Art Space -Sanur would become a gathering place for people from around the world so that through events like this one, people could learn more about Indonesian art.

I Made Somadita said that he was invited by the committee to attend the exhibition. He was pleased and said that with media coverage he and other artists could express their ideas to a wider audience. “Shankara is a very important space for artists,” he said. (kmb42)

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Bale Banjar Bali Global Shankara opened an art space for painters in Indonesia, especially in Bali, to show off their works.

Families plead for lives of Australians on death row AP Photo/Linda Lombardi

This October 2014 photo shows an employee of Fukuro no Mise, which means Shop of Owls, in Tokyo, demonstrating the proper way to hold an owl.

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This October 2014 photo shows an owl perched on the arm of a visitor at Fukuro no Mise, which means Shop of Owls, in Tokyo.

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This October 2014 photo shows instructions for visitors covering the exterior of Fukuro no Mise, which means Shop of Owls, in Tokyo.

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This October 2014 photo shows owls at Fukuro no Mise, which means Shop of Owls, in Tokyo.

SYDNEY/DENPASAR - The families of two Australian drug convicts facing execution in Indonesia pleaded for their lives in an emotional interview Saturday, and said they would not give up on them.

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, members of an Australian group dubbed the “Bali Nine” who were arrested on the Indonesia island of the same name in 2005, have lost their final appeals for clemency.

“I’ve been told that my son will be taken out and shot at any time.

I don’t know what to do,” mother Raji Sukumaran told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

“He’s done something stupid, he made a mistake, he’s apologised for that and he’s rehabilitated. Now I’ve been told he could just be given 72 hours and he’ll be taken out and shot.”

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday urged Indonesia to show mercy to the pair who were sentenced to death in 2006 for attempting to smuggle eight kilograms (18 pounds) of heroin out of Bali.

Last weekend, Indonesia put to death five foreigners and one local woman convicted of drugs offences, unleashing a diplomatic storm as Brazil and the Netherlands condemned

the execution of their citizens.

Both Raji Sukumaran and Chan’s brother Michael Chan said they had confidence that the Australian government would do everything it could to prevent the executions.

“I’m not giving up, and I know the Australian government will do everything it can to bring the boys home, or even to stop the execution,” Sukumaran said.

Michael Chan, who will soon travel to Bali to visit his brother, said he too was hopeful, even though he conceded “to know that we’re sort of nearing the end of the road is heartbreaking”.

“We need to save the boys. They deserve a second chance,” he said.

Earlier Saturday a lawyer for the two Australians said a legal team was preparing a bid for a judicial review for the pair involving “very serious, meritorious legal options”.

“This is not some kind of scramble to gain a few weeks of life, or something like that,” Julian McMahon told the ABC. “These are serious applications which, if they’re able to be argued in the courts, would have a real chance of obtaining a result of a jail sentence rather than execution.”

McMahon said the men were

holding up well, despite their appeals for presidential clemency being rejected.

“I’ve had quite a number of long talks with them in the last few days and they’re coping pretty well but, you know, like anybody who has

been told that they can expect to be taken out and shot pretty soon, they’re obviously, you know, challenged by the whole thing. But they’re doing very well.”

Both men sought presidential clemency after losing appeals to

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Australian barrister Julian McMahon talks to media after he visited Australian death-row prisoners Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan in prison in Bali, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

Indonesia’s Supreme Court in 2011. (afp)

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To investigate victims’ death, Japan stunned after video claims death of 1 of 2 IS hostages police establish a team TOKYO — From prime minister to ordinary people, Japanese responded with shock Sunday at a video purportedly showing one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed. With national attention focusing on efforts to save the other hostage, 47-year-old journalist Kenji Goto, some also criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s drive for a more assertive Japan as responsible for the hostage crisis.

SEMARAPURA - So far Klungkung Police have yet to discover the reason for the death of I Gusti Agus Karpica, (aged 32, from Padangkerta, Karangasem), and his wife and three children who died in a fire at Hotel Tower Klungkung room 221, on Friday (Jan 23). To investigate the case, the Chief of Klungkung Police, Ni Wayan Sri Yudayatni Wirawati, has deployed two temas to investigate the case. The first team is investigating the crime scene and witnesses in Klungkung, while the other has gone to Karagasem to search for information about what the victim did before setting out for the hotel room where he died.

The Chief of the Klungkung Police did not comment on the possible reason for the deaths. As she said, the authority to reveal the cause of the death of these five people, lay in the hands of the forensics department of Sanglah Hospital. She did say that she was still wait for the results of the investigation by the Bali Police Forensic Laboratory related to the leftovers and other items found in room 221 of the hotel where the family was staying. Police are still investigating the cause of the fire that took five lives. “We’re still trying to figure out the source and reason for the fire, we have yet to find any oil or other flammable substances”, the police chief said.

When asked if the victim was in debt as a motive causing the fire, the police chief was reluctant to speculate. Similarly, she did not comment as to whether there was a love affair involved in the incident. Any information, suggests such possibilities, would be carefully handled by the team investigating the case. “We are still developing the case, any information we have has yet to be confirmed”, she said.

Wirawati did reveal some significant findings from the crime scene such as the fact that the center of the fire was the body of a man, and that the bed near his body was broken. The other bodies were not too badly burned. There is also a question about the missing keys to a silver Kijang van with police plate DK 1238 DB that was driven by the victim. Possibly the key was in the fire.

To find out more, police returned to the crime scene on Saturday between 12:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to investigate the victim’s room.

The Chief of Klungkung Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Wiastu Andre, under supervision of the Chief of Klungkung Subdistrict Police, Ketut Sutaman, led the investigation.

The car keys were not found. The officers did collect some burned items including, Marlboro cigarette butts, a lighter, a burnt green T-shirts, brown shorts and some underwear. There was also a pair of toddler shoes.

Another discrepancy that was discovered was that that despite the victim Karpica having two phone numbers, only one cell phone was found. It is possible that the one scorched handphone that was found had two sim card slots, however, due to the scorched condition of the phone, police have yet to determine whether that is so or not. Another strange fact is that the victim did not present any ID when he checked into the hotel. He only said that he was from Karangasem. As a result, police had trouble figuring out the identity of the five victims, .

The names of the victims were revealed when police found a letter of invitation from a

company in Karangasem containing the name of one of the victims. “Once we contacted his family and checked the security camera footage, we found a clue that confirmed the vistim’s identity”, the police chief said.

Klungkung police delivered the bodies of the five victims to their family waiting at Sanglah Hospital around 10:00AM, where they will undergo autopsy. According to the police chief, the victims’ bodies would be taken to a funeral home around 2:00 p.m. “Whether the bodies will be directly taken to funeral home or cemetery, we still escort them” the police chief said.

Terrorized

Meanwhile, after the incident, Hotel Tower Klungkung was very quiet. No guests were seen coming to stay at the hotel located on the east of the night market despite the Hotel Tower -still protected by a police line, remained open with employees working as usual. Hery Widitamoko, one of the hotels manager, said that at the time of incident some guests from Jakarta and Denpasar had come to stay but decided not too because of the incident saying “I am sorry, sir, I just do not have the heart” Hery admitted that he felt traumatised and sad upon seeing the victims of the incident.

Hery said he felt sure that Karpica had committed the murder and ended it with his suicide.

“I am very sad, the children were very vibrant, running here and there as they arrived. How he could he have the heart to do such a thing? he said. Hery also said that he had gone up to their room on the second floor that night to provide a flashlight for the family. The door to their room was already open, and after knocking three times, the victim jdid not appear but just stuck his hand out to get the flashlite and said ‘thank you’. “The voice was clear. It was male voice. However, the condition in the room was very quiet”, he explained.

After the incident, Hary said he worked alone every night, despite there being 7 seven employees. He also said that the night after the incident he was really scared, especially after receiving anonymous calls, from someone claiming to be the police and asking for money from the hotel without giving an explanation.

“I knew it was a fraud so that I did not respond ”, he said Four members of the victim’s family came to crime scene to conduct ngulapin ritual around 11:30 a.m. Namely; the victim’s cousins including Gusti Gede Putu Urip, Gusti Ngurah Robot and Kadek Feni.

Meanwhile, the hotel owner, Pupawati, is scheduled to perform a pecaruan ritual on Monday (Jan 26). (119)

The crime scene where the victims were burn to death

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International fraudster syndicate wanted

MANGUPURA - After analyzing the results of raid at Vila Kasa Bumbak on Jalan Bumbak Dauh, North Kuta, Badung, especially the evidence secured, it strongly led to fraud case via telephone. At the scene, the officers found 10 booths equipped with telephone, internet connection and a laptop.

Currently, the Badung Police teaming up with Bali Police tried to hunt down dozens of escaping Taiwanese culprits.

“After we check the laptops and other electronic devices, there are a lot of phone numbers and possibly they are phone numbers of Taiwan and other countries. We suspect they have a network of international fraudsters who chose location in Bali. If it is correct, we will ask for help to National Police Headquarters,” said the Chief of Badung Police, Tony Binsar, Friday (Jan 23).

Is it an online gambling? According to police chief, his party found no documents or data on the illegal Toto numbers. In addition, no evidence like money and money transfers were found. “It has little possibility if it is an online gambling. But possibly, it is related to fraud,” he said. According to Tony, originally the villa owner, Dewa Putu Sudarsana, 45, received a report from people around the scene suspecting the activities of villa occupants where many occupants from Taiwan were going in and out of the villa.

On Monday (Jan 19) approximately at 7:00 p.m., Sudarsana with his son, Dewa Gede Parandita Wiracakra, 16, came to the scene to verify the information.

On arrival at the villa, the victim along with his son who was remaining a student directly came into the villa. Unluckily, he was prevented from coming in by the perpetrators. He was surprised because the window was closed with soundproofing

sponge. Then he went up to second floor and saw the occupants coming into the room and locked the door tightly. “The victim also saw electronic devices and some booths like internet cafés. After that, the victim went down to first floor,” he added.

At that time, a total of 15 people hampered the victim. Immediately they beat the victim and his son using a water gallon and chairs.

Even, one of them choked and kicked the victim. After that, the perpetrator fled by jumping over the locked fence door. One of the perpetrators, Zang Hang Wei, 33, a Taiwanese, got sprained leg while jumping.

He could not follow his friends who fled by car. Zang was immediately arrested by the victim and reported to North Kuta Police.

“We arrest and process the suspect according to the rules. He admitted not to bring passport and identity card because they are brought by the other perpetrators. We have not been able to examine the suspect due to constraints of language and we will be looking for a Taiwanese interpreter,” said Tony accompanied by Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit, Wisnu Wardana.

Police chief who also searched the villa claimed to be surprised. Some parts of the villa, especially the garage, had been modified to look like an internet café. A total of 10 booths were found to have been installed with soundproofing materials. In addition, a phone was found in each chamber and connected to the Internet and to 4 laptops.

“Tissue was also found in each chamber but we do not know for sure about its use.

Besides, there is also a communication transmitter and voice recorder belonging to sophisticated devices. Strangely, there were 10 cases there. We think they are professional syndicates. (kmb36)

A somber Abe appeared on Japanese public broadcaster NHK early Sunday demanding the militants release Goto unharmed. He said that the latest video was likely authentic, although he added that the government was still reviewing it. He offered condolences to the family and friends of Haruna Yukawa, a 42-year-old adventurer taken hostage in Syria last year.

Abe declined to comment on the message in the video, which demanded a prisoner exchange for Goto. He said only that the government was still working on the situation, and reiterated that Japan condemns terrorism. “I am left speechless,” he said. “We strongly and totally criticize such acts.”

Yukawa’s father, Shoichi, told reporters he hoped “deep in his heart” that the news of his son’s killing was not true. “If I am ever

reunited with him, I just want to give him a big hug,” he said.

President Barack Obama condemned what he called “the brutal murder” of Yukawa and later Sunday offered condolences to Abe after arriving in India. Obama’s statement didn’t say how the U.S. knew Yukawa was dead. He said that the United States will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Japan, and also called for the immediate release of the second hostage.

The Associated Press could not verify the contents of the video message, which varied greatly from previous videos released by the Islamic State group, which now holds a third of both Syria and Iraq.

Patrick Ventrell, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said U.S. intelligence officials were also working to confirm whether it was authentic. (ap)

AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media after he signed a book of condolence for the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tokyo Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.

Russia blocks UN condemnation of shelling of Ukraine city UNITED NATIONS — Russia blocked a Western-backed U.N. Security Council statement Saturday that would have condemned indiscriminate shelling in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol that killed about 30 civilians and injured more than 90.

The blocked statement, obtained by The Associated Press, called for “an immediate deescalation of violence,” implementation of a September cease-fire and an “objective investigation” of Saturday’s rocket-fire in Mariupol. “This attack marks a significant and disturbing escalation in the level of violence in eastern Ukraine,” it AP Photo/Sergey Vaganov

said.

The proposed statement noted that separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko announced the start of an offensive against Mariupol “and condemned in the strongest terms such irresponsible announcements.”

Russia’s U.N. Mission said in a statement that there was no agreement because Britain insisted on condemnation of separatist “self-defense forces” who are backed

by Russia. It said Western council members have never condemned any statements or actions by Ukraine’s government.

The members of the Security Council are currently on a trip to Haiti. (ap)

Residents pass by burning houses, a dead body in the background, in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. A crowded open-air market in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire Saturday morning, killing at least 10 people, regional police said.

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Sema wayah, a Trunyan graveyard widely known by foreign travelers

ASEAN to declare single market but delays deeper integration

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Member of the Board of the European Central Bank Benoit Coeure, left, and Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, right, attend the panel “The Global Economic Outlook” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. The world’s financial and political forum at the Swiss ski resort will end today.

Global economy hopes raised after European stimulus DAVOS — The global economic outlook just got brighter after this week’s big stimulus from the European Central Bank, leading policymakers from around the world said Saturday.

In a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, they said a perkier Europe, coupled with a prolonged period of low oil prices, could help shore up the global economy following a period of underperformance that has prompted many forecasters to reduce their growth forecasts.

“Lower oil prices and the big decision by ECB could further improve world economic outlook,” said Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan.

The ECB’s planned 1.1 trillion-euro ($1.2 trillion) stimulus has been one of the main talking points at Davos and has helped counter some of the pessimism that has enveloped the global economy in the past few weeks. Stock markets around the world have surged amid hopes the ECB move could help boost the ailing economy of the 19-country eurozone.

However, Benoit Coeure, an executive board member at the ECB, insisted that on its own, it won’t be enough. He said governments across the region have to enact a raft of structural reforms to their economies, such as making their labor markets more flexible and encouraging businesses to invest.

“We have done our part, others have to do their part,” he said.

Coeure hoped the stimulus will give governments the space and encouragement to proceed with those measures.

“In the case of Europe, being patient is just a risk that we don’t want to take,” he said.

Some in Europe, particularly in Germany, are worried that the ECB’s bondbuying program may ease the pressure on governments to do more to reform their economies.

In Germany, there’s also concern the stimulus is debasing the euro currency — the prospect of more euros in circulation can weigh on the currency. The euro has fallen sharply since Thursday’s announcement, and is trading at 11-year lows around the $1.12 mark.

That’s potentially good news for eurozone exporters as it makes their wares cheaper in international markets. A lower euro can also boost inflation as imports get pricier. The primary motivation behind the stimulus is to get inflation in the eurozone back toward the target of just below 2 percent. Currently prices are falling

modestly.

Coeure insisted the lower euro wasn’t a primary motivation of the ECB, stressing that the ECB doesn’t have an exchange rate target.

The euro’s fall, he said, “was part of the channel” by which the stimulus works but “not the main consideration.”

Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, also welcomed the ECB’s stimulus and said low oil prices may prevail for longer than many people think.

Carney did issue one note of caution, warning that the current low interest rates around the world and the stimulus programs in Europe and Japan could prompt “excessive risk-taking.”

In a separate development that could boost global growth, 21 members of the World Trade Organization — Brazil, China, the European Union, Japan, Russia and the United States — backed efforts to conclude the so-called Doha Round negotiations, according to Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann.

Schneider-Ammann, who chaired Saturday’s meeting on the sidelines of the Forum, said the trade ministers made a commitment to complete the round, mainly in the unresolved areas of agriculture, industrial products and services. (ap)

DAVOS - ASEAN will officially call itself a single market by year’s end, but “big things” like seamless travel within the 10-nation bloc would only come in 2020, Malaysia’s trade minister told AFP in an interview.

“We’re going to declare ourselves as an ASEAN Economic Community,” said Mustapa Mohamed, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Southeast Asian bloc this year.

“We don’t have complete integration or harmonisation yet, 2015 is laying the stage for bigger things to come,” he said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“We’re going to get almost there by 2015 but the big things like seamless travel... would come in 2020.

“What’s important is that we’re committed, I’m not saying that we’re backtracking,” added the minister.

The Southeast Asian bloc, a market of about 600 million people, had set 2015 as a deadline for integrating the region’s vast economies into a single European Union-style market, with tariffs abolished and free movement of skilled workers.

But there is much scepticism that the targets could be met, as the bloc is made up of countries in vastly different stages of economic development.

Myanmar, for instance, is just opening up its economy after decades of isolation over its outright military rule which came to an end in 2011.

At the opposite end of the spectrum is Singapore, which ranks among the world’s richest nations.

Mustapa acknowledged that it would only be “in 2020 that you’ll see more progress in ASEAN economic integration” in term of the abolishing of non-tariff barriers, and flow of skilled labour.

By year’s end, there will be “freer movement of goods and services but not free movement of goods and services.”

The business community has been pushing political leaders to move faster on integration, but Mustapa said the ASEAN model is gradual.

“The business community wants ASEAN to be integrated as one entity. The fact is that there are border issues, customs, immigration, and different regulations,” he said.

In addition, there is little understanding among the general public on how a single market can change their lives, said the minister.

“Some fear that they would be robbed of their jobs, that come December 2015, I’ll be out of job because my Malaysian friend is coming over,” he said.

“We need to do a lot more in terms of communication.”

Asked if Europe’s recent economic woes over heavily indebted member states like Greece had put off integration plans, Mustapa said that “from day one, we know that we’re not going to adopt the EU model”.

A single currency or a parliament were never part of the bloc’s plans, he said.

ASEAN groups together Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Okokan is a big cow bell. This instrument is made of perforated wood and almost resembles a wooden split drum. Inside the bell is placed a palit or beater.

Distinctive okokan and tektekan art of Tabanan

TABANAN - Tabanan, better known as the rice granary of Bali, has a unique art being very close to the agrarian activities. The arts include the Tektekan and Okokan coming up with a distinctive sound.

Their musical instruments are very simple and made from wood and bamboo. So far, both arts are still preserved. Even, they are made into a regular performance to domestic and foreign travelers.

Okokan is a big cow bell. This instrument is made of perforated wood and almost resembles a wooden split drum. Inside the bell is placed a palit or beater. In the presentation, it is equipped with musical instrument made of used hoe that can generate sound teng-teng when beaten and kulkul or bamboo split drum used to repel birds. And when swung back and forth, the okokan will generate distinctive rhythm.

Musicians who play this kind of traditional music instrument are farmers. Nevertheless, this Okokan art is often featured in the parade of the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) and various festivals

in the tourist areas such as Nusa Dua, Sanur, Bedugul and others in Bali. In Tabanan, the Okokan art is famous at the villages such as Baturiti in Kerambitan subdistrict and Mayungan, Bedugul in Baturiti subdistrict.

The Okokan art was born from an agrarian tradition and preserved for generations. On that account, this instrument has been a part of traditional peasant life at villages. To kill time while waiting for harvest season, the elders in the past made Okokan musical instrument in a large enough size.

It is also played to repel plague, where according to local belief the plague attack was caused by spirits and should be driven away

with ngerebeg ritual.

A set of Okokan instrument consists of 30 pieces, 1 drum and 1 kajar. Personnel of the player highly depend on the number of instrument itself. Repertoire of songs frequently played is like the baleganjur gamelan music.

Okokan music is also equipped with other Balinese gamelan instruments to make it more beautiful and generate unique sound such as gong, drum, tawatawa and many others.

This Tektekan art was born from spontaneity aimed to expel plague. Meanwhile, this bamboo music is played by around 3040 farmers. Etymologically, the word Tektekan is derived from the onomatopoeia of tek but it is then used to represent the repetition of this sound becoming into tektek and coupled with the suffix –an in Bahasa Indonesia to form the noun tektekan.

This art appeared when villag-

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ers of Kerambitan experienced a grubug (plague). Besides, if there was a resident abducted and hidden by spirits (wong samar), local people would then perform nektek or beating anything that could generate sound. It was meant to drive out the outbreaks in the community as well as to evoke a sense of embarrassment.

Later, people used the instrument made from bamboo material called kulkul. It is beaten to generate sound tek, tek, tek …

The activity of nektek was carried out at nightfall. It symbolized an expression of gratitude to God Almighty because the plague had passed. The musical instrument eventually became a kind of performance and started in 1965 the tektekan took the storyline of Calonarang adapted to the nature of the Tektekan creation, namely as an exorcism to evil spirits. (kmb)

BANGLI - Trunyan becomes one of the villages in Bangli widely known by local and foreign travelers. Of course, this ancient Balinese village located on the edge of Lake Batur, Kintamani holds a unique tradition remaining to be preserved by local residents. One of the most well known traditions is the corpse burial by lying it down on the ground.

To get to the Trunyan village cemetery, the only access is by using a crossing transportation. Visitors can choose to cross by boat from Kedisan Pier or by boat from the center area of Trunyan village. It will take relatively short time or about 25 minutes from Kedisan Pier and 10 minutes from the center of Trunyan village.

The Headman of Trunyan, Wayan Arjana, when met at local village on Saturday (Jan 24), explained the village cemetery was divided into three types namely the sema wayah, sema nguda and sema bantas. Sema wayah was intended specifically to bury the bodies of public figures and ordinary people whose body were intact and died naturally, while sema nguda was intended to bury infants and adults who had not get married yet.

Then, sema bantas was intended specifically to bury the deformed bodies and people died unnaturally (due to accident or suicide). The three cemeteries were not located at the same location but far from each other.

Arjana said that of the three cemeteries, sema wayah located at lakeside or approximately 500 meters from the village center was the most frequently visited cemetery by travelers. At sema wayah, visitors could see the bodies that were just placed above the ground with a depth of only about 20 cm. The bodies were only covered with fabric and lined with bamboo strips called the ancak saji.

When burial procession took place, women were abstinent from visiting the sema wayah. Based on local belief, if they participated in the procession, any calamity could afflict them. “So far, our women residents never know the condition of the cemetery here,” he explained.

Uniquely at the sema wayah there were only seven graves made in a row.

The grave at the east end was intended for public figures, while the remaining graves were for ordinary residents.

Graves at sema wayah never increased or decreased. It could happen because when a new body to be buried, the old ones would be removed and replaced with the new one. After that, the bones of the old bodies would be placed away from the grave. Considering this unique burial tradition had been practiced by local community from time immemorial, it was no wonder if a large number of skulls and bones had piled up at the sema wayah. (ina)

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A Yemeni protester chants slogans during a demonstration to show support for Houthi Shiite rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

Tens of thousands protest after president resigns in Yemen

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Security tightened on anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising CAIRO — Authorities in Egypt tightened security in Cairo and other cities Sunday in anticipation of possible protests to mark the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The stepped-up security came as activists mourned the death of a female protester shot Saturday in downtown Cairo while taking part in a gathering commemorating the nearly 900 protesters killed in the revolt.

Activists blame police for the death of Shaimaa el-Sabagh, a 32-year-old mother of one from the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. The government says it is investigating.

Videos posted online show elSabagh, a member of the leftist Popular Alliance party, with other protesters carrying placards and chanting “bread, freedom and social justice” — the chief slogan of the 2011 uprising. Protesters near her carried wreaths of roses they intended to place at nearby Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the uprising, in memory of the fallen protesters.

In the videos, gunshots ring out and el-Sabagh falls. She is later shown carried by a male protester as blood seeped out of her mouth. The videos are

consistent with Associated Press reporting on the shooting.

The government of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has shown zero tolerance for street protests since a law adopted in 2013 banned them without prior permission. Dozens of activists have been convicted and jailed for violating the law. A parallel crackdown is targeting supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, with thousands from his Muslim Brotherhood group imprisoned or facing trial.

An Islamist coalition opposed to el-Sissi said Sunday that it intended to stage street protests to mark the anniversary. Previous planned protests have fizzled out, though Cairo’s typically busy streets stood largely empty Sunday.

Police, meanwhile, sealed off several main squares in Cairo, including Tahrir, and beefed up security at vital state installations. The measures followed a rash of roadside bombs discovered in Cairo and a string of other cities that authorities say were intended to be detonated Sunday, said security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren’t authorized to talk to journalists. (ap)

SANAA, Yemen — Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched in protest on Saturday against Shiite rebels who hold the capital, amid a power vacuum in a country that is home to what Washington describes as al-Qaida’s most dangerous offshoot. Some 20,000 hit the streets of the capital, Sanaa, where demonstrators converged on the house of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who resigned Thursday along with his Cabinet. It was the largest protest since the rebels, known as Houthis, swept into the capital in September.

Protesters carried banners and chanted slogans denouncing the rebels and demanding the restoration of the president. Scuffles involving knives and batons broke out in one instance in Sanaa when the rebels tried to block one procession, leaving two demonstrators and one Houthi injured.

“Houthi aggressors, out of the capital,” went one chant, and “Hadi, Hadi, return. Your people are awake,” said another. One slogan accused the Houthis, who adhere to a sect of Shiism, of being clients of mostly Shiite Iran, while another said they were colluding with Hadi’s predecessor, longtime autocrat Ali Abdullah Saleh. Security officials said Houthi gunmen fired on demonstrators in the port city of Hodeida, injuring three people.

Security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief

reporters, said tens of thousands also demonstrated in the cities of Taiz, Ibb and Dhamar with similar demands.

In Dhamar, protesters formed a human chain, demanding the “restoration of the state.” Many across the country described the Houthi power grab as a “coup.”

The Houthis, who say they are fighting corruption, said in a statement Friday night that they would work to bring about a smooth, democratic transfer of power after the resignations.

The Houthis, who captured several cities as they drove south from their northern strongholds last summer, seek greater representation in government ministries and on a committee to rewrite the country’s constitution. They now face mounting pressures and internal divisions however, and there have been signs they do not want to rule the country outright

and would prefer that Hadi remain as a figurehead president.

Ali al-Bukhaiti, a prominent member of the group’s political arm, resigned Friday over what he described as a dangerous political polarization that could turn regional and secular and eventually break up the country. He offered to work as a mediator between the groups.

In Marib province, security forces and local officials said they are refusing to receive orders from the capital Sanaa, security officials said. Local governors in Aden, in southern Yemen, issued a statement “condemning the coup” and declaring their “support for President Hadi.”

The national parliament meets Sunday to consider Hadi’s resignation. Should it be accepted, or should Hadi simply refuse to rule, law dictates that the job would go to Parliament Speaker Yahia al-Rai — a close Saleh ally. (ap)

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INDONESIA Widodo praised on economy, but criticised on rights JAKARTA

Indonesia’s new President Joko Widodo has won praise for bold economic reforms at the start of his term, but his man-of-the-people image has suffered after criticism of his commitment to human rights and fighting corruption.

Widodo, who will mark 100 days in power on Tuesday, was elected president in July following a meteoric rise from a childhood in a riverbank slum.

Known as Jokowi, the former furniture exporter won over the nation with his hands-on approach and humble background, and is the first Indonesian leader from outside the political and military elites.

The 53-year-old -- who rose to national prominence as Jakarta governor -- is the first Indonesian president since the 1998 downfall of Suharto without deep roots in the dictator’s three-decade rule.

From making unpopular fuel subsidy cuts in the country of 250 million people, to responding to last month’s AirAsia crash, Widodo has had to hit the ground running, and most analysts say he has done well.

“He seems to have got off to a very good start,” Paul Rowland, a Jakarta-based political analyst, told AFP. “The government has achieved more in the last three months than the previous government did in three years.”

At the top of his to-do list was reducing fuel subsidies, which in the past gobbled up a vast chunk of the state budget and urgently needed to be cut to free up funds

to boost Southeast Asia’s top economy, which is currently growing at a five-year low.

Widodo wasted little time -- less than a month after taking office, he announced a more than 30 percent increase in petrol and diesel prices, and last month scrapped subsidies on petrol entirely. Cutting the subsidies “has allowed the government the cash to undertake their projects, especially on the infrastructure front,” said Wellian Wiranto, an economist from Singapore-based OCBC Bank.

Widodo also won praise for his response to the crash of an AirAsia jet into the Java Sea as it flew from Indonesia’s Surabaya to Singapore, with the loss of 162 lives.

He called for a review of air safety regulations and helped coordinate search-and-rescue efforts.

And the opposition-dominated parliament, which appeared such a threat at the start of his term, has been brought to heel.

In September, the parliament voted to end direct elections for regional leaders, the system by which Widodo rose to power, in what was seen as a blow to the young democracy and to the new president himself.

But last week, lawmakers reversed that decision and voted to maintain the polls, after Widodo’s

opponents were severely weakened by infighting.

Nevertheless, some supporters who had high hopes for cleaner governance and a stronger focus on human rights have been left bitterly disappointed. The execution earlier this month of six drug offenders, including five foreigners, caused a diplomatic storm, with Brazil and the Netherlands -- whose citizens were among those put to death -recalling their ambassadors. “(Former president) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said previously that Indonesia is heading towards a moratorium on capital punishment, but now we are going backwards,” said Hendardi, head of rights group the Setara Institute, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.

Widodo has been unapologetic, stressing there will be no clemency for those peddling narcotics while his country is gripped by a so-called “emergency” over drug use.

Despite international pressure, Widodo is unlikely to face a backlash at home. His tough stance on traffickers is not only shared by many of his countrymen, it also projects an image of decisiveness to critics who suggested he may lack the mettle needed in high office. (afp)

PANGKALAN BUN — The second attempt to lift the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jetliner has failed as the wreckage sank back to the ocean floor when a rope linking the lifting balloons broke.

Navy spokesman Manahan

Simorangkir said the strong current in the Java Sea was the main obstacle Sunday.

He added that rescuers retrieved one body during the operation. A total of 70 bodies have been retrieve from Flight 8501, which crashed Dec. 28 with

162 people on board while flying from Indonesia’s second largest city of Surabaya, to Singapore.

The first attempt Saturday failed when some of the lifting balloons deflated. The fuselage is believed to contain many of the victims’ bodies. (ap)

Rescuers fail again to lift fuselage of AirAsia

AP Photo/El Shorouk newspaper, Ahmed Abd El-Latif

A member of the Egyptian security forces disperses people gathering to protest against a court order to release the two sons of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Talaat Harb Square downtown Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.

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Eradicating corruption

Academicians urged president to remain consistent

YOGYAKARTA - Dozens of academicians in Yogyakarta gathered on Sunday to call on President Joko Widodo to show his consistency in eradicating corruption in the country.

In their statement read by state Gajahmada University rector Dwikorita Karnawati said the President as head of state and with the authority vested in him must remain consistent in the fight against corruption.

“We believe people will stand behind the President and be loyal to support him (if he remains so),” she said.

The event held following the naming of Corruption Eradication Commission deputy Bambang Widjojanto as suspect by the police was attended by representatives from the Gadjahmada University’s Corruption Study Center (Pukat UGM), People’s Movement for Indonesia Transparency (Gemati) and a number of state and private universities in the city.

Dwikorita said President Joko Widodo must not hesitate to take a decision with regard to enforcing the law and promoting justice.

She said there has been a tendency of politicization in law enforcement resulting in the reduction

of the credibility of state institutions such as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the police.

“The fact has caused public distrust towards the government and law enforcers,” she said.

The President, she said, must listen to the voices of community figures, academicians, non-governmental organizations, religious leaders and those who care about national concerns.

Deputy rector of the Indonesia Islamic University (UII), Abdul Jamil, said in making a policy President Jokowi (Joko Widodo) must stand firm and not allow himself to be influenced by the political stance of the political parties that support him.

“The President belongs to the people and so must support the interest of the people,” he said.

He also expressed hope that Bambang Widjojanto would not resign following his naming as suspect by the police recently.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) recently named national police candidate Commissioner General Budi Gunawan as suspect in a corruption case, making the President to decide his inauguration pending the settlement of his case. (ant)

AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Supporters of the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) raise their fists as they stage a protest against the arrest of the deputy head of the Corruption Eradication Commission Bambang Widjojanto by the police, outside the commission’s office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

Dozens of academicians in Yogyakarta gathered on Sunday to call on President Joko Widodo to show his consistency in eradicating corruption in the country.

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Tihingan Village

Aldridge puts off surgery, leads Blazers over Wizards

SEMARAPURA - Tihingan village is one of the villages in Banjarangkan subdistrict, Klungkung being renowned as the central producer of traditional gamelan musical instrument. On that account, the buyer or gamelan players from various regions in Bali, even outside the region, often come to this central producer of gamelan in Bali.

Chief of Tihingan customary village, I Made Soma Wandita, said the village was inhabited by 174 households with a population of 832 people. Of that number, about 90 percent was gamelan craftsman. The rest had profession as farmer, trader, carpenter, civil servant and police.

Therefore, the majority of people chose to work at their home village rather than outside the area.

The profession of making gamelan instrument is carried out through generations. In general there are two groups of gamelan artisan, namely the group in charge of making and forming various kinds of gamelan instruments and those being competent in calibrating the gamelan tones.

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PORTLAND, Oregon — Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge reversed his previous decision to have thumb surgery and turned out for the Trail Blazers on Saturday, helping them to a 103-96 win against Washington. The Blazers pushed their lead in the NBA Northwest Division back out to nine games while the Wizards, second in the Eastern Conference, slipped further behind runaway leader Atlanta.

Among other games, Memphis had a comfortable win against lowly Philadelphia, and Milwaukee used accurate perimeter shooting to easily beat Detroit.

Aldridge had said he was expected to miss from six to eight weeks for ligament surgery, but just hours before the game, the Blazers announced the three-time All-Star would play.

He had 26 points and nine rebounds while Damian Lillard added 20 points and seven assists for the Blazers, who had to work hard to see off the persistent Wizards. Scores were tied midway through the last quarter and Portland led by only two points with 3:28 left. The gap was at three points when Meyers Leonard sank three straight free throws with 1:07 left to push the lead out to six.

John Wall led Washington

with 25 points and nine assists.

Memphis notched its sixth win in seven games by downing Philadelphia 101-83, opening its Southwest Division lead to 1-1/2 games.

Zach Randolph had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Jeff Green scored 18 for the Grizzlies, who led by 25 points in the second half before resting their starters in the fourth quarter. Rookie Jerami Grant scored 16 points to lead the Sixers, who shot 38 percent and committed 24 turnovers.

Milwaukee hit 11 of its 17 3-point attempts and beat Detroit 101-86. O.J. Mayo scored 20 points, including three 3s in just 47 seconds to spark an 18-2 run in the second quarter that turned a deficit into a 14-point lead. Milwaukee also opened the second half with a 17-2 run. The Bucks led by as much as 30 in the third

quarter of a rare easy victory.

Detroit’s Brandon Jennings scored 16 points before leaving late in the third with a lower left leg injury. Utah’s Gordon Hayward scored 24 points to lead the Jazz to a 108-73 rout of Brooklyn.

Charlotte kept up its recent strong form with a 76-71 win against a New York team that had struggled all season yet won its previous three games.(ap)

AP Photo/Don Ryan

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, left, drives to the basket against Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.

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Bernard Tomic of Australia hits a return against Sam Groth of Australia during their men’s singles third round match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 23, 2015.

MELBOURNE - Bernard Tomic bowed out of the Australian Open fourth round on Sunday with a stinging rebuke of the scheduling following his straight sets defeat by Tomas Berdych. Tomic played his last match on the second show court at Margaret Court Arena, while Rafa Nadal defeated South African Kevin Anderson at Rod Laver Arena’s centre court.

Organisers have been criticised in the past for putting local players in the prime-time spots in the evening, but couldn’t be accused of that on Sunday, with Nick Kyrgios playing a twilight match against Andreas Seppi on Margaret Court Arena. Sunday’s late matches feature women’s third seed Simona Halep taking on Belgian Yanina Wickmayer on centre court before Andy Murray’s blockbuster clash with Grigor Dimitrov.

Former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Tomic has generally enjoyed centre court treatment at his home grand slam but this year has been relegated to lesser courts. “I spoke to a few people about it. Lleyton as well,” 22year-old Tomic told reporters, referring to Australia’s two-time grand slam champion Lleyton Hewitt, who was knocked out in the second round at Rod Laver

Arena.

“I think the scheduling was like ridiculous this year. Like not just from my side, but for many players. I don’t know who was in charge of the schedule.

Really, some of the matches I saw, it was just like, ‘Wow’. “I didn’t mind (my own matches), but some of the other matches I saw I was like, ‘what the hell?’”

“From what I heard in the locker room, and not just myself, like the scheduling was a bit funny. “I’m not going to complain from my side, but on behalf of the people I talked to, they say it as well. It’s not just me saying it.” When asked for comment, organisers referred to Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley’s comments earlier in the week on scheduling.

“Our feedback tells us that we get it right more often than not,” Tiley said. Tomic, the youngest male to win a main draw match at the Australian Open at the age of 16, has teed off at organisers in the past over scheduling.

At the 2010 tournament when 17, Tomic lost to Marin Cilic in a second round match that finished well after midnight and slammed organisers for not taking into account his age or approving his request for a day match.(rtr)

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Ronaldo off in Real win as Barca hit six BARCELONA - Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for kicking out at an opponent but Real Madrid still beat Cordoba 2-1 away on Saturday while Barcelona kept on their heels with a 6-0 romp at Elche. Real remain top with 48 points, one more than Barca and also with a game in hand, but the loss of world player of the year Ronaldo through a ban could cause problems.

“I am sorry to everyone and especially to Edimar for my impulsive act in today’s game,” Ronaldo said on his Twitter account. His great rival Lionel Messi and Neymar hit second-half braces for Barca after Gerard Pique celebrated his 200th La Liga appearance with a volley that clipped off Domingo Cisma and into the roof of the net 10 minutes before the break.

Neymar was upended in the box

by Sergio Pelegrin and Messi scored the penalty after 55 minutes. Elche midfielder Faycal Fajr was dismissed for a second yellow card two minutes later. Messi was the provider twice for Neymar who finished clinically after 69 and 72 minutes before the Argentine got his second two minutes from the end.

Messi has now equalled the record of doubles scored in La Liga after notching up his 77th to match the total set by Telmo Zarra, of Athletic Bilbao, in the 1940s and 1950s. It is the latest in a long line of records for the striker, who became the highest scorer in La Liga history earlier this season.

There was still time for Pedro to get the sixth from close range after being found by Neymar. “After the first goal it was easier and we were able to control the game,” Barca coach Luis Enrique told reporters. “This was a typical game during the season and they are not easy to win so I am happy

with the way the team played over the 90 minutes.”

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Real’s Ronaldo kicked out at defender Edimar with seven minutes to go and also appeared to throw a punch as the visitors struggled to create chances but they were gifted the win when a Gareth Bale free kick was handled by Fede Cartabia in the area.

Cartabia was also sent off for a second bookable offence and, with Ronaldo off the pitch, Bale fired home the winning penalty with two minutes left.

Nabil Ghilas gave Cordoba the lead from the penalty spot with two minutes played following a handball

by Sergio Ramos. Real, who won 22 straight games in all competitions late last year, lacked rhythm and intensity in their link-up play but Karim Benzema scrambled home an equaliser midway through the first half after Bale flicked on a corner.

Cordoba had looked more likely to win the game and Florin Andone hit the crossbar after 67 minutes with a lob over goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Livewire Antoine Griezmann hit a double as third-placed champions Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 at home and moved up to 44 points.

France forward Griezmann cut out a pass by defender Ze Castro and slot-

ted past keeper Tono after 12 minutes.

He then latched onto a flick-on from Mario Mandzukic and again produced a precise finish to double Atletico’s lead. Rayo pulled a goal back through Roberto Trashorras before the break but Manucho diverted a corner into his own goal 10 minutes after the restart.

Griezmann was close to his hattrick late on but his shot from the right of the penalty area came back off the post. “It was important to pick up the points and continue to be strong at home,” Griezmann told reporters.

“I got some goals but the win is the important thing and we need to keep

going now. “We knew we were up against a tough rival that would have more possession than us but we scored on the counter.” Elsewhere, a Luciano Vietto strike gave Villarreal a 1-0 victory over Levante and Xabi Prieto headed home in Real Sociedad’s 1-0 win over Eibar. (rtr)

test while playing for an Iranian club side last year. The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Disciplinary Committee met in Sydney on Sunday to discuss the case while the Iranian team remained in Australia in case the verdict went their way.

On Sunday evening, the AFC announced the protest had been dismissed and Iraq would take their place against South Korea in the semi-finals. “The AFC Disciplinary Committee from 2:30pm heard oral evidence from two officials of

the I.R. Iran Football Federation, deliberated the matter based on its merits, and decided that the protest was unfounded. The protest was therefore dismissed,” the AFC said in a statement.

“Due to the urgency of the matter, the terms of the decision were initially notified to the I.R. Iran Football Federation at 6:20pm. The full grounds of the decision will be communicated tonight in due course. The I. R. Iran Football Federation will have the right to file an appeal in accordance

with the AFC Disciplinary Code.” It was not immediately clear whether Iran would lodge an appeal but the Iraq team said they were confident the case was closed. “It’s over,” a team spokesman told a news conference.

“We play tomorrow.”

Iraq team officials refused to answer questions about the case during their pre-game news conference at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium on Sunday, saying only that the matter was closed.

Midway through the conference,

Iraq’s media’s officer Tarik Bejan announced that he had just received formal notification the protest had been dismissed. “Our (FA) president met with them (the AFC) at 12pm and told them there is not a problem with the situation,” he told reporters. “We are relaxed. If the coach chooses him tomorrow then he will play.”

The Iraqi coach Radhi Shenaishil dismissed the case as a ploy by Iran to get the result overturned. “It’s something they created.” he said. “It hasn’t effected us in any way.” (rtr)

Monday, January 26, 2015

Rep. of Congo bus breaks down at African Cup, team stranded BATA, Equatorial Guinea — Republic of Congo’s team bus broke down on the way to the remote town of Ebebiyin on Saturday, the latest problem for the squad at the African Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.

Tournament organizer the Confederation of African Football confirmed the incident in a brief emailed statement, saying the bus had “a mechanical problem” around 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Ebebiyin.

The team was making the three-hour road trip from Bata to Ebebiyin, in the far north-eastern corner of the country, ahead of Sunday’s Group A game against Burkina Faso. CAF said a replacement bus was sent from Ebebiyin to collect the stranded players.

Coach Claude Le Roy and other

officials remained with the original vehicle while it was fixed.

While Republic of Congo is on course to have its best African Cup in decades, it has also had plenty of drama off the field. Le Roy had already complained bitterly at the beginning of the tournament about his squad’s hotel in Bata, saying it had no running water and dangerously exposed electrical cables.

The French coach also said his team had trouble getting to the stadium in Bata ahead of the opening game against host Equatorial Guinea on Jan. 17. Its bus wasn’t given a proper escort and was caught in a traffic jam for over an hour in sweltering heat, and without the air conditioning working, Le Roy said.

Le Roy said local police were

laughing at the Congolese players stuck in the gridlock, and the coach criticized CAF for not providing an escort and disrespecting his team.

On Saturday, both the Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso teams were followed by helicopter on their trip to Ebebiyin, CAF said, as they made their way along the winding road surrounded by dense jungle. CAF denied media reports that the Congolese players were picked up by buses transporting Burkina Faso’s team.

Republic of Congo has been one of the surprises of the tournament on its return to the African Cup for the first time in 15 years.

Top of the group, it needs just a point against Burkina Faso at Ebebiyin Stadium to qualify for the quarterfinals for the first time since 1992. (ap)

Mourinho: Chelsea should be ‘ashamed’ after FA Cup shock AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, second right, reacts as Cordoba’s Fraga, below, lies on the pitch during their La Liga soccer match at the Arcangel stadium, in Cordoba, Spain on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.

Iran loses protest to overturn Asian Cup loss to Iraq

SYDNEY - Iraq were cleared to take their place in Monday’s Asian Cup quarter-final against South Korea after the Asian Football Confederation dismissed a protest from Iran. Iraq beat their old foes 7-6 on penalties after the teams finished tied at 3-3 in Friday’s quarter-finals but Iran later submitted a formal protest, asking for the result to be overturned.

In the protest, Iran alleged that Iraqi midfielder Alaa Abdul-Zahra should have not been allowed to play because he had submitted a positive doping

International

LONDON — Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho didn’t hold back in blasting his players after an embarrassing 4-2 loss to thirdtier Bradford in the FA Cup on Saturday, saying they should be “ashamed” and describing the result as a “disgrace.” The Premier League leaders squandered a 2-0 lead after 38 minutes in the fourth-round match at Stamford Bridge as Mourinho lost against lower-league opposition for the first time in his two spells at Chelsea.

“I repeat the word that I used yesterday in case we lost — it’s a disgrace,” Mourinho said. “A sporting disgrace, but it’s a disgrace.” Chelsea, which has won the FA Cup three times in the past five years, had won all 10 of its Premier League games at home this season. It is only the second home defeat in domestic football for Mourinho as Chelsea manager — after losing to Sunderland last season — and the first time Mourinho has ever seen one of his teams concede four goals in a home game.

“I could find in my bad feeling with the game, and with the result, space to feel happy for them.

I’m honest,” Mourinho said. “By another side, I feel ashamed and I think the players should feel exactly the same as I feel. “This is the beauty of football, the beauty

of the FA Cup. It happens more in the FA Cup than any other country.”

Mourinho made nine changes to the team that started the 1-1 draw against Liverpool in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal on Tuesday. The second leg is this Tuesday.

“The team I select is a good team,” Mourinho said. “When we go to the other players, the other players have to be ready to play for Chelsea, to play any game.

“If they cannot play against a team from the Championship or League One or League Two, what do we do?” (ap)

REUTERS/Phil Noble

Chelsea’s manager Jose Mourinho gestures after their English League Cup semi-final first leg soccer match against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England January 20, 2015.

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REUTERS/Tony Gentile

Lazio’s Miroslav Klose celebrates after scoring against AC Milan during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Rome January 24, 2015.

Klose scores 1, sets up another as Lazio beats AC Milan 3-1

ROME — Lazio came back to beat visiting AC Milan 3-1 and move into third place in Serie A on Saturday. Jeremy Menez put Milan ahead four minutes in at the Stadio Olimpico but Lazio — which has lost only once in eight matches — stormed back in the second half with a double from Marco Parolo and a goal by Miroslav Klose.

Klose also set up Parolo’s equalizer. Lazio moved one point ahead of Napoli, which hosts Genoa on Monday. Milan, which had its winless streak stretched to five matches, remained 10th.

Earlier, coach Gianfranco Zola’s Cagliari beat visiting Sassuolo 2-1 to register a second consecutive home win for the first time since April 2013 — moving the Sardinian club one point above the relegation zone. Luca Rossettini put Cagliari ahead 20 minutes in with a header. Francesco Acerbi equalized with a rebound in the 76th and newly signed Duje Cop scored the winner three minutes later.

Sassuolo, which entered with a four-match unbeaten streak,

ended with 10 men after Acerbi picked up his second yellow card in the 88th. On Sunday, Serie A leader Juventus hosts Chievo Verona and second-place Roma visits Fiorentina.

In Rome, after Menez showed off his speed to give Milan the lead, Klose constructed Lazio’s equalizer by providing a perfect cross that Parolo volleyed in from the edge of the area. Four minutes later, Klose finished off a counterattack with an angled shot inside the near post.

Klose, the top scorer in World Cup history with 16 goals, hadn’t found the net in Serie A since November, and there had been speculation he was considering leaving Lazio.

Parolo scored his second from the center of the area following a cross from Antonio Candreva that was intended for Filip Djordjevic, who appeared to get injured when he attempted to shoot, leaving space for Parolo to find the target.

Milan defender Philippe Mexes was sent off in added time for grabbing Lazio captain Stefano Mauri on the neck. (ap)

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Ronaldo off in Real win as Barca hit six BARCELONA - Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for kicking out at an opponent but Real Madrid still beat Cordoba 2-1 away on Saturday while Barcelona kept on their heels with a 6-0 romp at Elche. Real remain top with 48 points, one more than Barca and also with a game in hand, but the loss of world player of the year Ronaldo through a ban could cause problems.

“I am sorry to everyone and especially to Edimar for my impulsive act in today’s game,” Ronaldo said on his Twitter account. His great rival Lionel Messi and Neymar hit second-half braces for Barca after Gerard Pique celebrated his 200th La Liga appearance with a volley that clipped off Domingo Cisma and into the roof of the net 10 minutes before the break.

Neymar was upended in the box

by Sergio Pelegrin and Messi scored the penalty after 55 minutes. Elche midfielder Faycal Fajr was dismissed for a second yellow card two minutes later. Messi was the provider twice for Neymar who finished clinically after 69 and 72 minutes before the Argentine got his second two minutes from the end.

Messi has now equalled the record of doubles scored in La Liga after notching up his 77th to match the total set by Telmo Zarra, of Athletic Bilbao, in the 1940s and 1950s. It is the latest in a long line of records for the striker, who became the highest scorer in La Liga history earlier this season.

There was still time for Pedro to get the sixth from close range after being found by Neymar. “After the first goal it was easier and we were able to control the game,” Barca coach Luis Enrique told reporters. “This was a typical game during the season and they are not easy to win so I am happy

with the way the team played over the 90 minutes.”

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Real’s Ronaldo kicked out at defender Edimar with seven minutes to go and also appeared to throw a punch as the visitors struggled to create chances but they were gifted the win when a Gareth Bale free kick was handled by Fede Cartabia in the area.

Cartabia was also sent off for a second bookable offence and, with Ronaldo off the pitch, Bale fired home the winning penalty with two minutes left.

Nabil Ghilas gave Cordoba the lead from the penalty spot with two minutes played following a handball

by Sergio Ramos. Real, who won 22 straight games in all competitions late last year, lacked rhythm and intensity in their link-up play but Karim Benzema scrambled home an equaliser midway through the first half after Bale flicked on a corner.

Cordoba had looked more likely to win the game and Florin Andone hit the crossbar after 67 minutes with a lob over goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Livewire Antoine Griezmann hit a double as third-placed champions Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 at home and moved up to 44 points.

France forward Griezmann cut out a pass by defender Ze Castro and slot-

ted past keeper Tono after 12 minutes.

He then latched onto a flick-on from Mario Mandzukic and again produced a precise finish to double Atletico’s lead. Rayo pulled a goal back through Roberto Trashorras before the break but Manucho diverted a corner into his own goal 10 minutes after the restart.

Griezmann was close to his hattrick late on but his shot from the right of the penalty area came back off the post. “It was important to pick up the points and continue to be strong at home,” Griezmann told reporters.

“I got some goals but the win is the important thing and we need to keep

going now. “We knew we were up against a tough rival that would have more possession than us but we scored on the counter.” Elsewhere, a Luciano Vietto strike gave Villarreal a 1-0 victory over Levante and Xabi Prieto headed home in Real Sociedad’s 1-0 win over Eibar. (rtr)

test while playing for an Iranian club side last year. The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Disciplinary Committee met in Sydney on Sunday to discuss the case while the Iranian team remained in Australia in case the verdict went their way.

On Sunday evening, the AFC announced the protest had been dismissed and Iraq would take their place against South Korea in the semi-finals. “The AFC Disciplinary Committee from 2:30pm heard oral evidence from two officials of

the I.R. Iran Football Federation, deliberated the matter based on its merits, and decided that the protest was unfounded. The protest was therefore dismissed,” the AFC said in a statement.

“Due to the urgency of the matter, the terms of the decision were initially notified to the I.R. Iran Football Federation at 6:20pm. The full grounds of the decision will be communicated tonight in due course. The I. R. Iran Football Federation will have the right to file an appeal in accordance

with the AFC Disciplinary Code.” It was not immediately clear whether Iran would lodge an appeal but the Iraq team said they were confident the case was closed. “It’s over,” a team spokesman told a news conference.

“We play tomorrow.”

Iraq team officials refused to answer questions about the case during their pre-game news conference at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium on Sunday, saying only that the matter was closed.

Midway through the conference,

Iraq’s media’s officer Tarik Bejan announced that he had just received formal notification the protest had been dismissed. “Our (FA) president met with them (the AFC) at 12pm and told them there is not a problem with the situation,” he told reporters. “We are relaxed. If the coach chooses him tomorrow then he will play.”

The Iraqi coach Radhi Shenaishil dismissed the case as a ploy by Iran to get the result overturned. “It’s something they created.” he said. “It hasn’t effected us in any way.” (rtr)

Monday, January 26, 2015

Rep. of Congo bus breaks down at African Cup, team stranded BATA, Equatorial Guinea — Republic of Congo’s team bus broke down on the way to the remote town of Ebebiyin on Saturday, the latest problem for the squad at the African Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.

Tournament organizer the Confederation of African Football confirmed the incident in a brief emailed statement, saying the bus had “a mechanical problem” around 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Ebebiyin.

The team was making the three-hour road trip from Bata to Ebebiyin, in the far north-eastern corner of the country, ahead of Sunday’s Group A game against Burkina Faso. CAF said a replacement bus was sent from Ebebiyin to collect the stranded players.

Coach Claude Le Roy and other

officials remained with the original vehicle while it was fixed.

While Republic of Congo is on course to have its best African Cup in decades, it has also had plenty of drama off the field. Le Roy had already complained bitterly at the beginning of the tournament about his squad’s hotel in Bata, saying it had no running water and dangerously exposed electrical cables.

The French coach also said his team had trouble getting to the stadium in Bata ahead of the opening game against host Equatorial Guinea on Jan. 17. Its bus wasn’t given a proper escort and was caught in a traffic jam for over an hour in sweltering heat, and without the air conditioning working, Le Roy said.

Le Roy said local police were

laughing at the Congolese players stuck in the gridlock, and the coach criticized CAF for not providing an escort and disrespecting his team.

On Saturday, both the Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso teams were followed by helicopter on their trip to Ebebiyin, CAF said, as they made their way along the winding road surrounded by dense jungle. CAF denied media reports that the Congolese players were picked up by buses transporting Burkina Faso’s team.

Republic of Congo has been one of the surprises of the tournament on its return to the African Cup for the first time in 15 years.

Top of the group, it needs just a point against Burkina Faso at Ebebiyin Stadium to qualify for the quarterfinals for the first time since 1992. (ap)

Mourinho: Chelsea should be ‘ashamed’ after FA Cup shock AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, second right, reacts as Cordoba’s Fraga, below, lies on the pitch during their La Liga soccer match at the Arcangel stadium, in Cordoba, Spain on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.

Iran loses protest to overturn Asian Cup loss to Iraq

SYDNEY - Iraq were cleared to take their place in Monday’s Asian Cup quarter-final against South Korea after the Asian Football Confederation dismissed a protest from Iran. Iraq beat their old foes 7-6 on penalties after the teams finished tied at 3-3 in Friday’s quarter-finals but Iran later submitted a formal protest, asking for the result to be overturned.

In the protest, Iran alleged that Iraqi midfielder Alaa Abdul-Zahra should have not been allowed to play because he had submitted a positive doping

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LONDON — Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho didn’t hold back in blasting his players after an embarrassing 4-2 loss to thirdtier Bradford in the FA Cup on Saturday, saying they should be “ashamed” and describing the result as a “disgrace.” The Premier League leaders squandered a 2-0 lead after 38 minutes in the fourth-round match at Stamford Bridge as Mourinho lost against lower-league opposition for the first time in his two spells at Chelsea.

“I repeat the word that I used yesterday in case we lost — it’s a disgrace,” Mourinho said. “A sporting disgrace, but it’s a disgrace.” Chelsea, which has won the FA Cup three times in the past five years, had won all 10 of its Premier League games at home this season. It is only the second home defeat in domestic football for Mourinho as Chelsea manager — after losing to Sunderland last season — and the first time Mourinho has ever seen one of his teams concede four goals in a home game.

“I could find in my bad feeling with the game, and with the result, space to feel happy for them.

I’m honest,” Mourinho said. “By another side, I feel ashamed and I think the players should feel exactly the same as I feel. “This is the beauty of football, the beauty

of the FA Cup. It happens more in the FA Cup than any other country.”

Mourinho made nine changes to the team that started the 1-1 draw against Liverpool in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal on Tuesday. The second leg is this Tuesday.

“The team I select is a good team,” Mourinho said. “When we go to the other players, the other players have to be ready to play for Chelsea, to play any game.

“If they cannot play against a team from the Championship or League One or League Two, what do we do?” (ap)

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Chelsea’s manager Jose Mourinho gestures after their English League Cup semi-final first leg soccer match against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England January 20, 2015.

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Lazio’s Miroslav Klose celebrates after scoring against AC Milan during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Rome January 24, 2015.

Klose scores 1, sets up another as Lazio beats AC Milan 3-1

ROME — Lazio came back to beat visiting AC Milan 3-1 and move into third place in Serie A on Saturday. Jeremy Menez put Milan ahead four minutes in at the Stadio Olimpico but Lazio — which has lost only once in eight matches — stormed back in the second half with a double from Marco Parolo and a goal by Miroslav Klose.

Klose also set up Parolo’s equalizer. Lazio moved one point ahead of Napoli, which hosts Genoa on Monday. Milan, which had its winless streak stretched to five matches, remained 10th.

Earlier, coach Gianfranco Zola’s Cagliari beat visiting Sassuolo 2-1 to register a second consecutive home win for the first time since April 2013 — moving the Sardinian club one point above the relegation zone. Luca Rossettini put Cagliari ahead 20 minutes in with a header. Francesco Acerbi equalized with a rebound in the 76th and newly signed Duje Cop scored the winner three minutes later.

Sassuolo, which entered with a four-match unbeaten streak,

ended with 10 men after Acerbi picked up his second yellow card in the 88th. On Sunday, Serie A leader Juventus hosts Chievo Verona and second-place Roma visits Fiorentina.

In Rome, after Menez showed off his speed to give Milan the lead, Klose constructed Lazio’s equalizer by providing a perfect cross that Parolo volleyed in from the edge of the area. Four minutes later, Klose finished off a counterattack with an angled shot inside the near post.

Klose, the top scorer in World Cup history with 16 goals, hadn’t found the net in Serie A since November, and there had been speculation he was considering leaving Lazio.

Parolo scored his second from the center of the area following a cross from Antonio Candreva that was intended for Filip Djordjevic, who appeared to get injured when he attempted to shoot, leaving space for Parolo to find the target.

Milan defender Philippe Mexes was sent off in added time for grabbing Lazio captain Stefano Mauri on the neck. (ap)

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Aldridge puts off surgery, leads Blazers over Wizards

SEMARAPURA - Tihingan village is one of the villages in Banjarangkan subdistrict, Klungkung being renowned as the central producer of traditional gamelan musical instrument. On that account, the buyer or gamelan players from various regions in Bali, even outside the region, often come to this central producer of gamelan in Bali.

Chief of Tihingan customary village, I Made Soma Wandita, said the village was inhabited by 174 households with a population of 832 people. Of that number, about 90 percent was gamelan craftsman. The rest had profession as farmer, trader, carpenter, civil servant and police.

Therefore, the majority of people chose to work at their home village rather than outside the area.

The profession of making gamelan instrument is carried out through generations. In general there are two groups of gamelan artisan, namely the group in charge of making and forming various kinds of gamelan instruments and those being competent in calibrating the gamelan tones.

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PORTLAND, Oregon — Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge reversed his previous decision to have thumb surgery and turned out for the Trail Blazers on Saturday, helping them to a 103-96 win against Washington. The Blazers pushed their lead in the NBA Northwest Division back out to nine games while the Wizards, second in the Eastern Conference, slipped further behind runaway leader Atlanta.

Among other games, Memphis had a comfortable win against lowly Philadelphia, and Milwaukee used accurate perimeter shooting to easily beat Detroit.

Aldridge had said he was expected to miss from six to eight weeks for ligament surgery, but just hours before the game, the Blazers announced the three-time All-Star would play.

He had 26 points and nine rebounds while Damian Lillard added 20 points and seven assists for the Blazers, who had to work hard to see off the persistent Wizards. Scores were tied midway through the last quarter and Portland led by only two points with 3:28 left. The gap was at three points when Meyers Leonard sank three straight free throws with 1:07 left to push the lead out to six.

John Wall led Washington

with 25 points and nine assists.

Memphis notched its sixth win in seven games by downing Philadelphia 101-83, opening its Southwest Division lead to 1-1/2 games.

Zach Randolph had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Jeff Green scored 18 for the Grizzlies, who led by 25 points in the second half before resting their starters in the fourth quarter. Rookie Jerami Grant scored 16 points to lead the Sixers, who shot 38 percent and committed 24 turnovers.

Milwaukee hit 11 of its 17 3-point attempts and beat Detroit 101-86. O.J. Mayo scored 20 points, including three 3s in just 47 seconds to spark an 18-2 run in the second quarter that turned a deficit into a 14-point lead. Milwaukee also opened the second half with a 17-2 run. The Bucks led by as much as 30 in the third

quarter of a rare easy victory.

Detroit’s Brandon Jennings scored 16 points before leaving late in the third with a lower left leg injury. Utah’s Gordon Hayward scored 24 points to lead the Jazz to a 108-73 rout of Brooklyn.

Charlotte kept up its recent strong form with a 76-71 win against a New York team that had struggled all season yet won its previous three games.(ap)

AP Photo/Don Ryan

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, left, drives to the basket against Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.

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Bernard Tomic of Australia hits a return against Sam Groth of Australia during their men’s singles third round match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 23, 2015.

MELBOURNE - Bernard Tomic bowed out of the Australian Open fourth round on Sunday with a stinging rebuke of the scheduling following his straight sets defeat by Tomas Berdych. Tomic played his last match on the second show court at Margaret Court Arena, while Rafa Nadal defeated South African Kevin Anderson at Rod Laver Arena’s centre court.

Organisers have been criticised in the past for putting local players in the prime-time spots in the evening, but couldn’t be accused of that on Sunday, with Nick Kyrgios playing a twilight match against Andreas Seppi on Margaret Court Arena. Sunday’s late matches feature women’s third seed Simona Halep taking on Belgian Yanina Wickmayer on centre court before Andy Murray’s blockbuster clash with Grigor Dimitrov.

Former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Tomic has generally enjoyed centre court treatment at his home grand slam but this year has been relegated to lesser courts. “I spoke to a few people about it. Lleyton as well,” 22year-old Tomic told reporters, referring to Australia’s two-time grand slam champion Lleyton Hewitt, who was knocked out in the second round at Rod Laver

Arena.

“I think the scheduling was like ridiculous this year. Like not just from my side, but for many players. I don’t know who was in charge of the schedule.

Really, some of the matches I saw, it was just like, ‘Wow’. “I didn’t mind (my own matches), but some of the other matches I saw I was like, ‘what the hell?’”

“From what I heard in the locker room, and not just myself, like the scheduling was a bit funny. “I’m not going to complain from my side, but on behalf of the people I talked to, they say it as well. It’s not just me saying it.” When asked for comment, organisers referred to Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley’s comments earlier in the week on scheduling.

“Our feedback tells us that we get it right more often than not,” Tiley said. Tomic, the youngest male to win a main draw match at the Australian Open at the age of 16, has teed off at organisers in the past over scheduling.

At the 2010 tournament when 17, Tomic lost to Marin Cilic in a second round match that finished well after midnight and slammed organisers for not taking into account his age or approving his request for a day match.(rtr)

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A Yemeni protester chants slogans during a demonstration to show support for Houthi Shiite rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

Tens of thousands protest after president resigns in Yemen

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Security tightened on anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising CAIRO — Authorities in Egypt tightened security in Cairo and other cities Sunday in anticipation of possible protests to mark the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The stepped-up security came as activists mourned the death of a female protester shot Saturday in downtown Cairo while taking part in a gathering commemorating the nearly 900 protesters killed in the revolt.

Activists blame police for the death of Shaimaa el-Sabagh, a 32-year-old mother of one from the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. The government says it is investigating.

Videos posted online show elSabagh, a member of the leftist Popular Alliance party, with other protesters carrying placards and chanting “bread, freedom and social justice” — the chief slogan of the 2011 uprising. Protesters near her carried wreaths of roses they intended to place at nearby Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the uprising, in memory of the fallen protesters.

In the videos, gunshots ring out and el-Sabagh falls. She is later shown carried by a male protester as blood seeped out of her mouth. The videos are

consistent with Associated Press reporting on the shooting.

The government of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has shown zero tolerance for street protests since a law adopted in 2013 banned them without prior permission. Dozens of activists have been convicted and jailed for violating the law. A parallel crackdown is targeting supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, with thousands from his Muslim Brotherhood group imprisoned or facing trial.

An Islamist coalition opposed to el-Sissi said Sunday that it intended to stage street protests to mark the anniversary. Previous planned protests have fizzled out, though Cairo’s typically busy streets stood largely empty Sunday.

Police, meanwhile, sealed off several main squares in Cairo, including Tahrir, and beefed up security at vital state installations. The measures followed a rash of roadside bombs discovered in Cairo and a string of other cities that authorities say were intended to be detonated Sunday, said security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren’t authorized to talk to journalists. (ap)

SANAA, Yemen — Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched in protest on Saturday against Shiite rebels who hold the capital, amid a power vacuum in a country that is home to what Washington describes as al-Qaida’s most dangerous offshoot. Some 20,000 hit the streets of the capital, Sanaa, where demonstrators converged on the house of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who resigned Thursday along with his Cabinet. It was the largest protest since the rebels, known as Houthis, swept into the capital in September.

Protesters carried banners and chanted slogans denouncing the rebels and demanding the restoration of the president. Scuffles involving knives and batons broke out in one instance in Sanaa when the rebels tried to block one procession, leaving two demonstrators and one Houthi injured.

“Houthi aggressors, out of the capital,” went one chant, and “Hadi, Hadi, return. Your people are awake,” said another. One slogan accused the Houthis, who adhere to a sect of Shiism, of being clients of mostly Shiite Iran, while another said they were colluding with Hadi’s predecessor, longtime autocrat Ali Abdullah Saleh. Security officials said Houthi gunmen fired on demonstrators in the port city of Hodeida, injuring three people.

Security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief

reporters, said tens of thousands also demonstrated in the cities of Taiz, Ibb and Dhamar with similar demands.

In Dhamar, protesters formed a human chain, demanding the “restoration of the state.” Many across the country described the Houthi power grab as a “coup.”

The Houthis, who say they are fighting corruption, said in a statement Friday night that they would work to bring about a smooth, democratic transfer of power after the resignations.

The Houthis, who captured several cities as they drove south from their northern strongholds last summer, seek greater representation in government ministries and on a committee to rewrite the country’s constitution. They now face mounting pressures and internal divisions however, and there have been signs they do not want to rule the country outright

and would prefer that Hadi remain as a figurehead president.

Ali al-Bukhaiti, a prominent member of the group’s political arm, resigned Friday over what he described as a dangerous political polarization that could turn regional and secular and eventually break up the country. He offered to work as a mediator between the groups.

In Marib province, security forces and local officials said they are refusing to receive orders from the capital Sanaa, security officials said. Local governors in Aden, in southern Yemen, issued a statement “condemning the coup” and declaring their “support for President Hadi.”

The national parliament meets Sunday to consider Hadi’s resignation. Should it be accepted, or should Hadi simply refuse to rule, law dictates that the job would go to Parliament Speaker Yahia al-Rai — a close Saleh ally. (ap)

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INDONESIA Widodo praised on economy, but criticised on rights JAKARTA

Indonesia’s new President Joko Widodo has won praise for bold economic reforms at the start of his term, but his man-of-the-people image has suffered after criticism of his commitment to human rights and fighting corruption.

Widodo, who will mark 100 days in power on Tuesday, was elected president in July following a meteoric rise from a childhood in a riverbank slum.

Known as Jokowi, the former furniture exporter won over the nation with his hands-on approach and humble background, and is the first Indonesian leader from outside the political and military elites.

The 53-year-old -- who rose to national prominence as Jakarta governor -- is the first Indonesian president since the 1998 downfall of Suharto without deep roots in the dictator’s three-decade rule.

From making unpopular fuel subsidy cuts in the country of 250 million people, to responding to last month’s AirAsia crash, Widodo has had to hit the ground running, and most analysts say he has done well.

“He seems to have got off to a very good start,” Paul Rowland, a Jakarta-based political analyst, told AFP. “The government has achieved more in the last three months than the previous government did in three years.”

At the top of his to-do list was reducing fuel subsidies, which in the past gobbled up a vast chunk of the state budget and urgently needed to be cut to free up funds

to boost Southeast Asia’s top economy, which is currently growing at a five-year low.

Widodo wasted little time -- less than a month after taking office, he announced a more than 30 percent increase in petrol and diesel prices, and last month scrapped subsidies on petrol entirely. Cutting the subsidies “has allowed the government the cash to undertake their projects, especially on the infrastructure front,” said Wellian Wiranto, an economist from Singapore-based OCBC Bank.

Widodo also won praise for his response to the crash of an AirAsia jet into the Java Sea as it flew from Indonesia’s Surabaya to Singapore, with the loss of 162 lives.

He called for a review of air safety regulations and helped coordinate search-and-rescue efforts.

And the opposition-dominated parliament, which appeared such a threat at the start of his term, has been brought to heel.

In September, the parliament voted to end direct elections for regional leaders, the system by which Widodo rose to power, in what was seen as a blow to the young democracy and to the new president himself.

But last week, lawmakers reversed that decision and voted to maintain the polls, after Widodo’s

opponents were severely weakened by infighting.

Nevertheless, some supporters who had high hopes for cleaner governance and a stronger focus on human rights have been left bitterly disappointed. The execution earlier this month of six drug offenders, including five foreigners, caused a diplomatic storm, with Brazil and the Netherlands -- whose citizens were among those put to death -recalling their ambassadors. “(Former president) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said previously that Indonesia is heading towards a moratorium on capital punishment, but now we are going backwards,” said Hendardi, head of rights group the Setara Institute, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.

Widodo has been unapologetic, stressing there will be no clemency for those peddling narcotics while his country is gripped by a so-called “emergency” over drug use.

Despite international pressure, Widodo is unlikely to face a backlash at home. His tough stance on traffickers is not only shared by many of his countrymen, it also projects an image of decisiveness to critics who suggested he may lack the mettle needed in high office. (afp)

PANGKALAN BUN — The second attempt to lift the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jetliner has failed as the wreckage sank back to the ocean floor when a rope linking the lifting balloons broke.

Navy spokesman Manahan

Simorangkir said the strong current in the Java Sea was the main obstacle Sunday.

He added that rescuers retrieved one body during the operation. A total of 70 bodies have been retrieve from Flight 8501, which crashed Dec. 28 with

162 people on board while flying from Indonesia’s second largest city of Surabaya, to Singapore.

The first attempt Saturday failed when some of the lifting balloons deflated. The fuselage is believed to contain many of the victims’ bodies. (ap)

Rescuers fail again to lift fuselage of AirAsia

AP Photo/El Shorouk newspaper, Ahmed Abd El-Latif

A member of the Egyptian security forces disperses people gathering to protest against a court order to release the two sons of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Talaat Harb Square downtown Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.

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Eradicating corruption

Academicians urged president to remain consistent

YOGYAKARTA - Dozens of academicians in Yogyakarta gathered on Sunday to call on President Joko Widodo to show his consistency in eradicating corruption in the country.

In their statement read by state Gajahmada University rector Dwikorita Karnawati said the President as head of state and with the authority vested in him must remain consistent in the fight against corruption.

“We believe people will stand behind the President and be loyal to support him (if he remains so),” she said.

The event held following the naming of Corruption Eradication Commission deputy Bambang Widjojanto as suspect by the police was attended by representatives from the Gadjahmada University’s Corruption Study Center (Pukat UGM), People’s Movement for Indonesia Transparency (Gemati) and a number of state and private universities in the city.

Dwikorita said President Joko Widodo must not hesitate to take a decision with regard to enforcing the law and promoting justice.

She said there has been a tendency of politicization in law enforcement resulting in the reduction

of the credibility of state institutions such as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the police.

“The fact has caused public distrust towards the government and law enforcers,” she said.

The President, she said, must listen to the voices of community figures, academicians, non-governmental organizations, religious leaders and those who care about national concerns.

Deputy rector of the Indonesia Islamic University (UII), Abdul Jamil, said in making a policy President Jokowi (Joko Widodo) must stand firm and not allow himself to be influenced by the political stance of the political parties that support him.

“The President belongs to the people and so must support the interest of the people,” he said.

He also expressed hope that Bambang Widjojanto would not resign following his naming as suspect by the police recently.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) recently named national police candidate Commissioner General Budi Gunawan as suspect in a corruption case, making the President to decide his inauguration pending the settlement of his case. (ant)

AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Supporters of the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) raise their fists as they stage a protest against the arrest of the deputy head of the Corruption Eradication Commission Bambang Widjojanto by the police, outside the commission’s office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

Dozens of academicians in Yogyakarta gathered on Sunday to call on President Joko Widodo to show his consistency in eradicating corruption in the country.

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Sema wayah, a Trunyan graveyard widely known by foreign travelers

ASEAN to declare single market but delays deeper integration

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Member of the Board of the European Central Bank Benoit Coeure, left, and Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, right, attend the panel “The Global Economic Outlook” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. The world’s financial and political forum at the Swiss ski resort will end today.

Global economy hopes raised after European stimulus DAVOS — The global economic outlook just got brighter after this week’s big stimulus from the European Central Bank, leading policymakers from around the world said Saturday.

In a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, they said a perkier Europe, coupled with a prolonged period of low oil prices, could help shore up the global economy following a period of underperformance that has prompted many forecasters to reduce their growth forecasts.

“Lower oil prices and the big decision by ECB could further improve world economic outlook,” said Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan.

The ECB’s planned 1.1 trillion-euro ($1.2 trillion) stimulus has been one of the main talking points at Davos and has helped counter some of the pessimism that has enveloped the global economy in the past few weeks. Stock markets around the world have surged amid hopes the ECB move could help boost the ailing economy of the 19-country eurozone.

However, Benoit Coeure, an executive board member at the ECB, insisted that on its own, it won’t be enough. He said governments across the region have to enact a raft of structural reforms to their economies, such as making their labor markets more flexible and encouraging businesses to invest.

“We have done our part, others have to do their part,” he said.

Coeure hoped the stimulus will give governments the space and encouragement to proceed with those measures.

“In the case of Europe, being patient is just a risk that we don’t want to take,” he said.

Some in Europe, particularly in Germany, are worried that the ECB’s bondbuying program may ease the pressure on governments to do more to reform their economies.

In Germany, there’s also concern the stimulus is debasing the euro currency — the prospect of more euros in circulation can weigh on the currency. The euro has fallen sharply since Thursday’s announcement, and is trading at 11-year lows around the $1.12 mark.

That’s potentially good news for eurozone exporters as it makes their wares cheaper in international markets. A lower euro can also boost inflation as imports get pricier. The primary motivation behind the stimulus is to get inflation in the eurozone back toward the target of just below 2 percent. Currently prices are falling

modestly.

Coeure insisted the lower euro wasn’t a primary motivation of the ECB, stressing that the ECB doesn’t have an exchange rate target.

The euro’s fall, he said, “was part of the channel” by which the stimulus works but “not the main consideration.”

Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, also welcomed the ECB’s stimulus and said low oil prices may prevail for longer than many people think.

Carney did issue one note of caution, warning that the current low interest rates around the world and the stimulus programs in Europe and Japan could prompt “excessive risk-taking.”

In a separate development that could boost global growth, 21 members of the World Trade Organization — Brazil, China, the European Union, Japan, Russia and the United States — backed efforts to conclude the so-called Doha Round negotiations, according to Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann.

Schneider-Ammann, who chaired Saturday’s meeting on the sidelines of the Forum, said the trade ministers made a commitment to complete the round, mainly in the unresolved areas of agriculture, industrial products and services. (ap)

DAVOS - ASEAN will officially call itself a single market by year’s end, but “big things” like seamless travel within the 10-nation bloc would only come in 2020, Malaysia’s trade minister told AFP in an interview.

“We’re going to declare ourselves as an ASEAN Economic Community,” said Mustapa Mohamed, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Southeast Asian bloc this year.

“We don’t have complete integration or harmonisation yet, 2015 is laying the stage for bigger things to come,” he said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“We’re going to get almost there by 2015 but the big things like seamless travel... would come in 2020.

“What’s important is that we’re committed, I’m not saying that we’re backtracking,” added the minister.

The Southeast Asian bloc, a market of about 600 million people, had set 2015 as a deadline for integrating the region’s vast economies into a single European Union-style market, with tariffs abolished and free movement of skilled workers.

But there is much scepticism that the targets could be met, as the bloc is made up of countries in vastly different stages of economic development.

Myanmar, for instance, is just opening up its economy after decades of isolation over its outright military rule which came to an end in 2011.

At the opposite end of the spectrum is Singapore, which ranks among the world’s richest nations.

Mustapa acknowledged that it would only be “in 2020 that you’ll see more progress in ASEAN economic integration” in term of the abolishing of non-tariff barriers, and flow of skilled labour.

By year’s end, there will be “freer movement of goods and services but not free movement of goods and services.”

The business community has been pushing political leaders to move faster on integration, but Mustapa said the ASEAN model is gradual.

“The business community wants ASEAN to be integrated as one entity. The fact is that there are border issues, customs, immigration, and different regulations,” he said.

In addition, there is little understanding among the general public on how a single market can change their lives, said the minister.

“Some fear that they would be robbed of their jobs, that come December 2015, I’ll be out of job because my Malaysian friend is coming over,” he said.

“We need to do a lot more in terms of communication.”

Asked if Europe’s recent economic woes over heavily indebted member states like Greece had put off integration plans, Mustapa said that “from day one, we know that we’re not going to adopt the EU model”.

A single currency or a parliament were never part of the bloc’s plans, he said.

ASEAN groups together Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Okokan is a big cow bell. This instrument is made of perforated wood and almost resembles a wooden split drum. Inside the bell is placed a palit or beater.

Distinctive okokan and tektekan art of Tabanan

TABANAN - Tabanan, better known as the rice granary of Bali, has a unique art being very close to the agrarian activities. The arts include the Tektekan and Okokan coming up with a distinctive sound.

Their musical instruments are very simple and made from wood and bamboo. So far, both arts are still preserved. Even, they are made into a regular performance to domestic and foreign travelers.

Okokan is a big cow bell. This instrument is made of perforated wood and almost resembles a wooden split drum. Inside the bell is placed a palit or beater. In the presentation, it is equipped with musical instrument made of used hoe that can generate sound teng-teng when beaten and kulkul or bamboo split drum used to repel birds. And when swung back and forth, the okokan will generate distinctive rhythm.

Musicians who play this kind of traditional music instrument are farmers. Nevertheless, this Okokan art is often featured in the parade of the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) and various festivals

in the tourist areas such as Nusa Dua, Sanur, Bedugul and others in Bali. In Tabanan, the Okokan art is famous at the villages such as Baturiti in Kerambitan subdistrict and Mayungan, Bedugul in Baturiti subdistrict.

The Okokan art was born from an agrarian tradition and preserved for generations. On that account, this instrument has been a part of traditional peasant life at villages. To kill time while waiting for harvest season, the elders in the past made Okokan musical instrument in a large enough size.

It is also played to repel plague, where according to local belief the plague attack was caused by spirits and should be driven away

with ngerebeg ritual.

A set of Okokan instrument consists of 30 pieces, 1 drum and 1 kajar. Personnel of the player highly depend on the number of instrument itself. Repertoire of songs frequently played is like the baleganjur gamelan music.

Okokan music is also equipped with other Balinese gamelan instruments to make it more beautiful and generate unique sound such as gong, drum, tawatawa and many others.

This Tektekan art was born from spontaneity aimed to expel plague. Meanwhile, this bamboo music is played by around 3040 farmers. Etymologically, the word Tektekan is derived from the onomatopoeia of tek but it is then used to represent the repetition of this sound becoming into tektek and coupled with the suffix –an in Bahasa Indonesia to form the noun tektekan.

This art appeared when villag-

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ers of Kerambitan experienced a grubug (plague). Besides, if there was a resident abducted and hidden by spirits (wong samar), local people would then perform nektek or beating anything that could generate sound. It was meant to drive out the outbreaks in the community as well as to evoke a sense of embarrassment.

Later, people used the instrument made from bamboo material called kulkul. It is beaten to generate sound tek, tek, tek …

The activity of nektek was carried out at nightfall. It symbolized an expression of gratitude to God Almighty because the plague had passed. The musical instrument eventually became a kind of performance and started in 1965 the tektekan took the storyline of Calonarang adapted to the nature of the Tektekan creation, namely as an exorcism to evil spirits. (kmb)

BANGLI - Trunyan becomes one of the villages in Bangli widely known by local and foreign travelers. Of course, this ancient Balinese village located on the edge of Lake Batur, Kintamani holds a unique tradition remaining to be preserved by local residents. One of the most well known traditions is the corpse burial by lying it down on the ground.

To get to the Trunyan village cemetery, the only access is by using a crossing transportation. Visitors can choose to cross by boat from Kedisan Pier or by boat from the center area of Trunyan village. It will take relatively short time or about 25 minutes from Kedisan Pier and 10 minutes from the center of Trunyan village.

The Headman of Trunyan, Wayan Arjana, when met at local village on Saturday (Jan 24), explained the village cemetery was divided into three types namely the sema wayah, sema nguda and sema bantas. Sema wayah was intended specifically to bury the bodies of public figures and ordinary people whose body were intact and died naturally, while sema nguda was intended to bury infants and adults who had not get married yet.

Then, sema bantas was intended specifically to bury the deformed bodies and people died unnaturally (due to accident or suicide). The three cemeteries were not located at the same location but far from each other.

Arjana said that of the three cemeteries, sema wayah located at lakeside or approximately 500 meters from the village center was the most frequently visited cemetery by travelers. At sema wayah, visitors could see the bodies that were just placed above the ground with a depth of only about 20 cm. The bodies were only covered with fabric and lined with bamboo strips called the ancak saji.

When burial procession took place, women were abstinent from visiting the sema wayah. Based on local belief, if they participated in the procession, any calamity could afflict them. “So far, our women residents never know the condition of the cemetery here,” he explained.

Uniquely at the sema wayah there were only seven graves made in a row.

The grave at the east end was intended for public figures, while the remaining graves were for ordinary residents.

Graves at sema wayah never increased or decreased. It could happen because when a new body to be buried, the old ones would be removed and replaced with the new one. After that, the bones of the old bodies would be placed away from the grave. Considering this unique burial tradition had been practiced by local community from time immemorial, it was no wonder if a large number of skulls and bones had piled up at the sema wayah. (ina)

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To investigate victims’ death, Japan stunned after video claims death of 1 of 2 IS hostages police establish a team TOKYO — From prime minister to ordinary people, Japanese responded with shock Sunday at a video purportedly showing one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed. With national attention focusing on efforts to save the other hostage, 47-year-old journalist Kenji Goto, some also criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s drive for a more assertive Japan as responsible for the hostage crisis.

SEMARAPURA - So far Klungkung Police have yet to discover the reason for the death of I Gusti Agus Karpica, (aged 32, from Padangkerta, Karangasem), and his wife and three children who died in a fire at Hotel Tower Klungkung room 221, on Friday (Jan 23). To investigate the case, the Chief of Klungkung Police, Ni Wayan Sri Yudayatni Wirawati, has deployed two temas to investigate the case. The first team is investigating the crime scene and witnesses in Klungkung, while the other has gone to Karagasem to search for information about what the victim did before setting out for the hotel room where he died.

The Chief of the Klungkung Police did not comment on the possible reason for the deaths. As she said, the authority to reveal the cause of the death of these five people, lay in the hands of the forensics department of Sanglah Hospital. She did say that she was still wait for the results of the investigation by the Bali Police Forensic Laboratory related to the leftovers and other items found in room 221 of the hotel where the family was staying. Police are still investigating the cause of the fire that took five lives. “We’re still trying to figure out the source and reason for the fire, we have yet to find any oil or other flammable substances”, the police chief said.

When asked if the victim was in debt as a motive causing the fire, the police chief was reluctant to speculate. Similarly, she did not comment as to whether there was a love affair involved in the incident. Any information, suggests such possibilities, would be carefully handled by the team investigating the case. “We are still developing the case, any information we have has yet to be confirmed”, she said.

Wirawati did reveal some significant findings from the crime scene such as the fact that the center of the fire was the body of a man, and that the bed near his body was broken. The other bodies were not too badly burned. There is also a question about the missing keys to a silver Kijang van with police plate DK 1238 DB that was driven by the victim. Possibly the key was in the fire.

To find out more, police returned to the crime scene on Saturday between 12:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to investigate the victim’s room.

The Chief of Klungkung Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Wiastu Andre, under supervision of the Chief of Klungkung Subdistrict Police, Ketut Sutaman, led the investigation.

The car keys were not found. The officers did collect some burned items including, Marlboro cigarette butts, a lighter, a burnt green T-shirts, brown shorts and some underwear. There was also a pair of toddler shoes.

Another discrepancy that was discovered was that that despite the victim Karpica having two phone numbers, only one cell phone was found. It is possible that the one scorched handphone that was found had two sim card slots, however, due to the scorched condition of the phone, police have yet to determine whether that is so or not. Another strange fact is that the victim did not present any ID when he checked into the hotel. He only said that he was from Karangasem. As a result, police had trouble figuring out the identity of the five victims, .

The names of the victims were revealed when police found a letter of invitation from a

company in Karangasem containing the name of one of the victims. “Once we contacted his family and checked the security camera footage, we found a clue that confirmed the vistim’s identity”, the police chief said.

Klungkung police delivered the bodies of the five victims to their family waiting at Sanglah Hospital around 10:00AM, where they will undergo autopsy. According to the police chief, the victims’ bodies would be taken to a funeral home around 2:00 p.m. “Whether the bodies will be directly taken to funeral home or cemetery, we still escort them” the police chief said.

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Meanwhile, after the incident, Hotel Tower Klungkung was very quiet. No guests were seen coming to stay at the hotel located on the east of the night market despite the Hotel Tower -still protected by a police line, remained open with employees working as usual. Hery Widitamoko, one of the hotels manager, said that at the time of incident some guests from Jakarta and Denpasar had come to stay but decided not too because of the incident saying “I am sorry, sir, I just do not have the heart” Hery admitted that he felt traumatised and sad upon seeing the victims of the incident.

Hery said he felt sure that Karpica had committed the murder and ended it with his suicide.

“I am very sad, the children were very vibrant, running here and there as they arrived. How he could he have the heart to do such a thing? he said. Hery also said that he had gone up to their room on the second floor that night to provide a flashlight for the family. The door to their room was already open, and after knocking three times, the victim jdid not appear but just stuck his hand out to get the flashlite and said ‘thank you’. “The voice was clear. It was male voice. However, the condition in the room was very quiet”, he explained.

After the incident, Hary said he worked alone every night, despite there being 7 seven employees. He also said that the night after the incident he was really scared, especially after receiving anonymous calls, from someone claiming to be the police and asking for money from the hotel without giving an explanation.

“I knew it was a fraud so that I did not respond ”, he said Four members of the victim’s family came to crime scene to conduct ngulapin ritual around 11:30 a.m. Namely; the victim’s cousins including Gusti Gede Putu Urip, Gusti Ngurah Robot and Kadek Feni.

Meanwhile, the hotel owner, Pupawati, is scheduled to perform a pecaruan ritual on Monday (Jan 26). (119)

The crime scene where the victims were burn to death

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International fraudster syndicate wanted

MANGUPURA - After analyzing the results of raid at Vila Kasa Bumbak on Jalan Bumbak Dauh, North Kuta, Badung, especially the evidence secured, it strongly led to fraud case via telephone. At the scene, the officers found 10 booths equipped with telephone, internet connection and a laptop.

Currently, the Badung Police teaming up with Bali Police tried to hunt down dozens of escaping Taiwanese culprits.

“After we check the laptops and other electronic devices, there are a lot of phone numbers and possibly they are phone numbers of Taiwan and other countries. We suspect they have a network of international fraudsters who chose location in Bali. If it is correct, we will ask for help to National Police Headquarters,” said the Chief of Badung Police, Tony Binsar, Friday (Jan 23).

Is it an online gambling? According to police chief, his party found no documents or data on the illegal Toto numbers. In addition, no evidence like money and money transfers were found. “It has little possibility if it is an online gambling. But possibly, it is related to fraud,” he said. According to Tony, originally the villa owner, Dewa Putu Sudarsana, 45, received a report from people around the scene suspecting the activities of villa occupants where many occupants from Taiwan were going in and out of the villa.

On Monday (Jan 19) approximately at 7:00 p.m., Sudarsana with his son, Dewa Gede Parandita Wiracakra, 16, came to the scene to verify the information.

On arrival at the villa, the victim along with his son who was remaining a student directly came into the villa. Unluckily, he was prevented from coming in by the perpetrators. He was surprised because the window was closed with soundproofing

sponge. Then he went up to second floor and saw the occupants coming into the room and locked the door tightly. “The victim also saw electronic devices and some booths like internet cafés. After that, the victim went down to first floor,” he added.

At that time, a total of 15 people hampered the victim. Immediately they beat the victim and his son using a water gallon and chairs.

Even, one of them choked and kicked the victim. After that, the perpetrator fled by jumping over the locked fence door. One of the perpetrators, Zang Hang Wei, 33, a Taiwanese, got sprained leg while jumping.

He could not follow his friends who fled by car. Zang was immediately arrested by the victim and reported to North Kuta Police.

“We arrest and process the suspect according to the rules. He admitted not to bring passport and identity card because they are brought by the other perpetrators. We have not been able to examine the suspect due to constraints of language and we will be looking for a Taiwanese interpreter,” said Tony accompanied by Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit, Wisnu Wardana.

Police chief who also searched the villa claimed to be surprised. Some parts of the villa, especially the garage, had been modified to look like an internet café. A total of 10 booths were found to have been installed with soundproofing materials. In addition, a phone was found in each chamber and connected to the Internet and to 4 laptops.

“Tissue was also found in each chamber but we do not know for sure about its use.

Besides, there is also a communication transmitter and voice recorder belonging to sophisticated devices. Strangely, there were 10 cases there. We think they are professional syndicates. (kmb36)

A somber Abe appeared on Japanese public broadcaster NHK early Sunday demanding the militants release Goto unharmed. He said that the latest video was likely authentic, although he added that the government was still reviewing it. He offered condolences to the family and friends of Haruna Yukawa, a 42-year-old adventurer taken hostage in Syria last year.

Abe declined to comment on the message in the video, which demanded a prisoner exchange for Goto. He said only that the government was still working on the situation, and reiterated that Japan condemns terrorism. “I am left speechless,” he said. “We strongly and totally criticize such acts.”

Yukawa’s father, Shoichi, told reporters he hoped “deep in his heart” that the news of his son’s killing was not true. “If I am ever

reunited with him, I just want to give him a big hug,” he said.

President Barack Obama condemned what he called “the brutal murder” of Yukawa and later Sunday offered condolences to Abe after arriving in India. Obama’s statement didn’t say how the U.S. knew Yukawa was dead. He said that the United States will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Japan, and also called for the immediate release of the second hostage.

The Associated Press could not verify the contents of the video message, which varied greatly from previous videos released by the Islamic State group, which now holds a third of both Syria and Iraq.

Patrick Ventrell, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said U.S. intelligence officials were also working to confirm whether it was authentic. (ap)

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media after he signed a book of condolence for the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tokyo Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.

Russia blocks UN condemnation of shelling of Ukraine city UNITED NATIONS — Russia blocked a Western-backed U.N. Security Council statement Saturday that would have condemned indiscriminate shelling in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol that killed about 30 civilians and injured more than 90.

The blocked statement, obtained by The Associated Press, called for “an immediate deescalation of violence,” implementation of a September cease-fire and an “objective investigation” of Saturday’s rocket-fire in Mariupol. “This attack marks a significant and disturbing escalation in the level of violence in eastern Ukraine,” it AP Photo/Sergey Vaganov

said.

The proposed statement noted that separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko announced the start of an offensive against Mariupol “and condemned in the strongest terms such irresponsible announcements.”

Russia’s U.N. Mission said in a statement that there was no agreement because Britain insisted on condemnation of separatist “self-defense forces” who are backed

by Russia. It said Western council members have never condemned any statements or actions by Ukraine’s government.

The members of the Security Council are currently on a trip to Haiti. (ap)

Residents pass by burning houses, a dead body in the background, in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. A crowded open-air market in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire Saturday morning, killing at least 10 people, regional police said.

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It’s a hoot hanging out with owls TOKYO — In the U.S., hanging out in a cafe with animals is such an exotic concept that people can’t get enough of it. A pop-up cat cafe in New York last year had lines down the block.

Online reservations for another Manhattan cat cafe are almost fully booked more than two months ahead.

But in Japan, cat cafes are just the start. You can hang out in rabbit cafes or have coffee in Tokyo with two goats. And you’re not limited to domestic animals. You can also spend an hour at a cafe holding a great horned owl.

Judging by how complicated it was to get a reservation at Tokyo’s Fukuro no Mise (“Shop of Owls,”), the owl cafes there are just as much of a hoot there as cat cafes are here.

To get a spot, visitors are supposed to line up an hour before Fukuro no Mise opens. But when I showed up an hour early, I was lucky to get the last seat for a session two hours later. There are no refunds on the 2000 yen ($17) fee.

If you’re late, you lose your slot.

Inside, I was given a list of detailed English instructions. For example, only touch the owls on

the head or back. And while the owls are very tame, “they can’t be potty trained like dogs. So please be generous when they potty on you!” The woman in charge also gave a long talk and demonstration in Japanese before allowing each guest to hold a bird.

The owls come in various sizes and species, from tiny to quite large, including a great horned owl with large sharp claws and impressive beak. Each bird has a tether around one foot, which you hold in your hand as they perch on your arm.

Sleek and clear-eyed, the owls seem calm despite the fact that the small room is crowded.

The attentive staff will place the owl on your shoulder or head if you like (I declined in light of the warning about the lack of potty-training).

Staff can also help if your owl starts to flap. Raising your hand in the

air usually settles them down, but apparently I was holding my arm wrong, so a worker repositioned it. If you’ve had enough and want to just watch everyone else’s owls, they’ll relieve you of the bird.

Photography is forbidden in some of the oddest places in Japan, but this isn’t one of them. No flash is allowed (and no video) but posting a shot of yourself on social media holding an owl is clearly a goal for many visitors.

Unlike some other animal cafes in Japan, this place is only nominally a cafe. There’s no food but a small drink is included (alcohol costs extra). The drink arrives covered in plastic wrap, decorated with a magic marker illustration of an owl. But no one pays attention to their beverage until the final activity, which involves distributing souvenirs. Each item is held

up and guests raise their hand if they want it. If too many people raise hands, winners are chosen by playing rock-paper-scissors, which seems to be the same in Japan as it is in the U.S. Souvenirs included a photo book, cell phone charms, chopsticks and a cloth decorated with owls.

If owls aren’t enough to satisfy your longing to commune with birds of prey, there’s also a Falconers Cafe in Mitaka, the same area of Tokyo as the Ghibli Museum.

When it’s not busy, the only birds there will be the owner’s, four Harris hawks and a peregrine falcon that can’t be petted, only watched.

But hawk owners also come to the shop with their birds, and some may allow you to touch them. This one’s a proper cafe, with dishes on an English menu named after raptors, including Harris Curry and Eagle Ginger pork.

There are other owl cafes in Japan. All have different hours and procedures, so it’s best to have a Japanese speaker help navigate

websites and make calls. Fukuro no Mise also had limited and somewhat erratic hours, so you’ll want to check its website — also in Japanese — for current information: http://profile.ameba.jp/ fukurounomise/ .

And while the cafe is off the beaten tourist path, it’s easy to find from exit 10 of Tokyo Metro Tsukishima Station - just cross and head up the street lined with oddly pruned trees and you’ll see its storefront on the right, covered with posters in Japanese and English explaining the reservation system.

Once you have your reservation, if there’s time, you can head up to the next cross street and stroll an old shopping street with lots of monjayaki restaurants. Monja is the Tokyo version of okonomiyaki, the meat, seafood and vegetable pancake that’s cooked on a griddle on your table.

The cafe suggests English speakers come on Fridays when they have English-speaking staff, but I had no difficulty on a different day. (ap)

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DENPASAR – On Thursday (January 22), Bale Banjar Bali Global Shankara held the official opening of an art space dedicated to showcasing artists from Indonesia in general and Bali in particular. The first exibition to be held at Shankara Art Space (#7 Jalan Danau Toba, Sanur) is titled ‘Jaga Jagat’ and features around 25 paintings and sculptures by I Made Somadita and Antonius Kho. The exibition will run for one month, from January 22 until Febuary 22.

The opening of Shankara Art Space, was marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony performed by writer and humanist; Jean Couteau.

Art lover, kelian banjar, Sri Rahayu, said that the event marked the opening of a space dedicated to celebrating the talent of Balinese and Indonesian artists as valuable members of the International art scene. “We want to provide a space for Balinese and Indonesian artists to show their immense talent to the world”, she said after the ribbon cutting.

Jean Couteau who inaugurated the event acknowledged the beauty of the paintings and sculptures on display at Shankara. “The way that this sculpture expresses primitiveness yet uses very modern colors

is very interesting,” he said with amazement. He also commented that the music played by Planet Bambu was very fitting, reflecting as it did elements of different regions of Indonesia yet with a distinctly contemporary style. Couteau expressed his hope that Shankara Art Space -Sanur would become a gathering place for people from around the world so that through events like this one, people could learn more about Indonesian art.

I Made Somadita said that he was invited by the committee to attend the exhibition. He was pleased and said that with media coverage he and other artists could express their ideas to a wider audience. “Shankara is a very important space for artists,” he said. (kmb42)

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Bale Banjar Bali Global Shankara opened an art space for painters in Indonesia, especially in Bali, to show off their works.

Families plead for lives of Australians on death row AP Photo/Linda Lombardi

This October 2014 photo shows an employee of Fukuro no Mise, which means Shop of Owls, in Tokyo, demonstrating the proper way to hold an owl.

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This October 2014 photo shows an owl perched on the arm of a visitor at Fukuro no Mise, which means Shop of Owls, in Tokyo.

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This October 2014 photo shows instructions for visitors covering the exterior of Fukuro no Mise, which means Shop of Owls, in Tokyo.

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This October 2014 photo shows owls at Fukuro no Mise, which means Shop of Owls, in Tokyo.

SYDNEY/DENPASAR - The families of two Australian drug convicts facing execution in Indonesia pleaded for their lives in an emotional interview Saturday, and said they would not give up on them.

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, members of an Australian group dubbed the “Bali Nine” who were arrested on the Indonesia island of the same name in 2005, have lost their final appeals for clemency.

“I’ve been told that my son will be taken out and shot at any time.

I don’t know what to do,” mother Raji Sukumaran told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

“He’s done something stupid, he made a mistake, he’s apologised for that and he’s rehabilitated. Now I’ve been told he could just be given 72 hours and he’ll be taken out and shot.”

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday urged Indonesia to show mercy to the pair who were sentenced to death in 2006 for attempting to smuggle eight kilograms (18 pounds) of heroin out of Bali.

Last weekend, Indonesia put to death five foreigners and one local woman convicted of drugs offences, unleashing a diplomatic storm as Brazil and the Netherlands condemned

the execution of their citizens.

Both Raji Sukumaran and Chan’s brother Michael Chan said they had confidence that the Australian government would do everything it could to prevent the executions.

“I’m not giving up, and I know the Australian government will do everything it can to bring the boys home, or even to stop the execution,” Sukumaran said.

Michael Chan, who will soon travel to Bali to visit his brother, said he too was hopeful, even though he conceded “to know that we’re sort of nearing the end of the road is heartbreaking”.

“We need to save the boys. They deserve a second chance,” he said.

Earlier Saturday a lawyer for the two Australians said a legal team was preparing a bid for a judicial review for the pair involving “very serious, meritorious legal options”.

“This is not some kind of scramble to gain a few weeks of life, or something like that,” Julian McMahon told the ABC. “These are serious applications which, if they’re able to be argued in the courts, would have a real chance of obtaining a result of a jail sentence rather than execution.”

McMahon said the men were

holding up well, despite their appeals for presidential clemency being rejected.

“I’ve had quite a number of long talks with them in the last few days and they’re coping pretty well but, you know, like anybody who has

been told that they can expect to be taken out and shot pretty soon, they’re obviously, you know, challenged by the whole thing. But they’re doing very well.”

Both men sought presidential clemency after losing appeals to

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Australian barrister Julian McMahon talks to media after he visited Australian death-row prisoners Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan in prison in Bali, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

Indonesia’s Supreme Court in 2011. (afp)

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Death penalty only for big drug dealers

TABANAN - Recently, five convicts have been sentenced to death for trafficking illegal drugs. The penalty of death is the most severe punishment imposed on drug traffickers, however not all offenders are sentenced to death. This severe penalty is only applied to large-scale traffickers that cannot be rehabilitated. Such was the explanation given by presented by Suprapti, Head of the Tabanan District Court.

She went on to say that penalties for drug traffickers were meant to have deterrent effect and are not intended a means of inflicting revenge. In the proceedings of drug cases, judges are not allowed to give impose anything less than the minimum punishment for a verdict of guilty. The most severe punishment for drug cases is the death penalty and the minimum penalty is five years in prison.

Suprapti denied that trials for drug cases were closed to the public, adding that the public should be informed of such proceedings, unless there are minors involved in the case.

Not all defendants of drug cases end up in prison. According to the law, if through investigations and the trial process, it is determined that the defendant is simply a user and not a dealer, and then they are put into a rehabilitation program.

“Such a determination is applied in order to educate and provide a deterrent for continued drug use. The

aim of such programs is to help the person recover from their addiction and integrate back into functional society”, said Suprapti.

Regarding the rehabilitation of drug dealers, according to the Chief of Tabanan Police Public Guidance Unit, Nengah Darma, there is a new regulation that states that drug users will not be prosecuted if they report themselves both to the police and to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN). These drug-addicted dealers could then undergo rehabilitation so that they would be free from the influence of drugs.

In Tabanan, despite their being no threat of prosecution for drug users, there have yet to be any addicts volunteer for rehabilitation.

According to Dharma, the main reason for the lack of volunteers is that family members of drug addicts find it shameful for them to come forward. Usually, drug users are caught during police raids, which mean that the addicts have to go through legal proceedings

despite their status as user. “If they are determined to simply be users, then based the recommendations of expert staff and the court’s decision, these addicts will undergo rehabilitation”, said Darma.

Darma added that there are also cases in which drug users, undergoing rehabilitation, were arrested for using a substance other than the one for which they were undergoing treatment. “For example, a patient undergoing methadone treatment was caught using crystal meth.

Because they were not undergoing treatment for addiction to crystal meth, they were again processed by the law”, he said.

Currently, Indonesia has 16 rehabilitation centers for drug addicts. All expenses for rehabilitation are borne by the government. On that account, according to Darma, it is better for the drug addicts to voluntarily undergo rehabilitation rather than be caught by police and forced to go through the legal process. (kmb24)

AMLAPURA - Karangasem Hospital is constrained by limited number of human resources. At least, it needs three surgeons to cope with the long queues of patients reaching a month.

On the other hand, the Karangasem Hospital is still difficult to pay medical officers owned so far due to limited budget.

Director of the Karangasem Hospital, I Wayan Suardana, said the hospital required at least three surgeons to cope with the long queues of operation schedule. According to him, there were three surgical measures to be taken in order to save time, namely to serve the outpatient, inpatient and patient in emergency case that should be taken immediately.

In the meantime, the entire operation should be performed by two surgeons at the hospital. As a result, the doctors had to share time effectively and prioritized patients requiring immediate surgery treatment. “Other than doctors, the facilities of human resources should also be improved,” said Wayan Suardana.

His party admitted that currently the hospital did not have central surgical chamber specifically used to handle all operations that had to be followed up. So far the hospital

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only had one operation chamber that was functioned in turn at the hospital.

Limited facilities of operation chamber often caused surgery patients to queue in case there was emergency patient.

In addition, the matter of human resources and facilities also hampered the hospital accreditation. According to him, the requirement to be filled in order to improve the accreditation included the need of two subspecialty physicians, five general physicians and 50 nurses. “Meanwhile, the availability of midwives has been enough and it can be arranged in such away as needed. Lack for human resources also happened to position of pharmacists, assistant pharmacists, specialists such as oral surgery and physiotherapy because some have been moved,” he explained, Thursday (Jan 8).

On the other hand, the hospital still had a task to improve the welfare of its contracted employees. So far the wages of contracted hospital workers was averagely under county minimal wage or around IDR 650,000. “Our current budget is focused on improving the well-being of employees. It is being discussed whether it will be possible to recruit the new contracted workers,” he explained. (dwa)

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The patients of Karangasem Hospital are treated in the hallway because the lack of capacity of the rooms in the hospital

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Alaya and Villa de daun received awards

GIANYAR - Alaya Resort Ubud together with sister property, Villa de daun, are delighted to announce a highly successful end to 2014 having rounded off the year with a number of prestigious awards. Notable accolades included a World Luxury Hotel Award 2014 for Alaya Resort Ubud in the Luxury Boutique Hotel category. Villa de daun also achieved recognition as a Luxury Coastal Hotel. Last but not least, Alaya Resort Ubud was honoured for the second consecutive year in the Indonesian Travel & Tourism Awards 2014/2015 in the Leading Thematic Resort category. This particular awards initiative is touted as the Oscars of Indonesia’s hospitality industry and is a celebration of excellence.

Alaya Resort Ubud and Villa de daun proudly come under the banner of Alaya International Management (AIM). This newly established company is driven by a dynamic team of professionals and offers a comprehensive scope of management services to successfully navigate Bali’s evolving tourism industry. By partnering with those who share the same hospitality vision, AIM focuses on developing properties that are environmentally thoughtful and socially conscious.

AIM currently has several projects in progress, including the imminent launch of Alaya Resort Kuta in April 2015. This boutique property

promises to be a haven of relaxation amidst the upbeat energy of Bali’s most colourful tourism district. It will be contemporary and edgy with just the right degree of tropical sophistication to appeal to style conscious travellers.

Alaya Resort Kuta will feature 116 well-appointed rooms and suites, a state-of-the-art meeting room, restaurant and a branch of the awardwinning DaLa Spa. It is set to be the only culturally-related resort in the area that is attuned to the environment through the use of indigenous materials. As a design-orientated property with a distinct emphasis on

personal comfort, Alaya Resort Kuta will offer heartfelt service that is second to none.

Alaya Kuta is proud to collaborate with Grounds Kent Architect the creator behind luxury properties in Bali including Alaya Ubud, ST Regis Bali, and Four Seasons Resort Jimbaran.

The well-known landscape architect, Made Wijaya will fashion the hotel’s green garden and design Nampan restaurant. Spa interior will be created

by Zohra Boukhari, while aspiring Indonesian fashion designer, Peggy Hartanto, lends her creative mind to design the hotel uniforms which is called fashion meets hospitality. (r)

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Jerry Lee

Takes care of local culture

Being the person behind the screen indeed has a big responsibility, especially when it relates to hospitality industry. Other than the staff and guests, the surrounding society should also maintain the existing culture. It is a significant thing to be preserved by Jerry Lee. When sharing his experience, Jerry said that he was not a man who had basic skills about hotel industry. “I joined the tourism industry about thirty years ago. Previously, I was in a sport operation managing a ship and people. Then, over the time, I was approached by Hilton International to join the courses such as Management Training course at Hong Kong Hilton and Senior Sales Management Program at Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada,” said the man who graduated from Cambridge University.

At that moment, he said, he learned a lot about tourism. He spent a lot of hours for studying operations and had to write a report every week to see the management progress. “From that, I learned about service industry. Other than Hilton International, I also joined some other professional courses like Senior Management Program in France, Senior Management Program in New Delhi (India) and Senior Management Program in conjunction with the International Negotiation Institute, Princeton, NJ, USA at Aswan, Egypt,” he told.

“The point is that when joining something new such as hotel industry, the key to get success is never stopping learning hard, working hard and creating perfect work as we can do,” said the man who likes playing golf.

According to this man having a wealth of work experience in many places outside Indonesia, working in different location of hotel such as in Singapore, Canada, Australia and Bali were really different, especially in the matter of the custom of its society. So, when he worked in Bali, he would never forget to keep respect and understand the local culture.

“I have been working in Bali for the past 8.5 years before joining the Kuta Paradiso Hotel. In my ear, Kuta area is familiar in Bali. So, the most important thing that we should understand

together is keeping and understanding the local culture itself.

Without understanding the culture, we cannot operate tourism industry well,” he stated.

How to keep local culture? This friendly man answered that it could be done by respecting each other. “I have learned many things about hospitality to improve my skills in this area. “Respect is needed wherever and whatever we work. Respect does not only refer to human beings but also to environment and the culture of society,” he affirmed. (ocha)

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Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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‘Birdman’ wins Producers Guild’s top trophy

LOS ANGELES — “Birdman” received a welcome lift on its flight to the Oscars after winning the Producers Guild of America’s highest film award Saturday night at a ceremony in Los Angeles.

The win delivers needed momentum to Alejandro Inarritu’s showbiz romp following its upset loss to “The Grand Budapest Hotel” in the Golden Globes’ comedy category earlier this month. It’s now neck and neck in the Oscar race with Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” which won in the Globes drama category.

Many of the PGA’s 6,700 members are also Oscar voters and for the past seven years, the guild’s choices for its top trophy went on to win the bestpicture prize at the Academy Awards.

Other films that were up for the PGA’s top honor this year included “American Sniper,” ‘’Boyhood,” ‘’Foxcatcher,” ‘’Gone Girl,” ‘’The Grand Budapest Hotel,” ‘’The Imitation Game,” ‘’Nightcrawler,” ‘’The Theory of Everything” and “Whiplash.”

Notably absent from the nominees was “Selma,” which had been named among the year’s best films by various industry groups, including an Oscar nomination.

Other trophies presented Saturday night included “The Lego Movie” for animated feature, “Life Itself” for documentary film, “Fargo” for television movie or miniseries, “Breaking Bad” for TV drama series, “Orange is the New Black” for TV comedy series and “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee for digital series.

Next up on the pre-Oscar awards circuit are Sunday night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Feb. 7 Directors Guild honors and the Writer Guild ceremony on Feb.14. The 87th annual Academy Awards will be presented Feb. 22. (ap)

Nikki Reed coy about love for Somerhalder

PARK CITY, Utah — Nikki Reed was coy when asked about her rumored engagement to actor Ian Somerhalder, saying only, “Life is really great right now and I’m so excited for the future.” But she was effusive about her love for animals.

The entertainer came to Sundance on Saturday to host the third annual Catdance Film Festival, a celebration of cats on screen that benefits the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Reed says she’s been an animal advocate since she was a kid.

“I learned how to change a cloth diaper on a raccoon,” she said. “I was

maybe 8 or 9.”

Her mom let her bring home “any and every thing that needed love or needed food,” including, for a brief time, a coyote.

Now Reed has nine pets of her own — two horses, four dogs and three cats — and provides foster care for countless other cats and dogs. She has taken in so many homeless animals that her mother recently moved in to help her care for all the critters.

Cradling a tiny white kitten available for adoption, Reed says it was a natural fit for her to join Catdance, where all the felines on film are in need of homes. (ap)

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Visa-free entry hopes boost tourism

DENPASAR - Bali provincial government is optimistic that visa-free access to the citizens of five countries can increase the number of foreign visitors to Bali.

Head of the Bali Provincial Tourism Office Anak Agung Yuniarta explained that the countries to be included in the implementation of the visa-free program are viewed as potential markets of foreign tourists to Indonesia.

“We need to include these countries in order to bring more tourists

to achieve the target of foreign visitors,” stated Yuniarta.

Earlier, the government had provided visa-free facility to the citizens of China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and Australia.

These countries were selected as they were the main markets for Indonesian tourism. The increase in

the number of visa-free countries was needed to achieve the target of 20 million foreign visitors, or 450 thousand additional foreign tourists per year, by 2019.

The number of foreign visitors to Bali rose 14.78 percent yearon-year to 3.41 million in the first 11 months of 2014, according to data made available by the Central Bureau of Statistics.

An increase was recorded in the number of visitors from nine of the

10 main countries of origin. Visitors from Australia rose 18.7 percent to 895,069 from 754,049.

The number of visitors from Australia constituted 26.18 percent of the total number of foreign visitors to Bali, followed by Chinese visitors totaling 539,371 or an increase of 49.28 percent, Malaysian visitors increasing 14.87 percent to 172,487 tourists, and Japanese tourists totaling 195,541 or an increase of 1.64 percent. (ant)

News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http://globalfmbali. listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http://ustream.tv/ channel/global-fm-bali

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In this Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 file photo, Nikki Reed, left, and Ian Somerhalder arrive at the 16th annual InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes afterparty at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Alec Baldwin memoir to be published in fall 2016

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NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin is writing a memoir, and, yes, it will be candid. The award-winning actor has a deal with Harper for “Nevertheless,” scheduled for the fall of 2016. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, told The Associated Press that the book will cover everything from Baldwin’s childhood in Long Island to his acclaimed work on “30 Rock” to the various run-ins and fallings-out he has experienced along the way, a story of “hits and flops, marriage, divorce,” and some “opinions on the media and politics.” Harper also announced that Baldwin, 56, will write the memoir himself.

“Alec Baldwin is a larger-than-life talent with an astonishing range. And his life up to

now has been far from dull,” HarperCollins publisher Jonathan Burnham said in a statement. “In this memoir he writes about his family, lovers, friends and enemies, confronts his former demons, relives the highs and lows of his career, and opens up in an unflinchingly honest way about his life and times.

This memoir will be funny, occasionally combative, often moving and an unbelievably good read.”

Baldwin, formerly married to actress Kim Basinger, wrote about divorce and the family law system in the 2008 book “A Promise to Ourselves.”

Financial terms for his new book were not disclosed. (ap)

Foreign tourists ride an elephant while enjoying the panoramic beauty of Bali in one of the recreation parks in Bali. Bali provincial government is optimistic that visa-free access to the citizens of five countries can increase the number of foreign visitors to Bali.

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