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When it’s comedy time, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ rules

NEW YORK — No one is coming close to challenging “The Big Bang Theory” when Americans turn on prime-time television in search of a few laughs.

The Nielsen company’s ratings last week illustrate the CBS comedy’s dominance. Nielsen said 15.2 million people watched “The Big Bang Theory” on Thursday, far above the second most-popular sitcom, ABC’s “Modern Family,” which had 8.4 million viewers.

The Chuck Lorre-created comedy about socially challenged brainiacs is headed toward some memorable episodes, with Jim Parsons’ character, Sheldon Cooper, about to consummate his romance with Amy, played by Mayim Bialik.

“The Big Bang Theory” is also the most popular sitcom among viewers ages 18- to 49-years-old, although the gap with “Modern Family” is narrower.

The bench strength for televised sitcoms has to be concerning for television executives. At NBC, ancestral home of “Cheers,” ‘’Friends” and “Seinfeld,” the mostwatched sitcom last week was “Undateable,” a Friday-night show with 2.7 million viewers. Jimmy Fallon often draws that many viewers late at night.

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This photo provided by CBS shows, Jim Parsons, right, as Sheldon and Mayim Bialik, left, as Amy, in a scene from the television series, “The Big Bang Theory,” which airs on the CBS Television Network.

The American Music Awards led ABC to its best Sunday-night showing since last spring, although its audience of 11 million viewers was a dip from last year’s 11.6 million, Nielsen said.

CBS won the week in prime time, averaging 8.4 million viewers. NBC had 7.7 million viewers and was the most popular network among 18- to 49-year-old viewers.

ABC had 7.1 million, Fox had 5.3 million, Univision had 2.4 million, the CW had 1.49 million, Telemundo had 1.48 million and ION Television had 1.2 million.

ESPN was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.88 million viewers in prime time.

Fox News Channel had 2.27 million, Hallmark had 1.88 million, USA had 1.61 million and TBS had 1.56 million.

During a busy news week, NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.6 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 9.2 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 8 million viewers.

For the week of Nov. 16-22, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Cincinnati at Arizona, NBC, 18.01 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 16.59 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 15.19 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pregame Show,” NBC, 13.69 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 13.22 million; “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 13.01 million; “The OT,” Fox, 12.73 million; “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 12.35 million; NFL Football: Houston at Cincinnati, ESPN, 12.19 million; “Empire,” Fox, 11:34 million. (ap)

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Airport security increases after threat

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This photo provided by Fox shows guest stars Rosie O’Donnell, from left, and Vivica A. Fox with series star Taraji P. Henson in the “Sinned Against” episode of “Empire.”

Rosie O’Donnell relishes criminal role on Fox’s ‘Empire’ LOS ANGELES — Rosie O’Donnell was delighted when “Empire” creator Lee Daniels invited her to guest star on the Fox drama, then got a case of nerves.

“I’d watched the performances, and I’m stunned every week because I can’t believe the level of acting and the amount of (dialogue) and stories” in each episode, O’Donnell said.

Worried about “not being on my game,” she worked with an acting coach before taping.

“I prepared for this like I’ve never prepared for anything in my career, because I didn’t want to disappoint and I understood the pace at which they work,” she said.

In the episode airing 9 p.m. EST Wednesday, O’Donnell plays Pepper O’Leary, a tough criminal who shared a cell for years with Cookie Lyon, played by series star Taraji P. Henson.

Cookie seeks out Pepper to help her find missing family members, including Cookie’s son Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray). Pepper is living in Philadelphia and back in the

“criminal business,” O’Donnell said.

She knows “the lowdown about what’s going on in Philly” and is in a position to help Cookie, the actress-comedian said.

Playing her first baddie was “liberating,” and she was honored that Daniels envisioned her in the role and trusted her to handle it, she said.

Daniels’ call came a couple years after O’Donnell bumped into him at a New York theater and complimented him on the 2009 Oscar-winning film “Precious,” which Daniels directed.

“I was honored and shocked and thrilled” when he called about the “Empire” role, O’Donnell said, adding that’s she a fan of the show and tweets about it. Henson was “amazing” to work with, she said.

“It’s like dancing with (ballet’s Mikhail) Baryshnikov, you have to be on point,” O’Donnell said.

“She’s extraordinarily gifted.”

But O’Donnell received her own gracious kudos as well, from series star Gray. (ap)

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JAKARTA - Security at airports increase after a threat was directed at an airport serving the capital Jakarta and recent attacks around the world, the transport ministry said Wednesday.

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Security at airports increase after a threat was directed at an airport serving the capital Jakarta and recent attacks around the world, the transport ministry said Wednesday.

Sniffer dogs are checking cargo and luggage, random checks are being carried out on cars entering airports, and screening of workers will be tightened under the heightened security measures which came into force Tuesday, the ministry said.

“The move has been taken after recent terror attacks, and threats in several countries,” ministry spokesman J. A. Barata said in a statement.

Barata also said that a Jakarta airport had received a threat in recent days.

However, he declined to say which of the two airports serving the capital had been targeted or to give details about the threat.

Elite anti-terror police and military personnel had already been deployed to the main airport serving Jakarta as a security measure after the Paris attacks.

Jihadists killed 130 people in Paris on November 13 in simultaneous attacks, while a Russian plane went down

last month in Egypt, killing all 224 people on board, with the Islamic State group saying it bombed the airliner.

In recent days, a Turkish Airlines plane, and two Air France planes -- all flying from the US -- were diverted due to bomb scares, but no explosives were found on the flights. Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslimmajority country, suffered several major bomb attacks conducted by Islamic radicals between 2000 and 2009, but a crackdown has weakened the most dangerous extremist networks. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http://globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http://ustream.tv/ channel/global-fm-bali.

60 points in Benoa Bay are sacred for the Balinese

THE GOVERNMENT is believed to not read the rules regulations concerning sacred areas when they facilitated the process for the reclamation of Benoa Bay. Presidential regulations, the Province of Bali’s regional bylaws (Perda), Badung’s

regional bylaws and the bhisama (regulations) of the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) all have similar definitions for “sacred area” according to the Hindus of Bali. Such areas include mountains, hills, lakes, springs, estuaries, tributaries, seas and beaches.

“The regional bylaw on spatial planning (RTRW) of Badung County 2013-2033

even includes catus pata (intersection) as a sacred area. According to the beliefs of local residents, the area of Benoa Bay is considered to be a catus pata of psychic (niskala) realms based on the fact that there is a confluence of rivers with the ocean here,” said the independent researcher, Sugi Lanus.

Sugi explained that Benoa Bay is the

meeting point of great confluence, surrounded by visible and invisible sacred places. Benoa Bay is also a meeting point of the physical and psychical realm of Tanjung-Kelan-Tuban-PesanggaranBenoa-Serangan-Sanur.

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In fact there are at least 60 sanctified points in and around Benoa that include temples, estuary and mounds.

“The issuance of Presidential Regulation No.51/2014 has offended Balinese people. I see this Presidential Regulation as a violation of our right to have our traditional knowledge, local wisdom and history respected.

I propose that ForBALI not only struggle to be heard by the President of Indonesia by also by the United Nations as this issue involves traditional knowledge,” he said.

Sugi added backfilling Benoa Bay would bring set a bad precedent. Primarily in terms of paving the way for other Bays in Bali to also be backfilled. The extreme silting that has been happening since 1995 and was caused but the reclamation of Serangan Island.

“I do not especially blame investors, as it is their nature to want to turn a profit. But there is an obligation on the part of authorities to explain where investors in property development can and cannot build,” he explained.

Sugi also advised the government to map out all of Bali’s sacred areas, to prepare technical guidance and to disseminate this information to relevant parties.

Furthermore, during he suggested that during this process there be a temporary moratorium placed on construction projects while data collection and mapping is going on and until a consensus is reached about the future direction of development in Bali. “Bali’s agricultural, tourism and other sectors need to be developed with integrity and harmoniously and with an integrated map of places that can be developed now and in the future,” said Sugi emphatically. (rin)

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A team of six students from the Planology department of the Hindu University of Indonesia (Unhi), representing ForBALI, have been conducted research related to Benoa Bay since early May. A team member, Kadek Suardana, mentioned that one of the estuaries or Loloan considered sacred is the Loloan Gredeg.

Unhi research confirms Benoa Bay is a sacred

A TEAM of six students from the Planology department of the Hindu University of Indonesia (Unhi), representing ForBALI, have been conducted research related to Benoa Bay since early May. Their research focused on the elements that form the bay such as mounds, estuaries, watersheds and other sacred points in Benoa Bay.

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Team member, Kadek Suardana, mentioned that one of the estuaries or loloan considered especially sacred is Loloan Gredeg and also mentioned several muntig or mounds that also qualify as sacred: Muntig Tanggal, Muntig Campuhan, Muntig Sanggah Cucuk and Muntig Cenik.

“There is also Pura Karang Tengah. Actually the only temple in the middle or bottom of Benoa Bay is invisible and no one knows its exact location is. Also, the waters of Karang Tengah are used as the location for mulang pakelem or animal sacrifice s because its waters are deep,” he said.

Suardana added that the results of their research also records another 22 points in the Benoa Bay area that are listed a sacred. One of them is the Taru Agung that takes the form of a mangrove tree. There is a local belief that as long as this

tree remains to grow, people in the surrounding area will continue to able to earn their livelihood form the bay. Of all the temples in Tanjung Benoa, Pura Gaing-Gaing is the most sacred because it represents Pura Karang Tengah. “Pura Suwung Deluang, is believed to be the most haunted temple. There is a true story of a local resident who died right as he was trying to remove a mangrove tree from there,” said Suardana.

Chairman of the expert council of the Central PHDI, Putu Wirata Dwikora, said that the Benoa Bay case has become a concern of the PHDI. Results of the sabha walaka assembly have declared that Benoa Bay is a sacred area. However, the results of this assembly do not necessarily determine the decision of the sabha pandita or advisory council of the PHDI who hold the highest

decision making authority within the PHDI. “When the high priests established Team 9, we breathed a sigh of relief with the hope that at least there would be decision made to determine Benoa Bay as a sacred area,” said Dwikora.

He is asking the Balinese people not be pessimistic because so far the Team 9 has not made any decision about Benoa Bay. The role of the sabha walaka is to help deepen the study of sulinggih in Team 9. Balinese people are also being asked to accompany Team 9 in their decision making process.

“High priests need convincing based on theoretical studies, and this will support the presentation of facts to them. There are indeed many sacred places in Benoa Bay, such as estuaries, confluence and temples.

There are different types of temples one of which’s sanctum is supported by several communities (hamlets).

So, we think that these facts will help the high priest in the sabha pandita and Team 9 be convinced that this is in fact a sacred area,” he explained. (rin)

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses.

Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “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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Health risk of loneliness has physiological basis

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This Oct. 5, 2015 photo, shows green beans with toasted crumbs in Concord, N.H. A healthy food for one person may lead another to gain weight, according to a study out Thursday that suggests a one-size-fits-all approach to dieting is fundamentally wrong.

Why diets don’t work: healthy foods vary by individual

MIAMI - A healthy food for one person may lead another to gain weight, according to a study out Thursday that suggests a one-size-fits-all approach to dieting is fundamentally wrong.

For instance, one woman in the study repeatedly experienced a spike in blood sugar after eating tomatoes, which would generally be considered a low-fat, nutritious food.

The findings are based a study of 800 people in Israel, and are published in the journal Cell Press.

“The first very big surprise and striking finding that we had was the very vast variability we saw in people’s response to identical meals,” said researcher Eran Segal of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

Participants wore blood sugar monitors that took measurements every five minutes for an entire week.

They also provided stool samples so that their gut microbiome could be analyzed, and kept a careful log of everything they consumed.

None of the participants had diabetes, but some were obese and had a condition known as pre-diabetes.

Researchers were stunned to see the difference in people’s metabolic responses to the exact same foods.

For instance, some people’s blood sugar rose higher after eating sushi than it did after eating ice cream.

And for one middle-aged woman, the act of eating tomatoes -- which she thought were part of a healthy diet -- actually

caused her blood sugar to rise significantly.

“There are profound differences between individuals -- in some cases, individuals have opposite responses to one another -- and this is really a big hole in the literature,” said Segal.

What we eat

High blood sugar is dangerous because it can lead to diabetes, obesity, heart problems and other complications, including eye, kidney and nerve disease.

Many diets aim to keep blood sugar low by incorporating fruits, vegetables and complex carbohydrates like brown rice and whole grains, while avoiding refined sugars and goods made with white flour.

But those recommendations don’t work for everyone, and often, overweight people are

blamed for eating too much or not sticking to a healthy lifestyle.

Co-author Eran Elinav said the study “really enlightened us on how inaccurate we all were about one of the most basic concepts of our existence, which is what we eat and how we integrate nutrition into our daily life.”

Instead of urging people to eat low-fat diets, a more personalized approach -- one that puts an individual at the center of the plan, rather than the diet -- could be useful to help people control high blood sugar and improve their health, he said.

The researchers also used their findings to forge an algorithm that could predict how different people would react to certain foods, based on a host of personal characteristics and their gut microbes. (afp)

WASHINGTON - Loneliness can increase the risk of premature death by 14 percent in older adults, according to a study published Monday that posits a physiological basis for the phenomenon.

The dangers of social isolation have long been known but its effects on the body have not been well understood, the researchers said in the work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/PNAS. Led by University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo, the research team had previously identified a link between solitude and both a heightened expression of genes involved in inflammation and a diminution in the activity of other genes that play a role in the body’s antiviral responses.

The result is a weakened immune systems that makes a person who lives alone more vulnerable to illness.

In their latest research, the researchers looked at leukocytes, white blood cells that the immune system uses to protect against bacteria and viruses.

They found the same shift in genetic expression in the white blood cells of people who lived alone and in social isolation.

They also found that loneliness predicted the gene behavior a year or more in advance -- and conversely that gene expression predicted loneliness measured a year or more later.

“Leukocyte gene expression and loneliness appear to have a reciprocal relationship, suggesting that each can help propagate the other over time,” the researchers said.

“These results were specific to loneliness and could not be explained by depression, stress or social support,” they said.

The investigators then studied rhesus macaques, a highly social primate, and found a similar cellular process linked to their social experience.

“Lonely-like” monkeys had increased gene expression involved in inflammation and less gene expression in antiviral defenses.

They were also found to have higher levels of noreprinephrine, a “fight-orflight” neurotransmitter that stimulates the production of immature monocytes, a white blood cell with high inflammation/ low antiviral defense gene expression.

“Both lonely humans and ‘lonely like’ monkeys showed higher levels of monocytes in their blood,” the researchers said.

Other studies showed that the increased production of immature monocytes was amplifying the high inflammation/low antiviral effect in the pool of white blood cells.

“The ‘danger signals’ activated in the brain by loneliness ultimately affect the production of white blood cells,” they said.

“The resulting shift in monocyte output may both propagate loneliness and contribute to its associated health risks.” (afp)

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Bali Governor opposes Shariah tourism idea

DENPASAR - Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika expressed disagreement to the idea of developing Shariah tourism on the island, citing fears that it could create potential problems.

“I did not agree with it. It will only create problems.

Just leave it as it is for now. It has all been going well so far,” he stated after attending a plenary meeting of the regional legislative assembly on Tuesday.

He pointed out that tourism in Bali has flourished so far.

“Let us not think of strange ideas. It will only create problems. The people have lived peacefully under current conditions so far,” he emphasized.

Chairman of the Shariah Economic Community (MES) Muliaman D. Hadad stated recently after inducting the MES Bali chapter that Bali is the right destination for developing Shariah tourism.

“Bali is fit (for Shariah tourism). So, why not (develop it here). Seven million domestic tourists come to Bali in addition to three million foreign tourists. So, perhaps, there are businessmen here who wish to introduce it in cooperation with the regional government,” he affirmed.

He said that Islam-based tourism has not only been developed in Arab countries but has also been promoted in Asian countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

He pointed out that Thailand had recently won the title of the world’s best Islamic health service tourist destination at an event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

“This is indeed a business opportunity that needs to be tapped. In several cities, Islamic hotels and health service centers have already mushroomed. We have no other intention than to tap the business opportunity. We are talking about religion but also to boost the economy,” he remarked.

Hadad, who is also chairman of the country’s Financial Service Authority (OJK), said the Shariah economy adopts approaches based on the concept of common welfare, so that it could be used by anyone, regardless of their religious background. (ant)

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People reject ‘sharia tourism’ in Bali

DENPASAR - People from several organizations held a peaceful gathering at Bali’s Parliament Building on Tuesday (Nov.24), to protest against ‘sharia tourism’. Members of organizations such as Cakrawayu, the Indonesia Association of Hindu Dharma Students (KMHDI), the Eling Nusantara Foundation, the Hindu Network Foundation, the Center for Hindu Coordination of Indonesian (Puskor Hindunesia), Buldog and Gases Sesetan were present to voice their concerns.

Chairman of Puskor Hindunesia, Ida Bagus Susena, said that the idea of imposing ‘sharia tourism’ in Bali runs contrary to Regional Bylaw (Perda) No.2/2012 on Cultural Tourism. His organization will therefor be sending a letter to the Minister of Tourism and other relevant parties reminding them of this bylaw and other factors, with the aim of having tourism in Bali remain focused on Bali’s Hindusim inspired culture.

“We do hope that the parliament can be a little sensitive to these issues.

When we see the many issues that are affecting Bali these days, it would appear that the parliament is not acting as the people’s representatives, therefore the people of Bali need to act independently to reject those things that are not suitable, rather than simply remain powerless. Hope-

fully, the legislators still have the guts to maintain Bali and not just see sitting in parliament as a job opportunity but actually voice the aspirations of the people,” he said.

Deputy Chairman of Cakrawayu, I.B. Adnyana, said that Bali does not need to label ‘sharia’ to attract tourists, especially considering that this concept implies a particular ideology.

Adnyana added that he does not want to see this ideology disintegrate Balinese people. “The parliament should oversee the implementation of the Regional Bylaw on Cultural Tourism properly. This bylaw will surely be complied with, if the government chooses to oversee its application.

Since there is a kind of violation going on, it needs to be called out,” he added.

Chairman of the KMHDI Bali,

Bagus Arjana Wira Putra, asserted that the cultural wealth of Bali -inspired

by Hinduism, has far more worth in the eyes of world tourism than ‘sharia tourism’ does. Furthermore, most foreigners who visit Bali come form Australia, China, Japan, the UK and Malaysia.

“Based on existing data, we can see that the vast majority of foreigners who visit Bali do cannot be categorized as wanting to follow ‘sharia’. In terms of benefit to state foreign exchange earnings, we also note that ‘sharia tourism’ is not able to be the kind of tourism that will contribute to the country,” he said.

Putra added that the fact is that the cultural tourism of Bali provides massive contributions to the state.

Foreign exchange earnings contributed

by Bali tourism amount to some IDR 41 trillion per year. Furthermore, the central government policy of exempting 75 countries from needing to pay for tourist visa means that visitors to Indonesia -including Bali are sure to increase. “Obviosuly we do not need to use the label ‘sharia’ to help the branding of tourism in Bali,” he affirmed. (kmb32)

Government personnel urge to avoid gambling, drugs

DENPASAR - Bali provincial governor Made Mangku Pastika urged all government employees to stay away from gambling and drugs, and said anyone found violating the order would have to resign.

“If any officials and staff are involved in gambling or taking drugs, I suggest to them to resign, “ Pastika stated in a roll call on Tuesday.

Likewise, Pastika urged employees suffering from any serious illness such as stroke, to take early retirement because they cannot be productive any longer.

Pastika further asked the civil servants to be present at every roll call and remain disciplined, because their presence in the roll call is not only aimed to check upon them, but to also hear the governor’s directives about the implementation of their duties as civil servants.

The governor stressed the importance of the roll call after 104 of the provincial government officials were found absent on Monday (Nov 23, 2015). (ant)

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A number of people from various organizations held a peaceful action to reject shariah tourism at the Bali Parliamentary Building, Tuesday (Nov. 24).

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Buleleng Police intensify security patrols after terror attack in Paris

Russian pilot rescued by Syrian commando unit

SINGARAJA - Operations Division Head of the Buleleng Police, Ketut Gelgel, said that the acts of gunfire terror and bomb attack in Paris was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as the group responsible for the attack claiming at least 128 casualties and injuring 180 others. Police put serious attention and enhance security in the North Bali. Social condition of the Buleleng community remains to get security concern in regional and national level.

Roving patrols involving the Buleleng Police, Military Police and the 1609/Buleleng Military District Commander are enhanced by watching the movements of suspicious persons. Extensive demographic jurisdiction of Buleleng consisting of nine subdistricts is followed by non-commissioned military and police officers. “Buleleng Police made collaboration with military police and the 1609/ Buleleng Military District Commander. The joint patrol is meant to anticipate terrorism and ISIS referring to the terror incident occurred in Paris. We anticipate the region Buleleng so that it will not develop into incident,” said Gelgel, Monday (Nov. 23).

Several points of public crowd are targeted including the area of hotels, villas and impromptu markets including shopping complex in urban areas. “The joint operation is targeting the location of the crowds in some areas suspected as the location of terrorism and ISIS. We patrol every day, both in the morning and at evening,” he said.

Gelgel said that police will work with the Immigration Office in

Buleleng, particularly the surveillance and data collection on the arrival of foreigners to Buleleng with passport. Currently, joint operation and patrol are focused on security ahead of Christmas and New Year 2016 from terror attacks. “This yearend, we will increase personnel as security anticipation ahead of Christmas and New Year. Personnel of the joint operation will move around and consist of three personnel of the Buleleng Police led by an officer, while military police and district military respectively involve two personnel,” he said.

Commander of the Military Police at the IX/3-1 Army Singaraja Guntur Wiyono added that security detection is done through field patrol and collection of information in society. He considered that terrorist acts must be prevented and eradicated with the whole community of Buleleng. “We are carrying out a joint integrated operation, especially at the vital objects in Singaraja. Information in maintaining security requires public support.

Should there be any suspicious things, please be directly reported to police,” he added. (kmb34)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 file photo, a worker is silhouetted against Malaysia’s Petronas Twin Towers ahead of the ASEAN summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit takes place in Malaysia on Nov. 18-22.

The police intensify patrols in the city to prevent the act of terors

Klungkung Library lacks of visitors

Klungkung Library

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SEMARAPURA - The endeavor of the government of Klungkung to attract people to read in the public library is not yet fully succeeded. As evidence, the condition of the Klungkung Library and Archive Office still looked deserted, Tuesday (Nov. 24). The number of visitors coming to the library only reached 5,280 people per year even though the number of people in the population to be served reaches 169,380 people per year. Not to mention, many bookshelves are now in damaged condition.

The Head of the Klungkung Library and Archives, Putu Sadia, admitted on Tuesday that the number of visitors coming to the library remains low. However, he argued that the lack of visitors to the library is caused by several factors.

One of the problems faced is the lack of human resources in the library. So far, the library office has only 21 employees. They cannot be moved to different shift because they respectively have their own tasks. “Ideally we have more than 30 employees,” said Putu Sadia.

Other than human resource factor, Putu Sadia also recognized that the collection of books owned by the library is also limited. Until now, the number

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of books in the Klungkung library only amounts to 13,962, while the number of titles owned reaches 6,657. However, the collection of books must be added each year. For this year, he claimed to have budgeted about IDR 10 million for the procurement of books in the library. “It is also an obstacle for us. Many bookshelves are damaged. But in 2016 we have allocated a budget,” he said.

Putu Sadia said to have conducted several programs so as to attract public interest. One of them is by preparing mobile library. Moreover, this vehicle will roam around the community like schools and orphanage. The vehicle also provided services to Nusa Penida. “To Nusa Penida, we do it three times a year and it takes place for three days,” he said.

Other than mobile library, his institution is also implementing an integrated program of school library services. The program is conducted in collaboration with school. The forms of cooperation are conducted by lending 200 titles of books for one month. In return, the school also invited its students to read to the library. “School authority is not obliged to come to library. But there are always school students coming to read here,” he said. (119)

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Third search ship joins hunt for missing Malaysian airliner

CANBERRA — A third ship will join the deep sea hunt for a missing Malaysian airliner as the 13-month-old search of a huge expanse of the Indian Ocean ramps up during the southern hemisphere summer, officials said Wednesday.

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was scaled back to two ships towing sonar equipment during the winter when the remote target area more than 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) southwest of Australia was buffeted by gale-force winds and mountainous waves.

The search has covered more than 70,000 square kilometers (27,000 square miles) since it began in October last year based on analysis of scant satellite information that tracked Flight 370’s final flight on March 8 last year.

Authorities are unable to explain why the Boeing 777 went far off course with 239 people aboard

during a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing.

A third ship Havila Harmony, equipped with a video camera inside an underwater drone, will leave the Australian port of Fremantle on Saturday and reach the remote search area five days later, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said in a statement.

The bureau, which conducts the search on behalf of Malaysia, said the Havila Harmony would investigate rugged seabed terrain which cannot be effectively searched with less maneuverable towed side-scan sonar.

One of the two ships that made

slow progress throughout the winter, the Fugro Discovery, began the 2,800-kilometer (1,700-mile), sixday voyage back to Fremantle on Saturday because a crew member had become sick, the bureau said.

The bureau gave no details of the crew member’s condition.

The same ship returned to Fremantle earlier in November after only a day of searching because of a crew member’s suspected appendicitis. The Fugro Discovery had managed only six days of searching the 120,000-square-kilometer (46,000-square-mile) priority area before it was forced back again for medical help. All ships have a doctor on board.

The ships are resupplied at Fremantle monthly and spend half their time at sea traveling to and from the search area. (ap)

DAMASCUS — A Russian military pilot whose plane was shot down by Turkey and crashed in Syria arrived on Wednesday at an air base in Latakia province after being rescued by a Syrian army commando unit, Syrian and Russian officials said.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told Russian news agencies that the man was rescued in a 12-hour operation which ended in the early hours on Wednesday and is now “safe and sound” at Russia’s air base in the government-controlled area in Syria.

Turkey shot down the Russian warplane on Tuesday, saying it ignored repeated warnings after crossing into its airspace from Syria. One of the two pilots was killed and captured by Syrian rebels who said they were searching for the other. The incident inflamed tensions between Turkey and Russia, and Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of “significant consequences.”

A statement from the Syrian armed forces on Wednesday said a special unit carried out overnight a “qualitative” operation with the Russian forces and rescued one of the two pilots. Russian President Vladimir Putin also confirmed a second pilot has been rescued.

In a statement carried by Syria’s official news agency SANA, the army said the Syrian and Russian forces penetrated into the areas where “terrorists” are entrenched at a depth of 4.5 kilometers and rescued the pilot. It said he is in “good health.”

Russia’s ambassador to France also said that the second pilot is in the hands of the Syrian army. Ambassador Alexander Orlov said on Europe-1 radio that one of the pilots was wounded, then killed on the ground by “jihadists.”

He said the other “managed to escape and be rescued by the Syrian army.” He didn’t elaborate. Orlov accused Turkey of being an “accomplice” of Islamic State extremists and playing an ambiguous role in Syria’s civil war.

However he played down concerns of escalation of violence among the international players involved in Syria.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country does not wish to escalate tensions with Russia over the downing of the plane.

Speaking at an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation economy meeting in Istanbul, Erdogan said that Turkey favors “peace, dialogue and diplomacy.”

Erdogan however defended his country’s move to shoot down the plane saying: “’’no one should expect Turkey to stay silent to border violations or the violation of its rights.”

Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on Tuesday that it said ignored repeated warnings and crossed into its airspace from Syria. (ap)

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This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV, shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.

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BUSINESS Safe-haven currencies get boost after Turkey jet strike

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Capacity of PDAM water source downs 20 percent

AMLAPURA - Customers of the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM) in Karangasem complained and protested. It happens because the water flow like at Pendem hamlet and other areas is often stagnating. Customers feel to have been disadvantaged because they must pay the wind out of the PDAM’s tap.

TOKYO - The yen and euro got a boost Wednesday as the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet sent investors into safer assets on fears about the broader implications of the incident.

Global financial markets were rattled by the incident on the Syrian border as oil prices rose on supply fears.

“While the dispute between Turkey and Russia is unlikely to escalate into a ‘hot’ conflict, it does underline the unresolved tensions over how to put an end to the unrest in Syria and Iraq,” Angus Nicholson, a market analyst at IG Ltd, said in a client note.

“This uncertainty around a further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East has hung heavily over Asian markets.”

The greenback weakened to 122.35 yen from 122.55 yen Tuesday in New York, as dealers moved into the yen -- seen as a safe-haven currency in times of turmoil and uncertainty.

The euro rose to $1.0662 and 130.45 yen in Asian trading from $1.0642 and 130.42 yen.

“The safe haven bid helped the Japanese yen, Swiss franc and euro move higher against the US dollar,” National Australia Bank currency strategist Rodrigo Catril said in a commentary.

The dollar was also hit by an unexpected drop in US consumer confidence in November from the previous month, despite an upward revision of economic growth.

A rally in crude prices helped boost the Malaysian ringgit by more than half a percent against the dollar, as analysts warned the jet shooting could further heighten tensions among key powers involved in the Syrian conflict and affect crude supplies from the oil-producing Middle East.

Oil is a key Malaysian export.

The dollar also lost ground against some other emerging currencies including the South Korean won, Indonesia’s rupiah and the Taiwan dollar.

The won was up 0.90 percent, the rupiah gained 0.17 percent and the Taiwanese unit tacked on 0.43 percent. (afp)

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One of the residents of Karangasem Regency that suffer from draught

Responding to this problem, the Director of PDAM Karangasem, Gede T Baktiyasa, did not deny it, in Karangasem, Tuesday (Nov. 24). He said that such condition has almost happened every dry season. The problem, he said, that every dry season, the water discharge of spring tapped down by PDAM declines by 20 percent. “Water discharge of the artesian wells in Manggis was formerly five liters per second and now reduces to only about three liters,” he added.

He admitted the water supply to customers in Amlapura is often sluggish so that he pleased customers to understand and be patient. Water consumption must be saved because the production cost is expensive. Water needs of our community are getting more and more, while its water discharge at the source reduces in drought.

Water source to supply Amlapura and surrounding areas is just from the spring at Tauka, Tirtagangga and Embukan Ababi.

“Discharge of spring for customers in town has diminished. Three subdistricts namely Selat, Sidemen and Rendang are good because it has been helped with the water from Telaga Waja River,” he said.

Related to the unrest of residents in Manggis, especially at Antiga, it is caused by crashed water supplies because the source is limited. Manggis only has one artesian well as the source of raw water.

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Prolonged dry season has caused the water flow of artesian well to decrease, where it reduced from five liters per second to three liters. Later, the PDAM will optimize the springs at Embukan, Ababi. “In Manggis we will also test new artesian wells. With the investment of new artesian wells, we need budget to buy a pump, an increase in power and expenses of the test valued at IDR 600 million to IDR 700 million,” said Spokesman of the PDAM Karangasem, Made Supartha.

Regarding the water supply crisis at the PDAM Kubu, especially at Baturinggit village happened because the artesian wells at Rubaya have long dried up.

Later, it will be made a new artesian well.

However, the investment of making new artesian well is available in 2016. “Two tests of artesian well will be made in Kubu on the land owned by the PDAM namely at Batudawa and Tianyar,” said Made Supartha.

The management has held a meeting to discuss about grievances like at Antiga Kaler, and the water grant implementation project from central government led by Regional Secretary of Karangasem a few days ago. He added that this year Karangasem get 1,500 water grant connections from central government worth IDR 1.6 billion. Realization of the connection is still in process. (013)

Buleleng potential to develop city tour

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People walk past an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. The yen and euro got a boost Wednesday as the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet sent investors into safer assets on fears about the broader implications of the incident.

Singapore cuts 2015 growth forecast to 2 percent SINGAPORE — Singapore lowered its growth forecast for 2015 because of weakness in manufacturing and said gains will continue to be modest next year even as the global economy improves.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry on Wednesday forecast economic growth in 2015 at “close to 2 percent” and between 1 and 3 percent in 2016. It previously forecast 2015 growth at between 2 and 2.5 percent.

Singapore, a city-state at the tip of

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peninsula Malaysia, is the wealthiest economy in Southeast Asia but has shifted to lower growth rates in the past decade as other countries including China eroded its traditional strengths in electronics and other manufacturing. It has encouraged investment in higher value industries such as pharmaceuticals and also tried to boost services by opening two casinos, encouraging tourism and becoming a center for private banking.

The ministry said global growth is ex-

pected to improve next year but Singapore and other countries in Southeast Asia may not see “significant uplift” in demand for their exports.

China’s economic slowdown has dimmed its appetite for imports, growth in the U.S. is driven by service industries, and both China and the U.S. are tending to rely more on domestic manufacturers, it said.

“Against this backdrop, the growth outlook for the Singapore economy in 2016 is

modest,” the report said.

Singapore’s economy grew 1.9 percent from a year earlier in the third quarter, marginally lower than the 2 percent growth in the previous quarter, the ministry said.

“Given the current subdued demand, and the fact that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have both lowered forecasts, it isn’t a surprise that Singapore has followed suit,” said Song Seng Wun, an economist at CIMB Private Banking. (ap)

SINGARAJA - Innovation to increase tourism visit to Singaraja can actually imitate the government of Denpasar by implementing city tour and empowering the heritage buildings having historical values in the respective territories. During the colonial era, the face of Singaraja was filled with typical Dutch heritage buildings. Unfortunately, not all the ancient Dutch buildings are touched and become the icon of city tour for local and foreign travelers.

City tour can be developed in Singaraja that formerly became the capital of the Lesser Sunda. North Bali was well known to the marine potential so that some harbors were established like the Buleleng Harbor, Sangsit Harbor and Temukus Harbor. Over time, the structure of the residence of Dutch nationals gradually changed the appearance of the house and large stores in Singaraja.

A historian from the Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) Singaraja, I Made Pageh, recorded that the Netherlands was still trying to dominate Bali in 1945-1950.

Politics in Jakarta continued to roll although Soekarno and Hatta already read the text of the proc-

lamation on the independence of Indonesia. At that time, Singaraja was the center of the Dutch civil administration or better known as the Netherlands-Indies Civil Administration (NICA). Since then, more and more typical Dutch style buildings were established in urban areas.

Time changes by degrees, I Gusti Ketut Pudja appeared as the Governor of the Lesser Sunda, covering the areas of Bali and Nusa Tenggara. When entering 1952, the Lesser Sunda politically changed whose territory was then divided into three regions. They were Bali, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

Situation at that time, Jalan Pahlawan Singaraja to the former Buleleng Harbor was known as the colonial borderline extending Dutch buildings in colonial architectural style. Unavoidably, the face of Singaraja changes in harmony with the passage of time and one by one of the Dutch building has been transformed into modern buildings.

“Many of us do not understand that it is a landscape having a historical value. On Jalan Pahlawan west of the Singa Ambara Raja statue formerly stood the Raad van Kerta

or Dutch court office, but now the structure has been torn down,” said Pageh, Tuesday (Nov. 24).

The Dutch architectural style building is evidence of historical object. In the long run, the Dutch buildings in Buleleng are unable to dam modern minimalist buildings. Moreover, the area along the colonial borderline in Singaraja and other architectural buildings has been demolished. “I do not understand. In short, those buildings were demolished. Probably local government does not understand if the colonial borderline in Buleleng is the only district in Bali that was set by colonial administration, and the roads were the best because they were designed in Dutch architecture,” said Pageh.

He had sympathy to the government in order to make special regional bylaw regarding the historic buildings. The regional bylaw can refer to the Law No.11/2010 in which every building of more than 50 years old is included in the cultural heritage and must be protected. The act of historic building preservation is education for younger generation in the future if Buleleng has an important history and should be known to its

generation.

“The law of central government on the protection of historic objects has existed. Well, it now depends on local government whether it is willing to implement it or not and this is the problem. The idea of city tour has been frequently initiated,

let alone Buleleng as a triangle spot. Historic buildings originating from Dutch colonial era may not be destroyed. History will record and younger generation is obliged to preserve the buildings as a silent witness to history in the past,” he concluded. (kmb34)

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One of the tourism site that can be developed as a part of the city tour in Buleleng.

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Ukraine closes its airspace to Russia MOSCOW — Ukraine’s prime minister says his government has decided to close the country’s airspace to all Russian planes.

Ukraine last month banned all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine but Russian planes have been allowed to fly over its territory.

The decision to shut the airspace was announced by Arseny Yatsenyuk at a televised government session on Wednesday. It comes as

tensions simmer between Russia and Ukraine following Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year and a separatist war in eastern Ukraine which has killed more than 8,000 people and left parts of the industrial heartland in ruins.

The Russian gas monopoly Gazprom earlier on Wednesday announced that it was cutting off gas supplies to Ukraine because the country had not paid in advance for supplies. (ap)

Revised nuclear deal between South Korea, US takes effect

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Belgium police officers patrol the Grand Place in central Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. The lockdown has closed the capital’s subways and schools. Officials have recommended that popular shopping districts be shuttered and advised people to avoid public places since they could be targeted by terrorists.

Brussels schools reopen, maximum threat alert still in place

BRUSSELS — After a four-day shutdown prompted by a threat alert across Brussels, schools are reopening their doors with the help of beefed up security, including police armed with machine guns. Though the Belgian capital continues to be under the highest-level threat alert, meaning that an attack is serious and imminent, schools and subways began reopening across the city on Wednesday. That is restoring a sense of normality to the city, parts of which have been deserted since the alert was first raised to the top level in the capital on Saturday.

The threat level is expected to be in place until at least Monday unless there are significant developments, like the capturing of suspects linked to the Paris attacks on Nov. 13.

At Brussels’ College SaintJean-Berchmans, some parents gave their children a quick kiss before dropping them off, while several police officers guarded the entrance, including one with a visible machine gun. Among the students at the school is Belgium’s Princess Eleonore.

“I’m concerned, but I think that life must go on,” said Dimitri De Cra Yencour, a father of four. “Even if something happens in Paris or

in Brussels, they have to go back to school,” he said, adding he had instructed his children be extra attentive and to tell their teachers if they saw anything unusual.

At other schools in the region, officials sent parents letters and emails explaining security measures being taken under police orders, like limiting access to the school and not allowing children to play or gather in large spaces like courtyards.

Some children looked visibly worried as they arrived at the upscale Brussels school but most gave a friendly handshake to a burly school official guarding the entrance alongside the police of-

ficers.

Father Didier Nkoy Balengola said he had explained to his children that “there are some bad men who for no reason want to hurt innocent people” but he had confidence in the police. Others said that after the terror-sparked school vacation this week, it was definitely time for classes to re-start.

“It was like Christmas come early for the children,” said Annalaure Leger, a mother of two.

“They stayed at home and played with the neighbors’ kids.” Leger said their family lives partly in Paris and that the children are very aware of what’s happening both there and in Belgium. She said that Wednesday’s school drop-off wasn’t much different from any other day, except for the presence of camera crews snapping their arrival. Leger said that neither she nor her children were too concerned about an imminent attack.

“It would be better if the police had caught the terrorists, but the children know they are trying to do that so that everyone is safe.”(ap)

SEOUL, South Korea — A new nuclear treaty with the United States governing South Korea’s commercial nuclear activities during the next 20 years went into effect Wednesday, the South Korean government said.

The treaty, which replaces a previous accord reached in 1972, opens the possibility of South Korea gaining the ability to enrich uranium to produce non-weaponsgrade nuclear fuel depending on future negotiations with the United States.

The new treaty took effect after South Korea’s foreign minister and the U.S. ambassador exchanged documents in Seoul, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The countries agreed to the revised treaty in April after spending several years arguing over whether South Korea should have the right to enrich and reprocess U.S.-origin nuclear fuel for commercial purposes.

The revised deal does not give South Korea that right, but provides for establishment of a high-level committee to further discuss the issue, which Seoul officials described as a step toward potential consent.

South Korea has been seeking the ability to enrich uranium to produce nuclear fuel, which it says will help reduce import costs and support its exports of nuclear reactors.

It also wants to be able to reprocess spent fuel to reduce its growing amounts of nuclear waste.

The U.S. restricts such activities because the same technologies can be used to produce weapons-grade nuclear fuel, and because of fears that supporting South Korea’s enrichment ambitions might send the wrong signal to North Korea, which is developing its own nuclear weapons program.

The revised deal also gives more leeway to South Korea for research activities and data collection related to spent fuel.(ap)

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South Korean protesters stage a rally against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit in front of the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015.

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Air force to procure three helicopters for VVIPS

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Air Force will buy three heli- Jakarta on Tuesday night.

He noted that the plan to buy the copters for very very important persons (VVIPs) as it has been included in the 2015-2019 Air Force strategic plan, stated Air three AW101 modern and sophisticated helicopters was purely the result Force Chief of Staff Marshal Agus Supriatna.

“For the time being, we will use the strategic planning budget to buy three helicopters for the VVIP Air

Squadron,” Supriatna remarked at a gathering with mass media at the Wisma Angkasa building in South

of a study conducted by the VVIP Air Squadron and was further evaluated by the Military (TNI) Headquarters.

“This is the result of our study, and

after a thorough assessment, I decided to buy the VVIP helicopters,” the Air Force chief of staff affirmed.

Supriatna added that depending on the budget, the helicopters will include security features such as bulletproof body, anti-jamming devices, and anti-missile systems.

He emphasized that the purchase of the VVIP helicopters for the president, vice president, state officials, and guests of the country will prioritize safety and comfort.

He expressed hope that the first AW101 helicopter would arrive before April 9, 2016. (ant)

sold openly in the stores and could be easily bought by youngsters.

Condom sales would still be allowed in the remote district in pharmacies but only for customers aged above 17, he said.

In many rural parts of the archipelago, convenience stores are the only retail outlets offering a sizeable range of goods.

Yakub Gunawan, an activist from the Red Institute, an NGO focusing on HIV, said the ban would not

tackle “risky sexual behaviour”.

“The Luwu government should be promoting early sex education instead so teenagers will know how to be responsible and protect themselves,” he said.

Regulations to crack down on behaviour viewed as “immoral” and against Islam have multiplied across Indonesia -- the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country -- in recent years, amid signs of growing conservatism in many sec-

tors of society.

Conservative clerics have long denounced official campaigns to encourage condom use, claiming that they encourage sex before marriage.

Earlier this year Indonesia’s top Islamic clerical body spoke out against the sale of condoms following reports that the contraceptives were being sold together with chocolate to mark Valentine’s Day. (afp)

Indonesian district to ban condoms in convenience stores

BELOPA, Indonesia - A staunchly Islamic district in Indonesia plans to ban the sale of condoms in convenience stores in a bid to halt premarital sex, an official said Tuesday, but activists criticised the move as misguided.

The local administration in Luwu on central Sulawesi island will soon send a notification to convenience stores, giving them a week to remove condoms from their shelves, district head Andi

Mudzakkar said.

“We are concerned that premarital sex is on the rise among teenagers,” he told AFP from the district capital Belopa.

A week after the letters are sent, the government will raid the dozens of convenience stores in Luwu, and those caught violating the rule could be shut down, Mudzakkar said.

He said that he took the decision after noticing that condoms were

Sports Ministry to develop 470 football fields in villages JAKARTA - The youth and sports ministry will develop at least 470 football fields in villages to encourage young people to play the sport.

“So far, we have received several complaints regarding the lack of sports facilities in rural areas. This program is one of the government’s efforts to improve the management of football in the nation,” Deputy V Gatot S. Dewa Broto in charge of harmony and partnership of the youth and sport ministry noted on Wednesday.

Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi has designated the “one village one football field” program since he took charge of the ministerial post.

The AFC and FIFA were informed about the program when the two organizations’ leaders met President Joko Widodo recently.

During the first stage, some 100 football fields will be built, and the rest will follow until the end of this year, Broto revealed.

“The development will definitely be carried out in stages, and the number will be increased until 2019.

Moreover, several sports stadiums will be built or renovated,” he added.

Indonesia, with a population of more than 250 million, has some 75 thousand villages. (ant)

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Children play in a puddle of water in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. The youth and sports ministry will develop at least 470 football fields in villages to encourage young people to play the sport.

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Golden State becomes 1st team in NBA to begin season 16-0

SINGARAJA - Menjangan Island is a coral island located in the northwest tip of the Island of Bali. The island is easily accessed via Labuan Lalang at Sumber Klampok village, Gerokgak subdistrict, or approximately 55 km south of Singaraja town. The island is one of the best diving sites in the world. Here, the beauty and mystery of the underwater scenery can be found.

The beauty of Marine Park has been able to attract the attention of world-class divers. The island belongs to the part of the West Bali National Park (TNBB) and all the lives on this Island are strictly protected. Here, people are not allowed fishing, looking for corals or hunting animals.

OAKLAND, California — The defending champion Golden State Warriors set the record for best start in NBA history at 16-0, as Stephen Curry had 24 points and nine assists in a 11177 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. With their coach sidelined, the Warriors surpassed the 15-0 starts by the Washington Capitols of 1948-49 and 1993-94 Houston Rockets.

Confetti streamed down when the final buzzer sounded, but Golden State’s players barely celebrated.

“It’s a special accomplishment any time you can do something that hasn’t been done before,” Curry said. “It’s not going to be total dominance for 82 games.”

Draymond Green added 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Warriors extended their team-record home winning streak to 27 games with coach Steve Kerr watching from behind the scenes while recovering from complications following two back surgeries.

Kobe Bryant shot 1 of 14 for just four points, matching the worstshooting performance of his career in a game where he had at least one basket. The Lakers dropped to 2-12 with the second-worst record in the

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NBA. Elsewhere, Indiana made a club-record 19 3-pointers in a 123106 win over Washington, the Los Angeles Clippers ended a threegame losing streak with a 111-94 victory over Denver, and Atlanta routed Boston 121-97.

Paul George scored a seasonhigh 40 points and made seven 3-pointers, while C.J. Miles added 32 points, including eight 3-pointers, in his highest-scoring game since joining the Pacers before the start of last season.

The Pacers, which won for the ninth time in 11 games, finished 73.1 percent (19 of 26) from 3-point range, crushing their previous season high of 44.4 percent. In Denver, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan each scored 18 points for the struggling Clippers, who improved to 7-7 with the win.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives past Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. The Warriors won 111-77.

The Clippers, who hadn’t been under .500 this far into a season under coach Doc Rivers, made eight 3-pointers after coming into the game at 31.3 percent. Jordan finished with 11 rebounds and four blocks, while Griffin had 10 rebounds. Chris Paul had 15 points and 10 assists to give the Clippers three players with double-doubles.

Paul Millsap scored 25 points and Jeff Teague added 16 for Atlanta, which had dropped four of five, including a loss Saturday at Cleveland in which coach Mike Budenholzer was ejected and subsequently fined $25,000 for bumping into referee Ben Taylor. The Hawks essentially put this game out of reach with an 18-3 run that made it 100-80 with 6:20 remaining on Teague’s three-point play.

In other games, Mike Conley scored 21 points and Jeff Green added 19 to lead seven Memphis players in double figures in the Grizzlies’ 110-96 win over Dallas.

Marc Gasol had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis, which won its fifth in the last six games.

Chicago’s Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and Derrick Rose added 17 in his return to the lineup as the Bulls held off Portland 93-88. Rose had missed two games with a left ankle injury.(ap)

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LONDON - Britain will attempt to win the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years this weekend when they take on Belgium in Ghent, although if they do succeed the Scottish town of Dunblane could argue its name should be enscribed on the trophy.

World number two Andy Murray and his brother Jamie, who grew up in Dunblane, have propelled Britain through the draw, with Andy churning out vital singles wins and teaming up with his elder sibling in the doubles.

That is likely to be the scenario again at the Flanders Expo, beginning on Friday, where despite 13,000 home fans trying to cheer Belgium to their first ever Davis Cup, Britain will start favourites.

Twice grand slam champion Andy Murray is the class act of the final -- a repeat of the 1904 match when the British Isles won 5-0 with brothers Laurence and Reggie Doherty starring. Murray’s commitment to the cause this year has been immense.

The 2013 Wimbledon champion is undefeated, winning two singles against the United States in Glasgow in March.

Against France in the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club, the Murrays joined forces to win the doubles with Andy winning both his singles in a 3-1 victory -- the second against Gilles Simon when he was down on both knees with fatigue.

Then came the semi-final against Australia, again in Glasgow, when the 28-year-old crushed Bernard Tomic, having won a gripping doubles five-setter with Jamie the previous day, to send Britain into the final for the first time since 1978.

He flew into Belgium on Monday -- a country on high alert after the Paris attacks -- having lost two of his three matches at the ATP World Tour Finals last week. How he adapts to the quick switch to indoor clay will be crucial for Britain captain Leon Smith.

“The reality is that if Andy gets injured or ill, then it would be a very difficult match to win,” Mark Cox, who played for Britain in the 1978 final, told Reuters.

“Leon has done well to bond the team and get some performances from James Ward, well beyond what realistically would be expected.

“But the whole run to the final has relied on Andy’s performances and it has been great to see Jamie rising to the challenge and becoming a force in doubles.” Roger Federer, who won the trophy for the first time last year for Switzerland, believes Murray will decide the tie. “Britain are the favourites, in my opinion, because they have Andy in the team,” he said.

Federer, however, believes Belgium should not be dismissed, especially with world number 16 David Goffin in their ranks.

“Belgium are at home. I really like Goffin, a great player. Good attitude. I feel like he’s the kind of guy that can handle pressure,” he said. Goffin will likely be up against Britain’s 100thranked debutant Kyle Edmund in the opening match -- a must win rubber for the hosts.

Murray is likely to play Belgium number two Steve Darcis, who won the fifth rubber in the semi-final against Argentina, although captain Johan Van Herck could save him for what could be a potential title-decider in Sunday’s reverse singles.(rtr)

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Britain’s Andy Murray plays a backhand during a training session ahead of the Davis Cup final between Belgium and Britain at Flanders Expo hall in Ghent, Belgium, November 24, 2015.

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Sp rt Mourinho says doused halftime row with Costa with ‘kisses and cuddles’

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he and striker Diego Costa have made up with “kisses and cuddles” after their halftime row in Tuesday’s 4-0 Champions League win over Israeli opponents Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The pair appeared to be engaged in an angry exchange of views as they headed towards the players’ tunnel at halftime.

Mourinho took issue with Costa’s lack of movement in the first-half but the Spain international went on to finish the match after the 52-year-old Portuguese displayed a more tender side in the dressing room.

Costa was involved in the major flashpoint of the first-half, after he was chopped down by

a terrible challenge from Maccabi’s Tal Ben Haim, which led to the former Chelsea defender receiving his marching orders.

“With Diego I wanted him to do a certain movement that he didn’t and I was disappointed and reacted and he reacted too, but at halftime in the dressing room there were a few kisses and cuddles,” Mourinho told reporters after the game.

Chelsea’s win moved them level on 10 points with Mourinho’s former side Porto at the top of Group G. The two meet in their final group game on Dec. 9, when a point for Mourinho’s side will be enough to see them progress to the last 16. (rtr)

Gerrard to train with Liverpool but rules out loan return

Steven Gerrard will return to former club Liverpool to train next week and is looking forward to learning from manager Juergen Klopp, but has ruled out returning to Anfield in a playing capacity.

Gerrard, who plays in the United States with the LA Galaxy, met Klopp earlier this month and the German invited him to train with the first team during the Major League

AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Barcelona’s Luis Suarez scores his side’s third goal during the Group E Champions League soccer match between Barcelona and Roma at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2015.

Messi scores first goals after injury, Barca routs Roma 6-1

BARCELONA — Lionel Messi scored his first two goals after a two-month injury layoff and Luis Suarez netted a brace in a 6-1 rout of Roma on Tuesday as Barcelona advanced to the Champions League knockout rounds for a 12th consecutive season. Suarez got Barcelona rolling at Camp Nou in the 15th minute. Three minutes later Messi scored his first goal in his second appearance since returning from a left-knee injury.

AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

Chelsea’s Coach Jose Mourinho yells during group G Champions League soccer match against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.

With Roma in disarray, Messi netted the hosts’ fifth after Suarez and Gerard Pique scored. Adriano capped the demolition before Edin Dzeko got Roma’s consolation.

Messi showed no rust from his time on the sideline recovering from a ligament he tore on Sept. 26. On Saturday, he played a little more than half an hour as a second-half substitute in Barcelona’s memorable 4-0 win at Real Madrid, looking threatening as ever despite not scoring.

Frighteningly enough for opponents, Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer said despite his strong return, he has yet to recover his peak form. “It’s tough to get back up to full speed,” said Messi. “I prepared well and trained but it’s not the same as going out on the pitch and lasting 90 minutes. I will take it with calm and get my pace back.”

Barcelona had already qualified for the next phase before kickoff after Bayer Leverkusen was held 1-1 at BATE Borisov, but the victory moved the defending champions onto 13 points and the top spot in Group E with

a game to spare. Roma was left with five points along with Leverkusen, while BATE has four.

“Right now Barca is unstoppable, it’s not a coincidence that it beat Madrid 4-0,” said Roma coach Rudi Garcia. “For us the good news arrived before the match. The draw between Leverkusen and BATE keeps our options alive.”

Messi’s goals were his first in the Champions League this campaign (he has only made two appearance) and 78th and 79th in competition history, second only to Crisitano Ronaldo’s record of 83. Suarez, meanwhile, continued his scoring streak with his ninth and tenth goals in his last six matches taking him up to 17 for the season.

Both Suarez and striker partner Neymar, who missed a late penalty, also excelled at playing a part in their team’s goals with their passing. “We are in a sweet moment and hope to keep it going as long as possible,” said Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, whose team also leads the Spanish league.

“I see my team very focused, with

everyone motivated.”

Barcelona was soon in front after Neymar drifted back into midfield and sent forward a perfect pass to meet Dani Alves’ run from the flank.

The right back only had to square the ball for the unmarked Suarez to steer it in. Messi doubled the lead moments later after he finished off a series of one-touch passes before Suarez lobbed him the ball, leaving Messi to dink the ball over Szczesny.

Barcelona continued to dominate both possession and the initiative, and Suarez blasted a right-foot volley of a cleared ball that fell to him just inside the far post right before halftime. With Roma still in disarray, Pique got on the scoresheet after Messi was played through by Suarez and passed for the defender to tap home in the 56th.

Suarez was again playmaker four minutes later after Neymar found him in the area to set up Messi, who finished off his own rebound for this second goal. Neymar earned a penalty from Salih Ucan but had his spot kick saved by Szczesny, only for substitute Adriano to rush in a fire in the rebound in the 77th.

Dzeko also had a penalty saved

by Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the 82nd after being fouled by Thomas Vermaelen but got the Italian side a consolation goal just before the final whistle. (ap)

Soccer (MLS) close season.

“I’m going to go in next week, for a couple of weeks, and work with Mr Klopp. I’m really looking forward to that, to see what he’s about and try and learn a few things off him,” the 35-year-old said in his role as a pundit on BT Sport on Tuesday night.

Klopp has also ruled out a playing return for Gerrard, saying this month that while Liverpool’s “doors are

always open for him”, there was no chance the former England captain would return to the club where he spent 17 years in the middle of the season and while he was under contract with LA Galaxy.

Gerrard joined the Galaxy on an 18-month contract at the end of last season. The West Coast club were dumped out of the MLS playoffs by Seattle Sounders last month. (rtr)

Vardy thanks team mates after record scoring run

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has credited his team mates for helping him equal Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of scoring in 10 consecutive English Premier League games.

Vardy, who matched the former Manchester United striker’s mark in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Newcastle United, leads the goalscoring charts with 13 to his name, four ahead of his closest competitor Everton’s Romelu Lukaku.

The 28-year-old forward has spearheaded Leicester’s unlikely rise to the top of the table, following their impressive winning run to avoid relegation last term, but

he said it was a team effort.

“It’s about hard work and the players that I’ve got around me getting me into positions where I’m able to put the ball in the back of the net, it’s as simple as that,” Vardy told Sky Sports.

“It’s a joy to play in that team.

In our first year (in the Premier League) we didn’t know what to expect, it was quicker and more physical. Confidence is sky high but everyone is very grounded.

“Having experience of that really does help you and if we carry on this way then who knows what will happen.”

Leicester face second-placed Manchester United on Saturday

with Vardy looking to close in on Jimmy Dunne’s record of scoring in 12 consecutive top-flight English games for Sheffield United in the 1931-32 season.

“I didn’t expect it (to score in 10 consecutive games) and I’ve never set myself any targets,” Vardy said.

“I just wanted to improve on last year and I’ve done that, I’ve more than doubled my tally from last year.”

Table-toppers Leicester, who have just two league wins in 18 encounters with United, have a tough run of fixtures as they face five of last season’s top eight in their next six league games. (rtr)

Gent keeps Champions League hopes up by winning 2-1 at Lyon

LYON, France — Striker Kalifa Coulibaly scored in the fifth minute of injury time as Gent won 2-1 at Lyon on Tuesday to maintain its chances of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Lyon failed to properly clear a corner and Coulibaly nodded home from close range to punish a lackluster Lyon side that led through midfielder Jordan Ferri’s seventh-minute goal. The Belgian side equalized in the 32nd minute through Danijel Milicevic’s cleverly-worked free-kick.

The win moves Gent onto seven points and above Valencia into second place in Group H behind Zenit St. Petersburg — which beat Spanish side Valencia 2-0 in the group’s other match.

Gent can guarantee qualification by beating already-qualified Zenit at home on Dec. 9. Lyon’s one point means it misses out on a Europa League berth.

“You have to admit that our three opponents were better — we either drew or lost,” Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said. “The last goal is cruel, but anyway we didn’t do enough to qualify.”

Before the match, Lyon fans held scarves aloft as they sang the French national anthem in honor of the victims of the Paris attacks on

Nov. 13, which left 130 dead and hundreds more wounded.

With France under a state of emergency and Brussels staying on high alert over serious terror threat, no Gent fans were allowed in.

Lyon made the most of a positive start when Ferri drilled a low shot inside the near post after latching onto a pass from fellow midfielder Rachid Ghezzal, and then Alexandre Lacazette — last season’ French league top scorer with 27 goals — went close to making it 2-0 when shooting just wide in the 20th.

“We couldn’t make the most of our chances,” Lyon right back Henri Bedimo said. “We made too many mistakes and we were hurrying too much. As soon as we got the ball back we lost it again.”

Gent leveled after a sustained spell of pressure paid off.

Three players stood in front of the ball, obscuring goalkeeper Anthony Lopes’ view, then peeled away simultaneously, at which point Milicevic stepped up to curl the ball quickly into the right corner past a despairing Lopes.

Winger Mathieu Valbuena had a low shot saved early in the second half and Ghezzal shot wide in rare bright moments for a poor Lyon side that has only one point from five games. (ap)

TWENTE - Aldo van der Laan has resigned as president of Twente Enschede amid accusations the club breached the Dutch football association’s (KNVB) rules and risk losing their operating licence.

Cash-strapped Twente confirmed the resignation in a statement on their website (www. fctwente.nl) on Wednesday.

“The interests of the club have always been paramount and these are now under threat. The continuing doubts are damaging FC Twente,” the statement said. Local media had earlier reported that leaked documents from Twente suggested the club had entered into an agreement with an investment company that contravened KNVB rules.

The association has called in their licensing commission to

investigate.

“The contract published seems to differ from what we know,” KNVB spokesman Hans van Kastel told reporters.

If found guilty, Twente face punishments ranging from a fine to a points deduction, relegation to the second tier or potentially the cancellation of their license to operate in the top two tiers of Dutch football.

Struggling Twente sold a number of their players in the last transfer window to try and cut costs, including Mexican forward Jesus Corona to FC Porto for $12.73 million.

They are currently one point above the relegation playoff positions having lost their last four games and suffered a 5-0 drubbing at Feyenoord last weekend. (ap)

Twente president resigns as KNVB probe club over transfers

Action Images via Reuters / Craig Brough

Jamie Vardy celebrates scoring the first goal for Leicester City to equal the record for scoring in consecutive Premier League games.

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Sp rt Mourinho says doused halftime row with Costa with ‘kisses and cuddles’

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he and striker Diego Costa have made up with “kisses and cuddles” after their halftime row in Tuesday’s 4-0 Champions League win over Israeli opponents Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The pair appeared to be engaged in an angry exchange of views as they headed towards the players’ tunnel at halftime.

Mourinho took issue with Costa’s lack of movement in the first-half but the Spain international went on to finish the match after the 52-year-old Portuguese displayed a more tender side in the dressing room.

Costa was involved in the major flashpoint of the first-half, after he was chopped down by

a terrible challenge from Maccabi’s Tal Ben Haim, which led to the former Chelsea defender receiving his marching orders.

“With Diego I wanted him to do a certain movement that he didn’t and I was disappointed and reacted and he reacted too, but at halftime in the dressing room there were a few kisses and cuddles,” Mourinho told reporters after the game.

Chelsea’s win moved them level on 10 points with Mourinho’s former side Porto at the top of Group G. The two meet in their final group game on Dec. 9, when a point for Mourinho’s side will be enough to see them progress to the last 16. (rtr)

Gerrard to train with Liverpool but rules out loan return

Steven Gerrard will return to former club Liverpool to train next week and is looking forward to learning from manager Juergen Klopp, but has ruled out returning to Anfield in a playing capacity.

Gerrard, who plays in the United States with the LA Galaxy, met Klopp earlier this month and the German invited him to train with the first team during the Major League

AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Barcelona’s Luis Suarez scores his side’s third goal during the Group E Champions League soccer match between Barcelona and Roma at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2015.

Messi scores first goals after injury, Barca routs Roma 6-1

BARCELONA — Lionel Messi scored his first two goals after a two-month injury layoff and Luis Suarez netted a brace in a 6-1 rout of Roma on Tuesday as Barcelona advanced to the Champions League knockout rounds for a 12th consecutive season. Suarez got Barcelona rolling at Camp Nou in the 15th minute. Three minutes later Messi scored his first goal in his second appearance since returning from a left-knee injury.

AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

Chelsea’s Coach Jose Mourinho yells during group G Champions League soccer match against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.

With Roma in disarray, Messi netted the hosts’ fifth after Suarez and Gerard Pique scored. Adriano capped the demolition before Edin Dzeko got Roma’s consolation.

Messi showed no rust from his time on the sideline recovering from a ligament he tore on Sept. 26. On Saturday, he played a little more than half an hour as a second-half substitute in Barcelona’s memorable 4-0 win at Real Madrid, looking threatening as ever despite not scoring.

Frighteningly enough for opponents, Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer said despite his strong return, he has yet to recover his peak form. “It’s tough to get back up to full speed,” said Messi. “I prepared well and trained but it’s not the same as going out on the pitch and lasting 90 minutes. I will take it with calm and get my pace back.”

Barcelona had already qualified for the next phase before kickoff after Bayer Leverkusen was held 1-1 at BATE Borisov, but the victory moved the defending champions onto 13 points and the top spot in Group E with

a game to spare. Roma was left with five points along with Leverkusen, while BATE has four.

“Right now Barca is unstoppable, it’s not a coincidence that it beat Madrid 4-0,” said Roma coach Rudi Garcia. “For us the good news arrived before the match. The draw between Leverkusen and BATE keeps our options alive.”

Messi’s goals were his first in the Champions League this campaign (he has only made two appearance) and 78th and 79th in competition history, second only to Crisitano Ronaldo’s record of 83. Suarez, meanwhile, continued his scoring streak with his ninth and tenth goals in his last six matches taking him up to 17 for the season.

Both Suarez and striker partner Neymar, who missed a late penalty, also excelled at playing a part in their team’s goals with their passing. “We are in a sweet moment and hope to keep it going as long as possible,” said Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, whose team also leads the Spanish league.

“I see my team very focused, with

everyone motivated.”

Barcelona was soon in front after Neymar drifted back into midfield and sent forward a perfect pass to meet Dani Alves’ run from the flank.

The right back only had to square the ball for the unmarked Suarez to steer it in. Messi doubled the lead moments later after he finished off a series of one-touch passes before Suarez lobbed him the ball, leaving Messi to dink the ball over Szczesny.

Barcelona continued to dominate both possession and the initiative, and Suarez blasted a right-foot volley of a cleared ball that fell to him just inside the far post right before halftime. With Roma still in disarray, Pique got on the scoresheet after Messi was played through by Suarez and passed for the defender to tap home in the 56th.

Suarez was again playmaker four minutes later after Neymar found him in the area to set up Messi, who finished off his own rebound for this second goal. Neymar earned a penalty from Salih Ucan but had his spot kick saved by Szczesny, only for substitute Adriano to rush in a fire in the rebound in the 77th.

Dzeko also had a penalty saved

by Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the 82nd after being fouled by Thomas Vermaelen but got the Italian side a consolation goal just before the final whistle. (ap)

Soccer (MLS) close season.

“I’m going to go in next week, for a couple of weeks, and work with Mr Klopp. I’m really looking forward to that, to see what he’s about and try and learn a few things off him,” the 35-year-old said in his role as a pundit on BT Sport on Tuesday night.

Klopp has also ruled out a playing return for Gerrard, saying this month that while Liverpool’s “doors are

always open for him”, there was no chance the former England captain would return to the club where he spent 17 years in the middle of the season and while he was under contract with LA Galaxy.

Gerrard joined the Galaxy on an 18-month contract at the end of last season. The West Coast club were dumped out of the MLS playoffs by Seattle Sounders last month. (rtr)

Vardy thanks team mates after record scoring run

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has credited his team mates for helping him equal Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of scoring in 10 consecutive English Premier League games.

Vardy, who matched the former Manchester United striker’s mark in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Newcastle United, leads the goalscoring charts with 13 to his name, four ahead of his closest competitor Everton’s Romelu Lukaku.

The 28-year-old forward has spearheaded Leicester’s unlikely rise to the top of the table, following their impressive winning run to avoid relegation last term, but

he said it was a team effort.

“It’s about hard work and the players that I’ve got around me getting me into positions where I’m able to put the ball in the back of the net, it’s as simple as that,” Vardy told Sky Sports.

“It’s a joy to play in that team.

In our first year (in the Premier League) we didn’t know what to expect, it was quicker and more physical. Confidence is sky high but everyone is very grounded.

“Having experience of that really does help you and if we carry on this way then who knows what will happen.”

Leicester face second-placed Manchester United on Saturday

with Vardy looking to close in on Jimmy Dunne’s record of scoring in 12 consecutive top-flight English games for Sheffield United in the 1931-32 season.

“I didn’t expect it (to score in 10 consecutive games) and I’ve never set myself any targets,” Vardy said.

“I just wanted to improve on last year and I’ve done that, I’ve more than doubled my tally from last year.”

Table-toppers Leicester, who have just two league wins in 18 encounters with United, have a tough run of fixtures as they face five of last season’s top eight in their next six league games. (rtr)

Gent keeps Champions League hopes up by winning 2-1 at Lyon

LYON, France — Striker Kalifa Coulibaly scored in the fifth minute of injury time as Gent won 2-1 at Lyon on Tuesday to maintain its chances of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Lyon failed to properly clear a corner and Coulibaly nodded home from close range to punish a lackluster Lyon side that led through midfielder Jordan Ferri’s seventh-minute goal. The Belgian side equalized in the 32nd minute through Danijel Milicevic’s cleverly-worked free-kick.

The win moves Gent onto seven points and above Valencia into second place in Group H behind Zenit St. Petersburg — which beat Spanish side Valencia 2-0 in the group’s other match.

Gent can guarantee qualification by beating already-qualified Zenit at home on Dec. 9. Lyon’s one point means it misses out on a Europa League berth.

“You have to admit that our three opponents were better — we either drew or lost,” Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said. “The last goal is cruel, but anyway we didn’t do enough to qualify.”

Before the match, Lyon fans held scarves aloft as they sang the French national anthem in honor of the victims of the Paris attacks on

Nov. 13, which left 130 dead and hundreds more wounded.

With France under a state of emergency and Brussels staying on high alert over serious terror threat, no Gent fans were allowed in.

Lyon made the most of a positive start when Ferri drilled a low shot inside the near post after latching onto a pass from fellow midfielder Rachid Ghezzal, and then Alexandre Lacazette — last season’ French league top scorer with 27 goals — went close to making it 2-0 when shooting just wide in the 20th.

“We couldn’t make the most of our chances,” Lyon right back Henri Bedimo said. “We made too many mistakes and we were hurrying too much. As soon as we got the ball back we lost it again.”

Gent leveled after a sustained spell of pressure paid off.

Three players stood in front of the ball, obscuring goalkeeper Anthony Lopes’ view, then peeled away simultaneously, at which point Milicevic stepped up to curl the ball quickly into the right corner past a despairing Lopes.

Winger Mathieu Valbuena had a low shot saved early in the second half and Ghezzal shot wide in rare bright moments for a poor Lyon side that has only one point from five games. (ap)

TWENTE - Aldo van der Laan has resigned as president of Twente Enschede amid accusations the club breached the Dutch football association’s (KNVB) rules and risk losing their operating licence.

Cash-strapped Twente confirmed the resignation in a statement on their website (www. fctwente.nl) on Wednesday.

“The interests of the club have always been paramount and these are now under threat. The continuing doubts are damaging FC Twente,” the statement said. Local media had earlier reported that leaked documents from Twente suggested the club had entered into an agreement with an investment company that contravened KNVB rules.

The association has called in their licensing commission to

investigate.

“The contract published seems to differ from what we know,” KNVB spokesman Hans van Kastel told reporters.

If found guilty, Twente face punishments ranging from a fine to a points deduction, relegation to the second tier or potentially the cancellation of their license to operate in the top two tiers of Dutch football.

Struggling Twente sold a number of their players in the last transfer window to try and cut costs, including Mexican forward Jesus Corona to FC Porto for $12.73 million.

They are currently one point above the relegation playoff positions having lost their last four games and suffered a 5-0 drubbing at Feyenoord last weekend. (ap)

Twente president resigns as KNVB probe club over transfers

Action Images via Reuters / Craig Brough

Jamie Vardy celebrates scoring the first goal for Leicester City to equal the record for scoring in consecutive Premier League games.

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Golden State becomes 1st team in NBA to begin season 16-0

SINGARAJA - Menjangan Island is a coral island located in the northwest tip of the Island of Bali. The island is easily accessed via Labuan Lalang at Sumber Klampok village, Gerokgak subdistrict, or approximately 55 km south of Singaraja town. The island is one of the best diving sites in the world. Here, the beauty and mystery of the underwater scenery can be found.

The beauty of Marine Park has been able to attract the attention of world-class divers. The island belongs to the part of the West Bali National Park (TNBB) and all the lives on this Island are strictly protected. Here, people are not allowed fishing, looking for corals or hunting animals.

OAKLAND, California — The defending champion Golden State Warriors set the record for best start in NBA history at 16-0, as Stephen Curry had 24 points and nine assists in a 11177 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. With their coach sidelined, the Warriors surpassed the 15-0 starts by the Washington Capitols of 1948-49 and 1993-94 Houston Rockets.

Confetti streamed down when the final buzzer sounded, but Golden State’s players barely celebrated.

“It’s a special accomplishment any time you can do something that hasn’t been done before,” Curry said. “It’s not going to be total dominance for 82 games.”

Draymond Green added 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Warriors extended their team-record home winning streak to 27 games with coach Steve Kerr watching from behind the scenes while recovering from complications following two back surgeries.

Kobe Bryant shot 1 of 14 for just four points, matching the worstshooting performance of his career in a game where he had at least one basket. The Lakers dropped to 2-12 with the second-worst record in the

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NBA. Elsewhere, Indiana made a club-record 19 3-pointers in a 123106 win over Washington, the Los Angeles Clippers ended a threegame losing streak with a 111-94 victory over Denver, and Atlanta routed Boston 121-97.

Paul George scored a seasonhigh 40 points and made seven 3-pointers, while C.J. Miles added 32 points, including eight 3-pointers, in his highest-scoring game since joining the Pacers before the start of last season.

The Pacers, which won for the ninth time in 11 games, finished 73.1 percent (19 of 26) from 3-point range, crushing their previous season high of 44.4 percent. In Denver, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan each scored 18 points for the struggling Clippers, who improved to 7-7 with the win.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives past Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. The Warriors won 111-77.

The Clippers, who hadn’t been under .500 this far into a season under coach Doc Rivers, made eight 3-pointers after coming into the game at 31.3 percent. Jordan finished with 11 rebounds and four blocks, while Griffin had 10 rebounds. Chris Paul had 15 points and 10 assists to give the Clippers three players with double-doubles.

Paul Millsap scored 25 points and Jeff Teague added 16 for Atlanta, which had dropped four of five, including a loss Saturday at Cleveland in which coach Mike Budenholzer was ejected and subsequently fined $25,000 for bumping into referee Ben Taylor. The Hawks essentially put this game out of reach with an 18-3 run that made it 100-80 with 6:20 remaining on Teague’s three-point play.

In other games, Mike Conley scored 21 points and Jeff Green added 19 to lead seven Memphis players in double figures in the Grizzlies’ 110-96 win over Dallas.

Marc Gasol had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis, which won its fifth in the last six games.

Chicago’s Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and Derrick Rose added 17 in his return to the lineup as the Bulls held off Portland 93-88. Rose had missed two games with a left ankle injury.(ap)

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LONDON - Britain will attempt to win the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years this weekend when they take on Belgium in Ghent, although if they do succeed the Scottish town of Dunblane could argue its name should be enscribed on the trophy.

World number two Andy Murray and his brother Jamie, who grew up in Dunblane, have propelled Britain through the draw, with Andy churning out vital singles wins and teaming up with his elder sibling in the doubles.

That is likely to be the scenario again at the Flanders Expo, beginning on Friday, where despite 13,000 home fans trying to cheer Belgium to their first ever Davis Cup, Britain will start favourites.

Twice grand slam champion Andy Murray is the class act of the final -- a repeat of the 1904 match when the British Isles won 5-0 with brothers Laurence and Reggie Doherty starring. Murray’s commitment to the cause this year has been immense.

The 2013 Wimbledon champion is undefeated, winning two singles against the United States in Glasgow in March.

Against France in the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club, the Murrays joined forces to win the doubles with Andy winning both his singles in a 3-1 victory -- the second against Gilles Simon when he was down on both knees with fatigue.

Then came the semi-final against Australia, again in Glasgow, when the 28-year-old crushed Bernard Tomic, having won a gripping doubles five-setter with Jamie the previous day, to send Britain into the final for the first time since 1978.

He flew into Belgium on Monday -- a country on high alert after the Paris attacks -- having lost two of his three matches at the ATP World Tour Finals last week. How he adapts to the quick switch to indoor clay will be crucial for Britain captain Leon Smith.

“The reality is that if Andy gets injured or ill, then it would be a very difficult match to win,” Mark Cox, who played for Britain in the 1978 final, told Reuters.

“Leon has done well to bond the team and get some performances from James Ward, well beyond what realistically would be expected.

“But the whole run to the final has relied on Andy’s performances and it has been great to see Jamie rising to the challenge and becoming a force in doubles.” Roger Federer, who won the trophy for the first time last year for Switzerland, believes Murray will decide the tie. “Britain are the favourites, in my opinion, because they have Andy in the team,” he said.

Federer, however, believes Belgium should not be dismissed, especially with world number 16 David Goffin in their ranks.

“Belgium are at home. I really like Goffin, a great player. Good attitude. I feel like he’s the kind of guy that can handle pressure,” he said. Goffin will likely be up against Britain’s 100thranked debutant Kyle Edmund in the opening match -- a must win rubber for the hosts.

Murray is likely to play Belgium number two Steve Darcis, who won the fifth rubber in the semi-final against Argentina, although captain Johan Van Herck could save him for what could be a potential title-decider in Sunday’s reverse singles.(rtr)

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Britain’s Andy Murray plays a backhand during a training session ahead of the Davis Cup final between Belgium and Britain at Flanders Expo hall in Ghent, Belgium, November 24, 2015.

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Ukraine closes its airspace to Russia MOSCOW — Ukraine’s prime minister says his government has decided to close the country’s airspace to all Russian planes.

Ukraine last month banned all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine but Russian planes have been allowed to fly over its territory.

The decision to shut the airspace was announced by Arseny Yatsenyuk at a televised government session on Wednesday. It comes as

tensions simmer between Russia and Ukraine following Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year and a separatist war in eastern Ukraine which has killed more than 8,000 people and left parts of the industrial heartland in ruins.

The Russian gas monopoly Gazprom earlier on Wednesday announced that it was cutting off gas supplies to Ukraine because the country had not paid in advance for supplies. (ap)

Revised nuclear deal between South Korea, US takes effect

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Belgium police officers patrol the Grand Place in central Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. The lockdown has closed the capital’s subways and schools. Officials have recommended that popular shopping districts be shuttered and advised people to avoid public places since they could be targeted by terrorists.

Brussels schools reopen, maximum threat alert still in place

BRUSSELS — After a four-day shutdown prompted by a threat alert across Brussels, schools are reopening their doors with the help of beefed up security, including police armed with machine guns. Though the Belgian capital continues to be under the highest-level threat alert, meaning that an attack is serious and imminent, schools and subways began reopening across the city on Wednesday. That is restoring a sense of normality to the city, parts of which have been deserted since the alert was first raised to the top level in the capital on Saturday.

The threat level is expected to be in place until at least Monday unless there are significant developments, like the capturing of suspects linked to the Paris attacks on Nov. 13.

At Brussels’ College SaintJean-Berchmans, some parents gave their children a quick kiss before dropping them off, while several police officers guarded the entrance, including one with a visible machine gun. Among the students at the school is Belgium’s Princess Eleonore.

“I’m concerned, but I think that life must go on,” said Dimitri De Cra Yencour, a father of four. “Even if something happens in Paris or

in Brussels, they have to go back to school,” he said, adding he had instructed his children be extra attentive and to tell their teachers if they saw anything unusual.

At other schools in the region, officials sent parents letters and emails explaining security measures being taken under police orders, like limiting access to the school and not allowing children to play or gather in large spaces like courtyards.

Some children looked visibly worried as they arrived at the upscale Brussels school but most gave a friendly handshake to a burly school official guarding the entrance alongside the police of-

ficers.

Father Didier Nkoy Balengola said he had explained to his children that “there are some bad men who for no reason want to hurt innocent people” but he had confidence in the police. Others said that after the terror-sparked school vacation this week, it was definitely time for classes to re-start.

“It was like Christmas come early for the children,” said Annalaure Leger, a mother of two.

“They stayed at home and played with the neighbors’ kids.” Leger said their family lives partly in Paris and that the children are very aware of what’s happening both there and in Belgium. She said that Wednesday’s school drop-off wasn’t much different from any other day, except for the presence of camera crews snapping their arrival. Leger said that neither she nor her children were too concerned about an imminent attack.

“It would be better if the police had caught the terrorists, but the children know they are trying to do that so that everyone is safe.”(ap)

SEOUL, South Korea — A new nuclear treaty with the United States governing South Korea’s commercial nuclear activities during the next 20 years went into effect Wednesday, the South Korean government said.

The treaty, which replaces a previous accord reached in 1972, opens the possibility of South Korea gaining the ability to enrich uranium to produce non-weaponsgrade nuclear fuel depending on future negotiations with the United States.

The new treaty took effect after South Korea’s foreign minister and the U.S. ambassador exchanged documents in Seoul, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The countries agreed to the revised treaty in April after spending several years arguing over whether South Korea should have the right to enrich and reprocess U.S.-origin nuclear fuel for commercial purposes.

The revised deal does not give South Korea that right, but provides for establishment of a high-level committee to further discuss the issue, which Seoul officials described as a step toward potential consent.

South Korea has been seeking the ability to enrich uranium to produce nuclear fuel, which it says will help reduce import costs and support its exports of nuclear reactors.

It also wants to be able to reprocess spent fuel to reduce its growing amounts of nuclear waste.

The U.S. restricts such activities because the same technologies can be used to produce weapons-grade nuclear fuel, and because of fears that supporting South Korea’s enrichment ambitions might send the wrong signal to North Korea, which is developing its own nuclear weapons program.

The revised deal also gives more leeway to South Korea for research activities and data collection related to spent fuel.(ap)

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South Korean protesters stage a rally against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit in front of the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015.

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Air force to procure three helicopters for VVIPS

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Air Force will buy three heli- Jakarta on Tuesday night.

He noted that the plan to buy the copters for very very important persons (VVIPs) as it has been included in the 2015-2019 Air Force strategic plan, stated Air three AW101 modern and sophisticated helicopters was purely the result Force Chief of Staff Marshal Agus Supriatna.

“For the time being, we will use the strategic planning budget to buy three helicopters for the VVIP Air

Squadron,” Supriatna remarked at a gathering with mass media at the Wisma Angkasa building in South

of a study conducted by the VVIP Air Squadron and was further evaluated by the Military (TNI) Headquarters.

“This is the result of our study, and

after a thorough assessment, I decided to buy the VVIP helicopters,” the Air Force chief of staff affirmed.

Supriatna added that depending on the budget, the helicopters will include security features such as bulletproof body, anti-jamming devices, and anti-missile systems.

He emphasized that the purchase of the VVIP helicopters for the president, vice president, state officials, and guests of the country will prioritize safety and comfort.

He expressed hope that the first AW101 helicopter would arrive before April 9, 2016. (ant)

sold openly in the stores and could be easily bought by youngsters.

Condom sales would still be allowed in the remote district in pharmacies but only for customers aged above 17, he said.

In many rural parts of the archipelago, convenience stores are the only retail outlets offering a sizeable range of goods.

Yakub Gunawan, an activist from the Red Institute, an NGO focusing on HIV, said the ban would not

tackle “risky sexual behaviour”.

“The Luwu government should be promoting early sex education instead so teenagers will know how to be responsible and protect themselves,” he said.

Regulations to crack down on behaviour viewed as “immoral” and against Islam have multiplied across Indonesia -- the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country -- in recent years, amid signs of growing conservatism in many sec-

tors of society.

Conservative clerics have long denounced official campaigns to encourage condom use, claiming that they encourage sex before marriage.

Earlier this year Indonesia’s top Islamic clerical body spoke out against the sale of condoms following reports that the contraceptives were being sold together with chocolate to mark Valentine’s Day. (afp)

Indonesian district to ban condoms in convenience stores

BELOPA, Indonesia - A staunchly Islamic district in Indonesia plans to ban the sale of condoms in convenience stores in a bid to halt premarital sex, an official said Tuesday, but activists criticised the move as misguided.

The local administration in Luwu on central Sulawesi island will soon send a notification to convenience stores, giving them a week to remove condoms from their shelves, district head Andi

Mudzakkar said.

“We are concerned that premarital sex is on the rise among teenagers,” he told AFP from the district capital Belopa.

A week after the letters are sent, the government will raid the dozens of convenience stores in Luwu, and those caught violating the rule could be shut down, Mudzakkar said.

He said that he took the decision after noticing that condoms were

Sports Ministry to develop 470 football fields in villages JAKARTA - The youth and sports ministry will develop at least 470 football fields in villages to encourage young people to play the sport.

“So far, we have received several complaints regarding the lack of sports facilities in rural areas. This program is one of the government’s efforts to improve the management of football in the nation,” Deputy V Gatot S. Dewa Broto in charge of harmony and partnership of the youth and sport ministry noted on Wednesday.

Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi has designated the “one village one football field” program since he took charge of the ministerial post.

The AFC and FIFA were informed about the program when the two organizations’ leaders met President Joko Widodo recently.

During the first stage, some 100 football fields will be built, and the rest will follow until the end of this year, Broto revealed.

“The development will definitely be carried out in stages, and the number will be increased until 2019.

Moreover, several sports stadiums will be built or renovated,” he added.

Indonesia, with a population of more than 250 million, has some 75 thousand villages. (ant)

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Children play in a puddle of water in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. The youth and sports ministry will develop at least 470 football fields in villages to encourage young people to play the sport.

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BUSINESS Safe-haven currencies get boost after Turkey jet strike

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Capacity of PDAM water source downs 20 percent

AMLAPURA - Customers of the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM) in Karangasem complained and protested. It happens because the water flow like at Pendem hamlet and other areas is often stagnating. Customers feel to have been disadvantaged because they must pay the wind out of the PDAM’s tap.

TOKYO - The yen and euro got a boost Wednesday as the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet sent investors into safer assets on fears about the broader implications of the incident.

Global financial markets were rattled by the incident on the Syrian border as oil prices rose on supply fears.

“While the dispute between Turkey and Russia is unlikely to escalate into a ‘hot’ conflict, it does underline the unresolved tensions over how to put an end to the unrest in Syria and Iraq,” Angus Nicholson, a market analyst at IG Ltd, said in a client note.

“This uncertainty around a further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East has hung heavily over Asian markets.”

The greenback weakened to 122.35 yen from 122.55 yen Tuesday in New York, as dealers moved into the yen -- seen as a safe-haven currency in times of turmoil and uncertainty.

The euro rose to $1.0662 and 130.45 yen in Asian trading from $1.0642 and 130.42 yen.

“The safe haven bid helped the Japanese yen, Swiss franc and euro move higher against the US dollar,” National Australia Bank currency strategist Rodrigo Catril said in a commentary.

The dollar was also hit by an unexpected drop in US consumer confidence in November from the previous month, despite an upward revision of economic growth.

A rally in crude prices helped boost the Malaysian ringgit by more than half a percent against the dollar, as analysts warned the jet shooting could further heighten tensions among key powers involved in the Syrian conflict and affect crude supplies from the oil-producing Middle East.

Oil is a key Malaysian export.

The dollar also lost ground against some other emerging currencies including the South Korean won, Indonesia’s rupiah and the Taiwan dollar.

The won was up 0.90 percent, the rupiah gained 0.17 percent and the Taiwanese unit tacked on 0.43 percent. (afp)

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One of the residents of Karangasem Regency that suffer from draught

Responding to this problem, the Director of PDAM Karangasem, Gede T Baktiyasa, did not deny it, in Karangasem, Tuesday (Nov. 24). He said that such condition has almost happened every dry season. The problem, he said, that every dry season, the water discharge of spring tapped down by PDAM declines by 20 percent. “Water discharge of the artesian wells in Manggis was formerly five liters per second and now reduces to only about three liters,” he added.

He admitted the water supply to customers in Amlapura is often sluggish so that he pleased customers to understand and be patient. Water consumption must be saved because the production cost is expensive. Water needs of our community are getting more and more, while its water discharge at the source reduces in drought.

Water source to supply Amlapura and surrounding areas is just from the spring at Tauka, Tirtagangga and Embukan Ababi.

“Discharge of spring for customers in town has diminished. Three subdistricts namely Selat, Sidemen and Rendang are good because it has been helped with the water from Telaga Waja River,” he said.

Related to the unrest of residents in Manggis, especially at Antiga, it is caused by crashed water supplies because the source is limited. Manggis only has one artesian well as the source of raw water.

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Prolonged dry season has caused the water flow of artesian well to decrease, where it reduced from five liters per second to three liters. Later, the PDAM will optimize the springs at Embukan, Ababi. “In Manggis we will also test new artesian wells. With the investment of new artesian wells, we need budget to buy a pump, an increase in power and expenses of the test valued at IDR 600 million to IDR 700 million,” said Spokesman of the PDAM Karangasem, Made Supartha.

Regarding the water supply crisis at the PDAM Kubu, especially at Baturinggit village happened because the artesian wells at Rubaya have long dried up.

Later, it will be made a new artesian well.

However, the investment of making new artesian well is available in 2016. “Two tests of artesian well will be made in Kubu on the land owned by the PDAM namely at Batudawa and Tianyar,” said Made Supartha.

The management has held a meeting to discuss about grievances like at Antiga Kaler, and the water grant implementation project from central government led by Regional Secretary of Karangasem a few days ago. He added that this year Karangasem get 1,500 water grant connections from central government worth IDR 1.6 billion. Realization of the connection is still in process. (013)

Buleleng potential to develop city tour

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People walk past an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. The yen and euro got a boost Wednesday as the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet sent investors into safer assets on fears about the broader implications of the incident.

Singapore cuts 2015 growth forecast to 2 percent SINGAPORE — Singapore lowered its growth forecast for 2015 because of weakness in manufacturing and said gains will continue to be modest next year even as the global economy improves.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry on Wednesday forecast economic growth in 2015 at “close to 2 percent” and between 1 and 3 percent in 2016. It previously forecast 2015 growth at between 2 and 2.5 percent.

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peninsula Malaysia, is the wealthiest economy in Southeast Asia but has shifted to lower growth rates in the past decade as other countries including China eroded its traditional strengths in electronics and other manufacturing. It has encouraged investment in higher value industries such as pharmaceuticals and also tried to boost services by opening two casinos, encouraging tourism and becoming a center for private banking.

The ministry said global growth is ex-

pected to improve next year but Singapore and other countries in Southeast Asia may not see “significant uplift” in demand for their exports.

China’s economic slowdown has dimmed its appetite for imports, growth in the U.S. is driven by service industries, and both China and the U.S. are tending to rely more on domestic manufacturers, it said.

“Against this backdrop, the growth outlook for the Singapore economy in 2016 is

modest,” the report said.

Singapore’s economy grew 1.9 percent from a year earlier in the third quarter, marginally lower than the 2 percent growth in the previous quarter, the ministry said.

“Given the current subdued demand, and the fact that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have both lowered forecasts, it isn’t a surprise that Singapore has followed suit,” said Song Seng Wun, an economist at CIMB Private Banking. (ap)

SINGARAJA - Innovation to increase tourism visit to Singaraja can actually imitate the government of Denpasar by implementing city tour and empowering the heritage buildings having historical values in the respective territories. During the colonial era, the face of Singaraja was filled with typical Dutch heritage buildings. Unfortunately, not all the ancient Dutch buildings are touched and become the icon of city tour for local and foreign travelers.

City tour can be developed in Singaraja that formerly became the capital of the Lesser Sunda. North Bali was well known to the marine potential so that some harbors were established like the Buleleng Harbor, Sangsit Harbor and Temukus Harbor. Over time, the structure of the residence of Dutch nationals gradually changed the appearance of the house and large stores in Singaraja.

A historian from the Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) Singaraja, I Made Pageh, recorded that the Netherlands was still trying to dominate Bali in 1945-1950.

Politics in Jakarta continued to roll although Soekarno and Hatta already read the text of the proc-

lamation on the independence of Indonesia. At that time, Singaraja was the center of the Dutch civil administration or better known as the Netherlands-Indies Civil Administration (NICA). Since then, more and more typical Dutch style buildings were established in urban areas.

Time changes by degrees, I Gusti Ketut Pudja appeared as the Governor of the Lesser Sunda, covering the areas of Bali and Nusa Tenggara. When entering 1952, the Lesser Sunda politically changed whose territory was then divided into three regions. They were Bali, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

Situation at that time, Jalan Pahlawan Singaraja to the former Buleleng Harbor was known as the colonial borderline extending Dutch buildings in colonial architectural style. Unavoidably, the face of Singaraja changes in harmony with the passage of time and one by one of the Dutch building has been transformed into modern buildings.

“Many of us do not understand that it is a landscape having a historical value. On Jalan Pahlawan west of the Singa Ambara Raja statue formerly stood the Raad van Kerta

or Dutch court office, but now the structure has been torn down,” said Pageh, Tuesday (Nov. 24).

The Dutch architectural style building is evidence of historical object. In the long run, the Dutch buildings in Buleleng are unable to dam modern minimalist buildings. Moreover, the area along the colonial borderline in Singaraja and other architectural buildings has been demolished. “I do not understand. In short, those buildings were demolished. Probably local government does not understand if the colonial borderline in Buleleng is the only district in Bali that was set by colonial administration, and the roads were the best because they were designed in Dutch architecture,” said Pageh.

He had sympathy to the government in order to make special regional bylaw regarding the historic buildings. The regional bylaw can refer to the Law No.11/2010 in which every building of more than 50 years old is included in the cultural heritage and must be protected. The act of historic building preservation is education for younger generation in the future if Buleleng has an important history and should be known to its

generation.

“The law of central government on the protection of historic objects has existed. Well, it now depends on local government whether it is willing to implement it or not and this is the problem. The idea of city tour has been frequently initiated,

let alone Buleleng as a triangle spot. Historic buildings originating from Dutch colonial era may not be destroyed. History will record and younger generation is obliged to preserve the buildings as a silent witness to history in the past,” he concluded. (kmb34)

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One of the tourism site that can be developed as a part of the city tour in Buleleng.

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Buleleng Police intensify security patrols after terror attack in Paris

Russian pilot rescued by Syrian commando unit

SINGARAJA - Operations Division Head of the Buleleng Police, Ketut Gelgel, said that the acts of gunfire terror and bomb attack in Paris was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as the group responsible for the attack claiming at least 128 casualties and injuring 180 others. Police put serious attention and enhance security in the North Bali. Social condition of the Buleleng community remains to get security concern in regional and national level.

Roving patrols involving the Buleleng Police, Military Police and the 1609/Buleleng Military District Commander are enhanced by watching the movements of suspicious persons. Extensive demographic jurisdiction of Buleleng consisting of nine subdistricts is followed by non-commissioned military and police officers. “Buleleng Police made collaboration with military police and the 1609/ Buleleng Military District Commander. The joint patrol is meant to anticipate terrorism and ISIS referring to the terror incident occurred in Paris. We anticipate the region Buleleng so that it will not develop into incident,” said Gelgel, Monday (Nov. 23).

Several points of public crowd are targeted including the area of hotels, villas and impromptu markets including shopping complex in urban areas. “The joint operation is targeting the location of the crowds in some areas suspected as the location of terrorism and ISIS. We patrol every day, both in the morning and at evening,” he said.

Gelgel said that police will work with the Immigration Office in

Buleleng, particularly the surveillance and data collection on the arrival of foreigners to Buleleng with passport. Currently, joint operation and patrol are focused on security ahead of Christmas and New Year 2016 from terror attacks. “This yearend, we will increase personnel as security anticipation ahead of Christmas and New Year. Personnel of the joint operation will move around and consist of three personnel of the Buleleng Police led by an officer, while military police and district military respectively involve two personnel,” he said.

Commander of the Military Police at the IX/3-1 Army Singaraja Guntur Wiyono added that security detection is done through field patrol and collection of information in society. He considered that terrorist acts must be prevented and eradicated with the whole community of Buleleng. “We are carrying out a joint integrated operation, especially at the vital objects in Singaraja. Information in maintaining security requires public support.

Should there be any suspicious things, please be directly reported to police,” he added. (kmb34)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 file photo, a worker is silhouetted against Malaysia’s Petronas Twin Towers ahead of the ASEAN summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit takes place in Malaysia on Nov. 18-22.

The police intensify patrols in the city to prevent the act of terors

Klungkung Library lacks of visitors

Klungkung Library

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SEMARAPURA - The endeavor of the government of Klungkung to attract people to read in the public library is not yet fully succeeded. As evidence, the condition of the Klungkung Library and Archive Office still looked deserted, Tuesday (Nov. 24). The number of visitors coming to the library only reached 5,280 people per year even though the number of people in the population to be served reaches 169,380 people per year. Not to mention, many bookshelves are now in damaged condition.

The Head of the Klungkung Library and Archives, Putu Sadia, admitted on Tuesday that the number of visitors coming to the library remains low. However, he argued that the lack of visitors to the library is caused by several factors.

One of the problems faced is the lack of human resources in the library. So far, the library office has only 21 employees. They cannot be moved to different shift because they respectively have their own tasks. “Ideally we have more than 30 employees,” said Putu Sadia.

Other than human resource factor, Putu Sadia also recognized that the collection of books owned by the library is also limited. Until now, the number

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of books in the Klungkung library only amounts to 13,962, while the number of titles owned reaches 6,657. However, the collection of books must be added each year. For this year, he claimed to have budgeted about IDR 10 million for the procurement of books in the library. “It is also an obstacle for us. Many bookshelves are damaged. But in 2016 we have allocated a budget,” he said.

Putu Sadia said to have conducted several programs so as to attract public interest. One of them is by preparing mobile library. Moreover, this vehicle will roam around the community like schools and orphanage. The vehicle also provided services to Nusa Penida. “To Nusa Penida, we do it three times a year and it takes place for three days,” he said.

Other than mobile library, his institution is also implementing an integrated program of school library services. The program is conducted in collaboration with school. The forms of cooperation are conducted by lending 200 titles of books for one month. In return, the school also invited its students to read to the library. “School authority is not obliged to come to library. But there are always school students coming to read here,” he said. (119)

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Third search ship joins hunt for missing Malaysian airliner

CANBERRA — A third ship will join the deep sea hunt for a missing Malaysian airliner as the 13-month-old search of a huge expanse of the Indian Ocean ramps up during the southern hemisphere summer, officials said Wednesday.

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was scaled back to two ships towing sonar equipment during the winter when the remote target area more than 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) southwest of Australia was buffeted by gale-force winds and mountainous waves.

The search has covered more than 70,000 square kilometers (27,000 square miles) since it began in October last year based on analysis of scant satellite information that tracked Flight 370’s final flight on March 8 last year.

Authorities are unable to explain why the Boeing 777 went far off course with 239 people aboard

during a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing.

A third ship Havila Harmony, equipped with a video camera inside an underwater drone, will leave the Australian port of Fremantle on Saturday and reach the remote search area five days later, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said in a statement.

The bureau, which conducts the search on behalf of Malaysia, said the Havila Harmony would investigate rugged seabed terrain which cannot be effectively searched with less maneuverable towed side-scan sonar.

One of the two ships that made

slow progress throughout the winter, the Fugro Discovery, began the 2,800-kilometer (1,700-mile), sixday voyage back to Fremantle on Saturday because a crew member had become sick, the bureau said.

The bureau gave no details of the crew member’s condition.

The same ship returned to Fremantle earlier in November after only a day of searching because of a crew member’s suspected appendicitis. The Fugro Discovery had managed only six days of searching the 120,000-square-kilometer (46,000-square-mile) priority area before it was forced back again for medical help. All ships have a doctor on board.

The ships are resupplied at Fremantle monthly and spend half their time at sea traveling to and from the search area. (ap)

DAMASCUS — A Russian military pilot whose plane was shot down by Turkey and crashed in Syria arrived on Wednesday at an air base in Latakia province after being rescued by a Syrian army commando unit, Syrian and Russian officials said.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told Russian news agencies that the man was rescued in a 12-hour operation which ended in the early hours on Wednesday and is now “safe and sound” at Russia’s air base in the government-controlled area in Syria.

Turkey shot down the Russian warplane on Tuesday, saying it ignored repeated warnings after crossing into its airspace from Syria. One of the two pilots was killed and captured by Syrian rebels who said they were searching for the other. The incident inflamed tensions between Turkey and Russia, and Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of “significant consequences.”

A statement from the Syrian armed forces on Wednesday said a special unit carried out overnight a “qualitative” operation with the Russian forces and rescued one of the two pilots. Russian President Vladimir Putin also confirmed a second pilot has been rescued.

In a statement carried by Syria’s official news agency SANA, the army said the Syrian and Russian forces penetrated into the areas where “terrorists” are entrenched at a depth of 4.5 kilometers and rescued the pilot. It said he is in “good health.”

Russia’s ambassador to France also said that the second pilot is in the hands of the Syrian army. Ambassador Alexander Orlov said on Europe-1 radio that one of the pilots was wounded, then killed on the ground by “jihadists.”

He said the other “managed to escape and be rescued by the Syrian army.” He didn’t elaborate. Orlov accused Turkey of being an “accomplice” of Islamic State extremists and playing an ambiguous role in Syria’s civil war.

However he played down concerns of escalation of violence among the international players involved in Syria.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country does not wish to escalate tensions with Russia over the downing of the plane.

Speaking at an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation economy meeting in Istanbul, Erdogan said that Turkey favors “peace, dialogue and diplomacy.”

Erdogan however defended his country’s move to shoot down the plane saying: “’’no one should expect Turkey to stay silent to border violations or the violation of its rights.”

Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on Tuesday that it said ignored repeated warnings and crossed into its airspace from Syria. (ap)

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This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV, shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.

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Health risk of loneliness has physiological basis

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This Oct. 5, 2015 photo, shows green beans with toasted crumbs in Concord, N.H. A healthy food for one person may lead another to gain weight, according to a study out Thursday that suggests a one-size-fits-all approach to dieting is fundamentally wrong.

Why diets don’t work: healthy foods vary by individual

MIAMI - A healthy food for one person may lead another to gain weight, according to a study out Thursday that suggests a one-size-fits-all approach to dieting is fundamentally wrong.

For instance, one woman in the study repeatedly experienced a spike in blood sugar after eating tomatoes, which would generally be considered a low-fat, nutritious food.

The findings are based a study of 800 people in Israel, and are published in the journal Cell Press.

“The first very big surprise and striking finding that we had was the very vast variability we saw in people’s response to identical meals,” said researcher Eran Segal of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

Participants wore blood sugar monitors that took measurements every five minutes for an entire week.

They also provided stool samples so that their gut microbiome could be analyzed, and kept a careful log of everything they consumed.

None of the participants had diabetes, but some were obese and had a condition known as pre-diabetes.

Researchers were stunned to see the difference in people’s metabolic responses to the exact same foods.

For instance, some people’s blood sugar rose higher after eating sushi than it did after eating ice cream.

And for one middle-aged woman, the act of eating tomatoes -- which she thought were part of a healthy diet -- actually

caused her blood sugar to rise significantly.

“There are profound differences between individuals -- in some cases, individuals have opposite responses to one another -- and this is really a big hole in the literature,” said Segal.

What we eat

High blood sugar is dangerous because it can lead to diabetes, obesity, heart problems and other complications, including eye, kidney and nerve disease.

Many diets aim to keep blood sugar low by incorporating fruits, vegetables and complex carbohydrates like brown rice and whole grains, while avoiding refined sugars and goods made with white flour.

But those recommendations don’t work for everyone, and often, overweight people are

blamed for eating too much or not sticking to a healthy lifestyle.

Co-author Eran Elinav said the study “really enlightened us on how inaccurate we all were about one of the most basic concepts of our existence, which is what we eat and how we integrate nutrition into our daily life.”

Instead of urging people to eat low-fat diets, a more personalized approach -- one that puts an individual at the center of the plan, rather than the diet -- could be useful to help people control high blood sugar and improve their health, he said.

The researchers also used their findings to forge an algorithm that could predict how different people would react to certain foods, based on a host of personal characteristics and their gut microbes. (afp)

WASHINGTON - Loneliness can increase the risk of premature death by 14 percent in older adults, according to a study published Monday that posits a physiological basis for the phenomenon.

The dangers of social isolation have long been known but its effects on the body have not been well understood, the researchers said in the work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/PNAS. Led by University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo, the research team had previously identified a link between solitude and both a heightened expression of genes involved in inflammation and a diminution in the activity of other genes that play a role in the body’s antiviral responses.

The result is a weakened immune systems that makes a person who lives alone more vulnerable to illness.

In their latest research, the researchers looked at leukocytes, white blood cells that the immune system uses to protect against bacteria and viruses.

They found the same shift in genetic expression in the white blood cells of people who lived alone and in social isolation.

They also found that loneliness predicted the gene behavior a year or more in advance -- and conversely that gene expression predicted loneliness measured a year or more later.

“Leukocyte gene expression and loneliness appear to have a reciprocal relationship, suggesting that each can help propagate the other over time,” the researchers said.

“These results were specific to loneliness and could not be explained by depression, stress or social support,” they said.

The investigators then studied rhesus macaques, a highly social primate, and found a similar cellular process linked to their social experience.

“Lonely-like” monkeys had increased gene expression involved in inflammation and less gene expression in antiviral defenses.

They were also found to have higher levels of noreprinephrine, a “fight-orflight” neurotransmitter that stimulates the production of immature monocytes, a white blood cell with high inflammation/ low antiviral defense gene expression.

“Both lonely humans and ‘lonely like’ monkeys showed higher levels of monocytes in their blood,” the researchers said.

Other studies showed that the increased production of immature monocytes was amplifying the high inflammation/low antiviral effect in the pool of white blood cells.

“The ‘danger signals’ activated in the brain by loneliness ultimately affect the production of white blood cells,” they said.

“The resulting shift in monocyte output may both propagate loneliness and contribute to its associated health risks.” (afp)

International

Bali Governor opposes Shariah tourism idea

DENPASAR - Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika expressed disagreement to the idea of developing Shariah tourism on the island, citing fears that it could create potential problems.

“I did not agree with it. It will only create problems.

Just leave it as it is for now. It has all been going well so far,” he stated after attending a plenary meeting of the regional legislative assembly on Tuesday.

He pointed out that tourism in Bali has flourished so far.

“Let us not think of strange ideas. It will only create problems. The people have lived peacefully under current conditions so far,” he emphasized.

Chairman of the Shariah Economic Community (MES) Muliaman D. Hadad stated recently after inducting the MES Bali chapter that Bali is the right destination for developing Shariah tourism.

“Bali is fit (for Shariah tourism). So, why not (develop it here). Seven million domestic tourists come to Bali in addition to three million foreign tourists. So, perhaps, there are businessmen here who wish to introduce it in cooperation with the regional government,” he affirmed.

He said that Islam-based tourism has not only been developed in Arab countries but has also been promoted in Asian countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

He pointed out that Thailand had recently won the title of the world’s best Islamic health service tourist destination at an event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

“This is indeed a business opportunity that needs to be tapped. In several cities, Islamic hotels and health service centers have already mushroomed. We have no other intention than to tap the business opportunity. We are talking about religion but also to boost the economy,” he remarked.

Hadad, who is also chairman of the country’s Financial Service Authority (OJK), said the Shariah economy adopts approaches based on the concept of common welfare, so that it could be used by anyone, regardless of their religious background. (ant)

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People reject ‘sharia tourism’ in Bali

DENPASAR - People from several organizations held a peaceful gathering at Bali’s Parliament Building on Tuesday (Nov.24), to protest against ‘sharia tourism’. Members of organizations such as Cakrawayu, the Indonesia Association of Hindu Dharma Students (KMHDI), the Eling Nusantara Foundation, the Hindu Network Foundation, the Center for Hindu Coordination of Indonesian (Puskor Hindunesia), Buldog and Gases Sesetan were present to voice their concerns.

Chairman of Puskor Hindunesia, Ida Bagus Susena, said that the idea of imposing ‘sharia tourism’ in Bali runs contrary to Regional Bylaw (Perda) No.2/2012 on Cultural Tourism. His organization will therefor be sending a letter to the Minister of Tourism and other relevant parties reminding them of this bylaw and other factors, with the aim of having tourism in Bali remain focused on Bali’s Hindusim inspired culture.

“We do hope that the parliament can be a little sensitive to these issues.

When we see the many issues that are affecting Bali these days, it would appear that the parliament is not acting as the people’s representatives, therefore the people of Bali need to act independently to reject those things that are not suitable, rather than simply remain powerless. Hope-

fully, the legislators still have the guts to maintain Bali and not just see sitting in parliament as a job opportunity but actually voice the aspirations of the people,” he said.

Deputy Chairman of Cakrawayu, I.B. Adnyana, said that Bali does not need to label ‘sharia’ to attract tourists, especially considering that this concept implies a particular ideology.

Adnyana added that he does not want to see this ideology disintegrate Balinese people. “The parliament should oversee the implementation of the Regional Bylaw on Cultural Tourism properly. This bylaw will surely be complied with, if the government chooses to oversee its application.

Since there is a kind of violation going on, it needs to be called out,” he added.

Chairman of the KMHDI Bali,

Bagus Arjana Wira Putra, asserted that the cultural wealth of Bali -inspired

by Hinduism, has far more worth in the eyes of world tourism than ‘sharia tourism’ does. Furthermore, most foreigners who visit Bali come form Australia, China, Japan, the UK and Malaysia.

“Based on existing data, we can see that the vast majority of foreigners who visit Bali do cannot be categorized as wanting to follow ‘sharia’. In terms of benefit to state foreign exchange earnings, we also note that ‘sharia tourism’ is not able to be the kind of tourism that will contribute to the country,” he said.

Putra added that the fact is that the cultural tourism of Bali provides massive contributions to the state.

Foreign exchange earnings contributed

by Bali tourism amount to some IDR 41 trillion per year. Furthermore, the central government policy of exempting 75 countries from needing to pay for tourist visa means that visitors to Indonesia -including Bali are sure to increase. “Obviosuly we do not need to use the label ‘sharia’ to help the branding of tourism in Bali,” he affirmed. (kmb32)

Government personnel urge to avoid gambling, drugs

DENPASAR - Bali provincial governor Made Mangku Pastika urged all government employees to stay away from gambling and drugs, and said anyone found violating the order would have to resign.

“If any officials and staff are involved in gambling or taking drugs, I suggest to them to resign, “ Pastika stated in a roll call on Tuesday.

Likewise, Pastika urged employees suffering from any serious illness such as stroke, to take early retirement because they cannot be productive any longer.

Pastika further asked the civil servants to be present at every roll call and remain disciplined, because their presence in the roll call is not only aimed to check upon them, but to also hear the governor’s directives about the implementation of their duties as civil servants.

The governor stressed the importance of the roll call after 104 of the provincial government officials were found absent on Monday (Nov 23, 2015). (ant)

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A number of people from various organizations held a peaceful action to reject shariah tourism at the Bali Parliamentary Building, Tuesday (Nov. 24).

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COVER STORY 60 Points ...

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In fact there are at least 60 sanctified points in and around Benoa that include temples, estuary and mounds.

“The issuance of Presidential Regulation No.51/2014 has offended Balinese people. I see this Presidential Regulation as a violation of our right to have our traditional knowledge, local wisdom and history respected.

I propose that ForBALI not only struggle to be heard by the President of Indonesia by also by the United Nations as this issue involves traditional knowledge,” he said.

Sugi added backfilling Benoa Bay would bring set a bad precedent. Primarily in terms of paving the way for other Bays in Bali to also be backfilled. The extreme silting that has been happening since 1995 and was caused but the reclamation of Serangan Island.

“I do not especially blame investors, as it is their nature to want to turn a profit. But there is an obligation on the part of authorities to explain where investors in property development can and cannot build,” he explained.

Sugi also advised the government to map out all of Bali’s sacred areas, to prepare technical guidance and to disseminate this information to relevant parties.

Furthermore, during he suggested that during this process there be a temporary moratorium placed on construction projects while data collection and mapping is going on and until a consensus is reached about the future direction of development in Bali. “Bali’s agricultural, tourism and other sectors need to be developed with integrity and harmoniously and with an integrated map of places that can be developed now and in the future,” said Sugi emphatically. (rin)

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A team of six students from the Planology department of the Hindu University of Indonesia (Unhi), representing ForBALI, have been conducted research related to Benoa Bay since early May. A team member, Kadek Suardana, mentioned that one of the estuaries or Loloan considered sacred is the Loloan Gredeg.

Unhi research confirms Benoa Bay is a sacred

A TEAM of six students from the Planology department of the Hindu University of Indonesia (Unhi), representing ForBALI, have been conducted research related to Benoa Bay since early May. Their research focused on the elements that form the bay such as mounds, estuaries, watersheds and other sacred points in Benoa Bay.

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Team member, Kadek Suardana, mentioned that one of the estuaries or loloan considered especially sacred is Loloan Gredeg and also mentioned several muntig or mounds that also qualify as sacred: Muntig Tanggal, Muntig Campuhan, Muntig Sanggah Cucuk and Muntig Cenik.

“There is also Pura Karang Tengah. Actually the only temple in the middle or bottom of Benoa Bay is invisible and no one knows its exact location is. Also, the waters of Karang Tengah are used as the location for mulang pakelem or animal sacrifice s because its waters are deep,” he said.

Suardana added that the results of their research also records another 22 points in the Benoa Bay area that are listed a sacred. One of them is the Taru Agung that takes the form of a mangrove tree. There is a local belief that as long as this

tree remains to grow, people in the surrounding area will continue to able to earn their livelihood form the bay. Of all the temples in Tanjung Benoa, Pura Gaing-Gaing is the most sacred because it represents Pura Karang Tengah. “Pura Suwung Deluang, is believed to be the most haunted temple. There is a true story of a local resident who died right as he was trying to remove a mangrove tree from there,” said Suardana.

Chairman of the expert council of the Central PHDI, Putu Wirata Dwikora, said that the Benoa Bay case has become a concern of the PHDI. Results of the sabha walaka assembly have declared that Benoa Bay is a sacred area. However, the results of this assembly do not necessarily determine the decision of the sabha pandita or advisory council of the PHDI who hold the highest

decision making authority within the PHDI. “When the high priests established Team 9, we breathed a sigh of relief with the hope that at least there would be decision made to determine Benoa Bay as a sacred area,” said Dwikora.

He is asking the Balinese people not be pessimistic because so far the Team 9 has not made any decision about Benoa Bay. The role of the sabha walaka is to help deepen the study of sulinggih in Team 9. Balinese people are also being asked to accompany Team 9 in their decision making process.

“High priests need convincing based on theoretical studies, and this will support the presentation of facts to them. There are indeed many sacred places in Benoa Bay, such as estuaries, confluence and temples.

There are different types of temples one of which’s sanctum is supported by several communities (hamlets).

So, we think that these facts will help the high priest in the sabha pandita and Team 9 be convinced that this is in fact a sacred area,” he explained. (rin)

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses.

Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “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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When it’s comedy time, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ rules

NEW YORK — No one is coming close to challenging “The Big Bang Theory” when Americans turn on prime-time television in search of a few laughs.

The Nielsen company’s ratings last week illustrate the CBS comedy’s dominance. Nielsen said 15.2 million people watched “The Big Bang Theory” on Thursday, far above the second most-popular sitcom, ABC’s “Modern Family,” which had 8.4 million viewers.

The Chuck Lorre-created comedy about socially challenged brainiacs is headed toward some memorable episodes, with Jim Parsons’ character, Sheldon Cooper, about to consummate his romance with Amy, played by Mayim Bialik.

“The Big Bang Theory” is also the most popular sitcom among viewers ages 18- to 49-years-old, although the gap with “Modern Family” is narrower.

The bench strength for televised sitcoms has to be concerning for television executives. At NBC, ancestral home of “Cheers,” ‘’Friends” and “Seinfeld,” the mostwatched sitcom last week was “Undateable,” a Friday-night show with 2.7 million viewers. Jimmy Fallon often draws that many viewers late at night.

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This photo provided by CBS shows, Jim Parsons, right, as Sheldon and Mayim Bialik, left, as Amy, in a scene from the television series, “The Big Bang Theory,” which airs on the CBS Television Network.

The American Music Awards led ABC to its best Sunday-night showing since last spring, although its audience of 11 million viewers was a dip from last year’s 11.6 million, Nielsen said.

CBS won the week in prime time, averaging 8.4 million viewers. NBC had 7.7 million viewers and was the most popular network among 18- to 49-year-old viewers.

ABC had 7.1 million, Fox had 5.3 million, Univision had 2.4 million, the CW had 1.49 million, Telemundo had 1.48 million and ION Television had 1.2 million.

ESPN was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.88 million viewers in prime time.

Fox News Channel had 2.27 million, Hallmark had 1.88 million, USA had 1.61 million and TBS had 1.56 million.

During a busy news week, NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.6 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 9.2 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 8 million viewers.

For the week of Nov. 16-22, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Cincinnati at Arizona, NBC, 18.01 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 16.59 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 15.19 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pregame Show,” NBC, 13.69 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 13.22 million; “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 13.01 million; “The OT,” Fox, 12.73 million; “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 12.35 million; NFL Football: Houston at Cincinnati, ESPN, 12.19 million; “Empire,” Fox, 11:34 million. (ap)

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Airport security increases after threat

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This photo provided by Fox shows guest stars Rosie O’Donnell, from left, and Vivica A. Fox with series star Taraji P. Henson in the “Sinned Against” episode of “Empire.”

Rosie O’Donnell relishes criminal role on Fox’s ‘Empire’ LOS ANGELES — Rosie O’Donnell was delighted when “Empire” creator Lee Daniels invited her to guest star on the Fox drama, then got a case of nerves.

“I’d watched the performances, and I’m stunned every week because I can’t believe the level of acting and the amount of (dialogue) and stories” in each episode, O’Donnell said.

Worried about “not being on my game,” she worked with an acting coach before taping.

“I prepared for this like I’ve never prepared for anything in my career, because I didn’t want to disappoint and I understood the pace at which they work,” she said.

In the episode airing 9 p.m. EST Wednesday, O’Donnell plays Pepper O’Leary, a tough criminal who shared a cell for years with Cookie Lyon, played by series star Taraji P. Henson.

Cookie seeks out Pepper to help her find missing family members, including Cookie’s son Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray). Pepper is living in Philadelphia and back in the

“criminal business,” O’Donnell said.

She knows “the lowdown about what’s going on in Philly” and is in a position to help Cookie, the actress-comedian said.

Playing her first baddie was “liberating,” and she was honored that Daniels envisioned her in the role and trusted her to handle it, she said.

Daniels’ call came a couple years after O’Donnell bumped into him at a New York theater and complimented him on the 2009 Oscar-winning film “Precious,” which Daniels directed.

“I was honored and shocked and thrilled” when he called about the “Empire” role, O’Donnell said, adding that’s she a fan of the show and tweets about it. Henson was “amazing” to work with, she said.

“It’s like dancing with (ballet’s Mikhail) Baryshnikov, you have to be on point,” O’Donnell said.

“She’s extraordinarily gifted.”

But O’Donnell received her own gracious kudos as well, from series star Gray. (ap)

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JAKARTA - Security at airports increase after a threat was directed at an airport serving the capital Jakarta and recent attacks around the world, the transport ministry said Wednesday.

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Security at airports increase after a threat was directed at an airport serving the capital Jakarta and recent attacks around the world, the transport ministry said Wednesday.

Sniffer dogs are checking cargo and luggage, random checks are being carried out on cars entering airports, and screening of workers will be tightened under the heightened security measures which came into force Tuesday, the ministry said.

“The move has been taken after recent terror attacks, and threats in several countries,” ministry spokesman J. A. Barata said in a statement.

Barata also said that a Jakarta airport had received a threat in recent days.

However, he declined to say which of the two airports serving the capital had been targeted or to give details about the threat.

Elite anti-terror police and military personnel had already been deployed to the main airport serving Jakarta as a security measure after the Paris attacks.

Jihadists killed 130 people in Paris on November 13 in simultaneous attacks, while a Russian plane went down

last month in Egypt, killing all 224 people on board, with the Islamic State group saying it bombed the airliner.

In recent days, a Turkish Airlines plane, and two Air France planes -- all flying from the US -- were diverted due to bomb scares, but no explosives were found on the flights. Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslimmajority country, suffered several major bomb attacks conducted by Islamic radicals between 2000 and 2009, but a crackdown has weakened the most dangerous extremist networks. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http://globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http://ustream.tv/ channel/global-fm-bali.

60 points in Benoa Bay are sacred for the Balinese

THE GOVERNMENT is believed to not read the rules regulations concerning sacred areas when they facilitated the process for the reclamation of Benoa Bay. Presidential regulations, the Province of Bali’s regional bylaws (Perda), Badung’s

regional bylaws and the bhisama (regulations) of the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) all have similar definitions for “sacred area” according to the Hindus of Bali. Such areas include mountains, hills, lakes, springs, estuaries, tributaries, seas and beaches.

“The regional bylaw on spatial planning (RTRW) of Badung County 2013-2033

even includes catus pata (intersection) as a sacred area. According to the beliefs of local residents, the area of Benoa Bay is considered to be a catus pata of psychic (niskala) realms based on the fact that there is a confluence of rivers with the ocean here,” said the independent researcher, Sugi Lanus.

Sugi explained that Benoa Bay is the

meeting point of great confluence, surrounded by visible and invisible sacred places. Benoa Bay is also a meeting point of the physical and psychical realm of Tanjung-Kelan-Tuban-PesanggaranBenoa-Serangan-Sanur.

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