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On Grammys red carpet, white roses are the motif, women’s equality the message

NEW YORK - Even the most outrageous outfits of feathers, sequins or lace included a simple white rose at the Grammy Awards show’s red carpet on Sunday as the glitterati of the music world showed support for women’s equality and freedom from sexual harassment.

The roses - worn or held by both sexes on the red carpet outside New York’s Madison Square Garden - were a sign of solidarity with the Time’s Up movement, spreading from Hollywood to the music industry.

Lady Gaga, nominated for best pop vocal album for “Joanne” showed up in a Goth-inspired Armani gown in midnight black with a high Victorian collar, sparkling lace and a voluminous train. Perched high on her shoulder was a demure nosegay of white rose buds.

Kelly Clarkson held a long-stemmed rose in her hand as she chatted on the carpet, its white contrasting with her black gown which included elaborate gold embroidered sleeves.

The rose, Clarkson said, “represents hope and peace and sympathy and peace, and I thought those are very lovely things for any human being to encompass.”

“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer Cyndi Lauper, who launches a tour with Rod Stewart this summer, told E television network host Ryan Seacrest that women make up 51 percent of the workforce.

“It’s about time we’re paid equally,” said the pantsuit-clad Lauper, highlighting the movement’s focus on gender-based salary disparities.

InStyle fashion news director Eric Wilson told Reuters the striking white dresses seen on musicians such as Hailee Steinfeld, Cardi B, Sza and Lana del Rey packed a more effective punch than the ubiquitous roses.

“The white rose as a visual cue is underwhelming in effect in the same way that the music industry’s reaction to this crisis has been underwhelming,” said Wilson.

But the freestyle fashion spirit of the Grammys means its red carpet is “not about being the best dressed person, it’s about having fun,” Wilson said.

That was certainly the case with singer Pink, who found room for a white rose amid the flurry of fuchsia, electric blue and jet black marabou feathers making up her dress.

The bosom-exposing bodice of Bebe Rexha’s La Perla gown appeared too scant to accommodate a flower. Rexha opted instead to put her rose on her clutch. Songwriter Diane Warren, meanwhile, wore gloves worthy of Wonder Woman, with the words “Girl” and “Power” scrawled across each set of knuckles. The roses were not just for the women. Nominee Khalid wore a white rose on a cool white jacket worn over a turtleneck in chartreuse, while Sam Smith’s flower contrasted with his emerald green suit. (rtr)

Japan’s cryptocurrency girl band stays loyal to virtual money after cyber heist

TOKYO - Members of a Japanese girl pop group, the Virtual Currency Girls, said on Monday they had refused an offer to be paid in yen and would stay loyal to cryptocurrencies despite a $530 million cyber heist jeopardising their chances of getting paid.

A cryptocurrency account that pays part of the band’s salary was among those frozen as a result of the suspension of trading at Tokyo-based Coincheck exchange on Friday following the theft of NEM, one of the world’s most popular digital currencies.

“Our manager offered to pay us in yen, but we declined,” said Hinano Shirahama, who is the band’s bitcoin character.

Dressed in maid costumes and wearing wrestling masks adorned with fuzzy pom-pom ears and cryptocurrency symbols the eight Virtual Currency Girls are a pop music manifestation of the digital currency frenzy that has swept Japan and other parts of the world.

Shirahama and other group members said they would stay together regardless of the setback.

Formed by an entertainment promoter the band debuted this month and have yet to garner a significant following.

Virtual Currency Girls, which performs songs such as “The Moon, Cryptocurrencies and Me” are paid in cryptocurrency for tickets and merchandise

at their concerts.

Regulators fear both the rampant speculation in cryptocurrencies and risk that the markets could be used for funding criminal and terrorist groups.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) only began requiring exchanges to register from April 2017. Half of the 32 operators are still awaiting approval.

In 2014, Japan’s Mt. Gox, which once handled 80 percent of the world’s bitcoin trades, filed for bankruptcy after losing around half a billion dollars worth of bitcoins.

Last month, South Korean exchange Youbit shut down and filed for bankruptcy after being hacked twice.

Japan’s FSA on Friday criticized Coincheck for failing to take adequate security precautions to foil hacking attacks and said it would begin inspections at other exchanges.

“Coincheck has some responsibility, but the real culprit is the hacker,” said Koharu Kamikawa wearing her fur-eared mask with the NEM cryptocurrency logo on her forehead. (rtr)

Members of Japan’s idol group “Virtual Currency Girls” wearing cryptocurrencythemed masks perform in their debut stage event in Tokyo, Japan, January 12, 2018.

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Indonesian Siti Aisyah, who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, is escorted as she arrives at the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 22, 2018.

Indonesian accused in Kim Jong Nam killing was hired for prank show, lawyer says

KUALA LUMPUR - A woman accused of killing the North Korean leader’s estranged half-brother was hired for a prank television show by a suspect wanted by the Malaysian police just over a month earlier, her lawyer told a court on Tuesday. Indonesian Siti Aisyah is accused with another woman, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam, of killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a banned chemical poison at Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13 last year.

Defence lawyers say the women thought they were playing pranks for a reality show and did not know they were poisoning Kim. They face the death penalty if convicted.

On Jan. 5 last year, Siti Aisyah was approached at a nightclub by a Malaysian taxi driver, who asked her if she would participate in a Japanese video prank show, her lawyer, Gooi Soon Seng, told the court during his questioning of the lead police investigator in the case, Wan Azirul

Nizam Che Wan Aziz.

The following morning the taxi driver, Kamaruddin Masiod, also known as John, introduced Siti Aisyah to Ri Ji U, a North Korean posing as a Japanese man named James, at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur’s city centre, Gooi added.

After Siti Aisyah agreed to the offer, she watched pranks being played by an unidentified woman, before joining in. She played pranks on three people near a foun-

tain outside the mall entrance and was paid 400 ringgit ($102.70) by Ri at the end of the day, Gooi said.

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In Nusa Penida, Tourist accommodations alleged to drain waste through stealth channel

SEMARAPURA - Tourist accommodations in the Nusa Penida Islands have grown rapidly in recent years. Behind the impact being able to improve people’s economy, its existence has the potential to trigger environmental pollution. Moreover, the pollution monitoring team of the Klungkung Environment and Land Affairs Agency suspected there is disposal of waste to the beach through ‘stealth’ channel.

He said that in anticipation of the violation, the village government is also required to conduct supervision as it better knows about the condition of its territory. “We have informed this directly. If the environment is polluted, the village will also be harmed and tourism is affected,” he concluded.

This environmental issue had been expressed by parliament in the work meeting. Moreover, the district government was urged to carry out handling and prosecution. It is considered important to preserve the archipelago expected to be the ‘golden egg’ of Bali. (kmb45)

Head of the Klungkung Environment and Land Affairs (DLHP), I Wayan Agus Eka Putra, did not dismiss that he has got reports for several times from the public related to indiscriminate waste disposal at Jungutbatu and Lembongan village. This has been followed up with a direct site inspection. “The complaint is related to the careless waste disposal of the laundry service of the tourist accommodation,” he explained on Monday (Jan. 29).

In accordance with the provisions, the construction of tourist accommodation shall have a Waste Water Treatment Plant (IPAL). However, due to the high financing and the intention to be practical, investors at certain times finally dispose of waste into the sea. To fool the officers, they are alleged to do the disposal through ‘stealth’ channels buried in the ground to the beach. “This potentially occurs in accommodations around the beach,” he said.

Meanwhile, Head of the Klungkung Environment and Settlement Agency (DLHP), Anak Agung Kirana, said that to anticipate such waste disposal, his agency has done monitoring. Due to limited personnel and reach, the monitoring cannot run effectively. “Every time we come down, we have not found it (violation—Ed). Probably, the disposal is done during the night or early morning. When finding it, we definitely impose sanction,” he said.

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To prevent malnutrition, Health Agency provides supplemental feeding for evacuee toddlers

AMLAPURA - The evacuees of Mount Agung, especially toddlers, are vulnerable to malnutrition. Their irregular dietary habit and non-supportive environment makes the worries bigger. However, Karangasem Health Agency has anticipated it by forming six clusters. One of them is nutrition health cluster. This cluster specifically maintains the health of toddlers with supplemental feeding.

Head of the Karangasem Health Agency, Gusti Bagus Putra Partama, recently said that nutrition sub-cluster has been addressing vulnerable groups. They include the elderly, pregnant women and toddlers. The effort carried out by nutrition sub-cluster is by provid-

ing supplemental feeding. Especially for children, there is supplemental feeding for school children, toddlers and infants. “Meanwhile, the sick is also given recovery supplemental feeding. This has been running since the beginning of evacuation. Besides, this program is supported directly by the Ministry of Health,” he said.

Although the number of evacuees has decreased considerably, these sub-clusters continue to run as usual. Moreover, they are assisted by nutrition team of every subdistrict. So, this supplemental feeding is not only given once but continuously monitored every week up to every month. Then, the nutrition team from the sub-

district already came down to the field every three days during the chaotic situation due to the impact of Mount Agung eruption a few months ago. After being given supplemental feeding, this group of vulnerable nutrition status is still followed up every month so as not to fall into malnutrition.

This nutrition clusters are coordinated in every subdistrict at health center. Then, the implementation at each village is done by village midwife. Later on, if the village midwife is unable to do the handling, the officer in charge of this nutritional monitoring program will go down to the village. For instance, Sidemen with eight villages has midwife at each

village and then in the subdistrict there is a coordinator managing this program. “By this way, there have been no vulnerable groups found all this time, especially toddlers suffering from malnutrition.

We always monitor and follow up,” he said.

There are six health sub-clusters in the handling of evacuees. These include sub-cluster of health services, sub-cluster of maternal and child health, nutrition sub cluster, mental health sub-cluster, logistic sub-cluster and sub-clusters of data and information. So far, he claimed to have no obstacles in handling evacuees chiefly in health maintenance and nutrition. This is also supported by the Ministry of Health

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and private sector which also goes down to provide health services for evacuees.

Many state-owned companies also came down to handle the health of evacuees by providing logistical support. For instance, it was carried out by Kimia Farma at the location of evacuation at Dukuh hamlet, Sibetan village.

Headman of Sibetan, Kompyang Suarjana, asserted that the evacuees in their location have been well managed. After the danger radius was reduced to 6 km, many evacuees returned home. Currently, the evacuees just stay at three locations namely the hamlet of Dukuh, Tengah and Kreteg with a total of 1,113 evacuees. (kmb31)

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Rice Bowls & Yoghurt Drinks at Sereh Gourmet Supermarket Sereh Gourmet Supermarket at Samasta Lifestyle Village, Jimbaran Bali promises an enjoyable experience in a delightfully elegant and up-

lifting setting no matter the time of day. This month, come by to Sereh Café for a delicious and healthy meal of Sereh Rice Bowl that comes in 6 different variations at only IDR 30,000 each plus a free strawberry iced tea!

Then, beat the heat with a healthy & fresh fruit yoghurt drink also available at Sereh Café including banana, mango, strawberry and melon flavours.

At Sereh Café, under the wood-

en trellis and intimate brick and stone settings, guests can also choose to have breakfast, lunch and dinner – order from the significantly wide range available off its menu including local Balinese, Indonesian and International favourites. There are daily specials, and meat lovers can satisfy their carnivorous side with the Texas Style Smoked Beef Brisket, Beef Tenderloin Steak and Lamb Chops.

Enjoy delicious meals in an uplifting setting with entertainment all night long - Kizomba and Cuban Salsa Dances every Monday; an acoustic live band every Tuesday and Wednesday, live guitar performances by Ipeng every Thursday and every Sunday a live band that will make you want to get off your feet and dance!

Fun, fresh and organic – these are three crucial elements that makeup Sereh Gourmet Su-

permarket in Jimbaran. Those looking for the freshest quality meats and produce can now happily wonder their days away amongst Sereh’s impeccably arranged displays while enjoying the supermarket’s unique and cosy, welcoming interior. Aside from fresh produce, you can also find a fresh bakery, brewed coffee, a wine cellar and selected imported gourmet products and dry groceries.

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China plans first lab on ocean oil spill cleaning

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BEIJING- China’s Ministry of Transport is planning to establish a laboratory specialising in treating oil spills at sea, the first of its kind in the country, local media Science and Technology Daily reported on Sunday.

China is spending some 200 million yuan a year on researches for emergency treatment of oil spills but the technological expertise has not been widely applied because of lack of such a lab, the report said.

The laboratory is planned in northern port city of Tianjin, off the Bohai Bay, with an initial investment 400 million yuan ($63 million). The investment will go to research projects on oceanic ecological protection and safety issues for sea-borne transportation.

To date, only the United States and France have laboratories capable of undertaking tests and inspections required in treating ocean oil spills, the report said.

The Iranian oil tanker Sanchi collided with a dry cargo vessel early this month about 160 nautical miles off China’s east coast, in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster for decades. (rtr)

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China is spending some 200 million yuan a year on researches for emergency treatment of oil spills but the technological expertise has not been widely applied because of lack of such a lab.

Trump security team sees building U.S. 5G network as option

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s national security team is looking at options to counter the threat of China spying on U.S. phone calls that include the government building a super-fast 5G wireless network, a senior administration official said on Sunday.

The official, confirming the gist of a report from Axios.com, said the option was being debated at a low level in the administration and was six to eight months away from

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The dancers pose after the performance

being considered by the president himself.

The 5G network concept is aimed at addressing what officials see as China’s threat to U.S. cyber security and economic security.

The Trump administration has taken a harder line on policies initiated by predecessor Barack Obama on issues ranging from Beijing’s role in restraining North Korea to Chinese efforts to acquire U.S. strategic industries.

This month AT&T was forced to

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A video promotes the 5G mobile wireless standard at the Qualcomm booth during the 2017 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2017.

scrap a plan to offer its customers handsets built by China’s Huawei after some members of Congress lobbied against the idea with federal regulators, sources told Reuters.

In 2012, Huawei and ZTE Corp were the subject of a U.S. investigation into whether their equipment provided an opportunity for foreign espionage and threatened critical U.S. infrastructure.

Some members of the House intelligence committee remain troubled by security threats posed

by Huawei and ZTE, according to a congressional aide.

Issues raised in a 2012 committee report about the Chinese firms have “never subsided,” the aide said, adding that there was newer classified intelligence that recently resurfaced those concerns.

“We want to build a network so the Chinese can’t listen to your calls,” the senior official told Reuters.

“We have to have a secure network that doesn’t allow bad actors to get in. We also have to ensure the Chinese don’t take over the market and put every non-5G network out of business.”

In Beijing on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China prohibited all forms of hacking, but did not specifically address the 5G network

security issue.

“We believe that the international community should, on the basis of mutual respect and trust, strengthen dialogue and cooperation and join hands in addressing the threat of cyber attacks,” Hua told a regular news briefing.

Major wireless carriers have spent billions of dollars buying spectrum to launch 5G networks, and it is unclear if the U.S. government would have enough spectrum to build its own 5G network.

Furthermore, Accenture has estimated that wireless operators will invest as much as $275 billion in the United States over seven years as they build out 5G. Last year, T-Mobile US Inc spent $8 billion and Dish Network Corp $6.2 billion to win the bulk of broadcast airwaves spectrum for sale in a government auction.

An AT&T spokesman said they could not comment on something they have not seen, and added, “Thanks to multi-billion dollar investments made by American companies, the work to launch 5G service in the United States is already well down the road.”

Later this year, AT&T is set to be the first to launch mobile 5G service in 12 U.S. locations, the spokesman said.

A Verizon spokesman declined

to comment. Representatives for Sprint and T-Mobile did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Another option includes having a 5G network built by a consortium of wireless carriers, the U.S. official said.

“We want to build a secure 5G network and we have to work with industry to figure out the best way to do it,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Axios published documents it said were from a presentation from a National Security Council official. If the government built the network, it would rent access to carriers, Axios said.

A looming concern laid out in the presentation was China’s growing presence in the manufacture and operation of wireless networks. A concerted government push could help the U.S. compete on that front, according to the presentation.

A 5G network is expected to offer significantly faster speeds, more capacity and shorter response times, which could be utilized for new technologies ranging from self-driving cars to remote surgeries. Telecom companies and their suppliers consider it to be a multibillion-dollar revenue opportunity. (rtr)

Indian Cultural Festival and Pancer Langiit show go festively

The Indian Cultural Festival managed to draaw no fewer than 300 spectators to the Ksiraarnawa Stage of the Denpasar Art Center on Saturday night (Jan. 27) for the Indian Art show and a performance by the Pancer Langit art troupe. This Indian-Balinese collaborative performance was held by the Indian Association of Bali (IAB) in collaboration with Paiketan Krama Bali (Balinese Brotherhood) aiming to further strengthen the bonds between the people of India and Bali based on their similar belief system known as Hinduism. The community of Indians living in Bali also wanted to contribute to restoring tourism in Bali following the eruption of Mount Agung.

The dances performed included classical ones like the Bharat Natyam and Khatak along with a Bollywood Song presenting the Lord Ganesha dance, which is very good for the spiritual education for Hindus in Bali. A total of 67 Indian artists came to Bali to enliven the show.

The other dances perfromed were; Lord Ganesha, Ganesh Kirti, Devi Stuti, Dashrathe Singer Group, Krishna, Devi Vandana, Kathak and Kathak Duet and Mohoniyattam, Bol-

lywood vocals, Semi-Classic Bollywood Song, Kathakali Classical Dance and Mohiniyattam, Thillana and Tarana.

The Pancer Langiit art troupe who hosted the event performed their Amertha Bhumi Dance and a Colossal Dance symbolizing gratitude to God Almighty for the gift of welfare having been bestowed on the universe.

Chairman of the Indian Association of Bali (IAB), Vijay Mulani accompanied by his secretary, Sonia Kaur, said the event was meant to introduce Indian culture to Bali and also to let the world know that #BaliisSafe to visit. “The current condition of Mount Agung can be a boon for tourism in Bali as it offers beautiful scenery to be enjoyed. I support the revoking of travel warnings by many countries who had warned their citizens not to come to Bali”, said Vijay Mulani after the show.

Vijay also highlighted the many similarities between Indian and Balinese culture including the naming of Indonesia and Bali based on the Sanskrit language, making them similar to Indian names. According to Vijay this is due to the cultural similarities based on Hinduism. He added that Balinese and Indian cultures also share similarities so it is good to have these kinds of interactions. He added that he hopes that cultural exchanges can continue on the future to provide additional insight for the younger generation both in Bali and in India.

Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, said he is proud of the arrival of Indian art troupes to Bali. It is a good oportunity to exchange experiences and expertise in the field of culture. Mangku Pastika also said that he was very inspired by the holy journey he made to several parts of India. Before the show began , the governor entertained hundreds of Indian artists on the ground floor of Ksiraarnawa Building.

Patron of the Balinese Brotherhood, Ida Rsi Acharya Agni Budha Wisesanatha, who was very active in facilitating the festival, admitted that he was relieved that the festival was able to draw some 300 spectators as he had been worried that few people would show up.

Previously he has said that the the IAB presence in Bali plays an important role in connecting the culture of Bali to India.

The existence of the Balinese Brotherhood fully supported the cultural festival due to its strategic effort as a cultural exchange between Bali and India. A number of coaches and administrators of the Balinese Brotherhood attended and witnessed the festival of Indian Festival Bali including Prof. Nyoman Arya Thanaya, A.A. Gede Rai, Nyoman Suteja Mukarsa, General Chairman Anak Agung Suryawan Wiranatha, General Treasurer Sujana, Secretary General Jro Mangku Suteja, and a number of brotherhood officials as well as other invited guests. (win)

Strong winds and high waves still occur until January 31

MANGUPURA - Strong winds that blew in the area of Bali occurred again on Monday afternoon (Jan. 29). Moreover, the blow of the wind was so strong and fast as experienced in the area of Kuta, Tuban and surrounding areas.

According to the forecaster on duty of the National Weather Service (BBMKG) for Region III Denpasar, Eka Putra Wirawan, when asked for his confirmation

said the occurrence of strong winds is triggered by low pressure in the western part of Australia. Thus, it results in a difference in pressure between Bali and Australia. As estimation, this condition will occur until January 31.

As the observation of the Ngurah Rai station, the wind speed on Monday at 14:00 was recorded to reach 54 km per hour and then at 16:00 local time the wind speed

reached 61 km per hour. “This condition has increased significantly.

Under normal conditions, the wind blows at the speed of 50 km per hour. When exceeding 50 km per hour, the wind is fast,” he said.

Meanwhile, with the current wind speed, the rain cloud was drawn toward the ocean. This causes the potential for uneven rainfall in Bali. “So, the rain in the south of Bali is not too heavy. Nec-

essarily, the current rain conditions should be like yesterday. However, due to the air mass is mostly drawn, the chance of rain is not evenly distributed in Bali,” he said.

In addition to wind, his agency appealed to the public in order to watch out for wave conditions where it can be very high up to four meters within 3 days ahead. It especially happens in the waters of Southern Bali, the

Badung Strait and Southern Lombok Strait.

Meanwhile, in the waters of Northern Bali the waves can be relatively high up to three days ahead, if usually reaching 1.5 meters, currently it reaches 2.5 meters.

“For the people who are engaged in marine activities, both crossings, fishermen of tourist accommodations, this condition needs to watch out for,” he said. (kmb23)

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To develop creative tourism, Bali must build statues of Nawa Sanga deities BALI must make a real breakthrough in building the balance of tourism sector. If all this time many destinations are built by bringing in animals and technology adaptation, in the future Bali should build tourism sector based on Balinese culture. Leaders ideally develop creative tourism by accommodating Balinese artists. One of the things that can be realized is to build a statue of Dewata Nawa Sanga throughout Bali.

This idea was revealed by Garuda maestro statue, I Made Ada, on Monday (Jan. 29). He said the current construction of Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue has been realized in Southern Bali.

Obviously, the presence of tourist attraction with the mascot of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue has become a new source of income for surrounding residents including local government.

“This is one of the creative tourism developments based on Balinese culture. Reflecting on this success, I hope the statue of Dewata Nawa Sanga can be realized to be a mascot of Bali tourism. This statue should be realized in all directions according to pengider bhuwana,” he suggested.

He said the statue of Dewata Nawa Sanga (deities of nine points of the compass) can be realized according pengider bhuana (macrocosmic layout).

Lord Vishnu statue is built in the North, Lord Sambhu (Northeast), Lord Ishvara (East), Lord

Maheshvara (Southeast), Lord Brahma (South), Lord Rudra (Southwest), Lord Mahadev (West), Lord Shankar (Northwest) and Lord Shiva (Central). These deities are also expected to give strength to young generation of Bali in keeping Bali. By building this pengider bhuwana statue, he said the economic potential for people’s welfare will be very open. It will also build rapid economic equality as the development of new tourist objects will be followed by construction of infrastructure and other supporting facilities.

He said the approach of tourism development relying on the development of natural destinations must be balanced by involving creative artists in Bali. “I think the budget to realize this idea is not too high.

Now, it depends on the commitment to realize this,” he said.

He said that specifically for Gianyar, it is possible to do so as currently is being developed nature-based tourist attractions

in Payangan. Besides, Gianyar is also known to have a number of art maestros so that their work can be accommodated.

Made Ada added it is presented as a form of sharing ideas in the context of the empowerment of Balinese people in terms of creative tourism. According to him, Bali cannot ignore the great role of Balinese artists in the development of creativity- and innovationbased tourism. For that reason, it is important for the leader of Bali region to absorb the aspirations of the community.

“It is time for Bali to build a distinctive tourism identity. With this, I am confident that Bali can make the appropriate distribution of development quickly, so that poverty alleviation can be realized. He said that all the Balinese leaders have built Bali in their own way. Going forward, I hope there are more pro-Balinese approaches to manage tourism, in this regard in realizing new tourism destinations,” he concluded. (dir)

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He explained the TIC is established at the location because the building formerly a guesthouse is the forerunner of Kintamani tourism. Similarly, it has a historical value because it was once visited by the first President of Indonesia, namely Soekarno.

When met at the office of the Bangli House of Representatives on Monday (Jan. 29), Adnyana said that

before being renovated and made into TIC, the building was once a guesthouse. It has been established when tourist accommodation in Denpasar remained rare. “So, selection of the location is based on historical consideration where it is the embryo of tourism in Bangli. President Soekarno had time to visit the location.

So, to preserve it we build TIC at the

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Kim Jong Nam met U.S. national on Malaysian island before he was killed, police say

KUALA LUMPUR - Kim Jong Nam, the estranged halfbrother of North Korean’s leader, met a United States national at a Malaysian island hotel days before his sensational killing last February, a police official told a court hearing on Monday.

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Embryo of Bangli tourism, guesthouse transformed into TIC

BANGLI — Criticism ever delivered by a member of the Bangli House of Representatives, Made Sudiasa, about the establishment of Tourist Information Center (TIC) in the middle of Singamandawa Market area, Kintamani, got response from the Head of the Bangli Tourism and Culture Agency, Wayan Adnyana.

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location,” he explained.

Besides, the TIC is established at the location because it is the only certified land owned by district government. Adnyana added that one of the requirements to build by using village allocation fund (DAK) is that it must be carried out on certified land.

Now, even though the building renovation has been completed, Adnyana said his agency has not operated because it has not been ritually inaugurated. Besides, the building will also need repair especially for the compound wall that broke recently.

He hoped the existence of TIC will be able to function optimally in providing information about tourism for visitors. Thus, he will cooperate with Singamandawa tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) in Kintamani. He is confident despite being in the market area, tourists will visit the TIC to get various tourist information, especially if the arrangement of roads and local market buildings have been done by district government of Bangli. “We will synergize

with local Pokdarwis. In its development, the Pokdarwis Singamandawa is going to track the climbing traces in the area,” he said.

Previously, a member of the Bangli House of Representatives, Made Sudiasa, criticized the TIC establishment in the area of Singamandawa Market, Kintamani.

He questioned why the Tourism and Culture Agency founded the TIC in the middle of the market.

According to him, before establishing the TIC, the agency should have careful planning in terms of determining the right location. It is ideally established in tourist location visited by tourists like Penelokan or Penglipuran tourism village.

Thus, tourists visiting the tourist attraction can also get additional information about the existence of other tourist attractions in Bangli through TIC. “Do not be careless. If the TIC only serves as a symbol, it can be built at Metra (Yangapi village, Tembuku—Ed) to make the project can just be implemented,” criticized Sudiasa. (kmb40)

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Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, is escorted as she arrives at the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 22, 2018.

Two women, Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese, have been charged with four North Korean fugitives for the murder. Prosecutors say the women smeared his face with VX, a lethal chemical poison at Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13.

Defence lawyers say the women thought they were playing a prank for a reality show. They face the death penalty, if convicted.

Kim arrived in Malaysia on Feb. 6 before travelling two days later to Langkawi Island, a tourist spot off Malaysia’s west coast, the lead police investigator in the case, Wan Azirul Nizam, told the court.

But he was unable to confirm numerous details, saying he could not recall the name of the hotel where Kim stayed and did not know the name of the American man seen meeting with the North Korean on Feb. 9.

“Until today, the identity of the person being referred to could not be obtained,” he said.

Siti Aisyah’s lawyer, Gooi Soon Seng, had questioned Wan Azirul on a May 2017 report in the Japanese daily, Asahi Shimbun, that

Kim had met a U.S. intelligence agent in Langkawi.

The report said Kim was believed to have passed a large amount of data to the agent, citing a Malaysian forensics analysis of a laptop found in Kim’s backpack after his death.

Wan Azirul confirmed the laptop was sent to a forensics laboratory in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, which found the computer had last been used on Feb. 9.

The forensics report, provided to reporters at the hearing, also showed some data had been accessed from a USB pendrive inserted into the laptop on the same day.

But Wan Azirul said he was unsure whether Kim had passed on data in Langkawi or if the meeting was linked to the airport murder.

Gooi accused the police witness of being evasive.

“Come on, you have a total lapse in memory?” he told Wan Azirul. “You say you investigated but you’ve forgotten everything?

Which hotel? What was this investigation for, if it wasn’t related to this case?” The trial resumes on Tuesday. (rtr)

Philippine police return to war on drugs, cannot promise to avoid bloodshed

MANILA - Police in the Philippines on Monday resumed President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, making visits to the homes of users and dealers to convince them to surrender, but the national police chief said he could not promise a bloodless campaign.

The announcement came as the justice department filed its first criminal case against police officers in the battle against drugs, bolstering human rights activists’ accusations of fabricated accounts of shoot-outs with drug suspects.

The programme of visits, known as “Oplan Tokhang”, made a comeback with an assurance from police chief Ronaldo dela Rosa that it should be free of violence if offenders agreed to go quietly and did not resist.

But he could not promise a “foolproof anti-drug campaign that would be bloodless”, Dela Rosa added, as the police were “not dealing with people who are in their proper state of mind”.

In the dialect of Duterte’s southern hometown of Davao, “Tokhang” is a

combination of the words “knock” and “plead”.

Besides the visits, police have also run so-called “buy-bust” or sting operations and raided suspected drug dens and illicit laboratories.

In many of these operations, say rights activists, suspects did not get the chance to surrender, but were executed in cold blood instead. But police insist suspects died because they violently resisted arrest.

Nearly 4,000 drug suspects have died in gun battles with police since June 2016, when Duterte came to power. The government lost 85 police and soldiers in the drugs war, police data show.

More than 1.2 million people had also turned themselves in after the home visits.

Duterte has stopped police anti-drugs operations twice due to questions over the conduct of the force, including the killing of a teenager in a supposed antidrug operation.

On Monday, the justice department filed murder charges and two drug-related cases against three police officers who

killed the teenager, Kian Loyd delos Santos, after witnesses disputed the police version of the killing.

National police spokesman Dionardo Carlos said the force welcomed the filing.

“The police officers have to face their accusers in court and prove their innocence, they have to follow the procedures,” he said, urging due process for the officers.

To ensure transparency, Dela Rosa invited human rights advocates, priests and the media to join the relaunched programme of home visits.

The police officers involved would also undergo a vetting process to weed out “rogue” officers, said Dela Rosa, adding that past abuses had involved the police seeking bribes to drop the names of people from the lists they compiled.

“We are certainly hoping that it will be less controversial, because controversy will only blur the real intention, which is really the fight against dangerous drugs,” Harry Roque, Duterte’s spokesman, told a regular media briefing. (rtr)

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The sun lights a corn field waiting to be harvested near Akron, Iowa, U.S., October 28, 2017. Picture taken October 28, 2017.

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NAFTA ministers set to announce talks to continue amid optimism MONTREAL - The United States, Canada and Mexico look set to announce on Monday that talks to revamp the NAFTA trade deal will continue despite major differences that are far from being settled.

Heading in to the sixth of seven planned rounds of talks in Montreal last week, some officials feared the United States might be prepared to pull the plug on the $1.2 trillion North American Free Trade Agreement amid frustration over the slow progress.

The mood lightened after Canada presented a series of suggested compromises to address the main U.S. demands for reform. Lawmakers who met U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Sunday said he was optimistic.

Asked whether the issues could be settled, Congressman Sander Levin told reporters on Sunday: “Hopefully they are resolvable.”

Lighthizer did not respond to reporters’ questions on Monday morning.

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and Lighthizer are due to review progress on Monday and speak to reporters at around 11:20 a.m Eastern time (1620 GMT).

U.S. President Donald Trump, who has described the 1994 pact as a disaster that has cost manufacturing jobs, frequently threatens to announce he is withdrawing from the deal. His comments have unsettled markets that fret about the potential damage to a highly integrated North American economy.

Officials from all three nations are now suggesting the talks could extend beyond the end-March deadline, which had initially been set to avoid interfering with a Mexican presidential election in July.

“I don’t think the timetable is the issue ... instead we should talk about the substance,” said Levin.

The three sides are still far apart over U.S. demands to boost regional auto content requirements and require 50 percent U.S. content in North American-built vehicles.

Other challenges are Washington’s demands that NAFTA largely eliminate trade and investment dispute-settlement systems and contain a “sunset” clause to force renegotiations every five years. (rtr)

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Don’t ruin world with protectionism, Indonesia urges U.S.

LONDON - The United States needs to resist protectionist trade measures that could “ruin the world” and destroy progress made in reducing global poverty, Indonesia’s finance minister said on Monday.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati told Reuters she remained optimistic recent U.S. tariffs affecting other major Asian economies would not turn into a tit-for-tat trade war as open trade had been the big driver in reducing poverty over the last 30 years.

“That is why you don’t want to ruin the world,” Indrawati said about U.S. protectionism.

“It could be one or two practices you want to correct, but don’t destroy the achievement that is already remarkable - and that is good for the United States and good for the world.”

She also commented on the dollar’s decline. The world’s dominant currency is its biggest slide since 2010-2011 and its fall accelerated last week when U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the weakness had its advantages.

“The U.S. dollar, should be reflecting the fundamentals of their economy. It’s not going to be a tool

to boosting of their competitiveness,” Indrawati said.

Referring back to the issue of trade protectionism she added: “We are hoping, as President Trump said, that ‘America First’ does not mean America alone.”

About 16 percent of Indonesia’s trade is directly with the United States, though it also has an indirect exposure through other trading partners like nearby Singapore and Japan.

Indrawati was in London to help launch the second “komodo” bond, a rupiah denominated bond sold in international debt markets rather than in Jakarta and named after the large, aggressive lizard found only in Indonesia.

This one was from state-owned infrastructure and procurement firm, Wijaya Karya, which raised 5.4 trillion rupiah ($404.13 million) as part of the government’s plans to get its firms to broaden their sources of

financing.

Two more state owned enterprises are expected to follow but Jakarta is also a drive to make them more profitable and ensure they do not overstretch themselves by taking on too many large projects, which also crowds out private firms.

The minister said the government was bringing in new rules which will prevent state owned enterprises or their subsidiaries bidding on any infrastructure project contract worth under $40 million.

She added that Indonesia was working towards a U.S. dollardenominated “Green”, sukuk bond.

“I think it is very good feedback from bond investors and when the time is right we will bring the issue with the right size as well as the right structure.”

Asked whether it was imminent, she replied. “We’ll see, we’ll see.” (rtr)

Ngerebeg, Offering to Share Fruits with Monkeys at Alas Kedaton

Gamelan composition of bleganjur sounded so melodious. The traditional artists of this village played gamelan instrument accompanying the rows of housewives dressed in customary attires while upholding gebogan fruit arrangement and smiling sincerely. A flock of monkeys, the local forest dwellers, were jokingly and jubilantly hopping over lush branches. They seemed to know that the gebogan procession was a happy day filled with joy of sharing fruits.

It is the description of ritual procession for monkeys at Alas Kedaton tourist attraction, Kukuh, Marga, Tabanan, on Saniscara Kliwon Uye took place lively, Saturday (Jan. 20). It has become a tradition that every thanksgiving ritual of monkeys was filled with procession of ngrebeg gebogan (parade of fruit arrangement) as high as 2 meters.

“We always carry out the procession every day Tumpek Kandang or Tumpek Uye,” said Secretary of Kukuh customary village, I Gusti Ngurah Pujayasa. ngerebeg di alas kedaton Pujayasa said that thanksgiving ritual at Alas Kedaton also becomes a moment to teach children to love animals. It happened because many residents came to witness the parade of fruit arrangement while taking their children, then gave food to the flock of monkeys. “The celebration of Tumpek Kandang is one of the applications of the Tri Hita Karana teachings in the matter of Palemahan or environmental aspect that maintains harmonious

relationship with animals.

Coordinator of Alas Kedaton attraction, Kukuh customary village with the management board of Alas Kedaton and merchant group regularly holds thanksgiving ritual for the monkeys.

However, since one and a half year ago a new tradition of ngrebeg gebogan of two-meter high was held. “Tumpek Uye today is the third time for implementing gebogan parade. This serves as a form of our gratitude for the welfare graced by God. Expression of our gratitude to monkeys and fruit bats of Alas Kedaton through a parade can attract tourists,” said Pujayasa.

In this ceremony, the merchant group of Alas Kedaton also contributed 22 pieces of gebogan of small size. Both fruit gebogan offerings of the management board and merchant group of Alas Kedaton contain local fruits such as red guava, tomatoes, corn, carrots, bananas, rambutan, papaya, mango and beans.

Before the parade, it was commenced with thanksgiving

ritual in the middle courtyard of Alas Kedaton Temple. After that, it was resumed with praying together, and presented fruit gebogan before God Almighty.

After the prayers, it was continued with parading the gebogan in the middle courtyard of Kahyangan Kedaton Temple and in the outermost courtyard. Ultimately, the gebogan was placed in the outermost courtyard.

A flock of monkeys then approached and picked up the fruits presented by the people of Kukuh. People coming with their children took the fruit and distributed it to the flock of monkeys.

The fruits were directly invaded by monkeys. They looked tame.

After getting the fruits, the monkeys jumped into the tree, while another flock came forward to pick up the fruits. The beautiful moments when people were besieged by monkeys became the target of camera of photographers, including tourists. They were happy to capture the moment of tame monkeys at Alas Kedaton. (kmb)

Sometimes living in the city is hard to find jogging track.

However, if you happen to stay and spend holiday in Denpasar, simply come to Lumintang City Park located on Jalan Mulawarman, Dauh Puri Kaja village, Denpasar. Jogging activity cannot only be done in the morning, but also at night. The green and shady square has been equipped with decorative lights for people wishing to exercise at night.

The park area is surrounded by footpath as a place for jogging.

The atmosphere of exercise will be more comfortable because while nourishing the body, you can also enjoy the beauty and cleanliness of the night air downtown. You can also refresh your mind by watching the beauty of dancing fountain. When coming with children, you can take advantage of various games available in the middle of the square.

Lumintang City Park is a relaxing place commonly used by residents of Denpasar to exercise and play. Every corner of the path or under shady tree has been equipped with a casual seat accompanied by hundreds of friendly pigeons during the day. Visitors can take advantage of the benches as a place to read a book or just to chat.

“We are often having an exercise here,” said Agus, a resident of Denpasar originating from Tabanan.

Especially for children, there are various game facilities, such as slide, swing, seesaw and others in the east park area. Various games are usually crowded in the afternoon, while special sport games for adults are situated in the northern part of the park. In the middle of the park, there is a well-known pond with lights and fountain show. The space next to the pool is often used to have yoga exercise.

This dancing fountain can be enjoyed every day from 19:00 to 21:00. The fountain will be turned on after the nightfall. Meanwhile, on the corner (southeast) of the park, there is a stage to make cultural performance every Saturday and Sunday. The activity will be filled by pre-school, kindergarten to elementary school students in the city of Denpasar.

Well, in the south of the park there is wide acreage equipped with Denpasar Traffic Park. Here, visitors can know and learn various traffic signs in the city of Denpasar. “In nourishing people, Denpasar municipality has brought many new innovations in this city, like providing this free sport facility,” explained Ayu Suandewi with her children when exercising at this park.

So, she continued that when people having no time to exercise in the morning because of busy works can do it by jogging at night.

Moreover, on particular days there will be cultural performances. (kmb)

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U.N. employees in Gaza hold protest strike over U.S. aid cut

GAZA - Schools, clinics and food distribution centres in the Gaza Strip were closed on Monday due to a one-day strike by the 13,000 employees of the United Nations agency that serves the Palestinians.

The Palestinian employees have been angered by a U.S. decision to cut its annual contribution towards the running of the United Nations’ Relief and Welfare Agency (UNRWA), which runs 278 schools in Gaza attended by some 300,000 students.

The UNRWA is funded mainly by voluntary contributions from U.N. member states, with the United States by far the largest donor. Washington announced on Jan. 16 it would hold back $65 million - more than half its planned contribution this year - and demanded that the agency make unspecified reforms.

Those joining Monday’s strike said the U.S. funding cut would worsen hardship in the Gaza Strip, and they marched to the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City waving Palestinian flags and brandishing banners that read “Dignity is priceless”.

“I have a family of nine and I have never felt afraid for my job like today. U.S. aid cuts will affect the entire community,” said 59-year-old English teacher Ahmed Abu Suleiman.

UNRWA spokesman Abu Hasna said the agency,

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“We appreciate the fear and concern of employees for their jobs and for possible cuts in services,” he said.

More than half of the two million people in the Gaza Strip are dependent on support from UNRWA and other humanitarian agencies. Unemployment in the enclave stands at 46 percent.

The strike comes amid Palestinian anger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s Dec. 6 decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Trump criticised the Palestinian leadership for refusing to meet Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to the region and suggested such behaviour provided grounds for cutting aid.

“When they disrespected us a week ago by not allowing our great vice president to see them, and we give them hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and support, tremendous numbers, numbers that nobody understands -- that money is on the table and that money is not going to them unless they sit down and negotiate peace,” Trump said.

UNRWA was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1949 after hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes in the 1948 war that followed the creation of the state of Israel. (rtr)

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London, January 24, 2018.

Challenged on all fronts, Britain’s May faces pressure over Brexit law

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May came under further pressure over her Brexit blueprint on Monday, with members of the upper house of parliament saying there were “fundamental flaws” in a law crucial to the departure.

The law has also deepened splits in her Conservative Party, which has for years been divided over Britain’s relations with the European Union.

It is yet another battle for a weakened prime minister whose leadership is being questioned after scandals within her party, gaffes and an illjudged election that lost her party its majority in parliament.

Facing calls to axe her finance minister, who favours a gentle Brexit, and criticism over a lack of big ideas to revive the fortunes of the Conservatives, May needs to drive through legislation to sever ties with the EU before March next year.

The largely pro-EU House of Lords, which will start debating the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill on Tuesday, have made no secret of their opposition to the legislation which they say amounts to little more than a power grab by the government.

It is designed to put current EU legislation into British law essentially in one move, allowing for changes later.

“We acknowledge the scale, challenge and unprecedented nature of

the task of converting existing EU law into UK law, but as it stands this bill is constitutionally unacceptable,” said Ann Taylor, head of the influential Constitution Committee.

“The bill grants ministers overlybroad powers to do whatever they think is ‘appropriate’ to correct ‘deficiencies’ in retained EU law,” the committee said in a report.

While many peers are opposed to the legislation, the House of Lords is not expected to veto the law after it was passed in the lower house of parliament.

But more criticism over what even some government officials say was a hastily created bill to “copy and paste” EU rules and regulations into British law by the time it leaves the bloc next year underlines the size of the task facing May. In Brussels, EU ministers, whose unity in the negotiations has amplified the arguments in Britain, are due to formally endorse its guidelines for a transition period that will leave the relationship largely unchanged.

But even with both sides mostly in agreement over the transition period bar a few questions over citizens rights and trade agreements, May faces criticism by Brexit campaigners for bowing to EU demands and accepting the status quo. (rtr)

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was named by Malaysian police as a suspect shortly after Kim Jong Nam’s killing and his photo was released to the media. Defence lawyers have argued the killing was politically motivated, with many key suspects linked to the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, suggesting the two women were merely unwitting pawns in the attack.

Pyongyang has denied accusations by South Korean and U.S. officials that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s regime was behind the killing. The trial resumes on Feb. 8. (rtr)

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Palestinian employee of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) hold a sign during a protest against a U.S. decision to cut aid, in Gaza City January 29, 2018.

Wan Azirul, the police witness, was unable to confirm the pranks took place. “I agree that Kamaruddin was the person who introduced the first accused (Siti Aisyah) to James, but the date and place, I’m not sure,” Wan Azirul said. The meeting of Siti Aisyah, Ri and Kamaruddin was captured in a photograph taken at the shopping mall, Gooi said.

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Minister expresses concern over dissatisfaction due to online taxi regulation JAKARTA - Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has expressed concern on witnessing the rising dissent among several parties to the new regulation on online taxi services.

“I am concerned that there are still many people who are not satisfied,” he noted before attending a coordination meeting at the office of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs in Jakarta on Monday.

The minister made the statement in response to the app-based ride-hailing taxi drivers` rejection of Transportation Ministerial Regulation No. 108 of 2017 on Public Transportation Service Without Fixed Routes (PM 108/2017).

According to Sumadi, the government had issued PM 108/2017 to ensure equality and fair treatment for online and conventional taxi services.

“It is impossible to comply with all requests of one side. This means both should equally take and give. We cannot satisfy both,” he emphasized.

In the new regulation, the government stipulates requirements to be met by online taxi operators to remain operational: to clear a vehicle worthiness test (KIR), use of type A public driving license

(SIM A Umum), display stickers, and follow the online fleet quota in the region.

The minister said the requirements were applicable as part of the government`s efforts to equip both types of transportation operators.

“For instance, the quota, if not limited, will harm the (interests of) others and so is the case of the lower tariff. If it is eliminated, it will harm the interests of drivers.

Of course, we must maintain mutual understanding,” he noted.

Sumadi failed to comprehend the reason behind the disagreement and rejection expressed by some drivers to the rule. He opined that requirements on the KIR and stickers should not be viewed as being burdensome.

“Others are obligated to fix even bigger stickers. This one is smaller, with a central line measuring only 10 centimeters,” he explained.

Furthermore, for online taxi drivers facing difficulties in obtaining a SIM A Umum or in conducting a KIR test, the minister suggested they should apply for it collectively.

“Hence, they should not continue to voice protests. They are against the government, while indeed the government is obligated to regulate it,” he added. (rtr)

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Indonesian Armed Force (TNI) will remain neutral in the regional elections to be held later this year in line with the mandate of the Constitution.

Indonesian military to remain neutral in regional elections

JAKARTA - Indonesian Armed Force (TNI) Chief, Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, affirmed here, Monday, that the TNI will remain neutral in the regional elections to be held later this year in line with the mandate of the Constitution.

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Online taxi drivers rallied in front of the Ministry of Transportation Office, Jakarta, Monday (29/1/2018).

Tjahjanto made the statement in response to a question by the press at the parliament building in connection with the home affairs minister’s plan to appoint police and TNI officers to become acting governors to fill vacancies, as incumbents would participate in the elections.

“The TNI will remain neutral in line with the Constitution. Based on the law, the TNI must be neutral and not take sides,” he emphasized.

Tjahjanto had already reaffirmed his stance during the TNI and police leadership meetings held earlier.

Speaking in connection with Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo’s statement that the government will appoint TNI and police officers to serve as acting governors in some regions believed to be vulnerable

to security problems, Tjahjanto clarified that the TNI will adhere to the laws.

Kumolo had noted in a press release on Friday that consultations were held with the TNI chief and police chief before the proposal was made.

“The proposal was made in view of the security threats. They will be stationed in regions considered prone to conflicts,” the minister remarked.

He said the TNI and police officers had also been appointed during the regional elections in 2017 while referring to the appointment of General (Ret) Soedarmo as the acting governor of Aceh and Inspector General Carlo Brix Tewu for West Sulawesi.

At the time, Soedarmo was the director general of politics and general government administration, while Tewu was the fifth deputy for national security at the office of the coordinating minister for political, security, and legal affairs.

A total of 17 provinces, 39 cities, and 115 districts in Indonesia will hold elections simultaneously to elect new governors, city mayors, and district heads on June 27. (ant)

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Unique tradition to make durian bear dense fruits at Sidatapa SINGARAJA - Bali is unique. At People can also hold the ceremony as this time, it is something to do with a form of gratitude in their home yard fruits. The potential of local fruit farm- as long as it has been started from the ing in Buleleng has been recognized Bale Agung Temple first,” he said.

According to Parma, there is no for a long time. A number of villages in Buleleng produce various fruits, one of specific time or date to organize this them is durian. Sidatapa village, Banjar ritual. By and large, the ceremony is subdistrict, is one of the richest villages held when there are indications if the with local durian production. In durian harvest season comes. Having got the season like it is today, the production indications, village coordinator announces to all residents to carry out is abundant.

Behind the abundance of durian the ceremony of presenting fruits. In production, the residents of Sidatapa appropriate local tradition, presenting village continue to preserve their fruit ceremony will usually be orgaunique rituals every harvest season. nized for three days.

On the first day, the people must Residents offer durian through a yadnya or ritual known as ngaturan buah bring three pieces of durian. If hapor presenting fruits. “This tradition is pening to have other fruits, they are held on Sunday (Jan. 21) and continued allowed to collect them to the temple. on Wednesday (Jan. 24). Hundreds of People having mangosteen will compeople came to Bale Agung Temple. monly carry at least three kilograms.

Each brought three durians. Women Meanwhile, those having rambutan carried the durian by placing it in the will bring minimally three bunches bamboo basket, while the men took of it.

On the second day, people are reit by using a kisah (a kind of woven quired to bring two pieces of durian. basket) made of coconut leaves.

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LA JOLLA - Tiger Woods knows it will take time to fine-tune his swing as he plays his way back towards tournament toughness on the PGA Tour. Woods, however, showed there is nothing wrong with his short game as he overcame a wild driving display to shoot two-under-par 70 in the third round at the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday.

ran the tables on the greens on the Torrey Pines South course, where he has won eight times.

Woods will start the final round equal 39th, out of contention but clearly looking forward to getting another competitive round under his belt.

“Hey, I’ll have another day in this whole process of trying to build my way back up,” he said after posting a three-under 213 total,

eight strokes behind Swedish leader Alex SEOUL - Chung Hyeon hopes his Noren. surprise thebut Australian “I didn’trun haveto much I fought andOpen put semi-finals will give South Korean up a score and made some putts.

It’stennis just afighting shot in and the arm and the 21-year-old grinding.

I tried as hard assaid I his next target possibly could. was breaking into the top 10 in the world rankings.

“Some of my go-to shots aren’t there and In his first official tournament in 51 weeks, margins. some of the shots I like to hit under certain since a spinal fusion last April, he struggled The 14-times major champion described Chung, who aren’t beat six-time champion Novak circumstances there either. to find any rhythm with his swing, miss- his performance as “gross”, even though he Djokovic in the fourth round at Melbourne Park “The only thing I have is my short game ing all but three fairways, several by wide produced some brilliant recovery shots and last was forced retiregot from last four andweek, my heart, and mytoheart mehis through clash with eventual champion Roger Federer today.” dueWoods to blistered feet on Friday. has improved his score each day, President shooting 72, Moon 71 andJae-in 70. issued a statement congratulating Chungattracted for writing a “new While the leaders a modest chapter South Korean and gallery, in thousands trackedsports everyhistory” step with the player was welcomed home bybaseball hundreds Woods, including three men in red of fans at Incheon International Airport caps displaying the words “Make Tiger Greaton Sunday Again” evening.

-- a play on words of U.S. President “I didn’t expectcampaign this many slogan. people to be here,” Donald Trump’s he said of his reception. must have done The fans were treated to“I a typically eventsomething big.”included several brilliant reful round that Chung rosethat from 58th inbold the imagination world to 29th covery shots required when theexecution. latest rankings were released on and deft Monday, the highest ever achieved His putting was position also brilliant early on.by aFour Korean player. times on his outward half Woods holed “I really a place in the 10 now,” Yonputts from want outside 10 feet, andtop though he did hap quoted as saying.

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Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports The Swede heads Ryan Palmer (73) by a Tiger Woods waits his turn on the fifth tee box during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament stroke and is two in front of J.B. Holmes and Michael Kim. (rtr) at Torrey Pines- Municipal Golf Course - South Co. last year. I hit LA JOLLA An upbeat Tiger out of rye grass since Woods on Sunday declared his some really good ones out of there. surgically-fused back had passed its Unfortunately I put myself in there.” first big test with flying colours.

Though not thrilled with some After finishing a very respectable of his wayward drives, he pointed equal 23rd at the Farmers Insurance out that he was not the only one to Open, Woods spoke with optimism have trouble finding the short grass as he reflected on his official PGA off the tee.

Tour comeback.

“These are some of the narrowest CALIFORNIA - American his Twitter account, Sandgren “What I thought was something He found the sticky rye grass onfairways on tour and when I don’t tennis Tennys Sandgren has apologised for stuff his past comments roughplayer with monotonous regularity have my best -- and today was harmless and innocuous, I see now denied holding activist explained why he had appeared at Torrey Pinesright-wing South course, hit- and windy -- it compounded it. It made as being understandably hurtful and views and three denounced anyinimplied politically ting only fairways each of toit follow very difficult for me.”right-wing confusing. I am sorry for that.” association withrounds, those who do.some profiles.

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Sp rt Serie A coaches angry and baffled over VAR decisions

MILAN - The introduction of a video replay system (VAR) for referees was supposed to eliminate doubts over decisions and allow the football to take centre stage. The main talking-points from the Sunday’s Serie A matches in Italy, however, again centred on refereeing decisions with VAR seemingly only adding to the confusion rather than stopping it.

That could make worrying viewing for FIFA which is hoping to use VAR at the World Cup in Russia provided the system, currently in use on a trial basis in a number of countries, is authorised by the sport’s law-making body IFAB. A decision is expected on March 3.

FIFA will have to ask how a system, which is still causing confusion after five months of use in Serie A, can be expected to run smoothly in a tournament where it will be new to most referees and players. IFAB told Reuters in a statement that it is “analysing all live VAR tests worldwide to ensure that, if VARs were given the green light... the involved referees, video assistant referees and other match officials are effectively equipped and prepared.”

It added that “it is the participating competition organiser’s responsibility to provide adequate training and education for their referees.” The incidents which led Gazzetta dello Sport to talk of a “black Sunday for referees and VAR” concerned a Milan goal against Lazio which both coaches agreed was handball and a last-minute match-winning Crotone goal disallowed against Cagliari.

Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi said it was unbelievable that Patrick Cutrone’s goal for Milan was given when television replays showed the ball went in off his arm. “I would like to lose for once without VAR in the middle,” said Inzaghi, who has previously complained that VAR has taken the enjoyment out of the sport.

have made that mistake despite reviewing the incident. It’s inexplicable.”

Another drawback with VAR, which has been exposed in Serie A, is that controversy also arises if a decision is not reviewed - as happened in Napoli’s 3-1 win over Bologna.

Bologna thought they should have been awarded a penalty for handball by Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly when the score was 1-1 and were equally angry at a penalty awarded to Napoli for the slightest contact on Jose Callejon. “In the first incident, (the referee) took the responsibility for the decision himself, maybe to save time, and in the second, he left it to someone else, in this case, the VAR,” Bologna coach

Roberto Donadoni said.

“I would have preferred the same degree of judgement for both decisions.” The length of time it takes to make decisions is another bone of contention, with Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri warning last year that matches could last “three or four hours” if it was overused. Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said on Monday that, with or without VAR, decisions would always depend on the interpretation of the referee.

“Yesterday was unfortunate, but certain episodes are repeated on any given Sunday,” he said. “With VAR, the pictures don’t lie. It’s the interpretation which causes a storm.” (rtr)

Laporte pays buy-out clause ahead of record Man City move BARCELONA - Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte has paid his release fee clause ahead of a move to Manchester City, the Spanish club said on Monday.

Laporte, 23, had a 65 million-euro ($80 million) clause in his contract with the Basque side, which he activated ahead of joining Pep Guardiola’s City for whom he will become a club record signing.

Spanish and British media reported that Laporte will be presented as a City player on Tuesday as the Premier League leaders bolster their back line by recruiting the

France Under-21 player. “Athletic thanks the player for what he gave during the time he was at our club,” Bilbao said in a statement.

At 57 million pounds ($80.2 million), Laporte will overtake Kevin De Bruyne (55 million pounds) as the club’s most expensive signing.

Frequent injuries to Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and Guardiola’s lack of faith in Eliaquim Mangala meant the Catalan coach wanted to add another central defender to challenge Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones.

Laporte has been a regular in

the Athletic side since breaking through in the 2012-13 season, winning the 2015 Spanish Super Cup. “I want to thank you for everything you have given me,” said Laporte in a message attached to Athletic’s statement.

“I arrived as a teenager and here I have grown into a person and a football player. I don’t want my departure, ahead of a new challenge in my professional career, to be a goodbye but a see you soon. Here I leave a unique, different club, and one I will never forget.” (rtr)

Watford sign Barcelona winger Deulofeu on loan BARCELONA - Watford have signed winger Gerard Deulofeu on loan until the end of the season, Barcelona said on Monday.

The Catalan club brought him back from Everton last summer for 12 million euros ($15 million) but the 23-yearold has failed to earn a place in Ernesto Valverde’s side.

Barcelona signed Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho earlier this month, leaving Deulofeu with even fewer playing opportunities.

“The agreement sees the English team cover his salary and a potential add on of one million euros,” Barcelona said in a statement. (rtr)

SEVERAL MINUTES

Crotone’s 90th-minute goal was initially awarded but the referee changed his mind and gave offside after reviewing the incident, a decision which took several minutes. Replays suggested the goal should have stood. “We had won the game,” Crotone coach Walter Zenga said after the 1-1 draw.

“I saw the incident on television and it dawned on me that it wasn’t offside and I don’t understand how the referee could

VAR (Video Assistant Referee) is explained on the big screen before the match

REUTERS/David Klein

Spurs agree fee to sign PSG winger Lucas - reports

IBP/net

LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to sign their Brazil winger Lucas Moura, British media reported on Monday.

The 25-year-old, who has played 36 times for Brazil, is in London to finalise a 25 million pounds ($35.18 million) move subject to a medical and personal terms being agreed.

Lucas, who is expected to sign a 3-1/2 year contract with the option of a further year, has met Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino and chairman Daniel Levy.

The Brazilian began his career at Sao Paulo and joined PSG for a reported 33.5 million pounds in January 2013.

He has played over 150 Ligue 1 games for the French side winning four titles and three Coupe de France trophies. (rtr)

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REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Real Betis’ Aissa Mandi and Antonio Adan in action with Barcelona’s Gerard Deulofeu

REUTERS/Vincent West

Athletic Bilbao’s French defender Aymeric Laporte trains at Lezama training ground, near Bilbao, Spain January 27, 2018.

Manchester City have agreed on a club record 57 million pound (80 million dollars) deal for Laporte, according to local media.

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Sp rt Serie A coaches angry and baffled over VAR decisions

MILAN - The introduction of a video replay system (VAR) for referees was supposed to eliminate doubts over decisions and allow the football to take centre stage. The main talking-points from the Sunday’s Serie A matches in Italy, however, again centred on refereeing decisions with VAR seemingly only adding to the confusion rather than stopping it.

That could make worrying viewing for FIFA which is hoping to use VAR at the World Cup in Russia provided the system, currently in use on a trial basis in a number of countries, is authorised by the sport’s law-making body IFAB. A decision is expected on March 3.

FIFA will have to ask how a system, which is still causing confusion after five months of use in Serie A, can be expected to run smoothly in a tournament where it will be new to most referees and players. IFAB told Reuters in a statement that it is “analysing all live VAR tests worldwide to ensure that, if VARs were given the green light... the involved referees, video assistant referees and other match officials are effectively equipped and prepared.”

It added that “it is the participating competition organiser’s responsibility to provide adequate training and education for their referees.” The incidents which led Gazzetta dello Sport to talk of a “black Sunday for referees and VAR” concerned a Milan goal against Lazio which both coaches agreed was handball and a last-minute match-winning Crotone goal disallowed against Cagliari.

Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi said it was unbelievable that Patrick Cutrone’s goal for Milan was given when television replays showed the ball went in off his arm. “I would like to lose for once without VAR in the middle,” said Inzaghi, who has previously complained that VAR has taken the enjoyment out of the sport.

have made that mistake despite reviewing the incident. It’s inexplicable.”

Another drawback with VAR, which has been exposed in Serie A, is that controversy also arises if a decision is not reviewed - as happened in Napoli’s 3-1 win over Bologna.

Bologna thought they should have been awarded a penalty for handball by Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly when the score was 1-1 and were equally angry at a penalty awarded to Napoli for the slightest contact on Jose Callejon. “In the first incident, (the referee) took the responsibility for the decision himself, maybe to save time, and in the second, he left it to someone else, in this case, the VAR,” Bologna coach

Roberto Donadoni said.

“I would have preferred the same degree of judgement for both decisions.” The length of time it takes to make decisions is another bone of contention, with Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri warning last year that matches could last “three or four hours” if it was overused. Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said on Monday that, with or without VAR, decisions would always depend on the interpretation of the referee.

“Yesterday was unfortunate, but certain episodes are repeated on any given Sunday,” he said. “With VAR, the pictures don’t lie. It’s the interpretation which causes a storm.” (rtr)

Laporte pays buy-out clause ahead of record Man City move BARCELONA - Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte has paid his release fee clause ahead of a move to Manchester City, the Spanish club said on Monday.

Laporte, 23, had a 65 million-euro ($80 million) clause in his contract with the Basque side, which he activated ahead of joining Pep Guardiola’s City for whom he will become a club record signing.

Spanish and British media reported that Laporte will be presented as a City player on Tuesday as the Premier League leaders bolster their back line by recruiting the

France Under-21 player. “Athletic thanks the player for what he gave during the time he was at our club,” Bilbao said in a statement.

At 57 million pounds ($80.2 million), Laporte will overtake Kevin De Bruyne (55 million pounds) as the club’s most expensive signing.

Frequent injuries to Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and Guardiola’s lack of faith in Eliaquim Mangala meant the Catalan coach wanted to add another central defender to challenge Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones.

Laporte has been a regular in

the Athletic side since breaking through in the 2012-13 season, winning the 2015 Spanish Super Cup. “I want to thank you for everything you have given me,” said Laporte in a message attached to Athletic’s statement.

“I arrived as a teenager and here I have grown into a person and a football player. I don’t want my departure, ahead of a new challenge in my professional career, to be a goodbye but a see you soon. Here I leave a unique, different club, and one I will never forget.” (rtr)

Watford sign Barcelona winger Deulofeu on loan BARCELONA - Watford have signed winger Gerard Deulofeu on loan until the end of the season, Barcelona said on Monday.

The Catalan club brought him back from Everton last summer for 12 million euros ($15 million) but the 23-yearold has failed to earn a place in Ernesto Valverde’s side.

Barcelona signed Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho earlier this month, leaving Deulofeu with even fewer playing opportunities.

“The agreement sees the English team cover his salary and a potential add on of one million euros,” Barcelona said in a statement. (rtr)

SEVERAL MINUTES

Crotone’s 90th-minute goal was initially awarded but the referee changed his mind and gave offside after reviewing the incident, a decision which took several minutes. Replays suggested the goal should have stood. “We had won the game,” Crotone coach Walter Zenga said after the 1-1 draw.

“I saw the incident on television and it dawned on me that it wasn’t offside and I don’t understand how the referee could

VAR (Video Assistant Referee) is explained on the big screen before the match

REUTERS/David Klein

Spurs agree fee to sign PSG winger Lucas - reports

IBP/net

LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to sign their Brazil winger Lucas Moura, British media reported on Monday.

The 25-year-old, who has played 36 times for Brazil, is in London to finalise a 25 million pounds ($35.18 million) move subject to a medical and personal terms being agreed.

Lucas, who is expected to sign a 3-1/2 year contract with the option of a further year, has met Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino and chairman Daniel Levy.

The Brazilian began his career at Sao Paulo and joined PSG for a reported 33.5 million pounds in January 2013.

He has played over 150 Ligue 1 games for the French side winning four titles and three Coupe de France trophies. (rtr)

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REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Real Betis’ Aissa Mandi and Antonio Adan in action with Barcelona’s Gerard Deulofeu

REUTERS/Vincent West

Athletic Bilbao’s French defender Aymeric Laporte trains at Lezama training ground, near Bilbao, Spain January 27, 2018.

Manchester City have agreed on a club record 57 million pound (80 million dollars) deal for Laporte, according to local media.

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Unique tradition to make durian bear dense fruits at Sidatapa SINGARAJA - Bali is unique. At People can also hold the ceremony as this time, it is something to do with a form of gratitude in their home yard fruits. The potential of local fruit farm- as long as it has been started from the ing in Buleleng has been recognized Bale Agung Temple first,” he said.

According to Parma, there is no for a long time. A number of villages in Buleleng produce various fruits, one of specific time or date to organize this them is durian. Sidatapa village, Banjar ritual. By and large, the ceremony is subdistrict, is one of the richest villages held when there are indications if the with local durian production. In durian harvest season comes. Having got the season like it is today, the production indications, village coordinator announces to all residents to carry out is abundant.

Behind the abundance of durian the ceremony of presenting fruits. In production, the residents of Sidatapa appropriate local tradition, presenting village continue to preserve their fruit ceremony will usually be orgaunique rituals every harvest season. nized for three days.

On the first day, the people must Residents offer durian through a yadnya or ritual known as ngaturan buah bring three pieces of durian. If hapor presenting fruits. “This tradition is pening to have other fruits, they are held on Sunday (Jan. 21) and continued allowed to collect them to the temple. on Wednesday (Jan. 24). Hundreds of People having mangosteen will compeople came to Bale Agung Temple. monly carry at least three kilograms.

Each brought three durians. Women Meanwhile, those having rambutan carried the durian by placing it in the will bring minimally three bunches bamboo basket, while the men took of it.

On the second day, people are reit by using a kisah (a kind of woven quired to bring two pieces of durian. basket) made of coconut leaves.

As noted, there are 835 families Ultimately, on the third day they are participating in the ritual. Each family only needed to bring one durian. head shall present at least three pieces People are well aware of the rituals, TABANAN - Do stillatremember After it was inaugurated as Yeh that Yeh if theypoorly do notmaintained. have fruit, they of durian.

So, there areyou totally least so the Panespieces Recreation ParkInevitably, or Espa Yeh Panes Recreational Park on January 26, 1993 by the willNatural buy to their neighbors.

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Foreign and domestic tourists as well it respectively has a or outdoor swimming pool Secretary of Sidatapa customary buy or even ask to their relatives large as localBanjar, peopleMade makeParma, this attraction place to hewith fresh and hot water equipped with eight rooms neighbors,” explained. village, this tradi- their relax. warm water.

Besides, Meanwhile,for one of the villagers of this attraction is equipped tion has been going on for generations.

It is about 40 km west of Denpasar and about 20 with spa treatment, jogging tracks, restaurant and Possibly, it has existed since 735 Çaka Sidatapa, I Wayan Ariawan, said the kmaround from Tabanan a beautiful accommodation. that cannot be found in Hot otherspring is opened every day or 767 AD. town.

There This is no object writtenhas ritual and cool to atmosphere. the main at 08:00 areasattracis worthstarting developing as a through tourist 17:00. evidence corroborateHot thiswater ritual.as The tion causes this place to be visited by many guests.

On usual days, number of tourist visits only pioritual itself is a form of thanksgiving attraction. To that end, he tried tothe Therefore, visitors often take advantage of this object reaches 10 to 20 people. to God’s blessing that nourishes plants neer how each of these durian ritual of- However, this number will to beg forresults healing. visitors come toferings bathe here. weekends that can reach 30 to 80 people. can be increase made intoonfestival event. and gives to“Many people’s prosperity.

It happens because the water help healInskin itch- to Then, on holidays like Galungan and Kuningan, addition preserving, visitors will “With this ceremony, ourcan durians ing,” said a local merchant.

Christmas and produced New Year and other school holidays, the durian are expected to bear fruit densely in be able to enjoy Indeed, the area spreading across ??about two visitors will be have an “On New Year 2018 holithe future. After the ceremony at Bale by local farmers, so that it willbooming. hectaresTemple, has largeittrees and smallwith trees, so as to creday, the tourist visit was dominated by local people. impact on more profits for local people Agung is followed ate a peaceful atmosphere.

In the past, the hot spring As a result, we lacked ceremony in the garden and at home. from the sales durian than usual. (kmb) of parking area,” said the was used as bathing place by local community but parking attendant. (kmb)

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LA JOLLA - Tiger Woods knows it will take time to fine-tune his swing as he plays his way back towards tournament toughness on the PGA Tour. Woods, however, showed there is nothing wrong with his short game as he overcame a wild driving display to shoot two-under-par 70 in the third round at the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday.

ran the tables on the greens on the Torrey Pines South course, where he has won eight times.

Woods will start the final round equal 39th, out of contention but clearly looking forward to getting another competitive round under his belt.

“Hey, I’ll have another day in this whole process of trying to build my way back up,” he said after posting a three-under 213 total,

eight strokes behind Swedish leader Alex SEOUL - Chung Hyeon hopes his Noren. surprise thebut Australian “I didn’trun haveto much I fought andOpen put semi-finals will give South Korean up a score and made some putts.

It’stennis just afighting shot in and the arm and the 21-year-old grinding.

I tried as hard assaid I his next target possibly could. was breaking into the top 10 in the world rankings.

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U.N. employees in Gaza hold protest strike over U.S. aid cut

GAZA - Schools, clinics and food distribution centres in the Gaza Strip were closed on Monday due to a one-day strike by the 13,000 employees of the United Nations agency that serves the Palestinians.

The Palestinian employees have been angered by a U.S. decision to cut its annual contribution towards the running of the United Nations’ Relief and Welfare Agency (UNRWA), which runs 278 schools in Gaza attended by some 300,000 students.

The UNRWA is funded mainly by voluntary contributions from U.N. member states, with the United States by far the largest donor. Washington announced on Jan. 16 it would hold back $65 million - more than half its planned contribution this year - and demanded that the agency make unspecified reforms.

Those joining Monday’s strike said the U.S. funding cut would worsen hardship in the Gaza Strip, and they marched to the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City waving Palestinian flags and brandishing banners that read “Dignity is priceless”.

“I have a family of nine and I have never felt afraid for my job like today. U.S. aid cuts will affect the entire community,” said 59-year-old English teacher Ahmed Abu Suleiman.

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“We appreciate the fear and concern of employees for their jobs and for possible cuts in services,” he said.

More than half of the two million people in the Gaza Strip are dependent on support from UNRWA and other humanitarian agencies. Unemployment in the enclave stands at 46 percent.

The strike comes amid Palestinian anger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s Dec. 6 decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Trump criticised the Palestinian leadership for refusing to meet Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to the region and suggested such behaviour provided grounds for cutting aid.

“When they disrespected us a week ago by not allowing our great vice president to see them, and we give them hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and support, tremendous numbers, numbers that nobody understands -- that money is on the table and that money is not going to them unless they sit down and negotiate peace,” Trump said.

UNRWA was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1949 after hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes in the 1948 war that followed the creation of the state of Israel. (rtr)

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London, January 24, 2018.

Challenged on all fronts, Britain’s May faces pressure over Brexit law

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May came under further pressure over her Brexit blueprint on Monday, with members of the upper house of parliament saying there were “fundamental flaws” in a law crucial to the departure.

The law has also deepened splits in her Conservative Party, which has for years been divided over Britain’s relations with the European Union.

It is yet another battle for a weakened prime minister whose leadership is being questioned after scandals within her party, gaffes and an illjudged election that lost her party its majority in parliament.

Facing calls to axe her finance minister, who favours a gentle Brexit, and criticism over a lack of big ideas to revive the fortunes of the Conservatives, May needs to drive through legislation to sever ties with the EU before March next year.

The largely pro-EU House of Lords, which will start debating the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill on Tuesday, have made no secret of their opposition to the legislation which they say amounts to little more than a power grab by the government.

It is designed to put current EU legislation into British law essentially in one move, allowing for changes later.

“We acknowledge the scale, challenge and unprecedented nature of

the task of converting existing EU law into UK law, but as it stands this bill is constitutionally unacceptable,” said Ann Taylor, head of the influential Constitution Committee.

“The bill grants ministers overlybroad powers to do whatever they think is ‘appropriate’ to correct ‘deficiencies’ in retained EU law,” the committee said in a report.

While many peers are opposed to the legislation, the House of Lords is not expected to veto the law after it was passed in the lower house of parliament.

But more criticism over what even some government officials say was a hastily created bill to “copy and paste” EU rules and regulations into British law by the time it leaves the bloc next year underlines the size of the task facing May. In Brussels, EU ministers, whose unity in the negotiations has amplified the arguments in Britain, are due to formally endorse its guidelines for a transition period that will leave the relationship largely unchanged.

But even with both sides mostly in agreement over the transition period bar a few questions over citizens rights and trade agreements, May faces criticism by Brexit campaigners for bowing to EU demands and accepting the status quo. (rtr)

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was named by Malaysian police as a suspect shortly after Kim Jong Nam’s killing and his photo was released to the media. Defence lawyers have argued the killing was politically motivated, with many key suspects linked to the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, suggesting the two women were merely unwitting pawns in the attack.

Pyongyang has denied accusations by South Korean and U.S. officials that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s regime was behind the killing. The trial resumes on Feb. 8. (rtr)

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Palestinian employee of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) hold a sign during a protest against a U.S. decision to cut aid, in Gaza City January 29, 2018.

Wan Azirul, the police witness, was unable to confirm the pranks took place. “I agree that Kamaruddin was the person who introduced the first accused (Siti Aisyah) to James, but the date and place, I’m not sure,” Wan Azirul said. The meeting of Siti Aisyah, Ri and Kamaruddin was captured in a photograph taken at the shopping mall, Gooi said.

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Minister expresses concern over dissatisfaction due to online taxi regulation JAKARTA - Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has expressed concern on witnessing the rising dissent among several parties to the new regulation on online taxi services.

“I am concerned that there are still many people who are not satisfied,” he noted before attending a coordination meeting at the office of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs in Jakarta on Monday.

The minister made the statement in response to the app-based ride-hailing taxi drivers` rejection of Transportation Ministerial Regulation No. 108 of 2017 on Public Transportation Service Without Fixed Routes (PM 108/2017).

According to Sumadi, the government had issued PM 108/2017 to ensure equality and fair treatment for online and conventional taxi services.

“It is impossible to comply with all requests of one side. This means both should equally take and give. We cannot satisfy both,” he emphasized.

In the new regulation, the government stipulates requirements to be met by online taxi operators to remain operational: to clear a vehicle worthiness test (KIR), use of type A public driving license

(SIM A Umum), display stickers, and follow the online fleet quota in the region.

The minister said the requirements were applicable as part of the government`s efforts to equip both types of transportation operators.

“For instance, the quota, if not limited, will harm the (interests of) others and so is the case of the lower tariff. If it is eliminated, it will harm the interests of drivers.

Of course, we must maintain mutual understanding,” he noted.

Sumadi failed to comprehend the reason behind the disagreement and rejection expressed by some drivers to the rule. He opined that requirements on the KIR and stickers should not be viewed as being burdensome.

“Others are obligated to fix even bigger stickers. This one is smaller, with a central line measuring only 10 centimeters,” he explained.

Furthermore, for online taxi drivers facing difficulties in obtaining a SIM A Umum or in conducting a KIR test, the minister suggested they should apply for it collectively.

“Hence, they should not continue to voice protests. They are against the government, while indeed the government is obligated to regulate it,” he added. (rtr)

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Indonesian military to remain neutral in regional elections

JAKARTA - Indonesian Armed Force (TNI) Chief, Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, affirmed here, Monday, that the TNI will remain neutral in the regional elections to be held later this year in line with the mandate of the Constitution.

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Online taxi drivers rallied in front of the Ministry of Transportation Office, Jakarta, Monday (29/1/2018).

Tjahjanto made the statement in response to a question by the press at the parliament building in connection with the home affairs minister’s plan to appoint police and TNI officers to become acting governors to fill vacancies, as incumbents would participate in the elections.

“The TNI will remain neutral in line with the Constitution. Based on the law, the TNI must be neutral and not take sides,” he emphasized.

Tjahjanto had already reaffirmed his stance during the TNI and police leadership meetings held earlier.

Speaking in connection with Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo’s statement that the government will appoint TNI and police officers to serve as acting governors in some regions believed to be vulnerable

to security problems, Tjahjanto clarified that the TNI will adhere to the laws.

Kumolo had noted in a press release on Friday that consultations were held with the TNI chief and police chief before the proposal was made.

“The proposal was made in view of the security threats. They will be stationed in regions considered prone to conflicts,” the minister remarked.

He said the TNI and police officers had also been appointed during the regional elections in 2017 while referring to the appointment of General (Ret) Soedarmo as the acting governor of Aceh and Inspector General Carlo Brix Tewu for West Sulawesi.

At the time, Soedarmo was the director general of politics and general government administration, while Tewu was the fifth deputy for national security at the office of the coordinating minister for political, security, and legal affairs.

A total of 17 provinces, 39 cities, and 115 districts in Indonesia will hold elections simultaneously to elect new governors, city mayors, and district heads on June 27. (ant)

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NAFTA ministers set to announce talks to continue amid optimism MONTREAL - The United States, Canada and Mexico look set to announce on Monday that talks to revamp the NAFTA trade deal will continue despite major differences that are far from being settled.

Heading in to the sixth of seven planned rounds of talks in Montreal last week, some officials feared the United States might be prepared to pull the plug on the $1.2 trillion North American Free Trade Agreement amid frustration over the slow progress.

The mood lightened after Canada presented a series of suggested compromises to address the main U.S. demands for reform. Lawmakers who met U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Sunday said he was optimistic.

Asked whether the issues could be settled, Congressman Sander Levin told reporters on Sunday: “Hopefully they are resolvable.”

Lighthizer did not respond to reporters’ questions on Monday morning.

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and Lighthizer are due to review progress on Monday and speak to reporters at around 11:20 a.m Eastern time (1620 GMT).

U.S. President Donald Trump, who has described the 1994 pact as a disaster that has cost manufacturing jobs, frequently threatens to announce he is withdrawing from the deal. His comments have unsettled markets that fret about the potential damage to a highly integrated North American economy.

Officials from all three nations are now suggesting the talks could extend beyond the end-March deadline, which had initially been set to avoid interfering with a Mexican presidential election in July.

“I don’t think the timetable is the issue ... instead we should talk about the substance,” said Levin.

The three sides are still far apart over U.S. demands to boost regional auto content requirements and require 50 percent U.S. content in North American-built vehicles.

Other challenges are Washington’s demands that NAFTA largely eliminate trade and investment dispute-settlement systems and contain a “sunset” clause to force renegotiations every five years. (rtr)

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Don’t ruin world with protectionism, Indonesia urges U.S.

LONDON - The United States needs to resist protectionist trade measures that could “ruin the world” and destroy progress made in reducing global poverty, Indonesia’s finance minister said on Monday.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati told Reuters she remained optimistic recent U.S. tariffs affecting other major Asian economies would not turn into a tit-for-tat trade war as open trade had been the big driver in reducing poverty over the last 30 years.

“That is why you don’t want to ruin the world,” Indrawati said about U.S. protectionism.

“It could be one or two practices you want to correct, but don’t destroy the achievement that is already remarkable - and that is good for the United States and good for the world.”

She also commented on the dollar’s decline. The world’s dominant currency is its biggest slide since 2010-2011 and its fall accelerated last week when U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the weakness had its advantages.

“The U.S. dollar, should be reflecting the fundamentals of their economy. It’s not going to be a tool

to boosting of their competitiveness,” Indrawati said.

Referring back to the issue of trade protectionism she added: “We are hoping, as President Trump said, that ‘America First’ does not mean America alone.”

About 16 percent of Indonesia’s trade is directly with the United States, though it also has an indirect exposure through other trading partners like nearby Singapore and Japan.

Indrawati was in London to help launch the second “komodo” bond, a rupiah denominated bond sold in international debt markets rather than in Jakarta and named after the large, aggressive lizard found only in Indonesia.

This one was from state-owned infrastructure and procurement firm, Wijaya Karya, which raised 5.4 trillion rupiah ($404.13 million) as part of the government’s plans to get its firms to broaden their sources of

financing.

Two more state owned enterprises are expected to follow but Jakarta is also a drive to make them more profitable and ensure they do not overstretch themselves by taking on too many large projects, which also crowds out private firms.

The minister said the government was bringing in new rules which will prevent state owned enterprises or their subsidiaries bidding on any infrastructure project contract worth under $40 million.

She added that Indonesia was working towards a U.S. dollardenominated “Green”, sukuk bond.

“I think it is very good feedback from bond investors and when the time is right we will bring the issue with the right size as well as the right structure.”

Asked whether it was imminent, she replied. “We’ll see, we’ll see.” (rtr)

Ngerebeg, Offering to Share Fruits with Monkeys at Alas Kedaton

Gamelan composition of bleganjur sounded so melodious. The traditional artists of this village played gamelan instrument accompanying the rows of housewives dressed in customary attires while upholding gebogan fruit arrangement and smiling sincerely. A flock of monkeys, the local forest dwellers, were jokingly and jubilantly hopping over lush branches. They seemed to know that the gebogan procession was a happy day filled with joy of sharing fruits.

It is the description of ritual procession for monkeys at Alas Kedaton tourist attraction, Kukuh, Marga, Tabanan, on Saniscara Kliwon Uye took place lively, Saturday (Jan. 20). It has become a tradition that every thanksgiving ritual of monkeys was filled with procession of ngrebeg gebogan (parade of fruit arrangement) as high as 2 meters.

“We always carry out the procession every day Tumpek Kandang or Tumpek Uye,” said Secretary of Kukuh customary village, I Gusti Ngurah Pujayasa. ngerebeg di alas kedaton Pujayasa said that thanksgiving ritual at Alas Kedaton also becomes a moment to teach children to love animals. It happened because many residents came to witness the parade of fruit arrangement while taking their children, then gave food to the flock of monkeys. “The celebration of Tumpek Kandang is one of the applications of the Tri Hita Karana teachings in the matter of Palemahan or environmental aspect that maintains harmonious

relationship with animals.

Coordinator of Alas Kedaton attraction, Kukuh customary village with the management board of Alas Kedaton and merchant group regularly holds thanksgiving ritual for the monkeys.

However, since one and a half year ago a new tradition of ngrebeg gebogan of two-meter high was held. “Tumpek Uye today is the third time for implementing gebogan parade. This serves as a form of our gratitude for the welfare graced by God. Expression of our gratitude to monkeys and fruit bats of Alas Kedaton through a parade can attract tourists,” said Pujayasa.

In this ceremony, the merchant group of Alas Kedaton also contributed 22 pieces of gebogan of small size. Both fruit gebogan offerings of the management board and merchant group of Alas Kedaton contain local fruits such as red guava, tomatoes, corn, carrots, bananas, rambutan, papaya, mango and beans.

Before the parade, it was commenced with thanksgiving

ritual in the middle courtyard of Alas Kedaton Temple. After that, it was resumed with praying together, and presented fruit gebogan before God Almighty.

After the prayers, it was continued with parading the gebogan in the middle courtyard of Kahyangan Kedaton Temple and in the outermost courtyard. Ultimately, the gebogan was placed in the outermost courtyard.

A flock of monkeys then approached and picked up the fruits presented by the people of Kukuh. People coming with their children took the fruit and distributed it to the flock of monkeys.

The fruits were directly invaded by monkeys. They looked tame.

After getting the fruits, the monkeys jumped into the tree, while another flock came forward to pick up the fruits. The beautiful moments when people were besieged by monkeys became the target of camera of photographers, including tourists. They were happy to capture the moment of tame monkeys at Alas Kedaton. (kmb)

Sometimes living in the city is hard to find jogging track.

However, if you happen to stay and spend holiday in Denpasar, simply come to Lumintang City Park located on Jalan Mulawarman, Dauh Puri Kaja village, Denpasar. Jogging activity cannot only be done in the morning, but also at night. The green and shady square has been equipped with decorative lights for people wishing to exercise at night.

The park area is surrounded by footpath as a place for jogging.

The atmosphere of exercise will be more comfortable because while nourishing the body, you can also enjoy the beauty and cleanliness of the night air downtown. You can also refresh your mind by watching the beauty of dancing fountain. When coming with children, you can take advantage of various games available in the middle of the square.

Lumintang City Park is a relaxing place commonly used by residents of Denpasar to exercise and play. Every corner of the path or under shady tree has been equipped with a casual seat accompanied by hundreds of friendly pigeons during the day. Visitors can take advantage of the benches as a place to read a book or just to chat.

“We are often having an exercise here,” said Agus, a resident of Denpasar originating from Tabanan.

Especially for children, there are various game facilities, such as slide, swing, seesaw and others in the east park area. Various games are usually crowded in the afternoon, while special sport games for adults are situated in the northern part of the park. In the middle of the park, there is a well-known pond with lights and fountain show. The space next to the pool is often used to have yoga exercise.

This dancing fountain can be enjoyed every day from 19:00 to 21:00. The fountain will be turned on after the nightfall. Meanwhile, on the corner (southeast) of the park, there is a stage to make cultural performance every Saturday and Sunday. The activity will be filled by pre-school, kindergarten to elementary school students in the city of Denpasar.

Well, in the south of the park there is wide acreage equipped with Denpasar Traffic Park. Here, visitors can know and learn various traffic signs in the city of Denpasar. “In nourishing people, Denpasar municipality has brought many new innovations in this city, like providing this free sport facility,” explained Ayu Suandewi with her children when exercising at this park.

So, she continued that when people having no time to exercise in the morning because of busy works can do it by jogging at night.

Moreover, on particular days there will be cultural performances. (kmb)

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To develop creative tourism, Bali must build statues of Nawa Sanga deities BALI must make a real breakthrough in building the balance of tourism sector. If all this time many destinations are built by bringing in animals and technology adaptation, in the future Bali should build tourism sector based on Balinese culture. Leaders ideally develop creative tourism by accommodating Balinese artists. One of the things that can be realized is to build a statue of Dewata Nawa Sanga throughout Bali.

This idea was revealed by Garuda maestro statue, I Made Ada, on Monday (Jan. 29). He said the current construction of Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue has been realized in Southern Bali.

Obviously, the presence of tourist attraction with the mascot of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue has become a new source of income for surrounding residents including local government.

“This is one of the creative tourism developments based on Balinese culture. Reflecting on this success, I hope the statue of Dewata Nawa Sanga can be realized to be a mascot of Bali tourism. This statue should be realized in all directions according to pengider bhuwana,” he suggested.

He said the statue of Dewata Nawa Sanga (deities of nine points of the compass) can be realized according pengider bhuana (macrocosmic layout).

Lord Vishnu statue is built in the North, Lord Sambhu (Northeast), Lord Ishvara (East), Lord

Maheshvara (Southeast), Lord Brahma (South), Lord Rudra (Southwest), Lord Mahadev (West), Lord Shankar (Northwest) and Lord Shiva (Central). These deities are also expected to give strength to young generation of Bali in keeping Bali. By building this pengider bhuwana statue, he said the economic potential for people’s welfare will be very open. It will also build rapid economic equality as the development of new tourist objects will be followed by construction of infrastructure and other supporting facilities.

He said the approach of tourism development relying on the development of natural destinations must be balanced by involving creative artists in Bali. “I think the budget to realize this idea is not too high.

Now, it depends on the commitment to realize this,” he said.

He said that specifically for Gianyar, it is possible to do so as currently is being developed nature-based tourist attractions

in Payangan. Besides, Gianyar is also known to have a number of art maestros so that their work can be accommodated.

Made Ada added it is presented as a form of sharing ideas in the context of the empowerment of Balinese people in terms of creative tourism. According to him, Bali cannot ignore the great role of Balinese artists in the development of creativity- and innovationbased tourism. For that reason, it is important for the leader of Bali region to absorb the aspirations of the community.

“It is time for Bali to build a distinctive tourism identity. With this, I am confident that Bali can make the appropriate distribution of development quickly, so that poverty alleviation can be realized. He said that all the Balinese leaders have built Bali in their own way. Going forward, I hope there are more pro-Balinese approaches to manage tourism, in this regard in realizing new tourism destinations,” he concluded. (dir)

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He explained the TIC is established at the location because the building formerly a guesthouse is the forerunner of Kintamani tourism. Similarly, it has a historical value because it was once visited by the first President of Indonesia, namely Soekarno.

When met at the office of the Bangli House of Representatives on Monday (Jan. 29), Adnyana said that

before being renovated and made into TIC, the building was once a guesthouse. It has been established when tourist accommodation in Denpasar remained rare. “So, selection of the location is based on historical consideration where it is the embryo of tourism in Bangli. President Soekarno had time to visit the location.

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Kim Jong Nam met U.S. national on Malaysian island before he was killed, police say

KUALA LUMPUR - Kim Jong Nam, the estranged halfbrother of North Korean’s leader, met a United States national at a Malaysian island hotel days before his sensational killing last February, a police official told a court hearing on Monday.

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Embryo of Bangli tourism, guesthouse transformed into TIC

BANGLI — Criticism ever delivered by a member of the Bangli House of Representatives, Made Sudiasa, about the establishment of Tourist Information Center (TIC) in the middle of Singamandawa Market area, Kintamani, got response from the Head of the Bangli Tourism and Culture Agency, Wayan Adnyana.

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location,” he explained.

Besides, the TIC is established at the location because it is the only certified land owned by district government. Adnyana added that one of the requirements to build by using village allocation fund (DAK) is that it must be carried out on certified land.

Now, even though the building renovation has been completed, Adnyana said his agency has not operated because it has not been ritually inaugurated. Besides, the building will also need repair especially for the compound wall that broke recently.

He hoped the existence of TIC will be able to function optimally in providing information about tourism for visitors. Thus, he will cooperate with Singamandawa tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) in Kintamani. He is confident despite being in the market area, tourists will visit the TIC to get various tourist information, especially if the arrangement of roads and local market buildings have been done by district government of Bangli. “We will synergize

with local Pokdarwis. In its development, the Pokdarwis Singamandawa is going to track the climbing traces in the area,” he said.

Previously, a member of the Bangli House of Representatives, Made Sudiasa, criticized the TIC establishment in the area of Singamandawa Market, Kintamani.

He questioned why the Tourism and Culture Agency founded the TIC in the middle of the market.

According to him, before establishing the TIC, the agency should have careful planning in terms of determining the right location. It is ideally established in tourist location visited by tourists like Penelokan or Penglipuran tourism village.

Thus, tourists visiting the tourist attraction can also get additional information about the existence of other tourist attractions in Bangli through TIC. “Do not be careless. If the TIC only serves as a symbol, it can be built at Metra (Yangapi village, Tembuku—Ed) to make the project can just be implemented,” criticized Sudiasa. (kmb40)

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Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, is escorted as she arrives at the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 22, 2018.

Two women, Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese, have been charged with four North Korean fugitives for the murder. Prosecutors say the women smeared his face with VX, a lethal chemical poison at Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13.

Defence lawyers say the women thought they were playing a prank for a reality show. They face the death penalty, if convicted.

Kim arrived in Malaysia on Feb. 6 before travelling two days later to Langkawi Island, a tourist spot off Malaysia’s west coast, the lead police investigator in the case, Wan Azirul Nizam, told the court.

But he was unable to confirm numerous details, saying he could not recall the name of the hotel where Kim stayed and did not know the name of the American man seen meeting with the North Korean on Feb. 9.

“Until today, the identity of the person being referred to could not be obtained,” he said.

Siti Aisyah’s lawyer, Gooi Soon Seng, had questioned Wan Azirul on a May 2017 report in the Japanese daily, Asahi Shimbun, that

Kim had met a U.S. intelligence agent in Langkawi.

The report said Kim was believed to have passed a large amount of data to the agent, citing a Malaysian forensics analysis of a laptop found in Kim’s backpack after his death.

Wan Azirul confirmed the laptop was sent to a forensics laboratory in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, which found the computer had last been used on Feb. 9.

The forensics report, provided to reporters at the hearing, also showed some data had been accessed from a USB pendrive inserted into the laptop on the same day.

But Wan Azirul said he was unsure whether Kim had passed on data in Langkawi or if the meeting was linked to the airport murder.

Gooi accused the police witness of being evasive.

“Come on, you have a total lapse in memory?” he told Wan Azirul. “You say you investigated but you’ve forgotten everything?

Which hotel? What was this investigation for, if it wasn’t related to this case?” The trial resumes on Tuesday. (rtr)

Philippine police return to war on drugs, cannot promise to avoid bloodshed

MANILA - Police in the Philippines on Monday resumed President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, making visits to the homes of users and dealers to convince them to surrender, but the national police chief said he could not promise a bloodless campaign.

The announcement came as the justice department filed its first criminal case against police officers in the battle against drugs, bolstering human rights activists’ accusations of fabricated accounts of shoot-outs with drug suspects.

The programme of visits, known as “Oplan Tokhang”, made a comeback with an assurance from police chief Ronaldo dela Rosa that it should be free of violence if offenders agreed to go quietly and did not resist.

But he could not promise a “foolproof anti-drug campaign that would be bloodless”, Dela Rosa added, as the police were “not dealing with people who are in their proper state of mind”.

In the dialect of Duterte’s southern hometown of Davao, “Tokhang” is a

combination of the words “knock” and “plead”.

Besides the visits, police have also run so-called “buy-bust” or sting operations and raided suspected drug dens and illicit laboratories.

In many of these operations, say rights activists, suspects did not get the chance to surrender, but were executed in cold blood instead. But police insist suspects died because they violently resisted arrest.

Nearly 4,000 drug suspects have died in gun battles with police since June 2016, when Duterte came to power. The government lost 85 police and soldiers in the drugs war, police data show.

More than 1.2 million people had also turned themselves in after the home visits.

Duterte has stopped police anti-drugs operations twice due to questions over the conduct of the force, including the killing of a teenager in a supposed antidrug operation.

On Monday, the justice department filed murder charges and two drug-related cases against three police officers who

killed the teenager, Kian Loyd delos Santos, after witnesses disputed the police version of the killing.

National police spokesman Dionardo Carlos said the force welcomed the filing.

“The police officers have to face their accusers in court and prove their innocence, they have to follow the procedures,” he said, urging due process for the officers.

To ensure transparency, Dela Rosa invited human rights advocates, priests and the media to join the relaunched programme of home visits.

The police officers involved would also undergo a vetting process to weed out “rogue” officers, said Dela Rosa, adding that past abuses had involved the police seeking bribes to drop the names of people from the lists they compiled.

“We are certainly hoping that it will be less controversial, because controversy will only blur the real intention, which is really the fight against dangerous drugs,” Harry Roque, Duterte’s spokesman, told a regular media briefing. (rtr)

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BEIJING- China’s Ministry of Transport is planning to establish a laboratory specialising in treating oil spills at sea, the first of its kind in the country, local media Science and Technology Daily reported on Sunday.

China is spending some 200 million yuan a year on researches for emergency treatment of oil spills but the technological expertise has not been widely applied because of lack of such a lab, the report said.

The laboratory is planned in northern port city of Tianjin, off the Bohai Bay, with an initial investment 400 million yuan ($63 million). The investment will go to research projects on oceanic ecological protection and safety issues for sea-borne transportation.

To date, only the United States and France have laboratories capable of undertaking tests and inspections required in treating ocean oil spills, the report said.

The Iranian oil tanker Sanchi collided with a dry cargo vessel early this month about 160 nautical miles off China’s east coast, in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster for decades. (rtr)

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Trump security team sees building U.S. 5G network as option

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s national security team is looking at options to counter the threat of China spying on U.S. phone calls that include the government building a super-fast 5G wireless network, a senior administration official said on Sunday.

The official, confirming the gist of a report from Axios.com, said the option was being debated at a low level in the administration and was six to eight months away from

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being considered by the president himself.

The 5G network concept is aimed at addressing what officials see as China’s threat to U.S. cyber security and economic security.

The Trump administration has taken a harder line on policies initiated by predecessor Barack Obama on issues ranging from Beijing’s role in restraining North Korea to Chinese efforts to acquire U.S. strategic industries.

This month AT&T was forced to

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A video promotes the 5G mobile wireless standard at the Qualcomm booth during the 2017 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2017.

scrap a plan to offer its customers handsets built by China’s Huawei after some members of Congress lobbied against the idea with federal regulators, sources told Reuters.

In 2012, Huawei and ZTE Corp were the subject of a U.S. investigation into whether their equipment provided an opportunity for foreign espionage and threatened critical U.S. infrastructure.

Some members of the House intelligence committee remain troubled by security threats posed

by Huawei and ZTE, according to a congressional aide.

Issues raised in a 2012 committee report about the Chinese firms have “never subsided,” the aide said, adding that there was newer classified intelligence that recently resurfaced those concerns.

“We want to build a network so the Chinese can’t listen to your calls,” the senior official told Reuters.

“We have to have a secure network that doesn’t allow bad actors to get in. We also have to ensure the Chinese don’t take over the market and put every non-5G network out of business.”

In Beijing on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China prohibited all forms of hacking, but did not specifically address the 5G network

security issue.

“We believe that the international community should, on the basis of mutual respect and trust, strengthen dialogue and cooperation and join hands in addressing the threat of cyber attacks,” Hua told a regular news briefing.

Major wireless carriers have spent billions of dollars buying spectrum to launch 5G networks, and it is unclear if the U.S. government would have enough spectrum to build its own 5G network.

Furthermore, Accenture has estimated that wireless operators will invest as much as $275 billion in the United States over seven years as they build out 5G. Last year, T-Mobile US Inc spent $8 billion and Dish Network Corp $6.2 billion to win the bulk of broadcast airwaves spectrum for sale in a government auction.

An AT&T spokesman said they could not comment on something they have not seen, and added, “Thanks to multi-billion dollar investments made by American companies, the work to launch 5G service in the United States is already well down the road.”

Later this year, AT&T is set to be the first to launch mobile 5G service in 12 U.S. locations, the spokesman said.

A Verizon spokesman declined

to comment. Representatives for Sprint and T-Mobile did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Another option includes having a 5G network built by a consortium of wireless carriers, the U.S. official said.

“We want to build a secure 5G network and we have to work with industry to figure out the best way to do it,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Axios published documents it said were from a presentation from a National Security Council official. If the government built the network, it would rent access to carriers, Axios said.

A looming concern laid out in the presentation was China’s growing presence in the manufacture and operation of wireless networks. A concerted government push could help the U.S. compete on that front, according to the presentation.

A 5G network is expected to offer significantly faster speeds, more capacity and shorter response times, which could be utilized for new technologies ranging from self-driving cars to remote surgeries. Telecom companies and their suppliers consider it to be a multibillion-dollar revenue opportunity. (rtr)

Indian Cultural Festival and Pancer Langiit show go festively

The Indian Cultural Festival managed to draaw no fewer than 300 spectators to the Ksiraarnawa Stage of the Denpasar Art Center on Saturday night (Jan. 27) for the Indian Art show and a performance by the Pancer Langit art troupe. This Indian-Balinese collaborative performance was held by the Indian Association of Bali (IAB) in collaboration with Paiketan Krama Bali (Balinese Brotherhood) aiming to further strengthen the bonds between the people of India and Bali based on their similar belief system known as Hinduism. The community of Indians living in Bali also wanted to contribute to restoring tourism in Bali following the eruption of Mount Agung.

The dances performed included classical ones like the Bharat Natyam and Khatak along with a Bollywood Song presenting the Lord Ganesha dance, which is very good for the spiritual education for Hindus in Bali. A total of 67 Indian artists came to Bali to enliven the show.

The other dances perfromed were; Lord Ganesha, Ganesh Kirti, Devi Stuti, Dashrathe Singer Group, Krishna, Devi Vandana, Kathak and Kathak Duet and Mohoniyattam, Bol-

lywood vocals, Semi-Classic Bollywood Song, Kathakali Classical Dance and Mohiniyattam, Thillana and Tarana.

The Pancer Langiit art troupe who hosted the event performed their Amertha Bhumi Dance and a Colossal Dance symbolizing gratitude to God Almighty for the gift of welfare having been bestowed on the universe.

Chairman of the Indian Association of Bali (IAB), Vijay Mulani accompanied by his secretary, Sonia Kaur, said the event was meant to introduce Indian culture to Bali and also to let the world know that #BaliisSafe to visit. “The current condition of Mount Agung can be a boon for tourism in Bali as it offers beautiful scenery to be enjoyed. I support the revoking of travel warnings by many countries who had warned their citizens not to come to Bali”, said Vijay Mulani after the show.

Vijay also highlighted the many similarities between Indian and Balinese culture including the naming of Indonesia and Bali based on the Sanskrit language, making them similar to Indian names. According to Vijay this is due to the cultural similarities based on Hinduism. He added that Balinese and Indian cultures also share similarities so it is good to have these kinds of interactions. He added that he hopes that cultural exchanges can continue on the future to provide additional insight for the younger generation both in Bali and in India.

Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, said he is proud of the arrival of Indian art troupes to Bali. It is a good oportunity to exchange experiences and expertise in the field of culture. Mangku Pastika also said that he was very inspired by the holy journey he made to several parts of India. Before the show began , the governor entertained hundreds of Indian artists on the ground floor of Ksiraarnawa Building.

Patron of the Balinese Brotherhood, Ida Rsi Acharya Agni Budha Wisesanatha, who was very active in facilitating the festival, admitted that he was relieved that the festival was able to draw some 300 spectators as he had been worried that few people would show up.

Previously he has said that the the IAB presence in Bali plays an important role in connecting the culture of Bali to India.

The existence of the Balinese Brotherhood fully supported the cultural festival due to its strategic effort as a cultural exchange between Bali and India. A number of coaches and administrators of the Balinese Brotherhood attended and witnessed the festival of Indian Festival Bali including Prof. Nyoman Arya Thanaya, A.A. Gede Rai, Nyoman Suteja Mukarsa, General Chairman Anak Agung Suryawan Wiranatha, General Treasurer Sujana, Secretary General Jro Mangku Suteja, and a number of brotherhood officials as well as other invited guests. (win)

Strong winds and high waves still occur until January 31

MANGUPURA - Strong winds that blew in the area of Bali occurred again on Monday afternoon (Jan. 29). Moreover, the blow of the wind was so strong and fast as experienced in the area of Kuta, Tuban and surrounding areas.

According to the forecaster on duty of the National Weather Service (BBMKG) for Region III Denpasar, Eka Putra Wirawan, when asked for his confirmation

said the occurrence of strong winds is triggered by low pressure in the western part of Australia. Thus, it results in a difference in pressure between Bali and Australia. As estimation, this condition will occur until January 31.

As the observation of the Ngurah Rai station, the wind speed on Monday at 14:00 was recorded to reach 54 km per hour and then at 16:00 local time the wind speed

reached 61 km per hour. “This condition has increased significantly.

Under normal conditions, the wind blows at the speed of 50 km per hour. When exceeding 50 km per hour, the wind is fast,” he said.

Meanwhile, with the current wind speed, the rain cloud was drawn toward the ocean. This causes the potential for uneven rainfall in Bali. “So, the rain in the south of Bali is not too heavy. Nec-

essarily, the current rain conditions should be like yesterday. However, due to the air mass is mostly drawn, the chance of rain is not evenly distributed in Bali,” he said.

In addition to wind, his agency appealed to the public in order to watch out for wave conditions where it can be very high up to four meters within 3 days ahead. It especially happens in the waters of Southern Bali, the

Badung Strait and Southern Lombok Strait.

Meanwhile, in the waters of Northern Bali the waves can be relatively high up to three days ahead, if usually reaching 1.5 meters, currently it reaches 2.5 meters.

“For the people who are engaged in marine activities, both crossings, fishermen of tourist accommodations, this condition needs to watch out for,” he said. (kmb23)

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In Nusa Penida, Tourist accommodations alleged to drain waste through stealth channel

SEMARAPURA - Tourist accommodations in the Nusa Penida Islands have grown rapidly in recent years. Behind the impact being able to improve people’s economy, its existence has the potential to trigger environmental pollution. Moreover, the pollution monitoring team of the Klungkung Environment and Land Affairs Agency suspected there is disposal of waste to the beach through ‘stealth’ channel.

He said that in anticipation of the violation, the village government is also required to conduct supervision as it better knows about the condition of its territory. “We have informed this directly. If the environment is polluted, the village will also be harmed and tourism is affected,” he concluded.

This environmental issue had been expressed by parliament in the work meeting. Moreover, the district government was urged to carry out handling and prosecution. It is considered important to preserve the archipelago expected to be the ‘golden egg’ of Bali. (kmb45)

Head of the Klungkung Environment and Land Affairs (DLHP), I Wayan Agus Eka Putra, did not dismiss that he has got reports for several times from the public related to indiscriminate waste disposal at Jungutbatu and Lembongan village. This has been followed up with a direct site inspection. “The complaint is related to the careless waste disposal of the laundry service of the tourist accommodation,” he explained on Monday (Jan. 29).

In accordance with the provisions, the construction of tourist accommodation shall have a Waste Water Treatment Plant (IPAL). However, due to the high financing and the intention to be practical, investors at certain times finally dispose of waste into the sea. To fool the officers, they are alleged to do the disposal through ‘stealth’ channels buried in the ground to the beach. “This potentially occurs in accommodations around the beach,” he said.

Meanwhile, Head of the Klungkung Environment and Settlement Agency (DLHP), Anak Agung Kirana, said that to anticipate such waste disposal, his agency has done monitoring. Due to limited personnel and reach, the monitoring cannot run effectively. “Every time we come down, we have not found it (violation—Ed). Probably, the disposal is done during the night or early morning. When finding it, we definitely impose sanction,” he said.

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To prevent malnutrition, Health Agency provides supplemental feeding for evacuee toddlers

AMLAPURA - The evacuees of Mount Agung, especially toddlers, are vulnerable to malnutrition. Their irregular dietary habit and non-supportive environment makes the worries bigger. However, Karangasem Health Agency has anticipated it by forming six clusters. One of them is nutrition health cluster. This cluster specifically maintains the health of toddlers with supplemental feeding.

Head of the Karangasem Health Agency, Gusti Bagus Putra Partama, recently said that nutrition sub-cluster has been addressing vulnerable groups. They include the elderly, pregnant women and toddlers. The effort carried out by nutrition sub-cluster is by provid-

ing supplemental feeding. Especially for children, there is supplemental feeding for school children, toddlers and infants. “Meanwhile, the sick is also given recovery supplemental feeding. This has been running since the beginning of evacuation. Besides, this program is supported directly by the Ministry of Health,” he said.

Although the number of evacuees has decreased considerably, these sub-clusters continue to run as usual. Moreover, they are assisted by nutrition team of every subdistrict. So, this supplemental feeding is not only given once but continuously monitored every week up to every month. Then, the nutrition team from the sub-

district already came down to the field every three days during the chaotic situation due to the impact of Mount Agung eruption a few months ago. After being given supplemental feeding, this group of vulnerable nutrition status is still followed up every month so as not to fall into malnutrition.

This nutrition clusters are coordinated in every subdistrict at health center. Then, the implementation at each village is done by village midwife. Later on, if the village midwife is unable to do the handling, the officer in charge of this nutritional monitoring program will go down to the village. For instance, Sidemen with eight villages has midwife at each

village and then in the subdistrict there is a coordinator managing this program. “By this way, there have been no vulnerable groups found all this time, especially toddlers suffering from malnutrition.

We always monitor and follow up,” he said.

There are six health sub-clusters in the handling of evacuees. These include sub-cluster of health services, sub-cluster of maternal and child health, nutrition sub cluster, mental health sub-cluster, logistic sub-cluster and sub-clusters of data and information. So far, he claimed to have no obstacles in handling evacuees chiefly in health maintenance and nutrition. This is also supported by the Ministry of Health

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and private sector which also goes down to provide health services for evacuees.

Many state-owned companies also came down to handle the health of evacuees by providing logistical support. For instance, it was carried out by Kimia Farma at the location of evacuation at Dukuh hamlet, Sibetan village.

Headman of Sibetan, Kompyang Suarjana, asserted that the evacuees in their location have been well managed. After the danger radius was reduced to 6 km, many evacuees returned home. Currently, the evacuees just stay at three locations namely the hamlet of Dukuh, Tengah and Kreteg with a total of 1,113 evacuees. (kmb31)

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NEW YORK - Even the most outrageous outfits of feathers, sequins or lace included a simple white rose at the Grammy Awards show’s red carpet on Sunday as the glitterati of the music world showed support for women’s equality and freedom from sexual harassment.

The roses - worn or held by both sexes on the red carpet outside New York’s Madison Square Garden - were a sign of solidarity with the Time’s Up movement, spreading from Hollywood to the music industry.

Lady Gaga, nominated for best pop vocal album for “Joanne” showed up in a Goth-inspired Armani gown in midnight black with a high Victorian collar, sparkling lace and a voluminous train. Perched high on her shoulder was a demure nosegay of white rose buds.

Kelly Clarkson held a long-stemmed rose in her hand as she chatted on the carpet, its white contrasting with her black gown which included elaborate gold embroidered sleeves.

The rose, Clarkson said, “represents hope and peace and sympathy and peace, and I thought those are very lovely things for any human being to encompass.”

“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer Cyndi Lauper, who launches a tour with Rod Stewart this summer, told E television network host Ryan Seacrest that women make up 51 percent of the workforce.

“It’s about time we’re paid equally,” said the pantsuit-clad Lauper, highlighting the movement’s focus on gender-based salary disparities.

InStyle fashion news director Eric Wilson told Reuters the striking white dresses seen on musicians such as Hailee Steinfeld, Cardi B, Sza and Lana del Rey packed a more effective punch than the ubiquitous roses.

“The white rose as a visual cue is underwhelming in effect in the same way that the music industry’s reaction to this crisis has been underwhelming,” said Wilson.

But the freestyle fashion spirit of the Grammys means its red carpet is “not about being the best dressed person, it’s about having fun,” Wilson said.

That was certainly the case with singer Pink, who found room for a white rose amid the flurry of fuchsia, electric blue and jet black marabou feathers making up her dress.

The bosom-exposing bodice of Bebe Rexha’s La Perla gown appeared too scant to accommodate a flower. Rexha opted instead to put her rose on her clutch. Songwriter Diane Warren, meanwhile, wore gloves worthy of Wonder Woman, with the words “Girl” and “Power” scrawled across each set of knuckles. The roses were not just for the women. Nominee Khalid wore a white rose on a cool white jacket worn over a turtleneck in chartreuse, while Sam Smith’s flower contrasted with his emerald green suit. (rtr)

Japan’s cryptocurrency girl band stays loyal to virtual money after cyber heist

TOKYO - Members of a Japanese girl pop group, the Virtual Currency Girls, said on Monday they had refused an offer to be paid in yen and would stay loyal to cryptocurrencies despite a $530 million cyber heist jeopardising their chances of getting paid.

A cryptocurrency account that pays part of the band’s salary was among those frozen as a result of the suspension of trading at Tokyo-based Coincheck exchange on Friday following the theft of NEM, one of the world’s most popular digital currencies.

“Our manager offered to pay us in yen, but we declined,” said Hinano Shirahama, who is the band’s bitcoin character.

Dressed in maid costumes and wearing wrestling masks adorned with fuzzy pom-pom ears and cryptocurrency symbols the eight Virtual Currency Girls are a pop music manifestation of the digital currency frenzy that has swept Japan and other parts of the world.

Shirahama and other group members said they would stay together regardless of the setback.

Formed by an entertainment promoter the band debuted this month and have yet to garner a significant following.

Virtual Currency Girls, which performs songs such as “The Moon, Cryptocurrencies and Me” are paid in cryptocurrency for tickets and merchandise

at their concerts.

Regulators fear both the rampant speculation in cryptocurrencies and risk that the markets could be used for funding criminal and terrorist groups.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) only began requiring exchanges to register from April 2017. Half of the 32 operators are still awaiting approval.

In 2014, Japan’s Mt. Gox, which once handled 80 percent of the world’s bitcoin trades, filed for bankruptcy after losing around half a billion dollars worth of bitcoins.

Last month, South Korean exchange Youbit shut down and filed for bankruptcy after being hacked twice.

Japan’s FSA on Friday criticized Coincheck for failing to take adequate security precautions to foil hacking attacks and said it would begin inspections at other exchanges.

“Coincheck has some responsibility, but the real culprit is the hacker,” said Koharu Kamikawa wearing her fur-eared mask with the NEM cryptocurrency logo on her forehead. (rtr)

Members of Japan’s idol group “Virtual Currency Girls” wearing cryptocurrencythemed masks perform in their debut stage event in Tokyo, Japan, January 12, 2018.

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Indonesian Siti Aisyah, who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, is escorted as she arrives at the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 22, 2018.

Indonesian accused in Kim Jong Nam killing was hired for prank show, lawyer says

KUALA LUMPUR - A woman accused of killing the North Korean leader’s estranged half-brother was hired for a prank television show by a suspect wanted by the Malaysian police just over a month earlier, her lawyer told a court on Tuesday. Indonesian Siti Aisyah is accused with another woman, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam, of killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a banned chemical poison at Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13 last year.

Defence lawyers say the women thought they were playing pranks for a reality show and did not know they were poisoning Kim. They face the death penalty if convicted.

On Jan. 5 last year, Siti Aisyah was approached at a nightclub by a Malaysian taxi driver, who asked her if she would participate in a Japanese video prank show, her lawyer, Gooi Soon Seng, told the court during his questioning of the lead police investigator in the case, Wan Azirul

Nizam Che Wan Aziz.

The following morning the taxi driver, Kamaruddin Masiod, also known as John, introduced Siti Aisyah to Ri Ji U, a North Korean posing as a Japanese man named James, at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur’s city centre, Gooi added.

After Siti Aisyah agreed to the offer, she watched pranks being played by an unidentified woman, before joining in. She played pranks on three people near a foun-

tain outside the mall entrance and was paid 400 ringgit ($102.70) by Ri at the end of the day, Gooi said.

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