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“Pen-PineappleApple-Pen” singer unveils extended version of viral song

TOKYO - Japanese social media star Pikotaro unveiled a new, extended version of his internet hit “Pen-Pineapple-ApplePen” (PPAP) on Friday.

The original video quickly went viral after being uploaded in early September, with Canadian singer Justin Bieber helping boost viewing numbers by labelling it his “favourite video on the internet” in a Twitter post on Thursday.

“Yesterday my head was full of

white hair, but now it has all turned black,” said Pikotaro, overwhelmed by the attention he has received, including a Guinness World Record for the shortest song to make it into the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Pikotaro, whose real name is Kazuhito Kosaka, wore a gold animal

print outfit complete with scarf and sunglasses as he performed the new two-minute version of what was a 45 second song to journalists in Tokyo.

The video - that has racked up over 131 million views on YouTube - features Pikotaro miming the joining of an imaginary apple and pineapple with an imaginary pen, lyrics he said were inspired by items he found on the table when he began writing. (rtr)

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Wonderful Indonesia Focus Group Discussion... (2)

Develop agribusiness, amend regulations

DEVELOPING the agriculture of Bali indeed takes time, commitment and capital support. In this context, synergy becomes strategic to do. Related to building synergy between the agricultural sector and tourism, Bali should revise its regulation. This view emerged during the Focus Group Discussion at Warung Bali Global Shankara, Sanur.

Prof. Nyoman Rai

At least there are seven important components getting involved and should make synergy in developing the agriculture of Bali.

Among them, the legislative, universities and R & D, players of agribusiness and agro-industry, farmers, non-governmental organizations, mass media as well as the executives. A good agricultural should indeed be built up through holistic synergies. Each component should not find it superior or more important than other components, but need one another.

This was stated by the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Rai. The FGD was attended by a number of academicians from the Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Udayana University and Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Bali.

“Firstly, the legislative with various regulations having made, but in fact many of them do not work. For example, the Regional Bylaw (Perda) on Plant Cultivation System cannot even be applied,”

he said. Rai added that universities and R & D have produced competent graduates, academic products, international journals and innovations. If they do not connect with the public, they must be studied more profoundly.

“One of the players of agribusiness and agro-industry here is the Kadin. It should be calculated what percent is the members getting involved in agribusiness and agro-industry business. Then, how many investment has gone to farmers?” he added.

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Japanese singer and song writer Pikotaro, also known by his comedian name Kosaka Daimaou or his real name Kazuhito Kosaka, who is a current Youtube star with his song “PPAP” (short for Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen), performs before media at a news conference at at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo, Japan October 28, 2016.

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Tourist is trying to work in the rice paddy

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Students prefer using bicycle or motorcycle to go to school

WEEKLY EVENTS and FARMERS MARKETS

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BANGLI —

The fate of public transportation in Bangli district is faced with more and more suffering.

Due to rapid growth in the number of motorcycle, the existence of public transportation means is increasingly marginalized. Besides, their number continuously decreases over time in keeping with decreasing public interest in utilizing the transportation means. are necessary to find a way out.

We’d like the students to attend school properly and safely and do not break the rules,” he explained.

According to Sudiasa, one of the solutions that can be adopted to overcome this problem is to utilize as much as possible the existing public transportation means. The government can attract and alleviate the cost of community by subsidizing the public transportation means. “If this is considered overpriced by the public, the government can subsidize the transportation means especially for school students coming from far distance,” he explained.

Moreover, at this time the financial burden of district government has been slightly reduced after the takeover of management of the high school and vocational school by provincial government.

“In terms of budgets, local government right now has the capability because the budget formerly used for the education of

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Joged Pingit

Many students go to school by motorcycle,Public transport increasingly languishes In recent years, the students becoming the only hope for the public transportation in order to still survive also chime to leave.

Students currently prefer to ride a motorcycle to school. Despite their age does not qualify for riding a motorcycle on the road for not having driving license, the phenomenon of students riding motorcycle to school seems to be a commonplace in society. Moreover, parents that should be able to prohibit their minor children from riding a motorcycle to school even facilitate by giving them flexibility to ride it.

A legislator of Bangli, Made Sudiasa, recognized that the phenomenon of students riding motorcycle to school is now common in the community. Sudiasa said that he did not know whether it is the impact of advancement.

Clearly, according to him, this phenomenon needs to get the attention from various parties together.

“Parents, police and government

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high school / vocational school can now be used to increase the education budget for junior high schools, primary schools and kindergartens.

So I think it is possible to be done.

Most importantly, the local government has the intention to do it,” said Sudiasa.

Similar opinion was also revealed by Deputy Chairman of the Bangli House of Representatives, Komang Carles. According to this politician from Kintamani, one of the solutions that must be done by the government is to deal with the issue of maximizing the existing public transportation means.

The government can provide something like subsidy either from the regional budget and allocation of village funds (ADD) so that students can be attracted to ride public transportation. In addition, to reduce the number of traffic accidents among students, it can also empower the existence of public transportation having been languishing. (kmb40)

Commenced with ‘Mendak Ida Batara’ Before Performance Loving a homeland does not only have something to do with the bravery to struggle for the place where human was born. In a humbler way, loving the homeland can be realized by not forgetting the homeland itself as performed by the artists from Penyabangan hamlet, Kerta, Payangan, Gianyar.

In the 1960s, at the local hamlet was established a Joged bumbung art troupe with single dancer. They staged from one hamlet to another or ngelawang to entertain the public. Until one day, a member of the art troupe was bullied psychically when making a performance outside the Penyabangan hamlet. The dancers and gamelan players were suddenly stiff and unable to do any activities, including dancing and playing their gamelan instrument.

Joged Pingit_3 “However, suddenly there was a miracle in the form of rays coming down and embedding in the headdress of the joged dancer. Finally, the gamelan players and dancers could instantly move again. Spectators were stunned at the time,” said chief of Kerta customary village, Made Witarjana, when accompanying the Joged Pingit art troupe of Penyabangan hamlet in the performance at the Bali Arts Festival 2016, Friday (Jun. 24).

Joged Pingit_1 Witarjana believed that the miracle came because the troupe members always ask for approval to the Dalem Pingit Temple at local hamlet prior to making performance. Since that incident, the single joged dancer has been getting popular as joged pingit. Furthermore, the joged pingit was only performed at certain times because the pingit here means sacred.

The original headdress of the joged pingit has even been put in a shrine at the Dalem Temple.

Nevertheless, the joged pingit can still be staged for entertainment.

However, the headdress used by the dancer is a duplicate of the original one. Before making performance, the audience of the BAF was also invited to see the procession of picking up the Dalem Deity on stage.

“Necessarily each joged performance should indeed begin with a ritual.

First of all, we present a pejati offerings to ask for permission to deity that the headdress of the joged will be staged like this time (BAF—Ed) or when performing as sacred dance. It is meant to plead so as to be allowed to perform, given divine vibration and safety for the dancers, gamelan players and general public,” he said.

According to Witarjana, the performance of joged as sacred dance must be danced by a woman who has never been menstruating yet. As for entertainment purposes, it can be performed by female dancers having passed their puberty. The dancers have to master some dances as well as mask dance, barong dance, sisya dance, patih dance and rangda dance.

“Joged pingit tends to present storyline, not pengibingan (co-dancing),” he said. (kmb)

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Elegant Balinese Ethnicity

The Sungu Resort and Spa in Penestanan Village, Ubud offers visitors a uniquely traditional and ethnic experience through its designs, furnishings and management philosophy. The barn-shaped building of The Sungu Resort is a great representation of the Balinese culture and heritage as it was used to store crop yields and food supply in the past. The resortís General Manager, I Gede Geria explains that maintaining and caring for the barn-shaped building is a form of respect to Dewi Sri, the figure of Goddess of prosperity responsible for protecting the welfare of farmers. The resort is fully committed to preserving this traditional structure as part of its Heritage Concept.

With only 15 rooms, the resort is small yet beautiful as staff members strive to maintain Ubudís image as the centre of arts and culture in Bali. The word ìSunguî is a Balinese word that refers to the seashell or sangka-kala (trumpet of the soul). These types of trumpets were used in earlier times as means

of communication to tribes or villages nearby. The Sungu trumpet was also used as an instrument for spiritual healing. With different types of rooms including the Sungu Superior, Deluxe Sungu, Duplex Villa Sungu and Pool Villa Sungu, youíll be sure to enjoy your holiday retreat to the maximum. Take advantage of the resortís range of amenities including a swimming pool, in-house Balinese Spa, and a specially designed restaurant serving guests a fusion of Balinese, Indonesian and Western dishes in a romantically designed environment, giving you the impression that youíre dining in the middle of a fine art gallery. As part of its initiative in promoting healthy living, the resortís Afternoon Tea serves organic, traditional snacks including Balinese Cakes that are made without any artificial sweeteners. Do make sure to try a piece, as these cakes are complementary for all in-house guests. The Sungu Resort also offers a free guided walking program that takes you

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through lush green paddy fields.

A shuttle to various artistic venues around Ubud is available free of charge at your disposal. Having the works of some of Baliís most renowned artists close by; Maestro in Rudana Museum and Rudana Fine Art Gallery, guests at The Sungu, will enjoy free admission along with free transportation to the galleries.

The Sungu Resort and Spa is perfect for those looking for understated elegance and lasting impressions. During your stay, youíll be able to immerse yourself in truly authentic ethnic Balinese experiences from an agrarian society ñ the barn shaped building and friendly, cheerful people who live in the traditional villages nearby will surely give you a once-in-a-lifetime stay, filled with unique memories and one-of-a-kind moments. With the tagline: Supreme, Serene and sacred, The Sungu Resort & Spa is dedicated to contribute even more to Baliís tourism industry in the near future.

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Dozens of students in Buleleng vie to create fashion from waste

Mexico’s streets filled with color and skeletons for Catrina parade

MEXICO CITY - Hundreds of people donned costumes and face paint, disguising themselves as the iconic Mexican skeleton figure known as “lass=”highlight”>La lass=”highlight”>Catrina” or “Elegant Skull,” and flooded the streets of Mexico City for a pre-Day of the Dead parade. lass=”highlight”> La lass=”highlight”>Catrina was created by the Mexican illustratorartist Jose Guadalupe Posada, who died in 1913 but has been an influence on manylass=”highlight”> Latin American artists and cartoonists because the satirical

acuteness and political engagement of his work.

The parade took place on Sunday, well ahead of Nov. 2 date for the Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, a pre-Hispanic tradition in which families remember their dead and celebrate the continuity

of life. Mexicans set up offerings to the dead that include photographs, food, candles, flowers, personal items, skulls made of sugar, skeletons of papier mache and sweets.

Parade organizer Jessica Esquivas explained the festival’s link to

Mexican history by saying, “For us, it’s very important to rescue the culture of our country, our tradition, and get back to our roots.”

Participant Edith Gonzalez, her faced painted like a skull and wearing a hat with a black veil, said the parade was a way to make Mexican traditions stand out.

“Well, it’s a part of Mexican culture. It’s a tradition that is being lost, as it’s hard to compete

with Halloween,” she said. “The costumes are part of returning to our traditions and that’s why we brought our kids to share in this.”

Day of the Dead, also known as All Souls’ Day, interweaves Spanish influences with indigenous ancestor worship inlass=”highlight”> Latin America, especially in places with strong indigenous populations such as Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. (rtr)

SINGARAJA - Declaration of the ‘Plastic Waste-Free Buleleng’ automatically encouraged the interest of residents to carry out an advanced waste processing into useful products. Other than increasingly more waste processing, the other positive effect is the emergence of creativity made by students in North Bali utilizing waste into a variety of clothing.

To open competition in the space of creating fashion from waste, 45 students participated in the Buleleng Recycle Carnival (BRC) 2016, Saturday (Oct. 29). This first event initiated by the Buleleng Education Agency involved the students of kindergarten, elementary, junior and high school/vocational school and featured a variety of attires dominantly made from waste materials.

The Head of the Buleleng Education Agency, Gede Suyasa, said that BRC is deliberately held to educate students so they care about the environment. Besides, the activity is meant to enliven the Youth Pledge Day 2016. Through this activity, the students have creative ideas in designing carnival fashion made from recycled materials. With such a creative space, the students in the region can participate in reducing environmental damage caused by plastic waste.

“Similarly, this can serve a creative space to demonstrate the ability in the fashion field. Participants show off high vivacity, whereas they only had a month to make preparation for the design and visually realize it into a carnival outfit,” he said.

In the meantime, Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, when opening the BRC said that the carnival is indirectly educating the public that waste currently becoming the trigger of environmental damage can be processed into useful products. Creative space opened as widely as possible like this carnival is believed to be able to motivate wider public so as to process waste into useful products. To that end, it encourages the creativity among students to be more optimal. “We will try to open creative space, so that there is space for appreciation,” he explained. (kmb38)

Competition of Badung Market Masterplan

DTRP declares three winners

DENPASAR - Competition of the Badung Market masterplan has ended and three winners have been defined. They were announced as the first, second and third after making a presentation by a total of 10 nominees. All the ten masterplan designs of the Badung Market made by the architects started to be presented in front of the officials of the Denpasar municipality and the expert team.

Based on the results of the judging, finally the Denpasar Spatial Planning and Housing Agency (DTRP) determined the winners of the competition along with prizes worth millions of rupiahs, namely the team led by Wayan Agus Novi Darmawan as the first winner, Nyoman Parwata as the second winner and I Made Wirata as the third winner. In addition to the three winners, the DTRP also defined some nominees.

The Head of the DTRP, I Made Kusuma Diputra, when contacted on Friday (Oct. 28) said the three teams have been determined to become the winners. Furthermore, results of their drawing will be used as a reference to make a detailed engineering design (DED).

Earlier, Regional Secretary of Denpasar, AAN Rai Iswara, ensured that the construction of the Badung Market will be undertaken in 2017. As estimation, approximately IDR 200 billion is allocated to re-establish the largest market in Bali. According to him, currently Denpasar is still struggling to get funding assistance from central government.

Correspondingly, the development of the Badung Market has been budgeted in the general budgetary policy as well as priority and ad interim budgetary plafond (KUA PPAS). “Denpasar has prepared the budget through the KUA PPAS so that the development can be clear in 2017. By doing so, people will have no doubt with the development of the Badung Market,” he explained. (kmb12)

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MS Caledonian Sky holding 93 passengers from Austria, Canada, Norway, the US, the Netherlands and Indonesia, having arrived safely after sailing from the waters of Karimunjawa.

Natural harbor of Celukan Bawang dropped in by cruise ships

SINGARAJA - Natural area of Celukan Bawang seaport has developed into cruise ship pier from various countries. One of the cruise ships is the MS Caledonian Sky holding 93 passengers from Austria, Canada, Norway, the US, the Netherlands and Indonesia, having arrived safely after sailing from the waters of Karimunjawa.

Buleleng tourism development through sea lanes is quite potential. Natural harbor of Celukan Bawang is far superior to Benoa Harbor. Currently, the Celukan Bawang Harbor just receives the sojourn of foreign travelers. On the other hand, it is also used for loading and unloading of cement and building materials by barge. There has been no detailed ar-

rangement of assets in the region of Celukan Bawang having been long blessed with natural sea.

“So, we established a partnership with PT Pelindo III Celukan Bawang, KSOP Celukan Bawang and travel agencies to promote North Bali to cruise ship travelers mooring at Celukan Bawang,” said Acting Division Head of Promotion at the Bule-

leng Tourism Office, Gede Nyoman Gunawan, Saturday (Oct. 29) at Celukan Bawang Harbor.

The MS Caledonian Sky ship with skipper Gustavssonlars Hakan D received a positive response from the community and government of Buleleng. As scheduled, the 93 cruise passengers welcomed by the government of Buleleng had an excursion

to three destinations in Buleleng.

“The entourage will visit Munduk village in Banjar subdistrict, West Bali National Park and Menjangan Island. They took a full-day tour in Buleleng from 06:30 and then at 17:00 they headed to Wangiwangi Harbor, Bitung. We keep trying to improve the tourist visit,” he said (kmb32/r)

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Gandhi Memorial International School-Bali holds Sports Day

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Participated by some 200 students from 4 houses

GANDHI Memorial International School-Bali re-implemented Sports Day held at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar, Friday (Oct. 28). The activities having entered the eleventh time were attended by 200 students from four houses in the school.

The Principal of Gandi Memorial International School-Bali Jaba Biswas (far-left) taking pictures with the winners in the Sports Day held in Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar, on Friday, October 28.

(sprinting), 100 meters Skipping and 100 meters Sprint. The competition is organized cross-house because at this school there are four houses termed as the Tagore, Tolstoy, Lincoln and Kartini.

“Students in each house are adapted to their personality. So, the students approaching the mentioned figure will be placed in accordance with the existing house,” she said while mentioning that students successfully coming to be the winners are entitled to get trophies and medals.

Echa added that the event is held every October. Last year, the same activities are also conducted in October coinciding with the Youth Pledge of the Republic of Indonesia. “The activity is meant to maintain fitness of students and establish a relationship among the students. In addition to learning, students also have to exercise in order to keep them fit in undergoing the learning process,” said Echa.

In the meantime, a student of local school, I Putu Ari Arjun Neville Rudana of Lincoln House said that he is happy to take part in the Sports Day. Through the activities, he does not only focus on learning, but also exercising to keep his bodily fitness.

“So, in addition to demonstrating outstanding academic achievement, I can also show off the sport achievement. Moreover, the exercise is very important for younger generation. Learning and exercising should be done in a balanced way. When people are healthy, they would focus on teaching and learning process in the future,” he said. (Ad)

THERE are always unique and interesting things in Bali. Gumang Temple at Bugbug, Karangasem, for instance, will hold a ritual to be thronged by thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over Bali. Among the thousands of the pilgrims, the majority will climb to the hill top to the Gumang Temple with offerings including roasted suckling pig.

Apparently, every birth of resident, especially at Bugbug customary village, it must include a roasted suckling pig. This offering should not be performed as soon as the baby was born, but can also be done after it grows adult.

To get to the Gumang Temple is indeed not easy. Pilgrims have to walk about three kilometers

village where they should practice the tradition until now.

In the procession of usaba gumang taking place from around 13:00, thousands of residents that will be presenting the offerings have thronged the road access to Gumang Temple while carrying roasted suckling pig, rice cone and other offerings. This usaba gumang is always welcomed vivaciously by the residents of Bugbug as the most densely populated village in Karangasem with about 3,000 families and other villages. It is inseparable from the quite high awareness of paying devotional services and holy sacrifices of the local community because it has been instilled early by their elders. (kmb)

Principal of Gandhi Memorial International School-Bali, Jaba Biswas, explained that Sports Day 2016 is regular activity carried out every year by the Gandhi Memorial International School-Bali. The sport branch competed this year

is the same as the previous years, namely only athletic.

“Participants getting involved in the event are all students from the first to twelfth grade, teachers and school employees,” said Jaba Biswas after submission of the

medal at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar, Friday (Oct. 28).

Jaba Biswas added that students are very enthusiastic about taking the activity, while their parents are very enthusiastic about watching the competition. “In accordance with this year’s theme of the GMIS Olympics 2016, we hope that students can improve discipline and sportsmanship considering that this activity is also very good for maintaining physical and spiritual health.

We do hope the students could demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and non-academic achievement like in sports. Hopefully, the activity could continue and be getting better,” he hoped.

In the meantime, a staff of the Gandhi Memorial International School-Bali, Echa, described that the Sports Day is only competing one sport branch namely athletics with some numbers consisting of 200 meters, 400 meters, Dash

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Presenting Roasted Suckling Pig Every Birth with uphill terrain. Moreover, the pilgrims do not only bring themselves, but must also bring the offerings and roasted suckling pig.

This unique spectacle can be seen on Thursday (Oct. 13) after the sanctified effigy of Ida Bhatara of Bebandem, Ngis, Jasri and Bugbug customary village is enthroned at Gumang Temple.

According to chief of Bugbug customary village, Jero Wayan Mas Suyasa, the offering of roasted suckling pig implies a sincere offering of local residents to the deity.

“The offering of roasted suckling pig serves as an expression of devotion. Other than presenting this offering of every birth, many pilgrims also present roasted suck-

ling pig to pay a vow after getting success in economy or recovery of diseases,” he said.

Such offerings of roasted suckling pig can reach thousands of pieces. These offerings are not only from residents of Bugbug, but also from other villages in Bali. It is also done by diaspora of Bugbug mostly living in Buleleng. Besides, there are also from residents of Bugbug married outside the village.

Psychically, they still remember to devoted deities at their home birthplace.

“The offering of roasted suckling pig on every birth must not necessarily be paid as soon as after the newborn. In order not to become a burden, this offering can

be paid any time when the people are ready. Moreover, it can be done after the child grows adult,” said Mas Suyasa, recently.

This tradition has lasted for generations. Every implementation of the usaba gumang is believed by all residents of Bugbug as the opportunity to gain blessing of salvation and wellbeing for the descendants.

Bugbug residents have confidence in the safety of their children after presenting this offering. If they have son, their roasted suckling pig are hogs, while if they have daughter their offerings will be of sows.

This tradition does not only involve the residents of Bugbug. However, it is also believed by residents of Bugbug getting married outside the

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TAIPEI - China is embarking on a divide-and-rule campaign on self-ruled Taiwan, offering to boost tourism to pro-Beijing towns and counties while giving the new pro-independence government the cold shoulder, government officials and politicians say.

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South Korean President Park Geun-hye releases a statement of apology to the public during a news conference at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, October 25, 2016.

Friend at centre of S.Korea presidential crisis to answer probe

SEOUL - The woman at the centre of a deepening political crisis around South Korean President Park Geun-hye will cooperate with prosecutors investigating allegations that she had improper control over state affairs, her lawyer said on Sunday.

Choi Soon-sil returned to South Korea early on Sunday from Germany, where she had been staying, her lawyer told reporters.

“Choi has expressed through her attorney that she will actively respond to prosecutors’ investigation and will testify according to the facts,” Lee Kyung-jae, her lawyer, said on Sunday morning.

“She is deeply remorseful that she had caused frustration and despondency among the public,” Lee said.

Choi left Europe on a flight from London to avoid media camped out in Germany, Lee said. She would make herself available for questioning by prosecutors, he said.

In the midst of the political crisis, Park has accepted the resignations of five of the top presidential aides, including the chief of staff, the presidential office said on Sunday.

Three long-time Park aides, the insular core of advisors who have been criticised of tightly controlling the access to the president, had also stepped down, according to the

presidential office.

Park’s office said on Friday she ordered her senior secretaries to tender their resignations.

Choi was under intense pressure to return to South Korea as the political crisis engulfed Park over allegations that she allowed Choi to use her friendship to exert improper influence and benefit personally.

Thousands of South Koreans rallied in Seoul on Saturday night demanding Park’s resignation over the scandal. Angry Koreans say Park betrayed public trust and mismanaged the government, and has lost a mandate to lead the country.

The protest came as prosecutors investigate presidential aides and other officials to determine whether they broke the law to allow Choi to wield undue influence or gain financially.

Park said last week she had given Choi access to speech drafts early in her term and apologised for causing concern among the public.

In an interview with South Korea’s Segye Ilbo newspaper published on Thursday, Choi said she received drafts of Park’s speeches after Park’s election victory but denied she had access to other official material, or that she influenced state affairs or benefited financially. (rtr)

Whether Beijing’s promises materialise remains to be seen, but the political rift is pressing Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to come up with measures of its own to counter an alarming decline in mainland tourists.

Eight Taiwanese local government officials, mainly representing counties controlled by the Chinafriendly opposition Nationalist Party, were promised greater tourism and agricultural ties when they met China’s top Taiwan policymaker in

Beijing last month.

And this week, Communist Party Chief and Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet Nationalist Party chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu when she visits Beijing during an annual party-toparty gathering about economic and cultural ties.

In contrast, Beijing has withheld official communication with the government of DPP leader and President Tsai Ing-wen, until it agrees to recognise the “oneChina” policy.

“The Chinese government has put political conditions relevant to Taiwan surrendering our sovereignty and our right to determine our own future on the outflow of tourists to Taiwan and that’s what makes this a very politically complicated issue,” said Hsiao Bi-khim, a DPP lawmaker for Hualien, on Taiwan’s east coast.

Hsiao and the Hualien county chief, an ex-Nationalist who went to Beijing last month, do not see eye to eye on tourism development.

“We have to condemn this divide-and-conquer strategy and also individual politicians who seek to play into the Chinese divideand-conquer strategy,” Hsiao said. (rtr)

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Pro-China supporters shout slogans, at the airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, while Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu departs for her first trip to China, where she is expected to meet China’s President Xi Jinping, October 30, 2016.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected in Brussels for a signing ceremony with leaders of the EU institutions billed as an EUCanada summit, all eager to ink a deal before any further hiccup.

The French speakers of southern Belgium, a minority within their own small country and accounting for less than 1 percent of the 508 million EU consumers likely to be affected by the deal, had held it up until a breakthrough on Thursday, confirmed by regional parliamentary votes on Friday. The Canadian agreement is seen as a springboard to a larger EU deal with the United States, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Treaty (TTIP), which has been much criticised by civil society groups and some politicians.

While that deal was planned to be completed before the end of U.S. President Barack Obama’s term in January, both sides now acknowledge this is no longer feasible.

On Saturday, EU Trade Commis-

sioner Cecilia Malmstrom said TTIP was not dead and talks with the United States would continue with the next U.S. administation.

Supporters say the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada will increase trade between the partners by 20 percent and boost the EU economy by 12 billion euros ($13 billion) a year and Canada’s by C$12 billion ($9 billion).

This would come at a time of low growth with monetary policy at its limits and fiscal policy constrained.

For Canada the deal is important to reduce its reliance on the neighbouring United States as an export market.

For the EU, it is a first trade pact with a G7 country and a success plucked from the jaws of defeat at a time when the bloc’s credibility has taken a beating from Britain’s vote in June to leave after 43 years of membership.

“I think we are signing the best commercial treaty the European

REUTERS/Chris Helgren

A sign hangs on a fence surrounding construction equipment on a condominium development lot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 29, 2016.

Union has ever signed with a particularly close partner which shares our values,” Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said on Saturday.

However, Sunday’s signing is not the last act.

Assuming the European Parliament gives its assent, CETA could come into force partially early next year, allowing import tariffs to be removed. However, full implementation to include a contentious investment protection system will only follow after clearance by some 40 national and regional parliaments. The Belgian experience shows this is not a given.

On Thursday, Belgium’s regions and the federal government agreed on a text addressing fears about the investment protection regime, saying it would not come into force during an initial period. It also has a safeguard clause to protect Belgian farmers in the event of a “market imbalance”.

The investment protection system has been the focus of most protests against CETA and TTIP. Critics says the system, with arbitrage panels to rule on disputes between states and foreign investors, could be abused by multinational companies to dictate public policy, such as on environmental standards.

The EU and Canada say their investment protection system guarantees the right of governments to regulate and would use independent judges and be more transparent.

The deal will eliminate tariffs on almost 99 percent of goods. The beneficiaries would include, for example, carmakers or the EU textile sector, for which Canadian duties of up to 18 percent can be imposed.

Service companies could also benefit and EU companies would be able to tender for public contracts at Canadian provincial and municipal level, the first time Canada has offered this.

Canada can send larger quotas of pork, beef and wheat to the EU market. EU dairy producers will be able to export more than double the amount of “high quality” cheeses to Canada. (rtr)

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Jakarta bureaucracy must be neutral during election process: Acting Governor

EU, Canada to sign free trade deal after weeks of uncertainty

BRUSSELS - The European Union and Canada will sign a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to boost jobs and growth after weeks of uncertainty and opposition in part of EU member Belgium that had threatened to scupper the entire deal.

International

REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

A board displays the exchange rates for peso and U.S. dollars at a foreign exchange shop in Mexico City, Mexico, October 27, 2016.

Dollar tumbles against euro, surges against peso on FBI Clinton probe

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar tumbled against a basket of major currencies on Friday while hitting a three-week high against the Mexican peso on U.S. political uncertainty after the FBI said it would review more emails related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private email use.

The reports added a new twist to the U.S. presidential campaign with just 11 days to go before Election Day on Nov. 8. Analysts said the dollar’s losses against major rivals were largely on renewed uncertainty over the outcome of the election, since traders were largely expecting a Clinton victory.

Markets have tended to see Clinton as the candidate of the status quo, while there is greater uncertainty over what a victory for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump might mean for U.S. foreign policy, international trade deals or the domestic economy.

“No one can doubt that this is a serious complication for the Clinton campaign if the investigation stays open,” said Joseph Trevisani, chief market strategist at WorldWideMarkets in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. Clinton has been holding a commanding lead in the race to win the Electoral College and claim the presidency, according to results from the Reuters/Ipsos

States of the Nation project released on Saturday.

The euro hit an eight-day peak against the dollar of $1.0991 , putting it up about 0.9 percent on the day, while the dollar fell about 0.7 percent against the yen to a session low of 104.49 yen after hitting a three-month high of 105.53 earlier.

The dollar hit an eight-day low against the Swiss franc of 0.9859 franc. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, hit an eight-day low of 98.242. The index was set to post a weekly decline of about 0.4 percent.

The dollar jumped more than 1.3 percent, however, against the Mexican peso to a three-week high of 19.1002 pesos before paring gains.

A Trump victory has been viewed as a key risk for the Mexican currency given Trump’s promises to clamp down on immigration and rethink trade relations.

“This news that came out has the potential to give a little bit more strength to Trump’s campaign, which is obviously not very good news for Mexico,” said Sireen Harajli, currency strategist at Mizuho Corporate Bank in New York.

The dollar was last up 0.57 percent against the peso at 18.9380 pesos, with analysts attributing the moderation to profit-taking. (rtr)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of Jakarta Sumarsono has reminded all bureaucratic elements of the Jakarta Administration to be neutral during the implementation of the Jakarta gubernatorial election (pilkada) process.

Those who were not neutral would be fired, he said here Saturday.

He, himself, would keep a distance from the three pairs of the candidates for the sake of neutrality, he said.

“I belong to the candidate No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, but I have to keep a distance from the three pairs,” he said. He called on the candidates and supporters to implement a peaceful pilkada.

“On behalf of the Jakarta Provincial Government, I wish a happy peaceful campaign and with integrity,” he said.

In the meantime, the three pairs of Jakartas gubernatorial candidates for the regional head election 2017, have declared their commitment to campaign peacefully and with integrity. The declaration was voiced in an event at the National Monument (Monas), here, Saturday

morning, and attended by supporters of the candidates.

The three pairs are Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono-Sylviana Murni, Basuki Tjahaja PurnamaDjarot Saiful Hidayat, and Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno. They and members of their success teams pledged to follow a democratic and peaceful election process with integrity, as well as maintain the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) based on state ideology Pancasila and the UUD 1945 Constitution.

They will promote the progress of Jakarta and promised to abide by every prevailing regulation.

Besides, they also promised to accept whatever the results of the pilkada, whether they are elected or not. A decorated vehicle carnival was organized to highlight the declaration.

The campaign for pilkada began on October 27, 2016 and ends on February 11, 2017. The pilkada will be held simultaneously in 101 regions across Indonesia on February 15, 2017. (ant)

IBP/ant

Indonesia peak rainy season expected in January, February 2017

JAKARTA - Indonesia is expecting the rainy season to peak in January and February 2017, according to the Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). “The rainy season will peak in January and February, particularly for Jakarta,” BMKG Chief Andi Eka Sakya said here.

This year, rainfall has been 50 percent normal, however, because of natural phenomena such as Dipole Mode and La Nina, the country has been experiencing high intensity rainfall.

“Besides, there is monsoon (a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in

precipitation), and there is also a tropical cyclone and low pressure in the region,” he noted.

The peak rainy season in January and February 2017 is forecast to be less wet than that in early 2016, BMKG Deputy in Charge of Meteorology Yunus Swarinoto said.

However, it has tended to be

of a longer duration, according to Mulyono R Prabowo, head of the Public Meteorology Center of BMKG. The intensity might be less than the previous year, but the duration is expected to be longer, and this could trigger hydro-meteorological disasters such as landslide and flooding, he said.

Therefore, the agency has urged people living in disaster-prone areas to remain vigilant in order to mitigate disaster and prevent casualties. (ant)

RIAU - Tanjung Pinang Mayor Lis Darmansyah said the city has a new icon in the form of Gonggong, which is also expected to become the main attraction for those visiting the capital of Riau Islands.

“Gonggong is a typical Tanjung Pinangs kind of shell that is not found elsewhere. So, hopefully, tourists, both domestic and foreign, will find it easy to remember,” the mayor stated here on Saturday.

Surrounded by waters, Tanjung Pinang is rich in marine biota, including the rare “strombus turturella” shells, locally called Gong-

gong. Such sea shells are usually processed into delicious foods, a cuisine Tanjung Pinang is famous for.

The rare Gonggong shells are expected to attract tourists both from the country and overseas, the mayor remarked.

“The economy continues to grow and Tanjung Pinang with its new travel destinations will also continue to grow,” he underlined, adding that the locals strongly support the governments efforts to develop the city, especially in the tourism sector.

The people of Tanjung Pinang

are very active in helping the government, especially in developing the creative economy sector as well as introducing and promoting local culture and foods.

Tanjung Pinang also continues to develop religious tourist sites, natural tourist destinations, cultural tourist objects and culinary tourism, the mayor stressed.

Currently, Tanjung Pinang hosts the Maritime Festival in the Riau Islands, organized as part of Sail Karimata 2016. The peak program of the Sail Karimata event was held on October 15 in Sukadana, West Kalimantan. (ant)

“Gonggong” monument Tanjung Pinang`s new icon

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The second runner-up of the Miss International 2016 Felicia Hwang representing Indonesia poses during the 56th Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo, Japan October 27, 2016.

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U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton joins performers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony at a campaign concert in Miami, Florida, U.S. October 29, 2016.

Clinton takes on U.S. FBI director in latest email flap

DAYTONA BEACH - H illary Clinton on Saturday challenged FBI Director James Comey to provide a fuller explanation of investigative steps he is taking related to her use of a private email server, as the Democratic presidential candidate accused him of “deeply troubling” behavior 10 days before the U.S. elections.

Speaking to volunteers in Daytona Beach, Florida, Clinton said: “Some of you may have heard about a letter the FBI director sent” on Friday to the U.S. Congress informing it that the agency is again reviewing emails.

Comey had decided in July that the FBI was not going to seek prosecution of Clinton for her handling of classified materials on a private email server while she was secretary of state.

“It is pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right before an election,” Clinton said, adding, “It’s not just strange, it’s unprecedented and it’s deeply troubling because voters deserve to get full and complete facts.” She urged Comey to “put it all out on the table.”

In tandem with Clinton, fellow Democrats on Saturday also worked to pressure Comey to provide details on a controversy that dominated the presiden-

tial campaigns on Saturday, less than two weeks before the Nov. 8 elections.

Four U.S. senators - Patrick Leahy, the longest-serving Senate Democrat, Dianne Feinstein, Thomas Carper and Benjamin Cardin - wrote Comey and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking that they provide by Monday more detailed information about investigative steps underway.

At a press conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Congressional Black Caucus, comprised of about 45 members of the House of Representatives, nearly all Democrats, also urged Comey to be more forthcoming.

Sources close to the investigation on Friday said the latest emails were discovered as part of a separate probe into Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin.

Weiner, a former Democratic U.S. congressman from New York, is the

target of an FBI investigation into illicit text messages he is alleged to have sent to a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pounded away at the new FBI development, devoting a large part of a campaign speech in Golden, Colorado, to attacking Clinton and arguing that she is not to be trusted with the presidency.

“Her criminal action was willful, deliberate, intentional and purposeful,” Trump said, standing in front of hay bales stacked in a horse barn.

“Hillary set up an illegal server for the obvious purpose of shielding her illegal actions from public disclosure and exposure.”

Comey, however, has not provided any details on whether the emails now under review are being seen for the first time by the FBI or the nature of their contents. (rtr)

In the meantime, work ethic of farmers, continued Rai, needs to be improved so that they will not too often ask for help. In addition, farmers in Bali cannot read agribusiness opportunities.

The non-governmental organizations such as the Indonesia farmers association (HKTI), subak (irrigation cooperative) and agricultural associations claimed to have worked to the maximum, but the agriculture remains stagnant.

“There is something also needed to be seen inside. After that, there are mass media and the last is the executive. The executives having real power and money can ‘force’ people to engage in it. It should embrace all other system components to move together. But they may not consider the most needed due to the power and budget owned,” he explained.

An academician from the Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Udayana University, Prof. I Gede Mahardika, said that agricultural sector is not just about producing crops. “However, agriculture also plays a role in environmental conservation. However, this role is not much exposed to surface. For example, no one ever calculates how much oxygen is generated by the overlay of paddy plants.

Then, agriculture also keeps the use of water and so forth. Well, I think it becomes our duty to see that agriculture is not only the matter of food, but also the other aspects,” he said.

Related to the development of agriculture, added Mahardika, there should be the role of the academicians, businessmen, government and farmers. If all the components have played their role and work together, the agriculture will be able to run well. As the academician, the Udayana University has published the results of research that can be further developed to improve the agriculture itself. These researches should be facilitated so that they can be taken advantage to bring in benefits for agriculture.

“Mindset and behavior of farmers should be educated so that they are able and willing to love their products. In my opinion, these things need to be developed. We start from small thing, do not need from the big ones. Most importantly, we must bring our farmers around to produce.

After that there should be units or media being able to distribute their products so that farmers can enjoy the benefits of their business,” he explained.

Mahardika continued that commitment of the government related to the making of regulations and provision of aids to farmers is very much needed. The government should be able to prepare a program appropriate for the community mostly consisting of farmers. “If the local authority does not want to (commit), well ... it is difficult as well. On that account, we need to convey that most of our community consists of farmers, so that we need to develop an appropriate program that can be enjoyed by them,” he said An academician from the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Sucipta said that when talking about agriculture today it is still limited to the agricultural system itself. They cover production, cultivation and post-harvest technology. However, only few people are talking about agricultural education system ranging from primary, secondary to higher education.

“It would be advisable if the education system of agriculture can be started with the basics. When students attending early-age education, they are learning to write and draw. The first thing to be painted is scenery, including its plants. There, we never educate about the story of agriculture, the history and how it goes. Mainly it is about how to love the agriculture,” he said. (rindra devita)

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Kertalangu Cultural Village

DENPASAR - Kertalangu Cultural Village is only 15 minutes away from the airport and 10 minutes drive from the city center, Strategically located on the By Pass in in Kesiman Kertalangu, Padang Galak, East Denpasar. Kertalangu Cultural Village as its slogan says is a new concept destination in Bali.

Situated in the middle of the rice field in Sanur area Kertalangu gives

a rural nuances yet easily reached from the city center.

Kertalangu Cultural Village covers 80 hectares area, houses 16 types of handicraft industries , recreational and tourist facilities, organic farming facilities and rows of rice fields which also serves as jogging track. Upon arrival in this cultural village, gallery and shop selling ornamental plants and earth-

enware on the side of the thoroughfare greet visitors. There are also an open-air restaurant with a stage and a sound system, workshop center, art market, and other tourism facilities in the main area.

But to find the main attraction of this cultural village need a long walk behind. Visitors who walk through the compound will be amazed when they come across

dozens of hectares of rice fields.

There is a two-meter-wide jogging track meandering through the rice fields. Visitors can also buy vegetables harvested by local farmers like water spinach and legumes along the four-kilometer track.

Visitors can also feel the rural life of the farmers by joining the farmers tending the rice fields.

Apart from the function as

tourism destination, Kertalangu Cultural Village had been established as a means of preserving the dozens of hectares of paddy fields in the center of the city.

The farmers also have many benefit from this resort, The farmers are still be able to continue their farming activities and at the same time get additional income from visitors. (IBP/net)

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Winner Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso, left, of Italy and second-placed Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy celebrate during the award ceremony at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016.

Dovizioso wins Malaysian Grand Prix at wet Sepang

KUALA LUMPUR - Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso became the ninth different rider to win a MotoGP race this season when he pounced on a Valentino Rossi error to win the shortened Malaysian Grand Prix on a wet track at Sepang on Sunday.

The 30-year-old Italian started on pole but was forced to scrap for his victory in a thrilling race, crossing the line in 42 minutes, 27.333 seconds ahead of Rossi (42:30.448) and his Yamaha team mate Jorge Lorenzo (42:39.257).

World champion Marc Marquez, who clinched his third title in Japan two weeks ago, came off his Honda

for the second week in a row but rejoined the race to finish 11th.

Dovizioso’s team mate Andrea Iannone was less fortunate and his race-ending crash meant he failed to get any reward for the ding-dong battle with Rossi which lit up the first half of the race.

Iannone had missed the last four races after suffering a fractured

vertebra in practice for September’s San Marino Grand Prix but, after heavy rain had delayed the start, took an early lead from the second row of the grid.

Rossi was hard on his back wheel, though, and the lead went back and forth between the two Italians until Iannone came off with seven of the 19 laps remaining.

Dovizioso took up the challenge for Ducati and hit the front when Rossi went wide at turn one five laps from the end before racing

LOS ANGELES - Manny Pacquiao is regarded as one of the greatest boxers ever but says he will not be taking his opponent lightly when he faces World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion Jessie Vargas next week.

Seven months after defeating Timothy Bradley in his much trumpeted farewell to the sport, the Filipino southpaw will return to the ring on Nov. 5 when he faces American Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

“I do not underestimate Jessie Vargas,” Pacquiao, 37, told reporters after beginning his training camp in Los Angeles this week under the watchful eye of his Hall of Famer trainer Freddie Roach at

the Wild Card Boxing Club.

“He is a good strong champion.

Every opponent gets my full attention and respect. I respect Jessie and that is why I trained hard. This is the most important fight because it will determine the direction of my boxing career.”

The 27-year-old Vargas (27-1) beat fellow American Sadam Ali in March to claim the WBO welterweight crown and has won 10 of his bouts via a knockout or stoppage, with his only defeat coming via a points loss to Bradley in June 2015.

“I need to win convincingly,” said Pacquiao. “We have three different plans for Jessie Vargas, but my first concern is for the fans; that the people who are going to

watch the fight will be happy and satisfied.”

Pacquiao, an eight-division world champion, is excited by the prospect of adding another title to his bulging career resume, and his first since he was elected to the Philippines’ senate in May. “I am fighting for history,” said the Filipino, who is renowned for his lightning hand and foot speed and has compiled a 58-6-2 career record in the ring. “I was the first sitting congressman to win a world title.

“For this one, it is not enough to be the first sitting senator to fight for a world title. I want to be the first senator to become world champion. For me, that would be quite an accomplishment. (rtr)

away for his second victory in MotoGP, seven years after his first at the British Grand Prix.

The Italian was particularly pleased with the victory after finishing second behind Iannone at the Austrian Grand Prix earlier this year.

“That victory was mine but I made a bad decision and I was very, very disappointed because I thought I rode in a perfect way,” he said.

“To get a result now, this year, before the end of the season was

very important.”

LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow was another faller from fifth place, ending his quest to become the first British rider to win back-toback races since Barry Sheene in 1977 after his Australia triumph last week.

Rossi’s finish ensured the ninetimes world champion will finish second in the riders’ standings ahead of 2015 champion Lorenzo, whatever the result of the final race of the season in Valencia on Nov. 13. (rtr)

Boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines works out in advance of his WBO welterweight bout against Jessie Vargas, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 26, 2016.

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Higuain hits winner against former team Napoli

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MILAN - Gonzalo Higuain scored in his first match against Napoli since their bitter divorce in July to give his new club Juventus a barelydeserved 2-1 win in their Serie A showdown on Saturday.

The Argentine, who scored a record 36 league goals for Napoli last season, drilled the ball home in the 71st minute for his seventh goal of the season, which he did not celebrate.

Juventus had been struggling to create chances and Higuain had made little impact until then, yet there was an air of inevitability about the goal as Napoli failed to take their chances and made mistakes at the back. Leonardo Bonucci had volleyed the Serie A leaders in front, taking advantage of a misplaced Faouzi Ghoulam clearance, in the 50th minute, but Jose Callejon silenced the Juventus stadium with a clinically taken goal four minutes later.

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, makes a scissor kick during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Deportivo Alaves, at Mendizorroza stadium, in Vitoria, northern Spain, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.

Ronaldo scores 3 in Madrid win, Barca & Atletico keep pace

BARCELONA — Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty kick but scored three times to restore his touch and help Real Madrid increase its lead of the Spanish league on Saturday. Ronaldo could have scored a fourth in Madrid’s 4-1 win at Alaves if not for goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco, who saved his spot kick.

Madrid’s win ensured it stayed two points ahead of Barcelona after the defending champion moved into second place with a 1-0 win over bottom-side Granada. Atletico Madrid also won to move into third after overtaking a Sevilla side that was the only top team to stumble.

Ronaldo’s first multi-goal performance of the season for Madrid was his club record 31st hat trick in La Liga. And it came just when voices in the Spanish capital were wondering if Ronaldo’s 31 years were finally catching up with him. “(Ronaldo) is patient and is showing it on the pitch,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. “I’m very happy with his performance.

We are always going to ask him for goals, but he was very good in

every facet today.”

Ronaldo got his hat trick following his worst start to a season since his debut campaign at Madrid in 2009. Before Saturday, he scored only four times in nine matches, twice in the league and twice in the Champions League. By comparison, Barcelona rival Lionel Messi has struck 14 times in this campaign.

An early goal by Deyverson gave the home fans hope that newly promoted Alaves could add a win over Madrid to an impressive list of results, which include a shock victory at Barcelona and a draw at Atletico Madrid. But Ronaldo leveled the score 10 minutes later from the penalty spot after Deyverson appeared to use his arm inside the

area to block Gareth Bale’s free kick. Ronaldo sent Pacheco the other way before firing home.

Ronaldo put Madrid in front shortly after with a vicious strike that deflected off a defender before looping over an outstretched Pacheco.

With Madrid hurt by an injury to defender Pepe that forced him to be substituted, Alaves didn’t roll over, and goalie Keylor Navas had to deny Victor Camarasa and Deyverson to protect the visitors’ advantage.

After Pacheco blocked Ronaldo’s spot kick, Marcelo set up both substitute Alvaro Morata and Ronaldo to score in the final minutes. “Ronaldo lives to score,” Marcelo said. “He’s happy today,

but more so for the three points than his goals.”

BARCELONA 1, GRANADA 0

With Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez having a subdued night, Barcelona needed another goal from midfielder Rafinha in its 1,500th match at Camp Nou to see off the league’s worst team. Rafinha netted his fifth goal of the season with a bicycle kick to fire in a ball that Neymar sent off the post in the 58th.

Barcelona failed to create many more chances, apparently eyeing Tuesday’s Champions League visit to Manchester City to face former coach Pep Guardiola. “That wasn’t our most brilliant game,” Barcelona manager Luis Enrique said. “We lacked sharpness and it didn’t come easy, but the win was never in danger.”

ATLETICO MADRID 4, MALAGA 2

Yannick Carrasco and Kevin Gameiro each scored twice to lead

Atletico Madrid to another commanding win. Atletico is ahead of Sevilla on goal difference, and three points behind Real Madrid.

Gameiro’s second goal to make it 3-1 just before halftime came from an excellent headed pass by Antoine Griezmann.

But Carrasco topped that effort with a scorching solo goal struck from the edge of the area after a long sprint that sealed the win in fine style. Both teams finished with 10 men after Atletico’s Stefan Savic and Malaga’s Gonzalo Castro earned two bookings each.

SPORTING GIJON 1, SEVILLA 1

Jorge Sampaoli’s Sevilla endured its first non-win in five matches across all competitions.

Luciano Vietto scored on the break to give Sevilla the lead four minutes into the away match, but Moi Gomez volleyed in the equalizer soon after. (ap)

run on his contract with Napoli, who did not want to sell him, but moved to Juventus in July after the Turin club agreed to pay a 90 million euro ($98.83 million) buyout clause in his contract. Juventus have 27 points from 11 games, five ahead of AS Roma who visit Empoli on Sunday. Napoli, last season’s runners-up, are third with 20.

Napoli’s striking problems have continued since Higuain’s departure with replacement Arkadiusz Milik suffering a long-term knee injury while Manolo Gabbiadini was completing a two-match suspension. There were certainly no hard feelings between Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri and Higuain, who warmly embraced at the start, while Bonucci suggested that the Argentine should celebrate if he scored.

“He is a phenomenon,” said Sarri after the game. “A loose ball at Gonzalo’s feet is

a death sentence for defenders.

If Gonzalo wins something in Europe, I am happy for him, although less so for Juventus.” “I still consider him to be like a son, even though the transfer to Juventus made me fell bad.”

Higuain had just one sniff of goal in a first half of few openings but was well blocked

by Vlad Chiriches. Juventus broke the deadlock five minutes after the restart when Ghoulam completely miscued a clearance, the ball rose into the air and fell invitingly for Bonucci to volley home from 12 metres.

Napoli responded quickly when Lorenzo Insigne dinked a delightful pass over the Juventus back line and Callejon met it first time to side-foot the ball under Gianluigi Buffon.

Higuain was not to be denied, though, and put Juventus back in front, meeting the ball perfectly with his left foot to fire his shot past Pepe Reina

REUTERS/Giorgio Perottino

Juventus’ Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring second goal.

when Ghoulam’s attempted interception fell right into his path.

A penalty converted by Nikola Kalinic in the 31st minute gave Fiorentina a 1-0 win at Bologna in Saturday’s other game. Bologna’s Daniele Gastaldello was given a straight red card for pulling back Kalinic in the incident which led to the penalty but Fiorentina failed to add to their score despite having a one-man advantage for nearly one hour.(rtr)

Liverpool beats Palace 4-2 to stay among EPL pacesetters LONDON — Liverpool compensated for its defensive errors with a fine attacking display to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 and remain among the leading pack in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Only an inferior goal difference means Liverpool is behind Manchester City and Arsenal at the top of the standings. Emre Can, Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip, and Roberto Firmino inflicted Palace’s third successive loss.

Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno replaced the absent James Milner to secure his first league start since losing his place after the opening day of the season, and he required only 16 minutes to exert his influence.

Receiving Philippe Coutinho’s

pass on the left wing, Moreno sent a one-touch cross into the path of Can and the midfielder shot first time from inside the area beyond goalkeeper Steve Mandanda into the bottom right corner.

But two minutes later Lovren, under little pressure, sliced a clearance back toward his own goal. James McArthur capitalized, running into its path and routinely heading the first of his goals over goalkeeper Loris Karius.

It took only three minutes for Liverpool to restore their lead.

From the excellent Coutinho’s 21st-minute corner, Lovren responded to his earlier error by jumping and powerfully heading his team back into the lead from directly in front of goal.

Amid more unconvincing defending in the 33rd, McArthur again brought Palace level. Wilfried Zaha was allowed to cross to the midfielder, who beat Lovren to possession to score his second header of the game.

From another Coutinho corner in the 44th, Lovren’s central defensive partner, Joel Matip, headed Liverpool back into the lead when the well-placed Mandanda should have saved when allowing the ball between his hands.

Then in the 71st, Jordan Henderson’s long-range, classy through-ball sent Firmino oneon-one with the goalkeeper, and the Brazilian responded by superbly chipping Mandanda to double Liverpool’s lead.(ap)

Standings

P W D L F A Pts

1 Juventus 2 AS Roma

11 9 0 2 23 8 27 10 7 1 2 26 12 22

3 Napoli

11 6 2 3 20 12 20

4 AC Milan

10 6 1 3 16 14 19

5 Lazio

10 5 3 2 20 11 18

6 Fiorentina

10 4 4 2 13 10 16

7 Atalanta Bergamo 1 0 5 8 Genoa 9 4 9 Torino 10 4 10 Chievo Verona 10 4 11 Inter Milan 10 4 12 Udinese 10 4 13 Sassuolo 10 4 14 Cagliari 10 4 15 Bologna 11 3 16 Sampdoria 10 3 17 Pescara 10 1 18 Empoli 19 Palermo 20 Crotone

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4 13 13 16 2 12 7 15 3 20 13 15 3 11 10 15 4 13 13 14 5 13 16 13 5 13 17 13 5 17 23 13 4 11 15 13 5 11 16 11 5 9 15 7

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Higuain hits winner against former team Napoli

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8 Celta Vigo 9 Las Palmas 10 Eibar 11 Malaga 12 Real Betis 13 Alaves 14 Leganes 15 Valencia 16 Sporting Gijon 17 Espanyol

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MILAN - Gonzalo Higuain scored in his first match against Napoli since their bitter divorce in July to give his new club Juventus a barelydeserved 2-1 win in their Serie A showdown on Saturday.

The Argentine, who scored a record 36 league goals for Napoli last season, drilled the ball home in the 71st minute for his seventh goal of the season, which he did not celebrate.

Juventus had been struggling to create chances and Higuain had made little impact until then, yet there was an air of inevitability about the goal as Napoli failed to take their chances and made mistakes at the back. Leonardo Bonucci had volleyed the Serie A leaders in front, taking advantage of a misplaced Faouzi Ghoulam clearance, in the 50th minute, but Jose Callejon silenced the Juventus stadium with a clinically taken goal four minutes later.

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, makes a scissor kick during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Deportivo Alaves, at Mendizorroza stadium, in Vitoria, northern Spain, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.

Ronaldo scores 3 in Madrid win, Barca & Atletico keep pace

BARCELONA — Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty kick but scored three times to restore his touch and help Real Madrid increase its lead of the Spanish league on Saturday. Ronaldo could have scored a fourth in Madrid’s 4-1 win at Alaves if not for goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco, who saved his spot kick.

Madrid’s win ensured it stayed two points ahead of Barcelona after the defending champion moved into second place with a 1-0 win over bottom-side Granada. Atletico Madrid also won to move into third after overtaking a Sevilla side that was the only top team to stumble.

Ronaldo’s first multi-goal performance of the season for Madrid was his club record 31st hat trick in La Liga. And it came just when voices in the Spanish capital were wondering if Ronaldo’s 31 years were finally catching up with him. “(Ronaldo) is patient and is showing it on the pitch,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. “I’m very happy with his performance.

We are always going to ask him for goals, but he was very good in

every facet today.”

Ronaldo got his hat trick following his worst start to a season since his debut campaign at Madrid in 2009. Before Saturday, he scored only four times in nine matches, twice in the league and twice in the Champions League. By comparison, Barcelona rival Lionel Messi has struck 14 times in this campaign.

An early goal by Deyverson gave the home fans hope that newly promoted Alaves could add a win over Madrid to an impressive list of results, which include a shock victory at Barcelona and a draw at Atletico Madrid. But Ronaldo leveled the score 10 minutes later from the penalty spot after Deyverson appeared to use his arm inside the

area to block Gareth Bale’s free kick. Ronaldo sent Pacheco the other way before firing home.

Ronaldo put Madrid in front shortly after with a vicious strike that deflected off a defender before looping over an outstretched Pacheco.

With Madrid hurt by an injury to defender Pepe that forced him to be substituted, Alaves didn’t roll over, and goalie Keylor Navas had to deny Victor Camarasa and Deyverson to protect the visitors’ advantage.

After Pacheco blocked Ronaldo’s spot kick, Marcelo set up both substitute Alvaro Morata and Ronaldo to score in the final minutes. “Ronaldo lives to score,” Marcelo said. “He’s happy today,

but more so for the three points than his goals.”

BARCELONA 1, GRANADA 0

With Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez having a subdued night, Barcelona needed another goal from midfielder Rafinha in its 1,500th match at Camp Nou to see off the league’s worst team. Rafinha netted his fifth goal of the season with a bicycle kick to fire in a ball that Neymar sent off the post in the 58th.

Barcelona failed to create many more chances, apparently eyeing Tuesday’s Champions League visit to Manchester City to face former coach Pep Guardiola. “That wasn’t our most brilliant game,” Barcelona manager Luis Enrique said. “We lacked sharpness and it didn’t come easy, but the win was never in danger.”

ATLETICO MADRID 4, MALAGA 2

Yannick Carrasco and Kevin Gameiro each scored twice to lead

Atletico Madrid to another commanding win. Atletico is ahead of Sevilla on goal difference, and three points behind Real Madrid.

Gameiro’s second goal to make it 3-1 just before halftime came from an excellent headed pass by Antoine Griezmann.

But Carrasco topped that effort with a scorching solo goal struck from the edge of the area after a long sprint that sealed the win in fine style. Both teams finished with 10 men after Atletico’s Stefan Savic and Malaga’s Gonzalo Castro earned two bookings each.

SPORTING GIJON 1, SEVILLA 1

Jorge Sampaoli’s Sevilla endured its first non-win in five matches across all competitions.

Luciano Vietto scored on the break to give Sevilla the lead four minutes into the away match, but Moi Gomez volleyed in the equalizer soon after. (ap)

run on his contract with Napoli, who did not want to sell him, but moved to Juventus in July after the Turin club agreed to pay a 90 million euro ($98.83 million) buyout clause in his contract. Juventus have 27 points from 11 games, five ahead of AS Roma who visit Empoli on Sunday. Napoli, last season’s runners-up, are third with 20.

Napoli’s striking problems have continued since Higuain’s departure with replacement Arkadiusz Milik suffering a long-term knee injury while Manolo Gabbiadini was completing a two-match suspension. There were certainly no hard feelings between Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri and Higuain, who warmly embraced at the start, while Bonucci suggested that the Argentine should celebrate if he scored.

“He is a phenomenon,” said Sarri after the game. “A loose ball at Gonzalo’s feet is

a death sentence for defenders.

If Gonzalo wins something in Europe, I am happy for him, although less so for Juventus.” “I still consider him to be like a son, even though the transfer to Juventus made me fell bad.”

Higuain had just one sniff of goal in a first half of few openings but was well blocked

by Vlad Chiriches. Juventus broke the deadlock five minutes after the restart when Ghoulam completely miscued a clearance, the ball rose into the air and fell invitingly for Bonucci to volley home from 12 metres.

Napoli responded quickly when Lorenzo Insigne dinked a delightful pass over the Juventus back line and Callejon met it first time to side-foot the ball under Gianluigi Buffon.

Higuain was not to be denied, though, and put Juventus back in front, meeting the ball perfectly with his left foot to fire his shot past Pepe Reina

REUTERS/Giorgio Perottino

Juventus’ Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring second goal.

when Ghoulam’s attempted interception fell right into his path.

A penalty converted by Nikola Kalinic in the 31st minute gave Fiorentina a 1-0 win at Bologna in Saturday’s other game. Bologna’s Daniele Gastaldello was given a straight red card for pulling back Kalinic in the incident which led to the penalty but Fiorentina failed to add to their score despite having a one-man advantage for nearly one hour.(rtr)

Liverpool beats Palace 4-2 to stay among EPL pacesetters LONDON — Liverpool compensated for its defensive errors with a fine attacking display to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 and remain among the leading pack in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Only an inferior goal difference means Liverpool is behind Manchester City and Arsenal at the top of the standings. Emre Can, Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip, and Roberto Firmino inflicted Palace’s third successive loss.

Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno replaced the absent James Milner to secure his first league start since losing his place after the opening day of the season, and he required only 16 minutes to exert his influence.

Receiving Philippe Coutinho’s

pass on the left wing, Moreno sent a one-touch cross into the path of Can and the midfielder shot first time from inside the area beyond goalkeeper Steve Mandanda into the bottom right corner.

But two minutes later Lovren, under little pressure, sliced a clearance back toward his own goal. James McArthur capitalized, running into its path and routinely heading the first of his goals over goalkeeper Loris Karius.

It took only three minutes for Liverpool to restore their lead.

From the excellent Coutinho’s 21st-minute corner, Lovren responded to his earlier error by jumping and powerfully heading his team back into the lead from directly in front of goal.

Amid more unconvincing defending in the 33rd, McArthur again brought Palace level. Wilfried Zaha was allowed to cross to the midfielder, who beat Lovren to possession to score his second header of the game.

From another Coutinho corner in the 44th, Lovren’s central defensive partner, Joel Matip, headed Liverpool back into the lead when the well-placed Mandanda should have saved when allowing the ball between his hands.

Then in the 71st, Jordan Henderson’s long-range, classy through-ball sent Firmino oneon-one with the goalkeeper, and the Brazilian responded by superbly chipping Mandanda to double Liverpool’s lead.(ap)

Standings

P W D L F A Pts

1 Juventus 2 AS Roma

11 9 0 2 23 8 27 10 7 1 2 26 12 22

3 Napoli

11 6 2 3 20 12 20

4 AC Milan

10 6 1 3 16 14 19

5 Lazio

10 5 3 2 20 11 18

6 Fiorentina

10 4 4 2 13 10 16

7 Atalanta Bergamo 1 0 5 8 Genoa 9 4 9 Torino 10 4 10 Chievo Verona 10 4 11 Inter Milan 10 4 12 Udinese 10 4 13 Sassuolo 10 4 14 Cagliari 10 4 15 Bologna 11 3 16 Sampdoria 10 3 17 Pescara 10 1 18 Empoli 19 Palermo 20 Crotone

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4 13 13 16 2 12 7 15 3 20 13 15 3 11 10 15 4 13 13 14 5 13 16 13 5 13 17 13 5 17 23 13 4 11 15 13 5 11 16 11 5 9 15 7

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DENPASAR - Kertalangu Cultural Village is only 15 minutes away from the airport and 10 minutes drive from the city center, Strategically located on the By Pass in in Kesiman Kertalangu, Padang Galak, East Denpasar. Kertalangu Cultural Village as its slogan says is a new concept destination in Bali.

Situated in the middle of the rice field in Sanur area Kertalangu gives

a rural nuances yet easily reached from the city center.

Kertalangu Cultural Village covers 80 hectares area, houses 16 types of handicraft industries , recreational and tourist facilities, organic farming facilities and rows of rice fields which also serves as jogging track. Upon arrival in this cultural village, gallery and shop selling ornamental plants and earth-

enware on the side of the thoroughfare greet visitors. There are also an open-air restaurant with a stage and a sound system, workshop center, art market, and other tourism facilities in the main area.

But to find the main attraction of this cultural village need a long walk behind. Visitors who walk through the compound will be amazed when they come across

dozens of hectares of rice fields.

There is a two-meter-wide jogging track meandering through the rice fields. Visitors can also buy vegetables harvested by local farmers like water spinach and legumes along the four-kilometer track.

Visitors can also feel the rural life of the farmers by joining the farmers tending the rice fields.

Apart from the function as

tourism destination, Kertalangu Cultural Village had been established as a means of preserving the dozens of hectares of paddy fields in the center of the city.

The farmers also have many benefit from this resort, The farmers are still be able to continue their farming activities and at the same time get additional income from visitors. (IBP/net)

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Winner Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso, left, of Italy and second-placed Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy celebrate during the award ceremony at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016.

Dovizioso wins Malaysian Grand Prix at wet Sepang

KUALA LUMPUR - Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso became the ninth different rider to win a MotoGP race this season when he pounced on a Valentino Rossi error to win the shortened Malaysian Grand Prix on a wet track at Sepang on Sunday.

The 30-year-old Italian started on pole but was forced to scrap for his victory in a thrilling race, crossing the line in 42 minutes, 27.333 seconds ahead of Rossi (42:30.448) and his Yamaha team mate Jorge Lorenzo (42:39.257).

World champion Marc Marquez, who clinched his third title in Japan two weeks ago, came off his Honda

for the second week in a row but rejoined the race to finish 11th.

Dovizioso’s team mate Andrea Iannone was less fortunate and his race-ending crash meant he failed to get any reward for the ding-dong battle with Rossi which lit up the first half of the race.

Iannone had missed the last four races after suffering a fractured

vertebra in practice for September’s San Marino Grand Prix but, after heavy rain had delayed the start, took an early lead from the second row of the grid.

Rossi was hard on his back wheel, though, and the lead went back and forth between the two Italians until Iannone came off with seven of the 19 laps remaining.

Dovizioso took up the challenge for Ducati and hit the front when Rossi went wide at turn one five laps from the end before racing

LOS ANGELES - Manny Pacquiao is regarded as one of the greatest boxers ever but says he will not be taking his opponent lightly when he faces World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion Jessie Vargas next week.

Seven months after defeating Timothy Bradley in his much trumpeted farewell to the sport, the Filipino southpaw will return to the ring on Nov. 5 when he faces American Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

“I do not underestimate Jessie Vargas,” Pacquiao, 37, told reporters after beginning his training camp in Los Angeles this week under the watchful eye of his Hall of Famer trainer Freddie Roach at

the Wild Card Boxing Club.

“He is a good strong champion.

Every opponent gets my full attention and respect. I respect Jessie and that is why I trained hard. This is the most important fight because it will determine the direction of my boxing career.”

The 27-year-old Vargas (27-1) beat fellow American Sadam Ali in March to claim the WBO welterweight crown and has won 10 of his bouts via a knockout or stoppage, with his only defeat coming via a points loss to Bradley in June 2015.

“I need to win convincingly,” said Pacquiao. “We have three different plans for Jessie Vargas, but my first concern is for the fans; that the people who are going to

watch the fight will be happy and satisfied.”

Pacquiao, an eight-division world champion, is excited by the prospect of adding another title to his bulging career resume, and his first since he was elected to the Philippines’ senate in May. “I am fighting for history,” said the Filipino, who is renowned for his lightning hand and foot speed and has compiled a 58-6-2 career record in the ring. “I was the first sitting congressman to win a world title.

“For this one, it is not enough to be the first sitting senator to fight for a world title. I want to be the first senator to become world champion. For me, that would be quite an accomplishment. (rtr)

away for his second victory in MotoGP, seven years after his first at the British Grand Prix.

The Italian was particularly pleased with the victory after finishing second behind Iannone at the Austrian Grand Prix earlier this year.

“That victory was mine but I made a bad decision and I was very, very disappointed because I thought I rode in a perfect way,” he said.

“To get a result now, this year, before the end of the season was

very important.”

LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow was another faller from fifth place, ending his quest to become the first British rider to win back-toback races since Barry Sheene in 1977 after his Australia triumph last week.

Rossi’s finish ensured the ninetimes world champion will finish second in the riders’ standings ahead of 2015 champion Lorenzo, whatever the result of the final race of the season in Valencia on Nov. 13. (rtr)

Boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines works out in advance of his WBO welterweight bout against Jessie Vargas, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 26, 2016.

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U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton joins performers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony at a campaign concert in Miami, Florida, U.S. October 29, 2016.

Clinton takes on U.S. FBI director in latest email flap

DAYTONA BEACH - H illary Clinton on Saturday challenged FBI Director James Comey to provide a fuller explanation of investigative steps he is taking related to her use of a private email server, as the Democratic presidential candidate accused him of “deeply troubling” behavior 10 days before the U.S. elections.

Speaking to volunteers in Daytona Beach, Florida, Clinton said: “Some of you may have heard about a letter the FBI director sent” on Friday to the U.S. Congress informing it that the agency is again reviewing emails.

Comey had decided in July that the FBI was not going to seek prosecution of Clinton for her handling of classified materials on a private email server while she was secretary of state.

“It is pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right before an election,” Clinton said, adding, “It’s not just strange, it’s unprecedented and it’s deeply troubling because voters deserve to get full and complete facts.” She urged Comey to “put it all out on the table.”

In tandem with Clinton, fellow Democrats on Saturday also worked to pressure Comey to provide details on a controversy that dominated the presiden-

tial campaigns on Saturday, less than two weeks before the Nov. 8 elections.

Four U.S. senators - Patrick Leahy, the longest-serving Senate Democrat, Dianne Feinstein, Thomas Carper and Benjamin Cardin - wrote Comey and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking that they provide by Monday more detailed information about investigative steps underway.

At a press conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Congressional Black Caucus, comprised of about 45 members of the House of Representatives, nearly all Democrats, also urged Comey to be more forthcoming.

Sources close to the investigation on Friday said the latest emails were discovered as part of a separate probe into Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin.

Weiner, a former Democratic U.S. congressman from New York, is the

target of an FBI investigation into illicit text messages he is alleged to have sent to a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pounded away at the new FBI development, devoting a large part of a campaign speech in Golden, Colorado, to attacking Clinton and arguing that she is not to be trusted with the presidency.

“Her criminal action was willful, deliberate, intentional and purposeful,” Trump said, standing in front of hay bales stacked in a horse barn.

“Hillary set up an illegal server for the obvious purpose of shielding her illegal actions from public disclosure and exposure.”

Comey, however, has not provided any details on whether the emails now under review are being seen for the first time by the FBI or the nature of their contents. (rtr)

In the meantime, work ethic of farmers, continued Rai, needs to be improved so that they will not too often ask for help. In addition, farmers in Bali cannot read agribusiness opportunities.

The non-governmental organizations such as the Indonesia farmers association (HKTI), subak (irrigation cooperative) and agricultural associations claimed to have worked to the maximum, but the agriculture remains stagnant.

“There is something also needed to be seen inside. After that, there are mass media and the last is the executive. The executives having real power and money can ‘force’ people to engage in it. It should embrace all other system components to move together. But they may not consider the most needed due to the power and budget owned,” he explained.

An academician from the Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Udayana University, Prof. I Gede Mahardika, said that agricultural sector is not just about producing crops. “However, agriculture also plays a role in environmental conservation. However, this role is not much exposed to surface. For example, no one ever calculates how much oxygen is generated by the overlay of paddy plants.

Then, agriculture also keeps the use of water and so forth. Well, I think it becomes our duty to see that agriculture is not only the matter of food, but also the other aspects,” he said.

Related to the development of agriculture, added Mahardika, there should be the role of the academicians, businessmen, government and farmers. If all the components have played their role and work together, the agriculture will be able to run well. As the academician, the Udayana University has published the results of research that can be further developed to improve the agriculture itself. These researches should be facilitated so that they can be taken advantage to bring in benefits for agriculture.

“Mindset and behavior of farmers should be educated so that they are able and willing to love their products. In my opinion, these things need to be developed. We start from small thing, do not need from the big ones. Most importantly, we must bring our farmers around to produce.

After that there should be units or media being able to distribute their products so that farmers can enjoy the benefits of their business,” he explained.

Mahardika continued that commitment of the government related to the making of regulations and provision of aids to farmers is very much needed. The government should be able to prepare a program appropriate for the community mostly consisting of farmers. “If the local authority does not want to (commit), well ... it is difficult as well. On that account, we need to convey that most of our community consists of farmers, so that we need to develop an appropriate program that can be enjoyed by them,” he said An academician from the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Sucipta said that when talking about agriculture today it is still limited to the agricultural system itself. They cover production, cultivation and post-harvest technology. However, only few people are talking about agricultural education system ranging from primary, secondary to higher education.

“It would be advisable if the education system of agriculture can be started with the basics. When students attending early-age education, they are learning to write and draw. The first thing to be painted is scenery, including its plants. There, we never educate about the story of agriculture, the history and how it goes. Mainly it is about how to love the agriculture,” he said. (rindra devita)

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected in Brussels for a signing ceremony with leaders of the EU institutions billed as an EUCanada summit, all eager to ink a deal before any further hiccup.

The French speakers of southern Belgium, a minority within their own small country and accounting for less than 1 percent of the 508 million EU consumers likely to be affected by the deal, had held it up until a breakthrough on Thursday, confirmed by regional parliamentary votes on Friday. The Canadian agreement is seen as a springboard to a larger EU deal with the United States, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Treaty (TTIP), which has been much criticised by civil society groups and some politicians.

While that deal was planned to be completed before the end of U.S. President Barack Obama’s term in January, both sides now acknowledge this is no longer feasible.

On Saturday, EU Trade Commis-

sioner Cecilia Malmstrom said TTIP was not dead and talks with the United States would continue with the next U.S. administation.

Supporters say the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada will increase trade between the partners by 20 percent and boost the EU economy by 12 billion euros ($13 billion) a year and Canada’s by C$12 billion ($9 billion).

This would come at a time of low growth with monetary policy at its limits and fiscal policy constrained.

For Canada the deal is important to reduce its reliance on the neighbouring United States as an export market.

For the EU, it is a first trade pact with a G7 country and a success plucked from the jaws of defeat at a time when the bloc’s credibility has taken a beating from Britain’s vote in June to leave after 43 years of membership.

“I think we are signing the best commercial treaty the European

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A sign hangs on a fence surrounding construction equipment on a condominium development lot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 29, 2016.

Union has ever signed with a particularly close partner which shares our values,” Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said on Saturday.

However, Sunday’s signing is not the last act.

Assuming the European Parliament gives its assent, CETA could come into force partially early next year, allowing import tariffs to be removed. However, full implementation to include a contentious investment protection system will only follow after clearance by some 40 national and regional parliaments. The Belgian experience shows this is not a given.

On Thursday, Belgium’s regions and the federal government agreed on a text addressing fears about the investment protection regime, saying it would not come into force during an initial period. It also has a safeguard clause to protect Belgian farmers in the event of a “market imbalance”.

The investment protection system has been the focus of most protests against CETA and TTIP. Critics says the system, with arbitrage panels to rule on disputes between states and foreign investors, could be abused by multinational companies to dictate public policy, such as on environmental standards.

The EU and Canada say their investment protection system guarantees the right of governments to regulate and would use independent judges and be more transparent.

The deal will eliminate tariffs on almost 99 percent of goods. The beneficiaries would include, for example, carmakers or the EU textile sector, for which Canadian duties of up to 18 percent can be imposed.

Service companies could also benefit and EU companies would be able to tender for public contracts at Canadian provincial and municipal level, the first time Canada has offered this.

Canada can send larger quotas of pork, beef and wheat to the EU market. EU dairy producers will be able to export more than double the amount of “high quality” cheeses to Canada. (rtr)

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Jakarta bureaucracy must be neutral during election process: Acting Governor

EU, Canada to sign free trade deal after weeks of uncertainty

BRUSSELS - The European Union and Canada will sign a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to boost jobs and growth after weeks of uncertainty and opposition in part of EU member Belgium that had threatened to scupper the entire deal.

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A board displays the exchange rates for peso and U.S. dollars at a foreign exchange shop in Mexico City, Mexico, October 27, 2016.

Dollar tumbles against euro, surges against peso on FBI Clinton probe

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar tumbled against a basket of major currencies on Friday while hitting a three-week high against the Mexican peso on U.S. political uncertainty after the FBI said it would review more emails related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private email use.

The reports added a new twist to the U.S. presidential campaign with just 11 days to go before Election Day on Nov. 8. Analysts said the dollar’s losses against major rivals were largely on renewed uncertainty over the outcome of the election, since traders were largely expecting a Clinton victory.

Markets have tended to see Clinton as the candidate of the status quo, while there is greater uncertainty over what a victory for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump might mean for U.S. foreign policy, international trade deals or the domestic economy.

“No one can doubt that this is a serious complication for the Clinton campaign if the investigation stays open,” said Joseph Trevisani, chief market strategist at WorldWideMarkets in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. Clinton has been holding a commanding lead in the race to win the Electoral College and claim the presidency, according to results from the Reuters/Ipsos

States of the Nation project released on Saturday.

The euro hit an eight-day peak against the dollar of $1.0991 , putting it up about 0.9 percent on the day, while the dollar fell about 0.7 percent against the yen to a session low of 104.49 yen after hitting a three-month high of 105.53 earlier.

The dollar hit an eight-day low against the Swiss franc of 0.9859 franc. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, hit an eight-day low of 98.242. The index was set to post a weekly decline of about 0.4 percent.

The dollar jumped more than 1.3 percent, however, against the Mexican peso to a three-week high of 19.1002 pesos before paring gains.

A Trump victory has been viewed as a key risk for the Mexican currency given Trump’s promises to clamp down on immigration and rethink trade relations.

“This news that came out has the potential to give a little bit more strength to Trump’s campaign, which is obviously not very good news for Mexico,” said Sireen Harajli, currency strategist at Mizuho Corporate Bank in New York.

The dollar was last up 0.57 percent against the peso at 18.9380 pesos, with analysts attributing the moderation to profit-taking. (rtr)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of Jakarta Sumarsono has reminded all bureaucratic elements of the Jakarta Administration to be neutral during the implementation of the Jakarta gubernatorial election (pilkada) process.

Those who were not neutral would be fired, he said here Saturday.

He, himself, would keep a distance from the three pairs of the candidates for the sake of neutrality, he said.

“I belong to the candidate No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, but I have to keep a distance from the three pairs,” he said. He called on the candidates and supporters to implement a peaceful pilkada.

“On behalf of the Jakarta Provincial Government, I wish a happy peaceful campaign and with integrity,” he said.

In the meantime, the three pairs of Jakartas gubernatorial candidates for the regional head election 2017, have declared their commitment to campaign peacefully and with integrity. The declaration was voiced in an event at the National Monument (Monas), here, Saturday

morning, and attended by supporters of the candidates.

The three pairs are Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono-Sylviana Murni, Basuki Tjahaja PurnamaDjarot Saiful Hidayat, and Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno. They and members of their success teams pledged to follow a democratic and peaceful election process with integrity, as well as maintain the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) based on state ideology Pancasila and the UUD 1945 Constitution.

They will promote the progress of Jakarta and promised to abide by every prevailing regulation.

Besides, they also promised to accept whatever the results of the pilkada, whether they are elected or not. A decorated vehicle carnival was organized to highlight the declaration.

The campaign for pilkada began on October 27, 2016 and ends on February 11, 2017. The pilkada will be held simultaneously in 101 regions across Indonesia on February 15, 2017. (ant)

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Indonesia peak rainy season expected in January, February 2017

JAKARTA - Indonesia is expecting the rainy season to peak in January and February 2017, according to the Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). “The rainy season will peak in January and February, particularly for Jakarta,” BMKG Chief Andi Eka Sakya said here.

This year, rainfall has been 50 percent normal, however, because of natural phenomena such as Dipole Mode and La Nina, the country has been experiencing high intensity rainfall.

“Besides, there is monsoon (a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in

precipitation), and there is also a tropical cyclone and low pressure in the region,” he noted.

The peak rainy season in January and February 2017 is forecast to be less wet than that in early 2016, BMKG Deputy in Charge of Meteorology Yunus Swarinoto said.

However, it has tended to be

of a longer duration, according to Mulyono R Prabowo, head of the Public Meteorology Center of BMKG. The intensity might be less than the previous year, but the duration is expected to be longer, and this could trigger hydro-meteorological disasters such as landslide and flooding, he said.

Therefore, the agency has urged people living in disaster-prone areas to remain vigilant in order to mitigate disaster and prevent casualties. (ant)

RIAU - Tanjung Pinang Mayor Lis Darmansyah said the city has a new icon in the form of Gonggong, which is also expected to become the main attraction for those visiting the capital of Riau Islands.

“Gonggong is a typical Tanjung Pinangs kind of shell that is not found elsewhere. So, hopefully, tourists, both domestic and foreign, will find it easy to remember,” the mayor stated here on Saturday.

Surrounded by waters, Tanjung Pinang is rich in marine biota, including the rare “strombus turturella” shells, locally called Gong-

gong. Such sea shells are usually processed into delicious foods, a cuisine Tanjung Pinang is famous for.

The rare Gonggong shells are expected to attract tourists both from the country and overseas, the mayor remarked.

“The economy continues to grow and Tanjung Pinang with its new travel destinations will also continue to grow,” he underlined, adding that the locals strongly support the governments efforts to develop the city, especially in the tourism sector.

The people of Tanjung Pinang

are very active in helping the government, especially in developing the creative economy sector as well as introducing and promoting local culture and foods.

Tanjung Pinang also continues to develop religious tourist sites, natural tourist destinations, cultural tourist objects and culinary tourism, the mayor stressed.

Currently, Tanjung Pinang hosts the Maritime Festival in the Riau Islands, organized as part of Sail Karimata 2016. The peak program of the Sail Karimata event was held on October 15 in Sukadana, West Kalimantan. (ant)

“Gonggong” monument Tanjung Pinang`s new icon

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The second runner-up of the Miss International 2016 Felicia Hwang representing Indonesia poses during the 56th Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo, Japan October 27, 2016.

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Gandhi Memorial International School-Bali holds Sports Day

China tries to “divide and rule” Taiwan by befriending pro-Beijing towns

Participated by some 200 students from 4 houses

GANDHI Memorial International School-Bali re-implemented Sports Day held at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar, Friday (Oct. 28). The activities having entered the eleventh time were attended by 200 students from four houses in the school.

The Principal of Gandi Memorial International School-Bali Jaba Biswas (far-left) taking pictures with the winners in the Sports Day held in Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar, on Friday, October 28.

(sprinting), 100 meters Skipping and 100 meters Sprint. The competition is organized cross-house because at this school there are four houses termed as the Tagore, Tolstoy, Lincoln and Kartini.

“Students in each house are adapted to their personality. So, the students approaching the mentioned figure will be placed in accordance with the existing house,” she said while mentioning that students successfully coming to be the winners are entitled to get trophies and medals.

Echa added that the event is held every October. Last year, the same activities are also conducted in October coinciding with the Youth Pledge of the Republic of Indonesia. “The activity is meant to maintain fitness of students and establish a relationship among the students. In addition to learning, students also have to exercise in order to keep them fit in undergoing the learning process,” said Echa.

In the meantime, a student of local school, I Putu Ari Arjun Neville Rudana of Lincoln House said that he is happy to take part in the Sports Day. Through the activities, he does not only focus on learning, but also exercising to keep his bodily fitness.

“So, in addition to demonstrating outstanding academic achievement, I can also show off the sport achievement. Moreover, the exercise is very important for younger generation. Learning and exercising should be done in a balanced way. When people are healthy, they would focus on teaching and learning process in the future,” he said. (Ad)

THERE are always unique and interesting things in Bali. Gumang Temple at Bugbug, Karangasem, for instance, will hold a ritual to be thronged by thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over Bali. Among the thousands of the pilgrims, the majority will climb to the hill top to the Gumang Temple with offerings including roasted suckling pig.

Apparently, every birth of resident, especially at Bugbug customary village, it must include a roasted suckling pig. This offering should not be performed as soon as the baby was born, but can also be done after it grows adult.

To get to the Gumang Temple is indeed not easy. Pilgrims have to walk about three kilometers

village where they should practice the tradition until now.

In the procession of usaba gumang taking place from around 13:00, thousands of residents that will be presenting the offerings have thronged the road access to Gumang Temple while carrying roasted suckling pig, rice cone and other offerings. This usaba gumang is always welcomed vivaciously by the residents of Bugbug as the most densely populated village in Karangasem with about 3,000 families and other villages. It is inseparable from the quite high awareness of paying devotional services and holy sacrifices of the local community because it has been instilled early by their elders. (kmb)

Principal of Gandhi Memorial International School-Bali, Jaba Biswas, explained that Sports Day 2016 is regular activity carried out every year by the Gandhi Memorial International School-Bali. The sport branch competed this year

is the same as the previous years, namely only athletic.

“Participants getting involved in the event are all students from the first to twelfth grade, teachers and school employees,” said Jaba Biswas after submission of the

medal at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar, Friday (Oct. 28).

Jaba Biswas added that students are very enthusiastic about taking the activity, while their parents are very enthusiastic about watching the competition. “In accordance with this year’s theme of the GMIS Olympics 2016, we hope that students can improve discipline and sportsmanship considering that this activity is also very good for maintaining physical and spiritual health.

We do hope the students could demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and non-academic achievement like in sports. Hopefully, the activity could continue and be getting better,” he hoped.

In the meantime, a staff of the Gandhi Memorial International School-Bali, Echa, described that the Sports Day is only competing one sport branch namely athletics with some numbers consisting of 200 meters, 400 meters, Dash

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Presenting Roasted Suckling Pig Every Birth with uphill terrain. Moreover, the pilgrims do not only bring themselves, but must also bring the offerings and roasted suckling pig.

This unique spectacle can be seen on Thursday (Oct. 13) after the sanctified effigy of Ida Bhatara of Bebandem, Ngis, Jasri and Bugbug customary village is enthroned at Gumang Temple.

According to chief of Bugbug customary village, Jero Wayan Mas Suyasa, the offering of roasted suckling pig implies a sincere offering of local residents to the deity.

“The offering of roasted suckling pig serves as an expression of devotion. Other than presenting this offering of every birth, many pilgrims also present roasted suck-

ling pig to pay a vow after getting success in economy or recovery of diseases,” he said.

Such offerings of roasted suckling pig can reach thousands of pieces. These offerings are not only from residents of Bugbug, but also from other villages in Bali. It is also done by diaspora of Bugbug mostly living in Buleleng. Besides, there are also from residents of Bugbug married outside the village.

Psychically, they still remember to devoted deities at their home birthplace.

“The offering of roasted suckling pig on every birth must not necessarily be paid as soon as after the newborn. In order not to become a burden, this offering can

be paid any time when the people are ready. Moreover, it can be done after the child grows adult,” said Mas Suyasa, recently.

This tradition has lasted for generations. Every implementation of the usaba gumang is believed by all residents of Bugbug as the opportunity to gain blessing of salvation and wellbeing for the descendants.

Bugbug residents have confidence in the safety of their children after presenting this offering. If they have son, their roasted suckling pig are hogs, while if they have daughter their offerings will be of sows.

This tradition does not only involve the residents of Bugbug. However, it is also believed by residents of Bugbug getting married outside the

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TAIPEI - China is embarking on a divide-and-rule campaign on self-ruled Taiwan, offering to boost tourism to pro-Beijing towns and counties while giving the new pro-independence government the cold shoulder, government officials and politicians say.

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South Korean President Park Geun-hye releases a statement of apology to the public during a news conference at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, October 25, 2016.

Friend at centre of S.Korea presidential crisis to answer probe

SEOUL - The woman at the centre of a deepening political crisis around South Korean President Park Geun-hye will cooperate with prosecutors investigating allegations that she had improper control over state affairs, her lawyer said on Sunday.

Choi Soon-sil returned to South Korea early on Sunday from Germany, where she had been staying, her lawyer told reporters.

“Choi has expressed through her attorney that she will actively respond to prosecutors’ investigation and will testify according to the facts,” Lee Kyung-jae, her lawyer, said on Sunday morning.

“She is deeply remorseful that she had caused frustration and despondency among the public,” Lee said.

Choi left Europe on a flight from London to avoid media camped out in Germany, Lee said. She would make herself available for questioning by prosecutors, he said.

In the midst of the political crisis, Park has accepted the resignations of five of the top presidential aides, including the chief of staff, the presidential office said on Sunday.

Three long-time Park aides, the insular core of advisors who have been criticised of tightly controlling the access to the president, had also stepped down, according to the

presidential office.

Park’s office said on Friday she ordered her senior secretaries to tender their resignations.

Choi was under intense pressure to return to South Korea as the political crisis engulfed Park over allegations that she allowed Choi to use her friendship to exert improper influence and benefit personally.

Thousands of South Koreans rallied in Seoul on Saturday night demanding Park’s resignation over the scandal. Angry Koreans say Park betrayed public trust and mismanaged the government, and has lost a mandate to lead the country.

The protest came as prosecutors investigate presidential aides and other officials to determine whether they broke the law to allow Choi to wield undue influence or gain financially.

Park said last week she had given Choi access to speech drafts early in her term and apologised for causing concern among the public.

In an interview with South Korea’s Segye Ilbo newspaper published on Thursday, Choi said she received drafts of Park’s speeches after Park’s election victory but denied she had access to other official material, or that she influenced state affairs or benefited financially. (rtr)

Whether Beijing’s promises materialise remains to be seen, but the political rift is pressing Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to come up with measures of its own to counter an alarming decline in mainland tourists.

Eight Taiwanese local government officials, mainly representing counties controlled by the Chinafriendly opposition Nationalist Party, were promised greater tourism and agricultural ties when they met China’s top Taiwan policymaker in

Beijing last month.

And this week, Communist Party Chief and Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet Nationalist Party chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu when she visits Beijing during an annual party-toparty gathering about economic and cultural ties.

In contrast, Beijing has withheld official communication with the government of DPP leader and President Tsai Ing-wen, until it agrees to recognise the “oneChina” policy.

“The Chinese government has put political conditions relevant to Taiwan surrendering our sovereignty and our right to determine our own future on the outflow of tourists to Taiwan and that’s what makes this a very politically complicated issue,” said Hsiao Bi-khim, a DPP lawmaker for Hualien, on Taiwan’s east coast.

Hsiao and the Hualien county chief, an ex-Nationalist who went to Beijing last month, do not see eye to eye on tourism development.

“We have to condemn this divide-and-conquer strategy and also individual politicians who seek to play into the Chinese divideand-conquer strategy,” Hsiao said. (rtr)

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Pro-China supporters shout slogans, at the airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, while Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu departs for her first trip to China, where she is expected to meet China’s President Xi Jinping, October 30, 2016.

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Dozens of students in Buleleng vie to create fashion from waste

Mexico’s streets filled with color and skeletons for Catrina parade

MEXICO CITY - Hundreds of people donned costumes and face paint, disguising themselves as the iconic Mexican skeleton figure known as “lass=”highlight”>La lass=”highlight”>Catrina” or “Elegant Skull,” and flooded the streets of Mexico City for a pre-Day of the Dead parade. lass=”highlight”> La lass=”highlight”>Catrina was created by the Mexican illustratorartist Jose Guadalupe Posada, who died in 1913 but has been an influence on manylass=”highlight”> Latin American artists and cartoonists because the satirical

acuteness and political engagement of his work.

The parade took place on Sunday, well ahead of Nov. 2 date for the Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, a pre-Hispanic tradition in which families remember their dead and celebrate the continuity

of life. Mexicans set up offerings to the dead that include photographs, food, candles, flowers, personal items, skulls made of sugar, skeletons of papier mache and sweets.

Parade organizer Jessica Esquivas explained the festival’s link to

Mexican history by saying, “For us, it’s very important to rescue the culture of our country, our tradition, and get back to our roots.”

Participant Edith Gonzalez, her faced painted like a skull and wearing a hat with a black veil, said the parade was a way to make Mexican traditions stand out.

“Well, it’s a part of Mexican culture. It’s a tradition that is being lost, as it’s hard to compete

with Halloween,” she said. “The costumes are part of returning to our traditions and that’s why we brought our kids to share in this.”

Day of the Dead, also known as All Souls’ Day, interweaves Spanish influences with indigenous ancestor worship inlass=”highlight”> Latin America, especially in places with strong indigenous populations such as Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. (rtr)

SINGARAJA - Declaration of the ‘Plastic Waste-Free Buleleng’ automatically encouraged the interest of residents to carry out an advanced waste processing into useful products. Other than increasingly more waste processing, the other positive effect is the emergence of creativity made by students in North Bali utilizing waste into a variety of clothing.

To open competition in the space of creating fashion from waste, 45 students participated in the Buleleng Recycle Carnival (BRC) 2016, Saturday (Oct. 29). This first event initiated by the Buleleng Education Agency involved the students of kindergarten, elementary, junior and high school/vocational school and featured a variety of attires dominantly made from waste materials.

The Head of the Buleleng Education Agency, Gede Suyasa, said that BRC is deliberately held to educate students so they care about the environment. Besides, the activity is meant to enliven the Youth Pledge Day 2016. Through this activity, the students have creative ideas in designing carnival fashion made from recycled materials. With such a creative space, the students in the region can participate in reducing environmental damage caused by plastic waste.

“Similarly, this can serve a creative space to demonstrate the ability in the fashion field. Participants show off high vivacity, whereas they only had a month to make preparation for the design and visually realize it into a carnival outfit,” he said.

In the meantime, Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, when opening the BRC said that the carnival is indirectly educating the public that waste currently becoming the trigger of environmental damage can be processed into useful products. Creative space opened as widely as possible like this carnival is believed to be able to motivate wider public so as to process waste into useful products. To that end, it encourages the creativity among students to be more optimal. “We will try to open creative space, so that there is space for appreciation,” he explained. (kmb38)

Competition of Badung Market Masterplan

DTRP declares three winners

DENPASAR - Competition of the Badung Market masterplan has ended and three winners have been defined. They were announced as the first, second and third after making a presentation by a total of 10 nominees. All the ten masterplan designs of the Badung Market made by the architects started to be presented in front of the officials of the Denpasar municipality and the expert team.

Based on the results of the judging, finally the Denpasar Spatial Planning and Housing Agency (DTRP) determined the winners of the competition along with prizes worth millions of rupiahs, namely the team led by Wayan Agus Novi Darmawan as the first winner, Nyoman Parwata as the second winner and I Made Wirata as the third winner. In addition to the three winners, the DTRP also defined some nominees.

The Head of the DTRP, I Made Kusuma Diputra, when contacted on Friday (Oct. 28) said the three teams have been determined to become the winners. Furthermore, results of their drawing will be used as a reference to make a detailed engineering design (DED).

Earlier, Regional Secretary of Denpasar, AAN Rai Iswara, ensured that the construction of the Badung Market will be undertaken in 2017. As estimation, approximately IDR 200 billion is allocated to re-establish the largest market in Bali. According to him, currently Denpasar is still struggling to get funding assistance from central government.

Correspondingly, the development of the Badung Market has been budgeted in the general budgetary policy as well as priority and ad interim budgetary plafond (KUA PPAS). “Denpasar has prepared the budget through the KUA PPAS so that the development can be clear in 2017. By doing so, people will have no doubt with the development of the Badung Market,” he explained. (kmb12)

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MS Caledonian Sky holding 93 passengers from Austria, Canada, Norway, the US, the Netherlands and Indonesia, having arrived safely after sailing from the waters of Karimunjawa.

Natural harbor of Celukan Bawang dropped in by cruise ships

SINGARAJA - Natural area of Celukan Bawang seaport has developed into cruise ship pier from various countries. One of the cruise ships is the MS Caledonian Sky holding 93 passengers from Austria, Canada, Norway, the US, the Netherlands and Indonesia, having arrived safely after sailing from the waters of Karimunjawa.

Buleleng tourism development through sea lanes is quite potential. Natural harbor of Celukan Bawang is far superior to Benoa Harbor. Currently, the Celukan Bawang Harbor just receives the sojourn of foreign travelers. On the other hand, it is also used for loading and unloading of cement and building materials by barge. There has been no detailed ar-

rangement of assets in the region of Celukan Bawang having been long blessed with natural sea.

“So, we established a partnership with PT Pelindo III Celukan Bawang, KSOP Celukan Bawang and travel agencies to promote North Bali to cruise ship travelers mooring at Celukan Bawang,” said Acting Division Head of Promotion at the Bule-

leng Tourism Office, Gede Nyoman Gunawan, Saturday (Oct. 29) at Celukan Bawang Harbor.

The MS Caledonian Sky ship with skipper Gustavssonlars Hakan D received a positive response from the community and government of Buleleng. As scheduled, the 93 cruise passengers welcomed by the government of Buleleng had an excursion

to three destinations in Buleleng.

“The entourage will visit Munduk village in Banjar subdistrict, West Bali National Park and Menjangan Island. They took a full-day tour in Buleleng from 06:30 and then at 17:00 they headed to Wangiwangi Harbor, Bitung. We keep trying to improve the tourist visit,” he said (kmb32/r)

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Students prefer using bicycle or motorcycle to go to school

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BANGLI —

The fate of public transportation in Bangli district is faced with more and more suffering.

Due to rapid growth in the number of motorcycle, the existence of public transportation means is increasingly marginalized. Besides, their number continuously decreases over time in keeping with decreasing public interest in utilizing the transportation means. are necessary to find a way out.

We’d like the students to attend school properly and safely and do not break the rules,” he explained.

According to Sudiasa, one of the solutions that can be adopted to overcome this problem is to utilize as much as possible the existing public transportation means. The government can attract and alleviate the cost of community by subsidizing the public transportation means. “If this is considered overpriced by the public, the government can subsidize the transportation means especially for school students coming from far distance,” he explained.

Moreover, at this time the financial burden of district government has been slightly reduced after the takeover of management of the high school and vocational school by provincial government.

“In terms of budgets, local government right now has the capability because the budget formerly used for the education of

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Many students go to school by motorcycle,Public transport increasingly languishes In recent years, the students becoming the only hope for the public transportation in order to still survive also chime to leave.

Students currently prefer to ride a motorcycle to school. Despite their age does not qualify for riding a motorcycle on the road for not having driving license, the phenomenon of students riding motorcycle to school seems to be a commonplace in society. Moreover, parents that should be able to prohibit their minor children from riding a motorcycle to school even facilitate by giving them flexibility to ride it.

A legislator of Bangli, Made Sudiasa, recognized that the phenomenon of students riding motorcycle to school is now common in the community. Sudiasa said that he did not know whether it is the impact of advancement.

Clearly, according to him, this phenomenon needs to get the attention from various parties together.

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high school / vocational school can now be used to increase the education budget for junior high schools, primary schools and kindergartens.

So I think it is possible to be done.

Most importantly, the local government has the intention to do it,” said Sudiasa.

Similar opinion was also revealed by Deputy Chairman of the Bangli House of Representatives, Komang Carles. According to this politician from Kintamani, one of the solutions that must be done by the government is to deal with the issue of maximizing the existing public transportation means.

The government can provide something like subsidy either from the regional budget and allocation of village funds (ADD) so that students can be attracted to ride public transportation. In addition, to reduce the number of traffic accidents among students, it can also empower the existence of public transportation having been languishing. (kmb40)

Commenced with ‘Mendak Ida Batara’ Before Performance Loving a homeland does not only have something to do with the bravery to struggle for the place where human was born. In a humbler way, loving the homeland can be realized by not forgetting the homeland itself as performed by the artists from Penyabangan hamlet, Kerta, Payangan, Gianyar.

In the 1960s, at the local hamlet was established a Joged bumbung art troupe with single dancer. They staged from one hamlet to another or ngelawang to entertain the public. Until one day, a member of the art troupe was bullied psychically when making a performance outside the Penyabangan hamlet. The dancers and gamelan players were suddenly stiff and unable to do any activities, including dancing and playing their gamelan instrument.

Joged Pingit_3 “However, suddenly there was a miracle in the form of rays coming down and embedding in the headdress of the joged dancer. Finally, the gamelan players and dancers could instantly move again. Spectators were stunned at the time,” said chief of Kerta customary village, Made Witarjana, when accompanying the Joged Pingit art troupe of Penyabangan hamlet in the performance at the Bali Arts Festival 2016, Friday (Jun. 24).

Joged Pingit_1 Witarjana believed that the miracle came because the troupe members always ask for approval to the Dalem Pingit Temple at local hamlet prior to making performance. Since that incident, the single joged dancer has been getting popular as joged pingit. Furthermore, the joged pingit was only performed at certain times because the pingit here means sacred.

The original headdress of the joged pingit has even been put in a shrine at the Dalem Temple.

Nevertheless, the joged pingit can still be staged for entertainment.

However, the headdress used by the dancer is a duplicate of the original one. Before making performance, the audience of the BAF was also invited to see the procession of picking up the Dalem Deity on stage.

“Necessarily each joged performance should indeed begin with a ritual.

First of all, we present a pejati offerings to ask for permission to deity that the headdress of the joged will be staged like this time (BAF—Ed) or when performing as sacred dance. It is meant to plead so as to be allowed to perform, given divine vibration and safety for the dancers, gamelan players and general public,” he said.

According to Witarjana, the performance of joged as sacred dance must be danced by a woman who has never been menstruating yet. As for entertainment purposes, it can be performed by female dancers having passed their puberty. The dancers have to master some dances as well as mask dance, barong dance, sisya dance, patih dance and rangda dance.

“Joged pingit tends to present storyline, not pengibingan (co-dancing),” he said. (kmb)

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Every Saturday 9AM-2PM OrganIc Farmer’s Market Pizza Bagus (Jl. Pengosekan), Ubud EVERY SUNDAY Soul to soul spirituall dialogue Anand Ashram, Ubud Jl Sri Wedari KM 3 Mantra chanting 6-6:30pm Navaraha Arati 6:30-6:45pm Meditation, Satsang and celebration 6:45-8:30pm www.ubudashram.org SUNDAY MARKETS 10AM 1PM Sunday Market at Batu Jimbar Jl. Danau Tablingan , Sanur 10AM-4PM The Sands Beach Club and Restaurant Sunday MArket Jl. Danau Tamblingan, No 27, Sanur 9:30AM-1PM Sunday Market @ Warung Sopa Jl. Sugriwas no36, Padang Tegal, Ubud 9AM-2PM Samadi Sunday Market Jalan. Padang Linjong 39, Canggu, 9AM-2PM Wednesday and Sunday Ubud Organik Market Jl. Raya Pengosekan across from Zens Hotel Tebesaya, Ubud 12PM-10PM Sunday Food Festival & Bazaar Byrdhouse Beach Club, Sanur 10AM-6PM, Mercure,last sunday of every month, jl. ,Mertasari, Sanur, fashion food and and kids activities The Coffee Spot, Jalan Peigenet 888X,Seminyak, last Sunday of every month, garage sale clothing, books, and hand-made jewellery EVENTS THIS WEEK Saturday October 15- Oktober 22 Bali Synwood: Science and technology meet Art Gedung Ex. Pelabuhan Buleleng, Singaraja Monday October 17 10AM-11:15AM Essential Yoga By Jocelyne Paradiso, Jl. Goutama Selatan, Ubud 120K 8PM-21:30PM Graham Hancock: Magicians of the Gods Paradiso Ubud, Jl. Goutama Selatan Wednesday, October 19, 7PM Open Mic Hosted by Ryoshi Casa Luna bsement, Jl Raya UBud Friday October 21, 5PM Fascinating Rhythm Session 4 Omah Apik, JL. Kenyem Bulan, Pejeng 7PM-9PM Meet the Kumpuls (cowering space) Genius Cafe, Mertasari Beach, Sanur

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Elegant Balinese Ethnicity

The Sungu Resort and Spa in Penestanan Village, Ubud offers visitors a uniquely traditional and ethnic experience through its designs, furnishings and management philosophy. The barn-shaped building of The Sungu Resort is a great representation of the Balinese culture and heritage as it was used to store crop yields and food supply in the past. The resortís General Manager, I Gede Geria explains that maintaining and caring for the barn-shaped building is a form of respect to Dewi Sri, the figure of Goddess of prosperity responsible for protecting the welfare of farmers. The resort is fully committed to preserving this traditional structure as part of its Heritage Concept.

With only 15 rooms, the resort is small yet beautiful as staff members strive to maintain Ubudís image as the centre of arts and culture in Bali. The word ìSunguî is a Balinese word that refers to the seashell or sangka-kala (trumpet of the soul). These types of trumpets were used in earlier times as means

of communication to tribes or villages nearby. The Sungu trumpet was also used as an instrument for spiritual healing. With different types of rooms including the Sungu Superior, Deluxe Sungu, Duplex Villa Sungu and Pool Villa Sungu, youíll be sure to enjoy your holiday retreat to the maximum. Take advantage of the resortís range of amenities including a swimming pool, in-house Balinese Spa, and a specially designed restaurant serving guests a fusion of Balinese, Indonesian and Western dishes in a romantically designed environment, giving you the impression that youíre dining in the middle of a fine art gallery. As part of its initiative in promoting healthy living, the resortís Afternoon Tea serves organic, traditional snacks including Balinese Cakes that are made without any artificial sweeteners. Do make sure to try a piece, as these cakes are complementary for all in-house guests. The Sungu Resort also offers a free guided walking program that takes you

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through lush green paddy fields.

A shuttle to various artistic venues around Ubud is available free of charge at your disposal. Having the works of some of Baliís most renowned artists close by; Maestro in Rudana Museum and Rudana Fine Art Gallery, guests at The Sungu, will enjoy free admission along with free transportation to the galleries.

The Sungu Resort and Spa is perfect for those looking for understated elegance and lasting impressions. During your stay, youíll be able to immerse yourself in truly authentic ethnic Balinese experiences from an agrarian society ñ the barn shaped building and friendly, cheerful people who live in the traditional villages nearby will surely give you a once-in-a-lifetime stay, filled with unique memories and one-of-a-kind moments. With the tagline: Supreme, Serene and sacred, The Sungu Resort & Spa is dedicated to contribute even more to Baliís tourism industry in the near future.

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Monday, October 31, 2016

“Pen-PineappleApple-Pen” singer unveils extended version of viral song

TOKYO - Japanese social media star Pikotaro unveiled a new, extended version of his internet hit “Pen-Pineapple-ApplePen” (PPAP) on Friday.

The original video quickly went viral after being uploaded in early September, with Canadian singer Justin Bieber helping boost viewing numbers by labelling it his “favourite video on the internet” in a Twitter post on Thursday.

“Yesterday my head was full of

white hair, but now it has all turned black,” said Pikotaro, overwhelmed by the attention he has received, including a Guinness World Record for the shortest song to make it into the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Pikotaro, whose real name is Kazuhito Kosaka, wore a gold animal

print outfit complete with scarf and sunglasses as he performed the new two-minute version of what was a 45 second song to journalists in Tokyo.

The video - that has racked up over 131 million views on YouTube - features Pikotaro miming the joining of an imaginary apple and pineapple with an imaginary pen, lyrics he said were inspired by items he found on the table when he began writing. (rtr)

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Wonderful Indonesia Focus Group Discussion... (2)

Develop agribusiness, amend regulations

DEVELOPING the agriculture of Bali indeed takes time, commitment and capital support. In this context, synergy becomes strategic to do. Related to building synergy between the agricultural sector and tourism, Bali should revise its regulation. This view emerged during the Focus Group Discussion at Warung Bali Global Shankara, Sanur.

Prof. Nyoman Rai

At least there are seven important components getting involved and should make synergy in developing the agriculture of Bali.

Among them, the legislative, universities and R & D, players of agribusiness and agro-industry, farmers, non-governmental organizations, mass media as well as the executives. A good agricultural should indeed be built up through holistic synergies. Each component should not find it superior or more important than other components, but need one another.

This was stated by the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Rai. The FGD was attended by a number of academicians from the Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Udayana University and Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Bali.

“Firstly, the legislative with various regulations having made, but in fact many of them do not work. For example, the Regional Bylaw (Perda) on Plant Cultivation System cannot even be applied,”

he said. Rai added that universities and R & D have produced competent graduates, academic products, international journals and innovations. If they do not connect with the public, they must be studied more profoundly.

“One of the players of agribusiness and agro-industry here is the Kadin. It should be calculated what percent is the members getting involved in agribusiness and agro-industry business. Then, how many investment has gone to farmers?” he added.

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Japanese singer and song writer Pikotaro, also known by his comedian name Kosaka Daimaou or his real name Kazuhito Kosaka, who is a current Youtube star with his song “PPAP” (short for Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen), performs before media at a news conference at at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo, Japan October 28, 2016.

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Prof. Mahardika

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Prof. Sucipta

Tourist is trying to work in the rice paddy

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