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Cumberbatch and ‘Sherlock’ to return for 4th season

LONDON — There will be more mysteries to solve for the sleuth of Baker Street.

The BBC confirmed Saturday that filming on a fourth series of the hit detective drama “Sherlock” will start in next spring. The modern-day update of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective stories stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as his stalwart companion, Dr. Watson.

Since “Sherlock” first aired in 2010, Cumberbatch has become a global star, Academy Award-nominated for “The Imitation Game.” Freeman has starred in “The Hobbit” movie saga and in TV’s “Fargo.”

The BBC in Britain and PBS’ “Masterpiece” in the United States have also announced they will broadcast a 90-minute “Sherlock” special episode on Jan. 1. Titled “The Abominable Bride,” it sends the characters back to the stories’ original late 19thcentury setting. (ap)

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Tarantino leads New York protest against police NEW YORK - Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino was among hundreds of people from across the United States who marched in New York on Saturday against perceived police brutality.

Campaigners say that police unfairly profile black and Latino men, and criticize what they see as the militarization of law enforcement forces in the US. “This is not being dealt with in anyway at all. That’s why we are out here. If it was being dealt with, then these murdering cops would be in jail or at least be facing charges,” said Tarantino, whose hit films include “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction.”

Tarantino had similarly joined activists in New York’s Times Square on Thursday to launch a fresh push -- dubbed #RiseUpOctober -- demanding an end to police killings.

People who said they had lost family members at the hands of police are participating in the movement for change.

“This is a big progress. This is just amazing to me and I hope we will organize more rallies in honor of all victims of police brutality,” Chicago-based Precious Edwards, 18, told AFP. Edwards is the sister of Dakota Bright, 15, shot dead by Chicago police in November 2012.

“I hope that everyone, not only black and brown people, but purple or blue people, everybody stands up,” she added.

A database compiled by the Guardian newspaper says nearly 930 people have been killed by police in the United States so far this year. (afp)

Adele releases ‘Hello’, first single from new album

LONDON - British singer Adele on Friday released a melancholic ballad from her hotly-anticipated new album due out on November 20, breaking a four-year wait for millions of fans after her best-selling “21”.

“Hello” is about a love story gone wrong and features the same powerful voice and emotion of her international blockbuster “Someone Like You”.

“I’m sorry for breaking your heart/ But it don’t matter, it clearly doesn’t tear you apart anymore,” the 27-yearold sings in the black-and-white video, filmed in the Quebec countryside around Montreal.

The album “25” is being released on November 20.

The singer told fans in a letter posted on her social media accounts this week that she chose the title because her 25th birthday marked a turning point.

“My last record was a break-up record and if I had to label this one, I would call it a make-up record,” she

said.

“I’m making up with myself. Making up for lost time.

Making up for everything I ever did and never did.”

The new release will be Adele’s third album and follow a pattern as her previous works were entitled “19” and “21,” also after her ages.

“21” -- which featured “Someone Like You” and other hits including “Rolling in the Deep” -- won the Grammy award for Album of the Year and spent two consecutive years as the top-selling album in the United States.

In Britain, “21” is comfortably the best-selling album of the 21st century so far.

After the massive success, Adele said that she wanted a break to give some time to herself.

While “Someone Like You” reflected on a break-up before her stardom, Adele in 2012 gave birth to a son with a new partner. (afp)

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“Taksu” of Bali under threat

Spiritual locomotive being harassed

THE DEVELOPMENT of Bali, has tended to ignore local wisdom and what it has to say about sustaining culture and people. It has become quite challenging to keep the negative impacts of development less than the positive impacts.

Threats to the fundamental elements of Balinese culture are increasing. Balinese people must therefor be acutely aware of maintaining their heritage and the potential that it represents. The inclusion of Besakih as a national tourism strategic area (KSPN) is evidence of the most severe kind of damage to the spiritual locomotive of Balinese people.

A former officials of Bank Indonesia, Made Sadguna, who is now serving as a Commissioner of the Prama Swadaya Adidaya, along with DBA and Dr. Supartha Djelantik, said that there are currently two major issues that are polarizing the Balinese community. The first is the issue of the Benoa Bay Reclamation plan, the second is the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN.

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The Forum of Balinese People Rejecting Reclamation (ForBALI) protested on the streets of Renon, Denpasar, on Saturday (Oct. 24).

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Again, ForBALI rallies on the road

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Demanding cancellation of Amdal process

DENPASAR - The Forum of Balinese People Rejecting Reclamation (ForBALI) protested on the streets of Renon, Denpasar, on Saturday (Oct. 24). A mass of thousands moved from the East Parking Lot to the parliamentary buildings and then to the governor’s office. ForBALI is still demanding the revocation of Presidential Decree No.51/2014 and a cancellation of the Benoa Bay reclamation plan.

“The Benoa Bay reclamation plan has received strong opposition from the people of both NTB -from where sand is being taken for the backfilling of the bay, and also by people in Bali where the backfilling is planned,” said coordinator of

the Political Division of ForBALI, Suriadi Darmoko.

Suriadi, that in regards to the massive rejection of the project, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry should stop the ongoing environmental impact assessment

(Amdal) process for the Benoa Bay project, a process that the community at large has also opposed for its lack of transparency. So far, the public has been unable to access the terms of reference or even the pre-environmental impact analysis.

As a result, the public is unable to fully participate in the environmental impact analysis process for the reclamation plan.

“Substantially, the project is being rejected on the grounds of both the backfilling and dredging required. In terms of process, the

planned project is not taking place transparently. Suddenly, there was a consultation meeting, then suddenly we are invited to a public consultation that again suddenly there is a technical meeting called.

If we look at the process of the consultations, we have also only been invited one day before the consultation. Without materials or documentation we are invited to a discussion -ill-equipped to debate anything,” he said.

Suriadi added that the reclamation plan would result in landscape

changes and should therefore be based on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).

However, so far Bali has no SEA procedure.

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“I am alternately sad and amused hearing some of the arguments From page 1 presented. Some people try to give the impression that without the reclamation of Benoa Bay, Balinese people will die.

This is the impression they give. To be frank, I am slightly amused, especially when it is an economist giving such a justification, reasoning that the plan will provide employment opportunities. This is extremely naive and ridiculous.

Actually Bali has so much intelligent economic and eco-friendly potential that IBP/Asmara has yet to be Supartha tapped. Our ancestors bequeathed to us a lot of potential that can be worked on to benefit the welfare of Balinese people, -without ignoring the Tri Hita Karana concept,” he explained.

Sadguna considers that, economically speaking, the reclamation of Benoa Bay would run contrary to all aspects of Tri Hita Karana, (spiritual, social and environmental aspects). Javanese people, he added, say that its advantage and disadvantage are not comparable. Probably, it will benefit investors far more that it will benefit Balinese people.

Besides, the impacts on the physical environment of Bali will also be tremendous.

Supartha Djelantik says that we need to be alert about this sort deIBP/Asmara velopment, Sadguna because it is sure to erode Balinese society. Such a development will systematically eliminate the Balinese legacy. “If left unchecked, this project will destroy Bali. All Balinese public figures should strive to maintain Balinese culture,” he said.

Supartha added that the Benoa Bay reclamation will also destroy other Balinese cultural elements such as the subak stem and others. How can we then speak of cultural tourism if such building developments lead to mass tourism? (ara)

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Within the past few years, Bali has been besieged by investors who pay little to no attention to Bali’s cultural heritage. Members of Parasparos, (tourism industry community) consider excessive expoitaion has already occurred in Bali.

Buliding developments over exploit Bali

WITHIN the past few years, Bali has been besieged by investors who pay little to no attention to Bali’s cultural heritage. Members of Parasparos, (tourism industry community) consider excessive expoitaion has already occurred in Bali. “We are extremely concerned when major investors ignore cultural and environmental aspect when planning their projects, because such practices are such to harm the tourism sector,” said Parasparos member Dr. A.A. Suryawan Wiranatha.

Suryawan said that the results of a survey conducted by academics a few years ago, indicated that number one reason that visitors come to Bali is to enjoy cultural and natural attractions. It is therefore very important that Bali continues to promote cultural tourism as this is the bedrock of tourism in Bali.

“We will not emulate other countries that develop artificial

or mass tourism that brings in tens of millions of tourists. That would be ridiculous, because fist of all we would lose that competition and second of all it would use far too many of our precious resources. Our goal is not to attract more tourists but to improve the quality of the tourists who visit Bali. Quality here means that travelers are few in number, stay for longer and spend more. It means that

a minimum of resources are exploited with maximum results.

This approach to tourism must be maintained,” he said.

Suryawan does not expect that big plans such as the reclamation of Benoa Bay reclamation or the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN to go through because they would interfere with the development of tourism in the future. The government need not think about improving the quantity of tourists, but should be focused on making improvements to the quality of tourism, because Bali has a unique culture that should be allowed to flourish because it is this very culture that draws tourists to the island.

A member of the Love Bali Forum, Nyoman Suma Artha,

said that Bali is very small and as such its carrying capacity is quite limited. This spatial limitation can be seen when we compare remaining green open spaces to land that has been built on - the ration is no longer ideal. Denpasar as an urban area has very limited availability of open green space.

Conditions will only worsen if Benoa Bay is made into a tourist area, where will there be any open spaces left? Besides, the secondary effects of such a projects are also considerable.

For example, some estimate say that the population of the area would increase by some 600,000 people. “This will overload Bali, it doesn’t make sense,” said Suryaman worriedly. (ara)

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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 “umbul-umbul”, 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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Work begins on immense towers of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia

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BARCELONA — Work on Barcelona’s breathtaking La Sagrada Familia Basilica, designed by visionary architect Antoni Gaudi, has entered its final phase of raising six immense towers that will make it Europe’s tallest religious building, surpassing Germany’s Ulm Minster.

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Work on Barcelona’s breathtaking La Sagrada Familia Basilica, designed by visionary architect Antoni Gaudi, has entered its final phase of raising six immense towers that will make it Europe’s tallest religious building, surpassing Germany’s Ulm Minster.

Presenting the project Thursday, chief architect Jordi Fauli said the central “Tower of Jesus Christ,” the tallest of the six, will make the architectural marvel that draws millions of visitors each year one for the record books when it is finished in a little over a decade.

“The central tower of 172.5 meters (566 feet) will make it the tallest cathedral in Europe, because the tallest tower in Europe is Ulm, at 162 meters (531.5 feet),” Fauli said.

St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome will still have the tallest interior.

The Sagrada Familia, an emblematic fixture of the Barcelona skyline and a major tourist site, had its first stone laid in 1882. It is 70percent complete and currently tops out at 112 meters (367 feet).

Fauli said the plan to have the towers and most of the church’s structure completed in 2026 for the 100th anniversary of Gaudi’s death is still on schedule. He said there will still be some elements left to finish, such as decorations.

“It’s difficult to predict but we can say that it will be completed by 2030, 2032,” he said.

The “Tower of Jesus Christ” will be crowned by a cross and tightly surrounded by five other towers, one dedicated to Mary and four slightly shorter ones for the four evangelists.

Fauli unveiled the next phase of the construction in a newly finished chamber that formed a small amphitheater, perched 60 meters (196 feet) above the floor of the church from where hundreds of visitors gazed at the church’s stained glass windows and arching ceilings.

The tower will rise directly above the chamber, which is designed to support the weight of the towers and channel sunlight into the building.

A mere 15 years ago, there was no roof on the inner part of the church as it stood between the two beautiful facades with eight bell towers that leave spectators overcome with awe, one side looking like a sand castle and the other a work of art inspired by cubist painting.

Gaudi won the patronage of some of Barcelona’s wealthiest industrialist and upper-crust families, who commissioned him to build gorgeous homes and other daring buildings and parks that have helped make Barcelona a leading tourist destination.

A fervent Catholic, Gaudi largely dedicated his life to the project, incorporating both Christian symbolism and organic forms into a unique aesthetic.

Gaudi, who died in 1926 after being struck by a trolley, never expected the cathedral to be completed in his lifetime. Only one facade was finished when he died.

Fauli took over as the chief architect in 2012. He inherited the charge of carrying on the task of making Gaudi’s drawings, some of which were only rough sketches, into the massive monument that is now reaching its conclusion.

The monument received more than 3.2 million visits in 2014, making it one of the biggest tourist sites in Spain.

The entrance fees of 15-20 euros ($17-22) finance the construction budget of 25 million euros ($28.38 million) a year. (ap)

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A building development going up on Keramas Beach, Blahbatuh.

New accommodation being built on Keramas Beach

GIANYAR - Beaches have always been an appealing place to establish tourist accommodations. Alhough many hotels and restaurants have already started to erode from abrasion, having violated coastal building laws, many investors are nonetheless eager to build on shorelines. For instance, there is a building development going up on Keramas Beach, Blahbatuh.

There are already several tourist accommodations right on Keramas beach that where given building licenses before abrasion became a serious problem. One restaurant

on Keramas Beach -alleged to have been operating without a permit was shut down some time ago by the Gianyar Municipal Police.

Currently there are workers

building a tourist accommodation rich on Keramas Beach just 20 meters form the shore, where pounding waves are clearly visible.

To the West of this building project stand a row of villas overlooking the beach, that appear to have been abandoned before being completed.

Chief of the Gianyar Municipal Police, I Gede Daging, when asked for his confirmation said that the

DENPASAR - A major literary festival in Indonesia was forced to cancel events related to a 1960s anticommunist purge, the organisers said Sunday, after authorities threatened to revoke its operating permit.

Five programmes, including discussion panels, a book launch and film screening were scrapped from the annual Ubud Readers and Writers Festival (URWF), which will kick off Wednesday on the resort

island of Bali, a festival spokesman Hanna Nabila told AFP. “The authorities had refused to grant us permits to hold those programmes without giving reasons.

We are very disappointed but also worried that we might be forced to call off the entire festival if we proceed,” she added.

A statement on the festival website said the cancellations came “after increased scrutiny from local

authorities” and that the organisers had been involved in “extensive negotiations”.

“The Festival...was advised that should certain sessions proceed, it would run the risk of the entire Festival being cancelled,” the statement said.

This month marks 50 years of one of the worst mass killings of the 20th century.

At least 500,000 people died in

tourist accommodation currently under construction on Keramas Beach will be looked into.

Gede Daging added that his ranks also plan to inspect a villa construction project located at Tukad Pinda, Saba village, Blahbatuh because the owner of the project that was found to be backfilling the nearby river has yet to respond to an official summons to the Gianyar Munincipal Police. “The investor that has been

backfilling the rivers edge has not met our summons, we will inspect the site again,” he said.

Other than some of the tourist accommodations located on Keramas Beach, there are also other hotels, villas and restaurants located on the coastline of Sukawati, Blahbatuh and Gianyar, all of which were allegedly given permits before rapid abrasion started to take place on this coast. (kmb35)

the killings across the archipelago that started after General Suharto put down a coup on October 1, 1965, that the authorities blamed on communists.

Security forces supported local groups in conducting the massacre over several months, with many suspected of even weak links to Indonesia’s communist party killed, and hundreds of thousand of others imprisoned, some for years.

Suharto took power after the failed coup and ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for 32 years. The necessity of the killings to rid the country of the communist threat became part of the official narrative and the perpetrators were left unpunished.

Amnesty International last month urged Indonesia to do more to provide justice for victims and their families. (afp)

URWF cancels 1960s massacre events

Avalanche occurs in Tabanan

TABANAN - An avalanche Simpang Dukuh, Dauh Peken village, Tabanan, Bali, on Friday, leading to a 23 meters long and five meters deep crater, but there was no loss of life, an official

has said.

According to public relations person, the avalanche occurred allegedly due to water seepage from a leaked pipe.

However, the public relations

officer of the City Owned Tap Water Company in Tabanan Ida Bagus Marjaya stated that the avalanche occurred away from where the leakage was reported.

Prior to the incident, a num-

ber of local residents saw water seeping due to the leaking tap pipe.

However, Marjaya confirmed that the water seepage was not the main cause behind the landslides.

He said about two years ago, a similar landslide had occurred on the northern side of the road.

Although the avalanche did not disrupt the flow of traffic, the police set up a police line. (ant)

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Coastal abrasions ignored

SOFIA/RIGONCE - European leaders traded threats and reprimands on Saturday as thousands more migrants and refugees streamed into the Balkans on the eve of European Union talks aimed at agreeing on urgent action to tackle the crisis.

Concern is growing about hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving in Europe, many from war zones in the Middle East, and camping in western Balkan countries in ever colder conditions as winter approaches.

More than 680,000 migrants and refugees have crossed to Europe by sea so far this year, fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, according to the International Organization for Migration. Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania said they would close their borders if Germany or other countries shut the door on refugees, warning they would not let the Balkan region become a “buffer zone” for stranded migrants. “The three countries, we are standing ready, if Germany and Austria close their borders, not to allow our countries to become buffer zones. We will be ready to close borders,” Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov told reporters.

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has invited the leaders of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia to Sunday’s mini-summit. The aim of the meeting is to agree “common operational conclusions which could be immediately implemented.”

German media have reported that Juncker will present a 16-point plan,

including an undertaking not to send migrants from one country to another without prior agreement.

“DOING TOO LITTLE” Slovenia, which said on Friday it would consider putting up a fence on its border with Croatia unless a solution is found on Sunday, said the EU “must ease the burden on the most exposed countries.” It called for “EU action that would stop the uncontrolled migration flows on the outer borders of the EU.” Almost all the migrants are entering the EU via its poorer members in south-eastern Europe and heading north to seek asylum in countries including Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. Leaders of the richer Western states worry that large-scale immigration will boost support for the xenophobic far-right.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Eastern European countries owe it to their partners to do more to stem the inflow, and demanded a fairer distribution of asylum seekers among member states. “Eastern Europe has done too little to resist the refugee stream,” told

tency tests for the workforce.

Those who pass the test will receive a certificate that is recognized by nine Asian countries.

“We have named the certification of our labor force, ‘Competent Tabanan’ that we plan to declare on November 14,” revealed Head of the Tabanan Manpower Agency, Tjokorda Alit Juli.

This certification process will involve the central National Professional Certification Board (BNSP).

Aside from targeting workers

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Migrants wait to enter a registration camp in Preshevo, Serbia, October 24, 2015. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called an extraordinary meeting of several European leaders on Sunday to tackle the migrant crisis in the western Balkans as thousands trying to reach Germany are trapped in deteriorating conditions. public television on Saturday. “We have invested a huge amount in them, and now they are doing too little.”

The EU’s eastern members have resisted calls for refugees to be divided between the bloc’s 28 members. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban

has erected a fence along his country’s southern frontier, effectively handing the problem on to neighbouring Croatia and Slovenia.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany must prepare to receive as many as 800,000 refugees this year,

despite opposition from some of her governmental allies. Juncker praised Merkel for ignoring public opinion in her efforts to tackle the refugee crisis, which she describes as a bigger challenge for Europe than Greece’s debt woes. (ap)

NKorean sister, SKorean brother can’t resolve old grievance

The severe abrasion is seen in the picture

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Preparing for AEC, Tabanan labor force to be certified TABANAN - To anticipate the flood of foreign workers likely to inundate Bali following the inauguration of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the Tabanan Manpower Agency is attempting to improve the skills of local human resources in order to boost the quality and competitiveness of their domestic workforce.

The government of Tabanan County, working through relevant agencies, plans to conduct compe-

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AMLAPURA - In Karangasem, most beaches that have been damaged by abrasion have not been dealt with. Abrasion got worse said former legislator of the Karangasem House of Representatives, Nyoman Oka Antara, after the rampant backfilling or reclamation of beaches in Bali, including the backfill that took place at Ngurah Rai Airport for runway extensions and the backfill of Serangan Beach that was meant to serve the development of the “Bali Turtle Island Development,” said former legislator of the Karangasem House of Representatives, Nyoman Oka Antara.

Karangasem has the second longest stretch of beach in Bali after Buleleng and approximately 30 percent of Karangasems’s 87km of beach are damaged by abrasion. Damage can be seen at Labuhan Beach, near the Pertamina Depot in Manggis, Buitan Beach, Sengkidu to Candidasa, Jasri Beach, Ujung, Seraya, Bunutan to Amed at Purwakerti village, Tulamben, and almost all the beaches in the subdistrict of Kubu. Severe abrasion has eroded the cemetery of Tukad Besi village during the ferocious wave season a few months ago. A number of graves collapsed and the bones became scattered. Families of the deceased finally amassed the bones that were scattered by the abrasion waves and reburied them further down the beach.

In addition to graves, a number of temples such as the Pura Ratu Ayu as well as the Pura Dadia Gajahpara at Tianyar Barat also continue to be eroded by abrasion.

Moreover, about five meters of the compound wall of the Gajahpara clan temple on the seaside of Tamansari, Tianyar Barat, also collapsed few months ago. At least, four villas or hotels on the beach are also eroded.

Many lands of local residents as well as coconut trees on Jasri and Kubu Beach have disappeared into the sea. So far, the handling of the coastal erosion remains minimal.

The central government, through the Bali-Penida River Agency have only secured the beach with boulders along some 200 meters on Candidasa Beach, 100 meters on Jasri Beach, about 50 meters on Ujung Beach and 100 meters on Pilihan Beach, Tianyar Timur where the local cemetery is eroded.

Acting Regent of Karangasem, Ida Bagus Ngurah Arda, some time ago accompanied by his staff visited the coastal erosion that has been breaking down the compound wall of a temple in Kubu. His staff, Nyoman Sutirtayasa, was asked to take preventitive measures in order that the temple not continue to disintegrate. Sutirtayasa said that his institution will collect data collection data and submit a proposal to the central government through the BaliPenida River Agency, the Ministry of Public Works in Denpasar fro assistance in managing abrasion in the area.

The government of Karangasem is unable to do this alone because the budget required for handling coastal erosion is very large. “Abrasion prevention programs have also been assisted by the central government,” he said. (013)

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engaged in tourism, this certification process also applies to the workforce in all other fields as well. “We are only compiling data regarding the workforce that will then be submitted to the BNPS who will then appoint the Competency Certification Body to give the tests,” he said.

Juli admitted that so far most workers in Tabanan are not certified. According to Juli, without taking anticipatory action, there is fear that the ASEAN Economic Com-

munity (AEC) will pose a threat to local products and the labor force of this country. “Inevitably we must be well prepared. The government is playing its role in terms of certification,” he said.

Juli added that in general, that manpower needs to be equipped with skills, expertise, professionalism and competencies in order to be able to compete for employment opportunities both in the country and overseas. There needs to be recognition of the fact that the condition

of the labour force both in Bali in general and in Tabana in particular still has many weaknesses. Many currently unemployed people have not been equipped with adequate skills, expertise nor trained in productivity.

The ability of the government to create job opportunities also remains very limited. The labor development of the labour force by the government and the private sector has not shown adequate results. (kmb28)

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In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 photo, South Korean Lee Cheon-wu, a 78year-old retired farmer, who recently returned from North Korea after met with his North Korean sister Ri Mun Wu, 84, during the Separated Family Reunion Meeting, poses with a bottle of liquor from his sister, for a photograph at his home in Seoul, South Korea.

SEOUL, South Korea — This weekend, scores of Koreans on both sides of the border are holding reunions with family members divided by the Korean War some six decades ago. Most have not seen each other since then — and may never again.

This is the second three-day session of reunions organized by the two countries held at the Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea.

South Korean Lee Cheon-wu, a 78-year-old retired farmer, was at the first session, held during the middle of the week. Here, in his own words, is what he will remember about what will likely be his last meeting with his 84-yearold sister, North Korean Ri Mun Wu. When the North Korean participants came into the reunion center, I quickly recognized my elder sister because she looks exactly like our late mother. I quickly shouted, “Sister!” and rushed over and embraced her. She asked me “Who are you?” So I said, “It’s me. Cheonwu!” She wept and hugged me.

They look so much alike, it really feels like I reunited with my mother, who died 24 years ago.

She was 12 and I was 6 when she was sent to North Korea in 1943, before the war, so we

didn’t share many stories about the good old days. We just talked about how we’ve lived in the years since. She had a big misunderstanding about our parents so I tried to resolve that, but it didn’t work.

My parents sent her to a relative’s house in Hamhung in North Korea because they couldn’t financially take care of all their children at the time. They planned to get her later, but they couldn’t because the Korean War broke out in 1950.

My sister said a relative there told her that our parents had sold her, so the new family forced her to do all the housework like dishwashing and rice-cooking. I repeatedly told her that our parents didn’t sell her and that they tried to get her back when the situation got better but she wouldn’t believe it.

I learned she was alive about eight years ago when an ethnic Korean Chinese visited me and said my sister was looking for me.

We exchanged letters and photos through this broker, who told me they could bring her to a certain place in China to arrange a meeting with her if I came to China with 2 million won ($1,770). But I didn’t do it because I worried they might be trying to swindle me. This week,

I took the two letters they said my sister wrote and asked her if she’d really written them.

She’s now suffering Alzheimer’s disease and she couldn’t remember. But I came to believe they were her letters after talking with her.

I brought two suitcases full of medicine, pain killers, medicated patches, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, long underwear, a coat, a parka and pants. When I asked her to put on some of the clothes, I found she was wearing three thin long johns. I told her I’m not wearing any long johns and she was really surprised. She’s 84 so she’s old and thin and more sensitive to cold.

Her Alzheimer’s, age and a hearing problem meant that we wouldn’t have been able to reunite if this happened two or three years later.

I also gave her $500, and she gave us three bottles of liquor and some cookies. She said she was sorry for not giving me more even though I gave her many presents. “Please, don’t say that,” I said. “I didn’t come here to get presents from you. You probably didn’t come for the presents either.” “You were smart when you were a little boy and you’re still smart,” she said. (ap)

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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will meet President Barack Obama on Monday, then huddle with U.S. business leaders, first in Washington, then in the technology hub of Silicon Valley. Business deals valued at $19.5 billion, including joint projects between Indonesian state utilities and U.S. firms in the power sector, are due to be announced, according to Indonesian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about planning for the trip.

Obama, who lived in Indonesia as a child, visited the country twice during his first term as he sought to put more emphasis on America’s ties with Asia. But like many countries in the neighborhood, Indonesia remains careful to balance its relations between the U.S.

and China, the region’s dominant economy. Indonesia doesn’t count itself among nations contesting for islands in the disputed South China Sea, although it is concerned that China’s expansive maritime claims extend to the waters of Indonesia’s Natuna Islands, where Indonesian officials say they want more U.S. investment.

Reflecting the maritime security concerns, the U.S. is expected to provide more support for the sprawling archipelago’s coast guard. The two leaders will also discuss Islamic extremism. Indonesia, the world’s largest majority-Muslim nation, does not contribute to the military effort against Islamic State group, but has been an outspoken critic of the group, which has drawn hundreds of Indonesian recruits to fight in Syria and Iraq.

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High interest in coral reef preservation at Pemuteran

For Indonesian leader, a chance to build rapport with Obama

WASHINGTON — Indonesia’s leader is making his first official U.S. visit since sweeping to power a year ago. It’s a chance to build a rapport with an American president with personal ties to his country, and to persuade American companies that he’ll make it easier to invest in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

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Despite the areas of common interest between Jakarta and Washington, Indonesian economic protectionism has remained a drag on its relationship.

U.S. trade with Indonesia was only about $28 billion last year, less than with Vietnam, a much smaller economy. Foreign direct investment accounts for a smaller percentage of Indonesian GDP than many of its neighbors.

Tami Overby, senior vice president for Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said that regional competition for foreign investment will grow more fierce when the U.S.-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is ratified and takes effect, likely in a couple of years’ time. Indonesia is not among the 12 participating nations.

Citing a 2014 think tank study, Overby said there’s potential to double the current $60 billion in U.S. investment in Indonesia in five years but it needs to take action to improve the business climate by reducing demands for local

content, opening up more sectors to foreign investment and cutting red tape.

It also needs to make the legal system more predictable, she said, citing the case of U.S. energy giant Chevron, which operates Indonesia’s largest oil field and is planning Indonesia’s first deep-sea gas field.

Chevron is pushing for resolution of cases of several local employees and contractors imprisoned or on bail on contested charges of corruption.

While Jokowi has a clear economic agenda on his U.S. trip — drumming up investment to help revive flagging growth at home — his positions on foreign policy are more cloudy.

Jokowi, a former Jakarta governor with a humble background who captured popular imagination to win power, has made little impact on the world stage to date.

But he did get negative headlines by refusing to stop the executions of foreigners sentenced to death for drug trafficking. That badly

strained relations with neighboring Australia.

Jonah Blank, an expert on Asia at RAND Corp., said one area where Jokowi has a chance to make his mark with Obama is on climate change. His visit comes ahead of a global climate change summit set for Paris in December where the U.S. will be pushing nations to set binding targets for reducing emissions.

Indonesia is major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers estimate that since September emissions from Indonesia’s rampant land and forest fires exceeded the average daily emissions from all U.S. economic activity.

That’s because many of the fires are on peat lands that are extremely rich in carbon.

Jakarta has pledged a 29 percent reduction in emissions by 2030, but provided few details on how it will do it. Blank said Jakarta has also spoken of upping that target to 41 percent if it gets billions in foreign aid. (ap)

China growth rate may fall below 7 percent

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In this July 15, 2015 photo, a woman walks past a sign reading “Prosperity” in Chinese and English in Beijing. China’s economy does not need to grow seven percent this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said late on Saturday, after data last week showed the economy grew at the slowest pace since the financial crisis.

BEIJING - China’s economy does not need to grow seven percent this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said late on Saturday, after data last week showed the economy grew at the slowest pace since the financial crisis.

But China can still overcome economic problems, Li said in a speech at the Central Party School, which trains cadres, according to a notice on the cental government’s website.

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s second-largest economy grew at just 6.9 percent in the third quarter, its slowest rate in six years.

In March, Li forecast 2015 economic growth would be about 7.0 percent, as the country shifts to a “new normal” driven by domestic consumption instead of exports and government investment.

“First, 6.9 percent is about 7 percent, which is in a reasonable range,” Li said, according to a report of the meeting by the People’s Daily, the official Communist Party mouthpiece. “We never said we must defend any target to the death.”

China’s most recent GDP figures added to fears over the health of the global economy, and some analysts expressed concern they had been manipulated to understate the gravity of the situation.

But Li attempted to strike an optimistic tone about the future.

“The joint efforts of the whole country and the great potential of China’s economy, strengthens our confidence in overcoming difficulties,” according to paraphrased remarks posted on the central government’s website.

The country’s decades-long boom, fuelled by infrastructure investment, exports and debt, made it a key driver of the global economy.

Even though growth has eased in recent years its GDP more than doubled in real terms between 2006 and 2014, according to World Bank figures.

Now it is looking to transition to a “new normal” of slower and more sustainable expansion driven by domestic consumer demand, but the change is proving bumpy and stock exchanges around the world have been pummelled in recent weeks by concerns over its future. (afp)

Opening of BBDF attended by hundreds of people SINGARAJA - Opening of the Buleleng Bali Dive Festival (BBDF) was attended by hundreds said Pitana, Friday (Oct. 23).

Pitana hoped the BBDF can beof local and foreign travelers. Entering the low season, the presence of the first festival at Pecome an annual event in Buleleng, muteran village, Gerokgak, added to the hubbub of tourist visit to North Bali.

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The opening ceremony of Buleleng Bali Dive Festival (BBDF) was attended by hundreds of people.

Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya who was unable to attend was represented by Deputy in charge of Development and Marketing, Prof. I Gede Pitana. In his speech, he emphasized that the maritime potential of North

Bali is so high. His institution planned to set the agenda into annual event, so as to bring in high traffic of tourism visit to Buleleng.

“We congratulate the Regent of Buleleng, Putu Agus Suradnyana,

who has been named as a member of the Indonesian Marine Corps. We also appreciate the local government for the implementation of the BBDF for the first time. It has been evident how passionate people are,”

and consistently be held annually. He considered that North Bali must be developed to balance the density of activity in South Bali. Next year the tourism visit is estimated to reach 50 percent coming to Bali, and they will not gather in South Bali. Through the BBDF, Buleleng ensures itself to have tourism icon via the coral reef of Pemuteran village.

This year, the Ministry of Tourism will even propose Pemuteran village to receive two international awards. “The festival serves as medium to promote the potential owned by the region to international community. Similarly, it is important to promote the region, feature the values of local wisdom and advance the community,” he said.

Regent Putu Agus Suradnyana explained that as the largest county in Bali and having the longest coastline spreading from the east to west with maritime potential becomes the superiority of the community.

Through the potential of coral reefs and biorock, the Pemuteran village is constantly buzzed and preserved.

“Hopefully, travelers visiting Buleleng can enjoy the tourism beauty and nature. Through the BBDF we hope the whole community can benefit from the activities held. The sea of Buleleng must also be kept strictly from vandalism acts and undersea theft,” he explained.

Chairman of the BBDF 2015

Committee, Dewa Ketut Puspaka, added that the BBDF activities aimed at promoting marine life and coral reef. Besides, Buleleng also designed biorock and made a Gajah Mina frame. The festival is also enlivened with workshops, and treasure hunt in the form of pearl.

“We are grateful for the support of various circles including the community of Pemuteran village, and their participation in the marine biota conservation,” he said.

To note, the BBDF also involved Marine Corps where the opening was jazzed up by parachuting attraction. On the occasion, the big family of the Naval Marine Corps 1 Commander Lukman Hashim pinned prideful jacket to the Regent Suradnyana and Agung Prana as the builder of the Karang Lestari Foundation. The event was also attended

by Deputy Regent of Buleleng Nyoman Sutjidra, Chairman of the Buleleng House of Representatives Gede Supriatna, Buleleng (1609) Military District Commander Budi Prasetyo, Buleleng Police Chief Harry Haryadi, Rector of the Undiksha Nyoman Jampel, Head of the Bali Tourism Office A.A. Gede Yuniartha Putra, Deputy BP3N Esthy Reko Astuti, Assistant to Protocol of the Minister of Tourism Ketut Wirawan and Jamaul Yadin, expert staff of the Minister of Maritime and Fisheries in charge of Ecology and Marine Resources Aryo Hanggono, along with other invitees. (kmb24)

Engeline’s murder indictments

Legal counsel of Margriet and Agustay argued

DENPASAR - Engeline’s murder trial has been held in the Denpasar District Court. However, behind the trial, many people are still making recriminations and blaming on particular party. Legal counsel of Margriet CH Megawe, Hotma Sitompoel, et al., in his defense accused there are certain parties intentionally expressing an opinion before the public so that it becomes public opinion as a justification. However, Hotma in the trial expressly said that the parties precisely have been spreading slander, false news and opinions as well as imagining. Three people highlighted by the legal counsel team of Margriet are Siti Sapurah or Ipung from the P2TP2A Denpasar

judged to have conspired with legal counsel of Agustay, namely Haposan Sihombing. Hotman Paris Hutapea is even accused of having given opinion before the public to corner his client. So, the case will be reported to police.

Responding to the attack, Hotman Paris with Haposan Sihombing also responded firmly. Although delivering no defense, he heard the defense of Hotma already deviated far and showed that the legal counsel is crazy and emotional. It deviates from the material of defense.

“Why does the defense attack to and fro? He must defend his client, but this precisely harms his client.

If I were the family of Margriet, I’ll

sue the legal counsel,” said Hotman Paris in loud intonation. Haposan added that for the first time he saw such an unprofessional and disproportionate defense.

“Defense is the objection related to formalities of indictment, why does it really move away? This shows that the high ranked legal counsel does not have the capability of creating a defense that can defend his client properly. He even showed off to get mad and emotional blindly,” said Haposan Sihombing.

Haposan judged that the legal counsel began out of focus. Instead, he is apparently widening and even leading the legal facts to deviate away. “Rather than

responding to crazy legal counsel, I’d better focus on defending Agustay, so that he gets the justice.

If he really wants to prove before the court, let’s prove it, not even reveal things beyond the existing legal facts,” he said.

Related to the spread of police investigation report having been revoked by Agustay and the attempt to express it in the defense, certainly it is a real act seeking to direct opinions. Actually, in terms of formal judicial, revocation of police investigation report is legitimate to be made and the right of the witness. Of course, the revocation is made based on strong reason.

“Allegations and all the attacks indicate the quality of the defense

provided. It’s not a mattr of the legal counsel’s pride, but a verification of the law and legal protection for the client,” he said.

Last Friday, Ipung also stated that she will not respond to any accusations. However, if she was threatened to be reported to police authorities, Ipung declared to be ready to serve Hotma Sitompoel.

“A lot of the data disclosed in the defense even deviated from the existing legal facts. I have the police investigation report of the witnesses that revealed their testimony before the investigators. He even misread, misunderstood or obscured the facts. It’s called defending clients blindly, like a crazy man,” said Ipung. (asa)

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Maldives leader says VP’s arrest over boat blast ‘not easy’

MALE, Maldives — The Maldives’ president appealed for calm throughout the island nation Sunday, after his deputy was arrested on suspicion of treason for allegedly plotting to assassinate him with an explosion on his boat.

P r e s i d e n t Ya m e e n A b d u l Gayoom, who escaped the Sept. 28 blast unhurt, told reporters it “was not easy” to see the arrest of Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, a young protege appointed to the office only three months ago.

“It was taken for the security of the country,” Gayoom said, but added that he would wait for the case to go to trial before beginning any process to impeach him.

The arrest marks the latest in a series of political shakedowns and power struggles in the Maldives that have seized the fragile, young democracy since it held its first elections in 2008, after 30 years of autocracy under Gayoom’s halfbrother.

After Adeeb’s arrest on Saturday, a small group of his supporters staged a protest that led to a police crackdown, with 17 people detained.

The home minister said Adeeb would be charged with “high treason,” an offense not specified in the penal code but still used in the Maldives for terrorism or offenses against the state by government officials.

Gayoom said the investigation suggested Adeeb was connected with two soldiers arrested for tampering with evidence on the boat soon after the blast. He said police had found bomb-making materials

at their homes. Adeeb’s lawyer on Saturday called the allegations against his client untrue.

During a hearing in which Adeeb and his lawyers participated by teleconference, the court approved his detention for 15 days of questioning while police conduct raids on the homes and businesses of his family and associates.

Gayoom has been dodging controversy since he won the presidency in 2013 after hotly disputed elections against a predecessor who was forced to resign three years earlier amid public protests. Former President Mohamed Nasheed is now serving 13 years behind bars on a conviction delivered in a rushed trial widely criticized as unfair.

The 33-year-old Adeeb, who was hugely popular with young Maldivians, was credited with delivering the important youth vote to Gayoom. Some 40 percent of the mostly Muslim country’s 350,000 people are aged from 15 to 34.

In July, Adeeb was moved from the Tourism Ministry to become vice president, after lawmakers loyal to Gayoom impeached his predecessor and lowered the minimum presidential age from 35 to 30.

The promotion put Adeeb next in line for the presidency, should Gayoom be unable to govern. Adeeb was also given influence and

powers beyond those of his elder colleagues, including heading the country’s economic council and mapping out plans for a special economic zone. Meanwhile, he kept control over tourism — a major industry for an island nation known worldwide for its palmfringed beaches, clear waters and luxury resorts.

After the explosion tore through the president’s boat last month, rumors soon began circulating that Adeeb was behind the blast — allegations he emphatically denied.

Investigators ruled out mechanical failure as a cause of the blast, and the government said an explosive device had been placed under the seat the president usually occupied.

Authorities carried out raids on the homes and businesses of Adeeb’s associates, but have refused to give any details about what may allegedly have been found. Gayoom also sacked his defense minister and the police commissioner after the blast.

Adeeb was taken into custody Saturday at the airport immediately upon returning from an official visit to China. Police spokesman Ismail Ali said Adeeb was wanted “on suspicion of involvement in the boat blast.”

Three soldiers were also arrested Saturday, including a former member of Adeeb’s security detail and a member of the army’s bomb squad, bringing the total number detained in the boat blast investigation to seven. (ap)

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A Maldives police officer stands guard outside the residence of former Vice President Mohamed Jameel as forensic team undertakes a search in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

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Tony Blair: Iraq war contributed to rise of IS

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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 15, 2014 file photo, former British Prime Minister and Mideast envoy Tony Blair gestures as he speaks during joint statements with Israel’s President Shimon Peres at the President’s residence in Jerusalem.

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was partly responsible for the emergence of the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East. But he insisted that toppling dictator Saddam Hussein had been the right thing to do.

Blair told CNN that “there are elements of truth” in the assertion that the war caused the rise of IS. “Of course you can’t say those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear

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Similarly, Presidential Regulation No. 51, which opened the way for the reclamation plan, also does not meet formal requirements. The government and investors have tended to manipulate the information.

“Later the SEA can determine whether the project is feasible or not. If we look at the conditions of the region of South Bali, the project is obviously unfeasible because the carrying capacity of the environment in South Bali is very limited. Today, the situation is that they (investors—Ed) set a trap. The trap is set by saying that the Benoa Bay has silting and that this project would solve that problem,” he explained.

Coordinator of the ForBALI, Wayan ‘Gendo’ Suardana, elaborated that the Amdal process has, to date been ongoing i the ministry. There are parts of the process that cannot be monitored by ForBALI, including at what stage the Amdal process is at.

“The Amdal process is taking place non-transparently and should therefor be canceled. We must then ask Jokowi to be firm and revoke Presidential Regulation No.51 because it is the source of trouble.

no responsibility for the situation in 2015,” he said in the interview to be broadcast Sunday. He added that the Arab Spring had also played a role in creating instability that allowed the Islamic fundamentalist militant group to flourish.

Blair’s decision to take Britain into the Iraq war — based on what turned out to be false claims about Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction — remains hugely divisive, and contributed to his Labour Party’s loss of power in 2010.

Blair insisted that removing Saddam was the right thing to do, but apologized, as he has before, for failures in post-war planning.

“I apologize for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong,” he said in clips released before the broadcast. “I also apologize for some of the mistakes in planning and, certainly, our mistake in our understanding of what would happen once you removed the regime.”

Some 179 British personnel died in Iraq between 2003 and 2009. A public inquiry into decisions and mistakes in Britain’s planning and execution of the war began in 2009 but has yet to issue its findings.

The process has been held up while people criticized in the report are given a chance to respond.

Critics of the war hope the inquiry will conclude that Blair was determined to back President George W. Bush in his invasion plans, whether or not it was supported by the public, Parliament or legal opinion. (ap)

Thirdly, we need to ask Minister Susi to immediately issue a moratorium on reclamation for the construction of hotels on the sea. These are three important things regarding the national level of government,” he said.

At the local level, FORBALI is urging the Bali House of Representatives to put a halt to all means and efforts to legitimize the reclamation plan. One way of doing this is by revising the Regional Bylaw (Perda) No.16/2009 regarding Bali Provincial Spatial Planning (RTRWP) but rather than revising the Regional Spatial Planning (RTRW), continued Gendo, the Bali House of Representatives as the people’s representatives, should criticize the issuance of Presidential Regulation No.51.

“Necessarily, the Bali House of Representatives must criticize the fact that there is the construction of toll road and revision of the region based on Presidential Regulation No.51. Why was Presidential Regulation No.51 issued even after there was a clear public polemic regarding the reclamation, even after the investor was hampered in trying to reclaim the bay because it belongs to conservation area? The House of the Representatives needs to question these facts,” he said. (kmb32)

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Ten thousand workers to stake rally

BOGOR - Some 10 thousand workers grouped in the National Labor Union (SPN) will stage a rally in front of the Presidential Palace on Tuesday (Oct 27), to reject a draft government regulation on wages, following the issuance of the fourth economic policy package by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

“On Tuesday (Oct 27), some 10 thousand workers who are members of the SPN from 12 provinces, will go the Presidential Palace in Jakarta to express their rejection of the draft government regulation on waging,” Iwan Kusmawan, chairman of the SPN executive board, said on Sunday.

The plan to stage the rally was discussed in a coordinating meeting of the SPN in Bogor, Saturday (Oct. 24).

The labor union strongly rejected the draft regulation because the government has issued the policy without discussing the matter with labor unions, he added.

The SPN insisted that labor unions must be involved in deciding the minimal wages for workers through the Wage Council.

Besides, the salary increase is decided based on just the inflation rate and the economic growth, without referring to a proper living wage needs, he remarked.

“It’s obvious that the policy is against the Law No 13/2003 on manpower,” he noted.

In the meantime, Secretary General of the Confederation of Indonesian Labor Unions (KSPI)

Muhammad Rusdi has said the new wage policy which is part of the fourth economic policy package announced recently, will only benefit employers.

“The wage policy will only benefit employers and does not accommodate workers’ aspirations. Despite salary hike based on inflation and economic growth, Indonesian workers will remain poor although they are employed,” he said in a press conference on Friday (Oct. 16).

It is likely that only Indonesian

workers who have been employed remain poor because they receive low salaries. In fact, in other countries, unemployed people receive allowances so that they can lead a fair life.

“For workers and other people, wages are the main artery. The government has sided with the employers ever since the first, second and third economic policy packages were issued. We highly expected the fourth economic policy package to side with the workers,” he said. (ant)

Warships ready for haze evacuation

JAKARTA - Indonesia has put warships on standby to evacuate people affected by acrid haze from forest fires which has killed at least 10 and caused respiratory illnesses in half a million, officials said Saturday.

For nearly two months, thousands of fires caused by slashand-burn farming in Indonesia have choked vast expanses of Southeast Asia, forcing schools to close and scores of flights and some international events to be cancelled.

The government has decided to send ships to haze-affected provinces to evacuate victims, especially children and women, if necessary, with two warships deployed to Kalimantan on Friday and another car-

rying medical workers and health equipment expected Saturday.

Military spokesman Tatang Sulaiman said the warships, which will be standing by in Banjarmasin, the capital of south Kalimantan, could serve as evacuation centers and hospitals for those affected by the haze.

Tatang said there was no immediate plan to bring people onboard but that could change if hospitals on land reach capacity or become overwhelmed.

“The ships are sent just in case children or pregnant women must be relocated from the local health facilities, it does not mean everyone would be put into the ships,” Tatang said.

“So far health facilities on the

ground in Kalimantan are still trying their best, we are just getting ready by deploying warships,” Tatang said.

Each warship can carry up to 2000 people and has 344 beds onboard.

“For now the ships will be standing by. We will begin evacuation when there is an instruction from the government,” navy spokesman Muhammad Zainuddin told AFP. The government has deployed around 30 aircraft to fight the fires and for cloud seeding with 22,000 troops on the ground to combat the blazes.

Indonesian disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the fires had killed 10 people so far, some fighting the

blazes while others died of respiratory illnesses or medical conditions exacerbated by the pollution.

“The impact of the forest fires has caused 10 people in Sumatra and Kalimantan to die, directly and indirectly,” Nugroho said.

The figure did not include seven hikers killed in a wildfire on Java last week.

The agency estimated at least half a million people have suffered from respiratory illness since the fires started in July and 43 million people have been affected in the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Nugroho said the figure was likely just the tip of the iceberg because many people did not go to health facilities for treatment.

More than 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres) of land has been burned and six provinces severely affected by the haze, according to Indonesia’s forestry ministry.

“This is due to human acts because 99 percent of forest fires were started deliberately. This is an extraordinary crime against humanity,” Nugroho said.

Other countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Japan have sent assistance to help Indonesia fighting the forest fires.

With Malaysia, Singapore and parts of Thailand already affected, the Philippines Friday said the haze had now spread there, disrupting air traffic and prompting warnings for residents to wear face masks. (afp)

17 killed when fire breaks out in Manado’s karaoke bar

MANADO — Police say 17 people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a packed karaoke bar on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island.

Witnesses told authorities the fire started at around 1 a.m. Sunday on the second floor of the three-story building as hundreds of people filled the club in downtown Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province.

Manado city police chief Col. Rio Permana said all twelve of people who died in the Inul Vizta Karaoke club — 7 men and 5 women — were Indonesians. Most of them died as the result of smoke inhalation injuries rather than burns. About 32 others were being hospitalized.

He said police are still investigating the cause of fires. It took firefighters several hours to bring the blaze under control. (ap)

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People wait to identify the bodies of their relatives among the victims of a karaoke fire, at a hospital in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015.

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MotoGP title goes to wire amid Rossi drama

Kusamba Beach

SEMARAPURA - Kusamba Beach is a very interesting place to visit and located about 7 kilometers east of Semarapura City. Additionally, it is a fisherman beach and location of traditional salt-making. Everyday, we can see the fishermen at sea searching for fish and farmers making salt at seaside. A row of fishermen’s boats lines up on the beach under palm trees and so do the salt-making huts on the beach. They result in dazzling scenery that will tease the interests of those who visit the beach.

For tourists who are visiting Bali, it is an ideal destination to enjoy holidays.

MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi will start the season finale in Valencia from the back of the grid after the Italian was penalised for clashing with Marc Marquez at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday. Dani Pedrosa claimed victory at Sepang and was followed home by Rossi’s championship rival and Yamaha team mate Jorge Lorenzo, who has now closed the gap to seven points ahead of the decider in Spain in two weeks’ time.

Rossi finished third but had an anxious wait to see if he would keep the points after making contact with Marquez and sending the Spaniard spinning into the gravel.

After an inquiry, Race Direction opted against docking the seventime premier class champion any points but imposed a “three point penalty” that will see him start at the back of the field in Valencia.

The Yamaha team have appealed the decision.

Prior to the race, Rossi had claimed former champion Marquez wanted fellow Spaniard Lorenzo to win the championship instead of him and the simmering relationship between the pair boiled over at the Sepang International Circuit.

The duo darted into corners trying to get the upper hand, swapping places and touching wheels a number of times until Rossi slowed at Turn 14, forced Marquez wide and then flicked out a knee, which resulted in his rival’s Honda sliding into the gravel.

Rossi said it was a racing incident and regretted his rival had crashed out. “You know unfortunately I lose a lot of time with Marc and in Turn 14 I tried to go wide to get a better line to make him slow because he just rides to cause me

some problems,” MotoGP’s official site quoted Rossi as saying.

“Unfortunately he came to me and I think he crashed in that moment. It’s a shame because I think that in a normal race we can stay and fight with Jorge and we lost some more points. “In Valencia, will be more difficult,” he added, looking ahead to the season-ending race on Nov. 8.

By avoiding disqualification, Rossi remains on 312 points ahead of the Valencia Grand Prix, seven ahead of Lorenzo with 25 available for victory in Spain.

There was more drama on the podium as the pro-Rossi Malaysian crowd booed Lorenzo when he picked up his second-place prize, with the Spaniard storming off immediately after the anthems and not waiting to pose for photographs.

Rossi then declined to attend the traditional post-race news conference where double world champion Lorenzo said: “Valentino should have the same points as Marc, Marc would have been third or fourth.”

Pedrosa, whose brilliant ride from pole to flag was almost forgotten amid the drama, lamented Rossi’s decision to avoid facing the media. “Valentino should be here to explain it, I said many times we

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Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain rides behind Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy during a free practice session of the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 24, 2015.

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Simona Halep of Romania makes a forehand return against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015.

SINGAPORE — Top-seeded Simona Halep defeated U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta 6-0, 6-3 to win the opening match of the WTA Finals on Sunday. Halep, last year’s finalist in Singapore, raced to a 6-0 1-0 lead before Pennetta won a game.

“I feel that I can play my best tennis here,” Halep said. “I can say that I didn’t play my best today, but I played good tennis.

I played solid. I was dominating the match.”

The Romanian saved both break points she faced in the second

set and broke Pennetta’s serve four times. Pennetta, who only qualified for the WTA Finals last week, had beaten Halep the last time they played in the U.S. Open semifinals.

“I didn’t play the right game against her at the U.S. Open,” Halep said. “Here I was well-prepared and I knew how to play against her.”

On Sunday, Pennetta was a step slower and Halep was on form from the minute she walked on court.

“She play I think really consistent,” said Pennetta, making her WTA Finals debut. “She was play-

ing really well today. Maybe I had not too much energy. I didn’t push a lot like I always do.”

Pennetta only found out last week that she qualified for her first singles appearance at the WTA Finals. She played two tournaments after the U.S. Open — Beijing and Moscow — in her quest to make it to Singapore.

“The road to Singapore was pretty hard in the last month, but I’m really enjoying ... this event,” Pennetta said. “I would love to play a little bit better, but I still have my chance.” (ap)

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REUTERS/Andreas Hillergren/TT News Agency

Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Keylor Navas makes a save during their Champions League group A soccer match against Malmo FF at Malmo New Stadium in Malmo, Sweden September 30, 2015.

Ronaldo, Navas help Madrid beat 10-man Celta 3-1

BARCELONA, Spain — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 12th goal in as many games and Keylor Navas made several saves to help Real Madrid earn a deceptively tough 3-1 win at second-place Celta Vigo on Saturday and provisionally increase its Spanish league lead.

Ronaldo and Danilo gave Madrid a two-goal lead at Balaidos Stadium by the 23rd minute, but Madrid needed Navas to protect the advantage before Celta lost Gustavo Cabral to a second yellow card in the 57th. Despite playing a man down, Manuel “Nolito” Agudo got a deserved goal for the hosts in the 85th and Celta almost leveled before Marcelo scored Madrid’s last goal just before the final whistle.

Celta’s first loss of the season left Madrid as the only undefeated team in the 20-team league.

Madrid rose three points clear of both the Galician club and defending champion Barcelona, which hosts Eibar on Sunday. Madrid coach Rafa Benitez attributed his team’s shaky showing to tired legs from Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

“It’s positive for the group that they know that we can win points while struggling,” Benitez said.

Elsewhere, Kevin Gameiro scored a hat trick in Sevilla’s 5-0 win over 10-man Getafe. Malaga beat visiting Deportivo La Coruna 2-0, and Granada drew 1-1 with Real Betis at home to stay in the relegation zone.

Even though he was eventually beaten by Nolito, Navas had another outstanding performance between the posts for Madrid since

taking it over from club legend Iker Casillas this summer. Navas, who set a club record with five straight clean sheets to start the season, conceded just his third goal in 12 matches overall.

The Costa Rica keeper made four excellent saves in the first half and consistently bailed out Madrid’s backline that was overrun

by Celta’s attacking trio of Nolito, Fabian Orellana and Iago Aspas.

“Honestly, Navas stopped four clear goals. You have to congratulate him, I don’t know how he did it,” said Nolito, who scored his seventh goal in the league to match Ronaldo’s haul. “I take away our effort with only 10 men. We have to be happy despite the loss.”

Still without injured stars Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, Ronaldo ensured Madrid got off to a great start in the eighth when he passed to Lucas Vazquez before making a clever run to slip behind Celta defender Jonathan Castro and receive Vazquez’s return pass before slotting home.

Celta searched for an equalizer during a promising 10-minute stretch that included several chances, the best of which was a powerful shot from Orellana that Navas palmed away in the 18th.

But Castro left Celta’s left side of the area completely undefended for Danilo to size up goalie Sergio

Alvarez and double the lead. Unfazed, Celta surged forward with the same attacking verve that had produced a stunning 4-1 win over Barcelona last month before Lionel Messi injured his knee.

The difference was Navas, who made three more superb interventions before halftime to block Daniel Wass’ free kick before saving efforts from Aspas and Pablo Hernandez after they were set up

by Nolito. Other than Madrid substitute Francisco “Isco” Alarcon hitting the woodwork in the 69th, Celta dominated possession and the flow of play even after Cabral was sent off for protesting.

Marcelo cleared Nolito’s shot off the line in the 72nd before the forward finally bettered Navas with a pinpoint strike just inside the top corner, sparking a determined rally

by Celta that came up just short of a second goal when substitute John Guidetti missed from close range.

In Seville, Gameiro struck twice in the 35th and 45th before adding a penalty when Getafe’s Carlos Vigarary was sent off after Ever Banega had made it 3-0 for Sevilla from another spot kick. Yevhen Konoplyanka scored a third penalty for Sevilla’s fifth goal late.

Malaga’s Adnane Tighadouini scored a free kick before Juan Carlos Perez secured its second win of the season.

Granada’s Dimitri Foulquier stole the ball and scored in the sixth, only for teammate Ruben Perez to commit a clumsy handball and let Ruben Castro convert a spot kick for Betis in the 40th. (rtr)

AMSTERDAM - Two late goals ensured champions PSV Eindhoven won 3-1 at Twente Enschede on Saturday to move to within one point of the Dutch league leadership.

PSV, who had lost in the Champions League at VfL Wolfsburg in midweek, broke the deadlock in the 52nd minute through Luuk de Jong with his eighth goal of the season. But the lead lasted all of six minutes before Hakim Ziyech equalised.

Jurgen Locadia, with a back post header, and Gaston Pereiro ensured PSV’s success in the final 10 minutes as they moved up to 21 points, one behind joint leaders Ajax Amsterdam and Feyenoord, who both play on Sunday.

Iliass Bel Hassani also scored a late winner as Heracles Almelo won

1-0 at bottom-placed Graafschap Doetinchem. Heracles also have 21 points, behind PSV on goal difference.

Graafschap remain bottom, winless from their opening 10 matches of the season.

Veteran coach Foppe de Haan’s return to Heerenveen led to the club drawing 2-2 with Willem II Tilburg, securing the point 12 minutes from time through Luciano Slagveer.

The 72-year-old De Haan, who last worked at Heerenveen in 2004, had taken over earlier in the week on a temporary basis after the departure of Dwight Lodeweges.

A powerful free kick from Jeff Stans handed Excelsior a 2-1 win at Roda JC Kerkrade but he blasted a later penalty over the bar. (rtr)

Mourinho banished to stands as 10-man Chelsea lose again

LONDON - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was banished from the dugout and midfielder Nemanja Matic was sent off the pitch as the Premier League champions lost 2-1 at West Ham United who climbed to second in the table on Saturday.

Mauro Zarate put the Hammers ahead after 17 minutes before Matic was dismissed just before halftime for a second yellow card.

Referee Jon Moss ordered Mourinho to the stands at the interval before Gary Cahill equalised for Chelsea after 56 minutes, but substitute Andy Carroll won it for the hosts with a 79th-minute header.

Leicester City stayed fifth with a

1-0 over Crystal Palace, Jamie Vardy scoring for the seventh successive league match.

With Arsenal playing Everton in an evening kickoff (1630GMT), Manchester City are top on 21 points, followed by West Ham on 20 and Arsenal, Manchester United and Leicester on 19.

Swansea City won 2-1 at Aston Villa where Andre Ayew grabbed the winner after his brother Jordan earlier scored for the hosts.

Chelsea are 15th with 11 points while in the other afternoon kickoffs West Bromwich Albion won 1-0 at Norwich City and Watford were 2-0 victors at Stoke City. (rtr)

Reuters / Eddie Keogh

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looks on as Referee Jonathan Moss send to the stands goalkeeping Christophe Lollichon and assistant first team coach Silvino Louro (not pictured)

Inter Milan fails to move top after 1-1 draw at Palermo

AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, file

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, Tokyo Sexwale speaks during a news conference in Robben Island, South Africa.

Tokyo Sexwale, a South African businessman and former political prisoner who fought against apartheid, says he intends to be a candidate in the FIFA presidential election.

S. African Tokyo Sexwale says will run for FIFA president

An apartheid-era political prisoner turned multi-millionaire mining tycoon joined the race to be FIFA president on Saturday. South African Tokyo Sexwale (sesh-WAH’-lay) announced his intention to run in next year’s emergency election to replace Sepp Blatter after receiving the endorsement of the South African Football Association.

Sexwale will submit his candidature papers to FIFA to meet Monday’s deadline after receiving the unanimous backing of his national federation, he said at a news conference in Johannesburg.

If he’s supported by Africa’s 53 other FIFA member countries, he will gain a significant boost in the contest to head the world’s most popular sport. “I will not disappoint you,” Sexwale told South African reporters on Saturday.

The 62-year-old Sexwale’s varied credentials include being a current FIFA anti-racism adviser, a former prisoner on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, and the previous host of South Africa’s version of “The Apprentice” television show.

He is also a hugely successful businessman with interests in the mining and energy sectors, and whose wealth has been estimated at $200 million.

Four other men have already submitted their papers for the FIFA election: UEFA President Michel Platini, whose chances appear to have been thwarted by an ethics investigation, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, ex-FIFA official Jerome Champagne and David Nakhid, a former player from Trinidad and Tobago.

To stand as a candidate, hopefuls must be nominated by at least five national federations, and show they

have played an active role in football for two of the last five years. They will also face ethics checks. FIFA will elect a new president on Feb. 26 following Blatter’s decision in June to step down amid corruption probes into the world soccer body by American and Swiss investigators.

Blatter and Platini, who was previously the favorite to win the election, have both been provisionally suspended for 90 days by FIFA’s ethics committee over a payment of 2 million Swiss francs (about $2 million) Blatter made to Platini in 2011. That could ruin Platini’s chances of standing for president.

“The brand of FIFA is severely damaged today following various scandals and other allegations that we are hearing about,” Sexwale said. “It needs to be restored.”

If Sexwale is backed as the preferred candidate for the whole African continent, that could put him in a strong position. Africa is FIFA’s largest continental confederation with 54 voting national associations.

Longtime Confederation of African Football President Issa Hayatou, who is interim FIFA president during Blatter’s suspension, said he will not stand in the election. Another possible African candidate, Liberian FA president Musa Bility, has failed to gain the backing of the rest of Africa.

As well as working on FIFA’s anti-discrimination task force, Sexwale has mediated for FIFA in the dispute between the Israeli and Palestinian soccer federations, a diplomacy mission given to him by Blatter. He served on the organizing committee for South Africa’s 2010 World Cup. (ap)

MILAN — Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at Palermo in a match that saw the visitors reduced to 10 men as they failed to move provisionally two points clear atop Serie A on Saturday.

Ivan Perisic broke the deadlock on the hour mark but Inter’s lead lasted just six minutes before Alberto Gilardino leveled.

Inter defender Jeison Murillo was sent off 10 minutes from time following a second yellow card but the visitors still managed to force Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino into more crucial saves. Inter moved level on points with leader Fiorentina, which hosts third-placed Roma Sunday. Inter is below Fiorentina on goal difference, with both teams a point ahead of Roma.

“In the first half Palermo put us in difficulty because there was too much space between our attack and midfield,” Inter coach Roberto Mancini said.

“We were unlucky at times, like when we had a player sent off.

At the moment we are at the top but we are not happy with this match because we wanted to win.”

Earlier Empoli beat Genoa 2-0, while Bologna fought back to win 2-1 at fellow promoted side Carpi and move off the bottom of the table.

Inter was looking to return to the top of Serie A following two successive draws and a defeat, while Palermo had bounced back with victory at Bologna after four defeats in a row. Palermo had the best of the early chances and Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic was decisive in denying Franco Vazquez twice.

It was not until the 50th minute that Sorrentino was properly tested as he dove smartly to turn a Stevan Jovetic free kick around his post.

Inter took the lead shortly after when substitute Jonathan Biabiany, who had only been on the pitch five minutes, latched on to a ball from Jovetic over the top and put in a low cross from the right flank for Perisic to tap in at the far post. It was the Croatia midfielder’s fourth goal in his past five matches — including international games. However, following a corner, Vasquez put the ball in the box and it went in

off Gilardino’s shin from close range.

Inter could have won the game but Sorrentino pulled off a sensational fingertip save to prevent Fredy Guarin’s shot from going under the bar and — after Murillo was sent off — stopped Biabiany’s effort from point-blank range. Carpi fell to last place, two points from safety ahead of the rest of the weekend’s matches, and a point behind Bologna.

It was the first edition of the local derby in Serie A and Gaetano Letizia gave Carpi the lead in the 24th minute after Marco Borriello’s effort was blocked.

But Carpi was reduced to 10 men in the 38th when Lorenzo Lollo was dismissed for a second booking and Bologna captain Daniele Gastaldello leveled two minutes into the second half, turning in the rebound after Luca Rizzo’s effort crashed off the post.

Bologna snatched all three points deep into stoppage time when Carpi goalkeeper Vid Belec flapped at Franco Brienza’s cross and Adam Masina tapped in at the far post. (ap)

AP Photo/Alessandro Fucarini

Inter Milan’s Ivan Perisic, center, number 44, celebrates with teammates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match against Palermo, in Palermo, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

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Monday, October 26, 2015

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REUTERS/Andreas Hillergren/TT News Agency

Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Keylor Navas makes a save during their Champions League group A soccer match against Malmo FF at Malmo New Stadium in Malmo, Sweden September 30, 2015.

Ronaldo, Navas help Madrid beat 10-man Celta 3-1

BARCELONA, Spain — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 12th goal in as many games and Keylor Navas made several saves to help Real Madrid earn a deceptively tough 3-1 win at second-place Celta Vigo on Saturday and provisionally increase its Spanish league lead.

Ronaldo and Danilo gave Madrid a two-goal lead at Balaidos Stadium by the 23rd minute, but Madrid needed Navas to protect the advantage before Celta lost Gustavo Cabral to a second yellow card in the 57th. Despite playing a man down, Manuel “Nolito” Agudo got a deserved goal for the hosts in the 85th and Celta almost leveled before Marcelo scored Madrid’s last goal just before the final whistle.

Celta’s first loss of the season left Madrid as the only undefeated team in the 20-team league.

Madrid rose three points clear of both the Galician club and defending champion Barcelona, which hosts Eibar on Sunday. Madrid coach Rafa Benitez attributed his team’s shaky showing to tired legs from Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

“It’s positive for the group that they know that we can win points while struggling,” Benitez said.

Elsewhere, Kevin Gameiro scored a hat trick in Sevilla’s 5-0 win over 10-man Getafe. Malaga beat visiting Deportivo La Coruna 2-0, and Granada drew 1-1 with Real Betis at home to stay in the relegation zone.

Even though he was eventually beaten by Nolito, Navas had another outstanding performance between the posts for Madrid since

taking it over from club legend Iker Casillas this summer. Navas, who set a club record with five straight clean sheets to start the season, conceded just his third goal in 12 matches overall.

The Costa Rica keeper made four excellent saves in the first half and consistently bailed out Madrid’s backline that was overrun

by Celta’s attacking trio of Nolito, Fabian Orellana and Iago Aspas.

“Honestly, Navas stopped four clear goals. You have to congratulate him, I don’t know how he did it,” said Nolito, who scored his seventh goal in the league to match Ronaldo’s haul. “I take away our effort with only 10 men. We have to be happy despite the loss.”

Still without injured stars Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, Ronaldo ensured Madrid got off to a great start in the eighth when he passed to Lucas Vazquez before making a clever run to slip behind Celta defender Jonathan Castro and receive Vazquez’s return pass before slotting home.

Celta searched for an equalizer during a promising 10-minute stretch that included several chances, the best of which was a powerful shot from Orellana that Navas palmed away in the 18th.

But Castro left Celta’s left side of the area completely undefended for Danilo to size up goalie Sergio

Alvarez and double the lead. Unfazed, Celta surged forward with the same attacking verve that had produced a stunning 4-1 win over Barcelona last month before Lionel Messi injured his knee.

The difference was Navas, who made three more superb interventions before halftime to block Daniel Wass’ free kick before saving efforts from Aspas and Pablo Hernandez after they were set up

by Nolito. Other than Madrid substitute Francisco “Isco” Alarcon hitting the woodwork in the 69th, Celta dominated possession and the flow of play even after Cabral was sent off for protesting.

Marcelo cleared Nolito’s shot off the line in the 72nd before the forward finally bettered Navas with a pinpoint strike just inside the top corner, sparking a determined rally

by Celta that came up just short of a second goal when substitute John Guidetti missed from close range.

In Seville, Gameiro struck twice in the 35th and 45th before adding a penalty when Getafe’s Carlos Vigarary was sent off after Ever Banega had made it 3-0 for Sevilla from another spot kick. Yevhen Konoplyanka scored a third penalty for Sevilla’s fifth goal late.

Malaga’s Adnane Tighadouini scored a free kick before Juan Carlos Perez secured its second win of the season.

Granada’s Dimitri Foulquier stole the ball and scored in the sixth, only for teammate Ruben Perez to commit a clumsy handball and let Ruben Castro convert a spot kick for Betis in the 40th. (rtr)

AMSTERDAM - Two late goals ensured champions PSV Eindhoven won 3-1 at Twente Enschede on Saturday to move to within one point of the Dutch league leadership.

PSV, who had lost in the Champions League at VfL Wolfsburg in midweek, broke the deadlock in the 52nd minute through Luuk de Jong with his eighth goal of the season. But the lead lasted all of six minutes before Hakim Ziyech equalised.

Jurgen Locadia, with a back post header, and Gaston Pereiro ensured PSV’s success in the final 10 minutes as they moved up to 21 points, one behind joint leaders Ajax Amsterdam and Feyenoord, who both play on Sunday.

Iliass Bel Hassani also scored a late winner as Heracles Almelo won

1-0 at bottom-placed Graafschap Doetinchem. Heracles also have 21 points, behind PSV on goal difference.

Graafschap remain bottom, winless from their opening 10 matches of the season.

Veteran coach Foppe de Haan’s return to Heerenveen led to the club drawing 2-2 with Willem II Tilburg, securing the point 12 minutes from time through Luciano Slagveer.

The 72-year-old De Haan, who last worked at Heerenveen in 2004, had taken over earlier in the week on a temporary basis after the departure of Dwight Lodeweges.

A powerful free kick from Jeff Stans handed Excelsior a 2-1 win at Roda JC Kerkrade but he blasted a later penalty over the bar. (rtr)

Mourinho banished to stands as 10-man Chelsea lose again

LONDON - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was banished from the dugout and midfielder Nemanja Matic was sent off the pitch as the Premier League champions lost 2-1 at West Ham United who climbed to second in the table on Saturday.

Mauro Zarate put the Hammers ahead after 17 minutes before Matic was dismissed just before halftime for a second yellow card.

Referee Jon Moss ordered Mourinho to the stands at the interval before Gary Cahill equalised for Chelsea after 56 minutes, but substitute Andy Carroll won it for the hosts with a 79th-minute header.

Leicester City stayed fifth with a

1-0 over Crystal Palace, Jamie Vardy scoring for the seventh successive league match.

With Arsenal playing Everton in an evening kickoff (1630GMT), Manchester City are top on 21 points, followed by West Ham on 20 and Arsenal, Manchester United and Leicester on 19.

Swansea City won 2-1 at Aston Villa where Andre Ayew grabbed the winner after his brother Jordan earlier scored for the hosts.

Chelsea are 15th with 11 points while in the other afternoon kickoffs West Bromwich Albion won 1-0 at Norwich City and Watford were 2-0 victors at Stoke City. (rtr)

Reuters / Eddie Keogh

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looks on as Referee Jonathan Moss send to the stands goalkeeping Christophe Lollichon and assistant first team coach Silvino Louro (not pictured)

Inter Milan fails to move top after 1-1 draw at Palermo

AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, file

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, Tokyo Sexwale speaks during a news conference in Robben Island, South Africa.

Tokyo Sexwale, a South African businessman and former political prisoner who fought against apartheid, says he intends to be a candidate in the FIFA presidential election.

S. African Tokyo Sexwale says will run for FIFA president

An apartheid-era political prisoner turned multi-millionaire mining tycoon joined the race to be FIFA president on Saturday. South African Tokyo Sexwale (sesh-WAH’-lay) announced his intention to run in next year’s emergency election to replace Sepp Blatter after receiving the endorsement of the South African Football Association.

Sexwale will submit his candidature papers to FIFA to meet Monday’s deadline after receiving the unanimous backing of his national federation, he said at a news conference in Johannesburg.

If he’s supported by Africa’s 53 other FIFA member countries, he will gain a significant boost in the contest to head the world’s most popular sport. “I will not disappoint you,” Sexwale told South African reporters on Saturday.

The 62-year-old Sexwale’s varied credentials include being a current FIFA anti-racism adviser, a former prisoner on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, and the previous host of South Africa’s version of “The Apprentice” television show.

He is also a hugely successful businessman with interests in the mining and energy sectors, and whose wealth has been estimated at $200 million.

Four other men have already submitted their papers for the FIFA election: UEFA President Michel Platini, whose chances appear to have been thwarted by an ethics investigation, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, ex-FIFA official Jerome Champagne and David Nakhid, a former player from Trinidad and Tobago.

To stand as a candidate, hopefuls must be nominated by at least five national federations, and show they

have played an active role in football for two of the last five years. They will also face ethics checks. FIFA will elect a new president on Feb. 26 following Blatter’s decision in June to step down amid corruption probes into the world soccer body by American and Swiss investigators.

Blatter and Platini, who was previously the favorite to win the election, have both been provisionally suspended for 90 days by FIFA’s ethics committee over a payment of 2 million Swiss francs (about $2 million) Blatter made to Platini in 2011. That could ruin Platini’s chances of standing for president.

“The brand of FIFA is severely damaged today following various scandals and other allegations that we are hearing about,” Sexwale said. “It needs to be restored.”

If Sexwale is backed as the preferred candidate for the whole African continent, that could put him in a strong position. Africa is FIFA’s largest continental confederation with 54 voting national associations.

Longtime Confederation of African Football President Issa Hayatou, who is interim FIFA president during Blatter’s suspension, said he will not stand in the election. Another possible African candidate, Liberian FA president Musa Bility, has failed to gain the backing of the rest of Africa.

As well as working on FIFA’s anti-discrimination task force, Sexwale has mediated for FIFA in the dispute between the Israeli and Palestinian soccer federations, a diplomacy mission given to him by Blatter. He served on the organizing committee for South Africa’s 2010 World Cup. (ap)

MILAN — Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at Palermo in a match that saw the visitors reduced to 10 men as they failed to move provisionally two points clear atop Serie A on Saturday.

Ivan Perisic broke the deadlock on the hour mark but Inter’s lead lasted just six minutes before Alberto Gilardino leveled.

Inter defender Jeison Murillo was sent off 10 minutes from time following a second yellow card but the visitors still managed to force Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino into more crucial saves. Inter moved level on points with leader Fiorentina, which hosts third-placed Roma Sunday. Inter is below Fiorentina on goal difference, with both teams a point ahead of Roma.

“In the first half Palermo put us in difficulty because there was too much space between our attack and midfield,” Inter coach Roberto Mancini said.

“We were unlucky at times, like when we had a player sent off.

At the moment we are at the top but we are not happy with this match because we wanted to win.”

Earlier Empoli beat Genoa 2-0, while Bologna fought back to win 2-1 at fellow promoted side Carpi and move off the bottom of the table.

Inter was looking to return to the top of Serie A following two successive draws and a defeat, while Palermo had bounced back with victory at Bologna after four defeats in a row. Palermo had the best of the early chances and Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic was decisive in denying Franco Vazquez twice.

It was not until the 50th minute that Sorrentino was properly tested as he dove smartly to turn a Stevan Jovetic free kick around his post.

Inter took the lead shortly after when substitute Jonathan Biabiany, who had only been on the pitch five minutes, latched on to a ball from Jovetic over the top and put in a low cross from the right flank for Perisic to tap in at the far post. It was the Croatia midfielder’s fourth goal in his past five matches — including international games. However, following a corner, Vasquez put the ball in the box and it went in

off Gilardino’s shin from close range.

Inter could have won the game but Sorrentino pulled off a sensational fingertip save to prevent Fredy Guarin’s shot from going under the bar and — after Murillo was sent off — stopped Biabiany’s effort from point-blank range. Carpi fell to last place, two points from safety ahead of the rest of the weekend’s matches, and a point behind Bologna.

It was the first edition of the local derby in Serie A and Gaetano Letizia gave Carpi the lead in the 24th minute after Marco Borriello’s effort was blocked.

But Carpi was reduced to 10 men in the 38th when Lorenzo Lollo was dismissed for a second booking and Bologna captain Daniele Gastaldello leveled two minutes into the second half, turning in the rebound after Luca Rizzo’s effort crashed off the post.

Bologna snatched all three points deep into stoppage time when Carpi goalkeeper Vid Belec flapped at Franco Brienza’s cross and Adam Masina tapped in at the far post. (ap)

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Inter Milan’s Ivan Perisic, center, number 44, celebrates with teammates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match against Palermo, in Palermo, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

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MotoGP title goes to wire amid Rossi drama

Kusamba Beach

SEMARAPURA - Kusamba Beach is a very interesting place to visit and located about 7 kilometers east of Semarapura City. Additionally, it is a fisherman beach and location of traditional salt-making. Everyday, we can see the fishermen at sea searching for fish and farmers making salt at seaside. A row of fishermen’s boats lines up on the beach under palm trees and so do the salt-making huts on the beach. They result in dazzling scenery that will tease the interests of those who visit the beach.

For tourists who are visiting Bali, it is an ideal destination to enjoy holidays.

MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi will start the season finale in Valencia from the back of the grid after the Italian was penalised for clashing with Marc Marquez at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday. Dani Pedrosa claimed victory at Sepang and was followed home by Rossi’s championship rival and Yamaha team mate Jorge Lorenzo, who has now closed the gap to seven points ahead of the decider in Spain in two weeks’ time.

Rossi finished third but had an anxious wait to see if he would keep the points after making contact with Marquez and sending the Spaniard spinning into the gravel.

After an inquiry, Race Direction opted against docking the seventime premier class champion any points but imposed a “three point penalty” that will see him start at the back of the field in Valencia.

The Yamaha team have appealed the decision.

Prior to the race, Rossi had claimed former champion Marquez wanted fellow Spaniard Lorenzo to win the championship instead of him and the simmering relationship between the pair boiled over at the Sepang International Circuit.

The duo darted into corners trying to get the upper hand, swapping places and touching wheels a number of times until Rossi slowed at Turn 14, forced Marquez wide and then flicked out a knee, which resulted in his rival’s Honda sliding into the gravel.

Rossi said it was a racing incident and regretted his rival had crashed out. “You know unfortunately I lose a lot of time with Marc and in Turn 14 I tried to go wide to get a better line to make him slow because he just rides to cause me

some problems,” MotoGP’s official site quoted Rossi as saying.

“Unfortunately he came to me and I think he crashed in that moment. It’s a shame because I think that in a normal race we can stay and fight with Jorge and we lost some more points. “In Valencia, will be more difficult,” he added, looking ahead to the season-ending race on Nov. 8.

By avoiding disqualification, Rossi remains on 312 points ahead of the Valencia Grand Prix, seven ahead of Lorenzo with 25 available for victory in Spain.

There was more drama on the podium as the pro-Rossi Malaysian crowd booed Lorenzo when he picked up his second-place prize, with the Spaniard storming off immediately after the anthems and not waiting to pose for photographs.

Rossi then declined to attend the traditional post-race news conference where double world champion Lorenzo said: “Valentino should have the same points as Marc, Marc would have been third or fourth.”

Pedrosa, whose brilliant ride from pole to flag was almost forgotten amid the drama, lamented Rossi’s decision to avoid facing the media. “Valentino should be here to explain it, I said many times we

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Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain rides behind Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy during a free practice session of the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 24, 2015.

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Simona Halep of Romania makes a forehand return against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015.

SINGAPORE — Top-seeded Simona Halep defeated U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta 6-0, 6-3 to win the opening match of the WTA Finals on Sunday. Halep, last year’s finalist in Singapore, raced to a 6-0 1-0 lead before Pennetta won a game.

“I feel that I can play my best tennis here,” Halep said. “I can say that I didn’t play my best today, but I played good tennis.

I played solid. I was dominating the match.”

The Romanian saved both break points she faced in the second

set and broke Pennetta’s serve four times. Pennetta, who only qualified for the WTA Finals last week, had beaten Halep the last time they played in the U.S. Open semifinals.

“I didn’t play the right game against her at the U.S. Open,” Halep said. “Here I was well-prepared and I knew how to play against her.”

On Sunday, Pennetta was a step slower and Halep was on form from the minute she walked on court.

“She play I think really consistent,” said Pennetta, making her WTA Finals debut. “She was play-

ing really well today. Maybe I had not too much energy. I didn’t push a lot like I always do.”

Pennetta only found out last week that she qualified for her first singles appearance at the WTA Finals. She played two tournaments after the U.S. Open — Beijing and Moscow — in her quest to make it to Singapore.

“The road to Singapore was pretty hard in the last month, but I’m really enjoying ... this event,” Pennetta said. “I would love to play a little bit better, but I still have my chance.” (ap)

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Maldives leader says VP’s arrest over boat blast ‘not easy’

MALE, Maldives — The Maldives’ president appealed for calm throughout the island nation Sunday, after his deputy was arrested on suspicion of treason for allegedly plotting to assassinate him with an explosion on his boat.

P r e s i d e n t Ya m e e n A b d u l Gayoom, who escaped the Sept. 28 blast unhurt, told reporters it “was not easy” to see the arrest of Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, a young protege appointed to the office only three months ago.

“It was taken for the security of the country,” Gayoom said, but added that he would wait for the case to go to trial before beginning any process to impeach him.

The arrest marks the latest in a series of political shakedowns and power struggles in the Maldives that have seized the fragile, young democracy since it held its first elections in 2008, after 30 years of autocracy under Gayoom’s halfbrother.

After Adeeb’s arrest on Saturday, a small group of his supporters staged a protest that led to a police crackdown, with 17 people detained.

The home minister said Adeeb would be charged with “high treason,” an offense not specified in the penal code but still used in the Maldives for terrorism or offenses against the state by government officials.

Gayoom said the investigation suggested Adeeb was connected with two soldiers arrested for tampering with evidence on the boat soon after the blast. He said police had found bomb-making materials

at their homes. Adeeb’s lawyer on Saturday called the allegations against his client untrue.

During a hearing in which Adeeb and his lawyers participated by teleconference, the court approved his detention for 15 days of questioning while police conduct raids on the homes and businesses of his family and associates.

Gayoom has been dodging controversy since he won the presidency in 2013 after hotly disputed elections against a predecessor who was forced to resign three years earlier amid public protests. Former President Mohamed Nasheed is now serving 13 years behind bars on a conviction delivered in a rushed trial widely criticized as unfair.

The 33-year-old Adeeb, who was hugely popular with young Maldivians, was credited with delivering the important youth vote to Gayoom. Some 40 percent of the mostly Muslim country’s 350,000 people are aged from 15 to 34.

In July, Adeeb was moved from the Tourism Ministry to become vice president, after lawmakers loyal to Gayoom impeached his predecessor and lowered the minimum presidential age from 35 to 30.

The promotion put Adeeb next in line for the presidency, should Gayoom be unable to govern. Adeeb was also given influence and

powers beyond those of his elder colleagues, including heading the country’s economic council and mapping out plans for a special economic zone. Meanwhile, he kept control over tourism — a major industry for an island nation known worldwide for its palmfringed beaches, clear waters and luxury resorts.

After the explosion tore through the president’s boat last month, rumors soon began circulating that Adeeb was behind the blast — allegations he emphatically denied.

Investigators ruled out mechanical failure as a cause of the blast, and the government said an explosive device had been placed under the seat the president usually occupied.

Authorities carried out raids on the homes and businesses of Adeeb’s associates, but have refused to give any details about what may allegedly have been found. Gayoom also sacked his defense minister and the police commissioner after the blast.

Adeeb was taken into custody Saturday at the airport immediately upon returning from an official visit to China. Police spokesman Ismail Ali said Adeeb was wanted “on suspicion of involvement in the boat blast.”

Three soldiers were also arrested Saturday, including a former member of Adeeb’s security detail and a member of the army’s bomb squad, bringing the total number detained in the boat blast investigation to seven. (ap)

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A Maldives police officer stands guard outside the residence of former Vice President Mohamed Jameel as forensic team undertakes a search in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

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Tony Blair: Iraq war contributed to rise of IS

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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 15, 2014 file photo, former British Prime Minister and Mideast envoy Tony Blair gestures as he speaks during joint statements with Israel’s President Shimon Peres at the President’s residence in Jerusalem.

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was partly responsible for the emergence of the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East. But he insisted that toppling dictator Saddam Hussein had been the right thing to do.

Blair told CNN that “there are elements of truth” in the assertion that the war caused the rise of IS. “Of course you can’t say those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear

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Similarly, Presidential Regulation No. 51, which opened the way for the reclamation plan, also does not meet formal requirements. The government and investors have tended to manipulate the information.

“Later the SEA can determine whether the project is feasible or not. If we look at the conditions of the region of South Bali, the project is obviously unfeasible because the carrying capacity of the environment in South Bali is very limited. Today, the situation is that they (investors—Ed) set a trap. The trap is set by saying that the Benoa Bay has silting and that this project would solve that problem,” he explained.

Coordinator of the ForBALI, Wayan ‘Gendo’ Suardana, elaborated that the Amdal process has, to date been ongoing i the ministry. There are parts of the process that cannot be monitored by ForBALI, including at what stage the Amdal process is at.

“The Amdal process is taking place non-transparently and should therefor be canceled. We must then ask Jokowi to be firm and revoke Presidential Regulation No.51 because it is the source of trouble.

no responsibility for the situation in 2015,” he said in the interview to be broadcast Sunday. He added that the Arab Spring had also played a role in creating instability that allowed the Islamic fundamentalist militant group to flourish.

Blair’s decision to take Britain into the Iraq war — based on what turned out to be false claims about Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction — remains hugely divisive, and contributed to his Labour Party’s loss of power in 2010.

Blair insisted that removing Saddam was the right thing to do, but apologized, as he has before, for failures in post-war planning.

“I apologize for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong,” he said in clips released before the broadcast. “I also apologize for some of the mistakes in planning and, certainly, our mistake in our understanding of what would happen once you removed the regime.”

Some 179 British personnel died in Iraq between 2003 and 2009. A public inquiry into decisions and mistakes in Britain’s planning and execution of the war began in 2009 but has yet to issue its findings.

The process has been held up while people criticized in the report are given a chance to respond.

Critics of the war hope the inquiry will conclude that Blair was determined to back President George W. Bush in his invasion plans, whether or not it was supported by the public, Parliament or legal opinion. (ap)

Thirdly, we need to ask Minister Susi to immediately issue a moratorium on reclamation for the construction of hotels on the sea. These are three important things regarding the national level of government,” he said.

At the local level, FORBALI is urging the Bali House of Representatives to put a halt to all means and efforts to legitimize the reclamation plan. One way of doing this is by revising the Regional Bylaw (Perda) No.16/2009 regarding Bali Provincial Spatial Planning (RTRWP) but rather than revising the Regional Spatial Planning (RTRW), continued Gendo, the Bali House of Representatives as the people’s representatives, should criticize the issuance of Presidential Regulation No.51.

“Necessarily, the Bali House of Representatives must criticize the fact that there is the construction of toll road and revision of the region based on Presidential Regulation No.51. Why was Presidential Regulation No.51 issued even after there was a clear public polemic regarding the reclamation, even after the investor was hampered in trying to reclaim the bay because it belongs to conservation area? The House of the Representatives needs to question these facts,” he said. (kmb32)

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Ten thousand workers to stake rally

BOGOR - Some 10 thousand workers grouped in the National Labor Union (SPN) will stage a rally in front of the Presidential Palace on Tuesday (Oct 27), to reject a draft government regulation on wages, following the issuance of the fourth economic policy package by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

“On Tuesday (Oct 27), some 10 thousand workers who are members of the SPN from 12 provinces, will go the Presidential Palace in Jakarta to express their rejection of the draft government regulation on waging,” Iwan Kusmawan, chairman of the SPN executive board, said on Sunday.

The plan to stage the rally was discussed in a coordinating meeting of the SPN in Bogor, Saturday (Oct. 24).

The labor union strongly rejected the draft regulation because the government has issued the policy without discussing the matter with labor unions, he added.

The SPN insisted that labor unions must be involved in deciding the minimal wages for workers through the Wage Council.

Besides, the salary increase is decided based on just the inflation rate and the economic growth, without referring to a proper living wage needs, he remarked.

“It’s obvious that the policy is against the Law No 13/2003 on manpower,” he noted.

In the meantime, Secretary General of the Confederation of Indonesian Labor Unions (KSPI)

Muhammad Rusdi has said the new wage policy which is part of the fourth economic policy package announced recently, will only benefit employers.

“The wage policy will only benefit employers and does not accommodate workers’ aspirations. Despite salary hike based on inflation and economic growth, Indonesian workers will remain poor although they are employed,” he said in a press conference on Friday (Oct. 16).

It is likely that only Indonesian

workers who have been employed remain poor because they receive low salaries. In fact, in other countries, unemployed people receive allowances so that they can lead a fair life.

“For workers and other people, wages are the main artery. The government has sided with the employers ever since the first, second and third economic policy packages were issued. We highly expected the fourth economic policy package to side with the workers,” he said. (ant)

Warships ready for haze evacuation

JAKARTA - Indonesia has put warships on standby to evacuate people affected by acrid haze from forest fires which has killed at least 10 and caused respiratory illnesses in half a million, officials said Saturday.

For nearly two months, thousands of fires caused by slashand-burn farming in Indonesia have choked vast expanses of Southeast Asia, forcing schools to close and scores of flights and some international events to be cancelled.

The government has decided to send ships to haze-affected provinces to evacuate victims, especially children and women, if necessary, with two warships deployed to Kalimantan on Friday and another car-

rying medical workers and health equipment expected Saturday.

Military spokesman Tatang Sulaiman said the warships, which will be standing by in Banjarmasin, the capital of south Kalimantan, could serve as evacuation centers and hospitals for those affected by the haze.

Tatang said there was no immediate plan to bring people onboard but that could change if hospitals on land reach capacity or become overwhelmed.

“The ships are sent just in case children or pregnant women must be relocated from the local health facilities, it does not mean everyone would be put into the ships,” Tatang said.

“So far health facilities on the

ground in Kalimantan are still trying their best, we are just getting ready by deploying warships,” Tatang said.

Each warship can carry up to 2000 people and has 344 beds onboard.

“For now the ships will be standing by. We will begin evacuation when there is an instruction from the government,” navy spokesman Muhammad Zainuddin told AFP. The government has deployed around 30 aircraft to fight the fires and for cloud seeding with 22,000 troops on the ground to combat the blazes.

Indonesian disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the fires had killed 10 people so far, some fighting the

blazes while others died of respiratory illnesses or medical conditions exacerbated by the pollution.

“The impact of the forest fires has caused 10 people in Sumatra and Kalimantan to die, directly and indirectly,” Nugroho said.

The figure did not include seven hikers killed in a wildfire on Java last week.

The agency estimated at least half a million people have suffered from respiratory illness since the fires started in July and 43 million people have been affected in the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Nugroho said the figure was likely just the tip of the iceberg because many people did not go to health facilities for treatment.

More than 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres) of land has been burned and six provinces severely affected by the haze, according to Indonesia’s forestry ministry.

“This is due to human acts because 99 percent of forest fires were started deliberately. This is an extraordinary crime against humanity,” Nugroho said.

Other countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Japan have sent assistance to help Indonesia fighting the forest fires.

With Malaysia, Singapore and parts of Thailand already affected, the Philippines Friday said the haze had now spread there, disrupting air traffic and prompting warnings for residents to wear face masks. (afp)

17 killed when fire breaks out in Manado’s karaoke bar

MANADO — Police say 17 people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a packed karaoke bar on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island.

Witnesses told authorities the fire started at around 1 a.m. Sunday on the second floor of the three-story building as hundreds of people filled the club in downtown Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province.

Manado city police chief Col. Rio Permana said all twelve of people who died in the Inul Vizta Karaoke club — 7 men and 5 women — were Indonesians. Most of them died as the result of smoke inhalation injuries rather than burns. About 32 others were being hospitalized.

He said police are still investigating the cause of fires. It took firefighters several hours to bring the blaze under control. (ap)

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People wait to identify the bodies of their relatives among the victims of a karaoke fire, at a hospital in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015.

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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will meet President Barack Obama on Monday, then huddle with U.S. business leaders, first in Washington, then in the technology hub of Silicon Valley. Business deals valued at $19.5 billion, including joint projects between Indonesian state utilities and U.S. firms in the power sector, are due to be announced, according to Indonesian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about planning for the trip.

Obama, who lived in Indonesia as a child, visited the country twice during his first term as he sought to put more emphasis on America’s ties with Asia. But like many countries in the neighborhood, Indonesia remains careful to balance its relations between the U.S.

and China, the region’s dominant economy. Indonesia doesn’t count itself among nations contesting for islands in the disputed South China Sea, although it is concerned that China’s expansive maritime claims extend to the waters of Indonesia’s Natuna Islands, where Indonesian officials say they want more U.S. investment.

Reflecting the maritime security concerns, the U.S. is expected to provide more support for the sprawling archipelago’s coast guard. The two leaders will also discuss Islamic extremism. Indonesia, the world’s largest majority-Muslim nation, does not contribute to the military effort against Islamic State group, but has been an outspoken critic of the group, which has drawn hundreds of Indonesian recruits to fight in Syria and Iraq.

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High interest in coral reef preservation at Pemuteran

For Indonesian leader, a chance to build rapport with Obama

WASHINGTON — Indonesia’s leader is making his first official U.S. visit since sweeping to power a year ago. It’s a chance to build a rapport with an American president with personal ties to his country, and to persuade American companies that he’ll make it easier to invest in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

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Despite the areas of common interest between Jakarta and Washington, Indonesian economic protectionism has remained a drag on its relationship.

U.S. trade with Indonesia was only about $28 billion last year, less than with Vietnam, a much smaller economy. Foreign direct investment accounts for a smaller percentage of Indonesian GDP than many of its neighbors.

Tami Overby, senior vice president for Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said that regional competition for foreign investment will grow more fierce when the U.S.-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is ratified and takes effect, likely in a couple of years’ time. Indonesia is not among the 12 participating nations.

Citing a 2014 think tank study, Overby said there’s potential to double the current $60 billion in U.S. investment in Indonesia in five years but it needs to take action to improve the business climate by reducing demands for local

content, opening up more sectors to foreign investment and cutting red tape.

It also needs to make the legal system more predictable, she said, citing the case of U.S. energy giant Chevron, which operates Indonesia’s largest oil field and is planning Indonesia’s first deep-sea gas field.

Chevron is pushing for resolution of cases of several local employees and contractors imprisoned or on bail on contested charges of corruption.

While Jokowi has a clear economic agenda on his U.S. trip — drumming up investment to help revive flagging growth at home — his positions on foreign policy are more cloudy.

Jokowi, a former Jakarta governor with a humble background who captured popular imagination to win power, has made little impact on the world stage to date.

But he did get negative headlines by refusing to stop the executions of foreigners sentenced to death for drug trafficking. That badly

strained relations with neighboring Australia.

Jonah Blank, an expert on Asia at RAND Corp., said one area where Jokowi has a chance to make his mark with Obama is on climate change. His visit comes ahead of a global climate change summit set for Paris in December where the U.S. will be pushing nations to set binding targets for reducing emissions.

Indonesia is major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers estimate that since September emissions from Indonesia’s rampant land and forest fires exceeded the average daily emissions from all U.S. economic activity.

That’s because many of the fires are on peat lands that are extremely rich in carbon.

Jakarta has pledged a 29 percent reduction in emissions by 2030, but provided few details on how it will do it. Blank said Jakarta has also spoken of upping that target to 41 percent if it gets billions in foreign aid. (ap)

China growth rate may fall below 7 percent

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In this July 15, 2015 photo, a woman walks past a sign reading “Prosperity” in Chinese and English in Beijing. China’s economy does not need to grow seven percent this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said late on Saturday, after data last week showed the economy grew at the slowest pace since the financial crisis.

BEIJING - China’s economy does not need to grow seven percent this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said late on Saturday, after data last week showed the economy grew at the slowest pace since the financial crisis.

But China can still overcome economic problems, Li said in a speech at the Central Party School, which trains cadres, according to a notice on the cental government’s website.

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s second-largest economy grew at just 6.9 percent in the third quarter, its slowest rate in six years.

In March, Li forecast 2015 economic growth would be about 7.0 percent, as the country shifts to a “new normal” driven by domestic consumption instead of exports and government investment.

“First, 6.9 percent is about 7 percent, which is in a reasonable range,” Li said, according to a report of the meeting by the People’s Daily, the official Communist Party mouthpiece. “We never said we must defend any target to the death.”

China’s most recent GDP figures added to fears over the health of the global economy, and some analysts expressed concern they had been manipulated to understate the gravity of the situation.

But Li attempted to strike an optimistic tone about the future.

“The joint efforts of the whole country and the great potential of China’s economy, strengthens our confidence in overcoming difficulties,” according to paraphrased remarks posted on the central government’s website.

The country’s decades-long boom, fuelled by infrastructure investment, exports and debt, made it a key driver of the global economy.

Even though growth has eased in recent years its GDP more than doubled in real terms between 2006 and 2014, according to World Bank figures.

Now it is looking to transition to a “new normal” of slower and more sustainable expansion driven by domestic consumer demand, but the change is proving bumpy and stock exchanges around the world have been pummelled in recent weeks by concerns over its future. (afp)

Opening of BBDF attended by hundreds of people SINGARAJA - Opening of the Buleleng Bali Dive Festival (BBDF) was attended by hundreds said Pitana, Friday (Oct. 23).

Pitana hoped the BBDF can beof local and foreign travelers. Entering the low season, the presence of the first festival at Pecome an annual event in Buleleng, muteran village, Gerokgak, added to the hubbub of tourist visit to North Bali.

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The opening ceremony of Buleleng Bali Dive Festival (BBDF) was attended by hundreds of people.

Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya who was unable to attend was represented by Deputy in charge of Development and Marketing, Prof. I Gede Pitana. In his speech, he emphasized that the maritime potential of North

Bali is so high. His institution planned to set the agenda into annual event, so as to bring in high traffic of tourism visit to Buleleng.

“We congratulate the Regent of Buleleng, Putu Agus Suradnyana,

who has been named as a member of the Indonesian Marine Corps. We also appreciate the local government for the implementation of the BBDF for the first time. It has been evident how passionate people are,”

and consistently be held annually. He considered that North Bali must be developed to balance the density of activity in South Bali. Next year the tourism visit is estimated to reach 50 percent coming to Bali, and they will not gather in South Bali. Through the BBDF, Buleleng ensures itself to have tourism icon via the coral reef of Pemuteran village.

This year, the Ministry of Tourism will even propose Pemuteran village to receive two international awards. “The festival serves as medium to promote the potential owned by the region to international community. Similarly, it is important to promote the region, feature the values of local wisdom and advance the community,” he said.

Regent Putu Agus Suradnyana explained that as the largest county in Bali and having the longest coastline spreading from the east to west with maritime potential becomes the superiority of the community.

Through the potential of coral reefs and biorock, the Pemuteran village is constantly buzzed and preserved.

“Hopefully, travelers visiting Buleleng can enjoy the tourism beauty and nature. Through the BBDF we hope the whole community can benefit from the activities held. The sea of Buleleng must also be kept strictly from vandalism acts and undersea theft,” he explained.

Chairman of the BBDF 2015

Committee, Dewa Ketut Puspaka, added that the BBDF activities aimed at promoting marine life and coral reef. Besides, Buleleng also designed biorock and made a Gajah Mina frame. The festival is also enlivened with workshops, and treasure hunt in the form of pearl.

“We are grateful for the support of various circles including the community of Pemuteran village, and their participation in the marine biota conservation,” he said.

To note, the BBDF also involved Marine Corps where the opening was jazzed up by parachuting attraction. On the occasion, the big family of the Naval Marine Corps 1 Commander Lukman Hashim pinned prideful jacket to the Regent Suradnyana and Agung Prana as the builder of the Karang Lestari Foundation. The event was also attended

by Deputy Regent of Buleleng Nyoman Sutjidra, Chairman of the Buleleng House of Representatives Gede Supriatna, Buleleng (1609) Military District Commander Budi Prasetyo, Buleleng Police Chief Harry Haryadi, Rector of the Undiksha Nyoman Jampel, Head of the Bali Tourism Office A.A. Gede Yuniartha Putra, Deputy BP3N Esthy Reko Astuti, Assistant to Protocol of the Minister of Tourism Ketut Wirawan and Jamaul Yadin, expert staff of the Minister of Maritime and Fisheries in charge of Ecology and Marine Resources Aryo Hanggono, along with other invitees. (kmb24)

Engeline’s murder indictments

Legal counsel of Margriet and Agustay argued

DENPASAR - Engeline’s murder trial has been held in the Denpasar District Court. However, behind the trial, many people are still making recriminations and blaming on particular party. Legal counsel of Margriet CH Megawe, Hotma Sitompoel, et al., in his defense accused there are certain parties intentionally expressing an opinion before the public so that it becomes public opinion as a justification. However, Hotma in the trial expressly said that the parties precisely have been spreading slander, false news and opinions as well as imagining. Three people highlighted by the legal counsel team of Margriet are Siti Sapurah or Ipung from the P2TP2A Denpasar

judged to have conspired with legal counsel of Agustay, namely Haposan Sihombing. Hotman Paris Hutapea is even accused of having given opinion before the public to corner his client. So, the case will be reported to police.

Responding to the attack, Hotman Paris with Haposan Sihombing also responded firmly. Although delivering no defense, he heard the defense of Hotma already deviated far and showed that the legal counsel is crazy and emotional. It deviates from the material of defense.

“Why does the defense attack to and fro? He must defend his client, but this precisely harms his client.

If I were the family of Margriet, I’ll

sue the legal counsel,” said Hotman Paris in loud intonation. Haposan added that for the first time he saw such an unprofessional and disproportionate defense.

“Defense is the objection related to formalities of indictment, why does it really move away? This shows that the high ranked legal counsel does not have the capability of creating a defense that can defend his client properly. He even showed off to get mad and emotional blindly,” said Haposan Sihombing.

Haposan judged that the legal counsel began out of focus. Instead, he is apparently widening and even leading the legal facts to deviate away. “Rather than

responding to crazy legal counsel, I’d better focus on defending Agustay, so that he gets the justice.

If he really wants to prove before the court, let’s prove it, not even reveal things beyond the existing legal facts,” he said.

Related to the spread of police investigation report having been revoked by Agustay and the attempt to express it in the defense, certainly it is a real act seeking to direct opinions. Actually, in terms of formal judicial, revocation of police investigation report is legitimate to be made and the right of the witness. Of course, the revocation is made based on strong reason.

“Allegations and all the attacks indicate the quality of the defense

provided. It’s not a mattr of the legal counsel’s pride, but a verification of the law and legal protection for the client,” he said.

Last Friday, Ipung also stated that she will not respond to any accusations. However, if she was threatened to be reported to police authorities, Ipung declared to be ready to serve Hotma Sitompoel.

“A lot of the data disclosed in the defense even deviated from the existing legal facts. I have the police investigation report of the witnesses that revealed their testimony before the investigators. He even misread, misunderstood or obscured the facts. It’s called defending clients blindly, like a crazy man,” said Ipung. (asa)

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SOFIA/RIGONCE - European leaders traded threats and reprimands on Saturday as thousands more migrants and refugees streamed into the Balkans on the eve of European Union talks aimed at agreeing on urgent action to tackle the crisis.

Concern is growing about hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving in Europe, many from war zones in the Middle East, and camping in western Balkan countries in ever colder conditions as winter approaches.

More than 680,000 migrants and refugees have crossed to Europe by sea so far this year, fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, according to the International Organization for Migration. Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania said they would close their borders if Germany or other countries shut the door on refugees, warning they would not let the Balkan region become a “buffer zone” for stranded migrants. “The three countries, we are standing ready, if Germany and Austria close their borders, not to allow our countries to become buffer zones. We will be ready to close borders,” Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov told reporters.

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has invited the leaders of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia to Sunday’s mini-summit. The aim of the meeting is to agree “common operational conclusions which could be immediately implemented.”

German media have reported that Juncker will present a 16-point plan,

including an undertaking not to send migrants from one country to another without prior agreement.

“DOING TOO LITTLE” Slovenia, which said on Friday it would consider putting up a fence on its border with Croatia unless a solution is found on Sunday, said the EU “must ease the burden on the most exposed countries.” It called for “EU action that would stop the uncontrolled migration flows on the outer borders of the EU.” Almost all the migrants are entering the EU via its poorer members in south-eastern Europe and heading north to seek asylum in countries including Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. Leaders of the richer Western states worry that large-scale immigration will boost support for the xenophobic far-right.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Eastern European countries owe it to their partners to do more to stem the inflow, and demanded a fairer distribution of asylum seekers among member states. “Eastern Europe has done too little to resist the refugee stream,” told

tency tests for the workforce.

Those who pass the test will receive a certificate that is recognized by nine Asian countries.

“We have named the certification of our labor force, ‘Competent Tabanan’ that we plan to declare on November 14,” revealed Head of the Tabanan Manpower Agency, Tjokorda Alit Juli.

This certification process will involve the central National Professional Certification Board (BNSP).

Aside from targeting workers

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Migrants wait to enter a registration camp in Preshevo, Serbia, October 24, 2015. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called an extraordinary meeting of several European leaders on Sunday to tackle the migrant crisis in the western Balkans as thousands trying to reach Germany are trapped in deteriorating conditions. public television on Saturday. “We have invested a huge amount in them, and now they are doing too little.”

The EU’s eastern members have resisted calls for refugees to be divided between the bloc’s 28 members. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban

has erected a fence along his country’s southern frontier, effectively handing the problem on to neighbouring Croatia and Slovenia.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany must prepare to receive as many as 800,000 refugees this year,

despite opposition from some of her governmental allies. Juncker praised Merkel for ignoring public opinion in her efforts to tackle the refugee crisis, which she describes as a bigger challenge for Europe than Greece’s debt woes. (ap)

NKorean sister, SKorean brother can’t resolve old grievance

The severe abrasion is seen in the picture

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Preparing for AEC, Tabanan labor force to be certified TABANAN - To anticipate the flood of foreign workers likely to inundate Bali following the inauguration of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the Tabanan Manpower Agency is attempting to improve the skills of local human resources in order to boost the quality and competitiveness of their domestic workforce.

The government of Tabanan County, working through relevant agencies, plans to conduct compe-

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AMLAPURA - In Karangasem, most beaches that have been damaged by abrasion have not been dealt with. Abrasion got worse said former legislator of the Karangasem House of Representatives, Nyoman Oka Antara, after the rampant backfilling or reclamation of beaches in Bali, including the backfill that took place at Ngurah Rai Airport for runway extensions and the backfill of Serangan Beach that was meant to serve the development of the “Bali Turtle Island Development,” said former legislator of the Karangasem House of Representatives, Nyoman Oka Antara.

Karangasem has the second longest stretch of beach in Bali after Buleleng and approximately 30 percent of Karangasems’s 87km of beach are damaged by abrasion. Damage can be seen at Labuhan Beach, near the Pertamina Depot in Manggis, Buitan Beach, Sengkidu to Candidasa, Jasri Beach, Ujung, Seraya, Bunutan to Amed at Purwakerti village, Tulamben, and almost all the beaches in the subdistrict of Kubu. Severe abrasion has eroded the cemetery of Tukad Besi village during the ferocious wave season a few months ago. A number of graves collapsed and the bones became scattered. Families of the deceased finally amassed the bones that were scattered by the abrasion waves and reburied them further down the beach.

In addition to graves, a number of temples such as the Pura Ratu Ayu as well as the Pura Dadia Gajahpara at Tianyar Barat also continue to be eroded by abrasion.

Moreover, about five meters of the compound wall of the Gajahpara clan temple on the seaside of Tamansari, Tianyar Barat, also collapsed few months ago. At least, four villas or hotels on the beach are also eroded.

Many lands of local residents as well as coconut trees on Jasri and Kubu Beach have disappeared into the sea. So far, the handling of the coastal erosion remains minimal.

The central government, through the Bali-Penida River Agency have only secured the beach with boulders along some 200 meters on Candidasa Beach, 100 meters on Jasri Beach, about 50 meters on Ujung Beach and 100 meters on Pilihan Beach, Tianyar Timur where the local cemetery is eroded.

Acting Regent of Karangasem, Ida Bagus Ngurah Arda, some time ago accompanied by his staff visited the coastal erosion that has been breaking down the compound wall of a temple in Kubu. His staff, Nyoman Sutirtayasa, was asked to take preventitive measures in order that the temple not continue to disintegrate. Sutirtayasa said that his institution will collect data collection data and submit a proposal to the central government through the BaliPenida River Agency, the Ministry of Public Works in Denpasar fro assistance in managing abrasion in the area.

The government of Karangasem is unable to do this alone because the budget required for handling coastal erosion is very large. “Abrasion prevention programs have also been assisted by the central government,” he said. (013)

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engaged in tourism, this certification process also applies to the workforce in all other fields as well. “We are only compiling data regarding the workforce that will then be submitted to the BNPS who will then appoint the Competency Certification Body to give the tests,” he said.

Juli admitted that so far most workers in Tabanan are not certified. According to Juli, without taking anticipatory action, there is fear that the ASEAN Economic Com-

munity (AEC) will pose a threat to local products and the labor force of this country. “Inevitably we must be well prepared. The government is playing its role in terms of certification,” he said.

Juli added that in general, that manpower needs to be equipped with skills, expertise, professionalism and competencies in order to be able to compete for employment opportunities both in the country and overseas. There needs to be recognition of the fact that the condition

of the labour force both in Bali in general and in Tabana in particular still has many weaknesses. Many currently unemployed people have not been equipped with adequate skills, expertise nor trained in productivity.

The ability of the government to create job opportunities also remains very limited. The labor development of the labour force by the government and the private sector has not shown adequate results. (kmb28)

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In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 photo, South Korean Lee Cheon-wu, a 78year-old retired farmer, who recently returned from North Korea after met with his North Korean sister Ri Mun Wu, 84, during the Separated Family Reunion Meeting, poses with a bottle of liquor from his sister, for a photograph at his home in Seoul, South Korea.

SEOUL, South Korea — This weekend, scores of Koreans on both sides of the border are holding reunions with family members divided by the Korean War some six decades ago. Most have not seen each other since then — and may never again.

This is the second three-day session of reunions organized by the two countries held at the Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea.

South Korean Lee Cheon-wu, a 78-year-old retired farmer, was at the first session, held during the middle of the week. Here, in his own words, is what he will remember about what will likely be his last meeting with his 84-yearold sister, North Korean Ri Mun Wu. When the North Korean participants came into the reunion center, I quickly recognized my elder sister because she looks exactly like our late mother. I quickly shouted, “Sister!” and rushed over and embraced her. She asked me “Who are you?” So I said, “It’s me. Cheonwu!” She wept and hugged me.

They look so much alike, it really feels like I reunited with my mother, who died 24 years ago.

She was 12 and I was 6 when she was sent to North Korea in 1943, before the war, so we

didn’t share many stories about the good old days. We just talked about how we’ve lived in the years since. She had a big misunderstanding about our parents so I tried to resolve that, but it didn’t work.

My parents sent her to a relative’s house in Hamhung in North Korea because they couldn’t financially take care of all their children at the time. They planned to get her later, but they couldn’t because the Korean War broke out in 1950.

My sister said a relative there told her that our parents had sold her, so the new family forced her to do all the housework like dishwashing and rice-cooking. I repeatedly told her that our parents didn’t sell her and that they tried to get her back when the situation got better but she wouldn’t believe it.

I learned she was alive about eight years ago when an ethnic Korean Chinese visited me and said my sister was looking for me.

We exchanged letters and photos through this broker, who told me they could bring her to a certain place in China to arrange a meeting with her if I came to China with 2 million won ($1,770). But I didn’t do it because I worried they might be trying to swindle me. This week,

I took the two letters they said my sister wrote and asked her if she’d really written them.

She’s now suffering Alzheimer’s disease and she couldn’t remember. But I came to believe they were her letters after talking with her.

I brought two suitcases full of medicine, pain killers, medicated patches, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, long underwear, a coat, a parka and pants. When I asked her to put on some of the clothes, I found she was wearing three thin long johns. I told her I’m not wearing any long johns and she was really surprised. She’s 84 so she’s old and thin and more sensitive to cold.

Her Alzheimer’s, age and a hearing problem meant that we wouldn’t have been able to reunite if this happened two or three years later.

I also gave her $500, and she gave us three bottles of liquor and some cookies. She said she was sorry for not giving me more even though I gave her many presents. “Please, don’t say that,” I said. “I didn’t come here to get presents from you. You probably didn’t come for the presents either.” “You were smart when you were a little boy and you’re still smart,” she said. (ap)

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BARCELONA — Work on Barcelona’s breathtaking La Sagrada Familia Basilica, designed by visionary architect Antoni Gaudi, has entered its final phase of raising six immense towers that will make it Europe’s tallest religious building, surpassing Germany’s Ulm Minster.

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Work on Barcelona’s breathtaking La Sagrada Familia Basilica, designed by visionary architect Antoni Gaudi, has entered its final phase of raising six immense towers that will make it Europe’s tallest religious building, surpassing Germany’s Ulm Minster.

Presenting the project Thursday, chief architect Jordi Fauli said the central “Tower of Jesus Christ,” the tallest of the six, will make the architectural marvel that draws millions of visitors each year one for the record books when it is finished in a little over a decade.

“The central tower of 172.5 meters (566 feet) will make it the tallest cathedral in Europe, because the tallest tower in Europe is Ulm, at 162 meters (531.5 feet),” Fauli said.

St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome will still have the tallest interior.

The Sagrada Familia, an emblematic fixture of the Barcelona skyline and a major tourist site, had its first stone laid in 1882. It is 70percent complete and currently tops out at 112 meters (367 feet).

Fauli said the plan to have the towers and most of the church’s structure completed in 2026 for the 100th anniversary of Gaudi’s death is still on schedule. He said there will still be some elements left to finish, such as decorations.

“It’s difficult to predict but we can say that it will be completed by 2030, 2032,” he said.

The “Tower of Jesus Christ” will be crowned by a cross and tightly surrounded by five other towers, one dedicated to Mary and four slightly shorter ones for the four evangelists.

Fauli unveiled the next phase of the construction in a newly finished chamber that formed a small amphitheater, perched 60 meters (196 feet) above the floor of the church from where hundreds of visitors gazed at the church’s stained glass windows and arching ceilings.

The tower will rise directly above the chamber, which is designed to support the weight of the towers and channel sunlight into the building.

A mere 15 years ago, there was no roof on the inner part of the church as it stood between the two beautiful facades with eight bell towers that leave spectators overcome with awe, one side looking like a sand castle and the other a work of art inspired by cubist painting.

Gaudi won the patronage of some of Barcelona’s wealthiest industrialist and upper-crust families, who commissioned him to build gorgeous homes and other daring buildings and parks that have helped make Barcelona a leading tourist destination.

A fervent Catholic, Gaudi largely dedicated his life to the project, incorporating both Christian symbolism and organic forms into a unique aesthetic.

Gaudi, who died in 1926 after being struck by a trolley, never expected the cathedral to be completed in his lifetime. Only one facade was finished when he died.

Fauli took over as the chief architect in 2012. He inherited the charge of carrying on the task of making Gaudi’s drawings, some of which were only rough sketches, into the massive monument that is now reaching its conclusion.

The monument received more than 3.2 million visits in 2014, making it one of the biggest tourist sites in Spain.

The entrance fees of 15-20 euros ($17-22) finance the construction budget of 25 million euros ($28.38 million) a year. (ap)

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A building development going up on Keramas Beach, Blahbatuh.

New accommodation being built on Keramas Beach

GIANYAR - Beaches have always been an appealing place to establish tourist accommodations. Alhough many hotels and restaurants have already started to erode from abrasion, having violated coastal building laws, many investors are nonetheless eager to build on shorelines. For instance, there is a building development going up on Keramas Beach, Blahbatuh.

There are already several tourist accommodations right on Keramas beach that where given building licenses before abrasion became a serious problem. One restaurant

on Keramas Beach -alleged to have been operating without a permit was shut down some time ago by the Gianyar Municipal Police.

Currently there are workers

building a tourist accommodation rich on Keramas Beach just 20 meters form the shore, where pounding waves are clearly visible.

To the West of this building project stand a row of villas overlooking the beach, that appear to have been abandoned before being completed.

Chief of the Gianyar Municipal Police, I Gede Daging, when asked for his confirmation said that the

DENPASAR - A major literary festival in Indonesia was forced to cancel events related to a 1960s anticommunist purge, the organisers said Sunday, after authorities threatened to revoke its operating permit.

Five programmes, including discussion panels, a book launch and film screening were scrapped from the annual Ubud Readers and Writers Festival (URWF), which will kick off Wednesday on the resort

island of Bali, a festival spokesman Hanna Nabila told AFP. “The authorities had refused to grant us permits to hold those programmes without giving reasons.

We are very disappointed but also worried that we might be forced to call off the entire festival if we proceed,” she added.

A statement on the festival website said the cancellations came “after increased scrutiny from local

authorities” and that the organisers had been involved in “extensive negotiations”.

“The Festival...was advised that should certain sessions proceed, it would run the risk of the entire Festival being cancelled,” the statement said.

This month marks 50 years of one of the worst mass killings of the 20th century.

At least 500,000 people died in

tourist accommodation currently under construction on Keramas Beach will be looked into.

Gede Daging added that his ranks also plan to inspect a villa construction project located at Tukad Pinda, Saba village, Blahbatuh because the owner of the project that was found to be backfilling the nearby river has yet to respond to an official summons to the Gianyar Munincipal Police. “The investor that has been

backfilling the rivers edge has not met our summons, we will inspect the site again,” he said.

Other than some of the tourist accommodations located on Keramas Beach, there are also other hotels, villas and restaurants located on the coastline of Sukawati, Blahbatuh and Gianyar, all of which were allegedly given permits before rapid abrasion started to take place on this coast. (kmb35)

the killings across the archipelago that started after General Suharto put down a coup on October 1, 1965, that the authorities blamed on communists.

Security forces supported local groups in conducting the massacre over several months, with many suspected of even weak links to Indonesia’s communist party killed, and hundreds of thousand of others imprisoned, some for years.

Suharto took power after the failed coup and ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for 32 years. The necessity of the killings to rid the country of the communist threat became part of the official narrative and the perpetrators were left unpunished.

Amnesty International last month urged Indonesia to do more to provide justice for victims and their families. (afp)

URWF cancels 1960s massacre events

Avalanche occurs in Tabanan

TABANAN - An avalanche Simpang Dukuh, Dauh Peken village, Tabanan, Bali, on Friday, leading to a 23 meters long and five meters deep crater, but there was no loss of life, an official

has said.

According to public relations person, the avalanche occurred allegedly due to water seepage from a leaked pipe.

However, the public relations

officer of the City Owned Tap Water Company in Tabanan Ida Bagus Marjaya stated that the avalanche occurred away from where the leakage was reported.

Prior to the incident, a num-

ber of local residents saw water seeping due to the leaking tap pipe.

However, Marjaya confirmed that the water seepage was not the main cause behind the landslides.

He said about two years ago, a similar landslide had occurred on the northern side of the road.

Although the avalanche did not disrupt the flow of traffic, the police set up a police line. (ant)

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“I am alternately sad and amused hearing some of the arguments From page 1 presented. Some people try to give the impression that without the reclamation of Benoa Bay, Balinese people will die.

This is the impression they give. To be frank, I am slightly amused, especially when it is an economist giving such a justification, reasoning that the plan will provide employment opportunities. This is extremely naive and ridiculous.

Actually Bali has so much intelligent economic and eco-friendly potential that IBP/Asmara has yet to be Supartha tapped. Our ancestors bequeathed to us a lot of potential that can be worked on to benefit the welfare of Balinese people, -without ignoring the Tri Hita Karana concept,” he explained.

Sadguna considers that, economically speaking, the reclamation of Benoa Bay would run contrary to all aspects of Tri Hita Karana, (spiritual, social and environmental aspects). Javanese people, he added, say that its advantage and disadvantage are not comparable. Probably, it will benefit investors far more that it will benefit Balinese people.

Besides, the impacts on the physical environment of Bali will also be tremendous.

Supartha Djelantik says that we need to be alert about this sort deIBP/Asmara velopment, Sadguna because it is sure to erode Balinese society. Such a development will systematically eliminate the Balinese legacy. “If left unchecked, this project will destroy Bali. All Balinese public figures should strive to maintain Balinese culture,” he said.

Supartha added that the Benoa Bay reclamation will also destroy other Balinese cultural elements such as the subak stem and others. How can we then speak of cultural tourism if such building developments lead to mass tourism? (ara)

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Within the past few years, Bali has been besieged by investors who pay little to no attention to Bali’s cultural heritage. Members of Parasparos, (tourism industry community) consider excessive expoitaion has already occurred in Bali.

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WITHIN the past few years, Bali has been besieged by investors who pay little to no attention to Bali’s cultural heritage. Members of Parasparos, (tourism industry community) consider excessive expoitaion has already occurred in Bali. “We are extremely concerned when major investors ignore cultural and environmental aspect when planning their projects, because such practices are such to harm the tourism sector,” said Parasparos member Dr. A.A. Suryawan Wiranatha.

Suryawan said that the results of a survey conducted by academics a few years ago, indicated that number one reason that visitors come to Bali is to enjoy cultural and natural attractions. It is therefore very important that Bali continues to promote cultural tourism as this is the bedrock of tourism in Bali.

“We will not emulate other countries that develop artificial

or mass tourism that brings in tens of millions of tourists. That would be ridiculous, because fist of all we would lose that competition and second of all it would use far too many of our precious resources. Our goal is not to attract more tourists but to improve the quality of the tourists who visit Bali. Quality here means that travelers are few in number, stay for longer and spend more. It means that

a minimum of resources are exploited with maximum results.

This approach to tourism must be maintained,” he said.

Suryawan does not expect that big plans such as the reclamation of Benoa Bay reclamation or the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN to go through because they would interfere with the development of tourism in the future. The government need not think about improving the quantity of tourists, but should be focused on making improvements to the quality of tourism, because Bali has a unique culture that should be allowed to flourish because it is this very culture that draws tourists to the island.

A member of the Love Bali Forum, Nyoman Suma Artha,

said that Bali is very small and as such its carrying capacity is quite limited. This spatial limitation can be seen when we compare remaining green open spaces to land that has been built on - the ration is no longer ideal. Denpasar as an urban area has very limited availability of open green space.

Conditions will only worsen if Benoa Bay is made into a tourist area, where will there be any open spaces left? Besides, the secondary effects of such a projects are also considerable.

For example, some estimate say that the population of the area would increase by some 600,000 people. “This will overload Bali, it doesn’t make sense,” said Suryaman worriedly. (ara)

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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 “umbul-umbul”, 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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LONDON — There will be more mysteries to solve for the sleuth of Baker Street.

The BBC confirmed Saturday that filming on a fourth series of the hit detective drama “Sherlock” will start in next spring. The modern-day update of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective stories stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as his stalwart companion, Dr. Watson.

Since “Sherlock” first aired in 2010, Cumberbatch has become a global star, Academy Award-nominated for “The Imitation Game.” Freeman has starred in “The Hobbit” movie saga and in TV’s “Fargo.”

The BBC in Britain and PBS’ “Masterpiece” in the United States have also announced they will broadcast a 90-minute “Sherlock” special episode on Jan. 1. Titled “The Abominable Bride,” it sends the characters back to the stories’ original late 19thcentury setting. (ap)

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Tarantino leads New York protest against police NEW YORK - Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino was among hundreds of people from across the United States who marched in New York on Saturday against perceived police brutality.

Campaigners say that police unfairly profile black and Latino men, and criticize what they see as the militarization of law enforcement forces in the US. “This is not being dealt with in anyway at all. That’s why we are out here. If it was being dealt with, then these murdering cops would be in jail or at least be facing charges,” said Tarantino, whose hit films include “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction.”

Tarantino had similarly joined activists in New York’s Times Square on Thursday to launch a fresh push -- dubbed #RiseUpOctober -- demanding an end to police killings.

People who said they had lost family members at the hands of police are participating in the movement for change.

“This is a big progress. This is just amazing to me and I hope we will organize more rallies in honor of all victims of police brutality,” Chicago-based Precious Edwards, 18, told AFP. Edwards is the sister of Dakota Bright, 15, shot dead by Chicago police in November 2012.

“I hope that everyone, not only black and brown people, but purple or blue people, everybody stands up,” she added.

A database compiled by the Guardian newspaper says nearly 930 people have been killed by police in the United States so far this year. (afp)

Adele releases ‘Hello’, first single from new album

LONDON - British singer Adele on Friday released a melancholic ballad from her hotly-anticipated new album due out on November 20, breaking a four-year wait for millions of fans after her best-selling “21”.

“Hello” is about a love story gone wrong and features the same powerful voice and emotion of her international blockbuster “Someone Like You”.

“I’m sorry for breaking your heart/ But it don’t matter, it clearly doesn’t tear you apart anymore,” the 27-yearold sings in the black-and-white video, filmed in the Quebec countryside around Montreal.

The album “25” is being released on November 20.

The singer told fans in a letter posted on her social media accounts this week that she chose the title because her 25th birthday marked a turning point.

“My last record was a break-up record and if I had to label this one, I would call it a make-up record,” she

said.

“I’m making up with myself. Making up for lost time.

Making up for everything I ever did and never did.”

The new release will be Adele’s third album and follow a pattern as her previous works were entitled “19” and “21,” also after her ages.

“21” -- which featured “Someone Like You” and other hits including “Rolling in the Deep” -- won the Grammy award for Album of the Year and spent two consecutive years as the top-selling album in the United States.

In Britain, “21” is comfortably the best-selling album of the 21st century so far.

After the massive success, Adele said that she wanted a break to give some time to herself.

While “Someone Like You” reflected on a break-up before her stardom, Adele in 2012 gave birth to a son with a new partner. (afp)

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“Taksu” of Bali under threat

Spiritual locomotive being harassed

THE DEVELOPMENT of Bali, has tended to ignore local wisdom and what it has to say about sustaining culture and people. It has become quite challenging to keep the negative impacts of development less than the positive impacts.

Threats to the fundamental elements of Balinese culture are increasing. Balinese people must therefor be acutely aware of maintaining their heritage and the potential that it represents. The inclusion of Besakih as a national tourism strategic area (KSPN) is evidence of the most severe kind of damage to the spiritual locomotive of Balinese people.

A former officials of Bank Indonesia, Made Sadguna, who is now serving as a Commissioner of the Prama Swadaya Adidaya, along with DBA and Dr. Supartha Djelantik, said that there are currently two major issues that are polarizing the Balinese community. The first is the issue of the Benoa Bay Reclamation plan, the second is the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN.

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The Forum of Balinese People Rejecting Reclamation (ForBALI) protested on the streets of Renon, Denpasar, on Saturday (Oct. 24).

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Again, ForBALI rallies on the road

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Demanding cancellation of Amdal process

DENPASAR - The Forum of Balinese People Rejecting Reclamation (ForBALI) protested on the streets of Renon, Denpasar, on Saturday (Oct. 24). A mass of thousands moved from the East Parking Lot to the parliamentary buildings and then to the governor’s office. ForBALI is still demanding the revocation of Presidential Decree No.51/2014 and a cancellation of the Benoa Bay reclamation plan.

“The Benoa Bay reclamation plan has received strong opposition from the people of both NTB -from where sand is being taken for the backfilling of the bay, and also by people in Bali where the backfilling is planned,” said coordinator of

the Political Division of ForBALI, Suriadi Darmoko.

Suriadi, that in regards to the massive rejection of the project, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry should stop the ongoing environmental impact assessment

(Amdal) process for the Benoa Bay project, a process that the community at large has also opposed for its lack of transparency. So far, the public has been unable to access the terms of reference or even the pre-environmental impact analysis.

As a result, the public is unable to fully participate in the environmental impact analysis process for the reclamation plan.

“Substantially, the project is being rejected on the grounds of both the backfilling and dredging required. In terms of process, the

planned project is not taking place transparently. Suddenly, there was a consultation meeting, then suddenly we are invited to a public consultation that again suddenly there is a technical meeting called.

If we look at the process of the consultations, we have also only been invited one day before the consultation. Without materials or documentation we are invited to a discussion -ill-equipped to debate anything,” he said.

Suriadi added that the reclamation plan would result in landscape

changes and should therefore be based on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).

However, so far Bali has no SEA procedure.

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